公开(公告)号：US20070289086A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-20

申请号：US11424027

申请日：2006-06-14

申请人： Mark E. Davis ,  John M. Davis

发明人： Mark E. Davis ,  John M. Davis

IPC分类号： A47L5/00 ,  E01H1/08

CPC分类号： A63D5/10

摘要： A bowling lane maintenance machine has its operating functions designed and controlled in such a manner that the machine may be battery-operated without loss of performance. Included in the operation are special movements of the machine at the pin deck to flick moisture off blades of the squeegee assembly and limited activation of the vacuum motor to reduce battery drain.

摘要翻译： 保龄球道维护机具有设计和控制的操作功能，使得机器可以在不损失性能的情况下进行电池供电。 操作中包括机器在销甲板处的特殊运动，以从刮板组件的叶片上抽出湿气，并限制真空电机的启动以减少电池消耗。

公开(公告)号：US07052405B2

公开(公告)日：2006-05-30

申请号：US10864103

申请日：2004-06-09

申请人： John M. Davis ,  Mark E. Davis

发明人： John M. Davis ,  Mark E. Davis

IPC分类号： A63D1/04

CPC分类号： A63D1/00

摘要： The topography of a bowling lane may be adjusted after installation through the use of special truss assemblies beneath the lane that are provided with a height adjustment mechanism that is remotely actuatable at a convenient location. Lane tilt, including side-to-side tilt, may be adjusted through the use of upright, threaded members that raise or lower opposite ends of beams associated with the truss assemblies. Crowns and depressions can be adjusted by way of independently adjustable devices that raise or lower isolated portions of the lane relative to the beam of the truss assembly. Adjustment for crowns and depressions can be provided with or without the ability to adjust for lane tilt. In one embodiment, chains and sprockets associated with such adjustment mechanism can be manipulated from a convenient access opening off to one side of the lane and located below the lane surface, such access opening being covered by an easily removable cap.

摘要翻译： 保龄球道的地形可以在安装后通过使用在车道下方的特殊桁架组件进行调整，该桁架组件设置有可在方便位置远程启动的高度调节机构。 可以通过使用升高或降低与桁架组件相关联的梁的相对端的直立的螺纹构件来调节车道倾斜，包括侧到侧倾斜。 冠和凹陷可以通过独立可调的装置来调节，该装置相对于桁架组件的梁升高或降低车道的隔离部分。 冠和凹陷的调整可以提供或不具有调整车道倾斜的能力。 在一个实施例中，与这种调节机构相关联的链条和链轮可以从通道的一侧的方便的进入开口被操纵并且位于车道表面下方，这样的通道开口被易于拆卸的盖子覆盖。

公开(公告)号：US06615434B1

公开(公告)日：2003-09-09

申请号：US08131855

申请日：1993-10-05

申请人： John M. Davis ,  Mark E. Davis

发明人： John M. Davis ,  Mark E. Davis

IPC分类号： A47L702

CPC分类号： A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/185 ,  A47L11/201 ,  A47L11/4044 ,  A47L11/4088

摘要： As the cleaning machine travels along the lane from the foul line toward the pin deck area, cleaning liquid is sprayed onto the lane surface in periodic discharges of relatively short duration. A soft, thin web of cloth material immediately behind the spray nozzles is looped under a transverse cushion or backup member and is pressed against the wetted lane surface to spread and meter out the liquid into a thin film that passes beneath the cushion as a bead or shallow pool of the liquid is pushed along ahead of the cushion. The film is subsequently lifted entirely off the lane surface to remove all traces of moisture, oil, and grime by a combination squeegee and vacuum head assembly immediately behind the spreading web assembly. Programmable controls on the machine permit the cleaning functions to be carried out in relation to the position of the machine on the lane.

摘要翻译： 当清洁机器沿着通道从犯规线行进到销甲板区域时，清洁液体以相当短的持续时间的周期性排放物喷洒在车道表面上。 紧紧在喷嘴后面的柔软的，细薄的布料材料环绕在横向缓冲垫或支撑构件的下面，并被压靠在湿润的车道表面上，以便将液体扩散并计量出来，以薄膜的形式穿过垫子下面作为珠或 液体的浅池被推在垫子的前面。 随后，薄膜完全脱离车道表面，以通过组合刮板和真空头组件紧紧地在扩展网组件后面去除所有痕迹的水分，油和污垢。 机器上的可编程控制器允许相对于机器在车道上的位置执行清洁功能。

公开(公告)号：US06383290B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-07

申请号：US09524137

申请日：2000-03-10

申请人： Mark E. Davis ,  John M. Davis

发明人： Mark E. Davis ,  John M. Davis

IPC分类号： B05C100

CPC分类号： B24B7/188 ,  A47L11/185 ,  A47L11/4044 ,  A47L11/408 ,  A47L11/4088 ,  A63D5/10 ,  B24B53/053

摘要： The oil application mechanism of a lane conditioning machine has a moving dispensing head that deposits intermittent streams of oil onto the rotating surface of a transfer roller under the control of a programmed control system as the machine moves down the lane. The transfer roller, in turn, transfers the oil to a rotating bristle-type applicator roller that engages the lane and lays down an oil film having a cross-sectional configuration that corresponds to a preselected pattern established by the control system. A smoothing assembly engages the oil immediately after it is deposited on the transfer roller and before it reaches the applicator roller so as to extend the deposit of oil completely around the circumference of the transfer roller in an even layer. The smoothing assembly includes a series of independent, spring-loaded pad units along the length of the transfer roller, each of which includes a section of fabric with a raised nab engaging the surface of the transfer roller.

