CA2817935A1 - Machine for cleaning access mats - Google Patents

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CA2817935A1
CA2817935A1 CA2817935A CA2817935A CA2817935A1 CA 2817935 A1 CA2817935 A1 CA 2817935A1 CA 2817935 A CA2817935 A CA 2817935A CA 2817935 A CA2817935 A CA 2817935A CA 2817935 A1 CA2817935 A1 CA 2817935A1
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    • B08B1/20
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08CLEANING
    • B08BCLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B3/00Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam
    • B08B3/02Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays
    • B08B3/022Cleaning travelling work
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06GMECHANICAL OR PRESSURE CLEANING OF CARPETS, RUGS, SACKS, HIDES, OR OTHER SKIN OR TEXTILE ARTICLES OR FABRICS; TURNING INSIDE-OUT FLEXIBLE TUBULAR OR OTHER HOLLOW ARTICLES
    • D06G1/00Beating, brushing, or otherwise mechanically cleaning or pressure cleaning carpets, rugs, sacks, hides, or other skin or textile articles or fabrics

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There is described a machine for cleaning access mats. The machine includes a housing defining a processing tunnel through which each mat must pass. The processing tunnel has an inlet end and an outlet end. As each mat passes through the processing tunnel from the inlet end to the outlet a series of flailing rollers knock accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from a first face, second face, a first side edge and a second side edge of each mat.

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[0001] Machine for cleaning access mats FIELD
[0002] There is described a machine that was developed for the purpose of access mats.
BACKGROUND
[0003] In order to create a temporary road across environmentally sensitive areas, road mats are laid end to end. These road mats have come into common usage in the oil and gas industry during initial oil and gas exploration and to access service oil or gas well sites.
When using drilling rigs for drilling for oil and gas, it is not unusual for the entire site to be covered with rig mats the are placed side by side and end to end to support the drilling rig and associated equipment. The term access mats is used to describe dual purpose mats that can be used as either road mats or rig mats. For the purpose of this description, use of the term access mat shall be considered to include road mats and rig mats. At the end of a project, the site is restored and the access mats (both road mats and and rig mats) are moved to the next environmentally sensitive site where they are required.
[0004] An increased emphasis upon safety has lead to increased regulation and oversight by government authorities. Damage has been sustained by vehicles following trucks that are transporting access mats. The damage has been caused by chunks of snow and ice or mud and rock falling off the access mats during transport. Highway traffic authorities are now inspecting loads of access mats for such potential hazards. At the present time, this problem is being addressed by having heavy equipment that is used to load the access mats onto trucks also used to scrape off excessive buildups of snow and ice or mud and rock that are observed during the loading process.
SUMMARY
[0005] There is provided a machine for cleaning access mats. Each mat has a first face, a second face, a first side edge, a second side edge and opposed ends. The machine includes a housing defining a processing tunnel through which each mat must pass. The processing tunnel has an inlet end and an outlet end. A first flailing roller is provided for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from the first face of each mat as the mat passes from the inlet end to the outlet end of the processing tunnel. A second flailing roller is provided for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from the second face of each mat as the mat passes from the inlet end to the outlet end of the processing tunnel. A
third flailing roller is provided for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from the first side edge of each mat as the mat passes from the inlet end to the outlet end of the processing tunnel. A fourth flailing roller is provided for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from the second side edge of each mat as the mat passes from the inlet end to the outlet end of the processing tunnel. Guides are provided for supporting and guiding each mat. A drive mechanism is provided for propelling each mat through the processing tunnel from the inlet end to the outlet end.
[0006] With the machine, described above, considerable time is saved by simply feeding the mats sequentially into inlet end of the processing tunnel where they are flailed by the first, second, third and fourth rollers as they travel through the processing tunnel to the outlet end.
[0007] One area of the mat that is difficult to clean, even with flailing rollers is an interlock that is positioned at the opposed ends of the mat. For this reason, it is preferred that at least one interlock cleaning blade be provided. The interlock cleaning blade engages the interlock at each of the opposed ends of each mat passing through the processing tunnel to dislodge any accumulation of snow and ice or mud and rock from the interlock.
