Rotary head cleaner

Abstract

An apparatus is disclosed for a rotary head cleaner. The apparatus includes a plurality of liquid extraction devices positioned radially on a floor-facing surface of a rotary head, a driveshaft disposed between a rotary motor configured to rotate the rotary head, and a housing disposed between the rotary motor and the rotary head for supporting a wheel, and a handle. The apparatus also includes an evacuation tank having a capacity sensor in communication with an evacuation pump, the capacity sensor configured to detect when a maximum desired capacity of evacuated liquids is reached, a vacuum motor connected with the housing and configured to provide a suction force to the liquid extraction devices to extract liquid from a floor to the evacuation tank, and wherein a weight of the rotary motor, housing, handle, retractable wheel, and vacuum motor is supported by the liquid extraction devices.

1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a plurality of liquid extraction devices positioned radially on a floor-facing surface of a rotary head;   a driveshaft disposed between a rotary motor and the rotary head, the rotary motor configured to rotate the rotary head;   a housing disposed between the rotary motor and the rotary head, the housing supporting a wheel, and a handle;   an evacuation tank having a capacity sensor in communication with an evacuation pump, the capacity sensor configured to detect when a maximum desired capacity of evacuated liquids is reached;   a vacuum motor connected with the housing and configured to provide a suction force to the liquid extraction devices to extract liquid from a floor to the evacuation tank; and   wherein a weight of the rotary motor, housing, handle, retractable wheel, and vacuum motor is supported by the liquid extraction devices.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one spray nozzle coupled with the rotary head, the spray nozzle in fluid communication with a pressurized cleaning solution source and configured to spray cleaning solution on the floor. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the pressurized cleaning solution source further comprises a compressor configured to maintain the cleaning solution at a pressure in the range of between about 50 and 150 psi. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the pressurized cleaning solution source further comprises a compressor configured to maintain the cleaning solution at a pressure in the range of between about 80 and 120 psi. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the pressurized cleaning solution source further comprises a compressor configured to maintain the cleaning solution at a pressure of about 100 psi. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of the liquid extraction devices includes a floor engaging base plate formed of polytetraflouroethylene. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an exhaust hose coupled on a first end with the vacuum motor and on a second end with the housing and configured to direct exhaust from the vacuum motor into the housing. 
     
     
         8 . A modular floor cleaning system comprising:
 a rotary head cleaning device comprising:
 a plurality of liquid extraction devices positioned radially on a floor-facing surface of a rotary head; 
 a rotary motor coupled with a top surface of the rotary head and configured to rotate the rotary head; 
 a housing disposed between the rotary motor and the rotary head; 
 a vacuum motor connected with the housing and configured to provide a suction force to the liquid extraction devices such that the liquid extraction devices remove liquid from a floor; 
 an evacuation tank having a capacity sensor in communication with an evacuation pump, the capacity sensor configured to detect when a maximum desired capacity of evacuated liquids is reached; 
   a remote cleaning solution tank having a pump for pushing a cleaning liquid through a flexible hose to the rotary head cleaning device; and   a remote secondary evacuation tank.   
     
     
         9 . The modular floor cleaning system of  claim 8 , wherein the evacuation pump is disposed within the evacuation tank and configured to activate upon receiving a notification from the capacity sensor and push evacuated liquids through a hose to the remote secondary evacuation tank. 
     
     
         10 . The modular floor cleaning system of  claim 8 , wherein the evacuation pump is coupled to an outer surface of the evacuation tank and configured to activate upon receiving a notification from the capacity sensor and push evacuated liquids through a hose to the remote secondary evacuation tank. 
     
     
         11 . The modular floor cleaning system of  claim 8 , further comprising at least one spray nozzle coupled with the rotary head, the spray nozzle in fluid communication with the remote cleaning solution tank and configured to spray cleaning liquid on the floor. 
     
     
         12 . The modular floor cleaning system of  claim 8 , further comprising an exhaust hose coupled on a first end with the vacuum motor and on a second end with the housing and configured to direct exhaust from the vacuum motor into the housing. 
     
     
         13 . A system comprising:
 liquid extraction devices positioned radially on a floor-facing surface of a rotary head;   a protective housing disposed between the rotary head and a rotary motor;   a hollow drive channel coupled on a first end with the center of the rotary head, the hollow drive channel extending through the housing and coupled on a second end with the rotary motor such that a rotating force from the rotary motor turns the rotary head;   a liquid conduit coupling liquid sprayers with a cleaning solution tank, the liquid conduit passing through the hollow drive channel;   a vacuum conduit disposed around the hollow drive channel and fluidly coupling the liquid extraction devices with vacuum motor; and   wherein the rotary motor and the vacuum motor are positioned on the protective housing to laterally balance the protective housing.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of wheels and a handle attached to the protective housing. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the rotary motor is positioned on the housing opposite the handle such that the rotary motor and the handle are longitudinally balanced with reference to the rotary head and the protective housing. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein a combined weight of the rotary motor, protective housing, and vacuum motor is supported by rotary head and the liquid extraction devices. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , further comprising an evacuation tank coupled with the protective housing and disposed around the rotary motor and vacuum motor such that as the evacuation tank fills with extracted fluid, a weight of the extracted fluid is distributed evenly across the protective housing. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , further comprising an evacuation pump disposed within the evacuation tank and configured to push the extracted fluid through a flexible hose to a remote storage tank. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , further comprising a capacity sensor configured to detect a quantity of the extracted fluid and actuate the evacuation pump when the quantity of extracted fluid reaches a predetermined level. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 13 , further comprising an exhaust hose coupled on a first end with the vacuum motor and on a second end with the protective housing and configured to direct exhaust from the vacuum motor into the housing.