Dry-type cleaning chassis, dry-type cleaning device, and dry-type cleaning system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9597716-B2
Application number	US-201213977774-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 15, 2012
Priority date	Feb 25, 2011
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

A dry-type cleaning chassis for cleaning a cleaning target by colliding the cleaning media with the cleaning target, the cleaning media being blown by an air flow includes an internal space where the cleaning media are to fly; an opening part being in contact with the cleaning target so that the cleaning media collide with the cleaning target; an air inlet duct introducing external air into the internal space; a suction port generating a first air flow caused by a circulating air flow in the internal space by suctioning the introduced external air; an injection port generating at least a second air flow increasing a speed of the cleaning media flown by the circulating air flow; and a porous unit passing objects removed from the cleaning target to a suction port side.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A dry-type cleaning chassis for cleaning a cleaning target by colliding cleaning media with the cleaning target, the cleaning media being blown by an air flow, the dry-type cleaning chassis comprising:
an internal space to allow the cleaning media to circulate aerially within the internal space;
an opening part to be in contact with the cleaning target so that the cleaning media collide with the cleaning target;
an air inlet duct to introduce external air into the internal space;
a suction port to generate a first air flow by suctioning the introduced external air through the air inlet duct, to cause a circulating air flow in the internal space;
an injection port disposed parallel to the air inlet duct to generate a second air flow in a same direction as that of the first air flow, to increase a speed of the cleaning media flown by the circulating air flow; and
a porous unit to pass objects removed from the cleaning target to a suction port side.

2. The dry-type cleaning chassis according to claim 1 , wherein a flow rate of the second air flow generated by the injection port is equal to or less than a flow rate maintaining a negative pressure state in the internal space.

3. The dry-type cleaning chassis according to claim 1 , wherein the second air flow generated by the injection port is injected in a direction substantially in parallel to a direction of a flying trace of the cleaning media to collide with the cleaning target in the opening part by the circulating air flow.

4. The dry-type cleaning chassis according to claim 1 , wherein the injection port is integrally formed with the air inlet duct, and the second air flow is injected in a direction parallel to a direction of the first air flow.

5. The dry-type cleaning chassis according to claim 1 , wherein the injection port is integrally formed with the air inlet duct, and the injection port and the air inlet duct are provided as an attachment detachably provided on the dry-type cleaning chassis.

6. The dry-type cleaning chassis according to claim 1 , wherein the injection port is provided on an inner peripheral side of the circulating air flow.

7. A dry-type cleaning device comprising:
the dry-type cleaning chassis according to claim 1 ;
a suctioning unit connected to the suction port;
an injection air supply source connected to the injection port; and
the cleaning media.

8. The dry-type cleaning device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
an injection air flow rate adjustment unit disposed between the injection air supply source and the injection port and configured to adjust a flow rate of the second air flow.

9. The dry-type cleaning device according to claim 8 , further comprising:
an air pressure detection unit configured to detect an air pressure in the dry-type cleaning chassis; and
a controller configured to control the injection air flow rate adjustment unit so that the pressure in the dry-type cleaning chassis is equal to or less than a predetermined value.

10. The dry-type cleaning device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a switch configured to be turn on or off based on a pressing force of the dry-type cleaning chassis relative to the cleaning target,
wherein, when no pressing force of the dry-type cleaning chassis relative to the cleaning target is applied, the switch is configured to cut a supply of the second air flow from the injection air supply source.

11. The dry-type cleaning device according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a variable member provided on the opening part and configured to be deformed or displaced by the pressing force of the dry-type cleaning chassis relative to the cleaning target,
wherein the switch is configured to operate in response to the deformation or the displacement of the variable member.

12. The dry-type cleaning device according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a plurality of the injection ports; and
a controller configured to control the plurality of the injection ports to arbitrarily open and close.

13. A dry-type cleaning system comprising:
the dry-type cleaning device according to claim 7 ;
a holding unit configured to hold the cleaning target so as to be cleaned; and
a cleaning region changing unit configured to cause at least one of the dry-type cleaning device and the holding unit to move to change a cleaning region of the cleaning target.

Assignees

• Fuchigami Akihiro
• Okamoto Yoichi
• Tsukahara Kohji
• Murata Shozo
• Taneda Yusuke
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fuchigami Akihiro
• Okamoto Yoichi
• Tsukahara Kohji
• Murata Shozo
• Taneda Yusuke

Classifications

• B08B15/04

  from a small area, e.g. a tool {(removing chips B23Q11/0042)} · CPC title

• B24C9/00

  Appurtenances of abrasive blasting machines or devices, e.g. working chambers, arrangements for handling used abrasive material · CPC title

• B08B7/02 Primary

  by distortion, beating, or vibration of the surface to be cleaned {(B08B7/0007 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B24C3/065

  with suction means for the abrasive and the waste material · CPC title

• B24C1/04

  for treating only selected parts of a surface, e.g. for carving stone or glass · CPC title