Cleaning assembly for leading edges of airfoils
First Claim
1. A cleaning assembly for cleaning a leading edge of an airfoil, the cleaning assembly comprising:
- a cleaning device comprising at least one cleaning member, which is dimensionally stable and has flexible contours, for applying mechanical pressure to a planar region of the airfoil; and
a drive having at least one drive element on either side of the leading edge of the airfoil, wherein the drive is configured to move the cleaning device along the leading edge of the airfoil to be cleaned;
wherein the cleaning device is adhesively held onto the leading edge of the airfoil by the at least one cleaning member.
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Abstract
A cleaning assembly for leading edges of airfoils, in particular airfoil profiles of aircraft or spacecraft, has a cleaning device that is provided with at least one cleaning member and is intended for applying mechanical pressure to a planar region of an airfoil, and has a drive having at least one drive element, which drive moves the cleaning device along the surface to be cleaned. It is proposed to adhesively hold the cleaning device on the airfoil by the at least one cleaning member and/or for the at least one cleaning member to have a sticky surface and for the at least one cleaning member to be dimensionally stable and have flexible contours.
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1. A cleaning assembly for cleaning a leading edge of an airfoil, the cleaning assembly comprising:
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a cleaning device comprising at least one cleaning member, which is dimensionally stable and has flexible contours, for applying mechanical pressure to a planar region of the airfoil; and a drive having at least one drive element on either side of the leading edge of the airfoil, wherein the drive is configured to move the cleaning device along the leading edge of the airfoil to be cleaned; wherein the cleaning device is adhesively held onto the leading edge of the airfoil by the at least one cleaning member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20)
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18. A cleaning assembly for cleaning a leading edge of an airfoil, the cleaning assembly comprising:
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a cleaning device that comprises at least one cleaning member, which is dimensionally stable and has flexible contours, for applying mechanical pressure to a planar region of the airfoil; and a drive having at least one drive element on either side of the leading edge of the airfoil, wherein drive is configured to move the cleaning device along the leading edge of the airfoil to be cleaned; wherein the at least one cleaning member has a sticky surface.
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19. A method for operating a cleaning assembly to clean a leading edge of an airfoil, comprising at least:
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providing a driven cleaning device having at least one sticky cleaning member, which is dimensionally stable and has flexible contours; arranging the cleaning device on the airfoil and establishing adhesive contact with the leading edge of the airfoil to be cleaned; and moving, using a drive having at least one drive element on either side of the leading edge of the airfoil, the cleaning device along the leading edge of the airfoil to clean the leading edge of the airfoil.
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