US1237972A - Machine for drying textile fabrics in open form. - Google Patents

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C. TAYLOR.

MACHINE FOR DRYING TEXTILE FABRICS IN OPEN FORM.

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MACHINE FOR DRYING TEXTILE FABRICS IN OPEN FORM. APPLICATION-FILED 001221, 1916. 1,237,972., Patented Aug. 21,- 1917.

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MACHINE FOR DRYING TEXTILE FABRICS m OPEN FORM.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.21.I916. 1,,Q37,972. Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

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MACHINE FOR DRYING TEXTILE FABRICS lN-OPEN FORM.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 21,1916- 1 ,2??? 972 Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

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ToaZZ whomit may concern I Beit knownthat I, Cintannns TAYLOR, a subject of the King oi' Great Britain, residing at lVilmington, in the county of New Castle and tltate' of Delawarefliave invented anew andusefulMachine for Drying Tex tile Fabrics in Open Form, oi- Which the following is a specification.

The object ofmyinvention is to provide a machine for drying textile fabrics in open form, Whichis used more especiallyt'or dryingthe so-cal-ledanilin black dyed material, the machine being designed to eliminate the use of thecustomary drying cylindersbr drums Whichsubjects the materialto a forced dryingaction and results in eakening the same as Well as only allowing for but a superficial or.im1:)erfect dye thereto, which does not-remain fast and permanent therewith; While my: machine provides for a more naturaldrying action, inthat the material inclosed and treated in the same is directly subjefctedtothe influence of a hotair blast Whichcirculates Within the machine and is bl'Ql'l'gllil, into direct contact With the material \vhichis loosely hung andsupported in vertical layers upon a great'plurality of parallel and transverse hanging-rollers,

said rollers being rotatably mounted .upon coacting endless conveyer belts which keep them moving continuously Within the machine from one end thereof to the other in a-circuit. The Wet material entering the ma chine is automatically folded in layers upon the successive hanging-rollers as thesame are advancedby the receiving end of the machine and is transferredtrom one'hangingroller to the other consecutively by'virtu'e of the rotating action of the" same While the I hanging-rollers are being i simultaneously conveyed across the machine and toward the delivery end thereof, Wherethe material is finally delivered in a dry condition. The machine may be built' with dimensions'suitable to permit of the housing of a-substantia'l, quantity of material, every partof which is at all. times-While intlie' machine surrounded by the hot air contained therein which slowly andthoroughly dries the material between the intervals of entering and leaving the heating chamber ofthe machine, so that each elementot' the draft of material passin through the machineis kept under the in' uence of thehot airblastcirculating therethrough from the time it enters the ma- A p s c t a iq tt ts r i q ,kPatented A11 21,1917.

Applicationfiled Octoberfil, 1916. Serial N0.126,962.

v Another object is to provide a drying and oxidizing machine, especlally 'for drying anilin black dyed goods, which dries the material b-yanatural drying method and is capable at the same time of handling and drying a greater quantity of material ina given length of time than What can i be claimed bytheuse of the ordinary cylinder driers which proy-ide fori'orceddrying. The machineis extremely simple andeflicient and affords the material treated therein every advantage possible for possessing fast and permanent coloring, attended by live luster, and also keeps the material tree from creases and tender spots. These conditions are not found existing in material treated by I the forced drying cylinder heating method,-

