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EP0169213B1
EP0169213B1 EP85900466A EP85900466A EP0169213B1 EP 0169213 B1 EP0169213 B1 EP 0169213B1 EP 85900466 A EP85900466 A EP 85900466A EP 85900466 A EP85900466 A EP 85900466A EP 0169213 B1 EP0169213 B1 EP 0169213B1
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  • the invention relates to a book cleaning device, consisting of an essentially planar guideway, at least one cleaning roller which projects over the surface of the guideway and can be driven in rotation, and an application roller for a cleaning agent.
  • DE-GM 7739498 describes a book cleaning device in which a transport device for a book leading into a cleaning chamber of the device housing is provided and within the cleaning chamber a cleaning and disinfection device is aligned with the book, the cleaning and / or disinfecting agents on the outer surface of the Brings book into effect. This document discloses all the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • DE-GM 7734872 describes a device for cleaning books, which has a conveying path along which an application device for dirt solvents, rotatable cleaning rollers, stripping devices for dirt solvents and drying air nozzles are arranged.
  • Such devices are mainly used in libraries, where a large number of books of different formats often have to be cleaned. Depending on the format and thickness, each book has a very different consistency.
  • the previously known fully automatic devices can generally not distinguish whether a thick book or one that is easily deformable in the cover must be cleaned or transported more gently than a thin book, possibly newly bound with a film. Added to this is the fact that a significant part of a library's book inventory either has slightly damaged cover films or has even been overwrapped in repaired, damaged areas. Such books have to undergo a particularly gentle cleaning treatment. Books also include magazines and other bound writings.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide, while avoiding the disadvantages of the known devices, a book cleaning device of the type mentioned, with which the cleaning of the outer surfaces of books covered with foils can be carried out faster, more effectively, yet more gently and differentiatingly.
  • the guideway has longitudinal channels and at least one side guide for the books to be pushed over by hand, that the applicator roller and the cleaning roller each pass through a transverse opening in the guideway, that the applicator roller with a detergent bath and the cleaning roller with a Detergent bath interacts and that longitudinal guide elements span the transverse openings.
  • the technical effort compared to the previously known devices is considerably lower and the book cleaning device is accordingly cheaper. Furthermore, the device has a lower susceptibility to malfunctions, which has proven to be advantageous particularly in the case of very high throughput, for example in libraries.
  • the moistening of the book outer surfaces is much easier to carry out than with the previously known devices, where the moistening takes place either via porous wipers or through spray nozzles.
  • the book cleaning device according to the invention eliminates the need for an additional drying device, as is required in the known devices, since any traces of moisture after the cleaning process can be eliminated by running over the cleaning roller again, leaving out the dampening roller.
  • the very high number of revolutions of the cleaning roller and the particularly long plastic fibers mean that the cleaning agent can be dried or evaporated very quickly.
  • the detergent keeps the cleaning roller clean. Fast drying is also possible when using such a detergent ensured.
  • a further development of the invention is characterized in that the longitudinal guide elements comprise a plurality of wires or rods which are arranged at the elevations of the guide troughs.
  • Another training is characterized in that the guideway is provided at the beginning and at the end with outward roundings.
  • the invention provides that a wiping device is provided for the application roller and for the cleaning roller.
  • a particularly advantageous embodiment of the cleaning roller results from the fact that the cleaning roller consists of numerous long plastic fibers.
  • Intensive cleaning is achieved by immersing the cleaning roller directly in the detergent bath.
  • the book cleaning device consists of a base plate 1, on which a drive motor 3 is attached to a holder 2 and a shell 5 for holding a detergent bath 6 on a holder 4.
  • the drive motor 3 is connected via a coupling 7 to the axis 8 for receiving the cleaning roller 9.
  • the cleaning roller 9 consists of long plastic fibers, which have the property of not absorbing moisture.
  • the cleaning roller 9 is a brush roller.
