Aircraft paint removal device and method

Abstract

To provide a paint removing device and method for an aircraft which enable simplification of working and an efficient paint removing work.SOLUTION: There are provided a movable traveling carriage, a blast head which is mounted on the traveling carriage and can eject a blast material, a lift which can move the blast head along the vertical direction, and a movement device which can move the blast head along the horizontal direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an aircraft paint removal device and method for stripping and removing paint from an aircraft surface. [Background technology]

[0002] An aircraft is configured with left and right main wings attached to a fuselage, as well as left and right horizontal and vertical stabilizers. The exterior of an aircraft becomes dirty over long periods of use. Since fuel efficiency deteriorates when dirt accumulates on the exterior of an aircraft, cleaning work is required to remove the deposits. For example, an aircraft paint removal device is described in Patent Document 1 below. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 64-17896 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Incidentally, aircraft are painted on their surfaces. Aircraft require repainting as needed. In this case, the paint on the aircraft's surface is stripped and removed before repainting. Conventionally, the work of stripping surface paint has been done using chemicals or cutting tools such as grinders. However, this type of paint stripping work is hard work for workers, and improvements in workability are required.

[0005] The present disclosure is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide an aircraft paint removal device and method that simplifies the work and improves the efficiency of the paint removal work. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the aircraft paint removal device of the present disclosure comprises a movable carriage, a blast head mounted on the carriage and capable of spraying blast material, a lifting device capable of moving the blast head vertically, and a moving device capable of moving the blast head horizontally.

[0007] In addition, the aircraft paint removal method disclosed herein includes the steps of moving a traveling carriage to bring a blast head close to the fuselage of the aircraft and spraying blast material toward the upper surface of the horizontal wing of the aircraft, alternating between bringing the blast head close to the fuselage of the aircraft and moving the blast head along the horizontal direction, and moving the blast head along the vertical direction according to the height of the upper surface of the horizontal wing. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the aircraft paint removal device and method disclosed herein, it is possible to simplify the work and improve the efficiency of the paint removal work. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an aircraft. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a front view of the aircraft. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a front view showing the aircraft paint removal device of this embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an aircraft paint removal device. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. 3, showing a side view of the paint removal device for an aircraft. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a blast head supported by a swinging device. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a blasting device. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the operation of the paint removal device of an aircraft. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Note that the present disclosure is not limited to these embodiments, and when there are multiple embodiments, the present disclosure also includes configurations that combine the embodiments. Furthermore, the components in the embodiments include those that can be easily imagined by a person skilled in the art, those that are substantially identical, and those that are within the so-called equivalent range.

[0011] <Aircraft> FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an aircraft.

[0012] 1, the aircraft 100 is configured with a pair of left and right main wings 102 provided in the front portion of a fuselage 101, a pair of left and right horizontal stabilizers 103 provided in the rear portion, and a vertical stabilizer 104. The aircraft 100 is equipped with an aircraft engine 105 mounted below each of the main wings 102.

[0013] FIG. 2 is a front view of the aircraft.

[0014] 2, the aircraft paint removal device of this embodiment removes paint from the upper surface 101a of the fuselage 101 of the aircraft 100, the upper surfaces 102a of the pair of left and right main wings 102, the upper surfaces 103a of the pair of left and right horizontal stabilizers 103, and the left and right side surfaces 104a, 104b of the vertical stabilizer 104. However, the aircraft paint removal device of this embodiment can also remove paint from the lower surfaces 102b of the pair of left and right main wings 102 and the lower surfaces 103b of the pair of left and right horizontal stabilizers 103, etc., as needed.

[0015] <Aircraft paint removal equipment> Fig. 3 is a front view of the aircraft paint removal device of this embodiment, Fig. 4 is a plan view of the aircraft paint removal device, Fig. 5 is a VV cross-sectional view of Fig. 3 showing a side of the aircraft paint removal device, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the blast head supported by the swinging device. In the following explanation, the horizontal direction along the rotation axis of the blast head is referred to as the Y direction, the horizontal direction perpendicular to the Y direction is referred to as the X direction, and the vertical direction perpendicular to the X and Y directions is referred to as the Z direction.

[0016] As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the paint removal device 10 includes a traveling carriage 11, a blast head 12, a lifting device 13, and a moving device 14.

