Riding Floor Cleaning Machines Having Intelligent Systems, Associated Sub-Assemblies Incorporating Intelligent Systems, and Associated Methods of Use
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Abstract
A riding floor cleaning machine having an intelligent system including a main frame sub-assembly, a steering and drive wheel sub-assembly, a solution tank sub-assembly, a recovery tank sub-assembly, a recovery tank cover sub-assembly, a control panel sub-assembly, a main controller sub-assembly, a seat and detergent system sub-assembly, a battery sub-assembly, a scrub head sub-assembly, a scrub head lift sub-assembly, a squeegee sub-assembly, a solution and detergent sub-assembly, and an intelligent system associated with at least one of the above-identified sub-assemblies, wherein the intelligent system selectively gathers, obtains, monitors, stores, records, and/or analyzes data associated with components of the riding floor cleaning machine, and controllably communicates and/or disseminates such data with another system and/or user.
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24 Claims
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14. A method for using an intelligent system with a riding floor cleaning machine, comprising the steps of:
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providing a riding floor cleaning machine having an intelligent system comprising a controller associated with a secondary electrochemical cell; selectively gathering, obtaining, monitoring, storing, recording, and/or analyzing data associated with components of the floor cleaning machine; and controllably communicating and/or disseminating data with at least one of another system and user.
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15. A method for using an intelligent system with a riding floor cleaning machine, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining operational data for a riding floor cleaning machine having an intelligent system comprising a controller associated with a secondary electrochemical cell, the operational data being generated for any of a battery, a vacuum motor, a transaxle, and a brush motor of the riding floor cleaning machine; communicatively coupling the riding floor cleaning machine with a management server; querying the riding floor cleaning machine for operational data for any of the battery, the vacuum motor, the transaxle, and the brush motor; performing at least one operational data analysis process on the obtained operational data; and transmitting an alert message to an owner of the riding floor cleaning machine assembly if the operational analysis indicates that a threshold violating event has occurred. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for using an intelligent system with a riding floor cleaning machine, comprising the steps of:
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detecting a failure of a component of a riding floor cleaning machine assembly having an intelligent system comprising a controller associated with the secondary electrochemical cell during operation or startup of the riding floor cleaning machine assembly; establishing communication with a management server; and transmitting a fault message to the management server, the fault message comprising an indication as to the component that failed, wherein the component includes any of a battery, a vacuum motor, a transaxle, and a brush motor. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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