KR101991180B1 - Brush assembly and pipe cleansing robot with the same - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B08—CLEANING
- B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
- B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto
- B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B08—CLEANING
- B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
- B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto
- B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
- B08B9/0804—Cleaning containers having tubular shape, e.g. casks, barrels, drums
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
- B25J11/00—Manipulators not otherwise provided for
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
- B25J11/00—Manipulators not otherwise provided for
- B25J11/008—Manipulators for service tasks
- B25J11/0085—Cleaning
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25J—MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
- B25J9/00—Programme-controlled manipulators
- B25J9/02—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian coordinate type
- B25J9/04—Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian coordinate type by rotating at least one arm, excluding the head movement itself, e.g. cylindrical coordinate type or polar coordinate type
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16L55/00—Devices or appurtenances for use in, or in connection with, pipes or pipe systems
- F16L55/26—Pigs or moles, i.e. devices movable in a pipe or conduit with or without self-contained propulsion means
- F16L55/28—Constructional aspects
- F16L55/30—Constructional aspects of the propulsion means, e.g. towed by cables
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
- A46B2200/30—Brushes for cleaning or polishing
- A46B2200/3013—Brushes for cleaning the inside or the outside of tubes
Abstract
The brush assembly according to one embodiment includes a link member having a hinge at a center thereof to change the bending angle; A brush member mounted on both ends of the link member, respectively; And an elastic member mounted on a side surface of the link member and deformed according to a bending angle of the link member, wherein the link member is provided to prevent twisting of the elastic member, It can be returned to the original state by the restoring force.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a brush assembly and a pipe cleaning robot equipped with the brush assembly. More particularly, the present invention relates to a brush assembly that is deformed corresponding to the internal environment of the pipe, Robot.
Typically, a line for transferring fluids, including water and sewer pipes or cooling / heating ducts, welds or flanges a plurality of pipes to form a transfer line of required length.
Such a transfer line interferes with the flow of fluid during prolonged use due to the presence of beads generated during welding, dust introduced from the outside, various pollutants such as water and grease, and the contamination and purity of the fluid moving through the transfer line is lowered So that continuous maintenance is required to remove pollutants.
However, most of the transfer lines are not directly inputted by the operator because of the nature of the work environment where the diameter is narrow, the air is insufficient inside, and the toxic gas is highly likely to remain. Conventionally, a high pressure fluid is injected into the tube to clean the tube. However, in this method, it is difficult to remove foreign substances firmly adhered to the inner wall, and it is difficult to perform proper washing due to a decrease in water pressure .
In this patent, a cleaning device that is inserted into a pipe and directly removes foreign matter from the inner wall during movement is required. In the patent application No. 10-2011-0033389, a leg with a driving wheel is attached to the body in a stretchable manner, And a support arm attached with a brush is coupled to the rotary part of the front of the body to rotate and wipes off foreign matter on the inner wall.
An object of the present invention is to provide a brush assembly that can be cleaned in a process of changing a diameter of a pipe or a pipe while being deformed corresponding to an internal environment of the pipe, and a pipe cleaning robot equipped with the brush assembly will be.
An object of the present invention is to provide a brush assembly for monitoring the working environment and a work state in front of the robot body and controlling the driving of the brush assembly connected to the rear of the robot body and a pipe cleaning robot equipped with the brush assembly will be.
An object of an embodiment is to provide a brush assembly in which a shape is deformed and restored by an elastic force or a restoring force of an elastic member (for example, a leaf spring), and a pipe cleaning robot equipped with the brush assembly.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a brush assembly including: a link member having a center hinge to change a bending angle; A brush member mounted on both ends of the link member, respectively; And an elastic member mounted on a side surface of the link member and deformed according to a bending angle of the link member, wherein the link member is provided to prevent twisting of the elastic member, It can be returned to the original state by the restoring force.
According to one aspect, the plurality of link members are provided, and the plurality of link members may share the same hinge axis.
According to one aspect, the link member includes: a first at least two link members spaced from each other in a first direction; And a second at least two link members spaced apart from each other in a second direction different from the first direction, the brush assembly comprising: a first hinge axis of the first at least two link members; And a connecting member for connecting the same hinge shafts of the two link members to each other.
According to one aspect, the first at least two link members and the second at least two link members may be arranged alternately along the longitudinal direction of the connecting member.
According to one aspect, the brush member may be rotated by rotation of the linking member, or the brush member may be rotatably mounted on the link member.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the link member includes a first link portion and a second link portion hinged to each other, and the elastic member is provided as a leaf spring, and is provided on one side of the first link portion and the second link portion And can be held in a non-fixed state on the side surface of the hinge.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pipe cleaning robot including: a robot main body that can travel within a pipe; A monitoring module connected to the front of the robot body to monitor the inside of the pipe; And a brush assembly connected to the rear of the robot body and driven to clean the inside of the pipe, wherein the brush assembly is elastically deformed, and the shape of the brush assembly is deformed and restored according to the shape of the inside of the pipe .
According to one aspect of the present invention, the brush assembly includes: a link member having a hinge at a center thereof to change a bending angle; And an elastic member mounted on a side surface of the link member and deformed according to a bending angle of the link member, wherein a bending angle of the link member is changed by a shape inside the pipe, The bending angle of the link member can be returned to the original state.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the brush assembly further includes a brush member rotatably mounted on both ends of the link member, wherein the rotational speed of the brush member can be controlled by the data measured by the monitoring module have.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the link member includes: a first link member extending in a first direction; And a second link member extending in a second direction different from the first direction, wherein the brush member includes: a first brush member mounted at both ends of the first link member; And a second brush member mounted on both ends of the second link member, wherein the inside of the pipe can be cleaned in all directions by the first brush member and the second brush member.
