Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Modular hub console for floor cleaning machine
- Patent Title (中): 地板清洁机的模块化中控台
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Application No.: US12940670Application Date: 2010-11-05
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Publication No.: US09226634B2Publication Date: 2016-01-05
- Inventor: John C. Ickes, III , Matthew R. Hetler , Daniel A. Leitschuh , Adam S. Foley , Richard S. Walters
- Applicant: John C. Ickes, III , Matthew R. Hetler , Daniel A. Leitschuh , Adam S. Foley , Richard S. Walters
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Tennant Company
- Current Assignee: Tennant Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Fredrickson & Byron, P.A.
- Main IPC: A47L11/10
- IPC: A47L11/10 ; A47L11/40 ; B62D1/04 ; B62D1/16 ; A47L11/294 ; A47L11/292 ; A47L11/28 ; A47L11/24 ; B60K37/02 ; B60K37/06 ; B62D1/10

Abstract:
A floor surface maintenance vehicle, and methods of using a floor surface maintenance vehicle, the vehicle including a frame, a plurality of wheels, a cleaning component extending from an underside of the frame, a steering wheel having a central aperture and rotatable about a central axis, and a steering wheel hub located within the central aperture of the steering wheel and having a panel, wherein the panel is stationary relative to the central axis. Buttons are provided on the panel, including a first button that is C-shaped and extends around a portion of a periphery of the panel. The C-shaped button may be used to control frequently used functions such as cleaning functions or operation of a horn, for example.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110132402A1 MODULAR HUB CONSOLE FOR FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE Public/Granted day:2011-06-09
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