Apparatuses for removing residue from a nozzle
US10981188B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B9/023
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for removing a residue of a substance, extrudable through a nozzle of an automated end-effector, from an exterior of the nozzle is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a dispenser. The dispenser comprises a platform to support at least one cleaning pad. The dispenser further comprises a cage to maintain at least the one cleaning pad on the platform. The platform is movable relative to the cage. The apparatus also comprises a constricting device to circumferentially squeeze one of at least the one cleaning pad, adhesively picked up from the platform by the nozzle, around the nozzle once the nozzle is inserted into the constricting device. The apparatus additionally comprises a disposal receptacle to collect the one of at least the one cleaning pad, released from the constricting device.
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