CN1950012A - Apparatus for floor cleaning and treatment - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to an apparatus (2) for cleaning or otherwise treating a floored surface that includes a platform (4) adapted to support the weight of an operator (6). In addition, one embodiment of the present invention is capable of generally performing 360 DEG turns to facilitate the treatment of difficult to access portions of the floored surface.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to be used for the equipment of surface treatment as cleaning.Especially, one embodiment of the present of invention are the equipment that is used for cleaning surfaces, and it provides the position of standing or sitting for operating personnel and can operate in narrow space.
Background technology
Cleaner is widely used in the floor that cleaning comprises ceramic tile, stone, brick, wood, concrete, carpet and other general surface.The cleaning in a large amount of zones in the cleaning that keeps these surfaces, especially commerce, industry, public organizations, the public build is ongoing and time-consuming processes.The present invention relates to the personnel's of support operation in use of high maneuverability floor-cleaning or treatment facility (hereinafter being referred to as " treatment facility ").Especially, some embodiments of the present invention be suitable for to floor clean, clean, with vacuum sweep, polish, waxing etc. (hereinafter " processing "), wherein the operator is supported by cleaning device, has increased the efficient and the productivity ratio of clean operation like this.As used herein, " floor " or more generally " surface " comprises the zone that is covered by concrete, ceramic tile, carpet, wood, plastics, stone, turf or any other material well known in the art.Device is devoted to handle the many problems that occur when this floor of cleaning the preceding.Unfortunately, before the present invention, there is not a kind of device to solve, even if not all, also be the many problems that when set point in time cleans various surface arbitrarily, occur under the various environment.
A. mop and bucket cleaning device
In the past, building attendant and other personnel often adopt traditional mop and bucket technical finesse surface, as the corridor or the floor, lobby of tiling.Bucket can comprise the removable mop collar, and can be placed on the castor so that move easily.The cleannes that depend on equipment, the workman adopts mop and bucket method can be easy to begin to handle the floor.Yet the fluid in very fast mop and the bucket becomes dirty or by microorganism and/or germ contamination.From that time, the workman drops into mop bucket and entangles mop each time, dirtier/pollution that mop and cleaning fluid all become.
B. the manual cleaning device that advances
The basic cleaning problems relevant with the bucket method with the mop of the clean surface of prior art solves in this area usually, as the U.S. Patent No. that license to Robinson 6 of title for " multifunctional cleaner ", shown in 206,980, it is incorporated into this by reference.Such cleaner generally includes the main body of the belt wheel of manual propelling, and main body has two jars, concentrating chemical agent container, vacuum and a blower motor and fluid pumping system.Typically, this device only comprises that is used for the motor that vacuum removing soiling solution and blow air are come the dry cleansing surface.Though this device generally is motor-driven, and be the improvement of early stage mop and bucket technology, this system remains labour intensive and slowly.As a result, when using the system of these types, cleaning professional's productivity is compared greatly with the result that other available type system may reach and is descended.
C. self-propelled walking after device
By create some the walking after the floor treating apparatus, the productivity problem of this area is resolved.These devices typically have the scouring plate in the machine front, at mask thereafter squeegee are arranged.When the converted machine direction, the path of cleaning plate can " be swung " or follow to squeegee.Such device is when the cleaning high surface area, and is more effective than the device of mop and bucket or manual propelling usually.Yet unfortunately, the distance of cleaning between plate and the squeegee is big relatively.Also have, walking after typically have wide relatively squeegee.These feature limits this machine mobility and limited them and can pass through gateway easily.Typical 3 ' gateway is allowed to have and is not more than 33 " machine of squeegee need not be dismantled and suitable passing through.
Little walking after floor cleaning equipment typically comprise the squeegee that is positioned at the scouring plate in the middle of the machine and is positioned at the machine back.In this structure, when the converted machine direction, squeegee has very little or does not have the ability swing or follow the path of cleaning plate.Little guiding scrubber typically has narrow relatively squeegee, and relies on contiguous " side squeegee " (not squeegee scraper of vacuum) of cleaning plate that water is directed in the path of main (vacuum) squeegee.The problem of these side squeegees is the fine enforcement that they can not grow distance, leaves moisture film easily when turning to, because the rubber flap of vacuum is not followed the true path of cleaning plate, only is the path of side squeegee (leaving moisture film).At last, the side rubber flap typically is very heavy rubber scraper, and is applied with significant downward pressure thereon with water conservancy diversion water, and this makes their costlinesses, and cause significantly " pulling ", the working time that this has increased the work of propulsion unit and has limited battery.Like this, though small machine than bigger walking after the floor processing machine device more motor-driven, it usually can not as big machine clean good.
D. the storage problem in the one type of prior art syringe
Further, the cleaner of knowing does not provide the vehicle-mounted storage of enough cleaning supply, instrument etc.Similarly, when this demand occurred, the machine of prior art did not often provide flexible method to increase the memory device of rubbish etc.So machine that need address these problems.
But E. self-propelled quadrupler
Self-propelled cleaning device is normally known in this area, and is used to handle big floor, as common laying ceramic tile such as hospital, department store, school, gymnasium, concrete or the floor of laying carpet.These devices are generally operating personnel the seat are provided, there the operation that he can control device.These devices are suitable for cleaning big, open area need not repeat to implement that time-consuming fluid is changed or fragment is removed because they can hold a large amount of waste liquids and/or fragment.In addition, because these devices provide the seat for the user,, improved workman's productivity generally so the user can premature fatigue.Unfortunately, these big devices seized the opportunity be not be particularly suitable for cleaning through the corridor of being everlasting, cubicle or even the less narrower floor that occurs in the big room of a lot of barriers arranged.
As known in the art, also exist desirable being used to clean less self-propelled cleaning device than cubicle and corridor.Yet less device often is operated personnel and is pushing away or hauling.Therefore, the major defect of these devices is that they often rely on operating personnel's strength to come manipulation device.Even device is self-propelled, it also often uses manual control.For a long time after treating apparatus back walking, the certain fatigue that becomes of operating personnel, at that time, his or her notice will depart from from task on hand, and it is inhomogeneous therefore may to cause floor area to be handled.Personnel like this, subsequently may have to return and revise incorrect some zone of handling in operation for the first time.In addition, when operating personnel remain on the zone long period, may take place and the surperficial relevant personal error of time quantum who is exposed under the brush.This state has not a particle of benefit for floor.The device of this area also is difficult to handle, and often is not suitable for operation around little bent angle, like this small bend angle place essential implement in advance or after the processing operation, increased the time and the cost of whole task like this.
