IP Library Granted Patent US 11,376,639
Granted Patent B2
US 11,376,639 · App. 16/621,015 · Granted Jul 5, 2022

Apparatus for cleaning object surface

Inventor: Rolf Monrad (Oppdal, NO)
Assignee: ROMOLINE AS
B08B3/04B08B1/006B60S1/20B60S1/0848B60S1/44B60S1/52B60S1/566G02B27/0006
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Patent No.
US 11,376,639
App. No.
16/621,015
Granted
Jul 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatus for cleaning object surface, wherein the apparatus for cleaning object surface is adapted to be arranged to or accommodate an object, wherein the apparatus is arranged to supply cleaning fluid to the object surface, wherein the apparatus comprises a body provided with an opening with a circumferentially extending flexible part, flange or lip partly covering the object surface in circumferential direction thereof and in engagement with the object surface with a pretension force, and wherein the apparatus is arranged to supply cleaning fluid interior of the body and the flexible part, flange or lip is arranged to bend away from the object surface when subjected to cleaning fluid supplied interior of the body.

Claims (21)

1. An apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface ( 102 ) adapted for arrangement to or to accommodate an object ( 100 ) and configured to supply cleaning fluid to the object surface ( 102 ), comprising

a body ( 11 ) provided with an opening ( 12 ) with a circumferentially extending flexible element selected from the group consisting of a part, flange and lip ( 13 ) configured to partly cover the object surface ( 102 ) in a circumferential direction thereof and engageable with the object surface ( 102 ) with a pretension force, wherein

the apparatus ( 10 ) is arranged to supply cleaning fluid interior of the body ( 11 ) and the flexible element ( 13 ) is arranged to bend away from the object surface ( 102 ) when subjected to cleaning fluid supplied interior of the body ( 11 ).

2. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus ( 10 ) is arranged to supply cleaning fluid in contact with the object surface ( 102 ) and where the cleaning fluid remains in contact with the object surface ( 102 ) until the cleaning fluid is ejected away from the object surface ( 102 ).

3. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 2 , wherein the apparatus ( 10 ) is arranged for supplying cleaning fluid in a circumferential direction of the object surface ( 102 ) and a flow from the circumferential direction and towards a center of the object surface ( 102 ) where the cleaning fluid is ejected substantially perpendicularly away from the object surface ( 102 ).

4. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 3 , wherein the mechanical cleaning device ( 310 ) is arranged at one end to the body ( 11 ) and is arranged at another end to a driving unit ( 320 ), or is arranged to a driving unit ( 320 ) at both ends.

5. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 4 , wherein the mechanical cleaning assembly ( 300 ) comprises a locking mechanism ( 330 ) to selectively prevent operation of the mechanical cleaning assembly ( 310 ).

6. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 2 , wherein the mechanical cleaning device ( 310 ) is arranged at one end to the body ( 11 ) and is arranged at another end to a driving unit ( 320 ), or is arranged to a driving unit ( 320 ) at both ends.

7. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 6 , wherein the mechanical cleaning assembly ( 300 ) comprises a locking mechanism ( 330 ) to selectively prevent operation of the mechanical cleaning assembly ( 310 ).

8. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 1 , comprising a seal ( 33 ) within the body ( 11 ) sealing against the object ( 100 ) providing a sealing barrier for cleaning fluid in the apparatus ( 10 ).

9. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 8 , wherein the mechanical cleaning device ( 310 ) is arranged at one end to the body ( 11 ) and is arranged at another end to a driving unit ( 320 ), or is arranged to a driving unit ( 320 ) at both ends.

10. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 9 , wherein the mechanical cleaning assembly ( 300 ) comprises a locking mechanism ( 330 ) to selectively prevent operation of the mechanical cleaning assembly ( 310 ).

11. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 1 , further comprising a mechanical cleaning assembly ( 300 ) comprising a mechanical cleaning device ( 310 ) for physical cleaning of the object surface ( 102 ).

12. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 11 , wherein the mechanical cleaning device ( 310 ) is formed by an elastic element.

13. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 12 , wherein the mechanical cleaning device ( 310 ) is arranged at one end to the body ( 11 ) and is arranged at another end to a driving unit ( 320 ), or is arranged to a driving unit ( 320 ) at both ends.

14. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 11 , wherein the mechanical cleaning device ( 310 ) is arranged at one end to the body ( 11 ) and is arranged at another end to a driving unit ( 320 ), or is arranged to a driving unit ( 320 ) at both ends.

15. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface to claim 14 , wherein the mechanically cleaning assembly ( 300 ) is driven by one or more of cleaning fluid, mechanically or electrically.

16. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 14 , wherein the drive unit ( 320 ) comprises one or more from the group consisting of rotor ( 321 ), chain ( 360 ), wire, belt and thread.

17. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 14 , wherein the mechanical cleaning assembly ( 300 ) comprises a locking mechanism ( 330 ) to selectively prevent operation of the mechanical cleaning assembly ( 310 ).

18. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 11 , wherein the mechanically cleaning assembly ( 300 ) is driven by one or more of cleaning fluid, mechanically or electrically.

19. The apparatus ( 10 ) for cleaning object surface according to claim 11 , wherein the mechanical cleaning assembly ( 300 ) comprises a locking mechanism ( 330 ) to selectively prevent operation of the mechanical cleaning assembly ( 310 ).

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2025
From: KA GROUP AG
To: KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE HOLDING 2 AS
Reel/Frame 072714/0560 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2023
From: ROMOLINE AS
To: KA GROUP AG
Reel/Frame 065568/0618 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2019
From: MONRAD, ROLF
To: MOSTAD MEKANISKE AS
Reel/Frame 051240/0607 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2019
From: MOSTAD MEKANISKE AS
To: ROMOLINE AS
Reel/Frame 051246/0288 →
Priority Claims (1)
NO 20170980 · Jun 15, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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