SELF-MOVED DEVICE FOR COLOURING OR SPRAYING A SURFACE

• US 20090114738A1
• Filed: 04/16/2007
• Published: 05/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Barbara Annese, Marco Scianame
• Original Assignee: Barbara Annese, Marco Scianame
• Inventors: Scianame, Marco, Annese, Barbara
• Granted Patent: US 8,021,077 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 239/69
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 19/004 Devices for guiding or controlling the machines along a predetermined path for graders or bulldozers E02F3/841; for other soil-shifting machines E02F9/2045
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 23/222 specially adapted for automatic spraying of interrupted, individual or variable markings

Abstract

A self-moved device (1) suitable for spraying a fluid substance on a surface (50), comprising a moving system (6) for motion on the surface (50), at least one tank (4) suitable for containing said fluid substance, a spraying system (5) for spraying the fluid substance, a management and control system (7) for managing and controlling said moving system (6) and said spraying system (5), wherein the management and control system (7) is suitable for guiding the motion of said self-moved device (1) on said surface (50) and for activating said spraying system (5) in a plurality of spots of said surface (50) according to a predetermined scheme.

Claims

1. A self-moved device suitable for spraying a fluid substance on a surface, comprising

a moving system for motion on said surface,

at least one tank suitable for containing said fluid substance,

a spraying system for spraying said fluid substance, and

a management and control system for managing and controlling said moving system and said spraying system,

wherein said management and control system is suitable for guiding the motion of said self-moved device on said surface and for activating said spraying system in a plurality of spots of said surface according to a predetermined scheme.

2. The self-moved device according to claim 1,

wherein said management and control system comprises at least one sensor suitable for detecting a magnetic and/or electric field produced by at least one wire crossed by electric current.

3. The self-moved device according to claim 1, wherein said management and control system is suitable for processing signals coming from a remote control or a processing unit.

4. The self-moved device according to claim 1, wherein said management and control system is suitable for processing signals produced by one or more cameras.

5. The self-moved device according to claim 1, wherein said management and control system comprises a satellite antenna and is suitable for processing signals received by said satellite antenna to reckon the position of said self-moved device on said surface.

6. The self-moved device according to claim 2, wherein said predetermined scheme is made by means of said at least one wire.

7. The self-moved device according to claim 1, wherein said predetermined scheme is processed and/or stored by means of an electronic system coincident or interacting with said management and control system.

8. The self-moved device according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of said tanks.

9. The self-moved device according to claim 8, comprising a plurality of spraying systems suitable for concomitantly spraying fluid substances contained in said plurality of tanks.

10. The self-moved device according to claim 1, comprising pivoting wheels.

11. The self-moved device according to claim 1, wherein said moving system comprises independent wheels and a built-in engine.

12. The self-moved device according to claim 1, wherein said fluid substance is a paint.

13. The self-moved device according to claim 1, wherein said fluid substance is water and/or a fertilizer and/or a herbicide.

14. The self-moved device according to claim 1, wherein said fluid substance comprises a powder.

15. The self-moved device according to claim 1, comprising a grass-mowing system.