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|16 Jun 1987
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|3 Abr 1985
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|3 Abr 1984
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|Hans-Joachim Zylka
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|J. Wagner Ag
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electronic high-voltage generator for electrostatic sprayer devices comprising a charging electrode, the sprayer devices being formed of a controllable low-voltage d.c. voltage source, a frequency-clocked power amplifier for converting the d.c. voltage into an alternating voltage, and a transformer for converting the low-voltage alternating voltage into a medium high voltage alternating voltage, and a high-voltage cascade for converting the medium high voltage alternating voltage into a high-voltage d.c. voltage, and particularly for hand spray guns in which the transformer and the cascade are integrated in the gun.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Various embodiments of the type of high-voltage generator generally set forth above are commercially available, and either represent a separate element connected to the spray gun by way of a high-voltage cable or the transformer and the high-voltage cascade or multiplier are accommodated in the gun and are connected by way of a low-voltage line to the unit containing the other components of the high-voltage generator. When producing such sprayer systems, the individual electronic components are designed such, particularly an oscillator having an oscillation frequency for clocking the power amplifier, that the high-voltage generation occurs with the lowest possible power losses, in particular that the transformer functions optimally loss-free (resonant range). Despite this prematching, however, considerable power losses occur in the practical operation of such sprayer systems, particularly because the prematching is necessarily based on fixed values with respect to the connecting line between the high-voltage generator or, respectively, high-voltage generating portion and the spray gun, as well as with respect to the load. It is precisely the load, however, that is dependent on the distance between the charging electrode and the workpiece to be sprayed, the type of sprayed material and the like which is subject, in practice, to considerable changes or, respectively, fluctuations, particularly in the case of hand sprayguns. The consequence of these considerable losses is not only an inefficient operation, but also the requirement to provide for a corresponding heat dissipation, for instance at series resistors. In spray guns wherein the transformer and the high-voltage cascade are accommodated in the gun, a further disadvantage occurs in that, in order to avoid overheating damage, limits are placed on the miniaturization of these components, this leading to the fact that they are relatively large and heavy and, therefore, unwieldy, particularly in the case of hand sprayguns.
It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide an improved electrostatic high-voltage generator of the type generally set forth above and intended for operation of electrostatic sprayer devices such that an automatic matching in the direction of minimum power losses continuously occurs during practical operation.
According to the invention, the above object is achieved in a generator of the type generally set forth above in that the power amplifier is clocked by a d.c. voltage-controlled, regulatable frequency generator, in that the low-voltage d.c. voltage source and the frequency generator are controlled by a microcomputer such that the transformer is optimally matched with respect to performance for all voltages appearing at the high-voltage output of the cascade, i.e. its primary current therefore remains at the appertaining minimum, and in that the actual values of primary voltage and current of the transformer are continuously supplied as operating data to the microcomputer.
The present invention is based on the perception that the power losses occurring in practice given the known high-voltage generators are particularly based on the fact that the resonant range of the transformer shifts given load changes, i.e. the transformer no longer operates in the optimum power range. In order to then be able to undertake a frequency matching, the possibility must be created of being able to vary the frequency of the power amplifier driving the primary side of the transformer. A controllable frequency generator is therefore employed in accordance with the invention for clocking the power amplifier, namely instead of the standard oscillators oscillating at a specific frequency. The control of this frequency and, in addition, the control of the low-voltage d.c. voltage source then occurs by way of a microcomputer which continuously and constantly undertakes the optimum power-wise matching on the basis of a control algorithm. The voltage at the low-voltage d.c. voltage source and, therefore, the high-voltage at the output of the high-voltage cascade is thereby set and controlled according to a prescribed reference value and the frequency of the frequency generator is optimally selected with respect to power or, respectively, controlled by the computer. As a result of this nearly loss-free high-voltage generation in all operating conditions an energy saving occurs on the one hand, and on the other hand a significant reduction in the heat generated by the electronic components, particularly the transformer, also occurs. Given, for example, the sprayguns having integration of the transformer and the cascade, therefore, it is possible to keep these components extremely small using modern electronics and, therefore, to execute the gun as a small and lightweight device without any risk of overheating of the electronic components.
