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EP3037016A1 - Machine de fabrication de brosse et procede d'insertion de faisceaux de soies dans des ouvertures d'un support de faisceau - Google Patents

Machine de fabrication de brosse et procede d'insertion de faisceaux de soies dans des ouvertures d'un support de faisceau Download PDF

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EP3037016A1
EP3037016A1 EP15199499.3A EP15199499A EP3037016A1 EP 3037016 A1 EP3037016 A1 EP 3037016A1 EP 15199499 A EP15199499 A EP 15199499A EP 3037016 A1 EP3037016 A1 EP 3037016A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46D—MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES
    • A46D3/00—Preparing, i.e. Manufacturing brush bodies
    • A46D3/04—Machines for inserting or fixing bristles in bodies
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46D—MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES
    • A46D3/00—Preparing, i.e. Manufacturing brush bodies
    • A46D3/04—Machines for inserting or fixing bristles in bodies
    • A46D3/047—Machines for inserting or fixing bristles in bodies for clamping or gluing bristles into rings, e.g. paint brushes, brooms
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46D—MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES
    • A46D3/00—Preparing, i.e. Manufacturing brush bodies
    • A46D3/08—Parts of brush-making machines
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46D—MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES
    • A46D3/00—Preparing, i.e. Manufacturing brush bodies
    • A46D3/08—Parts of brush-making machines
    • A46D3/082—Magazines for bristles; Feeding bristles to magazines; Knot picking

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  • the invention relates to a brush making machine and to a method of making brushes.
  • the object of the invention is to enable a reliable and yet flexible production of brushes, in particular toothbrushes, at low cost.
  • a brush manufacturing machine is provided with a holder for holding a bristle carrier, a bristle reservoir, a bundle taker, which is provided at an outer edge with at least two bundle receiving notches, which are associated with a bristle carrier, wherein the bundle picker cooperates with the bristle reservoir, and a mechanical insertion device, the bristle bundles from the bundle receiving notches in a direction which is generally perpendicular to the adjustment of the outer edge of the bundle pickup to move towards the holder.
  • the invention also provides a method for introducing bundles of bristles into openings of a bundle carrier, in particular by means of a machine of the aforementioned type, the method comprising the following steps: a bundle taker, which is provided with at least two bundle receiving notches, bristles are supplied forming a bundle of bristles.
  • the bundle carrier is suitably positioned relative to the bundle picker.
  • the bristle bundles of the two Bundle receiving notches are mechanically inserted into at least one opening of the bundle carrier.
  • the invention is based on the idea of using the bundle pickup to preform two or more bristle bundles, in particular also with regard to the distance from one another. In this way, a plurality of bristle bundles can be used directly and simultaneously in the bundle carrier.
  • a plurality of bundle pickers are provided.
  • the clock rate can be increased.
  • this makes it possible to equip even very complex opening patterns on the bundle carrier efficiently.
  • the bundle pickup is a bundle pick-up wheel. This can in particular be further adjusted in a single direction of rotation, so that a plurality of different bundle picking notches can be provided along the circumference of the bundle pickup wheel.
  • the bundle pickup is a translationally movable bundle pickup slider. This results in a very compact design.
  • the bundle pickup is a reciprocally adjustable bundle pickup rocker.
  • the bundle pickup can be used as a bundle buyer in its fundamentals known and thus tested component.
  • a plurality of holders are provided and a holder drive, which can adjust the holder relative to the bundle pickup.
  • the holder drive ensures that the holders are positioned correctly relative to the bundle picker in order to be able to insert a bristle bundle located in the bundle collector into an opening provided for the bristle bundle.
  • the holder drive is a holder indexing drive, which advances the holders evenly. In this way, there is a low control effort.
  • the holder is adjustably mounted on the holder drive.
  • the holder can be individually aligned relative to the bundle taker. This can be done by means of a Garrpositionierantriebs, both along the direction in which the holder is adjusted, as well as transversely thereto.
  • a bundle picker positioning drive is provided with which the bundle picker is adjusted relative to the holder or to the position of the holder. This has constructive advantages, since the bundle picker positioning drive is basically designed to be fixed, while the Garrpositionierantrieb is provided circumferentially on the holder drive.
  • the bundle positioning drive and the insertion device and other components can be adjusted, which are involved in the insertion of the bundles in the openings of the bundle carrier.
  • the bundle receiving notches differ from one another with regard to their contour and / or their cross section.
  • different bristle bundles can already be preformed in the bundle taker.
