EP0048428B1 - Sewer pipe cleaning vehicle - Google Patents

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EP0048428B1
EP0048428B1 EP81107251A EP81107251A EP0048428B1 EP 0048428 B1 EP0048428 B1 EP 0048428B1 EP 81107251 A EP81107251 A EP 81107251A EP 81107251 A EP81107251 A EP 81107251A EP 0048428 B1 EP0048428 B1 EP 0048428B1
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  • the invention relates to a sewer cleaning vehicle, consisting of a sludge container which is under vacuum during operation, into which a suction line which can be lowered into the sewer to be cleaned opens, service water tanks for supplying a high-pressure pump which conveys the service water to a hose which is equipped with a nozzle head and can be lowered into the sewer to be cleaned , and a filter arrangement via which the pre-cleaned water accumulated in the sludge tank can be fed to the process water tank.
  • DE-B-1609112 only discloses a single service water tank which is filled from the sludge tank and is divided into two parts by a screen wall.
  • the high-pressure pump and the flushing hose are supplied only from the part of the service water tank located behind the screen wall 20.
  • the part in front of the sieve wall cannot be used for flushing purposes because there is no connection to the high pressure pump.
  • DE-B-26 48 851 shows a sludge tank 2 which is not under negative pressure but is fed via a jet pump 25.
  • the excessively filled sludge compartment with the baffles 15 filled by the jet pump 25 fills a process water space 22 from behind a sieve wall 14, from which the pressurized water pump is fed.
  • a small storage chamber 17 for fresh water is installed parallel to this pressure water chamber 22, which can feed the pump 3 or 4 parallel to the chamber 22 if the water supply is too low.
  • FR-A-2015328 discloses a sewer cleaning vehicle in which two process water compartments 1 and 10 are provided. However, there is no possibility of simultaneous suction and rinsing. The two mentioned hot water compartments are completely independent of each other. In addition, there is no provision for recovery of the water accumulated in the sludge compartment. Neither of the two tanks can be filled with filtered water from the sludge compartment.
  • the object of the invention is to provide an improved sewer cleaning vehicle which does not have the aforementioned disadvantages and which enables the vehicle to be used much more effectively by simultaneous suction and flushing.
  • the sewer cleaning vehicle contains at least two process water tanks, each of which alternately at the outlet of the filter device or at the inlet of the inlet and outlet shut-off valves provided in parallel connected upper inlet and lower outlet ports High-pressure flushing pump can be connected.
  • the arrangement of a plurality of process water compartments also has the advantage that if the process water supply is too low, one of the process water tanks can be filled from a hydrant without interrupting the work of the cleaning vehicle. Further features of the invention emerge from the subclaims.
  • Sewer cleaning vehicle consists of a cylindrical boiler 11 carried by the vehicle chassis, not shown, which can be closed at its rear end with a dome-like cover 12.
  • cover 12 In the cover 12 there is a water pump connection 13, which leads via a filter arrangement to be explained in more detail below to the process water compartments B1 and B2 arranged in the rear part of the boiler 11.
  • the two process water compartments B1 and B2 are separated by partition walls 46 and 47 from the sludge compartment A1, which occupies most of the boiler 11.
  • a hinge joint 14 which enables the cover 12 to be pivoted upwards about a horizontal axis in order to empty the sludge compartment A1.
  • a sludge supply pipe 15 leading to the sludge compartment A1 which can be connected to a drain or the like to be emptied using a hose (not shown).
  • a solids return line 16 projects through the boiler from bottom to top, via which the solids separated from the filter arrangement to be described below are returned to the sludge space A1.
  • a chain curtain 18 is suspended in the boiler 11 on an arc-shaped holder 17 which is preferably connected to the cover 12.
  • the chain curtain 18 consists of a plurality of chain strands which are not connected to one another and are arranged closely adjacent and which extend over the entire cross section of the boiler 11.
  • the chain links with a preferred chain link size of about 5 to 10 cm are made of metal and ensure that most of the solids contained in the sludge flow down the chain curtain, so that pre-cleaned water escapes from the back of the chain curtain.
  • a baffle 20 is arranged at a distance behind the chain curtain 18, which is formed by a semicircular sheet which extends essentially over the entire lower half of the boiler cross section.
  • the baffle wall 20 is also fastened to the tank bottom with a holder 19 such that it can pivot about an essentially horizontal bearing axis 21.
  • the baffle 20 ensures that the water to be reused from the muddy material is only passed on from the upper half of the mud compartment A1. Supplementary cleaning of the water to be reused is carried out with the aid of a coarse sieve arranged in the cover 12 at a short distance of about 30 mm, i.e. a perforated plate 22.
  • the arrangement of the pre-cleaning elements 18, 20, 22 divides the rear part of the boiler 11 into the actual sludge compartment A1 and a water compartment A2 in the area of the water return connector 13.
  • the water return pipe 13 is connected to a feed pump 33 via a rigid line 31. Between the line 31 and the pump 33 there is a separation point 32, the flanges of which lie closely on one another are opened or closed automatically when the cover 12 is actuated.
  • the pump 33 is connected via a line 34 to a self-cleaning cyclone 35.
  • the solids excreted on the cyclone pass via line 36 into the already mentioned solids return line 16 and from there into the sludge compartment A1.
  • the service water further purified in the cyclone 35 passes via line 37 to the two inlet connections 38 and 39 of the service water compartments B1 and B2 connected in parallel.
  • one of the filter cartridges lies between the filter inlet line 51 and the filtrate outlet line 54, while at least one other filter cartridge lies between the inlet line 51 and the line 53 and is flushed through in the opposite direction in order to clean the filter cartridge by backwashing.
  • the service water cleaned again in the backwash filter 52 serves to feed the high-pressure pump 55 already mentioned, which is provided with a flushing hose connection 56.
  • the water removed from the service water compartment B2 is ultimately fed to the flushing hose connection 56 in order to feed the high-pressure flushing hoses, not shown, to be connected there.
  • shut-off valves 40, 41 and 44 and 45 in the inlet connections 38 and 39 and in the outlet connections 42 and 43 connected via the line section 48 NEN are designed as non-return flaps and work in opposite directions in the two process water compartments and are coupled by an unillustrated control system in such a way that the inlet valve 40 is open and the outlet valve 44 is closed in one process water compartment, while the other process water chamber has an inverted valve position, ie it is the inlet valve 41 closed and the outlet valve 45 opened.
  • the process water compartment B1 can be filled via the inlet connection 38 and the process water compartment B2 can be used to supply the flushing hoses.
  • the connections that can be established by the valves 40, 41 and 42, 43 are automatically controlled in accordance with the liquid levels in the process water compartments. This can be done, for example, with commercially available liquid level detectors. These liquid level detectors can then also be coupled to a signaling device which signals the operating personnel whenever the process water compartments are not supplied with sufficient or no water at all and the liquid level is below a certain level as a result of water withdrawal via line 49 and pump 50, that the high-pressure pump has to be switched off or used water has to be refilled from an external source.

