US 12,246,853 B2
System and process for cleaning a jet engine component
Marc Alan Metz, Enon, OH (US); Gary Lee Ward, Pleasant Hill, OH (US); and Thomas Lawrence Clutter, Tipp City, OH (US)
Assigned to Canyon Run Engineering Technologies, Troy, OH (US)
Filed by CANYON RUN ENGINEERING TECHNOLGIES, Troy, OH (US)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/358,417.
Application 18/358,417 is a continuation of application No. 17/584,690, filed on Jan. 26, 2022, granted, now 11,845,568.
Prior Publication US 2023/0373657 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B64F 5/30 (2017.01); B08B 1/14 (2024.01); B08B 1/32 (2024.01)
CPC B64F 5/30 (2017.01) [B08B 1/143 (2024.01); B08B 1/32 (2024.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A turbine engine cleaner assembly for cleaning at least one turbine engine component, said turbine engine cleaner assembly comprising:
at least one drive block coupled to a driver for rotatably driving said at least one drive block, said at least one drive block comprising at least one passageway having an inlet and an outlet, said inlet coupled to a pneumatic supply; and
a wiper comprising at least one paddle, said at least one paddle having at least one inflatable bad detachably mounted thereto, said at least one paddle adapted to be detachable mounted to said at least one drive block so that when air is received in said inlet, it passes into and through said at least one passageway and said outlet to inflate said at least one inflatable bag so that it engages at least one paddle so that said at least one paddle is rotatable driven and at least one cleaning area wipes, scrubs and/or polishes said at least one surface to be cleaned,
wherein said at least one turbine engine component has said at least one surface to be cleaned, said turbine engine cleaner assembly being adapted to be removeably mounted on said at least one drive block such that, after being mounted thereon, said turbine engine cleaner assembly becomes positioned in operative relationship with said at least one surface to be cleaned so that when said at least one drive block is energized, said turbine engine cleaner assembly rotates and wipes, scrubs and/or polishes said at least one surface to be cleaned.