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US 2013/0210319 A1Published application
Blast machine system controller
AssigneeMarco Group International, Inc.
InventorsChris Gramling, Richard McLaughlin
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Abstract
A system for system for controlling functions of a multi-feed blasting apparatus is disclosed. Tank pressure, charge/discharge control, status of a vessel cover, total hours of pressurization or operation for the vessel and individual feed lines, ambient environmental or weather conditions, and abrasive material level inside the vessel may also be monitored and controlled by the disclosed system.
Claims20
An abrasive blasting control system, comprising:
- an abrasive blasting device having a pressure vessel for storing blasting media and a plurality of individual blast outlet lines connected to the pressure vessel;
- a control housing associated with said abrasive blasting device;
- a controller located within the housing and having a processor and a memory;
- a plurality of line duration displays mounted to the housing, each line duration display operable to display the duration of time that a corresponding one of the blast outlet lines has been in active use;
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- a vessel duration display mounted to the housing, said vessel duration display operable to display the duration of time that the pressure vessel has been pressurized.
3 more elements
An abrasive blasting system, comprising:
- a pressure vessel having a plurality of blast outlet lines;
- a plurality of line sensors operatively connected to the individual blast outlet lines;
- a control panel having a plurality of line duration displays, said line duration displays operable to display the duration of time that a the corresponding blast outlet line has been actively dispensing blasting media based on input received from the line sensors;
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- a vessel duration display mounted to the housing, said vessel duration display operable to display the duration of time that the pressure vessel has been pressurized.
2 more elements
A method for monitoring an abrasive blasting apparatus, comprising:
- receiving input from a plurality of line sensors connected to a corresponding plurality of individual blast outlet lines connected to the abrasive blasting apparatus;
- automatically indicating the individual durations of active use for each of the individual blast outlet lines based on the input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.