EP1524354B1 - Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Wärmebehandlung mittels einer Flüssigkeit von durchlaufenden textilen Substraten - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Wärmebehandlung mittels einer Flüssigkeit von durchlaufenden textilen Substraten Download PDF

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EP1524354B1
EP1524354B1 EP03425673A EP03425673A EP1524354B1 EP 1524354 B1 EP1524354 B1 EP 1524354B1 EP 03425673 A EP03425673 A EP 03425673A EP 03425673 A EP03425673 A EP 03425673A EP 1524354 B1 EP1524354 B1 EP 1524354B1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06B—TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS, GASES OR VAPOURS
    • D06B23/00—Component parts, details, or accessories of apparatus or machines, specially adapted for the treating of textile materials, not restricted to a particular kind of apparatus, provided for in groups D06B1/00 - D06B21/00
    • D06B23/14—Containers, e.g. vats
    • D06B23/16—Containers, e.g. vats with means for introducing or removing textile materials without modifying container pressure
    • 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
    • D06C7/00—Heating or cooling textile fabrics
    • D06C7/02—Setting
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06B—TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS, GASES OR VAPOURS
    • D06B23/00—Component parts, details, or accessories of apparatus or machines, specially adapted for the treating of textile materials, not restricted to a particular kind of apparatus, provided for in groups D06B1/00 - D06B21/00
    • D06B23/14—Containers, e.g. vats
    • D06B23/18—Sealing arrangements
    • 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
    • D06C2700/00—Finishing or decoration of textile materials, except for bleaching, dyeing, printing, mercerising, washing or fulling
    • D06C2700/13—Steaming or decatising of fabrics or yarns

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  • the present invention relates to the textile sector and in particular concerns the wet treatment of continuous textile substrates. Even more particularly it concerns an apparatus and a method for the wet heat treatment of continuous textile substrates.
  • the basic sequence of the preparation operations may be: "washing - setting - dyeing” or "washing - setting - fulling - dyeing”.
  • Setting the fabric, or stabilizing its flat surface structure essentially means subjecting it in a flat, extended and where applicable compressed form, to a hydro-thermal treatment which reaches a temperature albeit slightly higher than that at which the fabric will subsequently be fulled and/or dyed. Since the temperature of the watery bath for dyeing the wool fabrics is close to the boiling temperature, it follows that the hydro-thermal setting treatment must exceed at least 100°C.
  • the oldest wool setting technologies are based on discontinuous systems which generally envisage alternately unwinding and rewinding the fabric between two beams and immersing it in a hot watery bath; finally, the fabric is cooled by causing it pass through a cold watery bath and is gathered at the machine outlet.
  • the temperature of the treatment bath varies from a minimum of 60-80°C to boiling point.
  • reducing chemical products are added to the treatment bath, said products favouring and accelerating the setting reaction of the wool fibre.
  • the most well known and sometimes still used techniques of this type are the more simple technique of "potting” and the more sophisticated technique of "crabbing".
  • a more modern version of crabbing is that of the continuous operation type, which differs from the former in terms of the actual setting technology.
  • a more recent and effective variant of continuous crabbing essentially envisages the use of a belt with a rigid and essentially non-yielding base structure having a surface which is made impermeable by spreading with silicone.
  • the setting bath is heated to a temperature equivalent to its pressure such that basically the fabric is treated in water at a temperature slightly greater than 100°C.
  • a second version of the same machine envisages the incorporation, at the inlet and outlet openings of the tank, of a closing device with the function of a water vapour barrier, which extends from the underlying surface of the hot setting bath.
  • this device consisting of a set of three rollers rotating in contact with each other, is intended to cause the vapour to exert a certain pressure on the surface of the setting bath.
  • the cross-section of the opening is not totally closed by the device which leaves breather gaps communicating with the external environment.
  • the negative aspect of this solution is that the degree of superheating obtained is necessarily limited by the need to keep the dimensions of the hydrostatic column within certain limits and consequently the temperature of the setting bath is low.
  • the dimensions of the machine also constitute a major limitation.
  • the main object of the present invention is that of providing an apparatus and a method for the wet heat treatment of a continuous textile substrate which solves the problems and overcomes the shortcomings of the known apparatus.
  • the present invention provides a continuously operating apparatus for the wet heat treatment of a continuous textile substrate advancing in a predetermined direction, the apparatus comprising: a unit for hydro-thermal treatment of the textile substrate, comprising a chamber able to contain a heated treatment fluid, wherein the heated treatment fluid is an essentially water-based fluid; a group for conveying the textile substrate into the hydro-thermal treatment unit; a group for conveying the textile substrate out of the hydro-thernal treatment unit; and pressure sealing groups, said pressure sealing groups being associated with said substrate conveying groups, wherein said apparatus further comprises a pump for supplying and pressurizing the heated treatment fluid inside the chamber and wherein said pressure sealing groups are configured so as to close said chamber in a substantially sealed manner so that the treatment fluid may be pressurized to a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure while avoiding vaporization of the heated treatment fluid within the chamber.