Like this, long-term sensation need provide a kind of operating personnel of allowing to take thereon and is suitable for than the device around zonule and/or the little corner in floor-cleaning or process field.Below open a kind of improved floor-cleaning and treating apparatus that is applicable to the zonule described, it comprises that the platform that is used for the support operation personnel is to guarantee optimum floor-cleaning or processing.
Summary of the invention
One aspect of the present invention provides a kind of easy-operating floor treatment facility.Particularly, one embodiment of the invention comprises vehicle chassis component, and this vehicle chassis component comprises and holds the shell that at least a portion treating apparatus internals and being used for is installed in the position of the device that clean operation uses.In addition, one embodiment of the present of invention for operating personnel provide stand, lean to and the seat the place.Another embodiment of the present invention is equipped with power steering gear, and this transfer allows to have bigger mobility in containing the zone of less turning, therefore do not implement in advance or after the situation of processing operation under guarantee to handle more floor.Particularly, one embodiment of the present of invention are equipped with self-propelled wheel and wield transfer so that bigger mobility to be provided around barrier.One embodiment of the present of invention are used at least one to take turns propelling and/or steering capability are provided.Also have another embodiment of the present invention to adopt wheel in the middle of being located substantially on below the chassis, entire equipment usually can 360 ° of rotations and do not have significant translation in other direction like this, and this allows him to handle surperficial little turning.Another aspect of the present invention provides the lower cleaning equipment of a kind of manufacturing cost.Now with more detailed description various aspects of the present invention.
The chassis
One embodiment of the present of invention have adopted vehicle chassis component, and it is designed for the internal works of protection and housing apparatus, and the aid in treatment equipment that therewith uses for being used to interconnect provides local.One embodiment of the present of invention have adopted the chassis of being made by the common material of rigidity plastics, metal or the use of other this area.The chassis of this embodiment also is equipped with the platform that is used for operating personnel.Alternate embodiment of the present invention has adopted folding, removable or fixing operator's seat.In addition, can adopt other safety component such as liner, belt to be fixed on operating personnel in the cleaning device thereby to be fixed in his/her working environment.
Another aspect of the present invention provides the chassis with little involucrum.Particularly, one embodiment of the present of invention are enough little of to adapt to and to pass through narrow space.Use the facility of present device often to comprise narrow gateway, corridor and elevator.In addition, especially in renovating with the older building that meets Americans with disabilities act, elevator volume and lifting force are very little.In order to be fit to little elevator, the chassis is designed to have minimum actual involucrum, compared with prior art has significant advantage.Also have, the equipment of one embodiment of the invention comprises that the member of easy removal or adjusting is to reduce the equipment profile.Like this, embodiments of the invention can use in various structures.
Steering mechanism
Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of easy to operate and cleaning equipment of transferring.Particularly, one embodiment of the present of invention are equipped with steering mechanism to be delivered to the steering wheel of cleaning device effectively with the input that allows operating personnel.As an alternative, also can use other transfer to make things convenient for the mobility of treatment facility, as control stick, touch-screen, button, remote member etc.
Another aspect of the present invention provides the cleaning equipment that a kind of suitable high-efficiency cleaning has the zone of little corner.Particularly, one embodiment of the present of invention are suitable for implementing to be generally 360 ° rotation and do not have tangible transverse movement.This embodiment of the present invention is equipped with the rotating mechanism that generally is positioned under the center chassis, and two that have contiguous chassis drive foreign steamer, and the power that pivots around centre wheel is provided for the chassis.Driving foreign steamer can be controlled separately by control stick, and wherein its motion is taken turns the sending direction order to each.One embodiment of the present of invention are equipped with at least one control stick, and wherein deflection forward will provide forward motion, and deflection backward will provide backward movement, and lateral deflection is turned equipment.As an alternative, can use two control sticks in a similar manner, wherein the deflection forward to post deflection and right control stick of left control stick will cause turning left, and depend on the position of power wheel, perhaps be 360 ° left-hand bend.
Another one embodiment service orientation dish of the present invention, handlebar, yoke or similar device turn to.Embodiment may also comprise the steering mechanism of power-assisted.
Power set
Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of treatment facility that is driven by normally used power set.Particularly, one embodiment of the present of invention adopt motor to drive this equipment.Motor can or be connected drive by wire on the permanent power source by battery, solar energy.As an alternative, the present invention can be by internal combustion engine drive.The present invention also can adopt other puopulsion equipment, and can not break away from its scope, as it should be understood by one skilled in the art that.
The floor treating apparatus
One embodiment of the invention adopts the chassis that holds fluid pump assembly and vacuum unit.This equipment further comprises at least two jars, and one is used to hold basic cleaning fluid, and as water, second is used to hold the cleaning fluid of using, dry crushing sheet etc.This equipment also comprises one or more concentrated cleaning chemistry agent containers, is designed for to hold concentrated cleaning chemistry agent.But container preferably is stored in the structure of locking, to increase the security of entire equipment.These reagent can join before being administered to the surface in the basic cleaning fluid, and as the expectation various surfaces convenient for cleaning.
Jar
As top briefly mention, at least one jar preferably is provided, this jar can provide diversed solution to floor to be cleaned to handle with convenient.Jar can manufacture a plurality of chambers, before removing, be contained in the there from the waste water on surface.Particularly, one embodiment of the present of invention have adopted the jar that comprises removable film.In this structure, clean water and/or clean solution are directed onto the surface and stir.Next in the part that addle is sucked and stores into jar, therefore correspondingly moving film to accept addle.U.S. Patent No. 4,759,094 has described such structure, and it all is incorporated into this by reference with it.The folding structure that is placed in the main fluid jar by utilization can form the similar alternative fluid storage region that enlarges.U.S. Patent No. 4,196,492 have described such layout, and it also all is incorporated into this by reference with it.
Clean water obviously can as flexible pipe, rather than be stored on the device from external source.Yet mobility of the present invention and usability it is contemplated that the chassis will hold or keep at least one fluid tank, and perhaps are a plurality of fluid tank for convenience.
Clean solution
In a kind of processing operation, the fluid that comes from the reagent container pipe of flowing through arrives the reagent selector that comprises metering valve.No matter selector preferably has the forward closed position, there what are can both prevent fluid the flows through selector of the fluid pressure in the fluid line.Selector is selected a kind of in several cleaning agents in response to operating personnel's input.In case selected a kind of reagent, it is with regard to the selector of freely flowing through, and the reagent of appropriate amount can be provided in any amount inlet that is connected to the mixing tee pipe one.The amount of reagent that allow to flow out can be by building in the selector or the metering valve that separates with selector is regulated in the mode of knowing.Basic cleaning fluid as water, can flow out and independently second branch of pipe arrival mixing tee pipe that flow through from fluid tank.Cleaning fluid and concentrated cleaning agents are mixed the generation clean solution in the mixing tee pipe then.This solution can arrive force (forcing) pump by selector outlet, and clean solution can be pressurized and be connected to dispersal device by suitable pipe there.The pump of the suction fluid and the selector of flowing through comprises also that preferably branch roads system is to make things convenient for the adjusting of pump pressure.Preferably use pump suction fluid, because it does not produce undesired pressure in fluid line and system, usually, it has been not easy the fluid flow by gravity.