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1. A sewer-cleaning vehicle comprising : a sludge tank which is at a negative pressure in operation and into which a suction line lowerable into the sewer to be cleaned extends ; cleaning water tanks (B1, B2) to supply a high-pressure pump (55) which delivers the water to a hose fitted with a nozzle head and lowerable into the sewer to be cleaned ; and a filter facility (35) via which precleaned water accumulated in the sludge tank can be supplied to the cleaning water tank, characterised in that at least two parallel-connected water tanks (B1, B2) are provided, each of which is connectable, by way of inlet and outlet stop valves (40, 41; 44, 45) provided in parallel-connected top entry and bottom outlet connections (38, 39; 42, 43), to the output (37) of the filter facility (35) or to the output (54) of the highpressure pump (55).

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Kanalreinigungsfahrzeug, bestehend aus einem im Betrieb unter Unterdruck stehenden Schlammbehälter, in den eine in den zu reinigenden Kanal absenkbare Saugleitung mündet, Brauchwassertanks zur Versorgung einer Hochdruckpumpe, die das Brauchwasser einem mit Düsenkopf bestückten, in den zu reinigenden Kanal absenkbaren Schlauch fördert, und einer Filteranordnung, über die im Schlammbehälter angefallenes vorgereinigtes Wasser dem Brauchwassertank zuführbar ist.The invention relates to a sewer cleaning vehicle, consisting of a sludge container which is under vacuum during operation, into which a suction line which can be lowered into the sewer to be cleaned opens, service water tanks for supplying a high-pressure pump which conveys the service water to a hose which is equipped with a nozzle head and can be lowered into the sewer to be cleaned , and a filter arrangement via which the pre-cleaned water accumulated in the sludge tank can be fed to the process water tank.

