US4524801A
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Apparatus for the selection, metering and delivery of liquids, in particular treatment liquids for industrial laundry washers
Assignee: Colgate Palmolive SpA
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Filing: 1982-12-03
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Granted: 1985-06-25
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Expires: 2002-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A device for the selection, metering and delivery of treatment liquids for industrial laundry washers comprising a plurality of pumping units without positive displacement of pumping members. The pumping action is performed by a correlated combination of applications of pressure and vacuum on columns of the liquid that must be pumped. The delivery or pumping rate may be adjusted by setting on each pumping unit the quantity of the displaced material by sensing the displaced volume.
Inventors
- 👤 Enrico Magnasco
- 👤 Giorgio Viale
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 00:48
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06F; D06F39/00; D06F39/02; D06F39/022; B; B01; B01F; B01F35/00; B01F35/80; B01F35/88; B01F35/882; B01F2101/00; B01F2101/4505; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/85978; Y10T137/86131; Y10T137/86163
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A device for selecting, metering and delivering treatment liquid to an industrial washer comprising a plurality of chambers, a plurality of tanks of treatment liquid, each tank being respectively connected to one of said chambers, means for sucking liquid from said tanks and for delivering said liquid to the respective chamber, said means including means for applying a vacuum on said tanks to suck the liquid and further including means for applying pressure on said sucked liquid to force it into said respective chamber, and control means for controlling the volume of each liquid delivered to its respective chamber, said control means comprising means for sensing the level of rise and descent of the liquid in said chambers, said means comprising a floating member on the liquid operatively associated with sensors of the instantaneous position of said floating member correlated with the level of the liquid, the control of the application of said vacuum and said pressure being performed under the control of the rise level of each liquid to be handled.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
172 words
A device for selecting, metering and delivering treatment liquid to an industrial washer comprising a plurality of chambers, a plurality of tanks of treatment liquid, each tank being respectively connected to one of said chambers, means for sucking liquid from said tanks and for delivering said liquid to the respective chamber, said means including means for applying a vacuum on said tanks to suck the liquid and further including means for applying pressure on said sucked liquid to force it into said respective chamber, and control means for controlling the volume of each liquid delivered to its respective chamber, said control means comprising means for sensing the level of rise and descent of the liquid in said chambers, said means comprising a floating member on the liquid operatively associated with sensors of the instantaneous position of said floating member correlated with the level of the liquid, the control of the application of said vacuum and said pressure being performed under the control of the rise level of each liquid to be handled.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the proximity detector cooperates with a magnet associated to a float arranged in the interior of said handling chambers.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-06-24 | 1988-12-24 | 1989-06-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-06-24 | 1992-12-24 | 1993-06-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-06-24 | 1996-12-24 | 1997-06-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |