Operational control system and a system providing for remote monitoring of a manufacturing device
First Claim
1. A method for providing remote monitoring of a foam dispenser device, the method comprising:
- connecting to the foam dispenser device for purposes of data communication, and wherein said foam dispenser device is a foam-in-bag dispensing device comprising a chemical shot output mixing assembly, a bag forming assembly, a film advance device and an upstream film tensioner device; and
receiving data from the foam dispenser device with means for receiving data from said foam dispenser device, which data includes;
a) film advance and film tensioning correlation data derived from compared operation characteristics of each of said film advance device and said upstream film tensioner device, and which correlation data provides a source for film supply condition information as to a film supply used in a bag forming assembly of said dispenser device, andb) data as to a number of dispenser chemical output shots; and
said method further includingreceiving from said dispenser device a request for resupply of film for the foam dispenser device, which request for resupply is based, at least in part, on data involving a).
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Abstract
A system and method for providing operational control and/or remote monitoring of a manufacturing device as in a foam dispenser device such as a foam-in-bag dispensing device. In architecture, the remote monitoring system includes a server device containing a remote monitoring system. The remote monitoring system further includes a transceiver to receive an indication of a help condition, connect to the manufacturing device; and receive data from the manufacturing device. The present invention can also be viewed as a method for providing remote monitoring of a manufacturing device. The method operates by (1) receiving an indication of a help condition; (2) connecting to the manufacturing device; and (3) receiving data from the manufacturing device. The operational control system is designed to control operation of one or more sub-systems of the manufacturing device as in a foam dispenser'"'"'s chemical supply (proper temperature and pressure) and solvent supply as well as performance of a reciprocating valve device. With a foam-in-bag system, the control system provides for additional control over, for example, film feed and tensioning, bag edge and end seals as well as dispenser output into the bag. In a preferred embodiment, the operational control system and remote monitoring control interface with each other.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for providing remote monitoring of a foam dispenser device, the method comprising:
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connecting to the foam dispenser device for purposes of data communication, and wherein said foam dispenser device is a foam-in-bag dispensing device comprising a chemical shot output mixing assembly, a bag forming assembly, a film advance device and an upstream film tensioner device; and receiving data from the foam dispenser device with means for receiving data from said foam dispenser device, which data includes; a) film advance and film tensioning correlation data derived from compared operation characteristics of each of said film advance device and said upstream film tensioner device, and which correlation data provides a source for film supply condition information as to a film supply used in a bag forming assembly of said dispenser device, and b) data as to a number of dispenser chemical output shots; and
said method further includingreceiving from said dispenser device a request for resupply of film for the foam dispenser device, which request for resupply is based, at least in part, on data involving a). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for providing remote monitoring of a foam dispenser device that is a foam-in-bag dispensing device comprising a chemical shot output mixing assembly, a bag forming assembly, a film advance device and an upstream film tensioner device, comprising:
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means for connecting to the foam dispenser device; and means for receiving data from the foam dispenser device, which data includes; a) film advance and film tensioning correlation data derived from compared operation characteristics of each of said film advance device and said upstream film tensioner device, and which correlation data provides a source of film supply level information as to a film supply used in the bag forming assembly of said dispenser device, and b) data that involves a number of dispenser chemical output shots, and wherein said means for receiving data from the foam dispenser device receives a request for a resupply of film for the foam dispenser device that is based on data concerning the number of chemical output shots for a prior run period of said dispenser device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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