Abstract: A high pressure steamer for high hygro-thermic treatment of a cloth material, comprising a drum body which is capable of maintaining a high humid heat of 110.degree. to 160.degree. C. therein and is arranged to continuously introduce the cloth material thereinto and to guide it out therefrom, a cloth material transporting mechanism which conveys the cloth material in a no tension and relaxed state and a slow cooling tank which gradually cools the conveyed cloth material down to about 50.degree. C. The high pressure steamer incorporates therein a monomer recovering mechanism wherein, between the end part of the cloth material transporting mechanism and the slow cooling tank, there is provided a washing tank for washing off a monomer sticking to the cloth material, which is made of, for example, polyester fiber.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for mercerizing circular knitted articles, continuously as well as uniformly to assure that the circular knitted articles can be impregnated uniformly with caustic solution in a predetermined quantity, and the whole parts of the circular knitted articles impregnated with caustic solution are subjected to the timing treatment under an uniform tension, and the circular knitted articles thus treated are subjected to the rinsing treatment efficiently in a short period of time.

Abstract: A method for continuously dyeing a thick textile material such as a blanket or carpet material or the like. The thick textile material is arranged to be continuously pulled upward and guided over a slanting plate from a lower position to a higher position. A nozzle tube is arranged to spray a dye solution at the thick textile material in an atomized state while the textile material is on the move being guided upward along the slanting plate. The spraying quantity of the dye solution discharged out of the nozzle tube is set to have all of the sprayed quantity of the dye solution absorbed by the thick textile material without having any superfluous portion of the solution flowing down and yet to ensure sufficient impregnation of the textile material with the dye solution. The textile material impregnated with the dye solution is further continuously fowarded and passed through a hygro-thermic treatment chamber and a water washing device.

Abstract: A continuous liquid processing of cloth in a high pressure steamer is characterized by spraying a processing liquid, such as liquid dyestuff, etc. in a suitable amount from a group of nozzles provided within a high pressure steamer vessel onto one or both surfaces of the cloth to be treated, such as round drum cloth, supplied continuously into the high pressure steamer vessel, so that the processing liquid is sufficiently and uniformly impregnated into the cloth being treated within said vessel, and, further conducting high humidity and high temperature treatment of the cloth.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuous liquid processing having either a mechanism which has a number of nozzle groups provided within a high pressure steamer and a cover which is so provided around the nozzle groups with the cloth to be treated passing through the group, or a nozzle mechanism provided in a preheating chamber within the high pressure steamer for spraying the processing liquid.

Abstract: A sealing device in a high pressure steamer which includes a pressure reducing chamber disposed between a cloth material inlet port of a drum body of the steamer and rubber seal rolls. The sealing device further includes a high pressure air supply pipe connected to the pressure reducing chamber; heat resistant seal rolls disposed beneath the pressure reducing chamber at a cloth passing port provided in the pressure reducing chamber on the side of the drum body of the steamer, the heat resistant seal rolls being provided for the purpose of making the pressure reducing chamber into a high pressure air chamber preventing the steam inside the steamer drum body from coming into the chamber; and a water reservoir which is formed with the frame thereof disposed close to each of the rubber seal rolls to cover about 1/4 of the circumference of the rubber seal roll. The surfaces of the rubber seal rolls are constantly washed clean by the water contained in the water reservoir and by other cleaning means.

Abstract: A continuous water washing apparatus for cloth, includes first multi-layer guide rolls which pull up the cloth being processed and shift it in the horizontal direction, over the guide rolls which are provided in a staggered and opposing manner above a pre-washing tank containing a set of second multi-layer guide rolls and pressurized air blow out pipes. A water receptacle is provided for each of the first guide rolls arranged in a pair of spaced vertical columns, and a cleaning water supply mechanism is connected to the uppermost water receptacle. A sag prevention mechanism holds the cloth in a horizontally shifting manner and includes a tension detection mechanism. Further, a shifting speed detection mechanism is provided for the cloth, and includes a cloth width detection mechanism and a water filling up volume adjusting mechanism for the water receptacles operated by the cloth width detection mechanism.

Abstract: For sealing a high pressure steamer air, pressurized to a level higher than the internal pressurized medium, in the drum body of the high pressure steamer is directed against the mutually contacting portions of rubber seal rolls. Initially, the pressurized air flows over the outside of a cylindrical duct extending between the opening for the passage of textile articles into the drum body of the steamer and the rubber seal rolls and the air serves to block the flow of the pressurized medium within the steamer through the opening. Sealing plates positioned between the interior of the steamer and the seal rolls, are forced into contact with the seal rolls by the pressurized air. Further the flow of pressurized air collides with the internal pressure medium of the steamer within the cylindrical duct preventing the exhaust of the internal pressure medium through the cylindrical duct.

Abstract: A selvage curling prevention apparatus for a knitted cloth characterized in that pairs of metal rolls or pairs of metal walls, forming very narrow gaps to allow a knitted cloth to pass therethrough in a flat state, are provided in multiple steps in one straight line within a passage which is connected to a high pressure steamer vessel and has the cloth pass therethrough, further the metal rolls and metal walls are heated by steam heat supplied from said high pressure steamer vessel into the passage and at a same time humid heat is applied to the cloth.

Abstract: A pressure seal apparatus employing air balance of a high pressure steamer in which sealing gas is pressure introduced into an air seal chamber shut off from outer air by a roll seal mechanism installed at the fiber feed in and take out openings of a high pressure steamer vessel body, so that the gas and steam which leaks from within the vessel body into the air seal chamber are bumped or mixed with each other for forming air balance within the vessel body. In the pressure seal apparatus a plurality of small gas chambers are provided in the air seal chamber within the above mentioned vessel body, wherein an exhaust tube for mixed gas of the pressure sealing gas and steam leaking out of the vessel body is connected at least to a small gas chamber at which gas and steam are mixed together, and further a pressure introduction (supply) mechanism for supplying gas into the air seal chamber is provided near the roll seal mechanism.

