JPH0798517B2 - Wind belt washer for aircraft - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a machine body of an aircraft, in particular, a machine body part (in this specification, a wind belt part) having a window part and a hatched part in FIG. Cleaning machine for cleaning manually.

2. Description of the Related Art When cleaning the exterior of an aircraft body, particularly in the case of a large passenger aircraft, it is required to clean it by a machine. When mechanically cleaning the wind belt part of an aircraft as shown in FIG. 3, the window part A and the inter-window part body B are arranged at intervals of about 10 inches, and the window part A is made of acrylic. Since it is made of a plate, the window portion A is scratched and it is difficult to clean it.

Further, as a machine for mechanically cleaning the wind belt part of an aircraft, a rotary brush system as shown in FIG. 4 has been considered.

However, in the mechanical cleaning by the rotating brush 50, since the outer peripheral portion of the brush 50 and the inter-window body B contact each other, the region having the cleaning effect is the first portion where the brush 50 starts contacting the body surface, that is, The portion C in FIG. 4 and the portion D in the figure does not exert a direct cleaning effect.

Therefore, when the brush 50 is moved along the surface of the machine body for cleaning, when the part C moves from X1 in FIG. 4 and is located at X2, the part D is located in the window part A, and the window part A It has the drawback of damaging the material and has not been put to practical use.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks in the mechanical cleaning of the conventional wind belt part of an aircraft, and the mechanical cleaning of the wind belt part can be easily performed, and the wind belt part can be easily cleaned. An object of the present invention is to provide a windbelt washer for aircraft that is free from the risk of damaging the parts.

Configuration A Z carriage that is movable along the longitudinal direction of the wind belt portion of an aircraft, a Y carriage that is provided on the Z carriage and is vertically movable, and a Y carriage that is provided on the Y carriage and is horizontal to the wind belt portion. A washing and pushing trolley that is freely movable toward and away from each other, a washing unit trolley that is horizontally rotatably attached to the washing and pushing trolley, and a washing and pushing trolley attached to the washing and pushing trolley.
A first actuating member for rotating the cleaning unit carriage horizontally, and a first operating member positioned at a height above and below a wind portion of the windbelt portion when the cleaning unit carriage opposes the windbelt portion. As described above, flat brushes for cleaning the airframe above and below a plurality of window parts attached to the cleaning unit carriage and the wind parts of the windbelt part when the cleaning unit carriage is opposed to the windbelt part. And a flat brush for cleaning the machine body between the wind parts, which is mounted on the cleaning unit carriage so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from the wind belt part, and the present invention is shown in the drawings. It will be described in more detail based on examples.

1 and 2, the cleaning surface (wind belt part)
A Y carriage 3 is mounted on a Z carriage 1 which can move horizontally in a direction perpendicular to E, along the rails 2 and 2 ', so as to be vertically movable in parallel with the cleaning surface E. A washing and pushing carriage 10 is attached to the Y carriage 3 by wheels 13 and 13 'along rails 12 and 12' so as to be horizontally movable toward and away from the washing surface E.

A reducer torque motor 4 and a bracket 5 are mounted on the frame of the Y carriage 3, and a sprocket 6 is mounted on the torque motor 4. A shaft 7 is supported by the bracket 5, and a sprocket 8 is fixed to the shaft 7 with a key. Chains 9 are connected between the sprockets 6 and 8, and both ends of the chain 9 are washed and pressed by a trolley 10.
It is connected to the bracket 11 of.

At the bottom of the cleaning and pushing trolley 10, a cleaning unit trolley 15 is attached.
It is attached by a shaft 20 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. This cleaning unit trolley 15 has 10
A hydraulically actuated cylinder 14 mounted at the bottom of the cylinder is connected via a bracket 16 and a pin 17. By the operation of the cylinder 14, the guide roller 19 of the carriage 15 is guided along the arc-shaped guide rail 18 of the carriage 10,
The dolly 15 is adapted to rotate.

