EP0400025B1 - Vielseitige funktionelle vorrichtung zum reinigen im abstand und behandeln von flächen und gegenständen entlang den strassenrändern - Google Patents

Vielseitige funktionelle vorrichtung zum reinigen im abstand und behandeln von flächen und gegenständen entlang den strassenrändern Download PDF

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EP0400025B1
EP0400025B1 EP19890901571 EP89901571A EP0400025B1 EP 0400025 B1 EP0400025 B1 EP 0400025B1 EP 19890901571 EP19890901571 EP 19890901571 EP 89901571 A EP89901571 A EP 89901571A EP 0400025 B1 EP0400025 B1 EP 0400025B1
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    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a multifunctional device for cleaning and remote treatment of surfaces, 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, possibly equipped to clean and treat the traffic lane.
  • An object of the present invention is therefore to provide a multifunctional device for cleaning and treating surfaces allowing the simultaneous use, thanks to a highly robotic system, of all the washing, suction, brushing and other devices.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a multifunctional device of the aforementioned type, allowing the coordination of the aforementioned tooling means, while ensuring their adjustment and control by mechanical means associated with electroinformatic means.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a versatile machine in different fields, for example the cleaning of roadways, gutters, sidewalks, road structures, markets, aisles, roadways and the like, machine which allows at will the spreading of products, such as disinfectants, thinners, snow removal agents, and others as well as the emptying of containers, baskets, watering plants, safety interventions, for example the elimination of oils on the road, as well as the collection of bulky objects.
  • products such as disinfectants, thinners, snow removal agents, and others as well as the emptying of containers, baskets, watering plants, safety interventions, for example the elimination of oils on the road, as well as the collection of bulky objects.
  • 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 articulation means comprise at least two arms designed to be used simultaneously with interchangeable and complementary tools.
  • the device can include washing means constituted by at least one water pump drawing from a tank and supplying the first tooling means while the first motor means consist of a hydraulic, electric or thermal motor driving the water pump.
  • the suction or blowing means are constituted by at least one turbine associated with a receptacle tank while the second motor means are constituted by a hydraulic, electric or pneumatic motor.
  • the third motor means are constituted by linear and rotary actuators.
  • a hydraulic unit comprising a plurality of pumps actuated either by the vehicle engine or by an auxiliary motor.
  • the device comprises snow-clearing means comprising a suction nozzle mounted at the end of one of said articulation arms and cooperating, to spray the snow sucked, with a turbine or cutter, a rotating or fixed ramp spraying hot water with jet mounted in a tank and an on-board device for melting the snow, and for returning the melted snow with possibly the addition of anti-ice product, an adjustable spreading nozzle mounted at the end a second articulation arm, a ramp or spreading nozzle at the rear or at the front by gravity or under pressure, several drain valves, atmospheric temperature and humidity sensors to define the 'possible use of antifreeze product.
  • snow-clearing means comprising a suction nozzle mounted at the end of one of said articulation arms and cooperating, to spray the snow sucked, with a turbine or cutter, a rotating or fixed ramp spraying hot water with jet mounted in a tank and an on-board device for melting the snow, and for returning the melted snow with possibly the addition of anti-ice product, an adjustable spreading nozzle mounted at
  • a channel cleaning nozzle which is carried by one of the articulation arms and includes a casing connected to a suction sheath, one wall of which is movable with vertical sliding downwards and ends in a shoe intended to come close to or in contact with the surface of the road, said nozzle further comprising ejection ramps on the internal face of its wall and on its external lateral faces.
  • a suction nozzle which comprises a casing, a turbine, proximity sensors, a washing ramp and a hydraulic, electric or pneumatic motor, cooperating with a stem comprising a fixed part on which are pivotally mounted movable wings actuated by closing cylinders as well as blowing ramps, a cover casing, a flap or a basic rake and a locking system, the nozzle and the bow cooperating to allow aspiration of the leaves as they are raked.
  • it comprises at least two arms each consisting of at least two articulated elements movable relative to each other, the elements being pivotally mounted at the free end of the arm element on a parallel axis to the articulation axis of the element on the chassis of the multifunctional device, while the end of the arm element intended to support the tooling means is controlled by a hydraulic, electric or pneumatic jack, mounted perpendicularly to the axis of the multifunctional device arranged on the vehicle platform.
  • At least a first position sensor can be associated with the arm element on the chassis of the multifunctional device in order to generate a first signal defining the angular position of said element, that a second position sensor is associated with the other element arm in order to generate a second signal defining the position of the first element relative to the second element in the same plane, that a third position sensor is associated with the tooling means so as to generate a third signal defining the position of said means d with respect to the first articulation axis and the second pivot axis of the arm elements, and that a fourth position sensor associated with the telescopic actuator allows the detection of the position of the end zone of the tooling means relative to the surface to be cleaned and / or treated.
