Improved drying apparatus and method

• Main Authors: WELLS SIMON PAUL, SAWFORD MICHAEL DAVID, JONES GARETH EVAN LYN
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 15.12.2017
• Subjects: FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; LAUNDERING; LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILEARTICLES; TEXTILES; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE

The invention provides an apparatus and method for use in the drying of substrates using a solid particulate material, the apparatus comprising: (a) housing means (1) having mounted therein a rotatably mounted cylindrical drum (2); (b) access means (15); and (c) at least one collection means (10), wherein said rotatably mounted cylindrical drum (2) additionally comprises capturing and transferring means, adapted to facilitate collection of said solid particulate material and transfer of said material to said at least one collection means (10). The invention also provides a method comprising treating the substrate with a solid particulate material at ambient or elevated temperature, said treatment being carried out using the apparatus of the invention. The apparatus and method find particular application in the drying of wet textile fabrics. 本发明提供了种用于基材干燥的设备及方法，其中使用固体粒子材料，该设备包括：(a)壳体装置(1)，具有安装于其内的可旋转安装圆筒形鼓轮(2)；(b)出入装置(15)；以及(c)至少个收集装置(10)，其中，该可旋转安装圆筒形鼓轮(2)还包括捕获和传送装置，该捕获和传送装置适于促进该固体粒子材料的收集以及该材料到至少个收集装置(10)的转送。本