  • each of said conveying groups comprises at least one motorized roller.
  • each of said pressure sealing groups comprises a substantially idle roller having a lateral surface with a lining of resilient material.
  • the apparatus preferably also comprises pressure transmission means which cooperate with the pressure sealing groups.
  • each of said pressure sealing groups comprises a longitudinal sealing element which engages at the bottom flush with the lateral surface of the at least one motorized roller.
  • each of said pressure sealing groups comprises first transverse sealing elements which engage transversely in a sealed manner with the lateral surface of the at least one motorized roller, at the respective ends.
  • each of the pressure sealing groups comprises second transverse sealing elements at least partially engaged flush with said first transverse elements of the motorized rollers.
  • the longitudinal sealing element comprises an inflatable tube over which a sliding block element made of anti-friction material is mounted.
  • the longitudinal sealing element is substantially integral with pairs of end plates.
  • the first transverse sealing elements comprise sliding block elements which are substantially semicircular and made of anti-friction material and which are coupled with elastic thrusting elements.
  • first transverse sealing elements are housed and supported in pairs of end plates.
  • the second transverse sealing elements comprise sliding block elements which are substantially circular and made of anti-friction material.
  • the second transverse sealing elements are associated with end walls of the said idle roller and engaged flush with the pair of end plates.
  • a rotating - preferably heated - cylindrical drum is housed inside the chamber.
  • the chamber comprises a portion which houses a regulating roller for controlling the tension of the textile substrate.
  • the regulating roller is operationally connected to the group for conveying the textile substrate into the unit.
  • the unit for hydro-thermal treatment of the textile substrate comprises a first circuit for supplying and pressurizing the treatment fluid inside said chamber.
  • the unit for hydro-thermal treatment of the textile substrate comprises a second circuit for heating the treatment fluid inside said chamber.
  • the first supplying and pressurizing circuit and the second heating circuit are operationally connected to a management system.
  • the present invention provides a method for the wet heat treatment of a continuous textile substrate advancing in a predetermined direction, the method comprising the steps of: conveying said textile substrate into a unit for hydro-thermal treatment of the textile substrate; hydro-thermally treating the textile substrate inside a chamber with a heated treatment fluid, wherein the heated treatment fluid is an essentially water-based fluid; conveying said textile substrate out of the unit; closing said chamber in a substantially sealed manner by means of pressure sealing groups; and supplying and pressurizing the heated treatment fluid inside the chamber by a pump, thus pressurizing the treatment fluid within the sealingly closed chamber to a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure, while avoiding vaporization of the heated treatment fluid within the chamber; wherein the step of hydro-thermally treating the textile substrate inside a chamber with a heated treatment fluid comprises the step of filling said chamber completely with treatment fluid.
  • Fig. 1 shows an overall view of a first embodiment of a continuously operating apparatus 1 for the wet heat treatment of a continuous substrate 2 advancing in a predetermined direction.
  • the continuous substrate is a fabric.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises: a unit 3 for the hydro-thermal treatment of the fabric; a first group 40 for conveying the fabric into the treatment unit 3; a second group 41 for conveying the fabric out of the treatment unit 3; a section 6 for pre-impregnation of the fabric; and a section 7 for dehydration of the fabric.
  • the apparatus 1 also comprises pressure sealing groups 50 and 51 associated with said fabric conveying groups 40, 41.
  • the unit 3 for hydro-thermal treatment of the fabric comprises a load-bearing structure 30, the inner wall 31 of which has an essentially cylindrical profile and defines an essentially cylindrically shaped chamber 32.
  • the chamber 32 houses a cylindrical drum 33 which is preferably heated.
  • the cylindrical drum 33 rotates about an axis 330 by means of a known motor means (not shown).
  • the cylindrical drum 33 is delimited by a lateral surface 331.
  • the lateral surface 331 and the inner wall 31 of the load-bearing structure 30 define a first portion 320 of said chamber 32.
  • the inner wall 31 of the load-bearing structure 30 comprises an upper central part 310 and upper lateral parts 311 and 312 which define second chamber portions 321 and 322 for entry and exit of the fabric into/from the treatment unit 3.
  • the inner wall 31 comprises a further part 313 which defines a third chamber portion 323.
