US1076305A - Dyeing-machine. - Google Patents

Description

W. MoK. MORRIS.

DYEING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 16, 1912.

Patented Oct. 21, 1913.

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W. MoK. MORRIS.

DYEING momma.

PPLIOATIOH FILED APR. 16, 1912. I 1,076,305,, Patented Oct. 21, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM McK. MORRIS. OF BORDI 'lNTOWN,'NEW JERSEY.

DYEIN G -IIACHIH E.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 21, 1913.

Application filed April 16, 1912. Serial No. 691,157.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MoK. Mon- RIs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bordentown, in the county of Burlington and State of New Jersey, have invented plicity of arrangement. And the inventionmay be said to. consist essentially in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, and in numerous details and peculiarities thereof, substantially as will be hereinafter described and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating my invention :Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved dyeing machine, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 2, 2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail side elevation of a part of the yarn-supporting frame, Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on the line 4,4 of Fi 3, Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail side view 0 a modification, and indicates the way in which the sticks are supported when said sticks are of a modified form, Fig. 6- is a detail sectional side View on the line 6, 6 of Fig. 5. Figs. 7 and 8 show modified details.

Similar characters 015- reference designate corresponding parts throughout all the'diiferent figures of the drawing.

1 designates the dye vat which may be of any suitable size and shape. It is.- customarily divided into two sections by means of a vertical partition 2, which is separated for a certain space from the top of the vat and also from the bottom of the 'vat, so as to allow a circulation of the liquor above and below the same. The two sections of the vat are of unequal size; one of them, as 3, being the larger and the other, as 4, being the smaller. In the smaller section 4 is a horizontal partition 5' which divides the section into two parts, and insaid partition 5 are two openings, in the present example of my invention. In each of theseiopenings is mounted a horizontal wheel 6 having suitable blades; each wheel is secured to the lower end of its vertical shaft'7, which is mounted in suitable hearings in a frame 8 carried on the cross beams 30 of the vat. The shafts 7 are driven, in the present example, by means of beveled pinions 9 on the upper end of said shafts, which mesh with the bevel gear wheels 10 on a driven shaft 11, having a belt pulley 12 which re ceives actuating power from any suitable source (not shown).

The section 3 of the vat is the one in which the yarn is mounted to be dyed, and this section,as I have stated, is much larger than the section 4 in which are located the hereinabove described features for causing the liquid to circulate. Inthe lower part of the section 4 are steam pipes 31 through which steam is introduced into the vat to heat the liquor, said pipes being rovided with a supply pipe 32 having a va -ve 33.

As the partition 2 which divides the two sections 3 and 4 does not extend to the top of the vet or to the bot-tom thereof, but is located sufiiciently far above the bottom to form a channel for the passage of liquor from the small section 4 into the larger section 3, and the reverse, it will be evident that when the wheels, 6 are rotated the liquor will be circulated or drawn from section 4 into section 3, or the reverse. Thus when wheels 6 are rotated in one direction the circulation will be underneath the partition 2 from section 4 into section'3 and over the partition 2 from section 3 into section 4, and when a reverse rotation is given tothe wheels 6 the circulation will be in the o I site direction, being then over the partition 2 from the section a into the section 3 and underneath the partition 2 from the section 3 into the section 4. In the dyeing operation it is customary to allow the circulation to progress in one direction for a time and then reverse it, as this brings about a more perfect action. 1

The bottom oil the vet section 3, is formed of an openwork construction consisting of a horizontal-' series of rods 3d carried by sup ports consisting of a lower beam 13 and an upper beam The frame carrying the yarn is located in the section 3 and comprises essentially two side members 14:, 14, te which are secured the uprights I5, fastened to the horizontal supporting-crossbars l6 which.

rest on the edge of the vat, asshown in Fig. 1. There are, likewise, longitudinal side bars 17 above the side members 14, which connect the cross-bars l6, and there is a' central longitudinal bar 17" that is provided at its center with a hook 18 to which a lifting mechanism may be employed and operated in a desired manner. The uprights 15 are secured to the cross-bars 16 and side bars 17 by means of vertical bolts 26 provided with nuts 25 and a series of washers 24-. Said washers are removable to allow the yarn-supporting frame to be adjusted in its horizontal position and thus raised or lowered as desired. Connecting the side bars 14 is a series of yarn sticks 20 preferably of a rounded oblong form. These sticks are shaped .to fit openings 36 in the side bars 14, as shown in Fig. 3, the openings being slightly larger than the sticks so that said sticks 20 can be readily inserted into or removed from the frame. On the side bars 14 is mounted a series of rods 19 which are spaced a suitable distance apart and are dis 1n place by a bar 37 that rests thereon and is secured to the side bar 14 by screws or other devices 38. In the adjoining. faces of bar 14 and bar 37 are semicircular recesses which coincide with each other and together form circular recesses to receive. the ends of these round rods 19, (see Fig. 4). The rods 19 are so related to each other and are so spaced from the yarn-supporting sticks 20 that the liquor may readily circulate between all of them. This enables the dyeing to be performed effectually. Round sticks of this kind, separated at proper distances and supported in the way I have stated, are found to be much more efiectual in permitting an effectual circulation of the liquor to take place than are square or angular sticks of the kind that have heretofore, in many instances, been used. But I do not wish to be confined to making them round. It is to be noted, of course, that the most diflicult part of the yarn to dye is that part which han s over the supporting sticks 20. But by emp oying sticks 19 the distribution of the liquor in its circulation is so complete and perfect that it will pass over the yarn on the stick and will circulate between the hanks of yarn as they are suspended in such a way that the dyeing process will be entirely satisfactory. It may be noted, moreover, that the yarn sticks 20 are held in place by horizontal strips 21 which lie upon the sticks 20 and are locked firmly in place by small cams 22 supported on screw studs 23 as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4.

