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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2018
Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Chris L. Wurtz, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Cody D. Clifton, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US);
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.