Fluid regulation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10758933-B2
Application number	US-201715445672-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2017
Priority date	Mar 1, 2016
Publication date	Sep 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

A system includes a spray tool including a trigger and a sensor. The system includes a fluid regulation system including a container configured to store a coating material and a pump configured to control a flow of the coating material. The system includes a pump control system including a controller configured to change an operating parameter of the pump distributing the coating material in response to an input from the sensor. The pump control system is coupled to the fluid regulation system.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a manual spray tool comprising:
a trigger and a sensor, wherein the sensor is disposed within the trigger and is configured to output a wireless signal;
a wireless signal transmitting system including the sensor; and
a power assembly comprising an electric generator and a cascade voltage multiplier, wherein the power assembly is configured to power the wireless signal transmitting system, wherein the power assembly is further configured to apply an electric charge to a spray of a coating material discharged by the manual spray tool;
a fluid regulation system, comprising:
a container configured to store the coating material;
a pump configured to control a flow of the coating material; and

a pump control system, comprising:
a controller comprising a wireless signal receiver configured to receive the wireless signal, wherein the controller is configured to change an operating parameter of the pump distributing the coating material based on the wireless signal,

wherein the pump control system is coupled to the fluid regulation system.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the manual spray tool is located inside a containment room, and the pump control system is located outside the containment room.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the fluid regulation system is located within the containment room.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pump comprises a positive displacement pump.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operating parameter of the pump comprises a flow rate, a pressure, or a combination thereof.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is configured to monitor one or more parameters of the trigger.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the one or more parameters of the trigger comprises a duration of activation, a frequency of activation, a time stamp of activation, a degree or distance of activation, a variation in activation, or any combination thereof.

8. The system of claim 1 , comprising a second sensor of the manual spray tool, wherein the second sensor is configured to monitor one or more parameters of the coating material, the spray of the coating material output by the manual spray tool, or a coating applied on a target object using the spray.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the manual spray tool comprises communications circuitry coupled to the sensor.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the communications circuitry comprises wireless communications circuitry.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the trigger is configured to open a valve in the manual spray tool while also triggering the sensor to output the wireless signal.

12. A spray system, comprising:
a manual spray tool comprising:
a trigger and a sensor, wherein the manual spray tool is configured to discharge a spray of coating material, and wherein the sensor is integrated with the trigger and is configured to output a wireless signal;
a wireless signal transmitting system including the sensor; and
a power assembly comprising an electric generator and a cascade voltage multiplier, wherein the power assembly is configured to power the wireless signal transmitting system, wherein the power assembly is further configured to apply an electric charge to the spray of the coating material discharged by the manual spray tool;

a liquid supply configured to store the coating material, wherein the liquid supply comprises a positive displacement pump configured to control a flow of the coating material from the liquid supply to the manual spray tool; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the positive displacement pump and comprising a wireless signal receiver configured to receive the wireless signal, wherein the controller is configured to change an operating parameter of the positive displacement pump distributing the coating material based on the wireless signal.

13. The spray system of claim 12 , wherein the manual spray tool is located inside a containment room, and the liquid supply and the controller are located outside the containment room.

14. The spray system of claim 12 , wherein the sensor is disposed within the trigger.

15. The spray system of claim 12 , wherein the sensor is configured to monitor a trigger parameter comprising a duration of trigger activation, a frequency of trigger activation, a degree or distance of trigger activation, a variation in trigger activation, or any combination thereof, and wherein the sensor is configured to send the wireless signal based on the trigger parameter.

16. A spray system, comprising:
a manual spray tool comprising:
a trigger and a sensor, wherein the manual spray tool is configured to discharge a spray of coating material, wherein the sensor is integrated with the trigger and is configured to output a wireless signal, and wherein the manual spray tool is located within a containment room;
a wireless signal transmitting system including the sensor; and
a power assembly comprising an electric generator and a cascade voltage multiplier, wherein the power assembly is configured to power the wireless signal transmitting system, wherein the power assembly is further configured to apply an electric charge to the spray of the coating material discharged by the manual spray tool;

a liquid supply configured to store the coating material, wherein the liquid supply comprises a positive displacement pump configured to control a flow of the coating material from the liquid supply to the manual spray tool, and wherein the liquid supply is disposed outside of the containment room; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the positive displacement pump and comprising a wireless signal receiver configured to receive the wireless signal, wherein the controller is configured to change an operating parameter of the positive displacement pump to control the flow of the coating material based on the wireless signal, wherein the controller is disposed outside of the containment room.

17. The spray system of claim 16 , wherein the sensor is disposed within the trigger.

18. The spray system of claim 17 , wherein the manual spray tool comprises a second sensor integrated with the manual spray tool, wherein the second sensor is disposed along a fluid passage of the manual spray tool, wherein the second sensor is configured to output a second wireless signal, wherein the second wireless signal includes feedback related to a characteristic of a fluid flowing through the fluid passage, and wherein the controller is configured to change the operating parameter of the positive displacement pump to control the flow of the coating material based on the second wireless signal.

Assignees

• Carlisle Fluid Tech Inc

Inventors

• Young Ii Roy Earl

Classifications

• B05B15/14

  Arrangements for preventing or controlling structural damage to spraying apparatus or its outlets, e.g. for breaking at desired places; Arrangements for handling or replacing damaged parts · CPC title

• B05B12/00 Primary

  Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area · CPC title

• B05B7/1209

  the controlling means for each liquid or other fluent material being manual and interdependent · CPC title

• B05B5/0532

  driven by a gas turbine · CPC title

• B05B12/02

  for controlling time, or sequence, of delivery · CPC title