SELF-CONTAINMENT FOR MACHINERY

• US 20140319866A1
• Filed: 04/24/2014
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kamac, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Kamac, Inc.
• Inventors: FREITAG, DAVID, BOWMAN, PHILLIP L.
• Granted Patent: US 9,499,087 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/24.32
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 3/224 comprising auxiliary devices, e.g. for unloading or level indicating catwalks, ladders or safety railings therefor B60R3/005
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 3/228 Measuring or indicating means, e.g. of level, volume, weight

Abstract

Systems and methods of the invention relate to containing a portion of liquid associated with a diesel machine (e.g., combustion fuel machine, and the like) used in an outside environment. A diesel machine and an associated fuel storage can be contained within a self containment device that prevents liquid(s) to be exposed to an outside environment such as, but not limited to, a ground, a soil, a water source, vegetation, plant, trees, and the like. The self containment device is a liquid-proof (e.g., no leakage) containment that can house a portion of liquid from at least one of the diesel machine, the fuel storage, or any other suitable feature used with the diesel machine and/or fuel storage.

Claims

1. A trailer system that facilitates containing a liquid from a machine, comprising:

a fuel storage that includes a volume that houses a portion of fuel;

a machine that utilizes the portion of fuel;

a fuel line that communicates the portion of fuel from the fuel storage to the machine; and

a self containment device that is leak-proof and houses the fuel storage and the machine such that a liquid from at least one of the machine or the fuel storage is contained therein.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a drain coupled to the self containment device to allow a controlled release of a portion of liquid captured within the self containment device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the self containment device is substantially enclosed from an atmosphere.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an axle with a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is opposite the first end;

a first wheel coupled to the first end and a second wheel coupled to the second end;

a frame coupled to the axle;

a tow mechanism coupled to the frame; and

the self containment device coupled to the frame.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a locking pin mechanism that couples the fuel storage to the self containment device.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a sensor that is configured to detect a portion of liquid captured in the self containment device; and

a control component that is configured to deactivate the machine based upon a detection of the portion of liquid.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the control component is further configured to communicate a notification that the portion of liquid is detected, wherein the notification is an email, a visual notification, a haptic alert, an audible alert, a cellular communication, or a wireless transmission.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the control component is further configured to determine a type of the portion of liquid detected.

9. The system of claim 6, further comprising a data store that stores a date, a time, the type of liquid detected.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising a Global Positioning System (GPS) component that is configured to communicate a geographic location via at least one satellite to track a position of at least one of the diesel machine or the fuel storage.

11. A trailer system, comprising:

a trailer having a frame, at least one axle with wheels, and a hook member for moving the trailer;

a rectangular fuel storage coupled to a portion of the frame, the rectangular fuel storage includes a volume that stores a fuel, and the rectangular fuel storage includes a four inch in diameter fuel port to receive the fuel;

a machine coupled to the fuel storage that utilizes the fuel to operate;

a fuel line that communicates the fuel from the rectangular fuel storage to the machine; and

a self containment device having two sidewalls opposite thereto on a length and two sidewalls opposite thereto on a width, each of the sidewalls having a height, the self containment device and the sidewalls create a boundary that defines a volume, wherein the self containment device is impermeable to a liquid or a material used by the machine; and

the rectangular fuel storage is situated inside the boundary of the self containment device to prevent the liquid or the material from leaving the self containment device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the machine is a diesel fuel pump.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a first sensor that is configured to detect the liquid or the material in the self containment device; and

a controller component that is configured to receive a signal from the first sensor representative of a detection of the liquid or the material.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the controller component controls a parameter associated with the machine based on the signal from the first sensor.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the parameter is an operation of the machine.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the parameter is a revolutions per minute (RPM) of the machine.

17. The system of claim 13, further comprising:

the first sensor being situated within the self containment device;

a second sensor being situated exterior to the self containment device; and

the controller component is further configured to receive a signal from the second sensor representative of an environmental condition, wherein the controller component activates a drain integrated into the self containment device to remove the environmental condition.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the controller component verifies the signal from the first sensor prior to activating the drain.

19. The system of claim 11, further comprising a battery box coupled to a portion of the fuel storage that contains a battery used with the machine.

20. A trailer system, comprising:

a trailer having a frame, at least one axle with wheels and at least one wheel well, and a hook member for moving the trailer;

a rectangular fuel storage coupled to a portion of the frame, the rectangular fuel storage includes a volume that stores a fuel, and the rectangular fuel storage includes a four inch in diameter fuel port to receive the fuel;

a machine coupled to the fuel storage that utilizes the fuel to operate;

a support member, coupled to the rectangular fuel storage, having a hook member;

a fuel line that communicates the fuel from the rectangular fuel storage to the machine; and

a self containment device having two sidewalls opposite thereto on a length and two sidewalls opposite thereto on a width, each of the sidewalls having a height,

the self containment device and the sidewalls create a boundary that defines a volume, wherein the self containment device is impermeable to a liquid or a material used by the machine;

the rectangular fuel storage is situated inside the boundary of the self containment device to prevent the liquid or the material from leaving the self containment device;

a first step member connected between the at least one wheel well and a side of the self containment device; and

a second step member connected to a side of the support member.