JP6880182B2 - 材料タンク用材料センサのためのシステム及び方法 - Google Patents
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本出願は、2016年10月26日に出願された「材料タンク用材料センサのためのシステム及び方法」という名称の米国仮特許出願第62/413,407号の優先権及び利益を主張する。この米国仮特許出願の全体が参照により本明細書に組み込まれる。
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- 材料タンクに連結された材料センサシステムであって、前記材料タンクは、材料を受容し、前記材料の流れを前記材料タンク内の圧力によってスプレー構成要素に向かって出力するように構成される、材料センサシステムを具備するシステムにおいて、前記材料センサシステムは、
前記材料タンクの壁部の内面に連結されたフロートシステムであって、前記フロートシステムは、フロート空洞内に浮遊するよう構成されたフロートを具備する、フロートシステムと、
前記材料タンクの前記壁部の外面に連結されるスイッチであって、前記スイッチは、前記材料タンクの前記壁部を介して前記フロートシステムに通信可能に連結され、前記材料タンクの前記壁部は、前記フロートシステムと前記スイッチの間を連続的に延びて、前記スイッチを前記材料タンクの内部から隔離し、前記スイッチは、前記フロートが前記スイッチに係合するときに、1つ又は複数の信号を制御システムに送信するように構成される、スイッチとを具備する、材料供給システム。 - 前記フロートシステムは、前記フロートの内部に配置された磁石を具備する、請求項1に記載の材料供給システム。
- 前記スイッチは、前記磁石が前記スイッチに係合するときに、前記1つ又は複数の信号を送信するように構成される、請求項2に記載の材料供給システム。
- 前記スイッチは、空気圧式スイッチである、請求項1に記載の材料供給システム。
- 前記スイッチは、前記材料タンク内の一定量の材料が閾値レベルを下回るときに、前記1つ又は複数の信号を送信するように構成される、請求項1に記載の材料供給システム。
- 前記材料タンクは、前記材料の流れを、前記材料タンクと前記スプレー構成要素との間に流体的に連結された材料混合器に出力するように構成される、請求項1に記載の材料供給システム。
- 前記材料センサシステムは第1の材料センサシステムであり、前記材料供給システムは、前記材料タンクに連結された第2の材料センサシステムを具備する、請求項1に記載の材料供給システム。
- 前記第1の材料センサシステム及び第2の材料センサシステムは、前記材料タンク内の一定量の材料に対応して、前記制御システムに制御信号を送信するように構成される、請求項7に記載の材料供給システム。
- 前記材料は、塗料、インク、水溶液、樹脂、ニス、触媒、1つ又は複数の染料、1つ又は複数の酸、溶媒又はその組み合わせを含み、前記材料タンクは、前記材料の流れを、前記材料タンクと前記スプレー構成要素との間に流体的に連結された材料混合器に出力するように構成される、請求項1に記載の材料供給システム。
- 一定量の材料を受容するように構成される材料タンクであって、前記材料の流れを前記材料タンク内の圧力によってスプレー構成要素に向かって出力するように構成される、材料タンクと、
前記材料タンクに連結される材料センサシステムであって、前記材料センサシステムは、
前記材料タンクの壁部の内面に連結されたフロートシステムであって、前記フロートシステムはフロート空洞内に浮遊するよう構成されたフロートを具備する、フロートシステムと、
前記材料タンクの前記壁部の外面に連結されたスイッチであって、前記スイッチは、前記材料タンクの前記壁部を介して前記フロートシステムに通信可能に連結され、前記材料タンクの前記壁部は、前記フロートシステムと前記スイッチの間を連続的に延びて、前記フロートシステムと前記スイッチとを互いに構造的に分離し、前記スイッチは、前記フロートが前記スイッチに係合するときに、1つ又は複数の信号を送信するように構成される、スイッチと、を具備する、材料センサシステムと、
前記スイッチから前記1つ又は複数の信号を受信するように構成される制御システムであって、前記制御システムは、前記1つ又は複数の信号に基づいて、前記材料タンク内の前記一定量の材料を判定するように構成される、制御システムと、を具備する、材料供給システム。 - 前記材料タンクから前記材料の流れを受容するように構成される材料混合器を具備する、請求項10に記載の材料供給システム。
- 前記制御システムは、前記1つ又は複数の信号に基づいて、前記材料混合器内での前記材料の混合を調整するように前記材料混合器に指示するように構成される、請求項11に記載の材料供給システム。
- 前記制御システムは、前記1つ又は複数の信号に基づいて、前記材料タンクから前記材料混合器への前記材料の流れを停止するように構成される、請求項11に記載の材料供給システム。
- 前記スイッチは、前記材料タンク内の前記一定量の材料が閾値レベルを下回るときに、前記1つ又は複数の信号を送信するように構成される、請求項10に記載の材料供給システム。
- 前記フロートは第1のフロートであり、前記フロートシステムは第2のフロートを具備し、前記フロートシステムと前記スイッチとを互いに構造的に分離するように、磁石が配置され、前記スイッチは、前記磁石が前記スイッチに係合するときに、前記1つ又は複数の信号を送信するように構成される、請求項10に記載の材料供給システム。
- 1つ又は複数の材料タンクであって、各材料タンクは、材料を受容し、前記材料の流れを前記材料タンク内の圧力によってスプレー構成要素に向かって出力するように構成され、各材料タンクは、少なくとも1つの材料センサシステムを具備し、各材料センサシステムは、
前記1つ又は複数の材料タンクのうちの対応する材料タンクの壁部の内面に連結されたフロートシステムであって、前記フロートシステムは前記対応する材料タンクのフロート空洞内に浮遊するよう構成されたフロートを具備する、フロートシステムと、
前記対応する材料タンクの前記壁部の外面に連結されたスイッチであって、前記スイッチは前記対応する材料タンクの前記壁部を介して前記フロートシステムに通信可能に連結され、前記対応する材料タンクの前記壁部は、前記フロートシステムと前記スイッチの間を連続的に延びて、前記スイッチを前記対応する材料タンクの内部から隔離し、前記スイッチは、前記フロートが前記スイッチに係合するときに、1つ又は複数の信号を制御システムに送信するように構成される、スイッチと、を具備する、材料タンクと、
各材料タンクから前記材料の流れを受容するように構成された材料混合器と、
各材料センサシステムの対応するスイッチから前記1つ又は複数の信号を受信するように構成された、前記制御システムと、を具備する、材料供給システム。 - 前記制御システムは、各材料タンクの対応するスイッチから受信した前記1つ又は複数の信号に基づいて、各材料タンク内の一定量の材料を判定するように構成される、請求項16に記載の材料供給システム。
- 前記制御システムは、特定の材料タンクから受信した前記1つ又は複数の信号に基づいて、前記特定の材料タンクの前記対応するスイッチから前記材料混合器への前記材料の流れを停止するように構成される、請求項16に記載の材料供給システム。
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