US2486903A - Drying of artificial fibers, filaments, and the like - Google Patents

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US2486903A
US2486903A US63096A US6309648A US2486903A US 2486903 A US2486903 A US 2486903A US 63096 A US63096 A US 63096A US 6309648 A US6309648 A US 6309648A US 2486903 A US2486903 A US 2486903A
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Robert L Wormell
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F26—DRYING
    • F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
    • F26B13/00—Machines and apparatus for drying fabrics, fibres, yarns, or other materials in long lengths, with progressive movement
    • F26B13/001—Drying and oxidising yarns, ribbons or the like
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01D—MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
    • D01D10/00—Physical treatment of artificial filaments or the like during manufacture, i.e. during a continuous production process before the filaments have been collected
    • D01D10/04—Supporting filaments or the like during their treatment
    • D01D10/0436—Supporting filaments or the like during their treatment while in continuous movement
    • D01D10/0472—Supporting filaments or the like during their treatment while in continuous movement the filaments being supported on endless bands
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01D—MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
    • D01D10/00—Physical treatment of artificial filaments or the like during manufacture, i.e. during a continuous production process before the filaments have been collected
    • D01D10/04—Supporting filaments or the like during their treatment
    • D01D10/049—Supporting filaments or the like during their treatment as staple fibres

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  • the open support tlnuous artificial threads it is known to collect to- 5 may be arranged a short distance below the woven gether bres extruded from a large number of wire belt conveyor in order to assist in transferjets into a tow of parallel fibres, to treat the tow ring the tow from one conveyor to the other. A with suitable liquids and finally to dry it.
  • the transverse rod of glass or other material below the denier of such tows is usually of the order of 10,- pair of side-by-side belts is preferably provided 000 to 200,000.
  • the intendency, particularly with heavy tows, for the vention is particularly useful for drying heavy tow to become entangled so that a tangled mass tows for example of the order of 50,000 to 200,- builds up which impedes4 and eventually stops 000 denier.
  • the invention also includes apparatus for drytion, the desired parallel relationship of the libres ing a continuous tow of artificial fibres comprismay be disturbed leading to the production of A ing in combination at least one drying chamber, neps when the tow is subsequently drawn out into a travelling support for conveying the tow sliver form. through the said drying chamber and having'an
  • the object of this invention is to reduce the opening through which the tow can pass downtendency of the libres in the tow to become entanwardly, a guide situated beneath the support, gled when withdrawn from the'mass of convoluand draw-off mechanism for withdrawing the tions.
  • the present invention comprises a process for said opening in said support and into contact with drying a continuous tow of artificial fibres by said guide.
  • feeding wet tow in convolutions on to a travelvA preferred form of apparatus according to the ling support, conveying the mass of convolutions invention comprises in combination at least one of the tow whilst on the support through one or drying chamber, a travelling y support for conmore drying chambers, and passing the dry tow veying the tow through the said drying chamber, at a rate substantially equal to the rate of feed to a second travelling support arranged at the end a collecting device wherein the dried tow is withof the first travelling support for receiving the drawn from the underside of the mass of convodried tow and having an opening through which lutions substantially vertically downwards from the tow can pass downwardly, a guide situated bethe underside of the mass of convolutions whilst neath said second support, and draw-off mechathe mass is supported and being conveyed.
  • the tow is preferably withdrawn substantially opening in said second support and into contact vertically downwards from a conveyor consisting with said guide.
  • the second travelling support of two endless parallel moving belts lying side by preferably comprises two endless conveyor belts side with a gap between them, the tow being laid lying side by side with a gap between them, across the two belts so that as itis withdrawn it I through which gap the 120W may be Withdrawn is being taken from each of the belts alternately. substantially vertically downwards.
  • drying chamber on a conveyorv of normal con- Figure 1 is a side view of one form of apparatus struction, such as a woven wire belt, and then, in which the tow is transferred from a drying belt when dry, are passed on to a moving open supto a second travelling support from which the tow port from which they are withdrawn substantialis withdrawn.
  • Figure 3 is a side view of a further form of apparatus in which the drying belt serves also as the open support from which the tow is withdrawn.
  • a tow I is laid in convolutions 2 on a travelling belt 3 which carries the convolutions of tow through a drying chamber 4.
  • the dried tow is then transferred from the belt 3 to a second conveyor formed by two parallel moving belts 5 and 6, both supported and driven by rollers 1 and 8, with a gap 9 between the belts.
  • the belts 5 and 6 are slightly lower than the belt 3 in order to assist in the transfer of the dry tow from belt 3 to belts 5 and 6.
  • the end of the moving tow is withdrawn substantially vertically downwards through the gap 9, round the transverse rod ID and then to a crossball collecting device Il.
  • the belt 3 is preferably a woven wire belt such as is normally employed for drying tow.
  • the driving rollers 1 and 6 are preferably geared to the drive for the belt 3 so that all the belts 3, 5 and 6 are moved at the same speed.
  • a single conveyor is used, the apparatus otherwise being the same as shown in Figures 1 and 2 and like reference numerals are included to show the corresponding parts.
  • the tow I is fed in convolutions 2 on to a conveyor 3 which consists of two parallel belts preferably constructed in the same manner as the belts 5 and 6 of Figure 2; in this case therefore the tow is withdrawn substantially vertically downwards through the opening in the support 3', round the guide rod I0 and thence to the collecting device l l.
  • Apparatus for drying a continuous tow of artificial fibres comprising in combination, at least one drying chamber, a travelling support lor conveying the tow through the said drying chamber and having an opening through which the tow can pass downwardly, a guide situated beneath the support, and draw-off mechanism for withdrawing the tow at the end of thedrying operation through said opening in said support and into contact with said guide.
  • Apparatus for drying a continuous tow of artificial fibres comprising in combination at least one drying chamber, a travelling support for conveyingthe tow through the said drying chamber, a second travelling support arranged at the end of the first travelling support for receiving the dried tow and having an opening through which the tow can pass downwardly, a guide situated beneath said second support, and draw-off mechanism for withdrawing the dried tow through said opening in said second support and into contact with said guide.
  • the second travelling support comprises two endless conveyor belts lying side by side with a gap between them, through which gap the tow may be withdrawn substantially vertically downwards.

