JP5063654B2 - Automatic dyeing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic staining apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art A pot-type dyeing machine is known in the past in which a dough is stored in a pot in which a dye solution is stored, and the dough is dyed by rotating the pot. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, Patent Document 1 includes a staining container 200 that stores an object to be dyed and a dyeing liquid, and a rotating shaft 202 that rotates the staining container 200, and is a driving unit fixed to the rotating shaft 202. There is disclosed a dyeing machine in which a plurality of units 210 configured to transmit a rotational force to a rotary shaft 202 via a pulley 204 are arranged. In each unit 210, the opening of the staining container 200 is closed by an upper lid 206, and the upper lid 206 is attached to a rotation shaft 202 via an attachment member 208. Can be dyed.

JP 2002-309476 A

  The conventional dyeing machine needs to attach the cloth and the dyeing liquid to the rotating shaft 202 via the attachment member 208 after the dough and the dyeing liquid are stored in the dyeing container 200. After dyeing, the dyeing container 200 is detached from the attachment member 208, Since it is necessary to open the top cover 206 and take out the dough, it is troublesome and takes a long time to perform such operations on each of the plurality of units 210.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic staining apparatus that can perform various stainings quickly and efficiently.

The object of the present invention is to rotate the container in which the object to be dyed and the dye solution are individually rotated to stain the object to be dyed, and to rotate any one of the containers at the carry-in station. A container transporting means for transporting to the dyeing means and gripping the container for which the dyeing of the dyed object has been finished and transporting the container from the rotating dyeing means to a carry-out station; and a control device for controlling the rotary dyeing means and the container transporting means; The control device is achieved by an automatic dyeing device that detects the rotating dyeing means in a stopped state, selects one of them, and sequentially conveys the containers to the rotating dyeing means by the container conveying means .

  In this automatic dyeing apparatus, the rotary dyeing means seals the container rotatably by pressing the lid from above with a turntable on which the container having an open top is rotatably mounted. Preferably, the apparatus includes a pressing unit, a tilting unit that tilts the sealed container, and a rotation driving unit that rotates the container in a tilted state, and the container transporting unit rotates the rotating table in a horizontal state. It is preferable that the container is configured to be inserted in the horizontal direction between the base and the lid.

  The container transporting unit includes a chuck member that holds the container, a triaxial driving unit that drives the chuck member along three axial directions orthogonal to each other, and a chuck opening / closing unit that opens and closes the chuck member. It is preferable.

  Moreover, it is preferable that a weight detecting means for detecting the weight of the container is provided in the carry-in station.

  Moreover, it is possible to make it the structure provided with the intermediate | middle station which conveys the said container in the middle of dyeing by the said container conveyance means temporarily, and it is possible to make it the structure provided with the dyeing assistant in the said container in this structure. It is preferable that an adding means for adding is provided in the intermediate station.

  According to the automatic staining apparatus of the present invention, various types of staining can be performed quickly and efficiently.

It is a perspective view showing the whole automatic dyeing device composition concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the rotary dyeing apparatus of the automatic dyeing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 in the arrow A direction. It is BB sectional drawing of the rotary dyeing apparatus shown in FIG. It is CC sectional drawing of the rotary dyeing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the state before the container tilting of the rotary dyeing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a principal part enlarged view of the rotary dyeing apparatus shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the container conveyance apparatus of the automatic dyeing | staining apparatus shown in FIG. 1 in the arrow A direction. It is the perspective view which expands and shows the chuck | zipper member of the container conveying apparatus shown in FIG. 7, (a) has shown the closed state, (b) has each shown the open state. It is the perspective view which looked at the chuck member shown in Drawing 8 from the lower part. It is a principal part perspective view which shows other embodiment of the rotary dyeing apparatus shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows a part of conventional dyeing machine.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of an automatic staining apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic dyeing apparatus 100 includes a plurality of rotational dyeing apparatuses 1 that individually rotate a container in which the object to be dyed and the dyeing solution are housed to dye the object to be dyed, and each rotary dyeing apparatus 1. And a container transport device 50 for transporting the container. In the present embodiment, each rotational dyeing apparatus 1 includes three units arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction (X direction) as one unit, and each unit is provided in four stages in the vertical direction (Z direction), thereby forming a matrix. Arranged in a shape.

