JP2017184990A - Sediment removal apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sediment removal apparatus capable of highly efficiently removing sediment accumulated in a groove.SOLUTION: A sediment removal apparatus 100 for removing sediment in a groove Sg includes: a truck 110 including a traveling mechanism 120; a raking part 140 provided on the truck 110 for raking out the sediment in the groove Sg; an accumulation part 160 provided in an upstream side in the advancing direction of the truck 110, with respect to the raking part 140 and accumulating the sediment raked out by the raking part 140; a first drive unit 130 for driving the traveling mechanism 120; and a second drive unit 150 for driving the raking part 140.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a deposit removing apparatus that removes deposits accumulated in a groove portion such as a folded plate roof.

  The roof that covers the top of the building prevents rain, wind, dust, chaff, weeds, paper scraps and other flying objects from entering the building. The dust falling on the roof slides down from the roof or is scattered. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, if the roof S of the building 1 is uneven like a folded plate roof, the dust etc. Easy to deposit on S. When the deposit D on the roof S increases, the roof S may fall due to the load, and therefore the deposit D is periodically removed.

  Conventionally, the deposit on the roof is manually removed. That is, temporary facilities such as scaffolding boards and parent ropes are installed over the entire roof where the deposit removal work is performed, and the operator rests on the roof and removes the deposit on the roof. However, it takes time to install temporary facilities for performing such work, and a lot of manpower is required for the work of removing deposits. Further, such work is work at a high place, and the roof may be corroded, so the safety risk is also high. Therefore, an apparatus for removing deposits on the roof instead of an operator is desired.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a self-propelled cleaner in which a traveling / steering wheel is arranged on a vehicle body having a dust suction device. Further, in Patent Document 2, a squeegee that supports a floor cleaning brush in front of a machine base having a drive wheel and a driven wheel and a suction pipe connected to the rear is attached, and a washing water tank and a recovery water are mounted on the machine base. Place a tank, etc., spray the cleaning water in the cleaning water tank onto the floor surface, clean it with a brush for cleaning the floor surface, and suck the sewage after the cleaning with a squeegee and suction pipe with a suction motor. A floor cleaning vehicle to be recovered is disclosed.

JP-A-8-89451 JP-A-9-192069

  However, the apparatuses described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are applicable when the surface to be cleaned is a smooth surface, but are not formed so as to be able to travel stably on a surface with unevenness. Therefore, for example, it is difficult to clean a surface on which a plurality of grooves are arranged, such as a folded roof. In addition, the apparatuses described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 have a brush arrangement and shape assuming that the surface to be cleaned is a smooth surface. For example, the deposits deposited in depressions such as grooves are effectively removed. It is difficult to scrape.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved deposit removal capable of efficiently removing deposits deposited in the groove. To provide an apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a deposit removing device that removes deposits in a groove, and is provided on the carriage and the cart, and scrapes the deposits in the groove. A scraping unit, an accumulation unit that is provided upstream of the scraping unit in the traveling direction of the carriage, accumulates deposits scraped by the scraping unit, and a first drive unit that drives the traveling mechanism, And a second drive unit that drives the scraping unit.

  The stacking unit includes a stacking hopper that is scraped and receives deposits from the suction port and temporarily stores the deposits, and a suction device that is provided in the stacking hopper and sucks the deposits, and is sucked by the suction device. The object may be configured to be discharged out of the apparatus through a suction hose connected to the discharge port of the accumulation hopper.

  Further, in the accumulation hopper, a water injection nozzle that injects water to the deposit taken in the accumulation hopper may be provided.

  One or a plurality of scraping portions may be provided in the width direction of the deposit removing device in the groove portion.

  For example, the scraping portion may include a scraping chain that rotates along the extending direction of the groove and one or a plurality of scraping claws provided on the outer periphery of the scraping chain.

  Moreover, the deposit removing apparatus according to the present embodiment may further include an end detection unit that detects that the deposit removing apparatus has reached the end of the groove.