  • the axis 8 is mounted on the opposite side in a bearing 10.
  • the cleaning roller 9 is arranged over a tub 23 with a detergent bath, but does not itself immerse in the detergent bath. Rather, an intermediate roller 25 immersed in the detergent bath 24 is provided, which brings the detergent to the cleaning roller 9.
  • a wiper strip 26 is provided.
  • the cleaning roller 9 rotates in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 2.
  • the applicator wad 11 is freely rotatable in the container 5 so that it dips into the detergent bath 6 with the lower part.
  • a scraper 12 (Fig. 4), which rests on the application roller 11, enables a very thin and uniform detergent film on the roller, which is rolled onto the book cover.
  • a cover 13 serving as a device cover is arranged above the above-mentioned devices and has a recessed working area 14 on the upper side corresponding approximately to the width of the rollers 9, 11.
  • the working area 14 comprises a flat and straight guideway 16 with longitudinal channels 15 and side guides 17 and 18 on both sides.
  • a side guide 18 can be designed to be adjustable.
  • Within the guideway 16 there is a transverse opening 19 which extends over the entire width and through which a peripheral section of the cleaning roller 9 projects.
  • a further transverse opening 20 is provided for the application roller 11, which likewise projects through the transverse opening 20 with a peripheral segment.
  • the guide track 16 is aligned with respect to the peripheral surfaces of the rollers 9 and 10 so that the lateral surfaces of the rollers 9 and 11 protrude beyond the guide track 16.
  • the transverse opening 20 is arranged in the working direction in the first third of the guideway and the transverse opening 19 in the last third of the guideway 16.
  • the longitudinal grooves 15 in the guideway serve to reduce the contact area between the book and the guideway, since the book only slides on the elevations. Wiping or smearing the cleaning agent is not possible. Excess detergent that drips off collects in the longitudinal channels and is drained off.
  • Longitudinal guide elements 21 in the form of wire, strips or plastic guides are arranged above the roller 9. These longitudinal guide elements 21 form a covering which is fastened between the elevations of the longitudinal channels 15. This covering has the function that the book can be guided over the guideway at a constant level and is not drawn between the cleaning roller 9 and the edge of the transverse opening 19. The covering also serves as protection to prevent injuries to the fingers.
  • the guideway 16 has roundings 22 with a large Ra at its two outer ends dius on.
  • the book 28 shown schematically in FIG. 2 is first pushed from the beginning of the guideway 16 in the direction of arrow 24 over the applicator roller 11, which rotates in the detergent bath 6 of the container 5, so that when the book 28 is pushed further, the liquid film on the Outer surface of the overlying page of the book is transferred.
  • uniform wetting of the outside with the cleaning agent is achieved in accordance with the advance of the book 28, in order to thereby detach contaminants. It is not necessary to drive the application roller.
  • the cleaning agent is of course also used for disinfection.
  • the book 28 is pushed in the position according to FIG. 4 over the cleaning roller 9, whereby the appropriately moistened support side of the book is cleaned, rinsed and dried.
  • the cleaning effect can be adapted to the respective degree of soiling by pressing the book accordingly.
  • the dirt picked up by the cleaning roller is detached from the detergent so that the cleaning roller stays clean longer.
  • the cleaning effect can be varied further by using a brush with a harder trim for intensive cleaning. You can also switch the speed of the drive motor to increase the cleaning effect at higher speeds of the cleaning roller. In the case of particularly heavy soiling, the book can be pushed repeatedly over the guideway.
  • the book is turned over and treated with the other side accordingly.
  • the spine of the book can also be cleaned very easily by hand, with accurate guidance of the book always being ensured by the side guides 17, 18.
  • These side guides can of course also be designed to be movable and adjustable in a further embodiment.
  • the two rollers 9 and 11 can be designed to be removable.
  • FIG. 5 A modified embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. 5. There, the cleaning roller 9 dips directly into the detergent bath 24. A scraper brush 27 is provided as the scraper device.
  • both the cleaning roller and the application roller can be easily removed, these components can be removed and cleaned if necessary, so that an excellent cleaning effect is always guaranteed.

