US 12,325,039 B2
Tank cleaning device and method
Tina Ansorge, Buchen (DE); Karsten Becker, Buchen (DE); and Christopher Lawton, Buchen (DE)
Assigned to GEA TUCHENHAGEN GMBH, (DE)
Appl. No. 17/627,278
Filed by GEA TUCHENHAGEN GMBH, Buchen (DE)
PCT Filed Aug. 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/072160
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/032500, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102019005831.3 (DE), filed on Aug. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0258187 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. B05B 3/04 (2006.01); B05B 13/06 (2006.01); B05B 15/65 (2018.01); B08B 9/093 (2006.01)
CPC B05B 3/0459 (2013.01) [B05B 3/0445 (2013.01); B05B 13/0636 (2013.01); B05B 15/65 (2018.02); B08B 9/0936 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tank cleaning device comprising a tank cleaner having
a plurality of tank cleaner components including a drive means comprising a drive means component, a nozzle holder rotatable about two axes and at least one nozzle arranged on the nozzle holder,
a first group of replaceable elements with at least two replaceable elements of a first type with different properties, which influence cleaning performance of the tank cleaner, wherein a replaceable element of the first type is mounted in the tank cleaner and is designed for exchange with another replaceable element of the first type for the purpose of adapting a first parameter of the tank cleaner that influences the cleaning performance,
a second group of replaceable elements with at least two replaceable elements of a second type with different properties, which influence the cleaning performance of the tank cleaner, wherein a replaceable element of the second type is mounted in the tank cleaner and is designed for exchange with another replaceable element of the second type in order to adjust a second parameter of the tank cleaner that influences the cleaning performance,
wherein a first portion of the tank cleaner forms a first replaceable element holder being configured to hold the first type of replaceable element and a second portion of the tanker cleaner forms a second replaceable element holder being configured to hold the second type of replaceable element, and the nozzle carrier or the nozzle are designed as replaceable elements of the first type and the drive means or the drive means component are designed as replaceable elements of the second type, and
wherein the first parameter is one of the following group: (i) number of cleaning jets and (ii) jet width, and the second parameter is rotational speed.