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Reading through the more than one million articles published annually isn't an option for life sciences researchers that want to keep on top of the constantly growing body of medical literature. That leaves two primary strategies for sifting through the burgeoning literature and extracting meaningful information: manual curation or automated curation.
Brain's reaction to certain words could replace passwordsJune 3, 2015 8:26 am | by Binghamton Univ. | News | Comments
You might not need to remember those complicated email and bank account passwords for much longer. According to a new study, the way your brain responds to certain words could be used to replace passwords. In "Brainprint," a newly published study in Neurocomputing, researchers from Binghamton Univ. observed the brain signals of 45 volunteers as they read a list of 75 acronyms, such as FBI and DVD.
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A foundation for quantum computingMay 19, 2015 8:01 am | by John Toon, Georgia Institute of Technology | News | Comments
Quantum computers are in theory capable of simulating the interactions of molecules at a level of detail far beyond the capabilities of even the largest supercomputers today. Such simulations could revolutionize chemistry, biology and materials science, but the development of quantum computers has been limited by the ability to increase the number of quantum bits, or qubits, that encode, store and access large amounts of data.
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The Road to Guantánamo entwines three kinds of narration. The first consists of testimonies given straight into the camera by Asif, Rhuhel and Shafiq. They are in their mid-20s now, robust and bearded (the latter two in the flowing style of the pious). All three speak with quiet self-assurance, laughing incredulously more often than voicing anger--though you'll notice that Asif's eyes no longer work together well.
The film's second narrative strand is a dramatization of these testimonies, shot in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran and featuring previously untried young performers (Rizwan Ahmed, Farhad Harun, Waqar Siddiqui and Arfan Usman) playing the principal roles. These boyish actors, though thoroughly convincing, look nothing like the men you see in the interviews; and so the film subtly marks their scenes as re-creations, despite the immediacy and intensity of these episodes--the jostling market crowds and jouncing buses, the swarms of flies, the shiny new six-foot-square cages.
In style, these parts of the movie recall Winterbottom's remarkable 2002 film In This World, which re-created the journey of an Afghan boy, Jamal Udin Torabi, from a refugee camp in Pakistan to the streets of London. The probings and dartings of the hand-held camera, the unsettling rhythms of the editing, keep you caught up physically in the scenes, which tend to emphasize corporeal experience: how the characters washed, what they ate, where they went to the toilet. But for all that, you may remark during the episodes at Camp X-Ray and Camp Delta that you're not witnessing events but watching a reconstruction of them, based on the inmates' memories. You may wonder: Did the guards force prisoners to kneel in just this way, eating gravel while presenting their buttocks? When a five-man team in riot gear came to seize someone, did they quick-step as you see here, single-file, so they looked like a giant black caterpillar? We'll probably never know; the Guantánamo manual of procedure is not likely to be published. These visceral realizations may therefore be the closest we'll come to the truth, even though they are, admittedly, just realizations.
So The Road to Guantánamo establishes an implied distance between its fictionalizations and the facts--a distance that meanwhile keeps collapsing, due to the film's third type of narration: clips of news footage, and studio-produced voiceovers made to sound like a reporter's off-camera commentary. This material is the glue of the movie, sticking scenes together with a layer of information or a gloss of authenticity. The reportage, both fake and real, thickens the emotion (as does the film's other glue, the soundtrack music, which is the usual Winterbottom minimalism--like "Adagio for Strings" boiled down to syrup). It also adds a weight of objectivity to whatever you're seeing, no matter how subjective the underlying source.
Now, I don't have any problem with this approach--but then, neither am I the sort of person who denies that something awful has been going on at Guantánamo. Those who prefer to believe (despite all evidence to the contrary) that the abuses are minor and necessary--that Guantánamo holds only terrorists and their allies, who are treated no more roughly than they must be--may seize on Winterbottom and Whitecross's double game as an excuse to dismiss the whole movie. These critics (I'm sure they're out there) will insist this docudrama is culpable on both the formal and ethical levels.
Do the ends justify the means? That depends, I suppose, not only on the nature of the ends but on whether the means have a chance of achieving them. From documented facts, rather than docudrama, we know that the means used at Guantánamo, besides being repugnant in themselves, are wildly unlikely to deter the world's terrorists. By contrast, the means used in The Road to Guantánamo are both artful and effective.
Besides, if The Road to Guantánamo may be compared to an interrogator because of the tricks it practices--playing on the audience's suggestibility, for example, by compiling battle scenes out of a handful of night-scope images and a whole lot of sound effects--so too might it be likened in shadiness to the Tipton Three themselves. The young men's salvation, it turned out, was their history of run-ins with the law. "The police were our alibi," one of the men says with satisfaction, noting that he'd been reporting to his probation officer during the whole period when supposedly--so the interrogators said--he'd been off training in an Al Qaeda camp. It's possible for a well-timed misdemeanor to clear you of a hanging offense; and a bit of directorial fudging sometimes can make a film more rather than less ethical.