[0017] The traveling carriage 11 is movable and has a plate shape extending in the horizontal direction. The traveling carriage 11 has a U-shape in a plan view (see FIG. 4). However, the traveling carriage 11 is not limited to this shape and may have, for example, an H-shape in a plan view. The traveling carriage 11 is equipped with a plurality of traveling wheels 21, 22 (four in this embodiment). However, the number of traveling wheels 21, 22 is not limited to four and may be three or more. For example, there may be only one traveling wheel 22. The pair of traveling wheels 21 is disposed on one side of the traveling carriage 11 in the X direction and on both sides in the Y direction. The pair of traveling wheels 21 is rotatably supported on the traveling carriage 11 by axles 23 extending along the Y direction. The pair of traveling wheels 22 is disposed on the other side of the traveling carriage 11 in the X direction and on both sides in the Y direction. The pair of running wheels 22 are rotatably supported on the running carriage 11 by axles 24 extending along the Y direction.

[0018] The four traveling wheels 21, 22 are rotatable and steerable. The pair of traveling wheels 21 have axles 23 supported by the traveling carriage 11 via a driving and steering device 25. The pair of traveling wheels 21 are rotatable and steerable by the driving and steering device 25. The pair of traveling wheels 21 have axles 24 supported by the traveling carriage 11 via a driving and steering device 26. The pair of traveling wheels 22 are rotatable and steerable by the driving and steering device 26.

[0019] The traveling cart 11 may be operable, for example, by an operator sitting in a driver's seat (not shown) and operating the steering wheel, accelerator pedal, and brake pedal, or it may be operable by remote control without an operator sitting in the cart.

[0020] The blast head 12 is mounted on a traveling carriage 11. That is, the blast head 12 is supported by a moving device 14, the moving device 14 is supported by a lifting device 13, and the lifting device 13 is supported by the traveling carriage 11. The lifting device 13 can move the blast head 12 in the vertical direction (Z direction). The moving device 14 can move the blast head 12 in the horizontal direction (Y direction).

[0021] More specifically, the traveling carriage 11 has a pair of support members 31, 32 erected on one side in the X direction and on both sides in the Y direction, spaced apart in the Y direction. The support members 31, 32 have the same shape and are rectangular pillars that are long in the Z direction. The pair of support arms 33, 34 are arranged along the X direction and spaced apart in the Y direction. One end of the support arm 33 in the longitudinal direction (X direction) is supported by the support member 31 so as to be movable vertically. One end of the support arm 34 in the longitudinal direction (X direction) is supported by the support member 32 so as to be movable vertically.

[0022] That is, the support members 31, 32 have guide grooves 31a, 32a formed along the Z direction on their opposing surfaces. The support arms 33, 34 have guide members 33a, 34a formed on their non-opposing surfaces, and the guide members 33a, 34a are movably supported in the guide grooves 31a, 32a of the support members 31, 32, respectively. The lifting device 13 has a first drive unit 35 and a second drive unit 36 ​​that move the support arms 33, 34 along the guide grooves 31a, 32a of the support members 31, 32 via the guide members 33a, 34a. The first drive unit 35 and the second drive unit 36 ​​are, for example, drive motors provided on one of the support members 31, 32 and the support arms 33, 34, and pinion gears rotated by the drive motors mesh with racks provided on the other of the support members 31, 32 and the support arms 33, 34. Therefore, the first driving device 35 and the second driving device 36 can raise and lower the support arms 33 and 34 relative to the support members 31 and 32.

[0023] In this embodiment, the guide groove 31a, the guide member 33a, and the first drive unit 35 constitute a first lifting device, and the guide groove 32a, the guide member 34a, and the second drive unit 36 ​​constitute a second lifting device. Note that the first drive unit 35 and the second drive unit 36 ​​are not limited to the above-described configurations, and may be, for example, a ball screw mechanism or a fluid cylinder mechanism.

[0024] The pair of support arms 33, 34 are parallel to each other and spaced apart in the Y direction. A support frame 41 is connected to the other longitudinal end (X direction) of the pair of support arms 33, 34. The support frame 41 is arranged in a horizontal direction (Y direction) perpendicular to the support arms 33, 34, and each longitudinal end (Y direction) is connected to the other end of the support arms 33, 34. The blast head 12 is supported on the support frame 41 so as to be movable in the horizontal direction (Y direction). Therefore, the lifting device 13 drives the first drive device 35 and the second drive device 36 to move the pair of support arms 33, 34 in the vertical direction (Z direction), thereby moving the blast head 12 in the vertical direction (Z direction).

