US1682453A

US1682453A - Process and apparatus for treating fabrics

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Publication number: US1682453A
Application number: US192233A
Authority: US
Inventors: Willheim Arpad
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-05-18
Filing date: 1927-05-18
Publication date: 1928-08-28
Anticipated expiration: 1945-08-28

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A. WILLHEIM PROCESS AND APPARATUS'FOR TRBATING FABRICS Filed nay 18. 1927 z sheets-sheet. 1

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A. WILLHEIM PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING FABRICS Filed May 18. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVEN TOR ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 28, 1928.

UNITED STATES ARPA!) WILLHEIM, F PASSlAIC, NEW JERSEY.

PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOB TBEATING FABRICS.

Application med may 1s, wir. serial no. 192,233.

` My invention relates particularly to a process and apparatus by means of which fabrics may be subjected to any desired treatment, as,

for example, in degumming, bleaching or dyein The object of my invention 1s to provi e a process and apparatus by means of which the treatment of fabrics may be advantageously carried out especlally in the process of degummin bleaching or dyeing fabrics. A further o ject of my invention is to subject the fabric tothe treatment while forming the fabric into rope form, thus givinU the fabric a maximum of agitation while submerged in the liquor and while continuously passing through the same without sub jecting the same to undue tension and without the chafing or rubbing of the goods, so as thus to very much accelerate the treatment and economize in the quantity of the liquor needed for the treatment. A further object is to provide an apparatus with which this can be attained by providing reels which have laterally conveylng means thereon so as to continuously move the fabric into a rope form. Further objects of my invention will appear from the detailed description of the same hereinafter.

While my invention is capable of embodiment 1n many different forms, for the purpose of illustration I have shown certain forms of my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section through an apparatus which may be used in carrying out my invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the reels carried therein; i

Figure 3 is a plan view of one of the reels;

Figure 4 is an end view of the same;

Figure 5 is a plan view of the entire apparatus;

Figure 6 is a plan view of a modified form of the apparatus; and

Figure 7 is a section through one of the chains with its supporting guideway.

In the drawings, I have shown an apparatus which ma be used for any desired treatment of fabrlcs, but which may be used, for example, in degumming silks, comprising a series of

vats

1, 2 and 3, provided with steam heating coils 3", 3P and 3, having

partitions

4 and 5 between the same. The vats are provided, respectively, with valved draw-off pipes 6, 7 and 8 for enabling any liquor, as, for example, olive oil soap solution, or any other suitable material, such as alkali, etc., used in degumming silk, which has been used in the process, to be drawn off therefrom, if desired. The liquor used in the treatment is conveyed continuously into the apparatus by means of a valved inlet pipe 9 and the liquor passes progressively through the series of vats by passing through connecting

passageways

10 and 11 having hand-operated valves 12 and 13, respectively, located in the

partitions

5 and 4. The hand-operated valves 12 and 13 are positioned so as to be readily operable from the outside of the vats by projecting through the sides of the same. The spent liquor continuously passes out of the vat l through a valvcd pipe 14. The silk or other fabric to be treated, as, for example, in the degumming operation, is fed in the form of a web 15 through a pair of rollers 16 and 17 supported above the vat 1 and which may be driven, if desired, from any suitable source of power at the desired speed. The web 15 passes around a succession of submerged idler rolls 18, 19, 20 and 21 in the vat 1 and thence through a ring 22 which is, also, submerged therein. From the ring 22 the fabric passes over a reel 23 located in the

vat

1,1"the reel 23 being so constructed as to give the fabric a lateral movement while being moved forward, due to the laterally-conveying means for thefabric provided on the reel, For this purpose, the reel is constructed flll with a shaft 24 supported in any suitable bearings in the vat 1, and having a driving gear 25 located on the outside of the vat adapted to be driven from any suitable source of power. At the other end of the shaft there is provided a sleeve 26 which is adapted to be rotated at any desired speed and direction relative to said shaft 24, the said sleeve having a gear 27 thereon which may be driv- 9 en from any suitable source of power. At its inner endthe sleeve 26 has a gear 28 secured thereto which is submerged in the liquor and which is arranged to drive a number of planetary