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One program already affected by cuts – and likely to be cut even more – is the state's Monetary Award Program for low-income students, known as the MAP grant. Jennifer Delaney, an assistant professor of higher education at the University of Illinois flagship campus, told lawmakers last week that MAP grants now are given on a first-come, first-served basis. DeKalb Elementary Principal Fired For Religious Gifts, Misconduct By N'Jema McIntyre & Susan Stephens • Jun 16, 2015 Susan Stephens / WNIJ A DeKalb elementary school principal was fired Monday after the school board charged her with violating board policies regarding religious materials. After a day-long closed meeting, the DeKalb School Board voted to dismiss Shahran Spears as principal of Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School. Dozens of supporters showed up at district headquarters on her behalf: 20 of them were allowed one minute to speak to the board. Wisconsin Lawmakers Set To Make Deep Higher Ed Cuts By Steve Shadley • Jun 1, 2015 Wikipedia As Illinois lawmakers deal with the final details of a state budget, Wisconsin's legislature is poised to make deep cuts in university spending. Wisconsin's legislative budget-writing committee has voted to cut the University of Wisconsin System by $250 million. It also moved to eliminate university tenure in state law in an attempt to save Wisconsin some money. PARCC Test Shortens After Parent Complaints By Dusty Rhodes • May 22, 2015 WUIS The PARCC test, associated with the Common Core, will be somewhat shorter next year. Illinois was one of 11 states to administer the test this year, and parents complained it was too long. It would take up to 10 hours and spread across two sessions -- one in March, another in May. The PARCC consortium voted this week to reduce the test by about an hour and a half and consolidate it into one session instead of two. Anne Morris, a test coordinator for a Springfield school district, says that's what she's been hoping to hear. Suspensions And Expulsions Measure Heads To Illinois Governor By Dusty Rhodes • May 21, 2015 Flickr user / alamosbasement "old school" (CC BY 2.0) Legislation that would temper the way schools discipline students passed the Illinois House and Senate and now awaits the governor's approval. Suspensions and expulsions could be used only as a last resort. Sarah Johnson, one of the youth leaders of the group, said the plan is designed to change the culture of schools. "Our education system should be wanting us to stay in school and right now they're pushing us out of school. So the environment that we're in, that our young people are in right now, is not an environment of learning. It's an environment of push-out." Federal Money For Low-Income Schools Diverted To State Debt By Susan Stephens • May 20, 2015 Flickr user Brent Hoard "ECU School of Education Class Room" (CC BY 2.0) The Illinois budget crisis is costing low-income public schools some of the federal money intended to help them compete with wealthier schools. That's the finding of a report published this weekend by the Rockford Register Star. Reporter Corina Curry found that state lawmakers are diverting money from a program known as "Title One" and putting it toward teacher pension debt. WNIJ's Susan Stephens spoke with Curry about her research. Rockford U. Rededicates Burpee Center To Student Use By Victor Yehling • May 15, 2015 WNIJ/Victor Yehling "In so many ways, what is old is now new again. That really reflects the case of this unique space." That's how Rockford University President Robert Head addressed the group gathered Friday in the restored snack bar area of the remodeled Blanche Walker Burpee Center on the Rockford Campus. 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Brookwood's Averett 'all business' at state meet
Published: Friday, February 2, 2007 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 11:00 p.m.
TUSCALOOSA | When Brookwood senior Rick Averett pursues another state wrestling championship, his mom might have to sit in the stands but his dad will be at mat level.
Gary Averett coaches the Panthers, who will be represented by five qualifiers in the AHSAA tournament. Class 5A competition begins today and ends Saturday at the Pelham Civic Center.
The Brookwood wrestlers qualified by placing among the top four in the sectional meet last Saturday at Alexander City.
Senior Paden Oglesby won a sectional championship at 135 pounds. Seventh-grader Chris Allen won at 103. Senior Josh Shoults was third at 119. Sophomore Taylor Johnson was third at 112.
Rick Averett won a sectional championship in the 125-pound class. He won his state championship last year at 119.
I guess Ill be a coach up until the moment he finishes," Gary Averett said. I look for him to be in the finals on Saturday night, although hes in a tough weight class. Some of them beat each other throughout the season, so it should be exciting to watch."
Gary Averett said his son is all business" on the mat.
He might be sociable up in the stands, but once he gets inside the circle hes pretty much focused on trying to do the best he can and win," Gary Averett said. He studies his opponents on film. When he goes on the mat, he has a good idea of what he wants to do and a good idea of what they want to do."
Oglesby placed second in the state at 130 pounds last year.
It is a priority for him," Gary Averett said. It would mean a lot to him to have that state title in his senior year.
Hes very well focused on the mat, and hes an aggressive style of wrestler. He pretty much goes at it the whole six minutes if the match lasts six minutes."
Allen defeated Brandon Brindley, a seventh-grader from Mortimer Jordan, 12-11 in overtime in the sectional final. Gary Averett said the Allen and Brindley split their two matches in the regular season. Brindley was seeded first, and Allen was the No. 2 seed in the sectional.
Chris has the tools to be a good wrestler," Gary Averett said. His hard work paid off for him."
Shoults was third in the state at 103 pounds in 2005 and second last year at 112.
Despite his finish in the section, I still think hes in a good position to be in the finals and to win a state championship," Gary Averett said. He wrestled some tough opponents in the section. Its just a tough weight class. You could put them in a bag and shake them up and theyd all finish different every time."
