| 摘要 |
<p>An automated yarn conditioning apparatus (1) and process are provided. This apparatus and process allow for unconditioned yarn packages (21) to be brought from a source to a yarn conditioning station (2, 2') where they are conditioned and then ejected onto a takeaway conveyor (23). Yarn conditioning is achieved within an airtight chamber (9) inside of a vessel (5). The yarn conditioning process used first evacuates the airtight chamber and then injects steam or other conditioning vapor into the airtight chamber while partially elevating the internal chamber pressure and/or temperature. Simultaneously with the conditioning of the yarn packages inside the airtight chamber, unconditioned yarn packages are brought to the conditioning station for placement inside the vessel when the prior conditioning step has been completed.</p> |
