Patent ID: 6523907
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A46D,B29C,B29L,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for producing a brush by injection molding, comprising:at least one station whereat bristle bundles are fed into channels in a magazine; at least one station whereat the relative heights of the bristle bundles in the magazine are adjusted; at least one station whereat the non-use ends of the bristle bundles are trimmed in a level plane; at least one station whereat the non-use ends of the bristle bundles are fused, at least one station whereat the use ends of the bristle bundles are end-rounded; at least a first injection unit; and a conveyor which transports the magazine to the different stations, wherein at least a portion of the magazine forms part of a mold cavity in the first injection unit.