Monitoring and controlling processes at a vehicle wash facility
    1.
    发明授权
    Monitoring and controlling processes at a vehicle wash facility 有权
    监控和控制车辆清洗设施的过程

    公开(公告)号:US08527372B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-03

    申请号:US11906526

    申请日:2007-10-02

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/06 B60S3/00

    摘要: Remote monitoring of vehicle washing facilities allows a facility operator to more efficiently manage each site, particularly when combined with environmental conditions that influence the rate at which individual chemicals are used. Accurate chemical exhaustion times can therefore be predicted and communicated to the operator, and wash sequences and parameters may be altered in accordance with such environmental parameters. For example, information related to the composition of soil on a car may be monitored and used to alter the chemicals used in the wash cycle for that car. Other environmental conditions may include without limitation weather conditions, road conditions, types of vehicles, mechanical system status, vehicle temperature, etc.

    摘要翻译: 车辆洗涤设施的远程监控允许设施操作者更有效地管理每个场地,特别是当与影响使用各种化学品的速率的环境条件相结合时。 因此,可以预测精确的化学耗尽时间并将其传达给操作员,并且可以根据这些环境参数改变洗涤顺序和参数。 例如,可以监测和使用与汽车上的土壤组成相关的信息,以改变用于该汽车的洗涤循环中使用的化学品。 其他环境条件可能包括但不限于天气条件,道路状况,车辆类型,机械系统状态,车辆温度等。

    Soap dispenser having reward program
    2.
    发明授权
    Soap dispenser having reward program 有权
    肥皂机有奖励计划

    公开(公告)号:US06542568B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-01

    申请号:US09458478

    申请日:1999-12-09

    IPC分类号: G07C300

    CPC分类号: A47K5/1217

    摘要: A system for rewarding and encouraging compliance with a predetermined personal hygiene standard in a hygiene compliance program. The system comprises a fluid dispenser. The fluid dispenser includes an actuator. A sensor is connected to the actuator. A processor in electrical communication with the sensor. The processor is configured to increment a count when the sensor is actuated, relate the count to the identification code, and compare the count to a predetermined number.

    摘要翻译: 一种奖励和鼓励遵守卫生合规计划中预定个人卫生标准的制度。 该系统包括流体分配器。 流体分配器包括致动器。 传感器连接到执行机构。 与传感器电气通信的处理器。 处理器被配置为当传感器被致动时增加计数,将计数与识别代码相关联,并将计数与预定数量进行比较。

    Washing machine with a titration indicator
    3.
    发明授权
    Washing machine with a titration indicator 有权
    带滴定仪的洗衣机

    公开(公告)号:US07584762B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-08

    申请号:US10328497

    申请日:2002-12-23

    IPC分类号: B08B3/00

    摘要: A system and method is disclosed for indicating satisfactory times for titrating a chemical solution, e.g., cleaning product, used by a utility device to clean and/or sanitize various types of articles. The utility device is described in an exemplary embodiment as being a warewashing machine that applies the chemical solution to articles provided to the machine on racks. The chemical solution is formed in a solution tank from a combination of at least one chemical product and at least one rinse agent. Whereas the chemical product is described as a detergent, the rinse agent is described as water. Over a time period including multiple wash cycles, the chemical product and the rinse agent are added to the solution tank, thereby changing conductivity of the chemical solution. The present invention senses various types of information associated with the formation of the chemical solution and applies one or more test conditions to the sensed information to determine satisfactory time periods for measuring concentration of the chemical product relative to the chemical solution. Indications of the occurrence of these satisfactory times are presented on a display module in a manner visible to field persons responsible for titrating the chemical solution.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种系统和方法,用于指示用于滴定由公用设备使用以清洁和/或消毒各种类型物品的化学溶液(例如清洁产品)的令人满意的时间。 实用设备在示例性实施例中被描述为作为将化学溶液施加到在机架上提供给机器的物品的器皿洗涤机器。 化学溶液在溶液罐中形成,其由至少一种化学产品和至少一种漂洗剂的组合组成。 而化学产品被描述为洗涤剂,冲洗剂被描述为水。 在包括多次洗涤循环的时间段内,将化学产物和漂洗剂加入到溶液罐中,从而改变化学溶液的电导率。 本发明感测与形成化学溶液相关的各种类型的信息,并且将一个或多个测试条件应用于所感测的信息以确定用于测量化学产物相对于化学溶液的浓度的令人满意的时间段。 发生这些令人满意的时间的适应症以显示模块呈现在负责滴定化学溶液的现场人员可见的方式。

