Patent ID: 6314770
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: D06B

Abstract:
An apparatus for supplying machines with dye, the apparatus comprising:a plurality of dye tanks;a metering/dissolving device connected to said plurality of dye tanks for preparing different dye solutions in each of said plurality of dye tanks from dyeing products;a plurality of primary auxiliary tanks holding chemical and auxiliary solutions;an auxiliary manifold selectively receiving the chemical and auxiliary solutions from said primary auxiliary tanks, said auxiliary manifold has a connection for receiving washing liquid;a plurality of auxiliary tanks receiving a combination of the chemical and auxiliary solutions from said auxiliary manifold, said auxiliary tanks include motor driven stirrers;a plurality of pumps, each of said plurality of pumps being connected to one of said plurality of dye and auxiliary tanks for removing a respective solution from a respective said tank;a manifold connected to said plurality of pumps and receiving the solutions from said plurality of pumps;a mixer arranged in said manifold and mixing the solutions in said manifold;a programable control unit connected to said pumps and said metering/dissolving device for operating said pumps and said metering/dissolving device to prepare the dye.