Apparatus for the continuous treatment of especially thick, voluminous textile materials with large widths

Claim 1

A steamer apparatus for the dyestuff fixing of textile materials made of natural and synthetic fibers which comprises a heat-insulated treatment chamber containing a plurality of conveying rollers disposed in the upper portion thereof for forming loops of textile material within said steamer, drive means operatively associated with said conveying rollers, heating means disposed within said treatment chamber, water sump means located along the bottom of said steamer for generating steam therein, inlet means for introducing the textile material to be treated to said treatment chamber onto the first of said conveying rollers and outlet means for removing the textile material from the last of said conveying rollers and from the steamer in the form of a loop, said outlet means comprising a narrow aperture defined between a wall forming the discharge end wall of the steamer and a wall forming the end wall of the water sump at the bottom of the steamer, said discharge end wall of the steamer extending downward to at last the height of the end wall of the water sump whereby leakage of steam from said steamer is substantiAlly eliminated during discharge of said textile material through said aperture near the bottom of said steamer and the last conveying roller being arranged directly above said aperture so that the textile material only contacts said last conveying roller before removal from said steamer.