  • the bundle pickup is provided at its outer edge with a plurality of groups of bundle receiving notches.
  • the cycle frequency of the machine can be increased because it is not necessary between the insertion of two bundles of bristles to adjust the bundle pickup to a complete cycle, but only from one group of bundle receiving notches to the next.
  • the groups of bundle receiving notches with respect to the contour of the bundle receiving notches, the cross section of the bundle receiving notches and / or differentiate the number of bundle picking notches within a group. With differing groups of bundle picking notches on the bundle picker, very complex bundle patterns can be created on the brush.
  • the bundle receiving notches at least partially have a non-circular contour.
  • a contour makes it possible to preform rectangular, oval, triangular or other bristle bundles already in the bundle picker, which are then introduced into openings in the holder.
  • a plurality of bristle reservoirs are provided.
  • a brush can be equipped with different bristles with little effort.
  • "Different bristles” means that the bristles differ in terms of their material, their color, their diameter and / or other physical properties.
  • an adjustment for the reservoir is provided, with which the bristle reservoir can be adjusted relative to the bundle customers.
  • the adjustment makes it possible to arrange at the desired time a bristle reservoir, which is equipped with the desired type of bristles, suitably on the bundle pickup.
  • a filling station is provided to fill the bristle storage containers with bristles. This allows automated operation of the machine.
  • the bristles can either be welded to adjacent bristles and / or with the material of a holder so that they are firmly held in the holder.
  • finishing station for cutting, dressing and / or rounding the bristles. It is then no longer necessary to supply the holder with the bristle bundles to a separate machine in which these steps are performed.
  • bristles which are mechanically or chemically sharpened.
  • pre-rounded bristles can be processed. In these cases, rounding at the finishing station is eliminated.
  • an insertion aid is provided with at least one bundle guide opening between the bundle picker and the holder.
  • the insertion aid makes it easier to insert the bristle bundles from the bundle receiving notch into the opening of the holder.
  • the insertion aid can be used to "translate" the bundles as they are inserted to compensate for an offset between the position of the bundle in the bundle pickup and the position of the opening in the bundle holder.
  • a bundle guide opening can be used, which extends obliquely through the insertion.
  • the bundle picker facing side of the bundle guide opening is adapted to the contour and the cross section of the corresponding bundle receiving notch with respect to their contour and their cross-section. This ensures that the bristle bundle can be inserted from the bundle receiving notch into the bundle guide opening.
  • the insertion of the bristle bundles can be assisted by the fact that an insertion bevel is provided.
  • the side of the bundle guide opening facing away from the bundle pickup has a contour which deviates from the contour on the bundle pickup side of the bundle guide opening.
  • the insertion aid is used to transform a bundle of bristles held in a bundle receiving notch, which there has a cross section predetermined by the contour of the bundle receiving notch, into a bristle bundle having a different contour.
  • the bundle guide opening extends, at least on the side remote from the bundle pickup, in a direction which deviates from the direction in which the bundle of bristles held in the bundle receiving notch extends.
  • This embodiment is particularly advantageous when the to be filled Opening in the holder is oriented obliquely to the direction in which the bristle bundle is held in the bundle receiving notch. It is then not necessary to position the holder suitably obliquely, so that the bristle bundle can be inserted, but the necessary deflection can be done directly by means of the bundle guide opening of the insertion.
  • the insertion aid has two or more separate bundle guide openings on the side facing the bundle pickup which are brought together in a single bundle guide opening on the side facing away from the bundle pickup.
  • the insertion can be used to merge two bristle bundles with preferably different bristles to form a single bundle of bristles, which is then introduced into an associated opening in the holder.
  • the introducer can also have a large bundle guide opening in which several bundles are brought together, which are then inserted into a common opening in the bundle carrier.
  • the holder is sequentially equipped with different bristle bundles, wherein the holder is repositioned between the individual loading operations. This ensures that the holder is optimally aligned for the bristle bundles to be introduced.
  • the holders are adjusted together relative to the bundle pickups, wherein the distance between the individual bundle pickup from one another differs slightly from the way by which the holders are moved further at each step.
  • the openings arranged at different positions of the bundle carrier are "approached" in that the individual bundle pickers are positioned differently from the predetermined position of the bundle carrier that the bundle carrier has in each case when it is positioned on the respective bundle taker by means of the holder.
  • the bundle pickups can be arranged on a bundle picker positioning drive with which the bundle pickers (and, if necessary, other components such as the insertion device and also the insertion aid) can be aligned to the desired position.
