US1280187A

US1280187A - Fabric-dyeing-machine.

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Publication number: US1280187A
Application number: US19209817A
Authority: US
Inventors: Howard M Dudley
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1917-09-19
Filing date: 1917-09-19
Publication date: 1918-10-01
Anticipated expiration: 1935-10-01

Description

H. M. DUDLEY.

FABRIC DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19. |911.

Patented Oct. 1, 1918.

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FABRIC DYEING MACHINE;

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FABRIC DYEING MACHINE.

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FABRIC-Drame MACHINE;

Application led September 19, 1917.

TQ all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD M. DUDLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fabric-Dyeing Machines, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention Arelates to dyeing machines and refers particularly to a device suitable for the dyeing of piece goods.

One object of my invention is a device whereby at the same time several pieces of woven fabric may be dyed evenly and equally. y

Another object of my invention is a device whereby the conditions incident to the dyeing of several pieces of woven fabric at the same time, may be uniform.

Another object of my invention is a device whereby the several pieces to be dyed may be severally wound upon the device prior' to dyeing, and may be unwound therefrom after dyeing.

Another object of my invention is a device whereby several pieces of fabric of different width may be dyed uniformly at the same time.

Another object of my invention is a device whereby several pieces of woven fabric may be simultaneously treated to a uniform amount of dye liquor` forced therethrough, while revolving within a dye liquor.

Another object of my invention is a device whereby the width of the foraminous plate around which a fabric is wound and through which a dye liquor is forced, can be changed to agree with the width of a fabric wound thereon.

Another object of my invention is a device whereby the dyed condition of each of several lengths of cloth may be accurately ,measured without disturbing the cloth being dyed.

These and other objects of my invention will be evident upon a consideration of my specification, drawings and claims.

The dyeing of piece goods presents many ditliculties, especially in those processes in which the dye liquor is forced through the rolled goods. In this method of dyeing conn Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 1, 1918.

Serial No. 192,098.

siderable dithculty is met in endeavoring to produce even results, as all portions of the goods must receive absolutely equal treatments, as regards penetration, amount and strength of dye liquor and time of operation.

Another ditliculty in the dyeing of goods 4 of this character is that it is almost impossible to maintain exactly the same conditions in successive dyeings, and unless this is accomplished the several pieces of goods will not be of the same shade or strength and hence will not be matches for each other. y

Another difficulty is the time and labor necessary in the rolling, handling and dyeing of the several pieces of goods.

Another difficulty is that in order to test the dyed condition of the fabric, it is necessary, in the present employed methods, to tear off a piece of the dyed fabric, thus causing a considerable waste of goods and a disturbance of the rolled fabric.

The device of my invention overcomes all of the above, and many other difficulties incident to the dyeing of piece goods, and presents a method whereby this may be accomplished readily, economically and perfectly My device comprises in'a broad way a device in which several rolls of woven fabric of the same or different widths may be dyed and washed simultaneously and equally with a maximum of speed and a minimum eX- penditure of time, labor and dyes.

One form of the dyeing machine of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in which similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Y Figure 1 is a vertical cross-section of one form of a device of my invention.

Fig. 2 is an end view in thedirection of the arrow 2 of Fig. l, with the cover raised and showing the wrapping roller in operative position and raised into inoperative positiOn.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

F ig. 4 is a cross-section on the line ele- 4 of Fig. l. I Y V Fig. 5 is an enlarged broken vertical cross Oluble reel having the central member 20,

to `which is ixedly attached the two outwardly extended annular iiange men'ibers 21, 21A, the flange members having the extended

arms

22, 23, 22A, 23A. Fixedly attached to the central member 2O is the foraminous cylinder 24. Fixedly attached to the two ends of the central member 2O are the outwardly divergent hollow

conical members

25,25A, the outer extremities of which connect with and are revoluble around the pipes 26, 26A, connected with a source of dye liquid supply and of fresh water not shown.

