A road debris collection assembly for includes a vehicle that has a storage tank thereon and an engine. A vacuum unit is coupled to the storage tank and the vacuum unit produces vacuum pressure within the storage tank when the vacuum unit is turned on. A pair of shredding units is each coupled to the vehicle and each of the shredding units has an inlet is aligned with a roadway upon which the vehicle is driving. Moreover, each of the shredding units is in fluid communication with the vacuum unit to suctionally collect debris from the roadway. Each of the shredding units has a plurality of blades therein and the blades in each of the shredding units shredding the debris when the shredding units are turned on.

A cleaning system for pavement joints controlled and driven by a motor. A wheeled housing carries a nozzle system where a stream of pressurized or forced air is directed through rotating nozzles to clean the joint surfaces. The rotational speed (RPM) of the motor is selectively controlled by actuation of a valve by the operator, and allows the operator to selectively control the rate of rotation of the nozzles are required by the state of the surface to be cleaned. A suction head is further movable over the joint surfaces to remove the debris dislodged by the nozzle system and airflow.

A mobile vehicle mounted dry filtration system to support a grinder system used for removal of markings, creating rumble strips, or the like. Blowers create a vacuum for drawing debris and dust from the grinder system into a debris bin. Large debris is removed from the vacuum draw and remains in the bin for later disposal. Small particles and dust are drawn into parallel positioned filter cyclones that have a cyclonic separation followed by flexible and inexpensive bag filters. The flexible filters are cleaned using vibrating diaphragms mounted on the top of the filter cyclones subject to a reverse air flow by the blowers using slide valves. A polishing tank containing water receives the exhaust from the filter cyclones for removal of airborne particles and sound suppression.

Disclosed is self-propelled equipment for street sweeping and/or weeding, where modifications were made to the cleaning system of the filters, the battery for driving the motors with electric start, front fairing assembly over the turbine, combustion or electric motor, debris suction pipe, hydraulic components, headlights, motor protection and brooms and motors for each front wheel and telescopic brooms that will act at a 180° angle by sweeping away debris from the sidewalk or even from the street ahead of the main brooms.

The present disclosure provides a material collection system. The material collection system includes a conduit, a vacuum generator coupled to the conduit, an engine powering the vacuum generator, and a container mounted to a chassis of a vehicle. The vacuum generator generates airflow for drawing material into a material inlet of the conduit. The container receives collected material from the conduit. The material collection system and vehicle can have a gross vehicle weight rating of at or below approximately 26,000 lbs.

A blower may include a plurality of batteries; a centrifugal fan configured to change a flow direction of air from a first direction extending along the rotation axis to a radially outward direction of the rotation axis; a volute casing including a discharge port and configured to guide the air from the centrifugal fan along a circumferential direction of the rotation axis to the discharge port; and a main grip disposed radially outward of the rotation axis and outside of the volute casing and configured to be gripped by an operator. A central axis of the main grip may extend along a reference plane perpendicular to the rotation axis. A distance from the reference plane to a center of gravity of the blower may be less than or equal to 1.5 times a width of the main grip.

Method for operating a dirt collecting device for a sweeping vehicle or for a vacuum cleaner nozzle of a floor or upright vacuum cleaner, which each comprise a suction fan with controllable speed and/or power, wherein in a first method step, the suction power of the suction fan is set at such a low level that the suction pressure in the dirt collecting device or the vacuum cleaner nozzle is merely sufficient to convey and deposit the absorbed coarse dirt into the intermediate container, and to convey the absorbed fine dirt into a downstream collection container, (normal operation); and that in a second method step, the filling level in the intermediate container is detected with respect to the coarse dirt deposited therein; and that in a third method step, if the filling level in the intermediate container is exceeded, the suction power of the suction fan is increased such that the coarse dirt, which is temporarily deposited in the intermediate container, becomes dispersible and is conveyed into the downstream collection container (emptying mode).

The present disclosure provides a material collection system. The material collection system includes a conduit, a vacuum generator coupled to the conduit, an engine powering the vacuum generator, and a container mounted to a chassis of a vehicle. The vacuum generator generates airflow for drawing material into a material inlet of the conduit. The container receives collected material from the conduit. The material collection system and vehicle can have a gross vehicle weight rating of at or below approximately 26,000 lbs.

A dock assembly is provided. The dock assembly is configured for docking with a robot. An alignment platform of said dock assembly is configured to receive a sweeper module from the robot when the robot is docked and said sweeper module disengages from the robot. The alignment platform has a plurality of cones positioned on a top side of the alignment platform. The plurality of cones are configured to engage a plurality of holes positioned on an underside of the sweeper module when the sweeper module becomes disengaged from the robot. The plurality of cones enable self-alignment of the alignment platform to the sweeper module as the plurality of cones engage the plurality of holes. The alignment platform has a plurality of support pads positioned on a bottom side of the alignment platform. The support pads are configured to rest on a plurality of bearings that permit lateral movement of the alignment platform when the plurality of cones engage the plurality of holes and the alignment platform self-aligns to the sweeper module.

An autonomous sweeper is provided, including a sweeper module, and a robot chassis having a length along a pair of sides, a front side, a back side and a top side that define an interior space. The sweeper module is configured to fit within the interior space when the robot chassis moves over the sweeper module. A pair of wheels is disposed proximate to the back side of the robot chassis and a single wheel is disposed proximate to the front side. A pair of scissor lifts is disposed along said pair of sides. A lift frame including alignment pegs that fit into corresponding alignment holes is disposed on the top side of the sweeper module. The lift frame is raised and lowered by said pair of scissor lifts, and said scissor lifts assist in lifting the sweeper module while aligning said sweeper module to the robot chassis using said alignment pegs and alignment holes.