De-Icer for Airplanes
OwnerElo Svanebjerginventor
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Abstract
De-icer for airplanes, comprising a self-propelled vehicle (3) provided with a lifting device in the form of a first boom (2) pivoting around a base-near pivot (11) and being active in a longitudinal vertical plane forward of the pivot (11). The boom (2) is connected to a spraying platform (10) via a connection mechanism (8) maintaining a horizontal position of the platform floor. A spray gun (12) is mountable on the platform (10) and connected to a tank assembly (6) arranged substantially above and to the rear of the rear wheel axle (7), including deicing and/or anti-icing fluid tanks (6), heating means (4) for the fluids, and corresponding pumps (5) and piping (13) connecting the pumps (5) and the spray gun (12).
Claims10
De-icer for airplanes, comprising a self-propelled vehicle provided with a lifting device in the form of a first boom pivoting around a base-near pivot and being active in a longitudinal vertical plane forward of the pivot, said boom having connected thereto a spraying platform via a connection mechanism maintaining a horizontal position of the platform floor, whereby a spray gun is mountable on the platform and connected to a tank assembly arranged substantially above and to the rear of the rear wheel axle, including de-icing and/or anti-icing fluid tanks, heating means for the fluids, and corresponding pumps and piping connecting the pumps and the spray gun.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.