Discharge system, discharge device, unmanned aircraft, maneuvering system, and aerosol container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12049353-B2
Application number	US-202017629392-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2020
Priority date	Jul 23, 2019
Publication date	Jul 30, 2024
Grant date	Jul 30, 2024

Abstract

A discharge system comprises: a container holding unit configured to hold a container; a discharge drive unit configured to discharge contents from the container; a container information acquisition unit configured to read container information applied to the container; a permission information processing unit configured to process the container information and acquire permission information; and a discharge control unit configured to limit or-enable discharge at the discharge drive unit according to the permission information. A discharge device of an aerosol container comprises the discharge system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An unmanned aircraft including a discharge system comprising:
a container holding unit configured to hold a container;
a discharge drive unit configured to discharge contents from the container;
a container information acquisition unit configured to read container information applied to the container;
a permission information processing unit configured to process the container information to acquire permission information; and
a discharge control unit configured to limit or enable discharge at the discharge drive unit according to the permission information; wherein the container information is provided on an outer surface of the container and applied to a semiconductor device that is readable via telecommunications, or
the container information acquisition unit is configured to acquire the container information via wireless communication; and
the container information acquisition unit is provided on the container holding unit.

2. The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the discharge control unit is configured to use position information included in the permission information for control.

3. The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the discharge control unit is configured to use period information included in the permission information for control.

4. The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the discharge control unit is configured to use user information of the container included in the permission information for control.

5. The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the discharge control unit is configured to use term-of-use information of the container included in the permission information for control.

6. The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the discharge control unit is configured to use residual amount information of the container included in the permission information for control.

7. The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the container information includes an encryption key to decode the permission information that is encrypted.

8. The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the container information includes authentication information for a computer required upon acquiring the permission information stored on the computer.

9. The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the container information includes identification information that enables the container to be individually identified.

10. The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the container information includes the permission information.

11. The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the container information is applied on an outer surface of the container in a readable manner by visual means; or
plural pieces of the container information are arranged spaced apart in an outer circumferential direction of the container and at the same position in an axial direction.

12. The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the container is an aerosol container.

13. The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the permission information processing unit is configured to:
process the container information acquired by the container information acquisition unit;
acquire the permission information from the container information; and
transmit the permission information to the discharge control unit, or
the permission information processing unit comprises means of communication with a computer that is provided externally, and
is configured to acquire information including the permission information from the computer, or
the permission information processing unit comprises means of communication with a computer that is provided externally, and
is configured to update content of the permission information.

14. The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein: the container information is provided on an outer surface of the container and applied to a semiconductor device that is readable via telecommunications.

15. The discharge system according to claim 1 , wherein: the container information acquisition unit is configured to acquire the container information via wireless communication.

16. A discharge device of an aerosol container, the discharge device comprising the discharge system according to claim 1 .

17. An unmanned aircraft to which an aerosol container can be mounted, the unmanned aircraft comprising the discharge system according to claim 1 .

18. A maneuvering system of an unmanned aircraft, comprising: the unmanned aircraft according to claim 17 ; and auxiliary equipment of the unmanned aircraft.

Assignees

• Toyo Seikan Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kominami Atsushi
• Araki Souji

Classifications

• B65D83/567

  with means for preventing delivery (B65D83/56 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B64C39/024

  of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV · CPC title

• B64U2101/60

  for transporting passengers; for transporting goods other than weapons · CPC title

• B64U2101/45

  for releasing liquids or powders in-flight, e.g. crop-dusting · CPC title

• B64U2201/20

  Remote controls · CPC title