Abstract: The invention discloses an apparatus for treating fabrics which comprises a first chamber for forming a reserve of infeed fabric, a second chamber for forming a reserve of outfeed fabric, first means for slowly infeeding the fabric into the first chamber, second means for slowly removing the fabric from the second chamber, a duct allowing for the passage therethrough of the fabric between the first chamber and the second chamber, fabric transport means capable of forward and backward operation which generates a forward and backward movement of the fabric between both chambers, and control means, operation of which causes inversion of the forward and backward movement, and collision members adapted to be impacted by the fabric, which move between a collision position and a free passage position in synchronism with the forward and backward movement of the fabric.

Abstract: The machine comprises: two or more modules, each having two containers and each container having two vertical vessels with respective open upper ends; a bottom portion places the vessels in communication with each other. Each module has two, alternately operating, hydraulic fabric drive means, situated above the open upper ends of the vessels; for each module a pumping means draws liquor from the containers, forces it through a filter and sends it to the hydraulic drive means. A fan blows air to a guide means for leading the fabric from one container to another and the guide means is provided at the top thereof with a cylindrical configuration having a horizontal generating line allowing the air through and forming an air cushion between the fabric and the guide means.

Abstract: An apparatus for the dry treatment of a fabric in which the fabric passes repeatedly from a first chamber to a second chamber and back again through a passage in which air is blown in the appropriate direction. Within each chamber facing the port of the passage, there is a fabric receiving device which allows the air therethrough and receives the fabric without retaining it, whereby the fabric is piled in orderly fashion on a platform of the corresponding chamber. The device avoids irregular piling and entanglement of the fabric in the lengthwise direction. Adjustment of the control means of access of the air to the passage opposes a main current to a secondary current of air, producing compacting of the fabric.