Patent ID: 9205470
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B08B

Abstract:
1. A remotely maneuverable robotic device for cleaning a tank without entry of personnel through an entry point of the tank, comprising: a robotic body; at least one wheel connected via a support to said robotic body, wherein said at least one wheel comprises at least one of a plurality of contact point devices extending from said robotic body, the contact point devices configured to support the robotic body on a lower portion of a tank; at least one motor associated with said at least one wheel, the plurality of contact points and said at least one motor configured with and connected to a remote package external of said tank to provide remote maneuverability of said robotic device along the lower portion of said tank, wherein said plurality of contact point devices are configured to deploy to a standing state permitting support of said robotic body on said lower portion of said tank and to a folded state, wherein the diameter of said robotic device is reduced to permit insertion and withdrawal of the robotic device through an entry point of said tank; and a cleaning head operatively associated with a pressurized fluid source, the cleaning head configured to distribute pressurized fluid and the robotic device configured to move the cleaning head to plural positions within said tank for cleaning at said plural positions wherein for insertion into and removal from a tank, a rod extends from a hydraulic axle cylinder, pivoting about a central point and rotating the axle between a horizontal configuration and a vertical configuration, wherein in said vertical configuration one wheel and a first portion of an axle hangs below the body.