Process and apparatus for removing liquid from fast moving threads

In an apparatus for removing excess liquid from a fast moving thread, the combination comprising

• a pair of angularly disposed plates separating a pair of chambers from each other, said plates being spaced apart and defining a gap sized for passage of a thread therethrough and one of said plates being spaced vertically below the other of said plates at said gap;
• and
• a deflection element mounted on said other of said plates above said one plate and in said gap arranged for deflecting the thread in passing from one of said chambers to the other chamber to effect hurling of liquid from the thread onto said one plate.

In an apparatus for removing excess liquid from a fast moving thread, the combination comprising

• a plurality of vertically spaced angularly disposed plates;
• and
• a plurality of deflection elements, each deflection element being disposed opposite a respective plate and defining a gap therewith sized for passage of a thread therethrough, said deflection elements being disposed along a common curved path arranged to sequentially deflect the thread in a common direction relative to a vertical plane to effect hurling of liquid from the thread onto a respective plate disposed below each respective said deflection element.

A process for removing excess liquid from a fast-moving thread comprising the steps of

• passing a thread having entrained liquid thereon through a fixed path in a thread guide with a linear movement and at a high speed;
• and
• deflecting the thread at at least one predetermined point in said fixed path within the thread guide over a predetermined angle whereby said high linear speed of the thread is sufficient to effect hurling of liquid from the thread at said at least one point under centrifugal force to thereby remove the liquid hurled off the thread from the thread guide while deflecting a part of an air flow flowing with the thread at said at least one predetermined point from the thread in a direction away from the thread.