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Book cleaning apparatus, comprised of a substantially plane guiding track (16) of at least one cleaning roll (9) which is pivotingly drivable and projects above the surface of the guiding track, as well as an application roll (11) for a cleaning product. The technical problem is the fabrication of a book cleaning apparatus enabling to perfom the cleaning of outer surfaces of books covered with sheets in a quicker, more efficient, diffential and careful way. The guiding track (16) comprises longitudinal channels (15) and at least one lateral guide (17) for hand-sliding the books on said guiding track. The application roll (11) and the cleaning roll (9) pass each through a transversal opening (19, 20) provided in the guiding track (16). The application roll (11) operates with a rinsing product bath (6) and the cleaning roll (9) with a rinsing product bath (24). Longitudinal guiding elements (21) span the transversal openings. (Fig. 1)

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Buchreinigungsgerät, bestehend aus einer im wesentlichen ebenen Führungsbahn, mindestens einer über die Fläche der Führungsbahn ragenden, drehend antreibbaren Reinigungswalze und einer Auftragswalze für ein Reinigungsmittel.The invention relates to a book cleaning device, consisting of an essentially planar guideway, at least one cleaning roller which projects over the surface of the guideway and can be driven in rotation, and an application roller for a cleaning agent.

Stand der TechnikState of the art

In dem DE-GM 7739498 ist ein Buchreinigungsgerät beschrieben, bei dem eine in eine Reinigungskammer des Gerätegehäuses führende Transportvorrichtung für ein Buch vorgesehen ist und innerhalb der Reinigungskammer eine Reinigungs- und Desinfektionseinrichtung auf das Buch ausgerichtet ist, die Reinigungsund/oder Desinfektionsmittel auf die Außenfläche des Buches zur Einwirkung bringt. Dieses Dokument offenbart alle Merkmale des Oberbegriffs des Anspruches 1.DE-GM 7739498 describes a book cleaning device in which a transport device for a book leading into a cleaning chamber of the device housing is provided and within the cleaning chamber a cleaning and disinfection device is aligned with the book, the cleaning and / or disinfecting agents on the outer surface of the Brings book into effect. This document discloses all the features of the preamble of claim 1.

In dem DE-GM 7734872 ist eine Vorrichtung zum Reinigen von Büchern beschrieben, die eine Förderstrecke aufweist, entlang der eine Aufbringvorrichtung für Schmutzlösungsmittel, rotierbare Reinigungswalzen, Abstreifeinrichtungen für Schmutzlösungsmittel und Trocknungsluftdüsen angeordnet sind.DE-GM 7734872 describes a device for cleaning books, which has a conveying path along which an application device for dirt solvents, rotatable cleaning rollers, stripping devices for dirt solvents and drying air nozzles are arranged.

Die vorbekannten Vorrichtungen, bei denen Bücher selbsttätig übernommen und von einer Transporteinrichtung durch eine oder mehrere Reinigungswalzen transportiert werden, weisen jedoch erhebliche Nachteile auf.However, the previously known devices in which books are automatically taken over and transported by a transport device through one or more cleaning rollers have considerable disadvantages.

Derartige Geräte werden vornehmlich in Bibliotheken eingesetzt, wo häufig eine große Anzahl von Büchern unterschiedlicher Formate gereinigt werden muß. So hat jedes Buch, je nach Format und Dicke, eine bisweilen sehr unterschiedliche Konsistenz. Die bisher bekannten vollautomatischen Geräte können in allgemeinen nicht unterscheiden, ob ein dickes oder sich im Einband entsprechend leicht verformbares Buch schonender gereinigt bzw. transportiert werden muß als ein dünnes, gegebenenfalls neu mit einer Folie eingebundenes Buch. Hinzu kommt noch, daß ein erheblicher Teil des Buchbestandes einer Bibliothek entweder etwas beschädigte Einbandfolien aufweist oder gar an ausgebesserten, schadhaften Stellen überfoliert wurde. Derartige Bücher müssen eine ganz besonders schonende Reinigungsbehandlung erfahren. Unter Büchern sind auch Zeitschriften und andere gebundene Schriften zu verstehen.Such devices are mainly used in libraries, where a large number of books of different formats often have to be cleaned. Depending on the format and thickness, each book has a very different consistency. The previously known fully automatic devices can generally not distinguish whether a thick book or one that is easily deformable in the cover must be cleaned or transported more gently than a thin book, possibly newly bound with a film. Added to this is the fact that a significant part of a library's book inventory either has slightly damaged cover films or has even been overwrapped in repaired, damaged areas. Such books have to undergo a particularly gentle cleaning treatment. Books also include magazines and other bound writings.

Zusammenfassung der ErfindungSummary of the invention

Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, unter Vermeidung der Nachteile der vorbekannten Geräte ein Buchreinigungsgerät der eingangs genannten Art zu schaffen, mit dem die Reinigung der mit Folien überzogenen Außenflächen von Büchern schneller, effektiver und trotzdem schonender und differenzierender durchgeführt werden kann.The present invention has for its object to provide, while avoiding the disadvantages of the known devices, a book cleaning device of the type mentioned, with which the cleaning of the outer surfaces of books covered with foils can be carried out faster, more effectively, yet more gently and differentiatingly.