According to a further feature of the invention, the spray current, i.e. the current flowing between the charging electrode and the workpiece to be sprayed, is identified, whereby the microcomputer then keeps the voltage essentially constant up to a prescribed spray current threshold on the basis of the identified spray current values, but reduces the voltage when this threshold is reached or, respectively, exceeded. In other words, when the gun nears the workpiece, this being connected with an increase in the spraygun, the voltage is first held at an essentially constant value, whereas the voltage is reduced after a specific distance (spray current threshold) and the danger of arcing is thus avoided. Therefore, work can still be carried out free of hazard even within the threshold distance, whereby the optimum matching (minimum loss) continues to be guaranteed. Although so-called proximity switches have already been disclosed, for example, in the European patent application No. 0 092 404, in which the voltage is reduced as a gun approaches the workpiece, these known circuits are relatively involved and are hardly in the position of keeping the voltage constant before the threshold is reached and contribute nothing to a matching of the high-voltage generator accurately given the greatly fluctuating operating conditions in this case. In addition, the identification of the spray current according to the invention occurs and very simple, problem-free and yet accurate measuring method.
According to other features of the invention, the high-voltage generator can be expanded by selection units, control elements and interface units, whereby numerous possibilities derive with respect to inputting and displaying data, prescribing specific sequences and linking with other sprayer devices and/or other data processing devices.
Other objects, features and advantages of the invention, its organization, construction and operation will be best-understood from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, on which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a high-voltage generator constructed in accordance with the present invention;
FIGS. 2a and 2b are graphic illustrations to aid in explaining the control dependent on spray current; and
FIGS. 3a, 3b and 3c are representations of operating conditions as seen on a display unit.
Referring to FIG. 1, a high-voltage transformer 10 is illustrated as having its secondary connected to the input of a high-voltage cascade 11. The high-voltage output of the cascade 11 leads to a high-voltage electrode (not shown) of an electrostatic spray device. The transformer 10, the high-voltage cascade 11 and the high-voltage electrode are standard components of known electrostatic sprayguns having high-voltage generation integrated in the gun.
The primary side of the high-voltage transformer 10 is supplied via a feed cable (not shown but indicated by the schematically illustrated electrical conductors) from a power amplifier 12 which, in the manner of the components discussed below, is located at a location which is remote from the spraygun, preferably in the housing of the combined feed and control unit. The power amplifier 12 is supplied with d.c. voltage from a controllable voltage source 13, for example a clocked power pack. Further, the required clock frequency is impressed on the power amplifier 12 by a frequency generator 14, whereby the frequency generator 14 is a d.c. controlled regulatable frequency generator, this being of essential significance. The voltage source 13 and the frequency generator 14 are connected by way of control lines to a microcomputer 15 which undertakes the control of these two components. The microcomputer 15 is selectable by a drive unit 16 which comprises a manually-actuatable keyboard as well as a display for displaying data of interest. Further, the microcomputer 15 is continuously supplied with data concerning the events occurring in the high-voltage generator, whereby the respective actual voltage values are identified by a circuit 17 and the respective actual current values of the primary side of the transformer 10 are identified by a circuit 18 and are forwarded to the microprocessor 15 as operational data upon appropriate data editing. The circuits of the two units 17 and 19 are thereby shown on the drawing, along with a low-value resistor 19. In addition, the microprocessor 15 is supplied with operational data concerning the magnitude of the spray current, i.e. the current between the high-voltage electrode and the grounded workpiece, this data being supplied by way of a circuit 20. The circuit 20 thereby determines the spray current in such a manner that the current flow between the electronic ground, indicated at 21, and ground 22 is measured, namely upon interposition of a high-value resistor 23. In this manner, the spray current which is difficult to access with direct measurement techniques can be easily and nonetheless accurately identified.
An input/output control circuit 24, which is in communication with the microcomputer 15 and actuation elements of the spraygun, for example the trigger members for high-voltage, spray material feed and compressed air feed, and which controls certain sequences, for example opening of the spray material valve only after the high-voltage has been switched on, and indicates errors under given conditions. A standard monitoring logic circuit 25 assumes the monitoring of the program control of the microcomputer 15. Interface circuits 26 and 27 provide the interfaces between the microcomputer and other units. The interface circuit 26, for example, is an interprocessor interface for producing combinations for the purpose of data or, respectively, instruction exchange (for example controlling a plurality of sprayguns from a central location) and the interface 27 is a serial interface which enables a connection to high-ranking computer systems.