beveled gears

29, 30, 31 and 32, carried on a tight collar 33 located on the outside of the shaft 24. The

gears

29, 30, 31 and 32 drive, respectively,

sprocket wheels

34, 35, 36 and 37 over which flexible conveyors or

chains

38, 39, 40 and 41 are adapted to pass. The flexible conveyor 38 also passes over sprocket wheels 42 and 43 carried by a f-me 44 supported by

spiders

45 and 46 supported from the main shaft 24. It will also be noted that the said chain 38, at the point located between the s rockets 42 and 43, is supported in a straig 1t line by means of a channel member 47 which is connected to the

spiders

45 and 46. The

other chains

39, 40 and 41 are supported in the same manner by

sprockets

48, 49, 50, 51, 52 and 53,

guideways

54, 55 and 56 being provided to support these chains in the same manner as thc chain 38 is supported by the guideway 47. These

guides

47, 54, 55 and 56 may be located parallel to the axis of the wheel, as shown in Figure 5, but may. if desired, be tapered in form as shown in Figure 6, in order to take care of any shrinkage which might occur in the fabric in the process of treatment, and due to the progressive winding of the fabric into rope form. From the reel 23 the fabric passes out of the vat 1 through a pair of rollersv 5T and 58 which may or may not be driven from any desired source of power, and thence the fabric passes over a reel 59 in the vat 2 constructed in the same manner as the reel 23. but which may have its tapered end as shown in Figure 6, located in the opposite position. From this point the fabric leaves the reel 59 and passes over

rollers

60 and 61, which may be driven from any suitable source of power, andV thence to a reel 62 located in the vat 3, which is constructed like the other reels previously1 described, but with the tapered end opposite to the reel 59 in the form of the invention shown in Figure 6. From the reel 62 the fabric passes out through rollers 63 and G4. which may be driven, also, from any suitable source of power, if desired, and thence finally over an idler roll 65 from which the fabric may be delivered and subjected to any further operation that is desired.

In the operation ofmy invention it Will be understood that the sheet of fabric of any desired kind, as, for example, silk, passes into the vat 1 where it is softened by the liquor therein, and thence passes on to the reel'23 Where the fabric is not only fed forwardly by the rotation of the reel, but is given a lateral movement so as to cause the fabric to be Wound in rope-like form spirally around the reel. In the fabrics where shrinkage takes place duc to the treatment, the reel may be tapered, as shown in Figure 6. In this Way the fabric is given a maximum amount of contact with the liquor in the vat 1 and finally passes out of the same into the vat 2, Where it is subjected tothe liquor therein in a similar manner and fed laterally to the other end of the vat where it is conveyed out of the same to the vat 3 and given a similar treatment therein so that the fabric finally passes out over the idler roll 65 for dvemg or any other treatment desired. The fabric is thus subjected to the liquor of increasing strength as the latter passes in countercurrent direction to the direction of feed of the fabric through the series of vats. However, one vat may be used for a plurality' of the reels. lVhile in the above described apparatus `sprocket chains have been mentioned it is,

of course, understood that any other kind of conveyin means may be used, if desired. Also, it will be understood, of course, that the various parts of the apparatus may be driven at any desired relative speeds suitable to the particular fabric and suitable to the treatment to Whiclrit is being subjected so as to maintain just the proper amount of tension thereon. Also, it will be understood that the fabric may be subjected to any other preliminary treatment ust before it is conveyed into the apparatus above described, for treatment therein.

Again, it will be realized that this process and apparatus may be applied to the bleaching or dyeing of the fabric. In bleaching,lr any desired bleaching agent may be introduced into the vats. for example, peroxide of hydrogen and silicate of soda, or lime, or chlorine, etc. Furthermore, in using the process in connection with dyeing it will be found especially applicable to dyeing with vat colors or aniline colors.

lVhile I have described my invention above in detail I Wish it to be understood that many changes may be made therein Without departing from the spirit of the same.