Diese Aufgabe wird dadurch gelöst, daß die Führungsbahn Längsrinnen und mindestens eine Seitenführung für die darüber von Hand zu schiebenden Bücher aufweist, daß die Auftragswalze und die Reinigungswalze jeweils durch eine Queröffnung in der Führungsbahn hindurchreichen, daß die Auftragswalze mit einem Reinigungsmittelbad und die Reinigungswalze mit einem Spülmittelbad zusammenwirkt und daß Längsführungselemente die Queröffnungen überspannen.This object is achieved in that the guideway has longitudinal channels and at least one side guide for the books to be pushed over by hand, that the applicator roller and the cleaning roller each pass through a transverse opening in the guideway, that the applicator roller with a detergent bath and the cleaning roller with a Detergent bath interacts and that longitudinal guide elements span the transverse openings.

Mit dem Buchreinigungsgerät gemäß der Erfindung werden mehrere Vorteile erreicht. So kann der manuelle Reinigungsvorgang schneller, effektiver und trotzdem schonender und differenzierter durchgeführt werden, wobei sehr genau unterschieden werden kann, welche Bücher oder welche Stellen des jeweiligen Buches mit entsprechendem Andruck oder mit entsprechender Intensität gereinigt werden müssen. Außerdem ist es möglich, extrem verschmutzte Bücher oder Stellen an diesen Büchern sofort, beliebig oft und lange über die Walzen mit beliebigem Andruck zu führen. Das Buch liegt mit kleiner Kontaktfläche nur auf den Erhebungen der Längsrinnen auf. Dadurch wird nur wenig Reinigungsmittel von der Buch- oder Folienfläche abgestreift. Insbesondere wird eine Verschmierung des Reinigungsmittel vermieden. Der Widerstand beim Scheiben des Buches über die Führungsbahn wird klein gehalten. Überschüssiges und abtropfendes Reinigungsmittel wird in den Längsrinnen gesammelt und abgeleitet.Several advantages are achieved with the book cleaning device according to the invention. This enables the manual cleaning process to be carried out faster, more effectively, yet more gently and differentially, whereby it is possible to differentiate very precisely which books or which parts of the respective book need to be cleaned with the appropriate pressure or intensity. It is also possible to run extremely soiled books or places on these books immediately, as often and for as long as you want, over the rollers with any pressure. With a small contact area, the book rests only on the elevations of the longitudinal channels. As a result, only a little cleaning agent is wiped off the book or film surface. In particular, smearing of the cleaning agent is avoided. The resistance when slipping the book over the guideway is kept small. Excess and dripping cleaning agent is collected and drained off in the longitudinal channels.

Ferner ist der technische Aufwand gegenüber den vorbekannten Vorrichtungen wesentlich geringer und dadurch das Buchreingiungsgerät entsprechend preisgünstiger. Ferner weist das Gerät eine geringere Anälligkeit gegen Störungen auf, was sich insbesondere bei sehr großem Durchsatz, beispielsweise in Bibliotheken, als vorteilhaft erweist.Furthermore, the technical effort compared to the previously known devices is considerably lower and the book cleaning device is accordingly cheaper. Furthermore, the device has a lower susceptibility to malfunctions, which has proven to be advantageous particularly in the case of very high throughput, for example in libraries.

Durch die besonders einfache Ausbildung der Auftragswalze ist die Befeuchtung der Buchaußenflächen wesentlich einfacher durchzuführen als bei den vorbekannten Vorrichtungen, wo die Befeuchtung entweder über poröse Wischer oder durch Sprühdüsen erfolgt. Ferner entfällt bei dem Buchreinigungsgerät gemäß der Erfindung eine zusätzliche Trocknungseinrichtung, wie sie bei den vorbekannten Vorrichtungen erforderlich ist, da eventuelle Feuchtspuren nach dem Reinigungsvorgang durch nochmaliges Überfahren der Reinigungswalze unter Auslassung der Befeuchtungswalze eliminiert werden können. Durch die sehr hohe Umdrehungszahl der Reinigungswalze und durch die besonders langen Kunststoffasern wird eine sehr schnelle Trocknung bzw. Verdunstung des Reinigunsmittels erzielt. Das Spülmittel hält die Reinigungswalze sauber. Auch beim Einsatz eines solchen Spülmittels wird eine schnelle Trocknung sichergestellt.Due to the particularly simple design of the application roller, the moistening of the book outer surfaces is much easier to carry out than with the previously known devices, where the moistening takes place either via porous wipers or through spray nozzles. Furthermore, the book cleaning device according to the invention eliminates the need for an additional drying device, as is required in the known devices, since any traces of moisture after the cleaning process can be eliminated by running over the cleaning roller again, leaving out the dampening roller. The very high number of revolutions of the cleaning roller and the particularly long plastic fibers mean that the cleaning agent can be dried or evaporated very quickly. The detergent keeps the cleaning roller clean. Fast drying is also possible when using such a detergent ensured.

