Fabric surface self-cleaning device

The circumferential air blowing and dust removal structure of the fabric surface self-cleaning device solves the problem of difficult removal of double-layer dust from the fabric, achieving a highly efficient dust removal effect.

CN224363089UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-16SIMAI (WEIHAI) NEW MATERIAL TECH CO LTD +1

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
SIMAI (WEIHAI) NEW MATERIAL TECH CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-06-18
Publication Date
2026-06-16

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Technical Problem

Existing technologies are insufficient to effectively remove double-layered dust from fabrics, especially strongly adhering dust accumulated during storage. Traditional dust removal equipment struggles to make full contact with the fabric, resulting in low dust removal efficiency.

Method used

Design a self-cleaning device for fabric surfaces, including circumferentially distributed air-blowing dust removal pipes and a fabric dust removal structure. The fabric is interspersed in a ring to form a "cage"-like structure, which combines airflow and dust removal sleeves to achieve double-sided dust removal. The fabric tension is maintained by a movable winding mechanism.

🎯Benefits of technology

It achieves thorough blowing and cleaning of dust on both sides of the fabric, significantly improving dust removal efficiency, especially for fabrics with heavy dust accumulation, solving the problem of dust being difficult to completely remove in traditional methods.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a fabric surface self -cleaning device, including the unwinding mechanism of unwinding fabric, the unwinding mechanism is installed on the frame still includes setting the fabric double -sided dust removal mechanism of unwinding mechanism discharge end position, fabric double -sided dust removal mechanism includes a plurality of annular distribution's air blowing dust removal pipe, is provided with a plurality of air blowing hole on the air blowing dust removal pipe still includes the pump gas structure for pumping gas into the air blowing dust removal pipe, the discharge end of fabric double -sided dust removal mechanism is provided with fabric dust wiping structure, and fabric dust wiping structure includes a pair of interval arrangement's rotating roller, and the dust wiping sleeve is sleeved on the rotating roller, still include setting the fabric movement winding mechanism of fabric dust wiping structure discharge end position, and the fabric movement winding mechanism horizontal pull fabric and winding fabric. The above -mentioned structure realizes the full air blowing cleaning of the fabric of serious dust accumulation.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of fabric self-cleaning technology, and in particular relates to a fabric surface self-cleaning device. Background Technology

[0002] Fabrics such as knitted fabrics tend to accumulate a lot of dust during the production process. Therefore, existing technologies often use appropriate dust removal equipment to remove dust from fabrics during the textile process.

[0003] For example, in circular knitting machines used for fabric textiles, multiple dust removal fans are installed on the knitting machine to remove dust from the knitted fabric while knitting.

[0004] However, in actual production, dust accumulation on fabrics occurs not only during the production process, but especially during the storage process (fabrics are mostly stored in rolls), and dust accumulation is even more severe in long-term stockpiled fabrics.

[0005] Therefore, in actual work, the stockpiled fabrics need to be dusted again before being released from the warehouse. The current method is to reinstall the fabric roll onto the unwinding roll, then unwind the fabric and use air blowing equipment such as dust removal fans to thoroughly remove dust from the fabric.

[0006] However, in actual work, it has been found that, especially with fabrics heavily dusty, it is difficult to completely remove the accumulated dust using dust removal equipment such as fans. This is because the dust adheres to both sides of the fabric over a large area, making it difficult for fans and other dust removal devices to make full contact with the fabric. In other words, to achieve a good air-blowing dust removal effect, it is necessary to maintain a certain distance between the fan or other dust removal device and the fabric.

[0007] However, the drawback is that for fabrics with a large amount of dust, it is difficult to completely blow off the dust with high adhesion on the fabric using the above methods.

[0008] Meanwhile, since the fabric is a double-layered fabric, it is crucial to improve the cleanliness of the fabric by using a fabric dust removal device that has high dust removal efficiency and can simultaneously remove dust from both layers. Utility Model Content

[0009] Based on the above background, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a self-cleaning device for fabric surfaces.

