System and method for conveying an assembly
AssigneeKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology
InventorGeorg Eitelhuber
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for conveying an assembly along a track. A rail can include a first planar side, a second planar side, and a third planar side. The first, second, and third planar sides can be arranged to form at least two acute angles. A carriage assembly can include a drive wheel and at least two roller sets. The drive wheel can be configured to contact the first planar side and is configured to translate the carriage assembly along the rail. The at least two roller sets can be configured to contact the two other sides to maintain the carriage in contact with the rail.
Claims21
A cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a brush assembly comprising at least one rotatable brush having a rotational axis;
- a drive having a carriage assembly and a trailing assembly, the carriage assembly being configured to translate the brush assembly along a first track and the trailing assembly being configured to follow, along a second track, parallel to the first track, the carriage assembly, wherein the trailing assembly is pulled, behind the carriage assembly, by the carriage assembly;
- the carriage assembly having a pivot configured to pivot the rotational axis in a plane parallel to the first track and the rotational axis;
- the carriage assembly having a drive wheel and a motor, the motor driving the drive wheel along the first track to translate the brush assembly;
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- the trailing assembly is slidably attached to the brush assembly so that the trailing assembly slides between opposite ends of the brush assembly.
A cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a brush assembly comprising at least one rotatable brush having a rotational axis;
- a drive having a carriage assembly and a trailing assembly, the carriage assembly being configured to translate the brush assembly along a first track and the trailing assembly being configured to follow, along a second track, parallel to the first track, the carriage assembly, wherein the trailing assembly is pulled, behind the carriage assembly, by the carriage assembly;
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- the carriage assembly having a pivot configured to pivot the rotational axis in a plane parallel to the first track and the rotational axis,
- wherein the carriage assembly moves ahead of the trailing assembly while both the carriage assembly and the trailing assembly move along the first and second tracks, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.