NL2011827C2 - Modular surface cleaning system and method for installing such a system. - Google Patents

Modular surface cleaning system and method for installing such a system. Download PDF

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NL2011827C2
NL2011827C2 NL2011827A NL2011827A NL2011827C2 NL 2011827 C2 NL2011827 C2 NL 2011827C2 NL 2011827 A NL2011827 A NL 2011827A NL 2011827 A NL2011827 A NL 2011827A NL 2011827 C2 NL2011827 C2 NL 2011827C2
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Method for installing a modular surface cleaning system by providing a frame and a substantially beam shaped cleaning unit (4) for cleaning a flat surface (3), wherein said frame comprises two elongated spaced apart parallel casings (1), wherein each end of said cleaning unit (4) is mounted to a respective one of said casings (1) in such a manner that said cleaning unit (4) is movable between said casings (1) in the longitudinal direction of said casings (1), wherein one of said casings (1) is provided with a movable actuator engaging one of said outer ends of said cleaning unit (4) for achieving said movement, wherein said casing (1) with said movable actuator built up of at least two, and as many as necessary to cover a desired length, elongated modular casing units (11) arranged adjacent one another such that two outer ends of respective ones of said modular casing units (11) extend against one another, wherein each casing unit (11) comprises a movable actuator unit mounted thereto for engaging said outer ends of said cleaning unit (4), wherein the outer ends of said actuator units of said adjacent casing units (11) are located near one another, and wherein said actuator units are arranged to transfer said outer ends of said cleaning unit (4) from the outer end of the actuator unit in one casing unit (11) to the nearby outer end of the actuator unit in the adjacent casing unit (11). In a preferred embodiment at least three, and as many as necessary to cover a desired length, casings (1) are being installed having one common motor driven shaft.

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Modular surface cleaning system and method for installing such a system
The invention relates to a surface cleaning system, comprising a frame and a substantially beam shaped cleaning unit for cleaning a substantially flat surface, wherein said frame comprises two elongated spaced apart parallel casings, wherein each end of said cleaning unit is mounted to a respective one of said casings in such a manner that said cleaning unit is movable between said casings in the longitudinal direction of said casings, wherein one of said casings is provided with a movable actuator engaging one of said outer ends of said cleaning unit for achieving said movement. Such a system is described in WO 2010/019037.
Such a cleaning system can be permanently applied to facades of buildings to clean windows, or to other surfaces to be cleaned, for instance solar panels. Producing and installing such systems for a wide variety of glass surface dimensions is however expensive. The invention aims at providing a cheap, reliable and efficient system, which can easily be applied to a large variety of dimensions.
To that end according to one aspect of the invention said casing with said movable actuator is comprised of at least two elongated modular casing units arranged adjacent one another such that two outer ends of respective ones of said modular casing units extend against one another, wherein each casing unit comprises a movable actuator unit mounted thereto for engaging said outer ends of said cleaning unit, wherein the outer ends of said actuator units of said adjacent casing units extend near one another, and wherein said actuator units are arranged to transfer said outer ends of said cleaning unit from the outer end of the actuator unit in one casing unit to the nearby outer end of the actuator unit in the adjacent casing unit. By using as many standard modular casing units as necessary, each with an actuator unit preinstalled therein, the invention provides a reliable and quick way to install the system to a variety of surface dimensions. In order to precisely fit the casing, the last casing unit and its actuator unit can be cut to size, or a variety of standard casing units with different lengths can be produced, which in combination cover any desired length.
Preferably said actuator units each comprise a spindle rotatably connected to said casing units. The outer ends of said spindles are preferably connected to each other, so as to transmit rotation from one spindle to the other. The outer end of the cleaning unit nearest to the spindle is preferably provided with two aligned and substantially U-shaped engagement parts for engaging said spindle units, each provided with an inner thread corresponding to the thread of the spindle units, wherein said engagement parts are arranged to move relative to each other in the direction of the axis of the spindle between a smallest and a largest distance. Said engagement parts preferably are spring biased to move away from each other to the largest distance.