[0010] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0011] A fabric surface self-cleaning device includes an unwinding mechanism for unwinding fabric, the unwinding mechanism being mounted on a frame, and a fabric double-sided dust removal mechanism disposed at the discharge end of the unwinding mechanism.

[0012] The fabric double-sided dust removal mechanism includes several circumferentially distributed air-blowing dust removal pipes, each air-blowing dust removal pipe having several air-blowing holes, and also includes a pumping structure for pumping gas into the air-blowing dust removal pipes.

[0013] The discharge end of the fabric double-sided dust removal mechanism is provided with a fabric dust wiping structure, which includes a pair of spaced-apart rotating rollers with a dust wiping sleeve fitted on the rotating rollers.

[0014] It also includes a fabric moving and winding mechanism located at the material outlet of the fabric dust removal structure, which horizontally pulls and winds up the fabric.

[0015] Preferably, the unwinding mechanism includes a fabric roll, with rotating shafts detachably mounted at both ends of the fabric roll, a bearing seat rotatably connected to the rotating shaft mounted on the top of the frame, and a motor for driving the rotating shaft to rotate.

[0016] Preferably, the pump structure includes annular flow tubes spaced apart on both sides, and the two ends of the air-blowing dust removal pipe are respectively connected to the annular flow tubes;

[0017] The top of one annular flow tube is connected to a pump flow pipe, which is connected to the outlet of the air pump.

[0018] Preferably, each of the annular flow tubes is detachably mounted with an annular bracket, and a mounting bracket for mounting the annular bracket is fixedly installed inside the frame;

[0019] The top of the annular bracket is provided with several arc-shaped mounting grooves, and several mounting rods are fixedly connected to the annular flow tube, each limited within the arc-shaped mounting groove. The mounting rods are fastened to the arc-shaped mounting grooves by bolts.

[0020] Preferably, a bearing support seat for rotatably connecting a rotating roller is fixedly connected inside the frame, and a rotating shaft rotatably connected to the bearing support seat is fixedly connected to both ends of the rotating roller.

[0021] The dusting cover is a sponge cover made of elastic foam material;

[0022] The rotating rollers are spaced apart vertically, and the fabric passes through the dust-wiping sleeves to wipe away dust.

[0023] Preferably, the fabric moving and winding mechanism includes a winding roller, and both ends of the winding roller are rotatably connected to a movable bracket;

[0024] It also includes a take-up motor that drives the take-up roller to rotate, and the take-up motor is fixedly mounted on a movable bracket on one side.

[0025] Preferably, the frame is frame-shaped, and the top and bottom of the movable support are respectively equipped with rollers. The frame has roller rail grooves to limit the rolling of the rollers, and the rollers are limited to rolling within the roller rail grooves.

[0026] The fabric moving and winding mechanism also includes a horizontal moving structure.

[0027] Preferably, the horizontal moving structure includes a driving screw that is rotatably connected to a moving bracket on one side, and the driving screw is threadedly connected to the end position of the frame;

[0028] A drive handwheel is fixedly connected to the end of the drive screw.

[0029] Preferably, the horizontal moving structure further includes a telescopic guide rail fixedly installed on the other side of the moving bracket. The telescopic guide rail includes a sleeve section fixedly connected to the moving bracket, and a pull rail section slidably connected to the sleeve section. The pull rail section is fixedly installed on the frame.

[0030] Preferably, a roller is mounted on the top of the movable support;

[0031] A roller is installed on each side of the bottom of the mobile support.

[0032] This utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0033] 1. During the operation, the free end of the fabric is first inserted into each air-blowing dust removal tube in a circular manner. The fabric is then inserted into the air-blowing dust removal tube in an alternating manner, with the top surface and the ground surface interlacing. Since the fabric is inserted between the smooth surfaces of the air-blowing dust removal tubes, the fabric slides and rubs between the air-blowing dust removal tubes in a relatively smooth manner during the winding process (the surface of the air-blowing dust removal tubes is polished).

