Patent · US Expired

Cylinder cleaning device with shaft end distinguishing means

US6176183A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 1999
Grant dateJan 23, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 5, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41P2235/246
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

According to the invention, there is provided a cylinder cleaning device for use with a cleaning fabric supply roll having a cleaning fabric wound thereon. The cleaning fabric is supplied from the supply roll and pressed against the outer surface of a cylinder to clean the outer surface of the cylinder. The device comprises frame means and roll receiving means mounted on the frame means. The outer surface of the supply roll is engaged with and received by the receiving means. The device further comprises roll stabilizing means for stabilizing the supply roll on the receiving means when the supply roll is rotated on the receiving means to supply the cleaning fabric and have a diameter correspondingly decreasing.

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