Fluid Transfer Assembly and Methods of Fluid Transfer
AssigneeGrinOn Industries
InventorJoshua Springer
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Abstract
A fluid dispensing assembly, including a valve, a housing, a user interface, and a fitting to couple to a fluid source. The valve may include a first sensor detecting proper placement of the fluid container based on a magnetic material positioned at the bottom of the fluid container, a plunger having a plunger shaft coupled thereto, the plunger selectively placing the valve in fluid communication with the fluid container, and a solenoid coupled to the plunger shaft and moving the plunger shaft to transition the plunger between an open position and a closed position. The user interface may be coupled to the valve to enable selection of at least a fluid container size and a dispensing mode.
Claims16
A fluid dispensing assembly, comprising:
- a valve for dispensing a fluid to a fluid container coupled to the valve at a bottom of the fluid container, the valve comprising:
- a first sensor detecting proper placement of the fluid container based on a magnetic material positioned at the bottom of the fluid container;
- a plunger having a plunger shaft coupled thereto, the plunger selectively placing the valve in fluid communication with the fluid container;
- and
- a solenoid coupled to the plunger shaft and moving the plunger shaft to transition the plunger between an open position and a closed position;
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- a user interface coupled to the valve enabling selection of at least a fluid container size and a dispensing mode.
A computer-implemented method of dispensing fluid into a fluid container, the method comprising:
- receiving container size information;
- receiving an indication that proper placement of a fluid container is detected, wherein the proper placement includes interfacing a mating plate of a nozzle of a valve and a mating plate positioned on a bottom of the fluid container;
- opening a fluid flow path between the valve and the fluid container, wherein the fluid flows from the nozzle to the fluid container through an opening at the bottom of the fluid container;
- determining a volume of the fluid dispensed into the fluid container based on an indication of a number of rotations of a turbine in the valve and on time information;
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- closing the fluid flow path to stop the fluid from flowing into the fluid container based on the volume of fluid dispensed being within a predetermined threshold of the container size information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.