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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2020
Applicants:
Innovbot, Llc, River Edge, NJ (US);
Research Foundation of the City University of New York, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jizhong Xiao, River Edge, NJ (US);
Guoyong Yang, River Edge, NJ (US);
Yifeng Song, River Edge, NJ (US);
Assignees:
InnovBot, LLC, River Edge, NJ (US);
Research Foundation of the City University of New York, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 1/06 (2006.01); B08B 5/04 (2006.01); F03D 80/55 (2016.01); B08B 1/00 (2006.01); B08B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/55 (2016.05); B08B 1/005 (2013.01); B08B 1/006 (2013.01); B08B 1/008 (2013.01); B08B 3/024 (2013.01); B08B 5/04 (2013.01); A47L 1/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot for cleaning and inspecting wind turbine blades. The robot has a module that adheres to the blade using a vacuum force. The robot also has a cleaning compartment is divided into two sections that are connected by a flexible section. The cleaning compartment is flexible such that it adapts to convex and concave curvatures on the blade.