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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
May. 31, 2011
Marc Calvet, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Marc Chavarot, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Marc Calvet, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Marc Chavarot, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clemont-Ferrand, FR;
Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;
Abstract
Device for scrubbing a metal wire, including means for feeding and running the wire (F), at least two pairs of rotary brushes () having a radius r, the axes of which are substantially mutually parallel and perpendicular to the direction in which the wire runs, application means, suitable for contacting the brushes with the wire via the circumferences thereof in order to exert a given pressure on the wire (F) while the device is operating, and means () of adjusting the tension of the wire are provided directly upstream and downstream of the assembly of brushes.