Brush tufting machine

Abstract

A brush tufting machine includes a machine tool table having a slide that is displaceably guided on the machine tool table in at least two mutually orthogonal directions. A first drive is provided for reciprocating the slide in a first one of the two directions, and a second drive is provided for reciprocating the slide in a second one of the two directions. Two drums are mounted at the slide for rotation about parallel, spaced axes. Two tufting tools are arranged at the machine tool table at a distance from each other and each in opposition to a peripheral surface of one of the drums. The peripheral surface of each drum has brush body holders arranged thereon.

1 . A brush tufting machine comprising a machine tool table having a slide that is displaceably guided thereon in at least two mutually orthogonal directions, a first drive for reciprocating said slide in a first one of said two directions, a second drive for reciprocating said slide in a second one of said two directions, two drums that are mounted at said slide for rotation about parallel, spaced axes, and two tufting tools that are arranged at said machine tool table at a distance from each other and each in opposition to a peripheral surface of one of said drums, said peripheral surface of each of said drums having brush body holders arranged thereon.  
   
   
       2 . The brush tufting machine as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of said drums has an associated brush body feeder.  
   
   
       3 . The brush tufting machine as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein each brush body feeder is arranged on a side of said drum opposite said tufting tool.  
   
   
       4 . The brush tufting machine as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein each brush body feeder includes a horizontal conveyor belt for transporting brush bodies in a horizontal orientation.  
   
   
       5 . The brush tufting machine as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said drums are arranged at said slide vertically on top of each other.  
   
   
       6 . The brush tufting machine as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said drums are arranged at said slide laterally offset in relation to each other and said brush body feeders are each arranged vertically above a respective one of said drums.  
   
   
       7 . The brush tufting machine as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein said brush body feeders are each configured as a stacking hopper.  
   
   
       8 . The brush tufting machine as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each tufting tool has a separate drive.  
   
   
       9 . The brush tufting machine as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said drives of said tufting tools are derived from a shared main drive.