Debris management vehicle

A debris management vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle frame;
• a first handle and a second handle coupled to the vehicle frame, wherein the first handle and second handle are translatable relative to the vehicle frame;
• a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel disposed on the vehicle frame, wherein translation of the first handle controls the first drive wheel and translation of the second handle controls the second drive wheel;
• a fan assembly coupled to the vehicle frame, wherein the fan assembly has a fan housing and a fan disposed in the fan housing, wherein the fan housing defines a fan outlet;
• a nozzle coupled to the fan housing, wherein the nozzle defines a nozzle inlet and a nozzle outlet, wherein the nozzle inlet is in fluid communication with the fan outlet and the nozzle is rotatable about a nozzle axis orthogonal to a horizontal plane;
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• a first manually engageable actuator disposed on the first handle, wherein the first actuator is configured to selectively actuate rotation of the nozzle about the nozzle axis.

A debris management vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle frame;
• a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel each coupled to the vehicle frame;
• a fan assembly coupled to the vehicle frame, wherein the fan assembly has a fan housing defining a fan outlet, an impeller having a rotor axis oriented obliquely to a horizontal plane, and a mule drive operatively coupled to the impeller;
• a nozzle coupled to the fan assembly, wherein the nozzle defines an inlet in fluid communication with the fan outlet, and a nozzle outlet, and wherein the nozzle is rotatable relative to the fan housing about a nozzle axis orthogonal to a horizontal plane when the rotor axis is oriented obliquely to the horizontal plane;
• a belt drive assembly configured to selectively rotate the nozzle between a first position and a second position, wherein the belt drive assembly comprises a belt disposed about the nozzle and in frictional engagement with the nozzle between the first position and the second position;
• a first handle coupled to the vehicle frame, wherein the first handle is in operative communication with the first drive wheel;
• a first manually engageable actuator disposed on the first handle, wherein the first actuator is configured to selectively actuate rotation of the nozzle about the nozzle axis via the belt drive assembly;
• a second handle coupled to the vehicle frame, wherein the second handle is in operative communication with the second drive wheel;
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• a second manually engageable actuator disposed on the second handle, wherein the second actuator is configured to selectively actuate rotation of the nozzle about the nozzle axis via the belt drive assembly, wherein the first actuator is configured to selectively actuate rotation of the nozzle in a first direction about the nozzle axis and the second actuator is configured to selectively actuate rotation of the nozzle in a second direction about the nozzle axis.