Eine Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Längsführungselemente mehrere Drähte oder Stäbe umfassen, die in Höhe der Erhebungen der Führungsrinnen angeordnet sind.A further development of the invention is characterized in that the longitudinal guide elements comprise a plurality of wires or rods which are arranged at the elevations of the guide troughs.

Eine weitere Ausbildung ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Führungsbahn am Anfang und am Ende mit nach außen gerichteten Abrundungen versehen ist.Another training is characterized in that the guideway is provided at the beginning and at the end with outward roundings.

Damit die Führung auf die Breite der Bücher eingestellt werden kann, ist nach einer Weiterbildung vorgesehen, daß der ersten Seitenführung gegenüberliegend eine weitere Seitenführung, vorzugsweise einstellbar angeordnet ist.So that the guide can be adjusted to the width of the books, according to a further development it is provided that a further side guide, preferably adjustable, is arranged opposite the first side guide.

Damit das Reinigungsmittel und das Spülmittel in dem jeweiligen Bad zurückgehalten werden, sieht die Erfindung vor, daß für die Auftragswalze und für die Reinigungswalze je eine Abstreifvorrichtung vorgesehen ist.So that the cleaning agent and the detergent are retained in the respective bath, the invention provides that a wiping device is provided for the application roller and for the cleaning roller.

Eine besonders vorteilhafte Ausbildung der Reinigungswalze ergibt sich dadurch, daß die Reinigungswalze aus zahlreichen langen Kunststoffasern besteht.A particularly advantageous embodiment of the cleaning roller results from the fact that the cleaning roller consists of numerous long plastic fibers.

Eine intensive Reinigung wird dadurch erzielt, daß die Reinigungswalze unmittelbar in das Spülmittelbad eintaucht.Intensive cleaning is achieved by immersing the cleaning roller directly in the detergent bath.

Eine gleichmäßige Anwendung des Spülmittels wird dadurch erzielt, daß die Reinigungswalze mit einer Zwischenwalze in Eingriff ist, die in das Spülmittelbad eintaucht.Uniform use of the detergent is achieved in that the cleaning roller is engaged with an intermediate roller which is immersed in the detergent bath.

Damit die Außenflächen der Bücher intensiv gereinigt werden, ist vorgesehen, daß sich die über die Führungsbahn vorstehenden Teile der Reinigungswalze entgegen der Vorschubrichtung der Bücher bewegen.So that the outer surfaces of the books are cleaned intensively, it is provided that the parts of the cleaning roller protruding over the guideway move against the feed direction of the books.

Kurzbeschreibung der ZeichnungenBrief description of the drawings

Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung werden im folgenden unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnungen näher erläutert, in denen darstellen :

  • Figur 1 eine Draufsicht auf eine erste Ausführungsform des Buchreinigungsgerät,
  • Figur 2 einen Schnitt nach der Linie 11-11 in Fig. 1,
  • Figur 3 einen Querschnitt IV-IV in Fig. 1,
  • Figur 4 eine ähnliche Darstellung wie Fig. 2 für einen anderen Arbeitszustand und
  • Figur 5 eine Abwandlung der Reinigungswalze.
Exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings, in which:
  • FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a first embodiment of the book cleaning device,
  • FIG. 2 shows a section along the line 11-11 in FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 shows a cross section IV-IV in FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 4 shows a representation similar to FIG. 2 for a different working state and
  • Figure 5 shows a modification of the cleaning roller.

AusführungsbeispieleEmbodiments

Nach den Figuren 1 bis 3 besteht das Buchreinigungsgerät aus einer Grundplatte 1, auf welcher an einer Halterung 2 ein Antriebsmotor 3 und auf einer Halterung 4 eine Schale 5 zur Aufnahme eines Reinigungsmittelbads 6 befestigt sind.According to FIGS. 1 to 3, the book cleaning device consists of a base plate 1, on which a drive motor 3 is attached to a holder 2 and a shell 5 for holding a detergent bath 6 on a holder 4.

