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A curing oven for adhesive which is curable by ultraviolet radiation. The curing oven includes a housing having a curing chamber for containing an item to be cured, an access opening to the chamber, a closure member for the access opening, an ultraviolet lamp which is located above the curing chambe

A curing oven for adhesive which is curable by ultraviolet radiation. The curing oven includes a housing having a curing chamber for containing an item to be cured, an access opening to the chamber, a closure member for the access opening, an ultraviolet lamp which is located above the curing chamber, a primary enclosure for the lamp which includes a top opening above the lamp and a bottom opening which is below the lamp. The bottom opening forms an opening to the curing chamber to enable ultraviolet radiation to pass from the lamp to the curing chamber and to enable a convective airflow to develop from the bottom opening to the top opening across the lamp. Means are provided for creating an airflow above the top opening for removing heated air which passes through the top opening from the convective airflow.

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Curing oven for adhesive which is curable by ultraviolet radiation, said oven comprising: (a) a housing having a curing chamber for containing an item which has an adhesive which is curable by ultraviolet radiation, said housing having an access opening to said chamber which enables said item to be

Curing oven for adhesive which is curable by ultraviolet radiation, said oven comprising: (a) a housing having a curing chamber for containing an item which has an adhesive which is curable by ultraviolet radiation, said housing having an access opening to said chamber which enables said item to be inserted into and removed from said chamber, (b) an openable closure member for said access opening, (c) an ultraviolet lamp which is located above said curing chamber, said lamp being effective when energized to become heated and for generating ultraviolet radiation within a predetermined temperature range of said lamp, (d) a primary enclosure for said lamp, said primary enclosure having a top opening which is directly above said lamp and a bottom opening which is directly below said lamp for the entire length of said lamp, said bottom opening forming an opening to said curing chamber to enable ultraviolet radiation to pass from said lamp to said curing chamber, said primary enclosure completely enclosing said lamp except for said top and bottom openings, said lamp causing air within said primary enclosure to become heated and said top and bottom openings enabling an upward convective air flow to develop from said bottom opening to said top opening across said lamp for cooling said lamp, (e) an outer enclosure which is located outside of said primary enclosure so as to form a flow channel between said outer enclosure and said primary enclosure, said top opening forming an air flow communication between the space within said primary enclosure and said flow channel, (f) an inlet opening at one end of said flow channel, (g) an outlet opening at the opposite end of said channel, and (h) a fan for creating a horizontal air flow through said flow channel from said inlet opening to said outlet opening and above said top opening for removing heated air which passes through said top opening from said convective air flow for maintaining the temperature of said lamp within said predetermined temperature range.