High pressure waterblasting nozzle manipulator apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016199870-A1
Application number	US-201614989501-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 6, 2016
Priority date	Jan 9, 2015
Publication date	Jul 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A high pressure nozzle manipulator includes a wheeled chassis, a pair of parallel manipulator elevator rails supported by an elevator rail rotator fastened to the chassis, a horizontal extensible arm rail disposed between and carried by the manipulator elevator rails, a rotary actuator fastened to a distal end of the horizontal extensible arm rail, and a linear actuator fastened between the first rotary actuator and a hinged nozzle support bracket. This bracket holds a high pressure cleaning nozzle. The linear actuator is configured to rotate the nozzle and the bracket through an arc. The elevator rail rotator is configured to rotate the elevator rails through an arc of about 180 degrees about a horizontal axis. The rotary wrist actuator is configured to rotate the hinged nozzle support bracket about a horizontal axis through the extensible arm rail.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A high pressure fluid nozzle manipulator apparatus comprising:
a chassis, a pair of parallel manipulator elevator rails supported by an elevator rail rotator fastened to the chassis, a horizontal extensible arm rail disposed between and carried by the manipulator elevator rails, a rotary wrist actuator fastened to a distal end of the horizontal extensible arm rail, and a linear actuator fastened between the rotary actuator and a hinged nozzle support bracket; wherein a portion of the bracket is configured to hold a high pressure cleaning nozzle therein, the linear actuator is configured to rotate the nozzle and the bracket through an arc, the elevator rail rotator is configured to rotate the elevator rails through an arc of at least about 180 degrees around an elevator rail rotator axis, and the rotary actuator is configured to rotate the hinged nozzle support bracket in at least about a 270 degree arc in a plane orthogonal to a horizontal axis through the extensible arm rail.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the chassis is a wheeled chassis and has a generally rectangular metal frame, and wherein the frame supports an axle fastened to a pair of wheels, the elevator rotator and an elevator rotator drive motor.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 2 further comprising a plurality of outriggers movably fastened to the wheeled chassis.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the elevator rail rotator is fastened to a proximal end of each of the elevator rails.

5 . The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising an L shaped carriage assembly movably fastened to a distal portion of the elevator rails and wherein the carriage assembly supports the horizontal extensible arm rail so as to extend between the elevator rails.

6 . The apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the chassis is a wheeled chassis having a generally rectangular metal frame, and wherein the frame supports an axle fastened to a pair of wheels, the elevator rotator and an elevator rotator drive motor.

7 . The apparatus according to claim 6 further comprising a plurality of outriggers movably fastened to the wheeled chassis.

8 . The apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the elevator rotator is fastened to a proximal end of each of the elevator rails.

9 . The apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the linear actuator is configured to rotate the portion of the hinged bracket holding the nozzle through an arc orthogonal to a plane of rotation of the rotary actuator wrist fastened to the end of the horizontal rail.

10 . A high pressure nozzle manipulator apparatus comprising:
a wheeled chassis having a plurality of outriggers movably fastened to the wheeled chassis, a pair of parallel manipulator elevator rails supported by an elevator rail rotator fastened to the chassis; a horizontal extensible arm rail disposed between and carried by the manipulator elevator rails, a rotary actuator fastened to a distal end of the horizontal extensible arm rail, a linear actuator fastened between the rotary actuator and a hinged nozzle support bracket, wherein a portion of the bracket is configured to hold a high pressure cleaning nozzle therein wherein the linear actuator is configured to rotate the nozzle and the bracket through an arc orthogonal to a plane of rotation of the rotary actuator; wherein the elevator rail rotator is configured to rotate the elevator rails through an arc of about 180 degrees about an elevator rail rotator axis, wherein the rotary actuator is configured to rotate the hinged nozzle support bracket in about a 270 degree arc in a plane orthogonal to a horizontal axis through the extensible arm rail; and an L shaped carriage assembly movably fastened to a distal portion of the elevator rails and wherein the carriage assembly supports the horizontal extensible arm rail so as to extend between the elevator rails.

Assignees

• Stoneage Inc

Inventors

• Wright Douglas E

Classifications

• B05B15/08 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B05B15/68 Primary

  Arrangements for adjusting the position of spray heads (B05B15/628, B05B15/652, B05B15/656 take precedence) · CPC title

• B08B9/049

  having self-contained propelling means for moving the cleaning devices along the pipes {, i.e. self-propelled} · CPC title

• B08B9/0936

  using rotating jets · CPC title

• B08B3/024 Primary

  Cleaning by means of spray elements moving over the surface to be cleaned · CPC title