US 2019/0245481 A1Published application

Front-Heavy Dust Cleaning Vehicle

AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company

InventorsBrian Parrott, Pablo Carrasco Zanini, Ali AlShehri

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Abstract

In one embodiment, a cleaning vehicle for cleaning a surface of an object includes first and second carriages (that define a frame). The vehicle also includes first and second wheels coupled to the first and second carriages to form a drive assembly and at least one motor is operatively coupled to at least one of the first and second wheels. A cleaning element extends between and is supported by the first and second carriages at a location forward of the first and second wheels. The vehicle also includes third and fourth wheels. The third wheel is adjustably mounted relative to the first wheel and the second traveler wheel is adjustably mounted relative to the second wheel. The third and fourth wheels are configured such that the object is received between the third and fourth wheels and the respective first and second carriages.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A cleaning vehicle for cleaning a surface of an object comprising:

first and second carriages;
first and second wheels coupled to the first and second carriages, respectively, for placement along a top surface of the object;
at least one motor operatively coupled to at least one of the first and second wheels to define a drive assembly;
a cleaning element extending between and being supported by the first and second carriages;
a third wheel in the form of a side roller that is coupled to one of the first and second carriages for contacting and riding along one side of the object;
and
a fourth wheel in the form of a bottom roller that is coupled to one of the first and second carriages for contacting and riding along the bottom surface of the object;
wherein the cleaning element is disposed one side of a transverse axis passing through the first and second wheels and spaced therefrom by a first distance;
wherein the fourth wheel is disposed on an opposite side of the transverse axis and spaced therefrom by a second distance.

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Facts

Application: 16/386,881Filed 17 Apr 2019
Priority: 24 Aug 2015
Published: 8 Aug 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

H02S 40/10
Components or accessories in combination with PV modules, not provided for in groups H02S10/00 - H02S30/00: cleaning arrangements
A46B 13/001
Brushes with driven brush bodies or carriers: cylindrical or annular brush bodies
A46B 13/02
Brushes with driven brush bodies or carriers: power-driven carriers
B08B 1/12
Characterised by the type of cleaning tool: brushes

Family

Application62/209,047Us provisional application · filed 24 Aug 2015
Application15/240,601Division · filed 18 Aug 2016
Application16/386,881Division
US 10,305,420 B2Related patent
US 11,183,966 B2Related patent
US 2017/0063293 A1Published application
US 2019/0245481 A1This patent

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