Brush conveyor and needling machine equipped with same
US5802682A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04H18/02
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A brush conveyor, in particular for a velvet needle loom, includes an assembly of adjacent brushes forming a conveying plane and moving in a predetermined conveying direction. Each brush includes a body that is substantially elongated along a main axis, and each lower brush surface includes means for connecting the brush to a mechanical drive device while the upper brush surface has holes for receiving tufts of bristles. The brushes are arranged within the conveyor in such a way that their main axes are parallel to each other and lie at a predetermined angle to a transverse direction which is perpendicular to the conveying direction. The conveyor may be used in needle looms for making nonwoven articles.
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