49 results about "Vacuum truck" patented technology

Systems, devices, apparatus, and methods of locking and unlocking a door that is slidable by articulating wheels in tracks, over an entry port to a storm water structure. Locking the door can be accomplished by rotating bolt heads that are attached to cams. Rotating the heads causes cams to press the door against the tracks. Sealing strips can be compressed between door edges and the track to prevent water from passing around the door. A vacuum truck can remove water and debris from the vault / structure. Other versions allow doors to move downward to allow water to overflow the door. The door can slide upward so water can flow underneath. A door in door version has a secondary door slide up and down in tracks in a main door.

A vacuum truck for the collection and discharge of a waste particulate material which includes a storage tank, waste collection and discharge assemblies and an air pump assembly. The air pump assembly is operable to induce negative and positive pressures within the storage tank. The collection assembly includes a vacuum inlet for fluid flow between the vacuum inlet and the storage tank inlet during air pump operation to induce said negative pressure. The waste discharge assembly includes a discharge conduit for conveying a pressurized fluid flow and entrained collected material from a tank materials outlet to an outlet end while the air pump assembly is operated to induces a positive pressure.

A vacuum truck has a cylindrical tank which can be pivoted to discharge through a rear door is arranged for transporting collected solids while liquid is extracted and returned. Two tank extraction outlets in the top wall at the front and rear are connected to the vacuum pump and each includes a float valve ball contained in a receptacle above the top wall as to allow the tank to be filled to the top wall. For separating the materials into liquid which is pumped away and solids for transportation, the tank includes a generally upstanding dividing wall across the tank having a bottom wall portion, which can pivot away as the tank is tilted, and has a top edge defining a weir over which liquid can flow into the liquid collection area, and an upper screening section defined by a support screen and a hanging chain curtain in front of the screen.

An excavation system utilizes a vacuum truck having a vacuum system in combination with a small backhoe to which an excavator assembly is affixed to the backhoe extendable and articulating arm whereby manipulation of the excavator assembly can be controlled by an operator positioned in the backhoe operator cab. The vacuum assembly and the excavator assembly are operatively attached by an elongated, at least partially flexible vacuum hose operatively attached to the vacuum truck pump to permit material that is excavated to be transported from the excavator assembly to the vacuum assembly for storage or disposal.

Systems, devices, apparatus, and methods of locking and unlocking a door that is slidable through tracks, over an entry port to a storm water type vault or storm water structure. Locking the door in place can be accomplished by rotating upwardly protruding bolt type heads that are fixably attached to cams. Rotating the bolt type heads causes the cams to press the door against one side of the tracks. An elongated sealing strip can be compressed between the door edges and the one side of the track and seal and prevent water from passing about the sides of the door. Alternatively, removable wedges can be used to compress door edges in place. Furthermore, a hinged pressure relief door can be attached over a small opening in the slidable door. Opening the small pressure relief door by an elongated tool allows for water on both sides of the sliding door to equalize. Once water has equalized on both sides the tool can be used to rotate the bolt type heads on the top of the slidable door and make it easier to next pull the sliding door from the tracks. The vault / structure can be sealed so that a vacuum truck can then remove water and debris contents inside of the vault / structure at the beginning of the treatment service.

A portable storage tank for use with a vacuum truck for the collection and discharge of a waste particulate material which includes a storage tank, waste collection and discharge assemblies and an air pump assembly. The air pump assembly is operable to induce negative and positive pressures within the storage tank. The collection assembly includes a vacuum inlet for fluid flow between the vacuum inlet and the storage tank inlet during air pump operation to induce said negative pressure. The waste discharge assembly includes a discharge conduit for conveying a pressurized fluid flow and entrained collected material from a tank materials outlet to an outlet end while the air pump assembly is operated to induce a positive pressure.

A blower drive system for a vehicle such as a vacuum truck includes a blower including a blower input shaft and a blower housing; a transfer case operably connected to transfer drive from the vehicle engine driveline to the blower input shaft; a frame bracket assembly including one or more connections to the vehicle chassis frame and one or more connections to the blower housing. The frame bracket assembly mounts the blower housing in a specified fixed angle with respect to ground and mounts the bottom of the blower housing in a specified fixed height above the vehicle chassis frame.

