Grouting tiles and/or mosaics today even for large areas such as commercial environments, offices, shopping malls, etc. is achieved using professionals who work through the entire process on their hands and knees. It would be beneficial to provide building contractors, individuals, etc. with a machine to implement some or all of these steps thereby allowing a wider range of tiles and tile effects to be implemented. Equally a handheld unit may be employed by amateurs such as when decorating residential environments in order to improve the quality of their work and reduce the time taken. Such devices according to embodiments of the invention allowing use of smaller tiles, tiling mosaics, etc. without the costs of these visually effective and attractive designs being prohibitive.

An apparatus for grinding a concrete floor surface, in order to perform grinding with a manual, a pullable or a ride-on concrete trowel machine is provided. The apparatus comprises a concrete trowel organ to be used with the concrete trowel machine and a diamond grinding arrangement, such as one or several diamond disks or like, to be coupled in connection with the concrete trowel organ removably by means of a fastening arrangement. The fastening arrangement for coupling the diamond grinding arrangement in connection with the concrete trowel organ comprises a fastening frame, being in connection with the diamond grinding arrangement that exits on a scrubbing surface of the concrete trowel organ, and a fastening part extending from the fastening frame and, while going through the concrete trowel organ, getting supported against a back surface of the same.

A method for thermal management of a power trowel executable by an on-board logic controller allows operation of the trowel in normal mode in which rotor speed is determined by manual control and in which a sensed temperature of the trowel lies below a high temperature setpoint. In response to the sensed temperature exceeding the high temperature setpoint, the controller switches operation of the power trowel from normal mode to thermal management mode in which a maximum rotor speed achievable by manual control is reduced by the controller in incremental steps to allow the trowel to cool. In response to the sensed temperature reaching a low temperature setpoint, the controller increases rotor speed in incremental steps, and returns operation to normal mode when a desired rotor speed is maintained for sufficient time during which the sensed temperature remains below the low temperature setpoint.

A concrete surface processing machine (100) for processing a concrete surface, wherein the concrete surface processing machine is arranged to be supported on the concrete surface by one or more support elements (150) extending in a base plane (101) of the machine parallel to the concrete surface, wherein the concrete surface processing machine is arranged to rotate (R) about an axis (C) normal to the base plane (101) by the one or more support elements (150), wherein the concrete surface processing machine comprises control unit (110) connected to at least one laser range finder (120) arranged pointing in a fixed direction from the concrete surface processing machine, and wherein the control unit (110) is arranged to determine a boundary geometry of the concrete surface based on a sequence of ranges obtained by the laser range finder (120).

A concrete surface processing machine (100) for processing a concrete surface, wherein the machine comprises means for self-locomotion and a control unit (110) arranged to control the means for self-locomotion, wherein the machine comprises one or more surface quality sensors connected to the control unit (110) and arranged to determine a local surface quality of the concrete surface, and wherein the control unit (110) is arranged to control a self-locomotion of the machine to determine a plurality of local surface quality values associated with respective different locations on the concrete surface.

A machine (100) for processing a concrete surface, the machine comprising a control unit (101) and at least three tool carriers (110) arranged to rotate about respective tool carrier axes, wherein at least one of the tool carriers (110) is arranged to generate a variable force acting on the machine, relative to the concrete surface, in response to a control signal generated by the control unit (101), wherein the control signal is configured to provide locomotion by the machine relative to the surface.

Preventing slurry, dirt, and grime from being ejected from a safety cage of a power trowel, and infiltrating the motors, gears, electrical and electronic components of the power trowel is achieved by temporarily installing an isolation assembly comprising one or more plates and associated locking mechanisms.

A mini-trowel attachment assembly having a rotary disk with a plurality of screw holes disposed therein with a plurality of replacement blades secured therein by a plurality of screw members. The plurality of replacement blades include at least a pair of elongated slots that allows the replacement blades to be adjusted slightly inward of an annular peripheral edge of the rotary disk. A free-wheeling self-lubricating bearing assembly having a first non-rotary bearing and spacer ring member attached to the rotary disk and a second free-wheeling member attached to the first non-rotary bearing and spacer ring member that freely rotates when it engages wall structures and upstanding obstructions in concrete surfaces. Also, the elongated slots allows the plurality of replacement blades to be adjusted slightly inward of an annular peripheral edge of the free-wheeling self-lubricating bearing assembly.

A concrete surface processing machine (100) for processing a concrete surface, wherein the concrete surface processing machine is arranged to be supported on the concrete surface by one or more support elements (150) extending in a base plane (101) of the machine parallel to the concrete surface, wherein the concrete surface processing machine comprises a control unit (110) connected to at least one linear photo sensor (130) extending transversally to the base plane (101), and wherein the control unit (110) is arranged to detect a height (h) of an incoming laser beam (H) relative to the base plane (101), based on a point of incidence of the incoming laser beam (H) on the linear photo sensor (130).

A mounting adapter including a bearing for rotatably mounting a surface processing tool to a tool holder body. The bearing has a rotatable hub including an attachment in an upper portion thereof for non-rotatable attachment to the tool holder body. The mounting adapter includes a rubber flex pad having a periphery and a first aperture. The mounting adapter includes an element supporting the periphery of the rubber flex pad, the element having a second aperture in vertical registry with and beneath the first aperture. The mounting adapter includes an end plug within the second aperture for closing the first aperture. The end plug supports the flex pad from beneath the second aperture.