I do not wish to be confined to yarn sticks of the oblong round-edged variety indicated in Figs. 2 and 3 at 20, supported in holes 36 somewhat larger than the sticks, but if desired sticks of other shapes can be utilized,

osed in'a horizontal plane. They are held as for instance, the round sticks 27 shown in Figs. 5 and 6. These are carried in metal frames 39, the lower portions of which are thicker than the balance, and are provided with circular openings 40 of larger diameter than the round sticks 27, said circular openings being partially bounded by out- .side integral flanges 41 which give a greater bearing surface for the sticks 27. These yarn sticks 27 are held in place by rods or bars 21, which, as before, are secured against the sticks 27by means of cams 22 carried by screw stud bolts 23. When the round yarn sticks 27 are employed I also use the liquor-circulating rods or sticks 19 the same as before, but they are carried in semicircular recesses in the upper edge of the metal beam 39 and are held in place by a crossbar or rod 28 which is preferably provided with a flange that engages the ends of the rods 19 as indicated in Fig. 6. The car plate 28 is securely fastened upon the upper edge of the metal beam 39 by screws 29 or other fastening devices.

I have already indicated that the yardsupporting frame may beraised or lowered and placed in different horizontal positions by properly adjusting the washers 24. This will be found desirable with hanks of yarn of diiferent lengths. In order to do this most satisfactorily, it is also necessary that the height of the partition 2 which divides the vat into the two sections 3 and 4 should be correspondingly changed, and this I am enabled to do by the use of slats 43, having dowels 44, which can be placed one upon another as shown in Fig. 2, and can also be removed, one by one, either for the purpose of building up or cutting down the height of this partition.

In Fig. 7 I have shown a modification of the slot supporting one end of the yarncarrying sticks 20. This slot, which is designated 36*, is a blind one and only goes part of the way through the beam 14. I find it convenient to use a slot or recess of this kind at one end of the yarn sticks in order to prevent the dyeing liquid from running through and drawing the yarn with it, as might be the case if the slot went entirely through the beam 14.

Another modification indicated in Fig. 8 shows a cross slat or bar 19" for supporting the round wooden rods 9 centrally or at some other point when trey are too long for merely the end supports, whereby sagging or bending of these rods centrally or otherwise is prevented, and said supporting slat 19 is preferably held in place by means of vertical bolts l9 secured to the frame in any convenient manner.

Many changes in the exact construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts may be made without exceeding the scope of the invention, and I reserve the liberty of making all suchchanges as may be desirable to better condition the machine for actual use, as may be found serviceable upon testing and use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a dyeing machine, the combination of a vat, a yarn-supporting frame, a series of yarn-carrying sticks in said frame, and a horizontal serles of sticks carried by the said frame above the yarn sticks, and a flanged bar resting on said latter sticks for the purpose of keeping them in place, together with means for holding said flanged bar in place.

2. In a dyeing machine, the combination with a vat, of a frame for the yarn, a series of sticks in said frame having an oval crosssection and used to support the yarn, and a horizontal series of sticks carried by the said frame above the yarn sticks arid used forthe purpose of promoting circulation of the liquor, together with a cross-bar or rod resting on said series of sticks for the purpose of holding them in place, together with means for securlng said cross-bar or rod in place.

3. In a dyeing machine, the combination with a vat, of a frame for the yarn, sticks supported in said frame, means for locking the sticks in place, a series of round sticks on the frame above the yarn sticks, said round sticks being properly spaced apart to allow a circulation of the liquor, and means for adjusting the yarn-supporting frame so that it may occupy'a position higher or lower as may be required.

4. In a dyeing machine, the combination with a vat, of a frame for the-yarn, sticks supported in said frame for carrying the yarn, round sticks on the frame above the yarn sticks for permitting circulation of the liquor, means for carrying the frame consisting of elongated bolts and a plurality of washers, said washers being removable so that the height of the frame may be regulated, and a division wall in thevat, having a plurality1 of removable slats on the upper edge for t e purpose of regulating its height to correspond with the position of the yarnsupporting frame.

5. In a dyeing machine, the combination with a vat, of a frame for the yarn, a vat bottom composed of a horizontal series of sticks, a series of sticks supported in the upper part of the frame for carryin the yarn, another series ,of sticks on the rame above the yarn sticks, and cross sticks resting on the latter sticks for holding them in place, together with means for securing the cross sticks in place.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM McK. MORRIS.

Witnesses:

JEANNETTE S'ronK, L. S. Panama.-

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