Metered Dispensing System

Abstract

An improved flow rate metering device that provides for the mixing and dispensing of two or more fluids to form final mixture, for example, for automatic washing of cars and trucks. More specifically, the invention is a system that mixes and ejects chemicals, creating a very precise mixture of one or more chemicals with a dilutant, such as water. The device also has the capability of monitoring an entire chemical dilution and release system, comprising multiple chemicals, and using software to document past and current usage rates, along with predicting future usage rates based upon both past usage rates and environmental conditions.

That which is claimed: 
     
         1 . A device for delivery of chemicals, consisting of a cloud database, a power source, a smart dispenser, and an internet connection, where the smart dispenser consists of a monitoring system, a delivery system and a carwash controller, where the smart dispenser consists of a manifold, a water bullet valve, a chemical bullet valve, an air stepper valve and a volumetric pump, where the carwash controller sends a signal to the smart dispenser, where the signal comprises a plurality of wash figures relating to a chemical signal, a wash package signal, and a wash counter signal, where the smart dispenser analyzes the chemical signal, the wash package signal and the wash counter signal, and sends a cloud database signal to the cloud database, and creates a plurality of valve controls for the water bullet valve, the chemical bullet valve and the air stepper valve, where the manifold distributes a quantify of water from the water bullet value, a quantity of chemical from the chemical bullet valve, and a quantity of air from the air stepper valve into a quantity of car wash liquid, where the quantity of car wash liquid is directed onto a car at a carwash. 
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , where the device relates to the cleaning of a plurality of cars in a car wash, where the device additionally comprises a plurality of monitoring probes, where each of the plurality of monitoring probes measures a tank level for each of a plurality of chemical boxes, where the tank levels are transmitted to the cloud, and where the smart dispenser receives the tank levels from the cloud, and where the smart dispenser estimates a number of car washes remaining for a particular chemical that is uses for a particularly type of car wash. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , where the number of car washes is used to create a purchasing estimate for each of the particular chemicals, which gives the car wash owner a realistic estimate on when he/she should be placing one or more orders for one or more additional containers of each particular chemical. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , where the air stepper regulates air pressure and flow between 3 and 60 psi. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , where the chemical bullet valve requires a constant chemical pressure when in operation of between 10 and 50 psi. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , where the chemical bullet valve needs the chemical pressurized between 30 and 40 psi. 
     
     
         7 . A device for delivery of chemicals, comprising a cloud database, a power source, a smart dispenser, and an internet connection, where the smart dispenser comprises a monitoring system, a delivery system and a carwash controller. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 7 , where the smart dispenser additionally comprises a manifold, a water bullet valve, a chemical bullet valve, an air stepper valve and a volumetric pump, where the carwash controller sends a signal to the smart dispenser, where the signal comprises a plurality of wash figures relating to a chemical signal, a wash package signal, and a wash counter signal, where the smart dispenser analyzes the chemical signal, the wash package signal and the wash counter signal, and sends a cloud database signal to the cloud database, and creates a plurality of valve controls for the water bullet valve, the chemical bullet valve and the air stepper valve, where the manifold distributes a quantify of water from the water bullet value, a quantity of chemical from the chemical bullet valve, and a quantity of air from the air stepper valve into a quantity of car wash liquid, where the quantity of car wash liquid is directed onto a car at a carwash. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8 , additionally comprising a plurality of monitoring probes, where each of the plurality of monitoring probes measures a tank level for each of a plurality of chemical boxes, where the tank levels are transmitted to the cloud, and where the smart dispenser receives that tank levels from the cloud, and where the smart dispenser estimates a number of car washes remaining for a particular chemical that is uses for a particularly type of car wash. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9 , where the number of car washes is used to create a purchasing estimate for each of the particular chemicals, which gives the car wash owner a realistic estimate on when he/she should be placing one or more orders for one or more additional containers of each particular chemical. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , where the air stepper regulates a level of air pressure and where the level of air pressure is a flow between 3 and 60 psi. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11 , where the chemical bullet valve requires a constant chemical pressure when in operation of between 10 and 50 psi. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , where the chemical bullet valve needs the chemical pressurized between 30 and 50 psi. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 13 , where the air stepper regulates air pressure and flow between 3 and 60 psi. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 14 , where the stepper uses an inlet of 90 to 125 psi. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15 , where the chemical bullet valve has a constant chemical pressure when in operation of between 10 and 50 psi. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 15 , where the chemical bullet valve needs the chemical pressurized between 30 and 40 psi. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 7 , where the smart dispenser analyzes the chemical signal, the wash package signal and the wash counter signal, and sends a cloud database signal to the cloud database, and creates a plurality of valve controls for the water bullet valve, the chemical bullet valve and the air stepper valve, where the manifold distributes a quantify of water from the water bullet value, a quantity of chemical from the chemical bullet valve, and a quantity of air from the air stepper valve into a quantity of car wash liquid, where the quantity of car wash liquid is directed onto a car at a carwash. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 18 , where the monitoring system comprises a carwash controller and a smart dispenser, and where the smart dispenser comprises a water bullet valve, a chemical bullet valve, an air stepper valve and a volumetric pump, where the air stepper regulates air pressure and flow between 3 and 60 psi. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 19 , where the chemical bullet valve requires a constant chemical pressure when in operation of between 10 and 50 psi, where the chemical bullet valve has the chemical pressurize between 30 and 50 psi, where the air stepper regulates the air pressure and the flow between 90 to 125 psi.