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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2013
Todd S. Tiffany, North Bend, WA (US);
Robert Neth, Kingston, WA (US);
Todd S. Tiffany, North Bend, WA (US);
Robert Neth, Kingston, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An automated cleaning system for an aircraft fuselage interior is provided. The system has a movable assembly designed to fit within an aircraft fuselage interior to be cleaned. The movable assembly has a removable track assembly and an automated transport mechanism mounted on the removable track assembly, the automated transport mechanism being a guided cart that travels on the removable track assembly. The movable assembly further has a manifold and frame assembly mounted on the automated transport mechanism and a fluid dispensing assembly coupled to the manifold and frame assembly for dispensing fluids onto an aircraft fuselage interior surface. The system further has a fluid management system coupled to the movable assembly for supplying the fluids to the fluid dispensing assembly. The system further has a control system that communicates with and controls the movable assembly and the fluid management system.