Die meisten der bisher bekannt gewordenen Kanalreinigungsfahrzeuge enthalten lediglich einen Brauchwassertank bzw. in einem gemeinsamen Kessel ein einziges Brauchwasserabteil und haben daher den Nachteil, dass die Sauge-und Spülarbeit nicht gleichzeitig vorgenommen werden kann, ohne die eine oder andere Arbeit zu unterbrechen.Most of the sewer cleaning vehicles that have become known so far only contain a service water tank or a single service water compartment in a common boiler and therefore have the disadvantage that the suction and flushing work cannot be carried out simultaneously without interrupting one or the other work.

Die DE-B- 1609112 offenbart lediglich einen einzigen Brauchwassertank, der aus dem Schlammbehälter aufgefüllt wird und durch eine Siebwand in zwei Teile unterteilt ist. Die Versorgung der Hochdruckpumpe und des Spülschlauches erfolgt lediglich aus dem hinter der Siebwand 20 liegenden Teil des Brauchwasserbehälters. Der vor der Siebwand liegende Teil kann nicht für Spülzwecke verwendet werden, denn dort befindet sich kein Anschluss zur Hochdruckpumpe. Parallel geschaltete Einlass- und Auslassstutzen mit entsprechenden Einlass- und Auslassventilen sind ebenfalls nicht vorhanden.DE-B-1609112 only discloses a single service water tank which is filled from the sludge tank and is divided into two parts by a screen wall. The high-pressure pump and the flushing hose are supplied only from the part of the service water tank located behind the screen wall 20. The part in front of the sieve wall cannot be used for flushing purposes because there is no connection to the high pressure pump. There are also no parallel inlet and outlet ports with corresponding inlet and outlet valves.

Die DE-B- 26 48 851 zeigt einen Schlammbehälter 2, der nicht unter Unterdruck steht, sondern über eine Strahlpumpe 25 beschickt wird. Das durch die Strahlpumpe 25 in Übermass gefüllte Schlammabteil mit den Schwallwänden 15 füllt hinter einer Siebwand 14 einen Brauchwasserraum 22 auf, aus dem die Druckwasserpumpe gespeist wird. Parallel zu diesem Druckwasserraum 22 ist eine kleine Vorratskammer 17 für Frischwasser eingebaut, die parallel zum Raum 22 bei zu geringem Wasseranfall die Pumpe 3 oder 4 speisen kann. Von der Anordnung von zwei parallel geschalteten und wechselweise ausfüllbaren Brauchwassertanks kann hier keine Rede sein, denn der Tank 17 ist nicht aus dem Raum hinter der Filterwand 14 auffüllbar. Abflussseitig ist zwar der hinter der Filterwand 14 liegende Teil des Schlammbehälters mit der Wasservorratskammer 17 parallel geschaltet, doch fehlen entsprechende Ventile. Entscheidend ist aber vor allem auch noch, dass die Anordnung gemäss DE-PS 26 48 851 nur dann im vorgesehenen Sinne arbeiten kann, wenn im Schlammabteil 2 kein Unterdruck herrscht. Das der Erfindung zugrundeliegende Problem der Schaffung einer Möglichkeit zum gleichzeitigen Spülen und Saugen, wenn in Brauchwasserkammer und im Schlammbehälter unterschiedliche Druckverhältnisse herrschen, ist hier überhaupt nicht tangiert.DE-B-26 48 851 shows a sludge tank 2 which is not under negative pressure but is fed via a jet pump 25. The excessively filled sludge compartment with the baffles 15 filled by the jet pump 25 fills a process water space 22 from behind a sieve wall 14, from which the pressurized water pump is fed. A small storage chamber 17 for fresh water is installed parallel to this pressure water chamber 22, which can feed the pump 3 or 4 parallel to the chamber 22 if the water supply is too low. There can be no question of the arrangement of two process water tanks connected in parallel and alternately fillable, because the tank 17 cannot be filled from the space behind the filter wall 14. On the outflow side, the part of the sludge tank lying behind the filter wall 14 is connected in parallel with the water storage chamber 17, but corresponding valves are missing. The most important thing is that the arrangement according to DE-PS 26 48 851 can only work as intended if there is no negative pressure in the sludge compartment 2. The problem underlying the invention of creating a possibility for simultaneous rinsing and suction when there are different pressure conditions in the process water chamber and in the sludge tank is not affected here at all.

