Float Sprayer System for Concrete Curing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for applying fluids to curing materials like concrete often require a second person to operate a separate sprayer, which is inefficient and can lead to imperfections due to the need for manual smoothing and fluid application.
Innovation Solution
A float sprayer system that integrates a sprayer on a float tool, connected to a pump via a conduit through a handle, allowing for controlled fluid dispensation directly from the float, with a valve for flow control and remote operation via a mobile device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a separate sprayer is used to apply fluid to curing materials, then fluid application can be performed, but an additional person is required and the process becomes less efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the sprayer and float tool into a single integrated unit. The sprayer is mounted on the float tool, allowing one person to perform both smoothing and fluid application tasks simultaneously, eliminating the need for a second person and improving operational efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The float tool is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a smoothing tool for concrete surfaces and a fluid application device. The integrated sprayer system allows the same tool to deliver both mechanical smoothing action and chemical treatment, making the equipment more versatile and reducing the total number of tools needed.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual smoothing and fluid application are performed separately, then each task can be completed, but imperfections may occur due to the separation of tasks
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the sprayer directly onto the float tool, the invention ensures that fluid application and smoothing occur simultaneously in the same location and time. This coordination eliminates gaps between tasks that could lead to surface imperfections, as the fluid is applied precisely where and when it is needed during the smoothing process.
3Ease of operation
If a pump and conduit system is integrated into the float tool, then fluid can be delivered directly from the float, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a pump and conduit system as an intermediary mechanism to deliver fluid from a remote source to the sprayer on the float tool. This allows the complex pumping mechanism to be positioned separately from the float, with only the necessary conduit and sprayer components integrated into the tool, balancing functionality with manageable complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and streamlined application of fluids to curing materials, reducing the need for a second person and minimizing imperfections by integrating fluid dispensation directly with the smoothing process, thereby improving operational efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
A pump is fluidly connected to the at least one sprayer by a conduit which extends through a handle that is connected to the float. The pump is adapted to transfer the fluid from the fluid source through the conduit to be dispensed by the at least one sprayer on the float.
Implementation Method 2
A valve on the handle may be utilized to control flow through the conduit within the handle
Data Source
AI summary
A float sprayer system for efficiently dispensing a fluid from a float to treat a curing material. The float sprayer system generally includes a float for smoothing a curing material and at least one sprayer on the float; with the at least one sprayer being adapted to dispense a fluid from the float. A pump is fluidly connected to the at least one sprayer by a conduit which extends through a handle that is connected to the float. The pump is adapted to transfer the fluid from the fluid source through the conduit to be dispensed by the at least one sprayer on the float. A valve on the handle may be utilized to control flow through the conduit within the handle, and a mobile device may be utilized to control the pump.