EP0466423B1 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Waschen von Textilwaren - Google Patents

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EP0466423B1
EP0466423B1 EP19910306157 EP91306157A EP0466423B1 EP 0466423 B1 EP0466423 B1 EP 0466423B1 EP 19910306157 EP19910306157 EP 19910306157 EP 91306157 A EP91306157 A EP 91306157A EP 0466423 B1 EP0466423 B1 EP 0466423B1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06C—FINISHING, DRESSING, TENTERING OR STRETCHING TEXTILE FABRICS
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  • This invention relates to a method and apparatus for washing textile webs in open-width.
  • washing used herein and in the claims is to be construed as including scouring and rinsing.
  • a method of washing a fabric continuously wherein the fabric is washed in open width, then the fabric width is reduced and, while it is reduced, the fabric is subjected in continuous form to a mechanical milling action which increases its bulk without rope marking the fabric, opening the fabric again to full width and further washing it, whereby the steps of reducing the width of the fabric and/or milling it may be repeated once or several times.
  • milling used herein and in the claims is to be construed as meaning any working action whereby adjacent contacting portions of the fabric are caused to be moved relative to each other to stimulate increase in fabric bulk.
  • the fabric is subjected, while being mechanically milled, to a strong soaping action.
  • the fabric may alternatively be subjected to the strong soaping action while still in the open-width configuration and prior to mechanical milling.
  • the fabric is mechanically milled in a compartment wherein it is subjected to the action of reciprocating pushing means, which causes relative rubbing movement between adjacent portions of fabric, the pushing means and the walls of the compartment thereby to achieve bulking of the fabric.
  • the mechanical milling may alternatively be effected by other mechanical working elements such, for example, as rollers, paddles, flails or vibratory devices.
  • the method includes the step of reducing the width of the fabric to form a rope configuration.
  • the fabric after being subjected to the mechanical milling action may pass through a squeezing nip or suction means to remove saponaceous liquid therefrom.
  • the method includes the step of returning such liquid to the mechanical milling compartment.
  • the method includes the step of controlling the rate of extraction of the fabric from the mechanical milling stage to ensure that neither too much or too little fabric is present in the milling compartment.
  • the mechanical milling of the reduced-width fabric may be effected in two or more stages with possibly intervening soaping stages between adjacent mechanical milling stages.
  • the washing method may be multi-stage in nature with a mechanical milling stage between adjacent washing stages.
  • the fabric may be constrained to move from open-width to reduced-width and back to open-width more than once, or may move directly, in reduced-width configuration, from one milling stage to a following milling stage.
  • the open-width washing method is preferably substantially as disclosed in published European Patent No. 0259169 with the mechanical milling stage being preferably interposed between the first and second washing stage, or alternatively the second washing stage and final rinsing stage, or both.
  • the reduced-width fabric is caused to dwell by accumulation for a predetermined time in the mechanical milling stage to control the degree of milling to which the fabric is subjected and the consequent increase in fabric bulk.
  • the degree of milling to which the fabric is subjected may alternatively or additionally be controlled by the mechanical forces to which the fabric is subjected.
  • These mechanical forces may be compressive and/or kinetic in nature.
  • apparatus for continuously washing a fabric in open-width which incorporates a mechanical milling compartment into and through which the fabric is constrained to pass, said compartment having a width less than the open-width of the fabric, and moveable milling means within the milling compartment for causing relative rubbing movement between adjacent portions of the fabric, the compartment and the moveable milling means to increase the bulk of the fabric.
  • the moveable milling means is preferably constituted by a reciprocable pushing member.
  • the moveable milling means comprises two opposed pairs of reciprocable pushing members or stocks defining therebetween a mechanical milling zone.
  • Preferably means for driving the pushing members or stocks of each pair simultaneously in opposite directions is provided.
  • the driving means may be arranged to move each pair of opposed pushing members simultaneously, in phase, in the same or opposite directions, or in any desired combination of directional movements, in phase or out of phase.
  • the milling compartment preferably comprises a trough or similar having a top cover defining in spaced relationship, a fabric inlet and a fabric outlet.