.which will handle and treat cottons, silks,

or mixtures of cotton and silks to equal advantage, in that the slow and natural drying featureembodied in the machine along With the conveying feature thereof, affords the material every opportunity to dry naturally, according to the requirements of its peculiar constituents, so that in the case of drying materialconsisting of a mixture of silk and cotton, the same may be -han dled with much better results than canbe obtained by the use of thecylinderforced drying method Which treats with the two elements of the mixture, namely, the silk and cotton, (so far as the degree of heat and the length of; time to which it is subjected to heating is concerned) in exactly the same manner, it being a known fact that in mixed mate rials the cotton and silk fibers require different temperatures to dry themthat is to say,-While silks require a low temperature, as low as F.', cotton Will dry at any gard my machine is farbettenadaptedto temperature up to 200 so that ton as well, since the material isallowed-to" remain subjected to the hot air blastin the machine an ample length of time to assure perfect drying of both the fiber elements of the mixed material. Therefore, in that retreat such materials than the other method of using cylinder driers, which, because of the: forced and rapid drying features 1nherent in thesame, invariably results in over-or under treating one or the other of the elements in an effort to treat the other. Another object is to provide a machine used more particularly for drying dyed fabrics, which is supplied with hot air of a desired temperature circulating therethrough at a desired velocity, and is providedwith a continuously moving conveyer and hanger mem ber which is adapted to hang the material thereupon in separate layers and to simultaneously advance the samev through the machine successively from-one hanger to another; thus keeping the hangings of fabrics which are stretched out open thereon in vertical motion as well as in horizontal motion, the former being due to the rotating of the hangers, while the latter is due to the horizontal traveling of the conveyer member. Still another object is to provide-amachine for air drying anilin black dyed cloths coming directly from the dyeing bowl and through the squeezing rollers thereof,the machine being designed to inclose the material within the same in a manner which re- .lieves'it from tension and yet keeps it in motion with everypart thereof at all times properly stretched open and subjected to circulating hot. air contained in the machine and maintained at proper temperature and velocity.

To these as well as-other. ends my invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts set forth inthe following specification, and particularly pointed out in .thesubjoinedclaims. Y

. Referring to the accompanying four sheets of drawings,---

Figure 1 represents adiagrammatic and part sectional and elevational view of my drying apparatus, and shows the same receiving the goods coming from the other machinery of the dyeing plant.

Fig. 2 represents an enlarged view of the transferring and lapping device used'for guiding the material onto'the successive hanging-rollers of the machine as the same are conveyed by and under said transferring rollers.

c Fig. 3 represents a plan view of the dry ing machine, showing the top of the same removed therefrom, with the machine working on two drafts of material m and m.

F 4: represents a sectional view taken online a ein'Fig.- 1 -looking in thedirection of the arrows, showing the endless conveying platform used at the bottom of the machine for supporting the hangings and pleats of material. 7

v.Fig. 5 represents an elevational view showing the driving side of the machine, which is the opposite side to, that shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 represents the delivery end of the machine, showing the same-with the casing removed therefrom.

Fig. 7 represents a perspective view of a link used in the conveyer-belts for supporting the rotatable hanger-rollers.

Fig. 8 represents a sectional view taken on line 88, Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows, showing the hangings of the material being conveyed through the machineand also the guide-wallwhich is partly broken at various sections thereof for showing the mechanism behmdthe same.

Fig. '9 represents an enlarged view ofthe upper right-hand corner of Fig. 8, showing a modification thereof, the hanging-rollers being supplied with sprocket-wheels which are driven by an endless chain for rotating the hanging-rollers, at the desired speed, simultaneously with their being conveyed laterally along the machine and independent of the lateral travelingspeed of the same.

Fig. 10 represents a diagrammatic sectional view showing the application of the sprocket-wheels on the hanging-rollers of the device as shown in Fig. 9 and the driving mechanism therefor. V

Fig. 11 represents the same view as Fig. 9 but shows another modification in using a worm wheel for rotating the hangingroller of the device, instead of the sprocketwheel and chain used in Figs. 9 and 10.

Fig. 12 represents a part sectional view showing the application of the worm and worm wheel used in Fig. 11.

* ,Fig. 13 represents a sectional view taken on line 13-48, Fig. 9, showing a modification of the guide-rollers used for preventing the conveyer-belts, supporting the supporting-rollers, from sagging in the machine.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

The numeral 1 in its entirety represents the machine casing which may be made up of wood or metal or both according as may be desired and may be, if desired, lined as in dicated' in Fig. 9 or covered as indicated in Fig. 11 with asbestos, or other suitable non-heat-conducting material, for retaining the heat of the dry air introduced within the casing, and may be provided, as shown in Fig. 3, with a suitable number of removable sections; 2 around. the sides or at the top thereof, forpremitting access to the interior .allel and transverse supporting and hanging-rollers in the bearings 6 provided in the links 7,-1Fig. 7, of the belts 3 and 4: for