The spring cases 21 and 21 ', the springs 22 and 22', and the spring bearings 23 and 2 are provided at upper and lower positions on the side facing the cleaning surface of the cleaning unit carriage 15.
A pair of brush supporting members consisting of 3'and guide rods 24, 24 'are attached, and brackets 25, 25' are fixed to the tips of the guide rods 24, 24 '. And the brush mounting seats 27, 27 'are attached to the pins 25, 25' on the brackets 25, 25 '.
It is mounted rotatably in the vertical direction by means of 6 ', and the flat brushes 28, 28' are attached to the brush mounting seats 27, 27 '.
Are rotatably mounted in the horizontal direction by pins 29, 29 '. The distance between the pair of brush support members is such that the flat brushes 28, 28 'are located above and below the window portion A of the wind belt.

Further, a bracket 30 is fixed at an upper position on the side facing the cleaning surface of the cleaning unit carriage 15.
A pair of levers 32, 32 'are pivotally supported at their one ends by pins 31, 31'. A frame 33 is rotatably supported at the other ends of the levers 32 and 32 'by pins 34 and 34' so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the cleaning surface.

A bracket 35 is fixed to the tip of the frame 33, and a brush mounting seat 40 is mounted on the bracket 35 by a pin 39 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and a flat brush 41 is attached to the brush mounting seat 40 by a pin. It is attached by 42 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction.

A fluid pressure cylinder 36 is attached to the cleaning unit carriage 15, and the tip of the rod 37 of this cylinder 36 is a pin.
The lever 32 is pivotally supported by the lever 32 by the 38, and the levers 32, 32 'are rotated by the operation of the cylinder 36, and the flat brush 4
The 1 moves horizontally.

The positional relationship between the flat brushes 28, 28 ', 41 is
8'are vertically arranged in parallel with each other at the height of the wind belt window A, and the brush 41 is composed of the brushes 28, 2
In the lateral position of 8 ', the height position is the brush 28, 28'.
It is placed so that it is exactly in the middle position.

Further, the washing unit carriage 15 is provided with a window detecting sensor 44 and an inter-window body detecting sensor 45 so as to face the washing surface by an arm 43.

The above-mentioned cleaning device brings the Z carriage 1 close to the cleaning surface E to a position where a cleaning stroke is possible, and the window detection sensor 44
When the inter-window body detection sensor 45 moves the window A and the inter-body B of the wind belt section in parallel with the cleaning surface while detecting the inter-wind body B, the inter-window body B is detected. The Z carriage 1 is stopped.

Then, the torque motor 4 is driven to the forward side, the cleaning and pushing carriage 10 is moved forward through the sprocket 6, the chain link 9, the sprocket 8 and the bracket 11, and stopped at the position where the flat brushes 28, 28 'come into contact with the cleaning surface E. .
At this time, the Y carriage 3 is moved up and down with respect to the Z carriage 1 so that the flat brushes 28, 28 'are adjusted to be positioned at the upper and lower positions of the window portion A. The flat brushes 28, 28 'are always in contact with the cleaning surface E due to the elasticity of the springs 22, 22'.

Here, when the flat brush 41 is opposed to the inter-window body B by the detection by the sensors 44 and 45, the cylinder 36 is operated and the arm 33 is displaced in the direction of the cleaning surface E, so that the flat brush 41 is removed. Contact the airframe B between the windows.

After that, the cylinder 14 is operated to move the cleaning unit carriage 15 to the shaft 20.
When reciprocally rotated around, the flat brush 28,2
8'and 41 perform an arc motion relative to the cleaning surface E to clean the window upper part, the window lower part, and the window-to-window body.

In addition, the flat brush 4 is detected by the sensors 44 and 45.
The flat brushes 28, 28 'are circularly moved in the same manner as described above while holding 1 in a state of being separated from the window part A, to wash the machine body above the wind part and the machine body below the wind part.

