U.S. patent application number 14/516553 was filed with the patent office on 2015-12-17 for structure of conveyor driving fabric dyeing machine.
The applicant listed for this patent is Chi-Lung Chang. Invention is credited to Chi-Lung Chang.
Application Number | 20150361607 14/516553 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 51974581 |
Filed Date | 2015-12-17 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150361607 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chang; Chi-Lung |
December 17, 2015 |
Structure Of Conveyor Driving Fabric Dyeing Machine
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved structure of a
conveyor driving fabric dyeing machine. A liquid storage tank is
provided in the interior of the machine body, at a rear end or a
front end thereof, to be concealed inside the machine body or
exposed outside the machine body in order to receive dye liquid
falling back from a rear end of a dyeing tube to thereby greatly
reduce the amount of the dye liquid used. Further, a heat exchanger
or a filter may be additionally and individually arranged inside
the liquid storage tank, or alternatively, a heat exchanger and a
filter are simultaneously arranged in the liquid storage tank to
proceed with heat exchange with the dye liquid thereby simplifying
the structure of the dyeing machine.
Inventors: |
Chang; Chi-Lung; (Taoyuan
City, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Chang; Chi-Lung |
Taoyuan City |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
51974581 |
Appl. No.: |
14/516553 |
Filed: |
October 16, 2014 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
68/18F ;
68/184 |
Current CPC
Class: |
D06B 3/28 20130101; D06B
23/14 20130101 |
International
Class: |
D06B 3/10 20060101
D06B003/10; D06B 23/20 20060101 D06B023/20; D06B 3/34 20060101
D06B003/34 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jun 12, 2014 |
CN |
201420313975.5 |
Claims
1. An improved structure of a conveyor driving fabric dyeing
machine, a machine body comprising a conveyor device arranged
therein, the machine body having a rear end having a bottom forming
a liquid storage tank, the liquid storage tank having a bottom
connected via a pump to a jet nozzle, the pump drawing and driving
dye liquid from the interior of the liquid storage tank to the jet
nozzle and a dyeing tube to carry out dyeing of a fabric, the dye
liquid discharging from the jet nozzle and a rear end of the dyeing
tube being allowed to directly fall back into the liquid storage
tank, characterized in that: an inside bottom surface of the
machine body is provided, at a location close to a rear end
thereof, with a baffle plate that extends upwards to a
predetermined height, whereby the baffle plate delimits a liquid
storage tank in the interior of the rear end of the machine
body.
2. The improved structure of the conveyor driving fabric dyeing
machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the liquid
storage tank comprises a heat exchanger and/or a filter arranged
therein.
3. An improved structure of a conveyor driving fabric dyeing
machine, a machine body comprising a conveyor device arranged
therein, the machine body being arranged horizontal or in the form
of an up-inclined configuration that has a front end that is higher
and a rear that is lower, the rear end of the machine body having a
bottom forming a liquid storage tank, the liquid storage tank
having a bottom connected via a pump to a jet nozzle, the pump
drawing and driving dye liquid from the interior of the liquid
storage tank to the jet nozzle and a dyeing tube to carry out
dyeing of a fabric, the dye liquid discharging from the jet nozzle
and a rear end of the dyeing tube being allowed to directly fall
back into the liquid storage tank, characterized in that: the
liquid storage tank is exposed outside and located under the
machine body, the liquid storage tank comprising a heat exchanger
and/or a filter arranged therein.
4. An improved structure of a conveyor driving fabric dyeing
machine, a machine body comprising a conveyor device arranged
therein, the machine body being arranged horizontal or in the form
of a down-inclined configuration that has a front end that is lower
and a rear that is higher, the front end of the machine body having
a bottom forming a liquid storage tank, the liquid storage tank
having a bottom connected to a pump, the pump drawing and driving
dye liquid from the interior of the liquid storage tank through a
heat exchanger to a jet nozzle and a dyeing tube to carry out
dyeing of a fabric, the dye liquid discharging from the jet nozzle
and a rear end of the dyeing tube being allowed to fall back into
the liquid storage tank, characterized in that: the liquid storage
tank is formed, through recessing, inside the machine body.
