Loom and room conditioning system

• US 20030178089A1
• Filed: 03/22/2002
• Published: 09/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hans Adolf Beeh
• Original Assignee: Hans Adolf Beeh
• Inventors: Beeh, Hans Adolf
• Granted Patent: US 6,820,655 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 139/453
• CPC Class Codes: D03J 1/002 Climatic conditioning or removing lint or dust
• CPC Class Codes: D03J 1/008 Cooling systems

Abstract

The invention relates to an improvement in the art of loom and weaving room conditioning, in which the necessary moisture required by the yarn to perform best in the loom is metered exactly and directly on the yarn, whereby yarn breakage is reduced and weaving air room humidity can be lowered, thereby improving human comfort. Lint and dust generated by the weaving process are removed at their source so air contamination is lowered, improving hygienic conditions and reducing air filtration requirements. Heat generated by the weaving process is partly removed by water-cooling the lubricating oil, thereby reducing the weaving room heat load. Large peripherally located air conditioning units are replaced by smaller units, distributed over or under the roof of the room, each serving the area of 4-24 looms.

Claims

1. A weaving machine and weaving room conditioning system comprising:

yarn moistening means for adding the necessary amount of fog to the yarn being fed into the loom to maintain a predetermined moisture content necessary for optimal performance in the weaving process;

lint and dust removal means in contact with the warp, to prevent these solids, generated by the yarn during the weaving operation, from contaminating the weaving room;

loom heat removal means by cooling oil through a heat exchanger to reduce the heat load inside the weaving room; and

air conditioning means located over the looms, to improve both comfort and hygienic conditions and to reduce power consumption.

2. In a weaving machine yarn, moistening means comprising:

fog generating means;

means to evenly apply said fog on the yarn, and

an automatic moisture controller to measure the water content of the yarn and to adjust the quantity of aerosol required to attain the desired set-point.

3. In a weaving machine, lint and dust removal means comprising:

a vacuuming off device placed under the shed, in contact with the warp yarns;

a cover over the shed, also in contact with the warp yarns;

a sharp airflow through nozzles in said over, impinging on the warp yarns;

a blower to circulate the air from the aspiration device through filter means and to the nozzles; and

filtering means to retain the solids.

4. In a weaving machine, loom cooling means comprising:

external oil re-circulating means;

a surface oil to water heat exchanger; and

an automatic oil temperature controller.

5. In a weaving room, air conditioning means comprising:

small air conditioning units, close to the weaving room roof, each serving the area of a small number of looms;

louvers to project the conditioned air towards the weaving room aisles; and

ducts placed over the looms to extract warm air from under the roof.