DE1457053A1 - Device for cleaning the outside of flowerpots - Google Patents

Description

Hans Trappenberg

Patent and civil engineer
Karlsruhe, Wendtstrasse 1

(A 606/07)

Patent application

Applicant t Mr. Kurt Unterberg. Et tunken, Sohloßgartenstr.

Device for cleaning the outside of flower pots

The invention relates to a machine-driven Office equipment for cleaning the outside of flower pots.

In known devices of this type, handle brushes, with the bristles, form a common central axis pointing, mounted on a rotating disc so that one can be actuated, for example, by the foot Set up the stems of the brushes apart and the brushes can thus press against a flower pot placed in between still asaer sprayed on the outside of the flower pots, 00 that the brushed off dirt is washed away immediately.

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A disadvantage of these known devices is that the tolerance between the smallest and largest usable flower pot is too small that the brushes are very wear out quickly that the pressure mechanism that it is permanently in the area of the dirty water, very susceptible to repair and therefore not sufficiently reliable in operation is that the establishment is very complex and therefore expensive and that in particular a Yerletzut There is a risk of damage from the brushes that are rigidly arranged on the rotating disc.

In a further known device, the complex spreading of the brushes, which are also arranged on a rotating disk, is effected with the aid of centrifugal force by attaching weights to the handles of the brushes on the other side of the rotating disk, which are pushed outwards when the machine is started under the influence of centrifugal force and thus press the brushes together. Here the disadvantage is accepted that when the machine is in operation, the flower pots and the compressed brushes have to be pushed in, which often leads to breakage in the case of the sensitive material

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hand out, in particular the risk of accident is higher. greater.

In order to get the files of these well-known institutions avoid, it is proposed according to the invention that either at the same distance from a vertical central axis at least two brush rollers with their axis are arranged lying approximately parallel to the central axis and that the bristles of the brush rollers are longer than the radius of the largest flower pot to be cleaned, or that a ring brush is provided with its bristles pointing to the central axis, the diameter of which Significantly exceeds the diameter of the largest flower pot to be cleaned.

With such a design of the device, it is possible to dispense with pressing the brushes against the outside of the flower pots, since the flexible bristles are calibrated adapt to the respective diameter of the flower pots After inserting the flower pot between the brushes, which is a further feature of the invention this can be facilitated by the fact that in the central axis, in its rest position, for example, with the brush rollers or the ring brush cutting, upward-pointing mandrel is provided, and that the mandrel in the direction of the center "

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Axle can be pushed against spring force and lie down the borates are becoming more and more of the conical shape following the flower pots to the outside of the pots. Since the bristles are longer than the radius dee Largest flower pot to be cleaned, can be placed on these -eiee flower pots with different durometers externally cleaned «earth. For flower pots with a small diameter, in which the bristles in the breastfeeding whale only clean a small part of the circumference can, there is a perfect cleaning option in that the pots τοη the operator on the The mandrel can be rotated by about 60 ° to the right and left. With larger flower pots, their handling is more difficult is, this rotation does not have to be done in the same angular range, since I use the brushes on a larger one Put the length on the outside of the flower pot and thus even small twisting movements are sufficient to turn the Clean the entire outside of the flower pot. When using a RingbUrate is a matter of course no twisting of the flower pots necessary.

Bürstenwalsen are generally composed of individual disk brush _f so suaammangestellt In its axial L & W changeable. So one can also make the office instructions ao high that they are at about the height a · β flower potaa

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correspond. If only a few disk burets are used, a small flower pot can still be cleaned on its entire outside in a single operation. In the case of larger flower spots, the entire height is covered by dai; the Born into the bottom hole of the flower pot is pushed downwards and the inclination is carried out in stages. Advantageously m; It is noticeable during this work that the spike is spring-loaded, which means that the flower pot that has been pushed down is automatically pushed back up. Pulling the flower pot out of its lowest position between the brushes would be difficult because of the poor possibility of enclosing it. If flower pots of the same size are cleaned, it can be useful to provide a holder to be inserted into the interior of the flower pot so that when the flower pot is inserted between the brushes your fingers are not caught by the brushes. In the case of different sizes of the flower pots to be cleaned, however, such a holder is not appropriate, since it would slow down the overhaul work too much. It is important to note that the device according to the invention prevents injury to the fingers from the relatively soft brushes.

