流体エンハンシング装置

Title:

流体エンハンシング装置

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP4436468

Kind Code:

B2

Abstract:

A technique and apparatus for providing reciprocating hydroenhancement includes a pair of fabric spools with a hydroenhancement process disposed therebetween. The hydroenhancement process is configured to impart a minimal amount of hydroenhancement to the fabric passing therethrough and may comprise only a single vacuum roll and associated single hydroenhancement jet (other arrangements may use two or three of vacuum rolls and jets in order to provide controllable "front side" and "back side" treatments on a per pass basis). The fabric to be treated is loaded onto a first spool, passes through the hydroenhancement process and is thereafter taken up on the second spool. Once the entire length of fabric has been treated and loaded onto the second spool the process is reversed; the fabric is unwound from the second spool, treated a second time and re-loaded onto the first spool. The process is reversed once again, and a second "forward" treatment is imparted to the fabric. This "back and forth" (i.e., "reciprocating") hydroenhancement process is continued until the desired degree of hydroenhancement has been achieved. Measuring units (such as a permeability measuring system) may be used to evaluate the hydroenhancement on each pass to control various process parameters, as well as to determine when to stop the process.

Inventors:

Paul F. Zolin

Application Number:

JP22728798A

Publication Date:

March 24, 2010

Filing Date:

August 11, 1998

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