Automated flushing system
AssigneeReverso Pumps, LLC
InventorsMichael Docy, Robert McGinley, Patrick Bauman, Richard Lyew
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Abstract
An example of a flushing system includes an inlet port, a flow manifold, and a plurality of outlet ports. An inlet channel is formed by a main body of the flow manifold and is connected to the inlet port. A plurality of outlet channels connect to the inlet channel and to a plurality of outlet valves that are also connected to the outlet ports. A controller is configured to control actuators attached to the outlet valves to actuate each of the outlet valves to permit water to flow from the inlet port to each of the outlet ports.
Claims20
A flushing system comprising:
- an inlet port;
- an inlet channel in fluid communication with the inlet port, the inlet channel being formed by a main body of a flow manifold;
- a plurality of outlet channels in fluid communication with the inlet channel and a plurality of outlet valves, wherein each outlet valve comprises a valve inlet that is connected to an outlet interface of the main body of the flow manifold, and wherein the valve inlet comprises a plurality of O-ring seals for forming a water-tight connection between the valve inlet and the outlet interface;
- a plurality of outlet ports, each outlet port in fluid communication with one of the plurality of outlet valves;
- an actuator attached to each of the plurality of outlet valves;
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- a controller configured to control each of the actuators to actuate each of the outlet valves to permit water to flow from the inlet port to each of the outlet ports.
A method of operating a flushing system comprising an inlet port, two or more outlet ports, an inlet channel in fluid communication with the inlet port, two or more outlet channels in fluid communication with the inlet channel and the two or more outlet ports, and an outlet valve provided in each of the two or more outlet channels, the method comprising:
- opening one of the two or more outlet valves;
- waiting for a predetermined cycle time;
- closing the outlet valve after the predetermined cycle time has expired;
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- repeating the steps of opening, waiting, and closing for each of the two or more outlet valves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.