A cleaning adapter apparatus comprises a swivel support device adapted to be sealed over a wall aperture in the lower portion of the tank wall. A swiveling body defines a cleaning channel therethrough and is sealed in the swivel support device such that the swiveling body can move horizontally with an outer end of the cleaning channel exposed on an outside of the tank, and an inner end exposed on an inside of the tank. A valve is connected to the outer end of the cleaning channel and is adapted for connection to a vacuum tube and internal pressure wand of a vacuum truck such that the pressure wand can pass through the valve and cleaning channel into the tank. The pressure wand can be moved from side to side in addition to in and out while cleaning the tank with the method of the invention.

Systems, devices, apparatus, and methods of locking and unlocking a door that is slidable by articulating wheels in tracks, over an entry port to a storm water structure. Locking the door can be accomplished by rotating bolts that are attached to cams. Rotating the bolts causes the cams to press the door against the tracks. Sealing strips can be compressed between door edges and the track to prevent water from passing around the door. A vacuum truck can remove water and debris from the vault / structure. Other versions allow doors to move downward to allow water to overflow the door. The door can slide upward so water can flow underneath. A door in door version has a secondary door slide up and down in tracks in a main door.

Systems, devices, and methods for providing nutrient removals in an up flow filtration storm water system for treating water to very high clean levels using filtration media. A filtration media supported by a screen above an angled floor in a vault allows for incoming storm water to pass into a void space above the angled floor into the screen and filtration media and then out an outlet to the vault. The filtration media can include recyclable and / or natural particles. Layers of river rocks can be placed on top of and below the filtration media. Water sprayers can further liquefy sediment and debris that fills the void space between the angled floor and the bottom of the screen. The captured debris can slide down the angled floor, where a vacuum hose from an above ground vacuum truck can remove the debris and sediment. The long lasting filtration media can be cleaned by being backwashed.

An apparatus and method for collection and containment of collected materials is provided. The apparatus can include a vacuum truck with at least one vacuum tank disposed thereon, the vacuum tank having a hollow interior region. A flexible bladder can be disposed within the hollow interior region of the vacuum tank. The bladder can be impermeable to and compatible with the collected material and capable of containing the material therewithin.

The invention discloses a road ground flushing vacuum truck comprising a car body with a water storage tank, wherein the car body is provided with a dirt containing box on the front part of the water storage tank; the upper opening of the water storage tank is provided with a rotary drum type dirt screening device of which the front part and the rear part are opened; the front opening of the rotary drum type dirt screening device is positioned on the upper opening part of the dirt containing box; the car body is provided with a sewage pump communicated with the water tank water outlet pipe of the water storage tank and a straining device on the rear part of the water storage tank; the pump water outlet pipe of the sewage pump is respectively connected with a wash pipe and a water supplementing pipe; the water inlet of the straining device is connected with a water suction pipe; the water outlet of the straining device is communicated with the water tank water outlet pipe of the water storage tank; the outer ends of the wash pipe and the water suction pipe are respectively provided with a flushing suction device and a water collecting device; the outlet end of the water supplementing pipe extends into the rotary drum type dirt screening device; and the water supplementing pipe is provided with a control valve. The road ground flushing vacuum truck performs the flushing action on the ground and can automatically suck silt sewage generated after flushing, and the cleaning workload of a sewer and an inspection well can be greatly lowered.

An excavation system utilizes a vacuum truck having a vacuum system in combination with a small backhoe to which an excavator assembly is affixed to the backhoe extendable and articulating arm whereby manipulation of the excavator assembly can be controlled by an operator positioned in the backhoe operator cab. The vacuum assembly and the excavator assembly are operatively attached by an elongated, at least partially flexible vacuum hose operatively attached to the vacuum truck pump to permit material that is excavated to be transported from the excavator assembly to the vacuum assembly for storage or disposal.

