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US 8,505,845 B2Granted
System and method for storing, rotating, and feeding a high pressure hose
AssigneeStoneage, Inc.
InventorGerald P. Zink
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Abstract
A system for storing, rotating and feeding a high pressure hose. A first portion of the hose is disposable about the drum and a guide arm engages a second portion of the hose. An actuator assembly rotates a cage and the guide arm so that the guide arm rotates relative to the cage such that the hose is rotated. Relative rotation in one direction causes the first portion of the hose to uncoil from the drum and displace along the guide arm and causes a third portion of the high pressure hose in an output port to displace out of the output port away from the guide arm. Relative rotation in an opposite direction causes the second portion of the high pressure hose to coil about the drum and causes the third portion of the high pressure hose to displace into the housing.
Claims23
A system for storing, rotating and feeding a high pressure hose, comprising:
- a housing including an output port;
- a rotatable cylindrically-shaped cage disposed within the housing;
- a rotatable cylindrically-shaped drum disposed within the cage;
- a rotatable guide arm disposed within the cage;
- and,
- an actuator assembly for rotating the cage and the guide arm, wherein:
- an end of a high pressure hose is connectable to the cage;
- a first portion of the high pressure hose is disposable about the drum;
- the guide arm is for engaging a second portion of the high pressure hose;
- and,
- the actuator assembly is for rotating the cage and the guide arm, respectively, so that the guide arm rotates relative to the cage such that:
- the second portion of the high pressure hose is rotated about a longitudinal axis for the hose;
- relative rotation of the guide arm with respect to the cage in a first rotational direction causes the first portion of the high pressure hose to uncoil from the drum and displace along the guide arm and causes a third portion of the high pressure hose in the output port to displace out of the output port away from the guide arm;
- and,
- relative rotation of the guide arm with respect to the cage in a second rotational direction, opposite the first rotational direction, causes the second portion of the high pressure hose to coil about the drum and causes the third portion of the high pressure hose to displace into the housing.
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A system for storing, rotating and feeding a high pressure hose, comprising:
- a housing including an output port;
- a rotatable cylindrically-shaped cage disposed within the housing;
- a rotatable guide arm disposed within the cage and including a plurality of idler rollers forming a guide path;
- and,
- an actuator assembly for rotating the cage and the guide arm, wherein:
- a first end of a high pressure hose is connectable to the cage;
- the guide arm is for engaging a portion of the high pressure hose in the guide path;
- and,
- the actuator assembly is for rotating the cage and the guide arm, respectively, so that the guide arm rotates relative to the cage such that:
- the portion of the high pressure hose is rotated about a longitudinal axis for the hose;
- relative rotation of the guide arm with respect to the cage in a first rotational direction causes the plurality of idler rollers to urge the portion of the high pressure hose toward the output port;
- and,
- relative rotation of the guide arm with respect to the cage in a second rotational direction, opposite the first rotational direction, causes the plurality of idler rollers to urge the portion of the high pressure hose away from the output port.
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A system for storing, rotating and feeding a high pressure hose, comprising:
- a housing with an output port;
- a rotatable guide arm including a plurality of idler rollers forming a guide path;
- a rotatable drum;
- and,
- an actuator assembly for rotating the guide arm, wherein:
- the drum is free to rotate relative to the guide arm;
- the plurality of idler rollers is for engaging a first portion of a high pressure hose in the guide path;
- a second portion of the high pressure hose is disposable about the drum;
- and,
- the actuator assembly is for rotating the guide arm relative to the cage such that:
- the first portion of the high pressure hose is rotated about a longitudinal axis for the hose;
- relative rotation of the guide arm with respect to the drum in a first rotational direction causes the plurality of idler rollers to draw the second portion of the high pressure hose into the guide path and to push a third portion of the high pressure hose through the output port of the housing;
- and,
- relative rotation of the guide arm with respect to the drum in a second rotational direction, opposite the first rotational direction, causes the plurality of idler rollers to wrap the first portion of the high pressure hose about the drum and to draw the third portion of the high pressure hose through the output port into the housing, further comprising a cage disposed within the housing, wherein the actuator assembly is for rotating the guide arm and the cage at a same rotational rate such that:
- the first portion of the high pressure hose is rotated about the longitudinal axis for the hose;
- and, the third portion of the high pressure hose remains fixed with respect to movement through the output port.
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A method for storing, rotating and feeding a high pressure hose, comprising:
- rotating a cylindrically-shaped cage disposed within a housing for a system;
- rotating a guide arm disposed within the cage such that the guide arm rotates relative to the cage;
- and,
- in response to the relative rotation of the guide arm and the cage:
- rotating a first portion of a high pressure hose, engaged with the guide arm, about a longitudinal axis for the hose, wherein an end of the high pressure hose is fixed to the cage;
- for relative rotation of the guide arm and the cage in a first rotational direction, uncoiling a second portion of the high pressure hose from about the drum, displacing the first portion of the high pressure hose through the guide arm, and displacing a third portion of the high pressure hose through an outlet port in the housing and out of the housing;
- and,
- for relative rotation of the guide arm and the cage in a second rotational direction, opposite the first rotational direction, coiling the first portion of the high pressure hose about a rotatable drum and displacing the third portion of the high pressure hose through the outlet port and into the housing.
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A method for storing, rotating and feeding a high pressure hose, comprising:
- rotating a cylindrically-shaped cage within a housing;
- rotating a guide arm, disposed within the cage, such that the guide arm rotates relative to the cage, the guide arm including a plurality of idler rollers forming a guide path;
- and,
- in response to the relative rotation of the guide arm and the cage:
- rotating a portion of a high pressure hose, disposed in the guide path, about a longitudinal axis for the hose, wherein one end of the hose is connected to the cage;
- for relative rotation of the guide arm with respect to the cage in a first rotational direction, urging, with the plurality of idler rollers, the portion of the high pressure hose toward an output port in the housing;
- and,
- for relative rotation of the guide arm with respect to the cage in a second rotational direction, opposite the first rotational direction, urging, with the plurality of idler rollers, the portion of the high pressure hose away from the output port.
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A method for storing, rotating and feeding a high pressure hose, comprising:
- engaging a first portion of a high pressure hose in a guide path formed by a plurality of idler rollers on a guide arm located in a housing;
- disposing a second portion of the high pressure hose about a rotatable drum within the housing;
- rotating the guide arm so that the guide arm rotates with respect to the drum rotate at first and second rates, respectively, the first rate greater than the second rate;
- and,
- in response to the relative rotation of the guide arm and the drum:
- rotating the first portion of the high pressure hose about a longitudinal axis for the hose;
- for relative rotation of the guide arm with respect to the drum in a first rotational direction, urging, via the plurality of idler rollers, the second portion of the high pressure hose into the guide path and feeding a third portion of the high pressure hose through an output port out of the housing;
- and,
- for relative rotation of the guide arm with respect to the drum in a second rotational direction, opposite the first rotational direction, wrapping, via the plurality of idler rollers, the first portion of the high pressure hose about the drum and urging the third portion of the high pressure hose through the output port into the housing further comprising:
- rotating the guide arm and a cage disposed within the housing so that the guide arm rotates at a same rotational rate as the cage;
- rotating the first portion of the high pressure hose about the longitudinal axis for the hose;
- and, fixing the third portion of the high pressure hose with respect to movement through the output port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.