[0025] The blast head 12 is movably supported on a support frame 41 via a swinging device 42. The swinging device 42 can swing the blast head 12 vertically (Z direction) and horizontally (Y direction). The moving device 14 can move the blast head 12 together with the swinging device 42 horizontally (Y direction) relative to the support frame. That is, a guide groove 41a is provided on the front surface (upper side in FIG. 4 ) of the support frame 41 along the Y direction. The moving body 43 is movably supported in the guide groove 41a of the support frame 41. The moving device 14 has a driving device 44 that moves the moving body 43 along the guide groove 41a of the support frame 41. The driving device 44 is, for example, a driving motor provided on one of the support frame 41 and the moving body 43. A pinion gear rotated by the driving motor meshes with a rack provided on the other of the support frame 41 and the moving body 43. Therefore, the driving device 44 can move the moving body 43 horizontally relative to the support base 41.

[0026] In this embodiment, the moving device 14 is configured by the guide groove 41a, the moving body 43, and the driving device 44. Note that the driving device 44 is not limited to the above-described configuration, and may be, for example, a ball screw mechanism or a fluid cylinder mechanism.

[0027] The swinging device 42 is provided on a movable body 43 and can swing the blast head 12 in the vertical direction (Z direction) and horizontal direction (Y direction). As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the movable body 43 supports a first rotating shaft 45 rotatably along the X direction. The first rotating shaft 45 can rotate around a first axis O1 parallel to the X direction. The movable body 43 is provided with a first driving device 46, which can rotate the first rotating shaft 45. A U-shaped connecting bracket 47 is connected to the tip of the first rotating shaft 45. The connecting bracket 47 supports a second rotating shaft 48 rotatably along a direction perpendicular to the X direction (the Y direction in FIG. 4). The second rotating shaft 48 can rotate around a second axis O2 parallel to the direction perpendicular to the X direction. The connecting bracket 47 is provided with a second driving device 49, and the second driving device 49 is capable of rotating a second rotating shaft .

[0028] The blast head 12 is attached to the second rotation shaft 48. The blast head 12 is attached to the second rotation shaft 48 along a direction perpendicular to the second rotation shaft 48. Therefore, when the first rotation shaft 45 is rotated by the first drive device 46, the blast head 12 can swing around the first axis O1. Furthermore, when the second rotation shaft 48 is rotated by the second drive device 49, the blast head 12 can swing around the second axis O2.

[0029] In this embodiment, the rocking device 42 is a so-called gimbal mechanism, but is not limited to this configuration. For example, the rocking device 42 may be configured with a spherical bearing or the like.

[0030] The paint removal device 10 includes a measuring device 51 and a camera (photographing device) 52. The support frame 41 has a bracket 53 attached to the other end thereof, and the measuring device 51 and camera 52 are attached to the bracket 53. The measuring device 51 measures the distance between the blast head 12 and the exterior surface of the aircraft 100. The measuring device 51 outputs the measurement result to a control unit (not shown). The control unit drives and controls the traveling carriage 11, the lifting device 13, the moving device 14, and the swinging device 42 so that the distance between the blast head 12 and the exterior surface of the aircraft 100 is maintained at a preset distance based on the measurement result of the measuring device 51. The camera 52 photographs the exterior surface of the aircraft 100 from which the paint has been removed. The camera 52 outputs the photographing result to the control unit. The control unit can store the image photographed by the camera 52 in a memory unit (not shown) and display it on a display unit (not shown). The worker can check the state of paint removal on the exterior surface of the aircraft 100 by viewing the image captured by the camera 52 on the display unit.

[0031] <Blasting equipment> FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a blasting device.

[0032] 7, the blasting device 60 includes a blasting head 12, a compressed air supply device (supply device) 61, a blasting tank 62, an exhaust device (recovery device) 63, an exhaust filter 64, and a separation device 65. Here, the blasting head 12, the blasting tank 62, the exhaust filter 64, and the separation device 65 that constitute the blasting device 60 are preferably provided on a support frame 41.

[0033] The blast head 12 has a head body 12a, a cylindrical brush 12b, and a branch portion 12c. The head body 12a of the blast head 12 is connected to a blast tank 62, which is connected to a compressed air supply device 61. Therefore, when the compressed air supply device 61 supplies compressed air, blast material B in the blast tank 62 is supplied to the head body 12a, and is ejected from the cylindrical brush 12b onto, for example, the upper surface 102a of the main wing 102 of the aircraft 100. The blast material B collides with the upper surface 102a of the main wing 102 and removes the paint on the upper surface 102a by grinding.

