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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2004
Dino J. Farina, Holliston, MA (US);
Timothy M. Fallon, Somerville, MA (US);
Socratis Kalogrianitis, Somerville, MA (US);
Peter Taylor, Buellton, CA (US);
Dino J. Farina, Holliston, MA (US);
Timothy M. Fallon, Somerville, MA (US);
Socratis Kalogrianitis, Somerville, MA (US);
Peter Taylor, Buellton, CA (US);
Image Therm Engineering, Inc., Sudbury, MA (US);
Abstract
A system for actuating a spray pump assembly comprises a reference platform, a motor, a drive transmission, a spray pump holder, a force coupler, a force transducer, and a system controller. The motor receives a power and control input, and produces a rotary drive output. The drive transmission receives the rotary drive output and produces a linear drive output. The spray pump holder secures the spray pump assembly. The force coupler couples the linear drive output to the spray pump, and applies a force to the spray pump. The force transducer produces a force signal proportional to the force applied to the spray pump. The system controller receives a set of test inputs and provides the control input to the motor as a function of the set of test inputs. The system actuates the spray pump mechanism according to an actuation profile defined by the set of test inputs.