Method of, and apparatus for sizing and drying warps

An apparatus for sizing and drying warps, comprising:

• a beam stand section;
• a sizing section;
• a defluffing section;
• a drying section;
• and
• a winding section, said beam stand, sizing, defluffing, drying and winding sections being disposed successively in this order in the direction of travel of said warps through said apparatus;
• said beam stand section including at least one beam stand adapted to support a warp beam thereon;
• said sizing section including yarn aligning means for arranging at intervals of at least 1.3 mm a large number of spun yarns withdrawn from said warp beam and lying in spaced relationship in a plane, and a sizing unit provided with means for squeezing said yarns at least twice;
• said defluffing section including at least a pair of defluffing rods adapted for rubbing against diametrically opposite surfaces of said yarns, yarn aligning means for maintaining said intervals of at least 1.3 mm and means provided above said defluffing rods and said last mentioned yarn aligning means for spraying water or a weak solution of size thereagainst;
• said drying section including a plurality of appropriately heated drying cylinders around which said yarns are passed to be thereby dried after they are defluffed;
• said winding section including yarn aligning means for maintaining said intervals of at least 1.3 mm and a winding device adapted to support a take-up beam thereon.