[0034] The blast head 12 has a branch portion 12c connected to a separator 65, which is connected to an exhaust filter 64 and the blast tank 62, and the exhaust filter 64 is connected to an exhaust device 63. When the exhaust device 63 applies suction, the suction acts on the blast head 12 via the exhaust filter 64 and the separator 65. The blast head 12 then collects, from the cylindrical brush 12b, the blast material B that has collided with the upper surface 102a of the main wing 102 and the material P to be coated that has been removed from the main wing 102, and sends them to the separator 65 from the branch portion 12c. The separator 65 is, for example, a cyclone separator, which separates the blast material B from the material P to be coated and returns the blast material B to the blast tank 62. Meanwhile, the exhaust filter 64 collects the material P to be coated.

[0035] The aircraft 100 has a body made of, for example, duralumin, an aluminum alloy. The paint on the surface of the aircraft 100 is, for example, an epoxy-based paint base layer with a urethane-based paint or fluorine-based paint top coat applied to the surface.

[0036] The blasting material B may be, for example, alumina particles, iron particles, dry ice, or the like.

[0037] <Aircraft Paint Removal Method> FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the operation of the paint removal device of an aircraft.

[0038] The method for removing paint from an aircraft in this embodiment includes the steps of moving the traveling carriage 11 to bring the blast head 12 close to the fuselage 101 of the aircraft 100 and spraying blast material toward the upper surfaces 102a, 103a of the main wings 102 and the horizontal tail 103, which serve as horizontal wings of the aircraft 100; alternating between bringing the blast head 12 close to the fuselage 101 of the aircraft 100 and moving the blast head 12 along the horizontal direction (X direction); and moving the blast head 12 along the vertical direction according to the height of the upper surfaces 102a, 103a of the main wings 102 and the horizontal tail 103.

[0039] The following describes the operation of removing paint continuously from the upper surface 102a of one main wing 102 of the aircraft 100 to the fuselage 101 using the paint removal device 10. As shown in Figure 3, in the paint removal device 10, the lifting device 13 positions the blast head 12 in an upward position, and the traveling carriage 11 is moved to stop the blast head 12 at the paint removal start position. The paint removal start position is a position where the blast head 12 is above the upper surface 102a of the tip of the main wing 102.

[0040] At the paint removal start position, the lifting device 13 lowers the blast head 12, and the moving device 14 adjusts the position of the blast head 12 to a position facing the upper surface 102a of the rear end of the main wing 102. At this time, the blast head 12 is in a position where its tip is in contact with the upper surface 102a of the main wing 102. In other words, the blast head 12 is in a state where the tip of the cylindrical brush 12b attached to the head main body 12a is in contact with the upper surface 102a of the main wing 102.

[0041] In this state, as shown in FIG. 8 , blasting material B is sprayed from the blasting head 12. First, the moving device 14 moves the blasting head 12 from the rear end toward the front end of the main wing 102, thereby removing the paint from the tip end of the upper surface 102a of the main wing 102. At this time, the blasting device 60 collects the blasting material B and the material to be coated P. Next, the traveling carriage 11 moves the blasting head 12 toward the fuselage 101, thereby removing the paint from the front end of the upper surface 102a of the main wing 102. Next, the moving device 14 moves the blasting head 12 from the front end toward the rear end of the main wing 102, thereby removing the paint from the portion of the upper surface 102a of the main wing 102 adjacent to the tip end. In this way, by moving the blasting head 12 in a zigzag manner across the width of the upper surface 102a of the main wing 102, the paint is removed from the tip end to the base end of the upper surface 102a.

[0042] When the blast head 12 is moved toward the upper surface 102a of the main wing 102, the control unit controls the first drive device 35 and the second drive device 36 according to the measurement results of the measuring instrument 51 to adjust the height of the blast head 12.

[0043] Furthermore, when the blast head 12 is moved opposite the upper surface 102a of the main wing 102, the swinging device 42 is operated as necessary to swing the blast head 12, thereby adjusting the angle of the blast head 12 according to the angle of the upper surface 102a of the main wing 102.

[0044] [Effects of this embodiment] The aircraft paint removal device of the first embodiment comprises a movable traveling carriage 11, a blast head 12 mounted on the traveling carriage 11 and capable of spraying blast material, a lifting device 13 capable of moving the blast head 12 along the vertical direction, and a moving device 14 capable of moving the blast head 12 along the horizontal direction.

