Fan cleaner apparatus
AssigneeUniwave, Inc.
InventorsCarl H. Heckman, John Baumann
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Abstract
A cleaning apparatus for use in conjunction with textile blowers of the type having a blower mounted to a rotating arm includes a pneumatic coupling to pass compressed air from a stationary source to a nozzle assembly mounted to the rotating arm. The coupling may include a valve which operates periodically during the arm rotation to pass the compressed air on an intermittent basis. The nozzle assembly may preferably include a plurality of nozzles arrayed in a common plane to form a curtain of air which impinges on the blower to remove accumulated lint and other debris therefrom.
Claims15
Compressed gas cleaning apparatus for use in conjunction with a blower mounted to an arm rotatably mounted to a fixed central member, comprising
- a gas input line;
- a pneumatic coupler coupled to said input line located at the intersection of said arm and central member having a first portion mounted to said central member, a rotatable second portion and a gas outlet in said second portion;
- a pipe coupled to said gas outlet and mounted to said arm;
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- nozzle means coupled to said pipe for directing compressed gas at said blower.
A compressed gas cleaner apparatus for use in conjunction with a blower mounted to an arm rotatably journaled to a fixed central member comprising:
- a journal assembly having a first portion mounted to said central member and a second portion mounted for rotation with respect to said first portion;
- a gas inlet in said first portion and a gas outlet in said second portion;
- means in said first and second portions for coupling said air inlet and said air outlet during a portion of a period of rotation of said second portion about said first portion;
- drive means coupled to said second portion for rotation thereof in synchronism with said arm;
- and nozzle means coupled to said air outlet for directing a flow of compressed gas towards said blower.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.