Die FR-A- 2015328 offenbart zwar ein Kanalreinigungsfahrzeug, bei dem zwei Brauchwasserabteile 1 und 10 vorgesehen sind. Eine Möglichkeit zum gleichzeitigen Saugen und Spülen ist jedoch nicht gegeben. Die beiden genannten Brauchwasserabteile sind völlig unabhängig voneinander. Hinzu kommt auch noch, dass keine Rückgewinnung des im Schlammabteil angefallenen Wassers vorgesehen ist. Keiner der beiden Behälter kann mit gefiltertem Wasser aus dem Schlammabteil aufgefüllt werden. Da - wie die Beschreibung angibt - normalerweise im Betrieb der Schlammraum 11 und auch der Wasservorratsbehälter über die im oberen Bereich der Dichtung 22 vorgesehenen Verbindung unter Unterdruck stehen, kann das Wasser aus dem Behälter 11 nur dann der Hochdruckpumpe zugeführt werden, wenn man die Saugpumpe am Anschluss 13 fortnimmt und im Schlammbehälter 11 einen Überdruck erzeugt, der dann dem Wasser im Behälter 10 den Ablauf in Richtung Pumpe 5 ermöglicht. Unter diesen Bedingungen ist selbstverständlich kein Spülen und Saugen gleichzeitig möglich. Weder für den Behälter 1 noch für den Behälter 10 ist eine Möglichkeit derwiederauffüllung durch Überschusswasser im Schlammsaugeabteil gegeben. Paarweise vorhandene und wechselweise zu betätigende Einlass- und Auslassventile für die beiden Behälter 1 und 10 sind ebenfalls nichtvorhanden.Although FR-A-2015328 discloses a sewer cleaning vehicle in which two process water compartments 1 and 10 are provided. However, there is no possibility of simultaneous suction and rinsing. The two mentioned hot water compartments are completely independent of each other. In addition, there is no provision for recovery of the water accumulated in the sludge compartment. Neither of the two tanks can be filled with filtered water from the sludge compartment. Since - as the description indicates - normally the sludge chamber 11 and also the water reservoir are under vacuum via the connection provided in the upper region of the seal 22 during operation, the water from the container 11 can only be supplied to the high-pressure pump when the suction pump is on Port 13 takes away and creates an overpressure in the sludge tank 11, which then allows the water in the tank 10 to drain towards the pump 5. Under these conditions, it is of course not possible to rinse and vacuum at the same time. There is no possibility of replenishment by excess water in the sludge suction compartment for either container 1 or container 10. There are also no inlet and outlet valves for the two tanks 1 and 10, which can be operated in pairs and are also not available.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist die Schaffung eines verbesserten Kanalreinigungsfahrzeuges, welches die vorerwähnten Nachteile nicht aufweist und einen wesentlich effektiveren Einsatz des Fahrzeuges durch gleichzeitiges Saugen und Spülen ermöglicht.The object of the invention is to provide an improved sewer cleaning vehicle which does not have the aforementioned disadvantages and which enables the vehicle to be used much more effectively by simultaneous suction and flushing.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäss dadurch gelöst, dass das Kanalreinigungsfahrzeug mindestens zwei Brauchwassertanks enthält, von denen jeder einzelne über in jeweils parallel geschalteten oberen Einlass- und unteren Auslassstutzen vorgesehene Einlass- bzw. Auslass-Absperrventile wechselweise an den Ausgang der Filtereinrichtung bzw. an den Eingang der Hochdruckspülpumpe anschliessbar ist.This object is achieved according to the invention in that the sewer cleaning vehicle contains at least two process water tanks, each of which alternately at the outlet of the filter device or at the inlet of the inlet and outlet shut-off valves provided in parallel connected upper inlet and lower outlet ports High-pressure flushing pump can be connected.

Die Anordnung einer Mehrzahl von Brauchwasserabteilen hat auch noch den Vorteil, dass bei zu geringem Brauchwasservorrat einer der Brauchwassertanks, ohne die Arbeit des Reinigungsfahrzeuges zu unterbrechen, aus einem Hydranten aufgefüllt werden kann. Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen.The arrangement of a plurality of process water compartments also has the advantage that if the process water supply is too low, one of the process water tanks can be filled from a hydrant without interrupting the work of the cleaning vehicle. Further features of the invention emerge from the subclaims.

