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03.04.91 Bulletin 91/14

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(S) Process for the installation of bristles in brush bodies and device applying this process.

© Priority : 20.08.87 BE 8700926 © References cited :

EP-A- 0 195 134

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Description
This invention relates to a process for installing
bristles in brush bodies. The invention relates more
especially to a process by which the respective fibre
bundles and their fastening means, which as is well
known can be clamps or anchor plates, are inserted
at an angle with regard to the brush body. The inven-
tion relates also to a device applying this process.
EP-A-195.134 deals with the insertion of the
aforementioned fastening means at an angle with
regard to the brush body by turning the brush body
holder at a given angle during its presentation under
the filling tool. This invention provides for a process
and a device for the insertion of fibre bundles in brush
bodies at an angle, in which no use is made of turning
brush body holders. According to a first possibility, the
filling tool is positioned to this effect, at a certain angle
with regard to the brush body to be processed. Such
already existing construction displays however the
drawback that simultaneously with the positioning at
an angle of the filling tool, the fibre magazine and the
bundle remover which brings the fibre bundles from
the fibre magazine into the filling tool, have also to be
positioned at an angle, as well as the drive mechan-
ism thereof, which leads to a construction which is not
very practical.
This invention aims at providing a process and a
device for the placing of fibre bundles in brush bodies
at an angle without the above mentioned drawback.
The invention relates hence to a process for the plac-
ing of bristles in brush bodies, in which the fibre bun-
dles are placed one after the other together with a
fastening element in the brush body hole by means of
a filling tool, characterized by the fact that the fibre
bundles and the fastening elements are subject to an
angular rotation after the placing in the filling tool and
prior to the insertion in the brush body.
The device which can be used to this effect
according to the invention consists mainly of a filling
tool, of rotation means allowing for a rotation of the fil-
ling tool or of part thereof preferably along its longitu-
dinal axis, and of drive means to provide for the
angular rotation of the filling tool during the filling
movement This device is especially suitable for work-
ing at high insertion speeds.
With a view to better illustrate the characteristics
according to the invention, a preferred construction
has been described as example without any limitative
character, with reference to the attached sketches,
where :
figure 1 reproduces schematically the process
according to the invention ;
figure 2 reproduces a device according to the
invention ;
figure 3 reproduces a sectional view following line
Ill-Ill in figure 2.
The process according to this invention is presen-
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ted schematically in figure 1 in four stages, respect-
ively A up to and including D. The peculiarities dis-
played here are the fibre magazine 1 which is
provided with loose fibres 2, the fibre remover 3
5 removing the fibre bundles 4 one after the other from
magazine 1, a filling tool 5 of which for the sake of
clarity, only the guide element 6 is represented, along
which the fastening means - in this case anchor
plates 7 - and the fibre bundles 4 are introduced, and
10 a brush body 9 provided with holes 8, which is for
example held in a brush body holder 10, which in turn
can be mounted on a support 1 1 turning or not, so that
as it is well- known the brush body 9 can be presented
to various machine tools.
15 What is special about the process according to
the invention is that the fastening means, in this case
the anchor plates 7, and thus also the fibre bundles 4,
are submitted to a rotation R during their displace-
ment to brush body 9, so that the anchor plates 7 are
20 inserted at an angle.
As illustrated in figure 1, in a first stage A, a fibre
bundle 4 is here in a classical way formed out of the
fibre magazine 1 by means of the bundle remover 3,
while an anchor plate 7 is inserted between the guide
25 elements 6. Afterwards a position B is reached, where
the anchor plate 7, which might as well consist in a
flange, joins together with the fibre bundle 4 placed in
the filling tool in the meantime. The bundle remover is
then preferably removed from the filling tool 5. Follow-
30 ing this, as indicated by means of position C, the
anchor plate 7 is not only moved to the brush body 9,
but also submitted to a movement of rotation R, for
instance by rotation of the filling tool 5 or of part
thereof, so that finally, as indicated by position D, an
35 insertion at an angle occurs.
Figures 2 and 3 represent a preferred construc-
tion of a device for the implementation of the
aforedescribed process. This device consists mainly
of the filling tool 5, which is provided with rotation
to means 12 allowing for the rotation R of the filling tool
slide 13 along its longitudinal axis and of drive means
15 to impose to the filling tool 5 an angular rotation R
during the filling movement.
