Water lance blower positioning system
DCFirst Claim
1. A water lance blower for cleaning a heating installation having wall areas and a hatch, wherein the heating installation is operational with flames and/or smoke flowing therethrough, said water lance blower comprising:
- a water lance having a mouth, wherein the water lance is movably arranged with the mouth at the hatch for blowing a water jet through the heating installation onto the wall areas which can be reached from the hatch,a water supply in fluid communication with said water lance;
at least one movement element, of said water lance, which is connected in a stationary manner at one end, outside a vertical plane through a point of movement of said water lance, to the heating installation and which is connected at another end to said water lance, wherein said at least one movement element moves said water lance about the point of movement; and
path sensors which determine a position of said water lance relative to a reference position of said water lance;
wherein said at least one movement element comprises at least two movement elements, wherein each movement element of said at least two movement elements is fixed at one end to an installation fixing point and is fixed at another end to the water lance at a water lance fixing point, wherein for each movement element an angle between the installation fixing point, the water lance fixing point and the point of movement of said water lance is between about 80° and
about 140°
wherein the vertex of the angle is at the water lance fixing point.
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Abstract
A water lance blower for cleaning heating installations, wherein a water lance (6) is movably (5) arranged with its mouth on or in a hatch (2) and can blow a water jet through the heating installation, which is in operation and is flowed through with flames and/or smoke, onto wall areas (A-E) which can be reached from the hatch (2), wherein the water lance (6) is movable by at least one movement element (8.1, 8.2, 8.3) which is stationarily fixed at one end outside a vertical plane through the point of movement (5) of the water lance (6) to the heating installation and by the other end (7.1, 7.2, 7.3) to the water lance (6), wherein path sensors are provided for precise determination of the position of the water lance (6). Preferably three movement elements (8.1, 8.2, 8.3) are provided, the fixing points (9.1, 9.2, 9.3) of which each form in particular an angle of approximately 80° to 140° to the point of movement (5) of the water lance (6). Such water lance blowers can be installed even when there are unfavorable spatial conditions and perform any freely pre-determinable blowing patterns and speed profiles.
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1. A water lance blower for cleaning a heating installation having wall areas and a hatch, wherein the heating installation is operational with flames and/or smoke flowing therethrough, said water lance blower comprising:
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a water lance having a mouth, wherein the water lance is movably arranged with the mouth at the hatch for blowing a water jet through the heating installation onto the wall areas which can be reached from the hatch, a water supply in fluid communication with said water lance; at least one movement element, of said water lance, which is connected in a stationary manner at one end, outside a vertical plane through a point of movement of said water lance, to the heating installation and which is connected at another end to said water lance, wherein said at least one movement element moves said water lance about the point of movement; and path sensors which determine a position of said water lance relative to a reference position of said water lance;
wherein said at least one movement element comprises at least two movement elements, wherein each movement element of said at least two movement elements is fixed at one end to an installation fixing point and is fixed at another end to the water lance at a water lance fixing point, wherein for each movement element an angle between the installation fixing point, the water lance fixing point and the point of movement of said water lance is between about 80° and
about 140°
wherein the vertex of the angle is at the water lance fixing point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A water lance blower for cleaning a heating installation having wall areas and a hatch, wherein the heating installation is operational with flames and/or smoke flowing therethrough, said water lance blower comprising:
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a water lance having a mouth, wherein the water lance is movably arranged with the mouth at the hatch for blowing a water jet through the heating installation onto the wall areas which can be reached from the hatch, a water supply in fluid communication with said water lance; at least one movement element, of said water lance, which is connected in a stationary manner at one end, outside a vertical plane through a point of movement of said water lance, to the heating installation and which is connected at another end to said water lance, wherein said at least one movement element moves said water lance about the point of movement; and path sensors which determine a position of said water lance, wherein the at least one movement element comprises said path sensors, and wherein said path sensors measure a parameter selected from length and angular position of said at least one movement element with respect to a reference position.
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12. A method for operating a water lance blower for cleaning a heating installation having wall areas and a hatch, wherein the heating installation is operational with flames and/or smoke flowing therethrough, said method comprising:
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arranging a water lance movably with a mouth at the hatch for blowing a water jet through the heating installation onto wall areas which can be reached from the hatch, wherein the water lance is movable to blow the water jet along pre-calculated lines of movement at pre-calculated speeds; supplying water to the water lance; and moving the water lance by at least one movement element which is connected at one end, outside a vertical plane through a point of movement of the water lance, to the heating installation, and connected at another end to the water lance, wherein said moving the water lance moves the water jet along pre-calculated lines of movement at pre-calculated speeds dependent upon position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for operating a water lance blower for cleaning a heating installation having wall areas and a hatch, wherein the heating installation is operational with flames and/or smoke flowing therethrough, said method comprising:
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arranging a water lance movably with a mouth at the hatch for blowing a water jet through the heating installation onto wall areas which can be reached from the hatch, wherein the water lance is movable to blow the water iet along previously memorised lines of movement at previously memorised speeds; supplying water to the water lance; and moving the water lance by at least one movement element which is connected at one end, outside a vertical plane through a point of movement of the water lance, to the heating installation, and connected at another end to the water lance, wherein said moving the water lance moves the water jet along previously memorised lines of movement at previously memorised speeds dependent upon position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for operating a water lance blower for cleaning a heating installation having wall areas and a hatch, wherein the heating installation is operational with flames and/or smoke flowing therethrough, said method comprising:
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arranging a water lance movably with a mouth at the hatch for blowing a water jet through the heating installation onto wall areas which can be reached from the hatch, wherein the water lance is movable to blow the water jet along pre-calculated lines of movement at previously memorised speeds; supplying water to the water lance; and moving the water lance by at least one movement element which is connected at one end, outside a vertical plane through a point of movement of the water lance, to the heating installation, and connected at another end to the water lance, wherein said moving the water lance moves the water jet along pre-calculated lines of movement at previously memorised speeds dependent upon position. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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