US20210292954A1

US20210292954A1 - Humidification and process machine making mechanical and / or chemical process applications for textile and denim products

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Publication number: US20210292954A1
Application number: US16/837,108
Authority: US
Inventors: Merih ÖZÇELIK; Hüseyin AYDIN
Original assignee: Jeanologia Teknoloji AS
Current assignee: Jeanologia Teknoloji AS
Priority date: 2020-03-19
Filing date: 2020-04-01
Publication date: 2021-09-23
Also published as: WO2021188064A1

Abstract

Disclosed is a new humidification and processing machine which provides a balanced and homogeneous moistening of textile and denim products, and to provides better results for the processes and chemical processes to be applied after humidity.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates to humidification and process machines making mechanical and/or chemical process applications for textile and denim products.
In particular, the invention relates to a new humidification and processing machine to provide a balanced and homogeneous moistening of textile and denim products, and to ensure better processes and chemical processes to be applied after moistening.

2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98

Balanced and homogeneous humidification of textile and denim products has many benefits in terms of the processes to be applied after moistening and the results of chemical processes.
Various processes and chemical processes are applied to create the final product on textile and denim products.
Some of these processes and chemical processes are as follows:

- 1. Color bleaching, withering;
  - a. Creation of mechanical wear and tear on the textile and denim products of solid mechanical abrasives such as stone, sand,
  - b. Direct application of hypochlorite and potassium permanganate and similar liquid bleach chemical products to textile and denim products,
  - c. Direct application of gas phase oxidizing gases such as ozone to textile and denim products,
- 2. Painting (coloring); Direct application of active, reactive, pigment, direct, indirect and similar liquid, solid, powder dyes to textile or denim product,
- 3. Softening; Application of softening chemicals directly to textile and denim products.