Can use any dispersal device to use solution to the surface.In a preferred embodiment, dispersal device or relevant solution line or pipe comprise adjustable valve, the liquid inventory that it can be used to regulate pressure and allow to flow out dispersal device.Because controllability, described equipment can comprise degreasing or other processing as the precleaner of various carpets processing.
By using the reagent selector, two or more containers of floor reagent treatment can be connected to the mixing tee pipe by fluid.When operation, the user can form any amount of clean solution, and does not need to add container, or the reagent feed pipe is switched to another container from a container, maybe need not change the easy meter end of placing mistake, incorrect connection or destroying.Like this, because the operation of less chemical agent, treatment process is safer.Similarly, use metering valve to allow operating personnel to form point-device floor Treatment Solution.
Preferably, spread all over described equipment and use one way stop peturn valve.For example, check-valves can be included in: the transport pipeline of cleaning agents to the metering three-way pipe is provided; Provide water to arrive the pipeline of metering three-way pipe; The pipeline of clean solution to pump is provided; The pipeline of clean solution to spray gun is provided; Or in three-way pipe self.Check-valves can prevent that fluid from flowing backwards and a kind of fluid contamination one other fluid.
Air blast
Treatment facility can also comprise modular air blast unit.The air blast unit can be hand and with whole cleaner dissociated operation.The air blast unit can be used for dry in fact with the local separate areas of this equipment of storage.Because the air blast unit may with device separates, so it can be used for other air blast function, as blow leaf, grass, dirt or other fragment.The air blast unit can use with separable hand-held nozzle, flexible nozzle, extension rod etc., has therefore increased the whole mobility of air blast unit.The air blast unit can use the on/off switch of integration, and the driven by power that is provided by any typical extended line that comprises device power supply (DPS).Air blast can be configured to wherein a kind of being stored on the equipment that make things convenient in the mode with any amount of.Will be understood by those skilled in the art that it is useful to the allomeric function of multifunctional floor treatment facility to have such modularization air blast unit.
Storage
Another aspect of one embodiment of the invention is that the chassis comprises hutch, dish, compartment and other storage device that is preferably in the easy coverage area of operating personnel.When cleaning was built greatly or have many types surface of need handling regional, storage device provided enough mobility for operating personnel.Also have, equipment provides the modularization refuse/service tank of can be fast and easily adding equipment to and taking off from equipment, and machine can be configured to wherein a kind of in the processing behavior of any amount of floor like this.
Main pump
Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of equipment that is equipped with the second fluid pump, and the described second fluid pump is supplied with fluid to the main fluid pump before the igniting of main fluid pump.Particularly, one embodiment of the present of invention comprise second or priming pump, and it starts early than the main fluid priming of pump.Usually, be desirably in main fluid pump prestart guiding fluid, may cause the entrapped air that the main fluid pump motor damages by for example vapour lock or air pocket etc. thereby discharge to the main fluid pump.This starting process can manual operations, but loses time, and wherein the user manually adds fluid in pump or discharging the air there.As an alternative, preferably, one embodiment of the present of invention are equipped with second pump, and when fluid discharging apparatus began to start, it did not have entrapped air fully at very short transient starting when having guaranteed the starting of main fluid pump like this.
Rubber flap
Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of comprising in abutting connection with the device of the rubber flap of floor treating apparatus, and this device and rubber flap are usually all in the middle of machine.Rubber flap is effectively swung, or follows the path, floor, and the side rubber flap that does not rely on vacuum not with the water water conservancy diversion to main vacuum rubber scraper plate.Like this, when equipment turns to, with have walking after scrubber compare, it provides equally good or better fluid to collect, and is far superior to typical little leading truck, because it does not rely on the side rubber flap of hangover.One embodiment of the present of invention have adopted the connection that utilizes roller and rail mechanism to support to center on the rubber flap that steering spindle pivots.There is not the side rubber flap to mean the energy that less pulling and better utilization can be used.In addition, some embodiments of the present invention comprise the rubber flap regulated, protective cover or the covering on minimum level contact floor, have reduced pulling and having saved battery electric quantity like this.As an alternative, some embodiments of the invention comprise retainer, and its contacts floor and does not damage the floor.
The use of device
The various aspects of the invention of sketching above combine to be provided effectively and instrument efficiently, can be used for handling in commerce, industry, public organizations and the public place building or numerous zones on every side.In addition, because various aspects of the present invention, the public health attendant can more effectively clean specific room or facility than the efficient that may reach in the past.The present invention can be used for multiple clean operation, as polishing, vacuum sweeps, scouring, sand milling, waxing, cleaning, sealing, paint, polishing etc.In order to finish these tasks, the present invention can be equipped with the various combinations of floor treating apparatus.Particularly, one embodiment of the present of invention are equipped with a plurality of brushes and rubber flap to stir and to collect fragment from floor.In addition, can adopt aspirating mechanism, fluid and/or dry particulate matter are transferred in the container like this.It is also conceivable that one embodiment of the invention comprises that at least one is positioned at the contiguous solution applicator of scouring brush, wherein solution after brush stirs or before be ejected on the surface.Then, collect the solution that contains fragment, be vacuum-drawn against the hiding-place that holds jar or be discharged into the outside from the chassis subsequently by rubber flap.Brush that uses among this embodiment and/or solution are applicable to and are cleaned, clean, paint, polishing, sand milling, strike off, varnish or wax in the floor.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that and to use any solution that is suitable for handling any floor, and do not depart from the scope of the present invention.
Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of floor treatment facility that can be used for various floor care operations.Particularly, one embodiment of the present of invention are suitable for being interconnected to multiple device to implement the processing operation of multiple floor.Imagination, one embodiment of the present of invention can be removed some treating apparatus rapidly, can add the function of different devices like this with quick change equipment, therefore provide a kind of and be suitable for cleaning, cleaning carpet, floor waxing, floor polishing, from the equipment of floor paraffin removal or varnish, vacuum cleaning etc.Like this, can expect that this system can be used for multiple cleaning or operation is handled on the floor.
Remote control
Another aspect of the present invention provides movably floor treatment facility of a kind of height that comprises the car washer unit.As it should be understood by one skilled in the art that, if construct like this, then this device can comprise the car washer extension rod that is connected with suitable pump, but and operative installations dirty zone of precleaning severe before final cleaning.
Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of directly contact and implement the floor treatment facility of its task of operating personnel that do not need.Particularly, one embodiment of the present of invention are suitable for remote control.This embodiment of the present invention is equipped with remote-control gear and software well known in the art, as licenses to described in people's such as Kim the U.S. Patent No. 6,625,843, and it is by with reference to it all is incorporated into this.In addition, this embodiment of the present invention can be equipped with a plurality of cameras, can implement on-the-spot outer monitoring and control like this.In related embodiment of the present invention, software is installed in the cleaning equipment, does not need people's contact and monitoring like this.Particularly, one embodiment of the present of invention are suitable for learning its environment in a zone when it moves, and do not need remote control like this.As an alternative, the size of floor is pre-programmed in the automatic processing device, wherein, device is determined its parameter with surface size before the beginning task, and this situation still falls within the scope of the present invention.Such device is known in this area, as the Roomba of iRobot company
TMDevice, U.S. Patent No. 6,594 has been described its some aspect in 844 and No.6,535,793, and here they all are included in this fully.
Safety
Another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of safe in utilization and comfortable cleaning equipment.Particularly, one embodiment of the present of invention comprise operating personnel's platform.This platform allows operating personnel to stand on the device in handling operation, thereby has improved productivity and reduced the injured and tired chance of operating personnel.In another one embodiment of the present invention, the seat is provided, what wherein operating personnel can be comfortable when finishing his or her task is seated.The needs that depend on operating personnel can provide other safety and comfortable parts, as fence, liner, belt.
Like this, one aspect of the present invention provides a kind of floor treatment facility, comprising:
Have the chassis on lower surface, front surface, upper surface, rear surface, left surface and right surface, wherein provide the platform that is suitable for support operation personnel weight;
With the power wheel that chassis lower surface vicinity is operatively connected, described power wheel can to the floor treatment facility carry out translation and rotation at least one of them;
Operating personnel can be approaching the steering mechanism of adjacent upper surface;
With the contiguous exercisable floor treating apparatus that is connected of chassis lower surface;
With the contiguous exercisable garbage collection device that is connected of chassis lower surface; And
Wherein, operating personnel are from platform control floor treatment facility.
Described summary of the invention can not also should not be considered to the representative of full content of the present invention and scope.Aspects more of the present invention in summary of the invention and in accompanying drawing and the specific embodiment of the present invention the details with various levels set forth.Scope of the present invention is not comprised in the summary of the invention or restrictions such as element not to be covered, member.
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Be included in the specification and be that the accompanying drawing of its part illustrates embodiments of the invention, and describe one in detail with general remark of the present invention that above provides and accompanying drawing given below and be used from the principle of explaining these embodiment.
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of one embodiment of the invention, and the expression operating personnel stand on its platform.
Fig. 2 is the perspective view that is designed for the alternate embodiment of fluid suction of the present invention, and it is by at least one control stick control.
Fig. 3 is the perspective view that is designed for the alternate embodiment of polishing operation of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of alternate embodiment of the present invention, and it is equipped with and is suitable for swinging more effectively handling the removable brush of floor, and it comprises that also extension rod is used for optionally cleaning the zone that is difficult to arrive.
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of alternate embodiment of the present invention, and being designed for around 360 ° of rotations of axle does not have obvious translation in other direction.
Fig. 6 is the perspective view of alternate embodiment of the present invention, is designed for the narrow zone that arrives floor.
Fig. 7 is a detailed perspective view embodiment illustrated in fig. 6, has represented the deflecting roller, brush and the rubber flap assembly that therewith use.
Fig. 8 is the vertical view of floor.
Fig. 9 is a upward view, has represented to turn to, the configuration of cleaning and actuating unit.
Figure 10 is the upward view of alternate embodiment of the present invention, has represented to turn to, the another kind configuration of cleaning and actuating unit.
Figure 11 is the perspective view of alternate embodiment of the present invention, is suitable for Long-distance Control.
Figure 12 is the view that is used for the rotatable rubber flap of one embodiment of the invention.
Figure 13 is the liquid waste system view, has represented the filter basket and the drainage port of one embodiment of the invention.
Figure 14 is the back cover and the battery tray view of one embodiment of the invention.
Figure 15 is the control panel of one embodiment of the invention and the perspective view of handle.
Figure 16 is the perspective view of the operator's platform that has a plurality of switches of one embodiment of the invention.
Figure 17 is the view at the seat of one embodiment of the invention.
Figure 18 is the jar of one embodiment of the invention and the view of front shroud.
Figure 19 is view one embodiment of the invention and the vacuum fan front shroud interconnection.
Figure 20 is the right view of one embodiment of the invention, has represented the return of waste water flexible pipe.
For the member that helps to understand the present invention, provide here to occur in the accompanying drawing and the following tabulation of correlated digital:
Member #
The operator 6
Undersurface of bottom disc 10
Rotating brush 13
Handle handle 24
Burnishing pad 28
Swing brush 30
Extension rod 32
Flexible pipe 34
Bearing 38
Pivoting point 42
Dedicated waste tanks lid 49
Waste liquid inlet 50
Main memory storage tank 51
Cleaning fluid inlet 52
Back cover 66
The operator is to field switch 80
Choke valve 82
Guiding mechanism 85
Vacuum exhaust road 94
Useless H2O return duct 96
Hose passages 98
Overturning retainer 100
Should be appreciated that these accompanying drawings are not necessarily to scale.In some cases, for understanding unnecessary details of the present invention, perhaps make the elusive details of other details be omitted.Certainly, should be appreciated that the present invention not only is confined to illustrational specific embodiment here.
The specific embodiment
With reference now to Fig. 1-2 0,, shows the equipment 2 that is used to clean or otherwise handle floor.Especially, one embodiment of the present of invention comprise the chassis 8 that has the platform 4 that is suitable for support operation person's 6 weight, have improved the efficient that operation is handled on whole floor like this.In addition, various cleanings or floor are handled member and can be interconnected on the bottom surface 10 on chassis, as brush 12, and scrubber 14, rubber flap 16, vacuum envelope etc.
With reference now to Fig. 1,, one embodiment of the present of invention have been represented.Particularly, represented chassis 8, it is included in the floor and handles the platform 4 that is suitable for support operation personnel 6 in the operating process.Operating personnel 6 preferably stand on parallel with the floor usually platform 4.Preferably, platform 4 tilts, and trailing edge is higher than leading edge, about 3 spend between 8 degree to increase ergonomics.Yet, as one of ordinary skill will be appreciated, can provide other bracing or strutting arrangement to increase operating personnel 6 comfort level, as operating the seat that folds in the chassis 8.In addition, embodiments of the invention shown in Figure 1 are equipped with steering mechanism, as take turns 18, and permission operating personnel 6 commanding apparatus 2 easily arrive floor everywhere.
