Bowling Lane Conditioning Machine
The invention relates generally to the conditioning of bowling lanes, and, more particularly to an apparatus and method for automatically applying a predetermined pattern of dressing fluid along the transverse and longitudinal dimensions of a bowling lane.
1 . A bowling lane conditioning machine comprising:
a housing; and
a lane dressing fluid application system carried by the housing, wherein the lane dressing fluid application system comprises:
a lane dressing fluid tank; and
an injector rail in communication with the lane dressing fluid tank, the injector rail comprising:
a lane dressing fluid heater; and
at least one injector comprising at least one opening and a valve.
2 . The bowling lane conditioning machine of claim 1 , wherein the at least one injector is in a fixed position with respect to the housing as the bowling lane conditioning machine moves along a bowling lane.
3 . The bowling lane conditioning machine of claim 1 , wherein the lane dressing fluid application system further comprises a buffer carried by the housing.
4 . The bowling lane conditioning machine of claim 3 , wherein the lane dressing fluid application system further comprises a dispersion roller carried by the housing and disposed in contact with the buffer.
5 . The bowling lane conditioning machine of claim 1 further comprising a cleaning fluid delivery and removal system carried by the housing.
6 . The bowling lane conditioning machine of claim 1 , wherein the lane dressing fluid application system comprises a buffer brush comprising bristles flagged on an end that contacts a bowling lane to balance an ability of the buffer brush to spread lane dressing evenly across a width of the bowling lane with minimal storage capacity to move the lane dressing along a length of the bowling lane.
7 . A bowling lane conditioning machine comprising:
a housing;
a lane dressing fluid application system carried by the housing; and
a modular electrical enclosure carried by the housing and comprising a control system for the bowling lane conditioning machine.
8 . The bowling lane conditioning machine of claim 7 , wherein the modular electrical enclosure is carried by a center frame section of the housing.
9 . The bowling lane conditioning machine of claim 7 , wherein the modular electrical enclosure comprises wire connectors operative to provide quick disconnection and labeling to provide correct reconnection.
10 . The bowling lane conditioning machine of claim 7 , wherein the lane dressing fluid application system comprises at least one injector comprising at least one opening and a valve.
11 . The bowling lane conditioning machine of claim 7 further comprising a cleaning fluid delivery and removal system carried by the housing.
12 . The bowling lane conditioning machine of claim 7 , wherein the lane dressing fluid application system comprises a buffer brush comprising bristles flagged on an end that contacts a bowling lane to balance an ability of the buffer brush to spread lane dressing evenly across a width of the bowling lane with minimal storage capacity to move the lane dressing along a length of the bowling lane.