CN216473943U - Printing and dyeing cloth washing device - Google Patents

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CN216473943U
CN216473943U CN202123435371.7U CN202123435371U CN216473943U CN 216473943 U CN216473943 U CN 216473943U CN 202123435371 U CN202123435371 U CN 202123435371U CN 216473943 U CN216473943 U CN 216473943U
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张伟霞
王慧娟
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The application relates to a printing and dyeing cloth washing device, which comprises a constant-temperature water tank, a cloth washing device and a cleaning water recovery device; the constant temperature water tank comprises a first water supply pipe, the constant temperature water tank is connected with the cloth washing device through the first water supply pipe, the cloth washing device comprises a first drainage pipe, the washing water recovery device is connected with the cloth washing device through the first drainage pipe, the first water supply pipe is provided with a first switch valve, and the first drainage pipe is provided with a second switch valve. Have and use the washing water to wash the solvent, this application utensil has saved the water purification that acts as the solvent on the one hand, owing to wash water itself and have higher temperature, uses to wash the energy that water can save the heating water purification on the one hand, and the other party can also reduce the time of cloth bleaching device's preparation work, improves the effect of the work efficiency of relevant equipment.

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Printing and dyeing cloth washing device
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of cloth printing and dyeing devices, in particular to a printing and dyeing cloth washing device.
Background
With the development of production and the improvement of living standard of people, the social consumption condition of the textile is continuously changed. The demand of indoor and outdoor decoration and industrial fabrics is increasing, and people not only require various fancy varieties and comfortable wearing for clothes fabrics, but also require the fabrics to have the performances of easy washing, non-ironing and the like. The method has high requirements on the printing and dyeing of the cloth, the cloth needs to be desized and bleached before the printing and dyeing of the cloth is started, and the cloth after desizing and bleaching is washed by water to wash off the residual bleaching agent on the cloth.
The inventors consider that there is a drawback to the related art among the above. A large amount of cleaning water is used when the bleached cloth is cleaned, and the cleaning water is discharged to a wastewater treatment center for treatment after the cloth is cleaned, so that the cleaning water cannot be fully utilized, and the water resource waste is caused.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to improve the utilization ratio of wasing water, practice thrift cloth washing water, this application provides a printing and dyeing cloth washing device.
The application provides a printing and dyeing cloth washing device adopts following technical scheme:
a printing and dyeing cloth washing device comprises a constant-temperature water tank, a cloth washing device and a cleaning water recovery device; the constant temperature water tank comprises a first water supply pipe, the constant temperature water tank is connected with the cloth washing device through the first water supply pipe, the cloth washing device comprises a first drainage pipe, the cleaning water recovery device is connected with the cloth washing device through the first drainage pipe, the first water supply pipe is provided with a first switch valve, and the first drainage pipe is provided with a second switch valve.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the constant temperature water tank provides the hot water of uniform temperature for cloth washing device, the cloth that bleaches gets into inside the washing device of cloth washing device and washs, the inside washing water of cloth washing device is changed at needs regularly, wash water after the change is collected inside wasing water recovery unit, the washing water of change is after wasing water recovery unit heating, the inside solvent that acts as of cloth bleaching device is gone into in the backward flow, use washing water to wash the water and saved the water that acts as the solvent on the one hand, on the one hand because washing water itself has higher temperature, use and wash the energy that water can sparingly heat the water purification, the other party can also reduce the time of cloth bleaching device's preparation work, the work efficiency of relevant equipment is improved.
Optionally, the washing water recycling device includes a first water pump disposed on the first drain pipe and a washing water recycling tank connected to the first drain pipe, and a second heater is disposed inside the washing water recycling tank.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when cloth washing water installation need be changed and wash water, the staff opened second ooff valve and first water pump, and under the effect of first water pump, inside washing water of cloth washing water installation is discharged to inside the washing water recovery case, and the inside second heater of washing water recovery case will wash the inside washing water heating of water recovery case to suitable temperature, later discharge into cloth bleaching device internal recycle.
