Title:
HIGH FREQUENCY AC-POWERED DRAIN CLEANING AND INSPECTION APPARATUS & METHODS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/031471
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A device for cleaning sewer pipes comprising a cable (120,540,630,700), a cable feed device (910,1250) a drum reel (140,520,620,1240) for storage of the cable and a cleaning apparatus (110,310,660). The cleaning apparatus includes cleaning implements (214,570,666,1104) such as blades or filaments for cutting through an obstruction in a sewer pipe (130) which cleaning implements are rotated by a motor (560, 664) in the cleaning apparatus. The cleaning apparatus further comprises a camera (650) and electronics to transmit data to the cable feed device. The cable feed device is powered by a second motor and responds to the data delivered by the cleaning apparatus by adjusting speed or pressure. The cleaning apparatus may further comprise a system with inertial sensors (1216) for determining the position of the apparatus.
Inventors:
OLSSON MARK (US)
BENCH STEPHANIE (US)
SOUKUP JAN (US)
SHIN INHO (US)
COX DAVID (US)
WARREN ALEXANDER (US)
BENCH STEPHANIE (US)
SOUKUP JAN (US)
SHIN INHO (US)
COX DAVID (US)
WARREN ALEXANDER (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2017/045750
Publication Date:
April 19, 2018
Filing Date:
August 07, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SEESCAN INC (US)
International Classes:
E03F9/00; H01B1/02
Foreign References:
| US20160173829A1 | 2016-06-16 | |||
| US20050275725A1 | 2005-12-15 | |||
| US5199129A | 1993-04-06 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHARMA, Heena (US)
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