  • the device according to the invention further comprises a gutter cleaning nozzle, constituted by an envelope of variable shape, for example cylindrical or square, connected to a suction sheath and the internal flank of which moves vertically in a closed slide. or not and ends with a pad for contacting the surface to be cleaned or treated, the ground support system being constituted either by a spring or by a hydraulic, electric or pneumatic jack, while ramps or spouts bundles of water jets are fixed either on the internal flank or on the lateral flanks of the nozzle, sensors located on each side of the nozzle being intended to determine the obstacles to be avoided, for example pedestrians, cars, trees and other gear and objects.
  • a gutter cleaning nozzle constituted by an envelope of variable shape, for example cylindrical or square, connected to a suction sheath and the internal flank of which moves vertically in a closed slide. or not and ends with a pad for contacting the surface to be cleaned or treated
  • the ground support system being constituted either by a spring or by a hydraulic, electric or pneumatic
  • the multifunctional cleaning and / or treatment device consists of a tank 31 a 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 movable relative to one another to the other .
  • the arm element 16 a is pivotally mounted on the device around a first axis 17 a which is vertical and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the device.
  • the arm member 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 chassis of the vehicle, 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. Furthermore, 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 16 a and with a second position sensor which produces a second signal defining the position of the arm element 16 b 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 with respect to the first axis 17 a and to the second axis. 17 b for pivoting the arm 16.
  • a fourth position sensor associated with the telescopic actuator will make it possible to detect the position of the end of the tooling means relative to the surface to be cleaned.
  • the tank 31a can be shaped in different ways, associated or not with a soil recovery tank, on the longitudinal plane or on the vertical plane.
  • the water circuit can be constituted by rigid or flexible pipes associated or not with the suction sheath, supported by the articulated support arms 16 a , 16 b outside or inside.
  • the vehicle's self-washing circuit includes a rotating interior ramp of soil tank 59, a ramp for washing and spreading the product above the ton 60, 61, washing spouts internal to the sheath. suction 62, 63 and an external water intake 64 for a manual lance.
  • One or more water pumps 32 have also been provided according to the pressure and flow control 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 wise 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 31 b a vacuum by cyclonic vacuum 67.
  • a vacuum sensor 79 Inside the tank 31 b is mounted a vacuum sensor 79 for evaluating the flow sucked by a suction sheath 29, rigid or flexible, it - even connected to the tank 31 b 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 evaluate 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 f1 and the actuators according to f2, input / output for managing various sensors 72, input / output allowing human-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 a robot I interface 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 allows the coordinated use of two carrying arms 16, together with the combined use of suction, washing and spreading as well as the simultaneous use of various tools, for example those referenced TI and TII on Figure 3 which from the sensor data according to f3 and f4 receive interfaces of the respective control signals according to f5 and f6 for controlling the tooling means T I and T II .
  • 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 setting of the forward speed or that of the turbine according to the density of the detritus to be collected, the setting the pressure of the brushes on the ground and their speed of rotation, the dosage and mixtures of products and the safety of objects and people.
  • the device of the invention allows cleaning and treatment of surfaces which are difficult to access with the means currently available, for example gutters cluttered by parked cars, narrow sidewalks and / or cluttered sidewalks, the low sides expressways and other places with difficult access, with increased efficiency and safety, as well as in a particularly economical way.
  • 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.
  • 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 27 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 constantly 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 distant 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 31b , 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 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, 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, determine 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 could 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 could be used for spreading , in finishing, of a product having a powerful anti-ice activity.
  • two specialized tools according to the invention namely 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 the gutters or else 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 1.
  • 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 allowing 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 with 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 bundles of water jets, on the one hand, by the ramps or spouts 45 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 1 as a function of the data sent by the pressure sensors 44.
  • the base of the nozzle moves horizontally to cover the channel 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 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 sucked air and to take account of the variation in slope of the street.
  • 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 movable 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 containers and containers 14.
  • This nozzle is provided with a casing 104, a turbine 98, proximity sensors 103, a washing ramp 100 and a hydraulic motor. , 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 bib or base rake 101 and a locking system 106.
  • these two independent tools namely the nozzle 51 and the bow 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 makes it possible to direct only light detritus towards the nozzle 51, the dense and heavy products remaining on the ground.
  • the multifunctional device makes it possible to carry out, in a combined or non-combined manner, all of the cleaning, clearing, treatment and spreading tasks which currently require the intervention of several machines or the work of successive operations, thanks to the cooperation of a highly robotic system, controlled by electronic data processing means, this arrangement also allowing the use of various specialized tools, interchangeable, usable in battery and simultaneously constituted by the constituent elements following, namely the washing or sprinkling nozzles, isolated or grouped on ramps, fixed or mobile, the suction nozzles, for example those referenced 34, 39, 51, the lapidary brushes or rollers, the rotating discs for spreading, grippers, control systems, for example of the video type, excavation tools, for example rakes, bows, snow plows, mowers, trimmers and others.

