Tank car cleaning device

By designing a multifunctional tank truck cleaning device, the problems of limited functionality and insufficient safety of existing tank truck cleaning devices have been solved. This has enabled flexible cleaning methods and safe handling of hazardous substances, thereby improving cleaning efficiency and safety.

CN224197728UActive Publication Date: 2026-05-05JIANGSU WURSTAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUIP CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
JIANGSU WURSTAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUIP CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-04-18
Publication Date
2026-05-05

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Technical Problem

Existing tank truck cleaning equipment has limited functionality and cannot meet the cleaning needs of different types of materials. Furthermore, it lacks safety measures when cleaning flammable, explosive, or toxic and hazardous materials.

Method used

A tank truck cleaning device was designed, which includes a cleaning fluid preparation component, a safety protection component, and a top frame adjustment component. It can selectively use clean water or chemical cleaning, recover harmful substances through a negative pressure plate, and the nozzle can be adjusted to perform all-round cleaning.

Benefits of technology

It enables flexible cleaning methods to meet the cleaning needs of different materials, and prevents the leakage of harmful substances through safety protection components, thereby improving cleaning efficiency and safety.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a tank car cleaning device, which relates to the technical field of tank car cleaning equipment and comprises a cleaning chamber, a controller arranged on the outer side of the cleaning chamber, a cleaning fluid blending component, a safety protection component, a top frame adjusting component and a cleaning component. Clean water cleaning or chemical cleaning can be selected according to the property of residual materials of the tank car, and different cleaning requirements are met; according to the equipment, the top frame capable of moving front and back is matched with the direction-adjustable spray head, all-directional and multi-angle cleaning is carried out on the interior of the tank car, and the cleaning efficiency is greatly improved; according to the equipment, through the adsorption effect of the negative pressure plate of the safety protection assembly, harmful substances generated in the cleaning process can be effectively recycled, and the harmful substances are prevented from polluting air around the cleaning chamber and damaging the health of people.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of tank truck cleaning equipment, specifically a tank truck cleaning device. Background Technology

[0002] After transporting various liquids, powders and other materials, tank trucks will have residual materials inside. If they are not cleaned in time, it will not only affect the quality of the materials transported next time, but may also cause corrosion inside the tank truck and shorten its service life.

[0003] Traditional tank truck cleaning equipment has a single function, which can only perform simple water washing and cannot meet the cleaning needs of different types of material residues. In addition, when cleaning some flammable, explosive or toxic tank trucks, it will release gas and dust, and the existing cleaning equipment does not have safe handling measures to ensure the safety of the surrounding personnel. Utility Model Content

[0004] This invention provides a tank truck cleaning device with the advantages of high cleaning flexibility and safety and environmental protection, which solves the problems of existing equipment that can only perform simple water washing and lacks safety.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a tank truck cleaning device, comprising a cleaning chamber and a controller located outside the cleaning chamber, and further comprising a cleaning fluid mixing component, a safety protection component, a top frame adjustment component, and a cleaning component, wherein:

[0006] The bottom of the cleaning chamber is symmetrically provided with two sliding grooves, which are connected by a drainage ditch and extend to the outside.

[0007] The cleaning solution preparation assembly includes a mixing tank, with a regular water tank and a chemical cleaning solution storage tank on both sides of the mixing tank. A water pump is connected between the regular water tank and the mixing tank, and a metering pump is connected between the chemical cleaning solution storage tank and the mixing tank.

[0008] The safety protection component includes a negative pressure plate, the top of which is connected to a vacuum tube. One side of the vacuum tube is connected to a vacuum generator, which is connected to a vacuum pump. A recovery tank is installed on one side of the vacuum pump, which is installed on the top of the cleaning chamber.

[0009] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the mixing tank, the ordinary water tank, and the chemical cleaning solution storage tank are all fixed to the mounting frame with screws, and the mounting frame is fixed to the inner side wall of the cleaning chamber with bolts. The metering pump is electrically connected to the controller.

[0010] As a preferred technical solution of this utility model, the negative pressure plate is located at the top of the cleaning chamber, the bottom surface of the cleaning chamber is provided with several water inlet troughs, guardrails are symmetrically arranged between the troughs, a tank cart is provided between the guardrails, and the tank cart is provided with several water inlets.