[0045] According to the aircraft paint removal device of the first aspect, the blast head 12 can be raised and lowered by the elevator device 13 according to the height and position of the surface of the aircraft 100, and the blast head 12 can be moved horizontally by the moving device 14, so that the blast head 12 faces the surface of the aircraft 100. Therefore, by moving the blast head 12 while spraying blast material B from the blast head 12 while facing the surface of the aircraft 100, the paint on the surface of the aircraft 100 can be properly removed. As a result, the work can be simplified and the paint removal work can be made more efficient.

[0046] The aircraft paint removal device according to the second aspect is the aircraft paint removal device according to the first aspect, further comprising: a traveling carriage 11 having a pair of support members 31, 32 erected in the vertical direction; a pair of support arms 33, 34 arranged in the horizontal direction, each of which has one longitudinal end supported by the pair of support members 31, 32 for movement in the vertical direction; a support frame 41 arranged in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the support arms 33, 34, which is connected to the other longitudinal end of the support arms 33, 34; and a blast head 12 supported by the support frame 41 for movement in the horizontal direction. Thus, by supporting the blast head 12 from the support members 31, 32 of the traveling carriage 11 via the support arms 33, 34 arranged in the horizontal direction, it is possible to prevent contact between the traveling carriage 11 and the aircraft 100 when the blast head 12 is removing paint from the aircraft 100.

[0047] The aircraft paint removal device according to the third aspect is the aircraft paint removal device according to the second aspect, further comprising: lifting device 13 capable of moving blast head 12 vertically by moving support arms 33, 34 vertically; and moving device 14 capable of moving blast head 12 horizontally relative to support frame 41. As a result, by moving blast head 12 vertically, the distance between blast head 12 and the surface of aircraft 100 can be adjusted; and by moving blast head 12 horizontally, paint removal work can be performed continuously.

[0048] The aircraft paint removal device according to the fourth aspect is the aircraft paint removal device according to any one of the first to third aspects, and further includes a swinging device 42 that can swing the blast head 12 vertically and horizontally. This allows the angle of the blast head 12 to be appropriately adjusted relative to the angle of the surface of the aircraft 100.

[0049] The aircraft paint removal device according to the fifth aspect is the aircraft paint removal device according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, and further includes a compressed air supply device 61 that supplies blasting material to the blast head 12, an exhaust device (recovery device) 63 that recovers the blasting material B and the material P to be coated that are ejected from the blast head 12, and a separation device 65 that separates the recovered blasting material B from the material P to be coated. This allows for efficient use of the blasting material B and prevents the material P from scattering.

[0050] The aircraft paint removal device according to a sixth aspect is the aircraft paint removal device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, and further, the traveling carriage 11 has at least three steerable traveling wheels 21, 22. This allows the blast head 12 to be moved according to the shape of the main wing 102, for example, and the position of the blast head 12 according to the main wing 102 to be adjusted to an appropriate position.

[0051] The aircraft paint removal device according to the seventh aspect is the aircraft paint removal device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, and further includes a measuring instrument 51 that measures the distance between the outer surface of the aircraft 100 and the blast head 12. This makes it possible to adjust the height and angle of the blast head 12 according to the measurement results of the measuring instrument 51, and to maintain an appropriate distance between the blast head 12 and the outer surface of the aircraft 100.

[0052] The aircraft paint removal device according to the eighth aspect is the aircraft paint removal device according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, and further includes a camera (photography device) 52 that photographs the exterior of the aircraft 100 from which the paint has been removed. As a result, the exterior of the aircraft 100 photographed by the camera 54 is displayed on the display unit, allowing the worker to check the paint removal status of the exterior of the aircraft 100.

[0053] The aircraft paint removal method according to the ninth aspect includes the steps of: moving a traveling carriage 11 to bring a blast head 12 close to a fuselage 101 of an aircraft 100 and spraying blast material toward upper surfaces 102a, 103a of main wings 102 and horizontal tail 103 serving as horizontal wings of the aircraft 100; alternately performing an operation of bringing the blast head 12 close to the fuselage 101 of the aircraft 100 and an operation of moving the blast head 12 along the horizontal direction; and moving the blast head 12 along the vertical direction according to the height of the upper surfaces 102a, 103a of the main wings 102 and horizontal tail 103. This allows the paint on the upper surfaces 102a, 103a of the main wings 102 and horizontal tail 103 serving as horizontal wings to be properly removed. As a result, the work can be simplified and the paint removal work can be made more efficient.