A water filtration process and apparatus which includes the steps of treating well water with a coagulating agent or flocculant such as aluminum sulfate and / or potassium permanganate and aluminum chlorohydrate and directing the treated effluent water stream containing positively charged coagulated contaminant particles into a series of filter chambers packed with finely crushed rocks, sand and / or negatively-charged glass filter medium of random particle size. The water is filtered through the glass filter medium from top to bottom and the filtered potable effluent removed from the bottom of the filter chambers and typically directed to a storage tank. A closed-system, clarified water recycle backwash system is also provided, wherein water clarified in a series of interconnected backwash tanks is introduced into the well water effluent line and filtered as the potable filtered effluent is back-flushed through backwashed filter chamber or chambers in a desired sequence, to remove the impurities, residue and chemicals from the glass filter media. The accumulated impurities, residue and chemicals introduced with the backwash water into the backwash tanks are periodically removed from the tanks, typically by vacuum trucks.

Systems and devices for removing materials from vacuum truck tanks are disclosed herein. An exemplary system for removing materials from a vacuum truck may include a tank having one or more walls enclosing the tank and an opening in the one or more walls to facilitate removal of materials from the tank; a blade positioned within the tank and configured to push materials towards the opening to remove or discharge collected materials from the tank; and a drive mechanism configured to selectively move the blade towards the opening in the tank. Additional systems and devices for removing materials from vacuum truck tanks are also disclosed herein.

A vacuum truck includes a self-propelled vehicle, a storage tank, a vacuum source, a laterally-shiftable scraper, and a pullback scraper. Suction lines connect a collection area of the scrapers to the storage tank and to the vacuum source. The exhaust from the vacuum system heats the collection area and the suction line to prevent plugging by the cold vacuumed material. The vehicle's engine exhaust can also be controlled to serve as a second heat source that can be used. A fluffer comprises a rake pivoted to the scraper is extendable for fluffing bedding while performing the vacuuming operation. The truck includes a front discharge opening and auger for emptying the tank. The driver's cabin is in front and has high and low windows, such that all vehicle operations are easily seen.

A vacuum truck includes a self-propelled vehicle, a storage tank, a vacuum source, a laterally-shiftable scraper, and a pullback scraper. Suction lines connect a collection area of the scrapers to the storage tank and to the vacuum source. The exhaust from the vacuum system heats the collection area and the suction line to prevent plugging by the cold vacuumed material. The vehicle's engine exhaust can also be controlled to serve as a second heat source that can be used. A fluffer comprises a rake pivoted to the scraper is extendable for fluffing bedding while performing the vacuuming operation. The truck includes a front discharge opening and auger for emptying the tank. The driver's cabin is in front and has high and low windows, such that all vehicle operations are easily seen.

A vacuum truck has a cylindrical tank which can be pivoted to discharge through a rear door is arranged for transporting collected solids while liquid is extracted and returned. Two tank extraction outlets in the top wall at the front and rear are connected to the vacuum pump and each includes a float valve ball contained in a receptacle above the top wall as to allow the tank to be filled to the top wall. For separating the materials into liquid which is pumped away and solids for transportation, the tank includes a generally upstanding dividing wall across the tank having a bottom wall portion, which can pivot away as the tank is tilted, and has a top edge defining a weir over which liquid can flow into the liquid collection area, and an upper screening section defined by a support screen and a hanging chain curtain in front of the screen.

Vacuum units and vacuum trucks, for example, for excavating material, for instance, around buried utility lines. Multiple embodiments include an air and water nozzle that provides air and water to break up material (e.g., earth) that is picked up by a vacuum system. Various embodiments include a vacuum system, a compressed air system, a water system, and an air and water nozzle configured to be hand guided by an operator while excavating the material. In a number of embodiments, the air and water nozzle can include a body that is hand held by the operator while excavating the material, an air passageway through the body, a water passageway through the body, an air valve, a water valve, an air control that opens and closes the air valve, and a water control that opens and closes the water valve.

Vacuum units and vacuum trucks, for example, for excavating material, for instance, around buried utility lines. Multiple embodiments include an air and water nozzle that provides air and water to break up material (e.g., earth) that is picked up by a vacuum system. Various embodiments include a vacuum system, a compressed air system, a water system, and an air and water nozzle configured to be hand guided by an operator while excavating the material. In a number of embodiments, the air and water nozzle can include a body that is hand held by the operator while excavating the material, an air passageway through the body, a water passageway through the body, an air valve, a water valve, an air control that opens and closes the air valve, and a water control that opens and closes the water valve.