The rotation means 12 consist mainly in a revolv-
45 ing body 16 which can be rotated over a certain angle
by means of the aforementioned drive means 15, so
that the filling tool slide 13 of the filling tool 5, axially
displaceable but unable to rotate, is mounted with
regard to the aforementioned revolving body 16. In the
50 represented construction, this revolving body 16 con-
sists in a cylindrical housing supported on bearings in
a steady housing 17. The cylindrical housing which
forms thus the above-mentioned revolving body 16,
displays an opening 18 in which the filling tool slide 13
55 - axially slidable but unable to rotate with regard to
this housing - is placed ; through its displacement, it
gives rise to the filling movement The shapes of the
opening 18 and of the filling tool slide 13 fitting into it
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are respectively so that they do not allow any rotation
of the slide 13 with regard to the body 15, but only an
axial translation with regard to each other.
The drive means 15 to ensure the rotation of body
16 and thus of the filling tool slide 13 may for instance,
consist in a radial arm 19 installed on this body 16 and
controlled by a rod 20 or equivalent through a cam-
operated mechanism. The arm 19 is for instance
mounted on the revolving body 16 in such a way that
it stretches out through a radial slot 22 in the surround-
ing housing 17. One achieves also the interlocking of
the cylindrical housing of body 16 against axial dis-
placements.
Figure 2 represents schematically the fastening
means feed unit 23. In case the aforementioned
anchor plates 7 are used, they shall be cut as is com-
monly known in a strip 24, preferably of metal, and
brought in the traject of a reciprocating needle 25
which provides for the separation of anchor plates
from this strip 24, and this needle 25 pushes the
anchor plates 7 together with the fibre bundles to the
front end of filling tool 5 and places them then in the
brush body 9.
In order to provide for the axial translation move-
ment of the filling tool slide 13, the latter shall be
moved following a reciprocating movement by means
of suitable drive means. As such drive means can be
of different natures - for instance, they may consist in
a cam-operated mechanism and be sufficiently known
by themselves, they are not represented in the fig-
ures. It is obvious that the drive means 15 which pro-
vide for the rotation of body 16 shall be connected
suitably with, on the one hand, the drive means in
order to provide for the reciprocating movement of the
filling tool slide 13 and on the other hand, with the
means controlling the needle 25, the bundle remover
23 and the fastening means supply mechanism.
The above described device working may be sim-
ply deduced from the figures 2 and 3. It consists
mainly therein that by means of the bundle remover
3, a fibre bundle 4 can be brought into the filling tool
5. Through the movement of the needle 25, an anchor
plate 7 and the fibre bundle 4 are then pushed to the
filling tool front end. In the meantime, the bundle
remover 3 has reversed, and simultaneously with the
displacement of anchor plate 7 and of the fibre bundle
4, on the one hand, the filling tool slide 13 is displaced
axially so that it is placed against the brush body 9,
and on the other hand, the drive means 15 are con-
trolled through the cam-operated mechanism 21 . It is
obvious that these movements lead to the aforemen-
tioned angular rotation R, so that the anchor plates
are inserted at an angle.
Of course the invention relates also to processes
in which the filling tool is not displaced axially, but is
only rotated, and in which the brush body 9 is dropped
against the filling tool through a displacement of the
aforementioned holder 11.
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It goes without saying that the dnve means 15
providing rotation of the body 16 can be of different
natures. As an example, one could also use to this
effect an electronically operated motor, for instance a
5 stepping or servo motor, so that the size of the angle
over which the rotation R takes place could be adjus-
ted simply by means of a keyboard or computer con-
trolled ; so that for instance, an optimum insertion
angle can be provided through hole 8 of the brush
10 body 9.
It is obvious that when speaking of the filling tool
rotation, one does not always mean the complete fil-
ling tool. According to the invention, it can after all be
sufficient to rotate part of the filling tool, in which case
15 one means in particular the filling tool head or the
guide element 6.
According to the preferred construction described
above, the filling tool slide 13 rotates around its own
axis 14, with axis 14 remaining located at the same
20 place. The rotation means 12 used to this end may be
other than those represented in the figures. According
to a possibility not represented in the figures, they
consist, for instance, in a helicoidal threaded guide
element, along which the filling tool slide can be dis-
25 placed, so that the desired angular rotation is imposed
to the filling tool slide via the threaded guide element,
which displays of course the suitable pitch, during its
axial translation.