  • each bundle carrier is positioned on the corresponding bundle picker so that the opening to be populated is suitably aligned relative to the bristle bundle located in the corresponding bundle receiving notch.
  • At least two bundle pickups are provided, each having at least two bundle receiving notches, wherein the bristle bundles located in the first bundle receiving notch of the first and second bundle pickers are simultaneously inserted into an associated opening of the bundle carrier, whereupon the bundle pickers are so be further adjusted that the bundle carrier is assigned a second bundle receiving notch of the first and the second bundle pickup, wherein the bristle bundles of the second bundle receiving notches are inserted simultaneously into the next opening of the bundle carrier.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 For example, some of the basic components of a brush manufacturing machine according to the invention are shown. These elements are for each insertion station a bundle pickup 10, which is designed here as a bundle pick-up, a bristle storage container 20, a slide-in device 40 and a holder 50 for holding a bundle carrier 5, which is to be provided with bristle bundles. Furthermore, an insertion aid 30 is shown.
  • the bundle carrier 5 contains a plurality of openings 6, which are to be equipped with bristle bundles.
  • the bundle carrier 5 may be the head portion of a toothbrush body into which the bundles of bristles are directly inserted.
  • the bundle carrier 5 may also be a small carrier plate, the openings 6 are provided with the bristle bundles. It is then possible to fasten the bundles of bristles to the bundle carrier, for example by welding or gluing, and then to attach the bundle carrier to a toothbrush body or to encapsulate it with plastic so that it becomes part of the toothbrush body.
  • the bundle carrier 5 can also be equipped with additional elements, for example rubber elements or soft plastic elements.
  • the bundle carrier 5 can also be an intermediate carrier, e.g. be made of metal, which holds the bristle bundles until further processing, for example, until they are molded directly with the toothbrush body forming material, whereby they are fixed there.
  • an intermediate carrier e.g. be made of metal, which holds the bristle bundles until further processing, for example, until they are molded directly with the toothbrush body forming material, whereby they are fixed there.
  • the bundle carrier 5 is an arbitrary component provided with openings into which a plurality of bristle bundles are to be inserted.
  • the bundle carrier 5 can then later be part of the brush to be produced or else only temporarily hold the bundles of bristles until they are connected to the brush to be produced.
  • the openings 6 in the bundle carrier 5 may have different and different contours. In principle, all openings 6 may have a circular contour with the same diameter. However, the brush making machine makes it possible to equip even more complex opening patterns (see in particular FIG. 2 ). As examples, two elongate openings of different sizes and two circular openings of different sizes or cross sections are shown here. Each of the openings 6 is intended to receive a bristle bundle 14, the cross section of the bristle bundle corresponding to the cross section or the contour of the corresponding opening 6.
  • the bundle picker 10 is designed as a bundle pickup wheel or disc.
  • the bundle pickup wheel 10 is mounted so that it can be rotated about its central axis.
  • a (not shown in the drawings) drive is provided.
  • the drive may, for example, be a servo drive with which the bundle pickup wheel 10 can be precisely adjusted in a controlled manner by a desired angle of rotation.
  • the bundle pickup wheel 10 is adjusted in particular in a single direction (see, for example, the arrow in FIG. 2 ).
  • Each bundle picking wheel 10 is provided with at least two bundle receiving notches 12 (in FIGS FIGS. 1 and 2 for simplicity, only a single bundle receiving notch 12 is shown) associated with a bundle carrier. This makes it possible to equip a bundle carrier with at least two bundles of bristles at the same time.
  • Each bundle receiving notch 12 is disposed on the outer circumference of the bundle pickup wheel 10 so as to be opened to the outer circumference of the bundle pickup wheel 10.
  • each bundle receiving notch 12 represents an interruption of the circular periphery of the bundle pickup wheel 10. Referring to the geometric shape of the bundle receiving notches 12, it is always assumed that the radially outward side of the contour is a virtual continuation of the circumference of the bundle pickup wheel 10 is formed.
  • Each bundle receiving notch 12 is designed with a special contour corresponding to the contour of a particular one of the openings 6 in the bundle carrier 5.
  • the bundle receiving notch 12 has a triangular cross section, with one of the tips of the triangle being directed towards the center of the bundle picking wheel 10. This contour coincides with the contour of a triangular opening 6 provided in the bundle carrier 5.
  • This special opening 6 is in FIG. 1 denoted by the reference numeral 6T.