[0034] 2. The interwoven fabrics form a dust removal section with a cage-like structure. When the air pump works, a certain pressure of airflow is generated and pumped out from each air blowing dust removal pipe and air blowing hole to blow dust off the fabric.

[0035] Because the fabric is alternately pierced by the air-blowing dust removal pipes distributed around its perimeter, the fabric forms a "cage" structure. The airflow dust removal on the "cage" structure of the fabric can more effectively remove the dust from the fabric.

[0036] 3. The "cage" structure of the fabric dust removal section can have greater contact with the airflow, especially with a significant increase in the effective dust removal length of the fabric. Therefore, compared with the traditional horizontal dust removal, the circumferential method of interlacing fabric dust removal is more thorough. The airflow repeatedly acts on the front and back of the fabric to fully remove the dust from the fabric.

[0037] 4. During operation, the fabric rewinding mechanism serves two purposes: firstly, to maintain sufficient fabric tension during rewinding to prevent it from becoming too slack; and secondly, to prevent overly slack fabric from being unable to smoothly pass through the circumferentially distributed air-blowing dust removal pipes during the air-blowing dust removal process. The rewinding motor and rewinding roller are designed to be movable, meaning that if the fabric becomes slack, tension can be restored by moving the motor and roller, for example, by moving it to the right. Attached Figure Description

[0038] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without creative effort.

[0039] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the planar structure of the self-cleaning device for fabric surface in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0040] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the self-cleaning device for fabric surface in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0041] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the unwinding mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0042] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the double-sided dust removal mechanism for fabric in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0043] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure in which the annular flow tube can be detachably installed with an annular support in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0044] Figure 6 This is an embodiment of the present utility model. Figure 2 A structural diagram from another perspective;

[0045] Figure 7 This is an embodiment of the present utility model. Figure 2 The front view in the image.

[0046] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of this utility model will be further explained in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Detailed Implementation

[0047] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0048] It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in this utility model embodiment are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of each component in a certain specific posture (as shown in the figure). If the specific posture changes, the directional indicator will also change accordingly.

[0049] Furthermore, in this utility model, descriptions involving "first," "second," etc., are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. Additionally, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but only on the basis of being achievable by those skilled in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, such a combination of technical solutions should be considered non-existent and not within the scope of protection claimed by this utility model.

[0050] Example 1

[0051] like Figure 1-7 As shown, a self-cleaning device for fabric surfaces includes an unwinding mechanism 1 for unwinding fabric. Specifically, it is the same as the existing fabric unwinding structure, and the unwinding mechanism 1 is mounted on a frame. Specifically, the unwinding mechanism 1 includes a fabric roll 11, and rotating shafts are detachably mounted at both ends of the fabric roll 11 (specifically, the fabric roll 11 and the rotating shafts are detachably connected in a conventional manner disclosed in the prior art, such as mounting a connecting flange plate on the rotating shaft and fastening the connecting flange plate to the end face of the fabric roll 11 with bolts). A bearing seat for rotatably connecting the rotating shaft is mounted on the top of the frame, and the device also includes a motor 12 for driving the rotating shaft to rotate (similar to the existing method, the output shaft of the motor 12 is mounted on one side of the rotating shaft via a coupling).

[0052] During operation, the motor 12 drives the fabric roll 11 to unwind the fabric wound on the rotating shaft. The fabric roll 11 is detachable for easy disassembly and replacement; this is achieved by removing the connecting flange plate from the fabric roll 11. That is, after the fabric dust removal is completed, the fabric roll 11 can be easily replaced with a new one containing the fabric.

[0053] The fabric roll 11 is a conventional roll for winding fabric disclosed in the prior art, and it is mostly made of lightweight, hollow plastic.

