Magnetic bar for pickup head of sweeper truck
OwnerWilliam J. Hopwoodinventor
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a street sweeper. The street sweeper may include a hopper, a pickup head, and a magnet bar. The pickup head may have an intake portion that is fluidly coupled to the hopper. The magnet bar may be disposed rearward of the intake portion of the pickup head.
Claims18
A street sweeper vehicle for traveling over a ground surface and having a forward end and a rearward end, the forward end being in the direction of forward driving of the vehicle, the street sweeper vehicle comprising:
- a hopper;
- a vacuum pickup head having an intake portion that is fluidly coupled to the hopper;
- a magnet bar disposed rearward of the intake portion of the pickup head, the magnet bar positioned to attract debris that is not pulled into the air and picked up by the vacuum pickup head, and
- a rear tire disposed rearward of the pickup head, wherein the magnet bar is disposed forward of the rear tire and is laterally aligned with the rear tire such that the magnet bar is directly between the intake portion of the pickup head and the rear tire of the street sweeper in a fore-aft direction.
A magnet bar for a street sweeper for traveling over a paved ground surface, the street sweeper having a pickup head pulling a vacuum, the pickup head having a forward side and a rearward side, the magnet bar comprising:
- a magnet case;
- a magnet disposed in the magnet case;
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- a bracket mechanically coupled to the magnet case and adapted to mechanically couple the magnet case to an intake portion of the pickup head of the street sweeper with the magnet case disposed rearward of the intake portion of the pickup head, the bracket having a first attachment point and a second attachment point on a lower surface of the bracket, the magnet being secured to the first attachment point, the second attachment point being adapted to secure to an upper surface of the pickup head, the bracket positioning the magnet to attract ferrous debris that is not pulled into the air and picked up by the pickup head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.