Floor cleaning machine
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1. Drive system for a floor cleaning machine, comprising:
- a motor comprising a motor drive shaft;
a gear mechanism connected to the motor drive shaft and comprising a first driven shaft and a second driven shaft;
a first brush driven by the first driven shaft for rotation about a first brush shaft and a second brush driven by the second driven shaft for rotation about a second brush shaft, the brushes formed as cylinders and rotating about their respective brush shafts in opposite directions;
a drum secured to a third driven shaft for rotation; and
a transmission operatively connecting the third driven shaft to one of the first and second driven shafts for rotating the drum.
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Abstract
A drive system for driving two cylindrical brushes of a floor cleaning machine that rotate in opposite directions is disclosed. The floor cleaning machine includes a motor, a gear mechanism and force-transmission means for transmitting a torque from the gear mechanism to the cylindrical brushes. The gear mechanism has a separate driven shaft for each cylindrical brush.
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1. Drive system for a floor cleaning machine, comprising:
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a motor comprising a motor drive shaft;
a gear mechanism connected to the motor drive shaft and comprising a first driven shaft and a second driven shaft;
a first brush driven by the first driven shaft for rotation about a first brush shaft and a second brush driven by the second driven shaft for rotation about a second brush shaft, the brushes formed as cylinders and rotating about their respective brush shafts in opposite directions;
a drum secured to a third driven shaft for rotation; and
a transmission operatively connecting the third driven shaft to one of the first and second driven shafts for rotating the drum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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