CN1271399A

CN1271399A - Fabric treatment machine and method

Info

Publication number: CN1271399A
Application number: CN 98808162
Authority: CN
Inventors: L·哈米尔顿; S·科德维尔
Original assignee: HOLMES HEATON (HUDDERSFIELD) Ltd
Priority date: 1997-06-14
Filing date: 1998-06-10
Publication date: 2000-10-25
Also published as: GB9712375D0; WO1998058112A1; EP1029122A1; AU8027998A

Abstract

In a fabric washing and milling machine fabric to be treated is carried through a passage or tunnel (5) by means of a heated air stream to a milling trough (8). Water may be supplied to the fabric in the passage (5). In a modification the milling trough comprises two endless conveyor belts which carry the fabric forward and subject it to a reciprocating force. As the fabric may be treated withouth being passed through a nip faults in the fabric are reduced or eliminated.

Description

Fabric treatment apparatus and method

The present invention relates to a kind of fabric treatment apparatus, particularly, but is not only to relate to a kind of fabric washing and fulling milling equipment and a kind of textile treatment.

In traditional fabric washing and fulling milling equipment, fabric in the mode of rope form by a pair of roll compacting or compression roller effect and be centered around around this equipment.If this rope is crossed operation longways with same folding mode, the long wrinkle trace of warp-wise will occur in the mode of longitudinal broken line.In addition, can make fabric produce following any one or multiple damage: extruding force is crossed the weave that conference damages woven fabric, the too little meeting of extruding force is skidded fabric on the surface of roller or similarity piece, thereby produce scratch or galled, and roller or similarity piece separately so that the cloth margin to seam by after produce resilience the place fabric of damaging.

In traditional rotation fulling milling equipment and combined type washing and fulling milling equipment, the fulling milling groove is right after and is arranged on after the mip rolls, so that realize vertical fulling milling or contraction.Like this, fabric makes the place that is advanced to the fulling milling groove of restricting produce bigger damage being separated from roller surfaces.If fabric be clipped in mip rolls surface and be arranged on fulling milling groove top or the stripping plate of its bottom between, and the rope of back is at random strained the above-mentioned fabric that clips, and will tear the hole like this on fabric, perhaps worse, need the arrestment operation, and dismounting equipment unclamps fabric.If fabric is clipped between mip rolls edge and the fulling milling groove side, the weft yarn breakage may be torn or take place to woven fabric just.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the device of one section fabric of a kind of processing is provided, this device comprises a passage, produces the device of air-flow, supplies the device of fabric and be arranged on the device that fabric is handled in described passage downstream to described passage, wherein, fabric can be carried through described passage, and the described passage of described airflow passes also can be carried fabric in described passage.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the method of one section fabric of a kind of processing is provided, it may further comprise the steps: fabric is fed in the passage, produce the air-flow of the described passage of flowing through so that fabric is carried by described passage and the device that can handle fabric after by this passage.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the device of processing fabric comprises a fulling milling groove.The fulling milling groove has a lid of pivotally installing, and described lid can pivot by an air rammer cylinder assembly, to change the fulling milling degree.The fulling milling groove also can comprise one or more conveyer belt.Above-mentioned one or more conveyer belt can be bearing on the guide roller, and wherein several at least guide rollers can move back and forth, so that fabric bears alternating force by the fulling milling groove time.One of them guide roller can move along moving through the perpendicular direction of the direction of motion of fulling milling groove with fabric.This movable guide roller can be handled a microswitch, and corresponding transport is slowed down.Be provided with a slippage sensor roller and detect slippage degree, and transport is quickened with a selected slippery difference through this fabric that passes through.Article two, conveyer belt is separately positioned on the two opposite sides of fulling milling groove, and fabric is from passing through between them.Be provided with a reciprocal pedestal, make fabric discharge and enter the device of handling fabric from described passage.The device that produces air-flow (normally air) can comprise an air blast, and preferably provides air through an air heater to described passage.Air blast is extracted air out from a shell that pipeline is housed through air cleaner.On described passage, be provided with steam vent.Device to described passage supply fabric comprises a capstan winch roller, and this capstan winch roller is preferably by a motor-driven, and has the rat that contacts with fabric.Also be provided with in described passage and provide for example device of water of liquid to fabric.This device comprises a pump that links by pipeline and described passage.Be provided with a liquid heater and come heating liquid.Be provided with a beating plate or comb in the downstream for the treatment of apparatus.