Optionally, a second water supply pipe is connected to the cleaning water recovery tank, and a second water pump and a third on-off valve are arranged on the second water supply pipe.
By adopting the technical scheme, when the cleaning water in the cleaning water recovery tank needs to be discharged into the cloth bleaching device, a worker turns on the third switch valve and the second water pump, and the cleaning water in the cleaning water recovery tank is discharged into the cloth bleaching chamber through the second water supply pipe under the action of the second water pump to serve as a solvent.
Optionally, a first heater is arranged inside the constant-temperature water tank, and a water inlet pipe is arranged on the constant-temperature water tank.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when heating the water purification, open the inlet tube, close the first ooff valve on the first delivery pipe, add when the inside water purification of constant temperature water tank and accomplish the back, start the second heater and heat the water purification, after the water purification is heated suitable temperature, the stop heating, when treating that the inside washing water of cloth washing device changes, open first ooff valve, put into cloth washing device with the water purification can.
Optionally, the cloth washing device includes a first washing chamber, a second washing chamber and a third washing chamber, the first water supply pipe is provided with three water outlets, the water outlets are respectively arranged at the top of the first washing chamber, the top of the second washing chamber and the top of the third washing chamber, and the bleached cloth sequentially passes through the first washing chamber, the second washing chamber and the third washing chamber.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, set gradually first purge chamber, second purge chamber and third purge chamber inside cloth washing device, along with the removal of cloth, the cloth can get into three purge chamber inside in proper order and wash.
Optionally, a feeding roller is arranged at one end of the top of the first cleaning chamber, a discharging roller is arranged at the other end of the top of the first cleaning chamber, an upper row and a lower row of guide rollers are arranged at the bottom of the first cleaning chamber, and the two rows of guide rollers are arranged below the liquid level of cleaning water and are arranged in a staggered manner.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, feed roller and discharge roller are the drive roll, and the cloth twines on each guide roller in proper order after advancing the feed roller, and feed roller and discharge roller drive the cloth and remove in first purge chamber, and along with the removal of cloth, the bleaching agent on the cloth diffuses the aquatic gradually to play abluent effect.
Optionally, a squeezing roller is arranged between the material guiding rollers arranged at the bottom of the first cleaning chamber, and a gap between the squeezing roller and the material guiding rollers is smaller than the thickness of the cloth.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when the cloth through guide roller and squeeze roll, under the extrusion of squeeze roll, the moisture and the bleaching agent that carry in the cloth can partly be extruded the cloth, after the cloth passes through the squeeze roll, the cloth absorbs moisture once more, passes through the squeeze roll once more as the cloth, and the bleaching agent that carries in the cloth is partly discharged once more, along with the removal of cloth, the cloth is the bleaching agent of discharging constantly and is absorbed moisture, and the bleaching agent that carries in the cloth reduces gradually.
Optionally, a dewatering roller is arranged on one side of the discharging roller, and a gap between the dewatering roller and the discharging roller is smaller than the thickness of the cloth.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the dewatering roller is discharged the inside most water of first purge chamber that the cloth carried, has avoided the washing water of first purge chamber inside to mix with the inside washing water of second purge chamber to a certain extent, is favorable to improving the cleaning performance of second purge chamber.
Optionally, the internal structures of the first cleaning chamber, the second cleaning chamber and the third cleaning chamber are the same.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, three purge chamber sets gradually, and simultaneous working is favorable to improving cloth washing device's cleaning performance and cleaning efficiency.