I claim:

1. The process which comprises subjecting a fabric to treatment by a fluid while feeding the fabric in rope form spirally through the same while giving the fabric a movement laterally and at right anglesto the axis of the spiral relative to the Huid.

2. The process which comprises subjecting a fabric to treatment by a degumming liquor. While feeding the fabric in rope form spirally through the same While giving thefabric a movement laterally and at right angles to the axis of the spiral relative to the liquor.

3. The process which comprises subjecting a fabric to treatment by a fluid While feeding the fabric in rope form spirally through the same, and thence in a similar manner through a succeeding body of fluid in the opposite direction laterally While giving the fabric a movement laterally and at right angles to the axis of the spiral relative to the fluid.

4. The process which comprises subjecting a fabric to treatment by la degumming liquor while feeding the fabric in rope form spirally through the same, and thence in a similar manner through a succeeding body of degumming liquor in the opposte direction laterally while giving the fabric a movement laterally and at right angles to the axis of the spiral relative to the liquor.

5. The process which com rises subjecting a fabric to treatment by a uid while feeding the fabric in rope form spirally in a curve till of a decreasing radins through the same.

6. The process which comprises subjecting a fabric to treatment by a degumming liquor While feeding the fabric in rope form spirally in a curve of a decreasing radius through the same.

7. The process which comprises sub'ecting a fabric to treatment by a fluid while ceding the fabric in rope form spirally in a curve of a decreasing radius through the same, and thence in a similar manner througha succeed ing body of fluid in the opposite direction laterally.

8. The process which comprises subjecting a fabric to treatment by a degumming liquor while feeding the fabric in rope form spirally in a curve of a decreasing radius through the same, and thence in a similar manner through a succeeding body of degumnjng liquor in the opposite direction latera y.

9. The process which comprises subjecting a fabric to treatment by a fluid while feeding the fabric over a series of idlers, thence through a ring, in rope form spirally in a curve of a decreasing radius through the same, and thence in a similar manner through a succeeding body of fluid in the opposite direction laterally, the fluid being fed in countercurrent to the direction of movement of the fabric.

10. The process which comprises subjecting a fabric to treatmentby a degumming liquor While feeding the fabric over a series of idlers, thence through a ring, in rope form spirally in a curve of a decreasing radius tirough the same, and thence in a similar manner through a succeeding body of degummin li ucr in the opposite direction laterally, t e egiimming liquor being fed in countercurrent to the direction of movement of the fabric.

11. An apparatus for supporting a fabric during treatment, comprising a rotatable reel having means therein for moving the fabric laterally after having been received on the reel.

12. An apparatus for supporting a fabric during treatment, comprising a rotatable reel having means therein for moving the fabric laterally after having been received on the reel, comprising a laterally moving conveyor.

13. An apparatus for supporting a fabric during treatment, comprising a rotatable reel having means therein for moving thefabric laterally Yafter having been received on the reel, comprising a laterally moving chain.

14. An apparatus for supporting a fabric during treatment, comprising a rotatable reel having means therein for moving the fabric laterally after having been received on` the reel, comprising a laterally moving chain having a supporting channel member.

15. An apparatus for supporting a fabric duringtratment, comprising a rotatable reel having a plurality of means peripherally arranged therein for moving the fabric laterally after having been received on the reel.

16. An apparatus for supporting a fabric during treatment, comprising a rotatable reel having a plurality of means periphcrally arranged therein for moving the abric laterally after having been received on the reel, comprising a laterally moving conveyor.