摘要翻译： 车道调节机油的施加机构具有移动的分配头，当机器沿着车道向下移动时，在编程的控制系统的控制下，将间歇的油流分离到转印辊的旋转表面上。 转印辊又将油转移到与车道接合的旋转刷毛式涂布辊上，并放置具有对应于由控制系统建立的预选图案的横截面构造的油膜。 平滑组件在其沉积在转印辊上之后并且在其到达涂布辊之前立即与油接合，从而将均匀的油层中的油完全延伸到转印辊的圆周周围。 平滑组件包括沿着转印辊的长度的一系列独立的弹簧加载的垫单元，每个单元包括具有与转印辊的表面接合的凸起的织物的一部分。

公开(公告)号：US08051528B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-08

申请号：US11424027

申请日：2006-06-14

申请人： Mark E. Davis ,  John M. Davis

发明人： Mark E. Davis ,  John M. Davis

IPC分类号： A47L11/10

CPC分类号： A63D5/10

摘要： A bowling lane maintenance machine has its operating functions designed and controlled in such a manner that the machine may be battery-operated without loss of performance. Included in the operation are special movements of the machine at the pin deck to flick moisture off blades of the squeegee assembly and limited activation of the vacuum motor to reduce battery drain.

摘要翻译： 保龄球道维护机具有设计和控制的操作功能，使得机器可以在不损失性能的情况下进行电池供电。 操作中包括机器在销甲板处的特殊运动，以从刮板组件的叶片上抽出湿气，并限制真空电机的启动以减少电池消耗。

公开(公告)号：US5185901A

公开(公告)日：1993-02-16

申请号：US713725

申请日：1991-06-11

申请人： John M. Davis ,  Mark E. Davis ,  David G. Jennings

发明人： John M. Davis ,  Mark E. Davis ,  David G. Jennings

IPC分类号： A63D5/10 ,  A47L11/10

CPC分类号： A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/10 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4072 ,  A47L11/4088 ,  A47L2201/04

摘要： A bowling lane maintenance machine (10) performs selected maintenance operations on the surface of the bowling lane, shifts itself to the approach area spanning a plurality of lanes behind the foul line end of the lanes, indexes to another lane, and then shifts to the lane to again perform a maintenance operation thereon. The machine (10) includes structural housing (12) cleaning maintenance assembly (14), propulsion assembly (16), and electronic control system (18); which cooperate for controlled maintenance operations as described above.

摘要翻译： 保龄球道维护机（10）在保龄球道的表面进行选定的维修操作，将其自身转移到跨过车道的犯规线末端的多个车道的接近区域，向另一个车道索引，然后转移到 通道再次对其进行维护操作。 机器（10）包括结构外壳（12）清洁维护组件（14），推进组件（16）和电子控制系统（18）; 其协调用于如上所述的受控维护操作。

公开(公告)号：US20120011678A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-19

申请号：US13243844

申请日：2011-09-23

申请人： Mark E. Davis ,  John M. Davis

发明人： Mark E. Davis ,  John M. Davis

IPC分类号： A63D5/10 ,  A47L11/10

CPC分类号： A63D5/10

摘要： A bowling lane maintenance machine has its operating functions designed and controlled in such a manner that the machine may be battery-operated without loss of performance. Included in the operation are special movements of the machine at the pin deck to flick moisture off blades of the squeegee assembly and limited activation of the vacuum motor to reduce battery drain.

摘要翻译： 保龄球道维护机具有设计和控制的操作功能，使得机器可以在不损失性能的情况下进行电池供电。 操作中包括机器在销甲板处的特殊运动，以从刮板组件的叶片上抽出湿气，并限制真空电机的启动以减少电池消耗。

公开(公告)号：US07060137B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-13

申请号：US11034534

申请日：2005-01-12

申请人： John M. Davis ,  Mark E. Davis

发明人： John M. Davis ,  Mark E. Davis

IPC分类号： B08B5/04

CPC分类号： A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/145 ,  A47L11/4044 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L11/4088 ,  A63D5/10

摘要： A lane maintenance machine has a cleaning system that includes at least one cleaning liquid dispensing head which reciprocates back and forth transversely of the lane as the machine travels along the length of the lane. In a preferred embodiment the dispensing head emits successive squirts of liquid from a positive displacement pump, such as a peristaltic pump. The positive displacement pump provides accurate, precise metering of the cleaning liquid and affords board-by-board control of the dispensing action. A wiping assembly immediately behind the cleaning liquid dispensing head provides a web of cloth-like material looped under a compressible backup roller to wipe the applied liquid into a thin film and to pick up a measure of the liquid along with oil and dirt. A vacuum squeegee pickup head trailing the wiping assembly lifts the remaining film of cleaning liquid completely off the lane surface, whereupon lane dressing is applied at the rear of the machine utilizing a dressing dispensing head that, like the cleaning liquid dispensing head, reciprocates transversely of the lane to dispense dressing in a pattern preselected by the operator.

