Rail track cleaner vehicle
OwnerSteven J. Wright, Krista J. Wrightinventors
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Abstract
Presented is a rail track cleaner vehicle configured for cleaning rail area. The rail track cleaner vehicle includes a wheel assembly, a main frame, a liquid sprayer assembly, an air blower assembly, a vacuum assembly and an electric motor assembly. The rail track cleaner vehicle comprises a plurality of optical camera to capture real time image of the rail area. The rail track cleaner vehicle efficiently and effectively clean the rail area and enables a remote personnel to inspect the cleaning process. The rail track cleaner vehicle substantially reduces manual labor and effort to clean the rail area.
Claims11
A rail track cleaner vehicle (100) configured for cleaning rail area (10) comprising:
- a wheel assembly (110) comprising a pair of front wheels (112) and a pair of rear wheels (114) longitudinally spaced from one another, wherein the wheel assembly (110) comprises a wheel adjusting subassembly (116) for adjusting ground clearance of the rail track cleaner vehicle (100);
- a main frame (120) connected to wheel assembly (110) wherein the frame element comprises a first frame (122), a second frame (124) and a third frame (126);
- a liquid sprayer assembly (130) positioned on top of the first frame (122) wherein the liquid sprayer assembly (130) comprises a liquid storage tank (132), a spray pipe (134) and at least one spray nozzle (136);
- an air blower assembly (140) positioned on top of the second frame (124) wherein the air blower assembly (140) comprises a compressor (142), at least one air duct (144) and an air outlet portion (146);
- a vacuum assembly (150) positioned on top of the third frame (126) wherein the vacuum assembly (150) comprises a vacuum pump (152), a trash collector bin (154) and at least one vacuum hose (156);
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- an electric motor assembly (160) positioned on the main frame (120) for propelling the air blower assembly (140) and the vacuum assembly (150).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.