US20060195992A1 - Manually-operated sweeper - Google Patents

Manually-operated sweeper Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US20060195992A1
US20060195992A1 US11/349,094 US34909406A US2006195992A1 US 20060195992 A1 US20060195992 A1 US 20060195992A1 US 34909406 A US34909406 A US 34909406A US 2006195992 A1 US2006195992 A1 US 2006195992A1
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
sweeper
fan
brush
chassis
filter
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
US11/349,094
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Renato Scremin
Gianfranco Lago
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Eureka Srl
Original Assignee
Eureka Srl
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Eureka Srl filed Critical Eureka Srl
Assigned to EUREKA S.R.L. reassignment EUREKA S.R.L. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: LAGO, GIANFRANCO, SCREMIN RENATO
Publication of US20060195992A1 publication Critical patent/US20060195992A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/22—Floor-sweeping machines, hand-driven
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4027—Filtering or separating contaminants or debris
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4036—Parts or details of the surface treating tools
    • A47L11/4041—Roll shaped surface treating tools
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4063—Driving means; Transmission means therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4063—Driving means; Transmission means therefor
    • A47L11/4069—Driving or transmission means for the cleaning tools
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/02—Structural features of suction cleaners with user-driven air-pumps or compressors
    • A47L5/06—Structural features of suction cleaners with user-driven air-pumps or compressors with rotary fans
    • A47L5/08—Structural features of suction cleaners with user-driven air-pumps or compressors with rotary fans driven by cleaner-supporting wheels
    • A47L5/10—Structural features of suction cleaners with user-driven air-pumps or compressors with rotary fans driven by cleaner-supporting wheels with driven dust-loosening tools
    • 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
    • E01H1/0827—Dislodging by suction; Mechanical dislodging-cleaning apparatus with independent or dependent exhaust, e.g. dislodging-sweeping machines with independent suction nozzles ; Mechanical loosening devices working under vacuum
    • E01H1/0854—Apparatus in which the mechanically dislodged dirt is partially sucked-off, e.g. dislodging- sweeping apparatus with dirt collector in brush housing or dirt container

