US3886894A — Apparatus for cleaning and coating wire

Claim 1

Independent Claim 386 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing, the rod having brittle scale and other impurities on its outer surface, the apparatus comprising: feeding means for continuously supplying a substantially constant supply of rod from a rod source comprised of a frame, a rod receiving means for receiving rod from a rod supply source, said rod receiving means being movably mounted on said frame to move from a first upper position maintaining tension in said rod and a second lower position, means for detecting the occurrence of a predetermined imperfection in said rod thereby causing said receiving means to move to said second position on said frame, means responsive to the position Of said rod receiving means on said frame, connected to a power supply for the apparatus to shut off the power to the apparatus upon the occurrence of the predetermined imperfection, a mechanical descaling means receiving said rod from said rod receiving means for bending the received rod to loosen at least a portion of the brittle scale on the outer surface of the rod and adapted to advance the rod to the input of a cleaning means, said cleaning means cleaning the outer surface of the rod and adapted to receive rod from the descaling means and to advance it in a longitudinal path through the cleaning means, the cleaning means comprising two abrasively coated resilient rotating drums, each of which is mounted on its own shaft having means connected thereto to rotate each of the abrasively coated means about its own shaft in frictional engagement with the outer surface of the rod, means for orbiting both rotating resilient means in an orbit about the circumferential outer surface of the advancing rod, the orbiting and rotational movement of the abrasively coated resilient means scraping the outer surface of the rod to thereby remove substantially all scale from the surface of the rod, means for coating the cleaned rod received from the cleaning means, the means comprising means for flowing a coating solution on the outer surface of the rod, and means for heating the coated rod to bake the coating on to the cleaned outer surface of the rod, and means continuously delivering the cleaned, coated rod to the input of the drawing apparatus through which the wire is pulled by the wire drawing apparatus.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 386 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing, the rod having brittle scale and other impurities on its outer surface, the apparatus comprising: feeding means for continuously supplying a substantially constant supply of rod from a rod source comprised of a frame, a rod receiving means for receiving rod from a rod supply source, said rod receiving means being movably mounted on said frame to move from a first upper position maintaining tension in said rod and a second lower position, means for detecting the occurrence of a predetermined imperfection in said rod thereby causing said receiving means to move to said second position on said frame, means responsive to the position Of said rod receiving means on said frame, connected to a power supply for the apparatus to shut off the power to the apparatus upon the occurrence of the predetermined imperfection, a mechanical descaling means receiving said rod from said rod receiving means for bending the received rod to loosen at least a portion of the brittle scale on the outer surface of the rod and adapted to advance the rod to the input of a cleaning means, said cleaning means cleaning the outer surface of the rod and adapted to receive rod from the descaling means and to advance it in a longitudinal path through the cleaning means, the cleaning means comprising two abrasively coated resilient rotating drums, each of which is mounted on its own shaft having means connected thereto to rotate each of the abrasively coated means about its own shaft in frictional engagement with the outer surface of the rod, means for orbiting both rotating resilient means in an orbit about the circumferential outer surface of the advancing rod, the orbiting and rotational movement of the abrasively coated resilient means scraping the outer surface of the rod to thereby remove substantially all scale from the surface of the rod, means for coating the cleaned rod received from the cleaning means, the means comprising means for flowing a coating solution on the outer surface of the rod, and means for heating the coated rod to bake the coating on to the cleaned outer surface of the rod, and means continuously delivering the cleaned, coated rod to the input of the drawing apparatus through which the wire is pulled by the wire drawing apparatus.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 386 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing, the rod having brittle scale and other impurities on its outer surface, the apparatus comprising: feeding means for continuously supplying a substantially constant supply of rod from a rod source comprised of a frame, a rod receiving means for receiving rod from a rod supply source, said rod receiving means being movably mounted on said frame to move from a first upper position maintaining tension in said rod and a second lower position, means for detecting the occurrence of a predetermined imperfection in said rod thereby causing said receiving means to move to said second position on said frame, means responsive to the position Of said rod receiving means on said frame, connected to a power supply for the apparatus to shut off the power to the apparatus upon the occurrence of the predetermined imperfection, a mechanical descaling means receiving said rod from said rod receiving means for bending the received rod to loosen at least a portion of the brittle scale on the outer surface of the rod and adapted to advance