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US 7,540,925 B2Granted
Method of cleaning greenhouse roofs
AssigneeGedalyahu Manor
InventorsGedalyahu Manor, David Jacobs, Yossi David
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Abstract
The invention provides a method of cleaning greenhouse roofs mechanically to remove the accumulation of dust and grit. The method comprises at least one dust cleaning device moving over a soft roof The cleaning device is controlled to follow the irregular surface of the soft roof with limited pressure to avoid damage. The invention also provides a dust-cleaning system to remove dust and grit from the soft roof.
Claims21
A method of cleaning a greenhouse soft roof mechanically to remove accumulated dust comprising:
- mounting at least one dust-cleaning device (2), on a powered platform (4);
- running said at least one dust-cleaning device (2) and said powered platform (4) along a moving bridge which comprises at least one pressure controlled device (12);
- supporting and moving said moving bridge (3) on a running system (5) on its two sides, which are supported and directed by gutters (6);
- moving said at least one dust cleaning device (2) over said soft roof;
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- controlling said at least one dust-cleaning device (2) to follow an irregular surface of said soft roof with limited pressure to avoid damage and to remove accumulated dust.
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A dust cleaning system for soft roofs comprising:
- at least one dust-cleaning device (2), which is being controlled to follow the irregular surface of the said soft roof (1) with limited pressure to avoid damage;
- said at least one dust-cleaning device (2), being mounted on a powered platform (4) and at least one pressure controlled device (12) is running along a moving bridge (3);
- said moving bridge (3) is supported and moved by a running system (5) on its two sides, which are supported and directed by gutters (6).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.