Mobile fluid transfer system
AssigneeRpm Industries, LLC
InventorsJohn K. Apostolides, William E. Ryckman
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Abstract
A mobile fluid transfer system. The system includes a fluid evacuation system, a fluid refill system, a sensing system and a control system. The fluid evacuation system comprises a first fluid storage container. The fluid refill system comprises a second fluid storage container. The sensing system is coupled to the fluid evacuation system and the fluid refill system. The control system is coupled to the sensing system, the fluid evacuation system and the fluid refill system. The control system is configured to determine an amount of a first fluid in the first fluid storage container based on a first signal from the sensing system, and determine an amount of a second fluid in the second fluid storage container based on a second signal from the sensing system.
Claims20
A fluid transfer system configured to service a machine, comprising:
- a fluid refill system comprising a first fluid storage container;
- a sensing system coupled to the fluid refill system, wherein the sensing system is configured to measure a level of a fluid within the first fluid storage container;
- a control circuit coupled to the sensing system and the fluid refill system, wherein the control circuit is configured to:
- receive a work order comprising information to service the machine;
- determine a required volume of the fluid to fulfill the work order;
- determine the level of the fluid in the first fluid storage container based on a signal from the sensing system;
- calculate a volume of the fluid within the fluid storage container based on the determined level of the fluid in the first fluid storage container;
- determine that the calculated volume of the fluid is less than the required volume of the fluid;
- and
- transmit a notification that the calculated volume of the fluid is insufficient to fulfill the work order based on the determination that the calculated volume of the fluid is less than the required volume of the fluid.
A method of servicing a machine via a fluid transfer system comprising a sensing system and a fluid refill system, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a control circuit, a work order comprising information to service the machine;
- determining, by the control circuit, a required volume of the fluid to fulfill the work order;
- determining, by the control circuit, a level of the fluid in a first fluid storage container based on a signal from the sensing system;
- calculating, by the control circuit, a volume of the fluid within the first fluid storage container based on the determined level of the fluid in the first fluid storage container;
- determining, by the control circuit, that the calculated volume of the fluid is less than the required volume of the fluid;
- and
- transmitting, by the control circuit, a notification that the calculated volume of the fluid is insufficient to fulfill the work order based on the determination that the calculated volume of the fluid is less than the required volume of the fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.