APPARATUS FOR CLEANING BOWLING BALLS

摘要

An appts. may clean the whole surface of the ball by means of rolling the ball on both one idle shaft and two driving shafts. The appts. comprises a case body(1) on which a frusto-conical recess(2) is formed for receiving a ball to be cleaned and has an opening(3) whose diameter is smaller than that of the ball, a fixture plate(6) for three bearing cases(10) which are welded to the plate(6) at equiangular position of 120 deg. on the horizontal plane and each inclined at the angle 30 deg. to the vertical axis, and at least one electric motor(18) with a pulley and V-belt system for driving a cleaning shaft(7) with ball bearings(12) fitted in the bearing case. The cleaning shaft has a V-pulley(11) at the lower end and a cleaning head(9) covered with a buff(15) and contoured with the ball surface. Two shafts are used as driving means and one shaft used for idling.