Abrégé

Apparatus (5) to treat footwear near the end of the relative production process, comprising a supporting structure (6), transporting means (9) supported by said supporting structure for transporting said footwear from a loading station (10) to an unloading station (11), a refrigerating unit (15) placed alongside said transporting means and supported by said structure to carry said footwear in a refrigerated condition and a heating unit (19) placed downstream of said refrigerating unit along said transporting means and supported by said structure to carry said footwear from said refrigerated condition to a heated condition at a temperature at least higher than that of the natural environment. This solution allows solving problems found in the prior art, as it allows drying the condensation that appears on said footwear and said transporting means when passing from said refrigerating unit to said natural environment. In conclusion, the invention also refers to a method performed by the mentioned apparatus.

Classes IPC  ?

• A43D 25/20 - Dispositions pour activer ou accélérer la prise de l'adhésif, p. ex. en utilisant le chauffage
• A43D 95/12 - Dispositifs pour ramollir, tremper ou humecter

Abrégé

Method for the drying treatment of tacky substances, in particular of tacky substances applied to footwear products, comprising a supporting/containing structure (7), transferring means for transferring such footwear products from an inlet station (15) to an outlet station (16) of such footwear products to/from the machine supported by such a structure, and drying means for drying such tacky substances applied to such footwear products transiting on such transferring means between the inlet and the outlet station. The drying means comprise in particular radiation drying units (20) and at least one convection drying unit (21) acting on such tacky substances in combination. This solution allows achieving a uniform temperature in the working ambience where the drying treatment of said tacky substances is performed (see Fig.1).

Classes IPC  ?

• A43D 25/20 - Dispositions pour activer ou accélérer la prise de l'adhésif, p. ex. en utilisant le chauffage