JP2001073283A - Apparatus for arranging loops in machine for retaining treatment of fabric - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for arranging loops in a machine for carrying out a retaining treatment of a fabric by hanging the fabric in the interior of a chamber having a prescribed largeness to form the loops, to diffuse and fix the dyestuff attached on the surface of a dyed fabric, and to dry the fabric, and capable of rapidly treating the fabric by increasing the number of the loops. SOLUTION: This apparatus has hanging bars 12 attached at a prescribed interval to a conveyer chain circulating in a chamber, and a cam 23 for bending links 21 of the conveyer chain 11 moving along a guide 17 separated from a sprocket 14a positioned at the vicinity of the guide 17 at the entrance side. The conveyer chain 11 pivotally supports axis pins 19 having the hanging bars 12, and supporting rollers 20 having the guide 17 turning on the same axis.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a staying treatment machine for diffusing and dyeing a dye adhering to the surface of a printed fabric to the inside of a fiber and for drying the fabric. The present invention relates to a cloth arranging device capable of storing as many cloths as possible in an internal space and efficiently processing the cloths.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Cloth staying machines are used for hanging a series of printed fabrics in a loop to diffuse and permeate the dye adhering to the surface to the inside of the fiber for dyeing. . It is also used when drying fabrics. The cloth retention machine, which is a loop-type color developing apparatus, is a large container having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the cloth suspended in a loop is dyed in the interior space of the chamber while moving slowly. The inside of the space of the cloth retention machine is brought into a high temperature state of about 100 ° C. to 185 ° C. by a pipe or a gas burner through which high-pressure steam flows, and under this atmosphere, the cloth is sufficiently dyed and colored.

[0003] In order to accommodate more cloth in this chamber, it is necessary to form a loop and suspend it.
At the entrance of the cloth retention machine, a loop is formed for hanging the cloth in a loop. By the way, in order for the dye attached to the surface of the fabric suspended in a loop to be sufficiently dyed, the dye must be in the chamber for a predetermined time. Therefore, to accommodate longer fabrics in a chamber of limited size, the number of loops must be increased.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a conventional cloth retention machine. As shown in the drawing, the box 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the cloth 1 entered from the entrance forms a large number of loops 2, 2,. Conveyor chains 3a and 3b are arranged in the chamber, and both conveyor chains 3a and 3b run at the same speed.
Hanging bars 4, 4 are suspended between the conveyor chains 3a, 3b.

Therefore, the hanging bars 4, 4,...
Moves together with the conveyor chains 3a and 3b. The fabric 1 is suspended from the hanging bars 4, 4,... In a loop. Conveyor chain 3a,
3b is wound around four sprockets 5a, 5b,..., And a tension sprocket 6 is attached between the sprockets 5c, 5d to prevent the conveyor chain from loosening.

The fabric 1 is suspended by forming loops 2, 2,... Between the conveyor chains 3a, 3b between the two sprockets 5a, 5b so that the conveyor chains 3a, 3b do not bend during this time. Guide rails are provided alongside. The conveyor chain is formed by connecting links having a constant pitch so as to be able to bend around an axis pin, and the hanging bars 4, 4... Extend coaxially with the axis pins of the conveyor chain.

The cloth 1 sent from the entrance forms a loop 2 on the hanging bar of the conveyor chain 3, and when the loop 2 reaches a predetermined length, the loop is formed on the next hanging bar. The fabric 1 entering from the entrance is pushed down by the weight descending from above to form loops 2, 2... One after another, moves with the conveyor chain, and on the opposite side, the loops are broken one after another and are pulled out from the exit. Therefore, in the conventional cloth retention machine, the conveyor chain is hung by the fully extended hanging bars 4, 4,... To form the loops 2, 2,. , 2 ... are limited. However, if the pitch of the hanging bars 4, 4,... Is reduced to increase the number of loops 2, 2,.
Is difficult to make.

[0008]

As described above, the conventional cloth retention machine has the above-mentioned problems. The problem to be solved by the present invention is this problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a loop arranging apparatus capable of accommodating more loops in a chamber of a cloth processing machine of the same size.