Definitions

  • the manually-operated sweeper is capable of removing and aspirating dust, debris and other similar dirt even from corner regions which are generally difficult to reach, such as for example the region where a sidewalk and the road surface meet.
  • These known sweepers are generally constituted by a wheeled chassis provided with a steering handlebar, a dirt collection container being associated with said chassis.
  • the rear wheels of the chassis are adapted, by virtue of their rotation, to actuate by means of a first transmission a first brush, which has a horizontal axis which is parallel to the axis of the rear wheels and is adapted to act on the surface below the chassis.
  • the rear wheels by means of a second transmission, actuate a second brush, which has a vertical axis and is supported by an arm which lies in front of the chassis.
  • the sweeper further has, proximate to the first brush, a fan for aspirating the fine dust, lifted by the action of the brushes, toward a filter located inside a protective housing.
  • Such suction fan for fine dust is actuated by a motor drive (motor, gearmotor and the like) which is electric and therefore requires a power supply battery and a battery charger in order to periodically restore its full functionality.
  • a motor drive motor, gearmotor and the like
  • the electric motor and the battery in addition to being, together with the battery charger, important factors in the production costs of the sweeper, are two components which increase the weight of the sweeper.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a manually-operated sweeper which is capable of operating in a fully independent manner, without using electric power.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a manually-operated sweeper in which the fan for aspirating fine dust is not actuated by an electric motor drive.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a sweeper whose functionality and efficiency is not lower than that of known types of sweeper.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a sweeper whose dirt loading capacity is not lower than that of known types of sweeper.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a sweeper which can be operated easily even by an operator lacking particular prior training.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a manually-operated sweeper which can be manufactured cheaply with known systems and technologies.
  • a manually-operated sweeper of the type constituted by a wheeled chassis with a steering handlebar, a dirt collection container being associated with said chassis, the rear wheels of said chassis being adapted, by virtue of their rotation, to actuate by means of a first transmission a first brush, which has a horizontal axis which is parallel to the axis of the rear wheels and is adapted to act on the surface that lies below said chassis, and, by means of a second transmission, a second brush, which is supported by an arm which protrudes in front of the chassis, said second brush rotating with a vertical axis, said sweeper also having, proximate to said first brush, a fan for aspirating fine dust raised by the action of said first and second brushes toward a filter located inside a protective housing at an opening leading externally for the escape of the filtered air, said sweeper being characterized in that said fan is turned by way of transmission means actuated by the motion of at least one
  • FIG. 1 is a partially exploded rear perspective view of a sweeper according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional side view of a sweeper according to the invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional top view of a detail of a sweeper according to the invention.
  • a manually-operated sweeper according to the invention is generally designated by the reference numeral 10 .
  • the sweeper 10 is constituted by a wheeled chassis 111 with a steering handlebar 12 ; a container 13 for collecting dirt 28 is associated with said chassis.
  • the rear wheels 14 of the chassis 11 by virtue of their rotation, actuate by means of a first transmission a first brush 15 , whose axis is horizontal and parallel to the axis of the rear wheels 14 , said first brush being adapted to act on the surface below the chassis 11 .
  • the wheels 14 by means of a second transmission, also actuate a second brush 16 , which rotates with a vertical axis and is supported by an arm 17 which protrudes in front of the chassis 11 .
  • the sweeper 10 has, proximate to the first brush 15 , a fan 18 for aspirating fine dust 29 , raised by the action of the brushes, toward a filter 19 located within a rear protective housing 20 .
  • the chassis 11 has, at the fan 18 , a grille which opens onto the outside 21 for the escape of the filtered air.
  • the fan 18 is turned by way of transmission means which are actuated by the motion of the closest of the rear wheels 14 without the aid of any electric motor drive.
  • Said transmission means for the fan 18 which accordingly replace the electric motor drive provided in known types of sweeper, are constituted by a drive train of the internal-wheel type, provided by a drive wheel 22 , which is rigidly coupled to the rotation shaft 23 of the fan 18 and is in contact with the internal surface 24 of the rear wheel 14 , as shown clearly in FIG. 3 .
  • the wheel 14 applies to the drive wheel 22 torque by rolling friction.
  • the drive wheel 22 is made of a rubber-like material, and the wheel 14 and therefore its internal surface 24 are made of plastic material such as nylon or equivalents, and therefore the drive wheel 22 rotates substantially without slipping on the internal surface 24 .
  • the transmission ratio determined by the outside diameter of the drive wheel 22 and by the inside diameter of the internal surface 24 of the rear wheel 14 is such as to move the fan 18 at a rate which generates partial vacuum within the filter 19 .
  • the filter 19 has a cylindrical structure and is of the cartridge type.
  • the filter 19 is associated coaxially with the fan 18 by interposing a tube 25 .
  • the tube 25 has a larger cross-section in the region 25 a where it surrounds the fan 18 and a smaller cross-section in the region 25 b for coupling to the filter 19 .
  • the tube 25 is therefore shaped so as to obtain a Venturi effect, reducing the pressure in the filter 19 with respect to the pressure outside the fan 18 .
  • the drive wheel 22 at the free end of the rotation shaft 23 of the fan 18 therefore allows to save on the entire electrical system with which known types of sweeper are provided, i.e., the electric motor drive, the battery and the battery charger.
  • the sweeper 10 according to the invention further has the advantage of being lighter than known sweepers, since it lacks said electric power supply components and is therefore more maneuverable.
  • the first transmission for the first brush 15 is provided by a first driving gear 26 , which is keyed on a rotation shaft 27 of the rear wheel 14 , against which the drive wheel 22 is pressed, and by a second driven gear 28 , which meshes with the first gear 26 so as to form an external gear train and is keyed to a rotation pivot 29 of the first brush 15 .
  • the first brush 15 therefore rotates in the opposite direction with respect to the direction of travel of the sweeper 10 .
  • the present invention provides a manually-operated sweeper which is adapted to operate in a fully independent manner without using electric power.
  • the present invention provides a manually-operated sweeper in which the fan for aspirating fine dust is not actuated by an electric motor drive, but is actuated by mechanical means for transmitting the rotation of the rear wheels.
  • the present invention provides a sweeper whose functionality and efficiency is not lower than that of known types of sweeper.
  • the present invention provides a sweeper whose dirt loading capacity is not lower than that of known types of sweeper.
  • the present invention provides a sweeper which can be operated easily even by an operator who does not have particular prior training.
  • the present invention provides a manually-operated sweeper which can be manufactured cheaply with known systems and technologies.
  • the materials employed may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.
US11/349,094 2005-03-01 2006-02-08 Manually-operated sweeper Abandoned US20060195992A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ITPD2005U000011 2005-03-01
IT000011U ITPD20050011U1 (it) 2005-03-01 2005-03-01 Spazzatrice ad azionamento manuale perfezionata

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US20060195992A1 true US20060195992A1 (en) 2006-09-07

Family

ID=36645821

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US11/349,094 Abandoned US20060195992A1 (en) 2005-03-01 2006-02-08 Manually-operated sweeper

Country Status (4)

Country Link
US (1) US20060195992A1 (de)
EP (1) EP1707679A1 (de)
CN (1) CN1827029A (de)
IT (1) ITPD20050011U1 (de)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102011076489A1 (de) * 2011-05-25 2012-11-29 Ing. Haaga Werkzeugbau Gmbh & Co. Kg Kehrmaschine mit Absaugsystem
US20220322909A1 (en) * 2021-03-30 2022-10-13 Makita Corporation Cleaning machine