Der Antriebsmotor 3 ist über eine Kupplung 7 mit der Achse 8 zur Aufnahme der Reinigungswalze 9 verbunden. Die Reinigungswalze 9 besteht aus langen Kunststoffasern, welche die Eigenschaft besitzen, keine Feuchtigkeit aufzunehmen. Die Reinigungswalze 9 ist eine Bürstenwalze. Die Achse 8 ist an der gegenüberliegenden Seite in einem Lager 10 gelagert. Die Reinigungswalze 9 ist über einer Wanne 23 mit einem Spülmittelbad angeordnet, taucht jedoch selbst nicht in das Spülmittelbad ein. Vielmehr ist eine in das Spülmittelbad 24 eintauchende Zwischenwalze 25 vorgesehen, die das Spülmittel an die Reinigungswalze 9 heranbringt. Um eine übermäßige Mitnahme an Spülmittel auszuschließen, ist eine Abstreiferleiste 26 vorgesehen. Die Reinigungswalze 9 dreht sich in der in Fig. 2 angegebenen Pfeilrichtung.The drive motor 3 is connected via a coupling 7 to the axis 8 for receiving the cleaning roller 9. The cleaning roller 9 consists of long plastic fibers, which have the property of not absorbing moisture. The cleaning roller 9 is a brush roller. The axis 8 is mounted on the opposite side in a bearing 10. The cleaning roller 9 is arranged over a tub 23 with a detergent bath, but does not itself immerse in the detergent bath. Rather, an intermediate roller 25 immersed in the detergent bath 24 is provided, which brings the detergent to the cleaning roller 9. In order to rule out excessive carry-on of detergent, a wiper strip 26 is provided. The cleaning roller 9 rotates in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 2.

Die -Auftragswatze 11 ist frei drehbar in dem Behälter 5 derart gelagert, daß sie mit dem unteren Teil in das Reinigungsmittelbad 6 eintaucht. Ein Abstreifer 12 (Fig. 4), der an der Auftragswalze 11 anliegt, ermöglicht einen sehr dünnen und gleichmäßigen Reinigungsmittelfilm auf der Walze, der auf den Bucheinband abgerollt wird.The applicator wad 11 is freely rotatable in the container 5 so that it dips into the detergent bath 6 with the lower part. A scraper 12 (Fig. 4), which rests on the application roller 11, enables a very thin and uniform detergent film on the roller, which is rolled onto the book cover.

Über der genannten Einrichtungen ist eine als Geräteabdeckung dienende Abdeckhaube 13 angeordnet, die eine etwa der Breite der Walzen 9, 11 entsprechendes vertieftes Arbeitsfeld 14 an der Oberseite aufweist. Das Arbeitsfeld 14 umfaßt eine ebene und gerade Führungsbahn 16 mit Längsrinnen 15 und jeweils auf beiden Seiten Seitenführungen 17 und 18. Dabei kann eine Seitenführung 18 einstellbar ausgebildet sein. Innerhalb der Führungsbahn 16 befindet sich eine über die gesamte Breite reichende Queröffnung 19, durch die ein Umfangsabschnitt der Reinigungswalze 9 hindurchragt. Eine weitere Queröffnung 20 ist für die Auftragswalze 11 vorgesehen, die ebenfalls mit einem Umfangssegment durch die Queröffnung 20 hindurchragt. Die Führungsbahn 16 ist gegenüber den Umfangsflächen der Walzen 9 und 10 so ausgerichtet, daß die Mantelflächen der Walzen 9 und 11 über die Führungsbahn 16 hinausragen. Die Queröffnung 20 ist in Arbeitsrichtung im ersten Drittel der Führungsbahn und die Queröffnung 19 im letzten Drittel der Führungsbahn 16 angeordnet. Die Längsrinnen 15 in der Führungsbahn dienen zur Verringerung der Kontaktfläche zwischen dem Buch und der Führungsbahn, da das Buch nur auf den Erhebungen gleitet. Ein Abstreifen oder Verschmieren des Reinigungsmittels ist nicht möglich. Abtropfendes, überschüssiges Reinigungsmittel sammelt sich in den Längsrinnen und wird abgeleitet.A cover 13 serving as a device cover is arranged above the above-mentioned devices and has a recessed working area 14 on the upper side corresponding approximately to the width of the rollers 9, 11. The working area 14 comprises a flat and straight guideway 16 with longitudinal channels 15 and side guides 17 and 18 on both sides. A side guide 18 can be designed to be adjustable. Within the guideway 16 there is a transverse opening 19 which extends over the entire width and through which a peripheral section of the cleaning roller 9 projects. A further transverse opening 20 is provided for the application roller 11, which likewise projects through the transverse opening 20 with a peripheral segment. The guide track 16 is aligned with respect to the peripheral surfaces of the rollers 9 and 10 so that the lateral surfaces of the rollers 9 and 11 protrude beyond the guide track 16. The transverse opening 20 is arranged in the working direction in the first third of the guideway and the transverse opening 19 in the last third of the guideway 16. The longitudinal grooves 15 in the guideway serve to reduce the contact area between the book and the guideway, since the book only slides on the elevations. Wiping or smearing the cleaning agent is not possible. Excess detergent that drips off collects in the longitudinal channels and is drained off.

