Dispensing – Plural sources – compartment – containers and/or spaced jacket – With discharge assistant for each source
Patent
1994-03-28
1996-03-12
Huson, Gregory L.
Dispensing
Plural sources, compartment, containers and/or spaced jacket
With discharge assistant for each source
222 2, 2221445, B67D 552
Patent
active
054979145
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a self-service device which enables an individual to perform a number of cleaning and other care procedures on an automobile without the necessity of a service person.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention, the self-service device is characterized by the fact that each one of a number of spray guns for spraying care products by means of compressed air is made accessible from outside, each spray gun being associated with a compressed air reservoir, a supply tank for the respective care product, and a mixing device, to the latter of which the spray gun is connected.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The drawings show a specific embodiment of a device in accordance with the invention wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a device seen from the exterior.
FIG. 2 schematically shows the arrangement of the parts associated with one spray gun, and
FIG. 3 shows an alternate version of FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 shows a further embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 shows a still further embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The number 1 designates the housing of a self-service device, which has a hinged cover 2 and is mounted either movable on rollers 3 or, alternatively, maybe fixed to a wall. Six spray guns 5 with their connecting hoses 6 are suspended in a recess so that they may be easily taken down by the user and removed for use. Each gun 5 is specified for the application of a specific cleaning agent. The case functions may be selected as needed by means of the push-buttons 7a-f. In a modified version, this selection may be made at the same time as the operation of the devices are actuated by pushing on the button of the spray gun concerned. In the case of the example shown, the following functions are available for selection:
a) Tire-/rubber cleaner,
b) Windshield and glass cleaner,
c) Dashboard instrument cleaner,
d) Cushion and seat cleaner,
e) Engine sealing, and
f) Deodorizer-aerosol for the cabin air.
The number 8 designates an ordinary coin slot with coin-acceptor unit for activating the device, however, a slot for tokens also may be provided.
The elements included in the housing 1 are shown schematically in FIG. 2:
A feeding device in the form of a pump 10 supplies the cleaning agent associated with the respective spray gun 5 from the supply tank 11 via a throttle 12 in the mixing device 13, where it passes a release valve 14. Also, compressed air from the compresser air reservoir 15 is fed into the mixing device 13. From the mixing device 13 the compressed air mixed with the cleaning agent is supplied through the hose reel 17 to the spray gun 5. In the known way the hose 18 may be unwound from the reel 17 by pulling on the spray gun 5, so that the spray gun 5 may be conveniently guided to the work site.
A control box 19 having current supply, a blocking device connected with the coin slot, and the necessary control elements for all spray is located within the housing.
Upon the insertion of a token or of a corresponding amount of money, a fee for different care services may be charged, the blocking device is released by the control elements in control box 19 and the motor 22 and the selected mixing device are set into operation. In this case a pressure sensor 16 recognizes the consumption of the care agent and starts a timer or other amount limitation of the care agent in the control box 19. The time or amount made available for a cleaning procedure is indicated backwards (with decreasing value) in seconds or amount units by means of a graphic display 20.
The control may be set so that either a token or a coin may be inserted for each cleaning procedure or a total amount may be inserted for all cleaning procedures chosen.
Each supply feeding device or pump 10 may be driven by a separate motor 22. However, it is advantageous to provide only a common motor 22 to which the selected supply pump 10 in each case may be connected via a coupling 21.
In a similar way, it is also possible to
REFERENCES:
patent: 4527713 (1985-07-01), Ingram
patent: 5044520 (1991-09-01), Moisan
patent: 5074438 (1991-12-01), Ingram
patent: 5279448 (1994-01-01), Hanlin et al.
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