Johnson is a second-year varsity wrestler who earned his first berth in the state tournament.
Taylor is a very flexible guy," Gary Averett said. His flexibility may allow him to maneuver out of some pretty tight situations. I think he needs to be little more aggressive with his takedowns and in taking control of the match."
Gary Averett said Daniel Dennis, who competed at 130 pounds in the sectional, reached the consolation semifinals and needed one more win to qualify for the state tournament.
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A machine for dispensing a plurality of ingredients includes stepped arrays of canisters providing a source of materials. The bottom ends of the canisters are generally coplanar, and are positioned immediately above a low profile drive train mounted on a tray. A drive train includes two spaced arrays of pumps with a motor providing a common drive for the pumps, mounted between the arrays. A valve tray is located above the canisters and includes a low profile dispense head, an array of tubing members arranged side-by-side in a common, generally horizontal plane, and an array of dispense valves attached at the back of the valve tray. The dispense valves are coupled to the pumps by pairs of fluid lines, so as to circulate materials between the pumps and dispense valves.
1. Dispensing apparatus, comprising:
a frame;
a drive assembly including a base plate, a drive motor and a plurality of pumps mounted on the base plate;
a first plurality of canisters having top and bottom ends and preselected first length, coupled to first ones of the pumps;
a second plurality of canisters, of a second length longer than the first length and having top and bottom ends and coupled to second ones of the pumps;
the bottom ends of the first and the second plurality of canisters arranged generally coplanar, immediately above the drive assembly;
a lower shelf mounted to the frame above the first plurality of canisters and hinged to allow access to the first plurality of canisters;
a dispense head coupled to the pumps and located above the first and the second pluralities of canisters so as to overhang the lower shelf;
an access door above the second plurality of canisters and hinged to allow access to the second plurality of canisters;
an upper shelf extending from the access door so as to be interposed between the lower shelf and the dispense head.
2. The dispense apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a tray having a forward end and a rearward end, with the dispense head mounted at the forward end of the tray.
3. The dispense apparatus according to claim 2 further comprising a plurality of dispense valves coupled between the pumps and the dispense head.
4. The dispense apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the dispense valves are arranged in a serial array and mounted at the rearward end of the tray, and the dispense apparatus further comprises a plurality of tubing segments joining the dispense head to the dispense valves, the tubing segments aligned side-by-side in a common generally horizontal plane extending generally parallel to the tray.
5. The dispense apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the dispense valves have inlet and outlet ports for coupling to the pumps, and a dispense port for coupling to said tubing segments, said dispense valves being selectively operable to direct material from the inlet port to the dispense port or to return material to ones of said first and said second pluralities of canisters.
6. The dispense apparatus according to claim 5 further comprising conduit means coupling the dispense valves and pumps to form a recirculation loop therebetween and to provide material to the dispense valves for selective delivery to the dispense head.
7. The dispense apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the pumps are arranged in two spaced serial arrays with the drive motor comprising at least one motor disposed between the two spaced serial arrays and coupled to the pumps in driving engagement therewith.
8. The dispense apparatus according to claim 7 wherein each serial array comprises at least one drive chain coupling the pumps to the motor.
9. The dispense apparatus according to claim 8 further comprising a pair of mounting walls, with the motor located between the mounting walls, and with mounting walls located between the motor and the pumps.
10. In a dispensing apparatus, including:
a plurality of pumps;
a plurality of canisters for supply of material to be dispensed, coupled to the pump;
a plurality of valves coupled to respective ones of said pumps;
a dispense head coupled to the valves;
the improvement comprising:
the pumps each having a mounting hub extending along an axis and a drive shaft extending along the axis beyond the mounting hub;
a mounting wall defining a mounting aperture;
a plurality of tubular sleeves mounting the pump to the mounting wall, the sleeve having opposed first and second ends, the first ends receiving the mounting hubs and the drive shafts and the second ends having an outer surface with a first surface portion of predetermined diameter, a second surface portion of reduced diameter and a radially extending step therebetween for engaging the wall so as to align the axes of the pumps at predefined angles to the mounting wall; and
securement means for securing the sleeve second end to the wall.
11. The improvement according to claim 10 wherein the second ends of the sleeve are threaded, the securement means comprising nut fasteners for mating engagement with the sleeve second ends to engage the mounting wall.
12. The improvement according to claim 11 wherein the nut fastener is permanently secured to the wall.
13. The improvement according to claim 10 further comprising a plurality of other drive shafts extending through the mounting wall and into the second ends of the sleeves, and coupling means for coupling the other drive shafts to the drive shafts of the pumps.
14. The improvement according to claim 13 further comprising a motor and at least one drive chain coupling the other drive shafts to the motor.
15. The improvement according to claim 13 wherein the other drive shafts each carry a sprocket.
16. The improvement according to claim 14 further comprising a plurality of sprockets carried by the other drive shafts and the coupling means comprising pairs of interengaging coupling members within the sleeves for coupling the pump drive shafts to the other drive shafts.
