Apparatus for dislodging and removing contaminants from a surface of a machine tool
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorAlexander Stoll
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Abstract
An apparatus for dislodging and removing contaminants from a surface of a machine tool. The apparatus includes an arbor, a vacuum source, a tube, and a cleaning member disposed proximate a distal end of the tube. The cleaning member contacts a surface of the machine tool to dislodge contaminants. The contaminants are drawn through the tube by the vacuum source.
Claims20
An apparatus for dislodging and removing contaminants from a surface of a machine tool, the machine tool having a spindle adapted to turn about an axis of rotation and a housing disposed around and spaced apart from the spindle, the apparatus comprising:
- an arbor adapted to attach to the spindle;
- a vacuum source disposed proximate the arbor, the vacuum source having a vacuum source housing and an anti-rotation pin configured to inhibit rotation of the vacuum source housing when the spindle turns about the axis of rotation;
- a tube disposed proximate the vacuum source, the tube having a distal end;
- and
- a cleaning member disposed proximate the distal end;
- wherein the cleaning member is adapted to contact a surface of the housing to dislodge contaminates and the vacuum source is adapted to draw the contaminates through the tube.
An apparatus for dislodging and vacuuming contaminants from an interior surface of a machine tool, the machine tool having a spindle, the apparatus comprising:
- an arbor adapted to attach to the spindle;
- a vacuum source disposed proximate the arbor;
- a tube disposed proximate the vacuum source, the tube having a distal end;
- and
- a rotating cleaning mechanism disposed proximate the distal end and having a cleaning member, the rotating cleaning mechanism adapted to rotate the cleaning member about an axis of rotation;
- wherein contaminants are dislodged and drawn through the tube by the vacuum source when the cleaning member contacts the interior surface.
An apparatus for dislodging and vacuuming contaminants from an interior surface of a machine tool, the machine tool having a spindle and a housing disposed around and spaced apart from the spindle, the apparatus comprising:
- an arbor adapted to attach to the spindle;
- a vacuum source disposed proximate the arbor;
- a tube disposed proximate the vacuum source, the tube having a distal end;
- and
- a cleaning mechanism disposed proximate the distal end and having a cleaning member, the cleaning mechanism being adapted to rotate the cleaning member about an axis of rotation;
- wherein the machine tool moves the cleaning member to contact a surface of the housing to dislodge contaminates and the contaminates are drawn through the tube by the vacuum source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.