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  1. Multifunktionelle Vorrichtung zur Reinigung und Behandlung in Abstand von Flächen, Gegenständen und Objekten, die an Straßenrändern angeordnet sind, gleichzeitig oder nicht mit diesen, wobei die Vorrichtung dazu bestimmt ist, auf einer mobilen Basis montiert zu werden, beispielsweise der Ladefläche eines mobilen Fahrzeugs oder Automobils, mit :
    - Zuführeinrichtungen eines Trocknungs- oder Behandlungsmittels, die von ersten Antriebseinrichtungen (33) betätigte erste Arbeitsgeräte (29, 31a, 32) versorgen;
    - einervon zweiten Antriebsvorrichtungen (17) betätigten Schwenkeinrichtung, an der an die gewünschte Arbeit angepaßte zweite Arbeitsgeräte (27, 34, 39, 51, 80, 98) montiert sind;
    - wobei die zweiten Antriebsvorrichtungen in Folge oder gleichzeitig durch elektronische Einrichtungen (69, 70, 71, 72, 73) gesteuert werden, in denen die Eingaben verarbeitet werden, die von Meßfühlern (23, 44) geliefert werden, welche die Umgebung der Flächen, Gegenstände und Objekte, die gereinigt und/oder behandelt werden sollen, erforschen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie darüber hinaus enthält:
    - Absaug- oder Blaseinrichtungen (31b, 35), die von dritten Antriebsvorrichtungen (36) angetrieben sind;
    - mehrere Schwenkeinrichtungen (16, 16a, 16b), die von den genannten zweiten Antriebseinrichtungen (17) betätigt werden; wobei
    - alle Antriebseinrichtungen (33, 17, 36) durch elektronische Einrichtungen (69, 70, 71, 72, 73) gesteuert werden.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Schwenkeinrichtungen wenigstens zwei Arme (16) umfassen, die dazu bestimmt sind, um gleichzeitig mit auswechselbaren und komplementären Werkzeugen benutzt zu werden.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie Wascheinrichtungen umfaßt, bestehend aus wenigstens einer Wasserpumpe (32), die aus einem Behälter (31a) schöpft und die ersten Arbeitsgeräte versorgt, während die erste Antriebsvorrichtung aus einem hydraulischen, elektrischen oder thermischen Motor (33) besteht, welcher die Wasserpumpe (32) antreibt.
  4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Absaug- oder Blaseinrichtungen aus wenigstens einer Turbine (35) bestehen, die mit einer Aufnahmewanne (31b) verbunden ist, während die dritte Antriebsvorrichtung aus einem hydraulischen, elektrischen oder pneumatischen Motor (36) besteht.
  5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die zweite Antriebsvorrichtung aus linearen und rotierenden Arbeitsgliedern (17) besteht.
  6. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zum Antrieb der verschiedenen hydraulischen Motore eine Hydraulikzentrale vorgesehen ist, umfassend eine Mehrzahl von Pumpen, die entweder durch den Fahrzeugmotor oder durch einen Hilfsmotor angetrieben werden.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie Schneeräumeinrichtungen,
    umfassend eine Saugdüse (88), die am Ende eines der genannten Schwenkarme montiert ist und zum Pulverisieren des angesaugten Schnees mit einer Turbine (81) oder einem Fräser (82) zusammenwirkt, eine sich drehende oder feste Rampe zum Pulverisieren von warmem Wasser mit einem Strahl (87), die in einem Behälter (31b) montiert ist,und einen Apparat (86) zum Schneeschmelzen und zum Entfernen des geschmolzenen Schnees mit eventuell einer Zumischung eines Antiglatteismittels, eine ausrichtbare Streudüse (80), die am Ende eines zweiten Schwenkarms angeordnet ist, eine Streurampe oder Streudüse am hinteren Ende (83) oder am vorderen Ende (15), die aufgrund der Schwerkraft oder durch Druck arbeitet, mehrere Entleerventile (89) sowie atmosphärische Fühler für Temperatur und Luftfeuchtigkeit zur Bestimmung der eventuellen Verwendung von Antigefriermitteln (84 und 85), aufweist.
  8. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie eine Rinnsteinreinigungsdüse (34) enthält, die von einem der Schwenkarme (16) getragen wird und eine Hülle enthält, die mit einer Saugrohrleitung (29) verbunden ist, deren eine Wand beweglich ist und vertikal nach unten gleitet und in einer Fußplatte (30) endet, die dazu bestimmt ist, in die Nähe oder in Kontakt mit der Straßenfläche zu gelangen, wobei die Düse (34) darüber hinaus Wasserausspritzrampen (45, 48) auf der Innenfläche seiner Wand (37) und auf den seitlichen Außenflächen umfaßt.
