GB2624328A - Magnetic cleaning device and method - Google Patents

Magnetic cleaning device and method Download PDF

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GB2624328A
GB2624328A GB2401182.7A GB202401182A GB2624328A GB 2624328 A GB2624328 A GB 2624328A GB 202401182 A GB202401182 A GB 202401182A GB 2624328 A GB2624328 A GB 2624328A
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Einar Jakobsen Hans
Lillebo Håvard
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D55/00—Endless track vehicles
    • B62D55/08—Endless track units; Parts thereof
    • B62D55/18—Tracks
    • B62D55/26—Ground engaging parts or elements
    • B62D55/265—Ground engaging parts or elements having magnetic or pneumatic adhesion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K63/00—Receptacles for live fish, e.g. aquaria; Terraria
    • A01K63/10—Cleaning bottoms or walls of ponds or receptacles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K61/00—Culture of aquatic animals
    • A01K61/60—Floating cultivation devices, e.g. rafts or floating fish-farms
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D55/00—Endless track vehicles
    • B62D55/08—Endless track units; Parts thereof
    • B62D55/104—Suspension devices for wheels, rollers, bogies or frames
    • B62D55/108—Suspension devices for wheels, rollers, bogies or frames with mechanical springs, e.g. torsion bars
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D55/00—Endless track vehicles
    • B62D55/08—Endless track units; Parts thereof
    • B62D55/14—Arrangement, location, or adaptation of rollers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D57/00—Vehicles characterised by having other propulsion or other ground- engaging means than wheels or endless track, alone or in addition to wheels or endless track
    • B62D57/02—Vehicles characterised by having other propulsion or other ground- engaging means than wheels or endless track, alone or in addition to wheels or endless track with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members
    • B62D57/024—Vehicles characterised by having other propulsion or other ground- engaging means than wheels or endless track, alone or in addition to wheels or endless track with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members specially adapted for moving on inclined or vertical surfaces
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A40/00—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production
    • Y02A40/80—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production in fisheries management
    • Y02A40/81—Aquaculture, e.g. of fish

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  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Magnetic Means (AREA)

Abstract

A cleaning device (100) for cleaning a submerged net (120), the cleaning device (100) comprising - a first cleaning (110) unit (110) for being positioned on a first side of the net (120), the first cleaning (110) unit (110) comprising cleaning means (140) for cleaning the net (120) and two parallelly oriented belt assemblies (150), and - a second cleaning (120) unit (120) for being positioned on a second side of the net (120) opposite to the first cleaning (110) unit (110), the second cleaning (120) unit (120) comprising two parallelly oriented belt assemblies (150), where each belt assembly (150) comprises a track (160), a rear road wheel (170), a middle road wheel (180) and a front road wheel (190), where each road wheel (170) is provided with a suspension (200), where each track (160) is provided with magnets (210) for generating an attractive force between the belt assemblies (150) of the first cleaning (110) unit (110) and the belt assemblies (150) of the second cleaning (120) unit (120) such that the cleaning device (100) adhere to the net (120), and where the middle road wheel (180) of each belt assembly (150) is provided with wheel magnets (215) or a magnetic component for causing an attractive force between the middle road wheel (180) and the track (160) of each belt assembly (150).

Claims (4)

