EP0452185B1 - Endless conveyor belt for a shrinking machine - Google Patents

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EP0452185B1
EP0452185B1 EP91400844A EP91400844A EP0452185B1 EP 0452185 B1 EP0452185 B1 EP 0452185B1 EP 91400844 A EP91400844 A EP 91400844A EP 91400844 A EP91400844 A EP 91400844A EP 0452185 B1 EP0452185 B1 EP 0452185B1
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Gilbert Zimmermann
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  • the present invention essentially relates to an endless belt cooperating with at least one cylinder to shrink a sheet material such as for example fabric or paper, interposed between the belt and the cylinder.
  • Machines for shrinking fabrics have been known for a long time, comprising in particular a withdrawal station where the fabric is driven by passage between a heating cylinder and an endless belt forming, in a way, a sleeve passing around a plurality of rollers and driving the fabric. which can slide on the heating cylinder.
  • the belts or sleeves used hitherto in shrinking machines of the above kind were generally made of a single material and had in particular the disadvantage of allowing only a limited shrinking of the fabric, that is to say -to say a shrinkage that cannot exceed a certain threshold, which can be disadvantageous for certain types of tissue requiring high shrinkage.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an improved endless belt which can give the fabric or other sheet material much more shrinkage. larger and more reliable than that provided by known endless belts.
  • the subject of the invention is an endless belt intended to cooperate with at least one cylinder to shrink a sheet material such as fabric, paper or the like, interposed between belt and cylinder, under the effect of a change in the curvature of the belt causing this material, said belt being produced in at least two layers having a different elasticity and one of which located on the side of the sheet material is of an elastic material, characterized in that the layers are all both made of an elastomeric material and have a modulus of elasticity of between 0.1 and 10 MPa, the layer situated on the side of the sheet material having a modulus of elasticity smaller than that of the other layer constituting the remaining part of the belt.
  • a material forming a core is provided between the two aforementioned layers of the belt.
  • the thickness of each of the two layers of the belt is between approximately 1 and 50 mm, while the thickness of the core is between approximately 0 and 50 mm .
  • this belt may include a relief, such as notching, embossing, grooving or the like, on its surface opposite to that in contact with the sheet material.
  • the invention also relates to a machine for shrinking fabrics or other materials comprising in particular a withdrawal station with an endless belt driving the fabric and cooperating with a heating cylinder, this machine being characterized in that said endless belt responds to one either of the above features.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic view in elevation of a machine for shrinking tissue including a removal station equipped with a belt according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of this belt.
  • the fabric is in the form of a strip identified as a T in FIG. 1 and is firstly moistened at station 1 with steam and / or water sprayed by nozzles or the like 2.
  • the fabric then passes over an apparatus 3 of a type known per se and giving the strip of fabric T a constant width and able to allow the passage of said strip in a withdrawal station marked generally at 23.
  • This withdrawal station essentially comprises a heating cylinder 4 cooperating, as shown, with an endless belt 5 forming a sleeve and passing around three rollers 6, 7 and 8.
  • the strip of fabric T passes between the heating cylinder 4 and the belt 5 which, by its external surface 5a, drives said strip which can slide on the periphery of the cylinder 4. More specifically, the belt 5 rotates around the heating cylinder 4 being guided by the rollers, 6, 7 and 8 which bend its course .
  • the fabric entry roller 6 can be actuated by a pressurization system (not shown) which applies the belt 5 against the cylinder 4.
  • the roller 8 placed at the exit of the fabric strip T from the withdrawal station 23, is released from the cylinder 4 and allows the tension adjustment of the belt 5 in use.
  • the intermediate roller 7 is positioned in the lower part of the withdrawal station 23, as can be seen in FIG. 1.
  • the strip of fabric T is entrained at the compression point P of the inlet roller 6 between the external surface 5a of the belt 5 and the periphery of the heating cylinder 4. It is at this level there, it that is to say beyond the compression point P, that the removal of the tissue is effected due to the inversion of the curvature of the belt 5.
  • the external surface 5a of the strip of fabric T above the input roller 6 is curved convex, while it is curved concave beyond from point P, so that the fabric hung on the surface 5a will shrink at this location due to the "elastic shrinkage" generated by the concave shaping of the external surface 5a of the belt 5.
  • the fabric strip T leaves the withdrawal station 23 to reach a calendering station 9 which makes it possible to dry the fabric strip and above all to complete its fixing and therefore to freeze the narrowed arrangement of the warp and weft threads. of the fabric strip.
  • the endless belt 5 or sleeve is made of two materials, one of which is more flexible than the other. More specifically, the thickness fraction or layer 10 of the belt 5 situated on the side of the strip of fabric or other similar material and consequently comprising the external surface 5a previously mentioned, is more flexible than the other material. constituting the other thickness fraction or layer 11 forming in a way the internal surface of the belt 5 or sleeve.
  • an additional material forming the core of the belt 5 can be provided between the two thickness fractions or layers 10, 11, which core may possibly be reinforced with fibers.
  • the two layers 10, 11 are made of an elastomer therefore having a different modulus of elasticity and which can be between 0.1 and 10 MPa.
  • the thickness of the two layers 10, 11 can be variable depending on the nature of the fabric to be treated and can be between for example 1 and 50 mm.
  • the core 12 is present, its thickness can be between approximately 0 and 50 mm.
  • the internal layer 11 of the belt 5 may include reliefs forming for example a notch, an embossing, a grooving or the like, on its surface 11a opposite the external surface 5a in contact with the fabric or the like T, as is 'has been shown diagrammatically in 13.
  • a good attachment of the sleeve forming the belt 5 on the rollers 6, 7 and 8 will advantageously be obtained, which can only improve the efficiency of the shrinking station 23.
  • this belt will have differential elasticity properties and adapted to the sheet material, such as fabric, paper or the like, which one wants to shrink.
  • the amount of shrinkage on the fabric is a function of the thicknesses and relative elastic moduli of the two layers or fractions of thickness 10,11 of the belt 5.
  • the core 12 of the belt 5 could be present or absent, and the thicknesses or the moduli of elasticity different from the two layers 10 and 11 can be any and suitable for sheet materials, such as fabrics, papers or the like, which one wishes to shrink.

