Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
  • B65F3/02—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
  • B65F3/0206—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto while the receptacles remain in place or are still attached to their supporting means
  • B65F3/0209—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto while the receptacles remain in place or are still attached to their supporting means using suction
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F7/00—Cleaning or disinfecting devices combined with refuse receptacles or refuse vehicles
  • B65F7/005—Devices, mounted on refuse collecting vehicles, for cleaning or disinfecting refuse receptacles
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
  • E01H—STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
  • E01H1/00—Removing undesirable matter from roads or like surfaces, with or without moistening of the surface
  • E01H1/005—Mobile installations, particularly for upkeeping in situ road or railway furniture, for instance road barricades, traffic signs; Mobile installations particularly for upkeeping tunnel walls
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
  • E01H—STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
  • E01H1/00—Removing undesirable matter from roads or like surfaces, with or without moistening of the surface
  • E01H1/08—Pneumatically dislodging or taking-up undesirable matter or small objects; Drying by heat only or by streams of gas; Cleaning by projecting abrasive particles
  • E01H1/0863—Apparatus loosening or removing the dirt by blowing and subsequently dislodging it at least partially by suction ; Combined suction and blowing nozzles
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
  • E01H—STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
  • E01H1/00—Removing undesirable matter from roads or like surfaces, with or without moistening of the surface
  • E01H1/10—Hydraulically loosening or dislodging undesirable matter; Raking or scraping apparatus ; Removing liquids or semi-liquids e.g., absorbing water, sliding-off mud
  • E01H1/101—Hydraulic loosening or dislodging, combined or not with mechanical loosening or dislodging, e.g. road washing machines with brushes or wipers
  • E01H1/103—Hydraulic loosening or dislodging, combined or not with mechanical loosening or dislodging, e.g. road washing machines with brushes or wipers in which the soiled loosening or washing liquid is removed, e.g. by suction
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
  • E01H—STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
  • E01H5/00—Removing snow or ice from roads or like surfaces; Grading or roughening snow or ice
  • E01H5/10—Removing snow or ice from roads or like surfaces; Grading or roughening snow or ice by application of heat for melting snow or ice, whether cleared or not, combined or not with clearing or removing mud or water, e.g. burners for melting in situ, heated clearing instruments; Cleaning snow by blowing or suction only
  • E01H5/106—Clearing snow or ice exclusively by means of rays or streams of gas or steam, or by suction with or without melting
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
  • E01H—STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
  • E01H6/00—Apparatus equipped with, or having provisions for equipping with, both elements for especially removal of refuse or the like and elements for removal of snow or ice

Definitions

• Multifunctional device for cleaning and remote treatment of surfaces, articles and objects located along traffic lanes
• the present invention has for its object a multifunctional device for cleaning and remote treatment of surfaces, articles and objects situated on the edge of traffic lanes, this device being intended to be mounted on a mobile base, for example the platform of a mobile vehicle. or automobile, possibly equipped to clean and treat the traffic lane.
• Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device of the aforementioned type, making it possible to reduce the number of participants in the cleaning operations.
• the present invention therefore relates to a multifunctional device for cleaning and treating surfaces, machines, articles and objects located at the edge of traffic lanes, this device being intended to be mounted on a mobile base, for example the platform of a mobile or motor vehicle, this device being characterized in that it comprises:
• the washing means are advantageously constituted by at least one water pump drawing from a tank and supplying the tooling means, while the first motor means consist of a hydraulic, electric or thermal motor driving the water pump; the suction means consist of at least one turbine associated with a receptacle tank, while the second motor means consist of a hydraulic, electric or pneumatic motor, the articulation means comprise at least one articulated arm while the third motor means which actuate them are constituted by linear and rotary actuators.
• each arm consists of two articulated elements movable relative to each other, one of the elements being pivotally mounted at the free end of the other element on a parallel axis to the hinge axis of the first element on the chassis of the device, while the end of the element intended to support the tooling means is controlled by a jack, hydraulic, tire matic or electric, mounted perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the multifunctional device arranged on the vehicle platform.
• the electroinformatic means allowing the control of the different motor means from the information transmitted by the various sensors are advantageously constituted by a central processing unit associated with specific real-time command and control software and comprise a microprocessor connected by a bus to specific interfaces for sensors and actuators, inputs / outputs for managing various sensors, inputs / outputs allowing operator / machine dialogue via monitoring means, an electronic assembly allowing management of proximity sensors and two commands digital each comprising a robot interface and a power amplification stage for controlling the actuators of the articulated arms.
