Patent ID: 6068706
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: B08B,B60S,G01B,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of cleaning a contoured workpiece comprising:providing a robot having an arm;providing a housing on the arm;providing a plurality of pins which are partially disposed in the housing and axially shiftable to extend from the housing;biasing the pins into an extended position;providing a fluid retaining member by advancing a web across the distal end of the pins to provide a fresh surface for wiping the workpiece between a distal end of the plurality of pins and the contoured workpiece to be cleaned with the pins backing up the fluid retaining member; andwiping the contoured workpiece with the fluid retaining member as the workpiece and arm move relative to each other;shifting the pins axially in response to changes in the contours of the workpiece as the workpiece moves relative to the arm.