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Abstract

This endless conveyor belt (5) is characterised in that it is produced from two materials, one of which constituting the conveyor-belt thickness fraction (10) on the sheet-type material side is more flexible than the other material constituting the other thickness fraction or remaining thickness (11) of the conveyor belt, so as to confer on the latter differential elasticity properties adapted to the material to be shrunk. The endless conveyor belt according to the invention is intended, for example, to equip the shrinking unit of a machine for shrinking fabrics. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention a essentiellement pour objet une courroie sans fin coopérant avec au moins un cylindre pour rétrécir un matériau en feuille tel que par exemple tissu ou papier, interposé entre la courroie et le cylindre.The present invention essentially relates to an endless belt cooperating with at least one cylinder to shrink a sheet material such as for example fabric or paper, interposed between the belt and the cylinder.

Elle vise également une machine à rétrécir les tissus ou autres matériaux équipée de cette courroie.It also relates to a machine for shrinking fabrics or other materials equipped with this belt.

On connaît depuis longtemps des machines à rétrécir les tissus comprenant notamment un poste de retrait où le tissu est entraîné par passage entre un cylindre chauffant et une courroie sans fin formant en quelque sorte un manchon passant autour d'une pluralité de rouleaux et entraînant le tissu qui peut glisser sur le cylindre chauffant.Machines for shrinking fabrics have been known for a long time, comprising in particular a withdrawal station where the fabric is driven by passage between a heating cylinder and an endless belt forming, in a way, a sleeve passing around a plurality of rollers and driving the fabric. which can slide on the heating cylinder.

Toutefois, les courroies ou manchons utilisés jusqu'à présent dans les machines à rétrécir du genre ci-dessus étaient généralement réalisés en une matière unique et présentaient notamment l'inconvénient de ne permettre qu'un rétrécissement limité du tissu, c'est-à-dire un rétrécissement ne pouvant pas dépasser un certain seuil, ce qui peut être désavantageux pour certains types de tissu nécessitant un retrait élevé.However, the belts or sleeves used hitherto in shrinking machines of the above kind were generally made of a single material and had in particular the disadvantage of allowing only a limited shrinking of the fabric, that is to say -to say a shrinkage that cannot exceed a certain threshold, which can be disadvantageous for certain types of tissue requiring high shrinkage.

