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Plate cleaning apparatus and cleaning roller therefor

US4800611A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 15, 1987
Grant dateJan 31, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S428/906
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A plate cleaning apparatus comprising a pair of cleaning members disposed above and beneath a passageway of the plate, a first pair of nozzles and a second pair of nozzles for emitting high speed clean air streams, a clean zone for supplying low speed clean air, and feed rollers for advancing the plate. A cleaning roller comprising a plurality of thin discs of nonwoven fabric bonded side by side with adhesive, and a longitudinal shaft extending through central holes in the thin discs is particularly suited for the cleaning members.

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