Apparatus for development and fixation of dyes with a printed textile sheet by application of microwave emanation
AssigneeThe Ichikin, Ltd.
InventorBunshiro Kawaguchi
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Abstract
A printed textile sheet is continuously passed through a chamber while being entrained in a flat, tensionless state on a horizontal section of a flexible endless carrier belt whose moisture content and temperature are positively maintained at selected values so that moisture content of the textile sheet, in particular at printed spot patterns, can be fairly equalized before and during application of steam and microwave emanation for uniform development and fixation of dyes over the entire area of the textile sheet.
Claims13
An apparatus for development and fixation of dyes on a printed textile sheet by application of microwave emanation comprising:
- a housing forming therein a chamber which has an inlet and an outlet for said textile sheet;
- an endless, flexible carrier belt arranged within said chamber and having a substantially horizontal section adapted for supporting said textile sheet in a flat, tensionless state;
- means for driving said carrier belt to cause travel of said textile sheet supported thereby from said inlet to said outlet;
- means for positively maintaining said carrier belt at selected temperature and moisture content;
- means for applying microwave emanation to said textile sheet during said travel thereof;
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- means for subjecting said textile sheet to steam during said travel thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.