In order more to be expressly understood the present invention, come embodiments of the present invention are described by example below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.Wherein:

Fig. 1 is the sketch of washing of the present invention and fulling milling equipment,

What Fig. 2 showed is first embodiment of Fig. 1 equipment,

What Fig. 3 showed is a kind of variant of Fig. 1 equipment fulling milling groove,

What Fig. 4 showed is second kind of variant of Fig. 1 fulling milling groove.

As shown in Figure 1, washing and fulling mill comprise a shell 1.On the top of shell 1, be rotatably mounted with a capstan winch roller 2.Being provided with a drive motors 3 makes capstan winch roller 2 rotate in a conventional manner.Capstan winch roller 2 has rat or structure 4, can make fabric on roller.The downstream of roller 2 is provided with an air flow channel or passage 5.The top of this passage comprises a constriction 6, and constriction 6 back are a parallel lateral parts 7 then, and this parallel lateral parts 7 bends towards fulling milling groove 8, and imports in the fulling milling groove 8.The lower comer portion 9 of parallel side part 7 is provided with hole 10, and in fulling, air can be discharged by hole 10 in a direction indicated by the arrow.

An air input pipe 11 imports in the lateral parts 7.Conduit 11 and an air heater 12 link, and air heater 12 links by another air conduit 13 and an air blast 14 again in turn, and air blast 14 is driven by motor 15.In the course of the work, air blast 14 is extracted air out from shell 1 through air cleaner 16 and conduit 17, and through conduit 13, air heater 12 and input pipe 11 air is offered air duct 5.Fulling milling groove 8 comprises a reciprocal pedestal 18, and back and forth pedestal 18 can make fabric discharge from the downstream of air duct 5 in the course of the work, and enters into fulling milling groove 8 in folding mode.Pedestal 18 is back and forth driven by a reciprocating drive unit, and this reciprocating drive unit comprises a motor 19, and motor 19 drives by belt 20, belt pulley 21, crank 22 and connecting rod 23.The top of fulling milling groove 8 comprises a lid 24 by pivotal mounting, and the position of lid 24 can change, thereby changes the fulling milling degree.For this reason, the free end away from its pivot end at lid 24 is connected with an air rammer cylinder assembly 25.

Also be provided with simultaneously water supply installation, when fabric passed through air duct 5, this water supply installation can supply water to fabric.This water supply installation comprises a water pump 26, and water pump 26 is extracted the total water supply pipe of water on being arranged in package header out, and is supplied to air duct 5 through water pipe 27.On package header, be provided with a water heater 28, the water heating that water heater 28 can be extracted out water pump 26.Also be provided with a drainage arrangement 29 on package header, drainage arrangement 29 can be discharged sewage.For washing, 8 port of export places are provided with a beating plate or comb 30 at contiguous fulling milling groove.And, in upwards arriving the way of capstan winch roller 2, fabric is provided with fabric guides device 31.The pedestal of shell 1 also is crooked, thus bootable fabric.

In the said apparatus course of work, rotating capstan winch roller 2 can be pulled into continuous web F in the air duct 5.Fabric can pass through this passage by the heated air stream that air blast 14 and heater 12 are provided and carry.When fabric moved on and be pushed in the fulling milling groove 8 by reciprocal pedestal 18, air was just discharged from air duct 5 through hole 10 along direction shown in the arrow.Make lid 24 raise and reduce by the application piston cylinder assembly, just can change the fulling milling degree.In the place that needs carry out water treatment (washing), can through water pipe 27 water be pumped in the passage 5 simultaneously by water pump 26.

In remodeling embodiment shown in Figure 2, the fulling milling groove comprises two cycloconveyor belts 40 and 41, and conveyer belt 40 and 41 is separately positioned on the two opposite sides of fabric.Conveyer belt 40 and 41 is driven by corresponding guide roller 42 and 43 separately respectively.Be provided with the roller 44 and 45 that moves back and forth on the conveyer belt of motion between the guide roller 42,43 in pairs.These rollers 44 and 45 move back and forth so that the fabric F by the fulling milling groove bears the alternating force that roughly is transverse to direction of advance.Being provided with control device quickens transport or slows down.Accel control comprises a slippage sensor roller to 46, and when detecting fabric F through roller when having the scheduled volume slippage, above-mentioned roller is to just making the transport acceleration.Deceleration control system comprises a microswitch 47, and microswitch 47 can be handled by in the guide roller 42, and this guide roller of being installed can be transverse to forward direction motion.If not piling up between transport has enough fabrics, roller 42 just to contact microswitch so that transport slows down.