Claims:
1. A cleaning device (100) for cleaning a submerged net (120), the cleaning device (100) comprising a first cleaning unit (110) for being positioned on a first side of the net (120), the first cleaning unit (110) comprising cleaning means (140) for cleaning the net (120) and two parallelly oriented belt assemblies (150), and a second cleaning unit (120) for being positioned on a second side of the net (120) opposite to the first cleaning unit (110), the second cleaning unit (120) comprising two parallelly oriented belt assemblies (150), where each belt assembly (150) comprises a track (160), a rear road wheel (170), a middle road wheel (180) and a front road wheel (190), where each road wheel is provided with a suspension (200), where each track (160) is provided with magnets (210) for generating an attractive force between the belt assemblies (150) of the first cleaning unit (110) and the belt assemblies (150) of the second cleaning unit (120) such that the cleaning device (100) adhere to the net (120), and where the middle road wheel (180) of each belt assembly (150) is provided with wheel magnets (215) or a magnetic component for causing an attractive force between the middle road wheel (180) and the track (160) of each belt assembly (150).
2. The cleaning device (100) according to claim 1, where each belt assembly (150) further comprises a damper wheel (220), and where each damper wheel (220) is provided with a suspension (200) for shifting the position of said damper wheel (220) in order to compensate for a shift in position of a road wheel.
3. The cleaning device (100) according to claim 1 or 2, where the track (160) of each belt assembly (150) forms a leading edge (240) and/or trailing edge (250) that forms a non-zero angle with a driving direction (230) of said belt assembly (150).
4. The cleaning device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, where the road wheels of each individual belt assembly (150) are separated by a distance of at least 3 centimetres. The cleaning device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, where the track (160) of each belt assembly (150) is provided with a plurality of studs (270) evenly positioned along the longitudinal direction of the track (160), and where the wheels of each belt assembly (150) are provided with corresponding recesses (280) for receiving the studs (270) of the track (160). The cleaning device (100) according to claim 5, where each stud (270) comprises a magnet. The cleaning device (100) according to claim 6, where the track (160) of each belt assembly (150) is provided with an even number of studs (270) and where the polarity of the magnet of any two adjacent studs (270) are opposite to each other. The cleaning device (100) according to any one of the claims 5 - 7, where the track (160) of each belt assembly (150) comprises a plurality of rigid track elements (290) connected together by flexible joints (300), and where each stud (270) is provided on a rigid track element (290) at a non-zero distance from any of the flexible joints (300). The cleaning device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, where the track (160) of each belt assembly (150) is made at least in part from rubber, plastic or silicone. The cleaning device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, where the track (160) of each belt assembly (150) is provided with friction studs (310) on the side of the track (160) facing away from the road wheels, where each friction stud (310) protrudes up to 1 mm from the track (160) The cleaning device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, where any one or more of the rear road wheel (170), the front road wheel (190) and/or the damper wheel (220) of each belt assembly (150) is/are provided with wheel magnets (215) or a magnetic component for causing an attractive force between any one or more of the rear road wheel (170), the front road wheel (190) and/or the damper wheel (220) and the track (160) of each belt assembly (150). 18/18 The cleaning device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, where each belt assembly (150) further comprises any number of drive wheels (320), damping wheels (220), road wheels, idlers (330) and/or tightener wheels (340). The cleaning device (100) according to claim 12, where any one or more of said drive wheels (320), damping wheels (220), road wheels, idlers (330) and/or tightener wheels (340) is/are provided with wheel magnets (215) or a magnetic component for causing an attractive force between any one or more of said drive wheels (320), damping wheels (220), road wheels, idlers (330) and/or tightener wheels (340) and the track (160) of each belt assembly (150). The cleaning device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, where each wheel of each belt assembly (150) has a diameter in the range of 60 mm to 120 mm. The cleaning device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, where the extension of the cleaning device (100) is less than 150 cm. Use of the cleaning device (100) according to any one of the claims 1 - 15 for cleaning a net (120) or a sheet of a fish pen.
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JPH099818A (en) * 1995-06-28 1997-01-14 Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd Closely contacting self-propelled cleaning apparatus for fishing net
CN209700809U (en) * 2019-04-17 2019-11-29 武汉润能时代科技有限公司 Crawler-type wall climbing device
CN112758272A (en) * 2019-05-24 2021-05-07 傅梅英 Crawling robot and using method
CN213603849U (en) * 2020-11-18 2021-07-06 浙江海洋大学东海科学技术学院 Device for cleaning and repairing net cage
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