Abstract: A laundry treating appliance having a lint pelletizer whereby clothing fibers retained within a fluid can be extracted from the fluid and formed into a pellet. The laundry treating appliance can be a clothes washer or a clothes dryer. The clothes washer or clothes dryer can be a vertical or horizontal axis, either of which can be top-loading or front loading.

Abstract: Systems and methods for removing material, e.g., linters, from seeds, e.g., ginned cottonseeds, are provided. The systems and methods involve rotating the seeds in a rotatable drum having a plurality of longitudinal brushes. The centrifugal force created by the rotation of the drum and the plurality of longitudinal brushes urge the seeds against an interior surface of the drum that is lined with a brush insert. In this way, work is performed that removes the material from the exterior of the seeds. The material is removed using reduced pressure and the processed seeds are removed. The system may include a brush insert that is easily removed from the rotatable drum. Other systems and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for removing material, e.g., linters, from seeds, e.g., ginned cottonseeds, are provided. The systems and methods involve rotating the seeds in a rotatable drum having a plurality of longitudinal brushes. The centrifugal force created by the rotation of the drum and the plurality of longitudinal brushes urge the seeds against an interior surface of the drum that is lined with a brush insert. In this way, work is performed that removes the material from the exterior of the seeds. The material is removed using reduced pressure and the processed seeds are removed. The system may include a brush insert that is easily removed from the rotatable drum. Other systems and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for removing linters from ginned cottonseeds are provided. The systems and methods involve rotating the cottonseeds in a rotatable drum having a plurality of longitudinal brushes. The centrifugal force created by the rotation of the drum and the plurality of longitudinal brushes urge the cottonseeds against an interior surface of the drum that is lined with a flexible abrasive member. In this way, work is performed that removes the linters from the cottonseeds. The linters are removed using reduced pressure and the processed seeds are removed. Other systems and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for removing linters from ginned cottonseeds are provided. The systems and methods involve rotating the cottonseeds in a rotatable drum having a plurality of longitudinal brushes. The centrifugal force created by the rotation of the drum and the plurality of longitudinal brushes urge the cottonseeds against an interior surface of the drum that is lined with a flexible abrasive member. In this way, work is performed that removes the linters from the cottonseeds. The linters are removed using reduced pressure and the processed seeds are removed. Other systems and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning foreign matter from separated tufts of fiber uses a transfer cylinder intermediate a revolving open reel type structure mounted within a porous housing to separate a conveying air stream from tufts of fiber conveyed thereby and a toothed cleaning cylinder to separate air flow through said revolving reel from said cleaning cylinder such that air is not drawn through said cleaning cylinder into said porous housing.

Abstract: An improved seed cleaner utilizes a rock trap sequentially followed by an aspiration hood which performs preliminary cleaning before passing seed to a rotary seed cleaner mounted over a shaker to yield a cottonseed cleaning system has enhanced the removal of loose lint from the seed before the seed is passed over any shaker screens to prevent clogging of the shaker screens by the loose lint.

Abstract: An improved process for the purification of raw cotton linters includes the cutting of a first, second, third or mill run cut raw cotton linters to a particle size that passes through a 2,500 micrometer screen and then mechanically separating the linters into clean and unclean fractions. The clean fraction contains purified cut raw cotton linters and the unclean fraction contains the impurities.

Abstract: Taught is a cotton stalk bark fiber. The fiber is a natural textile fiber made of cotton stalk balk. The length of the fiber is 5 mm-65 mm. The fineness thereof is 0.3-2.5 denier. The intensity thereof is 0.284-0.432 N/tex. The breaking elongation rate thereof is 3%-6%. Taught is further a method for processing cotton stalk bark fiber comprising peeling, skimming, degumming, preserving, cutting, tanning, opening, carding, baking, boxing and classifying, and packaging. The invention provides an inexpensive natural fiber having wide applications in the textile industry. The fiber has a similar performance to bast fiber, higher intensity than cotton fiber, and may be blended with other natural fiber, man-made fibers and recycled fiber to form fiber yarn for various purposes. This method changes waste into a commodity, and brings about economic and social benefits.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for delinting cotton seed by mixing and propelling both the cotton seed and abrasive particles in high-speed contact with each other in a contained space or vessel. The abrasive particles may be calcium carbonate, glass, diatomaceous earth, sugar or sand. The abrasive particles and cotton seed may be propelled by mechanical means in the form a mixer, or through the use of high-speed air in a vessel (10).