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US2698489A (en) * 1950-11-16 1955-01-04 Phrix Werke Ag Continuous drying of endless filaments
US2882614A (en) * 1959-04-21 charlton
US3318013A (en) * 1963-01-09 1967-05-09 Erba Maschb A G Yarn conditioning arrangement
US5487226A (en) * 1994-08-26 1996-01-30 Ctb, Inc. Manure drying system and related method
US20080209753A1 (en) * 2007-01-16 2008-09-04 Nathaniel Lee Smith Manure removal and drying system
US20220251750A1 (en) * 2019-07-11 2022-08-11 Andritz Asselin-Thibeau Device for transferring and/or introducing a fibre lap, particularly a nonwoven lap, into a consolidation installation, in particular a needle loom

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US2133424A (en) * 1934-11-17 1938-10-18 Star Peerless Wall Paper Mills Method and apparatus for drying
US2333278A (en) * 1942-05-02 1943-11-02 Du Pont Yarn apparatus
US2336019A (en) * 1941-05-02 1943-12-07 Ind Rayon Corp Method of and apparatus for controlling the shrinkage of thread or the like
US2379824A (en) * 1943-03-06 1945-07-03 Du Pont Process and apparatus for treating artificial filaments

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US2133424A (en) * 1934-11-17 1938-10-18 Star Peerless Wall Paper Mills Method and apparatus for drying
US2336019A (en) * 1941-05-02 1943-12-07 Ind Rayon Corp Method of and apparatus for controlling the shrinkage of thread or the like
US2333278A (en) * 1942-05-02 1943-11-02 Du Pont Yarn apparatus
US2379824A (en) * 1943-03-06 1945-07-03 Du Pont Process and apparatus for treating artificial filaments

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2882614A (en) * 1959-04-21 charlton
US2698489A (en) * 1950-11-16 1955-01-04 Phrix Werke Ag Continuous drying of endless filaments
US3318013A (en) * 1963-01-09 1967-05-09 Erba Maschb A G Yarn conditioning arrangement
US5487226A (en) * 1994-08-26 1996-01-30 Ctb, Inc. Manure drying system and related method
US20080209753A1 (en) * 2007-01-16 2008-09-04 Nathaniel Lee Smith Manure removal and drying system
US8056255B2 (en) * 2007-01-16 2011-11-15 Ctb, Inc. Manure removal and drying system
US20220251750A1 (en) * 2019-07-11 2022-08-11 Andritz Asselin-Thibeau Device for transferring and/or introducing a fibre lap, particularly a nonwoven lap, into a consolidation installation, in particular a needle loom
US11891738B2 (en) * 2019-07-11 2024-02-06 Andritz Asselin-Thibeau Device for transferring and/or introducing a fibre lap, particularly a nonwoven lap, into a consolidation installation, in particular a needle loom

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