Spring steel slip sheet for a compactor and for extending into a compression zone defined by a feed roll and a retard roll for shrinking a fabric
View Patent ↗A spring steel slip sheet for a compactor and for extending into a compression zone defined by a feed roll and a retard roll for shrinking a fabric. The slip sheet is for the compactor, extends into the compression zone defined by the feed roll and the retard roll for shrinking the fabric, and is made of spring steel. The slip sheet is sheet-like and includes a mounting portion and a compressing portion. The compressing portion extends from the mounting portion at an interface line. The mounting portion usually is flat and the compressing portion usually is arcuate. The compressing portion curves similarly as the feed roll of the compactor does, and presses the fabric against the feed roll of the compactor as the fabric enters the compression zone of the compactor.
1. A device for shrinking a fabric, comprising:
a compactor;
wherein said compactor includes a feed roll;
wherein said compactor includes a retard roll;
wherein said compactor includes a spring steel slip sheet;
wherein said feed roll of said compactor and said retard roll of said compactor define a compression zone therebetween;
wherein said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor includes a mounting portion;
wherein said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor includes a compressing portion;
wherein said compressing portion of said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor extends from said mounting portion of said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor at an interface line; and
wherein said compressing portion of said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor extends into said compression zone of said compactor and curves similarly as said feed roll of said compactor does to thereby press the fabric against said feed roll of said compactor as the fabric enters said compression zone of said compactor for shrinking the fabric.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor is sheet-like.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein said mounting portion of said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor is flat.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein said compressing portion of said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor is arcuate.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein said mounting portion of said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor has a height of 2.75″.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein said compressing portion of said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor has a radius of curvature of 2.75″.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein said compressing portion of said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor traverses a sweep of ≈76°.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor has a length of 79″ for use with an 80″ compactor or
a length of 89″ for use with a 90″ compactor or
a length of 99″ for use with a 100″ compactor.
9. The device of claim 1 , wherein said spring steel slip sheet of said compactor is made of a material selected from the group consisting of acryllnitrile butadiene styrene, aluminum, aramid, carbon fiber reinforced plastic, fiberglass, graphite, polyvinyl chloride, spring steel, spring steel alloyed with manganese, nickel, chromium, and combinations thereof.