Global Patent Index - EP 1849533 B1

EP 1849533 B1 20080709 - Method and device for cleaning inside a tank

Title (en)

Method and device for cleaning inside a tank

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Innenreinigung eines Tankes

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif destinés au nettoyage intérieur d'une citerne

Publication

EP 1849533 B1 20080709 (DE)

Application

EP 07004849 A 20070309

Priority

DE 102006020427 A 20060425

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1849533A1] The method involves sucking gas mixture from a crude oil tank (10), and supplying inert gas into the tank. The energy content of the sucked gas mixture is determined. The gas mixture is supplied into a compressor (38) for compressing the gas mixture, when the energy content of the gas mixture exceeds a limitation value. The gas mixture is supplied into a load unit (40), when the energy content of the gas mixture is below the limitation value. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a device for suction of a gas mixture from a tank (2) a cleaning vehicle for cleaning a tank.

IPC 8 full level

B08B 15/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B08B 15/00 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 137/0419 (2015.04 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1849533 A1 20071031; EP 1849533 B1 20080709; AT E400374 T1 20080715; DE 102006020427 A1 20071031; DE 102006020427 B4 20080529; DE 502007000035 D1 20080821; RU 2007115328 A 20081027; US 2008035205 A1 20080214; US 7815742 B2 20101019

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07004849 A 20070309; AT 07004849 T 20070309; DE 102006020427 A 20060425; DE 502007000035 T 20070309; RU 2007115328 A 20070424; US 73946707 A 20070424