Patent ID: 8192559

Claim:
Apparatus for cleaning residue from a bore of a tube, comprising: a) a hose having a spray tip containing an orifice coupled to a water source to deliver water to said tip at a pressure in excess of 1,000 psi; and b) a framework for supporting said hose for reciprocating motion relative to said framework comprising a plurality of frame pieces mounted in a rectilinear configuration having first and second parallel frame pieces and third and fourth parallel frame pieces mounted transverse to said first and second frame pieces, a beam member mounted to span between and pivot relative to at least one of said third and fourth frame pieces, a hose support coupled to said beam member and having a bore to support the extension and retraction of said hose relative to said hose support, a hose support drive coupled for manipulating said hose support along said beam member, a beam drive coupled to said beam member and at least one of said third and fourth frame pieces to selectively vary the displacement of said beam member along at least one of said third and fourth frame pieces and the angle of said beam member relative to the one of said third and fourth frame pieces, and wherein said hose support drive is operable to selectively manipulate said hose laterally and said beam drives are operable such that the operation of at least one of said beam drives vertically varies the beam span angle formed between said beam member and said third and fourth parallel frame pieces of said framework to align said hose with each of the plurality of tubes being cleaned.