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-The co-actinglinked- belts 3 and 4 are supported in ope 'atingposition on the sides 8 and 9, respect vely, ofthe machme, on the supporting and driving sprockets 10 and 11 positioned in the upper sections of the easings and nez ir the sides 12 and 13, and are supported upon the driving shafts 14 and 15 which projectthrough the casing on the drivingside 19, and are preferably coupled with the bevel- gears 16 and 17,wh1ch engage with the driving- gears 18 and 19, respectively, for driving the gears 16 and; 17 in the same direction, as is indicated by the arrows marked (ZK in Figs. 1 and 5. .The

i co-acting linked .conveyer- belts 3 and 4 are guided preferably at the bottom of the easing by the idler and guide-rollers 20, which may be rotatablysupported on the shafts21 and permitted to run freely on said shafts or may be secured thereto andallowed to rotate therewith, or the rollers may be substituted by using sprocket-wheels similar to those used at thetop of the casingfor driving the linkedbelts, if desired. 22 is an endless conreyer-platform which issupported upon suitable rollers or cylinders 23 toward the bottomof the casing. and above the lower section of theconveyingandhang ing rollers 5, as is shown in Fig.1, and may be made up of wood laps or lattice, or of any other suitable material. The rollers or cylinders 23 i may be supported upon shafts 24 which aredriven by the gears 25 which rotate in the direction of the arrows marked g (Fig. 5) which is the same direction assumed by the gears 16 and 17 for causing the endless conveying-platform to travel in the same direction asthe endless co-acting linked-belts "3 and 4 of the device.

26 and 27 are end-guidewalls which inclose thematerials being conveyed through the machine and whichprevent.them from coming into contactQwith the apparatus thereof, as issho wn in Fig. 1, and may be suitably perforated to allow the hot air to circulate thcrothrough if desired. 28 is an ordinary blower which sucks in dry air through the pipe 29 and blows, and forces the same into the machine through the pipes 30 which branch off intothe small transverse discharge pipes 31 which extend. clear across them-achine, as is. shown in Figs. 3 and 6,

and which are provided with longitudinal slots, or other such perforations for discharging, directly within the casing of the type ofnipmollerswhich are suitably connected to be driven at the required speed for drawin the material wiinto the machine, as isishown in Figs. 1 and 2, and may be drlvenby the main drlvlng-shaft 34: of

vthe machine, or otherwise, according as may be desired. 35 are the transfer-rollers which are preferably provided ith yielding outer covers 36 of rubber, felt, or other such suitablematerial, and .which are secured to the shaft 37,.which is in turn rotatably mounted in suitable bearings to rotate freelywvhen necessary, as when the same is brought into frictionalzcontact with conveying. and hanging rollers passing it as they are being conveyed through the machine. cThe material m zcoming; from the padding. machine 38 may be passed over aseries of the ordinary drums or drying cylinders 39, as shown in Fig. 1, if desired, and is admitted into the machine through the opening 4:0 provided therefor on theintake or: receiving. end 12, and is drawn 'out of the machine through the discharge or delivery opening l1 provided therefor in the top of the same toward the deliveryend 13 of the machine, and is passed overthe guide-roller 4:2, wherefroin the samemay be delivered into a delivery truck, or elsewhere if desired.

The conveying and hanging rollers 5, which are. rotatably mounted in the bearings 6 of the links 7 of the co-acting conveyingbelts 3 and 4,1nay be provided at the ends thereof (as is shown in Fig. 6) with the guide and turning wheels 43 which are allowed to ride on the supporting tracks 4% (Fi s. 8 and 12) supplied at the top of the mac inc and curved at the ends 45 to permit the wheels 43 to ride on to the same as the conveyer-belts are being advanced along the machine at'the top thereof; thus supporting the conveying and hanging rollers 5 and preventing the same from sagging, and at the same time imparting to them a turning motion which is independent of the lateral motion thereof and is brought about by the frictional engagement of the rollers 13 engaging with the tracks4-the rate of speed of the turning motion of the supporting-rollers 5 depending upon the diameters of the wheels 43.