• Fig.1 is a side view of the multifunctional device of the invention mounted on the platform of a truck;
• Fig.3 is a schematic view of the electroinformatic means of command and control
• Fig.4 is a top view of the multifunctional device of the invention in operation
• Fig.5 is a front view of the multifunctional device of the invention provided with a suction nozzle
• Fig.6 is a front view of the multifunctional device according to the present invention, provided with a container cleaning tool;
• Fig.7 is a top view of the cleaning device according to the present invention provided with a snow suction device
• Figs.8A, 8B and 8C show respectively in section, laterally and from above, a suction nozzle usable with the multifunctional device according to the present invention
• Fig.9 shows a tool for cleaning two containers, of the mobile bin type, mounted on the multifunctional device according to the present invention
• Fig.10 shows a device for removing objects from inside containers, mounted on the multifunctional device of the present invention
• Figs.11A and 11B show respectively in lateral section and in transverse view a device for removing the sheets, mounted on the multifunctional device according to the present invention
• Fig.11C is a view in operation of the embodiment of Figures 11A and 11B.
• the multifunctional cleaning and / or treatment device according to the present invention consists of a tank 31a into which a water pump 32 is pumped driven by a hydraulic motor 33, which feeds a channel nozzle 34 mounted in the end zone of an articulated arm system 16 driven by linear or rotary actuators 17.
• Each arm 16 consists of two articulated elements 16a and 16b which are movable relative to the other .
• the arm element 16a is pivotally mounted on the device around a first axis 17a which is vertical and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the device.
• the arm element 16b is pivotally mounted at the end of the arm 16a on a second axis 17b parallel to the first axis 17a.
• the end of the arm element 16b supports the tooling means which are controlled by a hydraulic or electric jack, vertical telescopic, which is not shown in the drawings and is mounted perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle chassis , thus allowing the tool to rise as a function of the obstacles encountered as well as the difference in level between the surfaces to be cleaned.
• an actuator allows rotation of the tooling means around the axis of the telescopic jack in order to maintain said tooling means in angular position.
• the arm elements 16a and 16b are respectively associated with a first position sensor which produces a first signal defining the angular position of the arm element 16a and with a second position sensor which produces a second signal defining the position of the arm element 16b with respect to element 16a and in the same plane as the latter, a third position sensor has also been provided associated with the tooling means and producing a third signal which will define the angular position of said tooling means relative to the first axis 17a and to the second axis 17b for pivoting the arm 16.
• One or more water pumps 32 have also been provided according to the pressure and flow adjustment requirements as well as the booms and washing spouts.
• useful information such as pressures, flow rates and the like will be displayed on the 'screen of a control desk 65 which will allow the operator to intervene directly on an apparatus for adjusting pressures and flow rates; the operator intervenes on the settings through the information system which has the role of regulating the pumps so that the operator's instructions are respected.
• These checks can also be carried out using previously recorded data. It is also advisable to provide a circuit for recovering and filtering the recycled water to allow better autonomy and economy of operation.
• the sweeping system includes a hydraulic circuit parallel or not to the other functions circuit, with brushes driven by hydraulic, pneumatic motor or electric, while a sensor 66 is provided on the one hand to control the reaction speed as a function of the data recorded and on the other hand a pressure or force sensor for controlling the support of the brush at floor depending on the data recorded and the flexibility of the broom bristles.
• the suction system of the multifunctional device comprises a hydraulic circuit parallel or not to the circuit of the other functions, the suction turbine 35 being driven by a hydraulic, pneumatic or electric motor 36.
• This suction turbine 35 creates inside the tank 31b a vacuum by cyclonic vacuum 67.
• a vacuum sensor 79 Inside the tank 31b is mounted a vacuum sensor 79 for evaluating the flow drawn by a suction sheath 29, rigid or flexible, itself connected to the tank 31b by rotary joint 68 or any other device.
• This sheath is mounted on at least one support arm 16, while a pressure or position sensor 44 is provided mounted in the nozzle 34 to assess the height of the nozzle relative to the ground.
• the information transmitted by these sensors is also processed by computer.
• the compressed air blowing system is identical to that of the suction but with a reverse direction of rotation of the turbine, this system making it possible to unclog the suction sheath 29 or to ensure the spreading of products.