During similar applications and chemical processes, textiles and denim products are exposed to mechanical or chemical agents. During this exposure, the humidity content, humidity balance and homogeneity of the textile and denim product are effective on the quality of the final product. It will have positive effects on creating the right amount of absolute or relative humidity on a textile product, providing the generated humidity homogeneously in the product, maintaining the humidity, increasing the product quality on other processes used in the production phase, ensuring the same quality in every production. Accordingly, there will be an increase in the yield and quality of the product and hence it causes an increase in the profitability for the producer.
In addition, the fact that the humidity amount and homogeneity on the product are not at proper values during these applications and processes have many negative effects.
For example, the fiber exposed to humidity at a lower level than desired in textile and denim products becomes more fragile and unstable, tends to break, decreases mechanical strength, and also causes increased fiber spillage during production.
The right amount of humidity maintains the yarn strength and elasticity. At the same time, an inhomogeneous humidification during application and chemical processes contains humidity in different places on the product such as color bleaching, withering, dyeing. Therefore, since the mechanical effect exposed and the chemical or chemical exposure effect of the chemicals on the product in different places cannot be created, it creates stained images and different color tones on the product.
Similarly, the proper amount and inhomogeneous humidification causes different chemical reactions at every point of the product.
As is known, every chemical reaction has ideal ratios of substances that react and exit chemically.
In this application, the water and humidifiers used in humidification, as well as other chemicals, are part of the reaction, and should be in the optimal (proper) proportions. A lower rate of humidification than desired causes incomplete chemical reactions. All this will result in a lower quality end product.
The right amount and homogeneous humidification will result in the production of a higher quality product with a higher profit margin on the end product.
Another example; static electricity, pulling of flying feathers and dusts, mechanical equipment in the machine applied, and the discomfort of the workers, and even accidents cause a decrease in productivity and product quality.
A lower or inhomogeneous humidity rate than desired causes these problems to occur. Ideal humidity and homogeneous moisture naturally alleviate these problems by distributing static loads.
Droplets accumulate in the metal drum and cover section of the machines used for the said humidification process. Said droplets touch certain parts of the textile and denim products, causing them to get more moist.
Likewise, if the metal drum is colder and the humidity given in is relatively higher, condensation will occur. Even condensation is more on the metal surface outside the drum mentioned, causing it to drip from the drum.
Said drip leaks into the drum through small holes, causing more humidity in these areas of textile and denim products that contact the droplets.
This prevents an even and homogeneous humidity process.
In another application made in the current technique, after the humidity of textile and denim products, a squeezing process is carried out to remove excess water, which is another factor that prevents it from resulting in a homogeneous humidity.
In the literature US patent application numbered US2003094020 relates to “An anti-pilling machine is constructed includes a machine body defining a cylindrical receiving chamber and a cloth passage for the circulation of a fed piece of cloth, an air nozzle upwardly mounted in one end of the cloth passage and adapted for ejecting a jet of hot dry air to move the fed piece of cloth through the cloth passage, a steam nozzle adapted for moistening the moving piece of cloth, an air blower adapted for providing forced air to the air nozzle, and a heat exchanger adapted for heating and drying forced air passing from the air blower to the air nozzle.”
In the aforementioned application, a device that prevents the friction of a piece of fabric under moistening by rubbing is disclosed.
In the literature U.S. Pat. No. 5,173,980 relates to “A method of continuous permanent decating and fixing of web-shaped textile products includes the steps of moistening a textile product, treating the moistened textile product in a first moist treatment stage by guiding the moistened textile product over a rotatable and heatable cylinder and pressing against a part of a cylinder surface, subsequently moistening the textile product, then treating the textile product in a second dry stage by guiding the textile product over a rotatable and heatable cylinder and pressing it against a part of a cylinder surface so that in the first moist stage one side of the textile product is in contact with the cylinder surface of the first mentioned cylinder while in the second dry stage the other side of the textile product is in contact with the cylinder surface of the second mentioned cylinder, regulating a moisture of the textile product so that shortly before an end of the second dry treatment stage it has a normal moisture, and maintaining pressing actions in the treatment stages so that a ratio of a time of the pressing action of the textile product in the first moist stage to a time of the pressing action in the second dry stage with identical pressures is at least.”
In the aforementioned application, a machine and method that performs the humidity of the textile products are disclosed.
In the literature US patent application numbered US2002104204 relates to “A slasher includes a moistening unit for moistening warp yarns by spraying water on the warp yarns, a squeezing unit for squeezing the moistened warp of the warp yarns, and a sizing unit for sizing the moistened and squeezed warp yarns. The moistening unit sprinkles water on the warp yarns to moisten the warp yarns. The warp yarns absorb part or all of the water sprinkled thereon. The warp yarns are not immersed in water during moistening to avoid excessive moistening. The squeezing unit squeezes the moistened warp yarns so that moisture infiltrates the warp yarns and the warp yarns is moistened uniformly. The moisture moistening the warp yarns is replaced and mixed with size liquor while the warp yarns are being passed through size liquor, so that the warp yarns can be easily and uniformly sized. ”
In the aforementioned application, it describes a humidification machine that performs the humidification and tightening process in succession.
Due to the above-mentioned disadvantages there was a need to introduce a new humidification and process machine.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Based on this position of the technique, the object of the invention is to provide a new humidification and processing machine that eliminates the existing disadvantages.
Another object of the invention is to provide a structure that allows textile and denim products to be subjected to a more homogeneous moistening process.
Another object of the invention is to provide a structure that provides better results for the processes and chemical processes to be applied after moistening.
Another object of the invention is to provide a structure that allows the generated moisture to be provided homogeneously in the product, to protect the humidity, to increase the product quality over other processes used during the production phase and to ensure the same quality in every production.
Another object of the invention is to provide a structure that prevents the fibers to remain higher, hence the tendency to break, decreased mechanical strength and also prevent fiber spillage during production.
Another object of the invention is to provide a structure that prevents the formation of stained images and different color tones on the product.
Another object of the invention is to provide a structure that prevents the accumulation of droplets in the metal drum of the humidifier machine.
Another object of the invention is to provide a structure that prevents the accumulation of droplets in the interior of the cover of the humidifier machine.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a prior art view of the humidification and process machine according to the invention.

FIG. 2 is another view of the prior art humidification and process machine according to the invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective and detail view of the drum in the humidification and process machine subject to the invention

FIG. 4 is a detail view of the humidification and process machine subject to the invention.

FIG. 5 is another detail view of the humidification and process machine subject to the invention.

FIG. 6 is a side section view of the humidification and process machine subject to the invention

REFERENCE NUMBERS

1. Humidification And Process Machine
2. Cover
3. Humidification Apparatus
4. Drum
5. Drum Internal Coating Layer
6. Cover Coating Layer