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for arranging loops in a cloth retention machine according to the present invention, wherein a hanging bar is hung on a conveyor chain which moves at a predetermined interval at the same speed, and the hanging bar is placed on the hanging bar. Are suspended in a loop, and the basic configuration is the same as that of the related art. However, in the present invention, the loop suspended from the hanging bar does not move while the conveyor chain is fully extended,
The moving structure is such that the pitch of the hanging bar is reduced.

That is, the fabric hung on the hanging bar forms a loop, but the hanging bar is not provided at each pitch of the conveyor chain, and the link of the conveyor chain is bent when the loop is formed. To reduce the distance between the hanging bars.
Therefore, more hanging bars are arranged in a predetermined space, and the processing speed of the cloth can be increased if the chambers have the same size. Alternatively, dyeing and drying can be performed for a longer time.

The conveyor chain moves along a horizontal guide, but this guide does not support the conveyor chain main body, but supports the hanging bars to move horizontally, and the link between the adjacent hanging bars is It can bend away from the guide surface, so that the distance between the hanging bars is reduced. Therefore, more hanging bars are arranged. Here, the means of the link bending mechanism for bending the link of the conveyor chain is not particularly limited, and the hanging bar can be pressed forward, or the shaft pin portion of the conveyor chain having no hanging bar can be pressed downward. . Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0012]

FIG. 1 is an embodiment showing an apparatus for arranging loops in a cloth retention machine according to the present invention. Hanging bars 12, 12 are suspended on the conveyor chains 11, 11, which move in parallel at the same speed at a predetermined distance, and the hanging bars 12, 12,.
Is suspended to form a loop. Conveyor chain 11
As is well known, the link is configured to be flexibly connected at a constant pitch.
Are provided for every four pitches.

The conveyor chain 11 circulates while being wound around sprockets 14a, 14b, 14c, and 14d provided at four corners, and includes a tension sprocket 15 so that the conveyor chain 1 is stretched and does not stick. 15 presses the conveyor chain 11. Therefore, the sprocket 14
The conveyor chains 11 can circulate by rotating a, b,. In this case, the conveyor chain 11 may move continuously, and the fabric 13
It is also possible to move intermittently so as to stop only while making 6.

By the way, the conveyor chain 11 does not extend straight between the sprockets 14a and 14b located at the upper part, and is placed on the guide 17 in a zigzag. That is, the link between the hanging bars 12, 12,... Is bent in a V shape, and the interval between the hanging bars 12, 12,. However, the rollers 18, 18 whose outer diameter is increased so that the hanging bars 12, 12,.
Are attached to the shaft pins of the conveyor chains 11, 11,.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the conveyor chain 11, in which (a) shows a case where the conveyor chain 11 extends straight, and (b) shows a case where the conveyor chain 11 is bent in a V shape. In the conveyor chain 11, rollers are rotatably mounted on shaft pins 19, 19, which are the center of bending, and support rollers 20, 20,... Are mounted on shaft pins provided with hanging bars 12, 12,. The support rollers 20, 20,... Can roll the guide 17.

The links 21 and 21 of the conveyor chain 11
Are bent in a V-shape, and have the support rollers 20, 20,... For running the guide 17 in this state.
When the links 21, 21,... Of the conveyor chain 11 are bent in a V shape, the rollers 18, 18,.
However, since the roller 18 has a large outer diameter, a space remains between the rollers 18 and the hanging bars 12, 12..., And the fabric 1 suspended in loops 16, 16. Not to be.

FIG. 3 is a specific example showing the operation of the arrangement device for bending the links 21, 21,... Into a V shape to reduce the distance between the hanging bars 12, 12,. This arrangement device 22 is provided on the entrance side of the fabric 1 and
The cam 23 rotates in accordance with the traveling of the vehicle. Cam 23 is 3
The arm 24 is engaged with the roller 18 and can be sent forward. The roller 18 comes into contact with the roller 18 located forward, and the distance between the hanging bars 12, 12 is reduced. Can be shrunk.