摘要翻译： 车道维护机器具有清洁系统，该清洁系统包括至少一个清洁液分配头，当机器沿车道行进时，至少一个沿车道横向往复运动的清洗液分配头。 在优选实施例中，分配头从容积式泵例如蠕动泵发射连续喷射的液体。 正排量泵提供精确，精确的清洁液体计量，并提供逐个板式的分配动作控制。 在清洁液分配头后面的擦拭组件提供了一种布状的材料卷绕在可压缩的支承辊下方，以将所施加的液体擦拭成薄膜，并且随着油和污物一起拾取液体的量度。 擦拭组件后面的真空刮板拾取头将清洁液体的剩余膜完全从车道表面提起，由此在机器的后部施加车道修整，使用敷料分配头，其如清洗液分配头横向往复运动 以经营者预先选择的图案分配敷料的车道。

公开(公告)号：US06790282B2

公开(公告)日：2004-09-14

申请号：US10458462

申请日：2003-06-10

申请人： Mark E. Davis ,  John M. Davis

发明人： Mark E. Davis ,  John M. Davis

IPC分类号： B05C2100

CPC分类号： A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/03 ,  A47L11/185 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L11/4088 ,  A63D5/10

摘要： A machine for automatically applying lane dressing travels up and down the lane to apply dressing according to a certain predetermined and preselected pattern. A single dispensing head travels back and forth across the lane as the machine moves linearly along the lane so that dressing is transferred to a buffer brush that engages the lane surface and applies the dressing thereto. The oil pattern is determined by actuation and deactuation of the dispensing head as it traverses the lane, such control of the head being provided by a special pattern control device in the nature of a cylindrical pattern tube that extends alongside the path of travel of the dispensing head. A sensor on the dispensing head detects pattern structure on the control device to responsively actuate and deactuate the head. In a preferred form, such structure takes the form of a series of metallic strips extending parallel to the path of travel of the dispensing head and spaced circumferentially around the periphery of the pattern tube. The sensor on the dispensing head is in the form of a proximity sensor that responds to the presence and absence of such metallic strips. At the end of each traverse of the dispensing head, the pattern tube is indexed one rotative increment to present the next strip into position for detection by the sensor during the succeeding traverse by dispensing head.

摘要翻译： 用于自动施加车道敷料的机器沿着车道上下行驶，以根据预定和预先选定的模式进行敷料。 当机器沿着车道线性移动时，单个分配头在车道上前后移动，使得敷料被转移到与车道表面接合的缓冲刷，并将敷料施加到其上。 通过分配头在穿过通道时的致动和停止来确定油图案，这种头部的控制由特殊的图案控制装置提供，其特征在于圆柱形图案管的特性，其与分配的行进路径一起延伸 头。 分配头上的传感器检测控制装置上的图案结构以响应地致动和停止头部。 在优选形式中，这种结构采取一系列平行于分配头的行进路径延伸并且围绕图案管的周边周向间隔开的一系列金属条的形式。 分配头上的传感器是接近传感器的形式，其响应于这种金属条的存在和不存在。 在分配头的每个横移结束时，图案管被转动一个旋转增量，以将下一个条带放置在位置，以便在后续通过分配头移动期间由传感器检测。

公开(公告)号：US5181290A

公开(公告)日：1993-01-26

申请号：US893660

申请日：1992-06-05

申请人： John M. Davis ,  Mark E. Davis ,  David G. Jennings

发明人： John M. Davis ,  Mark E. Davis ,  David G. Jennings

IPC分类号： A47L11/10

CPC分类号： A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/10 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/408 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06

摘要： The oil pattern laid down by the automatic machine across the width of the lane and along the length of the lane can be precisely controlled and varied through the use of a series of independently controllable wick assemblies that are individually movable into and out of contacting engagement with the oil applicator of the machine. A programmable controller for the wick assemblies determines which of the wick assemblies will be in oil-transferring contact with the applicator and when.

摘要翻译： 通过自动机器跨越车道宽度和沿着车道的长度铺设的油图案可以通过使用一系列可独立控制的油绳组件被精确地控制和变化，这些独立可控的油绳组件可独立地移动进入和离开与 机器的涂油器。 用于芯组件的可编程控制器确定哪个芯组件将与涂布器油传输接触以及什么时候。