Sweeping machine

• US 5,896,611 A
• Filed: 04/18/1997
• Issued: 04/27/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ING Haaga Werkzeugbau KG
• Original Assignee: ING Haaga Werkzeugbau KG
• Inventors: Haaga, Hermann
• Primary Examiner(s): Till, Terrence R.
• Application Number:
  US08/839,808
• Time in Patent Office: 739 Days
• Field of Search: 15/41.1, 15/42, 15/49.1, 15/78, 15/79.1, 15/82, 15/83, 15/87
• US Class Current: 15/42
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/22 Floor-sweeping machines, hand-driven
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4013 Contaminants collecting devices, i.e. hoppers, tanks or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4038 Disk shaped surface treating tools
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4041 Roll shaped surface treating tools
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4069 Driving or transmission means for the cleaning tools

Abstract

A sweeping machine has two circular brooms at the front region of a housing rotating towards the inside in opposing directions. Inside the housing and adjoining a sweeper plate across which the circular brooms sweep, a cylinder broom sweeping in a direction towards the front region is arranged. The cylinder broom picks up the refuse swept by the circular brooms and sweeps up dusty refuse in particular from the ground and throws both of these together backwards into the housing into a refuse container.

Claims

1. A sweeping machine with a housing incorporating a refuse collection container, which has at its front area, rotating in opposite directions towards the inside and about forwardly inclined rotatable axles, two circular brooms sweeping across a sweeper plate inside the housing, which sweeper plate extends back up to the refuse collection container,

wherein arranged behind the circular brooms is a cylinder broom sweeping in a direction towards a front area, the bristles of which cylinder broom adjoin the sweeper plate, and

wherein the refuse collection container is arranged on a side of the cylinder broom facing away from the sweeper plate.

2. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein an essentially part-cylindrical guide wall is provided for the cylinder broom, an upper end of which guide wall adjoins an end of the sweeper plate facing towards the cylinder broom.

3. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein an end of the sweeper plate facing towards the cylinder broom is provided with an upwardly bent end portion oriented somewhat at a tangent to an external circumference of the bristles of the cylinder broom.

4. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein the guide wall extends in relation to the cylinder broom, at a circumferential angle starting from the horizontal of 30°

to 50°

.

5. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein said angle is about 45°

.

6. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein an end of the sweeper plate facing towards the cylinder broom is provided with an upwardly bent end portion oriented somewhat at a tangent to an external circumference of the bristles of the cylinder broom.

7. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein a stripper blade extends relative to the cylinder broom, at a circumferential angle starting from the horizontal of 30°

to 50°

.

8. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 7, wherein said angle is about 45°

.

9. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the circular brooms and their bristles extend beyond an end of the sweeper plate into an area of bristle edges of the cylinder broom.

10. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the axial length of the cylinder broom is smaller than a distance between the rotatable axles of the circular brooms.

11. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 10, wherein said axial length is less than 80% of the distance between the rotatable axles of the circular broom.

12. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 11, wherein cross-walls are arranged in the area of the two end faces of the cylinder broom, which cross-walls extend in a longitudinal direction of the housing, each cross-wall being located above a circular broom.

13. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 10, wherein said axial length is 70% of the distance between the rotatable axles of the circular brooms.

14. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 10, wherein cross-walls are arranged in the area of the two end faces of the cylinder broom, which cross-walls extend in a longitudinal direction of the housing, each cross-wall being located above a circular broom.

15. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bristles of the cylinder broom have an operating sweeping diameter between 115 mm and 145 mm.

16. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein bristles of the cylinder broom consist of several tufts of bristles.

17. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 16, wherein the tufts of bristles are formed by sets of at least two sections inclined with respect to one another to form an arrow-shape pointing toward the middle of the cylinder broom.

18. A sweeping machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein wheels are provided in an area of the housing facing away from the circular brooms, by means of which wheels the cylinder broom is driven.

19. A sweeping machine comprising:

a housing forming a refuse collection container,

a sweeper plate supported in said housing in front of the refuse collection container,

a pair of counterrotatable circular brooms supported in said housing for rotation about inclined axles and having circular broom bristles which in use sweep across the sweeper plate,

and a cylinder broom supported in said housing behind the circular brooms and having cylinder broom bristles sweeping in use in a forward direction.

20. A sweeping machine according as claimed in claim 19, wherein transport wheels are provided on said housing, which transport wheels are operably drivingly connected to the cylinder broom.

21. A sweeping machine according to claim 19, wherein an essentially part-cylindrical guide wall is provided for the cylinder broom, an upper end of which guide wall adjoins an end of the sweeper plate facing towards the cylinder broom.

22. A sweeping machine according to claim 21, wherein an end of the sweeper plate facing towards the cylinder broom is provided with an upwardly bent end portion oriented somewhat at a tangent to an external circumference of the bristles of the cylinder broom.

23. A sweeping machine according to claim 22, wherein the guide wall extends in relation to the cylinder broom, at a circumferential angle starting from the horizontal of 30°

to 50°

.

24. A sweeping machine according to claim 19, wherein the circular brooms and their bristles extend beyond an end of the sweeper plate into an area of bristle edges of the cylinder broom.

25. A sweeping machine according to claim 19, wherein the axial length of the cylinder broom is smaller than a distance between rotatable axles of the circular brooms.

26. A sweeping machine according to claim 19, wherein said cylinder broom is configured to pick up refuse swept by the circular brooms and sweep up dusty refuse from the ground and throw both together backwards into the refuse collection container.

27. A sweeping machine according to claim 26, wherein transport wheels are provided on said housing, which transport wheels are operably drivingly connected to the cylinder broom.

28. A sweeping machine according to claim 27, comprising a handle connected to the housing to accommodate manual pushing of the sweeping machine.