BUILDING CLEANING APPARATUS

摘要

An automated cleaning apparatus which can be incorporated into existing building cleaning gondolas. The apparatus consists of a cleaning means such as a brush (11C) and water jet (12) mounted to a slider (7A) which is moveable towards and away from a building surface. The slider (7A) is then mounted on a further slider (9A) moveable along an axis across the building surface and being mounted to a frame (1). The frame (1) is moveable relative to the building surface and may incorporate either its own drive means to do this or it may more preferably be mounted on an existing building cleaning gondola. A control box (17) operates the respective drives of the sliders (7A,9A) to actuate the cleaning means in a suitable manner. The apparatus may be programmed to automatically operate a cleaning routine. The cleaning means includes sensors (6A,6A',6B,6B',8A,8A',8B,8B') to detect its proximity to the surface being cleaned and other sensors are present to identify the position of the cleaning means relative to the frame.