Abstract: A rinsing machine suitable for rinsing a washable dust mat is provided with first squeeze means, pressure means downstream of the first squeeze means and at least one intermediate squeeze means between the first squeeze means and the pressure means. Rinsing water is applied onto the mat between the pressure means and the last intermediate squeeze means, part of the rinsing water being allowed to pass upstream of each intermediate squeeze means in turn whereby the mat is rinsed at least twice from the single supply of rinsing water. The means which allow part of the rinsing water to pass upstream of each intermediate squeeze means is disposed within the length of the respective intermediate squeeze means. A washing machine comprises the rinsing machine and discharge means upstream of the first squeeze means for flushing a mat with a washing liquid.

Abstract: A machine is described for the processing of textile fabrics, arranged breadthwise and in a loop so that the fabrics run continuously, said machine having such structural characteristics as to achieve the most intimate possible contact of processing liquid with the fabric which, arranged as specified gradually is carried down the length of the machine.

Abstract: A continuous washing machine has an impregnation bath and a rinsing chamber. The rinsing chamber includes three successive sieve drums over which the tubular fabric is made to pass. The fabric passes over the second downstream sieve drum in a reverse direction so as to overturn the fabric and expose the other surface thereof and to retain the fabric over the sieve drum. A sump area is maintained in the bottom of the chamber, and the liquors from the sump are recirculated by means of spray pipes spraying rinse liquor onto the fabric. The spent rinse liquor coming from the fabric over the first sieve drum is drained out of the chamber.

Abstract: Apparatus for continuous wet treatment of elongated materials, such as travelling textile webs and the like, namely for soaking the webs with liquids, applying chemicals thereto, dyeing, washing and rinsing them. The web is passed through a closed space, preferably in an upward direction, between two rows of vertically spaced-apart rollers. The travelling web is subjected to a short-duration action of a hot liquid in at least two separate, consecutive stages which can be in the form of dish-shaped containers that hold the liquid underneath some of in a hot gaseous medium for a longer time than the liquid exposure; and the liquid adhering to the travelling web is squeezed out between at least two consecutive liquid stages, and preferably returned to a container of a stage through which the web was previously guided.

Abstract: A process for the wet treatment of fibrous material especially synthetic fiber strands or cables, wherein the material is conveyed on a liquid-permeable conveyor support while being carried by a liquid bath; the liquid layer is provided above the conveyor support and is maintained, with the liquid flowing by the effect of gravity through the material lying on the support. The flow of liquid takes place uniformly over the supporting surface of the conveyor support.

Abstract: A device for the wet treatment of material lengths, e.g., woven textiles, which comprises several treatment bowls containing treatment liquids, e.g., a washing liquor, one of which is designed as a high efficiency wash bowl with the bowl preceding said high-efficiency wash bowl serving as plain steeping bowl through which the material passes slowly and in folded state through a treatment liquid. A perforated drum wash bowl is used as the high efficiency wash bowl and a J-box means is employed as the steeping bowl.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process of finishing textiles, for example treating them with a dyestuff, in which the textile is driven around a closed circuit. Progress of the textile may be assisted by contact with a driven roller but is at least partially advanced by the action of a flow of air under pressure impinging at an oblique angle on the textile while the treatment liquor is being applied and then by a flow of steam or steam and air impinging on the textile, which also raises the temperature to the fixing temperature of the dyestuff.

Abstract: Process for continuous wet treatment of elongated materials, such as travelling textile webs and the like, namely for soaking the webs with liquids, applying chemicals thereto, dyeing, washing and rinsing them. The web is passed through a closed space, preferably in an upward direction, between two rows of vertically spaced-apart rollers. The travelling web is subjected to a short-duration action of a hot liquid in at least two separate, consecutive stages which can be in the form of dish-shaped containers that hold the liquid underneath some of the rollers; the web is also subjected to intensive heat treatment in a hot gaseous medium for a longer time than the liquid exposure; and the liquid adhering to the travelling web is squeezed out between at least two consecutive liquid stages, and preferably returned to a container of a stage through which the web was previously guided.

Abstract: A continuous padding type dyeing machine particularly suitable for handling elastic fabrics, the machine including a padding bath with at least a pair of main and auxiliary padding rollers and a dryer having a pair of spaced endless conveyors means provided on opposite sides of a path of travel of the fabrics for transferring them through the dryer without causing excessive tensioning thereto. The endless conveyors are movable in and along a number of adjustable guide members and provided with a number of pin members for holding longitudinal side edge portions of the fabrics. A pair of detectors are provided at a lower end of a vertical section of the path of travel of the fabric through the dryer in association with opposite longitudinal side edges of the fabric for adapting the guide members to the particular width of the fabric under treatment.

