US1572288A - Means for eliminating vapor and preventing condensation and for ventilation - Google Patents

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Feb. 9 1926.

HEUSER MEANS FUB'ELIMINATING VAPOR AND PREVENTING GONDBNSATIONAND FOR VENTILATION y F1ed`0ct. 4. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet .,Iulllll. l|||||||||1|| .III

' C. J. HEUSER MEANS FOR ELIMINATINGYAROR, AND @BREVENTING CONDENSATION AND FOR VENTILATION Filed oct. 4, 19,21 2 Smeets-sheet 2 Q q2 b T 3 w Q 2@ Q l Patented Feb. 9, 1926 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE;

CHARLES J. Hausen; or PATERsoN, New JERSEY.

MEANS Foa ELIMINATING vAPon AND :PREVENTING coNnnNsATIoN AND Fon VENTILATION. .g c y. y

Application led October 4, 1921. Serial No. 505,427.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. HEUSER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented newand useful Improvements in Means for Eliminating Vapor and Preventing Condensation and for Ventllation, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in the construction of dyehouses whereby vapors are eliminated directly from the tub room of the building.

In accordance with my invention inner and outer roofs are arranged in spaced relation so as to form an insulatingpair space therebetween and means are provided for regulating the temperature of the air contained therein in order -to prevent condensation on the inner roof- Y My invention also aims to provide a dyehouse of simple, economical and durable construction which will afford healthful worriing conditions for the employee-s.

rIhe invention is described in the following speci'lication in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of the structure housing the tub room.

Figure 2 is a cross-section of a structure embodying a number of tub rooms and working spaces.

`Figure 3 is a longitudinal section through a tub room.

The building proper consists preferably of standard structural steel parts such as supporting columns 10 of H or I section, and trusses .11 and 12 of appropriate design for supporting respectively Jthe outer roof 13 and inner roof 14 over the tub room 15, and the roof 16 over the work room 17.y

As its name implies the tub room is provided with a number of tubs or kettles 1S adapted to contain the dye solution or mordant. These tubs are arranged in two rows which are placed along opposite sides of the tub room vimmediately adjoining work rooms 17, so that the two rows of tubs arc accessible from different work rooms. A 50 steam pipe 19 is placed immediately above each row of tubs and thedye solutions contained in the tubs are maintained at the desired temperature by suitable heating coils or pipes (not shown) which are fed from the main supply pipe 19.

The truss 11 is of such `formation that the inner and outer` roofs 14E, ltaper upwardly, giving a cupola effect.' A vent 21 communicates with the upper portion of the tub room through a suitable `passageway 22, lwhich pierces the inner roof. Infact, two of these vents and cupola roofs areshown in Figuresvl and 3 in connection with a single tub room, but the number of vents employed is, of course, dependent lupon the number of tubs used inone row. The passageways 22 are enclosed lby walls 23 which traverse the insulating space 24 between the inner and outer roofs; This space i i or chamber 2li is tightly enclosed by they 70 outer` roof of any suitable water-proof Inaterial, the inner roof of special construction, and the side walls 25. Y c

Conduits420 are located in thechamber 24 in opposite lower corners thereof and a plurality of angularly disposedV outlets 26. pierce the inner roof 14: and direct a flow of heated airtowards the tubs 18. VEach conduit 2O extends the full length of a row of tubs and is connected at one end with a suitable blowerl (not shown) for supplying heated air thereto. The vents 21 may also be provided with fans (not shown) which should be arranged to draw ofi equally from the entire area of the tub room, the air introduced through the outlets 26.

The air contained in insulating space 2l is maintained preferably at a temperature of about 60 F., and when the outside temperature is suiiiciently low, this desired temperature is obtained by admitting heated air from the conduit 20 Vto the chamber' 211 through suitable valve controlled openings 27 orthe like. 4

The inner roof 14 is built up of plaster 95 board 28 secured to the steel frame of the truss 11, a layer of felt 29 placed on the plaster Yboard and asbestos wood 30 which is applied over the felt. y

The air chamber 24 keeps the inner roof 100 14 at a suitable temperature regardless of any low outside temperature owing to the insulating 'eifect 'of the air contained therein, the temperature 'of which is controlled,

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by admitting air from conduit 20, as above explained. The steam and other vapors arising from the tubs or kettles 18 immediately strike the steam pipe 19 and come in contact with the heated air from out-lets 26 which evaporate the moisture and the air current produced by the outlet `fans conveys the resulting gases to the vent 21. All vapors are thusl rapidly eliminated from the tub room without .even entering.

and consequently avoids the frequent rey placement' of' dyehouses, which heretofore have' deteriorated very rapidly.v

During the' hot weather of summer months' the conduits` 20- may be1 used i. to supplyl relatively cool air whereby the arrangement becomes a ventilating system and at the same time' acts to eliminate vapors` from the tub room. f

It will' beunderst'ood that the particular` construction described a-nd shown has been `chosen for-- illustrative purposes merely an l that the invention as defined by the claims hereunto appended, maybe otherwise em Y bodied and applied without departing 'from the spirit and scope thereof.

I claim:

l. In' a dyehouse structure Yincluding side wallsand a series ofvats positioned adjacent each side wall, a pyramidal insulated ceilingsee'tion supported by the side walls, the sides of said section converging up' wardly `to forinwithisaidi` structure `an insulated airspace above said section, said section being truncated, an outlet duct at the truncated' `portion through said air space, said vats being coincident Awith the lower edges ofthe section, means for heating sia-id insulated ai-'r space, saidl meanshaving a plurality of outlets for directing a stream of heated -airtoieaeh vat.

2. In a'dyeho-use structureincluding side wallsl and a plurality of series of vatspositioned adjacent each side-wall, a plurality of' 'pjyra-midall insulated"ceiling sections supported by the side walls, the sides of said` sections converging upwardly tol vform "with said structure insulated. air spaces above said sections, saidv sections being truncateda outlet ducts at the truncated portions through said air spaces, said vats being coincident with the lower edges ofA the sections, means for heating said insulated' air spaces, said means liavinga plurality/of outlets for directing a stream of heated air to each vat, an-d an additional heating means positioned over each's'eri'esof vats.

CHARLESl annusare.

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