5. The improved structure of the conveyor driving fabric dyeing
machine as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the liquid
storage tank comprises a filter arranged therein.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention generally relates to a dyeing machine
that dyes fabric, and more particularly to a dyeing machine that
simplifies the structure of the dyeing machine.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
[0002] The structure of a conventional conveyor driving fabric
dyeing machine comprises a conveyor, a dyeing tube, a jet nozzle,
and a fabric guide roller that are arranged inside a machine body
and a pump, a heat exchanger, and a chemical tank that are arranged
outside the machine body. The conveyor moves a fabric to cyclically
circulate and pass through the dyeing tube and the fabric guide
roller. The pump drives a dye liquid through the heat exchanger to
jet from the nozzle for dyeing the fabric.
[0003] Taiwan Utility Model Application No. 103208337 proposes an
up-inclined conveyor-driving fabric dyeing machine, in which the
machine body is arranged in an up-inclined configuration where a
front end is set high, while a rear end is low. A liquid storage
tank is arranged at a rear end of the bottom of the machine body to
receive the dye liquid that falls back from a rear end of the
dyeing tube in order to greatly reduce the amount of the dye liquid
used. Further, such an up-inclined fabric dyeing machine is
configured to set the dyeing tube in a horizontal or slightly
inclined arrangement, which helps reduce the height between the
fabric guide roller and the conveyor, namely shortening the
distance between the fabric guide roller and the conveyor, thereby
achieving reduction of the stretching force and the tension that
the fabric is subjected to during the process of dyeing.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] An object of the present invention is to improve the fabric
dyeing machine proposed in Taiwan Utility Model Application No
103208337 in order to simplify the structure and thus reduce the
size of the entire dyeing machine.
[0005] To achieve the above object, the technical solutions adopted
in the present invention are as follows:
[0006] An improved structure of a conveyor driving fabric dyeing
machine comprises a machine body comprising a conveyor device
arranged therein, the machine body having a rear end having a
bottom forming a liquid storage tank, the liquid storage tank
having a bottom connected via a pump to a jet nozzle, the pump
drawing and driving dye liquid from the interior of the liquid
storage tank to the jet nozzle and a dyeing tube to carry out
dyeing of a fabric, the dye liquid discharging from the jet nozzle
and a rear end of the dyeing tube being allowed to directly fall
back into the liquid storage tank, and is characterized in that an
inside bottom surface of the machine body is provided, at a
location close to a rear end thereof, with a baffle plate that
extends upwards to a predetermined height, whereby the baffle plate
delimits a liquid storage tank in the interior of the rear end of
the machine body.
[0007] The liquid storage tank comprises a heat exchanger and/or a
filter arranged therein.
[0008] An improved structure of a conveyor driving fabric dyeing
machine comprises a machine body comprising a conveyor device
arranged therein, the machine body being arranged horizontal or in
the form of an up-inclined configuration that has a front end that
is higher and a rear that is lower, the rear end of the machine
body having a bottom forming a liquid storage tank, the liquid
storage tank having a bottom connected via a pump to a jet nozzle,
the pump drawing and driving dye liquid from the interior of the
liquid storage tank to the jet nozzle and a dyeing tube to carry
out dyeing of a fabric, the dye liquid discharging from the jet
nozzle and a rear end of the dyeing tube being allowed to directly
fall back into the liquid storage tank, and is characterized in
that the liquid storage tank is exposed outside and located under
the machine body and the liquid storage tank comprises a heat
exchanger and/or a filter arranged therein.
[0009] An improved structure of a conveyor driving fabric dyeing
machine comprises a machine body comprising a conveyor device
arranged therein, the machine body being arranged horizontal or in
the form of a down-inclined configuration that has a front end that
is lower and a rear that is higher, the front end of the machine
body having a bottom forming a liquid storage tank, the liquid
storage tank having a bottom connected to a pump, the pump drawing
and driving dye liquid from the interior of the liquid storage tank
through a heat exchanger to a jet nozzle and a dyeing tube to carry
out dyeing of a fabric, the dye liquid discharging from the jet
nozzle and a rear end of the dyeing tube being allowed to directly
fall back into the liquid storage tank, and is characterized in
that the liquid storage tank is exposed outside and located under
the machine body.
[0010] The liquid storage tank comprises a filter arranged
therein.
[0011] An improved structure of a conveyor driving fabric dyeing
machine comprise a machine body comprising a conveyor device
arranged therein, the machine body being arranged horizontal or in
the form of a down-inclined configuration that has a front end that
is lower and a rear that is higher, the front end of the machine
body having a bottom forming a liquid storage tank, the liquid
storage tank having a bottom connected to a pump, the pump drawing
and driving dye liquid from the interior of the liquid storage tank
through a heat exchanger to a jet nozzle and a dyeing tube to carry
out dyeing of a fabric, the dye liquid discharging from the jet
nozzle and a rear end of the dyeing tube being allowed to fall back
into the liquid storage tank, and is characterized in that the
liquid storage tank is formed, through recessing, inside the
machine body.