[0011] As a preferred technical solution of this utility model, the top frame adjustment assembly includes a top frame, the bottom of the top frame is fitted with a sliding groove and is slidably engaged, one end of the bottom of the top frame is penetrated by a spiral shaft and is helically rotated, and the other end of the bottom is penetrated by a sliding shaft and is slidably engaged.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, one end of the spiral shaft is connected to a servo motor, the servo motor is installed in the slide groove and electrically connected to the controller, and both ends of the slide shaft are fixed to both ends of the slide groove.

[0013] As a preferred technical solution of this utility model, the cleaning component includes a booster pump, one end of which is connected to a mixing tank via a conduit, and the other end of which is connected to a spray pipe via a flange. The spray pipe passes through the top frame and is fixed to the top frame with screws, and the bottom end of the spray pipe is connected to a telescopic hose.

[0014] As a preferred technical solution of this utility model, the bottom end of the telescopic hose is connected to the nozzle, the top surface and the outer side wall of the nozzle are provided with a number of spray holes, the two sides of the nozzle are connected to the traction rope, the traction rope passes through a number of traction rings and connects to rollers, the rollers are mounted on the traction motor, and the traction motor is fixed to the top frame by bolts.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, this utility model provides a tank truck cleaning device with the following advantages: This utility model can select clean water cleaning or chemical cleaning according to the nature of the residual materials in the tank truck to meet different cleaning needs; the device uses a top frame that can move back and forth in combination with an adjustable nozzle to clean the inside of the tank truck from all directions and multiple angles, which greatly improves the cleaning efficiency; the device can effectively recover harmful substances generated during the cleaning process through the negative pressure plate adsorption effect of the safety protection component, avoiding the pollution of the air around the cleaning room by harmful substances and the harm to personnel health. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the internal structure of the cleaning chamber of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the cleaning fluid preparation component of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the safety protection component of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the top frame adjustment assembly of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of the cleaning component of this utility model.

[0022] In the diagram: 1. Cleaning chamber; 2. Controller; 3. Cleaning solution preparation assembly; 4. Safety protection assembly; 5. Top frame adjustment assembly; 6. Cleaning assembly; 11. Slide chute; 12. Drainage ditch; 31. Mixing tank; 32. Ordinary water tank; 33. Chemical cleaning solution storage tank; 34. Water pump; 35. Metering pump; 36. Mounting frame; 41. Negative pressure plate; 42. Vacuum tube; 43. Vacuum generator; 44. Vacuum pump; 45. Recovery tank; 51. Top frame; 52. Spiral shaft; 53. Slide shaft; 54. Servo motor; 61. Booster pump; 62. Spray pipe; 63. Telescopic hose; 64. Nozzle; 641. Spray hole; 65. Traction rope; 66. Traction ring; 67. Roller; 68. Traction motor; 7. Tank truck; 71. Water inlet; 13. Guardrail; 14. Water intake trough. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model. Example 1

[0024] Please see Figures 1-6 This utility model discloses a tank truck cleaning device, including a cleaning chamber 1 and a controller 2 located outside the cleaning chamber 1, as well as a cleaning fluid mixing component 3, a safety protection component 4, a top frame adjustment component 5, and a cleaning component 6, wherein:

[0025] Two symmetrical chutes 11 are provided at the bottom of the cleaning chamber 1. The chutes 11 are connected by the drainage channel 12 and extend to the outside.

[0026] Please refer to the appendix. Figure 3 The cleaning solution preparation component 3 includes a mixing tank 31. The mixing tank 31 is equipped with a regular water tank 32 and a chemical cleaning solution storage tank 33 on both sides. A water pump 34 is connected between the regular water tank 32 and the mixing tank 31. A metering pump 35 is connected between the chemical cleaning solution storage tank 33 and the mixing tank 31. Specifically, the metering pump 35 can control whether the chemical cleaning solution is added to the mixing tank 31 and the flow rate, so as to cope with the cleaning of different materials.

[0027] Please refer to the appendix. Figure 4The safety protection component 4 includes a negative pressure plate 41, with a vacuum tube 42 connected to the top of the negative pressure plate 41. A vacuum generator 43 is connected to one side of the vacuum tube 42, and the vacuum generator 43 is connected to a vacuum pump 44. A recovery tank 45 is installed on one side of the vacuum pump 44. The vacuum pump 44 is installed on the top of the cleaning chamber 1. Specifically, the vacuum generator 43 can use the vacuum generated by the vacuum pump 44 to further generate a localized and faster vacuum suction effect, thereby improving the adsorption effect of the negative pressure plate 41. The extracted dust and volatile gases are collected in the recovery tank 45 for centralized treatment.

