Apparatus for textile treatment
AssigneeMilliken Research Corporation
InventorWolfgang K. F. Otto
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for rapid and repeated interchange between liquid in a tank and liquid or air trapped in fabric and/or yarn interstices. This allows for a more rapid and uniform penetration of liquid into interstices of a textile material such as fabric and/or yarn. This is accomplished by means of an oscillating member within the tank that creates a plane of liquid that impinges upn the face of said fabric and/or yarn. Some examples of potential applications, but by no means limited thereto, include desizing, scouring, chemical impregnation, bulking, and softening.
Claims13
An apparatus for delivering a plane of liquid against a textile fabric having a face and interstices comprising:
- (a) a tank for containing the liquid;
- (b) means for transporting said textile fabric through said tank and liquid therein;
- (c) a member including a first end portion and a second end portion positioned substantially within said tank;
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- (d) a means for oscillating said member at a product of frequency and amplitude of 75 to 1500 inches.times.cycles per minute, thereby creating a plane of the liquid substantially perpendicular to said face of said textile fabric for achieving rapid and repeated penetration of liquid into said interstices and interchange between liquid in said tank and liquid trapped in said interstices.
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