Uniwave, Inc.

John Baumann

Abraham Abrams

Marvin Broitman

Jared Abrams

Carl H Heckman

A high working pressure air sequencer has a manifold to which are connected a high pressure air inlet and a plurality of outlets to which high pressure air is to be distributed. A rotary valve head is located within the manifold, and sequentially couples the air inlet to a different outlet. The valve head includes an outlet button which includes a bore which sequentially aligns with the outlet bores. Both the outlet button bore and the outlet bore portions with which the button bore aligns are of geometries which provide a rapid transition between coupled and uncoupled air passage conditions.

High pressure air sequencer

A fan blower apparatus for use in connection with circular knitting machines includes a relatively small diameter frame to which a drive motor is mounted. The drive motor rotates an L-shaped platform about a vertical axis. The platform supports a fan unit journaled for rotation about a vertical axis. A belt system utilizes the rotation of the platform about the vertical axis to provide a drive motor to rotate the fan unit about the horizontal axis. An integral air spray system may be incorporated into the frame to provide a cleansing air spray for the fan unit as it operates.

Dust removing fan system for circular knitting machines

A fan guard for use in connection with a textile fan blower is of minimal surface area to intrude upon the air flow or collect lint or debris. The guard has a plurality of fingers joined together by a mounting ring. The fingers are annexed in a spoke-like configuration to embrace the fan blades, and are free of additional interconnections along their length. The ends of the fingers are located so as to create an open central exhaust corridor for the fan.

Fan guard apparatus

A cleaning apparatus for use in conjunction with textile blowers of the type having a blower mounted to a rotating arm includes a pneumatic coupling to pass compressed air from a stationary source to a nozzle assembly mounted to the rotating arm. The coupling may include a valve which operates periodically during the arm rotation to pass the compressed air on an intermittent basis. The nozzle assembly may preferably include a plurality of nozzles arrayed in a common plane to form a curtain of air which impinges on the blower to remove accumulated lint and other debris therefrom.

Fan cleaner apparatus

An apparatus for removing lint and debris from circular knitting machines has a rotating arm positioned such that its distal end sweeps about the periphery of the machine. A fan motor unit located at the distal end is mounted for 360 degree rotation in a plane perpendicular to the plane of arm rotation, allowing the sweep of air to contact both the machine surface as well as adjacent areas. The fan/motor unit is preferably rotated by an arm mounted rotation motor, coupled to the unit by a commutator. The rotational rates of the central drive and the rotation drive are chosen to allow the path about the machine circumference described by the fan/motor unit to vary upon successive arm revolutions to insure a fan sweep over all machine surfaces.

Circular knitting machine cleaning apparatus

A liquid-oil feeder is provided for supplying various metered amounts of oil to a plurality of regions. The feeder has a tank of oil and an oil pick-up chamber reciprocating in and out of the supply of oil. The chamber contacts a transfer plate and a longitudinally adjustable rod displaces the oil from the chamber to the transfer plate. The metered amount of oil then flows from the transfer plate through a spout to an outlet leading to an oil line for carrying the oil to the various regions. A plurality of such chambers and transfer plates, displaced as a unit and each associated with a separate adjustable rod and outlet, may be provided. The feeder is capable of supplying oil in a continuous flow of droplets and also has flushing apparatus for supplying a stream of oil to various regions.

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John Baumann