[0054] In order to achieve thorough dust removal from the fabric, the above also includes a double-sided dust removal mechanism 3 for the fabric, which is located at the discharge end of the unwinding mechanism 1.

[0055] The fabric double-sided dust removal mechanism 3 includes several circumferentially distributed air blowing dust removal pipes 34 (the air blowing dust removal pipes 34 are stainless steel pipes with internal cavities and polished surfaces), the air blowing dust removal pipes 34 are provided with several air blowing holes 341, and also includes a pumping structure for pumping gas into the air blowing dust removal pipes 34.

[0056] Specifically, the air pump structure includes annular flow pipes 32 spaced apart on the front and rear sides, and the two ends of the air blowing dust removal pipe 34 are respectively connected to the annular flow pipes 32.

[0057] Meanwhile, the top of the rear annular flow pipe 32 is connected to the pump flow pipe 33. According to the existing method, the pump flow pipe 33 is connected to the air outlet of the air pump (not shown in the figure). Specifically, it is connected to the air outlet pipe of the air pump through a flange connection.

[0058] The annular flow tube 32 is detachably equipped with an annular bracket 31, and the frame is fixedly installed with a mounting bracket 35 for mounting the annular bracket 31 (a cross support frame is fixedly connected to the center of the annular bracket 31, and the cross support frame is fixedly installed on the mounting bracket 35 by a mounting rod).

[0059] Meanwhile, the top of the annular bracket 31 is provided with several arc-shaped mounting grooves, and several mounting rods 321, which are respectively limited in the arc-shaped mounting grooves, are fixedly connected to the annular flow tube 32. The mounting rods 321 are fastened to the arc-shaped mounting grooves by bolts 311 (the bottom of the mounting groove is provided with matching threaded holes).

[0060] During the operation, the free end of the fabric is first inserted into each air-blowing dust removal tube 34 in a circular manner, alternating between the top and bottom surfaces. Since the fabric is inserted between the smooth surfaces of the air-blowing dust removal tubes 34, the fabric slides and rubs between the air-blowing dust removal tubes 34 in a relatively smooth manner during the winding process (the surface of the air-blowing dust removal tubes 34 is polished).

[0061] At this time, the interwoven fabric forms a dust removal section with a "cage"-like structure. When the air pump works, a certain pressure airflow is pumped out from each air blowing dust removal pipe 34 and air blowing hole 341 and blows dust off the fabric.

[0062] Because the fabric is alternately interwoven with the circumferentially distributed air-blowing dust removal pipes 34, the fabric forms a "cage" structure, and the airflow dust removal on the "cage" structure of the fabric can more fully remove the dust on the fabric.

[0063] The reason is that the "cage" structure of the fabric dust removal part can have greater contact with the airflow, especially the effective dust removal fabric length is significantly increased. Therefore, compared with the traditional horizontal posture dust removal, the circumferential method of interlacing fabric dust removal is more thorough. The airflow repeatedly acts on the front and back of the fabric to fully remove the dust on the fabric.

[0064] Example 2

[0065] like Figure 1-7 As shown, in order to further improve the cleaning effect of dust on the fabric, the discharge end of the above-mentioned fabric double-sided dust removal mechanism 3 is provided with a fabric dust removal structure 4. The fabric dust removal structure 4 includes a pair of rotating rollers 41 arranged at intervals, and a dust removal sleeve 42 is sleeved on the rotating rollers 41.

[0066] Specifically, a bearing support seat 43 for rotating rollers is fixedly connected inside the frame, and the two ends of the rollers 41 are respectively fixedly connected to rotating shafts that are rotatably connected to the bearing support seat 43 (same as the existing method, the rollers are rotatably connected to the bearings on the bearing support seat 43).

[0067] The aforementioned dusting cover 42 is a sponge cover made of elastic foam material; the fabric is inserted between the elastic sponge covers, and the elasticity of the sponge covers allows the fabric to pass freely when rolled up, and the cleaning action of the sponge covers is used to wipe the dust off the fabric.

