Self cleaning apparatus and method
US12370579B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
6References
14Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/0052
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for self-cleaning of a component in a machine, which includes at least one air nozzle disposed in air discharge communication with a surface of the component to be cleaned, such as a sensor surface or a gripper surface. The air nozzle is in air flow communication with air exhaust from an air cylinder of the component or a second component of the machine. Related, corresponding, or associated methods for self-cleaning the component in a machine are also disclosed.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.