EP0262097A2
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Automatic washing system particularly for aircraft and related parts
Assignee: Ceccato SpA
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Filing: 1987-01-16
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-01-16
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to an automatic washing system particularly for aircraft and aircraft parts, and includes at least one moving equipment (2) moving along predetermined routes (13) and designed to reach the parts to be washed of an aircraft stationed in an appropriate area of the airport. The system is provided with kinematic organs (3) to wash the said aircraft parts, which organs are fed with detergent fluids via servoes (20,21,22). Also included in the system are filling stations (4) for the unit, and at least one station (5) controlling both the washing equipment and the filling stations.
Inventors
- 👤 Pavle Voutchinitch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 12:52
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64F; B64F5/00; B64F5/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
1 - Automatic washing system particularly for aircraft and aircraft parts, characterized by the fact that it includes at least one set of moving equipment. (2) running along prearranged routes (13), the said moving equipment including kinematic organs (3) designed to wash the parts os aircraft subject to periodical cleansing, and means (20,21,22) controlling the said kinematic organs (3) and providing them with detergent fluids, filling stations (4) for the said moving equipment, at least one station (5) controlling the said moving equipment (2) and the said filling stations (4), the said prearranged routes being apt to reach the said parts of an aircraft sta tioned in a prearranged area of the runway.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
1 - Automatic washing system particularly for aircraft and aircraft parts, characterized by the fact that it includes at least one set of moving equipment. (2) running along prearranged routes (13), the said moving equipment including kinematic organs (3) designed to wash the parts os aircraft subject to periodical cleansing, and means (20,21,22) controlling the said kinematic organs (3) and providing them with detergent fluids, filling stations (4) for the said moving equipment, at least one station (5) controlling the said moving equipment (2) and the said filling stations (4), the said prearranged routes being apt to reach the said parts of an aircraft sta tioned in a prearranged area of the runway.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
78 words
2 - System pursuant to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the said moving equipment comprises a frame (7) supported by at least two driving wheels associated with a speed-reducing motor (9) and at least one swi veling wheel (10), the said frame being provided with at least one front guiding wheel (11) placed close to the said swiveling wheel (10) and at least one rear guiding wheel (12) placed near the said two driving wheels (8).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
75 words
3 - A system pursuant to claims 1 and 2, characterized by the fact that the said rear guiding wheels and front guiding wheels are provided with a rudder (14) pivoting and associated via a pivot (15) placed under the said moving equipment (2), at least one bearing (16, 17) developing from the said rudder and from the opposite side of the said pivot and engaging in a sliding fashion in the.said prearranged routes (13).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
4 - A system pursuant to claim 3, characterized by the fact that the said prearranged routes (13) comprise channels (18) whose edges are reinforced with rails (19) solidly connected to them.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
5 - A system pursuant to claims 3 and 4 characterized by the fact that the diameter of the said at least one bearing (16, 17) is smaller than the distance between the said facing rails (19).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
83 words
6 - A system pursuant to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the controlling means (20, 21, 22) are supported by the said moving equipment (2) and include a water tank (20) and a detergent tank (22) coupled to the said water tank, at least one electro-pump (23, 24) projecting the said water and the said detergent to the said kinematic organs, and a data processor (25) con- trolling a command unit (26) for a programmed operation of the said moving equipment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
69 words
7 - A system pursuant to one or more of the above claims, characterized by the fact that it includes a motor-driven cable winder (27) for the laying of link cable (28), the said cable winder being connected, swivel-like at one end with the said frame (7) and at the opposite end being connected slide-wise, via at least one of the said guiding wheels (11) with the said channels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
8 - A system pursuant one or more of the above claims, characterized by the fact that the said motor-driven cable winder includes a guide (29) enabling the said cable to be laid on the bottom of the said channels, the said cable being connected with the said control station.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
9 - A system pursuant to one or more of the above claims, characterized by the fact that the said speed-reducing motor affords at least two speeds, one approach speed and at least one operative speed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
10 - A system pursuant to one or more of the above claims, characterized by the fact that the said front guiding wheel (11) holds a scratching palette (51) running inside the said rails.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
81 words
11- A system pursuant to one or more of the above claims, characterized by the fact that the said filling stations comprise a wall (31) holding a plurality of dispensers (32) for the said water and the said detergent, such dispensers swiveling on a plane respectively orthogonal to the said wall and the said station floor the said, dispensers terminating with curved nubs apt to engage in the automatically opening filling mouthpieces (21) associated with the said water and detergent tanks..
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
12 - A system pursuant to claim 11, characterized by the fact that the said station wall includes, in a position close to the floor, a circuit breaker activating the said stations.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
13 - A system pursuant to claims 1, 7 and 11 above, characterized by the fact that the said station floor includes in a position close to the said wall, a marshalling box (34) connecting the said linking cable with the said control station.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
103 words
14 - A system pursuant to one or more of the above claims, characterized by the fact that the said kinematic organs include a swiveling arm (40) hinging round an axis substantially perpendicular to the said frame, the said arm being driven by at least one control cylinder (41) and suppor ting on its free end a first dispen sers (42) attached to it swivel-wise, a second set of swiveling nozzles (43) being also envisaged.associated to the said at least one set of equipment and operating together with the said fist set of nozzles in washing the carriages (44) of the said aircraft.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
15 - A system pursuant to claim 14, characterized by the fact that the said arm oscillates along planes orthogonal to the ground on which the said moving equipment runs.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
34 words
16 A system pursuant to claim 14, characterized by the fact that the said kinematic organs are pro- wided with a sensor (45) for positioning the said moving equipment relatively to the said carriages.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
.17 - A system pursuant to claim (14), characterized by the fact that the said kinematic organs include washing means (50) to cleanse the hoods housing the said carriages.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
49 words
18 - A system pursuant to claim 17, characterized by the fact that the said washing means include a guide (51) driving a pantograph (53)equipped. slide (52), the said guide developing out from the said moving equipment in a direction parallel to the equipment axis and to the ground.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
19 - A system pursuant to claim 18, characterized by the fact that the said pantograph supports a third set of dispensing nozzles rotating round an axis substantially orthogonal to the said ground.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
60 words
20- A system pursuant to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the said kinematic organs include at least one telescopic arm (60, 61) vertically extending from the said moving equipment (2) in a direction substantially perpendicular to the ground, the said at least one arm being associated on one side with the said equipment and carrying fluid dispensers (62).
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
46 words
21 - A system pursuant to claim 20, characterized by the fact that the said arm consists in least a first swiveling section and in at least a second section translating in respect of the first section, the said second section carrying the said fluid dispensers.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
60 words
22 - A system pursuant'to claim 1, characterized by the fact that the said washing means include a smaller swiveling arm (70) moving on a plane substantially parallel to the axis of the said moving equipment and perpendicular to the ground, the said smaller arm being extensible and carrying dispensing nozzles (71) to wash the fore-carriages of the said aircraft.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
23 - An automatic washing system particularly for airoraft and related parts, characterized by the fact that it includes one or more of the characteristics and features described above and illustrated.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
31 words
23 - An automatic washing system particularly for airoraft and related parts, characterized by the fact that it includes one or more of the characteristics and features described above and illustrated.
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