Cleaning apparatus, cleaning station and method for cleaning a vehicle
AssigneeRobel Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH
InventorsGregor Schmid, Martin Knott, Andreas Pfingstl, Gerhard Sendlhofer, Josef Flatscher, Philipp Eisele
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Abstract
A cleaning apparatus includes at least one detection device for detecting soiling on a vehicle to be cleaned and at least one cleaning device for cleaning the vehicle. A control device controls the at least one cleaning device in dependence on the detected soiling. The at least one cleaning device includes at least one multi-axis robot for positioning a cleaning element relative to the vehicle. The cleaning apparatus enables simple, fast and reliable automatic cleaning of the vehicle.
Claims18
A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a vehicle, the cleaning apparatus comprising:
- at least one detector for detecting soiling on the vehicle to be cleaned;
- at least one cleaning device for cleaning the vehicle and having at least one cleaning element, and at least one multi-axis robot for positioning said at least one cleaning element relative to the vehicle;
- and
- a controller for controlling said at least one cleaning device in dependence on the soiling detected.
A cleaning station for cleaning a vehicle, the cleaning station comprising:
- a travel path;
- and
- a cleaning apparatus, containing:
- at least one detector for detecting soiling on the vehicle to be cleaned;
- at least one cleaning device for cleaning the vehicle and having at least one cleaning element, and at least one multi-axis robot for positioning said at least one cleaning element relative to the vehicle;
- and
- a controller for controlling said at least one cleaning device in dependence on the soiling detected.
A method for cleaning a vehicle, which comprises the steps of:
- providing a cleaning station, containing:
- a travel path;
- and
- a cleaning apparatus, including:
- at least one detector for detecting soiling on the vehicle to be cleaned;
- at least one cleaning device for cleaning the vehicle, said at least one cleaning device having at least one cleaning element and at least one multi-axis robot for positioning the least one cleaning element relative to the vehicle;
- and
- a controller for controlling the at least one cleaning device in dependence on the soiling detected;
- moving the vehicle along the travel path;
- detecting the soiling on the vehicle by means of the at least one detector;
- controlling the at least one cleaning device in dependence on the soiling detected by means of the controller;
- and
- cleaning the vehicle by means of the at least one cleaning device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.