According to the brush assembly and the pipe cleaning robot equipped with the brush assembly according to one embodiment, the inside of the pipe can be cleaned even when the diameter of the pipe is changed or the pipe is bent while being deformed corresponding to the internal environment of the pipe.
According to the brush assembly and the pipe cleaning robot equipped with the brush assembly according to the embodiment, the working environment and the working state are monitored in front of the robot body, and the driving of the brush assembly connected to the rear of the robot body can be controlled.
According to the brush assembly and the pipe cleaning robot equipped with the brush assembly according to the embodiment, the shape can be deformed and restored by the elastic force or the restoring force of the elastic member (for example, leaf spring).
1 shows a pipe cleaning robot equipped with a brush assembly according to one embodiment.
2 is a perspective view of a brush assembly according to one embodiment.
Figure 3 shows a brush member removed in a brush assembly according to one embodiment.
Fig. 4 shows a state in which the brush member is rotated.
Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. It should be noted that, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the embodiments, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the best of an understanding clear.
In describing the components of the embodiment, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, Quot; may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected. &Quot;
The components included in any one embodiment and the components including common functions will be described using the same names in other embodiments. Unless otherwise stated, the description of any one embodiment may be applied to other embodiments, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted in the overlapping scope.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a brush assembly according to one embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a brush assembly according to an embodiment, in which a brush member is removed And Fig. 4 shows a state in which the brush member is rotated.
Referring to FIG. 1, a
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At this time, the information obtained through the
For example, if it is confirmed that foreign matter exists in the pipe P through the
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The connecting
Specifically, the connecting
At this time, the first at least two link members (312, 314) and the second at least two link members may be spaced apart along the longitudinal direction of the connecting member (320).
For example, the first at least two
Further, when the first at least two
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At this time, the side surface may be a side surface of the
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Thus, the brush assembly according to one embodiment and the pipe cleaning robot equipped with the brush assembly are deformed corresponding to the internal environment of the pipe, so that the inside of the pipe can be cleanly cleaned even when the diameter of the pipe is changed or the pipe is bent. The working environment and the working state are monitored in front of the main body, and the driving of the brush assembly connected to the rear of the robot main body can be controlled.
Although the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, And various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims set forth below, fall within the scope of the present invention.
10: Pipe cleaning robot
100: robot body
200: Monitoring module
300: Brush assembly
310: Link member
320: connecting member
330: elastic member
340: Brush member
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A brush member mounted on both ends of the link member, respectively; And
An elastic member mounted on a side surface of the link member and deformed according to a bending angle of the link member;
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Wherein the link member is provided to prevent twisting of the elastic member,
The link member is returned to its original state by the restoring force of the elastic member,
Wherein a plurality of link members are provided,
Wherein the plurality of link members share the same hinge axis,
The link member
A first at least two link members spaced apart from each other in a first direction; And
A second at least two link members spaced apart from each other in a second direction different from the first direction;
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A connecting member connecting the same hinge axis of the first at least two link members and the same hinge axis of the second at least two link members to each other;
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Wherein the first at least two link members and the second at least two link members are alternately disposed along the longitudinal direction of the linking member.
Wherein the brush member is rotated by rotation of the connecting member,
Wherein the brush member is rotatably mounted to the link member.
A brush member mounted on both ends of the link member, respectively; And
An elastic member mounted on a side surface of the link member and deformed according to a bending angle of the link member;
Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the link member is provided to prevent twisting of the elastic member,
The link member is returned to its original state by the restoring force of the elastic member,
The link member
A first link portion and a second link portion hinged to each other,
Wherein the resilient member is provided with a leaf spring and is secured to a side of the first link portion and the second link portion and is held in a non-fixed state on a side surface of the hinge.
A monitoring module connected to the front of the robot body to monitor the inside of the pipe; And
A brush assembly connected to the rear of the robot body and driven to clean the inside of the pipe;
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The brush assembly is elastically deformed so that the shape of the brush assembly is deformed and restored according to the shape of the inside of the pipe,
The brush assembly
A link member provided with a hinge at the center to change the bending angle;
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Wherein a plurality of link members are provided,
Wherein the plurality of link members share the same hinge axis,
The link member includes a first at least two link members spaced apart from each other in a first direction; And
A second at least two link members spaced apart from each other in a second direction different from the first direction;
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A connecting member connecting the same hinge axis of the first at least two link members and the same hinge axis of the second at least two link members to each other;
A robot cleaning pipe that contains more.
The brush assembly comprising:
An elastic member mounted on a side surface of the link member and deformed according to a bending angle of the link member;
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The bending angle of the link member is changed by the shape of the inside of the pipe, and the bending angle of the link member is returned to the original state by the elastic member.
The brush assembly comprising:
A brush member rotatably mounted on both ends of the link member;
Further comprising:
Wherein the rotation speed of the brush member is controlled by data measured by the monitoring module.
The brush member
A first brush member mounted on both ends of each of the first at least two link members; And
A second brush member mounted on both ends of each of the second at least two link members;
Including,
Wherein the inside of the pipe is cleaned in all directions by the first brush member and the second brush member.
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