  2 is a perspective view of one unit of the rotary dyeing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 as viewed in the direction of arrow A. FIGS. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views taken along the line BB and CC of FIG. 2, respectively. It is sectional drawing. Each rotary dyeing device 1 is configured to be capable of mounting a container 2 having an opening at the top, and includes a turntable 10, a pressing device 20, and a tilting device 30, respectively, as shown in FIGS. . FIG. 2 shows a state after the container 2 is tilted substantially horizontally (Y direction in FIG. 1).

  The turntable 10 is formed in a disk shape and is rotatably supported by the mounting frame 4 via a bearing device 6.

  The pressing device 20 includes a pressing cylinder 21 such as an air cylinder attached to the mounting frame 4, a transmission shaft 23 having one end attached to the tip of a rod 21 a of the pressing cylinder 21 via a connecting plate 22, And a plate-like pressing body 24 attached to the other end side of the shaft 23. The pressing cylinder 21 and the transmission shaft 23 are disposed substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the turntable 10, and the pressing body 24 is disposed so as to face the turntable 10. As shown in FIG. 4, a fixed shaft 25 is fixed to the pressing body 24.

  The fixed shaft 25 is formed with a hollow portion 25a along the axis, and is provided through the pressing body 24 so that the axis of rotation of the turntable 10 coincides with the axis. A pressure release pipe 26 is connected to one end side of the hollow portion 25a facing the turntable 10, and the other end side of the hollow portion 25a communicates with the outside through a communication port 25b. The pressure release pipe 26 is arranged so as to extend upward in a tilted state of the container 2 shown in FIG. Further, a thermocouple 29 is inserted into the hollow portion 25a from the other end side, and the thermocouple 29 is arranged such that the temperature measuring portion 29a extends downward through one end side of the hollow portion 25a. It should be noted that the insertion portion of the thermocouple 29 with respect to the fixed shaft 25 is liquid-tightly sealed so that the dye solution in the container 2 does not leak. The pressure release pipe 26 and the thermocouple 29 are covered with a plate 27a provided on a lid 27 described later, and the article C is prevented from being caught by the pressure release pipe 26 and the thermocouple 29 during dyeing.

  The pressing device 20 includes a lid body 27 that seals the opening of the container 2, and a bearing device 28 is fixed to the center of the surface of the lid body 27. The rotating shaft 25 of the pressing body 24 is inserted through an opening formed in the center of the lid body 27 via the bearing device 28, and supports the lid body 27 so as to be rotatable. The bearing device 28 is configured such that a rolling bearing 28b is accommodated in an annular case 28a. When the pressing body 24 comes into contact with the case 28a of the bearing device 28 and presses the lid body 27, the lid body 27 becomes a container. 2 is closely attached to the periphery. As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 6, a washer 201 is interposed between the pressing body 24 and the bearing 28b, and the washer 201, the bearing 28b, and the case are pressed by the pressing force acting on the pressing body 24 in the direction indicated by the arrow. The lid 27 is pressed through 28a. An annular packing 202 is fitted on one end side of the fixed shaft 25, and the space between the fixed shaft 25 and the lid 27 is liquid-tightly sealed by the packing 202.

  The configuration of the pressing device 20 may be anything as long as the container 2 is hermetically sealed by the lid 27 and the container 2 and the lid 27 are rotatably sandwiched. For example, the turntable 10 is provided on one of the opposing surfaces of the U-shaped frame. The pressing member 24 may be supported so as to be capable of advancing and retreating via a drive cylinder. Sites that come into contact with the dye liquid, such as the container 2 and the lid 27, are preferably made of a corrosion-resistant material such as a stainless steel material.

  The tilting device 30 includes a tilting cylinder 32 such as an air cylinder attached to the support frame 31, and the tip of the rod 32 a of the tilting cylinder 32 is fixed to the mounting frame 4. The mounting frame 4 is supported by a rotating shaft 33 so as to be rotatable with respect to the support frame 31, and the mounting frame 4 is rotated by moving the rod of the tilting cylinder 32 forward and backward to change the posture of the container 2. It can be changed between the standing state shown in FIG. 5 and the tilted state shown in FIG.