On connaît également d'après le document EP-A-0351482 une courroie sans fin pour rétrécir les tissus du type décrit dans le préambule de la revendication 1 et dont la couche en regard du tissu à rétrécir est en feutre ou en poils, tandis que l'autre couche est pratiquement inextensible et comporte une armature de fibres de renforcement.Also known from document EP-A-0351482 is an endless belt for shrinking fabrics of the type described in the preamble of claim 1 and the layer facing the fabric to be shrunk is made of felt or hair, while the other layer is practically inextensible and comprises a reinforcement of reinforcing fibers.

La présente invention a pour but de proposer une courroie sans fin perfectionnée et pouvant conférer au tissu ou à un autre matériau en feuille un retrait beaucoup plus important et plus fiable que celui procuré par les courroies sans fin connues.The object of the present invention is to provide an improved endless belt which can give the fabric or other sheet material much more shrinkage. larger and more reliable than that provided by known endless belts.

A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet une courroie sans fin destinée à coopérer avec au moins un cylindre pour rétrécir un matériau en feuille tel que tissu, papier ou autre, interposé entre courroie et cylindre, et ce sous l'effet d'un changement de courbure de la courroie entraînant ce matériau, ladite courroie étant réalisée en au moins deux couches ayant une élasticité différente et dont l'une située du côté du matériau en feuille est en une matière élastique, caractérisée en ce que les couches sont toutes les deux en une matière élastomère et possèdent un module d'élasticité compris entre 0,1 et 10 MPa, la couche située du côté du matériau en feuille possédant un module d'élasticité plus petit que celui de l'autre couche constituant la partie restante de la courroie.To this end, the subject of the invention is an endless belt intended to cooperate with at least one cylinder to shrink a sheet material such as fabric, paper or the like, interposed between belt and cylinder, under the effect of a change in the curvature of the belt causing this material, said belt being produced in at least two layers having a different elasticity and one of which located on the side of the sheet material is of an elastic material, characterized in that the layers are all both made of an elastomeric material and have a modulus of elasticity of between 0.1 and 10 MPa, the layer situated on the side of the sheet material having a modulus of elasticity smaller than that of the other layer constituting the remaining part of the belt.

Suivant une autre caractéristique de l'invention, une matière formant une âme, éventuellement renforcée par des fibres, est prévue entre les deux couches précitées de la courroie.According to another characteristic of the invention, a material forming a core, possibly reinforced with fibers, is provided between the two aforementioned layers of the belt.

Suivant encore une autre caractéristique de la courroie selon l'invention, l'épaisseur de chacune des deux couches de la courroie est comprise entre environ 1 et 50 mm, tandis que l'épaisseur de l'âme est comprise entre environ 0 et 50 mm.According to yet another characteristic of the belt according to the invention, the thickness of each of the two layers of the belt is between approximately 1 and 50 mm, while the thickness of the core is between approximately 0 and 50 mm .

On précisera encore ici que cette courroie peut comprendre un relief, tel que crantage, gauffrage, rainurage ou analogue, sur sa surface opposée à celle en contact avec le matériau en feuille.It will also be specified here that this belt may include a relief, such as notching, embossing, grooving or the like, on its surface opposite to that in contact with the sheet material.

L'invention vise encore une machine à rétrécir les tissus ou autres matières comprenant notamment un poste de retrait avec courroie sans fin entraînant le tissu et coopérant avec un cylindre chauffant, cette machine étant caractérisée en ce que ladite courroie sans fin répond à l'une ou l'autre des caractéristiques ci-dessus.The invention also relates to a machine for shrinking fabrics or other materials comprising in particular a withdrawal station with an endless belt driving the fabric and cooperating with a heating cylinder, this machine being characterized in that said endless belt responds to one either of the above features.

Mais d'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront mieux dans la description détaillée qui suit et se réfère aux dessins annexés, donnés uniquement à titre d'exemple et dans lesquels.However, other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear better in the detailed description which follows and refers to the appended drawings, given only by way of example and in which.

La figure 1 est une vue schématique et en élévation d'une machine à rétrécir les tissus comprenant notamment un poste de retrait équipé d'une courroie conforme à l'invention.Figure 1 is a schematic view in elevation of a machine for shrinking tissue including a removal station equipped with a belt according to the invention.

La figure 2 est une vue en coupe transversale de cette courroie.Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of this belt.

