VIBRATING DEBRIS REMOVER
First Claim
1. A system for removing debris from a surface, said system comprising:
- a material from which debris is to be removed, said material having a front surface capable of having debris attached thereto, and an opposing back surface;
at least one vibration subunit operatively connected to said opposing back surface and capable of converting a driving energy to a vibrating mechanical output energy which is coupled into said material; and
at least one external energy source connected to said at least one vibration subunit, said at least one external energy source capable of providing said driving energy to said at least one vibration subunit.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system and a retrofit kit for removing debris from a surface of a material. At least one vibration subunit is provided which is either embedded within or operatively connected to a back surface of the material. The vibration subunits are capable of converting a driving energy to a vibrating mechanical output energy which is coupled to the material. At least one external energy source is provided which is operatively connected to the vibration subunits. The external energy source is capable of providing the driving energy to the vibration subunits. The vibrating mechanical energy is capable of causing debris to be removed from the surface of the material.
58 Citations
29 Claims
-
1. A system for removing debris from a surface, said system comprising:
-
a material from which debris is to be removed, said material having a front surface capable of having debris attached thereto, and an opposing back surface; at least one vibration subunit operatively connected to said opposing back surface and capable of converting a driving energy to a vibrating mechanical output energy which is coupled into said material; and at least one external energy source connected to said at least one vibration subunit, said at least one external energy source capable of providing said driving energy to said at least one vibration subunit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A system for removing debris from a surface, said system comprising:
-
a material from which debris is to be removed, said material having a front surface capable of having debris attached thereto; at least one vibration subunit operatively embedded within said material and capable of converting a driving energy to a vibrating mechanical energy which is coupled into said material; and at least one external energy source connected to said at least one embedded vibration subunit, said at least one external energy source capable of providing said driving energy to said at least one embedded vibration subunit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
-
-
25. A retrofit kit for a material forming at least one of a windshield, an aircraft wing or tail, an air foil, a wind turbine blade, a helicopter rotor blade, and a refrigeration coil cooling fin, said retrofit kit comprising:
-
a plurality of vibration subunits adapted to be operatively connected to a back surface of said material and capable of converting a driving energy to a vibrating mechanical output energy which is coupled into said material; an adhesive capable of mechanically and acoustically coupling said plurality of vibration subunits to said material; at least one external energy source capable of being connected to said plurality of vibration subunits, said at least one external energy source capable of providing said driving energy to said plurality of vibration subunits; and a plurality of connectors to connect said at least one external energy source to said plurality of vibration subunits to channel said driving energy from said at least one external energy source to said plurality of vibration subunits. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
-
Specification