[0068] In actual work, in order to facilitate the replacement of the sponge sleeve, the sponge sleeve is designed to be rolled up and fixed in the existing way. For example, the shape of the sponge sleeve is rectangular. After being rolled up along the rotating roller, it is fixed between the free ends of the sponge sleeve and then rolled up on the rotating roller. The specific method is to fix it by hook and loop fastener.

[0069] Specifically, in the existing method, a hook and loop fastener with burrs is fixed at one end of the sea surface sleeve (which is rectangular when laid flat), and a hook and loop fastener with lint is fixed at the other end, so that the sea surface sleeve is rolled into a cylinder and fixed after being rolled up.

[0070] Example 3

[0071] like Figure 1-7 As shown, based on the structure of Example 2, this embodiment further includes a fabric moving and winding mechanism 5 located at the discharge end of the fabric dust removal structure 4 in order to achieve fabric winding during the fabric dust removal process. The fabric moving and winding mechanism 5 horizontally pulls and winds up the fabric.

[0072] Specifically, the fabric moving and winding mechanism 5 includes a winding roller 51, with two ends of the winding roller 51 rotatably connected to a moving bracket 52 (bearings are installed on the moving bracket 52, and rotating shafts that rotatably connect the bearings are fixedly installed at the front and rear ends of the winding roller 51); it also includes a winding motor 53 that drives the winding roller 51 to rotate (same as in the existing method, the output shaft of the winding motor 53 is fixedly installed on the rotating shaft through a coupling), and the winding motor 53 is fixedly installed on the rear moving bracket 52, and the motor is fixed to the moving bracket 52 by bolts in the existing method.

[0073] During operation, the free end of the fabric is wound onto the take-up roller 51, as is the current method. During the winding process, firstly, to maintain sufficient tension in the fabric and prevent it from becoming too loose, and secondly, to prevent the loose fabric from being unable to smoothly pass through the circumferentially distributed air-blowing dust removal pipes 34 during the air-blowing dust removal process. The take-up motor 53 and take-up roller 51 are designed to be movable; that is, if the fabric becomes loose, tension can be restored by moving the take-up motor 53 and take-up roller 51, such as by moving it to the right.

[0074] Specifically, the frame is frame-shaped, and the top and bottom of the movable support 52 are respectively equipped with rollers 56 (specifically, a roller 56 is installed on the top of the movable support 52; and a roller 56 is installed on each of the two sides of the bottom of the movable support 52).

[0075] Correspondingly, a roller 56 track groove A is provided on the frame to limit the rolling of the roller 56 (that is, a roller 56 track groove A of a certain length is provided at both the upper and lower ends of the frame), and the roller 56 is limited to rolling within the roller 56 track groove A.

[0076] The aforementioned fabric moving and winding mechanism 5 also includes a horizontal moving structure. The horizontal moving structure includes a drive screw 54 that is rotatably connected to the front moving bracket 52 (specifically, similar to the existing rotatable connection structure, the left end of the drive screw 54 is a T-shaped structure, and correspondingly, a locating seat for the rotatable connection drive screw 54 is fixedly connected to the right side plate of the front moving bracket 52). The drive screw 54 is threadedly connected to the end position of the frame; a drive handwheel 541 is fixedly connected to the end of the drive screw 54.

[0077] When the fabric is moderately relaxed, the winding mechanism 5 is driven by rotating the handwheel to pull the fabric to tighten it. When the fabric is too relaxed, the motor on the unwinding mechanism 1 is turned off, and the unwinding continues after the fabric is wound back to normal.

[0078] The aforementioned horizontal movement structure also includes a telescopic guide rail 55 fixedly installed on the rear moving bracket 52. The telescopic guide rail 55 includes a sleeve part (with a sliding cavity for sliding connection of the pull rail part) fixedly connected to the moving bracket 52. The sleeve part is slidably connected to the pull rail part, and the pull rail part is fixedly installed on the frame (the stability of horizontal movement is increased by the telescopic guide rail).