  Further, the rotary dyeing apparatus 1 includes a rotation driving device 40 that rotates the container 2 mounted on the turntable 10. The rotary drive device 40 includes a drive pulley 41 and a driven pulley 42 attached to the support frame 31, and an endless drive belt 43 wound around the drive pulley 41 and the driven pulley 42. Tension is applied to the drive belt 43 by a tension roller 44 attached to the support frame 31. The drive pulley 41 is connected to the rotation shaft of the drive motor 45 and rotationally drives the drive belt 43 in one direction. The driven pulley 42 has a groove 42a formed along the outer peripheral surface. The drive belt 43 is disposed such that the lower surface side of the groove 42a of the driven pulley 42 is in contact with the outer peripheral edge of the turntable 10 by tilting the container 2, and rotationally drives the turntable 10 by friction. In this embodiment, the rotational drive of the container 2 in the three rotational dyeing apparatuses 1 is performed by the single rotational drive apparatus 40, so that the configuration is made compact. However, the rotational drive apparatus 40 is provided for each rotational dyeing apparatus 1. May be provided.

  Further, the rotational dyeing apparatus 1 includes heating heaters 8 such as far infrared heaters disposed on the left and right sides of the turntable 10 so as to extend along the axis of the tilted container 2. The heater 8 is covered with a reflecting plate 8a so that the container 2 can be efficiently heated, and is attached to the support frame 31 via a stay (not shown).

  Furthermore, the rotary dyeing apparatus 1 includes a cooling water nozzle 9 for supplying cooling water to the side surface of the tilted container 2 as illustrated in FIG. 4 only. The cooling water nozzle 9 interferes with the tilted container 2 so that cooling water can be supplied to the side surface of the container 2 by operation of a pump and a solenoid valve disposed in the flow path from a cooling water tank (not shown). It is being fixed to the support frame 31 in the vicinity position which does not. At the tip of the cooling water nozzle 9, two cooling water ejection holes 9 a, 9 a for injecting cooling water obliquely downward from both sides across the axis of the cooling water nozzle 9 are formed. Along with this, cooling water can be supplied over a wide area.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the container transport device 50 is movable in the left-right direction (X direction) with respect to the support frame 60 including a plurality of vertical columns 61 and a plurality of horizontal beams 62. A supported horizontal moving body 70, an elevating body 80 provided on the horizontal moving body 70 so as to be movable up and down (Z direction), and a chuck provided on the elevating body 80 so as to be able to advance and retract in the front-rear direction (Y direction). And a member 90. The support frame 60 is provided with a pair of guide rails 63, 63 extending in the left-right direction (X direction) on a horizontal beam 62 connected to the lower end of the vertical column 61.

  The horizontal moving body 70 is configured by connecting an upper block 71 and a lower block 72 by a pair of guide rods 73, 73 extending in the vertical direction (Z direction), and the lower portions on both sides of the lower block 72 are a pair of guides. The rails 63 and 63 are engaged.

  As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 8A, the lifting body 80 includes a pair of stays 82a, 81 having a pair of brackets 81, 81 disposed on both the left and right (X direction) sides. 82a and a pair of connecting plates 82b, 82b arranged in the front-rear direction (Y direction), and a guide member that guides the chuck member 90 to the inner surface of the pair of brackets 81, 81 facing each other. 83 and 83 are provided, respectively. Further, insertion blocks 84 and 84 through which the guide rods 73 and 73 are inserted are fixed to the outer surface sides of the brackets 81 and 81.

  Similarly, as shown in FIG. 8A, the chuck member 90 has two rotating shafts 92 and 92 rotatably disposed on both sides of a pair of plate-like base members 91 and 91 arranged vertically. ing. The end portions of the gripping claws 93 and 93 are coupled to the respective rotation shafts 92 and 92, and the gripping claws 93 and 93 are rotated together with the rotation of the rotation shafts 92 and 92 to open and close the gripping claws 93 and 93. Is done. Further, one end side of plate-like lever members 94, 94 is connected to each of the rotary shafts 92, 92, and the other end sides of the lever members 94, 94 are rotatably provided on the lever members 94, 94. The protrusions 94a and 94a (see FIG. 8B) are engaged with the groove portions 95a and 95a formed in the block-shaped coupler 95. The groove portions 95a and 95a extend along the longitudinal direction of the lever members 94 and 94, and the protrusions 94a and 94a are formed to be movable along the groove portions 95a and 95a when the chuck member 90 is opened and closed.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the container transport device 50 includes a horizontal drive device 52 and a lift drive device 54 that drive the horizontal moving body 70, the lift body 80, and the chuck member 90 in the X direction, the Z direction, and the Y direction, respectively. And a forward / backward drive device 56, and a chuck opening / closing device (not shown) for opening / closing the chuck member 90.