  Further, the deposit removing apparatus may include a receiving unit that receives an operation instruction from an external operating device, and may further include a control device that controls the deposit removing apparatus based on the received operation instruction.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently remove deposits deposited in the groove.

1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a deposit removing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view which shows schematic structure of the deposit removal apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a rear view which shows schematic structure of the deposit removal apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a front view which shows schematic structure of the deposit removal apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a shape of the scraping part of the deposit removal apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a side view which shows schematic structure of the deposit removal apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows schematic structure of the deposit removal apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a building provided with the roof with an unevenness | corrugation.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

<1. First Embodiment>
First, with reference to FIGS. 1-5, the structure of the deposit removal apparatus 100 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of the deposit removing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of the deposit removing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a rear view showing a schematic configuration of the deposit removing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of the deposit removing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a shape example of the scraping claw 145 of the deposit removing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.

  The deposit removing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is an apparatus that removes deposits deposited in the groove portion of the surface to be cleaned. The deposit removing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is particularly suitable for cleaning an uneven surface in which a plurality of grooves extending in a predetermined direction are arranged. For example, in a surface having a concavo-convex surface in which a plurality of grooves extending in a predetermined direction are arranged, such as a folded plate roof shown in FIG. 8, the grooves include dust, rice husk, weeds, paper waste, etc. What deposits in the groove is referred to as “deposit”. The deposit removing device 100 sucks and removes deposits in the groove while traveling along the groove.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the deposit removing apparatus 100 includes a carriage 110, a traveling mechanism 120, a first drive unit 130 that drives the traveling mechanism 120, a scraping unit 140 that scrapes off deposits in the groove, and a scraping unit. A second drive unit 150 that drives the removing unit 140 and an accumulation unit 160 that accumulates the deposit scraped by the scraping unit 140 are provided. The deposit removing apparatus 100 includes an end detection unit 170 that detects that the apparatus has reached the end of the traveling surface, an angle adjustment mechanism 180 that adjusts the angle of the scraping unit 140 with respect to the traveling surface, A control device (not shown) for controlling the device is provided.

[Cart]
The carriage 110 is a base of the deposit removing apparatus 100 and includes a traveling mechanism 120 so that the carriage 110 can travel. When the traveling direction of the deposit removing apparatus 100 at the time of deposit removal is the front of the apparatus, a traveling mechanism 120 is provided in the rear base portion 111 on the rear side of the carriage 110, and the first drive is provided thereon. A unit 130 and a second drive unit 150 are provided. The base front part 115 on the front side of the carriage 110 is a frame that connects the front scraping part 140 and the rear second drive unit 150. The base front part 115 includes a scraping part 140 and an integrated part. Part 160 is provided. Further, a power source device (not shown) that is a driving source of the deposit removing device 100 is mounted on the carriage 110.

[Running mechanism]
The traveling mechanism 120 is a mechanism for moving the deposit removing apparatus 100 and is provided on the bottom surface side of the base rear portion 111. As shown in FIG. 3, the traveling mechanism 120 according to the present embodiment includes two roller chains 125 arranged in parallel with a predetermined interval so as to be positioned in the groove Sg of the roof S, respectively. The number of roller chains 125 is not limited to two, and one or a plurality of roller chains 125 can be installed. By providing a plurality of roller chains 125, stable traveling can be realized.

  Each roller chain 125 is provided such that its inner periphery meshes with the three sprockets 121, 122, 123. As shown in FIG. 3, the first sprocket 121 is fixed to a support shaft 121 a extending in the width direction (Y direction) of the carriage 110. One end of the support shaft 121a is provided with a pulley 121b to which power of a first drive unit 130 described later is transmitted. When the pulley 121b rotates in response to the power of the first drive unit 130, the support shaft 121a rotates and the first sprocket 121 rotates. In this way, each roller chain 125 rotates synchronously, and the deposit removal apparatus 100 can be run along the groove Sg. The second sprocket 122 and the third sprocket 123 rotate following the rotation of the roller chain 125.

