Automatic body spray system

Abstract

An embodiment of an automatic body spray control system may include an atomization nozzle, a linear slide coupled to the atomization nozzle and configured to move the atomization nozzle vertically up and down, a user interface, and a controller for controlling the operation of the linear slide and the user interface.

1 . An automatic body spray control system comprising:
 at least one fluid reservoir;   at least one fluid pump fluidly coupled to the at least one fluid reservoir;   an atomization nozzle;   a linear slide coupled to the nozzle and configured to move the nozzle vertically up and down;   a user interface; and   a controller for controlling the operation of the fluid pump, the linear slide, and the user interface.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the controller has pre-programmed parameters stored therein including fluid pump values, linear slide speed, nozzle position, and number of spray passes. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the pre-programmed parameters are adjustable via the user interface. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , further including a height sensor in signal communication with the controller and configured to automatically adjust nozzle position for the sensed height. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface is configured to received input from a user to allow the user to adjust nozzle position. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface is configured to allow a user to input spray variables, such spray variables comprising:
 entire body spray or a portion of the body to be sprayed; and   a desired solution or combination of solutions to be sprayed.   
     
     
         7 . An automatic body spray control system comprising:
 an atomization nozzle;   a linear slide coupled to the atomization nozzle and configured to move the atomization nozzle vertically up and down;   a user interface; and   a controller operably connected to the linear slide and the user interface for controlling the operation of the linear slide and the user interface.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , the controller configured to receive data from the user interface indicating a selected body portion to spray, where the controller in turn causes the linear slide to move the atomization nozzle to spray the selected body portion. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , the controller configured to receive data from the user interface indicating height of the selected body portion, where the controller in turn causes the linear slide to move the atomization nozzle to a start spraying position corresponding to the height of the selected body portion. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 7 , the controller configured to receive data from the user interface indicating height of a subject, where the controller in turn causes the linear slide to move the atomization nozzle to a start spraying position corresponding to the height of the subject. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 7 , comprising a height monitoring sensor in signal communication to the controller and configured to sense height of a subject and communicate the height of the subject to the controller for the controller to cause the linear slide to move the atomization nozzle to a start spraying position corresponding to the height of the subject. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 7 , the controller configured to receive data from the user interface indicating selection of a single spray application within a session. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , the controller configured to receive data from the user interface indicating a user selected solution to spray during the single spray application. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , comprising at least one fluid pump fluidly coupled to the atomization nozzle, the controller configured to receive data from the user interface indicating a user selected spray intensity level corresponding to a pre-programmed fluid pump speed. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 7 , the controller configured to receive data from the user interface indicating selection of one or more of multiple spray applications and multiple drying air passes within a session. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , the controller configured to receive data from the user interface indicating a first user selected solution to spray during a first application within the session and a second user selected solution to spray during a second application within the session. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , comprising at least one fluid pump fluidly coupled to the atomization nozzle, the controller configured to receive data from the user interface indicating a first user selected spray intensity level corresponding to a first pre-programmed fluid pump speed and a second user selected spray intensity level corresponding to a second pre-programmed fluid pump speed. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the controller has pre-programmed parameters stored therein, the pre-programmed parameters selected from the group consisting of spray intensity level, linear slide speeds, nozzle start spraying positions, number of spray passes, and number of drying air passes. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the pre-programmed parameters are adjustable via the user interface. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 7 , the controller configured to receive from the user interface data representing one or more spray variables, the one or more spray variables selected from the group consisting of:
 entire body spray or a portion of the body to be sprayed;   linear slide speed;   nozzle start spraying position;   nozzle stop spraying position;   a number of spray passes;   a number of drying air passes;   a desired solution or combination of solutions to be sprayed; and   a desired fluid flow rate.