17. The improvement according to claim 10 further comprising:
a frame for supporting the mounting wall;
a motor mounted on the frame for preselected alignment with the mounting wall; and
coupling means for coupling the motor to the pumps in driving engagement therewith, the sleeves maintaining alignment between the coupling means and the pump drive shaft.
18. Dispensing Apparatus, comprising:
a frame;
a drive assembly including a base plate, a plurality of pumps arranged in two spaced serial arrays mounted on the base plate and at least one electric motor disposed between the two spaced serial arrays and coupled to the pumps in driving engagement therewith;
a first plurality of canisters, of preselected first length and having top and bottom ends;
a second plurality of canisters, of a second length longer than the first length and having top and bottom ends;
the first and the second plurality of canisters having generally coterminous bottom ends located immediately above the drive assembly;
a dispense head having a body with top and bottom walls and at least one sidewall therebetween, a multichannel dispense nozzle downwardly extending from the body and the body defining a plurality of flow channels extending from the dispense nozzle to the at least one sidewall, the flow channels arranged side-by-side in a common, generally horizontally extending plane;
a valve tray assembly including a tray having a forward end and a rearward end, the dispense head mounted at the forward end of the tray, a plurality of dispense valves arranged in a serial array and mounted at the rearward end of the tray, and a plurality of tubing segments joining the dispense head to the dispense valves, the tubing segments aligned side-by-side in a common generally horizontal plane extending generally parallel to the tray;
mounting means for mounting the valve tray assembly to the frame so that the dispense valves are located above the arrays of pumps; and
conduit means coupling the dispense valves, the first and the second plurality of canisters, and the pumps to form a recirculation loop and to provide material to the dispense valves for selective delivery to the dispense head; and
the dispense valves having inlet and outlet ports for coupling to said conduit means, and a dispense port for coupling to said tubing segments, said dispense valves being selectively operable to direct material from the inlet port to the dispense port.
This application is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 08/299,610 filed Sep. 1, 1994 now abandoned.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention pertains to dispensing apparatus, and in particular to apparatus for dispensing fluids and other flowable materials.
2. Description of the Related Art
Over the years, the assignee of the present invention has developed dispensers for liquid colorants and other commercially important materials. Examples of automatic dispensers are given in U.S. Pat. No. 3,851,798 and U.S. Design Pat. Nos. 262,628 and 262,629. Dispensers of this type typically have the capability to receive instructions designating a selected formulation, and to dispense the ingredients called for in the formulation. Dispensing is carried out by pump assemblies which are located at the bottom of the dispensing machine, behind an array of canisters. A fluid coupling line extends from the pump assemblies to passageways formed in a nozzle member, where the ingredients leave the dispenser apparatus. In other types of dispensing machines, developed later, dispensing valves are located remote from the pumping units, in the general vicinity of a dispense head, and, for this reason, and for a number of other factors, different dispensing characteristics are observed among the different systems.
Retail stores undergo continuing pressures to increase the density of products displayed and made available to consumers for carrying to a checkout area. Paint departments of retail stores, for example, are seeking more compact dispensing machines, and in particular compact machines having a reduced "footprint," requiring less floor space than previous models. Because of assembly costs and the impact of component location on dispensing performance, considerable care must be taken when reducing the overall size of a dispensing machine.
As will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art, dispensing machines employ a substantial number of components which must be maintained, and sometimes adjusted, throughout the life of the machine. It is important that field service personnel have ready access to all of the machine's parts and especially critical components, such as dispense valves and components associated with the dispense valves for metering material required by a user of the machine. The pumps employed in dispensing machines are typically driven by one or more electric motors through some sort of intermediate mechanical transmission system. Moving parts are subject to wear during the life of the machine, and provision must be made for their servicing.
During the construction of a complicated machine, such as dispensers of the above-mentioned type, various components are mounted within a framework to which an outer "skin" (oftentimes comprising sheet metal panels) is applied. Alternatively, the outer skin may be applied to the framework to form a cabinet within which the components are installed. As a machine is constructed, various components are accumulated and installed in a sequence which minimizes labor investment in the machine. Because of the nature of a commercial dispensing machine, many of the components of the machine comprise duplicates of the same part. For example, dispensing machines, especially those used in the coatings industry, dispense multiple materials, as many as sixteen different colorant materials, and oftentimes as many as nine or twelve different colorant materials. Each colorant material has its own "fluid circuit" typically originating with a canister in which fluid material is stored and terminating with the dispense head in which fluid material leaves the dispenser. Fluid circuits typically include, in addition to the aforementioned canisters, pumps, valves and intermediate fluid lines. Certain advantages can be attained if similar components are associated together in subassemblies which can be tested at one time.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a dispensing machine in which components of like type are aggregated in functional subassemblies, which can be remotely tested prior to their installation in a dispensing machine.
Another object of the present invention is to reduce the space required for components in a subassembly, employing the advantages of a "bench assembly" wherever possible.
A further object according to principles of the present invention is to provide dispensing apparatus having a reduced "footprint," thereby requiring a lesser amount of floor space, without sacrificing functionality of the machine.
A further object according to principles of the present invention is to provide dispensing apparatus having improved construction which facilitates field servicing and adjustments.