Abstract: In a cleaning apparatus of the type comprising a plurality of rotating beaters the improvement comprising a plurality of arcuate plates having apertures formed therein, each arcuate plate extending to a pair of opposed shoulders which are received in slideways that position the arcuate plate directly beneath and extending parallel to one of the beaters.

Abstract: A delinter apparatus for seed cotton includes a jack screw displacement system for a gratefall which opens the apparatus for removal of a saw cylinder while urging a plurality of belt tensioning idlers into a relaxed position such that the drive belt for the saw cylinder can be removed in a simplified and more efficient manner. The apparatus also has improved flow characteristics due to improvements in the lint feeder design as well as the transition designs from the feeder to the float chamber and saw interface.

Abstract: A cotton seed cleaner includes an initial airwash, a shaker deck with a series of cascading shaker trays, and a plurality of pin mill drums for more efficient and thorough cleaning of seeds to be used in industrial and commercial products. The result is a more efficient and cost effective cleaning process of the seeds, yielding cleaner seed and more quality byproducts for use in commercial and industrial products.

Abstract: In the cleaning of cotton, flax and kenaf and related materials in the ginning process there is typically a loss of cotton in the saw type lint cleaner. Amounts lost here are typically in the range of about 20 pounds per 500 pound bale. The present invention is directed to the inclusion of an additional saw cylinder in the saw type lint cleaner for the purpose of separating the cotton out of the rejected fiber from the passage through the first saw tooth lint cleaner. The additional saw is doffed by the same brush cleaner that doffs the primary saw cylinder.

Abstract: A high slippage feeder for conveying seed cotton from a rotary vacuum of a cotton gin includes a cylinder rotating about an axis with a plurality of pins radially extending from the cylinder and a casing enclosing the cylinder and the pins. The casing has a first inlet for receiving the seed cotton from the rotary vacuum, a second inlet for receiving an air stream, and an outlet for providing an exit for the air stream and the seed cotton. A portion of the casing is curved to conform to an outer circumference defined by the rotation of the pins, and a portion of the second inlet is inwardly deflected to focus the direction of the air stream. The casing, as shaped, maximizes the operational efficiency of the high slippage feeder and not only improves the conveyance of cotton but also ensures that a majority of the cotton conveyed through the high slippage feeder will be partially dried.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning cotton having a frame which rotatably supports a cylinder member having a cylindrical surface supporting a fiber-engaging structure for seizing contaminated cotton. The frame supports a grid assembly which assists in the removal of undesirable particulates from contaminated cotton engaged to the fiber-engaging structure of the cylinder member. The grid assembly includes a plurality of grid bars connected to the frame in a spatial relationship such that any two contiguous grid bars are separated by a grid space. A shroud member is supported by the frame for controlling the loss of cotton fiber through the grid space between two contiguous grid bars. A method of controlling and/or reducing the loss of cotton during lint cleaning of contaminated cotton. A method for retrofitting a lint cleaner to modify the lint-cleaning ability of the lint cleaner.

Abstract: A multistage lint cleaning apparatus includes plural series arranged rotary drum beaters in a first cleaning stage, each beater having a separating screen disposed adjacent thereto for separating particulate material and fine lint from longer fiber lint. Each screen is configured as a drawer supported within an enclosure for insertion and removal, at will. Clean lint discharged from the first cleaning stage passes through an air gap and into a duct connected to an aspirating nozzle for further separation of particulate material. A linear belt conveyor receives particulate material and fine lint from the first cleaning stage for discharge to a second cleaning stage also comprising a series of rotary drum beaters. Separating screens associated with each beater of the second cleaning stage are also configured to be inserted in and removed from an enclosure, at will. A third cleaning stage comprises a vibrating screen.

