Mobile automatic floor cleaner
AssigneeHenkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
InventorsFranz Kresse, Rainer Osberghaus
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Abstract
An improved mobile cleaning apparatus is provided having an increased cleaning radius consisting of a movable carriage with integrated fresh and soiled liquid compartments contained therein which are separated by a fixed partition, a cleaning rotor is connected to the fresh liquid compartment at one end of the housing and at least one suction nozzle feeding into the soiled liquid compartment is also provided adjacent to the rotor. A pressure equalizing opening is provided in the upper part of the fixed partition. The fixed partition is also adapted to allow an overflow pipe to pass therethrough having an inlet opening situated in the soiled liquid compartment, and an outlet opening situated in the fresh liquid compartment.
Claims9
In a mobile automatic floor cleaning apparatus comprising a movable carriage means with integrated fresh and soiled liquid compartments, said fresh liquid compartment having a liquid discharge port, and said soiled liquid compartment having a liquid receiving port, a partition member separating said fresh and soiled liquid compartments, a cleaning rotor attached to said movable carriage to contact the floor, at least one suction means arranged in fluid communication with said soiled liquid compartment for collecting soiled liquid from said floor and feeding said soiled liquid to said soiled liquid compartment, the improvement comprising a pressure-equalizing opening provided in said partition member for maintaining equal pressure within both said fresh and soiled liquid compartments, and an overflow member carried by said partition member, said overflow member having an inlet opening extending into said soiled liquid compartment, and an outlet opening extending into said fresh liquid compartment, and a separator plate disposed substantially diagonally within said soiled liquid compartment, for separating soiled liquid contained in said soiled liquid compartment into a particle collection zone and a partially particle free zone.
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