On voit sur la figure 1 une machine connue en soi permettant le rétrécissement par compression des tissus, c'est-à-dire le tassement des fils de trame et de chaîne pour assurer en quelque sorte un blocage du tissu. Ainsi, le tissu acquiert une très grande stabilité dimensionnelle caractérisée par une permanence et un maintien de la forme et de la taille de l'article confectionné avec ce tissu.We see in Figure 1 a machine known per se for the shrinking by compression of fabrics, that is to say the compaction of the weft and warp son to somehow ensure a blocking of the fabric. Thus, the fabric acquires a very great dimensional stability characterized by a permanence and a maintenance of the shape and the size of the article made with this fabric.

Le tissu se présente sous la forme d'une bande repérée en T sur la figure 1 et est tout d'abord humidifié au poste 1 par de la vapeur et/ou de l'eau pulvérisée par des buses ou analogues 2.The fabric is in the form of a strip identified as a T in FIG. 1 and is firstly moistened at station 1 with steam and / or water sprayed by nozzles or the like 2.

Le tissu passe ensuite sur un appareil 3 d'un type connu en soi et conférant à la bande de tissu T une largeur constante et apte à permettre le passage de ladite bande dans un poste de retrait repéré d'une manière générale en 23.The fabric then passes over an apparatus 3 of a type known per se and giving the strip of fabric T a constant width and able to allow the passage of said strip in a withdrawal station marked generally at 23.

Ce poste de retrait comprend essentiellement un cylindre chauffant 4 coopérant, comme représenté, avec une courroie sans fin 5 formant un manchon et passant autour de trois rouleaux 6, 7 et 8. La bande de tissu T passe entre le cylindre chauffant 4 et la courroie 5 qui, par sa surface externe 5a, entraîne ladite bande qui peut glisser sur la périphérie du cylindre 4. Plus précisément, la courroie 5 tourne autour du cylindre chauffant 4 en étant guidée par les rouleaux, 6, 7 et 8 qui infléchissent son parcours. Le rouleau 6 d'entrée du tissu est actionnable par un système de mise en pression (non représenté) qui applique la courroie 5 contre le cylindre 4. Le rouleau 8 placé à la sortie de la bande de tissu T du poste de retrait 23, est dégagé du cylindre 4 et permet le réglage en tension de la courroie 5 en utilisation. Enfin, le rouleau intermédiaire 7 est positionné en partie basse du poste de retrait 23, comme on le voit bien sur la figure 1.This withdrawal station essentially comprises a heating cylinder 4 cooperating, as shown, with an endless belt 5 forming a sleeve and passing around three rollers 6, 7 and 8. The strip of fabric T passes between the heating cylinder 4 and the belt 5 which, by its external surface 5a, drives said strip which can slide on the periphery of the cylinder 4. More specifically, the belt 5 rotates around the heating cylinder 4 being guided by the rollers, 6, 7 and 8 which bend its course . The fabric entry roller 6 can be actuated by a pressurization system (not shown) which applies the belt 5 against the cylinder 4. The roller 8 placed at the exit of the fabric strip T from the withdrawal station 23, is released from the cylinder 4 and allows the tension adjustment of the belt 5 in use. Finally, the intermediate roller 7 is positioned in the lower part of the withdrawal station 23, as can be seen in FIG. 1.

Comme on le comprend, la bande de tissu T est entraînée au point de compression P du rouleau d'entrée 6 entre la surface externe 5a de la courroie 5 et la périphérie du cylindre chauffant 4. C'est à ce niveau là, c'est-à-dire au-delà du point de compression P, que s'effectue le retrait du tissu en raison de l'inversion de la courbure de la courroie 5. On voit en effet sur la figure 1 que la surface externe 5a de la bande de tissu T au-dessus du rouleau d'entrée 6 est courbée convexe, alors qu'elle est courbée concave au-delà du point P, de sorte que le tissu accroché sur la surface 5a va se rétrécir à cet endroit du fait du "rétrécissement élastique" engendré par la mise en forme concave de la surface externe 5a de la courroie 5.As will be understood, the strip of fabric T is entrained at the compression point P of the inlet roller 6 between the external surface 5a of the belt 5 and the periphery of the heating cylinder 4. It is at this level there, it that is to say beyond the compression point P, that the removal of the tissue is effected due to the inversion of the curvature of the belt 5. It can be seen in FIG. 1 that the external surface 5a of the strip of fabric T above the input roller 6 is curved convex, while it is curved concave beyond from point P, so that the fabric hung on the surface 5a will shrink at this location due to the "elastic shrinkage" generated by the concave shaping of the external surface 5a of the belt 5.

