Floor cleaning apparatus with control circuitry
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Abstract
A floor cleaner is provided for cleaning a floor, where the floor cleaner has a front and a rear and includes: a sweeper for sweeping the floor; a scrubber, connected to the sweeper and located in the rear of the sweeper, for wetting and cleaning the floor; and a burnisher, connected to the scrubber and located in the rear of the scrubber, for burnishing the floor.
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16. A method of cleaning and burnishing a polymeric coating on a floor surface comprising scrubbing the floor using a composition comprising water, wherein the scrubbing comprises using a bristled brush and causing the bristles to contact the floor in a substantially straight path and thereafter burnishing the floor.
- 17. A method of cleaning and burnishing a polymeric coating on a floor surface comprising scrubbing the floor using a composition comprising water, permitting the coating to absorb an additional amount of water and burnishing the floor while the coating contains said additional amount of water.
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19. A method of burnishing a polymeric coating on a floor surface which comprises burnishing said coating while the coating is in a softened state.
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20. A method of burnishing a polymeric coating on a floor surface which comprises burnishing said coating while the eating contains substantial absorbed water.
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31. A floor cleaner comprising:
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a sweeper assembly including at least one retractable, rotatable sweeper brush for sweeping the floor;
a scrubber assembly including at least one retractable, rotatable scrubber head, a source of cleaning fluid, and a vacuum source for cleaning the floor;
a burnisher assembly including at least one retractable, rotatable burnishing pad for burnishing the floor and, a control system receiving as an input at least a cleaning mode command, the control system including circuitry configured, in response to the cleaning mode command, to automatically provide signals which;
cause the sweeper brush to rotate and lower, cause the scrubber head to rotate and lower, cause the source of cleaning fluid and the vacuum source to operate, and, cause the burnishing pad to rotate and lower in accordance with a predefined sequence. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A floor cleaner comprising:
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a retractable sweeper assembly including at least one rotatable sweeper brush, a sweeper brush motor for rotating the sweeper brush, and a sweeper assembly motor for raising and lowering the sweeper brush;
a retractable scrubber assembly including;
at least one rotatable scrubber head, a squeegee assembly proximate the scrubber head, a scrubber head motor for rotating the scrubber head, a scrubber assembly motor for raising and lowering the scrubber head and me squeegee assembly, a cleaning fluid pump for supplying cleaning fluid proximate the scrubber head, and a vacuum source including an inlet proximate the scrubber head;
a retractable burnisher assembly including;
at least one rotatable burnishing pad, a burnishing pad motor for rotating the burnishing pad, and a burnisher assembly motor for raising and lowering the burnishing pad; and
a control system including circuitry configured, upon command, to automatically, selectively energize and deenergize the sweeper brush motor, the sweeper assembly motor, the scrubber head motor, the scrubber assembly motor, the cleaning fluid pump, the vacuum source, the burnishing pad motor, and the burnisher assembly motor in accordance with preselected sequence.
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36. A floor cleaner comprising:
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at least two retractable head assemblies each including at least one rotatable head; and
a control system including circuitry configured to automatically provide signals for lowering both head assemblies and rotating both heads upon the receipt of a command and in accordance with a predefined sequence. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A floor cleaner for cleaning a floor comprising:
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a scrubber for wetting and cleaning the floor, and a member being mounted for movement from a first position to a second position, wherein in the first position the member prevents cleaning liquid from the scrubber brush to fall on the floor and in the second position the member prevents the cleaning liquid from the scrubber brush to splash against at least a portion of the cleaner.
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