Patent ID: 7882587

Claim:
Self-propelled vehicle for cleaning roads and the like, of the type comprising: a chassis ( 1 a ) extending in a longitudinal direction ( 1 b ) and with lateral sides ( 1 c ) substantially parallel to said longitudinal direction ( 1 b ); a storage apparatus ( 5 ) for a fuel gas; an engine ( 2 ) suitable to utilize fuel gas; wheels ( 2 a ) at least partly driven by said engine ( 2 ); driving means ( 14 ); a container ( 3 ) for refuse and pollutants, having side panels ( 3 a ) provided with recesses ( 15 ) expanding toward the inside of the container and extending above said lateral sides ( 1 c ) and in continuity therewith; and conveying members ( 4 ) suitable to convey refuse and pollutants from said roads to said container ( 3 ), in which said storage apparatus ( 5 ) comprises a plurality of tanks suitable to contain said fuel gas disposed at least prevalently in said recesses ( 15 ) and supported by said chassis ( 1 a ).