Nachfolgend wird eine bevorzugte Ausführungsform der Erfindung beispielsweise erläutert, wobei vom Kanalreinigungsfahrzeug lediglich der vom Fahrzeugchassis getragene Kessel in einem vertikalen Schnitt und in schematischer Darstellung die zugehörigen Leitungsverbindungen, Pumpen und Filteranordnungen dargestellt sind.A preferred embodiment of the invention is explained below, for example, of the sewer cleaning vehicle, only the boiler carried by the vehicle chassis being shown in a vertical section and in a schematic representation, the associated line connections, pumps and filter arrangements.

Das in den Zeichnungen zum Teil dargestellte Kanalreinigungsfahrzeug besteht aus einem vom nichtdargestellten Fahrzeugchassis getragenen zylindrischen Kessel 11, der an seinem hinteren Ende mit einem domartigen Deckel 12 verschliessbar ist. Im Deckel 12 befindet sich ein Wasserabpumpstutzen 13, der über eine nachfolgend noch näher zu erläuternde Filteranordnung zu den im hinteren Teil des Kessels 11 angeordneten Brauchwasserabteilen B1 und B2 führt. Die beiden Brauchwasserabteile B1 und B2 sind durch Trennwände 46 und 47 von dem Schlammabteil A1 getrennt, welches den grössten Teil des Kessels 11 einnimmt.The part shown in the drawings Sewer cleaning vehicle consists of a cylindrical boiler 11 carried by the vehicle chassis, not shown, which can be closed at its rear end with a dome-like cover 12. In the cover 12 there is a water pump connection 13, which leads via a filter arrangement to be explained in more detail below to the process water compartments B1 and B2 arranged in the rear part of the boiler 11. The two process water compartments B1 and B2 are separated by partition walls 46 and 47 from the sludge compartment A1, which occupies most of the boiler 11.

Zwischen dem Kessel 1 und seinem Deckel 12 befindet sich ein Scharniergelenk 14, welches die Möglichkeit gibt, zur Entleerung des Schlammabteils A1 den Deckel 12 um eine horizontale Achse nach oben zu verschwenken.Between the boiler 1 and its cover 12 there is a hinge joint 14, which enables the cover 12 to be pivoted upwards about a horizontal axis in order to empty the sludge compartment A1.

An der Oberseite des Kessels 1 befindet sich ein zum Schlammabteil A1 führender Schlammzufuhrstutzen 15, der mit einem nichtdargestellten Schlauch an ein zu entleerendes Siel oder dergleichen angeschlossen werden kann. Durch den Kessel ragt von unten nach oben eine Feststoff-Rückführleitung 16, über die die von der nachfolgend zu beschreibenden Filteranordnung abgeschiedenen Feststoffe in den Schlammraum A1 zurückgeführt werden. Damit am Wasserrückführstutzen 13 schon vorgereinigtes Wasser entnommen werden kann, ist im Kessel 11 an einer vorzugsweise mit dem Deckel 12 verbundenen bogenförmigen Halterung 17 ein Kettenvorhang 18 aufgehängt. Der Kettenvorhang 18 besteht aus einer Mehrzahl von untereinander unverbundenen, eng benachbart angeordneten Kettensträngen, die sich über den gesamten Querschnitt des Kessels 11 erstrecken. Die Kettenglieder mit einer bevorzugten Kettengliedgrösse von etwa 5 bis 10 cm bestehen aus Metall und sorgen dafür, dass bereits der grösste Teil der im Schlamm enthaltenen Feststoffe am Kettenvorhang nach unten abfliesst, so dass an der Rückseite des Kettenvorhanges bereits vorgereinigtes Wasser austritt.At the top of the boiler 1 there is a sludge supply pipe 15 leading to the sludge compartment A1, which can be connected to a drain or the like to be emptied using a hose (not shown). A solids return line 16 projects through the boiler from bottom to top, via which the solids separated from the filter arrangement to be described below are returned to the sludge space A1. So that pre-cleaned water can already be removed from the water return pipe 13, a chain curtain 18 is suspended in the boiler 11 on an arc-shaped holder 17 which is preferably connected to the cover 12. The chain curtain 18 consists of a plurality of chain strands which are not connected to one another and are arranged closely adjacent and which extend over the entire cross section of the boiler 11. The chain links with a preferred chain link size of about 5 to 10 cm are made of metal and ensure that most of the solids contained in the sludge flow down the chain curtain, so that pre-cleaned water escapes from the back of the chain curtain.

