US4469043A
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Cleaning mechanism for coating control fluid nozzle
Assignee: Kohler Co
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Filing: 1982-12-07
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Granted: 1984-09-04
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Expires: 2002-12-07
Abstract
Abstract A mechanism for cleaning the discharge opening lips of a coating control nozzle by controlled movement of a plurality of brushes transversely along the nozzle lips. A carriage is mounted on a support frame and is moved along the frame by a rodless cylinder. A plurality of brushes rotated by air motors are mounted on the carriage and are moved along the nozzle lips for cleaning by the carriage. The brushes are mounted on one end of a bellcrank which is attached to the carriage and are pivotally moved into and out of engagement with the nozzle lips by a fluid actuated cylinder mounted on the carriage. One of the brushes engages and cleans the inside surfaces of both nozzle lips simultaneously with two pairs of brushes which clean the outside surfaces of both lips as the carriage moves the brushes transversely along the nozzle opening. A stop is engaged by the bellcrank to limit the pivotal movement of the bellcrank to position the brushes with respect to the nozzle lips. The brushes may be replaced with scraper blades mounted on the end of the bellcrank.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert B. Kohler
- 👤 John B. Kohler
- 👤 Gordon A. E. Kohler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 08:13
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05B; B05B15/00; B05B15/50; B05B15/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A combination fluid nozzle and cleaning mechanism therefore including: (a) a gaseous fluid nozzle for metering a thin film of liquid being applied to a moving substrate, said nozzle having a pair of elongated spaced lips defining a nozzle discharge opening; (b) means for moving at least one of the nozzle lips between a working position adjacent the substrate and a cleaning position; (c) cleaning means engageable with the nozzle lips for cleaning said lips; (d) means for moving the cleaning means into and out of engagement with the nozzle lips; (e) carriage means for supporting the cleaning means; (f) frame means located adjacent the nozzle for supporting the carriage means; and (g) drive means for moving the carriage means along the frame means and the supported cleaning means across the length of the elongated nozzle lips.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A combination fluid nozzle and cleaning mechanism therefore including: (a) a gaseous fluid nozzle for metering a thin film of liquid being applied to a moving substrate, said nozzle having a pair of elongated spaced lips defining a nozzle discharge opening; (b) means for moving at least one of the nozzle lips between a working position adjacent the substrate and a cleaning position; (c) cleaning means engageable with the nozzle lips for cleaning said lips; (d) means for moving the cleaning means into and out of engagement with the nozzle lips; (e) carriage means for supporting the cleaning means; (f) frame means located adjacent the nozzle for supporting the carriage means; and (g) drive means for moving the carriage means along the frame means and the supported cleaning means across the length of the elongated nozzle lips.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The combination defined in claim 1 in which the cleaning means is a plurality of brushes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The cleaning mechanism defined in claim 2 in which the cleaning brushes are rotatably mounted and are rotated by power drive means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cleaning mechanism defined in claim 3 in which the brush power drive means is a plurality of air driven motors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The cleaning mechanism defined in claim 3 in which one of said brushes is adapted to extend into the nozzle discharge opening and clean inner surfaces of the nozzle lips; and in which other of said brushes are adapted to engage outer surfaces of the nozzle lips.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
The cleaning mechanism defined in claim 5 in which the said other brushes include two pairs of brushes, each pair being engaged with an outer surface of the nozzle lips; and in which the individual brushes of each pair are rotated in opposite directions with respect to each other by the brush power drive means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The cleaning mechanism defined in claim 1 in which the carriage drive means includes a rodless linear drive cylinder mounted on the frame and operatively connected to the carriage means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
The cleaning mechanism defined in claim 1 in which the frame includes a pair of spaced slide rails; and in which the carriage means includes a pair of slide bushings operatively engaged with said slide rails for movably mounting the carriage means on said frame.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
70 words
The cleaning mechanism defined in claim 1 in which the means for moving the cleaning means into and out of engagement with the nozzle lips includes a pivotally mounted lever; in which the cleaning means is mounted on one end of the lever; and in which control means is operatively engaged with the lever for pivotally moving the lever to move the cleaning means with respect to the nozzle lips.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
The cleaning mechanism defined in claim 9 in which the lever is a bellcrank; in which the cleaning means is mounted on one end of the bellcrank; and in which the control means is a fluid actuated cylinder which is engaged with the other end of the bellcrank.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The cleaning mechanism defined in claim 9 in which stop means is operatively engageable with the lever means to position the cleaning means with respect to the nozzle lips.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The cleaning mechanism defined in claim 1 in which the cleaning means are scraper blades.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The cleaning mechanism defined in claim 12 in which the scraper blades are formed of a plastic material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The cleaning mechanism defined in claim 12 in which each of the scraper blades has a friction reducing surface portion which is adapted to engage the nozzle lips.
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