  • the third chamber portion contains members for controlling the tension of said fabric.
  • the second portions 321 and 322 are open at the top and rotatably support internally rollers 332 and 333, respectively, for redirecting the fabric; the third chamber portion 323 rotatably supports internally a pair of re-directing rollers 334 and a roller 335 for regulating the tension of said fabric, arranged between them.
  • said regulating roller 335 is operationally connected to an electronic management system (known and not shown) of said apparatus.
  • Said hydro-thermal unit 3 also comprises a first circuit 34 for supplying and pressurizing a treatment fluid 35 and a second circuit 36 for heating the fluid 35.
  • the first circuit 34 essentially comprises a tank 340 containing the treatment fluid, a pump 341 for supplying and pressurizing the fluid inside the chamber 32, a suction pipe 342 for drawing fluid from the tank 340, a delivery pipe 343 leading to the third portion 323 of the chamber 32, and a pipe 344 for the return or outflow of the excess fluid from the chamber 32 to the tank 340.
  • a pressure trasmitter 343a is incorporated along the delivery pipe 343.
  • a pipe 345 for supplementing said treatment fluid is connected to the tank 340 and incorporates a modulating valve 345a.
  • a level measuring device 340a is arranged inside said tank 340: the pressure trasmitter 343a and the modulating valve 345a are operationally connected to an electronic management system (known and not shown) of said apparatus.
  • the second heating circuit 36 comprises a pump 360 for recirculating said treatment fluid, the delivery of which is associated with a heat exchanger 361 for heating the treatment fluid.
  • the heat exchanger 361 is connected, on the delivery side, to a pipe 362 which communicates with the second portion 322 of the chamber 32.
  • the pump 360 is also connected, on the intake side, to a pipe 363 which is connected to the delivery pipe 343 of the first circuit 34.
  • a temperature transmitter 362a is incorporated along the pipe 362.
  • the heat exchanger 361 has a supply pipe 364 for supplying a known heating fluid, for example steam, diathermic oil, etc. and a pipe 365 for discharging said heating fluid.
  • a modulating valve 364a is incorporated along said supply pipe.
  • the temperature transmitter 362a and the modulating valve 364a are operationally connected to an electronic management system (known and not shown) of said apparatus 1.
  • the group 40 for conveying the incoming fabric 40 comprises a spreading roller 42, a pair of motorized rollers 400 associated with a motor means 402 and with transmission means 403 (shown schematically in Fig. 1 ).
  • the group for conveying the outgoing fabric comprises a spreading roller 43, a pair of motorized rollers 400 associated with a motor means 412 and with transmission means 413 (shown schematically in Fig. 1 ).
  • the motorized rollers 400 are arranged with their respective axes along a same horizontal plane.
  • the rollers of each pair are spaced from each other.
  • the pressure sealing group 50 comprises an idle roller 500, the lateral surface 501 of which has a lining 501 a of known resilient material, for example, such as natural rubber, synthetic rubber or the like.
  • the lateral surface 501 of the idle roller 500 is engaged longitudinally in contact with lateral surfaces 404 of the motorized rollers 400.
  • the idle roller 500 is associated with pressure transmission means 503, 503' of the known type, for example pneumatic, hydraulic or oil-hydraulic means or the like.
  • the group 40 for conveying the incoming fabric (as well as the group 41 for conveying the outgoing fabric) and the sealing groups 50, 51 are associated by means of longitudinal and transverse sealing elements supported and housed in pairs of end plates 52, 52'.
  • the lateral surface 404 of the motorized rollers 400 is engaged at the bottom flush with longitudinal sealing elements 504.
  • the sealing elements 504 are arranged parallel to each other and with respect to the axes of said motorized rollers. Finally they are integral with the pairs of plates 52 and 52'.
  • first transverse sealing elements 506, 506' arranged perpendicularly with respect to said longitudinal sealing elements.
  • the first transverse sealing elements are housed and fixed with respect to the pairs of plates 52, 52'.
  • the idle rollers 500, along the end sections 508, 508', are associated with respective second transverse sealing elements 509, 509'.
  • the second transverse sealing elements 509, 509' are at least partially engaged flush with the first transverse sealing elements 506, 506' of the motorized rollers. They are also engaged flush with the pair of plates 52, 52'.
  • Each longitudinal sealing element 504 comprises a seat 520 which houses an inflatable tube 522 over which a sliding block element 524 made of anti-friction material is mounted.
  • Each sliding block element is engaged longitudinally in a sealed manner flush with the lateral surface of the respective motorized roller owing to the thrust exerted by the inflatable tube.
  • Each longitudinal sealing element is integral with the pair of plates 52, 52'.