Über der Walze 9 sind Längsführungselemente 21 in Form von Draht, Streifen oder Kunststofführungen angeordnet. Diese Längsführungselemente 21 bilden eine Bespannung, die zwischen den Erhebungen der Längsrinnen 15 befestigt ist. Diese Bespannung hat die Funktion, daß das Buch auf gleichbleibender Ebene über die Führungsbahn geführt werden kann und nicht zwischen die Reinigungswalze 9 und den Rand der Queröffnung 19 gezogen wird. Ferner dient die Bespannung als Schutz um Verletzungen der Finger vorzubeugen.Longitudinal guide elements 21 in the form of wire, strips or plastic guides are arranged above the roller 9. These longitudinal guide elements 21 form a covering which is fastened between the elevations of the longitudinal channels 15. This covering has the function that the book can be guided over the guideway at a constant level and is not drawn between the cleaning roller 9 and the edge of the transverse opening 19. The covering also serves as protection to prevent injuries to the fingers.

Die Führungsbahn 16 weist an ihren beiden äußeren Enden Abrundungen 22 mit großem Radius auf. Dadurch kann das Buch, das am Ende über die Abrundung geschoben wird, angekippt und besser in die Hand genommen werden, um es umzudrehen und zur Reinigung der anderen Buchseite über die Führungsbahn 16 zu schieben.The guideway 16 has roundings 22 with a large Ra at its two outer ends dius on. As a result, the book that is pushed over the rounding at the end can be tipped over and better held in the hand in order to turn it over and slide it over the guideway 16 for cleaning the other page of the book.

Zur Benutzung wird das in Fig. 2 schematisch dargestellte Buch 28 vom Anfang der Führungsbahn 16 in Richtung des Pfeiles 24 zunächst über die Auftragswalze 11 geschoben, die sich in dem Reinigungsmittelbad 6 des Behälters 5 dreht, wodurch beim Weiterschieben des Buches 28 der Flüssigkeitsfilm auf die Außenfläche der aufliegenden Seite des Buches übertragen wird. Dadurch erreicht man entsprechend dem Vorschub des Buches 28 eine gleichmäßige Benetzung der Außenseite mit dem Reinigungsmittel, um dadurch Schmutzstoffe abzulösen. Ein Antrieb der Auftragswalze ist nicht erforderlich. Das Reinigungsmittel dient selbstverständlich gleichzeitig auch zur Desinfektion.For use, the book 28 shown schematically in FIG. 2 is first pushed from the beginning of the guideway 16 in the direction of arrow 24 over the applicator roller 11, which rotates in the detergent bath 6 of the container 5, so that when the book 28 is pushed further, the liquid film on the Outer surface of the overlying page of the book is transferred. As a result, uniform wetting of the outside with the cleaning agent is achieved in accordance with the advance of the book 28, in order to thereby detach contaminants. It is not necessary to drive the application roller. The cleaning agent is of course also used for disinfection.

Danach wird das Buch 28 in der Stellung nach Fig. 4 über die Reinigungswalze 9 geschoben, wodurch die entsprechend befeuchtete Auflageseite des Buches gereinigt, gespült und getrocknet wird. Durch entsprechenden Andruck des Buches kann man die Reinigungswirkung dem jeweiligen Verschmutzungsgrad anpassen. Der von der Reinigungswalze aufenommene Schmutz wir von der Spülmittel abgelöst, so daß die Reinigungswalze länger sauber bleibt.Then the book 28 is pushed in the position according to FIG. 4 over the cleaning roller 9, whereby the appropriately moistened support side of the book is cleaned, rinsed and dried. The cleaning effect can be adapted to the respective degree of soiling by pressing the book accordingly. The dirt picked up by the cleaning roller is detached from the detergent so that the cleaning roller stays clean longer.

