GB2093738A - Textile treatment using foams - Google Patents
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- GB2093738A GB2093738A GB8109946A GB8109946A GB2093738A GB 2093738 A GB2093738 A GB 2093738A GB 8109946 A GB8109946 A GB 8109946A GB 8109946 A GB8109946 A GB 8109946A GB 2093738 A GB2093738 A GB 2093738A
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D06B—TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS, GASES OR VAPOURS
- D06B19/00—Treatment of textile materials by liquids, gases or vapours, not provided for in groups D06B1/00 - D06B17/00
- D06B19/0088—Treatment of textile materials by liquids, gases or vapours, not provided for in groups D06B1/00 - D06B17/00 using a short bath ratio liquor
- D06B19/0094—Treatment of textile materials by liquids, gases or vapours, not provided for in groups D06B1/00 - D06B17/00 using a short bath ratio liquor as a foam
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Description
1 GB2093738A 1
SPECIFICATION
Improvements in and relating to fabric finishing This invention relates to the treatment of textile materials such as fabrics with solutions or dispersions of dyestuffs, colouring materials, textile finishing auxiliaries such as resins, and the like. In the interests of simplicity the term "textile auxiliary" will be used to denote all such liquid treatments.
It is known that the application of textile auxiliaries can be more economically and/or efficiently carried out by applying them as a foam. However, the apparatus for this purpose has hitherto been both complicated and expensive.
According to the present invention we pro- vide apparatus comprising a liquid reservoir for textile auxiliary solution or dispersion and a pump for re-circulating liquid from said reservoir through a closed circuit back to said reservoir, said closed circuit including valve means responsive to at least the linear speed of a fabric to be treated with foam and serving to divert liquid from the closed circuit to a foam generator wherein it is admixed with air to form a foam for application to the fabric.
Preferably, the apparatus includes a control system for the valve means, the control system comprising an actuator for the valve means and an associated control module for the actuator responsive at least to fabric speed. Preferably, the control module is also responsive to input signals related to fabric width and/or fabric weight. These latter signals may be provided as pre-set, constant inputs, in which case the fabric speed may be used to effect overall, or major control of the setting of the valve means.
It will be appreciated that the valve means must divert progressively more liquid to the foam generator as the fabric speed progres- sively increases, and vice-versa.
The foam generator itself is preferably a column supplied at one end with liquid and air under pressure and containing a medium such as glass beads to form foam from the liquid/air mixture.
According to a further aspect of the invention, the column just mentioned is preferably arranged to supply the foam to textile finishing apparatus through a tailpipe itself contain- ing a foam generating medium such as a knitted wire mesh. The length of this tailpipe is preferably adjustable, for example, by making it from a plurality of discrete sections which are connectable in series.
This is particularly advantageous because it enables the liquid dwell time in foam generation to be tailored to accommodate different throughputs, as well as to accommodate different kinds of auxiliary solution or dispersion.
This is especially relevant to the surfactant used in making up the auxiliary solution or dispersion because surfactant properties vary quite widely.
In order that the invention be better under- stood, a preferred embodiment of it will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing which is a schematic illustration of one apparatus in accordance with the invention.
In the drawing, a reservoir 1 contains a solution or dispersion of a textile auxiliary, 2, together with a surfactant to render it more readily foamable. Other materials, such as softening agents, may also be present; in the case of a resin, a thermally activated catalyst will usually be also included. A pump 3 is provided to re-circulate the solution 2 through a closed circuit 4 including a proportionating or diverter valve 5. The latter valve has an output connection 6 leading to a foam generator comprising a foaming column 8 supplied with air and liquid together at one end. The column is packed with glass beads (not shown) and its other end communicates with a tailpipe 10 which serves to connect the foam generator to textile fabric treatment apparatus 18. The tailpipe 10 is packed with knitted wire mesh, 11.
The valve 5 is operated by a control unit comprising an actuator 13 and a control moduie 14. Details of the latter are not given because there are many ways of implementing the desired control functions. The module is arranged to respond to three control inputs; one of these (15) is a fabric/speed signal from Ae fabric treatment apparatus mentioned above. The other two inputs (16 and 17) are supplied with pre-set, fixed input signals corresponding to fabric width and fab- ric weight. These are based on calibration of the system, for given fabrics and various values of fabric auxiliary pick-up desired. Once set up, th fabric speed signal effects overall, or major control of the rate of foam generation, through operation of the control unit.