Fig. 9 shows, a modified mechanism employed with the hanging rollers 5 forproviding a positive turning drive for the same where a. higher speed of rotation is required for the rollers 5 than can be obtained from the frictional drive shown in Figs. 6 and 8,the modification lying in the use of the sprocket-wheel 4 6 which is secured to the shaftof the roller and is adapted to rotate therewith, the sprocket-wheel 46 being supplied at either end, or on both ends, of the hanging and conveying roller 5, and the shafts of the rollers 5 may also be supplied ment with the e11dless-sprocketchain- 48 which is supported upon the guide-rollers'49 and is driven by the driving-sprockets 50, andare caused to move in thedirectionof the arrows marked a, Fig. 10 for turning the sprockets in the direction of the arrows marked 6 while the same are'being' laterally conveyed in the direction of the arrow marked 0 on the co-acting link- belts 3 and 4 which are advanced simultaneously to keep the hanging-rollers carried thereby parallel and at right angles thereto, around themachine in the direction of the arrows marked 0, Fig.1, by the operation of the driving-wheels 10 and-11 which turn in the direction of the arrows marked cl. The driving-sprockets 50 may be suitably connected and driven by the driving-shaft 34, or in'any other suitable manner, and may be driven at any desired speed'to permit the hanging-rollers 5 to have a turning motion of the required speed, independent of'the rate of lateral travel that is imparted to the same by the speed of the co-acting link- belts 3 and 4, which convey the same within the machine.

Figs. 11 and 12 represent another modified form of mechanism used for imparting turning motion to the hanging-rollers 5 which are carried by the co-acting linkedbelts 3 and 4, in which case the use of the worm 51 and worm wheel 52 are resorted to in place of the frictional drive suggested in Fig. 8, or the sprocket and chain-drive sug gested in Figs. 9 and 10. The rollers, 5 in this case are supplied withpinions 52 in place of the sprockets 46, and in place of the sprocket-chain 48 the worm 51 is used to drive the-pinions 52, as shown in Figs. 11 and 12, for accomplishing the same result, namely, turning the supporting-rollers 5 at any desired speed, while the same are being laterally conveyed on the coacting conveyer- belts 3 and 4 of the machine. There again, aball-bearing type of roller-wheel 47 (Fig. 13) may be used for supportingthe rollers 5 when reaching the top of the ma: chineand preventing the same from sagging, which at the same time permit the rotating action imparted thereto while they are being advanced in the machine laterally,-

ball-bearing type of guide-roller 47, that the shaft of the supporting-roller 5 being secured to the inner collar 53 is allowed to -ro- 'tate therewith at any speed within the outer collar 54,between which arepositionedthe roller or'ball-bearings 55, so that while the collar 53, which issecured to the supportingroller 5, may be rotating in the direction of the arrow marked e-at any desired speed, the outer collar 54 may also rotate in the'directionof the arrow marked f at the required speed at which the roller 47 is being advanced in the direction of the arrow marked 0 on the track 44. The-driving shaft 34 which drives the supporting-rollerconveyer may be driven from the primemover by any suitable means, as by the belt- 55 (Fig. 5) and may be geared, or otherwise suitably connected to rotate the platformconveyerwdrive-shaft 34 of the device, as by the gearing shown in Fig. 5, which drives the gears 25 in the direction of the arrows marked"g for causing the endless platform to travel in the direction of the arrows be required.

Having thusdescribed the parts of my invention in detail, the manner in which the same is employed is as follows:

It will be here understood that the speed oftravel of the auxiliary supporting conveyer platform 22 of the device, should be practically the same as the speed of travel of the hanging-roller conveyer-belt, or less if desired. The material coming from the padding machine 38 may be directed directly into the machine, or may be allowed to pass over a series of drying cylinders 39 (5 or 6 in number),which cylinders are of the common type now usedfor drying purposes in dyeing plants, and may then be entered into the machine through the opening 40 between the nip-rollers 33, and in the first instance set with the end M of the material pulled through the outlet or delivery opening 41, after which the machine may be started up. The machine thus started, sets into action the nip-rollers 33, the delivery and guide-roller 42, the co-acting belts 3 and 4 supporting the hanging-rollerconveyer in the direction of the arrows marked a, the auxiliary conveyer and endless platform 22 moving in the direction-of the arrows marked .h, the hanging-rollers it being understood in using the roller or 5 turning freely in the direction of'the arrows marked b*-(Fig. 1),andthe blower 28 which forces-hot air of the desired tem-" perature into themachinew The outlets 32 of the machine are preferably supplied with 5 suitable dampers which may be used for regulating the discharge of thehot air-from the "chamber within the machine. The niprollers 33 are allowed to usher and drawintothe machine the material m at the desired rate of speed for allowing-the material to work down between the two ad jacent hanging-rollers -5 (dottedline-Fig so that the 'same reaches the" auxiliary platform con veyer and preferably rests thereon a surplus amount of material which pilesup in' loose plaits or folds,the aux-- iliary conveyerl being preferably positioned at about a half dozen yards below theworking hanging-rollerswhich are at the top of the machine so that the "vertical hangings of material on the supporting hanging rollers 5-w1ll beitbolliwslX yards on each side thereof, and the surplus material piled on the auxiliary conveyer 22 (Figs-1 and 8).

