Apparatus for selectively metering dressing onto a bowling lane surface
First Claim
1. An apparatus for applying dressing fluid to a bowling lane surface in a discrete pattern laterally across the bowling lane, wherein the bowling lane has a plurality of zones, each zone having a discrete width, said apparatus comprising:
- a carriage for movement along the bowling lane;
an applicator mounted laterally across said carriage for applying dressing fluid to the bowling lane surface;
a reservoir for containing a supply of dressing fluid;
a plurality of pulse valves, each of said pulse valves having an inlet for receiving the dressing fluid and an outlet for discharging a predetermined metered amount of the dressing fluid;
fluid conveying means interconnecting said reservoir with said inlet of each of said pulse valves;
a plurality of fluid dispersion chambers, each having an inlet in fluid communication with said outlet of one of said pulse valves for conveying a metered amount of the dressing fluid to said respective dispersion chambers and each having an outlet slit whose width is equal to the width of one of the zones of the bowling lane surface, each of said slits positioned to apply dressing fluid to said applicator; and
control means connected to each of said pulse valves for selective activation of each of said pulse valves to discharge a discrete amount of dressing fluid into each of said dispersion chambers for dispersion through said respective outlet slits onto said applicator for transfer to the bowling lane surface.
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Abstract
An apparatus applies dressing fluid to a bowling lane surface in a discreet pattern laterally across a plurality of zones on the bowling lane. A carriage, for movement along a bowling lane, has an applicator mounted thereon for applying the dressing fluid to the bowling lane surface. Dressing fluid is supplied from a reservoir by a plurality of pulse valves which supply the dressing fluid to a plurality of fluid dispersion chambers, each having an inlet connected to one of the pulse valves and having an outlet positioned to apply dressing fluid to the applicator. The outlet has a width equal to the width of one of the zones. A controller is provided for selectively activating each of the pulse valves to discharge a discrete amount of fluid dressing into each dispersion chamber. Each zone may be the width of one board across the bowling alley so that different discrete amounts of oil can be applied to each board. A method is provided to supply discreet amounts of bowling lane dressing to each of a plurality of zones wherein each zone is one board width or portion of a board width.
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1. An apparatus for applying dressing fluid to a bowling lane surface in a discrete pattern laterally across the bowling lane, wherein the bowling lane has a plurality of zones, each zone having a discrete width, said apparatus comprising:
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a carriage for movement along the bowling lane; an applicator mounted laterally across said carriage for applying dressing fluid to the bowling lane surface; a reservoir for containing a supply of dressing fluid; a plurality of pulse valves, each of said pulse valves having an inlet for receiving the dressing fluid and an outlet for discharging a predetermined metered amount of the dressing fluid; fluid conveying means interconnecting said reservoir with said inlet of each of said pulse valves; a plurality of fluid dispersion chambers, each having an inlet in fluid communication with said outlet of one of said pulse valves for conveying a metered amount of the dressing fluid to said respective dispersion chambers and each having an outlet slit whose width is equal to the width of one of the zones of the bowling lane surface, each of said slits positioned to apply dressing fluid to said applicator; and control means connected to each of said pulse valves for selective activation of each of said pulse valves to discharge a discrete amount of dressing fluid into each of said dispersion chambers for dispersion through said respective outlet slits onto said applicator for transfer to the bowling lane surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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