According to a further possibility, the aforemen-
30 tioned angular rotation R is obtained by hinging the
whole drop tool around an axis along a rotation axis
located at some distance of the drop tool longitudinal
axis.
This invention is not at all limited to the construc-
35 tions described as examples and represented in the
figures ; such process and device can indeed be
implemented in various variants without exceeding
the scope of this invention.
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Claims
1. Process for the insertion of bristles into brush
bodies, in which fibre bundles (4) are placed one after
45 the other together with a fastening element (7) in the
brush body holes (8) through a filling tool (5), charac-
terized by the fact that the fibre bundles (4) and the
fastening elements (7) are submitted to an angular
rotation (R) after insertion in the filling tool and prior
50 to insertion in the brush body (9).
2. Process according to claim 1, characterized by
the fact that the aforementioned angular rotation is
obtained by means of a rotation movement of the fil-
ling tool slide (13) of the filling tool (5) around its lon-
55 gitudinal axis (14).
3. Device applying the process according to claim
1 or 2, characterized by the fact that it consists in a fil-
ling tool (5), rotation means (12) for rotating the filling
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tool (5), or part thereof, along the longitudinal axis ;
and drive means (15) providing for an angular rotation
of the filling tool (5), or of the aforementioned part
thereof, during the filling movement of the filling tool
(5).
4. Device according to claim 3, characterized by
the fact that the rotation means (12) consist mainly of
a revolving body (16) with regard to which the filling
tool slide (13) of the filling tool (5) is axially slidable,
but unable to revolve, in which the revolving body (1 6)
can be rotated by means of the aforementioned drive
means (15).
5. Device according to claim 4, characterized by
the fact that the revolving body (1 6) consists of a cylin-
drical housing supported on bearings in a steady
housing (17), while the cylindrical housing (16) dis-
plays an opening (18), in which the filling tool slide
(13) axially slidable but not revolving with regard to
this housing, is inserted, which through its displace-
ment provides for the filling movement of the filling tool
(5).
6. Device according to claim 5, characterized by
the fact that the opening (1 8) in the revolving body and
the filling tool slide (13) fitting into it, display shapes
which as said previously, do not allow for rotation but
do allow for a translation with regard to one another.
7. Device according to one of the claims 4 to 6,
characterized by the fact that the drive means (15)
consist mainly in an arm (19), fastened on the revolv-
ing body (16), and a cam-operated mechanism (21)
can interact, the cam-operated mechanism (21) and
the drive for the filling movement of the filling tool (5)
being connected together.
8. Device according to one of the claims 5 or 6,
characterized by the fact that the aforementioned
revolving body or cylindrical housing (16) and the
aforementioned steady housing (17) are locked
against their mutual axial displacement.
9. Device according to claim 8, characterized by
the fact that an arm (19) fastened with the revolving
body (16) stretches out through a radial slot (22) into
the surrounding housing (16), so that the axial inter-
locking is provided.
10. Device applying the process according to
claim 1, characterized by the fact that it provides a fil-
ling tool (5) and/or part thereof, which is hinged along
an axis located at some distance of the longitudinal
axis (14) of the filling tool (5) and/or the filling tool slide
(13), so that the aforementioned angular rotation (R)
is obtained through the hinge movement of the filling
tool (5) and/or of the filling tool slide (13).
11. Device according to one of the claims 3 to 10,
characterized by the fact that the drive means (15)
providing for the angular rotation (R) via an electroni-
cally operated motor are driven, so that the magnitude
of the angular rotation (R) can be optimally program-
med for each hole of the hole pattern of the brush via
a control unit - by means of a keyboard or computer-
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controlled.
Anspriiche
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1. Verfahren zum Einsetzen der Haare in Bur-
stenkorper, in die mittels eines Fiillwerkzeugs (5)
Faserbiindel (4) eines nach dem anderen, zusammen
mit einem Befestigungselement (7) in die Locher (8)
10 des Burstenkorpers eingesetzt werden, dadurch
gekennzeichnet, dass die Faserbiindel (4) und die
Befestigungselemente (7), nach Einsetzen in das
Fiillwerkzeug und vordem Einsetzen in den Bursten-
korper (9) einer winkligen Rotation (R) unterzogen
15 sind.