Yet another object according to principles of the present invention is to provide a dispensing machine which can readily accommodate store personnel who must manually position containers of substantial size and weight under a dispense head. For example, in the coatings industry, tinting materials are added to base coatings provided by the manufacture in 5-gallon container sizes. It is an object of the present invention to provide a dispensing machine having a shelf arrangement which required minimum lifting of these and other containers which receive dispense materials.
These and other objects to principles of present invention are provided in a dispensing apparatus, comprising:
a frame;
a drive assembly including a base plate and a plurality of pumps mounted on the base plate;
a first plurality of canisters having top and bottom ends and preselected shorter length, coupled to first ones of the pumps;
a second plurality of canisters, of preselected longer length and having top and bottom ends and coupled to second ones of the pumps;
the bottom ends of the first and the second plurality of canisters arranged generally coplanar, immediately above the drive assembly;
a lower shelf mounted to the frame above the first plurality of canisters and hinged to allow access to the first plurality of canisters;
a dispense head coupled to the pumps and located above the canisters so as to overhang the lower shelf;
an access door above the second plurality of canisters and hinged to allow access to the second plurality of canisters;
an upper shelf extending from the access door so as to be interposed between the lower shelf and the dispense head.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of dispensing apparatus according to principles of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of selected components disposed within the outer cabinet;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the dispenser apparatus;
FIG. 6 is an exploded side elevational view of subassemblies of the dispensing apparatus;
FIG. 7 is a top plan view of pump subassembly thereof;
FIG. 8 is a side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 9 is a side elevational view similar to that of FIG. 8, but prior to installation of the pumps;
FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of the pump subassembly;
FIG. 11 is a top plan view of one of the pumps;
FIG. 12 is a side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 14--14 of FIG. 11;
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the valve tray assembly thereof;
FIG. 16 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 17 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 18 is a side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 19 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 20 is a top plan view of a dispense head assembly thereof;
FIG. 21 is a front elevational view thereof; and
FIG. 22 is a bottom plan view thereof.
Referring now to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-3, a dispenser illustrating principles of the present invention is generally indicated at 10. The dispenser 10 has found immediate commercial acceptance in the field of retail and industrial coatings, particularly coatings which are blended on demand, using liquid components. As will be appreciated upon consideration of the following, the dispenser 10 and associated apparatus therein may also be readily adaptable for use with other flowable materials including relatively thick pastes (such as ink pastes), salves, balms, food products and food supplements, as well as lotions and creams for topical applications, for example.
The dispenser 10 includes a cabinet comprising an outer skin, preferably made of sheet metal components, affixed to a framework, preferably of tubular metal construction. The cabinet 12 includes a lower portion 14 including side panels 16 and front panel 18, with access doors 20 formed in the side panel 16. As will be seen herein, the lower cabinet portion 14 encloses most of the storage canisters containing ingredients to be dispensed, pumps and pump drive systems which deliver the materials to a dispense head located in the lower part of upper cabinet portion 24.
Dispenser 10 has a significantly reduced size. In particular, the "footprint" or base of the cabinet 12 is substantially smaller than previous dispensers providing generally the same functionality. As will be seen herein, the space savings results from innovative assembly techniques which also provide substantial labor reduction for both installation and servicing of the dispenser.
Space reduction also results, in part, from the use of different sized canisters, and in particular, canisters of different lengths. A middle section 26 of cabinet 12 houses the upper parts of the taller canisters and also houses tubing coupling the dispense nozzle to pumps located in the lower cabinet portion 14. The middle cabinet portion 26 includes a hinged access door 30 which can be opened, as desired, to service the taller canisters. A lower shelf 32 also serves as a second access door for servicing the shorter canisters located therebelow. Shelf 32 provides a convenient support surface for larger sized containers, allowing the containers to be conveniently positioned underneath the dispense nozzle, located in the overhanging lower portion of the upper cabinet part 24. It has been found expedient, particularly when dispensing paint materials into smaller sized containers, that the small size containers be positioned as close to the dispense nozzle as possible. Accordingly, an upper shelf 34 extends from access door 30 to support the smaller sized containers above the lower shelf 32. When dispensing into larger containers, the upper shelf 34 is hinged to swing out of the way, against front surface 36.
The upper dispenser portion 24 encloses most of the control equipment generally indicated at 72 for the dispenser, including a digital controller, a keyboard for data input, a visual display and printer for data output, and memory units for program and formulation storage. As can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 3, the upper cabinet portion 24 also includes a dispense head assembly 44.
Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, a pump assembly generally indicated at 50 is mounted on a base plate 52, which includes casters 54 for convenient movement of dispenser 10. As mentioned, the pump assembly 50 is located in the lower cabinet portion 14 and, as can be seen in FIG. 4, is located at the bottommost portion of the dispenser. In the preferred embodiment, two pluralities of canisters, each having a respective uniform size, are employed. An array of shorter canisters 56 is located underneath lower shelf 32 while an array of taller canisters 58 is located underneath access door 30. As indicated in FIG. 4, the canisters and pump assembly are connected through tubing to a plurality of dispense valves 60, preferably located in the bottom part of upper cabinet portion 24. As will be seen herein, the dispense valves 60 and dispense head assembly 44 are mounted together in a modular valve assembly.