  • the first transverse sealing elements 506, 506' comprise sliding block elements which are substantially semi-circular and made of anti-friction material 526 and coupled with elastic thrust elements 536.
  • the first transverse sealing elements 506, 506' are housed and fixed at their respective ends to the pairs of plates 52, 52' and are engaged perpendicularly in a sealed manner flush with the longitudinal sealing elements 504. Finally they are at least partially engaged in a sealed manner flush with the ends of the lateral surfaces 404 of the motorized rollers.
  • the second transverse sealing elements 509, 509' comprise substantially circular sliding block elements made of anti-friction material. They are arranged on the end walls 508, 508' of the idle rollers between the axial hubs 502, 502' and the lined lateral surface 501 a and rotate together with the rollers 500. The second transverse sealing elements 509, 509' are engaged in contact with the end plates 52, 52' with which they form a flush seal.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 show, respectively, a second embodiment of the inlet and outlet section of an apparatus according to the present invention.
  • the same components or functionally equivalent parts have been indicated by the same reference numbers and a detailed description thereof is not repeated.
  • all the transverse and longitudinal sealing systems are substantially as described with reference to the first embodiment.
  • a single motorized roller 400 cooperating with the idle roller 500 is envisaged.
  • the axes of the motorized rollers 400 of the inlet and outlet group are situated in the same horizontal plane.
  • the axes of the idle rollers 500 of the inlet group and the outlet group are also situated in the same horizontal plane.
  • the section 6 for pre-impregnation of the fabric 2 with the treatment fluid 35 conveniently comprises a tank 61 containing the treatment fluid, arranged at the inlet of the apparatus 1.
  • the section 6 also comprises a pair of idle bottom re-directing rollers 62 and a pair of idle upper re-directing rollers 63.
  • the idle rollers 62 and 63 are arranged inside said tank and are designed so that the fabric is able to travel around them.
  • the section 7 for dehydration of the fabric 2 conveniently comprises a pair of motorized pressing rollers 72, a dancing roller 73 and a re-directing roller 74.
  • the fabric as shown in Fig. 1 , travels around the re-directing roller 74, the dancing roller 73 and the pressing rollers 72.
  • the pair of pressing rollers 72, the dancing roller 73 and the re-directing roller 74 are housed inside a tank 71 for collecting the treatment fluid 35 removed from the fabric and arranged substantially at the outlet of the apparatus 1.
  • the chamber 32 of the hydro-thermal treatment unit 3 is filled with the treatment fluid 35 by means of activation of the circuit 34.
  • the pump 341 removes the treatment fluid from the tank 340 and supplies it into the third portion 323 of the chamber 32 until the inlet portions 321 and 321 a and outlet portions 322, 322a of the treatment unit are filled.
  • the pressure sealing groups 50 and 51 are not operationally activated with respect to the fabric conveying groups 40 and 41, i.e. the idle roller 500 is not pushed against the motorized rollers 400. For this reason the treatment fluid 35 flows outside of said inlet and outlet portions, is collected in the basin 44 and returns into the tank 340 via the breather pipe 344.
  • the pressure sealing groups 50 and 51 are operationally activated with respect to the fabric conveying groups 40 and 41.
  • the idle rollers 500 are pressed longitudinally into contact with the motorized rollers 400 by the thrust of the respective pressure transmission means 503, 503'.
  • the pressure transmission means 503, 503' comprise pneumatic pistons.
  • the resilient linings 501 a of the lateral surfaces 501 are compressed and squashed on top of the lateral surfaces 404 of the motorized rollers.
  • the longitudinal sealing elements 504 are actuated by means of the respective sliding block elements 524 which are pressed in a sealed manner flush against the lateral surfaces 404 of the rollers 400.
  • the sliding block elements receive an upwards thrust from the pressure exerted by the inflatable tubes 522. In this way a longitudinal seal is provided between the pressure sealing groups 50 and 51 and the fabric conveying groups 40 and 41.
  • the seal in the transverse direction between the pressure sealing groups and the fabric conveying groups is provided by means of the first transverse sealing elements 506, 506' associated with the ends of the lateral surfaces 404 of the motorized rollers 400 and the second transverse sealing elements 509, 509' situated on the end walls 508, 508' of the idle rollers 500.
  • the chamber 32 with the respective entry portions 321, 321 a and exit portions 322, 322a of the conveying unit 3 is closed by the reciprocal sealed engagement between the fabric conveying groups 40 and 41, the respective pressure sealing groups 50 and 51 and the respective pairs of end plates 52, 52' associated with the longitudinal sealing elements 504 and the transverse sealing elements 506, 506' and 509, 509'. Consequently the treatment fluid 35 ceases to flow outside of said inlet and outlet portions thus being able to assume a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure.
