Self-containment for machinery
First Claim
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 consumes the portion of fuel to operate or run;
a fuel line that communicates the portion of fuel from the fuel storage to the machine;
a self containment device that is leak-proof and houses the fuel storage and the machine such that a liquid or a material from at least one of the machine or the fuel storage is contained therein;
a first sensor that is configured to detect the liquid or the material in the self containment device; and
a control component that is configured to receive a signal from the first sensor representative of a detection of the liquid or the material wherein the control component controls a parameter associated with the machine based on the signal from the first sensor.
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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.
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1. A trailer system that facilitates containing a liquid from a machine, comprising:
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a fuel storage that includes a volume that houses a portion of fuel; a machine that consumes the portion of fuel to operate or run; a fuel line that communicates the portion of fuel from the fuel storage to the machine; a self containment device that is leak-proof and houses the fuel storage and the machine such that a liquid or a material from at least one of the machine or the fuel storage is contained therein; a first sensor that is configured to detect the liquid or the material in the self containment device; and a control component that is configured to receive a signal from the first sensor representative of a detection of the liquid or the material wherein the control component controls a parameter associated with the machine based on the signal from the first sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19)
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11. A trailer system, comprising:
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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 consumes the fuel to operate; a fuel line that communicates the fuel from the rectangular fuel storage to the machine; 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; a first sensor that is configured to detect the liquid or the material in the self containment device; and a control component that is configured to receive a signal from the first sensor representative of a detection of the liquid or the material wherein the control component controls a parameter associated with the machine based on the signal from the first sensor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20)
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18. A trailer system, comprising:
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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 consumes 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 sensor that is configured to detect the liquid or the material in the self containment device; a control component that is configured to receive a signal from the first sensor representative of a detection of the liquid or the material wherein the control component controls a parameter associated with the machine based on the signal from the first sensor; 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.
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