The high-voltage generator operates in the following manner. The operator inputs the value for the high voltage desired at the charging electrode via the keyboard of the drive unit 16. During the entire spraying operation, the microcomputer controls the voltage of the voltage source 13 and the frequency of the generator 14 such that, on the one hand, the primary current of the transformer 10 remains at the most favorable value (minimum) in terms of performance. An optimum spray effect (constant high voltage) and a minimum power loss (optimum matching) are therefore guaranteed regardless of the respective loads and load fluctuations. In addition to the input of the desired high voltage at the charging electrode, however, a spray value threshold is also input into the microcomputer by way of the keyboard. When this threshold is reached or exceeded, this being communicated to the microcomputer 15 by the spray current identity circuit 20, then the microcomputer 15 reduces the voltage at the voltage source 13 and, therefore, the high voltage at the charging electrode, namely such that the spray current then remains essentially constant. FIG. 2a illustrates the characteristic of the spray current IS and FIG. 3a illustrates the characteristic of the high voltage U at the charging electrode, namely respectively entered over the distance of the charging electrode from the workpiece. The broken vertical line in FIG. 2a indicates the threshold of the spray current or, respectively, of the critical distance. This regulation, as seen from the two diagrams, enables hazard-free work up to minimum distances between the charging electrode and the workpiece, whereby the control can be undertaken such that the voltage completely collapses immediately before the charging electrode contacts the workpiece (contact protection). The power matching thereby also continues to be carried out during this "close operation", i.e. no significant power losses and, therefore, no heating of the electronics modules occur during this operating condition.
Various settings and operating data can be displayed to the operator on the display unit of the drive unit 16. In particular, a display of the selected voltage, of the selected spray current threshold and of the magnitude of the spray current will be undertaken. A particularly dramatic display for these three values comprises a switchable luminescent diode band such as illustrated in FIGS. 3a, 3b and 3c. The luminescent band 30 in FIG. 3a represents the display for the high voltage that has been set, whereby the voltage value derives from the length of the band 30. This display will therefore remain constant during operation unless the spray current threshold is exceeded. The condition illustrated in FIG. 3b in which the set spray current threshold is displayed, namely by the non-illuminated diode dividing the luminescent band 30 into two sub-bands 31, 32 can be achieved by switching. By further switching, finally, the condition of FIG. 3c is reached, wherein the actual spray current is displayed. Only a single luminescent value 33 is then illuminated for this display of the spray current. The advantage of this display is that only one luminescent diode array is required for displaying three values, namely the voltage U, the threshold SW and the spray current IS.
On the basis of data existing in the microcomputer, information can be derived which are essential for error diagnosis, for example allow identification in the case of an error as to whether it is a matter of a defect of the cascade, a line interruption, etc. Further, both the prescription as well as the recognition or, respectively, display of specific sequences and events can be achieved by way of the input/output control circuit 24, for example the prescription of interlocks (for instance the paint valve is not opened until after the high voltage has been switched on) or the display of errors. Combinations of a plurality of logics can be executed by way of the interprocessor interface circuit 26 for the purpose of data or, respectively, instruction exchange, for example when a plurality of spray guns are to be controlled from a central location or when a workpiece grounding monitor is to be connected, whereby the high voltage then automatically disconnects given deficient workpiece grounding. When the high-voltage generator is to be employed in combination with higher-ranking computers, this can occur by way of the serial interface 27; nearly unlimited possibilities thereby derive for automatic spraying systems with autonomous paint changing and the like.
The programming of the microcomputer amounts to the programming of commercially available microcomputers, including the combination of a microprocessor and a data store, and providing the same with a program including the algorithm control.
By way of a numerical example, it is pointed out that the d.c. voltage source 13 supplies a d.c. voltage of 25 V and a d.c. current of 0.5-2 A and the frequency generator supplies a clock frequency of 26 kHz.
Of course, the present invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiment illustrated and discussed herein, rather numerous modifications thereof are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. This relates particularly to the type and circuitry of the individual electronic components. What is essential, however, is that the microcomputer controls voltage and current such that an optimum matching is always provided, this, referring to the primary side of the transformer, corresponding to maximum amplitude given minimum current.
As mentioned, many changes and modifications of the invention may become apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. I therefore intend to include within the patent warranted hereon all such changes and modifications as may reasonably and properly be included within the scope of my contribution to the art.