[0008] Access mats can be rejected and access refused to the next environmentally sensitive site due to a presence of environmental contaminants. These environmental contaminants can take a number of forms, such as weed seeds, insect larva, or invasive plant species. Where this is a potential issue, a spray assembly may be positioned in the processing tunnel downstream of the first, second, third and fourth flailing rollers. The spray assembly may simply provide a washing action or, where required, may deliver a chemical decontaminant to address the environmental contaminant identified.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] These and other features will become more apparent from the following description in which reference is made to the appended drawings, the drawings are for the purpose of illustration only and are not intended to be in any way limiting, wherein:
[0010] FIG. 1 is a side elevation view, in section, of a machine for cleaning access mats.
[0011] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an access mat.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0012] A machine for cleaning access mats generally identified by reference numeral 10, will now be described with reference to FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 2, mats 100 to be cleaned each have a first face 102, a second face 104, a first side edge 106, a second side edge 108 and opposed ends 110 and 112. There is a mating interlock 114 at each of opposed ends 110 and 112. Mats 100 are generally made of wood, but some mats have been made out of alternative materials.
Structure and Relationship of Parts:
[0013] Referring to FIG. 1, a preferred embodiment of machine 10 is illustrated.
Machine 10 has a housing 12 which defines a processing tunnel 14 through which each mat 100 must pass. Processing tunnel 14 has an inlet end 16 and an outlet end 18.
A first flailing roller 20 is provided for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from first face 102 of each mat 100 as mat 100 passes from inlet end 16 to outlet end 18 of processing tunnel 14. A second flailing roller 22 is provided for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from second face 104 of each mat 100 as mat 100 passes from inlet end 16 to outlet end 18 of processing tunnel 14. A third flailing roller 24 is provided for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from first side edge 106 of each mat 100 as mat 100 passes from inlet end 16 to outlet end 18 of processing tunnel 14. A
fourth flailing roller (hidden in this view) is provided for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from second side edge 108 of each mat 100 as the mat 100 passes from inlet end 16 to outlet end 18 of processing tunnel 14. There are various flailing medium that can be used. For this application flailing chains are used, it will be appreciated that heavy bristles could also be used. Guide rollers 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36 are provided for supporting and guiding each mat.
Guide rollers 26 and 28 engage first face 102 of each mat 100 and guide rollers 30, 32, 34, and 36 engage second face 104 of each mat 100. Some of guide rollers 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 and 36 are mechanically driven and serve as drive rollers for propelling each mat 100 through processing tunnel 14 from inlet end 16 to outlet end 18. It will be appreciated that that not all of guide rollers 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 and 36 need be mechanically driven for machine 10 to function. To enhance the operation of the guide rollers, rubber gripping surfaces are provided.
An interlock cleaning blade 37 is provided that is configured to engage interlock 114 at each of opposed ends 110 and 112. Interlock cleaning blade drops down into interlock 114 and cleans any accumulations of ice and snow or mud and rock out of interlock 114.
Although only one interlock cleaning blade 37 has been illustrated, it will be appreciated that two interlock cleaning blades 37 could be provided, one for each of opposed ends 110 and 112.
[0014] Where environmental contamination is potentially an issue, a spray assembly 40 with a plurality of spray heads 42 is positioned in processing tunnel 14 downstream of first 20, second 22, third 24 and fourth flailing rollers. Spray assembly 40 can deliver water through spray heads 42 to wash mats 100 or, can deliver a chemical decontaminant, where chemical treatment is necessary.
[0015] As machine 10 must operate at remote and isolated locations where power is unlikely to be available, a portable generator 44 is provided to power first 20, second 22, third 24, and fourth (hidden in this view) flailing rollers, along with the drive rollers.
Operation:
[0016] Referring to FIG. 1, in operation, mats 100 are sent sequentially through processing tunnel 14 from inlet end 16 to outlet end 18. Guide rollers 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, and 36 support and guide each mat 100 as it travels through processing tunnel 14.