With reference now to Fig. 2,, represented to be mainly used in the alternate embodiment of the present invention of fluid suction.This embodiment of the present invention and said apparatus are similar, yet, bottom surface 10 interconnection on substitutions of elements and chassis 8, this sampling device is suitable for catching effectively fluid or the fragment that is positioned on the floor.Particularly, this embodiment of the present invention at least one brush that is suitable for agitate water and/or dirt 12 is equipped with and be provided with the rubber flap 16 of 8 rear surfaces, contiguous chassis, when equipment 2 moved forward, rubber flap can hold fluid and fragment.In one embodiment of the invention, suction apparatus such as vacuum envelope are arranged near the rubber flap 16, like this addle from the surface by vacuum draw and turn round move on to be positioned at or near chassis 8 the jar.As selection, another one embodiment of the present invention provides the rubber flap 16 that has a plurality of suction inlets, and this suction inlet is the catheter tip of transportation waste water to storage tank.
In illustrated embodiment, operating personnel 6 can be with a plurality of control stick 22 control appliances 2.In addition, provide handle 24 in operating personnel 6 side to increase security.In addition, this embodiment of the present invention adopts power wheel 26, and it allows whole system to rotate on single vertical axis and does not have tangible translation in other direction.Particularly, this embodiment of the present invention can implement 360 ° of rotations, and this helps to clean narrow space.
Fig. 3 has represented the alternate embodiment of the present invention that is used to polish.This embodiment of the present invention comprises the burnishing pad 28 with undersurface of bottom disc 10 operation interconnection.As before, operating personnel 6 stand on the platform of building on the chassis 84.Will be understood by those skilled in the art that this embodiment of the present invention can also comprise and is used for aspirating the fragment that polishing technology stays such as the device of dust or Wax particles.
With reference now to Fig. 4,, represented to use the alternate embodiment of the present invention of swing brush 30.This embodiment of the present invention and the foregoing description are very similar, yet are used to the bottom surface 10 rotation interconnection on the brush that stirs, rub or polish 30 and chassis 8.Especially, the brush 30 of this embodiment can be inwardly independent folding, therefore when equipment is operated, can clean the interior section on floor effectively near vertical surface such as wall.As shown here, brush 30 can independently move, and preferably loads to outer spring, causes brush 30 to be folded in the chassis 8 times with contacting of vertical surface like this.As an alternative, such as one of ordinary skill understood, the direction of brush can be controlled by operating personnel.In addition, the extension rod 32 with flexible pipe 34 interconnection also can use to allow optionally to use or aspirate clean solution in this embodiment of the present invention.
With reference now to Fig. 5,, represented to use the another one embodiment of the present invention of power wheel 26 placed in the middle.Especially, this embodiment of the present invention is similar to the above embodiments, yet it is equipped with and allows a plurality of of 360 ° of rotations to take turns 26.This embodiment of the present invention is suitable for utilizing brush 12 or a plurality of brush cleaning floor too, and wherein brush 12 is used for stirred up dirt, and rubber flap holds and aspirates fragment in container.
With reference now to Fig. 6-8,, represented to be equipped with wheel 18 and near wheel 18, to have along the alternate embodiment of the present invention of the brush 12 of all directions cleaning.This embodiment of the present invention is equipped with brush 12, and it allows cleaning or stirring floor surface on any direction that equipment 2 moves, and need not repeatedly just can effectively clean the floor by this surface like this.
With reference now to Fig. 9,, represented a kind of configuration with the cleaning element of bottom surface 10 interconnection on chassis 8.Especially, one embodiment of the invention is suitable for cleaning or cleaning floor.In the illustrated embodiment, pre-cleaning brush 12 stirring carpets or hardwood flooring are with loosening dirt.Next, the rotation ecouvillon further stirs the surface, and may add fluid and cleaning solution to the there and become flexible helping, and holds any loosening fragment.At last, provide the rubber flap 16 of when equipment moves forward, catching addle and be preferably suction system.As shown here, driver element is a centre wheel 26, and it also is suitable for optionally rotating based on operating personnel 6 diversion order.
Fig. 9 B has represented the configuration with the cleaning element of bottom surface 10 interconnection on chassis 8, similar with shown in Fig. 9 A.Yet difference is that pre-cleaning brush 12 is used to clean, polish three ecouvillons or three rotating brush 13A of floor or its associating, and 13B and 13C replace.Brush can be on the direction of direction that operating personnel select or preliminary election with the speed of operating personnel's expectation or with the speed rotation of preliminary election.
With reference now to Figure 10,, represented alternative arrangements with the cleaning element of bottom surface 10 interconnection on chassis 8.Especially, this structure and configuration substantially similarity shown in Figure 9, however the driving mechanism of equipment is the transaxle power-equipment that power is provided for trailing wheel 26, is wherein implemented to turn to by front-wheel.
With reference now to Figure 11,, represented not need the manpower actual contact and implemented another embodiment of the present invention that operation is handled on the floor.Especially, this embodiment of the present invention be remote control or alternate manner intelligentized, it does not need the direct contact of operating personnel can clean floor like this.This embodiment of the present invention can be designed for any task, as scouring, cleaning, application of vacuum, polishing, carpet cleaning, waxing, surfacing, cleaning etc.It is contemplated that operating personnel are in position separately, may outside actual clean operation scene, assist by the remote reviewing device.As selection, one embodiment of the present of invention can be programmed its ability with automatic processing floor that makes, and wherein, surface size is incorporated into equipment or learns in the equipment use, have therefore reduced any needs of people's contact arrangement.This embodiment of the present invention can transfer automatically from the memory location, disconnects fast wherein that fluid source or waste canister are long-range to be connected to it, does not need operating personnel also can finish to fill and empty jar or waste canister in the chassis 8 like this.This embodiment of the present invention can be used for the people and operate adventurous zone, as nuclear power station, has asbestos area exposed etc.
With reference now to Figure 12,, represented to be used for the rubber flap 16 of one embodiment of the invention.Particularly, some embodiments of the present invention comprise hinge mechanism, and it allows rubber flap 16 to stay in position when floor cleaning 2 rotations.Like this, when equipment 2 carried out little turning, the Fluid Volume of suction increased.In illustrated embodiment, rubber flap 16 is connected with swing arm 36, and this swing arm pivots around the point of nearby device front-wheel 18.Swing arm 36 is supported on the track 40 by roller or bearing 38, and this track makes rubber flap 16 remain on the upright position with respect to the floor.When turning right or turn left, frictional force will keep rubber flap 16 to be on the straight line, follow the original path of vehicle.In case set up new track route, rubber flap 16 will move back to the correct position below the equipment 2 basically.Figure 12 a has represented that rubber flap 16 is in the position of its leftmost side, and Figure 12 c has represented that rubber flap is in the position of its rightmost side.Figure 12 b has represented that rubber flap mediates, and Figure 12 d has represented that the rubber flap of observing from the side mediates.