2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekenn-
zeichnet, dass die obenerwahnte winklige Rotation
mittels einer rotierenden Bewegung der Fiillwerk-
zeugfuhrung (13) des Fiillwerkzeugs (5) um seine
20 Langsachse (14) erreicht wird.
3. Vorrichtung die das Verfahren nach Anspruch
1 Oder 2 anwendet, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass es
aus einem Fullungswerkzeug (5). Rotationsmitteln
(12) zur Rotation des Fiillwerkzeugs (5) oder eines
25 Teils davon um seine Langsachse ; und Antriebsmit-
teln (15) zum Erreichen einer winkligen Rotation des
Fiillwerkzeugs (5) oder dessen obenerwahnten Teils,
wahrend des Fiillbewegung des Fiillwerkzeugs (5),
besteht.
30 4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch
gekennzeichnet, dass das Rotationsmittel (12) haupt-
sachlich aus einem drehenden Korper (16) besteht,
zu welchem die Fiillwerkzeugfuhrung (13) des Fiill-
werkzeugs (5) verschiebbar, aber nicht verdrehbar
35 ist, in dem der drehende Korper (1 6) mittels der oben-
erwahnten Antriebsmittel (15) rotiert werden kann.
5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch
gekennzeichnet, dass der drehende Korper (16) aus
einem zylindrischen in Lagern in einem festen Gehau-
40 se (17) unterstiitzten Gehause besteht, wobei das
zylindrische Gehause (16) eine Offnung (18) zeigt, in
der die Fiillwerkzeugfuhrung (13) axial verschiebbar
aber nicht zu diesem Gehause drehbar, eingesetzt
ist, das durch ihre Veriagerung die Fiillbewegung des
45 Fiillwerkzeugs (5) bewirkt.
6. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch
gekennzeichnet, dass die Offnung (18) im drehenden
Korper in die in sie passende Fiillwerkzeugfuhrung
(13) , eine Form haben die, wie vorherschon erwahnt,
so keine Verdrehung zulasst, jedoch eine Parallelver-
schiebung zu einander moglich macht.
7. Vorrichtung nach einem der Anspriiche 4 bis 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Antriebsmittel
(15) hauptsachlich aus einem, am drehenden Korper
55 (16) befestigten Arm (19), besteht und mit einem
durch Nocken betatigten Mechanismus (21) zusam-
menarbeiten kann, da der durch Nocken betatigte
Mechanismus (21) und der Antrieb fur die Full be we-
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gung des FuIIwerkzeugs (5) mit einander verbunden
sind.
8. Vorrichtung nach einem der Anspruche 5 oder
3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der obenerwahnte
drehende Korper oder das zylindrische Gehause (16)
jnd das obenerwahnte feste Gehause (17) gegen ei-
ie gegenseitige Verschiebung verriegelt sind.
9. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 8, dadurch
gekennzeichnet, dass der am drehenden Korper (16)
befestigte Arm (19) sich durch eine radiale Nut (22)
bis in das umfassende Gehause (16) erstreckt, so
dass die axiale Verriegelung vorgesehen ist.
10. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch
gekennzeichnet, dass sie ein Fullwerkzeug (5) und-
'oder einen Teil davon bildet, das entlang eine Achse,
die in einiger Abstand der Langsachse (14) des FuII-
werkzeugs und/oder der Fiillwerkzeugfuhrung (13)
liegt gelenkig angeordnet ist, so dass die obener-
wahnte Rotation (R) durch die Gelenkbewegung des
Fiillwerkzeugs (5) und/oder der Fiillwerkzeugfuhrung
(13) erreicht wird.
11. Vorrichtung nach einem der Anspruche 3 bis
10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Antriebsmittel
(15), das die winklige Rotation (R) bewirkt iiber einen
elektrisch betatigten Motor angetrieben wird, so dass
die Grosse der winklige Rotation (R) fur jedes Loch
des Burstenlochmusters iiber eine Steuereinheit -
mittels einer Tastatur oder cbmputergesteuert - opti-
mal programmiert werden kann.