  • the circuits 34 and 36 are activated so as to keep the treatment fluid at predetermined pressure and temperature values, respectively.
  • the pressure and temperature values of the treatment fluid are thus established inside the chamber 32 of the treatment unit 3 and in its portions 320, 323, 321, 321 a, 322, 322a.
  • the relations between the temperature-dependent equilibrium pressure of the water and the pressure-dependent equilibrium temperature of the water have been entered into the electronic management system (not shown).
  • a predetermined set-point value "Pset” of the pressure and a predetermined set-point value "Tset” of the temperature to be defined so that the actual pressure "Pe” and actual temperature “Te” of the treatment fluid are measured and compared with the respective set point values "Pset” and "Tset”.
  • the actual pressure and the actual temperature are corrected until the divergence between the values, i.e. "Pe” and “Pset” and “Te” and “Tset”, respectively, falls within a predefined tolerance range.
  • the circuit 34 supplying and pressurizing the treatment fluid measures the actual pressure of the treatment fluid by means of the pressure transmitter 343a which sends the value "Pe” thereof to the management system; the latter compares it with the set-point value "Pset” and if necessary adjusts a variable command for the flowrate of the pump 341 until the divergence between the values "Pe” and “Pset” falls within the predefined tolerance range.
  • the circuit 36 for heating the treatment fluid draws part of the treatment fluid from the circuit 34, by means of the pump 360, so as to circulate it through the heat exchanger 361 and reintroduce it into the chamber 32 in the region of the outlet portions 322, 322a of the hydro-thermal treatment unit 3.
  • the temperature transmitter 362a detects the actual temperature "Te” of the fluid and transmits the value thereof to the management system. The latter compares it with the set-point value "Tset” and if necessary adjusts the flowrate of the modulating valve 364a supplying the heating fluid, for example steam, into the heat exchanger until the divergence between the values of "Te" and "Tset" falls within the predefined tolerance range.
  • the treatment fluid for example water, is set and kept by the circuit 34 at a prechosen pressure higher than atmospheric pressure and is set and kept by the circuit 36 at a prechosen temperature higher than the boiling temperature at atmospheric pressure, but not necessarily equal to that corresponding to the value of its pressure.
  • the maximum operative range of the pressure values varies from 0 to 3.0 bar, but preferably operation is performed at values ranging between 0.5 and 2.5 bar and advantageously between 1.0 and 2.0 bar.
  • the maximum temperature values are provided by the electronic management system on the basis of processing of the relation between pressure and temperature of the water in the state of equilibrium between the liquid phase and the vapour phase. For example, in the case of operative pressure values between 0.5 and 2.5 bar, said maximum temperature values vary in a range of between 111°C and 138°C.
  • operative temperature values with respect to said maximum values of a certain tolerance and safety margin, for example in the range of between 105°C and 130°C, so as not to give rise accidentally to vaporization of the treatment fluid.
  • the cylinder 33 which is completely immersed in the treatment fluid, is also heated, preferably by means of the introduction of steam internally.
  • the relatively small volume of the portion 320, through which the fabric passes, transported on the lateral surface 331 of the cylinder, allows a consistent reduction in the volume of treatment fluid, thus reducing the heating times and ensuring more precise maintenance of the temperature conditions.
  • the continuous fabric 2 is made to advance in the direction of the arrow A so as to enter the apparatus 1 and is introduced into the preimpregnation section 6, being immersed in the treatment bath 35 inside the tank 61, being assisted therein by the pairs of idle bottom re-directing rollers 62 and idle upper re-directing rollers 63.
  • the spreading roller 42 favours the subsequent engagement of the fabric with the conveying group 40 and with the pressure sealing group 50 and, in particular, with the motorized roller 400 and with the idle roller 500, respectively.
  • the fabric is thus arranged between the lateral surface 404 of the motorized roller and the lining 501a of the lateral surface 501 of the idle roller, coupling together of said rollers causing the fabric to advance inside the hydro-thermal treatment unit 3 and in particular the chamber 32.
  • the fabric travels over the re-directing roller 332 and rests on the lateral surface 331 of the rotating and heated cylinder 33 which starts to convey it through the portion 320 of said chamber until it is separated therefrom by means of the re-directing roller 333 and enters the outlet portions 322 and 322a.
  • the re-directing rollers 334 deviate the fabric into the third portion 323. Inside the third portion 323, the fabric undergoes control of the longitudinal tension by means of the tension regulating roller 335.