Some of guide rollers 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, and 36 are mechanically driven and serve as drive rollers to propel each mat 100 from inlet end 16 toward outlet end 18. Placed in the travel path of mats 100 are flailing rollers: first flailing roller 20, second flailing roller 22, third flailing roller 24 and fourth flailing roller (hidden in this view). The flailing rollers knock snow and ice or mud and rocks from mats 100. As each mat 100 travels through processing tunnel 14, interlock cleaning blade drops down and engages interlock 114, to scrape any accumulations of snow and ice or mud and rock out of interlock 114. Downstream of flailing rollers 20, 22, and 24 is spray assembly 40 that delivers a cleaning or decontaminating spray through a plurality of spray heads 42.
[0017] In this patent document, the word "comprising" is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article "a" does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be one and only one of the elements.
[0018] The scope of the claims should not be limited by the illustrated embodiments set forth as examples, but should be given the broadest interpretation consistent with a purposive construction of the claims in view of the description as a whole.

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1. A machine for cleaning access mats, each mat having a first face, a second face, a first side edge, a second side edge and opposed ends, the machine comprising:
a housing defining a processing tunnel through which each mat must pass, the processing tunnel having an inlet end and an outlet end;
a first flailing roller for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from the first face of each mat as the mat passes from the inlet end to the outlet end of the processing tunnel;
a second flailing roller for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from the second face of each mat as the mat passes from the inlet end to the outlet end of the processing tunnel;
a third flailing roller for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from the first side edge of each mat as the mat passes from the inlet end to the outlet end of the processing tunnel;
a fourth flailing roller for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from the second side edge of each mat as the mat passes from the inlet end to the outlet end of the processing tunnel; and guide rollers for supporting and guiding each mat; and drive means for propelling each mat through the processing tunnel from the inlet end to the outlet end.
2. The machine of Claim 1, wherein the guides are a plurality of guide rollers.
3. The machine of Claim 2, wherein the guide rollers enagage the first face and the second face of each mat.
4. The machine of Claim 2, wherein the guide rollers includes drive rollers which serve as the drive means.
5. The machine of Claim 1, wherein a chemical spray assembly is positioned in the processing tunnel downstream of the first, second, third and fourth flailing rollers.
6. The machine of Claim 1, wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth flailing rollers has flailing chains.
7. The machine of Claim 4, wherein a portable generator is provided to power the first, second, third, and fourth flailing rollers, along with the drive rollers.
8. The machine of Claim 1, wherein at least one interlock cleaning blade is provided, the at least one interlock cleaning blade engaging an interlock at each of the opposed ends of each mat passing through the processing tunnel to dislodge any accumulation of snow and ice or mud and rock from the interlock.
9. A machine for cleaning access mats, each mat having a first face, a second face, a first side edge, a second side edge and opposed ends, the machine comprising:
a housing defining a processing tunnel through which each mat must pass, the processing tunnel having an inlet end and an outlet end;
a first flailing roller having flailing chains for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from the first face of each mat as the mat passes from the inlet end to the outlet end of the processing tunnel;
a second flailing roller having flailing chains for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from the second face of each mat as the mat passes from the inlet end to the outlet end of the processing tunnel;
a third flailing roller having flailing chains for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from the first side edge of each mat as the mat passes from the inlet end to the outlet end of the processing tunnel;
a fourth flailing roller having flailing chains for knocking accumulated snow and ice or mud and rocks from the second side edge of each mat as the mat passes from the inlet end to the outlet end of the processing tunnel;
at least one interlock cleaning blade for engaging an interlock at each of the opposed ends of each mat passing through the processing tunnel to dislodge any accumulation of snow and ice or mud and rock from the interlock;
guide rollers for supporting and guiding each mat, the guide rollers engaging the first face and the second face of each mat;
drive rollers for propelling each mat through the processing tunnel from the inlet end to the outlet end; and a chemical spray assembly positioned in the processing tunnel downstream of the first, second, third and fourth flailing rollers.
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