  The horizontal driving device 52 includes a pair of timing pulleys 52a and 52b arranged at the same height, and the pair of timing pulleys 52a and 52b are attached to the horizontal beams 62 on the upper and lower portions of the support frame 60, respectively. It has been. Between the pair of timing pulleys 52a and 52b, an endless timing belt 52c is suspended in the left-right direction (X direction). The upper and lower timing belts 52c and 52c are connected to the upper block 71 of the horizontal moving body 70. The lower block 72 is fixed. Further, one of the pair of timing pulleys 52a and 52a arranged above and below is connected so as to rotate integrally by a connecting shaft 52d, and the upper timing pulley 52a is connected to the output shaft of the servo motor 52e. Another timing belt 52g is wound around the provided timing pulley 52f. Since the horizontal driving device 52 has such a configuration, the upper and lower timing belts 52c and 52c are driven in synchronization by the operation of the servo motor 52e, and the horizontal moving body 70 is moved along the pair of guide rails 63 and 63. Move in the X direction.

  The elevating drive device 54 is provided with a pair of timing pulleys 54 a and 54 b in the upper block 71 and the lower block 72 of the horizontal moving body 70, respectively. It is provided on each side along the direction (X direction). An endless timing belt 54c is suspended in the vertical direction (Z direction) between the pair of timing pulleys 54a and 54b. The left and right timing belts 54c and 54c are provided with brackets 81 on both sides of the lifting body 80. , 81 are fixed (see FIG. 8). Further, the upper sides 54a and 54a of the pair of timing pulleys are coupled so as to rotate integrally by a coupling shaft 54d, and one timing pulley 54a is a timing pulley 54f provided on the output shaft of the servo motor 54e. Between them, another timing belt 54g is wound. The elevating drive device 54 is provided with such a configuration, so that the left and right timing belts 54c and 54c are driven in synchronization by the operation of the servo motor 54e, and the elevating body 80 is moved along the pair of guide rods 73 and 73 in the Z direction. Move in the direction.

  The advancing / retreating drive device 56 is a rodless cylinder fixed between a pair of connecting plates 82b, 82b disposed in front of and behind between the pair of brackets 81, 81 as shown in FIG. It is composed of A piston and a magnet (not shown) are accommodated in the advancing / retracting drive device 56, and the piston and the magnet are moved back and forth (Y direction) by selectively introducing compressed air from the air introducing portions at both ends. The chuck member 90 can be interlocked by moving and attracting a magnet provided on the rear side of the chuck member 90. With such a configuration, the advance / retreat drive device 56 can drive the chuck member 90 in the front-rear direction.

  The chuck opening / closing device is constituted by an air cylinder (not shown in FIGS. 8 and 9), and by connecting the rod of the air cylinder to the coupler 95, the coupler 95 is moved forward and backward (Y direction). be able to. The chuck opening / closing device drives the coupler 95 further forward after the chuck member 90 is advanced from the state shown in FIG. 8A in the front-rear direction (Y direction) as shown in FIG. 8B. Thus, the gripping claws 93 can be opened, and the container 2 held by the chuck member 90 can be placed on the rotary dyeing apparatus 1. Moreover, after completion | finish of dyeing | staining in the rotary dyeing apparatus 1, the container 2 on the rotary dyeing apparatus 1 can be again hold | gripped by performing operation | movement contrary to this.