  • the fabric engages with the conveying group 41 and with the pressure sealing group 51 in a manner entirely similar to that of the corresponding groups 40 and 50, emerging from the hydro-thermal treatment unit 3 and entering the dehydration section 7.
  • the spreading roller 43 and the re-directing roller 74 direct it towards the dancing roller 73 and the pair of pressing rollers 72 which remove the excess quantity of treatment fluid from the fabric.
  • the excess fluid is collected in the tank 71 and the fabric finally emerges from the apparatus 1 in the direction of the arrow B.
  • Conveying of the fabric inside the hydro-thermal treatment unit 3, and hence the chamber 32, is performed by the action of the conveying groups 40 and 41 which are engaged in contact with the pressure sealing groups 50 and 51, assisted by the cylinder 33 arranged between them and synchronized by the roller 335 for regulating the tension of the fabric.
  • the motorized rollers (or individual roller) 400 of the conveying group 40 are made to rotate by the motor means 402 with which said rollers are associated by means of the known transmission means 403, for example of the belt and pulley type. In this way the roller 500 of the pressure sealing group 50 is also made to rotate as a result of the respective contact engagement.
  • the rollers (or individual roller) 400 of the conveying group 41 are made to rotate by the motor means 412 with which said rollers are associated by means of the known transmission means 413, for example of the pulley and belt type. In this way the roller 500 of the pressure sealing group 51 is also made to rotate as a result of the respective contact engagement.
  • the prechosen speed of advancing movement of the fabric 2 is regulated by adjusting the motor means 412, downstream of the chamber 32, so that the speed of rotation of the motorized rollers of the group 41 is substantially constant and substantially equal to that of the motorized rollers of the group 40.
  • the fabric could be subject to positive or negative longitudinal tensile stresses along its travel path inside the chamber 32.
  • the tension regulating roller 335 detects the magnitude of these tensile stresses, transmits it to the electronic management system which compares it with a preset set-point value of the tension. If necessary, the electronic system causes the motor means 402, upstream of the chamber 42, to perform a variation in the speed of rotation of the rollers 400 in order to cancel out said longitudinal tensile stresses.
  • the cylinder 33 is made to rotate by a known motor means associated with an axial hub 330 thereof.
  • the motor means which rotates the cylinder 33 is electronically connected to the motor means 412 so that the linear speed of said cylinder follows and is substantially equal to the linear speed of the rollers 400 of the group 41.
  • the fabric is immersed in the treatment fluid, for example water, which completely fills the chamber 32, being prevented from escaping from the portions 321 a and 322a owing to the operative activation of the pressure sealing groups 50 and 51 with respect to the fabric conveying groups 40 and 41 by means of the respective engagement with the pair of end plates 52, 52' and actuation of the respective longitudinal and transverse sealing elements.
  • the mechanical sealing action of the sealing elements is not hermetic also owing to possible wear factors, such that gradual infiltration and losses of the treatment fluid from the portions 321 a and 322a may occur.
  • the circuit 34 performs the function of replenishing inside the chamber 32, by means of the portion 323, the loss of fluid escaping from the pressure sealing groups 50 and 51 and collected in the basin 44 from where the breather pipe 344 causes it to flow out to the tank 340. From the latter the fluid may be again reintroduced into the cycle by means of the pump 341. Moreover, a source of consumption of the treatment fluid is that resulting from its partial absorption by the fabric 2 leaving the hydro-thermal treatment unit 3. This quantity of treatment fluid is automatically replenished inside the chamber 2 by the pump 341 which draws from the reserve contained in the tank 340. Upon a consequent reduction in the volume of fluid inside the tank 340, the level measuring device 340a replenishes the reserve of the tank, interacting with the management system which, in tum, causes opening of the modulating valve 345a supplying fresh fluid.
  • the hydro-thermal treatment of the fabric is essentially aimed at performing a setting treatment.
  • setting of the wool may be performed with two levels of intensity which depend, according to the known glass transition curves, on the temperature to which the fibre is subjected depending on its moisture content.
  • the requirement is that of setting the fabric beforehand using a higher temperature treatment which protects the fabric from mechanical folding deformation and from swelling of the surface.
  • the hydro-thermal treatment performed with the apparatus according to the present invention allows a substantially permanent level of setting of the wool fibre and fabric to be achieved.
  • the apparatus according to the present invention by means of a technology based essentially on a hydraulic pressurization technique, ensures optimum conditions during the chemical-physical process of setting of the textile fibres.
  • the pressurization of the setting fluid achieved by means of the present invention is able to ensure predefined hydro-thermal conditions which are variable within a certain range so that they may be adapted to the required level of setting.
