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).

A fan with airfoil blades is provided for a regenerative air vacuum street sweeper. The blades are formed using cut and pressed upper and lower panels which are welded at a forward edge to a rod to form the airfoil leading edge and welded at the rear edges to form the airfoil trailing edge. Pins extend laterally outwardly from the rod for mounting each blade in corresponding holes in the front and rear plates of the fan housing. The side edges of the blade are welded to the plates at a 9-11° angle of attack. The airfoil blades allow for reduced size, horse power, noise, and manufacturing and shipping costs.

A utility vehicle to remove a matter from a surface may include an articulated collector attached to a front section of the utility vehicle. The articulated collector is movable. The articulated collector is also configured to remove the matter from the surface. A matter container is also connected to the utility vehicle. The articulated container is also connected to the matter container. The matter container is configured to receive and hold the matter. Furthermore, an articulated depositor is connected to the matter container. The articulated depositor is configured to deposit the matter to a disposal site.

An industrial sweeper operates by rolling along a floor to be cleaned, pushed or pulled, including: a brush with a horizontal axis depending on the use position of the industrial sweeper on a horizontal floor, a collecting pan for collecting dirt swept by the brush, the collecting pan mounted and able to pivot between a closed and working position and a wide open position allowing the pan to be emptied, a suction turbine downstream of the collecting pan suctioning dust into the collecting pan when in closed position, two wheels for resting on the floor, an air filter, an unclogging mechanism for unclogging the air filter. The air filter is fixed on the collecting pan and the unclogging mechanism includes an end stop to block travel of the collecting pan in its wide open position, the end stop causing a shock at the end of the collecting pan opening movement.

A roadway or pavement sweeper with multiple sweeping modes for the removal of debris from a swept surface may, in some embodiments, include a sweeper vehicle having a pair of side-brooms independently movable between a retracted and extended position for sweeping debris into an area therebetween and at least one material-transfer broom to sweep a portion of the debris accumulated between the side-brooms as the vehicle moves in its direction of travel. A fan-driven suction-inlet may be provided at or adjacent each side of the vehicle. The at least one material-transfer broom may rotate in a first or other direction to transfer debris for entrainment into a selected suction-inlet for transfer to a debris hopper. Other embodiments are also described.

The invention is in the field of a cleaning machine for a road or pavement or gutter. These machines are used to remove objects, such as small items, such as leaves, and dirt from a road or the like, using a broom system for cleaning the road or the like, and typically a storage for removed objects and dirt.

The FODBot consists of a primary power source, a fan for creating suction, a suction nozzle for picking up FOD from flat areas and depressions in the flat areas, a horizontal brush for moving FOD to the suction nozzle and a cup brush with deformable linkage that can adjust to vertical surfaces and move FOD from the edge of these surfaces to the suction nozzle. The FOD removal machine also contains FOD sensors, position sensors and an algorithm and computer to create a digital twin of all acquired FOD by building a database of the FOD's type, location and time of cleaning.

A street sweeper comprises a dirt container and a suction device. The suction device comprises a suction mouth, a suction channel and a suction fan. The suction fan generates a suction flow which leads into the dirt container. Furthermore, the street sweeper comprises a recycling system with a separating device. The separating device separates sucked-in dirty water from the dirt container into the recycling system. Furthermore, the street sweeper comprises a fresh-water tank in which fresh-water is stored. Furthermore, a cleaning device is provided by means of which at least a part of the recycling system can be cleaned. The fresh-water from the fresh-water tank is used for cleaning the recycling system.

A dust mitigation system for a mobile sweeper, the dust mitigation system including a cover to at least partially cover one or more brushes of the mobile sweeper, a dust collector including at least one fan and one or more filters, and at least one duct fluidly connecting the cover with the dust collector.

The invention proposes a single-engine, truck-mounted sweeper machine that incorporates systems and devices for an improved power pack mounting mechanism. A propeller shaft mounted at the side of the engine is used to take power from a driven pulley. At the rear end of the propeller shaft a suitable capacity power pack driving the sweeping system is attached. A clutch is introduced between the engine-driven pulley and the power pack, which may be coupled or decoupled as required instead of driving the power pack all the time. The power pack may be activated or deactivated for better component life and to conserve energy. In place of hydraulic pump an electric generator may be substituted. The overall advantage of the invention is that higher power could be provided for effective sweeping function in truck-mounted sweepers, without change in engine capacity or environmental concerns such as emissions.