Lorry with a pivotable hose capable of being reeled out and reeled in, for cleaning sewers

• Main Author: ASSMANN, PETER, 7128 LAUFFEN, DE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; German
• Published: 11.01.1990
• Subjects: CESSPOOLS; CONVEYING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS,CABLES; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SEWERAGE; SEWERS; STORING; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TOCARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WATER SUPPLY

A lorry (12) for cleaning sewers has a reel (44) which is mounted in a frame (40) and fixed to a bracket (26). The bracket (26) is mounted to be displaceable in the transverse direction on guide rails (20, 22) provided transversely on the rear of the vehicle. The lorry (12) is distinguished in that the bracket (26) has at least three rollers (28, 30), of which at least two rollers (28) are able to roll along continuously on the one rail and at least one roller (30) is able to roll along continuously on the other rail, the two types of rollers being designed to bear permanently on the two rails from opposite directions.