Within the

conical members

25, 25A are the cones 27, 27A fixedly attached to the central member 20, and supported by the cross bars 28, 28, 28A, 23A. Vithin the reel between the central member 20 and the foraminous cylinder 24 are two conduits- 29, 29A leading from the pipes 2G, 26^ to the inner face of the foraminous cylinder 24, and carrying a series of

plates

30, 30, 30A, 30^. Fixedly attached to the portion 31A of the reel is a gear wheel 32 meshing with the gear worm 33 carried by the shaft 34 which is connected with .a source of power. i At each end of the reel is a device for closing a portion of the foraminous cylinder in order that all of the liquid may pass through the fabric. Thesedevices comprise van outwardly extended annular flange 35 having the two

arms

36 and 37, andan annular member 3S, slidable between the arms of the vflanges 21, 21A and the arms of the

members

35, 35. The arms 23, 23A of the flanges 21, 21A rest upon the outer face of the foraminous cylinder 24, and the

arms

37, 37 of

flanges

35, 35 rest upon and are slidable over the outer face of the foraminous cylinder 24. Between the

flanges

21 and 35 and 21A and 35 are right and left threaded turn-

buckles

39, 39 for moving the two flanges with respect to each other and maintaining them in position.

`Within the center of the reel is asimilar device for closing a portion of the foraminous cylinder comprising the two ange members 40, 40, ha-ving the arms 41. 41, 42, 42 spaced `from each other, the slidable member '43 anda series of right and left

turnbuckles

44, 44, the

arms

42, 42 resting upon the face of, and slidable over, the foralninous cylinder 24.

Attached to the reel is a testing device (Fig. 3) comprising a hollow foraminous cylinder 50, the ends of which are connected with the pipes 5l, 52, the other ends `of which are connected with the interior of the reel. The

pipes

51, 52 carry the valves The foraminous cylinder 24 comprises a series of outwardly extended members, consisting of divergent leaves or

members

60, 60, extending outwardly from a base v61 carrying a. central opening 62. Liquid forced through the opening finds its way through the

openings

63, 63 between the

leaves

60, 60 and also outwardly through the opening 64 between the extremities of the leaves G0, G0. The extremities of the

leaves

60, 60 serve te support the fiber 100 in such a manner as to allow free access of liquor to all parts of the surface thereof.

.In the modifica-tion shown in Figs. 9 and 10, the

leaves

60, 60 of each device converge to a common point 65, the device then having the form of a hollow cone with triangular openings in the sides thereof.

A foraininous cover for placement around the fabric 100 is shown in Figs. 4 and 7 and comprises the two flexible end members 80,

S0 hinged at '85, connected by a series of staggered

vertical plates

81, 81 the two

end members

80, 80 being movable with respect to each other by a Series of right and left turn-

buckles

82, 82. By this means the width of the foraminous cover can be varied to agree with the width ofthe fabric.

The revoluble reel with its attached parts is contained in a receptable comprisingr the bottom and the top 71 hinged at 72, and capable of being clamped together by means of the thumb screws 73, 73. The top 71 carries the pipe 74 and the bottom 7 0 .carries the pipe 75 having the valve 76.

A removable roller for employment in winding the fabric evenly upon the foraminous cylinder is shown in Fig. 2. The sha-ft 90 of the roller `91is capable of placement within the opening 92 of the support 93 and roller 91 rests upon the foraminous cylinder 24 when there is no fabric wound thereon. The proper temperature is maintained in the receptacle by means of the steam pipe 101.

The operation of the device is as follows:

The top 71 is raised, the end of the fabric 100 is placed upon the foraminous cylinder 24, the roller 91 lowered thereon and the reel revolved by means of the shaft 34, the worm gear 33 and the gear wheel 32. Willen all of the fabric is wound thereon, the roller n91 is raised to the position 91A., Fig. 2,'by means of lthe hook 95, The same operation is performed on thesecond portion of the foraminous cylinder. By turning the