  As shown in FIG. 1, protrusions 125a are provided on the outer periphery of each roller chain 125 at a predetermined interval. The protrusion 125a is preferably formed of a material that does not damage the roof S, and is formed of, for example, urethane rubber of Shore A70. By providing such a protrusion 125a, when the protrusion 125a and the running surface (groove portion Sg) come into contact with each other, appropriate friction is generated and it becomes difficult to slip, thereby improving running performance.

[First drive unit]
The first drive unit 130 is a drive device for driving the travel mechanism 120. The first drive unit 130 includes a first motor 131 and a first pulley 133 that is provided on the rotation shaft 131a of the first motor 131 and rotates with the rotation of the rotation shaft 131a. The first drive unit 130 is provided on the base rear portion 111 of the carriage 110. As shown in FIG. 3, the first pulley 133 is connected to a pulley 121 b provided on the support shaft 121 a of the traveling mechanism 120 located vertically below the endless belt 134. Thereby, the rotation of the first motor 131 is transmitted to the pulley 121b via the endless belt 134, and the traveling mechanism 120 is driven.

[Scraping part]
The scraping unit 140 is a mechanism that scrapes the deposit from the groove Sg in order to remove the deposit in the groove Sg. As shown in FIG. 4, the scraping portion 140 according to the present embodiment includes two scraping chains 144 arranged in parallel with a predetermined interval so as to be positioned in the groove portion Sg of the roof S, respectively. The number of scraping chains 144 is not limited to two, and one or a plurality of scraping chains 144 can be installed. By providing the plurality of scraping chains 144, the plurality of groove portions Sg can be simultaneously cleaned, and work efficiency can be improved.

  Each scraping chain 144 is provided such that its inner periphery meshes with the two sprockets 142 and 143. As shown in FIG. 4, the fourth sprocket 142 is fixed to both ends of a support shaft 141 extending in the width direction (Y direction) of the carriage 110. In the center of the support shaft 141, a pulley 141a to which power of a second drive unit 150 described later is transmitted is provided. When the pulley 141a is rotated by receiving the power of the second drive unit 150, the support shaft 141 is rotated and the fourth sprocket 142 is rotated. In this way, each scraping chain 144 rotates synchronously, and the deposit in the groove Sg can be scraped out. Note that the fifth sprocket 143 rotates following the rotation of the scraping chain 144.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, scraping claws 145 are provided at predetermined intervals on the outer periphery of each scraping chain 144. The scraping claw 145 is detachably provided on the scraping chain 144. The deposit is removed while the deposit removing device 100 is running along the groove Sg. Here, some of the deposits can be easily removed by running the deposit removing device 100 once, such as a small amount of dust, or the like. In some cases, the deposit removal device 100 cannot be removed only by running once. In this case, a plurality of processes such as crushing, scraping, and finishing removing the surface of the deposit are performed. As described above, by making it possible to attach the optimal scraping claw 145 according to the state of the deposit to be removed by the deposit removing device 100 and the process to be performed, the deposit can be reliably removed. .

  The scraping claw 145 attached to the scraping chain 144 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a plate-shaped claw 145-1 (claw-1) whose end surface that contacts the deposit is a mountain shape, or a groove Sg. There are comb-shaped claws 145-2 (nail-2) and the like that enter the vicinity of the bottom surface. In addition, a claw 145-3 (claw-3), a long and narrow plate-like claw 145-4 (claw-4), etc., which has a claw 145-1 reduced in width so as to enter a deeper position of the groove Sg. There may be. Various treatments can be performed by the deposit removing apparatus 100 by using the scraping claws 145 having such various shapes attached to the scraping chain 144 according to the process or the like.