25 will be about four yards additionalLAhd frictional engagement the hanging-rollers 5 sswithzthe transfer roller of the device,

which guide andtransfer'theruns of ma terial to shift from the advance side 5 of the hanger-rollers 5-to the rear side 5* there-- of, as shown in Figs; 1 and 2; thusprovid- 40 ing a simpleandaautomatic'means of trans ferring" and guiclingithe material into *the hanging-rollers of the devicegso that it will be observedtl at as the hanging roller-conveyer advances along the top of the machine with the rollers set apartequidistant on the ,co-actingbelts 3 and 4, the material, when passing"the nip rollers 33, will rundown on the advancing side '5 "of the rollers Suntil' it reachesthe transfer-rollers 35' and will then run downtherear side 5 of the roller and will keep running down, plaiting; and folding when reaching the platfo'r'm'22 until the adjacent and following hanging roller comes into :contact withthetransferrollers 35, which opera-tionis continually carried -:on aseach 'and every supporting rolleradvances by and passes the nip"andm transfer rollers of the machine. a

Now, I while the? hangingroller conveyer 6 and the platformconveyer are advancing along the machrneof-a'n appreciable length ata comparatively 'slow rate ofspeed say about 3 '01'4 inches per-minute-and are thus conveying the 'materials supported; reon te a y; t at dis an perm ee the time that it is firstcintroduced into the it" willi'be observed that it the rotary action: on the part of the hanging-rollers 5, which are forcedto turn- -in the direction of the arrows --marked #6 at any desired speed, naturally keeps thematerial hung-thereon in vertical-motion, so that while the hanging-roller conveyer and the conveyer splatform aremoving slowly along the machine, the material is working its wayahead alongthe rollers from 'one' to the other at a very 7 5 much fasterrate of speed, and canibe regulatedxto runat any desired speed, so that each portion of the -material, .whichis in the first instance hungover a particular supporting rollerl in the imachine when the 0 same is firstiintroduced therein, keeps worln ingits .way alongfrom roller to roller suck cessivelyl until :it reaches the position indicatedby theaenddrop 56,'Figs..l, 3-andi5 at which/point the sal'ne is being drawn 5 through the discharge- .or delivery openin e1 by the guiderollers 4-2 whichxare gearecl, or otherwise suitably connected to rotate at aboutithe same rate of speed as thatassumed bytthe' nip-rollers 33 for discharging the material at the same rate-t of speed that, the same: is takenwintothe apparatus.- M

It may here be observed that the material, thus hungin the machin -is free to be acted upon-by the hot; air contained in the 9-5 same, and isikept .contin-ually in motion throughoi-it the machine without being subjected to tension, as is the case when [resort ingto the ordinary cylinder drying method, whichnfurnishes forced drying; andvrkeeps theicloths at alltimes subjected to tension, resulting-in imperfectly treating the mate rial, allowing creasing and tendering of the; same, andnonly producing a surface and superficial dye which cannoti remain fast and permanent; i while in my machine, it will be observed that the :dimensions thereof, may be madeto suit, the ideaibeingt-o provide a machineof considerable length and height, so thatthe same will be able to accommodate and house a largeamount ofmatenial, and.

so that each and .every part andasection of the draft of material housedin the machine will be subjected to the hot air drying from machine until it is dischargedtherefrom; thus allowing thesame ample time to permit positive dryingand oxidation in the interim, therebyaffording the material an opportu nity u to be subjected to a natural drying which is not forced, as in the'case of .theacylinder drying referred to above in the art, and at the same time is relieved of the objec tionabletension feature which is inherent in the cylinder drying process. a

