Device for applying a liquid film to a continuously advanced web of goods, method for producing a color pattern on a web of goods, and pattern produced by this method

A method for producing a color pattern by applying a plurality of liquid dyes to a working width of an advancing web of goods, comprising:

• supplying a plurality of dyes to a plurality of liquid supply hoses;
• distributing the plurality of dyes from the plurality of liquid supply hoses to a plurality of liquid supply passages which terminate at a liquid supply area at one end of a liquid supply chamber, the liquid supply chamber being delimited on a first side by a first barrier directed upward diagonally to the horizontal and extending across the working width, and being delimited on a side opposite the first barrier by a second barrier provided at a distance from the first barrier to form a gap between the first and second barrier;
• flowing the plurality of dyes through the gap of the liquid supply chamber from the liquid supply area to an overflow barrier provided at an end of the liquid supply chamber opposite the liquid supply area, the liquid supply chamber extending across the working width and being divided widthwise by a plurality of limiting walls extending in the gap of the liquid supply chamber from the liquid supply area to the overflow barrier;
• flowing the dyes over the overflow barrier and down a guide surface that abuts the overflow barrier, at least two different color dyes flowing parallel to one another;
• and
• overflowing the dyes over a lower edge of the guide surface and onto the advancing web of goods to produce the color pattern on the advancing web of goods;
• wherein the dyes are distributed stepwise to the plurality of liquid supply passages in such fashion that respective inflow openings connected to the liquid supply hoses are connected to an intermediate portion of a first branch line extending in the direction of the working width, respective ends of the first branch line being connected to intermediate outflow openings, each of the intermediate outflow openings being connected to an intermediate portion of a second branch line the direction of the working width, the second branch line being shorter by half of the first branch line and having a reduced across section, the second branch line being connected with a plurality of outflow openings, each of the plurality of outflow openings being operably connected with one of the liquid supply passages, wherein each of the first branch lines is located in a plane parallel to that of the outflow openings, and wherein the liquid is distributed to the outflow openings through the second branch lines from the plane of the first branch lines to the plane of the outflow openings.