Schmidt AS 990 - Description; General information; Operating personnel

Translation of Original Operating Instructions
Airport Sweeper / Airport Stand Cleaner
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4 Description
4.1 General information
The Aebi Schmidt automatic vacuum sweeper,
Model AS 990 is a machine mounted on an HGV
chassis. The HGV can be fitted with a single-circuit
hydraulic system to control the front-mounted
machines. The pick-up unit consists of vacuum unit
with two suction nozzles steered by guide rollers.
The sweeper liquid is picked up pneumatically, i.e.
a vacuum is created within the hopper by a high-
powered blower. This produces airflow within the
pick-up unit, which sucks up the dirt/liquid from the
sweeping surface and deposits it in the hopper.
Outgoing air is either routed upwards and out of
the unit or is blown out through the blast nozzles.
The machine can be fitted with the following
additional (optional) equipment:
 Liquid pick-up system
 Blowing equipment (Blowing direction right or left)
 Raise/lower blowing direction
 Channel brushes (right/left disc brushes)
 Spray beam above leaf filter
 Exhaust diffuser
 Path marking with foam peaks
 High-pressure spray equipment
 Water tank heater
 Aircraft stand cleaning system
 Side suction unit
 Front spray beam
 Set/adjust speed of cylindrical brushes
4.2 Operating personnel
4.2.1 Sweep mode
Prerequisites for the machine driver:
 Valid driving licence to drive the vehicle.
 Training and instruction for the machine.
 Training and instruction for the sweeper unit
and pick-up unit.
 Training and instruction for the auxiliary engine.
 Training and instruction for the front-mounted
machines, for example, the magnetic beam.
 Driver training with the machine.