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US 9,192,953 B2Granted
Precision fluid delivery system
AssigneePioneer Industrial Systems, LLC
InventorTodd E. Hendricks, Sr.
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Abstract
A precision fluid delivery system includes a peristaltic pump, a motor, and a controller. The peristaltic pump has a fluid inlet for communication with a fluid source and a fluid outlet for communication with a tire spraying system. The motor is coupled to and configured to drive the peristaltic pump. The controller is in communication with the motor, and operates the peristaltic pump for delivery of the fluid to a tire spraying system during a tire coating operation.
Claims17
A precision fluid delivery system, comprising:
- a peristaltic pump having a fluid inlet for communication with a fluid source and a fluid outlet for communication with a tire spraying system;
- a motor coupled to and configured to drive the peristaltic pump;
- a controller in communication with the motor, the controller is configured to provide a fine control of the peristaltic pump for delivery of fluid from the fluid source to the tire spraying system;
- a pressure sensor in fluid communication with and disposed between the peristaltic pump and the tire spraying system and configured to detect whether a pressure of the fluid from the peristaltic pump meets a predetermined threshold;
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- a three-way purge valve in fluid communication with and disposed between the pressure sensor and the tire spraying system, the three-way purge valve also in fluid communication with a water source.
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A tire spraying system, comprising:
- a spray booth for receiving a tire;
- at least one spray gun for delivering a coating of a fluid to a tire;
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- a precision fluid delivery system including a peristaltic pump having a fluid inlet in communication with a fluid source and a fluid outlet in communication with the at least one spray gun, a motor coupled to and configured to drive the peristaltic pump, a controller in communication with the motor, the controller is configured to provide a fine control of the peristaltic pump for delivery of fluid from the fluid source to the at least one spray gun, a pressure sensor in fluid communication with and disposed between the peristaltic pump and the at least one spray gun and configured to detect whether a pressure of the fluid from the peristaltic pump meets a predetermined threshold, and a three-way purge valve in fluid communication with and disposed between the pressure sensor and the at least one spray gun, the three-way purge valve also in fluid communication with a water source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.