    Conductivity probe with toroid keeper
    4.
    发明授权
    Conductivity probe with toroid keeper 有权
    带环形螺母的导电探头

    公开(公告)号:US07126343B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-24

    申请号:US11191667

    申请日:2005-07-27

    IPC分类号: G01N27/02

    CPC分类号: G01N27/023

    摘要: An apparatus and associated process for constructing a conductivity probe are disclosed. The conductivity probe includes at least two magnetic circuits in toroidal shape. Each of these “toroids” includes a ferrite core around which is wrapped a conductive wire (i.e., coil winding). To construct the conductivity probe, a toroid keeper having an upper annulus and a lower annulus separated by a spacer is provided. One of the two toroids is set on the upper annulus and the other toroid is set on the lower annulus. Connection leads extending from the coil wrappings of the toroids are routed from the keeper through wiring channels build into an elongated neck coupled to the keeper. The connection leads terminate at the distal end of the elongated neck relative to the keeper for connection to a controller.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于构建电导率探针的装置和相关联的方法。 导电探针包括至少两个环形磁路。 这些“环形”中的每一个都包括一个铁氧体磁芯,在其周围缠绕有导线(即线圈绕组)。 为了构造电导率探针,提供了具有由隔离物分隔开的上环形区域和下环形区域的环形管道。 两个环形环中的一个设置在上环形空间上,另一个环形线圈设置在下环形空间上。 从环形线圈的卷材延伸的连接引线从保持器通过布线通道构成连接到保持器的细长颈部。 连接引线相对于保持器终止在细长颈部的远端,用于连接到控制器。

    Controlling chemical dispense operations based on conductivity offset considerations
    5.
    发明授权
    Controlling chemical dispense operations based on conductivity offset considerations 有权
    基于电导率偏移考虑控制化学分配操作

    公开(公告)号:US06990411B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-24

    申请号:US11004478

    申请日:2004-12-03

    IPC分类号: G01N31/00

    摘要: A system and method is disclosed for controlling concentration of a component chemical product in a chemical solution. The chemical solution is formed in a solution tank by combining the component chemical product with water. The component chemical product is dispensed to the solution tank by a chemical dispenser that is controlled by measured conductivity readings of the chemical solution taken in the solution tank. The conductivity readings are analyzed against a conductivity setpoint to determine whether the component chemical product should be added to the chemical solution. A conductivity offset is determined and applied to the analysis thereby taking into consideration any conductivity that may be attributable to constituents of the chemical solution other than the component chemical product. Such constituents include soil washed from the articles and the water used to form the chemical solution.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于控制化学溶液中组分化学产品浓度的系统和方法。 化学溶液通过将组分化学产品与水组合而形成在溶液罐中。 组分化学产品通过化学分配器分配到溶液罐中,化学分配器通过测量的溶液罐中获得的化学溶液的电导率读数进行控制。 根据电导率设定值分析电导率读数,以确定组分化学产品是否应添加到化学溶液中。 确定电导率偏移并将其应用于分析,由此考虑可能归因于除了组分化学产物之外的化学溶液的成分的任何导电性。 这些组分包括从制品洗涤的污垢和用于形成化学溶液的水。

    Controlling chemical dispense operations based on conductivity offset
    6.
    发明授权
    Controlling chemical dispense operations based on conductivity offset 有权
    基于电导率偏移控制化学分配操作