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Editor's note: During each week of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup , The Joey Logano Foundation will provide grants to a non-profit in each of the race markets in a program called "Chasing Second Chances." Each week, Logano will detail those plans for NASCAR.com. Thank you again for all of your support this weekend. Another solid finish for our No. 22 team. Hopefully we can keep this momentum up as we head into Dover. This Week's Cause: Suicide Prevention September is Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide is a tough topic to talk about, but I believe the issue has to be addressed if we want to work on solving the problem. We decided for the third week of Chasing Second Chances it was important to bring awareness to this cause, in particular Veteran Suicide. Currently, the estimate is 22 veterans commit suicide each day. Some believe this number is low and other people believe there needs to be more studies done to have a more accurate figure, but what we know for sure is veterans have a suicide rate higher than non-veterans. About a year ago, I was introduced to an organization working to prevent veteran suicide. The group Elder Heart, a veteran non-profit organization, teamed up with a global advertising agency to create the Mission 22 campaign. Elder Heart is made up of Delta Force and Special Forces operators Tom Spooner, Magnus Johnson and Mike Kissel. Because of their personal battles with PTSD and TBI they have made it their mission to raise awareness, enlist support and end veteran suicide in America. The Mission 22 site ( http://www.mission22.com/vetintel ) is a great resource for veterans who may be struggling -- and their families. I was really struck by a statement on the site… "You may feel vulnerable asking for help, but be brave enough to admit when you need backup. You are not alone. There's an army behind you. Find a counselor, psychiatrist, family member or friend who is willing to help. You fought for your brothers in arms before. Now let your community fight for you." To those of us who have never had to fight because others were willing to risk their lives for our freedom, it is our turn to fight for these veterans. We need to become the army these soldiers need to get through the struggle. I wanted to focus on listing resources in this post in case you or someone you love needs help. The Veterans Crisis Line is a free, confidential crisis resource that veterans and their families and friends can access any day, anytime. Trained responders — some of them veterans themselves — are ready to listen, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Also, striking up a conversation with a veteran, or encouraging those on your social networks to support veterans in your area, could save a life. You never know who is listening. Remember … "They fought for us. And now we must fight for them. Commit a small portion of your time to help veterans in need in your community. It could be the difference between losing a hero and saving a life." -- Mission 22 This Week's Joey Logano Foundation Chasing Second Chances Partner In partnership with Elder Heart, Mission 22 and Dover International Speedway , the Joey Logano Foundation will provide a permanent statue designed to raise awareness about the 22 soldiers we are losing each day. It will be placed on track property so fans and visitors can be reminded that our soldiers need us. The statue will feature Michelle Langhorst, one of the 22 that died on March 30, 2015. I encourage you to explore the Mission 22 site, share the information and join us in bringing awareness to this cause. During this week (Sept. 28-Oct. 4), I am offering veterans a free copy of War and Soul: Healing our Nation's Veterans from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder , a book recommended on the Mission 22 resource site. Just email firstname.lastname@example.com and provide a brief explanation of who the book is for and an address for where the book can be sent.* "Everyone, vets and their families, want things to return exactly as they were before deployment. And that just isn't going to happen, and that's OK. People naturally grow, evolve and change based on things that happen in their lives and war only accentuates this. You have to move forward -- encourage your vet to look over the horizon and all of you should be open to new evolutions." -- Magnus Johnson THANK YOU, to all the veterans for your service. We truly appreciate you and your families for the sacrifices you have made. *Depending on the response, limited quantities may available. Please limit one per household.
