Cleaning facility
A cleaning device with guide elements and a tool carrier addresses the challenge of cleaning hard-to-reach roof areas, ensuring efficient cleaning without scaffolding, thus reducing soiling and corrosion.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE202025003543
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-11-19
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-29
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-11-30
AI Technical Summary
Existing methods for cleaning hard-to-reach building parts, such as roofs and roof installations, are cumbersome and expensive, leading to neglect and increased soiling, which results in yield losses and corrosion.
A cleaning device comprising guide elements, a tool carrier, and a cleaning tool, which can be manually or motor-driven, to clean surfaces like solar thermal systems on roofs, using brushes and cleaning fluids, allowing for efficient coverage of the surface.
Facilitates effective cleaning of hard-to-reach areas without the need for scaffolding, reducing soiling and corrosion, and maintaining system efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
[0001] The present invention relates to a cleaning device for hard-to-reach building parts, such as roofs and / or installations arranged on roofs of buildings, such as solar thermal systems or the like. Solar thermal systems include photovoltaic systems for electricity generation as well as solar thermal systems for hot water supply. Roofs of buildings and installations arranged on them are generally difficult and cumbersome to access. On low buildings, ladders can easily be used to reach the roof and the installations located thereon. On taller buildings, however, scaffolding usually has to be erected first, which is a considerable undertaking and very expensive. This often leads to the regular cleaning of roofs and the installations on them being neglected, and to increased soiling being accepted over time.The pollution leads to yield losses and promotes weather-related corrosion of components.
[0002] An embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. This shows Fig. 1 in the form of a schematic representation the basic construction of a cleaning device according to the invention; Fig. 2 the arrangement of the cleaning equipment on the roof of a building.
[0003] Fig. Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of the basic construction of the cleaning device 1 in an embodiment of the invention. The cleaning device 1 comprises two guide elements 1.1a and 1.1b, which are spaced apart from each other and aligned parallel to each other and are fixedly mounted. A tool carrier 1.2 is movably mounted on the guide elements 1.1a and 1.1b. At least one cleaning tool 1.3 is movably mounted on the tool carrier 1.2. The tool carrier 1.2 is movable in the direction of arrows P1 and P2. The cleaning tool 1.3, in turn, is movable in the direction of arrows P3 and P4.
[0004] Fig.Figure 2 shows an example of the arrangement of the cleaning device 1 on the roof 2 of a building. The roof 2 also houses the module array 3 of a photovoltaic system, which requires cleaning when soiled. To achieve cleaning, the tool carrier 1.2 and the cleaning tool 1.3 are moved such that the cleaning tool 1.3 covers the entire surface of the module array 3 at least once. A brush is advantageously used as the cleaning tool 1.3, which can also be moistened with a cleaning fluid during the cleaning process. For example, tap water is suitable as the cleaning fluid and can be supplied to the cleaning tool 1.3 via a pipe (not shown in the figures). In the simplest application, the movements of the tool carrier 1.2 and the cleaning tool 1.3 can advantageously be performed manually using appropriately routed cables (not shown in the figures).In a more complex and expensive embodiment of the cleaning device 1, tool carrier 1.2 and cleaning tool 1.3 can also be driven by suitable drive devices, such as electric motors. Reference symbol list 1 cleaning facility 1.1a Guide element 1.1b Guide element 1.2 Tool carrier 1.3 Cleaning tool 2 roof 3 module field
Claims
[1] Cleaning equipment (1) for hard-to-reach parts of buildings, such as roofs of buildings and for installations arranged on such parts of buildings, such as solar thermal systems and / or photovoltaic systems or the like, characterized by the following characteristics: - the cleaning device (1) comprises at least two guide elements (1.1a, 1.1b) arranged parallel to each other at a distance from one another and fixed in position; - the cleaning device (1) further comprises a tool carrier (1.2) movably arranged on the guide elements (1.1a, 1.1b); - the cleaning device (1) further comprises a cleaning tool (1.3) arranged on the tool carrier (1.2).