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US 5,328,057 AGranted
Paint dispenser apparatus
AssigneeFluid Management Limited Partnership
InventorsLeendert Hellenberg, Johannes H. Mink
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Abstract
Dispensing apparatus is provided with motor driven pumps and their drive motors mounted on modular skids which are easily removed for servicing or upgrade. An improved dispense head arrangement is provided with dispense valves located close to a common dispense head. The dispensing apparatus may also be readily reconfigured for use with remotely located tanks in which materials to be dispensed are stored.
Claims14
Apparatus for dispensing material into a container, comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of material storage containers in said housing;
- a plurality of pumps coupled to respective ones of said material storage containers;
- at least one motor for driving said pumps;
- dispense valves in said housing for controlling a flow of material therethrough in response to user-defined control commands;
- a dispense head for directing material into the container;
- a plurality of conduit means coupling said pump means to said dispense valves and coupling said dispense valves to said dispense head;
- control means for generating control commands in response to user-defined control commands, located in said housing and coupled to said dispense valves so as to control the flow of material through the dispense head and into the container;
- said at least one motor and said plurality of pumps mounted on a common skid;
- and
- means for removably mounting the skid to the housing.
8 more elements
Apparatus for dispensing material into a container, comprising:
- a housing;
- receptacle means for receiving a flow of material from a pressurized source of material;
- dispense valves in said housing for controlling a flow of material therethrough in response to user-defined control commands;
- a dispense head for directing material into the container;
- a plurality of conduit means coupling said receptacle means to said dispense valves and coupling said dispense valves to said dispense head;
- control means for generating control commands in response to user-defined control commands, located in said housing and coupled to said dispense valves so as to control the flow of material through the dispense head and into the container;
- and
- said dispense valves removably mounted in an array on a mounting tray, the mounting tray removably mounted within said housing, immediately adjacent said dispense head.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.