La progression du tissu entre cette courroie 5 et le cylindre chauffé 4 assurera une première fixation du nouvel arrangement des fils de chaîne et de trame du tissu précédemment rétréci.The progression of the fabric between this belt 5 and the heated cylinder 4 will ensure a first fixation of the new arrangement of warp and weft threads of the previously shrunk fabric.

Ensuite, la bande de tissu T quitte le poste de retrait 23 pour parvenir à un poste de calandrage 9 qui permet de sécher la bande de tissu et surtout de parachever sa fixation et donc de figer l'arrangement rétréci des fils de chaîne et de trame de la bande de tissu.Then, the fabric strip T leaves the withdrawal station 23 to reach a calendering station 9 which makes it possible to dry the fabric strip and above all to complete its fixing and therefore to freeze the narrowed arrangement of the warp and weft threads. of the fabric strip.

Revenant au poste de retrait 23, il est important d'observer ici que le rétrécissement provoqué par le changement de courbure de la courroie comme expliqué au début de cette description était limité en raison du fait que la courroie ou manchon était réalisé en une matière unique.Returning to the withdrawal station 23, it is important to observe here that the shrinkage caused by the change in curvature of the belt as explained at the beginning of this description was limited due to the fact that the belt or sleeve was made of a single material .

Conformément à l'invention, et comme on le voit sur la figure 2, la courroie sans fin 5 ou manchon est réalisé en deux matières dont l'une est plus souple que l'autre. Plus précisément, la fraction d'épaisseur ou couche 10 de la courroie 5 située du côté de la bande de tissu ou autre matière analogue et comportant par conséquent la surface externe 5a précédemment mentionnée, est plus souple que l'autre matière constituant l'autre fraction d'épaisseur ou couche 11 formant en quelque sorte la surface interne de la courroie 5 ou manchon.According to the invention, and as seen in Figure 2, the endless belt 5 or sleeve is made of two materials, one of which is more flexible than the other. More specifically, the thickness fraction or layer 10 of the belt 5 situated on the side of the strip of fabric or other similar material and consequently comprising the external surface 5a previously mentioned, is more flexible than the other material. constituting the other thickness fraction or layer 11 forming in a way the internal surface of the belt 5 or sleeve.

Bien que cela ne soit pas obligatoire, on peut prévoir entre les deux fractions d'épaisseur ou couches 10, 11 une matière supplémentaire formant âme de la courroie 5, laquelle âme peut être éventuellement renforcée par des fibres.Although this is not obligatory, an additional material forming the core of the belt 5 can be provided between the two thickness fractions or layers 10, 11, which core may possibly be reinforced with fibers.

Les deux couches 10, 11 sont en un élastomère possédant par conséquent un module d'élasticité différent et qui peut être compris entre 0,1 et 10 MPa.The two layers 10, 11 are made of an elastomer therefore having a different modulus of elasticity and which can be between 0.1 and 10 MPa.

L'épaisseur des deux couches 10, 11 peut être variable en fonction de la nature du tissu à traiter et peut être comprise entre par exemple 1 et 50 mm.The thickness of the two layers 10, 11 can be variable depending on the nature of the fabric to be treated and can be between for example 1 and 50 mm.

Si l'âme 12 est présente, son épaisseur peut être comprise entre environ 0 et 50 mm.If the core 12 is present, its thickness can be between approximately 0 and 50 mm.

Egalement, la couche interne 11 de la courroie 5 peut comporter des reliefs formant par exemple un crantage, un gauffrage, un rainurage ou analogue, sur sa surface 11a opposée à la surface externe 5a en contact avec le tissu ou analogue T, comme on l'a montré schématiquement en 13. Ainsi, on obtiendra avantageusement un bon accrochage du manchon formant la courroie 5 sur les rouleaux 6, 7 et 8, ce qui ne peut qu'améliorer l'efficacité du poste de rétrécissement 23.Also, the internal layer 11 of the belt 5 may include reliefs forming for example a notch, an embossing, a grooving or the like, on its surface 11a opposite the external surface 5a in contact with the fabric or the like T, as is 'has been shown diagrammatically in 13. Thus, a good attachment of the sleeve forming the belt 5 on the rollers 6, 7 and 8 will advantageously be obtained, which can only improve the efficiency of the shrinking station 23.