• the spreading system using the suction circuit with fittings borrowed from the conventional commercial system.
• the scraping, raking or other mechanical operations system may use either the suction circuit or the sweeping circuit or the washing circuit.
• the gripping system or portage uses a hydraulic control circuit independent or not.
• the motor, articulation and tooling means, the actuators and the various sensors are advantageously controlled and coordinated by electroinformatic means comprising a central processing unit associated with specific real-time command and control software, as shown more specifically in figure 3.
• the central processing unit is composed of a microprocessor 69 connected by a bus 70 to interfaces 71 for the sensors according to f 1 and the actuators according to f 2 , input / output for managing various sensors 72, input / output allowing man-machine dialogue thanks to screen-keyboard type control systems, button box 73, an electronic assembly allowing the management of proximity sensors 74 and two digital controls 75-76 each comprising an interface robot I and II and a power circuit with respective amplification stages 77, 78 for controlling the actuators CI and CII and the arms 16..
• This arrangement also makes it possible to ensure, from programmed or perceived information on the spot, the positioning of the devices relative to the surface to be treated, the speed of advance and fixed or mobile obstacles, the adjustment of the flow rate and the water pressure in relation to the forward speed and the requirements of the operations, the adjustment of the forward speed or that of the turbine according to the density of the detritus to be collected, the re setting the pressure of the brushes on the ground and their speed of rotation, the dosing and mixing of products and the safety of objects and people.
• the tools to be used will be defined before each mission and loaded onto the machine so that they can be changed quickly and easily on site depending on the tasks to be performed.
• the drawings illustrate the operation of a mission comprising the simultaneous use of a channel nozzle 34 and a high pressure washing ramp 27.
• washing ramp 21 positioned for sending dirt into the gutter, gutter nozzle 34 positioned for suctioning litter housed in the gutter and at the edge of the sidewalk.
• the detail in Figure 4 shows the movements of the arms and tools depending on the obstacles.
• the nozzle 34 can, depending on the location of the parked cars, be withdrawn on the sidewalk.
• the washing ramp 21 can be oriented 90 ° to the right and to the left to avoid obstacles, or go up to, for example, 3 meters in height.
• the position of the 2 tools will be permanently checked with respect to each other so as to adjust the distances or the dosages according to work and safety requirements.
• the functions of the devices carried can also be coordinated with the front ramp 15.
• the multifunctional device of the present invention can be adapted as a snow removal device for traffic surfaces and in particular sidewalks, difficult to access especially in bad weather.
• This device allows snow removal from a surface far from the mobile base, by suction and recycling of the snow removed, by immediate evacuation or spreading of products against ice.
• This device intended to be mounted on the multifunctional device of the present invention, comprises a suction nozzle 88 equipped, for spraying snow, either with a turbine 81 or with a cutter 82, with a rotating ramp of spraying hot water with jets 87, mounted in the tank 30b, of an on-board device for heating the water 86, an adjustable water spreading nozzle 80, a rear gravity spreading nozzle 83, a front spreading ramp 15 and a drain valve 89, atmospheric temperature and temperature sensors humidity level 84, 85, being also provided.
• An essential characteristic of this embodiment is to immediately recycle the snow to ensure complete autonomy of the device which is usually a cleaning machine and, in certain cases, to carry out operations to combat ice.
• the arm equipped with the nozzle 88 will work either horizontally or vertically depending on the snow conditions.
• the speed of advance of the vehicle will be adjusted by the computer system according to the flow of snow which will arrive, in the sprayed state in the sheath, and will be melted in the tank by means of the rotating ramp 59 associated with the spout 63 which will send jets of hot water on said snow.
• the water thus recovered will either be used to wash the roadway with a mixture of anti-ice product, eh using the front ramp 15 and the rear ramp 83, or returned hot in the gutters via the nozzle 80 which can be oriented to choose the most appropriate place, in mixture with anti-ice products if the atmospheric data perceived by the special sensors 84, 85 connected to the on-board computer, determines the need for it.
• the flow rate of this nozzle and the pressure will be adjusted so as to eventually expel the sand and snow accumulated in the gutters.
• the water can be recycled with or without anti-ice product via the rear valve 83 cooperating with the valve 89.
• the second articulated arm provided with the nozzle 80 can be used for spreading , in finishing, of a product having a powerful anti-ice activity.