[0028] The mixing tank 31, the ordinary water tank 32, and the chemical cleaning solution storage tank 33 are all fixed to the mounting bracket 36 with screws. The mounting bracket 36 is fixed to the inner wall of the cleaning chamber 1 with bolts. The metering pump 35 is electrically connected to the controller 2.

[0029] In this embodiment, the vacuum pump 44 draws air from the inside of the cleaning chamber 1 through the vacuum tube 42, thereby generating negative pressure around the negative pressure plate 41. This allows volatile toxic gases and dust to be drawn in from the negative pressure plate 41, preventing leakage to the outside and causing injury to personnel. Example 2

[0030] Based on the above embodiment 1, please refer to the appendix. Figure 5 as well as Figure 6 The negative pressure plate 41 is located at the top of the inside of the cleaning chamber 1. The bottom surface of the cleaning chamber 1 is provided with several water inlet troughs 14. Guardrails 13 are symmetrically arranged between the chutes 11. Tank cars 7 are arranged between the guardrails 13. The tank cars 7 are provided with several water inlets 71. Specifically, the water inlet troughs 14 can guide the splashed cleaning liquid into the drainage ditch 12 to prevent it from overflowing from the cleaning chamber 1.

[0031] The top frame adjustment assembly 5 includes a top frame 51, the bottom of the top frame 51 is fitted with a sliding groove 11 and is slidably engaged, one end of the bottom of the top frame 51 is penetrated by a spiral shaft 52 and is helically engaged, and the other end of the bottom is penetrated by a sliding shaft 53 and is slidably engaged.

[0032] One end of the spiral shaft 52 is connected to the servo motor 54. The servo motor 54 is installed in the slide 11 and electrically connected to the controller 2. The two ends of the slide shaft 53 are fixed to the two ends of the slide 11. Specifically, the servo motor 54 can easily control the top frame 51 to slide back and forth, thereby matching the different water inlet 71 positions of the tank car 7.

[0033] The cleaning assembly 6 includes a booster pump 61. One end of the booster pump 61 is connected to the mixing tank 31 via a conduit, and the other end is connected to the spray pipe 62 via a flange. The spray pipe 62 passes through the top frame 51 and is fixed to the top frame 51 with screws. The bottom end of the spray pipe 62 is connected to a telescopic hose 63. Specifically, the telescopic hose 63 can extend and bend to cooperate with the nozzle 64 to move up and down and change the spray direction.

[0034] The bottom end of the telescopic hose 63 is connected to the nozzle 64. The top surface and outer wall of the nozzle 64 are provided with several spray holes 641. The two sides of the nozzle 64 are connected to the traction rope 65. The traction rope 65 passes through several traction rings 66 and connects to the roller 67. The roller 67 is installed on the traction motor 68. The traction motor 68 is fixed to the top frame 51 by bolts.

[0035] In this embodiment, one traction motor 68 rotates clockwise and the other rotates counterclockwise. The clockwise rotating traction motor 68 drives the roller 67 to wind up the traction rope 65. The traction rope 65 pulls the top of the nozzle 64 under the limit of the traction ring 66, thereby causing the nozzle 64 to bend in the direction of the clockwise rotating traction motor 68. Under the control of the two traction motors 68, the nozzle 64 can change its angle arbitrarily along the placement direction of the tank truck 7, which greatly improves the cleaning efficiency.

[0036] The working principle and usage process of this utility model are as follows: First, when the tank truck 7 enters the cleaning chamber 1, it can be positioned according to the position of the guardrail 13 so that the axial direction of the water inlet 71 is directly below the nozzle 64, so that the nozzle 64 can normally enter the interior of the tank truck 7 from the water inlet 71.

[0037] After the tank truck 7 comes to a stop, the controller 2 controls the servo motor 54 to rotate. The servo motor 54 drives the spiral shaft 52 to rotate. The spiral shaft 52 and the top frame 51 interact with each other, which in turn causes the top frame 51 to slide in the chute 11, bringing the nozzle 64 directly above the water inlet 71. Then, depending on the type of liquid transported by the tank truck 7, if it is ordinary material residue, the controller 2 selects the clean water cleaning mode on the control panel and presets the cleaning time. At this time, the metering pump 35 is turned off and the water pump 34 is turned on, drawing water from the ordinary water tank 32 into the mixing tank 31. Then, the water is introduced into the booster pump 61 through the water pipe to increase the pressure, thereby obtaining high-pressure water that enters the spray pipe 62.