  • the bristle reservoir 20 is configured to receive a very large number of individual bristles 22 held here between guides 24, shown schematically.
  • guides 24 is additionally provided at least one bottom plate.
  • the bristle storage container 20 is arranged so that the bristles contained therein are offered to the outer periphery of the bundle pick-up wheel 10. In particular, the bristles 22 are pressed lightly against the bundle pickup wheel 10.
  • the bundle pickup wheel 10 is rotated relative to the bristle storage container 20 so that the bundle receiving notch 12 is guided past the bristles provided in the bristle storage container 20. As the bristles are slightly biased against the buncher wheel 10, a certain amount of bristles 22 enter the bundle receiving groove 12 until it is completely filled and forms a bundle of bristles. When the bundle pickup wheel 10 is further moved, the bristles 22 contained in the bundle receiving groove 12 are transported in the form of a bundle of bristles 14 to an insertion position, which is in the FIGS. 1 and 2 is shown and in which the bristle bundle 14 is inserted into the bundle carrier 5, in particular in an opening to be equipped. 6
  • an additional guide (not shown) for preventing the bundles of bristles from leaving the bundle receiving notches 12 as they are moved from the pickup position on the bristle hopper 20 to the insertion position below the insertion device 40.
  • the insertion device 40 In order to insert the bristle bundle 14 into the corresponding opening 6 of the bundle carrier 5, the insertion device 40 is provided, which exerts a pushing or pushing force on the bristle bundles in such a way that they are pushed in towards the bundle carrier 5 and into the corresponding opening 6. With reference to the FIGS. 1 and 2 pushes the insertion device 40, the bristle bundle 14 downwards, as symbolized by the arrow.
  • the bristles are inserted into the bundle carrier 5 at such a speed that they do not dodge laterally, but are inserted in a straight line along their longitudinal axis into the corresponding opening 6.
  • the insertion device 40 may be designed as a punch or piston, a bristle bundle or even a plurality of juxtaposed bristle bundles at the same time from the bundle pick-up wheel 10 by the insertion aid 30 into the bundle carrier 5 pushes.
  • the insertion aid 30 is arranged between the "front" end of the bristle bundle 14 and the opposite side of the bundle carrier 5.
  • the insertion aid 30 is designed here as a plate which is provided with insertion openings 32. These have a contour that corresponds to the contour of the bundle receiving notch 12, the bristle bundle 14 contained therein and the corresponding opening 6, in which the bristle bundle is to be inserted.
  • the insertion aid 30 has a triangular insertion opening 32 for the triangular bristle bundle 14, which differs from the one in FIG FIG. 1 provided on the left side Bündelab withdrawrad 10, and a circular insertion opening 32 for the circular bristle bundle 14, of the in FIG. 1 provided on the right side Bündelab galleryrad 10 is provided.
  • Each of the insertion openings 32 is provided on the bundle picking wheel side facing with a chamfer 34, so that the insertion of the bristle bundles 14 is facilitated.
  • a bundle carrier 5 is positioned by means of the holder 50 suitably below the bundle pickup wheel 10.
  • a holder drive, a holder positioning drive and / or a Bündelab passingpositionierantrieb can be used, which will be explained later.
  • a bundle carrier 5 which is already provided with a bristle bundle 14 of circular cross section and which is next provided with a bristle bundle 14 of triangular cross section.
  • each bundle of bristles is pushed completely through the insertion aid 30, so that the end of the bristle bundle 14, on which engages the insertion device 40, in the broadest sense is flush with the Bundelab demandingrad 10 facing side of the bundle carrier 5.
  • insertion openings 32 and insertion can be used, which are used for forming and / or deflecting the inserted into them bristle bundles.
  • a bristle bundle can be deflected during insertion from a vertical extension direction in an obliquely extending direction, so that it can be inserted optimally in an obliquely to the vertical direction opening 6 in the bristle carrier 5.
  • the bundle of bristles of a first cross-sectional shape which is predetermined by the contour of the bundle receiving notch 12 in the bundle pickup 10, is formed into a second cross-sectional shape, for example from round to square.
  • two or more insertion openings 32 starting separately on the "top side" of the insertion aid 30 to meet in the further course so that two or more bundles of bristles held in separate bundle receiving notches 12 on the bundle picker become a single one Bundles are combined, which is then inserted into the opening of the bundle carrier 5.
  • the insertion apertures may also be used to laterally displace the bristle bundles to compensate for an offset between the position of the bundle in the bundle receiving notch and the position of the opening in the bundle carrier.
