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US3447346A
US3447346A US593217A US3447346DA US3447346A US 3447346 A US3447346 A US 3447346A US 593217 A US593217 A US 593217A US 3447346D A US3447346D A US 3447346DA US 3447346 A US3447346 A US 3447346A
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David Edward Pepler Norton
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06B—TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS, GASES OR VAPOURS
    • D06B19/00—Treatment of textile materials by liquids, gases or vapours, not provided for in groups D06B1/00 - D06B17/00
    • D06B19/0005—Fixing of chemicals, e.g. dyestuffs, on textile materials
    • D06B19/0029—Fixing of chemicals, e.g. dyestuffs, on textile materials by steam
    • D06B19/0035—Fixing of chemicals, e.g. dyestuffs, on textile materials by steam the textile material passing through a chamber

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  • This invention relates to an apparatus for steam treating textile materials, and relates especially but not exclusively to an apparatus suitable for the steam fixation of dyestuffs onto cotton and/ or synthetic fiber materials.
  • A' disadvantage of conventional continuous atmospheric pressure steam treating apparatus is that such apparatus is incapable of operating at temperatures very much in excess of the boiling point of water, and hitherto it has been necessary to use a pressure vessel when treating the textile materials at temperatures above the boiling point of water.
  • the use of such a pressure vessel is disadvantageous since elaborate pressure sealing devices are necessary if the textile material is to be steam treated in a continuous manner.
  • a further disadvantage of conventional atmospheric pressure steam treating apparatus is that they contain a relatively large volume of steam and even when the walls of the apparatus are heated the heating off the walls is not felt throughout the treating chamber but is confined to those parts of the chamber which are adjacent the walls.
  • a continuous atmospheric pressure apparatus for steam treating textile material comprising a steam treating chamber of relatively narrow dimensions through which the textile material to be treated can be run in a continuous manner, a steam delivery pipe extending into the chamber to distribute steam throughout the chamber, and a superheating device associated with the pipe externally of the chamber but closely adjacent thereto, whereby the stealn passing into the chamber can be heated to the required degree of superheat.
  • Ah embodiment of the present invention will now be des cribed, by way of example, with reference to the ac companying drawing, in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view of a steam treating appara'tus in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the superheating device.
  • the continuous atmospheric pressure steam treating apparatus comprises a relatively narrow chamber 5 divided internally into two passageways by a division wall 6 which stops short of a roof or top surface 7 of the chamber 5. Side walls 8 and the division wall 6 of the chamber 5 are controllably heated by any known convenient means.
  • the chamber 5 is open as indicated at 9 at its bottom and there are provided three textile-material guiding rolls, one roll 10 above the division wall 6, and a pair of spaced rolls 11 adjacent the bottom of each of the side walls 8 of the chamber 5.
  • the chamber 5 is closed by end walls 12 (only one of which is shown) so that entry to and exit from the chamber 5 is effected via the open bottom 9 of the chamber 5.
  • the textile material T to be treated enters, after having passed under one of the rolls 11, the chamber 5 via the open bottom 9, passes up the passageway between one of the side walls 8 and the division wall 6, over the roller 10 above the division wall 6, down the passageway between the other side wall 8 and division wall 6 and then out of the open bottom 9 of the chamber 5 under the other I roll 11.
  • Each pipe 13 is associated with a superheating device 16 which is mounted on the end wall 12 of the chamber 5 through which the pipes 13 extend and this superheating device 16 comprises a small insulated chamber 17 in which the pipe 13 is coiled as indicated at 18 before extending back to the source of steam supply (not shown), and associated with this coiled length of pipe 18 is a heater 19 which may for example be a gas burner.
  • the gas burner 19 extends into the chamber 17 which is formed at the top with an outlet 20 for gaseous products.
  • the superheating devices serve to pre-heat the steam from the steam supply to the required degree of superheat before it enters the steaming chamber 5.
  • an atmospheric pressure steaming apparatus which can be continuously operated at temperatures considerably in excess of the boiling point of water and with the textile material to be treated running continuously through the treating chamber.
  • the total volume of the chamber 5 is consequently reduced and the textile material T passes through a narrow space between the heated walls 6 and 8 so that the steam inside the chamber 5 and between the heated walls 6 and 8 can be superheated to give a temperature approaching that of the temperature in the heated walls 6 and 8.
  • the superheating device 16 ensures that the steam being delivered into the treating chamber 5 is at the same temperature as the steam inside the walls, or even at a slightly greater temperature.
  • any suitable heating device may be employed for example it may be operated by means of electricity, gas or oil.
  • two or more pipes 13 may be served by a single superheating device 16.
  • each pipe 13 has its own superheating device 16, the superheating devices 16 of adjacent pipes 13 being at different ends of the chamber 5. It is considered that this arrangement will provide a more level or uniform temperature in the chamber 5.
  • the treating chamber may have more than one up-and-down textile path. There may be a multiplicity of such paths so that the number of division walls and guiding rolls requires to be correspondingly increased. The number of such paths will vary from apparatus to apparatus depending on the speed and processing time required.
  • a continuous dye fixation apparatus comprising side and end walls, a top wall and an open bottom defining a. narrow vertical chamber through which textile material can be continuously led, a division wall extending between the end walls in substantial parallelism to the side walls dividing the chamber into two passageways, said division wall terminating short of said top wall and open bottom, said side, end and division walls being heated, guide means below the open bottom on each side of the division wall, further guide means above the division wall, said guide and further guide means serving for guiding the textile material'through the open bottom, upwardly of the passageway located between the division wall and one side wall, downwardly of the passageway between the division wall and the other side wall and outwardly through the open bottom, at least one steam delivery pipe located in each passageway in proximity to the lower end of the division wall, each of said pipes extending in parallelism to the side and division walls and having outlets through which steam can pass upwardly into the passageway to provide an oxygen-free atmosphere, and a superheating device mounted on the outside of one end wall operably connected to each delivery pipe so
  • heating means is a gas burner and the insulated chamber has an outlet at its top for egress of gaseous products.
  • each steam delivery pipe is provided with a trough for collecting and removing condensate from the steam filled passageway.

