METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PUMP SYSTEM AND PUMP SYSTEM

• US 20170152849A1
• Filed: 03/25/2015
• Published: 06/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: WIWA Wilhelm Wagner Gmbh & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: WIWA Wilhelm Wagner Gmbh & Co. KG
• Inventors: TURCZAK, Peter
• Application Number:
  US15/310,391
• Publication Number:
  US 20170152849A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 12/1418 for supplying several liquids or other fluent materials in selected proportions to a single spray outlet controlling ratio of two or more flows of fluid G05D11/02
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 7/24 with means, e.g. a container, for supplying liquid or other fluent material to a discharge device B05B7/14, B05B7/16, B05B11/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 17/03 driven by electric motors
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 17/06 Mobile combinations
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 19/22 of reciprocating-piston type
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 23/02 having reservoirs
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 23/06 the pumps being all of reciprocating positive-displacement type
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 49/06 Control using electricity regulating by means of floats actuating electric switches F04B49/04
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 49/065 and making use of computers
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 49/10 Other safety measures
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0426 Programming the control sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/32096 Batch, recipe configuration for flexible batch control

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for controlling a pump system and to a pump system (10) having a pump unit (11) for dispensing multi-component material under pressure by means of a spray gun, the pump unit comprising a pump device (12), a mixer (13) and a spray gun (14), the pump device having at least two pumps (16, 17) for pumping component material and associated liquid tanks (18, 19) for storing component material, wherein the pump system has a control device (24), the control device comprising a control means (26) and a database (27), recipes for mixing multi-component material being stored in the database, the pump unit being controlled by means of the control means as a function of a recipe.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a pump system (10, 34, 45) having a pump unit (11, 44, 46) for dispensing multi-component material under pressure by means of a spray gun, the pump unit comprising a pump device (12, 35), a mixer (13, 47) and a spray gun (14, 48), the pump device having at least two pumps (16, 17, 36, 37) for pumping component material and associated liquid tanks (18, 19, 38, 39) for storing component material,

characterized in that

the pump system has a control device (24, 52), the control device comprising a control means (26) and a database (27), recipes for mixing multi-component materials being stored in the database, the pump unit being controlled by means of the control means as a function of a recipe.

2. The method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the pump device (12, 35) has an operating means (23, 40, 51), by means of which the pump device (12, 35) is controlled, the control device (24, 52) and the operating means together forming a control unit (25, 41) by means of which the pump unit (11, 44, 46) is controlled.

3. The method according to claim 2,

characterized in that

the control unit (25, 41) continuously stores environmental parameters, operating states, operating parameters and/or error messages of the pump device (12, 35) for an operating period in the database (27).

4. The method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the control means (26) processes environmental parameters, operating states, operating parameters and/or error messages, the control means adjusting and changing the recipes in the database (27).

5. The method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

data is exchanged with an external network (31) by means of the control device (24, 52).

6. The method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the database (27) is synchronized at regular intervals or upon request by the control device (24, 52) with at least one other external database (33).

7. The method according to claim 6,

characterized in that

the recipes are synchronized with producer recipes of multi-component material.

8. The method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the control means (26) recognizes a type of spray gun (14, 48), mixer (13, 47) and/or pump device (12, 35), the control means correcting the recipes in consideration of the respective type.

9. The method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the control means (26) checks environmental parameters, operating states, operating parameters and/or error messages for plausibility in consideration of the recipes.

10. The method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the operating means (23, 40, 51) transmits environmental parameters, operating states, operating parameters and/or error messages of the pump device (12, 35) to the control device (24, 52), the control device processing the environmental parameters, operating states, operating parameters and/or error messages.

11. The method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the spray gun (14, 48) transmits environmental parameters, operating states, operating parameters and/or error messages of the spray gun to the control device (24, 52), the control means (26) correcting the recipes in consideration of the respective environmental parameters, operating states, operating parameters and/or error messages of the spray gun.

12. The method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

environmental parameters, operating states, operating parameters and/or error messages for an operating period are continuously stored by the control device (24, 52).

13. The method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the control device (24, 52) produces written documentation of the environmental parameters, operating states, operating parameters and/or error messages for an operating period

14. The method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the operating means (23, 40, 51) and/or the control device (24, 52) transmit(s) environmental parameters, operating states, operating parameters and/or error messages of the pump device (12, 35) to the spray gun (14, 48).

15. The method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

status reports of the control device (24, 52) are transmitted to the operating means (23, 40, 51) and/or to the spray gun (14, 48) and are displayed.

16. The method according to claim 1,

characterized in that

documentation of the pump system (10, 34, 45) is made available by means of the control device (24, 52).

17. A pump system (10, 34, 45) having a pump unit (11, 44, 46) for dispensing multi-component material under pressure by means of a spray gun, the pump unit comprising a pump device (12, 35), a mixer (13, 47) and a spray gun (14, 48), the pump device having at least two pumps (16, 17, 36, 37) for pumping component material and associated liquid tanks (18, 19, 38, 39) for storing component material,

characterized in that

the pump system has a control device (24, 52), the control device comprising a control means (26) for controlling the pump unit and a database (27), recipes for mixing multi-component materials being stored in the database.

18. The pump system according to claim 17,

characterized in that

the pump device (12, 35) has an operating means (23, 40, 51) for controlling the pump device, the control device (24, 52) and the operating means together forming a control unit (25, 41) for controlling the pump unit (11, 44, 46), the pump unit being controllable by means of the control unit.

19. The pump system according to claim 17,

characterized in that

the control device (24, 52) is arranged at a distance from the pump unit (11, 44, 46).

20. The pump system according to claim 17,

characterized in that

the control device (24, 52) is configured to exchange data with an external network (31).

21. A pump system (10, 34, 45) having a pump unit (11, 44, 46) for dispensing multi-component material under pressure by means of a spray gun, the pump unit comprising a pump device (12, 35), a mixer (13, 47) and a spray gun (14, 48), the pump device having at least two pumps (16, 17, 36, 37) for pumping component material and associated liquid tanks (18, 19, 38, 39) for storing component material,

characterized in that

the pump system has a control device (24, 52), the control device comprising a controller (26) for controlling the pump unit and a database (27), recipes for mixing multi-component materials being stored in the database.