US1471658A - Rotary perforated-beam apparatus for dyeing and otherwise treating yarn with fluids - Google Patents

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ROTARY PERFORATED BEAM APPARATUS FOR DYEING AND OTHERWISE TREATING R. S. HEAP @et 23, i923.

YARN WITH` FLUIDS Filed Jan. 6,

Patented 0st. 23, 1923. Y

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Application med January e, 1921. seriai'n; 435,358.`

To-'aZZ whom t may concern:

" Be it known that I, RoBERTfSMITHTHEAP,

a subject of the King of Great Britain and: Ireland, and a resident of Ightenhill, Burn-1 ley, in the county of Lancastenlngland, have invented-certain new and useful lm- A rovements in or Relating to Rotary Perl'orated-Beam Apparatus for Dyeing and Otherwise Treating Yarn withyFluids, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to rotary perforated-beam apparatus for treating yarn, wound on the beams, with fluids bypassing to the oxidizing action of the atmosphereV `during the treatment of the yarn, and the object ofV this invention is to overcome thisobjection. f

According to this invention, the perforated beam or beams carrying the yarn is or are mounted to rotate in a closed vat or chamber vor vats or chambers provided with a fluid-tight cover or covers whereby ,the beam or beams is or are inserted andremoved Vand with means for supporting the beam or beams horizontally and'withsuitablel passages or conduits for the inlet'and outlet of the fluid orV fluids Vwith which the yarn is to be treated.

In carrying the inventionr into effect,l I may employV any desired number of vats or chambers, and hmay adapt each vat or chamber to receive only a single beam or toV receive two or more beams.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one arrangement of a single-beam apparatus embodying the invention, Fig. 1 being a plan of the apparatus, Fig. 2 an elevation there, of with the vat in longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 a sectional plan to a larger scale showing the means for connecting the fluid conduit to the beam and rotatably mounting the latter in the Vat.

y Referring to the drawings, the apparatusy illustrated` comprises va vat 2,.'a liquid `pump Bandan vair compressor 4. l c i Y Y The vat 2-isprovided with aremovable cover adapted' to be clamped in fluid-tight connectionbymeans 'of swing bolts 6` piv-y otedon the-walls iof they vat and fitted with clamping nuts 7v toco-operate with lugs 8 on the cover. l n One side or end well ofthe vat is provided with a rotatable fluid nozzle 9 which passes through a stuffing box 10 and a bearing bracket 11 secured to the wallet` thevat, a ball thrust-bearinglQfbeing arranged between an annularjshoulder 13 on the nozzlev and thebearing bracket;'Theouter end of the nozzle 9 is connected by a stuffing box 14C with a junction piece 15 which is connected by a conduit 16y to a reversing and stopv valvel'?. The innery end of the-nozzle 9 isformed with a spherical spigot part 9a. The nozzle 9 is adapted to be rotated by means of a wormV wheel 18 mounted on it and alworm 19 on a suitably driven and sup- 'ported shaft 20 inthe knownway. f

The other side or end wall of the vat isprovided ywith a rotatable. clamping member 21 which passesY through a stuiiing box :Q2 and has its inner end formed with aispherif cal spigot part 23. Theouter end of the: Y

member 21 is formed with a recess 24 where- 1n is located aspring 25-and the enlarged Vhead 2G of'a screw 27 provided with an operatinghandwheel 28V and--mounted in' andv co-actingiwith a nut 29 carried by a bracket 30`mounted on the wall-,of the vat. thrust-bearing 31 is arranged between the A' ball spring 25and the end ofthe rceess 24, and a 'cover plate 32 `fixed to the outer, end of the member 21: retains the head 9,6of'thescrew 27 in the recess.

The perforated beam 33 containing the yarn to be treated is mounted between the inner ends of the nozzle. 9 and clamping member 21 and clamped in rotatable and iiuidftight connection therewith by the tightening up of the clamping screw 27.

The reversing and stop valve V17 is also connected to the delivery and suction of the pump 3 by conduits 34, 35, respectively, and

is also connected to a draw-off outlety 36 ink the wall ofthe vat belowthe nozzler 9 by means or a conduit 37.' The air compressor 4 is connectedto the 'junction piece 14 by ico means of a conduit 38 and a non-return or other suitable valve 39. Water and steam conduits 40,41 connect through avvalve 42 with the junction piece 15., A drain-off outlet 43 fitted With a cock 44 is pro-vided in When the beam 33 is mounted between the nozzle 9 and clamping memberi 21, and

the cover is secured, the dyeing, bleaching or like liquor with Whichthe yarn is to be f treated is circulated by the pump', the liquor passing from the pump delivery by the conduit 34 to the reversing andrstop valve 17 and thence by Way of the conduit 16, junction piece and nozzle 9 `to the interior of the barrel of the beam, and through the perforations thereinland the yarnlwound thereon. From the vat the liquor passes back to the pump by way of the outlet 36, conduit f 37, reversing the stop valve 17 and conduit l35. kBy corresponding operation of the reversing and stop valve 17 the circulation of the liquor may be reversed, the liquor in such case entering the vat at36 and being drawn Off from' the interior of the barrel of the beam 33 by the nozzle 9.

lVater introduced into the junction piece 15 by the conduit 40V and valve 42 may be circulated in similarlnanner to the dying, bleaching Vor like liquor, On the closingfof the valve 17, steam admitted by the conduit 41 and valve 42 to the junction piece 15, or compressed air Vfrom the compressor 4 ad -mitted to the junction piece 15 by the conduit 38 and valve 39, may be led by .the nozzle 9 to the interior of the barrel of the beam 33Y and after passing through the yarn the conduit 37, a valve 49 being provided to render the nozzles 46 inoperative and operative as required. Alternatively, the

vat 2 may, be provided with a perforated false bottom or partition, as indicated at 50, Fig. 2arranged above the level of the opening 36 for the support of cops, cheeses or hanks ofyarn, in which case the nozzles 46, trays. or boxes 47, branch conduit 48 and valve 49 may be dispensed with.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure` by Letters Patent is 1.k In apparatusfor treating `yarn with fluids, a vat, aplurality of nozzles opening into the vat, a perforated hollow box for each nozzle through which the liquid passes and which are adapted to ,supportl yarn in the cop, cheese or hank, and a common conduit for supplying a fluid to'all of said nozzles.v 7

2in apparatus for treating yarn with fluids, a vat, a. plurality of nozzles opening into the vat, a perforated hollow box for each nozzle through which the liquid passes and which are adapted to support yarn in the cop, cheese or hanlr, a common conduit for supplying a fluid to all of said nozzles, a second conduit leading to the interior of said vat, ak third conduit, and a valve for controlling communication selectively between thethird conduit and either of vthe other conduits. y

3. In apparatusV for treating yarn with fluids, a vat, a plurality of nozzles opening' into the vat, a perforated holzow box for each nozzle through which the liquid passes and which are adapted to support yarn in the cop, cheese or hanl, a common conduit for supplying a iuid to all of said nozzles, a second conduit leading to the interior of said vat, a third conduit, a valve for controlling communication selectively between thethird conduit and either of thepother con` duits, a fourth conduit connecting to said vat at a higher level, a pump, and a second valve for controling the circulation ofa liquid by the pump and conduitsv through the vrvat in'either direction.

n In` Witness whereof I havehereunto set my hand.

ROBERT SMITH HEAR

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