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US4259853A (en) * 1978-02-06 1981-04-07 Vepa Aktiengesellschaft Using a continuous open-width washing machine for pile-structured textiles, and equipment therefor
US4495783A (en) * 1982-09-16 1985-01-29 Sando Iron Works Co., Ltd. Apparatus for continuous wet-heat treatment of cloth
US5724689A (en) * 1995-10-12 1998-03-10 Tubular Textile Llc Method and apparatus for treating knitted fabric

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US1852179A (en) * 1926-05-11 1932-04-05 Thomas J Mcdonald Steam washing machine
GB742207A (en) * 1952-11-29 1955-12-21 Alfred Abrum Fain Process and apparatus for the manufacture of printed fabrics
US2777750A (en) * 1952-11-13 1957-01-15 Celanese Corp Process of stabilizing thermoplastic knitted fabric containing cellulose ester yarns with superheated steam
GB909627A (en) * 1961-03-20 1962-10-31 Benteler Werke Ag Improvements in and relating to apparatus for treating webs of fabric, more especially for fixing vat dye-stuffs on cellulose fabrics
US3318114A (en) * 1964-08-14 1967-05-09 Pottsville Bleaching And Dyein Method and apparatus for setting the color of dyed tubular fabrics

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US1852179A (en) * 1926-05-11 1932-04-05 Thomas J Mcdonald Steam washing machine
US2777750A (en) * 1952-11-13 1957-01-15 Celanese Corp Process of stabilizing thermoplastic knitted fabric containing cellulose ester yarns with superheated steam
GB742207A (en) * 1952-11-29 1955-12-21 Alfred Abrum Fain Process and apparatus for the manufacture of printed fabrics
GB909627A (en) * 1961-03-20 1962-10-31 Benteler Werke Ag Improvements in and relating to apparatus for treating webs of fabric, more especially for fixing vat dye-stuffs on cellulose fabrics
US3318114A (en) * 1964-08-14 1967-05-09 Pottsville Bleaching And Dyein Method and apparatus for setting the color of dyed tubular fabrics

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US4259853A (en) * 1978-02-06 1981-04-07 Vepa Aktiengesellschaft Using a continuous open-width washing machine for pile-structured textiles, and equipment therefor
US4495783A (en) * 1982-09-16 1985-01-29 Sando Iron Works Co., Ltd. Apparatus for continuous wet-heat treatment of cloth
US5724689A (en) * 1995-10-12 1998-03-10 Tubular Textile Llc Method and apparatus for treating knitted fabric

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