  • FIG. 3 An embodiment of the brush-making machine is shown in which four different bundle pick-up wheels 10 are shown, each bundle pick-up wheel first forming a plurality of bristle bundles with different contours and then transporting them from the pick-up position to an insertion position.
  • the bundle picking wheels 10 are each adjusted in a single direction (counterclockwise in the figures).
  • the brushing machine shown utilizes a plurality of bristle storage containers 20 mounted on a bristle container adjusting drive 26.
  • the bristle container adjusting drive 26 is similar here as a Carousel performed which bristle reservoir 20 along the bundle pickup wheels 10 and also along a filling station 28 adjusted at which each of the bristle reservoir 20 is supplied with new bristles 22.
  • a servo drive can be used to transport the reservoir.
  • the holders 50 are turned on a holder drive 52, which is also carried out here in the manner of a carousel.
  • the holder drive 52 may in particular be a holder indexing drive with which the holders 50 (and thus the bundle carriers 5 arranged thereon) are successively adjusted by steps of the same size along the individual bundle picking wheels 10.
  • the bundle beams 5 are presented to the bundle pickup wheels 10 in different positions.
  • the bundle carrier 5 is presented to the first bundle pickup wheel 10 so that the outer circumference of the first bundle pickup wheel 10 "cooperates" with the outermost right edge of the bundle carrier. In other words, the right outer edge is presented to the bundle receiving notches 12 of the bundle pickup wheel 10.
  • the outer periphery of the second bundle pickup wheel 10 cooperates with the right middle portion of the bundle carrier 5.
  • the outer periphery of the third bundle pickup wheel 10 cooperates with the left middle portion of the bundle carrier 5.
  • the outer circumference of the fourth bundle pickup wheel 10 finally interacts with the outer left edge of the bundle carrier 5.
  • the different positions of the bundle carrier 5 on the respective bundle picking wheels 10 are achieved by a holder positioning drive 54, which is shown schematically in detail 3 of FIG FIG. 3 is shown.
  • the holder positioning drive 54 is operative between the holder drive 52 and the holder 50 and is adapted to slightly move the holder 50 forward and backward (see arrow P) with respect to the direction in which the holders 50 are displaced by the holder drive 52.
  • the holder positioning drive 54 be made to slightly rotate the holders 50 so that the bundle carrier 5 can be presented to the corresponding bundle pickup 10 at different angles (see arrow R). It may moreover be provided that the holder positioning drive 54 adjusts the holders transversely to the adjustment direction of the holder drive 52.
  • a bundle picker positioning drive can also be used with which the position of the bundle picker relative to the holder drive can be adjusted.
  • the bundle picking positioning drive can be designed, for example, as a sliding guide or carriage, with which the bundle picker can be suitably positioned along the adjustment direction of the holder.
  • the insertion device and the insertion can be mounted so that they are synchronized with the bundle pickup.
  • FIG. 4a are shown in detail the various bundle receiving notches 12, which are arranged on the outer circumference of the first bundle pickup 10. It can be seen that a group of bundle receiving openings 12 is provided which have different shapes, for example a circular contour, a parallelogram-like contour, a triangular contour and a rectangular contour. These bundle receiving notches 12 form bundles of bristles 14 which have the same cross-section or contour as the corresponding bundle receiving notch 12 and which are then transported so that they are presented in the insertion position to the corresponding bundle carrier 5. There they are inserted into the corresponding opening 6.
  • FIG. 4a It can be seen that the openings 6 in the bundle carrier 5 are not aligned exactly with the bundle receiving notches 12 on the outer circumference of the bundle pickup wheel 10. However, this is not a problem because the insertion aid 30 is used to suitably guide the bundles of bristles 14 into the associated openings 6 while also compensating for a certain offset.
  • the insertion aid 30 is in FIG. 4 not shown, so as not to obstruct the view of the bundle carrier 5.
  • the second bundle pickup wheel 10 is shown, which is provided on its outer periphery with a group of bundle receiving notches 12, all of which have a circular cross section or a circular contour here, but with different diameters.
  • These bundle receiving notches 12 serve to provide six openings 6 in the bundle carrier 5 with six bristle bundles 14. Again, it can be seen that the position of the bundle receiving notches 12 need not necessarily coincide exactly with the position of the openings 6 in the bundle carrier 5.