The machine is very simple in construction, easyto operate,'and requires very little 1 attendance, and can be-designedto handle: great quantities .of materia1,'the same being especially useful for employmentiinconnec- 189 and which has been proven to produce poor results,-inasmuch as it weakens the material and tenders it,- destroys the luster of the.

fiber and only furnishes it with a surface and superficial vdye which soonrubsvoff and permits the material to turngreen. L

The machine as I claim it, is particularly applicable tobe used in drying silks and silk and cottonmiktures, as well as cottons, at

the low. temperature-that isrequiredto get thez'silk to take the dye at the one bath, since the :cotton is given a much 'betteropportunity toxdry in my machine,the sameb'eingf subjected therein to the air drying influence. a greater length ofiltime than it is afforded when subjected to the forced cylinder drying; therefore the cotton is'enabledto dry at a reasonably-low temperature, such as may be required for. drying the silk. "Any desired temperature of hot air may be intro duced into 'the machine at any desired velocity to suit the peculiar conditions of the particular material passing through the a same and'being'treated therein.

It must be observed that the machine permits the material to run straight and wide without any chance of causing breakouts, or tapes,v or tender places which are brought on in cylinder drying, especially when stop ping the cylinders from rotating for any purpose; The speed of the material maybe maintained ata much higher speed than can be had in cylinder drying, and because'the goods within the machine is hung free and without tension upon it and isthoroughly surrounded by hot air which is blown =direc'tly'against it from all sides, anaturaldrying operation'is thereby produced, which assurespermanent results so far'as the con.-

dition of the dye is concerned, and also, since a the machine may take and treat material coming from a'single padding machine direct into the heating chamber, a saving of dyeing liquor will naturally 'result therefrom." 1*

It is suggested that the machine be of a suflicient length and the various apparatus thereof be timed to operate at a rate of speed which will'keepthe material in transit therein and subjectedto hot air dryingapproximately about one-half hour, forproducing best -results,it being understood that the longer the dimension of the machine and'thehigher the same is built, the more material. may be handled within it, and that two drafts of material can'be-handled as readily as a single draftfthe'two drafts coming through the machine simultaneously. The mechanism involved is of the simplest nature :and. the-parts thereof are not com 'plicated. but i are" simple; and Substantial and need o not 'be :expected to cause trouble, the

same being made of suitable--material to; vwithstandconditions to which they are sub jected.

It will; also be observed thatby properly timing-and regulating the speed of the various turning members of the device,-any

desired result, so far as output is concerned,

may be accomplished,-.the,machine at all times assuring the material treated therein ofa fast and lustrous dye, free from creases, breakouts or tapes and tenderparts;

While the preferred embodiments of my invention have been described in detail, it

will be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the particular construction set forth, since various changes in the form, ma-' veyingmeans adapted to convey the'fabrics through the-machine to and through the delivery end thereofy transferring? means adapted-to-guide the fabrics upon thesuc cessive hanger and conveyer rollers of said combination roller-hanging and conveying means; means for supplying a drying medium within the machine, the same being provided withan inlet and outlet-therefor;

and a" supporting conveyor-platform at the bottom of the machine for carrying and con veying thesurplus hangings-of the fabrics hung on the aforesaidroller ha'nging *and conveyer', member, for conveying the same I through the machine therewith. '12. A machine for drying textile fabrics in open form, consisting of the inclosed' casing member supplied with circulating hot air therein and providedwith aconveyer memberoperating therein for hanging the fabrics thereon and keeping the same in Vertical motion and for laterally conveying the hangings; offabrics simultaneously through the machine and con.veying platform' adapted to supp ort the surplus-hangings of I thematerial hungonzthe aforesaid conveying member, for laterally conveying them along with, 1 the aforesaid conveyer member through the machine,

--3-. :A- machine for-drying fabrics open form, consisting -of an-i11closed casing*pro-- vided with an inlet and outlet for the materral; combination roller-hanging and conveying means adapted to convey the fabrics through the maohineto and through the de-" livery end thereof; transferring means ing member supplied with a continuouscharge of circulating hot air therein and provided with an endless conveyer member having a plurality of transverse and parallel rota table hanging members adapted to rotate thereon simultaneously with being laterally conveyed within said inclosed casing mem her for hanging material thereon and conveying thesame through the machine.

