Patent ID: 6425271
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: D06B,D06C

Abstract:
An apparatus for treating fabrics, said apparatus comprising:a first chamber for forming an infeed side reserve of a fabric; a second chamber for forming an outfeed side reserve of the fabric; first means for slowly feeding the fabric into said first chamber; second means for slowly removing the fabric from said second chamber; a duct allowing for the passage of said fabric between said first chamber and second chamber; a fabric transport means capable of forward and reverse operation including nozzles and which is adapted to generate a forward and backward movement of the fabric between said first chamber and said second chamber; control means for inverting the forward and backward movement; and a collision member adapted to be impacted upon by the fabric, said collision member defining a collision surface adapted to move between a collision position and a free passage position, and said movement between said collision position and said free passage position being synchronized with said forward and backward movement of the fabric.