Revendications
1. Procede pour insertion de poils dans le corps
d'une brosse, suivant lequel des faisceaux de fibres
(4) sont places I'un apres I'autre avec un element de
fixation (7) dans les trous (8) du corps de la brosse a
I'aide d'un outil de garnissage (5), caracterise en ce
que les faisceaux de fibres (4) et les elements de fixa-
tion (7) sont soumis a une rotation angulaire (R) apres
I'insertion dans I'outil de garnissage et avant Inser-
tion dans le corps de la brosse (9).
2. Procede suivant la revendication 1, caracterise
en ce que la rotation angulaire susdite est obtenue a
I'aide d'un mouvement rotatif du guide de I'outil de
garnissage (13) de I'outil de garnissage (5) le long de
son axe longitudinal (14).
3. Dispositif appliquant le procede suivant I'une
des revendications 1 ou 2, caracterise en ce qu'il
consiste en un outil de garnissage (5), en moyens de
rotation (12) pour la rotation de I'outil de garnissage
(5) , ou une partie de celui-ci, le long de I'axe longitu-
dinal ; et de moyens de commande (1 5) permettant la
rotation angulaire de I'outil de garnissage (5), ou de
la partie susdite de celui-ci, durant le mouvement de
remplissage de I'outil de garnissage (5).
4. Dispositif suivant la revendication 3, caracte-
rise en ce que les moyens de rotation (12) consistent
i
pnncipalement en un corps rotatif (lb) par rapport
duquel le guide de I'outil de garnissage (1 3) de I'outil
de garnissage (5) peut etre glisse axialement mais
etant dans I'impossibilite de tourner, dans lequel le
5 corps rotatif (1 6) peut §tre tourne a I'aide des moyens
de rotation (15) susdits.
5. Dispositif suivant la revendication 4, caracte-
rise en ce que le corps rotatif (1 6) consiste en un boT-
tier en forme de cylindre supporte par des roulements
10 dans un boTtierfixe (1 7), le boTtier en forme de cylindre
(16) montrant une ouverture (18), dans laquelle le
guide de I'outil de garnissage (13) est insere, pouvant
glisser de facon axiale mais non rotative par rapport
a ce boTtier, produisantle mouvement de remplissage
15 de I'outil de garnissage (5) a I'aide de son deplace-
ment.
6. Dispositif suivant la revendication 5, caracte-
rise en ce que I'ouverture (1 8) dans le boTtier rotatif et
le guide de I'outil de garnissage (13) s'ajustant dans
20 celui-ci montre les formes qui, comme devoile ci-des-
sus, ne permettent pas la rotation mais produisant un
transfert I'un par rapport a I'autre.
7. Dispositif suivant I'une des revendications 4 a
6 caracterise en ce que les moyens de commande
25 (15) consistent principalement en un bras (19), fixe
sur le corps rotatif (1 6) et un mecanisme a cames (21)
pouvant agir I'un sur I'autre, le mecanisme a cames
(21 ) et le moyen de commande pour le mouvement de
remplissage de I'outil de garnissage (5) etant relies.
30 8. Dispositif suivant I'une des revendications 5 ou
6, caracterise en ce que le corps rotatif ou le boTtier
cylindrique (16) susditetle boTtierfixe (17) susditsont
enclenches par rapport a leur deplacement axial.
9. Dispositif suivant la revendication 8, caracte-
35 rise en ce qu'un bras (19) relie au corps rotatif (16)
s'etend a travers d'une encoche radiale (22) dans le
boTtier I'entourant (16) de maniere a produire un
enclenchement axial.
10. Dispositif appliquant le procede suivant la
40 revendication 1, caracterise en ce qu'il prevoit un outil
de garnissage (5) et/ou une partie de celui-ci etant
pivotant le long d'un axe situe a quelque distance de
I'axe longitudinal (14) de I'outil de garnissage (5) et/ou
du guide de I'outil de garnissage (13) de maniere que
45 la rotation angulaire (R) susdite est realisee par le
mouvement pivotant de I'outil de garnissage (5) et/ou
du guide de I'outil de garnissage (13).
11. Dispositif suivant I'une des revendications 3
a 10, caracterise en ce que le moyen de commande
50 (15) produisant la rotation angulaire (R) a I'aide d'un
moteur electronique soit commande de maniere que
Pimportance de la rotation angulaire (R) peut Stre pro-
grammee de facon optimale pour chaque trou de la
structure de trous de la brosse a I'aide d'une unite de
55 commande - a I'aide d'un clavier commande par ordi-
nateur.
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