[0079] Of course, the above description is not intended to limit the present utility model, and the present utility model is not limited to the examples given above. Any changes, modifications, additions or substitutions made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present utility model should also fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A fabric surface self-cleaning device, comprising an unwinding mechanism for unwinding fabric, the unwinding mechanism being mounted on a frame, characterized in that, It also includes a double-sided dust removal mechanism for the fabric, which is located at the discharge end of the unwinding mechanism; The fabric double-sided dust removal mechanism includes several circumferentially distributed air-blowing dust removal pipes, each air-blowing dust removal pipe having several air-blowing holes, and also includes a pumping structure for pumping gas into the air-blowing dust removal pipes. The discharge end of the fabric double-sided dust removal mechanism is provided with a fabric dust wiping structure, which includes a pair of spaced-apart rotating rollers with a dust wiping sleeve fitted on the rotating rollers. It also includes a fabric moving and winding mechanism located at the material outlet of the fabric dust removal structure, which horizontally pulls and winds up the fabric.

2. The fabric surface self-cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The unwinding mechanism includes a fabric roll, with rotating shafts detachably mounted at both ends of the fabric roll. A bearing seat rotatably connected to the rotating shaft is mounted on the top of the frame, and a motor for driving the rotating shaft to rotate is also included.

3. The fabric surface self-cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pump structure includes annular flow tubes spaced apart on both sides, and the two ends of the air-blowing dust removal pipe are respectively connected to the annular flow tubes; The top of one annular flow tube is connected to a pump flow pipe, which is connected to the outlet of the air pump.

4. The fabric surface self-cleaning device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The annular flow tubes are detachably equipped with annular supports, and the frame is fixedly equipped with mounting brackets for mounting the annular supports. The top of the annular bracket is provided with several arc-shaped mounting grooves, and several mounting rods are fixedly connected to the annular flow tube, each limited within the arc-shaped mounting groove. The mounting rods are fastened to the arc-shaped mounting grooves by bolts.

5. The fabric surface self-cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The frame is fixedly connected to a bearing support seat that rotatably connects to a rotating roller, and the two ends of the rotating roller are respectively fixedly connected to rotating shafts that are rotatably connected to the bearing support seat. The dusting cover is a sponge cover made of elastic foam material; The rotating rollers are spaced apart vertically, and the fabric passes through the dust-wiping sleeves to wipe away dust.

6. The fabric surface self-cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The fabric moving and winding mechanism includes a winding roller, and both ends of the winding roller are rotatably connected to a moving bracket. It also includes a take-up motor that drives the take-up roller to rotate, and the take-up motor is fixedly mounted on a movable bracket on one side.

7. The fabric surface self-cleaning device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The frame is frame-shaped, and the top and bottom of the movable support are respectively equipped with rollers. The frame has roller rail grooves to limit the rolling of the rollers, and the rollers are limited to rolling in the roller rail grooves. The fabric moving and winding mechanism also includes a horizontal moving structure.

8. The fabric surface self-cleaning device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The horizontal moving structure includes a drive screw that is rotatably connected to a moving bracket on one side, and the drive screw is threadedly connected to the end position of the frame; A drive handwheel is fixedly connected to the end of the drive screw.

9. The fabric surface self-cleaning device according to claim 8, characterized in that, The horizontal moving structure also includes a telescopic guide rail fixedly installed on the other side of the moving bracket. The telescopic guide rail includes a sleeve section fixedly connected to the moving bracket, and a pull rail section slidably connected to the sleeve section. The pull rail section is fixedly installed on the frame.

10. The fabric surface self-cleaning device according to claim 7, characterized in that, A roller is mounted on the top of the movable support; A roller is installed on each side of the bottom of the mobile support.