Referring again to FIG. 4, pump assembly 50 includes a plurality of pumps 66 coupled to an electric motor 68. The pumps 66 are preferably located in a common horizontal plane lying close to the horizontal centerline of motor 68, so as to provide a "flat" or "low profile" package. As can be seen in FIG. 4, the bottom ends of shorter canisters 56 and longer canisters 58 are generally coterminous, so as to lie generally in a common horizontal plane positioned immediately above the horizontal, low profile assembly 50. As can be seen in FIG. 4, the preferred embodiment of dispenser 10 includes three rows of canisters, two rows of shorter canisters and a row of longer canisters. In the preferred embodiment, each row is three canisters deep, with the dispenser having a total of nine canisters. If desired, each row of canisters could be made four canisters deep to provide a total of twelve canisters, with only a small size increase being required for the additional canisters.
Referring now to FIG. 6, electronic control components generally indicated at 72 are installed in the upper part 24 of the dispenser cabinet. The electronic components include a microprocessor controller and associated circuitry for receiving commands from a keyboard 74 mounted in the front part of cabinet portion 24. The control circuitry is coupled to shaft encoders 102 on pumps 66 (see FIG. 7) to monitor the amounts of materials being dispensed during a controlled operation. In the preferred embodiment, the pumps are operated apart from the controlled dispense cycles so as to circulate materials between the pumps, the dispense valve 60 and the canisters 56, 58. The control circuitry is also coupled to dispense valve 60 to initiate and terminate a dispense operation, preferably by diverting circulating flow through the dispense valves to dispense head assembly 44. The control circuitry includes the necessary memory to story a variety of control operations. In the preferred embodiment, the formulations for a particular family of materials being dispensed is stored in a separate formula storage device 78, which also includes a visual display 80 for outputting data to an operator. Data is also outputted in hard copy form via a printer 82 mounted on the front of upper cabinet portion 24, alongside the formula storage device 78, and is also indicated by visual display 83.
In the preferred embodiment, the dispense valves 60 and dispense head assembly 44 are mounted on a common valve tray subassembly generally indicated at 90. As will be seen herein, the valve tray subassembly 90 can be fabricated externally, on a bench or assembly line environment. The electronics components 72 are likewise remotely fabricated, and brought to the machine assembly site, along with formula storage device 78, keyboard 74 and printer 82. The canisters are preferably arranged in two arrays, a first array for the six shorter canisters 56 and a second array for the three longer canisters 58.
Significant construction advantages have been attained by fabricating the pump assembly 50 separately, as a separate subassembly unit. The cabinet with the aforementioned components is preferably erected separately and is brought to the dispenser assembly site as a complete unit, where it is merged with the pump assembly 50 to form the dispenser 10 (see FIG. 6).
Substantial advantages can be attained with the modular constructions identified above. For example, a basic dispensing machine can be designed ahead of time, awaiting a particular customer order. Depending upon the materials to be dispensed by the customer, various components of the basic design may have to be substituted. For example, large volume dispensing operations may best be served by a dispense system having greater throughput rates. For example, if a larger capacity dispense head is required, a special valve tray assembly can be fabricated on a bench, and tested as a working unit prior to installation in the dispenser cabinet. Similarly, larger capacity pumps may be required and/or a larger capacity motor or a motor operating at a faster speed may be desired for a particular installation. It is a much simpler matter to substitute the desired components of the pump assembly on a test bench. If desired, several different versions of subassemblies can be stocked to meet most customer's requirements, and the lead time required for supplying custom built machines can be drastically reduced with the modular construction of the present invention. Additionally, the designers of the machine can arrange the elements of the pump assembly more densely than would otherwise be practically feasible.
Referring now to FIGS. 7-10, the pump assembly 50 will be described in greater detail. As mentioned above, motor 68 and pumps 66 are coupled together (i.e., either directly or indirectly connected) on a common base plate 52. If desired, a motor could be provided for each pump, for direct connection therewith. As can be seen in FIGS. 7 and 10, for example, the pumps 66 are indirectly connected to the motor through intervening elements, including a series of interengaging chain loops 96. The pumps are preferably arranged in two spaced-apart serial arrays, one on each side of motor 68. Except for the pumps located at the ends of the serial arrays, pumps 66 are connected to pairs of chain sprockets so as to form a drive system in each serial array, driven from a single point in the array (preferably at the drive shafts coupled to the end pumps shown at the bottom of FIG. 7). Connecting members 98 connect the sprocket drive shafts to a transmission member, preferably a gear box 100. A pulse encoder 102 informs the control circuitry of the rotation of the pumps 66.
Referring to FIG. 10, the pumps 66 are mounted by sleeves 106 to mounting walls 110 which are preferably C-shaped in cross section. As can be seen in FIG. 10, the pumps 66 are cantilevered from mounting walls 110. Referring additionally to FIGS. 11 and 12, the pumps 66 include an inlet port 112 and an outlet port 114. The pumps 66 have an outer housing 120 with a first end 122 remote from sleeves 106, and a second end 124 which includes a mounting hub 126 with an annular recess 128. The mounting hub 126 fits within a first end 130 of mounting sleeve 106 and is held in place by a set screw (not shown), the inner tip of which is received in recess 128. Sleeves 106 include a second end 134 which is stepped, having a large diameter outer surface portion 136, a smaller diameter externally threaded surface portion 138 and a stepped wall 140 therebetween. In the preferred embodiment, the stepped wall 140 comprises a reference surface for locating the pump sleeve on mounting walls 110.
