Patent ID: 9586237
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B08B,B21C

Claim:
1. A device for scrubbing a metal wire, comprising: a means for feeding and running the wire; at least two pairs of circular brushes, each circular brush being mounted for rotation about an axis, the axes of circular brushes being substantially mutually parallel and perpendicular to a direction in which the wire runs; an application means, suitable for causing a circumference of the rotating circular brushes to contact the wire under pressure while the device is operating; and a tension adjusting means for adjusting tension of the wire as the wire passes between the two pairs of circular brushes comprising at least two transport rollers driven in rotation by motors associated with a means for controlling the torque and speed of the at least two transport rollers, one transport roller being positioned upstream of the two pairs of circular brushes, and one transport roller being positioned downstream of the two pairs of circular brushes.