Abstract: A drain disposing device in a seal mechanism on a cloth material inlet side of a high pressure steamer wherein there are provided a drain receiving tray which is disposed at a desired position on the inner circumferential surface of the seal mechanism and a drain guiding passage which communicates with the drain receiving tray for discharging the drain in the drain receiving tray to the inside of a drum body of the high pressure steamer or to the outside thereof.

Abstract: In a pressure seal apparatus for a high pressure steamer, seal rolls form a nip in a roll seal mechanism mounted on the fiber products feed in and take out openings of a high pressure steamer vessel body. The roll seal mechanisms shield the inside of the vessel from external air when fiber products are fed in or taken out and are positioned on the upper planes of a seal block through which a fiber products passage extends. Different members can be combined with the seal rolls in forming the seal mechanism, such as intermediate rolls formed as water permeable hoses are inserted into concave parts provided on opposite sides of the fiber products passage through the seal block. In another embodiment an elastic sealing member is placed in contact with the seal block and the seal rolls. In still another embodiment a shielding valve is provided at one end of the fiber products passage for regulating vessel internal pressure and preventing sudden pressure leakage.

Abstract: In a heat fulling and water washing apparatus hot fluid is injected onto both surfaces of cloth from hot fluid injection nozzles being placed in upper and lower rows to sandwich the passing path of the cloth in such manner that the positions of nozzles in the upper row alternate with those of nozzles in the lower row, in a process of passing cloth through an opening between upper and lower net conveyors in such state as immersing the cloth in cleaning liquid, so that both cleansing effect and fulling effect are given to the cloth.

Abstract: A pressure sealing device for a high pressure steamer. The device comprises a main sealing body including 2 to 5 stages with a pressure reducing chamber in each stage and arranged into one unified body with a textile product passage continuously provided in the middle part of each of the pressure reducing chambers. On opposite sides of each of the upper and lower end openings of the passage provided through the main body, there are disposed a pair of seal rolls which are in pressed contact with each other in such a way as to close the opening.

Abstract: A process for treating waste water containing polyvinyl alcohol (designated hereinafter as P.V.A.) comprising separation of the P.V.A. in the form of a compound with boric acid which is produced at pH 8 to 10 by a reaction with boric acid or borax added in the presence of an inorganic salt such as sodium sulfate, and using thus regenerated liquid repeatedly, and a process of utilizing waste containing P.V.A. for desizing textile.

Abstract: A pressure sealing method for sealing the inlet and outlet parts of a high pressure steamer which performs steaming with saturated steam of high temperature and high pressure in processing a textile product for desizing, scouring, bleaching, dyeing or the like. A pair or more than one pair of air pressure chambers made of a gas or fluid exudative material formed in a hollow cylindrical or semicylindrical shape or made of a gas impermeable thin plate are arranged to confront one another at the inlet or outlet part in the high steamer for the entry or exit of the treated product. The pressure of a pressure chamber of the steamer and that of atmospheric parts are shut off by one pair or more than one pair of nipping faces of these air pressure chambers which are pressed against one another. The treated product is allowed to pass through the inlet and outlet parts against the combined pressure developed between the nipping faces.

Abstract: A seal device for a high pressure steamer including a pair of rubber seal rolls pressed against each other and mounted on and forming a closure for the opening at one end of an inlet or outlet passage guiding the fabrics to be treated into or out of a high pressure steamer. The device also includes sealing plates disposed in pressed contact against the internal pressure of the steamer with pressure bearing surfaces of the rollsclose to the contacting or nip forming portion of the rolls for blocking the interior of the steamer from its exterior. A cylindrical duct is formed within the passage, with one end of the cylindrical duct communicating with the interior of the steamer while the other end is located close to the contacting portions of the seal rolls. An air port for supplying pressurized air is provided between the cylindrical duct and the passage.

Abstract: A high temperature and high pressure steamer which is made so it is possible to process a cloth giving the cloth impregnation or humidity of liquid in a suitable manner within a sealing mechanism of said high temperature and high pressure steamer when said cloth is processed by the steamer.

Abstract: The combination of an air sealing device and liquid sealing arrangement including an air pressure chamber and a liquid chamber which are arranged along the incoming and outgoing path lines of a cloth or textile material or the like, the path lines being formed between a plurality of sealing rolls disposed on a drum body of a high pressure steamer and the inside of the drum body. The air pressure inside the air pressure chamber is arranged to be balanced through a water column in the liquid chamber with a high pressure, high temperature steam existing inside the drum body.

Abstract: In a pressure seal apparatus for a high pressure steamer, seal rolls form a nip in a roll seal mechanism mounted on the fiber products feed in and take out openings of a high pressure steamer vessel body. The roll seal mechanisms shield the inside of the vessel from external air when fiber products are fed in or taken out and are positioned on the upper planes of a seal block through which a fiber products passage extends. Different members can be combined with the seal rolls in forming the seal mechanism, such as intermediate rolls formed as water permeable hoses are inserted into concave parts provided on opposite sides of the fiber products passage through the seal block. In another embodiment an elastic sealing member is placed in contact with the seal block and the seal rolls. In still another embodiment a shielding valve is provided at one end of the fiber products passage for regulating vessel internal pressure and preventing sudden pressure leakage.