Abstract: Apparatus for treating textile materials particularly in the form of slivers or rovings of cellulosic materials and the like with a liquid while not under tension. The preferred apparatus consists of a long, narrow, and deep treatment enclosure into which the slivers are fed by a roller feed mechanism which also incorporates a spray device for impregnating the slivers passing therethrough with a treating liquid. The feed device lays the slivers into the enclosure in folds laid along the length of the enclosure as the feed device moves back and forth along the enclosure's length. The treatment enclosure preferably curves into a horizontal section having a drain at the bottom for drawing off the excess treating liquid.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for coloring yarn continuously in sheets thereof, the apparatus including a spatial sequence apparatus for testing the yarn by pre-stressing; a yarn tension relaxing means; a printing apparatus for coloring the yarn in an accurately predetermined longitudinal pattern; control means for correcting wet yarn length increase as the yarn progresses through the printer; wet hot box for fixation of the dye stuff onto the yarn fiber; yarn washing means; combined apparatus for yarn drying and/or stress relieving by raising the yarn temperature; yarn relative lateral displacement means; yarn longitudinal displacement means; and finally a tufting machine or a take up means such as a beam.

Abstract: An apparatus for washing elongate material including means for passing the material sequentially through a plurality of washing and soaking sections by means of a plurality of driving and driven rollers arranged to squeeze the material, as well as to control the feeding of the material through the apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus for washing freshly spun artificial yarn during its movement relates to the finishing of yarn such as viscose yarn. By this apparatus, yarn is intermittently saturated with a finishing solution on that portion of a rotating roll which extends outside the finishing solution contained in a tank. Between the saturation zones, the yarn is spaced apart from the roll surface for diffusion and squeezing of yarn. In order to ensure the intermittent saturation of yarn with the finishing solution, the yarn is displaced in the direction opposite to the rotational direction of the roll. An additional roller engages with the driven roller displacing the yarn so as to form a squeezing pair therewith, and there is an additional tank having a scraper. The scraper is in permanent contact with the roll surface below the zone of feeding the yarn thereto and is adapted to remove the layer of finishing solution from the roll surface.

Abstract: An apparatus for the continuous immersion washing of uninterrupted pieces of fabrics, particularly of knitted fabrics, progresses the length of fabric through a series of washing stations including immersion washing tanks and progressing mechanisms including fabric widening rollers. At least one immersion washing tank has an intermittently driven rotary member partially immersed therein and having circumferentially distributed first projections which form a platform with second projections distributed along endless sprocket chams which drive the rotary member. Portions of the fabric are fed and loosely folded in relaxed tensionless condition onto the platform. A pair of axially-aligned, independently-driven and controlled half rollers exert transverse pulls on the fabric to counteract and correct misalignments detected and signalled by sensor means located downstream of the immersion washing tank.

Abstract: In the wet treatment of tubular fabric a ballooning phenomena occurs as the tubular fabric is withdrawn from the wet treatment upstream from the squeeze rolls which squeeze out the excess liquid in the fabric. A plurality of pairs of rollers are placed upstream of the squeeze rolls such that each pair includes a roller on either side of the fabric and spaced apart a short distance in order to reduce and control the ballooning phenomena and to knead the fabric whereby to increase the impregnation of the liquid in the fabric.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus for the continuous treatment of fibrous and thread-like materials in the form of slivers, roving or fibrous ribbon wherein uniform treatment, for example, uniform dye application and uniform setting of the dyestuff is effectively achieved.

Abstract: Method of dyeing a textile web having a relatively large volume or relief-like construction which includes immersing the web in a dye solution having a dye concentration corresponding to the quantity of liquid to be squeezed from the web in a subsequent dewatering step, passing the web between two absorbent endless entrainer members of a squeeze foulard that are continuously saturated with the dye solution prior to engagement of the endless entrainer members with the web, and squeezing the web in the foulard so as to dewater it to less than substantially 40% moisture with respect to dry weight of the web, then passing the web through an infra-red channel at an adjusted relatively low drying velocity so as to prevent the formation of cloudiness in the dye distribution and drying the web to a final moisture content of at most 5% with respect to dry weight of the web, and subsequently completing the steps of the dyeing process per se.

Abstract: Apparatus for dyeing a continuously moving textile web which comprises means to apply a wetting agent to said web, means to apply pressure to said web to improve the penetration of said wetting agent, at least one means to apply dye to said web, including a container to hold dye, a rotating roller positioned partially in said container and adapted to pick up dye on its surface, a scraper having one end adjacent said rotating roller and the other end adjacent and above said web, said scraper being positioned to remove dye from said rotating roller to cause dye to flow upon the web, and means, such as a pair of rollers, to apply pressure to said web to improve dye penetration.