US 12,440,875 B2
Air wipe timed base station for driveshafts
Michael D. Watson, Ewing, KY (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US); and TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/722,647.
Prior Publication US 2023/0330713 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. B08B 13/00 (2006.01); B08B 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC B08B 13/00 (2013.01) [B08B 5/02 (2013.01); B08B 2240/00 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for removing particles from an object, comprising:
a station adapted to receive the object, the station comprising:
an aperture to receive the object;
a plunger proximate to the aperture, wherein the plunger is depressed by the object when the station receives the object in the aperture;
an air wipe device that at least partially surrounds the object when the object is received in the aperture, wherein the air wipe device is activated when the plunger is depressed; and
a cleaning medium, wherein the cleaning medium is dispensed from the air wipe device to remove the particles from the object.