Fluid application system for a vehicle
First Claim
1. A fluid application system for a vehicle having a material container portion, the system comprising:
- a fluid source;
a pump in fluid communication with said fluid source;
a spray unit including a nozzle in fluid communication with said pump;
a sensor adapted to output a vehicle detection signal including a vehicle profile signal; and
a controller in operative communication with said sensor and said pump, said controller adapted to receive said vehicle detection signal, activate said pump to deliver said fluid to said spray unit in response to said vehicle profile signal indicating a first end of said material container portion.
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Abstract
A fluid application system for a truck with a truck bed. The system includes a fluid source, a pump, and a spray unit with a nozzle. A sensor is also provided to output a vehicle detection signal including a vehicle profile signal. A controller is adapted to receive the vehicle detection signal, activate the pump to deliver the fluid to the spray unit in response to the vehicle profile signal when the profile signal indicates a first end of the material container portion, such as the start of the truck bed. The controller turns off the pump when the end of the material container portion of the vehicle is detected, or a pump timer expires.
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25 Claims
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1. A fluid application system for a vehicle having a material container portion, the system comprising:
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a fluid source;
a pump in fluid communication with said fluid source;
a spray unit including a nozzle in fluid communication with said pump;
a sensor adapted to output a vehicle detection signal including a vehicle profile signal; and
a controller in operative communication with said sensor and said pump, said controller adapted to receive said vehicle detection signal, activate said pump to deliver said fluid to said spray unit in response to said vehicle profile signal indicating a first end of said material container portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a fluid application system comprising a controller, pump and spray unit, a method for applying a fluid mixture to a material container portion of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving a vehicle detection signal from a first sensor indicating a vehicle proximate the spray unit;
processing a vehicle profile signal from said first sensor to locate a first end of said material container portion with respect to said spray unit; and
activating said pump to deliver said fluid to said spray unit in response to locating said first end of said material container. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In a fluid application system comprising a controller, pump and spray unit, a method for applying a fluid mixture to a vehicle having a material container portion comprising:
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receiving a vehicle detection signal from a first sensor indicating a vehicle proximate the spray unit;
receiving a vehicle identification signal indicative of a corresponding fluid mixture ratio to be applied to said material container;
processing a vehicle profile signal from said first sensor to locate a first end of said material container portion with respect to said spray unit;
setting a control valve in communication with a fluid source to provide said corresponding fluid mixture ratio; and
activating said pump to deliver said corresponding fluid mixture to said spray unit in response to locating said first end of said material container. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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