The rubber flap 16 of one embodiment of the invention provides a plurality of wheels of contacting with the floor to keep the down suction of rubber flap assembly.In addition, provide and sidewinder post to prevent rubber flap 16 contact vertical surface, as wall.These of rubber flap assembly are taken turns with various parts and can optionally be regulated, and the layout of the width of rubber flap 16 and wheel (height of rubber flap) can change arbitrarily like this.
As shown here, swing arm 36 is connected with pivot 42, and this pivot utilizes the momentum of rubber flap 16 to make it from equipment 2 swings.Yet the those of ordinary skill in field of the present invention should be appreciated that, can utilize other method that rubber flap 16 is shifted from floor treatment facility 2 that does not break away from the scope of the invention.Particularly, can adopt the maneuvering system that is connected with wheel steering system, the steering wheel rotation will make rubber flap 16 swing in a predefined manner away from equipment 2 like this.
Shown in Figure 12 E, also comprise the actuating system that rises rubber flap 16 from the floor selectivity.According to some embodiments of the invention, the lever system 44 that has adopted handle to activate, and it and cam 46 mechanical connections.Cam allows the user that the handle 44 of contiguous control panel is applied minimum strength rise or reduces rubber flap 16.Those of ordinary skill in the art should be appreciated that also this function can be replaced implementing by motor.
With reference now to Figure 13,, represented the recycling can filter basket 48 of one embodiment of the invention.The recycling can of some embodiments of the invention is made by the elastic deflection material, as polybag.Sack is put in the cleaning fluid jar 51 of equipment.In case cleaning fluid is transferred to the floor handling implement of equipment, then waste water can be inhaled into waste liquid tank, and like this, the expansion sack also occupies the occupied space of cleaning fluid that is disperseed now.Often, little metal fillings, wood chip, glass etc. may be inhaled into waste liquid, and are stored in the waste liquid tank, and this can produce breach or crack on sack, and finally cause revealing and polluting cleaning fluid.Like this, expectation has a kind of system that catches any dangerous fragment, and it can not contact with waste liquid tank like this.Thereby one embodiment of the present of invention comprise the filter basket 48 that is connected with the lid 49 of waste liquid tank.In the embodiment shown, provide the filter of making by rigid material that is generally rectangle that has a plurality of through holes.When waste liquid was stored in jar by lid, any big fragment was filtered basket 48 and catches.Will be understood by those skilled in the art that, can use the size of the hole of virtually any size with the control fragment of being caught.Also have, should clearly understand, can use the filter basket 48 of Any shape, and not depart from the scope of the present invention.
Special in now figure 13D, represented the fluid exhaust system that is connected with waste water tank 58 of one embodiment of the invention.Particularly, can adopt the accessory that has flange 56 54 that is connected with the main memory storage tank 51 of equipment.Preferably, accessory 54 rotates down high-speed, and meshes with the hole in the jar 51, produces the heat that friction is brought out like this between two faces, and they are welded together.The opening of waste water bag 58 is presented by accessory 54 then, and adds axle 60 so that waste fluid bag 58 is clipped between them.Axle 60 is made by the rigid material of for example aluminium, to guarantee unimpeded circulation path.Drainpipe 62 is enclosed within on accessory 54 outer surfaces, and fixing by clip 64.Will be understood by those skilled in the art that drainpipe 64 generally will be blocked a shot in use, wherein the user pulls up cap to discharge waste water from bag 58.In order to guarantee that bag 58 is fully empty, new solution is added in the jar, thereby extruding sack 58 is contained in wherein all waste water with discharge.
With reference now to Figure 14,, represented the rear portion of floor treatment facility 2.Particularly, the rear portion of equipment 2 comprises removable cover 66.Cover 66 of the present invention can be around optionally rotation of the axle parallel with the hind axle of equipment 2.As an alternative, back cover 66 can be removed fully.This aspect of the present invention provides the ability of the battery 68 that the equipment that is close to 2 provides power.Battery 68 can be placed on the removable pallet 70 that meshes with equipment 2 slips, like this, and can be approaching easily in order to safeguard.Pallet 70 is placed on the track that is connected with a plurality of wheels, bearing etc.Pallet comprises that also lock assembly is to remain on battery 68 in the vehicle safely.Back cover 66 also comprises other parts, as is used for fixing the chamber and the beverage fixator 72 of various article.Also can be included as the user provides the liner 74 of bigger protection and comfort level.
With reference now to Figure 15,, represented the control panel 76 and the dependency structure of one embodiment of the invention.Embodiments of the invention comprise control panel 76, and this control panel comprises the minimum fixture 77 that is used to be interconnected to floor treatment facility 2.That is, the fixture that refers to twist screw or similar type can be comprised, control panel 76 can be easy to remove so fast with convenient for maintaining.
Embodiments of the invention comprise that also the handle 24 of contiguous control panel 76 thinks that operating personnel provide support.Especially, in little turning process, the inertia force that acts on the people may make operating personnel fall down.The handle 24 that can be incorporated on the equipment chassis can catch the place of equipment to increase comfortable and additional security feature is provided to one of operating personnel.In addition, when the contiguous handle of operation-control switch location, they can provide support.
With reference now to Figure 16,, represented the platform 4 of one embodiment of the invention.Particularly, one embodiment of the present of invention comprise and have operating personnel to the platform 4 of field switch 80, floor switch and choke valve 82.Platform 4 can also comprise suspension system, and loads onto mat to increase operating personnel's comfort level.In addition, platform 4 can be folding, like this can selectivity reduces the shell of equipment.
The operating personnel of one embodiment of the invention design as safety component to field switch 80, when operating personnel stop the choke valve pedal when field switch is not depressed.Guaranteed that like this two pin of operating personnel are all stepped on platform when machine uses.In case close switch, for example when operating personnel when switch is removed pin, will engage neutral mode, equipment can not be driven and advance or backward movement like this.In addition, operating personnel can guarantee to keep enough weight to field switch 80 as safety component always on platform.
In typical the use, floor switch is connected with platform operations, and it is opened when operating personnel stand on the platform like this.Operating personnel must connect the reset apparatus that is preferably located on the control panel to begin action.Floor switch and replacement switching purposes are as safety component, and when operating personnel trampled on footrest platform, machine can not move immediately like this.In case close switch, for example leave from equipment as operating personnel, will use neutral mode like this can not be dynamic with advance or backward movement.