When the cleaning is completed, the cylinder 14 is stopped at the position before the operation, the torque motor 4 is driven to the reverse side, the cleaning pressing carriage 10 is moved backward, and the flat brushes 28, 28 ', 41 are separated from the cleaning surface. Then, the Z carriage 1 is run parallel to the machine axis up to the next cleaning surface, the wind section and the machine body between the wind sections are detected in the same manner as described above, and the torque motor 4 with reduction gear drive (forward) → flat brush 28, 28 ', 41 Contact → Fluid pressure actuated cylinder 36 actuated → Fluid pressure actuated cylinder 14 actuated → Flat brush 28, 28 ′, 41 Cleaning → Cleaning completed → Fluid pressure actuated cylinder 36 stopped → Fluid pressure actuated cylinder 14 stopped → Torque motor 4 drive with reducer (Reverse) → Flat brushes 28, 28 ', 41 disengagement → Z carriage 1 traveling → Detecting machine body between wind section and window section → Driving torque motor with speed reducer 4 (forward)
It is possible to continuously wash the machine between the windows and the machine above and below the window.

Effect A Z carriage that is movable along the longitudinal direction of the wind belt portion of an aircraft, a Y carriage that is provided on the Z carriage and that is vertically movable, and a Y carriage that is provided on the Y carriage and is horizontal to the wind belt portion. A washing and pushing carriage that can be moved in and out of a certain direction, a washing unit truck that is horizontally rotatably attached to the washing and pushing carriage, and a washing unit truck that is attached to the washing and pushing carriage and horizontally rotates No. 1 operating member and a plurality of window parts attached to the cleaning unit carriage are positioned so as to be located above and below the window part of the wind belt part when the cleaning unit carriage is opposed to the wind belt part. When the flat brushes for cleaning the machine body on the upper and lower sides and the cleaning unit carriage are opposed to the wind belt part, they are located at the height of the wind part of the wind belt part. And a flat brush for cleaning the airframe between the window parts, which is attached to the cleaning unit carriage so as to be freely attached to and detached from the window part.
After moving along the longitudinal direction of the wind belt part of the aircraft of the dolly, when the washing unit dolly is opposed to the wind belt part, the flat brush for cleaning the machine body above and below the wind part is located above and below the wind part. Flat brushes for airframe cleaning between the windows are automatically positioned at the height of the windows, and flat brushes for airframe cleaning above and below the windows contact the aircraft above and below the windows and touch here. Along with the cleaning, the flat brush for cleaning the airframe between the wind parts does not contact the airframe between the wind parts and cleans it here without damaging the wind part, and thus the wind belt part damages the wind part. It has an excellent effect that it can be efficiently washed by a simple operation without a continuous operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same embodiment, FIG. 3 is a view showing a wind belt part of an aircraft, and FIG. 4 is a cleaning state by a rotary brush system. It is an explanatory view shown. 1 …… Z dolly, 3 …… Y dolly 10 …… Washing pressing dolly, 14 …… Fluid pressure operation cylinder 15 …… Washing unit dolly, 20 …… Shaft 28,28 ′ …… Flat brush, 36 …… Fluid pressure operation Cylinder 41 …… Flat brush, 44 …… Wind detection sensor 45 …… Inter-body airframe detection sensor

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Takahiro Higaki No. 19 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. Oppama Shipyard (56) Reference JP 60-229836 (JP, A) JP A 57-127482 (JP, A)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A Z carriage movable along a longitudinal direction of a wind belt portion of an aircraft, a Y carriage provided on the Z carriage and vertically movable, and a wind belt portion provided on the Y carriage. With respect to the cleaning and pushing carriage, a washing unit carriage mounted on the washing and pushing carriage so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction, and a cleaning and pushing carriage mounted on the washing and pushing carriage to horizontally move the washing unit carriage. When the first operating member to be rotated and the cleaning unit carriage are opposed to the wind belt portion, the cleaning unit carriage is positioned so as to be positioned above and below the wind portion of the wind belt portion. When the flat brushes for cleaning the airframe above and below the plurality of installed wind parts and the cleaning unit carriage are opposed to the windbelt part, the windbell For the aircraft characterized by being equipped with a flat brush for cleaning the machine body between the wind parts, which is located at the height of the wind parts of the parts and is attached to and detached from the cleaning unit carriage so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from the wind parts. Wind belt washer.