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A curing unit includes an arcuate reflector shield open at the lower end with a curing lamp in the shield and a cooling chamber above the shield. Cooling fluid is directed into the chamber toward the outer surface of the shield and some of this cooling fluid is also directed along the inner surface.

A curing unit includes an arcuate reflector shield open at the lower end with a curing lamp in the shield and a cooling chamber above the shield. Cooling fluid is directed into the chamber toward the outer surface of the shield and some of this cooling fluid is also directed along the inner surface. Light trap are located adjacent the leading and trailing edges of the unit above an article conveyor belt and a vacuum chamber is located below the belt to draw ozone generated by the unit, as well as hold the article on the belt.

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A method of curing ink, or the like, on a moving piece of work moving through a curing station having an arcuate reflecting shield facing downwardly and covering an elongated curing lamp and a blower means for blowing air for cooling, and exhaust means for pulling air from the unit, said method comp

A method of curing ink, or the like, on a moving piece of work moving through a curing station having an arcuate reflecting shield facing downwardly and covering an elongated curing lamp and a blower means for blowing air for cooling, and exhaust means for pulling air from the unit, said method comprising the steps of: directing cooling fluid from the blower means downwardly along the upper and outer surface of the arcuate reflector shield to cool the same, directing cooling air upwardly and inwardly along the inner surface of the reflector shield to wipe the same with air to cool the same, directing radiation from the lamp onto a work moving under the lamp and reflector shield, trapping radiation with baffles at the upstream entrance and downsteam exit of the work on the conveyor, flowing air through the baffles, and pulling air downwardly across the work and through the conveyor and exhausting the same from the unit.