  • the apparatus according to the present invention does not requires pressing belts so that the risk of damaging the fabrics is eliminated.

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  1. Kontinuierlich arbeitende Vorrichtung (1) zur Nass-Wärme-Behandlung eines durchgängigen, in einer vorbestimmten Richtung (A-B) beförderten Textil-Substrats (2), wobei die Vorrichtung (1) Folgendes aufweist:
    - eine Einheit (3) zur hydro-thermischen Behandlung des Textil-Substrats (2) mit einer Kammer (32), die dazu eingerichtet ist, ein erhitztes Behandlungsfluid (35) zu beinhalten, wobei das erhitzte Behandlungsfluid (35) ein im Wesentlichen auf Wasser basierendes Fluid ist;
    - eine Gruppe (40) zum Befördern des Textil-Substrats (2) in die hydrothermische Behandlungseinheit (3);
    - eine Gruppe (41) zum Befördern des Textil-Substrats (2) aus der hydro-thermischen Behandlungseinheit (3) heraus; und
    - Druck-Versiegelungsgruppen (50, 51), die mit den Substrat-befördernden Gruppen (40, 41) verbunden sind,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die Vorrichtung (1) außerdem eine Pumpe (341) zum Zuführen und Unter-Druck-Setzen des erhitzten Behandlungsfluids (35) in der Kammer (32) aufweist, und dadurch, dass die Druck-Versiegelungsgruppen (50, 51) dazu eingerichtet sind, die Kammer (32) in einer im Wesentlichen versiegelten Weise so zu schließen, dass das Behandlungsfluid auf einen Druck höher als atmosphärischen Druck unter-Druck-setzbar ist, wobei ein Verdampfen des erhitzten Behandlungsfluids (35) in der Kammer (32) vermieden wird.
  2. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass jede der Beförderungsgruppen (40, 41) mindestens eine motorisierte Walze (400) aufweist.
  3. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass jede der Druck-Versiegelungsgruppen (50, 51) eine im Wesentlichen mitlaufende Walze (500) aufweist, welche eine seitliche Fläche (501) mit einer Beschichtung (501 a) aus einem elastischen Material umfasst.
  4. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 1, 2 oder 3,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die Vorrichtung (1) außerdem Druck-Übertragungsmittel (503, 503') aufweist, die mit den Druck-Versiegelungsgruppen (50, 51) zusammenwirken.
  5. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 2,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass jede der Druckversiegelungsgruppen (50, 51) ein längliches Versiegelungselement (504) aufweist, das am Boden mit einer seitlichen Fläche (404) der mindestens einen motorisierten Walze (400) bündig in Berührung tritt.
  6. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 2 oder 5,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass jede der Druck-Versiegelungsgruppen (50, 51) erste querliegende Versiegelungselemente (506, 506') aufweist, welche an den jeweiligen Enden quer in einer versiegelnden Weise mit einer seitlichen Fläche (404) der mindestens einen motorisierten Walze (400) in Kontakt treten.
  7. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 6,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass jede der Druck-Versiegelungsgruppen (50, 51) zweite querliegende Versiegelungselemente (509, 509') aufweist, die wenigstens teilweise mit den ersten querliegenden Versiegelungselementen (506, 506') der motorisierten Walze bündig in Kontakt stehen.
  8. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 5 oder 6, wenn dieser von Anspruch 5 abhängt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass das längliche Versiegelungselement (504) eine aufblasbare Röhre (522) aufweist, über welche ein verschiebbares Blockelement (524), das aus einem reibungsarmen Material hergestellt ist, angebracht ist.
  9. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 5 oder 6, wenn dieser von Anspruch 5 oder Anspruch 8 abhängt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass das längliche Versiegelungselement (504) im Wesentlichen integral mit Paaren von Endplatten (52, 52') ist.
  10. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 6 oder 7,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die ersten querliegenden Versiegelungselemente (506, 506') verschiebbare Blockelemente (526) aufweisen, welche im Wesentlichen halbkreisförmig und aus einem reibungsarmen Material hergestellt und mit elastischen Streckelementen (536) gekoppelt sind.
  11. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 6, 7 oder 10,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die ersten querliegenden Versiegelungselemente (506, 506') in Paaren von Endplatten (52, 52') aufgenommen und gelagert sind.
  12. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 7,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die zweiten querliegenden Versiegelungselemente (509, 509') verschiebbare Blockelemente aufweisen, die im Wesentlichen kreisförmig und aus einem reibungsarmen Material hergestellt sind.
  13. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 7 oder 12,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die zweiten querliegenden Versiegelungselemente (509, 509') mit Endwänden der Mitläuferwalzen (500) verbunden sind und mit einem Paar von Endplatten (52, 52') bündig in Kontakt stehen.
