Machine and process for working the surface of long, narrow objects

US6016626A · kind A · utility

Inventors

• Peter Auer · Ottobrunn, DE
• Martin Auer · Pfeffenhausen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 17, 1997
• Grant date: Jan 25, 2000
• Expiry date: Dec 17, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01G2005/005
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A machine for the surface treatment of long, narrow objects, more particularly vine shoots, with the following features: PA1 a frame fixture (3), that defines the direction of motion (32); PA1 at least one conveyor module (4), that has at least one pair of conveyor rollers (14), with a conveyance channel between them, and that is arranged with these along the axis of motion (32); PA1 at least two brushes (20, 20a) that define a processing channel that runs along the axis of motion (32).