  • the cover is openable or removable to permit access to the milling zone and the pushing members or stocks.
  • means is provided for delivering a saponaceous solution into the milling compartment.
  • the delivery means supplies the saponaceous solution to the inlet end of the milling compartment, preferably at or through the fabric inlet in the cover.
  • a squeeze nip or suction means is provided downstream of the milling compartment to remove saponaceous liquid from the milled fabric.
  • means is provided to deliver such extracted saponaceous liquid into the milling compartment, preferably at the fabric inlet in the cover.
  • the fabric is conveyed through a saponaceous solution bath prior to entering the milling compartment.
  • the open-width washing apparatus is preferably substantially as disclosed in the aforesaid published European Patent Application with the mechanical milling apparatus disposed between two adjacent washing stages.
  • Fig. 1 there is shown an open-width continuous washing apparatus comprising three identical stages 10, 11 and 12.
  • the apparatus is, for example, used for scouring and washing a continuous length of open-width, wool fabric indicated by the reference F.
  • the fabric F is subjected in stage 10 to washing with a warm concentrated scouring liquor (a solution of warm water, soap and soda ash), in stage 11 to washing employing a warm less concentrated scouring liquor, and in stage 12 to rinsing solely with warm water.
  • a warm concentrated scouring liquor a solution of warm water, soap and soda ash
  • stages 10, 11 and 12 are identical and therefore only stage 10 will be described in detail.
  • the fabric F in washing stage 10, is conveyed through three vertically-spaced, identical washing levels at each of which is provided a pair of sprays 13 for impregnating or soaking both sides of the fabric F with the scouring liquor (water in stage 12), a bowed expander bar 14 for maintaining the fabric in open-width and a suction tube 15 for pulling liquor through and out of the fabric F.
  • the fabric F during its vertical movement, is constrained by the expander bars 14 and guide rollers 16 to follow vertically-spaced inclined, generally horizontal paths, down which the scouring liquid (or warm water) runs, the suction tubes 15 being disposed below these paths.
  • the configuration of the washing levels as shown and described ensures that there is a pool or stream of washing liquor on top of the fabric F as it passes over the bottom and the middle suction tubes 15 while the top suction tube 15 operates above the washing liquor supply level ensuring that when the fabric F leaves the top suction tube 15 the major proportion of dirt and other contaminants contained in the fabric F are removed and that the warm fabric F contains a residue of concentrated scouring liquor but with the liquor content of the fabric F being substantially reduced.
  • the retained liquor content of the fabric F be not more than approximately 50% of the dry weight of the fabric F.
  • Transport rollers for use in conveying the fabric F through the washing apparatus are indicated by the reference 17.
  • the present invention is concerned with adding to the open-width washing apparatus a facility for milling the fabric F in continuous form so that it is given increased bulk or body but without rope marking the fabric F as occurs with conventional batch milling machinery.
  • the open-width fabric F leaving the top suction tube 15 of stage 10 is, as described above, not too wet and is warm.
  • liquor extraction is increased at the top suction tube 15 of washing stage 10 by providing two (or possibly more) rows of suction holes compared with the customary single row of holes. This increased liquor extraction can be achieved in any other suitable manner.
  • Milling of the open-width fabric F is achieved by locating between two washing stages a milling apparatus within which the fabric F is mechanically worked to give the desired increased body or bulk thereto.
  • Fig. 1 there is shown between washing stages 10 and 11 a milling apparatus 18 in accordance with the invention.
  • the milling apparatus 18 comprises a trough 19 closed by a stationary fixed cover 20 which is removable or openable to permit access to the trough interior and which is fixed in position during the milling operation.
  • the cover 20 defines a fabric inlet 21 adjacent one end of the trough 19 and a fabric outlet 22 adjacent the other end.
  • the pushing members 23, 24 are caused to reciprocate to-and-fro by convenient drive means generally indicated at 26.
  • Each pushing member 23 and its respective opposed pushing member 24 can be reciprocated, in phase, in the same direction or opposite directions simultaneously or the reciprocating movements of the respective pairs 23, 24 or of all four can be out of synchronism.
