Wire rope cleaning brush apparatus

专利名称：Wire rope cleaning brush apparatus发明人：Jeff Friend申请号：US08/161419申请日：19931206公开号：US05386882A公开日：19950207

摘要：A wire rope cleaning brush assembly designed to clean elevator and hoist wirerope and cable includes a U-shaped frame having opposed legs, each leg configured tosupport a generally rectangular rope cleaning brush. The brushes are disposed with theirbristle tips converging at a nominal plane, and the wire ropes and cable translate in thenominal plane to be cleaned by the bristles as the wire rope is moved past the brushesby actuation of the elevator hoist. A pair of cap plates are removably secured to the U-shaped frame, each plate securing one of the brushes. The plates and the frame includeholding pins extending toward the brushes to retain the brushes fixedly in the U-shapedframe. The confronting bristle tips impinge on the moving wire rope, and apply sufficientforce to remove dirt and corrosion from the valleys as well as the crowns of the wirebraids and strands. The reversible operation of the elevator hoist assures that the wireropes are drawn through the bristles both with and against the \"grain\" of the brushes,providing a thorough cleaning of the wire rope. Moreover, the wire rope is cleanedconstantly through operation of the hoist, so that it is maintained in a clean state anddoes not undergo cycles of dirt buildup followed by periodic cleaning. A rope lubricatormay be secured to a lubricator mounting plate which both supports the rope lubricatorand retains a brush within the frame assembly.

申请人：FRIEND; JEFF

代理人：Harris Zimmerman

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