  Note that the shape of the scraping claw 145 is not limited to the shape shown in FIG. 5 and may be other shapes. Further, one or a plurality of scraping claws 145 are attached to the outer periphery of the scraping chain 144 according to the present embodiment, but the scraping claws 145 attached to the scraping chain 144 may all have the same shape, Different shapes of scraping nails 145 may be attached.

  Further, by providing the scraping claw 145 so as to be detachable from the scraping chain 144, the scraping claw 145 can be easily replaced even if it is damaged.

[Second drive unit]
The second drive unit 150 is a drive device for driving the scraping unit 140. The second drive unit 150 includes a second motor 151 and a second pulley 153 that is provided on the rotation shaft 151a of the second motor 151 and rotates with the rotation of the rotation shaft 151a. The second drive unit 150 is provided on the base rear portion 111 of the carriage 110. As shown in FIG. 4, the second pulley 153 is connected to a pulley 141 a provided on the support shaft 141 of the scraping unit 140 via an endless belt 154. Accordingly, the rotation of the second motor 151 is transmitted to the pulley 141a via the endless belt 154, and the scraping unit 140 is driven.

[Accumulator]
The accumulation unit 160 accumulates the deposits scraped by the scraping unit 140. The stacking unit 160 includes a stacking hopper 161 that is provided behind the scraping unit 140 and has a suction port 162 that receives the deposit scraped by the scraping claw 145 of the scraping unit 140. A suction hose 165 is connected to the discharge port 163 at the top of the accumulation hopper 161. The other end of the suction hose 165 is connected to an external deposit accommodating part (not shown). Thus, by providing the scraped-up deposit outside the deposit removing apparatus 100, it is possible to prevent the weight of the deposit removing apparatus 100 from increasing.

  For example, when removing the deposit in the groove Sg of the roof S, a deposit accommodating portion is installed on the ground, and the deposit removing device 100 on the roof S is connected to the deposit depositing portion on the ground by the suction hose 165. To do. Thereby, since the deposit sucked by the deposit removing device 100 is sent to the ground, the deposit removing device 100 on the roof S can prevent the roof S from being loaded with an allowable load or more. The deposit container may be installed on the vehicle. Thereby, after accommodating the deposit sent from the roof S in the deposit accommodating part, it can be easily conveyed to another place.

  Inside the accumulation hopper 161, a suction device that sucks the sediment taken in from the suction port 162 may be provided. Further, a water injection nozzle (not shown) for injecting water to the deposit taken from the suction port 162 may be provided inside the accumulation hopper 161. By injecting water from the water injection nozzle, mixing the deposit and water in the accumulation hopper 161 and sucking with the suction hose 165, clogging of the suction hose 165 can be prevented, and work efficiency can be improved. it can.

[Edge detection section]
The edge part detection part 170 detects that the deposit removal apparatus 100 reached | attained the edge part of the roof S which is a running surface. The end detection unit 170 is provided in front of the traveling mechanism 120 in the traveling direction of the deposit removing apparatus 100. For example, as shown in FIG. It is provided in the front-end | tip of the supporting member extended to. The end detection unit 170 is configured by a distance sensor such as an infrared sensor, for example. The end detection unit 170 repeatedly detects the distance to the traveling surface during traveling, and outputs the detection result to a control device (not shown).

  The control device to which the detection result is input from the end detection unit 170 determines whether or not the deposit removing device 100 can continuously travel based on the detection result. For example, when there is a step that cannot be overcome by the traveling mechanism 120, the deposit removing device 100 stops, and when there is no traveling surface like the end of the roof S, the deposit removing device 100. Will fall. Therefore, the edge detection unit 170 detects a change in the traveling surface in advance, thereby maintaining normal traveling of the deposit removing apparatus 100.

  For example, when the distance measured by the end detection unit 170 is substantially constant (that is, the measurement value error is within a predetermined range), the control device determines that there is a traveling surface. On the other hand, when the distance measured by the edge detection unit 170 exceeds or exceeds a predetermined value, or cannot be measured, the control device changes the height of the running surface to normal. It is determined that there is a possibility that the vehicle cannot travel or the traveling surface does not exist. In this case, the control device stops the first drive unit 130 that drives the traveling mechanism 120.

