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US 2014/0189968 A1Published application
Pipe cleaning robot
AssigneeGAUS Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung Won KIM, Eui Yeon KIM, Byong Taek JANG, Sung Yul JEONG
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Abstract
Disclosed is a pipe cleaning robot. The pipe cleaning robot can be folded to easily enter a narrow-mouthed pipe at the initial stage, can flexibly increase or decrease in size corresponding to various diameters of pipes, and can adhere first and second transfer cars closely to the inner wall of the pipe during the transfer to prevent a rollover due to impact and vibration generated during the cleaning process.
Claims6
A pipe cleaning robot comprising:
- first and second transfer cars (11, 12) including a plurality of wheels (20) individually driven and connected to each other by a hinge (13);
- a driving unit for controlling a folding angle between the first and second transfer cars (11, 12) around the hinge (13);
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- a cleaning member (30) disposed at one side of the first and second transfer cars (11, 12) to clean an inside of the pipe by a rotating force,
- wherein wheels disposed at one end of the first and second transfer cars (11, 12) adjacent to the hinge (13) are pressurized and supported by one inner surface of the pipe, and other wheels disposed at the other end of the first and second transfer cars (11, 12) are pressurized and supported by the other inner surface of the pipe while the pipe cleaning robot is traveling.
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