EP 3108065 A4 20170920 - AUTONOMOUS TUNNEL CLEANING SYSTEM
Title (en)
AUTONOMOUS TUNNEL CLEANING SYSTEM
Title (de)
AUTONOMES TUNNELREINIGUNGSSYSTEM
Title (fr)
SYSTÈME AUTONOME DE NETTOYAGE DE TUNNEL
Publication
Application
Priority
- AU 2014900516 A 20140218
- AU 2015000086 W 20150217
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2015123719A1] An autonomous tunnel cleaning system (ATCS) (10) has a guidance system (12) and a cleaning apparatus (14). The guidance system (12) is capable of guiding the cleaning apparatus (14) along at least a portion of a tunnel (16). The cleaning apparatus is capable of autonomously travelling along the tunnel (16) under guidance of the guidance system (12). The cleaning apparatus (14) cleans a length of the tunnel (16) while it travels along the tunnel. The cleaning apparatus (14) has a brushing member (34) and a fluid delivery system (36). The fluid delivery system (36) includes tanks (46, 48) and spray manifolds (56) and (58). The fluid delivery system (36) operates to deliver fluid onto the wall (18) in advance of and/or trailing the brushing member (34). A refilling system (84) enables automatic refiling of tanks (46), and (48) as the ATCS (10) travels along the tunnel.
IPC 8 full level
E01H 1/00 (2006.01); E21D 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
E01H 1/005 (2013.01); E21D 11/003 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XYI] EP 1273711 A2 20030108 - BETTELLA S R L [IT]
- [Y] DE 202013001650 U1 20130313 - LUTHER HORST [DE]
- See references of WO 2015123719A1
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
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2015123719 A1 20150827; AU 2015221411 A1 20160825; AU 2015221411 B2 20190530; EP 3108065 A1 20161228; EP 3108065 A4 20170920; EP 3108065 B1 20190807
DOCDB simple family (application)
AU 2015000086 W 20150217; AU 2015221411 A 20150217; EP 15751304 A 20150217