JOLIET, Ill. -- Joey Logano is enjoying a third consecutive season in which he has qualified for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup . For the second season in a row, his No. 22 Ford has been to Victory Lane on multiple occasions. His 16 top-five finishes equals his career-best earned last season, and with 20 top 10s, he's just two shy of last year's top-10s total of 22. He has 10 races to improve upon those marks, 10 races to try and accomplish something bigger -- win his first championship. And yet in the midst of all the excitement and determination, the focus and attention on the job ahead, the 25-year-old is also hoping for something more. The Joey Logano Foundation, through a new platform known as Chasing Second Chances, will award grants and support to selected charities in various markets along this year's final 10 races. The endeavor, which officially kicked off last weekend in Richmond, has tabbed Bear Necessities as a recipient for this weekend's myAFibRisk.com 400 (Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Chicagoland Speedway . Next week, when the series travels to New Hampshire Motor Speedway , it will be David's House. A week later, in Dover, Mission 22/Elder Heart will be the focus. It will continue week after week, through the conclusion of the Chase in late November at Homestead-Miami Speedway . Some might think it's a distraction. Some might believe it's unwise to focus on anything other than trying to win the Sprint Cup championship Logano , obviously, feels otherwise. "It takes time, no doubt," Logano said Friday at Chicagoland. "But there is nothing more rewarding than that. "If you put a Sprint cup trophy in front of me and the opportunity to change someone's life, and you had to pick one or the other, it'd be pretty selfish to pick the Sprint Cup trophy, that's all I've got to say. "You have to look at the big picture in life sometimes. Yes, I want to win a championship, but that doesn't make you a champion in life. You know what I mean? A champion in life is using the tools that God's given me to help others." The foundation will celebrate its third year next spring at New Hampshire Motor Speedway , the closest site the Connecticut native has in the series to a home track. His current goal for the foundation is to reach $1 million in donations. "We have to get our foot in the gas a little bit and figure out how we're going to do that," Logano said. "We want to do it in a creative way and a way that fits with our mission of giving second chances and helping people in the racing community and race track areas." His time spent with his team might be valuable, but Logano said his time spent working with programs such as Chasing Second Chances is just as important. Sometimes it's an appearance at a particular venue, on other occasions it might be providing funds necessary to help a charitable organization continue to provide help and assistance to a community. "I've learned that I can have just as big of an impact by meeting someone and talking to them, trying to lift them up, as a check does," he said. "If you can do both, that's what we're going to do. "I'm trying to do my part and donate my time, but obviously a lot of the supporters of the foundation, we want to make sure their money is going to the right places and doing the right things. If we can put both of those together, we can do some amazing things for sure." More than two dozen organizations receive support from The Joey Logano Foundation. "Whether it's a homeless (situation) or it's an illness a child has come down with -- if you're the family it's really hard. When their child is in a hospital three hours down the road and you can't go to work, well, how do you pay the bills? "We're working with an organization that helps that part out. It's a little different than actually helping the child. But the family needs help as well. So we're thinking outside the box with things like that." Logano himself got something of a second chance when he landed at Team Penske after four full seasons at Joe Gibbs Racing . Paired with crew chief Todd Gordon, he quickly rewarded team owner Roger Penske by qualifying for the Chase his first year, then winning five times and advancing all the way to the Championship 4 last season. Now, he's embarking on an opportunity to become one of the series' youngest champions. But his desire to help others won't take a backseat during his latest run for the title. He's making sure of that. "I want to see the foundation grow a lot. I want it to be a nationwide organization that people know and want to donate to," he said. "I realize that's going to take a lot of time and it's not going to be easy. But it's a challenge I want to pursue when I look at years and years down the road. "We want to hit that million-dollar mark when we get to our third anniversary. Down the road we're going to want to be over $1 million every year. But we have to be methodical with the steps we make, really think them out. Because it is running a business, there's money coming in and money going out. "You've got to think of it like a business but you get to run it with your heart -- which is pretty fun."
Editor's note: During each week of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup , The Joey Logano Foundation will provide grants to a non-profit in each of the race markets in a program called "Chasing Second Chances." Each week, Logano will detail those plans for NASCAR.com. Thanks for the support during the first week of the Chase! While we didn't get the win at Chicagoland, we had a solid finish. I'm proud of my 22 team. Now on to New Hampshire! This Week's Cause: Pediatric Cancer This week, Chasing Second Chances will continue supporting Pediatric Cancer-related organizations. As I head to my home track, it really got me thinking about family. For this post, I want to focus on the effects having a child with cancer can have on the whole family. Someone shared this quote with me that was found on www.cancer.gov and it made an interesting point. " … treatment of childhood cancer inevitably occurs in the context of a family. Frequently, the impact of an adult's cancer treatment focuses on one or two key adults in the cancer patient's life. In childhood cancer, the effects are often felt by more individuals, including one or both parents, one or more siblings who are themselves children or adolescents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, teachers, friends, and other individuals who may be directly involved in the care or life experience of the child." And everyone reacts to the situation in different ways. Families can be brought closer or can be broken apart. Financially, it can be really tough on these families, too. Many kids have to travel for treatments. A parent may have to quit his or her job in order to be with the child. Out-of-pocket expenses add up and people have to borrow money just to pay bills. It's a lot to think about when you look at everything that pediatric cancer can do, not just to a child, but an entire family. This Week's Joey Logano Foundation Chasing Second Chances Partner This week's charity partner is one that is really close to me because it's a group that I've been working with for many years, even before I was a Sprint Cup Series driver. This week, we are supporting David's House . David's House is an organization that helps families while they are receiving treatment. David Cyr had acute lymphatic leukemia. The Cyr family lived 20 minutes from where David was receiving treatment, but so many other families lived further away. David's father Dick would speak with parents who slept in cars, in chairs, anywhere they needed to so they didn't have to leave their child alone. Financially, these families could not spend the extra money on local hotels. Already in a stressful situation, these families went without comfort so they could be close to their children. David passed when he was 5. That is when Dick and his family and friends decided they were going to build a house for these families so they could stay close to their children. David's House provides a home-away-from-home and support for families with children receiving treatment through the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. To date they have helped more than 13,117 families from around the world! I am proud to support this non-profit and the work they are doing to help families.