  • the bundle pickup wheel 10 is provided with another group of bundle receiving notches 12, namely two bundle receiving notches having a circular contour and an oblong bundle receiving notch 12 disposed therebetween. It can be seen that the bundles of bristles 14 held in these bundle receiving notches 12 are in the insertion position into associated openings 6 are again inserted in the bundle carrier 5, these openings are again not perfectly aligned with the bundle receiving notches 12 of the Bündelab passingrades 10.
  • FIG. 4d the final step of inserting bundles of bristles 14 into the remaining openings of the bundle carrier 5 is shown, wherein the bundle receiving notches 12 arranged on the outer circumference of the fourth bundle pickup wheel 10 have a contour which is mirror image of the bundle receiving notches 12 arranged on the outer circumference of the first bundle pickup wheel 10.
  • the holder indexing drive 52 transports the bundle carriers 5 to a schematically shown finishing station 60 where the bundles of bristles are finished.
  • the finishing may be to trim and / or align the bristles to the desired length.
  • the bristles can be rounded at their free ends.
  • the holder indexing drive 52 transports the bundle carriers 5 to a welding station 62 where the ends of the bristles received in the bundle carrier are heated so that the material of the bristles is slightly melted. It is also possible that the material of which the bundle carrier 5 is made, is slightly melted.
  • the bristles materially connect to each other and optionally with the bundle carrier 5 similar to a welding.
  • FIG. 5 an alternative embodiment of the bundle pickup wheel 10 is shown.
  • the bundle pickup wheel 10 is here provided on its outer circumference with four groups of bundle receiving notches 12, each group corresponding to a group of bundle picking notches provided on the four bundle picking wheels 10 of FIGS. 4a to 4d are provided.
  • each bundle pickup wheel 10 is indexed in increments of 90 °. Each of these positions corresponds to an insertion position of the bundles of bristles 14 arranged in the corresponding group of bundle receiving notches 12 and the receiving position for the subsequent group of bundle receiving notches 12.
  • the groups of bundle receiving notches 12 can also be distributed unevenly around the circumference of the bundle pickup wheel 10, in which case the bundle pickup wheel 10 is moved further between each cycle by a suitable angle, but then deviating from 90.degree.
  • the bundle carriers 5 do not have to be moved further between the different bundle pickup wheels 10 in order to be provided with the bristles, as in the embodiment according to FIGS Figures 3 and 4 the case is. Instead, it is only necessary to slightly adjust the holder 50 relative to the buncher wheel 10 to better align the openings 6 to be provided with the next set of bristle bunches 14 with the associated bundle receiving notches 12 of the next group of bundle picking notches. This adjustment can be done by means of the holder drive 52 or the Halterpositionierantriebs 54.
  • the holder 50 is further moved to present the bundle pickup 10 to the next bundle carrier 5.
  • FIGS. 6a to 6d an alternative embodiment of the brush manufacturing machine is shown.
  • the difference from the first embodiment is that the bundle carrier 5 is provided with bundles of bristles 14 which differ from each other, not only in terms of their contour.
  • Each of the four bundle picking wheels 10 is associated with a bristle storage bin 20 containing different types or types of bristles 22a through 22d.
  • the difference between the bristles may be color, material, diameter or other properties.
  • the first bundle pickup wheel 10 shown is intended to supply a total of four bristle bundles 14 to the bundle carrier 5, the holder 50 being displaced in the direction of the arrow A so that the first bundle pickup wheel 10 can properly provide the two groups of bristle bundles 14 for the associated openings 6.
  • second bundle pick-up 10 is intended to provide three groups of bristle bundles 14, namely two bristle bundles on each side portion of the bundle carrier 5 and two arranged on the center line bristle bundles.
  • the holder 50 is repositioned between each insertion step by means of the holder positioning drive.
  • FIG. 6c shown third Bündelab recruitingrad 10 is intended to provide three groups of bristle bundles. Accordingly, three groups of bundle picking notches 12 are provided on the outer circumference of the bundle pickup wheel 10.
  • the fourth bundle pickup wheel 10 (see FIG. 6d ) is similar to the one in FIG. 6a 1 is provided with two groups of bundle receiving notches 12 so as to provide to the corresponding openings 6 of the bundle carrier 5 two groups of bristle bundles 14 for insertion.
  • the second and third bundle pick-up wheels 10 must be indexed three times for one cycle while the first and fourth bundle pick-up wheels 10 only need to be re-adjusted twice within the same cycle. This can be realized by either selecting a higher operating speed for the second and third bundle pickup wheels 10, or implementing a short pause after the second handoff for the first and fourth bundle pickup wheels 10, while the third picking operation for the second and third bundle pickup wheels 10 is executed.
