Debris cleaning apparatus for circular knitting machines

Details Debris cleaning apparatus for circular knitting machines Debris cleaning apparatus for circular knitting machines

1991-07-19

1993-01-05

Moore, Chris K.

Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning

Machines

With air blast or suction

15301, 153161, 66168, D04B 3532

Patent

active

051759055

ABSTRACT:
A debris cleaning apparatus (10) for a circular knitting machine (12) includes a horizontal radial support arm (24) rotatably mounted coaxially to the machine frame (14) with a rotary paddle-type fan (26) pivotably mounted to the outward end of the support arm for oscillating movement within a vertical plane. A drive motor (38) rotates the support arm and fan as a unit while simultaneously imparting oscillating movement to the fan (26) through an eccentrically driven actuating arm (56). In this manner, a moving airstream generated by the fan is directed through the range of its oscillating movement over the knitting and yarn feeding instrumentalities of the machine about its full circumferential extent to blow lint from the surfaces.

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Brochure of Texma Luigs GmbH; Hamburg, Germany; date unknown, (Handwritten date Sep. 1980 unverified).
Brief news article entitled "Paepke Lint Blower", Knitting International, Mar. 1984.

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