the rod to the input of a cleaning means, said cleaning means cleaning the outer surface of the rod and adapted to receive rod from the descaling means and to advance it in a longitudinal path through the cleaning means, the cleaning means comprising two abrasively coated resilient rotating drums, each of which is mounted on its own shaft having means connected thereto to rotate each of the abrasively coated means about its own shaft in frictional engagement with the outer surface of the rod, means for orbiting both rotating resilient means in an orbit about the circumferential outer surface of the advancing rod, the orbiting and rotational movement of the abrasively coated resilient means scraping the outer surface of the rod to thereby remove substantially all scale from the surface of the rod, means for coating the cleaned rod received from the cleaning means, the means comprising means for flowing a coating solution on the outer surface of the rod, and means for heating the coated rod to bake the coating on to the cleaned outer surface of the rod, and means continuously delivering the cleaned, coated rod to the input of the drawing apparatus through which the wire is pulled by the wire drawing apparatus.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 386 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing, the rod having brittle scale and other impurities on its outer surface, the apparatus comprising: feeding means for continuously supplying a substantially constant supply of rod from a rod source comprised of a frame, a rod receiving means for receiving rod from a rod supply source, said rod receiving means being movably mounted on said frame to move from a first upper position maintaining tension in said rod and a second lower position, means for detecting the occurrence of a predetermined imperfection in said rod thereby causing said receiving means to move to said second position on said frame, means responsive to the position Of said rod receiving means on said frame, connected to a power supply for the apparatus to shut off the power to the apparatus upon the occurrence of the predetermined imperfection, a mechanical descaling means receiving said rod from said rod receiving means for bending the received rod to loosen at least a portion of the brittle scale on the outer surface of the rod and adapted to advance the rod to the input of a cleaning means, said cleaning means cleaning the outer surface of the rod and adapted to receive rod from the descaling means and to advance it in a longitudinal path through the cleaning means, the cleaning means comprising two abrasively coated resilient rotating drums, each of which is mounted on its own shaft having means connected thereto to rotate each of the abrasively coated means about its own shaft in frictional engagement with the outer surface of the rod, means for orbiting both rotating resilient means in an orbit about the circumferential outer surface of the advancing rod, the orbiting and rotational movement of the abrasively coated resilient means scraping the outer surface of the rod to thereby remove substantially all scale from the surface of the rod, means for coating the cleaned rod received from the cleaning means, the means comprising means for flowing a coating solution on the outer surface of the rod, and means for heating the coated rod to bake the coating on to the cleaned outer surface of the rod, and means continuously delivering the cleaned, coated rod to the input of the drawing apparatus through which the wire is pulled by the wire drawing apparatus.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 40 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing, as in claim 1 in which the responsive means is also connected to clutching means on the drawing apparatus to disengage the drawing apparatus upon the occurrence of the predetermined imperfection in the rod.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 45 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing, as in claim 1 in which the responsive means is also connected to the power supply of the drawing apparatus to disconnect the power supply of the drawing apparatus upon the occurrence of the predetermined imperfection in the rod.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 48 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing, as in claim 3 in which the responsive means is also connected to a clutching means on the drawing apparatus to disconnect the drawing apparatus and stop the continuous supply of rod upon the detection of the predetermined imperfection in the rod.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 84 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing, as in claim 1 in which the means responsive to the position of said rod receiving means comprises pneumatic means connected to the rod receiving means, the pneumatic means responding to the movement of the rod receiving means from said first position to said second position when an imperfection occurs in said rod, and control means connected to the pneumatic means for shutting down the apparatus when an imperfection occurs in the rod being fed to the apparatus.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 150 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing, as in claim 5 in which the pneumatic means is comprised of a cylinder and piston, mounted to said housing and operatively connected to the rod receiving means, the piston and cylinder controlling the position of rod receiving means on the frame, and the control means is comprised of an air valve, connected between the pneumatic cylinder and an air supply to control the air in the cylinder, and to fix the position of the piston within the cylinder, and means, connecting the rod receiving means to the air valve, to vary the supply of air to the cylinder, in response to the occurrence of an imperfection in the rod, the variation in the air supply thereby changing the position of the piston causing the rod receiving means on the frame to be moved down the frame, thereby relieving the tension in the rod.