  • the drive means 26, which may be of any convenient form, may, for example, comprise, for each pair of pushing members 23, 24, a respective crank shaft 27 coupled to its pushing members or stocks 23, 24 by connecting rods 28, the crank shaft 27 being drivingly interconnected by endless transmission belts or chains 29 driven, in turn, by a motor 30.
  • Each pair of pushing members 23, 24 may alternatively have an independent drive to give phased or out-of-phase reciprocation as aforesaid.
  • a saponaceous liquid supply tank 31 (see Fig. 2) is disposed adjacent to the milling apparatus 18, which tank 31 incorporates a heater, and the saponaceous liquid (a soap and warm water solution) is delivered into the trough 19 by a supply pipe 32.
  • the saponaceous liquid is suitably pumped (see 31A) along the supply pipe 32 which delivers same out of bottom holes or apertures into the trough 19 via the fabric inlet 21, the pipe 32 returning to the supply tank 31 as shown (a simple ring circuit).
  • the saponaceous liquid is a strong soap solution and is supplied in such quantity that, unlike existing milling practice as hereinbefore mentioned, the fabric F in the milling zone 25 is thoroughly saturated with the saponaceous liquid so that it has a substantially sloppy character or feel.
  • the strong soap referred to herein and in the claims for milling purposes may, for example, contain 2% to 20% dry weight of soap. A convenient range is considered to be between 6% and 10%.
  • the soaping of the fabric F leaving washing stage 10 for milling may alternatively be effected by passing the washed fabric through a soaping bath disposed between the washing stage 10 and the milling apparatus 18 and preferably between washing stage 10 and a width-reducing device 34 hereinafter described.
  • the width of the trough 19 is less than the fully open-width of the fabric F, say 40% of said fully open-width and therefore the width of the fabric F leaving the washing stage 10 requires, in accordance with this invention, to be restricted.
  • a fabric width restricting device 34 (see Fig. 2) is, therefore, provided between the washing stage 10 and the milling apparatus 18.
  • the width restricting device 34 comprises a triangular frame, whereof the sides 34A are adjustable relative to the base 34B to vary the size of the enclosed triangular area and consequently the restricted width of the fabric F.
  • width restricting device may be employed. For example, a ring or tube through which the fabric F passes, or a downwardly converging chute with containing side walls.
  • An expander bar or bars 35 together with opening guiders is provided between the milling apparatus 18 and the washing stage 11 to assist the fabric F in opening to its full width again after leaving the milling apparatus.
  • a driven squeezing nip 36, or suction means (not shown), may be provided upstream or downstream of the expander bar 35 to remove saponaceous liquid from the milled fabric F and such extracted liquid is returned into the milling apparatus 18 through the fabric inlet 21 by a pipe or duct 37 connected to a collection tray 37A or by any other convenient return device.
  • the driven nip 36 if provided, assists in pulling the milled fabric F out of the milling apparatus.
  • the extracted saponaceous liquid may be returned to the supply tank 31.
  • the fabric F is thus washed and scoured in washing stage 10 in fully open-width form, is delivered, not too wet, in reduced width form into the milling apparatus 18 where it is soaked with warm saponaceous liquid and subjected to the milling or working action of the reciprocating pushing members or stocks 23, 24 within the working zone 25, exits from the milling apparatus 18, possibly passing through the squeezing nip 36, to take up its full open-width configuration again before passing into washing stage 11, which may use simply warm water or warm less concentrated scouring liquor.
  • the reduced width fabric may be milled or worked within a milling compartment such, for example, as 18 by other than reciprocating pushing members or stocks 23, 24.
  • the milling members may, for example, be rollers, paddles, flails or vibratory devices.
  • the fabric F will be reduced in width to a rope configuration.
  • the milling zone 25 contains at any one time neither too much or too little fabric possibly resulting in damage to the milling apparatus 18 or little or no milling action on the fabric, and consequently a sensing device may be associated with the driving motor or motors of the milling apparatus to measure the power output which will indicate the fabric content of the milling zone 25, which sensing device is also coupled to the drive for the transport rollers 17 of the washing stage 11 and the drive for the squeezing nip 36, if provided, to control the rate of removal of the fabric F from the milling zone.