The choke valve 82 of some embodiments of the invention is suitable for increasing or reducing according to operating personnel's hope selectivity the speed of equipment.Particularly, can comprise various velocity intervals: neutral, one grade, second gear, third gear, reverse gear etc. (perhaps slow, in, fast etc.).In certain embodiments, clean operation is with enforcement at a slow speed, and transportation is from point to points implemented at faster speed.When operating personnel are provided with velocity interval at one grade, for example the starting of choke valve 82 will be in this velocity interval propulsion plant, like this, if scope is not carried out hand shift, it just can not be converted to second scope from first scope.Like this, embodiments of the invention comprise manual velocity interval selector, and wherein to change desired scope simply be open mode to choke valve 82.Operating personnel also can be provided with neutral mode, wherein do not have choke valve 82 mesh volumes, thereby can not improve the speed of equipment.In addition, briefly mention as above-mentioned, when operating personnel show up console switch 80 when removing his or her pin from operating personnel, equipment separates with choke valve automatically.Yet, will be understood by those skilled in the art that can provide as the employed choke valve 82 that the selectivity speed increment is provided on the automobile, this does not depart from the scope of the present invention.
Embodiments of the invention also comprise arrestment mechanism.As, when operating personnel from operating personnel show up console switch 80, when choke valve is removed his or her pin, or when disconnecting floor switch, will use arrestment mechanism, any action of equipment will stop automatically or gradually like this.Arrestment mechanism can be electromechanical, mechanical or hydraulic pressure.As an alternative, can provide foot brakes to field switch 80 vicinities at choke valve 82 or operating personnel with the identical ability of stopping.In addition, can near the control panel of equipment, use manual or accident brake.
With reference now to Figure 17,, represented the seat 84 of one embodiment of the invention.Particularly, the embodiment of the invention comprises the alternative seat apparatus 84 that connects, and increases operating personnel's comfort level to engage with the chassis.The seat 84 of some embodiments of the invention be selectivity adjustable 85, make their adapt to easily individuality of virtually any size like this.Be in operation, connector or similar bindiny mechanism are connected with the rear portion of platform 4, provide the corollary apparatus of be used to interconnect down connector or other device on seat 84.Seat 84 can also comprise a plurality of hooks, shelf, glass stand etc., be used for fixing rope, sack or any other type with cleaning or comfortable relevant article.In addition, when seat 84 engaged or do not engage, connector may be used to for example transport other article, such as the auxiliary pulley arrangement that can hold external power supply, cleaning supplies, jar etc.
With reference now to Figure 18,, represented the jar 50 of one embodiment of the invention.Some embodiments of the present invention comprise jars 50, and this jar is equipped with to be convenient to clean and/or as a plurality of lamps 89 and/or the loudspeaker of additional safety parts.As an alternative, lamp can be integrated into contiguous jar 50 buffer that is provided with or is positioned at the equipment side.
Although diagram can not provide the filter that is connected with fluid pump fluid.This filter is designed for catches any fragment that the operation of pump is had adverse effect.Unfortunately, on many cleaning machines, filter is placed on inaccessible position, keeps in repair like this and monitor that it is very difficult.Therefore, one embodiment of the present of invention comprise and being placed on the cover outer surface, perhaps are placed on the filter on the control panel.Like this, the integrality that operating personnel have sufficient chance to come monitor filter, and maintenance rapidly when being necessary.
With reference now to Figure 19,, represented the vacuum fan 92 that is connected with front shroud 88 of one embodiment of the invention.Particularly, vacuum fan 92 provides suction to remove the fluid that is full of fragment from the floor.Fan 92 preferably be placed on vehicle control panel 76 below, the member of cold air that sucks by vacuum fan 92 like this by connecting with it with cooling near the control panel.
In addition, jar 50 can be made by formable material, and exhaust duct 94 can be machined or be molded in the jar 50 like this.Exhaust duct 94 will be directed to the exhaust silencer of device from the waste gas of vacuum fan 92.Exhaust duct 94 also as sound panel to remove the noise energy of waste gas, make whole system quieter like this.
With reference now to Figure 20,, represented waste liquid return duct 96.Particularly, one embodiment of the invention has reduced its profile by waste liquid return duct 96 being inserted in the hose passages 98 in the equipment of being incorporated into 2 appearances.Place the flexible pipe 96 in the outside also to have the approaching additional benefit of being very easy to, it can be removed and check and block and breach like this.
In addition, some embodiments of the present invention provide overturning retainer 100 in the equipment anterior angle.Retainer 100 can be removable, and assurance equipment is overturning-free in little turning process.Overturning retainer 100 is usually by the harmless material in floor such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), silicones, rubber, plastics etc. are made.In addition, will be understood by those skilled in the art that, can adopt and place roller to implement identical function with the position of floor preset distance.
With reference now to Fig. 1-2 0,, diagram here and described the mode of the present invention of making.As described, the present invention's floor cleaning common and that use this area is similar.Yet, be different from the equipment in many prior aries field, the invention provides the place that operating personnel can stand or take a seat, he or she can more effectively be executed the task.In addition, replace to use rough power to implement the task that cleaning equipment turns to, provide steering mechanism and associated components with help from a directional smoothing be transformed into another direction.Also have, present device has compact profile and allows the mechanism of 360 ° of cleaning narrow spaces.Further, in order to construct the system of drone version, software well known in the art can be installed in the 8 interior clean surfaces of learning with the permission system or by remote control or when it moves, chassis.In addition, one group of camera can be interconnected to chassis 8 and thinks that the operating personnel away from the scene provide remote observation.
Although described each embodiment of the present invention in detail, the improvement of these embodiment and change all are conspicuous for the person of ordinary skill of the art.Yet, should be expressly understood that this improvement and change will fall in the spirit and scope of the invention that following claims illustrate.
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1. floor treatment facility comprises:
Have the chassis on lower surface, front surface, upper surface, rear surface, left surface and right surface, wherein provide the platform that is suitable for support operation personnel weight;
With the power wheel that chassis lower surface vicinity is operatively connected, described power wheel can to the floor treatment facility carry out translation and rotation at least one of them;
Operating personnel can be approaching the steering mechanism of adjacent upper surface;
With the contiguous exercisable floor treating apparatus that is connected of chassis lower surface;
With the contiguous exercisable garbage collection device that is connected of chassis lower surface; And
Wherein, operating personnel are from platform control floor treatment facility.
2. floor as claimed in claim 1 treatment facility, wherein platform is suitable for supporting and the fixed seating.
3. floor as claimed in claim 1 treatment facility, wherein said floor treating apparatus are a kind of in brush, burnishing pad, rubber flap, vacuum plant, scrub-brush and the swing brush at least.
4. floor as claimed in claim 1 treatment facility, wherein the chassis has the maximum outer containment of about 51 inches high, 27 inches wide and 52 inches long.