5. A machine for drying textile fabrics in open form, consisting of an inclosed casing member provided with an inletand outlet for the material; means for drawing in the material into the said inclosed casing; means for shiftingly hanging said material and frictionally advancing the same there on and at the same time conveying said hangings laterally to the outlet end of the machine; and means for supplying the hot air medium within the inclosed casing of the machine for making contact with the material contained therein.

6. A. machine for drying textile fabrics in open form, consisting of an inclosed casing member provided with an inlet and a delivery outlet for the materials; rotatably mounted and laterally moving hanger conveyer means adapted to shiftingly hang material thereon in layers and to keep the same in lateral motion toward the delivery end of the machine; auxiliary conveying means for conveying the surplus hangings at the bottom of the machine along with the aforesaid conveyer in the direction thereof; and means for circulating the drying medium within the machine for influencing the material contained therein.

7. A machine for drying textile fabrics in open form, consisting of an inclosed casing member provided with an inlet and outlet for the material; means for drawing in the material into the said inclosed casing; means for hanging said material and conveying said hangings to the outlet end of the machine; means for distributing the material upon the hanging members of said hanging and conveying means; means for supplying the hot air medium within the inclosed casing of the machine for making contact with the material contamed therem; and means member provided with an inlet and outlet for the material; means for drawing in the material into the said inclosed casing; means for hanging said material and conve 'ng said hangings to the outlet end of the machine; means for distributing the material upon the hangingmen'ibers ofsaid hanging and conveying means; means for supplying the hot air medium within the incl-used casing of the machine for making contact with the material contained therein; means for supporting and conveying the surplus hangings carried by said hanging and conveying means for conveying the same through the machine therethrough; means for operating" said drawing means; means for operating said hot air supply; means for operating said supporting and conveying platform; and means for operating all. of the aforesaid operating means.

9. A machine for drying textile fabrics in open form consisting of an inclosed casing member provided with an inlet and a delivery outlet for the materials; hanger conveyer means adapted to hang material thereon in layers and tokeep the same in motion over said hangers and alongwith the same in its direction of travel toward the delivery end of the machine; means for conveying the surplus hangings at the bottom of the machine along with the aforesaid conveyer in the lateral direction thereof; and means for circulating the drying me.- dium within the machine for influencing the material contained therein.

10. A machine for drying textile fabrics in open form, consisting of an inclosed casing member provided with an inlet and a delivery outlet for the materials; hanger conveyer means adapted to hang material thereon in layers and to keep the same. in motion over said hangers and along with the same in the direction of travel toward the delivery end of the machine; means for operating said hanger conveyer means;

' auxiliary conveying means for conveying the surplus hangings at the bottom of the machine along with the aforesaid conveyer the direction thereof; means for operating said auxiliary conveying means: and means for circulating the drying medium within the machine for influencing the material contained therein.

11. A machine for drying textile fabrics in open form, consisting of an inclosed casing member provided with an inlet and a delivery outlet for the materials; means for drawing in material into the machine; means for operating said material-drawing hanger-conveyer means; means for operat ing said hanger-conveyer means; auxiliary conveying means for conveying the surplus hangings at the bottom of the machine along With the aforesaid conveyer in the direction thereof; means for operating said auxiliary conveyer means; and means for circulating the drying medium Within the machine for influencing the material contained therein. 12. A machine for drying textile fabrics in open form, consisting of an inclosed cas-v ing member provided with an inlet and an outlet for receiving and delivering the materia'l; means for supplying the same With a drying medium; means for drawing in the material into the said inclosed casing;

an endless conveyer consisting of a plurality of transverse and parallel hanging-rollers veying the rollers laterally; means for inde-,

pendently rotating said laterally conveyed hanging-rollers for frictionally leading and advancing the fabrics supported thereon; means for guiding and hanging the fabrics entering the machine on the successive rollers of the conveyer member;auxiliary, conveyer means for supporting the bottom and surplus hangings of the fabrics hung on said hanging-rollers for advancing the same along the machine laterally in the direction of the aforesaid conveyer member means for operating said auxiliary conveyer means; and means for Withdrawing the material from Within the machine through the delivery end thereof.

. CHARLES TAYLOR.

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