    公开(公告)号:US06892143B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-10

    申请号:US10444823

    申请日:2003-05-22

    摘要: A system and method is disclosed for controlling chemical dispense operations based on a conductivity offset determined for a chemical solution. The chemical dispense operations are performed by or in conjunction with operation of a utility device, such as a warewashing machine. The chemical solution is formed in a solution tank device by combining water with at least one component chemical product. The conductivity offset, which is the conductivity of the water, is used to normalize the conductivity estimated for the chemical solution relative to the component chemical product in the solution. During various points in time during operation of the utility device, the normalized conductivity is compared to a conductivity setpoint, and if the normalized conductivity falls below the conductivity setpoint, a specified volume of the component chemical product is supplied to the solution tank.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种基于为化学溶液确定的电导率偏移来控制化学分配操作的系统和方法。 化学分配操作由诸如餐具洗涤机器的公用设备的操作或结合操作来执行。 化学溶液通过将水与至少一种组分化学产品结合而形成在溶液罐装置中。 电导率偏移(即水的电导率)用于标准化化学溶液相对于溶液中的组分化学产品估计的电导率。 在实用设备操作期间的不同时间点,将归一化导电率与电导率设定值进行比较,并且如果标准化电导率低于电导率设定点,则将特定体积的组分化学产品供应到溶液罐。

    Scheduling delivery of chemical products based on a predicted estimated time of exhaustion
    7.
    发明授权
    Scheduling delivery of chemical products based on a predicted estimated time of exhaustion 有权
    根据预计的耗尽时间预定化学产品的交付

    公开(公告)号:US07516082B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-07

    申请号:US10427032

    申请日:2003-04-29

    IPC分类号: G05B19/418

    摘要: A method and system for routing a delivery vehicle to a chemical usage facility is disclosed. The chemical usage facility includes one or more chemical dispense systems that dispense one or more chemical product. The quantity of each chemical product remaining is measured and communicated to a central management facility. The central management facility analyzes a trend in product usage to predict when the product quantity will reach a threshold depletion point. The chemical usage facility is scheduled on the route according to the predicted time associated with the threshold depletion point.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于将输送车辆路由到化学品使用设施的方法和系统。 化学品使用设施包括一个或多个分配一种或多种化学产品的化学分配系统。 测量每个剩余化学品的数量并传达给中央管理机构。 中央管理机构分析产品使用趋势,以预测产品数量何时达到阈值消耗点。 根据与阈值耗尽点相关的预测时间,在路线上安排化学品使用设施。

    Dispenser having multiple modes of operation
    8.
    发明授权
    Dispenser having multiple modes of operation 有权
    分配器具有多种操作模式

    公开(公告)号:US06819977B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-16

    申请号:US10330043

    申请日:2002-12-24

    IPC分类号: G06F700

    摘要: A dispenser for dispensing and a method of dispensing an ingredient for a machine. An ingredient feed mechanism dispenses the ingredient to the machine. A controller is capable of controlling an amount of the ingredient delivered to the machine by varying an amount of time the ingredient feed mechanism is active. The controller has a demand mode which varies the amount of time the ingredient feed mechanism is active as a function of a parameter obtained from the machine. The controller compares the amount of time the ingredient feed mechanism is active with a reference value and switches to a timed mode if the amount of time deviates from the reference value. The controller may have an initial training mode which measures the amount of time the ingredient feed mechanism is active establishes the reference value based upon the amount of time the ingredient feed mechanism is active.

    摘要翻译: 用于分配的分配器和分配用于机器的成分的方法。 成分进料机构将成分分配给机器。 控制器能够通过改变成分进料机构活动的时间量来控制递送到机器的成分的量。 控制器具有根据从机器获得的参数的函数来改变成分进给机构的活动时间量的需求模式。 控制器将成分进料机构的时间量与参考值进行比较,如果时间偏离参考值,则切换到定时模式。 控制器可以具有初始训练模式,其测量成分进料机构有效的时间量,基于成分进料机构活动的时间量来建立参考值。

    Servo positioning error control for magnetic disk file
    9.
    发明授权
    Servo positioning error control for magnetic disk file 失效
    伺服定位误差控制磁盘文件

    公开(公告)号:US3947881A

    公开(公告)日:1976-03-30

    申请号:US570522

    申请日:1975-04-21

    CPC分类号: G11B5/5552

    摘要: In a magnetic disk file head positioning control system, the servo loop controlling the fine positioning of magnetic heads for a particular head track is responsive to a servo error signal. The servo error signal consists of a low pass filtered head position error signal summed with a pseudo velocity signal derived from the same head position error signal.

    摘要翻译: 在磁盘文件头定位控制系统中,控制用于特定磁头磁道的磁头的精细定位的伺服回路响应伺服误差信号。 伺服误差信号由与从相同的头位置误差信号导出的伪速度信号相加的低通滤波头位置误差信号组成。