This eliminates the disadvantages of those previously known Devices avoidedι The devices are simple and there

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cheap herittateilen »the pressing of the brushes against the The outside of the flower pots is completely independent from the operator and always with the same and sufficient pressure and in particular the risk of accidents has been eliminated

The cleaning effect of the derate according to the invention is supported by the fact that a water spray device is arranged above the brush rollers. are stored in the bottom of the container, which is closed on all sides, that the opening is larger than the diameter of the largest, cleanable flower pot and that the water spray device is arranged around the openings. This not 1st nor a splashing of water and dirt are prevented, but • 8 is also possible to provide a Beinigungswasser-tJatwälz-Torrichtung 'the back' supplies the purified water of aasersprollvorrichtung. If the flowerpots are brushed using Heinigungswuaser, * o it is recommended that the bristles of the brush rollers are soft and elastic. This allows them to lie around in a certain length corresponding to the Durohmesser of the pot to be cleaned and thereby

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• Develop an intensive cleaning effect · Of course it is also possible to use harder bristles »for example to scrape off τοη limescale deposits» whereby the operator must, however, ensure that the relatively soft pot material is not attacked too much ·

A common drive is expediently provided for all brush rollers · The power transmission from the drive motor to the brush rollers can take place via a centrally located friction wheel or V-belt drives · If the direction of rotation of all brushes to be arranged in such a way that the bristles of the various rollers do not touch. However, the structure enclosed by the brush rollers is relatively large, so that smaller flower pots are not covered by all of the brush rollers , that two brushes are arranged interlocking, and that the interlocking brush pairs "have opposite directions of rotation. Thus the brushes roll off one another like cogwheels" resulting in a loss of performance and wear of the brush roller through one another sole layers of the bristles of different

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Brush rollers Termieden becomes. With three brush rollers two intimate pairs of birets can be formed will; appropriately, the brush rollers, which have the same direction of rotation, are »somewhat set at a distance, so that their bristles do not touch each otherWhen using clay animal brush rollers, there is the possibility of neighboring brush rollers always in the opposite one To drive the sense of rotation so that this · animal brushes »' roll like gears roll on top of each other * Deait is ts possible to move these buret rollers together so far that even the smallest flower pots be grasped »without a loss of performance or loss of performance high bristle abrasion occurs "

The Sing brush can be one mounted upward basket which carries a central downwardly facing Aohistummel, which may be connected to the drive motor Terbunden in turn directly · This arrangement is simple to manufacture and Terhttltnismäßlg cheap · D% r Aohestummel can by example dta circumferential Bottom of a ready described container to be guided through; further drive units Ciad not necessary with this device · line Another possibility for the drive of the King brush results from "that the ring brush is mounted and guided in support rollers and that the drive is directly connected to the brushes"

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ring-acting eeibradantrieb let · This arrangement has part of the goal that the against. Moisture-sensitive electric motor arranged above the spray washer did »so with certainty through the cleaning water is not wetted, and also that the Bingburate and the receptacle receiving its drive has a flat bottom, which means that the receptacle simply ou transport and everywhere on tables or trestles etc. is to be set up, ZweekmäBigersfeise carries the Brush ring an outward-facing courage into which the Support rollers and also the friction wheel of the drive »intervene can. It is also possible, of course, to, e; Lne Another groove for inserting a Kailrijamen gate uijd the ring burst in the usual way via a V-belt drive to drive. ■

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Axis 3 arranged. On the floor 1 is also a Fastened spring clip 5, which carries a mandrel 6 pointing upwards in the central axis 3. A cover 7 bit of an opening is provided above the brush walls 4a, 4b, 4o, over which a water spray ring 8 is attached. The "Vaesereprühring 8" can be done in the simplest way aii placed around the opening and with holes ▼ seen, at its one end closed water- » hose consist, the axis of the brush orphan 4a carries below the bottom 1 swei V-belt pulleys 9, the serve to drive the BUatenwalzeri 4b, 4c. At the The same axis is an electric motor 10 to drive all Burstehwäiasen provided.