In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
1. the constant-temperature water tank provides hot water with a certain temperature for the cloth washing device, the bleached cloth enters the cloth washing device to be washed, the washing water in the cloth washing device needs to be replaced at regular time, the replaced washing water is collected into the washing water recovery device, the replaced washing water flows back into the cloth bleaching device to serve as a solvent after being heated by the washing water recovery device, the washing water is used for flushing the solvent, so that the purified water serving as the solvent is saved, on one hand, the washing water has higher temperature, the energy for heating the purified water can be saved by using the washing water, on the other hand, the preparation work time of the cloth bleaching device can be shortened, and the work efficiency of related equipment is improved;
2. when the cloth washing device needs to replace cleaning water, a worker opens the second switch valve and the first water pump, the cleaning water in the cloth washing device is discharged into the cleaning water recovery box under the action of the first water pump, the second heater in the cleaning water recovery box heats the cleaning water in the cleaning water recovery box to a proper temperature, and then the cleaning water is discharged into the cloth bleaching device for recycling;
3. when the cloth passes through guide roller and squeeze roll, under the extrusion of squeeze roll, the cloth can be extruded to the moisture and the bleaching agent that carry in the cloth partly, and after the cloth passed through the squeeze roll, the cloth absorbs moisture once more, and when the cloth was when passing through the squeeze roll once more, the bleaching agent that carries in the cloth was discharged partly once more, along with the removal of cloth, the cloth was continuously discharged bleaching agent and absorbed moisture, and the bleaching agent that carries in the cloth reduces gradually.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the present application.
Description of reference numerals: 100. a cloth bleaching device; 1. a constant temperature water tank; 11. a first water supply pipe; 12. a first on-off valve; 13. a first heater; 14. a water inlet pipe; 2. a cloth washing device; 21. a first drain pipe; 22. a second on-off valve; 23. a first cleaning chamber; 231. a feed roll; 232. a discharging roller; 233. a material guide roller; 234. a squeeze roll; 235. a dewatering roll; 24. a second cleaning chamber; 25. a third washing chamber; 3. a cleaning water recovery device; 31. a first water pump 32, a cleaning water recovery tank; 33. a second heater; 34. a second water supply pipe; 35. a second water pump; 36. and a third on-off valve.
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The present application is described in further detail below with reference to fig. 1.
Before the cloth is printed and dyed, the cloth needs to be desized and bleached, and then a printing process is carried out. The desized and bleached cloth carries a large amount of bleaching agent, and the bleached cloth needs to be washed by water before the next process. In the washing, the cloth is washed after the purified water is heated to a certain temperature. When the cloth is bleached, hot water with a certain temperature needs to be added into the cloth bleaching device 100, then a certain amount of hydrogen peroxide is added, a hydrogen peroxide solution with a certain proportion is formed in the cloth bleaching device 100, and the cloth is bleached by utilizing the oxidability of the hydrogen peroxide solution.
The cloth after bleaching can carry a part of hydrogen peroxide to enter the cloth cleaning water, rinsing water in the related technology is directly discharged after being used for sewage treatment, so that the utilization rate of water resources is low, the cleaning water after the cloth after bleaching is cleaned can carry a small amount of hydrogen peroxide, the cleaning water with a small amount of hydrogen peroxide can be reused as a solvent in the cloth bleaching device 100, and the energy consumption and time for heating the purified water can be reduced by using the cleaning water as the solvent due to the fact that the used cleaning water has higher temperature compared with the purified water at normal temperature, so that the energy is saved, and the working efficiency of the cloth bleaching device 100 can be improved.
The embodiment of the application discloses printing and dyeing cloth washing device can retrieve the washing water of cloth, uses the washing water of cloth as the bleached solvent of cloth, improves water resource utilization ratio. Referring to fig. 1, a printing and dyeing cloth washing apparatus includes a constant temperature water tank 1, a cloth washing apparatus 2, and a washing water recovery apparatus 3. The constant temperature water tank 1 provides purified water with stable temperature for the cloth washing device 2, after the cloth washing device 2 washes the bleached cloth, the washing water to be replaced is collected into the washing water recovery device 3 to be heated, and after the washing water is heated to a proper temperature, the washing water is sent to the inside of the cloth bleaching device 100 to be used as a solvent. Because the cleaning water has higher temperature, the cleaning water can be heated to proper temperature only by consuming less energy, thereby saving water resources and energy.
Referring to fig. 1, a water inlet pipe 14 and a first water supply pipe 11 are installed outside a constant temperature water tank 1, a first switching valve 12 is installed on the first water supply pipe 11, a first heater 13 is installed inside the constant temperature water tank 1, and after the water inlet pipe 14 supplies full purified water to the constant temperature water tank 1, the first heater 13 heats the purified water inside the constant temperature water tank 1 to a desired temperature. The water outlet of the first water supply pipe 11 is connected to the cloth washing apparatus 2, and the worker opens the first on-off valve 12 to supply hot water to the cloth washing apparatus 2.