In remodeling embodiment shown in Figure 3, the lid 24 of fulling milling groove 8 replaces (number can change as required) by a series of seven driven rollers among Fig. 1.Five rollers 50 of the inside can move back and forth, and the position of the roller 51 at two ends can be controlled by air rammer cylinder assembly 52.The roller that moves back and forth makes the fabric by fulling milling groove 8 bear alternating force.

In remodeling embodiment shown in Figure 4, the lid 24 of fulling milling groove 8 is replaced by a driven conveyer belt 60 among Fig. 1.This conveyer belt 60 is driven by driven

guide roller

61,62 and 63.Guide roller 61 is fixed, and guide roller 62 can move back and forth, and guide roller 63 can move up and down by air rammer cylinder assembly 64.The roller that moves back and forth makes the fabric by fulling milling groove 8 bear alternating force.

With regard to all situations, because fabric need not pass through roll gap, therefore, the shortcoming that the specification the beginning part is summarized just is eliminated or has reduced.

It is to be noted: above-mentioned embodiment only is described by example, without departing from the present invention, can make multiple modification.

Claims

1. Apparatus for treating a length of fabric comprising a channel, means for generating an airflow, means for supplying fabric to said channel, and means for treating fabric, wherein the fabric can be transported through said channel through which said airflow flows Said channel and the fabric can be conveyed in said channel, and the device for treating the fabric is arranged downstream of said channel.

2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the device for treating the fabric comprises a shrinking tank (8).

3. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the milling tank (8) has a pivotally mounted cover (24) to vary the degree of milling.

4. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that a pneumatic piston-cylinder arrangement (25) is provided for pivoting the cover (24).

5. The device according to claim 2, characterized in that the shrinking tank (8) comprises one or more conveyor belts (40, 41 ).

6. The device according to claim 5, characterized in that, said one or more conveyor belts (40, 41) run on guide rollers (42, 43, 44, 45), and one or more guide rollers (43 , 45) are reciprocatingly movable, so that the fabric (F) bears alternating force when passing through the shrinking groove (8).

7. Device according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that control means (46, 47) are provided to accelerate or decelerate the conveyor belt (40, 41 ).

8. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that the control device for accelerating the conveyor belt (40, 41) comprises a slip sensor roller pair (46), when it is detected that the fabric (F) passes the roller with a predetermined amount In case of slippage, the above-mentioned roller pair can accelerate the conveyor belt.

9. The device according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the control device to slow down the conveyor belt (40, 41) comprises a microswitch (47), which can be controlled by one of the guide rollers (42) To manipulate, the installed guide roller can move along the transverse direction of the fabric moving direction.

10. The device according to any one of claims 5-9, characterized in that, two conveyor belts (40, 41) are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the shrinking tank (8), and in the course of work, the fabric pass between them.

11. The device according to any one of claims 2-10, characterized in that the shrinking tank (8) comprises a reciprocating base (18) which steerably causes the fabric to enter the shrinking tank (8) .

12. The device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means for generating the air flow comprise a blower (14).

13. Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a heater (12) is provided to heat the gas flow.

14. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the means for supplying the fabric comprises a capstan roller (2) having surface projections (4) in contact with the fabric.

15. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that means are provided for supplying liquid (26, 27) to the fabric in the channel.

16. Device according to claim 15, characterized in that said means for supplying liquid comprise a pump (26) connected to said channel (5) via a conduit (27).

17. Device according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that a heater (28) is provided for heating the liquid.

18. A method of treating a length of fabric comprising the steps of: feeding the fabric into a tunnel, generating an air flow through said tunnel to convey the fabric through said tunnel and enabling treatment of the fabric after passing through the tunnel installation.

19. Method according to claim 18, characterized in that the fabric is processed through a milling tank (8).

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the degree of milling is variable.

21. A method according to claim 19, characterized in that the fabric is conveyed by means of conveyor belts (40, 41).

22. A method according to claim 21, characterized in that the fabric is subjected to alternating forces as it passes through the milling tank (8).

23. The method according to claim 21 or 22, characterized in that the passage of the fabric in the milling tank (8) is controlled by controlling the speed of the conveyor belt.

24. A method according to any one of claims 18-23, characterized in that liquid is supplied to the fabric in the channel.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the liquid is heated.