Global Patent Index - EP 1019575 A1

EP 1019575 A1 20000719 - CONDITIONING APPARATUS FOR TEXTILES

Title (en)

CONDITIONING APPARATUS FOR TEXTILES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM KONDITIONIEREN VON TEXTILIEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE CONDITIONNEMENT POUR TEXTILES

Publication

EP 1019575 A1 20000719 (EN)

Application

EP 98944134 A 19980929

Priority

  • GB 9802922 W 19980929
  • GB 9720614 A 19970930
  • GB 9812464 A 19980611

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9916952A1] Apparatus for the conditioning of textile articles comprises an elongate tunnel (1), conveyor means (10) for moving hanging articles through the tunnel, means (7, 8) for extracting air from the tunnel, for treating the extracted air to adjust the humidity and/or temperature thereof and for reintroducing the treated air back into the tunnel, and at each of a plurality of portions of the tunnel, separate means (6, 9) for extracting air from the tunnel and for blowing the extracted air on to the articles passing through the respective portion. A packaging system for textile articles comprises such a conditioning apparatus and, at the end of the tunnel (1) from which the articles emerge, vacuum packing apparatus for sealing the articles in plastics film under reduced pressure.

IPC 1-7

D06B 3/30; B65B 25/20

IPC 8 full level

B65B 25/20 (2006.01); D06B 3/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65B 25/20 (2013.01); D06B 5/24 (2013.01); D06B 15/09 (2013.01); D06F 58/12 (2013.01); F26B 3/04 (2013.01); F26B 13/10 (2013.01); F26B 21/04 (2013.01); B65B 31/00 (2013.01); B65B 51/10 (2013.01); D06B 1/02 (2013.01); D06B 23/14 (2013.01); D06F 95/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9916952A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FR GR IE IT NL PT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9916952 A1 19990408; AU 9179898 A 19990423; EP 1019575 A1 20000719

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9802922 W 19980929; AU 9179898 A 19980929; EP 98944134 A 19980929