Global Patent Index - EP 0891432 A1

EP 0891432 A1 19990120 - BACKWASHING OF PARTIALLY PROCESSED WOOL

Title (en)

BACKWASHING OF PARTIALLY PROCESSED WOOL

Title (de)

NACHWASCHEN VON TEILWEISE BEHANDELTER WOLLE

Title (fr)

LISSAGE D'UNE LAINE PARTIELLEMENT TRAITEE

Publication

EP 0891432 A1 19990120 (EN)

Application

EP 97906945 A 19970314

Priority

  • AU 9700169 W 19970314
  • AU PN876396 A 19960314

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9734031A1] A process for backwashing a travelling fibre assembly, subsequent to carding of the assembly, including directing one or more flows of a fluid at the fibre assembly to dislodge contaminants from the assembly and, if necessary, thereafter subjecting the fibre assembly to a drying step sufficient to remove a selected proportion of the fluid retained by the fibre assembly. The process as illustrated shows a sliver (10) being passed successively through the nips (11) of a series of spaced pairs (12) of opposed contra-rotating rollers (12a, 12b). The nips (11) are spaced at a distance R which is preferably less than the mean length of the fibres in the sliver (10). The sliver (10) is pre-wet at a pre-wetting station (14), e.g. a pad, prior to being sprayed by a jet or jets (16) of water and a cleaning medium. The sliver (10) then passes a jet or jets (18) of rinse water.

IPC 1-7

D01B 3/04

IPC 8 full level

D01B 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D01B 3/04 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9734031 A1 19970918; AU PN876396 A0 19960418; CN 1213414 A 19990407; EP 0891432 A1 19990120; EP 0891432 A4 19990804; JP 2000506233 A 20000523; NZ 331656 A 20000228

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 9700169 W 19970314; AU PN876396 A 19960314; CN 97193040 A 19970314; EP 97906945 A 19970314; JP 53212897 A 19970314; NZ 33165697 A 19970314