Method and device for processing brushes
AssigneeFirma G.B. Boucherie
InventorBart G. Boucherie
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Abstract
Method for processing brushes, whereby the brush fibres (2) of these brushes (1) are divided in clearly separated fields and are subsequently treated separately per field. The brush fibres (2) are divided in separate fields by subsequently displacing a number of the brush fibres (2) by bending them by means of one or more displacement elements (5A to 5I), by retaining at least part of the displaced brush fibres (2) in bent condition by means of one or more auxiliary elements (6A-6B-6C), and by redrawing the displacement elements (5A to 5I).
Claims23
A method for processing fibre brushes wherein the fibres of the brushes extend lengthwise away from a brush body and are divided into at least two separated fibre fields and then separately treated within such fields, comprising the steps of:
- bending the free ends of the fibres of at least one fibre field away from the free ends of the fibres of another fibre field using at least one movable displacement element that is advanced toward the one fibre field into engagement with the free ends of the fibres of said at least one fibre field;
- retaining the bent fibre ends in bent condition by at least one auxiliary element;
- withdrawing the at least one displacement element from engagement with the ends of the fibres of said at least one fibre field.
A device for processing brushes having fibres attached to and extending lengthwise from a brush body, said device comprising:
- a brush fibre divider for dividing brush fibres into different fibre fields that are to be treated separately per field;
- said divider comprising at least one displacement element movable against the fibres of a fibre field of the brush so as to bend the free ends of the fibres of the fibre field sideways of their length;
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- at least one auxiliary element located so as to retain the bent fibres in their bent condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.