Cleaning apparatus for conveyor rolls
AssigneeLibbey-Owens-Ford Co.
InventorEarl A. Hille
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Abstract
Apparatus for removing uneven and crusty deposits from, and burnishing the surfaces of, conveyor rolls employed in the manufacture of flat glass. The apparatus includes a lower main unit comprising an elongated main frame having a pair of roll supporting stations for rotatably supporting at least one conveyor roll, and for supporting an upper removable surface cleaning or brushing unit comprising a frame slidably supporting a reciprocating carriage upon which is mounted a rotating annular brush for engaging the surface of the conveyor roll. The lower unit is provided with a series of burners for maintaining the temperature of the conveyor roll at a level sufficient to facilitate removal of encrustations thereon and to permit the roll to be reinstalled in a lehr immediately after being cleaned without the usual preheating.
Claims10
A cleaning apparatus for removing uneven and crusty deposits from and burnishing the cylindrical surfaces of conveyor rolls used in supporting and conveying a ribbon of glass in a direction transverse to the axis of the rolls, said apparatus comprising
- (a) an elongated main supporting unit adapted to rotatably support at least one conveyor roll;
- (b) means affixed to said main unit for rotatably supporting said one conveyor roll;
- (c) an elongated cleaning unit removably mounted on said main unit above said conveyor roll;
- (d) a carriage movably mounted on said cleaning unit and adapted to travel along the length of and over said conveyor roll;
- (e) means mounted on said cleaning unit for reciprocably moving said carriage along the length thereof;
- (f) a brush wheel mounted on said carriage adapted to be rotatably driven and positioned so as to contact the surface of said conveyor roll along the length thereof;
- (g) means for adjusting the pressure with which said brush wheel bears against said conveyor roll;
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- (h) a motor affixed on said mounting means for rotatably driving said brush wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.