Applicator
AssigneeIropa AG
InventorJoachim Fritzson
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Abstract
An applicator for applying a liquid impregnation agent to running yarns, especially a yarn oiler. The applicator has a rotating element with a surface with which at least one transfer mechanism comes into contact, and is equipped with an integrated cleaning device for impurities which collect between the applicator element and the transfer mechanism. The cleaning device is active when the applicator is in operation.
Claims23
An applicator for applying a liquid impregnation agent to running yarns, said applicator comprising a roller, an elastic wick body which is held by an elastic force in tangential contact with a surface of said roller and conveys impregnation agent thereto by capillary effect, and an onboard or integrated cleaning device for removing impurities collecting between said body and said roller, said cleaning device being activated during operation of said applicator and including at least one driven stripper member which is periodically brought into engagement with the impurities and said body.
An applicator for applying a liquid impregnation agent to running yarns, said applicator comprising a rotatable applicator element, an impregnation agent transfer member which contacts a surface of said applicator element, and an integrated cleaning arrangement which is active during operation of said applicator, said cleaning arrangement including a lifting device disposed to temporarily lift said transfer member away from said surface of said applicator element to remove impurities collecting between said transfer member and said applicator element.
An applicator for applying a liquid impregnation agent to running yarns, said applicator comprising a rotatable applicator element, an impregnation agent transfer member which contacts a surface of said applicator element, and a cleaning member which is active during operation of said applicator and rotatable with said applicator element to remove impurities collecting between said transfer member and said applicator element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.