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US 9,539,624 B2Granted
Hole cleaning apparatus and method
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsEric Whinnem, Gary A. Lipczynski, Wesley E. Holleman, Daniel W. Barnett
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Abstract
A hole cleaning apparatus includes a member, a brush, and a vacuum source. The brush rotates around a longitudinal axis of the member, or translates in a direction which is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the member. The vacuum source provides vacuum suction within the member.
Claims19
A hole cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a member;
- a brush which at least one of rotates around a longitudinal axis of the member or translates in a direction which is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the member;
- and
- a vacuum source providing vacuum suction within the member, wherein the vacuum source comprises a motor that exhausts pressurized air to generate the vacuum suction, and wherein the motor is connected to the brush for at least one of rotating or translating the brush.
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A hole cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a member;
- a brush;
- at least one of a telescoping member or a bellowing member, which is extendable and retractable;
- and
- a vacuum source providing vacuum suction within the member, wherein the vacuum source comprises a motor that exhausts pressurized air to generate the vacuum suction, and wherein the motor is connected to the brush for at least one of rotating and translating the brush.
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A hole cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a member;
- a brush which at least one of rotates around a longitudinal axis of the member or translates in a direction which is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the member;
- and
- a vacuum source providing vacuum suction within the member, wherein the vacuum source comprises a motor that exhausts pressurized air to generate the vacuum suction, and wherein the motor is connected to the brush for at least one of rotating and translating the brush,
- wherein the member comprises an opening extending within the member along the longitudinal axis, and first and second opposed ends, the brush is disposed at the first opposed end of the member, a bag is disposed at the second opposed end of the member, and the opening has a varying sized cross-section to facilitate generation of the vacuum suction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.