US1129128A

US1129128A - Dyeing-machine.

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Publication number: US1129128A
Application number: US83086114A
Authority: US
Inventors: William H Shainline
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1914-04-10
Filing date: 1914-04-10
Publication date: 1915-02-23
Anticipated expiration: 1932-02-23

Description

W. H. SHAINLINE.

DYEING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APB. 1o. 914.

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DYBING MACHINE.

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WILLIAM H. SHAINLINE, 0F NORRI'STOWN, PENNSYLVAIA.

DYEING-MACHINE.

T 0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. SHAIN- Linn, of Norristown, in the county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new' and useful Improvements in Dyeing-Machines, whereof the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates more particularly to dyeing `machines wherein the dyel liquor is caused to circulate through the material under treatment.

An object of the invention is to provide a dyeing machine with a supporting cage for the material under4 treatment, which supporting cage is capable of being rotated while immersed in the dye liquor, and is provided with a central chamber in which are oppositely disposed devices for causing a circulation of thev dye liquor from the said central chamber of the cage, outwardly in all directions toward the outer wall of the cage, or inwardly in all directions through the outer wall of the cage toward the center thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby they supporting cage may be rotated in the tank containing `the dye liquor, by devices which extend through a peripheral opening in the tank. Y

A further object of the invention'is to provide a device of the above character. with means whereby the tank for the dve liquor i is so supported that it may be readily moved to an unloading position, a loading position, of an operating position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a process of dyeing wherein the dye liquor is forced radially outwardly and in-v wardly through rotating. compartments. containing the material to be dyed, and where- 1n the direction of movement of the rotating compartments is reversed. so as to nfacilitate the passing of the dye liquor throughthe Specification of Letters Patent.

VI, arediag'rammatic views illustrating the change of conditions in the behavior of the material. within the rotating cage, due to the reversal of its motion within the dye liquor tank.

The invention consists generally in providing a supporting tank for the dye liquor,

which is preferably substantially cylindrical in shape, with an opening in one side extending from end to end thereof, through which the tank may be loaded or unloaded. This tank 1s also so mounted that it maybe rotated to place the same in the most convenlent position for unloading, and also in the most convenient position for loading.

Within the tank is a rotating cage which 1s preferably perforated throughout, and is formed with a central perforated section p rov1ding a central chamber, in which o.ppositely disposed propellers may be placed. This central chamber communicates with the tank through suitable openings in the end walls o f the cage, so that the dye liquor may be drawn from the tank into the central chamber by'the propellers, and forced outwardly through the inner perforated cylindrical section to all parts of the cage and through the outer perforated section ofthe cage, thereby establishing a circulation of the dye liquor in and about the material beingdyed. A rotation of the propeller-s in the opposite direction will cause the d ve liquor to pass into the cage through the outer perforated parts thereof, and thence into the inner chamber and out through the end openings into the tank.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, myimproved dyeing machine consists of a main supporting frame 1, on which is piv otally mounted a tank 2. The tank 2, is provided with projecting end trunnions 3, which are supported in suitable bearings in the frame 1. This tank, as clearlv shown in i Figs. II. III, and IV, is substantially cylindrical in shape. and is provided with an opening 4. which extends from end to end thereof. The tank is bent outwardly as at 5, to form side walls for the opening 4. The tank is preferably formed in two sections, secured together bv suitable bolts 6. The object of making the tank in sections is to permit the insertion of the supporting ca ge. The main frame 1. is also provided with rollers 7. and 8. which engage the outer sur face of the tank` and assist in supporting the same. v

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

, Application led April 10, 1914. Serial No. 830,861.

Secured to one end of the tank, is a rack f segment 9, which is concentric with the axis of the tank, and engaged by a pinion 10..

This pinion 10, is mounted on a short shaft 11, vhaving an opera-ting handle 12. By

rotating the shaft 11, the pinion 10, will cause the tank to turn on its supporting trunnions 3, 3, so that the tank may be shifted from the position shown in Fig. II, to the position shown in Fig., III, or to the position shown in Fig. IV.