[0038] During cleaning, the traction motors 68 on both sides rotate counterclockwise simultaneously, which causes the traction rope 65 wound around the roller 67 to be lowered simultaneously. The nozzle 64 moves vertically downward under the action of gravity and enters the internal space of the tank of the tanker 7 through the water inlet 71. High-pressure water is sprayed out from the nozzle 64 to spray and clean the inside of the tank. When the traction motor 68 changes the rotation direction, the nozzle 64 can be controlled to change the spray direction, thereby thoroughly cleaning the inside of the tank of the tanker 7.

[0039] When transporting liquids containing stubborn stains or chemical materials, select the chemical cleaning mode on the controller 2 and set the type and ratio of the chemical cleaning solution. The controller 2 simultaneously turns on the metering pump 35 and the water pump 34, and controls the flow rate of the metering pump 35 according to the preset ratio. The chemical cleaning solution and clean water are mixed in the mixing tank 31 to clean the tank truck 7.

[0040] When transporting flammable, explosive, toxic and harmful materials, the vacuum pump 44 and vacuum generator 43 are started before cleaning. The vacuum pump 44 draws air from the inside of the cleaning chamber 1 through the vacuum tube 42 to generate negative pressure around the negative pressure plate 41, so that the volatile toxic gases and dust are sucked in from the negative pressure plate 41 to prevent leakage to the outside and causing injury to personnel.

Claims

1. A tank truck cleaning device, comprising a cleaning chamber (1) and a controller (2) disposed outside the cleaning chamber (1), characterized in that, It also includes a cleaning fluid mixing assembly (3), a safety protection assembly (4), a top frame adjustment assembly (5), and a cleaning assembly (6), wherein: The bottom of the cleaning chamber (1) is symmetrically provided with two chutes (11), which are connected by a drainage ditch (12) and extend to the outside; The cleaning fluid preparation assembly (3) includes a mixing tank (31), with a regular water tank (32) and a chemical cleaning fluid storage tank (33) on both sides of the mixing tank (31). A water pump (34) is connected between the regular water tank (32) and the mixing tank (31), and a metering pump (35) is connected between the chemical cleaning fluid storage tank (33) and the mixing tank (31). The safety protection component (4) includes a negative pressure plate (41), the top of which is connected to a vacuum tube (42), one side of which is connected to a vacuum generator (43), the vacuum generator (43) is connected to a vacuum pump (44), a recovery tank (45) is installed on one side of the vacuum pump (44), and the vacuum pump (44) is installed on the top of the cleaning chamber (1).

2. The tanker cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mixing tank (31), the ordinary water tank (32) and the chemical cleaning solution storage tank (33) are all fixed to the mounting bracket (36) by screws. The mounting bracket (36) is fixed to the inner wall of the cleaning chamber (1) by bolts. The metering pump (35) is electrically connected to the controller (2).

3. The tanker cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The negative pressure plate (41) is located at the top inside the cleaning chamber (1). The bottom surface of the cleaning chamber (1) is provided with several water inlet troughs (14). Guardrails (13) are symmetrically arranged between the chutes (11). Tank cars (7) are arranged between the guardrails (13). The tank cars (7) are provided with several water inlets (71).

4. The tanker cleaning device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The top frame adjustment assembly (5) includes a top frame (51), the bottom of which is fitted with a sliding groove (11) and is slidably engaged. One end of the top frame (51) is penetrated by a spiral shaft (52) and is slidably engaged, while the other end is penetrated by a sliding shaft (53) and is slidably engaged.

5. A tanker cleaning device according to claim 4, characterized in that: One end of the spiral shaft (52) is connected to the servo motor (54), the servo motor (54) is installed in the slide groove (11) and electrically connected to the controller (2), and both ends of the slide shaft (53) are fixed to both ends of the slide groove (11).

6. The tanker cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning assembly (6) includes a booster pump (61), one end of which is connected to a mixing tank (31) via a conduit, and the other end is connected to a spray pipe (62) via a flange. The spray pipe (62) passes through the top frame (51) and is fixed to the top frame (51) by screws. The bottom end of the spray pipe (62) is connected to a telescopic hose (63).

7. A tanker cleaning device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bottom end of the telescopic hose (63) is connected to the nozzle (64). The nozzle (64) has several spray holes (641) on its top surface and outer side wall. The nozzle (64) is connected to the two sides of the traction rope (65). The traction rope (65) passes through several traction rings (66) and connects to the roller (67). The roller (67) is mounted on the traction motor (68). The traction motor (68) is fixed to the top frame (51) by bolts.