Alternatively said actuator units each comprise a driven endless belt, chain or cable for engaging the outer ends of said cleaning unit for achieving said movement. So as to transmit the driven rotation of the endless belt, chain or cable from one casing unit to the other engaging tooth wheels may be used.
Said casings are preferably each provided with a tooth rack, and said cleaning unit is provided with a rotating shaft with a brush, said shaft being provided with gear pulleys engaging said tooth racks, so as to force said shaft to rotate when said actuator causes said cleaning unit to move.
Each of said casings preferably comprises one casing section with said actuator on one side for engagement by said outer end of said cleaning unit, and another parallel casing section on the other side for engagement by an outer end of another cleaning unit which is arranged to clean an adjacent substantially flat surface.
Said system preferably is extendable in the other direction, and to that comprises a multitude of said casings, arranged to clean a multitude of adjacent substantially flat surfaces, wherein the actuators of said multitude of casings are all driven by one common motor driven shaft, which shaft extends across and perpendicular to said actuators.
Said system preferably comprises a water supply system, comprising a flexible tube, a first outer outer end of said tube being connected to a water supply channel near a first outer end of said casing, and the second outer end of said tube being connected to a water inlet of said cleaning unit, wherein said flexible tube extends in said casing in a tensioned generally U/J-shaped manner, wherein the inner curve in the middle section of said tube is provided with a first pulley arranged to pull said inner curve, wherein said first pulley is connected to a second pulley, said second pulley being arranged to being pulled on by a wire, which wire is attached to the second outer end of said casing, and runs via said second pulley, back to said second outer end of said casing, to the first outer end of said casing, and to said cleaning unit, to which the second outer end of the wire is attached.
Alternatively, the system comprises a water supply system, comprising a water supply channel extending in a stationary manner along the top of the flat surface and which arranged to distribute water against an upper region of said flat surface, such that gravity pulls the water towards a bottom region of the flat surface.
In another embodiment, said system comprises two casings and one cleaning unit, and said casings are movably arranged on a rail extending perpendicular to said casings, such that said casings can be moved in lateral direction so a to clean multiple adjacent flat surfaces.
The invention also relates to a method for installing a modular surface cleaning system, comprising the following steps: providing a frame and a substantially beam shaped cleaning unit for cleaning a substantially flat surface, wherein said frame comprises two elongated spaced apart parallel casings, wherein each end of said cleaning unit is mounted to a respective one of said casings in such a manner that said cleaning unit is movable between said casings in the longitudinal direction of said casings, wherein one of said casings is provided with a movable actuator engaging one of said outer ends of said cleaning unit for achieving said movement. According to one aspect of the invention said casing with said movable actuator is built up of at least two, and as many as necessary to cover a desired length, elongated modular casing units arranged adjacent one another such that two outer ends of respective ones of said modular casing units extend against one another, wherein each casing unit comprises a movable actuator unit mounted thereto for engaging said outer ends of said cleaning unit, wherein the outer ends of said actuator units of said adjacent casing units are located near one another, and wherein said actuator units are arranged to transfer said outer ends of said cleaning unit from the outer end of the actuator unit in one casing unit to the nearby outer end of the actuator unit in the adjacent casing unit. Preferably at least three, and as many as necessary to cover a desired length, casings are being installed and arranged to clean a multitude of adjacent substantially flat surfaces, wherein the actuators of said multitude of casings are all driven by one common motor driven shaft, which shaft extends across and perpendicular to said actuators.