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In this detailed explanation, the innovation of the invention is explained only with examples that will have no limiting effect on better understanding of the subject.
The invention a humidification and processing machine (1) which provides a balanced and homogeneous humidification of textile and denim products, preliminary preparations of chemical processes and processes to be applied after humidification, and the processes and chemical processes to be applied after humidification give better results and which contains the cover (2) where the loading and unloading process of said textile and denim products is performed, the humidification apparatus (3) positioned on said cover (2) which supplies liquid to moisten textile or denim products and drum (4) with a rotating structure and a metal material, where the textile or denim products desired to be moistened are positioned and processed characterized in that it comprises an inner coating layer with humidity absorption which covers the entire inner surface of the humidification and process machine (1) that contacts the textile and denim products of the humidification and processing machine (1) without any empty space, by preventing the formation of droplets causing the wetting of these areas by contacting certain areas of the textile and denim products through the said moistening apparatus (3).
FIG. 1 shows a prior art view of the humidification and process machine (1) according to the invention.
FIG. 2 shows another view of the prior art humidification and process machine (1) according to the invention.
FIG. 3 shows perspective and detail view of the drum (4) in the humidification and process machine (1) subject to the invention.
FIG. 4 shows detail view of the humidification and process machine (1) subject to the invention.
FIG. 5 shows another detail view of the humidification and process machine (1) subject to the invention.
FIG. 6 shows side section view of the humidification and process machine (1) subject to the invention.
The humidification and process machine (1) according to invention contains main parts of: the cover (2) where the loading and unloading process of said textile and denim products is performed, the humidification apparatus (3) positioned on said cover (2) which supplies liquid to moisten textile or denim products, drum (4) with a rotating structure and a metal material, where the textile or denim products desired to be moistened are positioned and processed, drum internal coating layer (5) with humidity absorption prevents the formation of droplets on the metal drum (4), which contacts the specific parts of the textile and denim products of the fluid introduced from said humidification apparatus (3), causing further moistening of those regions, and covers the interior of said drum (4) in such a way that there is no empty space, cover coating layer (6) with humidity absorption prevents the formation of droplets on the cover (2), which contacts the specific parts of the textile and denim products of the fluid introduced from said humidification apparatus (3), causing further moistening of those regions, and covers the interior of said drum (2) in such a way that there is no empty space.
The humidification and processing machine (1), according to the invention, is a device that mainly contains the drum (4) and the humidification apparatus (3) on the cover (2).
In one embodiment of the invention, textile and denim products placed in the drum (4) in a dry state are moistened by wetting them through the humidification apparatus (3).
In another application, said textile and denim products are thrown into the humidification and processing machine (1) in a moist state.
The biggest problem encountered in both cases is the accumulation of droplets on the inner surface of the drum (4) and cover (2). To prevent this, the entire inner surface of the humidification and processing machine (1), is in contact with the textile and denim products, and is covered with an inner coating layer with humidity absorption feature. In the said humidification and processing machine (1), the entire inner region where the liquid reaches contains an inner coating layer with humidity absorption feature.
Thus, the accumulation of droplets formed due to the liquid vapor resulting from the temperature difference after the liquid is introduced into the said humidification and processing machine (1).
Said inner coating layer covers both the interior of the drum (4) and the interiors of the cover (2) in the preferred embodiment of the invention. While said inner coating layer is covered on the drum (4), the inner layer of the drum is called the drum internal coating layer (5) and the inner layer of the cover (2) is called the cover coating layer (6).
The inner part of the said drum (4) is covered with the inner layer of the drum internal coating layer (5), and the inner part of the cover (2) is covered with the cover coating layer (6) so that there is no free space.
Thus, the droplets that may form on the drum (4) are absorbed by the drum internal coating layer (5) inside the drum and the droplets that may occur on the inside of the cover (2) by the cover coating layer (6).
Therefore, each point on the textile and denim products in said humidification and processing machine (1) touches said drum internal coating layer (5) and/or cover coating layer (6) and the drum internal coating layer (5) and/or cover coating layer (6) is moist, textile and denim products are subjected to a more balanced moistening process.
Said inner coating layer can be fabric material with humidity absorption, synthetic or natural polymer material with humidity absorption, or metal material with humidity absorption in different embodiments of the invention.

Claims

I claim:

1. A humidification and processing machine which provides a balanced and homogeneous humidification of textile and denim products, preliminary preparations of chemical processes and processes to be applied after humidification, and the processes and chemical processes to be applied after humidification give better results and which contains a cover where the loading and unloading process of said textile and denim products is performed, a humidification apparatus positioned on said cover which supplies liquid to moisten textile or denim products and a drum with a rotating structure and a metal material, where the textile or denim products desired to be moistened are positioned and processed characterized in that: it comprises an inner coating layer with humidity absorption which covers the entire inner surface of the humidification and process machine that contacts the textile and denim products of the humidification and processing machine without any empty space, by preventing the formation of droplets causing the wetting of these areas by contacting certain areas of the textile and denim products through the said moistening apparatus.

2. A humidification and processing machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a drum internal coating layer with humidity absorption prevents the formation of droplets on the metal drum, which contacts the specific parts of the textile and denim products of the fluid introduced from said humidification apparatus, causing further moistening of those regions, and covers the interior of said drum in such a way that there is no empty space.

3. A humidification and processing machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a cover coating layer with humidity absorption prevents the formation of droplets on the cover , which contacts the specific parts of the textile and denim products of the fluid introduced from said humidification apparatus, causing further moistening of those regions, and covers the interior of said drum in such a way that there is no empty space.

4. A humidification and processing machine according to claim 1, wherein said inner coating layer is a fabric material with humidity absorption.

5. A humidification and processing machine according to claim 1, wherein said inner coating layer is a synthetic or natural polymer material with humidity absorption.

6. A humidification and processing machine according to claim 1, wherein said inner coating layer is a metal material with humidity absorption.