turnbuckles

39, 39, 44, 44, the

flanges

35,35, 40,

.40, 35,' 35, will be brought into contact with the sidesor edges of the rolled fabric, at the same time closing all of the openings in the foraminous cylinder 24 with the exception of those immediately within the rolls, thus causing all of the liquid to pass through the fabric. The foraniinous covers are then placed around the rolledfabric, thejwidth of the covers being made to fit the width of the cloth and clamped thereon byfrvmeans of the thumb screws 86, 86. Fabric is wound upon the foraminous cylinder; 50 of the testing device, and the top 71l lowered and clamped to the. bottom 70. Allnqof the valves with the exception of valve `76 are opened, the reel revolved and the dye/liquid 4forced through the pipes 26 and 26A.` The liquid thus passes through the conduits 29, 29A, the foraminous cylinder 24, the fabric 100, and lthe foraminous cover into V'the receptacle from which it passes out` through the pipe 74. At the same time the' liquid passes through the foraminous cylinder 50 and the fabric wound thereon in the ltesting device. The temperature is maintained at the proper point by means of the steam pipo 101. From time to time, the reel is stopped, valves 53 and 54C closed, and thefabric in i the testing device examined tofdetermine the condition of the dyeing. When thefdyeing operation is furnished, the introduction of `dye liquid is interrupted,the liquidin the .receptacle withdrawn by opening the valve 76, the valve 76 closed and clear water forced through the pipes 26, 26A and the device in order to wash the fabric, and when properlyvwashed, the wash water is withdrawn through the valve 76 and the fabric removed.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number or arrangement of parts as shown and described, all of which may be varied without goingl beyond the scope 4of my invention as described and claimed'.

What I claim is l. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a receptacle, a foraminous cylinder revoluble within the receptacle and capable of having a series of strips of fabric wound thereon forming a series of rolls of fabric thereon, means whereby the members vof the series of rolls of fabric may be separated from each other andthe openings in the cylinder between the rolls of fabric may be closed, means for revolvingV the cylinder and means for forcingaJ liquid through the foraminous cylinder and the series of rolls of Afabric wound thereon.

` 2. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a receptacle, a foraniinous cylinder 'revoluble within the receptacle and capable of having thecylinder and the series of rolls of fabricwound thereon.

3. 'In a dyeing machine, in combination, a receptacle, a foraminous cylinder revoluble ywithin the-receptacle and capable of having a series of strips of fabric wound thereon forming a series of rolls of fabric thereon, a series of annular members abutting upon and slidable over the cylinder, closing the openings in the cylinder between the rolls of fabric whereby all of a liquid forced through the cylinder will be passed through the series of rolls of fabric wound thereon, means for revolving the cylinder and the annular members and means for forcing a liquid through the cylinder and the series of rolls of fabric wound thereon.

,4. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a receptacle, a foraminous cylinder revoluble within the receptacle and capable of having a series of strips of fabric wound thereon forming a series of rolls of fabric thereon, means whereby the members of the series of rolls of fabric may be separated from each other and the openings in the cylinder between the rolls of fabric may be closed, an adjustable "foraminous cover capable of placement around each of the rolls of fabric, means for revolving the cylinder and means for forcing a liquid through the foraminous cylinder and the series of rolls of fabric wound thereon.

5. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a receptacle, a foraminous cylinder revoluble within the receptacle and capable of having a series of strips of fabric wound thereon forming a series of rolls of fabric thereon,

cylindrical body and imperforate flanges revoluble within the receptacle capable of having a series of strips of fabric Wound thereon, forming a series of rolls of fabric thereon, a series of members slidable over the face of the cylindrical body closing the openings rolls i inthe cylinder between thefabric rolls and revoluble therewith whereby the members of the series of rolls of fabric wound uponithe vcylinder will be maintained sepa-rate' from eachotherand whereby all of the liquid passed through the cylindernnay be impin-ged upon the inner faces of the fabric rolls, means whereby a liquid may be 'forced into ythe reel from both ends thereof and means for revolving the reel during the passage of the liquid. f

