公开(公告)号：US11460257B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-04

申请号：US16663149

申请日：2019-10-24

Applicant: STONEAGE, INC.

Inventor： Travis Watkins ,  Jeffery R. Barnes ,  Daniel Szabo ,  Cody R. Montoya

IPC: F28G1/04 ,  F28G15/00 ,  B08B9/043 ,  F28G15/04 ,  F28G3/16 ,  B65G43/04

Abstract: An apparatus for sensing an obstruction within a tube being cleaned and repetitively advancing and retracting a flexible high pressure fluid cleaning lance within the tube is disclosed. The apparatus monitors drive roller/belt position and actual hose position, compares the belt (expected travel) to hose position (travel) and generates a position difference, or mismatch. If the mismatch is above a predetermined level, the drive motor direction is reversed for a predetermined time interval, and forward operation restored after the predetermined time interval; and the sequence of repeating the reversing and restoring operations is continued until the position difference or mismatch no longer exceeds the predetermined difference threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20170102195A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-13

申请号：US15270926

申请日：2016-09-20

Applicant: STONEAGE, INC.

Inventor： Travis Watkins

IPC: F28G1/04 ,  F28G15/00 ,  B08B9/043

CPC classification number: F28G1/04 ,  B08B9/043 ,  F28G3/163 ,  F28G15/003 ,  F28G15/04

Abstract: An apparatus for sensing an obstruction within a tube being cleaned and repetitively advancing and retracting a flexible high pressure fluid cleaning lance within the tube is disclosed. The method includes sensing a pneumatic supply pressure to a pneumatic lance drive motor at the motor during forward operation, sensing a pneumatic discharge pressure at the drive motor during forward operation, determining a difference between the pressures, comparing the difference to a predetermined difference threshold; reversing the drive motor direction for a predetermined time interval if the difference exceeds the threshold, and restoring forward operation after the predetermined time interval; and repeating the reversing and restoring operations until the difference no longer exceeds the predetermined difference threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20200056851A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-20

申请号：US16663149

申请日：2019-10-24

Applicant: STONEAGE, INC.

Inventor： Travis Watkins ,  Jeffery R. Barnes ,  Daniel Szabo ,  Cody R. Montoya

IPC: F28G1/04 ,  F28G15/00 ,  B08B9/043 ,  F28G15/04 ,  F28G3/16

Abstract: An apparatus for sensing an obstruction within a tube being cleaned and repetitively advancing and retracting a flexible high pressure fluid cleaning lance within the tube is disclosed. The apparatus monitors drive roller/belt position and actual hose position, compares the belt (expected travel) to hose position (travel) and generates a position difference, or mismatch. If the mismatch is above a predetermined level, the drive motor direction is reversed for a predetermined time interval, and forward operation restored after the predetermined time interval; and the sequence of repeating the reversing and restoring operations is continued until the position difference or mismatch no longer exceeds the predetermined difference threshold.

公开(公告)号：US11874077B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17959237

申请日：2022-10-03

Applicant: STONEAGE, INC.

Inventor： Travis Watkins ,  Jeffery R. Barnes ,  Daniel Szabo ,  Cody R. Montoya

IPC: F28G1/04 ,  F28G15/00 ,  F28G3/16 ,  F28G15/04 ,  B08B9/043 ,  B65G43/04

CPC classification number: F28G1/04 ,  B08B9/043 ,  B08B9/0433 ,  B65G43/04 ,  F28G3/163 ,  F28G15/003 ,  F28G15/04

Abstract: An apparatus for sensing an obstruction within a tube being cleaned and repetitively advancing and retracting a flexible high pressure fluid cleaning lance within the tube is disclosed. The apparatus monitors drive roller/belt position and actual hose position, compares the belt (expected travel) to hose position (travel) and generates a position difference, or mismatch. If the mismatch is above a predetermined level, the drive motor direction is reversed for a predetermined time interval, and forward operation restored after the predetermined time interval; and the sequence of repeating the reversing and restoring operations is continued until the position difference or mismatch no longer exceeds the predetermined difference threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20180372432A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US16119586

申请日：2018-08-31

Applicant: STONEAGE, INC.

Inventor： Travis Watkins

IPC: F28G1/04 ,  F28G15/04 ,  F28G3/16 ,  B08B9/043 ,  F28G15/00

Abstract: An apparatus for sensing an obstruction within a tube being cleaned and repetitively advancing and retracting a flexible high pressure fluid cleaning lance within the tube is disclosed. The method includes sensing a pneumatic supply pressure to a pneumatic lance drive motor at the motor during forward operation, sensing a pneumatic discharge pressure at the drive motor during forward operation, determining a difference between the pressures, comparing the difference to a predetermined difference threshold; reversing the drive motor direction for a predetermined time interval if the difference exceeds the threshold, and restoring forward operation after the predetermined time interval; and repeating the reversing and restoring operations until the difference no longer exceeds the predetermined difference threshold.