  As described above, the horizontal drive device 52, the lift drive device 54, and the advance / retreat drive device 56 serve as three-axis drive means for driving the chuck member 90 along the three axes (X axis, Z axis, and Y axis) directions orthogonal to each other. Function. The operations of the horizontal drive device 52, the lift drive device 54, and the advance / retreat drive device 56 are controlled by a control device (not shown) together with the chuck opening / closing device and the rotary dyeing device 1.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the automatic staining apparatus 100 includes a loading station S1, an intermediate station S2, and a unloading station S3 in an area where the container 2 can be transported by the container transport apparatus 50. The carry-in station S1 and the intermediate station S2 are provided adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, and weigh scales 51a and 51b on which the transported container 2 is placed. To the carry-in station S1, the containers 2 in which the objects to be dyed and the dye liquor are accommodated are sequentially conveyed from a pretreatment device (not shown) such as a color kitchen by a carry-in conveyor (not shown). The weigh scales 51a and 51b only need to be able to detect the entire weight of the container 2 including the object to be dyed and the dyeing liquid and to output a signal corresponding to the detected amount, for example, a piezoelectric element, strain gauge type, electrostatic A capacitive weight sensor or the like can be used.

  The automatic dyeing device 100 further includes an adding device for adding a dyeing aid such as mirabilite or soda ash, and the supply nozzle 53 of the adding device is disposed above the intermediate station S2 so that the upper opening of the container 2 is opened. It is comprised so that a dyeing assistant can be added.

  The carry-out station S3 is provided with a carry-out conveyor 51c such as a belt conveyor, and the placed container 2 is conveyed toward a post-processing device (not shown) that performs neutralization and washing by the carry-out conveyor 51c. The

  Next, the operation of the automatic staining apparatus 100 having the above configuration will be described. In each container 2, a dyed material made of chemical fibers such as cotton, nylon, polyester (cationic dyeable), and acrylic is accommodated, and a dyeing solution and an auxiliary agent suitable for the dyed material are injected in advance. Thus, the container 2 containing the article to be dyed and the dyeing liquid is placed on the carry-in conveyor (not shown) with the upper part opened. The container 2 is sequentially transported to a position near the carry-in station S1, and then placed on the weighing scale 51a of the carry-in station S1 by a pusher (not shown) or the like. When the detection signal of the weighing scale 51a is input, the control device determines whether or not an appropriate amount of dyeing liquid or the like is stored by comparison with a preset weight value, and if the determination result is unacceptable. , Alarm sound, etc., to pause the operation. If the determination result is acceptable, the control device operates the horizontal drive device 52 and the lift drive device 54 to move the chuck member 90 to the carry-in station S1. Then, after the container 2 is gripped by the chuck member 90 by the operation of the advance / retreat driving device 56, the rotational dyeing device 1 in a stopped state is detected, and either one is selected and conveyed to the rotational dyeing device 1.

  The moving speed of the horizontal moving body 70 and the lifting body 80 due to the operation of the horizontal driving device 52 and the lifting / lowering driving device 54 depends on the coordinate position on the XZ plane of the loading station S1 and the XZ of the rotary dyeing device 1 as the destination. The chuck member 90 can be linearly moved to the rotational dyeing apparatus 1 by simultaneously operating the horizontal moving body 70 and the lifting body 80 based on the coordinate position on the surface. .

  When the rotary dyeing apparatus 1 is not in use, the distance between the rotary base 10 and the lid 27 is expanded in advance with the rotary base 10 in a horizontal state by the operation of the pressing device 20 and the tilting device 30. The chuck member 90 that has transported the container 2 to the rotary dyeing apparatus 1 inserts the container 2 between the rotary base 10 and the lid 27 by the operation of the advance / retreat drive device 56 and then operates the chuck claw 93 by the operation of the chuck opening / closing device. , 93 are spread out from each other to place the container 2 on the turntable 10.

  When the rotary dyeing apparatus 1 detects that the container 2 is mounted on the turntable 10 by a sensor or the like, the rotary dyeing apparatus 1 operates the pressing device 20 to press the lid 27 against the container 2 from above. Thereby, the container 2 is sealed by the lid body 27, and the container 2 and the lid body 27 are sandwiched between the turntable 10 and the pressing body 24 so as to be rotatable. Thereafter, the tilting device 30 is operated to tilt the container 2 as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the container 2 is tilted so that the axis is substantially horizontal, but the container 2 may be tilted so as to tilt diagonally upward or diagonally downward. In the tilted state of the container 2, the pressure release pipe 26 extends upward in the container 2, the opening end of the pressure release pipe 26 is exposed above the liquid level of the dye solution, and the internal space of the container 2 is the container. 2 communicates with the outside. On the other hand, the thermocouple 29 extends downward in the container 2 and measures the temperature of the dye solution.