7. adyeing machine, in combination, a receptacle, a ,foraminous' cylinder having 'outwardly extended members revoluble within `the receptacle and capable of `having a series 'of strips of fabric `wound thereon forming a series of rolls of fabric thereon, means whereby the members ofthe series of rollsof fabric maybe separatedfrom each other and the openings in the cylinder between the rolls of fabric may be closed, means for revolving the cylinderfand :means for forcing a liquid through the foraminous cylinder and the 'series of rolls of fabric wound thereon. Y Y I 8. In a dyeing machine, in combinatioma receptacle, a'hollow -foraminous cylinder having `outwardly extended members, av series of extensible members slidable over the outer face of thecylinder and capable of separating a series of rolls of fabric wound thereon and of causing all of a liquid forced through the vcylinder to impinge upon the inner `face `of the Afabric rolls, a series of conduits within, .and adjacent to, `the cylinder rconnecting the cylindenwith a source ofV liquid supply, ymeans for removing a liquid from the receptacle after it has passed through a roll of fabric wound upon the cylinder', means 4for revolving the cylinder and means for forcing a liquid .through the conduits, the chamber, the cylinder and the series of rolls of Vfabric w-ound upon the cylinder. Y f

9. In a dyeing machine, in combination., a receptacle, a hollow foraminous cylinder having oluzwardly extended members, a series of extensible members slidable over the outer face of the cylinder and capable of separating a seri-es of rollsof fabric `wound thereonand of causing all of` a liquid'forced through the cylinder to impinge npon `the inner face of the `fabricrolls, an adjustable foraminous cover having inwardly extended members capable of placement around a fabric roll, a series ofconduits within and adjacent to the cylinder connecting the cylinder with :sources of liquid supply at both .ends thereon, `means for `removing' the liquid from the receptacle,V means lfor heating a liquid within they-receptacle,means `for revolving the cylinder .and .means yfor forcing a liquid through `the cylinder .during its `revolution;4

10. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a receptacle, a foraminous cylinder revoluble nwithin the receptacle and capable of having a series of strips of fabric 'wound thereon forming a series of rolls of fabric wound thereon, ymeans whereby the members of the series of rolls' of fabric may be `separated from each other and the openings in the cylinder between the rolls of fabric may be closed, means1 for Vrevolving the cylinder, a small testing device comprising a foraminous cylinder cap-able `of yhaving a fabric wound thereon, means connecting the interiors of 'the `two foraminous cylinders for the passing of a liquid, means whereby the --passage of a. liquid through the smaller device lmay be interrupted without interrupting its passage through the llarger device, means whereby the smaller device may be removed to allow of examination of the fabric thereon and means for `forcing a liquid through the two devices.

11. In a-dyeing machine, in combina-tion, a receptacle, la foraminous cylinder revoluble within the receptacle and capable of having a seri-es offs'trips of fabric wound thereon forming a series `of rolls of fabric thereon, a series of annular members abutlting upon and slidable over the cylinder, closing the openings in the cylinderbetween vthe fabric rolls whereby all of a liquid 'forced through the cylinder will be :passed through the series of rolls offabric wound thereon, means vfor revolving the cylinder and the annular members, a smaller testing device comprising a foraminous cylinder capable of having a fabric wound thereon, .means connecting ythe interiors of the two foraminous cylinders yfor the passage of a liquid, means whereby the 'passage of a liquid through Tthe smaller `device may be interrupted without interrupting-its passage throughthe larger device, means whereby the g smaller device may be removed to allow of examination of the fabric thereon .and means for forcing a liquid lthrough the two devices.

12. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a receptacle, a reel having a foraminous cylindricallbody and imperforate flanges revoluble within the receptacle :capable of having a' series of strips `of fabric wound thereon forming a series 4of rolls of fabric thereon, a series of members slidable over the face-of the cylinder closing .the openings in the cylinder between'the fabric rolls and revoluble ytherewith whereby the members of a series offrolls-cf fabric wound rupon the cylinder will 'bemaintained separate from each other and whereby all of `the liquid passing through the cylinder will be im- .pinged upon the vinner face of the fabric rolls,.means whereby a liquid may be forced into -thereel from .flooth'ends thereof, va

smaller testing device comprising a fo-v raminous cylinder capable of having a labric wound thereon, means connecting the inte.- riors yoit the two forarninous cylinders for the passage of u liquid, means whereby the passage of e liquid through the smaller device may be interrupted without interrupting its passage through the larger device,

means whereby the smaller device may be removed to allow of examination of the 10 fabric thereon and means for forcing a liquid through the ltwo devices.

Signed et New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 27th day of August, 1917.

HOWARD M. DUDLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.