Hinter dem Kettenvorhang 18 ist mit Abstand eine Prallwand 20 angeordnet, die von einem halbkreisförmigen Blech gebildet wird, welches sich im wesentlichen über die gesamte untere Hälfte des Kesselquerschnittes erstreckt. Zwecks vereinfachter Entleerung des Kessels ist die Prallwand 20 mit einer Halterung 19 ebenfalls am Kesselboden so befestigt, dass sie um eine im wesentlichen horizontale Lagerachse 21 verschwenken kann. Die Prallwand 20 sorgt dafür, dass das wieder zu verwendende Wasser aus dem schlammigen Gut nur aus der oberen Hälfte des Schlammabteils A1 weitergeleitet wird. Eine ergänzende Reinigung des wieder zu verwendenden Wassers geschieht mit Hilfe eines im Deckel 12 in geringem Abstand von etwa 30 mm angeordneten Grobsiebes, d.h. einer Lochplatte 22. Durch die Anordnung der Vorreinigungselemente 18, 20, 22 wird der hintere Teil des Kessels 11 in das eigentliche Schlammabteil A1 und ein Wasserabteil A2 im Bereich des Wasserrückführstutzens 13 unterteilt.A baffle 20 is arranged at a distance behind the chain curtain 18, which is formed by a semicircular sheet which extends essentially over the entire lower half of the boiler cross section. In order to simplify the emptying of the boiler, the baffle wall 20 is also fastened to the tank bottom with a holder 19 such that it can pivot about an essentially horizontal bearing axis 21. The baffle 20 ensures that the water to be reused from the muddy material is only passed on from the upper half of the mud compartment A1. Supplementary cleaning of the water to be reused is carried out with the aid of a coarse sieve arranged in the cover 12 at a short distance of about 30 mm, i.e. a perforated plate 22. The arrangement of the pre-cleaning elements 18, 20, 22 divides the rear part of the boiler 11 into the actual sludge compartment A1 and a water compartment A2 in the area of the water return connector 13.

Der Wasserrückführstutzen 13 steht über eine starre Leitung 31 mit einer Förderpumpe 33 in Verbindung. Zwischen der Leitung 31 und der Pumpe 33 befindet sich eine Trennstelle 32, deren dicht aufeinanderliegende Flanschen bei Betätigung des Deckels 12 selbsttätig geöffnet bzw. geschlossen werden. Die Pumpe 33 ist über eine Leitung 34 mit einem selbstreinigenden Zyklon 35 verbunden. Die am Zyklon ausgeschiedenen Feststoffe gelangen über die Leitung 36 in die bereits erwähnte Feststoff-Rückführleitung 16 und von dort in das Schlammabteil A1. Das im Zyklon 35 weitergereinigte Brauchwasser gelangt über die Leitung 37 zu den beiden parallel geschalteten Einlassstutzen 38 und 39 der Brauchwasserabteile B1 bzw. B2.The water return pipe 13 is connected to a feed pump 33 via a rigid line 31. Between the line 31 and the pump 33 there is a separation point 32, the flanges of which lie closely on one another are opened or closed automatically when the cover 12 is actuated. The pump 33 is connected via a line 34 to a self-cleaning cyclone 35. The solids excreted on the cyclone pass via line 36 into the already mentioned solids return line 16 and from there into the sludge compartment A1. The service water further purified in the cyclone 35 passes via line 37 to the two inlet connections 38 and 39 of the service water compartments B1 and B2 connected in parallel.

