EP0237653B1 - Brosse, procédé et appareil pour la production d'une telle brosse - Google Patents

Brosse, procédé et appareil pour la production d'une telle brosse Download PDF

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EP0237653B1
EP0237653B1 EP19860201806 EP86201806A EP0237653B1 EP 0237653 B1 EP0237653 B1 EP 0237653B1 EP 19860201806 EP19860201806 EP 19860201806 EP 86201806 A EP86201806 A EP 86201806A EP 0237653 B1 EP0237653 B1 EP 0237653B1
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Leonel Boucherie
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B3/00—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier
    • A46B3/16—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier by wires or other anchoring means, specially for U-shaped bristle tufts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46D—MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES
    • A46D3/00—Preparing, i.e. Manufacturing brush bodies
    • A46D3/06—Machines for both drilling bodies and inserting bristles
    • A46D3/062—Machines for both drilling bodies and inserting bristles of the carousel or drum type

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  • This invention concerns brushes, a method for the manufacture thereof and brush-making machines using this method.
  • the invention concerns brushes which, owing to their use, are normally coming into contact with liquid as, for instance, tooth brushes, scouring brushes, nail brushes and so on.
  • the invention foresees a brush which does not show the deleterious effect caused by the gaps existing between the fibres, the fastening devices and the walls of the fibre bundle holes.
  • the present invention relates to a brush body provided on at least one surface thereof with fibre bundle holes in which are located fibre bundles, characterised in that a tightening product is applied between and around the fibres of the bundles, said tightening product extending at least partially into the holes from the surface of the body.
  • the invention is concerning a method for manufacturing these brushes and more specially a method in order to place the tightening product mentioned hereabove, between and around the fibres and, possibly, around the fastening devices.
  • the invention is also concerning brush-making machines and devices designed to put the tightening product between the fibres in accordance with the methods of the invention.
  • figure 1 a cross section of part of a brush according to the invention
  • figure 2 a cross section along line II-II of figure 1;
  • figure 3 an alternative execution of figure 1;
  • figure 4 still another alternative solution of the execution according to figure 1;
  • FIG. 5 a cross section of a tooth brush, which is carried out according to still another one possible method according to the invention.
  • FIG. 6 a schematic illustration of a brush-making machine according to the invention.
  • FIG. 7 an alternative solution for the brush-making machine in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG 8 a still very schematic view of a device in accordance with the invention.
  • figure 9 a schematic illustration of the manufacturing method of the tooth brush as shown on figure 5.
  • the brushes 1 are composed of brush bodies 2 wherein fibre bundle holes 3 are made and are containing each a fibre bundle 4.
  • the fibres 5 of each fibre bundle 4 are fastened in the fibre bundle holes 3 by means of fastening devices, as for instance the securing plate 6.
  • a tightening product 7 is applied between and around the fibres, according to the invention.
  • the tightening product 7 is located preferentially mainly in the fibre bundle holes 3.
  • the fibre bundle holes are completely filled with product 7, while in the embodiment according to figure 3, the tightening product 7 is present only over a limited depth D.
  • the tightening product 7 In order to achieve good tighteness, the tightening product 7 must be present over the full section of each fibre bundle hole 3.
  • the work is preferably carried out with a tightening product 7 which is applied in liquid condition and which has a limited surface tension. This is specially important, in order that the tightening product 7 be able to penetrate suitably between the fibres 5. Secondly, this is important for brushes, whereby the tightening product 7 is applied somewhat above the edge 8 of the fibre bundle holes 3 as illustrated by figure 4. If a tightening product 7, having a small surface tension, is used, this does not only result in a good contact of this product with the fibres 5, but also in that an attractive hollow ridge 9 round the fibre bundle 4 is achieved at the height of the edge 8.
  • Figure 5 illustrates still another alternative solution of the invention, which is applied, by way of example to a tooth brush.
  • the tightening product 7 has, in this case, the shape of a layer 10 applied on the full surface of the brush site 11 of the brush body 2.
