Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tool cleaning apparatus
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Application No.: US16710242Application Date: 2019-12-11
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Publication No.: US11697140B2Publication Date: 2023-07-11
- Inventor: Jasmeen Luckey , Rodney Riley
- Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
- Agent Suzanne Gagnon
- Main IPC: B08B9/032
- IPC: B08B9/032 ; B08B13/00 ; B08B5/02 ; B08B3/02 ; B08B9/00

Abstract:
A cleaning apparatus for a tool is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a support structure having a first base portion, and a nozzle disposed on the first base portion of the support structure. The cleaning apparatus further includes circuitry that is communicatively coupled to an electronically-actuated fluid release mechanism and a robot. The circuitry determines a count of operation cycles of the tool coupled to an end-effector of the robot and instructs the robot to align the tool with the nozzle. The instruction is provided to the robot based on a determination that the determined count is greater than or equal to a threshold number. The circuitry controls the electronically-actuated fluid release mechanism based on whether the tool is aligned with the nozzle, to release a cleaning fluid through the nozzle for a first time-duration to clean the tool.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210178435A1 TOOL CLEANING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-06-17
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