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US 2019/0239632 A1Published application
Apparatuses and Methods for Cleaning a Surface
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJohn W. Pringle-Iv, Raul Tomuta, Chris J. Erickson
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Abstract
An apparatus (100), for cleaning a surface (102), comprises a bracket (104) and a drum (108), coupled to the bracket (104) and rotatable relative to the bracket (104) about a first axis (110). The apparatus (100) further comprises a brush motor (114), mounted to the drum (108), and a brush (112), rotatable by the brush motor (114) relative to the drum (108) about a second axis (116), parallel to the first axis (110).
Claims22
An apparatus (100) for cleaning a surface (102), the apparatus (100) comprising:
- a bracket (104);
- a drum (108), coupled to the bracket (104) and rotatable relative to the bracket (104) about a first axis (110);
- a brush motor (114), mounted to the drum (108);
- and a brush (112), rotatable by the brush motor (114) relative to the drum (108) about a second axis (116), parallel to the first axis (110).
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A method of cleaning a surface (102), the method comprising:
- positioning a brush (112) in contact with the surface (102);
- rotating the brush (112) relative to a drum (108) about a second axis (116);
- and rotating the drum (108) relative to a bracket (104), supporting the drum (108), about a first axis (110), parallel to the second axis (116), such that the brush (112) orbitally revolves about the first axis (110).
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