Located within the tank is a supporting cage 13, also cylindrical in outline, and-this ysupporting cage is rotatably mounted on suitable bearings 14, and15. The bearing l-his formed as an extension ofthe supporting trunnion for oneend of the-tank. The bearing 15, is carried by a bracket 16, bolted to the inner 'face of the tank 2. The outer wall of the cage is perforated, as clearly indicated in the drawings, and each

end wall

17, and 18, is also perforated. The cage is provided `with a central perforated tubular section 19, which, as herein shown, is hexagonal in cross section. Radial partitions 20, extend from the vertexes of the angles of this central section to the outer Wall of the chamber 21, is a shaft 23, on which are.-

mounted twooppositely disposed propcllers 24. These propellers are adjacent the ends of the compartment 21.` The shaft 23, is journaled in the bearings for the cage.'andf protrudes at one end tosupport a gear Wheel 25. This gear wheel meshes with an idler 26:, journaled on the bracket 16. The cage is formed with an annular rack 27, with which the idler 26, meshes. The annular rack is toothed on its inner and outer pe-4 ripheries. A gear Wheel 28, meshes with the teeth on the outer periphery of the rack, and is mounted on a suitable shaft 29, carried at the upper end: of the tank. sprocket wheel 30, is mounted on the outer end of the shaft 29, and this sprocket wheel is geared by a suitable chain 31, to a sprocket Wheel 32, on a shaft 33, driven by a sprocket chain 34, from any suitable source of power.

Rotation of the shaft 29, through the shaft 33, will cause the gear 28, to rrta'te the cage 13. This motion of the cage 13, through the idler 26, will cause the driving of the gear 25, and the shaft 23, connected thereto. The same means, therefore, which rotates the will also be noted that when the cage is rocage, also drives the propellers 24. If the cage is rotated in the opposite direction, the propellers will be correspondingly oppositely driven.

It will be noted that the mechanism for rotating the cage is connected thereto through the open mouth of the tank, which obviates the extension of the operating shafts through stuiing boxes in the end walls of the 4dye liquor-containingv tank. It

tating in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. V, the material under treatment, which is constantlyA immersed in the dye liquor, will lag and be packed or compressed more densely against the vertical perforated partitionsin the rear of the direction of rotation, as clearly shown in the ligure by the heavier shading. The dye liquor as it is forced outwardly by the propellers lags backward. This results -in a' more open mass of goods on the opposite sides of these partitionsy and this condition tends to facilitate the circulating of the dye liquor. When the direction of rotation of the cage is reversed, as shown in Fig. VI, the conditions are exactly reversed and the portion of the compartment. or pocket which was before densely ,packed becomes relaxed and the material becomespacked or compressed against the opposite partition of the compartment. This reversing of the direction of rotationI of the cage andthe shifting of the material from one side of the compartment to the other results `in a spongelike action in regard to the taking up of the vdye liquor, z'. e. the materials are alternately relaxed and' compressed, thereby greatly facilitating the absorption of the dye stuffs. This compression and relaxation of the material also produces a change in the direction of vflow ofthe dye liquor. When the propellers are rotating in the opposite direction and the'dye liquor flows inward instead of outward, practically the same ac- 11C tion occurs. l

Inthe operation of" my device, the hand shaft 11, is turned so as to move the tank toa convenient position for the placing of the material in the supporting cage. This position ofthe tank isI illustrated in Fig. III, of the drawings. The cage is then rotated so as to bring one compartment after another-,directly in rear of the entrance to the tank; the doors of the compartments are raised and the material inserted, after which the doors are closed and another com- .partment is made accessible and likewise filled. After the machine is loaded with the material to be dyed, the tank is turned to an upright position. as shown in Fig. II, through the aid of the hand shaft 11. 'The cage is then set into rotation through the operating mechanism therefor, and this in turn causes the driving of the propellers 24. If the propellers are driven in one direction, the dye' liquor will be drawn in through the openings in the end Walls of the cage, and Will be forced radially outwardly through the compartments and the perforations in the outer Wall of the cage. When the propellers are driven in the opposite direction, the dye liquor is drawn in through the outer wall of the cage, and through the perforations in the central section to the inner compartment, and is forced by the pi'opelleis through the openings in the end Walls intov the tank. rIhe dye liquor may thus be circulated in either direction through the articles under treatment.

By providing -a propeller' at each end of the central compartment of the cage, one propeller coperates with the other to force the liquor radially outwardly through the cage, or in tui'n to draw the liquor radially inwardly through the cage. After the niatcrial has been dyed, the dye liquor can be readilyivitlidravvn from tbe tank if desired, by any suitable means, and the tank turned to the position shown in Fig. IV, whichr renders the supporting cage readily accessible for unloading the dyed material from the compartments.