Referring to fig. 1, the cloth washing apparatus 2 is provided with three washing chambers: first purge chamber 23, second purge chamber 24 and third purge chamber 25, first delivery pipe 11 are equipped with three delivery port, and three delivery port is established respectively at the top of first purge chamber 23, second purge chamber 24 and third purge chamber 25. The cloth after bleaching is sent out from the inside of the cloth bleaching chamber, and then sent into the inside of the first cleaning chamber 23, the second cleaning chamber 24, and the third cleaning chamber 25 in this order.
The feeding roller 231 and the discharging roller 232 are mounted at two ends of the top of the first cleaning chamber 23, the upper row and the lower row of the guide rollers 233 are mounted inside the first cleaning chamber 23, the two rows of the guide rollers 233 are all arranged below the liquid level of cleaning water, the two rows of the guide rollers 233 are arranged in a staggered mode, the squeezing rollers 234 are arranged between the lower row of the guide rollers 233, the gap between the squeezing rollers 234 and the guide rollers 233 is smaller than the thickness of the cloth, the dewatering rollers 235 are further mounted on one side of the discharging roller 232, and the gap between the dewatering rollers 235 and the discharging roller 232 is smaller than the thickness of the cloth. The feeding roller 231 and the discharging roller 232 are driving rollers, the guiding roller 233 and the extruding roller 234 are driven rollers, and the cloth is driven by the discharging roller 232 and the feeding roller 231 to sequentially pass through the feeding roller 231, the guiding roller 233, the extruding roller 234, the discharging roller 232 and the water removing roller 235. The first cleaning chamber 23, the second cleaning chamber 24 and the third cleaning chamber 25 have the same internal structure.
The cloth discharges a part of the bleaching agent carried by the cloth itself under the compression of the guide roll 233 and the compression roll 234, and then the cloth absorbs moisture and is pressed by the guide roll 233 and the compression roll 234 again to discharge a part of the bleaching agent again. The cloth is gradually cleaned after being cleaned in the first cleaning chamber 23, the second cleaning chamber 24, and the third cleaning chamber 25. Under the extrusion of discharge roller 232 and dewatering roller 235, the cloth is when first purge chamber 23 of process, and the inside washing water of first purge chamber 23 is mostly intercepted inside first purge chamber 23, reduces the inside washing water intermix of three purge chambers, improves the cleaning efficiency of each purge chamber.
Referring to fig. 1, a first drain pipe 21 is arranged on the cloth washing apparatus 2, three water inlets are arranged on the first drain pipe 21, the three water inlets are respectively connected to the side walls of a first cleaning chamber 23, a second cleaning chamber 24 and a third cleaning chamber 25, and a second switch valve 22 and a first water pump 31 are arranged on the first drain pipe 21. The washing water recovery apparatus 3 includes a washing water recovery tank 32, a second heater 33 installed on an inner wall of the washing water recovery tank 32, a second water supply pipe 34 connected to the washing water recovery tank 32, a second water pump 35 installed on the second water supply pipe 34, and a third on/off valve 36 installed on the second water supply pipe 34.
After a period of time, the cleaning effect of the cleaning water inside the cloth washing device 2 is reduced, and then the worker opens the second on-off valve 22 and the first water pump 31 to discharge the cleaning water inside the cloth washing device 2 into the cleaning water recovery tank 32, and after the cleaning water is heated by the second heater 33, the second water pump 35 and the third on-off valve 36 are opened, and then under the action of the second water pump 35, the cleaning water after temperature rise is added into the cloth bleaching device 100 by the second water pump 35.
The implementation principle of the printing and dyeing cloth washing device in the embodiment of the application is as follows: after the cloth is bleached, the cloth is washed in the first washing chamber 23, the second washing chamber 24, and the third washing chamber 25, washing water is pumped into the washing water recovery unit 3 by the first water pump 31, and the washing water is heated by the second heater 33 and then fed into the cloth bleaching apparatus 100. Because the cleaning water has higher temperature, the cleaning water can be heated to proper temperature only by consuming less energy, thereby saving water resources and energy.