[Angle adjustment mechanism]
The angle adjustment mechanism 180 adjusts the angle of the scraping unit 140 with respect to the traveling surface. The height of the scraping portion 140 is appropriately adjusted according to the height of the deposit, the depth of the groove Sg, the contact condition of the scraping claw 145 of the scraping portion 140 with respect to the deposit, and the like.
The angle adjustment mechanism 180 is configured by using, for example, a turnbuckle, and can be expanded and contracted by rotating a trunk portion that connects both ends. By changing the length of the angle adjustment mechanism 180, the angle of the scraping unit 140 with respect to the traveling surface is changed. The angle adjustment mechanism 180 automatically adjusts the angle of the scraping unit 140 according to the surface shape of the deposit.

[Control device]
The control device controls the overall mechanism of the deposit removing device 100. The control device is mounted, for example, on the base rear portion 111 of the carriage 110, and performs drive control of the first drive unit 130 and the second drive unit 150, end determination processing based on the detection result of the end detection unit 170, and the like. Do. Moreover, the control apparatus is provided with the communication part, and can be connected so that communication with another apparatus is possible. The deposit removing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is operated and operated by an operating device such as a remote controller. Thereby, for example, when removing deposits in places with high risk such as a high place such as a roof or a gas atmosphere, it is sufficient to place only the deposit removing device 100 in the place, and the operator The deposit removing apparatus 100 can be operated using an operation device from a safe place such as the ground.

  The deposit removing apparatus 100 having the above-described components is based on the rotation of the roller chain 125 of the traveling mechanism 120 and the reaction force generated when the scraping claw 145 of the scraping chain 144 scrapes the deposit backward. It becomes possible to travel forward by the generated propulsive force. For example, when removing the deposit in the groove Sg of the roof S of the building 1 as shown in FIG. 8, the deposit removing device 100 placed on the roof S receives an instruction from an external operation device. , Start running and deposit removal process. The deposit removing device 100 accumulates the deposit scraped by the scraping claw 145 while traveling forward along the groove Sg, and sends it to the outside through the suction hose 165. Then, when the edge detection unit 170 detects that the deposit removing apparatus 100 has reached the end of the roof S, the deposit removing apparatus 100 automatically stops.

  The deposit removal apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment and the operation thereof have been described above. The deposit removing device 100 according to the present embodiment is configured to be able to travel by the traveling mechanism 120 and scrapes in accordance with the position of the adjacent groove portion Sg so that the deposit in the groove portion Sg can be removed. A scraping chain 144 having claws 145 is provided, and an accumulation portion 160 for accumulating scraped deposits is provided behind the scraping chain 144. Deposits accumulated in the accumulation hopper 161 of the accumulation unit 160 are sent to the outside via the suction hose 165. Thus, the deposit removing apparatus 100 removes the deposit while traveling along the groove Sg.

  By using such a deposit removing apparatus 100, the operator can reduce the work of removing the deposits such as the roof, and the safety of the scaffolding board, the master rope, etc., which has conventionally been necessary when removing the deposits manually. Installation of equipment can also be reduced. Further, it is possible to clean a place where a person cannot enter, such as a place where the factory is operating or where there is a gas atmosphere, and the cleaning operation can be easily performed without causing any trouble in the factory operation. Furthermore, it is possible to minimize the amount of work performed by an operator on a high place, a corroded roof, or the like, thereby reducing the risk of danger.

<2. Second Embodiment>
Next, the deposit removing apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. The deposit removing apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment is mainly different from the first embodiment in the configuration of the traveling mechanism 220. Hereinafter, the configuration of the deposit removing apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of the deposit removing apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of the deposit removing apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment.

