IP Library Granted Patent US 10,064,532
Granted Patent B2
US 10,064,532 · App. 15/162,137 · Granted Sep 4, 2018

Cleaning system utilizing a regenerative blower

Inventors: Horace Kurt Betton (Ocoee, FL); Mark Wayne Baxter (Coeur d' Alene, ID); Lance Ronal Joseph Koty (Marysville, WA); Christopher Isamu Ryan (Lynnwood, WA)
Assignee: NILFISK A/S
A47L11/34A47L11/4005A47L11/4016A47L11/4083A47L11/4088A47L11/4097F04D17/168F04D23/008F05B2250/503
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Patent No.
US 10,064,532
App. No.
15/162,137
Granted
Sep 4, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cleaning system comprises a power plant, a regenerative blower having a power input shaft, a suction port, and a discharge port, an interface assembly configured for transmitting power from the power plant to the regenerative blower, a pump configured for generating pressurized water, and a heat exchanger system configured for heating the pressurized water.

Claims (37)

1. A cleaning system, comprising:

a power plant;

a regenerative blower having a power input shaft, a suction port, a discharge port, and an impeller coupled to the power input shaft;

an interface assembly configured for transmitting power from the power plant to the regenerative blower; and

a pump configured for generating pressurized water.

2. The cleaning system of claim 1 , further comprising a support frame, wherein at least one of the power plant, the regenerative blower, and the pump is coupled to the support frame.

3. The cleaning system of claim 1 , further comprising one or more wands having an input configured to receive the pressurized water for distribution to a surface to be cleaned.

4. The cleaning system of claim 3 , further comprising one or more delivery hoses extending between the pump and the one or more wands and configured to deliver the pressurized water to the one or more wands.

5. The cleaning system of claim 4 , further comprising a vacuum recovery tank, the vacuum recovery tank having a first input coupled to the suction port of the regenerative blower and one or more second inputs coupled to one or more vacuum hoses extending between the recovery tank and the one or more wands.

6. The cleaning system of claim 5 , further comprising a chemical distribution system configured to deliver a stream of cleaning chemical into the pressurized water for delivery by the one or more wands.

7. The cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the impeller is removably coupled to the power input shaft.

8. The cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the impeller is formed integral with the power input shaft.

9. The cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the power plant is a combustion engine.

10. The cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the power plant is an electric motor.

11. A cleaning system, comprising:

a power plant having a power output shaft;

a regenerative blower including a blower housing having a suction port and a discharge port and defining a blower chamber, the regenerative blower further including an impeller disposed within the blower chamber and a power input shaft extending from the impeller, wherein the impeller includes a central hub and a plurality of blades extending around a circumference of the central hub, wherein each of the blades is curved between a first end adjacent to the central hub and a second end spaced from the central hub;

an interface assembly configured for transmitting power from the power output shaft of the power plant to the power input shaft of the regenerative blower;

a pump configured for generating pressurized water; and

one or more wands having an input configured to receive the pressurized water for distribution to a surface to be cleaned.

12. The cleaning system of claim 11 , further comprising a vacuum recovery tank, the vacuum recovery tank having a first input coupled to the suction port of the regenerative blower and one or more second inputs coupled to one or more vacuum hoses extending between the recovery tank and the one or more wands.

13. The cleaning system of claim 12 , wherein the blower housing includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion configured to be secured together to substantially enclose the impeller.

14. The cleaning system of claim 13 , further comprising a bearing assembly positioned between an inner surface of one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion and a central hub of the impeller, the bearing assembly configured to allow rotation of the impeller relative to the blower housing.

15. The cleaning system of claim 11 , wherein the discharge port includes a silencer configured to reduce a noise output level of the regenerative blower.

16. The cleaning system of claim 11 , wherein the power plant is a combustion engine.

17. The cleaning system of claim 11 , wherein the power plant is an electric motor.

18. A vacuum extraction cleaning system, comprising:

a power plant;

a regenerative blower including:

a blower housing having a suction port and a discharge port and defining a blower chamber;

one or more impellers disposed within the blower chamber;

a power input shaft extending from the one or more impellers; and

one or more bearings configured to allow rotation of the one or more impellers within the blower chamber;

an interface configured to allow coupling of the power plant to the power input shaft of the regenerative blower;

a pump configured for generating pressurized water;

one or more wands configured to receive the pressurized water for distribution to a surface to be cleaned; and

a vacuum recovery tank, the vacuum recovery tank having a first input coupled to the suction port of the regenerative blower and one or more second inputs coupled to one or more vacuum hoses extending between the recovery tank and the one or more wands.

Assignments (7)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 6, 2023
From: NILFISK A/S
To: NILFISK A/S
Reel/Frame 065472/0759 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2023
From: HYDRAMASTER LLC
To: AEGIS BUSINESS CREDIT, LLC
Reel/Frame 062965/0337 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 12, 2019
From: BLUEFIN CARPET COMPANY, LLC
To: HYDRAMASTER, LLC
Reel/Frame 049450/0721 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2018
From: NILFISK, INC.; NILFISK A/S
To: BLUEFIN CARPET COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 047458/0766 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 3, 2017
From: NILFISK-ADVANCE, INC.
To: NILFISK, INC.
Reel/Frame 042883/0016 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2017
From: NILFISK-ADVANCE, INC.
To: NILFISK A/S
Reel/Frame 042793/0846 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2016
From: BETTON, HORACE KURT; BAXTER, MARK WAYNE; KOTY, LANCE RONAL JOSEPH; RYAN, CHRISTOPHER ISAMU
To: NILFISK-ADVANCE, INC.
Reel/Frame 038688/0687 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14203169 · Mar 10, 2014
Provisional Application 61792754 · Mar 15, 2013
Related Publication 20160262588A1 · Sep 15, 2016