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Mobile fluid distribution system and method

US8376244B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 2009
Grant dateFeb 19, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 11, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE01H10/007
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A fluid distribution system and method for mobile applications. The system includes a power source, a pump driven by the power source, and a motor driven by the pump. The system also includes a spray head with a fluid inlet passage, a fluid outlet passage, a fluid piston disposed in a chamber for controlled access between the inlet and outlet passages and defining a variable orifice, and a hydraulic cylinder controllably engaged to the orifice. The fluid piston and the hydraulic cylinder are aligned with a common longitudinal axis, and the inlet passage is offset from the axis in a direction opposed to the location of the outlet passage.

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