It will be appreciated that the fabric treatment apparatus 18 may be a resin finishing machine, a dyeing machine or a fabric print- ing machine. In the latter case, separate apparatus may be provided to foam each colouring liquid applied and a common control module 14 may be used to effect control of each such apparatus.
Claims (8)
1. Foam generating apparatus comprising a liquid reservoir and a pump for re-circulating liquid from said reservoir through a closed circuit back to said reservoir, said closed circuit including valve means responsive to at least the linear speed of a fabric to be treated with foam and serving to divert liquid from the closed circuit to a foam generator wherein it is admixed with air to form a foam for 2 GB2093738A 2 application to the fabric.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 cornprising an actuator for the valve means and an associated control module for the actuator 5 responsive at least to fabric speed.
3. Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the control module is also responsive to input signals related to fabric width and/or fabric weight.
4. Apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the input signals are preset, constant inputs nd the fabric speed effects overall or major control of the setting of the valve means.
5. Apparatus according to any preceding claim wherein the foam generator is a column supplied at one end with liquid and air under pressure and containing a medium such as glass beads to form a foam from the liquid and air mixture in passage through said me- dium.
6. Apparatus according to any preceding claim wherein the foam is supplied in textile finishing or treatment apparatus through a pipe containig a foam generating medium.
7. Apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the pipe is constructed as a plurality of discrete sections connectable in series.
8. Foam generating apparatus substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Burgess Et Son (Abingdon) Ltd.-1 982. Published at The Patent Office, 25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AY, from which copies may be obtained.
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Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB8109946A GB2093738B (en) | 1981-03-04 | 1981-03-31 | Textile treatment using foams |
AT82301085T ATE14761T1 (en) | 1981-03-04 | 1982-03-03 | DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF FABRIC WITH FOAM. |
EP19820301085 EP0059647B1 (en) | 1981-03-04 | 1982-03-03 | Apparatus for treating fabrics with foam |
DE8282301085T DE3265144D1 (en) | 1981-03-04 | 1982-03-03 | Apparatus for treating fabrics with foam |
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GB8106868 | 1981-03-04 | ||
GB8109946A GB2093738B (en) | 1981-03-04 | 1981-03-31 | Textile treatment using foams |
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GB2093738A true GB2093738A (en) | 1982-09-08 |
GB2093738B GB2093738B (en) | 1984-04-18 |
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GB8109946A Expired GB2093738B (en) | 1981-03-04 | 1981-03-31 | Textile treatment using foams |
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DE (1) | DE3265144D1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2093738B (en) |
Cited By (1)
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US4833748A (en) * | 1984-08-31 | 1989-05-30 | Johannes Zimmer | Method and device for applying a flowable substance |
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AT384377B (en) * | 1985-05-03 | 1987-11-10 | Zimmer Johannes | METHOD FOR APPLYING FOAMED MEDIA |
CN108890949A (en) * | 2018-06-01 | 2018-11-27 | 长虹美菱股份有限公司 | A kind of Intelligent Hybrid head filling system and its material feeding method for refrigerator door |
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CS176588B1 (en) * | 1974-09-13 | 1977-06-30 | Jiri Zelezny | Printing paste, method of its preparation and device for execution of this method |
DE2523062C3 (en) * | 1975-05-24 | 1980-02-28 | Hoechst Ag, 6000 Frankfurt | Device for the continuous application of a liquid treatment liquor in the form of foam to wide-spread textile material |
ES448040A1 (en) * | 1975-05-24 | 1977-07-01 | Hoechst Ag | Device for the application of foam on textile webs |
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Cited By (1)
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US4833748A (en) * | 1984-08-31 | 1989-05-30 | Johannes Zimmer | Method and device for applying a flowable substance |
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DE3265144D1 (en) | 1985-09-12 |
GB2093738B (en) | 1984-04-18 |
EP0059647A1 (en) | 1982-09-08 |
EP0059647B1 (en) | 1985-08-07 |
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