  The deposit removing apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment is an apparatus for removing deposits deposited on the groove portion of the surface to be cleaned, as in the first embodiment, and in particular, an uneven surface in which a plurality of groove portions extending in a predetermined direction are arranged. Suitable for cleaning. The deposit removing device 200 sucks and removes deposits in the groove while traveling along the groove.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the deposit removing apparatus 200 includes a carriage 210, a traveling mechanism 220, a first drive unit 230 that drives the traveling mechanism 220, a scraping unit 240 that scrapes off deposits in the groove, and a scraping unit. A second drive unit 250 that drives the removal unit 240 and an accumulation unit 260 that accumulates the deposit scraped by the scraping unit 240 are provided. Further, the deposit removing device 200 includes a control device (not shown) that controls the device.

[Cart]
The carriage 210 is a base of the deposit removing apparatus 200 and is configured to be able to travel by including a traveling mechanism 220. When the traveling direction of the deposit removing apparatus 200 at the time of deposit removal is the front of the apparatus, a traveling mechanism 220 is provided on the base rear portion 211 on the rear side of the carriage 210, and a first drive is provided thereon. A unit 230 and a second drive unit 250 are provided. Further, on the front side of the carriage 210, a scraping portion 240 and a stacking portion 260 are provided in the base front portion 213. Furthermore, a power supply device (not shown) that is a driving source of the deposit removing device 200 is mounted on the carriage 210.

[Running mechanism]
The traveling mechanism 220 is a mechanism for moving the deposit removing device 200 and is provided on the bottom surface side of the base rear portion 211. As shown in FIG. 6, the traveling mechanism 220 according to the present embodiment includes a driving wheel 222 provided at the rear of the apparatus and a traveling wheel 224 provided in front of the driving wheel 222. The driving wheel 222 and the traveling wheel 224 are arranged in the front-rear direction in the extending direction (X direction) of the groove Sg. Note that a plurality of driving wheels 222 and traveling wheels 224 may be arranged in parallel according to the interval between the groove portions Sg of the roof S. By arranging a plurality of driving wheels 222 and traveling wheels 224 in parallel, stable traveling can be realized.

  The drive wheel 222 includes a pulley 222b that rotates together with the axle 222a. The pulley 222b is connected to a first drive unit 230, which will be described later, via an endless belt 234. As a result, the drive wheel 222 rotates by receiving power from the first drive unit 230 and causes the carriage 210 to travel. The traveling wheels 224 are driven wheels that rotate as the carriage 210 moves. Providing the traveling wheels 224 makes it possible to travel stably.

[First drive unit]
The first drive unit 230 is a drive device for driving the drive wheels 222. The first drive unit 230 includes a first motor 231 and a first pulley 233 that is provided on the rotation shaft 231a of the first motor 231 and rotates with the rotation of the rotation shaft 231a. The first drive unit 230 is provided on the base rear portion 211 of the carriage 210. As shown in FIG. 6, the first pulley 233 is connected to a pulley 222 b provided on the drive wheel 222 below the first pulley 233 via an endless belt 234. Thereby, the rotation of the first motor 231 is transmitted to the pulley 222b via the endless belt 234, and the traveling mechanism 220 is driven.

[Scraping part]
The scraping unit 240 is a mechanism for scraping the deposit from the groove Sg in order to remove the deposit in the groove Sg. As shown in FIG. 7, the scraping unit 240 according to the present embodiment includes three scraping chains 244 arranged in parallel with a predetermined interval so as to be positioned in the groove Sg of the roof S, respectively. The number of scraping chains 244 is not limited to three, and one or a plurality of scraping chains 244 can be installed. By providing the plurality of scraping chains 244, the plurality of groove portions Sg can be simultaneously cleaned, and the working efficiency can be improved.