During the operation of the washing chamber, the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the washing water is gradually increased, so that the washing water in the washing chamber needs to be replaced after being used for a period of time, and therefore, the washing water does not need to be kept at a constant temperature.
However, in order to achieve a better cleaning effect of the washing chamber, the temperature of the water in the washing chamber needs to be maintained in an appropriate temperature range, when the constant temperature water tank heats clean washing water, the temperature of the clean washing water is heated to the highest temperature in the appropriate temperature range, and when the clean washing water is transported and operated, the temperature of the water is reduced, but the temperature of the water is still within the specified temperature range, and the washing water in the washing chamber can still work normally. The temperature of the washing water in the washing chamber is always changed in a proper temperature range, so that the washing chamber does not need a device for keeping the temperature of the washing water constant when being installed.
The above embodiments are preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited by the above embodiments, so: all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape and principle of the present application shall be covered by the protection scope of the present application.

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1. The utility model provides a printing and dyeing cloth washing device which characterized in that: comprises a constant temperature water tank (1), a cloth washing device (2) and a washing water recovery device (3); constant temperature water tank (1) includes first delivery pipe (11), constant temperature water tank (1) is connected through first delivery pipe (11) with cloth washing device (2), cloth washing device (2) include first drain pipe (21), wash water recovery unit (3) and cloth washing device (2) and be connected through first drain pipe (21), first delivery pipe (11) are equipped with first ooff valve (12), are equipped with second ooff valve (22) on first drain pipe (21).
2. The apparatus for washing a printed fabric according to claim 1, wherein: the cleaning water recovery device (3) comprises a first water pump (31) arranged on the first drain pipe (21) and a cleaning water recovery tank (32) connected with the first drain pipe (21), and a second heater (33) is arranged inside the cleaning water recovery tank (32).
3. The printing and dyeing cloth washing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that: the cleaning water recovery tank (32) is connected with a second water supply pipe (34), and a second water pump (35) and a third switch valve (36) are arranged on the second water supply pipe (34).
4. The apparatus for washing a printed fabric according to claim 1, wherein: the water heater is characterized in that a first heater (13) is arranged inside the constant-temperature water tank (1), and a water inlet pipe (14) is arranged on the constant-temperature water tank (1).
5. The apparatus for washing a printed fabric according to claim 1, wherein: cloth washing arrangement (2) include first purge chamber (23), second purge chamber (24) and third purge chamber (25), first delivery pipe (11) is equipped with three delivery port, the delivery port is established respectively at the top of first purge chamber (23), second purge chamber (24) and third purge chamber (25), and cloth after the bleaching passes through first purge chamber (23), second purge chamber (24) and third purge chamber (25) in proper order.
6. A printed fabric washing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein: the cleaning device is characterized in that a feeding roller (231) is arranged at one end of the top of the first cleaning chamber (23), a discharging roller (232) is arranged at the other end of the top of the first cleaning chamber (23), an upper row and a lower row of guide rollers (233) are arranged at the bottom of the first cleaning chamber (23), and the two rows of guide rollers (233) are arranged below the liquid level of cleaning water and are arranged in a staggered mode.
7. The apparatus for washing printed and dyed fabric according to claim 6, wherein: squeezing rollers (234) are arranged between the material guide rollers (233) arranged at the bottom of the first cleaning chamber (23), and the gap between the squeezing rollers (234) and the material guide rollers (233) is smaller than the thickness of the cloth.
8. The apparatus for washing printed and dyed fabric according to claim 7, wherein: one side of discharge roller (232) is equipped with except that water roller (235), it is less than the thickness of cloth to remove the clearance between water roller (235) and discharge roller (232).
9. A printed fabric washing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein: the internal structures of the first cleaning chamber (23), the second cleaning chamber (24) and the third cleaning chamber (25) are the same.
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