Large Waste Sweeper / Collector
The floor sweeping machine with dual rotating brushes and a pivoting storage bin efficiently collects large waste and adapts to uneven surfaces, addressing the inefficiencies of existing sweepers.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- FR2023010609
- Authority / Receiving Office
- FR · FR
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-10-04
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-16
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-10-04
AI Technical Summary
Existing sweepers struggle to efficiently collect and store large waste items such as bottles and cans, and adapt to irregular surfaces and road conditions.
A floor sweeping machine with two cylindrical rotating brushes, one perpendicular to the direction of travel and a secondary brush parallel to the main one, cooperates to collect large debris, with a pivoting storage bin and hydraulic cylinder operation for emptying, and adapts to ground irregularities through angle oscillation.
Effectively collects and stores large waste items while adapting to uneven surfaces and road conditions, enhancing collection efficiency and adaptability.
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Abstract
Description
Title of the invention: Large Waste Sweeper / Collector DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a floor sweeping machine which also allows the collection of sweepings in a storage bin provided for this purpose. There are already different types of sweepers which include a horizontal axis rotating brush mounted on a chassis equipped with wheels and means of hitching to a tractor vehicle. The rotating brush extends perpendicularly to the direction of travel of the tractor vehicle; it is associated with a bin or container which forms a collector for the swept material, according to the principle of shoveling. The present invention proposes a new sweeper which, even of relatively simple design, has a significant capacity for collecting and storing swept materials and allows the collection of large waste such as bottles, cans, packaging, etc. In order to collect these large items, two brushes cooperate together, the first of which is totally floating in height and / or lengthwise in order to pass these large items. This sweeping and sweeping collection machine consists of a chassis mounted on wheels and equipped with means for coupling to a towing vehicle, such as an agricultural tractor, a cart, etc. [Fig. 2]. This chassis carries two cylindrical rotating brushes with a horizontal axis extending perpendicularly to the direction of travel and is associated with a collection bin for the swept material [Fig. 1]. According to the invention, the main rotating brush cooperates with a second secondary brush parallel to the main one, which propels the swept material over it and to the rear [Fig. 3], towards the storage bin that is pivotally mounted on the carrier frame. Furthermore, the hitching means allow the tractor vehicle to lift the machine, particularly for emptying the storage bin, by pivoting the bin. This secondary brush can be composed of one or more elements. Its floating system allows it to handle large debris and also to adapt to irregularities in the roads and surfaces to be swept. In addition, this second brush acts as a screen to prevent debris from being thrown in front of the main brush. This sweeper always works in the same direction of travel; it is towed according to the types of vehicles used. The support frame is preferably box-shaped, covering and surrounding the rotary brush and the storage bin; it is equipped with support wheels in front of and behind the rotary brush. In a preferred embodiment, the storage bin is operated by a system of hydraulic cylinders for maneuvering around its pivot axis.
[0002] The present invention makes it possible, by combining two parallel and tangent brushes, to pinch and grab large debris. The system adapts to the ground by an oscillation of angle [3 [Fig.4] and to the wear of the main brush [Fig.5] along a span of length Y [Fig.4].
Claims
Demands
1. - A sweeping and sweeping material collection machine consisting of a chassis (2) mounted on wheels (3, 4) and equipped with coupling means (5) to a vehicle which tows or pushes it, which chassis (2) carries two cylindrical rotating brushes (1 and 6) parallel to each other and perpendicular to the direction of travel, said brushes (1 and 6) being associated with a bin (22) for storing the swept material, characterized in that the secondary rotating brush (6) is totally floating in height and / or longitudinally to remain tangential to the main brush (1) and to allow to grab and pinch large debris to propel the swept material over said brush (1) and backwards towards a storage bin (22).
2. - Machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the floating system (7) has a long opening (Y) allowing the secondary brush (6) to tangent the main brush (1) regardless of the wear of the latter.
3. - Machine according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the support (7) of the secondary brush (6) pivots around the axis (X) at a maximum angle (|3) to compensate for oscillations and deformations of the ground to be swept.
4. - Machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the brushes (1 and 6) are composed of one or more sections.
5. - Machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the floating system (7) has a long opening (Y) allowing the secondary brush (6) to move away from the main brush (1) to facilitate pinching and passing very large debris.