  • sensing arrangements may be employed to detect the fabric content of the milling zone 25 and control the rate of extraction of the fabric F from the milling zone.
  • the degree of milling is controlled by fabric dwell time within the milling zone 25 and the reciprocable speed of the oppositely-acting pushing members 23, 24, and the quantity of fabric in the milling zone 25 which varies the pressure on pushing members 23, 24.
  • the milled fabric now once again in open-width, passes into the washing stage 11 for lathering clean prior to its passage to rinsing stage 12.
  • the fabric may be passed into a second milling stage before being passed in open-width to the washing (lathering) stage 11 with or without intervening widthwise opening of the fabric.
  • the present invention may be applied to open-width washing apparatus other than that described herein.

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  1. Verfahren zum kontinuierlichen Waschen einer Ware, bei dem die Ware breit gewaschen wird, dann die Warenbreite reduziert wird und, während sie reduziert wird, die Ware in kontinuierlicher Form einem mechanischen Walkvorgang unterzogen wird, der ihr Volumen vergrößert, ohne an der Ware Streifigkeit zu verursachen, die Ware wieder auf volle Breite geöffnet wird und weiter gewaschen wird, wodurch die Schritte des Reduzierens der Warenbreite und/oder des Walkens der Ware einmal oder mehrmals wiederholt werden können.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, das den Schritt des Unterziehens der Ware mit reduzierter Breite während des mechanischen Walkens der Wirkung einer starken Seifenlösung oder den Schritt des Unterziehens der Ware, während sie im Breitzustand ist und vor der Breitenreduzierung und dem Walken, der Wirkung einer starken Seifenlösung umfaßt.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei dem die Ware in einem Fach mechanisch gewalkt wird, in dem sie der Wirkung eines beweglichen Walkmittels unterzogen wird, z.B. eines hin- und hergehenden Schiebemittels, das zwischen benachbarten Abschnitten der Ware, des beweglichen Walkmittels und den Wänden des Fachs eine relative Reibbewegung verursacht, um dadurch eine Volumenvergrößerung der Ware zu erreichen.
  4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2 oder 3, das den Schritt des Entfernens der Seifenlösung (seifenhaltige Flüssigkeit) aus der gewalkten Ware, wenn sie wieder zu voller Breite zurückkehrt oder zurückgekehrt ist, durch einen Quetschvorgang oder einen Saugvorgang umfaßt.
  5. Vorrichtung zum kontinuierlichen Breitwaschen einer Ware, die ein Fach für mechanisches Walken, in und durch das die Ware gezwängt wird, wobei das genannte Fach eine geringere Breite als die Warenbreite hat, und im Walkfach ein bewegliches Walkmittel zum Verursachen einer relativen Reibbewegung zwischen benachbarten Abschnitten der Ware, des Fachs und des beweglichen Walkmittels aufweist, um das Volumen der Ware zu vergrößern.
  6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, bei der das bewegliche Walkmittel zwei entgegengesetzte Paare hin- und herbeweglicher Schiebeelemente oder Hammerwalken aufweist, wobei dazwischen eine mechanische Walkzone definiert wird.
  7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, bei der ein Mittel zum Fördern einer seifenhaltigen Lösung in das Walkfach vorgesehen ist, vorzugsweise an einem Wareneinlaß des Walkfachs.
  8. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 7, die eine der mechanischen Walkvorrichtung bezüglich der Warenbewegungsrichtung vorgeschaltete Einrichtung zum Reduzieren der Breite der gewaschenen Ware vor ihrem Einziehen in die mechanische Walkvorrichtung aufweist.
  9. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7 oder 8, bei der ein dem Walkfach nachgeschaltetes Quetschwalzen- oder Saugmittel vorgesehen ist, um seifenhaltige Flüssigkeit aus der gewalkten Ware zu entfernen.
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