Device for cleaning surfaces
AssigneeIP Cleaning S.R.L.
InventorGiulio Vernazza
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Abstract
A machine for cleaning surfaces comprises a main body and a handle portion configured to move the main body along a determined advancing direction. The main body is equipped with a cleaning brush positioned adjacent to the surface to be cleaned, and a first and a second squeegee element positioned at opposite sides of the cleaning brush. The main body provides, furthermore, a first and a second suction mouth positioned at the first and the second squeegee element, respectively, connected to a suction device by a suction circuit. This comprises a deviation device configured to alternately and selectively pneumatically connect the first suction mouth, or the second suction mouth and the suction device, and to pneumatically disconnect, instead, the other suction mouth.
Claims23
Machine for cleaning surfaces comprising a main body and a handle portion configured to move said main body along a determined advancing direction, said main body being equipped with:
- a cleaning brush configured to be positioned adjacent to said surface to be cleaned;
- a first squeegee element and a second squeegee element positioned at opposite sides of said cleaning brush with respect to said advancing direction;
- a first suction mouth positioned at said first squeegee element and a second suction mouth positioned at said second squeegee element;
- a suction device connected to said first and to said second suction mouth by a suction circuit,
- wherein:
- said suction circuit comprises a deviation device configured to be positioned alternately and selectively in a first working configuration, in which said deviation device is arranged to pneumatically connect said first suction mouth to said suction device, and to pneumatically disconnect said second suction mouth from said suction device, and in a second working configuration, in which said deviation device is arranged to pneumatically disconnect said first suction mouth from said suction device, and to pneumatically connect said second suction mouth to said suction device in that an actuation device is provided operatively connected to said deviation device and configured to cause said deviation device to move from said first working configuration to said second working configuration, or from said second working configuration to said first working configuration, and
- said actuation device operatively connected at least to said second squeegee element, and is configured to arrange at least said second squeegee element in a position spaced from said surface when said deviation device is arranged in said first working configuration, and in a position adjacent to said surface, when said deviation device is arranged in said second working configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.