  Each scraping chain 244 has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, and is provided so that its inner periphery meshes with the two sprockets 242, 243. As shown in FIG. 7, the first sprocket 242 is fixed to a support shaft 241 b extending in the width direction (Y direction) of the carriage 210 at a predetermined interval. Further, the support shaft 241b is provided with a pulley 241a to which power of a second drive unit 250 described later is transmitted. When the pulley 241a rotates by receiving the power of the second drive unit 250, the support shaft 241 rotates and the sprockets 242, 243 rotate. In this way, each scraping chain 244 rotates synchronously, and the deposits in the groove Sg can be scraped out.

  As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, scraping claws 245 are provided on the outer periphery of each scraping chain 244 at predetermined intervals. The scraping claw 245 is detachably provided on the scraping chain 244 as in the first embodiment. Thereby, according to the state of the deposit removed by the deposit removal apparatus 200 and the process to be performed, the optimum scraping claw 245 can be attached, so that the deposit can be reliably removed.

  The scraping claw 245 attached to the scraping chain 244 may be, for example, a mountain shape, a comb shape, an elongated plate-shaped claw as shown in FIG. Note that the shape of the scraping claw 245 is not limited to the shape shown in FIG. 5 and may be other shapes. In addition, one or a plurality of scraping claws 245 are attached to the outer periphery of the scraping chain 244 according to the present embodiment, but the scraping claws 245 attached to the scraping chain 244 may all have the same shape, Different shapes of scraping claws 245 may be attached.

  Further, by providing the scraping claw 145 so as to be detachable from the scraping chain 144, the scraping claw 145 can be easily replaced even if it is damaged.

[Second drive unit]
The second drive unit 250 is a drive device for driving the scraping unit 240. The second drive unit 250 includes a second motor 251 and a second pulley 253 that is provided on the rotation shaft 251a of the second motor 251 and rotates with the rotation of the rotation shaft 251a. The second drive unit 250 is provided on the base rear portion 211 of the carriage 210. As shown in FIG. 7, the second pulley 253 is connected to a pulley 241 a provided on the support shaft 241 b of the scraping unit 240 via an endless belt 254. Thereby, the rotation of the second motor 251 is transmitted to the pulley 241a via the endless belt 254, and the scraping unit 240 is driven.

[Accumulator]
The accumulation unit 260 accumulates the deposit scraped by the scraping unit 240. The accumulating unit 260 includes an accumulating hopper 261 that is provided behind the scraping unit 240 and has a suction port 262 that receives the deposit scraped by the scraping claws 245 of the scraping unit 240. A suction hose 265 is connected to the discharge port 263 at the top of the accumulation hopper 261. The other end of the suction hose 265 is connected to an external deposit accommodating part (not shown). Thus, by providing the scraped-up deposit outside the deposit removing apparatus 200, it is possible to prevent the weight of the deposit removing apparatus 200 from increasing.

  Inside the accumulation hopper 261, a suction device that sucks the deposit taken from the suction port 262 may be provided. Further, a water injection nozzle (not shown) for injecting water to the deposit taken from the suction port 262 may be provided inside the accumulation hopper 261 as in the first embodiment. By injecting water from the water injection nozzle, mixing the deposit and water in the accumulation hopper 261 and sucking with the suction hose 265, the suction hose 265 can be prevented from being clogged, and the working efficiency can be improved. it can.

[Control device]
The control device controls the overall mechanism of the deposit removing device 200. The control device is mounted, for example, on the base rear portion 211 of the carriage 210, and performs drive control of the first drive unit 230 and the second drive unit 250. Moreover, the control apparatus is provided with the communication part, and can be connected so that communication with another apparatus is possible. The deposit removing apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment is operated and operated by an operating device such as a remote controller. Thereby, for example, when removing deposits in places with high risk such as high places such as roofs and places with gas atmosphere, it is only necessary to place the deposit removing device 200 in the place, and the operator The deposit removing apparatus 200 can be operated using an operation device from a safe place such as the ground.

