De-icing and cleaning system for aircrafts
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1. An apparatus for de-icing and cleaning aircraft comprising:
- first and second stationary stations for accommodating the sequential passage of said aircraft from said first station to said second station, and for application for first and second discrete treatments, respectively, to said aircraft;
means disposed within said stationary stations for spraying said aircraft with liquid;
means for supporting said spraying means which comprises a corridor having an opening substantially similar to a frontal profile of said aircraft for allowing the passage of said aircraft through said stations;
said support means comprising conduits connected to said spraying means and forming a rigid frame in the form of a substantially closed loop defining said corridor;
wherein a lower part of said frame in at least one of said first and second stationary stations is disposed beneath the roadway on which the aircraft is moving through the station for encompassing all the exterior surface portions of said aircraft such that said spraying means treats substantially all said exterior surface portions of said aircraft;
first and second separate drainage systems operatively associated with said first and second stationary stations, respectively for separately collecting said liquid;
one or more means provided along the movement path of the aircraft for sensing the position and motion at any moment of said aircraft relative to said stations; and
means for automatically controlling said spraying means in response to said sensing means.
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Abstract
An apparatus for rapid, efficient and safe de-icing and cleaning of primarily aircrafts. A de-icing and cleaning system, includes one or more devices for spraying the object in question, preferably aircrafts, with a liquid or gas or irradiating the object, and includes a mechanism for sensing the position of the object relative the devices, and is disposed for controlling the devices to automatically start and stop the spraying and irradiation in response to the position of the aircraft relative the devices.
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1. An apparatus for de-icing and cleaning aircraft comprising:
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first and second stationary stations for accommodating the sequential passage of said aircraft from said first station to said second station, and for application for first and second discrete treatments, respectively, to said aircraft; means disposed within said stationary stations for spraying said aircraft with liquid; means for supporting said spraying means which comprises a corridor having an opening substantially similar to a frontal profile of said aircraft for allowing the passage of said aircraft through said stations; said support means comprising conduits connected to said spraying means and forming a rigid frame in the form of a substantially closed loop defining said corridor; wherein a lower part of said frame in at least one of said first and second stationary stations is disposed beneath the roadway on which the aircraft is moving through the station for encompassing all the exterior surface portions of said aircraft such that said spraying means treats substantially all said exterior surface portions of said aircraft; first and second separate drainage systems operatively associated with said first and second stationary stations, respectively for separately collecting said liquid; one or more means provided along the movement path of the aircraft for sensing the position and motion at any moment of said aircraft relative to said stations; and means for automatically controlling said spraying means in response to said sensing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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