公开(公告)号：US20170173908A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15292170

申请日：2016-10-13

申请人： The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

发明人： Gilles REICHLING ,  Jean Luc DHEUR ,  Michael William SCHELLENBERGER, II ,  Richard Alan THOMAS ,  Michael William DIEHL

IPC分类号： B29D30/54

CPC分类号： B29D30/54 ,  B01J3/04 ,  B29C35/0227 ,  B29D30/0601 ,  B29D2030/545

摘要： An autoclave suitable for use for heating articles such as tires is described. The autoclave includes an elongated chamber having an interior section and an annular duct surrounding the interior section, wherein the annular duct is separated from the interior section by a dividing wall; said autoclave further including a heat source for heating the air, a fan for circulating the air in the chamber, and an air deflector mounted in a distal end of the chamber. The air deflector is positioned to redirect the airflow towards the interior portion of the chamber to eliminate air recirculation zones and improve the temperature uniformity.