FIG. 9 shows mounting wall 110 prior to installation of the pump sleeves therein. In the preferred embodiment, weld nuts 144 are welded to an inner surface of mounting channel 110, in registry with apertures 146 formed in the mounting wall. The pump sleeves are threadingly engaged with the mounting wall, as if they were a bolt. The pump mounting head is then installed in the open free end of the mounting sleeve and secured with the aforementioned set screw. As can be seen in FIGS. 11 and 12, the pump shaft 150 extends into the inner bore 152 of the mounting sleeve. Couplings 154 (see FIG. 10) join the pump shaft 150 with the drive shaft 156 of sprockets 160, thus completing connection to the drive motor. As can be seen in FIG. 11, for example, an inspection port 164 facilitates assembly of the coupling 154.
As can be seen in the side elevational view of FIG. 8, the pump assembly 50 is of a low profile design, with centerlines of the pumps and of the motor lying in closely spaced horizontal planes. The pump arrays are horizontally oriented, as is the drive shaft and outer body of motor 68.
The construction of pump 66, of the mounting sleeve 106 and of the arrangement of the weld nuts 144 and mounting channels 110 cooperate to provide heretofore unattainable reduction in pump wear. The pump and pump mounting arrangements described herein are believed to more accurately align the rotational axes of the pump and associated mounting systems, when mated to form the pump assemblies 50. The reduced wear and improved alignment, however, need not be employed with gang-driven pumps, as shown in the pump assembly 50, but could be employed where a single pump is driven by a power source, such as an electric motor.
The pump 66 shown in FIG. 14 includes the aforementioned outer housing 120 having a first end 122, a second end 124 and an internal bore 170. As can be seen in FIG. 14, the drive shaft 150 extends beyond the mounting hub 126. Shaft 150 has an enlarged diameter portion 174 supported by sleeve bearings mounted within internal bore 170. The sleeve bearings 176 are located immediately adjacent a rotor 178 which is formed at the interior end of shaft 150. The rotor 178 appears L-shaped in cross section since it is not symmetric about a midplane passing through the center of the rotational axis. In the preferred embodiment, the rotor 178 has nine drive teeth 180 (visible in FIG. 14 as one leg of the "L"). An idler gear 182 is mounted for rotation to a head member 184 by a pin 186. The idler gear 182 is also preferably not symmetrical when viewed in cross section. In FIG. 14, the idler gear includes gear teeth 190. In FIG. 14, a gear tooth cut by the cross section appears above pin 186, while a valley between adjacent gear teeth is located below pin 186. Head 184 is secured to housing 120 by a series of bolts 194. Inlet and outlet passageways are formed in housing 120, on diametrically opposed side portions of idler gear 182. The head 184 includes a wall 185 between the inlet and outlet passageways. An inlet passageway 196 is shown in phantom in FIG. 14.
The pump 66 includes a second sleeve bearing 200 adjacent the exposed free end of the pump shaft 150. Head 184 maintains fluid-tight enclosure of internal bore 170 at the first end of pump 66. In order to maintain a fluid-tight closure at the second end of the pump, a pair of seals are employed. FIG. 14 shows seals 204, 206 which have engaging mating faces. Typically, one seal rotates with drive shaft 150, while the other seal remains stationary, although other arrangements are also possible. For example, both seals could be allow to rotate with drive shaft 150 with appropriate provision of rotational mounting for the seal located adjacent bearing 200. Seal 206 is mounted in a holder 210 which preferably engages the out surface of the rotor shaft. A spring 212 is positioned between bushing 176 and holder 210, so as to bias the seals 204, 206 together, in mating engagement. A washer 214 is located between spring 212 and bushing 176 to reduce wear.
Initially, there is little or no "end play" in the drive shaft 150. However, with prolonged use, some end play may develop, and spring 212 presses the rotor head into engagement with the idler gear, and also presses the free ends of rotor teeth 180 into engagement with the mating face of head 122. In the preferred embodiment, the idler gear 182 and mounting pin 186 are of hardened construction, preferably hardened cast iron, and most preferably ceramic. The rotor and especially the teeth 180 are also of hardened construction, preferably hardened cast iron. The head 122 is also of hardened construction, preferably hardened cast iron of greater hardness than the rotor, so as to provide continuous adjustments during prolonged pump use (with attendant wear on the rotor 178 and head 122), so as to maintain a constant pump output over the useful life of the pump.