From the above, it will be apparent that l have also devised a new process of dyeing, which consists in moving the material under treatment in mass back and forth in the dye liquor, whereby the densely packed portions of the mass are shifted and at the same time-the dye liquor is caused to circulate across the path of movement of the material.

lt is obvious that minor changes in the details of construction and larrangement of parts may be made, without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. A dyeing machine including in combination, a tank for the dye liquor, a rotatable perforated cage located Within said tank, said cage having an inner perforated section forming an inner chamber, said cage having openings leading from -tlie tank to said inner chamber, oppositely disposed propellers located in said inner chamber, and means for rotating said propellers.

' 2. A dyeing machine including inv combination, a tank for the dye liquor, a rotatable perforated cage located Within said' tank, said cage having an inner perforated section forming an inner chamber, said cage having openings leading from the tank to said inner chamber, oppositely disposed propellers located in said inner chamber, and means for simultaneously rotating said cage and said propellers.

3. A dyeing machine including in 4combination, a tank for the dye liquor, a rotatable perforated cage located` Within said tank, said cage having an inner perforated section forming an inner chamber, said cage having openings leading from the tank to said inner chamber, oppositely disposed propellers located in said -inner chamber, said propeller-s being located respectively adjacent the ends of the chamber, and means for rotating said propellers in either direction. 4. A dyeing machine including in combination, a tank for the dye liquor, a rotatable perforated cage located within said tank, said cage having a central perforated section forming an inner chamber, and perforated radial partitions'extending from said inner section to the outer Wall thereof for dividing said cage into separate compartments, said cage having openings leading through the end Walls of the cage to said innerchamber, oppositely disposed propel- 1ers located respectively in said inner cliamber adjacent the ends thereof, and means for rotating said propellers.

5. A dyeing machine including in combination, a tank for the dye liquor. a rotatable perforated cage located Within said tank, said cage having a central perforated section forming an inner chamber. and perforated radial partitions .extending from said inner section to the'outer Wall thereof for dividing said cage into separate compartments, said cage having openings leading through the end Walls of the cage to said innerchamber, oppositely disposed propellers located respectively in said inner chamber adjacent the ends thereof, and means for simultaneously rotating said cage and said propellers.

6. A dyeing machine including in com- `bination, a tank for the dye liquor. a rotatable perforated cage located Within said tank, saidcage having a central perforated section forming an inner chamber, and perforated radial partitions extending from said inner section to the outer Wall thereof for dividing said cage into separate com-A .partments,A said cage having openings leading through the end walls of the cage to said inner chamber, oppositely disposed propellers located' respectively in said inner chamber adjacent the ends thereof, said cage having an annular rack thereon, means extending through the open mouth of the receptacle and engaging said rack for rotating the cage, and means operated by said rack for rotating the propellers.

7. A dyeing machine including in combination, a tank for the dye liquor, a rotatable perforated cage located in said tank, supporting bearings for said cage, a propeller shaft disposed-axially of the cage and havingone end thereof extending through a bearing for the cage, a perforated section in said cage forming an inner chamber surrounding said propeller shaft, said cage having openings leading from said chamber to the end Walls thereof, propellers mounted on the propeller shaft at each end of the chamber, v said v propellers being oppositely disposed, a gear'mounted on the end of the forated Acage mounted in said tank, means for rotating said cage, and means whereby said tank may be shifted on its pivotal support for positioning the same for loading and unloading.

9. A dyeing machine including in combination, a tank for the dye liquor, means forv pivotally supporting said tank, a perforated cage mounted in said tank, means for rotating said cage, means whereby saidtank may be shifted on its pivotal support for positioning the same for loading and unloading, a supporting 'frame for said tank, said supporting frame having rollers mounted thereon engaging said tank for forming an auxiliary supporting means therefor.

10. A dyeing machine including in combination, a tank for the dye liquor, means for pivotally supporting said tank, a perforated cage mounted in said tank, means for rotating said cage, means for causing a circulation of the dye liquor across the path of movement of the material to be dyed, and means whereby said tank may be shifted on its pivotal support for positioning the same for loading and unloading.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, at Philadelphia, Pennsyl- Vania, this twenty-eighth day of March, 1914.

WILLIAM H. SHAINLINF..

Witnesses:

JAMES H. BELL, E. L. FULLER'roN.