Internal Nozzle Cleaner System For a Remote Spray Foam Method
An internal nozzle cleaner system for a remote spray foam system for polyurethane insulation foam includes a telescopic chuck along an axis to support a tool; a motor to rotate the telescopic chuck about the axis; and a misalignment shaft coupling between the motor and the telescopic chuck to accommodate a misalignment between the axis and a nozzle of the remote spray foam system.
1 . An internal nozzle cleaner system for a remote spray foam system for polyurethane insulation foam, comprising:
a telescopic chuck along an axis to support a tool;
a motor to rotate the telescopic chuck about the axis; and
a misalignment shaft coupling between the motor and the telescopic chuck to accommodate a misalignment between the axis and a nozzle of the remote spray foam system.
2 . The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the misalignment comprises a predeterminism conical envelope with respect to the axis.
3 . The system as recited in claim 2 , wherein the predeterminism conical envelope comprises a 15° angular and ⅛-inch parallel misalignment with respect to the axis.
4 . The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the telescopic chuck comprises a bias member such that the tool is movable along the axis.
5 . The system as recited in claim 4 , wherein the bias member comprises a spring.
6 . The system as recited in claim 5 , wherein the tool comprises a drill bit.
7 . The system as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a slide table upon which the motor is mounted.
8 . The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein the slide table is movable along the axis.
9 . The system as recited in claim 1 , further comprising
a mobile mast platform;
a mast mounted to the mobile mast platform, the mast extendable and retractable with respect to the mobile mast platform; and
a robot platform removably mounted to the mast, wherein the slide table is mounted to the robot platform.
10 . The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the nozzle of the remote spray foam system comprises a conical aperture.
11 . The system as recited in claim 10 , wherein the nozzle of the remote spray foam system is mounted to a hand-held spray gun.
12 . A remote spray foam system for polyurethane insulation foam, comprising:
a mobile mast platform;
a mast mounted to the mobile mast platform, the mast extendable and retractable with respect to the mobile mast platform;
a robot platform removably mounted to the mast;
a remote manipulator mounted to the robot platform;
a hand-held spray gun operable to spray foam, the hand-held spray gun removably mountable to the remote manipulator;
an internal nozzle cleaner system mounted to the mobile mast platform, the internal nozzle cleaner system comprises a tool mounted along an axis to accommodate a misalignment between the axis and a nozzle of the remote spray foam system;
a first effector mounted to the remote manipulator adjacent to a trigger of the spray gun to operate the spray gun to spray the foam as in manual hand-held operation of the spray gun; and
a control system in communication with the mast and the remote manipulator to position the spray gun such that the tool enters the nozzle to internally clean the nozzle.
13 . The system as recited in claim 12 , wherein the nozzle of the remote spray foam system comprises a conical aperture.
14 . The system as recited in claim 12 , further comprising a telescopic chuck along the axis to mount the tool and a misalignment shaft coupling between a motor and the telescopic chuck to accommodate the misalignment between the axis and a nozzle of the remote spray foam system.
15 . The system as recited in claim 14 , wherein the misalignment comprises a predeterminism conical envelope with respect to the axis, wherein the predeterminism conical envelope comprises a 15° angular and ⅛-inch parallel misalignment with respect to the axis.
16 . The system as recited in claim 15 , further comprising a slide table upon which the motor is mounted, wherein the slide table is mounted to the robot platform.
17 . The system as recited in claim 15 , further comprising a first effector mounted to the remote manipulator adjacent to a trigger of the spray gun to operate the spray gun to spray the foam as in manual hand-held operation of the spray gun.
18 . A method for internally cleaning a nozzle of a remote spray foam system, comprising:
remotely spraying foam from a hand-held spray gun removably mountable to a remote manipulator, the remote manipulator mounted to a mobile platform; and
periodically internally cleaning a nozzle of the hand-held spray gun at a cleaning station mounted to the mobile platform, wherein the periodic cleaning comprises moving the nozzle to a preprogrammed position that locates the nozzle adjacent to an internal nozzle cleaner system that accommodates a misalignment with respect to a central axis of the remote spray foam system.
19 . The method as recited in claim 18 , wherein the misalignment comprises a predeterminism conical envelope with respect to the axis.
20 . The method as recited in claim 19 , wherein the predeterminism conical envelope comprises a 15° angular and ⅛-inch parallel misalignment with respect to the axis.