Mais il est surtout important d'observer que, grâce à la prévision de deux couches ou épaisseurs 10, 11 de souplesse différente pour la courroie 5, cette courroie possèdera des propriétés d'élasticité différentielles et adaptées au matériau en feuille, tel que tissu, papier ou analogue, que l'on veut rétrécir.But it is especially important to observe that, thanks to the provision of two layers or thicknesses 10, 11 of different flexibility for the belt 5, this belt will have differential elasticity properties and adapted to the sheet material, such as fabric, paper or the like, which one wants to shrink.

Plus précisément, lorsque la courroie 5 ou manchon effectue une courbe, on obtiendra une déformation plus grande de la surface externe 5a de la couche 10, par le fait que la couche 10 est associée à une couche 11 qui est plus dure, alors que si, comme dans l'art antérieur, le manchon était réalisé en une matière unique, on obtiendrait une déformation moins importante de la surface externe 5a dans les courbes.More precisely, when the belt 5 or sleeve makes a curve, a greater deformation will be obtained of the external surface 5a of the layer 10, by the fact that the layer 10 is associated with a layer 11 which is harder, whereas if , as in the prior art, the sleeve was made of a single material, one would obtain a less significant deformation of the external surface 5a in the curves.

C'est dire qu'avec la courroie selon l'invention, pour une longueur donnée de tissu passant sur le rouleau d'entrée 6 du poste de retrait 23, on obtient après le point de compression P, c'est-à-dire au niveau du changement de courbure du manchon, un retrait du tissu qui avec la courroie selon l'invention est nettement supérieur à celui qu'on obtiendrait avec une courroie en une matière unique.In other words, with the belt according to the invention, for a given length of fabric passing over the input roller 6 of the withdrawal station 23, one obtains after the compression point P, that is to say at the change in the curvature of the sleeve, a withdrawal of the fabric which with the belt according to the invention is significantly greater than that which would be obtained with a belt made of a single material.

Naturellement, l'importance du retrait sur le tissu est fonction des épaisseurs et modules d'élasticité relatifs des deux couches ou fractions d'épaisseur 10,11 de la courroie 5.Naturally, the amount of shrinkage on the fabric is a function of the thicknesses and relative elastic moduli of the two layers or fractions of thickness 10,11 of the belt 5.

L'âme 12 de la courroie 5 pourrait être présente ou absente, et les épaisseurs ou les modules d'élasticité différents des deux couches 10 et 11 peuvent être quelconques et adaptés aux matériaux en feuille, tels que tissus, papiers ou analogues, que l'on veut rétrécir.The core 12 of the belt 5 could be present or absent, and the thicknesses or the moduli of elasticity different from the two layers 10 and 11 can be any and suitable for sheet materials, such as fabrics, papers or the like, which one wishes to shrink.

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  1. Endless belt adapted to co-operate with at least one cylinder for narrowing a sheet material (T) such as a fabric, a paper or others interposed between the belt (5) and the cylinder (4) and this under the effect of a change in curvature of the belt carrying this material along, the said belt (5) being made of at least two layers (10, 11) having a different elasticity and one (10) of which located towards the sheet material (T) is of an elastic material, characterized in that the layers (10, 11) are both made from an elastomer material having a modulus of elasticity lying between 0.1 and 10 MPa, the layer (10) located towards the sheet material (T) having a smaller modulus of elasticity than that of the other layer (11) constituting the remaining portion of the belt (5).
  2. Belt according to claim 1, characterized in that between both aforesaid layers (10, 11) is provided a web (12) possibly reinforced with fibers.
  3. Belt according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the thickness of each one of the two layers (10, 11) of the belt (5) lies between about 1 and 50 mm whereas the thickness of the web (12) lies between about 0 and 50 mm.
  4. Belt according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it comprises an embossing such as a serration, corrugation, grooving or the like (13) on its surface (11a) opposite to that (5a) in contact with the sheet material (T).
  5. Machine for narrowing the fabrics or other materials comprising a shrinking station (23) with an endless belt (5) driving the fabric (T) and co-operating with a heating cylinder (4), characterized in that the said endless belt is a belt according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
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FR9004750 1990-04-12
FR9004750A FR2660978B1 (en) 1990-04-12 1990-04-12 ENDLESS BELT COOPERATING WITH AT LEAST ONE CYLINDER FOR SHRINKING SHEET MATERIAL INTERPOSED BETWEEN BELT AND CYLINDER, AND FABRIC SHRINKING MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH THIS BELT.

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