  • the layer 10 is present on the full surface of the site 11, and is penetrating between the fibres 5.
  • the tightening product 7 is preferably composed of a liquid or a viscous massa, which can be hardened like, for instance, an adhesive, a resin, silicones, or any similar product.
  • the material used as tightening product is obviously resistant to liquids which are normally coming into contact with the brushes 1.
  • this tightening product 7 is chosen as far as the adhesion properties are concerned, as a function of the materials of the fibres, on the one hand, and, the materials of the brush body 2, on the other hand.
  • a product wich is able to harden under irradiation, for instance, with ultraviolet light.
  • the fibres 5 are secured in the fibre bundle holes 3 with a tightening product 7. This way, the advantage of avoiding additional fastening devices like the securing plates 6 is obtained.
  • the method in accordance with the invention for the manufacture of the brushes 1 already discussed and illustrated by figures 1 to 4 includes the steps of making the fibre bundle holes 3 in the brush bodies 2, applying the tightening product 7 into the respective fibre bundle holes 3, and then filling the brush body 2 with fibre bundles 4, according to any known technique, whereby fastening devices like the securing plates 6 or staples may or may not be resorted to.
  • the tightening product 7 is penetrating between the various fibres 5.
  • the brushes 1 are manufactured by supplying brush bodies 2 already provided of fibre bundle holes 3 Afterwards, these brush bodies 2 are introduced by means of a loading device 12 or similar equipment on a drum shaped brush body holder 13, more particularly in the jaws 14. While the brush bodies 2 are located on the stepwise rotating brush body holder 13, these are fitted with the fibre bundles 4 by means of a filling device 15.
  • the supply device 16 for the brush bodies 2 is also foreseen in order to achieve the supply of the tightening product 7.
  • the brush-making machine includes a tank 17 for the tightening product 7, a supply pipe or flexible tube 18 and a metering machine 19 in order to introduce the tightening product 7 into the fibre bundle holes 3.
  • the metering mechanism 19 is composed in this case of several individual metering elements 20 which are mounted together according to a pattern which is corresponding to the pattern of the fibre bundle holes 3 in the brush bodies 2. If now another brush body 2 is moved under the metering elements 20, the metering mechanism 19 will supply a defined quantity of tightening product 7 by means of this metering elements 20.
  • the method implies that the brush bodies 2 are first disposed on the brush body holder 13, whereby before filling the fibre bundle holes 3 by means of the filling device 15, the metering mechanism 19 is moved above each brush body 2 in order to supply a given quantity of tightening product 7 into the fibre bundle holes 3.
  • the brush-making machines used to this end are differing from the known ones by the fact that an additional working station is mounted along the drum-shaped brush body holder 13 in order to achieve the supply of the tightening product 7.
  • the metering mechanism 19 may also be composed of one single metering element 20 which, by relative movement of the metering element in relation with the brush body, is supplying a small quantity of tightening product into all fibre bundle holes 3 of the brush body 2. Such can occur, for instance, if the metering element is controlled in relationship to the brush body, or if the brush body is controlled in relationship to the metering element (exactly on the same way as filling of the fibre holes with fibres is achieved).
  • the brush-making machine can include in this case a device which is schematically illustrated in figure 8.
  • the drum-shaped brush body holder 13 includes four work stations, respectively identified by 21 to 24.
  • the brush bodies 2 are supplied and the finished brushes 1 are removed.
  • the brush bodies 2 are provided with fibre bundle holes 3 and in the third working station 23, the metering element 20 is introducing a small quantity of a tightening product 7 into these holes 3.
  • the fibre bundle holes 3 are filled with the fibre bundles 4.
  • the metering element 20 and the fibre filling device 15 can be moved following a same pattern and at the same rate along all fibre bundle holes 3.
  • the second method for applying the tightening product 7 implies, according to the invention, that the brushes are first manufactured and that the tightening product 7 is applied afterwards.
