DRY ICE BLASTING CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME

1 . A cleaning system, comprising:

an assembly line designed for receiving and transporting a device;

a robot positioned adjacent the assembly line and having a base and an arm;

at least one nozzle connected to the arm and associated with C0 2 blasting equipment; and

a controller connected to the assembly line, the robot, and the C0 2 blasting equipment for operating the same.

2 . The system of claim 1 wherein the controller has a display where sections of the device are separated into a grid shown on the display.

3 . The system of claim 2 wherein the operation of the arm of the robot is repeated by selecting a desired section on the grid.

4 . A method of cleaning a device comprising the steps of:

placing a device on an assembly line;

transporting the device to a cleaning zone;

activating an arm of a robot programmed to clean the contour of the device and a nozzle to blast dry ice from C0 2 blasting equipment;

transporting the device on the assembly line past the cleaning zone; and

unloading the device.

5 . The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of repeating the cleaning of a section of the device by selecting a desired section of a grid shown on a display of a controller.

6 . A system for cleaning, comprising:

an assembly line designed for receiving and transporting a device; and

a plurality of nozzles associated with C0 2 blasting equipment positioned along the assembly line for cleaning sections of the device.

7 . The system of claim 6 wherein the assembly line is stopped adjacent selected nozzles for additional cleaning.

8 . The system of claim 6 wherein the assembly line is slowed as it passes a selected nozzle for additional cleaning.

9 . The system of claim 6 wherein the assembly line is reversed to repeat cleaning in front of a selected nozzle.

10 . The system of claim 6 where the nozzles have sensors that detect the presence of the device.