The invention will now be exemplified by means of a preferred embodiment, with reference to the figures, wherein:
Figure lis a partial perspective view of a modular surface cleaning system in accordance with the invention;
Figure 2 is a partial perspective view of a detail of the modular surface cleaning system of Figure 1, as indicated by arrow II;
Figure 3 is a partial exploded perspective view of the modular surface cleaning system of Figure 1;
Figure 4 is a partial perspective view of a detail of the modular surface cleaning system of Figure 1, as indicated by arrow IV in Figure 3;
Figure 5 is a partial exploded perspective view of the detail as shown in Figure 4 of the modular surface cleaning system of Figure 1;
Figure 6 is a partial further exploded perspective view of the detail as shown in Figures 4 and 5 of the modular surface cleaning system of Figure 1;
Figures 7A-D are partial perspective views of a further detail of the view as shown in Figure 4 of the modular surface cleaning system of Figure 1;
Figure 8 is a partial perspective view of a detail of the modular surface cleaning system of Figure 1, as indicated by arrow VIII in Figure 5; and
Figure 9 is a partial exploded perspective view of the detail as shown in Figure 8 of the modular surface cleaning system of Figure 1.
As shown in Figure 1 the modular surface cleaning system comprises a frame, comprised of a plurality of upright casings 1 and one horizontal casing 2 extending on top of said upright casings 1. The upright casings 1 are mounted on a large window pane 3, or on styles which are part of a building between which separate window panes 3 extend. Between each two upright casings 1 a cleaning unit 4 is mounted in such a manner that the cleaning unit 4 can be moved up and down along said window pane 3. To that end, an electrical motor 5 is mounted in the horizontal casing 2, which motor 5 drives a horizontal shaft 6. Said shaft 6 extends through substantially the entire length of said horizontal casing 2, and is rotatably mounted therein.
The upright casings 1 are comprised of a plurality of identical casing units 11, as can be seen in Figure 5. In the figures each casing 1 comprises two such casing units 11. A ornamental cover 12 is provided on the front side of the casing 1, and the lower end of the lowest casing unit 11 is closed by a lid 13. Above each upright casing 1 the shaft 6 in the horizontal casing 2 is provided with a horizontally extending conical tooth gear 61 which engages a mating vertically extending conical tooth gear 62 which is rotatably mounted in said horizontal casing 2.
As shown in figures 4 and 5, the conical pulley 62 is rotatably mounted in said horizontal casing 2 on top of an array of vertical spindles 7 in said upright casing 1. Each spindle 7 extends through substantially the entire length of each upright casing unit 11, and is rotatably mounted therein. The outer ends of each two adjacent spindles 7 are mechanically coupled to each other, as shown in figure 6, and the upper outer end of the top most spindle 7 is mechanically coupled to the conical tooth gear 62. In this manner, the motor 5 drives the shaft 6, which by means of the gears 61, 62 drives each of the spindles 7 synchronously.
The spindles 7 are each provided with helical thread, in order to move the cleaning unit 4 up and down along the entire length of the upright casing 1. As shown in Figure 2, the cleaning unit 4 comprises a cylindrical rotatable brush 41 for cleaning the window pane 3, and a substantially semi-cylindrical cover 42. The top edge of the cover 42 is provided with a water distribution channel 43, through which water is conveyed towards water spray outlets 44 distributed along said channel, for spraying water and possible cleaning additives therein on the window panes 3.
The brush 41 is rotatably mounted on each of its outer ends in sliders 45 which are slidingly mounted in vertical guides formed by vertical slits 111 in the casing units 11. On one side of the cleaning unit 4 an outer end of a flexible water hose 8 is mounted to a water inlet pipe 46 mounted in the respective slider 45. Said water inlet pipe is connected to the water distribution channel 43 in the cover 42.