• the snow removal nozzle 88 and the discharge nozzle 80 it is possible to carry out a snow removal operation in which the snow is immediately recycled, its immediate transformation into water making it possible to return it progressively in gutters or use it for washing the roadway and gutters with or without antifreeze product.
• This recycling ensures, on the one hand, complete autonomy since the snow collected is immediately sent into the gutters, and on the other hand solves the problem of transport and storage of the snow collected.
• These operations can be implemented in a regulated and coordinated manner using the sensor link 79, 84, 85 - on-board computer 64.
• a nozzle 34 is used which is guided from the sidewalk and is used to clean the gutters.
• This nozzle 34 is carried by an articulated arm 16 or any other means enabling it to reach the gutters from the sidewalk.
• the nozzle proper is made up of an envelope of variable shape, for example cylindrical or square, as required, this envelope being connected to a suction sheath 29 by any suitable system.
• the side 37 of this nozzle 34, machine side, is movable and moves vertically in a closed or not closed slide 42 while ending in a shoe 38 intended to come into contact with the surface on the street side.
• the nozzle support system on the ground is done either by spring 43 or by hydraulic, pneumatic or electric actuator.
• the nozzle 34 distributes beams of water jets, on the one hand, by the ramps or spouts 48 fixed on its internal flank 37 and, on the other hand, by the ramps or spouts 45 fixed on its lateral flanks. It will be noted that the water jets are opposite to lift the dirt in swirls so as to entrain them towards the top of the nozzle. There are also plans sensors 23 located on each face of the nozzle so as to determine the obstacles to be avoided, for example cars, trees and other objects. In operation, the nozzle is located relative to the surface of the sidewalk, the economic height being adjusted by the on-board computer I as a function of the data sent by the pressure sensors 44.
• the base of the nozzle moves horizontally to cover the gutter according to the space left by parked cars, the data being supplied by ultrasonic or other sensors 23.
• the jets of water under pressure in the opposite direction 9, 49, 50 carry out a pickling with a vortex which drives the detritus up the nozzle to be sucked.
• the movable inner flank 37 is more particularly shaped to avoid the loss of the speed of the air drawn in and to take account of the variation in slope of the street. This original high pressure water jet stripping system working in the opposite direction makes it possible to pickle and lift the detritus so as to compensate for the unevenness caused by the height of the sidewalk.
• the invention also relates, as shown in FIGS. 9, 10, 11A-11C, to a device for removing the leaves lying on a surface remote from the mobile base, in particular on the sidewalks, during periods of heavy fall, by raking, grinding and vacuuming.
• This device can be mounted on the multifunctional device of the present invention and cooperate with the various constituent elements of the latter. It advantageously consists of a suction nozzle 51 which can also be used to empty and wash receptacles and containers 14.
• This nozzle is provided with a casing 104, a turbine 98, proximity sensors 103, a washing ramp 100 and a motor hy hydraulic, electric or pneumatic 99.
• a stem 92 comprising a fixed part 93 on which are pivotally mounted around the axis 105 of the movable wings 94 actuated by closing cylinders 97.
• This stem also comprises fan ramps 95, a cover casing 96, a flap or a basic rake 101 and a locking system 106.
• these two independent tools namely the nozzle 51 and the stem 92
• these two independent tools can be used either coupled to allow the leaves to be sucked in as the raking, in the event of a large quantity, for example, or separately the nozzle carrying out suction operations while the bow gathers a sufficient quantity of leaves which are then compacted thanks to the two movable wings 94, the nozzle then coming to suck over the bow, without fixing.
• the blowing system 95 allows to direct towards the nozzle 51 only light detritus, the dense and heavy products remaining on the ground.
• the present invention is in no way limited to the forms and embodiments described above, but that it encompasses all the modifications and variants resulting from the same principle of establishment. It is as well as the devices can be placed on any mobile base, that arms can be in number greater than two and be orientable throughout the space to treat vertical surfaces and ceilings according to the same principles. In addition, other tools can be adapted to any situation, depending on the specific problems to be solved, while the degree of automation can evolve according to advances in robotics, sensor technology and the definition of standards. of security . It is clear that the tools fixed to the articulated arms are also complementary, thanks to the computer system, to the other tools fixed elsewhere on the conveyor. It will be easily understood that in the claims, the numerical references are only present for illustrative purposes and do not in no way limit the present invention.

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