Apparatus and method for producing round brushes

US8915551B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Zahoransky AG · DE

Inventors

• Thomas Rees · Todtnau, DE
• Peter Steinebrunner · Schongau, DE
• Fabian Matt · Aitern, DE
• Mathias Grossmann · Todtnau, DE
• Markus Kaiser · Root, CH
• Markus Wunderle · Aitern, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 23, 2012
• Grant date: Dec 23, 2014
• Expiry date: Mar 3, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A46D3/05
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for producing round brushes, which have bristles twisted in between two portions of a folded wire. The apparatus has a bristle feeding device and a rotary gripper for twisting two portions of wire with bristles located therebetween, a deflecting device with two deflecting rollers spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the wire. The rotary gripper is linearly displaceable transversely in relation to the longitudinal direction of the wire, for gripping the folded region of the wire that is formed by force being applied by an application element that is adjustable between the deflecting rollers transversely in relation to the longitudinal direction of the wire. A bristle feeding device, for feeding bristles to the bent-around portions of wire, is provided in the region of the deflecting rollers. In the region of the unfolded portions of wire there is provided a device for slowing the advancement of the wire.