  • this result can be achieved if needle-shaped metering elements are introduced to the seat of each fibre bundle 4 between the brush hairs while some tightening product 7 is applied afterwards.
  • the tightening product 7 must have an adequate fluidity in order to permit good penetration between the fibres 5.
  • an immersion technique is applied and can be put into practice, for instance as schematically illustrated by figure 9.
  • the brush body 2 is partially covered by a protection 25 whereby this protection includes an opening 26 on the side where the fibre bundles 4 are seated.
  • this protection 25 is removed whereby a brush, as illustrated by figure 5 is obtained.
  • the immersion device which is used to this end may be an independent unit but may also be an integral part of the brush- making machine.

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  1. Brosse comprenant un corps de brosse (2) muni, sur au moins une de ses surfaces, de trous (3) destinés à des faisceaux de fibres et dans lesquels sont logés des faisceaux de fibres (4), caractérisée en ce qu'on applique un produit d'étanchéification (7) entre et autour des fibres (5) des faisceaux (4), ce produit d'étanchéification (7) s'étendant au moins partiellement au sein des trous (3) à partir de la surface du corps (2).
  2. Brosse selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'on applique le produit d'étanchéification (7) au sein des trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux de fibres, dans une large mesure.
  3. Brosse selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que le produit d'étanchéification (7) remplit complètement les trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux de fibres.
  4. Brosse selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'on applique le produit d'étanchéification jusqu'à une position située légèrement au-dessus du bord (8) des trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux de fibres.
  5. Brosse selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'on applique le produit d'étanchéification (7) sous forme d'une couche (10), sur le côté-brosse (11) du corps de brosse (2).
  6. Brosse selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle on fixe les faisceaux de fibres (4) au sein des trous (3) qui leur sont destinés, au moyen de dispositifs destinés à cet effet, tels que des plaques de retenue (6) ou des agrafes, caractérisée en ce que les dispositifs de fixation sont également entourés par le produit d'étanchéification (7).
  7. Brosse selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le produit d'étanchéification (7) est constitué d'une matière, à savoir un liquide apte à se durcir à la température ambiante, cette matière ayant une tension superficielle relativement petite à l'état liquide.
  8. Brosse selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le produit d'étanchéification (7) est un adhésif,
  9. Brosse selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le produit d'étanchéification (7) est une résine.
  10. Brosse selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le produit d'étanchéification (7) est une silicone.
  11. Procédé destiné à la fabrication de brosses selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste d'abord à pratiquer des trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux de fibres, au sein des corps de brosses (2) et ensuite, à appliquer un produit liquide d'étanchéification (7) au sein des trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux de fibres et enfin, à remplir les trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux avec des fibres (4), tout en utilisant ou en n'utilisant pas des dispositifs de fixation.
  12. Procédé selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce qu'on applique le produit d'étanchéification (7), successivement, dans chacun des trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux de fibres de chaque corps de brosse (2).
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce qu'on remplit simultanément tous les trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux de fibres avec un produit d'étanchéification (7), destinés à chaque corps de brosse (2).
  14. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 11 à 13, dans lequel on utilise des corps de brosses déjà munis de trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux de fibres, caractérisé en ce qu'on applique le produit d'étanchéification (7) au sein des trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux de fibres, au cours du transport des corps de brosses à un support (13) qui leur est destiné, à la suite de quoi on met en service un dispositif de remplissage (15).
  15. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 11 à 13, caractérisé en ce qu'on met en oeuvre l'application du produit d'étanchéification (7), ainsi que l'application des faisceaux de fibres (4), sur un support commun (13) de corps de brosses en forme de tambour.
  16. Procédé selon la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce qu'on procède à l'application du produit liquide d'étanchéification (7) au sein des trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux de fibres, conformément au même modèle et à la même vitesse que ceux utilisés lors de l'application des faisceaux de fibres (4) au sein des trous (3) qui leur sont destinés et dans lesquels est déjà présent le produit d'étanchéification (7).