[0012] The liquid storage tank comprises a filter arranged
therein.
[0013] Compared to the known techniques, the present invention that
adopts the above technical solutions provides the follow
advantages: A liquid storage tank is arranged at a suitable
location of a rear end, a front end, or a middle portion of an
inside bottom of a machine body of a fabric dyeing machine in such
a way to be concealed inside a machine body or exposed outside the
machine body to receive dye liquid falling back from a rear end of
a dyeing tube so as to greatly reduce the amount of the dye liquid
used. Further, if desired, a heat exchanger or a filter can be
individually arranged in the liquid storage tank or a heat
exchanger and a filter can be simultaneously arranged in the liquid
storage tank to proceed with heat exchange with the dye liquid
thereby simplifying the structure and reducing the size of the
dyeing machine.
[0014] The foregoing objectives and summary provide only a brief
introduction to the present invention. To fully appreciate these
and other objects of the present invention as well as the invention
itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in the
art, the following detailed description of the invention and the
claims should be read in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings. Throughout the specification and drawings identical
reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
[0015] Many other advantages and features of the present invention
will become manifest to those versed in the art upon making
reference to the detailed description and the accompanying sheets
of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment
incorporating the principles of the present invention is shown by
way of illustrative example.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a first embodiment of a
dyeing machine according to the present invention, where a liquid
storage tank is arranged in the interior of a rear end of a machine
body.
[0017] FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a second embodiment of a
dyeing machine according to the present invention, where a liquid
storage tank is arranged in the interior of a rear end of a machine
body and a heat exchanger and a filter are arranged inside the
liquid storage tank.
[0018] FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a third embodiment of a
dyeing machine according to the present invention, where a liquid
storage tank is arranged at a rear end of a machine body to be
exposed outside and located under the machine body and a heat
exchanger and a filter are arranged inside the liquid storage
tank.
[0019] FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a fourth embodiment of a
dyeing machine according to the present invention, where a liquid
storage tank is arranged at a front end of a machine body to be
exposed outside and located under the machine body and a filter is
arranged inside the liquid storage tank.
[0020] FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a fifth embodiment of a
dyeing machine according to the present invention, where a liquid
storage tank is formed in the interior of a front end of the
machine body through downwards recessing the front end.
[0021] FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a sixth embodiment of a
dyeing machine according to the present invention, where a liquid
storage tank is formed in the interior of a front end of the
machine body through downwards recessing the front end and a heat
exchanger and a filter are arranged inside the liquid storage
tanks.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0022] The following descriptions are exemplary embodiments only,
and are not intended to limit the scope, applicability or
configuration of the invention in any way. Rather, the following
description provides a convenient illustration for implementing
exemplary embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the
described embodiments may be made in the function and arrangement
of the elements described without departing from the scope of the
invention as set forth in the appended claims.
[0023] FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of an improved structure of
a conveyor driving fabric dyeing machine according to the present
invention, in which a machine body 1 is arranged in a horizontal
configuration or an up-inclined configuration with a front end
being set slightly higher. A dyeing tube 12 is arranged above the
machine body 1 in a horizontal or slightly inclined configuration
to allow the fabric to pass therethrough. A jet nozzle 5 and a
fabric guide roller 4 are arranged inside the machine body 1 at an
upper portion. An idler 41 is arranged below the fabric guide
roller 4. The machine body 1 is provided in a bottom of a rear end
thereof with a liquid storage tank 6 and the liquid storage tank 6
has a bottom that is connected through a pipe to the jet nozzle 5.
The pipe is provided with a pump 7 and a heat exchanger 8 mounted
thereto. The pump 7 is further connected through a pipe to a
chemical tank 11. The liquid storage tank 6 is delimited by a
baffle plate 61 extending upward from an inside bottom surface of
the machine body 1 to a predetermined height and side walls of the
machine body. Control of a process of dyeing operation (which will
be referred to as "dyeing process") and control of the dyeing
machine are achieved with a computer or a programmable logic
control (PLC) of a control box 9.