The other outer end of the water hose 8 is connected to a water supply channel (not shown) extending in the horizontal casing 2. Thereby, as shown in Figures 8 and 9, in case the cleaning unit 4 is in the upper position, the water hose 8 extends in a U-shape in its casing 1, whereas in the lower position of the cleaning unit 4 the water hose extends in a J-shape in its casing 1. The water hose 8 extends in said casing 1 in a tensioned manner, by providing in the inner curve in the lower middle section of the hose 8 a first pulley 81 which pulls said inner curve downwards. Said first pulley 81 is connected to a second pulley 82, which is pulled on by a wire 83, which is attached to the bottom of the casing. The wire 83 runs via said second pulley 82, back to the bottom of the casing over a third pulley 84 attached to said bottom, and to the upper outer end of the casing 1 over a fourth pulley 85 attached to said outer end, and to the cleaning unit 4, to which the second outer end of the wire 83 is attached.
As shown in Figures 6 and 9, the two outer ends of each shaft of the brush 41 are provided with tooth wheels 47, rotatably mounted in the sliders 45, which tooth wheel engages respective tooth racks 9 which are vertically mounted in the upright casings 1. Thereby, when the cleaning unit 4 is moved up or down, the brush is forced to rotate, such that the circumference of the brush at the point of contact with the window pane 3 moves in the direction opposite to the movement of the cleaning unit 4.
As shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6 the spindles 7 are mounted in their casings 1 by means of retainers 71, which are mounted to one outer end, in this case the bottom end of each one of the upright casing units 11. The retainers 71 comprise a rotatable vertical shaft 72 mounted in a bearing 73. The outer ends of the shaft are inserted in mating holes in the outer ends of the spindles 7, such that rotation of one spindle is transferred to the other spindle. The sliders 45 on the side where the spindles 7 are mounted are provided with two substantially U-shaped engagement parts 48 with an inner thread which mates with the outer thread of the spindles 7, so as to engage the spindles 7, whereby the cleaning unit 4 is moved up or down when the spindles are being 7 rotated.
As shown in Figures 7A-D the U-shaped engagement parts 48 are slidingly mounted in the slider 45 such that they can move away from each other and towards each other in the vertical direction over a small distance. Springs 49 push the engagement parts 48 away from each other. This provision is made in order to enable the sliders to move from one spindle to the next spindle, which cannot guaranteed to be perfectly aligned to each other. In this manner, when the slider 45 is moved over the spindles 7 and arrives at the bearing 73, the fist engagement parts 48 runs off the thread of the spindle, and then arrives at the thread of the next spindle 7 while the movement of the second engagement part 48 pushes the first engagement part 48 against it, and the respective spring 49 is compressed by the movement of the engagement part until the thread of the engagement part mates with the thread of the rotating spindle such that the engagement part can move on. The same happens subsequently with the second engagement part 48, which is then pulled by the first engagement part 48 onto the next spindle 7.
As shown in Figure 5, the spindles 7 and first tooth racks 9 are provided in one vertical compartment of the casing 1, whereas the water supply hose 8 and the other tooth racks 9 are provided in another, separate compartment of the casing 1. It is also possible to provide separate casings 1 for each of those compartments, which is for instance useful at the lateral ends of the windows pane(s) to be cleaned.
The modular surface cleaning system can alternatively be moveable in lateral direction, by providing a frame having a casing with a motor 5 driving a shaft 6, and two casings 1, built up of casing units 11, extending perpendicularly thereto, one comprising the spindles 7 and the first tooth racks 9, and the other comprising the water supply hose 8 and the other tooth racks 9. The frame is then mounted on a rail guide and provided with motorized driving means for moving the frame in lateral direction along the rail, such that the entire surface to be cleaned can be covered. This movable system can for instance be mounted on the surfaces of large solar panels.
The invention has thus been described by means of a preferred embodiment. It is to be understood, however, that this disclosure is merely illustrative. Various details of the structure and function were presented, but changes made therein, to the full extent extended by the general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed, are understood to be within the principle of the present invention. The description and drawings shall be used to interpret the claims. The claims should not be interpreted as meaning that the extent of the protection sought is to be understood as that defined by the strict, literal meaning of the wording used in the claims, the description and drawings being employed only for the purpose of resolving an ambiguity found in the claims. For the purpose of determining the extent of protection sought by the claims, due account shall be taken of any element which is equivalent to an element specified therein.

