Title:
OILING AND CLEANING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/046055
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An oiling and cleaning apparatus (12) for maintaining an elongate cutting blade (14) and tuft holders (18) of a weaving loom (10). The apparatus (12) comprises a maintenance unit (22) having a plurality of maintenance modules (24,26). The maintenance modules (24,26) include a selectively operable oiling module (24) to apply oil to the cutting blade (14) and a selectively operable cleaning module (26) to clean the tuft holders (18). A guide (28) is provided to guide longitudinal movement of the maintenance unit (22) along a path of travel and a driver is drivingly connected to the maintenance unit (22) for moving the maintenance unit (22) along the path of travel. The driver is operable to move the maintenance unit (22) back and forth along the path of travel at predetermined intervals. The apparatus (12) also includes a controller (30) for controlling selection of the maintenance modules (24,26). The controller (30) is operable to actuate the or each selected module (24,26) during movement of the maintenance unit (22) along the path of travel.
Inventors:
STEWART RICHARD (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2011/051904
Publication Date:
March 28, 2013
Filing Date:
October 05, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ULSTER CARPET MILLS HOLDINGS LTD (GB)
STEWART RICHARD (GB)
STEWART RICHARD (GB)
International Classes:
D03J1/00; D03D39/02
Foreign References:
| BE1017107A3 | 2008-02-05 | |||
| EP0192014A1 | 1986-08-27 | |||
| DE4440077C1 | 1996-04-11 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MARSHALL, Caroline (58 The Ropewalk, Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG1 5DD, GB)
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