Abstract:
A cleaning system includes a vehicle with a drive subsystem comprising a fluid-powered drive motor drivingly connected to a pair of drive wheels. A brush/air jet boom assembly is removably mounted on the vehicle and includes a fluid-powered brush subassembly drivingly connected to a brush including a plurality of radially-extending flexible line segments. The brush/air jet boom assembly also includes an air jet subassembly with inboard and outboard nozzles. A spray boom assembly is mountable on the vehicle interchangeably with the brush/air jet boom assembly and includes a spray head for spraying a liquid spray material. A cleaning method includes the steps of providing compressed air and liquid spray material sources; pneumatically coupling a vehicle to the compressed air source; advancing the vehicle by pneumatically driving drive wheels thereof; pneumatically driving a rotating brush subassembly; brushing an object to be cleaned; pneumatically sweeping the object to be cleaned; interchanging a spray boom assembly with a brush/air jet assembly; coupling the spray boom assembly to the compressed air and liquid spray material sources; and pneumatically spraying the liquid spray material on the object to be cleaned.
Abstract:
In an apparatus for applying a protective substance to a welding seam of a metallic sleeve, including a frame, a container disposed within the frame holding a protective substance, a drivable applicator roller disposed in the container at least in part contact with the protective substance and applying the protective substance to the seam of the metallic sleeve within a substance transfer region, and wherein the sleeve moves towards, past and away from the applicator roller, comprising in combination therewith, a stripper disposed within the transfer region on each side of the seam removing any excess substance leaking away laterally from the seam.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a process for coating the inside of a length of tubing comprising the steps of forming at least one loop of tubing with a downwardly inclined portion and an upwardly inclined portion; filling the cavity of the tubing forming the loop with a coating liquid; transporting the tubing along its longitudinal axis in a substantially vertically upward direction to coat the inside surface of the tubing above the level of the coating liquid with an initial layer of coating liquid; constricting the tubing adjacent to and above the level of the coating liquid with a metering device having a constriction zone which flattens a portion of the tubing passing therethrough to substantially eliminate all of the initial layer thereon and partially flattens the remaining portion of the tubing to allow a desired quantity of coating liquid to remain on the tubing issuing from the constriction zone; filling the cavity of the tubing issuing from the constriction zone with support gas; and, exposing the tubing to the action of heat at a sufficiently high temperature to fuse the coating layer to the inside thereof and form an uninterrupted film. Also disclosed is an apparatus for carrying out the process.
Abstract:
A liquid dispensing apparatus is arranged to dispense a metered quantity of a liquid adhesive to form a uniform annular bead around an inside peripheral surface of a tube.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for dispensing a fluid in a conduit and more particularly for dispensing lubricant within an electrical conduit for facilitating pulling electrical cables through the conduit. The apparatus is in the form of a cartridge disposed in the conduit at an end thereof. The cartridge is made of a pair of sealed and separable members. One of the members is a flanged sleeve forming the casing of the cartridge, in which is coaxially disposed the other member forming a tubular support member or carrier for a mass of resilient and absorbent lubricant impregnated porous material compressibly packed between the inner surface of the sleeve casing and the carrier. A cable pulling strand, or fishtape, is passed through the tubular carrier, and the cables to be pulled through the conduit are attached to the end of the fishtape. A plug inserted in the open end of the tubular carrier prevents the fishtape and the cables attached thereto from being pulled back through the carrier. The carrier separates from the sleeve casing when a pull is exerted on the other end of the fishtape. The mass of resilient and absorbent material supported by the carrier expands to the inner diameter of the conduit when leaving the sleeve casing and absorbs part of an additional supply of lubricant contained in the cartridge. Pulling the lubricant-impregnated mass of resilient and absorbent material on the carrier ahead of the electrical cables coats the wall of the conduit with a film of lubricant.
Abstract:
A pipe lining apparatus includes a distributor head which throws cement mortar centrifugally against the interior of a pipe, a trowel which smooths the cement mortar and a liquid coating spray applicator which applies a curing control substance to the trowelled lining. The spray applicator comprises an air atomizing device which produces a very fine coating spray and blows it onto the freshly applied mortar lining without disturbing the lining. Also, in one embodiment the coating spray application is mounted to swing laterally with the trowel so as to be maintained centrally in the pipe.
Abstract:
Can bodies are held by means, such as a vacuum, magnetic or other means onto rotating, disc-shaped pads which accompany the cans throughout an indexing route. A can centering guide positions each can on the center of one of the pads to insure eventual alignment with spray guns at two spray stations downstream. A spinner-drive belt encircles a turret and forms a substantially continuous rotational drive for spinning the can-bearing pads. When a vacuum means is employed, the vacuum means comprises a vacuum manifold in the rear of the turret and has manifold groove for vacuum communication with the can through the vacuum pad. As the can-bearing vacuum pads pass along the manifold groove, the cans, being securely centered on the vacuum pads, rotate at the same velocity as the belt-drive vacuum pads.
Abstract:
The method involves injecting into the hollow member adjacent its upper end a body of the material for coating the interior of the member, and then forcing the body of coating material downwardly while forcing an annular portion of the material laterally outwardly into engagement with the walls of the hollow member. This is done by a brush having bristles facing outwardly and of sufficient flexibility to enable them to pass through a stricture of a predetermined degree in the hollow member and to expand when not in such strictures so that at all times the bristles are in close proximity to the inner surface of the hollow member and spread the coating material therealong, pushing the extra coating material ahead to subsequently coat lower portions of the interior of the hollow member. Part of the coating material will escape past the brush to the space thereabove, and when the brush reaches the lower extremity of the hollow member it will be retracted to coat the interior of the hollow member a second time upon upward movement of the brush to the upper end to the hollow member. The means for coating include a brush assembly made up of one or more brushes sized and constructed as above stated, disposed singly or one above the other in multiple, and having a weight connected thereto above or below the brush or brushes, of sufficient density and small enough cross section so that the brush assembly as a whole will move downwardly through the hollow member at a rate greater than would the material for coating the hollow member under the force of gravity alone. Means is provided for retracting the brush assembly after the downward coating trip.