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Een modulair oppervlaktereinigingsysteem omvattende een frame en een in hoofdzaak balkvormige reinigingseenheid voor het reinigen van een in hoofdzaak vlak oppervlak, waarbij het frame twee langwerpige zich op afstand van elkaar uitstrekkende evenwijdige behuizingen omvat, waarbij elk uiteinde van de reinigingseenheid is bevestigd aan één van de behuizingen op een zodanige wijze dat de reinigingseenheid tussen de behuizingen beweegbaar is in de lengterichting van de behuizingen, waarbij een van de behuizingen is voorzien van een beweegbare actuator die aangrijpt op een van de uiteinden van de reinigingseenheid voor het bewerkstelligen van de verplaatsing, met het kenmerk, dat de behuizing met de beweegbare actuator bestaat uit ten minste twee langwerpige modulaire behuizingseenheden die zich grenzend aan elkaar uitstrekken zodanig dat twee uiteinden van respectieve modulaire behuizingseenheden zich tegen elkaar uitstrekken, waarbij elke behuizingseenheid een beweegbare actuatoreenheid omvat die daaraan is bevestigd voor aangrijping van de uiteinden van de reinigingseenheid, waarbij de uiteinden van de actuatoren van de behuizingseenheden zich nabij elkaar uitstrekken, en waarbij de actuatoreenheden zijn ingericht om de uiteinden van de reinigingseenheid over te dragen van het uiteinde van de actuatoreenheid in een behuizingseenheid aan het nabijgelegen uiteinde van de actuatoreenheid in de aangrenzende behuizingseenheid.A modular surface cleaning system comprising a frame and a substantially bar-shaped cleaning unit for cleaning a substantially flat surface, the frame comprising two elongated spaced apart parallel housings, each end of the cleaning unit being attached to one of the housings in such a way that the cleaning unit is movable between the housings in the longitudinal direction of the housings, one of the housings being provided with a movable actuator which engages one of the ends of the cleaning unit for effecting displacement, characterized in that the housing with the movable actuator consists of at least two elongated modular housing units that extend adjacent to each other such that two ends of respective modular housing units extend against each other, each housing unit comprising a movable actuator unit unit attached thereto for engaging the ends of the cleaning unit, wherein the ends of the actuators of the housing units extend close to each other, and wherein the actuator units are adapted to transfer the ends of the cleaning unit from the end of the actuator unit in a housing unit at the nearby end of the actuator unit in the adjacent housing unit. 2. Systeem volgens conclusie 1, waarbij de actuatoren elk een as omvatten die roteerbaar is bevestigd aan de behuizingseenheden.The system of claim 1, wherein the actuators each comprise a shaft that is rotatably attached to the housing units. 3. Systeem volgens conclusie 2, waarbij de uiteinden van de spindels met elkaar zijn verbonden teneinde rotatie van de ene spil naar de andere over te brengen.The system of claim 2, wherein the ends of the spindles are connected to each other to transfer rotation from one spindle to the other. 4. Systeem volgens conclusie 2 of 3, waarbij het uiteinde van de reinigingseenheid die zich het dichtst bij de spindel bevindt is voorzien van twee uitgelijnde en in hoofdzaak U-vormige koppeldelen voor het aangrijpen van de spindeleenheden, elk voorzien van een inwendige schroefdraad dat overeenkomt met het schroefdraad van de spindeleenheden, waarbij de koppeldelen zijn ingericht om ten opzichte van elkaar in de richting van de as van de spindel te bewegen tussen een kleinste en een grootste afstand.4. System as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein the end of the cleaning unit closest to the spindle is provided with two aligned and substantially U-shaped coupling parts for engaging the spindle units, each provided with an internal screw thread that corresponds with the screw thread of the spindle units, wherein the coupling parts are adapted to move relative to each other in the direction of the axis of the spindle between a smallest and a largest distance. 5. Systeem volgens conclusie 4, waarbij de koppeldelen verend zijn voorgespannen om weg van elkaar naar de grootste afstand te bewegen.The system of claim 4, wherein the coupling members are resiliently biased to move away from each other to the greatest distance. 