17. An apparatus for sup orting a fabric during treatment, comprising a rotatable reel having a plurality of means peripherally arranged therein for moving the fabric laterally after having been received on the reel, comprising laterally moving chains.

y18. An apparatus for supporting a fabric during treatment, comprising a rotatable reel having a plurality of means peripherally arranged thcrcin for moving the fabric laterally after having been received on the rcel, comprising laterally moving chains having a supporting channel member.

19. An apparatus for supporting a fabric during treatment, comprising a rotatable reel having a plurality of means peri herally arranged therein for moving the abric laterally after having been received on the reel` comprising laterally moving conveyers, said conveying means having their ends arranged to approach one another in the direction of movement thereof.

20. An apparatus for supporting a fabric during treatment, comprising a rotatable rcel having a plurality of means eri herally arranged therein for moving tie abrio laterallyafter having been received on the reel, comprising laterally moving chains, said means having their ends arranged to approach one another in the direction of movement thereof. i

21. An apparatus for supporting a fabric during treatment, comprising a rotatable reel having a plurality of means peri herally arranged therein for moving the abric laterally after having been received on the reel, comprising laterally movin" chains having a. supporting channel member, said means having their ends arranged to approach one another in the direction of movement thereof.

22. In combination, a plurality of vats having located for countercurrent treatment therein in each of said vats an apparatus for supporting a fabric durinfr treatment, comprising a rotatable reel having a plurality of means peripherally arranged therein for moving the fabric laterally after having been received on the reel.

23. In combination, a plurality of vats having located for countercurrent treatment therein in each of said vats an apparatus for supporting a fabric during treatment, comprising a rotatable reel having a lurality of means peri herally arranged t ierein for moving the abrio laterally after having been received on the reel, comprising a laterally moving conveyor.

2l. In combination, a plurali-ty of vats having located for countercurrent treatment therein in each of said vats an apparatus for supporting a fabric during treatment, comprising a rotatable reel having a plurality of meansl peripherally arranged therein for moving the fabric laterally after haring been received on the rcel, comprising laterally moving chains.

2. ln combination, a plurality of vats having located for Countercurrent treatment therein in each ol said rats an apparatus for supporting a fabric during treatment, comprisiup a rotatable rcel having a plurality of means peripherally arranged therein for moving thc fabric laterally after having been Ircceired on the reel, comprising laterally moving chains having a supporting channel 1 member.

`therein in each of said rats an apparatus for supporting a fabric during treatment, com- 2T. Ineombinatioma plurality of vats having located for countcrcurrent treatment therein in each of said rats an apparatus for supporting a fabric during treatment, comprising a rotatable reel having a plurality' of means peripherally arranged therein for moving the fabric laterally after having been received on the reel, comprising laterally moving chains having a supporting channel member, the first of said rats having a plurality of idlers and a rin'g through which the fabric is adapted to pass before being received bythe reel therein.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day of April, 1927.

ARPAD WILLHEIM.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. l, 682, 453.

Granted August 28, 1928, to

ARPAD WILLHEIM.

lt is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent 'requiring correction as follows:

Page 2, line 66, after the Yord "However," insert the words "it is to be understood that, if desired, onlyl page 3, l1ne`66, claim 15, for the misspeliedword "trajtment" read "treatmenf and' that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record Aof the'ease in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 2nd'day `oi October, A. D. 1928'.

(Seal) M. J. Moore'.

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

received on the reel, comprising a laterally moving conveyor.

`therein in each of said rats an apparatus for supporting a fabric during treatment, comprising a rotatable reel having a plurality of means peripherally arranged therein for nioring the fabric laterally after having been received on the reel, comprising laterally moving chains, the first of said vats haring a plurality of irllcrs and a ring through which the fabric is adapted to pass before being recercd by the reel therein.

2T. Ineombinatioma plurality of vats hav- April, 1927.

ARPAD WILLHEIM.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. l, 682, 453.

Granted August 28, 1928, to

ARPAD WILLHEIM.

Signed and sealed this 2nd'day `oi October, A. D. 1928'.

(Seal) M. J. Moore'.

Acting Commissioner of Patents.