Cleaning apparatus for textile machine
US4655258A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 1986 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD03J1/002
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic cleaning apparatus is provided for a plurality of weaving machines. The cleaning apparatus includes a powered vehicle on which robot arms are mounted for programmed movement into various designated areas of a weaving machine. Each arm is provided with a coupling to permit coupling to a suction nozzle or blowing nozzle which can be stored within the apparatus. Deliberate individual cleaning operations can be performed on particular units of the weaving machine at particular times or in accordance with instructions received from a weaving machine.
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