  17. Procédé destiné à la fabrication de brosses selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste d'abord à pratiquer des trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux de fibres au sein d'un corps de brosse (2) ; ensuite, à remplir les corps de brosses (2) avec les faisceaux de fibres (4); à appliquer par après un produit liquide d'étanchéification sur et entre les fibres (5) à l'endroit où se situe le bord (8) des trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux de fibres ; et enfin, à durcir le produit d'étanchéification (7).
  18. Procédé selon la revendication 17, caractérisé en ce qu'on applique le produit d'étanchéification (7) au moyen d'éléments de dosage en forme d'aiguilles.
  19. Procédé selon la revendication 17, caractérisé en ce qu'on applique le produit d'étanchéification (7) par l'intermédiaire d'une technique d'immersion.
  20. Machine de fabrication de brosses utilisée pour le procédé selon la revendication 14, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend un support de corps de brosses (13), un dispositif d'acheminement (16) destiné à acheminer les corps de brosses (2), un système de chargement (12) destiné à déplacer les corps de brosses (2) depuis le dispositif d'acheminement jusqu'au support (13) de corps de brosses, un dispositif (15) pour le remplissage à l'aide de fibres, qui est monté le long du support de corps de brosses (13), ainsi que des moyens destinés à introduire le produit d'étanchéification (7) au sein des trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux de fibres, sur le dispositif d'acheminement (16), ces moyens étant constitués par un réservoir (17) que l'on peut remplir avec le produit d'étanchéification (7), un tuyau d'alimentation ou un tuyau flexible (18), ainsi qu'un mécanisme de dosage (19).
  21. Machine de fabrication de brosses, destinée à mettre en oeuvre le procédé selon la revendication 15, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend un support de corps de brosse (13) en forme de tambour, un dispositif d'acheminement (16) destiné aux corps de brosses (2), un dispositif de remplissage (15) à l'aide de fibres, un mécanisme de dosage (19) destiné à appliquer le produit d'étanchéification (7), le dispositif (15) de remplissage à l'aide de fibres, ainsi que le mécanisme de dosage (20), étant montés le long du support de brosse (13) en forme de tambour.
  22. Machine de fabrication de brosses selon la revendication 20 ou 21, caractérisée en ce que le mécanisme de dosage (19) comprend plusieurs éléments de dosage (20) qui correspondent, en ce qui concerne leur nombre, ainsi que leur modèle de distribution, au nombre et au modèle des trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux de fibres et pratiqués dans les corps de brosses (2).
  23. Machine de fabrication de brosses selon la revendication 20 ou 21, caractérisée en ce que le mécanisme de dosage (19) comprend un élément de dosage (20) qui se déplace au moyen d'un mécanisme de commande, par rapport aux différents trous (3) destinés aux faisceaux de fibres et pratiqués dans les corps de brosses (2).
  24. Machine de fabrication de brosses, destinée à mettre en oeuvre le procédé selon la revendication 17, comprenant un dispositif de remplissage à l'aide de fibres, destiné à remplir les corps de brosses (2) avec des faisceaux de fibres (4), caractérisée en ce que la machine de fabrication de brosses est équipée, après le dispositif (15) de remplissage à l'aide de fibres, d'un mécanisme de dosage, afin d'appliquer une quantité déterminée de produit d'étanchéification (7) au sein du trou destiné à chaque faisceau de fibre (4).
  25. Machine de fabrication de brosses selon la revendication 24, caractérisée en ce que le mécanisme de dosage est constitué d'au moins un élément de dosage en forme d'aiguille, qui se déplace entre les faisceaux de fibres (4) en direction des trous qui leur sont destinés.
  26. Machine de fabrication de brosses, destinée à mettre en oeuvre le procédé selon la revendication 19, caractérisée en ce qu'on prévoit un dispositif d'immersion après le dispositif de remplissage à l'aide de fibres, et dans laquelle on plonge partiellement les brosses (1) au sein du produit d'étanchéification (7).
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