Damit mit dem erfindungsgemässen Kanalreinigungsfahrzeug gleichzeitig Schlamm abgesaugt und auch Siele gespült werden können sind, wie vorerwähnt, mehrere Brauchwasserabteile, in der zeichnerischen Darstellung die beiden Brauchwasserabteile B1 und B2 vorgesehen, die wechselweise zur Aufnahme des vom Stutzen 13 kommenden Brauchwassers und zur Speisung der Hochdruckpumpe 55 dienen. Aus den Brauchwasserabteilen B1 und B2 wird das Brauchwasser über die Auslassstutzen 42 bzw. 43 abgeführt, welche über den Leitungsabschnitt 48 miteinander verbunden sind und zu einer Förderpumpe 50 führen. Die Pumpe 50 ist über eine Leitung 51 mit einem Rückspülfilter 52 verbunden. Dieses Rückspülfilter 52 besteht in an sich bekannter Weise aus einer Mehrzahl von Filterpatronen, die entsprechend einem vorgegebenen Rhythmus periodisch gedreht werden. So liegt jederzeit eine der Filterpatronen zwischen der Filtereingangsleitung 51 und der Filtratausgangsleitung 54, während mindestens eine andere Filterpatrone zwischen der Eingangsleitung 51 und der Leitung 53 liegt und dabei in entgegengesetzter Richtung durchspült wird, um die Filterpatrone durch Rückspülung zu reinigen. Die zur Leitung 53 ausgeschiedenen Feststoffe gelangen zusammen mit den ausgeschiedenen Feststoffen des Zyklons 35 in die Feststoffrückführleitung 16 und von dort in das Schlammabteil A1, wo ein gewisser Unterdruck herrscht.So that with the sewer cleaning vehicle according to the invention, sludge can also be sucked off and rinsed at the same time, as mentioned above, several service water compartments, in the drawing the two service water compartments B1 and B2 are provided, which alternately receive the service water coming from the connector 13 and feed the high pressure pump 55 serve. The process water is discharged from the process water compartments B1 and B2 via the outlet connections 42 and 43, which are connected to one another via the line section 48 and lead to a feed pump 50. The pump 50 is connected to a backwash filter 52 via a line 51. This backwash filter 52 consists, in a manner known per se, of a plurality of filter cartridges which are rotated periodically in accordance with a predetermined rhythm. At any time, one of the filter cartridges lies between the filter inlet line 51 and the filtrate outlet line 54, while at least one other filter cartridge lies between the inlet line 51 and the line 53 and is flushed through in the opposite direction in order to clean the filter cartridge by backwashing. The solids excreted to line 53, together with the excreted solids of cyclone 35, enter solids return line 16 and from there into sludge compartment A1, where a certain negative pressure prevails.

Das im Rückspülfilter 52 noch einmal gereinigte Brauchwasser dient zur Speisung der schon erwähnten Hochdruckpumpe 55, die mit einem Spülschlauchanschluss 56 versehen ist. Bei der in der Zeichnung dargestellten Betriebsart wird das aus dem Brauchwasserabteil B2 entnommene Wasser letztlich dem Spülschlauchanschluss 56 zugeführt, um die dort anzuschliessenden nichtdargestellten Hochdruckspülschläuche zu speisen.The service water cleaned again in the backwash filter 52 serves to feed the high-pressure pump 55 already mentioned, which is provided with a flushing hose connection 56. In the operating mode shown in the drawing, the water removed from the service water compartment B2 is ultimately fed to the flushing hose connection 56 in order to feed the high-pressure flushing hoses, not shown, to be connected there.

Damit die Brauchwasserabteile B1 und B2 wechselweise unterschiedlich verwendet werden können, befinden sich in den Einlassstutzen 38 und 39 und in den über den Leitungsabschnitt 48 verbundenen Auslassstutzen 42 und 43 Absperrventile 40, 41 bzw. 44 und 45. Diese Ventile können als Rückschlagklappen ausgebildet sein und arbeiten jeweils in den beiden Brauchwasserabteilen gegensinnig und sind dabei durch eine nichtdargestellte Steuerung so gekoppelt, dass im einen Brauchwasserabteil das Einlassventil 40 geöffnet und das Auslassventil 44 geschlossen ist, während beim anderen Brauchwasserabteil eine umgekehrte Ventilstellung vorherrscht, d.h. es ist das Einlassventil 41 geschlossen und das Auslassventil 45 geöffnet. So können beispielsweise, wie es die Zeichnung zeigt, das Brauchwasserabteil B1 über den Einlassstutzen 38 aufgefüllt und das Brauchwasserabteil B2 zur Versorgung der Spülschläuche verwendet werden. Die durch die Ventile 40, 41 und 42, 43 herstellbaren Verbindungen werden entsprechend den in den Brauchwasserabteilen vorhandenen Flüssigkeitsständen automatisch gesteuert. Dies kann beispielsweise mit handelsüblichen Flüssigkeitsstandsmeldern geschehen. Diese Flüssigkeitsstandsmelder können dann auch noch mit einer Signaleinrichtung gekoppelt werden, die immer dann, wenn den Brauchwasserabteilen nicht genügend oder gar kein Wasser zugeführt wird und der Flüssigkeitsstand infolge Wasserentnahme über die Leitung 49 und die Pumpe 50 eine bestimmte Höhe unterschritten wird, dem Bedienungspersonal signalisieren, dass die Hochdruckpumpe abzuschalten bzw. aus einer fremden Quelle Brauchwasser nachzufüllen ist.So that the process water compartments B1 and B2 can be used alternately differently, there are shut-off valves 40, 41 and 44 and 45 in the inlet connections 38 and 39 and in the outlet connections 42 and 43 connected via the line section 48 NEN are designed as non-return flaps and work in opposite directions in the two process water compartments and are coupled by an unillustrated control system in such a way that the inlet valve 40 is open and the outlet valve 44 is closed in one process water compartment, while the other process water chamber has an inverted valve position, ie it is the inlet valve 41 closed and the outlet valve 45 opened. For example, as shown in the drawing, the process water compartment B1 can be filled via the inlet connection 38 and the process water compartment B2 can be used to supply the flushing hoses. The connections that can be established by the valves 40, 41 and 42, 43 are automatically controlled in accordance with the liquid levels in the process water compartments. This can be done, for example, with commercially available liquid level detectors. These liquid level detectors can then also be coupled to a signaling device which signals the operating personnel whenever the process water compartments are not supplied with sufficient or no water at all and the liquid level is below a certain level as a result of water withdrawal via line 49 and pump 50, that the high-pressure pump has to be switched off or used water has to be refilled from an external source.