[0024] With the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the fabric 3 is fed
into the machine body 1 and passing the idler 41 to be is driven,
within the machine body 1, by the fabric guide roller 4 into the
jet nozzle 5, and then enters the dyeing tube 12 to move
therethrough and thus fall back onto the conveyor device 2, thereby
achieving cyclic conveyance. During the cyclic conveyance of the
fabric 3, the pump 7 draws and pumps dye liquid L accumulated in
the liquid storage tank 6 and the machine body of the dyeing
machine through the heat exchanger 8 to be jetted through the jet
nozzle 5 for assisting movement of the fabric 3, wherein the dye
liquid L interacts with the fabric 3 within the jet nozzle 5 and
the dyeing tube 12 so as to achieve dyeing. The dye liquid L that
flows down from the rear end of the dyeing tube 12 falls back into
the bottom of the machine body and is constrained by the baffle
plate 61, so that most of the dye liquid L is deposited in the rear
end of the machine body and is blocked by the baffle plate 61 and
thus accumulated therein. Since the surface area of the liquid
contained in the liquid storage tank 6 is smaller than the entire
bottom of the machine body of the dyeing machine, the liquid level
can be heightened with the same amount of liquid so that the pump 7
can be protected against idle operation. In other words, the amount
of the liquid that is necessary for the liquid storage tank 6 can
be decreased for the same height of liquid level. Thus, the amount
of the dye liquid L used can be reduced. Further, with the
arrangement of the liquid storage tank 6 being configured inside
the machine body 1, the overall structure of the entire dyeing
machine can be simplified.
[0025] FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment, which adopts the same
structure as that of the first embodiment, but does not arrange a
heat exchanger outside the machine body. Instead, a heat exchanger
8 is formed inside the liquid storage tank 6 and a filter 62 is
arranged on the heat exchanger 8 that is located inside the liquid
storage tank 6 to filter off fluffs and debris contained in the dye
liquid. This can further reduce the amount of the dye liquid L used
and can also further simplify the overall structure of the fabric
dyeing machine.
[0026] FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment, which adopts the same
structure as that of the second embodiment, but the machine body 1
is arranged in the form of an up-inclined dyeing machine where the
front end is set at a higher location while the rear end is at a
lower location. The rear end, which is lower, is provided with a
liquid storage tank 6 that is exposed outside and located below the
machine body. The liquid storage tank 6 comprises a heat exchanger
8 and a filter 62 arranged therein. Further, a bottom of the liquid
storage tank 6 is connected through a pipe to a pump 7. The pump 7
is connected via a pipe to a jet nozzle 5 and a chemical tank
11.
[0027] FIG. 4 shows a fourth embodiment, which adopts the same
structure as that of the first embodiment, but the machine body 1
is arranged in the form of a down-inclined dyeing machine where the
front end is set at a lower location while the rear end is at a
higher location. The front end, which is lower, is provided with a
liquid storage tank 6 that is exposed outside and located below the
machine body. The liquid storage tank 6 comprises a filter 62 or a
heat exchanger 8 arranged therein. Further, a bottom of the liquid
storage tank 6 is connected through a pipe to a pump 7. The pump 7
is connected via a heat exchanger 8 and a chemical tank 11 that are
located outside the machine body.
[0028] FIG. 5 shows a fifth embodiment, which adopts the same
structure as that of the fourth embodiment, where the machine body
1 is arranged in the form of a down-inclined dyeing machine with
the front end at a lower location and the rear end at a higher
location. The front end of the machine body, which is lower, is
provided in the interior thereof with a downward recessed liquid
storage tank 6 and a bottom of the liquid storage tank 6 is
connected via a pipe to a pump 7. The pump 7 is connected via a
pipe to a heat exchanger 8 and a chemical tank 11 that are located
outside the machine body.
[0029] FIG. 6 shows a sixth embodiment, which adopts the same
structure as that of the fifth embodiment, where the machine body 1
is arranged in the form of a down-inclined dyeing machine with the
front end at a lower location and the rear end at a higher
location, the front end of the machine body, which is lower, is
provided in the interior thereof with a downward recessed liquid
storage tank 6 and the liquid storage tank 6 is provided in the
interior thereof with a heat exchanger 8 and a filter 62. A bottom
of the liquid storage tank 6 is connected via a pipe to a pump 7.
The pump 7 is connected via a pipe to a jet nozzle inside the
machine body and a chemical tank 11 arranged outside the machine
body.
[0030] It will be understood that each of the elements described
above, or two or more together may also find a useful application
in other types of methods differing from the type described
above.
[0031] While certain novel features of this invention have been
shown and described and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is
not intended to be limited to the details above, since it will be
understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and
changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in
its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without
departing in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
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