  • FIG. 7 a third embodiment of the brush manufacturing machine is shown.
  • the same reference numerals are used, and reference is made to the above explanations.
  • the bundle picking wheels 10 are arranged so that the position of the bundle carrier 5 with respect to the outer circumference of the individual bundle picking wheels is different in each case.
  • the bundle carrier 5 is arranged such that its right outer edge lies on the outer circumference of the bundle pickup wheel 10.
  • the outer circumference of the corresponding bundle pickup wheel 10 "moves" radially leftward until finally the outer circumference of the tenth bundle pickup wheel 10 lies on the left outer edge of the bundle carrier 5.
  • FIG. 7 shown third embodiment Another difference between the in FIG. 7 shown third embodiment and the previous embodiments is that a very large number of different bristle reservoir 20 (ie reservoir 20, which are equipped with different types of bristles 22) are arranged on the bristle container adjustment drive 26. These are provided at a filling station 28 with new bristles.
  • the first bundle pickup wheel 10 shown is provided with no bundle receiving notch 12, since none of the openings 6 of the bundle carrier 5 is in a position particularly suitable for being loaded with the first bundle pickup wheel 10.
  • the second bundle pickup wheel 10 (see FIG. 8b ) is provided with four groups of bundle receiving notches 12, which are here indicated by reference numerals 12A to 12D.
  • the bundle receiving notches 12A to 12D are for it to obtain bristle bundles 14A to 14D from the corresponding one of the bristle storage containers 20A to 20D.
  • the second bundle pickup wheel 10 is here provided with two bundle receiving notches 12A with a parallelogram-like contour, with which two bristle bundles are formed, which consist of a first bristle type 22A. Furthermore, two bundle receiving notches 12B are provided, which have a triangular contour and present to the bundle carrier 5 two bristle bundles 14, which consist of a second type of bristles 22B.
  • the second bundle pickup wheel 10 is provided with two bundle receiving notches 12C having a circular contour and presenting to the bundle carrier 5 two bristle bundles 14 of a third bristle type 22C. These are the bristle bundles that are in FIG. 8b just the bundle carrier 5 are presented. Finally, the second bundle pickup wheel 10 is provided with two bundle receiving notches 12D having a generally rectangular contour and providing two bristle bundles consisting of a third bristle type 22d.
  • a complete cycle of operation is to advance the second bundle pickup wheel 10 four times while also advancing the bristle storage containers 20 four times so that the bundle pickup wheel 10 is able to pick up four different sets of bristle bundles 14A-14D and present them to the bundle carrier 5 in the next step. so that they are inserted into the appropriate opening 6.
  • the third bundle pickup wheel 10 (see FIG. 8c ) is provided with a single group of bundle receiving notches 12B which serve to present to the corresponding openings 6 in the bundle carrier 5 two bristle bundles consisting of the second bristle type 22B.
  • the fourth bundle pickup wheel 10 (see FIG. 8d ) is provided with two sets of bundle receiving notches, a first group of smaller, approximately circular bundle receiving notches 12C and a second group of larger, approximately circular bundle receiving notches 12D.
  • they interact with reservoirs containing the appropriate type of bristles so that two Groups of openings 6, which have a circular contour, but different diameters, are provided with bristle bundles 14C, 14D.
  • the fifth bundle pickup wheel 10 (see FIG. 8e ) is provided with a single bundle receiving notch 12C having an elongated contour and providing the bundle carrier 5 with a bristle bundle 14C having an elongate contour.
  • the sixth bundle pickup wheel 10 (see FIG. 8f ) is provided on its outer circumference with two smaller bundle receiving notches 12C forming two bristle bundles 14C which are intended to be inserted into corresponding openings 6 on the bundle carrier 5.
  • the seventh bundle pickup wheel 10 (see Figure 8g ) is provided on its outer periphery with two parallelogram bundle receiving notches 12A. These serve to supply two bristle bundles 14A to the corresponding openings 6 in the bundle carrier 5.
  • the eighth bundle pickup wheel 10 is provided with two sets of bundle receiving notches, namely, two triangular bundle receiving notches 12B and two rectangular bundle picking notches 12D. These provide the bundle carrier 5 with two sets of bristle bundles consisting of different bristles, namely two bristle bundles 14B made of the second bristle type 22B and two bristle bundles 14D made of the fourth bristle type 22D.