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1. A sewer-cleaning vehicle comprising: a sludge tank which is at a negative pressure in operation and into which a suction line lowerable into the sewer to be cleaned extends; cleaning water tanks (B1, B2) to supply a high-pressure pump (55) which delivers the water to a hose fitted with a nozzle head and lowerable into the sewer to be cleaned; and a filter facility (35) via which precleaned water accumulated in the sludge tank can be supplied to the cleaning water tank, characterised in that at least two parallel-connected water tanks (B1, B2) are provided, each of which is connectable, by way of inlet and outlet stop valves (40, 41; 44, 45) provided in parallel-connected top entry and bottom outlet connections (38, 39; 42, 43), to the output (37) of the filter facility (35) or to the output (54) of the highpressure pump (55).
2. A vehicle according to claim 1, characterised in that all the water tanks (B1, B2) together with the sludge tank (A1) are disposed in a common vessel (11) subdivided by cross-walls (46, 47).
3. A vehicle according to claims 1 and 2, characterised in that the inlet and outlet valves (40, 41; 44, 45) of the water tanks (B1, B2) are check valves.
4. A vehicle according to claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the inlet and outlet valves (40, 41; 44, 45) of the water tanks (B1, B2) are so interlocked relatively to one another that in at least one water tank (B1) the outlet valve (45) to the high-pressure pump is open and the associated inlet valve (41) is in the closed state, while in another water tank (B2) the inlet valves (40) communicating with the outlet (37) of the filter facility (35) is open and the associated outlet valve (44) to the high-pressure pump (55) is in the closed state.
5. A vehicle according to claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the changeover of the inlet and outlet valves (40,41; 44, 45) of the tanks (B1, B2) is controlled by means of liquid level indicators disposed in their interior.
6. A vehicle according to claim 5, characterised in that a warning devise is connected to the liquid level indicators and, upon all the water tanks (B1, B2) becoming empty, warns the operating staff that the tanks need topping up with external water.
7. A vehicle according to claims 1 to 6, characterised in that a delivery pump (50) and a rotary valve (52) are disposed in series with one another between the high-pressure pump (55) and the outlet connection (42, 43) of the water tanks (B1, B2).
8. A vehicle according to claims 1 to 7, characterised in that a pump (33) and a selfcleaning cyclone (35) are disposed in series with one another between the water discharge connection (13) of the sludge tank (A1, A2) and the inlet connections (38, 39) of the tanks (B1, B2).
9. A vehicle according to claims 7 and 8, characterised in that the solids separated out in the cyclone (35) and in the backwash filter (52) are returned by way of a return line (16) extending into the sludge tank (A1).
10. A vehicle having a boiler-like tank whose rear end is in the form of a pivoted cover for emptying purposes according to claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the water discharge connection (13) is disposed on the cover (12) and within a water return line (31) rigidly connected there a separation (32) is provided which opens and closes automatically upon operation of the cover (12).
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