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 46 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing as in claim 6 in which the air valve is also connected to the power supply of the apparatus and disconnects the power supply uPon the occurrence of an imperfection, thereby stopping the apparatus upon the occurrence of an imperfection.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 167 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing, as in claim 1 in which the mechanical descaling means comprises a plurality of rollers having a first rotatably mounted roller for receiving continuous rod and bending the rod through at least an angle of approximately 90*, a second rotatably mounted roller in spaced relationship to the first roller and at an angle of approximately 90* to the axis of the first roller, the second roller receiving continuous rod from the first roller, and bending the rod through an angle of approximately 180*, a third rotatably mounted horizontal roller in spaced relationship to the other rollers, continuously receiving rod from the second roller and bending the rod through an angle of approximately 180* said second and third rollers defining a common plane, and a fourth rotatably mounted roller in spaced relationship to the other rollers, continuously receiving rod from the third roller and bending said rod through an angle of approximately 180* said fourth and first rollers defining a common plane.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 72 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing as in claim 1 in which the rotating abrasive resilient drums are comprised of two end plates, a rubber-like material cylindrically mounted on said end plates to form said drums an abrasive outer coating mounted on said rubber-like material, said drums being hermetrically sealed to said end plates to form a hollow interior in which air pressure regulates the amount of surface deflection of the drums.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 208 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing, as in claim 9 in which the cleaning means has two parallel disk-shaped members in spaced relationship to each other, each of the members having a bushing to which each of the members are rotatably mounted, the bushings having openings therein for the longitudinal passage of rod therethrough in a path substantially perpendicular to the members, the abrasively coated rotating drums are mounted between the disks by rotatably connecting the ends of the shafts of each of the drums to the disks at a point on the disks whereby the drums are substantially perpendicular to the sides of the disks and the abrasive surface of the drums frictionally engages the surface of the rod passing through the disks, a stationary gear mounted on one of the bushings, two planetary gears connected to each of the drum shafts for rotation with the shafts, the gears having their teeth meshed with the gear teeth of the stationary gear, and wherein said means for rotating said cleaning means comprises drive means connected to at least one of the disks to rotate the disk thereby causing each of the drums to rotate about its own axle and to orbit about the longitudinal axis of the rod.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 45 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing as in claim 10 further comprising restraining means mounted to the abrasive drum means to regulate the frictional engagement between the drums and the rod as it is scraped by the rotation and orbit of the abrasive drum means.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 48 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing as in claim 11 in which the restraining means is comprised of a chain-like member which tangentially engages the outer surface of the rotating drums to prevent substantial deflection of the drums from the mid point of their orbit about the rod.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 32 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing as in claim 12, further comprising a means mounted to the cleaning unit to prevent substantial lateral movement of the restraining means on the rotating drums.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 112 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing as in claim 1 in which the means for coating the rod is comprised of a spigot for flowing a solution of the coating material upon the outer surface of the rod as the rod moves in a horizontal path and a means for removing a predetermined amount of excess coating solution from the exterior of the rod, comprising a vertiCal cylindrical member through which the coated rod is passed, said cylinder having an air stream entrance at substantially a right angle to said cylinder''s longitudinal measurement by which an air stream flows over the surface of the solution covered rod and removes any excess thereon.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 20 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing as in claim 1 in which the coating solution is a solution of borax.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 20 words

Apparatus for preparing rod for drawing as in claim 1 in which the coating solution is a solution of lime.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1978-06-02	1978-12-02	1979-06-03	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1982-06-02	1982-12-02	1983-06-03	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1986-06-02	1986-12-02	1987-06-03	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Apparatus for cleaning and coating wire

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