  When the container 2 is tilted, the inside of the container 2 is heated by the heater 8, the outer peripheral edge of the turntable 10 comes into contact with the drive belt 43, and the turntable 10 starts to rotate. Thus, the drive device 40 can automatically rotate each container 2 in conjunction with the tilting operation of the containers 2 by the drive belt 43, and can individually rotate the plurality of turntables 10 to rotate. it can.

  In this way, the container 2 rotates together with the lid 27, and the contained article C to be stored is dyed with the dye liquor L as indicated by a broken line in FIG. The storage amount of the dye liquor L is set so that the liquid level is located slightly below the axis of the container 2 that is normally tilted. The pressure release pipe 26 always faces upward during the rotation of the container 2, and releases an increase in internal pressure accompanying an increase in the internal temperature of the container 2.

  The temperature of the dyeing liquid can be controlled in accordance with a preset temperature control pattern by controlling the output of the heating device based on the measurement of the thermocouple 29. In the present embodiment, in addition to the heater 8, a cooling device for spraying cooling water on the outer surface of the container 2 is provided, so that when the temperature of the dye solution needs to be lowered during dyeing, the set temperature is quickly reached. It is possible to shift and dyeing along a desired temperature control pattern is possible using a known control method such as PID control. For example, when a gradual temperature decrease is necessary, the output control of the heater 8 can be used. On the other hand, when the temperature decrease is abrupt, the output of the heater 8 is suppressed and cooling water is supplied from the cooling water nozzle 9. Supply. Although the flow rate of the cooling water is constant in this embodiment, the flow rate may be controlled according to the target temperature.

  Thus, after the dyeing of the article to be dyed is completed after a predetermined time has elapsed, the tilting device 30 is operated again, the container 2 is returned to the standing state shown in FIG. To raise the closed state of the container 2. With this operation, the control device moves the chuck member 90 to the rotary dyeing device 1 by the operation of the horizontal drive device 52 and the lifting drive device 54, and the container 2 is moved again by the operation of the advance / retreat drive device 56 and the chuck opening / closing device. After gripping, it is moved to the carry-out station S3. Then, the container 2 is placed on the carry-out conveyor 51c at the carry-out station S3, and is transferred toward a post-processing device that performs neutralization, washing, and the like. When the rotational staining apparatus 1 detects that the container 2 has been taken out by a sensor or the like, the rotary staining apparatus 1 outputs a signal indicating that the container 2 is not in use to the control device, and is ready to accept a new container 2.

  According to the automatic staining apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, the container transport means 50 places the container 2 in the horizontal direction between the rotary table 10 and the lid 27 with respect to the plurality of rotational staining apparatuses 1 that stain the object to be dyed. Since each rotational dyeing device 1 is configured to be inserted, it can quickly start dyeing the object to be dyed in the container 2 received, and the dyeing can be quickly and efficiently performed on the sequentially conveyed containers 2. Can be done well.

  In addition, since it is possible to change the dyeing conditions such as the type of dyeing solution, dyeing temperature, dyeing time, etc. for each rotary dyeing apparatus 1, dyeing of various types and small quantities (small lots) can be handled flexibly. Can do. Furthermore, even when the dyeing times in the rotary dyeing apparatuses 1 are different, the containers 2 are removed as soon as the dyeing is completed in any of the rotary dyeing apparatuses 1 regardless of the order of loading the containers 2 into the rotary dyeing apparatus 1. Since the next dyeing can be started by replacing with a new container 2, the production lead time can be shortened.

  Further, as in the present embodiment, the chuck member 90 is configured to be triaxially driven by the horizontal driving device 52, the elevation driving device 54, and the advance / retreat driving device 56, whereby a large number of rotational dyeing devices 1 are arranged. Even in this case, the container 2 can be transported to the rotary dyeing apparatus 1 quickly and easily.