In the preferred embodiment, the idler gear 182 is made of ceramic material and has a hardness greater than that of the head and rotor. The head member is fabricated so as to have an intermediate hardness of the three parts, that is, a lesser hardness than idler gear 182 but a greater hardness than the rotor 178. After prolonged use, the free ends of rotor 180 will wear, so as to have a reduced length in the axial direction. The idler gear 182 sees an increased pressure applied by rotor 178 and, being harder than the rotor, bores into the face 222 of the rotor, thereby effectively extending the length of rotor teeth 180 in the axial direction, as well as the slots between adjacent rotor teeth, thereby preserving the volume pumped for a given amount of rotation. Because the head member 122 is harder than the rotor, a compensating wear develops at the rotor face 222 rather than at the head member 122.
Referring now to FIGS. 15-22, the valve tray subassembly includes a mounting plate 230 in the form of a tray having a horizontal plate-like portion 232 and a downturned rear wall 234. The dispense head assembly 44 is mounted at the forward end of the tray, and is coupled to the dispense valves 60 by a plurality of tubing segments 240. Referring additionally to FIG. 21, the dispense head assembly 44 includes a nozzle portion 244 downwardly depending from a body portion 246 which is preferably formed from a plastic block, machined to form flow channels, one for each conduit 240 extending to the nozzle 244.
In the preferred embodiment, three flow channels emerge from each sidewall and from the rear wall of the body portion 246. The tubing segments are arranged side-by-side and are trained to generally follow the horizontal plate portion 232 of tray 230. As can be seen in FIG. 16, the tubing segments "fan out" from the sidewalls and rear wall of the body member 246. The tubing segments are connected to dispense ports 250 of the valve 60. In the preferred embodiment, dispense valves 60 are mounted directly to rear wall 234 of tray 230.
However, as indicated in FIG. 16, the dispense valves 60 could be mounted to an intermediate plate 254 which is in turn mounted to rear wall 234. The mounting plate 254 has elongated mounting holes (not shown) to receive threaded fasteners (not shown) received in rear wall 234. Mounting plate 254 can be moved small amounts in a vertical direction, so as to control the amount of slope, if any, to the tubing segments 240. In the alternative embodiment shown in FIG. 16, the mounting plate 254 can be repositioned so as to introduce or alternatively eliminate a small downward slope in the tubing segments, as desired. The tubing segments should be of flexible construction to allow these adjustments.
Referring additionally to FIG. 4, the pump outputs are connected through conduits 260 to the inlet ports of dispense valves 60. Conduits 262 couple the outlet ports 264 to canisters 58, with conduits coupling the canisters to the pump inlet ports. In the preferred embodiment, material to be dispensed is stored in canisters 56, 58 and is pumped through conduits 260 to dispense valves 60. The dispense valves 60 are configured such that the material circulates through the dispense valves, exiting through outlet ports 264 to return to canisters 56, 58 via conduit 262. When a dispensing cycle is initiated, control circuitry 72 initiates commands to dispense valves 60 through conductors 270, and flow is diverted through outlet ports 250, for passage through tubing segments 240 and dispense head 268 to dispense nozzle 244. The recirculation prevents settling in the various conduit lines, and also prevents settling in the canisters, augmenting the stirrers 280, driven by electric motor 282 (see FIG. 4).
A lamp 290 is mounted to printed circuit board 292 which is secured to the upper surface of dispense head 246. The lamp 290 is received in a passageway 294 formed at the center of the dispense head 246 and the dispense nozzle 244, so that illumination from lamp 290 indicates the desired positioning of a container to receive dispense materials. Referring to FIG. 21, stainless steel nozzle extensions 298 are positioned at the bottom end of dispense nozzle 244, the nozzle extensions projecting small amounts beyond the bottom surface 300 of the dispense nozzle. The flow passageways in the dispense nozzle 244 and dispense head 246 are indicated in phantom in FIG. 21.
The drawings and the foregoing descriptions are not intended to represent the only forms of the invention in regard to the details of its construction and manner of operation. Changes in form and in the proportion of parts, as well as the substitution of equivalents, are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient; and although specific terms have been employed, they are intended in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for the purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being delineated by the following claims.
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|Product Type: Stool
|Gloss Finish: Yes
|Frame Material: Wood
|Solid Wood Construction: No
|Number of Items Included: 1
|Non-Toxic: Yes
|Pattern: Solid
|Arms Included: No
|Upholstered Seat: Yes
|Rocker: No
|Glider: No
|Footrest Included: No
|Stackable: No
|Foldable: No
|Inflatable: No
|Legs Included: Yes
|Casters: No
|Cupholder: No
|Ottoman Included: No
|Seating Capacity: 1
|Product Care: Damp cloth to clean
|Country of Manufacture: China
|Assembly Required: No
|Additional Parts Required: No
About the ManufacturerIn addition to becoming one of the premier importers and distributors of fine home furnishings in the United States, Global Furniture USA has become a prominent force in the international market as well. They offer single item shipments out of their east coast facility located in East Brunswick, New Jersey. They also provide a container program of cataloged items or custom made products based on customer specifications.
Their marketing and merchandising efforts are geared toward providing a broad selection of styles, at competitive prices, quick delivery to the consumer and strong customer support. They serve as a direct factory importer and as a result have been able to market their products at lower prices and offer quicker delivery than many of their competitors.
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Global Furniture USA is well known for their great products and they are constantly updating their product line. You and your family are sure to find the perfect piece for your home with Global Furniture USA.
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