5. floor as claimed in claim 1 treatment facility, wherein the garbage collection device comprises rotatable rubber flap, described rubber flap can use and be positioned substantially at the lip-deep second place to be cleaned in the primary importance of distance surperficial preset distance to be cleaned location and use.
6. floor as claimed in claim 5 treatment facility, wherein rotatable rubber flap utilizes hand lever to be transformed into the second place from primary importance.
7. floor as claimed in claim 5 treatment facility, wherein rotatable rubber flap is transformed into the second place from primary importance automatically.
8. floor as claimed in claim 1 treatment facility, wherein said platform comprise choke valve, interrupt the operating personnel of choke valve to field switch with for making the floor switch of the effectively necessary correct engagement of choke valve when it is not depressed.
9. floor as claimed in claim 8 treatment facility further comprises the device that velocity interval is set, and wherein the mesh degree of choke valve can not cause described equipment to surpass this velocity interval.
10. floor as claimed in claim 1 treatment facility, wherein platform comprises suspension system.
11. floor as claimed in claim 1 treatment facility further comprises arrestment mechanism.
12. floor as claimed in claim 11 treatment facility, wherein arrestment mechanism be interconnected to be positioned near the steering mechanism, in the steering mechanism and at least one console in the console on the described platform.
13. floor as claimed in claim 11 treatment facility, wherein arrestment mechanism is the electromechanical device of manually controlling.
14. floor as claimed in claim 1 treatment facility, wherein steering mechanism be in the controller on steering wheel, at least one control stick, yoke, handlebar, the control panel at least one of them.
15. floor as claimed in claim 1 treatment facility further comprises the extension rod that is connected to the chassis and the flexible pipe that are suitable for optionally guiding compression fluid or air stream.
16. floor as claimed in claim 1 treatment facility, wherein the floor treating apparatus is roughly around the brush of power wheel.
17. floor as claimed in claim 1 treatment facility, wherein the chassis comprises the front part that has exhaust duct.
18. a floor treatment facility comprises:
Have the chassis on lower surface, front surface, rear surface, left surface and right surface, wherein said rear portion comprises the platform that is suitable for support operation personnel weight;
With a plurality of wheels of lower surface operation interconnection, the contiguous left surface of wheel, the contiguous right surface of wheel;
And the steering wheel of the third round child-operation between left surface and right surface interconnection roughly, described third round allows the chassis to revolve three-sixth turn and do not have remarkable translation on other direction;
Floor processing machine structure with described lower-surface interconnection;
Power set with at least one interconnection in a plurality of wheels or the described steering wheel;
The steering mechanism that is connected with steering wheel; And
Wherein, operating personnel are from platform control floor treatment facility.
19. as claim 18 described floor treatment facilities, wherein platform is suitable for holding operator's seat.
20. as claim 18 described floor treatment facilities, wherein said floor processing machine structure be in brush, polisher, rubber flap, vacuum plant, scrub-brush and the swing brush wherein one of them.
21. floor as claimed in claim 18 treatment facility, wherein the chassis has the maximum outer containment of about 50.75 inches high, 26.5 inches wide and 51.5 inches long.
22. floor as claimed in claim 18 treatment facility, wherein the garbage collection device comprises rotatable rubber flap, described rubber flap can use and be positioned substantially at the lip-deep second place to be cleaned in the primary importance of distance surperficial preset distance to be cleaned location and use.
23. floor as claimed in claim 22 treatment facility, wherein rotatable rubber flap utilizes hand lever to be transformed into the second place from primary importance.
24. floor as claimed in claim 22 treatment facility, wherein rotatable rubber flap is transformed into the second place from primary importance automatically.
25. floor as claimed in claim 18 treatment facility, wherein said platform comprise choke valve, interrupt the operating personnel of choke valve to field switch with for making the floor switch of the effectively necessary correct engagement of choke valve when it is not depressed.
26. floor as claimed in claim 25 treatment facility further comprises the device that velocity interval is set, wherein the mesh degree of choke valve can not cause described equipment to surpass this velocity interval.
27. floor as claimed in claim 18 treatment facility, wherein platform comprises suspension system.
28. floor as claimed in claim 18 treatment facility further comprises arrestment mechanism.
29. floor as claimed in claim 28 treatment facility, wherein arrestment mechanism be interconnected to be positioned near the steering mechanism, in the steering mechanism and at least one console in the console on the described platform.
30. floor as claimed in claim 28 treatment facility, wherein arrestment mechanism is the electromechanical device of manually controlling.
31. floor as claimed in claim 18 treatment facility, wherein steering mechanism be in the controller on steering wheel, at least one control stick, yoke, handlebar, the control panel at least one of them.
32. floor as claimed in claim 18 treatment facility further comprises the extension rod that is connected to the chassis and the flexible pipe that are suitable for optionally guiding compression fluid or air stream.
33. floor as claimed in claim 18 treatment facility, wherein the floor treating apparatus is roughly around the brush of power wheel.
34. floor as claimed in claim 18 treatment facility, wherein the chassis comprises the front part that has exhaust duct.
35. a floor treatment facility comprises:
At least be used to surround the shell of waste canister, described shell has lower surface, front surface, upper surface, rear surface, left surface and right surface, and wherein said rear surface is such, promptly provides the platform that is suitable for support operation personnel weight;
Be operatively connected with described equipment and can carry out translation and rotate the driving mechanism of one of them at least the floor treatment facility;
With one of them transfer that is connected at least in chassis or the platform;
The floor treating apparatus that is operatively connected with the chassis lower surface; And,
Wherein, operating personnel are from described platform control floor treatment facility.
36. floor as claimed in claim 35 treatment facility, wherein the floor treating apparatus comprises the garbage collection device.
37. floor as claimed in claim 35 treatment facility, wherein drive unit is the motor that is connected with at least one wheel.
38. floor as claimed in claim 35 treatment facility, wherein transfer be in steering wheel, at least one control stick, yoke, handlebar and the remote control system at least one of them.
39. floor as claimed in claim 35 treatment facility, wherein the floor treating apparatus be in brush, scrubber, burnishing pad, the rubber flap at least one of them.
40. floor as claimed in claim 39 treatment facility, wherein brush spans to right surface from the left surface of shell usually, and to rotate around parallel with surface to be cleaned usually axle.
41. floor as claimed in claim 39 treatment facility, wherein scrubber is around vertical with surface to be cleaned usually axle rotation.
42. floor as claimed in claim 35 treatment facility, wherein the floor treating apparatus comprises and is used to catch fragment and fluid and with the device of its water conservancy diversion to aspirator, the device that is used to catch fragment and fluid is rotatably connected with the shell lower surface, wherein, when the floor treatment facility turned to, logical the wearing of fragment and fluid was contained.
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