Scrubber with hydraulic squeegee lift
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1. A scrubbing device, comprising a body structure;
- front and rear wheel means for movably supporting the body structure;
steering means for controlling the direction traversed by the scrubbing device;
scrubbing brush means carried by the body for wetting and scrubbing a path;
scrubbing brush lift means for raising and lowering the scrubbing brush means;
vacuum squeegee means carried by the body and disposed rearwardly of the brush means for picking up scrubbing solution from the wetted path;
squeegee lift means for hydraulically raising and lowering the vacuum squeegee means;
hydraulic power source means carried by the body, said power source means serving to pump a flow of hydraulic fluid in a first direction for driving said wheel means in a forward direction;
said power source means serving to pump said hydraulic fluid in a reverse direction for driving said wheel means in a reverse direction;
said power source means further serving to drive said scrubbing brush means, said scrubbing brush lift means, said vacuum squeegee means, and said squeegee lift means;
solenoid operated hydraulic valve means for actuating said squeegee lift means and hydraulically powered flow-sensing electrical switch means for driving said solenoid valve means, said hydraulic switch means serving to sense the flow direction of the hydraulic fluid in reverse and to then activate said squeegee lift means.
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A scrubbing device is provided including a body which is supported on a plurality of wheels which are driven by a hydraulic pump. The scrubbing machine has a squeegee which is hydraulically raised and lowered. The machine is provided with a sensing device adjacent the hydraulic drive pump which senses the flow of the hydraulic fluid and actuates valving to raise the squeegee upon reverse movement of the scrubber and lower the squeegee upon forward movement of the scrubber.
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17 Claims
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1. A scrubbing device, comprising a body structure;
- front and rear wheel means for movably supporting the body structure;
steering means for controlling the direction traversed by the scrubbing device;
scrubbing brush means carried by the body for wetting and scrubbing a path;
scrubbing brush lift means for raising and lowering the scrubbing brush means;
vacuum squeegee means carried by the body and disposed rearwardly of the brush means for picking up scrubbing solution from the wetted path;
squeegee lift means for hydraulically raising and lowering the vacuum squeegee means;
hydraulic power source means carried by the body, said power source means serving to pump a flow of hydraulic fluid in a first direction for driving said wheel means in a forward direction;
said power source means serving to pump said hydraulic fluid in a reverse direction for driving said wheel means in a reverse direction;
said power source means further serving to drive said scrubbing brush means, said scrubbing brush lift means, said vacuum squeegee means, and said squeegee lift means;
solenoid operated hydraulic valve means for actuating said squeegee lift means and hydraulically powered flow-sensing electrical switch means for driving said solenoid valve means, said hydraulic switch means serving to sense the flow direction of the hydraulic fluid in reverse and to then activate said squeegee lift means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
- front and rear wheel means for movably supporting the body structure;
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4. A self-propelled, scrubbing device for applying scrubbing solution to a surface, scrubbing the surface with the solution and retrieving the dirty solution from the surface, said scrubbing device comprising:
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a vehicular structure supported on a plurality of wheels; a hydraulic drive motor carried by said vehicular structure, said drive motor serving to drive at least certain of said wheels; a hydraulically assisted steering means for directing the scrubbing device; a hydraulically driven brush means carried by the vehicular structure and disposed substantially forwardly on the vehicular structure for wetting and scrubbing a path on said surface; a hydraulic brush lift means for raising and lowering the brush means; a vacuum squeegee means carried by the vehicular structure and disposed substantially rearwardly on the vehicular structure for picking up scrubbing solution from the wetted path; a hydraulic squeegee lift means for raising and lowering the vacuum squeegee means; and sensing means for detecting reversal of the hydraulic flow from said hydraulic drive motor, said sensing means serving to actuate said hydraulic squeegee lift means whereby the vacuum squeegee means is lowered and raised for forward and rearward movement, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A scrubbing device for scrubbing floor areas comprising:
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a vehicle including wheels, steering mechanism, brushes and a squeegee; a hydraulic power source means for producing a reversible hydraulic fluid flow, said power source means being carried within the vehicle for providing vehicle power, said hydraulic means being adapted for driving the wheels and brushes and for lifting and lowering the squeegee; and sensing means for detecting the reversal of the direction of flow of hydraulic fluid for actuating said means for raising and lowering said squeegee whereby the squeegee is lowered for forward movement and raised for rearward movement of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A scrubbing device, comprising a body structure;
- front and rear wheel means for movably supporting the body structure;
steering means for controlling the direction traversed by the scrubbing device;
scrubbing brush means carried by the body for wetting and scrubbing a path;
vacuum squeegee means carried by said scrubbing device and disposed rearwardly of the brush means for picking up scrubbing solution from the wetted path;
squeegee lift means for raising and lowering the vacuum squeegee means;
hydraulic power source means carried by the body, said power source means serving to pump hydraulic fluid for driving said wheel means;
means for actuating said squeegee lift means and hydraulically powered flow-sensing electrical switch means for driving said actuating means, said hydraulic switch means serving to sense reversal of fluid flow from the hydraulic power source and to then activate said squeegee lift means. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
- front and rear wheel means for movably supporting the body structure;
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13. A propelled, scrubbing device for applying scrubbing solution to a surface, scrubbing the surface with the solution and retrieving the dirty solution from the surface, said scrubbing device comprising:
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a vehicular structure supported on a plurality of wheels; a hydraulic drive motor carried by said vehicular structure for pumping hydraulic fluid thereby driving said wheels; driven brush means carried by the vehicular structure for wetting and scrubbing a path on said surface; brush lift means for raising and lowering the brush means; vacuum squeegee means carried by the vehicular structure and disposed rearwardly of the brush means on the vehicular structure for picking up scrubbing solution from the wetted path; hydraulic squeegee lift means for raising and lowering the vacuum squeegee means; and sensing means for detecting reversal of hydraulic flow from said hydraulic drive motor from one flow direction to the other, said sensing means serving to actuate said hydraulic squeegee lift means whereby the vacuum squeegee means is lowered and raised for forward and rearward movement, respectively, of said scrubbing device. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A propelled, scrubbing device for applying scrubbing solution to a surface, scrubbing the surface with the solution and retrieving the dirty solution from the surface, said scrubbing device comprising:
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a vehicular structure supported on a plurality of wheels; a hydraulic drive motor carried by said vehicular structure for driving said wheels; a hydraulically driven brush means carried by the vehicular structure for wetting and scrubbing a path on said surface; hydraulic brush lift means for raising and lowering the brush means; vacuum squeegee means carried by the vehicular structure and disposed rearward of the brush means on the vehicular structure for picking up scrubbing solution from the wetted path; hydraulic squeegee lift means for raising and lowering the vacuum squeegee means; and sensing means for detecting hydraulic fluid flow capable of producing rearward movement of said scrubbing device, said sensing means serving to actuate said hydraulic squeegee lift means whereby the vacuum squeegee means is automatically raised for rearward movement of said scrubbing device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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