A scraper truck includes a main scraper mounted to a wheeled vehicle and side scrapers pivoted to the main scraper at its ends. The side scrapers are pivotally movable between extended lateral positions where the side scrapers extend outboard of the opposite ends for collecting debris located outboard of the vehicle's width, and a retracted position where the side scrapers are in overlapped juxtaposed storage positions close to and in front of the main scraper. The main scraper has a front face that is concavely shaped. The scraper mount defines a vertical pivot axis and the scraper assembly is rotatable about the vertical pivot axis upon striking an object toward an end of the scraper. A biasing mechanism is provided for biasing the scraper toward a centered forwardly-facing position, and a shear pin is configured to break prior to damage to the scraper or vehicle frame.

A self-contained mobile wet waste material separator and dewatering for waste water treatment facilities to facilitate the dewatering of solid waste debris that accumulates in screening points within the transfer and treatment process. The mobile wet water waste separator has a screen drum separator rotatably mounted on a wheeled trailer with integrated multiple dewatering and transfer continuous conveyor belts. The wet waste material separator and dewatering provides for dewatering of separated solid waste removed from waste treatment wet wells that define intermediate transfer stations within a municipal waste water collection and treatment system via a collection and transfer vacuum truck.

In a method for managing waste, wherein waste deposited at several distributed deposit points (2) is transported in a primary transport pipe system (3) to a central waste storage tank (4) at a central waste collection station (5) by applying a primary vacuum air flow (PVA) from a stationary vacuum source (6) at the collection station, emptying of the central waste storage tank is performed by applying a secondary vacuum air flow (SVA) to the central storage tank from a mobile vacuum truck (10). The application also includes a system for transporting waste.

An oil skimmer system including a vacuum truck having a pump with a vacuum hose attached at one end to the pump intake port to create a suction at the opposite or intake end of the vacuum hose to which a suction tube is operatively attached at its discharge end, and mounted on an articulating and extendable arm of a backhoe an oil skimmer assembly comprising (a) a skimmer plate having an upper flat surface, (b) a debris guard vertically mounted about the suction tube intake end, (c) the suction tube affixed by one or more struts to extend perpendicularly above the plate upper surface with the suction tube intake end positioned near the plate upper surface, and (d) a connecting adaptor affixed to the suction tube and configured to fixedly attach the oil skimmer assembly to the backhoe arm to enable positioning the oil skimmer assembly into the oil containing surface area of a body of water.

A transport truck for removing and transporting waste fluids, the transport truck having a storage tank mounted on a frame, a motor furnishing transport power to move the truck, and a fluid transfer apparatus. The fluid transfer apparatus includes a diaphragm pump in fluid communication with the storage tank, and having a first side and a second side. The first side has a first coupling configured for attachment to an external structure, and the second side has a second coupling connected to the storage tank by a fluid conduit. The fluid transfer apparatus is closed, so that the fluids within the fluid transfer apparatus are substantially separated from ambient air.

A stormwater management inlet prefilter for system use in green infrastructure which typically includes either biofiltration (e.g. bioretention, tree planters, gravel wetlands) or infiltration (e.g. leech fields, dry wells, infiltration trenches and basins) that both provide recharge of stormwater runoff to groundwater aquifers and treated discharge to surface waters. The system can be used as an edge of curb system, a drop inlet, or inline. The system can be used both in retrofit or new installations and extends the operating life and reduces the maintenance burden of stormwater management systems by filtering out trash and debris at the inlet. The system enables the simplified maintenance of stormwater management systems at the inlet in an accessible location with no special equipment required. Installation is simple and comparable to common catch basins and grates. Preferably, the system is made of pre-cast concrete, HDPE, and stainless steel and is resistant to rust and rot from corrosive winter runoff. No special equipment necessary and maintenance is simple and utilizes standard vacuum trucks for catch basin cleaning by use of a pressure washer and vacuum equipment.

21. Sludge Containment Vessel and Method for Use in Concert with A Vacuum Truck in Spill Containment Inventor Terrance “Terry” R. Thomas II Abstract of the Disclosure