Abstract: A device for removing foreign matter that collects on a cleaning bar in an apparatus for cleaning fibers of material. The device includes a scraper slidably mounted on a cleaning bar, such as a grid bar in a lint cleaner for scraping foreign matter and lint off the grid bar when the scraper slides along the length of the grid bar. The scraper includes a scraper bar that is in sliding contact with a top surface of the grid bar. The edges of the scraper may be sharp to improve the scraping efficiency. A scraper back plate extends from the scraper bar. The scraper and back plate are mounted on the grid bar using a guide block so that the scraper is slidable along a length of the grid bar. A guide rail may be mounted first on the grid bar to facilitate mounting of the scraper on the grid bar.

Abstract: Cotton seed are mechanically delinted by a process such as abrasion. To prevent the heat produced by the mechanical delinting from damaging the germination of the seed, the seed are mechanically cooled, or chilled, or refrigerated, to prevent the interior of the seed from being heated above 140.degree.. One method of chilling the seed is by spraying the seed with liquid nitrogen immediately before delinting.

Abstract: A device for de-linting cotton seeds is described that is of simple construction, does not damage the seeds and is antipolluent. The device comprises a unit provided with super-imposed discs spaced by a distance of the same order as the larger dimension of an at least partially linted cotton seed, the upper disc being fixed and the lower disc being rotary. Seeds are fed through a central opening in the upper disc and subject to friction between the discs as they migrate outwardly to the periphery where they are discharged and the lint removed is expelled from the device by an exhaustor. The lower discs are coated with a relatively rough surfaced rubber-like material and the lower discs are coated with a similar material formed with a plurality of finger-like projections whereby the seeds are subject to coarse friction from the lower disc while their toward migration is controlled by the retaining fingers. The device may have a plurality of such units in series.

Abstract: A cottonseed delinting machine mechanically delints the cottonseed by a rotating brush system. The period of time for the delinting operation is controlled by a door operating system. The temperature of the cottonseeds is controlled dependent on airflow through the machine and length of time the cottonseeds are subjected to the delinting process. The machine also provides for the recovery of the lint after separation from the cottonseed. The movement and path of travel of the cottonseeds during the delinting process is controlled to ensure a high degree of efficiency in the removal of the lint.

Abstract: An apparatus for delinting cottonseed employing an abrasive surface rotor having a wire mesh drum coaxially mounted therearound defining an annular space therebetween and both mounted for rotation relative to each other, means for forcing cottonseeds into said annular space and in contact with said abrasive surface to remove lint therefrom and out of a controlled seed outlet, and an air stream passing through said annular space and out of said apparatus with lint entrained within it and means for trash to drop through spacings of the wire mesh drum onto a conveyor.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for delinting cottonseed wherein a moving body of cottonseed is subjected to a flame treatment for burning off excess linters, then subjected to an acid treatment wherein foamed sulfuric acid of adequate water content is deposited on the seed and the seed agitated, and then the seed is dried and the acid degraded linters removed. In an important embodiment the seed is acid treated, dried and buffed to remove degraded linters serially in at least two successive stages.

Abstract: Sulfuric acid is admixed with a foaming agent to produce a lather which is then mixed with cottonseed to delint the same. The lint is removed in a dry or semi dry condition.

Abstract: The apparatus for continuously delinting cottonseed comprises a closed housing having upper, lower and opposite end portions with an elongated drum rotatably mounted within the housing. The drum is provided with open intake and discharge ends positioned inwardly of the opposite end portions of the housing and is rotated by a conventional power means. A cottonseed supply conduit extends into the housing and is in communication with the intake end of the drum for supplying cottonseeds thereto. A discharge conduit extends from the housing and is in operative communication with the discharge end of the drum for conveying the lint and cottonseeds outwardly from the housing. The housing is in communication with a delinting gas such as hydrochloric acid. Seals are positioned in the supply conduit and discharge conduit for preventing the escape of delinting gas from the housing during the delinting process.

Abstract: In accordance with the invention, the breaking and stretching machines have pressure heads, each one being essentially constituted by two opposed complexes, upper and lower, each one of which includes at least two transmission chains of the Renold type which are meshed with two chain pinions (double, triple, etc) fitted on two strong parallel shafts that are supported by appropriate bearings attached to the lateral elements of the machine bedplate; those corresponding to the lower complex are fixed, while those corresponding to the upper complex are moveable, so that the latter complex may adopt, with respect to the other complex, two limiting positions; one of separation, which permits the introduction of the layer of fibres, and the other, where the elements approach one another, to be utilized during the work and in which the pressure can be adjusted.