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US 11,273,462 B2Granted
Sprayer system
AssigneeCarlisle Fluid Technologies, Inc.
InventorRoy Earl Young, II
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Abstract
A system includes an agitation system having a container configured to store a coating material, an agitator configured to agitate the coating material, and a sensor configured to sense conditions within the container and transmit the conditions. The system also includes an agitation control system having a controller configured to turn on the agitator, and change an intensity of agitation in response to an input received from the agitation system.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a sprayer located within a containment room;
- an agitation system located within the containment room, comprising:
- a container configured to store a coating material;
- a first agitator configured to agitate the coating material;
- and
- a sensor configured to sense conditions within the container, wherein the sensor is coupled to a wall of the container such that the sensor is positioned fully within an inner volume of the container, and wherein the sensor is configured to determine an operating condition of the first agitator;
- and
- an agitation control system located outside of the containment room and coupled to the agitation system, comprising:
- a controller configured to change an intensity of the first agitator in response to an input from the sensor.
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A method, comprising:
- activating, with a controller disposed external to a containment room, a first agitator at a first time and at a first agitation intensity, wherein the first agitator is disposed within the containment room and agitates a coating material within a container;
- changing, with the controller, the first agitation intensity of the first agitator in response to an input received from a sensor;
- and
- spraying a spray coating within the containment room.
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A system, comprising:
- an agitation system configured to be located within a containment room, wherein the agitation system, comprises:
- a container configured to store a coating material for a sprayer;
- an agitator configured to agitate the coating material;
- and
- a sensor configured to sense one or more parameters associated with the coating material;
- and
- an agitation control system configured to be located outside of the containment room, comprising:
- a controller configured to change an intensity of the agitator in response to an input from the sensor, wherein the agitation control system is communicatively coupled to the agitation system, wherein the controller is configured to operate the first agitator to agitate the coating material with an increase in the intensity if the one or more parameters are not within one or more thresholds thereby indicating non-uniformity associated with the coating material, and the controller is configured to operate the first agitator to agitate the coating material with a decrease in the intensity if the one or more parameters are within the one or more thresholds thereby indicating uniformity associated with the coating material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.