Apparatus for coating wire filament with liquid

Claim 2

Apparatus for coating a moving wire with liquid comprising: a. an elongated manifold having a plurality of spaced outlet openings arranged in a longitudinally extending row, and a liquid inlet opening spaced from said row of outlet openings; b. a first body comprising a sheet of felt cloth partially encompassing said manifold and having an inner surface overlying said openings and a wire engaging outer surface; c. means for releasably holding said sheet in engagement with said manifold; d. a second body of soft elastic porous material having a wireengaging outer surface; e. means mounting said second body in wire engaging face-to-face engagement with said first body whereby said second body absorbs coating liquid from said first body; f. and means for guiding said wire between said bodies; g. the elasticity of said bodies being such that each thereof yields to partially encompass said wire moving therebetween.

Claim 3

Apparatus for coating a moving wire with liquid, comprising: a. a supporting frame structure; b. means for guiding wire for longitudinal movement thereof relative to the frame structure; c. a first body of soft elastic porous material having a wire-engaging outer surface; d. body mounting means on said frame structure mounting said first body for wiping engagement of said first body with said wire and comprising, a sub-frame mounted on the frame structure for movements transversely of the path of movement of said wire, and a manifold carried by said sub-frame; e. means for holding said sub-frame in desired positions of said movement thereof; f. means including said manifold for delivery of a constant supply of wire coating liquid under pressure to said first body; g. a second body of soft porous material having a wire-engaging outer surface; h. and mounting means mounting said second body for movements toward and away from engagement of the outer surface thereof with said wire and with the outer surface of said fIrst body, said mounting means being yieldingly urged in a direction toward said engagement of said outer surface; i. the elasticity of said bodies being such that each thereof yields to partially encompass the wire moving therebetween.

Claim 4

Apparatus for coating a moving wire with liquid, comprising: a. a supporting frame structure; b. means for guiding wire for longitudinal movement thereof relative to the frame structure; c. a first body of soft elastic porous material having a wire-engaging outer surface; d. body mounting means on said frame structure mounting said first body for wiping engagement of said first body with said wire and comprising, a sub-frame mounted on the frame structure for movements transversely of the path of movement of said wire, and a manifold carried by said sub-frame; e. means for holding said sub-frame in desired positions of said movement thereof; f. means including said manifold for delivery of a constant supply of wire coating liquid under pressure to said first body; g. a second body of soft porous material having a wire-engaging outer surface; h. and mounting means mounting said second body for movements toward and away from engagement of the outer surface thereof with said wire and with the outer surface of said fIrst body, said mounting means being yieldingly urged in a direction toward said engagement of said outer surface; i. the elasticity of said bodies being such that each thereof yields to partially encompass the wire moving therebetween.

Claim 5

The apparatus defined in claim 2 in which said mainfold defines fluid inlet and outlet passage means, said first body overlying said outlet passage means, said body mounting means further including clamping elements carried by said subframe for clamping said first body on said manifold.

Claim 6

The apparatus defined in claim 2 in which said mounting means for the second body comprises a rigid mounting bar, said sub-frame including spaced portions defining guideways, said mounting bar having opposite end portions disposed in said guideways and supported therein.

Claim 7

The apparatus defined in claim 4 in which said guideways slope downwardly toward said manifold, whereby said mounting bar is gravity biased toward face-to-face engagement of said second body with said first body.