In (a), a roller 18d is located at the upper end of the sprocket 14a, and the roller 18d is on the same surface as the guide 17.
a, 18b, 18c are arranged, but a gap remains between the rollers 18b and 18c. Then, as the sprocket 14a rotates, the cam 23 rotates and the arm 24 contacts the roller 18c and presses forward, and the roller 18c contacts the roller 18b located forward.
(b) shows this state. In this case, the sprocket 14a
Is rotated 30 degrees.

Subsequently, the sprocket 14a and the cam 23
Is rotated, and in FIG. 3C, the roller 18d is rotated 60 degrees, and the rollers 18a, 18b,
Reference numeral 18c denotes a case where the arm 18 is pushed forward by the arm 24. (d) is the moment when the tip of the arm 24 separates from the roller 18c, and the roller 18d located on the sprocket 14a moves on the same plane as the guide 17, and further another arm 24 of the rotating cam 23. Comes closer and comes into contact.

If the sprocket 14a and the cam 23 rotate from the state (d), the state becomes the same as that of the state (a) again, and the link of the conveyor chain 11 away from the sprocket 14a is sequentially bent into a V shape. Guide 1 while
Move along 7. By the way, as shown in FIG. 1, the cloth 13 entering from the entrance is wound around the roller 25, and the cloth 13 is looped between the hanging bar 12 and the weight attached to the lower end of the chain rewound from the drum 26. 16 are formed. When the loop 16 reaches a predetermined length, the weight rises and the hanging bar 12
Move with.

As described above, the loop arranging device of the present invention reduces the distance between the hanging bars for hanging the fabric in a loop by bending the link of the conveyor chain between the upper two sprockets. ,
The following effects can be obtained.

[0022]

The loop arranging device of the present invention can reduce the distance between the hanging bars by bending the link of the conveyor chain into a V-shape. You can make more loops. Therefore, since a long fabric can be accommodated, the process of diffusing and dyeing the dye inside the fabric becomes faster, and the drying process becomes faster.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a cloth retention machine equipped with a loop arrangement device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a conveyor chain to which a hanging bar is attached.

FIG. 3 shows the operation of the loop arrangement device.

FIG. 4 shows a conventional cloth retention machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Conveyor chain 12 Hanging bar 13 Fabric 14 Sprocket 15 Tension sprocket 16 Loop 17 Guide 18 Roller 19 Axis pin 20 Support roller 21 Link 22 Arrangement device 23 Cam 24 Arm 25 Roller 26 Drum

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A hanging bar is hung horizontally between two conveyor chains running on a guide rail provided on an upper portion of a cloth retention machine, and the hanging bar is wrapped with a fabric to form a loop. In the apparatus for arranging loops in a stagnant processing machine for dispersing and dyeing the dye adhering to the surface to the inside while moving along with the traveling of the conveyor chain or drying the cloth, a guide on the entrance side is used. A link bending mechanism for bending a link of a conveyor chain moving along a guide away from a sprocket located nearby, the conveyor chain supporting the guide rolling on the same axis as an axis pin having a hanging bar. An apparatus for arranging loops in a stagnant processing machine for fabric, wherein a roller is pivotally supported. 2. A hanging bar is hung horizontally between two conveyor chains running on a guide rail provided on an upper portion of a cloth retention machine, and the hanging bar is covered with a fabric to form a loop. In the arrangement of loops in a stay processing machine for dispersing and dyeing the dye adhering to the surface to the inside while moving along with the traveling of the conveyor chain or drying the cloth, the guide on the entrance side A cam for bending a link of the conveyor chain moving along a guide away from a sprocket located in the vicinity, the cam having an outwardly extending arm and being provided on a shaft pin of the conveyor chain by rotation of the arm; Roller and the like, and the conveyor chain rolls the guide coaxially with the shaft pin with the hanging bar An apparatus for arranging loops in a staple processing machine for fabric, comprising: a roller that supports a supporting roller and further has a roller whose outer diameter is increased so that the hanging bars do not contact each other.