Patent ID: 11964362
Assignee: nan
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A system for blast-cleaning a barge deck, sides, and fittings, in a work building, by a human operator, the system for blast-cleaning a barge deck, sides, and fittings comprising:
(i) at least one overhead track beam for use inside the work building above the barge and fittings;
(ii) at least one moving blaster unit adapted to move along said overhead track beam, and supports a blaster head adapted to move with said moving blaster unit and move relative to said moving blaster unit;
(iii) at least one moving operator capsule in proximity to said moving blaster unit, adapted to move in tandem with said moving blaster unit, and adapted to house an operator within eyesight of said blaster head;
(iv) a blaster-head camera connected to the blaster head; and
(v) a blaster-head sensor connected to the blaster head;
where, in use, said moving blaster unit with said blaster head is moved along said overhead track, and said blaster head is moved in relation to said moving blaster unit, under the control of the operator, such that all surfaces of the barge deck, sides, and fittings are reached with blast media; and
where video from said blaster-head camera is recorded and is combined with recorded data from said blaster-head sensor to provide for a detailed inspection of all surfaces and fittings of the barge before, during, and after blasting.