Surface maintenance vehicle with an integrated water trap for trapping residual waste
First Claim
1. A waste recovery system for a floor surface maintenance machine comprising:
- a squeegee assembly havinga squeegee frame having a top edge, anda first squeegee operable to engage a floor surface and connected to the squeegee frame; and
a reservoir operatively connected to the squeegee assembly, the reservoir comprising an inlet passage, an outlet passage and a fluid trap portion in fluid communication with the inlet passage and outlet passage, the fluid trap portion having a bottom wall and side walls, the fluid trap portion being adapted to retain backflow waste within the side walls and the bottom wall,the bottom wall of the fluid trap portion being positioned below the top edge of the squeegee frame, such that backflow waste trapped above the fluid trap portion pools within a space formed by the bottom wall and the side walls of the fluid trap portion and is prevented from draining to the floor surface.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a waste recovery system for a floor surface maintenance machine. The waste recovery system comprises a squeegee assembly having a squeegee frame, a squeegee retainer extending below the squeegee frame and a reservoir integrally defined in the squeegee retainer. The reservoir can have an inlet passage proximal to the floor surface, an outlet passage fluidly coupled to the fluid suction path and leading to the waste recovery tank, and a fluid trap portion positioned between the inlet and outlet passages. The fluid trap portion can retain backflow waste in the fluid suction path. The reservoir is positioned at a clearance distance from the floor surface in a direction normal to the floor surface such that the reservoir forms the lowest portion of the waste recovery system in the direction normal to the floor surface.
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21 Claims
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1. A waste recovery system for a floor surface maintenance machine comprising:
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a squeegee assembly having a squeegee frame having a top edge, and a first squeegee operable to engage a floor surface and connected to the squeegee frame; and a reservoir operatively connected to the squeegee assembly, the reservoir comprising an inlet passage, an outlet passage and a fluid trap portion in fluid communication with the inlet passage and outlet passage, the fluid trap portion having a bottom wall and side walls, the fluid trap portion being adapted to retain backflow waste within the side walls and the bottom wall, the bottom wall of the fluid trap portion being positioned below the top edge of the squeegee frame, such that backflow waste trapped above the fluid trap portion pools within a space formed by the bottom wall and the side walls of the fluid trap portion and is prevented from draining to the floor surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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