Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic washout system for a mixer vehicle
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Application No.: US15875659Application Date: 2018-01-19
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Publication No.: US11260559B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Chris L. Wurtz , Cody D. Clifton
- Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
- Applicant Address: US WI Oshkosh
- Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
- Current Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Oshkosh
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: B28C5/42
- IPC: B28C5/42 ; B60P3/16 ; B60S1/66 ; B08B9/08 ; B05B13/02 ; B05B15/60

Abstract:
A washout system for a concrete mixer vehicle includes a plurality of valves, a plurality of nozzles, and a controller. The plurality of valves are configured to (i) be fluidly coupled to a pump and a fluid tank and (ii) receive a fluid from the pump. One or more of the plurality of nozzles are fluidly coupled to a respective one of the plurality of valves. Each of the plurality of nozzles are configured to provide the fluid to a respective target when the respective one of the plurality of valves is selectively activated to an open position. The controller is configured to monitor a plurality of washout parameters during operation of the concrete mixer vehicle and initiate one of a plurality of washout modes in response to a subset of the plurality of washout parameters being satisfied for the one of the plurality of washout modes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180250847A1 AUTOMATIC WASHOUT SYSTEM FOR A MIXER VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2018-09-06
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