Bristle magazine for a broom or brush stuffing machine

Abstract

A bristle magazine for a broom or brush stuffing machine includes a receiving space for a multitude of bristles, a bending edge and a bracket opposite the bending edge for maintaining the bristles in a curved condition.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will subsequently be described with reference to various embodiments which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a schematic section of a bristle magazine in accordance with a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic sectional view of a bristle magazine in accordance with a second embodiment;

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the bristle magazine of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic sectional view of a bristle magazine in accordance with a third embodiment; and

FIG. 5 shows a schematic sectional view of a bristle magazine in accordance with a fourth embodiment.

Claims

1. A bristle magazine for a broom or brush stuffing machine, including a receiving space for a multitude of bristles, said bristle magazine comprising a first bending edge and a first bracket opposite the first bending edge for maintaining the bristles in a curved condition.

2. The bristle magazine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first bending edge is formed by a rail.

3. The bristle magazine as claimed in claim 1, wherein a supporting plate for the bristles is associated to the first bending edge.

4. The bristle magazine as claimed in claim 3, wherein the supporting plate is formed integrally with the first bending edge.

5. The bristle magazine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first bending edge is formed by a rounded end face of a plate.

6. The bristle magazine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first bracket is a rail.

7. The bristle magazine as claimed in claim 1, further including a holding rail for maintaining the bristles in a curved condition.

8. The bristle magazine as claimed in claim 1, further including a receiving box for one half of the bristles adjoining the first bending edge.

9. The bristle magazine as claimed in claim 8, wherein the receiving box includes a base on which one of the ends of the bristles can rest, whereby the bristles are maintained in a curved condition.

10. The bristle magazine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first bracket includes a slot through which a feed element can extend.

11. The bristle magazine as claimed in claim 10, wherein the bending edge includes a groove into which a feed element can penetrate.

12. The bristle magazine as claimed in claim 1, further including a second bending edge adjacent the first bracket and a second bracket associated to said second bending edge.

13. The bristle magazine claim 1, further including a second bristle magazine directly above the bristle magazine.

14. The bristle magazine as claimed in claim 1, further including a second bracket adjacent the first bracket and a second bending edge associated to said second bracket.