A ready mix truck wash system includes a frame adapted for receiving a ready mix truck during operation of the system, a plurality of nozzles supported at predetermined positions by the frame to direct a pressurized liquid for washing the ready mix truck, a controller, and a plurality of sensors controlled by the controller for monitoring a position of the ready mix truck relative to at least one of the frame and the plurality of nozzles in preparation of operation and during operation of the system. In response to the ready mix truck being temporarily positioned at a first fixed position during operation of the system, a controlled predetermined volume of pressurized liquid is introduced into a barrel of the ready mix truck from at least one nozzle of the plurality of nozzles, the predetermined volume of pressurized liquid mixing with a concrete load in the ready mix truck.
Ready mix truck wash system
2024-01-02
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60S SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Warten, Reinigen, Instandsetzen, Unterstützen, Anheben oder Rangieren von Fahrzeugen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen / B08B Reinigen allgemein , CLEANING IN GENERAL / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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