  Similarly to the first embodiment, the deposit removing apparatus 200 having the above components is also generated when the driving wheel 222 rotates and the scraping claw 245 of the scraping chain 244 scrapes the deposit backward. It becomes possible to travel forward by the propulsive force generated by the reaction force. The deposit removing apparatus 200 starts traveling and deposit removing processing in response to an instruction from an external operating device. The deposit removing device 200 accumulates the deposit scraped by the scraping claw 245 while traveling forward along the groove Sg, and sends it to the outside via the suction hose 265.

  Note that the deposit removing apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment may also include an end detection unit, as in the first embodiment. Accordingly, the deposit removing apparatus 200 can detect, for example, that the end of the roof S has been reached, and the deposit removing apparatus 200 is automatically stopped when the end is reached, so that the deposit removing apparatus 200 is stopped. Can be prevented from falling.

  The deposit removal apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment and the operation thereof have been described above. The deposit removing device 200 according to the present embodiment is configured to be able to travel by the traveling mechanism 220 and scrapes in accordance with the position of the adjacent groove portion Sg so that the deposit in the groove portion Sg can be removed. A scraping chain 244 having claws 245 is provided, and an accumulation portion 260 for accumulating scraped deposits is provided behind the scraping chain 244. Deposits accumulated in the accumulation hopper 261 of the accumulation unit 260 are sent to the outside via the suction hose 265. Thus, the deposit removing apparatus 200 removes the deposit while traveling along the groove Sg.

  By using such a deposit removing device 200, the operator can reduce the work of removing the deposits such as the roof, and the safety of the scaffolding board, the master rope, etc., which has conventionally been necessary when removing the deposits manually. Installation of equipment can also be reduced. Further, it is possible to clean a place where a person cannot enter, such as a place where the factory is operating or where there is a gas atmosphere, and the cleaning operation can be easily performed without causing any trouble in the factory operation. Furthermore, it is possible to minimize the amount of work performed by an operator on a high place, a corroded roof, or the like, thereby reducing the risk of danger.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Building 100, 200 Deposit removal apparatus 110, 210 Carriage 111, 211 Base rear part 115 Base front part 120, 220 Travel mechanism 130, 230 First drive unit 131, 231 First motor 134, 234 Endless belt 144 244 Scraping chain 145, 235 Scraping claw 150, 250 Second drive unit 151, 251 Second motor 154, 254 Endless belt 160, 260 Stacking unit 161, 261 Stacking hopper 162, 262 Suction port 163, 263 Exhaust Outlet 165, 265 Suction hose 170 End detection unit 180 Angle adjustment mechanism D Deposit S Roof

Claims (7)

A deposit removing device for removing deposits in a groove,
A carriage equipped with a traveling mechanism;
A scraping portion provided on the carriage, and scraping off the deposits in the groove;
An accumulation unit that is provided on the upstream side in the traveling direction of the carriage with respect to the scraping unit and accumulates deposits scraped by the scraping unit;
A first drive unit for driving the traveling mechanism;
A second drive unit for driving the scraping unit;
A deposit removing device. The stacking unit
An accumulation hopper that scrapes and deposits deposits from the suction port and temporarily accommodates them;
A suction device provided in the accumulation hopper for sucking deposits;
With
The deposit removal device according to claim 1, wherein the deposit sucked by the suction device is discharged to the outside of the device through a suction hose connected to a discharge port of the accumulation hopper.   The deposit removal apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a water injection nozzle that injects water to the deposit taken in the accumulation hopper is provided in the accumulation hopper.   The said scraping part is a deposit removal apparatus of any one of Claims 1-3 provided with 1 or multiple in the width direction of the said deposit removal apparatus of the said groove part. The scraper is
A scraping chain that rotates along the extending direction of the groove,
One or more scraping claws provided on the outer periphery of the scraping chain;
The deposit removal apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:   The deposit removal apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising an end detection unit that detects that the deposit removal apparatus has reached an end of the groove. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a receiving unit that receives an operation instruction from an external operation device, and further includes a control device that controls the deposit removing device based on the received operation instruction. Deposit removal device.

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