US1510351A

US1510351A - Dyeing machine

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Publication number: US1510351A
Application number: US608532A
Authority: US
Inventors: James H Thompson
Original assignee: HUSSONG DYEING MACHINE Co
Current assignee: HUSSONG DYEING MACHINE Co
Priority date: 1922-12-22
Filing date: 1922-12-22
Publication date: 1924-09-30
Anticipated expiration: 1941-09-30

Description

Sept 30,1924, 7

' J. H. T{HOMPSON DYEINC? MACHINE Filed Dec. 22 192.2 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Patented Sept. 3d, 1324.

metres crates JAMES H. THOMPSON, 0F TEENTQN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOB T0 HUSSONG DYEING MACHINE COMPANY OF J'WEY.

GROVEVILLE, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW DYEING MACHINE.

Application filed December 22, 1922. Serial No. 608,532.

To all whom it may comer n:-

Be it known that 1, Jaime H. Tiroinrso v, a citizen of the United States, residing in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jerse have invented certain Improvements in yeing Machines, of which the following 1s a specification.

My invention relates to certain unprovements in dyeing machines, in which the liquor is circulated in the vat by propellers at one end thereof, first in one direction, and then in the opposite direction.

One obj ect of the invention is to construct the dyeing machine so that the worsted tops, or balls, can be perfectly dyed. A further ob ect of the invention is to construct the dyeing machine so that a number of cages can be used with a. single vat to allow the tops, or balls, to be located-properly in the cages prior to their insertion in the vat.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means for preventing the liquor in circulation flowing around the cages.

These ob'ects I attain in the following manner, re erenoe to the accompanying drawings, in which: I

Fig. 1 is a sectional perspective view of the vat, showing the cage elevated and th cover for the e removed;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through one end of the dyeing machine illustrating my invention;

Fig. 3 is a. transverse sectional view;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of a portion of the vat and cage; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the worsted tops, or balls.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the vat. At one end of the vat is a partition 2, stopping short of the top and bottom of the vat to allow for the free circulation of the dye liquor. 3 is the dyeing compartment and 4 is the circulating compartment, in which is a horizontal partition 5 having one, or more openings, in which are mounted the circulating propellers 6. Each circulating propeller is secured to a shaft 7 driven by mechanism, not shown, and which is common to this class of dyeing machines.

In the lower portion of thedyeing compartment 3 is a supporting rail 8, extending on all four sides of the compartment. At the partition end of the vat, the rail extends over a circulating passage 9, which forms a provided with center braces 16.

continuation of the passage 10 under the partition '2. In the upper surface of the rail 8 is a 1groove 11 having beveled sides, as shown in igs. 2 and 3, to receive the lower edge 12 of a cage 13. The lower edge of the cage is tapered to correspond with the taper of the walls of the groove so as to prevent the passage of liquor between the cage and the body of the vat and also to provide a firm support for the cage.

The sides of the cage 13 are solid, as shown in Fig. 1. The cage has corner braces 14 and guide strips 15, and is also referably he bottom of the cage is made of a series of transverse slats 17, resting between

side strips

18 and 19 and spaced apart by pins 20 set in sockets in the

strips

18 and 19, Fig. 3. When the cage is of considerable width,

central strips

18 and 19*, with spacing pins 20*, may be used, as in said Fig. 3. The

strips

18 and 19 are firmly secured to the sides 21 of the cage 13. The upper portion of the cage is open, as shown in Fig. 1, so as to allow the tops, or balls, to be placed properly therein.

22 designates the cover for the cage and consists of a frame 23 and transverse slats 24 resting between

strips

25 and 26 secured to the frame and spaced apart by pins 27, Fig. 3. 25 and 26 designate central, reinforcing strips for the slats having spacing pins 27*. Extending across the cover 22 are bars 28 securely bolted to the frame 23 and attached to the bars 29, which extend through beams 30 and are provided with wing nuts 31, and nuts 32, the latter being located under the beams. By turning the nuts, the cover can be raised,-or'lowered.

Secured to the sides of the cage 13 are plates 33 having threaded stems 34 at their upper ends, which extend throughholes 35 in the ends of the beams 30. The plateshave seats for the beams 30 so that, when they are secured in position by nuts, the cage is' firmly attached to the beams, and, when the beams rest on the edges of the vat, the cage is in proper position in the vat, as shown 1n The cover 22 snugly fits the cage so that the liquor must circulate between the slats and through the material in the cage.

In Fig. 5 is illustrated one of the Worsted tops, or balls, which can be dyed successfully in my improved dyeing machine. The tops,

or ballsi, are placed in the cage 13, when it is out of the vat, in the manner shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. These balls may vary in size. They may be placed in the cage in 'an upri ht position, or on edge. They may also be placedin a single row, or in two rows, as described. The cover of thecage is preferably adjusted so that there, is a lay of three or four inches between the alls and the slats.

The cage is loaded with balls at one side of the vat and the cover is adjusted in position, after which the cage is raised by a hoist, the hooks of which engage the eyes 36 on the beams 30, and, when in position above the vat, the cage is lowered into the vat and the beams are secured in position, as shown in Fig. 4. Then the dye liquor is circulated-first in one direction and then in the opposite direction. The liquor penetrates the balls of combed wool and the wool is thoroughly dyed. When the dyeing is completed, the cage is removed from the vat and another loaded ca e is placed in position. The cage of dye balls can be carried to a washing, or scouring, vat, if desired.

I claim: 2

1. The combination in a dyeing machine, of a vat; means for circulating dye liquor in the vat; beams resting on the edges of the vat; a cage suspended from the beams and within the vat; and a cover for the cage, also carried by the beams.

2. The combination in a dyeing machine, of a vat; means for circulating dye liquor in the vat; beams resting on the vat; a cage suspended from the beams and within the vat; a cover for the cage; and adjustable means connecting the cover to the beams.

3. The combination in a dyeing machine, of a vat; a partition in the vat forming a dyeing compartment and a clrculating compartment; means for circulating the dye liquor inthe vat; a grooved rail at the bottom of the dyeing compartment; and a cage having a lower edge extending into the groove of the rail.

4. The combination in a dyeing machine, of a vat; a partition at one end of the vat which divides the vat into a dyeing compartment and a. circulating compartment;

a rail at the bottom edge of the dyeing comnear one end of the vat forming a dyeing compartment and a circulating compartment, said partition stopping short of the top and bottom of the vat to allow liquor to circulate over and under the partition; a rail at the bottom edge of the vat, the section of the rail at the partition having a passage therein communicating with the space under the partition; a cage located in the dyeing compartment, said cage resting on the rail,

the cage having a slatted bottom; and a slatted cover for thecage.

JAMES H. THOMPSON.