Remote spray foam system for polyurethane insulation foam
View Patent ↗A remote spray foam system includes a mast; a robot platform mounted to the mast; a remote manipulator mounted to the robot platform; a hand-held spray gun operable to spray foam, the hand-held spray gun removably mountable to the remote manipulator; and a control system operable to position the mast, and the remote manipulator to position and operate the spray gun.
1. A remote spray foam system for polyurethane insulation foam, comprising:
a mobile mast platform;
a mast mounted to the mobile mast platform, the mast extendable and retractable with respect to the mobile mast platform;
a robot platform removably mounted to the mast;
a remote manipulator mounted to the robot platform;
a spray gun;
wherein said spray gun is a hand-held spray gun operable to spray the polyurethane insulation foam, the spray gun removably mountable to the remote manipulator;
a control system in communication with the remote manipulator to position and operate the spray gun,
a control interface in communication with the control system, the control interface operable to receive a user input to remotely control the mobile mast platform, the mast, and the remote manipulator to position and operate the spray gun; and
a first effector mounted to the remote manipulator adjacent to a trigger of the spray gun to operate the spray gun to spray polyurethane insulation foam.
2. The remote spray foam system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the remote manipulator is a 6-axis robot mounted atop the robot platform.
3. The remote spray foam system as recited in claim 1 wherein the control interface is in wired communication with the control system.
4. The remote spray foam system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the spray gun is in fluid communication with a remote foam supply.
5. The remote spray foam system as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a cleaning station that comprises a brush system.
6. The remote spray foam system as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a cleaning station that comprises a solvent sprayer system.
7. The remote spray foam system as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a quick disconnect system to mount the robot platform to the mast.
8. The remote spray foam system as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a cleaning station mounted to the robot platform, the cleaning station comprises a brush system and a solvent sprayer system to selectively clean a nozzle of the spray gun.
9. The remote spray foam system as recited in claim 4 , wherein the spray gun is removable for hand-held operation.
10. The remote spray foam system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the control interface comprises a joystick to remotely position the spray gun and a button to spray the polyurethane insulation foam.
11. The remote spray foam system as recited in claim 10 , wherein the control interface comprises a button to automatically position the spray gun to the cleaning position for cleaning at a cleaning station.
12. The remote spray foam system as recited in claim 2 , wherein the mast extending in a direction is perpendicular to the robot platform.
13. A remote spray foam system for polyurethane insulation foam, comprising:
a mobile mast platform;
a mast mounted to the mobile mast platform, the mast extendable and retractable with respect to the mobile mast platform;
a robot platform removably mounted to the mast, the mast perpendicular to the robot platform;
a quick disconnect system to mount the robot platform to the mast;
a remote manipulator mounted to the robot platform, the remote manipulator comprises a 6-axis robot;
a spray gun;
said spray gun is a spray gun operable to spray the polyurethane insulation foam, the spray gun removably mountable to the remote manipulator, the spray gun removable for hand-held operation;
a first effector mounted to the remote manipulator adjacent to a trigger of the spray gun to operate the spray gun to spray the polyurethane insulation foam;
a cleaning station that comprises a brush system and a solvent sprayer system to selectively clean a nozzle of the spray gun;
the cleaning station mounted to the robot platform, the cleaning station comprises a brush system and a solvent sprayer system to selectively clean the nozzle of the spray gun; and
a control interface in communication with the control system, the control interface operable to receive a user input to remotely control the mobile mast platform, the mast, and the remote manipulator to position and operate the spray gun.