When you watch a flower pot, it is replaced by the WassereprühTorriehtung 8 beeprengt and on the mandrel 6 put on. He comes by pressing the pot down aniachen the brush rollers 4a, 4b, 4c, with the bristles these Buretenv? al »en can be bent according to the size of the flower pot. The spring clip 5 gives together With the pin 6 fixed on it, safe guidance of the pots to be cleaned and the possibility of removing the pots Twist around the mandrel to the full leg of its outside «The through the water spray gate device 8 the container 2 sprayed barrels can by a

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Run off run 11 and, if necessary, after cleaning to be fed back to the YaeaereprühTorrichtung θ » This also makes it possible to add chemicals to the cleaning agent water in an economically justifiable manner. Spielsweiee «about dissolving τon lime,

Formed in the further floodplain that is sloped in FIG the invention, a ring brush 12 is used, which by means of a «in the outside of the brush * ringes provided hat H engaging StÜterollenU is stored and guided · The upward-pointing motor 10 carries a friction wheel on its shaft, which also engages in the lut U and thus the singing brush drives. The entire device is in turn built into a container 2, which, like the container, follows Fig. 1 a spring-loaded mandrel 6 and a faesersprfik * device 6 carries. The device has the door part so that even the smallest flower pot door can be cleaned, and that the electric motor, which is sensitive to moisture, is removed from the splash zone

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Claims (1)

(A 606/07) Claims 1. Mechanically driven brushing device on the legs the outside of flower pots, characterized by AsJ at the same distance from a vertical central axis (3) at least two brush whales (4a, 4b, 4c) are arranged lying with their axis approximately parallel to the central axis (3) and that the bristles of the bristle goods (4a, 4b, 4c) are longer than the bedlas of the largest "u cleansing flower pot" (16) _# 2 · Device according to address 1 »characterized by it, that the brush whales (4a, 4b, 4c) have a common Have drive (10) 3 · line direction according to address 2, characterized by it »AsJ Ale Bürstenwalsen (4a, 4b, 4o) in the same direction of rotation are driven " 4 · linrlohtung after address 2 at Terwenduag of three Burst modes, thereby identified, AsJ Each swei Bristles are arranged engaging one another and AsJ die interlocking pairs of brushes have opposite directions of rotation. BAD ORiGfNAL 909808/0387 (A 606/07) 5 * device according to claim 2, when using τοη Animal brush whales, characterized in that dl Brushes are arranged interlocking and that the successive brush rollers have opposite directions of rotation. 6 · Machine-driven office fiinriohtung for Annealing the outside τοη flower pots, characterized, that a Hingbürate (12) connected to a drive motor (10) by drive members is seen, that the diameter of the ring burate is the diameter of the largest flower pot to be cleaned (16) and that the bristles of the ring burate (12) pointing exclusively to the central axis (3) and up to «u these are sufficiently attached to the brush ring. 7. ' Device according to claim 6, characterized in that that as a drive member the Blngbürste (12) old its circumference receiving a downward Mttigen Aohsstummel exhibiting basket is used. 8 «device according to claim 6, characterized in that that the ring brush (12) is mounted in support rollers (13) and is guided and that the drive (10) is a direct amf Let the brush ring (12) act as a friction drive. BATH ORIGINAL 909808/038? U € 6O / O7) Λψ 9. Device according to claim 1 or 6 »because of the fact that Bürsts (n) (4a, 4b» 4c) an iff ater epr üh gate direction (8) is arranged · to · device according to claim 9 »characterized that the brush (s) (4a, 4b »4o) in the ground (1) one to on a circular opening in the top (7) and one Drain (11) in the bottom (1) of the container closed on all sides (2) is (are) stored »that the opening is larger than the diameter of the largest flower pot to be cleaned (16) and that the water spray device (8) around the opening is arranged around. 11. Device according to claim 9 or 10 »characterized» that the bristles of the brush rollers (4a, 4b, 4o) are soft and elastic. 12 · Device according to claim 1 or 6 »characterized» that in the central axis (3) one in its fiuhelage for example with the brushes (4a »4b, 4o) cutting off near the top pointing mandrel (6) is provided and that the mandrel (6) is displaceable in the direction of the central axis (3 ^ against spring force (5). 13 · Device according to claim 12 »characterized in that the mandrel (6) is arranged on a resilient bracket (5) is. BATH ORIGINAL 909808/0387