Liquid delivery vehicle with remote control system
AssigneeClarence J. Link, Jr.
InventorClarence J. Link, Jr.
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Abstract
A delivery vehicle for delivering liquids to a storage location and a liquid delivery control system therefor. The apparatus comprises manual and remote actuation of a clutch controller for engaging and disengaging a clutch of the vehicle, remote and manual actuation of a throttle controller for opening and closing a throttle of the vehicle, actuation of a power take-off controller for engaging and disengaging a power take-off on the vehicle, and actuation of a valve controller for opening and closing an internal flow valve in a cargo tank on the vehicle. The apparatus also may include actuation of a reel controller for unwinding a liquid delivery hose from a reel and rewinding the hose on the reel. A method of delivering a liquid to a storage location is also disclosed.
Claims86
A control apparatus for use on a liquid delivery vehicle of the type having a liquid tank, a flow valve in communication with the liquid tank, a pump in communication with the flow valve, a power take-off connected to the pump for providing power thereto, a clutch for selectively connecting the power take-off to an engine of the vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
- clutch control means mounted on the vehicle for engaging the clutch in response to a clutch engaging signal and disengaging the clutch in response to a clutch disengaging signal;
- valve control means mounted on the vehicle for opening the flow valve in response to a valve opening signal and closing the flow valve in response to a valve closing signal;
- power take-off control means mounted on the vehicle for engaging the power take-off in response to a power takeoff engaging signal and disengaging the power take-off in response to a power take-off disengaging signal;
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- a remote control for selectively sending said clutch engaging and disengaging signals to said clutch control means.
A delivery vehicle for transporting liquid and delivering the liquid to a storage location, said vehicle comprising:
- a rolling chassis having a plurality of wheels thereon including a plurality of drive wheels;
- an engine on said chassis;
- a transmission connected to said engine and adapted for transmitting power from said engine to said drive wheels;
- a cargo tank mounted on the chassis for holding a quantity of the liquid;
- a flow valve in communication with the cargo tank;
- fluid transferring means having an inlet in communication with said flow valve and an outlet, for transferring liquid from said cargo tank;
- a delivery hose in communication with said outlet of said fluid transferring means and having an end adapted for connection to the storage location;
- a power take-off on said transmission and connected to said fluid transferring means, said power take-off having an engaged position wherein power from said engine is transferred to said fluid transferring means, and a disengaged position disengaged from said engine thereby preventing transfer of power from said engine to said fluid transferring means;
- a transmission controller for engaging said transmission in response to a transmission engaging signal and disengaging said transmission in response to a transmission disengaging signal;
- a valve controller for opening said flow valve in response to a valve opening signal and closing said valve in response to a valve closing signal;
- a power take-off controller for engaging said power take-off in response to a power take-off engaging signal and disengaging said power take-off in response to a power take-off disengaging signal;
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- a radio remote control for selectively transmitting said transmission engaging and disengaging signals.
A method of delivering liquid from a delivery vehicle to a storage vessel, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) opening a flow valve in communication with a tank of the vehicle so that the tank is placed in communication with a pump on the vehicle;
- (b) disengaging a clutch on the vehicle;
- (c) engaging a power take-off on the vehicle so that power from an engine on the vehicle may be transferred to the pump when the clutch is engaged;
- (d) extending a delivery hose from the vehicle;
- (e) connecting a hose valve on an end of the hose to the storage vessel;
- (f) opening the hose valve;
- (g) remotely engaging the clutch so that power is transferred to the pump and liquid is pumped out of the tank and through the delivery hose into the storage vessel;
- (h) remotely disengaging the clutch when a quantity of liquid in the storage vessel reaches a desired level;
- (i) closing the hose valve;
- (j) disconnecting the delivery hose from the storage vessel;
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- (k) returning the delivery hose to the vehicle.
A control apparatus for use on a liquid delivery vehicle of the type having a liquid tank, a flow valve in communication with the liquid tank, a pump in communication with the flow valve, a power take-off connected to the pump for providing power thereto, a delivery hose in communication with the pump, and a hose reel on which the hose may be wound for storage, said apparatus comprising:
- a hose reel drive means for rotating the hose reel;
- a reel motor connected to said hose reel drive means for actuation thereof in response to a signal;
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- a remote control for sending said signal to said reel motor.
A control apparatus for use on a liquid delivery vehicle of the type having a liquid tank, a flow valve in communication with the liquid tank, a pump in communication with the flow valve, said apparatus comprising:
- valve control means for closing the valve in response to a valve closing signal;
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- a remote control for sending said valve closing signal to said valve control means.
A control apparatus for use on a liquid delivery vehicle of a type having a liquid tank, a flow valve in communication with the liquid tank, a pump in communication with the flow valve, a power take-off connected to the pump for providing power thereto from the engine and an engine throttle on the engine, said apparatus comprising:
- throttle control means for opening an engine throttle of the vehicle in response to a throttle opening signal and closing the throttle in response to a throttle closing position;
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- a remote control for transmitting the throttle opening and closing signals.
A control apparatus for use on a liquid delivery vehicle of the type having a liquid tank, a flow valve in communication with the liquid tank, a pump in communication with the flow valve, a transmission connected to the engine, a power take-off on the transmission and connected to the pump for providing power thereto, said apparatus comprising:
- valve control means mounted on the vehicle for closing the valve in response to a valve closing signal;
- power take-off control means mounted on the vehicle for disengaging the power take-off in response to a power take-off disengaging signal;
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- a remote control for sending said valve closing signal and said power take-off disengaging signal.
A control apparatus for use on a delivery vehicle of a type having a liquid tank, a flow valve in communication with the liquid tank, a pump in communication with the flow valve, a power take-off connected to the pump and connectable to an engine of the vehicle for providing power to the pump, said apparatus comprising:
- an ignition controller for disengaging an ignition of the engine from a power source on the vehicle in response to an engine shutdown signal;
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- a remote control for transmitting said engine shutdown signal to said ignition controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.