US1122095A - Cleaner for brushes of pneumatic mouthpieces. - Google Patents

Description

W. FIRTH. CLEANER FOR :BRUSHES 0F PNEUMATIG MOUTHPIBGES.

v APPLICATION FILED DEO.11, 1911. LJQQQ,

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

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CLEANER FOR BRUSHES OF PNEUMATIC MOUTHPIECES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.. 22, i914.

Application led December 11, 1911. Serial No. 665,097.

erence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

This invention has reference to an improvement in devices whereby the brushes of pneumatic mouthpieces may be cleaned.

The object of the invention is to so construct a cleaning device for brushes of pneumatic mouthpieces that the cleaning brush may be received into the said mouthpiece and engage the fluff and lint previously taken up by the brush.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the pneumatic mouthpiece and its brush may be adjustably supported relative to the cleaner device and that said brush may be rotatable.

rl`he invention consists in such peculiar features of construction and combination of parts as shall hereinafter be more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1, represents a side elevation of the carriage of a pneumatic cleaner showing the mouthpiece mounted in position to have its brush cleaned. Fig. 2, represents an enlarged sectional view of the mouthpiece and its brush mounted on the supporting members of the -cleaning device, the brush being shown in full. Fig. 3, represents an enlarged sectional view taken on line 3 3 Fig. 1.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout.

rlhe pneumatic mouthpiece herein referred to comprises a hood adapted to be connected with the pipe of a suction svstem and containing a rotatable brush. The hood or mouthpiece is adapted to be applied over the doffer of a carding engine whereby the pneumatic suction draws the dust therefrom during the stripping operation, which latter is accomplished by the brush contained within said mouthpiece or hood. after each of said stripping operations it is generally necessary to clean the stripping brush of the mouthpiece of the fiuii" or lint accumulated thereon.

As shown in the drawings 5 represents the carriage of a pneumatic suction machine having the suction pipe 6. On the carriage 5 is mounted the base 7 having the upturned ends '8, 8 having slots to receive the bolts' 9, 9 whereby plates 10, having bearings at their upper ends, are adjustably secured to said ends 8, 8. VOn said carriage 5 are also mounted the brackets 11, 11 on which is l mounted the cleaning strip 12 furnished with 'the teeth or bristles Y13 usually in the nature of a piece of card clothing.

The mouthpiece, for which this cleaner is particularly adapted, comprises the hood 14 having the contracted opening or inlet 15 and the outlet pipe 16 adapted to receive the end of the suction pipe 6. In the ends of the hood 14 is journaled the shaft 17 having within said hood, the brush 18 and, at its outer end portion, the enlargements 19, 19 and 20, 20, and the pulleys 21, 21 or similar devices whereby the shaft 17 may be rotated.

The plates 10, 10 are adjusted and secured in place to rotatably support the shaft 17 at such a distance above the strip 12 that the cleaner formed by the bristles or wires 13 may enter the opening or inlet 15 and engage the fluff or lint on the brush 18.

After the stripping of one carding engine has been effected the hood 111, with its shaft 17 and brush 18 is removed from the carding engine and is placed in position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, on the carriage 5 and said carriage is moved to position for operating on another carding engine. It is of course desirable and usually necessary that the find and lint stripped by the brush 18 from the first carding engine be removed from said brush 18 before said brush is applied to the second carding engine and this is accomplished with the casing 14 and its shaft 17 and brush 18 in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 by operator taking hold of the pulleys 21, 21 and rotating the shaft 17 and its brush 18 whereby the fluff and lint carried by the brush 18 is stripped away or taken up by the teeth or bristles 18. During such rotation of the shaft 17 its longitudinal movement is prevented by the enlargements 19, 20 between wliich the plates 10, 10 engage the shaft 17.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A cleaner for carding brushes comprisi' ing a base member provided with upturned Slotted ends, bearings adjustably secured to said slotted ends,-a-cleaningstrip rigidly qstrip, Aa shaftfhaving a` brush thereon journaled n saidY bearings, and means upon said shaft whereby longitudinal movement of `the same is restricted to operatively position the brush relative to the cleaning strip.

3. A cleaner for carding brushes compris- -ing -a -pair of vertically adjustable open ended bearings, acleaning strip supported between said bearings, a brush shalt provided vWith spaced enlargements adjacent 20 each of its ends, said bearing members supyportmgsaid shaft and engagmg said enlargements whereby the shaft may be adjusted vertically and supported against longitudinal movement.

WILLIAM FIRTH.

Witnesses M. F; MCKAY, HENRY J. MILLER.

Copies of this patentmay be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner of IPatents.

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