Die Reinigungswirkung läßt sich weiter dadurch variieren, daß zu intensiver Reinigung eine Bürste mit härterem Besatz eingesetzt wird. Ferner kann man die Drehzahl des Antriebsmotors umschalten, um bei höherer Drehzahl der Reinigungswalze die Reinigungswirkung zu erhöhen. Bei besonders starker Verschmutzung kann man das Buch wiederholt über die Führungsbahn schieben.The cleaning effect can be varied further by using a brush with a harder trim for intensive cleaning. You can also switch the speed of the drive motor to increase the cleaning effect at higher speeds of the cleaning roller. In the case of particularly heavy soiling, the book can be pushed repeatedly over the guideway.

Danach wird das Buch umgedreht und mit der anderen Seite entsprechend behandelt. Auch der Buchrücken kann auf diese Weise sehr einfach von Hand gereinigt werden, wobei eine genaue Führung des Buches immer durch die Seitenführungen 17, 18 gewährleistet ist. Diese Seitenführungen können selbstverständlich in weiterer Ausgestaltung auch beweglich und einstellbar ausgebildet werden. Ferner können die beiden Walzen 9 und 11 herausnehmbar ausgebildet sein.Then the book is turned over and treated with the other side accordingly. The spine of the book can also be cleaned very easily by hand, with accurate guidance of the book always being ensured by the side guides 17, 18. These side guides can of course also be designed to be movable and adjustable in a further embodiment. Furthermore, the two rollers 9 and 11 can be designed to be removable.

Eine abgewandelte Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist in Fig. 5 dargestellt. Dort taucht die Reinigungswalze 9 unmittelbar in das Spülmittelbad 24 ein. Es ist eine Abstreiferbürste 27 als Abstreifvorrichtung vorgesehen.A modified embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. 5. There, the cleaning roller 9 dips directly into the detergent bath 24. A scraper brush 27 is provided as the scraper device.

Da sowohl die Reinigungswalze als auch die Auftragswalze leicht herausnehmbar sind, können diese Bauteile bei Bedarf herausgenommen und gereinigt werden, so daß immer eine hervorragende Reinigungswirkung gewährleistet ist.Since both the cleaning roller and the application roller can be easily removed, these components can be removed and cleaned if necessary, so that an excellent cleaning effect is always guaranteed.

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1. A book cleaning apparatus, consisting of an essentially plane guide-track (16), of at least one rotatably driven cleaning roller (9) extending across the surface of the guide track and of at least one application roller (11) for a cleaning agent, characterized in that the guide track (16) is provided with longitudinal channels (15) and with at least one lateral guidance (17) for the books being manually pushed over it, in that the application roller (11) and the cleaning roller (9) each extend in a transverse clearance (19, 20) in the guide track (16), in that the application roller (11) cooperates with a bath (6) of a cleaning agent and the cleaning roller (9) with a bath (24) of a rinsing agent, and in that longitudinal guide elements (21) span over the transverse clearances.
2. Book cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the longitudinal guide elements (21) include several wires of bars mounted at the level of the elevations of the guide channels (15).
3. Book cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the guide track (16) is provided at the beginning and at the end with outwardly-pointed rounded segments (22).
4. Book cleaning apparatus according to any of the claims 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that a further lateral guide (18) is mounted preferably in adjustable manner opposite the first lateral guide (17).
5. Book cleaning apparatus according to any of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the application roller (11) and the cleaning roller (9) each are provided with a wiping device.
6. Book cleaning apparatus according to any of the claim 1 to 5, characterized in that the cleaning roller (9) consists of numerous long plastic fibres.
7. Book cleaning apparatus according to any of the claim 1 to 6, characterized in that the cleaning roller (11) directly dips into the rinsing-agent bath (24).
8. Book cleaning apparatus according to any of the claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the cleaning roller (11) engages an intermediate roller (25) dipping into the rinsing-agent bath (24).
9. Book cleaning apparatus according to any of the claim 1 to 8, characterized in that the parts of the cleaning roller (9) projecting above the guide track (16) move opposite the direction of advance of the books.
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