Apparatus of Fabricating Iodine-Based-Antimicrobial Colored Fabrics

Abstract

An apparatus is provided to make fabrics. The fabrics are iodine-based-antimicrobial, odor-absorbing and colored. A pigment, an antimicrobial agent, a dispersant and a related polymer substrate carrier are bond to obtain iodine-based-antimicrobial colored masterbatches. The antimicrobial agent contains an iodine-containing compound and zinc oxide. The masterbatches are spun into yarns for making fabrics with the pigment and the antimicrobial agent uniformly mixed. Thus, the present invention significantly reduces waste water pollution from dyeing and processing and avoids skin allergies.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus of fabricating iodine-based-antimicrobial colored fabrics, comprising:
 a masterbatch generator, said masterbatch generator melt-kneading a raw material to be extruded into masterbatches through cooling and granulating;   a plurality of masterbatches, said masterbatches being obtained from said masterbatch generator, said masterbatches being iodine-based-antimicrobial and colored;   a drying device, said drying device being connected to said masterbatch generator, said drying device hot-drying said masterbatches to obtain a plurality of dried masterbatches;   a yarn spinner, said yarn spinner being connected to said drying device to obtain yarns by spinning, said yarns being iodine-based-antimicrobial, odor-absorbing and colored;   a first fabric generator, said first fabric generator being connected to said yarn spinner to obtain an iodine-based-antimicrobial colored fabric selected from a group consist of a knitted fabric, a woven fabric and a plush fabric; and   a second fabric generator, said second fabric generator being connected to said drying device to obtain an iodine-based-antimicrobial colored non-woven fabric.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein said masterbatch generator comprises
 a mixing unit; 
 a high-speed powder kneading device communicated with said mixing unit; 
 a driving unit located at a side of and connected to said powder kneading device; 
 a cooling tank located at another side of and connected to said powder kneading device; 
 a granulator located at a side of and connected to said cooling tank; and 
 a collecting trough located at another side of and connected to said cooling tank, 
   where said driving unit is connected to said collecting trough.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein said yarn spinner comprises
 a yarn-making device; 
 a winding device corresponding to said yarn-making device at an end of said yarn-making device; and 
 a plurality of rollers located between said yarn-making device and said winding device. 
   
     
     
         4 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein each of said masterbatches comprises 40˜69.5 weight percents (wt %) of a polymer substrate carrier, 0.01˜6 wt % of a dispersant, 1˜30 wt % of an antimicrobial agent and 1˜30 wt % of a pigment.   
     
     
         5 . The apparatus according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein said polymer substrate carrier is made of a material selected from a group consist of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), Nylon 6, Nylon 6,12 and Nylon 6,6.   
     
     
         6 . The apparatus according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein said polymer substrate carrier is made of a mixture of said material.   
     
     
         7 . The apparatus according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein said antimicrobial agent comprises an iodine-containing compound and zinc oxide and said iodine-containing compound is povidone-iodine.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus according to  claim 4 ,
 wherein said polymer substrate carrier, said dispersant, said antimicrobial agent and said pigment are mixed by a high-speed powder kneading device so that said antimicrobial agent is quickly and uniformly dispersed in a polymer substrate carrier mixture to obtain a polymer-substrate powder having said antimicrobial agent and said pigment uniformly dispersed.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein said high-speed powder kneading device processes kneading at a rotational speed of 1000 rotations per minute (RPM)˜3000 RPM for a time of 10˜90 minutes.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus according to  claim 8 ,
 wherein said polymer-substrate powder is kneaded and granulated by a twin-screw kneading device to obtain iodine-based-antimicrobial colored masterbatches having said antimicrobial agent uniformly dispersed   
     
     
         11 . The apparatus according to  claim 10 ,
 wherein said twin-screw kneading device is operated at a temperature of 220 Celsius degrees (° C.)˜300° C. with a screwing speed of 300 RPM˜400 RPM.   
     
     
         12 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein said drying device processes hot-drying to said masterbatches at a temperature of 110° C.˜140° for 6˜30 hours to obtain said dried masterbatches.   
     
     
         13 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein said yarn spinner obtains said yarns having 1˜20 wt % of said dried masterbatches added; and said yarns have yarn finenesses of 1˜100 deniers.   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein said first fabric generator obtains said iodine-based-antimicrobial colored fabric having 1˜20 wt % of said dried masterbatches added.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein said second fabric generator obtains said iodine-based-antimicrobial colored non-woven fabric having 1˜20 wt % of said dried masterbatches added.