[0054] The aircraft paint removal method according to the tenth aspect is the aircraft paint removal method according to the ninth aspect, in which, when the blast head 12 reaches the fuselage 101, the blast head 12 is moved along the upper surface 101a of the fuselage 101. This makes it possible to continuously remove the paint from the upper surface 102a of the main wing 102 and the upper surface 101a of the fuselage 101.

[0055] An aircraft paint removal method according to an eleventh aspect is the aircraft cleaning method according to the ninth or tenth aspect, in which the blast head 12 is moved along the side of the vertical tail 104 of the aircraft 100. This makes it possible to remove paint not only from the main wing 102 and fuselage 101 but also from the side of the vertical tail 104.

[0056] In the above-described embodiment, a double-sided support structure is used in which each end of the support frame 41 is supported by a pair of support arms 33, 34, but a cantilever support structure in which only one end or the middle part of the support frame is supported by a support arm may also be used. [Explanation of symbols]

[0057] 10 Paint removal equipment 11 Traveling cart 12 Blast Head 13 Lifting device 14 Mobile Devices 21,22 Running wheels 23,24 Axles 25,26 Drive and steering device 31, 32 Support member 33,34 Support arm 35 First Drive Unit 36 Second Drive Unit 41 Support stand 42 Oscillating device 43 Mobile 44 Drive unit 45 First rotation axis 46 First Drive Unit 47 Connecting bracket 48 Second rotation axis 49 Second Drive Unit 51 Measuring Instruments 52 Camera (photographic device) 53 Bracket 60 Blasting Equipment 61 Compressed air supply device (supply device) 62 Blast Tank 63 Exhaust equipment (recovery equipment) 64 Exhaust filter 65 Separation device 100 aircraft 101 Torso 101a Top side 102 Main wing 102a Top side 103 Horizontal stabilizer 104 Vertical stabilizer

Claims

1. A movable traveling cart; a blast head mounted on the traveling carriage and capable of ejecting blast material; an elevator device that can move the blast head in a vertical direction; a moving device capable of moving the blast head along a horizontal direction; Equipped with The traveling carriage has a pair of support members arranged vertically at a horizontal interval, a pair of support arms arranged horizontally, each of which has one longitudinal end supported by the pair of support members so as to be freely movable vertically and the other end extending horizontally, a support frame arranged horizontally in a direction perpendicular to the pair of support arms, each of which has one longitudinal end connected to the other end of the pair of support arms, and the blast head is supported by the support frame so as to be freely movable horizontally, the lifting device is capable of moving the blast head along the vertical direction by moving the pair of support arms in the vertical direction, and the moving device is capable of moving the blast head along the horizontal direction relative to the support frame. Aircraft paint removal equipment.

2. A swinging device capable of swinging the blast head in vertical and horizontal directions is provided.

2. The aircraft paint removal device according to claim 1.

3. The apparatus comprises a supply device that supplies the blasting material to the blasting head, a recovery device that recovers the blasting material and the material to be coated that are sprayed from the blasting head, and a separation device that separates the recovered blasting material from the material to be coated.

2. The aircraft paint removal device according to claim 1.

4. The traveling carriage has at least three steerable wheels.

2. The aircraft paint removal device according to claim 1.

5. a measuring device is provided for measuring the distance between the exterior surface of the aircraft and the blast head; 2. The aircraft paint removal device according to claim 1.

6. a photographing device is provided for photographing the exterior surface of the aircraft from which the paint has been removed; 2. The aircraft paint removal device according to claim 1.

7. In the aircraft paint removal device described in claim 1, a step of moving the traveling carriage to bring the blast head close to the fuselage of the aircraft and spraying blast material toward the upper surface of the horizontal wing of the aircraft; Alternating between moving the blast head close to a fuselage of an aircraft and moving the blast head along a horizontal direction; moving the blast head along a vertical direction according to the height of the upper surface of the horizontal wing; A method for removing paint from an aircraft.

8. When the blast head reaches the fuselage, the blast head is moved along the upper surface of the fuselage. The method for removing paint from an aircraft according to claim 7.

9. moving the blast head along the side of the vertical stabilizer of the aircraft; 9. The method for removing paint from an aircraft according to claim 7 or 8.

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