Lint slide grid humidifier
US4103397A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 1977 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD01B1/04
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for humidifying lint cotton in a cotton gin has a lint slide arranged for receiving a batt of cotton from a battery condenser and controlling movement of the batt over a grid made of longitudinally disposed tubular members placed inside the lint slide. Warm humit air introduced through the floor of the lint slide passes upwardly through the grid and, thus, through the cotton, and escapes into the ambient air after raising the moisture content of the cotton. A retarder device is provided on the slide for holding the cotton on the grid for longer exposure times, while the entire operation of the apparatus is controlled responsively to the action of the battery condenser of the gin.
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