6. Systeem volgens een der voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de behuizingen elk zijn voorzien van een tandheugel, en de reinigingseenheid is voorzien van een draaibare as met een borstel, welke as is voorzien tandwielen die aangrijpen op de tandheugels, teneinde de as te dwingen te roteren wanneer de actuator de reinigingseenheid laat bewegen.6. System as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein the housings are each provided with a gear rack, and the cleaning unit is provided with a rotatable shaft with a brush, which shaft is provided with gears which engage on the toothed racks in order to force the shaft to rotate when the actuator makes the cleaning unit move. 7. Systeem volgens een der voorgaande conclusies, waarbij elk van de behuizingen een behuizingsdeel omvat met het aandrijforgaan aan een zijde voor koppeling door het uiteinde van de reinigingseenheid en andere parallel behuizingsdeel aan de andere zijde voor aangrijping door een uiteinde van een reinigingseenheid die is ingericht om een aangrenzend in hoofdzaak vlak oppervlak te reinigen.7. System as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein each of the housings comprises a housing part with the drive member on one side for coupling through the end of the cleaning unit and other parallel housing part on the other side for engagement by an end of a cleaning unit which is arranged to clean an adjacent substantially flat surface. 8. Systeem volgens een der voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het systeem een veelheid van de behuizingen omvat, die zijn ingericht om een veelheid aan aangrenzende in hoofdzaak vlakke oppervlakken te reinigen, waarbij de aandrijvingen van de veelheid behuizingen allemaal worden aangedreven door een gemeenschappelijke motor aangedreven as, welke as zich uitstrekt over en loodrecht op de actuatoren.A system according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the system comprises a plurality of housings adapted to clean a plurality of adjacent substantially flat surfaces, the drives of the plurality of housings all being driven by a common motor driven shaft , which axis extends over and perpendicular to the actuators. 9. Systeem volgens een der voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het systeem een waterleidingsysteem omvat, omvattende een flexibele buis, waarbij een eerste uiteinde van de buis is verbonden met een watertoevoerkanaal nabij een eerste uiteinde van de behuizing en waarbij het tweede uiteinde van de buis is verbonden met een waterinlaat van de reinigingseenheid, waarbij de flexibele buis zich in de behuizing uitstrekt in een opgespannen in hoofdzaak U/J-vormige wijze, waarbij de binnenbocht van het middelste gedeelte van de buis is voorzien van een eerste katrol die is ingericht om aan de binnenbocht trekken, waarbij de eerste katrol is verbonden met een tweede katrol, waarbij de tweede katrol is ingericht om te worden getrokken door een draad, welke draad aan het tweede uiteinde van de behuizing is bevestigd, en via die tweede katrol naar het tweede uiteinde van de omhulling loopt, naar het eerste uiteinde van de behuzing, en naar de reinigingseenheid, waaraan het tweede uiteinde van de draad is bevestigd.9. System as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein the system comprises a water pipe system, comprising a flexible pipe, wherein a first end of the pipe is connected to a water supply channel near a first end of the housing and wherein the second end of the pipe is connected with a water inlet of the cleaning unit, wherein the flexible tube extends into the housing in a tensioned, substantially U / J-shaped manner, the inner bend of the middle portion of the tube being provided with a first pulley adapted to connect to the inside bend, wherein the first pulley is connected to a second pulley, the second pulley being arranged to be pulled by a wire, which wire is attached to the second end of the housing, and via that second pulley to the second end of the enclosure runs to the first end of the housing and to the cleaning unit at which the second end of the wire is attached. 