Hard and soft floor cleaning tool and machine
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1. A floor cleaning machine comprising:
- a mobile body configured for travel over a surface;
a cleaning tool supported on the mobile body configured to scrub the surface, the cleaning tool comprising;
a hub having a longitudinal axis; and
a plurality of cleaning members connected to the hub and distributed along the longitudinal axis, the cleaning members comprising a fibrous material;
a waste container supported on the mobile body and positioned on a rear side of the cleaning tool that is opposite a front side of the cleaning tool;
a housing having a bottom opening through which a portion of the cleaning tool extends, a surround portion substantially conforming to a top side of the cleaning tool, and an opening to the waste container, wherein the cleaning tool is configured to directly release collected debris into the waste container through the opening to the waste container; and
a motor supported on the mobile body configured to drive rotation of the hub and the cleaning members about the longitudinal axis such that distal ends of the cleaning members engaging the surface move in a forward direction, which points from the rear side to the front side;
wherein debris, driven from the surface responsive to the rotation of the hub, travels between the hub and the surround portion and is flung in a rearward direction, which is opposite the forward direction, through the opening into the waste container.
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Abstract
A cleaning tool generally comprises a hub having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of cleaning members. The cleaning members, formed of a fibrous material, are connected to the hub. In accordance with one embodiment, the cleaning members are distributed along the longitudinal axis. Also disclosed is a floor cleaning machine that includes a mobile body, the cleaning tool and a motor. The mobile body supports the cleaning tool and the motor and is configured to travel over a surface. The motor is configured to drive a rotation of the cleaning hub about the longitudinal axis.
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12 Claims
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1. A floor cleaning machine comprising:
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a mobile body configured for travel over a surface; a cleaning tool supported on the mobile body configured to scrub the surface, the cleaning tool comprising; a hub having a longitudinal axis; and a plurality of cleaning members connected to the hub and distributed along the longitudinal axis, the cleaning members comprising a fibrous material; a waste container supported on the mobile body and positioned on a rear side of the cleaning tool that is opposite a front side of the cleaning tool; a housing having a bottom opening through which a portion of the cleaning tool extends, a surround portion substantially conforming to a top side of the cleaning tool, and an opening to the waste container, wherein the cleaning tool is configured to directly release collected debris into the waste container through the opening to the waste container; and a motor supported on the mobile body configured to drive rotation of the hub and the cleaning members about the longitudinal axis such that distal ends of the cleaning members engaging the surface move in a forward direction, which points from the rear side to the front side; wherein debris, driven from the surface responsive to the rotation of the hub, travels between the hub and the surround portion and is flung in a rearward direction, which is opposite the forward direction, through the opening into the waste container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A floor cleaning machine comprising:
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a mobile body configured for travel over a surface; a cleaning tool supported on the mobile body configured to scrub the surface, the cleaning tool comprising; a hub having a longitudinal axis; and a plurality of cleaning members connected to the hub; a cleaning liquid dispenser supported on the mobile body and configured to discharge a cleaning liquid onto one of the cleaning tool and the surface; a waste container supported on the mobile body and positioned on a rear side of the cleaning tool that is opposite a front side of the cleaning tool; an operating handle attached to the mobile body on the rear side of the cleaning tool; a housing having a bottom opening through which a portion of the cleaning tool extends, a surround portion substantially conforming to a top side of the cleaning tool, and an opening to the waste container; and a motor supported on the mobile body drives rotation of the hub and the cleaning members about the longitudinal axis such that distal ends of the cleaning members engaging the surface move in a forward direction, which points from the rear side to the front side; wherein; debris, driven from the surface responsive to the rotation of the hub, travels between the hub and the surround portion and is flung in a rearward direction, which is opposite the forward direction, through the opening into the waste container; and the mobile body does not support a vacuumized waste collection system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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