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US 11,267,010 B2Granted
Systems and methods for a material sensor for a material tank
AssigneeCarlisle Fluid Technologies, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Lee Strong, Bradley Paul Walter
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Abstract
A system having a material sensor system coupled to a material tank is provided. The material tank is configured to receive a quantity of the material and output a flow of the material. The material sensor system includes a float system coupled to an inner surface of the material tank. The float system includes a float configured float within a float cavity. The material sensor system includes a switch coupled to an outer surface of the material tank. The switch is communicatively coupled to the float system through a wall of the material tank, and the switch is configured to send one or more signals to a control system when the float engages the switch.
Claims20
A material supply system, comprising:
- a material sensor system coupled to a material tank configured to receive a material and output a flow of the material toward a spray component via pressurization within the material tank, wherein the material sensor system comprises:
- a float system coupled to an inner surface of a wall of the material tank, wherein the float system comprises a float configured to float within a float cavity;
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- a switch coupled to an outer surface of the wall of the material tank, wherein the switch is communicatively coupled to the float system through the wall of the material tank, and the wall of the material tank extends continuously between the float system and the switch to isolate the switch from an interior of the material tank;
- a material mixer configured to receive the flow of the material from the material tank;
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- a control system communicatively coupled to the material sensor system and to the material mixer, wherein the control system is configured to receive one or more signals from the material sensor system, and wherein the control system is configured to regulate operation of the material mixer based on the one or more signals.
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A material supply system, comprising:
- a material tank configured to receive a material and output a flow of the material toward a spray component via pressurization within the material tank;
- a material sensor system coupled to the material tank, wherein the material sensor system comprises:
- a float system coupled to an inner surface of a wall of the material tank, wherein the float system comprises a float configured to float within a float cavity;
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- a switch coupled to an outer surface of the wall of the material tank, wherein the switch is communicatively coupled to the float system through the wall of the material tank, wherein the wall of the material tank extends continuously between the float system and the switch to structurally separate the float system and the switch from one another, wherein the switch is configured to output one or more signals comprising information associated with the flow of the material;
- a material mixer configured to receive the flow of the material from the material tank;
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- a control system communicatively coupled to the material sensor system and to the material mixer, wherein the control system is configured to receive the one or more signals from the switch, wherein the control system is configured to determine a quantity of the material within the material tank based on the one or more signals and to adjust operation of the material mixer based on the quantity of the material within the material tank.
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A material supply system, comprising:
- one or more material tanks, wherein each material tank is configured to receive a material and output a flow of the material toward a spray component via pressurization within the one or more material tanks, wherein each material tank comprises at least one material sensor system, and wherein each material sensor system comprises:
- a float system coupled to an inner surface of a wall of a corresponding material tank of the one or more material tanks, wherein the float system comprises a float configured to float within a float cavity of the corresponding material tank;
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- a switch coupled to an outer surface of the wall of the corresponding material tank, wherein the switch is communicatively coupled to the float system through the wall of the corresponding material tank, the wall of the corresponding material tank extends continuously between the float system and the switch to isolate the switch from an interior of the corresponding material tank, and wherein the switch is configured to output one or more signals comprising information associated with the material in the corresponding material tank;
- a material mixer configured to receive the flow of the material from each material tank and mix the flow of the material from each material tank to produce a mixed material;
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- a control system communicatively coupled to each material sensor system and to the material mixer, wherein the control system is configured to receive the one or more signals from a corresponding switch of each material sensor system and to adjust blending of the material from each material tank within the material mixer based on the one or more signals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.