Cleaning apparatus with liquid and solid debris sorting recovery tank assembly

A cleaning apparatus, comprising:

• a supply tank configured to hold a cleaning liquid;
• a liquid delivery system in fluid communication with the supply tank for dispensing the cleaning liquid on a surface;
• a suction source configured to generate a vacuum effect along an airflow path;
• a suction inlet in fluid communication with the suction source;
• and
• a recovery tank assembly disposed along the airflow path between the suction inlet and the suction source, wherein the recovery tank assembly includes:
• a sorting channel between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet;
• a lid at least partially defining the sorting channel;
• a floor at least partially defining the sorting channel;
• a recovery tank selectively coupled with the lid;
• a liquids collection area in the recovery tank;
• and
• a solids collection area, wherein the liquids collection area and the solids collection area are disposed along the airflow path between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, wherein liquids and solid materials are configured to be directed through the sorting channel with the vacuum effect generated by the suction source and sorted into the liquids collection area and the solids collection area, respectively.

A fluid delivery and recovery system for a cleaning apparatus, comprising:

• a supply tank configured to hold a cleaning liquid;
• a liquid delivery system in fluid communication with the supply tank for dispensing the cleaning liquid on a surface;
• a suction source configured to generate a vacuum effect along an airflow path;
• a suction inlet in fluid communication with the suction source;
• a recovery tank including:
• a first chamber portion with a liquids collection area;
• a second chamber portion with a solids collection area;
• and
• a dividing wall extending between the first chamber portion and the second chamber portion;
• and
• a lid operably coupled to the recovery tank to be disposed over the liquids collection area and the solids collection area, wherein the lid includes:
• a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet;
• a sorting channel coupling the fluid inlet with the fluid outlet;
• and
• a floor at least partially defining the sorting channel, wherein the floor has a fluid permeable portion at a proximal end of the sorting channel and over the liquids collection area for collected liquids to be directed through the floor and into the liquids collection area, and wherein the floor defines a guide opening at a distal end of the sorting channel for collected solid materials to be directed from the sorting channel and into the solids collection area.