  9. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie Laubsammeleinrichtungen enthält, umfassend eine Saugdüse (51) mit einem Gehäuse (104), einer Turbine (98), Abstandsmeldern (103), einer Waschrampe (100) und einem hydraulischen, elektrischen oder pneumatischen Motor (99) und die zusammenwirkt mit einem Vorderstevenansaugkasten (92), umfassend ein festes Teil (93), an dem bewegliche Flügel (94) angelenkt sind, die durch Schließzylinder betätigt werden,sowie mit Blasrampen (95), einer Abdeckung (96), einer Schmutzleiste oder einem Rechen (101) und einem Verriegelungssystem (108), wobei die Düse (51) und der Ansaugkasten (92) zusammenwirken, um Blätter jeweils nach ihrem Abschaben abzusaugen.
  10. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie wenigstens zwei Arme (16) enthält, von denen jeder aus wenigstens zwei aneinander angelenkten Elementen (16a, 16b) besteht, die gegeneinander beweglich sind, wobei die Elemente (16b) am freien Ende des Armelements (16a) um eine Achse (17b) parallel zur Schwenkachse (17a) des Elements (16a) am Chassis der Multifunktionsvorrichtung angelenkt sind, während das Ende des Armelements (16b), welches dazu bestimmt ist, die Arbeitsgeräte zu tragen, durch einen hydraulischen, elektrischen oder pneumatischen Zylinder gesteuert ist, der senkrecht zur Achse der auf der Ladefläche des Fahrzeugs angeordneten Multifunktionsvorrichtung montiert ist.
  11. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichne, daß wenigstens ein erster Positionsmelder mit dem Armelement (16a) auf dem Multifunktionschassis verbunden ist, um ein erstes Signal zu erzeugen, welches die Winkelposition des genannten Elements definiert, daß ein zweiter Positionsmelder dem anderen Armelement (16b) zugeordnet ist, um ein zweites Signal zu erzeugen, welches die Position des ersten Elements (16a) bezüglich des zweiten Elements (16b) in der gleichen Ebene bestimmt, daß ein dritter Positionsmelder den Arbeitsgeräten zugeordnet ist, um ein drittes Signal zu erzeugen, welches die Position dieser Arbeitsgeräte bezüglich der ersten Schwenkachse (17a) und der zweiten Achse (17b) der Verschwenkung der Armelemente (16a, 16b) bestimmt, und daß ein vierter Positionsmelder, der dem Teleskopbetätigungsglied zugeordnet ist, die Feststellung der Position der Randzonen der Arbeitsgeräte bezüglich der zu reinigenden und/oder zu behandelnden Oberfläche ermöglicht.
  12. Multifunktionsvorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die elektronischen Einrichtungen durch eine zentrale Verarbeitungseinheit gebildet sind, die mit einer Echt-Zeit-Software zur Steuerung und Kontrolle programmiert ist und die enthält:
    - wenigstens einen Mikroprozessor (69), der durch einen Bus (70) mit speziellen Schnittstellen (71) der Fühler und Betätigungsglieder verbunden ist;
    - Eingänge/Ausgänge zur Steuerung verschiedener Fühler (72);
    - Eingänge/Ausgänge, die einen Dialog Operator/Maschine mit Hilfe eines Steuerpults (73) ermöglichen;
    - ein elektronisches Ensemble zur Steuerung der Abstandsmelder (74); und
    - zwei numerische Steuerungen (75, 76), umfassend jeweils eine Roboterschnittstelle und eine Leistungsverstärkerstufe zur Steuerung der Betätigungsglieder (CI; CII) der beiden Arme.
  13. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7 und 9 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie eine Rinnsteinreinigungsdüse (34) enthält, bestehend aus einer Hülle variabler Form, beispielsweise zylindrisch oder quaderförmig, die mit einer Saugleitung (29) verbunden ist, und deren innere Flanke (37) sich vertikal in einer geschlossenen oder nichtgeschlossenen Gleitbahn verschiebt und in einem Gleitschuh (38) zum Inkontakttreten mit der zu reinigenden oder zu behandelnden Oberfläche endet, wobei das Abstützsystem auf dem Boden gebildet wird, entweder durch eine Feder (43) oder einen hydraulischen, elektrischen oder pneumatischen Zylinder, während Rampen oder Ausgußschnäbel von Wasserstrahlbündeln entweder auf den Innenflanken (37) oder auf den Seitenflanken der Düse (34) befestigt sind und wobei Fühler (23) auf jede Seite der Düse dazu dienen, zu vermeidende Hindernisse festzustellen, beispielsweise Fußgänger, Fahrzeuge, Bäume oder andere Maschinen und Gegenstände.
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