Method and means for conserving energy requirements and improving working conditions of a sock finishing factory
AssigneeAlbertus W. Huffman
InventorsAlbertus W. Huffman, Jr., Andrew Truhan
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Abstract
The energy requirements of a sock finishing factory consisting at least of a dye house, boarding room and a warehouse are greatly reduced and the working conditions of employees are improved by utilizing waste heat from the boarding room to provide heat for the dye house water requirements and seasonal heat for the warehouse and by supply some of the heat for the dye house water from the air conditioning condenser system.
Claims13
Energy conserving system for a sock finishing factory consisting at least of a dye house, a boarding room housing a plurality of boarding machines and a warehouse comprising utilizing waste heat from the boarding machines to provide heat for the dye house water requirements and seasonal heat for the warehouse, an air conditioning system for operators of the boarding machines and means supplying some of the heat requirements for the dye house water from the air conditioning condenser system, wherein the plurality of boarding machines are mounted in a common enclosure thereby reducing radiation and convection of heat from the boarding machines to operators in the boarding room, including means for directing outside air into the boarding machine enclosure at the base thereof and means for withdrawing heated air adjacent the top of the enclosure, and wherein the withdrawn heated air is selectively directed to the warehouse or atmosphere depending on seasonal needs.
In an energy conserving and personnel protecting system for a sock finishing factory having at least one boarding machine, comprising a boarding machine, said boarding machine having back, sides;
- top and front walls, heating means for the interior of the boarding machine, heat insulating means for the back, sides, top and front walls of the machines mounted in spaced relation to said walls, passage means for directing ambient air into the lower part of the machine, means for directing air from the upper part of the machine, said last named means including means for drawing ambient air from in front of the machine upwardly along the inner surface of the front wall insulating means further including a duct directing a portion of the ambient air from the passage means to a heat control panel for the boarding machine.
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