  • the ninth and the tenth bundle pickup 10 are provided on its outer circumference with no bundle receiving notch, since all the openings 6 of the bundle carrier 5 were already equipped with bristle bundles with the eighth bundle pick-up 10.
  • the bundle carriers 5 after being loaded with bundles of bristles, can be fed to a finishing station and a welding station. These stations are, however, in FIG. 7 Not shown.
  • the brush making machine is very flexible, since many different locations of a bundle carrier 5 have many different types can be supplied from bristle bundles. If desired, a smaller or a larger number of different types of bristles may be used than shown in the embodiments. It is also possible to provide a larger number of groups of bundle picking notches 12 on the outer circumference of a bundle pickup wheel 10. If desired, the bundle picking wheels 10 may also have different diameters so that the bundles of bristles may be fed to a particular location of the bundle carrier.
  • the bundle carriers 5 can be slightly pivoted relative to the bundle picking wheels 10 if bristle bundles are to be inserted there at an angle so that they should extend at an angle other than 90 ° with respect to a plane defined by the bundle carrier 5.
  • FIGS. 9a to 9c a brush manufacturing machine according to another embodiment is shown.
  • the same reference numerals are used, and reference is made to the above explanations in this respect.
  • the main difference between the brush manufacturing machine according to the FIG. 9 and the previous embodiments is that the bundle pickup is not designed here as a wheel, but as a slider.
  • the bundle pickup 10 is translationally displaceable, so performs a reciprocating motion in the direction of the arrow P of FIG. 9a out.
  • a plurality of bundle receiving notches 12 are provided (see FIG. 9c ), which are equipped with bristles from a bristle reservoir 20.
  • the bundle shuttle 10 is positioned so that the bundle receiving notches 12 face the bristle reservoir 20 (see FIG FIG. 9a ). Some of the bristles from the bristle reservoir 20 enter the bundle receiving notches 12 a, so that there corresponding bristle bundles 14 are formed with a cross section which corresponds to the contour of the bundle receiving notches 12.
  • the bundle receiving notches 12 have a circular, an elongated, a triangular and again a circular cross-section.
  • the bundle pickup slide 10 is translationally adjusted so that the bundles of bristles 14 held in the bundle receiving notches 12 are suitably positioned relative to the bundle carrier 5 (see FIG FIG. 9b ).
  • the insertion aid 30 can be used, which is not shown here for the sake of clarity.
  • the bristle bundles 14 are inserted through the insertion device 40 from the bundle receiving notches 12 and into the openings of the bundle carrier 5 (see FIG FIG. 9c ).
  • the bundle pickup 10 returns to the in FIG. 9a returned initial state, where it is filled again with bristles.
  • the bundle carrier 5 is also suitably revealedver Med. so that the bundle pickup 10, a new bundle carrier 5 is presented.
  • FIGS. 10a to 10c is a variant of the out FIG. 9 shown known brush manufacturing machine.
  • a bundle slider 10 is used.
  • the bundle picker 10 has not only a single group of bundle receiving notches 12, but two groups of bundle picking notches.
  • the bundle picker 10 is in an initial state in which the bundle receiving notches 12A are filled with bristles from a bristle storage container 20A.
  • the bundle shuttle 10 is adjusted so that the bristle bundles 14A held in the bundle receiving notches 12A of the first group are presented to the bundle carrier 5 so that they can be inserted into the openings of the bundle carrier by means of the insertion device 40.
  • a second group of bundle receiving notches 12B is opposite a second bristle hopper 20B in which another type of bristles 22 are received.
  • the second bristle reservoir 20B was removed during adjustment of the bundle picker 10 of FIG FIG. 10a shown position in the FIG. 10b shown position against the bristle reservoir 20A exchanged, for example by means of the adjustment 26th
  • the bundle picking pusher 10 is shifted so that the bristle bundles 14B contained therein are presented to the bundle carrier 5, which is simultaneously adjusted appropriately by the holder positioning drive.
  • the bristle bundles 14B can then be inserted by means of the insertion device 40.
  • FIG. 11 a further embodiment is shown.
  • the same reference numerals are used, and reference is made to the above explanations in this respect.
  • the bundle picker is designed as a bundle pickup rocker 10, which can be adjusted about a pivot axis D in a reciprocating motion.
  • Two different bristle storage containers 20A, 20B are provided, from which different groups of bundle receiving notches 12A, 12B can each remove bristles. These are then fed to a bundle carrier 5, with suitable further pivoting of the bundle pickup rocker 10, into which they can be inserted.

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