IP Library Granted Patent US 9,516,985
Granted Patent B2
US 9,516,985 · App. 14/761,159 · Granted Dec 13, 2016

Floor washing-drying machine with a scraping device

Inventors: Andrea Chignoli (San Rocco al Porto, IT); Andrea Odoli (Corteolona, IT)
Assignee: NILFISK A/S
A47L11/4044A47L11/30A47L11/305
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Patent No.
US 9,516,985
App. No.
14/761,159
Granted
Dec 13, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A washing-drying machine including a scraping device including a reversible fastening system of scraping blades. The reversible fastening system makes it possible to apply the scraping blades to the scraping device in a simple and safe way and as simply to remove them to clean them or replace them when worn out through a flexible fastening mechanism including holes for engaging with support elements provided on the scraping device, and including at least an elastic end portion with a slot for engaging with the undercut of a corresponding locking element, formed in the proximity of end portions of the support.

Claims (12)

1. A floor washing drying machine comprising:

a scraping device including a curved support on which at least one perforated scraping blade is mounted in a reversible manner by support elements and therein reversibly blocked by fastening means,

wherein the fastening means comprises at least a flexible belt including holes to engage with the support elements, and including at least an elastic end portion bearing a slot to engage with a corresponding fastening element formed close to end portions of the support.

2. A floor washing drying machine according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one the flexible fastening belt of the at least one blade includes a strip of hard plastic material ending on both sides with the elastic end portion.

3. A floor washing drying machine according to claim 2 , wherein the elastic end portion is shaped as an elastically compressible serpentine followed, toward an outer edge, by the slot for snap-engaging with an undercut of the fastening element.

4. A floor washing drying machine according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one belt acts as a fastening device to fasten the blade on a first concave surface of the support of the scraping device.

5. A floor washing drying machine according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one flexible fastening belt of the blade includes a strip of elastomeric material.

6. A floor washing drying machine according to claim 5 , wherein the holes of the at least one belt for engagement with the support elements have a distance between each other shorter than that of the support elements and the slot elastically engages with an undercut of the fastening element.

7. A floor washing drying machine according to claim 5 , wherein a terminal section of the belt comprises gripping elements.

8. A floor washing drying machine according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one belt acts as a fastening means for the blade on a second convex surface of the support of the scraping device.

9. A floor washing drying machine according to claim 1 , wherein the scraping device comprises a first concave surface on which a first blade is mounted for collecting dirt washing liquid, the first blade being fastened by a first belt, and a second convex surface on which a second blade is mounted to dry the dirt washing liquid, the second blade being fastened by a second belt.

10. A floor washing drying machine according to claim 1 , wherein the support elements have a mushroom shape.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 6, 2023
From: NILFISK A/S
To: NILFISK A/S
Reel/Frame 065472/0759 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 14, 2016
From: NILFISK-ADVANCE A/S
To: NILFISK A/S
Reel/Frame 040361/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2015
From: CHIGNOLI, ANDREA; ODOLI, ANDREA
To: NILFISK-ADVANCE A/S
Reel/Frame 036097/0148 →
Priority Claims (1)
IT PN2013A0011 · Feb 15, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150359398A1 · Dec 17, 2015