10. Systeem volgens een der voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het systeem twee behuizingen en een reinigingseenheid omvat en waarbij de behuizing beweegbaar is aangebracht op een rail die zich loodrecht op de behuizingen uitstrekt, zodanig dat de behuizingen in dwarsrichting kan worden bewogen, teneinde meerdere aangrenzende vlakke oppervlakken reinigen.10. System as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein the system comprises two housings and a cleaning unit and wherein the housing is movably mounted on a rail extending perpendicular to the housings, such that the housings can be moved transversely, in order to have a plurality of adjacent flat clean surfaces. 11. Werkwijze voor het installeren van een modulair oppervlaktereinigingsysteem, omvattende de volgende stappen : Het verschaffen van een frame en een in hoofdzaak balkvormige reinigingseenheid voor het reinigen van een in hoofdzaak vlak oppervlak, waarbij het frame twee langwerpige op afstand van elkaar evenwijdig behuizingen omvat, waarbij elk uiteinde van de reinigingseenheid aan een respectief exemplaar van de behuizingen wordt bevestigd op een zodanige wijze dat de reinigingseenheid beweegbaar is tussen de behuizingen in de lengterichting van de behuizingen, waarbij een van de behuizingen is voorzien van een beweegbare actuator die aangrijpt op een van de uiteinden van de reinigingseenheid voor het bereiken van de verplaatsing, met het kenmerk, dat de behuizing met de beweegbare actuator wordt opgebouwd uit ten minste twee, en zoveel als nodig om de gewenste lengte te dekken, aan elkaar grenzende langwerpige modulaire behuizingseenheden zodat twee uiteinden van respectieve exemplaren van de modulaire behuizingseenheden zich tegen elkaar uitstrekken, waarbij elke behuizingseenheid een beweegbare actuator omvat die daaraan is bevestigd voor aangrijping van de uiteinden van de reinigingseenheid, waarbij de uiteinden van de actuatoreenheden van de aangrenzende behuizingseenheden zich nabij elkaar uitstrekken, en waarbij de actuatoren zijn ingericht om de uiteinden van de reinigingseenheid over te dragen van het uiteinde van de actuator in een behuizingseenheid aan het nabijgelegen uiteinde van de actuator in de aangrenzende behuizingseenheid.A method for installing a modular surface cleaning system, comprising the following steps: Providing a frame and a substantially bar-shaped cleaning unit for cleaning a substantially flat surface, the frame comprising two elongated spaced-apart parallel housings, wherein each end of the cleaning unit is attached to a respective instance of the housings in such a way that the cleaning unit is movable between the housings in the longitudinal direction of the housings, one of the housings being provided with a movable actuator which engages one of the ends of the cleaning unit for achieving the displacement, characterized in that the housing with the movable actuator is made up of at least two, and as many as necessary to cover the desired length, adjacent elongated modular housing units such that two ends of respective exempla The modular housing units extend against each other, each housing unit comprising a movable actuator attached thereto for engaging the ends of the cleaning unit, the ends of the actuator units of the adjacent housing units extending adjacent to each other, and wherein the actuators are arranged to transfer the ends of the cleaning unit from the end of the actuator into a housing unit at the nearby end of the actuator in the adjacent housing unit. 12. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 11, waarbij ten minste drie, en zoveel als nodig om de gewenste lengte te dekken, behuizingen worden geïnstalleerd en opgesteld om een veelvoud van aangrenzende in hoofdzaak vlakke oppervlakken te reinigen, waarbij de aandrijvingen van de veelheid aan behuizingen zijn aangedreven door een gemeenschappelijke motoraangedreven as, welke as zich over en loodrecht op de actuatoren uitstrekt.The method of claim 11, wherein at least three, and as many as needed to cover the desired length, housings are installed and arranged to clean a plurality of adjacent substantially flat surfaces, the drives of the plurality of housings being driven by a common motor-driven shaft, which shaft extends over and perpendicular to the actuators.
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