  14. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorangegangenen Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass eine drehende - vorzugsweise erhitzte - zylinderförmige Trommel (33) in der Kammer (32) aufgenommen ist.
  15. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorangegangenen Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die Kammer (32) einen Bereich (323) aufweist, in welchem eine Steuerungswalze (335) zum Steuern der Spannung des Textilsubstrats (2) aufgenommen ist.
  16. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 15,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die Steuerwalze (335) mit der Gruppe (40) zum Befördern des Textil-Substrats in die Einheit (3) funktionsfähig verbunden ist.
  17. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorangegangenen Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die Einheit (3) zur hydro-thermischen Behandlung des Textil-Substrats (2) einen ersten Kreislauf (34) zum Zuführen und Unter-Druck-Setzen des Behandlungsfluids (35) in der Kammer (32) aufweist.
  18. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der vorangegangenen Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass die Einheit (3) zum hydro-thermischen Behandeln des Textil-Substrats (2) einen zweiten Kreislauf (36) zum Erhitzen des Behandlungsfluids (35) in der Kammer (32) aufweist.
  19. Vorrichtung (1) nach den Ansprüchen 17 und 18,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass der erste Kreislauf (34) zum Zuführen und Unter-Druck-Setzen und der zweite Erhitzungskreislauf (35) mit einem Verwaltungssystem funktionsfähig verbunden sind.
  20. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 19,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass Beziehungen zwischen dem temperaturabhängigen Gleichgewichtsdruck des Wassers und der druckabhängigen Gleichgewichtstemperatur des Wassers in das Verwaltungssystem derart eingegangen sind, dass ein vorbestimmter Sollwert "Pset" des Drucks und ein vorbestimmter Sollwert "Tset" der Temperatur definierbar sind, so dass der aktuelle Druck "Pe" und die aktuelle Temperatur "Te" des Behandlungsfluids gemessen und mit den jeweiligen Sollwerten "Pset" und "Tset" verglichen werden, und, falls notwendig, der aktuelle Druck und die aktuelle Temperatur korrigiert werden, bis der Unterschied zwischen den Werten, das heißt zwischen "Pe" und "Pset" beziehungsweise "Te" und "Tset", in ein vorbestimmtes Toleranzintervall fällt.
  21. Methode zur Nass-Wärme-Behandlung eines durchgängigen Textil-Substrats (2), das in eine vorbestimmte Richtung (A-B) befördert wird, wobei die Methode die folgenden Schritte aufweist:
    - Befördern (40) des Textil-Substrats (2) in eine Einheit (3) zum hydro-thermischen Behandeln des Textil-Substrats;
    - hydro-thermisches Behandeln des Textil-Substrats in einer Kammer (32) mit einem erhitzen Behandlungsfluid (35), wobei das erhitzte Behandlungsfluid (35) ein im Wesentlichen auf Wasser basierendes Fluid ist; und
    - Befördern (41) des Textil-Substrats (2) aus der Einheit (3) heraus,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    die Schritte:
    - Schließen der Kammer (32) in einer im Wesentlichen versiegelten Weise durch Druck-Versiegelungsgruppen (50, 51); und
    - Zuführen und Unter-Druck-Setzen des erhitzten Behandlungsfluids (35) in der Kammer (32) durch eine Pumpe (341), wobei folglich das Behandlungsfluid in der versiegelt geschlossenen Kammer (32) auf einen Druck höher als atmosphärischen Druck unter Druck gesetzt wird, wobei ein Verdampfen des erhitzten Behandlungsfluids (35) in der Kammer (32) vermieden wird;
    und dadurch, dass der Schritt des hydro-thermischen Behandelns des Textil-Substrats in einer Kammer (32) mit einem erhitzten Behandlungsfluid (35) den Schritt des vollständigen Füllens der Kammer (32) mit dem Behandlungsfluid (35) aufweist.
  22. Methode nach Anspruch 21,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    den Schritt, das Behandlungsfluid (35) auf eine vorgewählte Temperatur zu bringen, welche höher als die Siedetemperatur bei atmosphärischem Druck ist.
  23. Methode nach Anspruch 21 oder 22,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass der Schritt des Unter-Druck-Setzens des Behandlungsfluids in der Kammer (32) den Schritt des Unter-Druck-Setzens des Behandlungsfluids auf einen Druck zwischen ungefähr 0 und 3,0 bar, vorzugsweise zwischen ungefähr 0,5 und 2,5 bar und besonders bevorzugt zwischen 1,0 und 2,0 bar, aufweist.
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