  In the description of the above embodiment, the container 2 carried into the carry-in station S1 is transported by the container transport device 50 and put into one of the rotary dyeing devices 1, and is again transported by the container transport device 50 after the dyed object is dyed. For example, when dyeing a dark color on a dyed object made of cellulose fibers such as cotton or cupra, the container conveying device 50 performs the dyeing of the dyed object in the rotary dyeing apparatus 1. It may be transported to the intermediate station S2 and temporarily placed. In the intermediate station S2, soda ash or the like can be added from the supply nozzle 53 of the addition device disposed above the container 2, and when the weight meter 51b detects that a predetermined amount has been added, the control device After the container 2 is transported again to the rotary dyeing apparatus 1 in the stopped state and the dyeing process is continued for a predetermined time, the container transport apparatus 50 transports the container 2 to the unloading station S3. As described above, the automatic dyeing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can respond quickly even when it is necessary to add a dyeing assistant during the dyeing of the object to be dyed.

  Moreover, the structure of the rotary dyeing | staining apparatus 1 is not limited to the thing of this embodiment, The dyeing | staining thing in the container by which opening was previously sealed with the cover body may be dye | stained. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the rotary dyeing apparatus 110 includes a plurality of rotatable support rollers 111 on which the container 2 whose opening is closed by a lid 2 a and a horizontal axis is mounted, and upper and lower portions above the container 2. A driving roller 112 that is movably supported and is driven to rotate by a motor (not shown), and a pair of stoppers 113 and 114 that abut against the top and bottom surfaces of the container 2 and sandwich the container 2 rotatably. The one stopper 113 that comes into contact with the top surface of the container 2 can be configured to advance and retract along the axis of the container 2. When the rotary dyeing device 110 seals the container 2 containing the article C and the dye liquor L in advance with a lid 2a and transports the container 2 by a container transport device (not shown) and mounts it on the support roller 111, Is detected by a sensor (not shown), one stopper 113 is advanced and the container 2 is sandwiched between the other stopper 114 and the driving roller 112 is lowered to contact the body of the container 2. To transmit the rotational driving force. In this way, the container 2 rotates with the lid 2a sealed, and the object C is dyed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rotating dyeing | staining apparatus 2 Container 8 Far-infrared heater 8a Reflector 9 Cooling nozzle 10 Rotating stand 20 Pressing device 24 Pressing body 25 Fixed shaft 25a Hollow part 26 Pressure release pipe 27 Lid 30 Inclining device 40 Driving device 43 Driving belt 50 Container conveyance Devices 51a, 51b Weigh scale 52 Horizontal drive device 53 Supply nozzle 54 Elevating drive device 56 Advance / retreat drive device 60 Support frame 70 Horizontal moving body 80 Elevating body 90 Chuck member 100 Automatic dyeing device

Claims (5)

A plurality of rotational dyeing means for individually dyeing the object to be dyed by rotating the container containing the object to be dyed and the dyeing liquid;
A container transporting means for gripping the container in the carry-in station and transporting it to any of the rotational dyeing means, and for gripping the container after the dyeing of the dyed article and transporting it from the rotary dyeing means to the unloading station ;
A control device for controlling the rotating dyeing means and the container conveying means ,
The control device detects the rotational dyeing means in a stopped state, selects one, and sequentially conveys the containers to the rotational dyeing means by the container conveying means . The rotational dyeing means is hermetically sealed with a turntable on which the container having an upper opening is rotatably mounted, and a pressing means for sealing the container rotatably by pressing a lid from above on the container. Tilting means for tilting the container, and rotation driving means for rotating the container in a tilted state,
2. The automatic staining apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the container transporting unit inserts the container in a horizontal direction between the turntable and the lid in a state where the turntable is horizontal.   The said container conveyance means is provided with the chuck member which hold | grips the said container, the triaxial drive means which drives the said chuck member along the triaxial direction orthogonal to each other, and the chuck | zipper opening / closing means which opens and closes the said chuck member. The automatic staining apparatus according to 1 or 2.   The automatic dyeing | staining apparatus in any one of Claim 1 to 3 provided with the weight detection means in the said carrying-in station which detects the weight of the said container. An intermediate station for temporarily placing the container to be dyed while being transported by the container transport means;
The automatic dyeing | staining apparatus in any one of Claim 1 to 4 provided with the addition means to add the dyeing adjuvant in the said container in the said intermediate station.

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