EP 2656929 A1 20131030 - Tube cleaning system
Title (en)
Tube cleaning system
Title (de)
Rohrreinigungssystem
Title (fr)
Système de nettoyage de tube
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 12166008 A 20120427
Abstract (en)
The invention relates to a tube cleaning system and a tube cleaning process for the use in manufacturing a vacuum air collector tube (1), e.g. a tube used in solar energy technology and especially in solar fields. The system comprises a heating section for burning organics and oils sticking on a surface of the tubes, and an inner and outer tube surface cleaning section (101, 102) for cleaning the inner and/or outer surfaces of the tube (1) by rinsing with a washing fluid (12) under brushing comprising a tube holding means (6, 17), an inner tube cleaning brush (19), and/or a number of outer tube cleaning brushes (11).
IPC 8 full level
B08B 1/04 (2006.01); B08B 9/023 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B08B 1/32 (2024.01); B08B 9/023 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 4306914 A 19811222 - LONG THOMAS R
- [A] US 5493748 A 19960227 - SANTO DAVID [US]
- [A] US 5647084 A 19970715 - STILL ED [CA], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 12166008 A 20120427