Fan brake for textile cleaning machine
First Claim
1. In a traveling, rail-mounted overhead cleaner for cleaning textile processing machines and adjacent floor areas, including a cleaner chassis, drive means for moving the cleaner along the rail, fan means for generating an air flow, conduit means cooperating with said fan means for applying the air flow to areas to be cleaned, a waste canister cooperating with said conduit means for receiving and retaining accumulated waste therein, an unloading station for unloading waste accumulated by the cleaner, and electrical circuit means for controlling the movement of the traveling cleaner around its cleaning circuit and to and from the unloading station, the improvement which comprises brake means for applying an external braking force to said fan means for bringing the fan means to a stop at a rapid rate whereby unloading of the accumulated waste from the cleaner to the unloading station can begin.
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Abstract
A traveling, rail-mounted overhead cleaner for cleaning textile processing machines and adjacent floor areas. The cleaner includes a cleaner chassis, drive means for moving the cleaner along the rail, fan means for generating an air flow, conduit means cooperating with said fan means for applying the air flow to areas to be cleaned, a waste canister cooperating with said conduit means for receiving and retaining accumulated waste therein, an unloading station for unloading waste accumulated by the cleaner. An electrical circuit means is included for controlling the movement of the traveling cleaner around its cleaning circuit and to and from the unloading station. In combination with the above elements is the improvement which includes brake means for applying an external braking force to said fan means for bringing the fan means to a stop at a rapid rate.
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- 1. In a traveling, rail-mounted overhead cleaner for cleaning textile processing machines and adjacent floor areas, including a cleaner chassis, drive means for moving the cleaner along the rail, fan means for generating an air flow, conduit means cooperating with said fan means for applying the air flow to areas to be cleaned, a waste canister cooperating with said conduit means for receiving and retaining accumulated waste therein, an unloading station for unloading waste accumulated by the cleaner, and electrical circuit means for controlling the movement of the traveling cleaner around its cleaning circuit and to and from the unloading station, the improvement which comprises brake means for applying an external braking force to said fan means for bringing the fan means to a stop at a rapid rate whereby unloading of the accumulated waste from the cleaner to the unloading station can begin.
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