Families Citing this family (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102007058623A1 (de) 2007-12-05 2009-06-18 Stolzenberg Gmbh & Co. Kg Bodenreinigungsgerät
DE102008024439A1 (de) 2008-05-14 2009-11-19 Alfred Kärcher Gmbh & Co. Kg Fahrbares Kehrgerät
CN101319490B (zh) * 2008-05-23 2010-10-06 武汉理工大学 混合动力清扫车
AU2011244927B2 (en) 2010-11-05 2014-10-09 Bissell Inc. Bare floor vacuum cleaner
CN102733467B (zh) * 2012-07-04 2013-09-04 江西理工大学 蹲便器清洗机
CN103758058A (zh) * 2014-02-20 2014-04-30 梁光 清洁保洁清扫机
CN105839572B (zh) * 2016-05-24 2018-11-27 巢湖学院 一种垃圾自动清扫装置
CN106040633A (zh) * 2016-05-24 2016-10-26 张殿飞 一种智能垃圾拾取机
CN107260081A (zh) * 2017-08-18 2017-10-20 合肥荣电环境电器有限公司 一种智能家用地面清扫机
CN108464794B (zh) * 2018-03-31 2020-11-03 界首万昌新材料技术有限公司 一种拖把辅助装置
DE102020109656A1 (de) * 2020-04-07 2021-10-07 Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG Filtereinheit für eine Reinigungsmaschine, Boden-Reinigungsmaschine und Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Boden-Reinigungsmaschine

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2910721A (en) * 1955-12-15 1959-11-03 Burrage & Boyde Ltd Non-electric vacuum cleaning machines
US4658458A (en) * 1986-04-16 1987-04-21 Shop-Vac Corporation Rotary brush sweeper with mechanism for brush height adjustment

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2940277A1 (de) * 1979-10-04 1981-04-16 Bauer-Kompressoren Heinz Bauer, 8000 München Kehrmaschine mit einem friktionsantrieb
IT1283193B1 (it) * 1996-03-06 1998-04-16 Gansow Elektrobau Gmbh Filtro per macchina motospazzatrice
GB2392611B (en) * 2001-07-20 2004-07-28 Nicholas Gerald Grey Surface cleaning apparatus

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2910721A (en) * 1955-12-15 1959-11-03 Burrage & Boyde Ltd Non-electric vacuum cleaning machines
US4658458A (en) * 1986-04-16 1987-04-21 Shop-Vac Corporation Rotary brush sweeper with mechanism for brush height adjustment

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102011076489A1 (de) * 2011-05-25 2012-11-29 Ing. Haaga Werkzeugbau Gmbh & Co. Kg Kehrmaschine mit Absaugsystem
US20220322909A1 (en) * 2021-03-30 2022-10-13 Makita Corporation Cleaning machine
US11759082B2 (en) * 2021-03-30 2023-09-19 Makita Corporation Cleaning machine

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CN1827029A (zh) 2006-09-06
ITPD20050011U1 (it) 2006-09-02
EP1707679A1 (de) 2006-10-04

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US20060195992A1 (en) Manually-operated sweeper
CN201310081Y (zh) 滚扫吸扫联合清扫车
CN2895518Y (zh) 道路清扫车
CN112144364A (zh) 一种机械式水泥混凝土路面清缝机
CN201250396Y (zh) 多功能手动清洁车
KR200399188Y1 (ko) 흡입마우스의 위치조절장치를 구비한 노면 청소차
CN2897132Y (zh) 吸尘器
CN201343710Y (zh) 多功能环卫清扫车
CN207700122U (zh) 多功能清理机
CN201223348Y (zh) 室内扫地机
CN1273807A (zh) 扫地车
CN2673276Y (zh) 室内地面自动扫地机
CN201339173Y (zh) 电动扫地机
CN212452410U (zh) 一种新型多功能智能扫地车
CN214301487U (zh) 一种便于使用的道路施工用清洁装置
CN211381087U (zh) 一种具有高效集成复合功能的清洁工具及其清洁一体机
CN215801332U (zh) 一种机场道面大面积清扫电力吸尘车
CN211381126U (zh) 一种清洁一体机的喷液组件及其清洁一体机
CN211200212U (zh) 垃圾清扫装置及清扫车
CN113580158A (zh) 一种具有除锈、吸尘和避障功能的油罐机器人
CN203828849U (zh) 一种拖地机
CN201668352U (zh) 手推式扫地机
CN111979963A (zh) 一种移动式双辊扫地车
KR20110121022A (ko) 무전원 방식의 노면 청소장치
CN111236122B (zh) 一种基于静电除尘的扫路装置

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AS Assignment

Owner name: EUREKA S.R.L., ITALY

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SCREMIN RENATO;LAGO, GIANFRANCO;REEL/FRAME:017551/0708

Effective date: 20060116

STCB Information on status: application discontinuation

Free format text: ABANDONED -- FAILURE TO RESPOND TO AN OFFICE ACTION