RELATED: Harvick confronts, shoves Johnson after race LOUDON, N.H. --- Joey Logano and Matt Kenseth shook off reporters' questions. Both Logano and Kenseth downplayed the post-race confrontation between Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick . The incident took place after last week's opener for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup at Chicagoland. "Didn't see it, don't know,'' Kenseth said, referring to a video clip that showed Harvick shoving Johnson in the garage. RELATED: Watch: Harvick shoves Johnson after the race Logano , who has previously had his own post-race confrontation with Harvick, was equally unwilling to offer an opinion. "I really don't have much of a reaction to be honest with you, I'm focused on my own thing,'' Logano said Friday morning before opening practice for Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway . "It is what it is. That's what seems to happen in the Chase. Emotions seem to get fired up pretty quick and I don't really have a reaction. I'm not surprised. I'm not anything. It is what it is.'' Logano was actually in the catbird seat for the Johnson and Harvick on-track collision that precipitated the off-track situation. Johnson said his car was hit from behind by Logano on a re-start and that sent him down onto the track apron three-wide with Harvick. Johnson tried to get that bottom lane on-track back and that's when his and Harvick's Chevrolets touched just briefly, leaving Harvick with a smoking tire. A few laps later Harvick's car hit the wall, suffering significant damage and leaving him with a 42nd-place finish. Harvick took issue with what he thought was Johnson forcing his way back on track. Logano told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on pit road after the race that he did not touch Johnson and wasn't involved in any way. After the race, the six-time Cup champ Johnson, still dressed in his driver's suit, waited outside Harvick's motorcoach to speak with the reigning champ about the incident. A video replay shows Harvick push Johnson in the chest and then him being restrained as Johnson calmly walked away from the situation. Neither Logano nor Kenseth is willing to count Harvick out of the championship picture despite the fact his Chicagoland afternoon puts the champ on the outside looking in with two races left to determine the top 12 drivers who advance to the next Chase round (the Contender Round). Harvick is in 15th position in the standings -- 22 points behind Gordon in 12th place. He was ranked 16th until Clint Bowyer received a hefty 25-point penalty from NASCAR this week dropping him behind Harvick in points. RELATED: Bowyer drops to 16th in Chase standings after penalty The defending race winner Logano , meanwhile, is ranked sixth in the standings and was very confident in his Team Penske squad, keeping Kenseth's Joe Gibbs Racing team honest. Since Kyle Busch 's victory July 19 at the New Hampshire mile, every Cup race has been won by Gibbs' four-car Toyota organization or Penske's two-car Ford effort. But both Logano and Kenseth noted Harvick's speed at Chicago. "I wouldn't consider them out at this point by no means,'' Logano said of Harvick. "They're still a very strong team and they'll be up there racing hard and trying to get to the next round. "If you look at the big picture, obviously you want the fastest cars out because it gives you the best chance when you get to (the championship finale at) Homestead. But I'm not gonna change or do anything different out there. I've still got to get myself there. That's Priority 1, getting our team to Homestead.''
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Joey Logano reacts to Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson's post-race drama from Chicagoland.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano is the 2015 Daytona 500 champion … and an action hero? Logano and Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski are "starring" in a pair of movie trailer-style videos, part of the auto manufacturer's Ford Nation Sweepstakes platform geared around this year's Chase for the Sprint Cup . The storyline for Logano's piece, which debuts Wednesday and is titled "Code Name Cobra," has the 25-year-old racer, and winner of 11 Sprint Cup Series events, rescuing Miss Sprint Cup Madison Martin and retrieving the stolen Sprint Cup trophy. RELATED: Watch the video Brett Bortle directed the piece and filming took place in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in July. "It came out better than I thought it would, for sure," a grinning Logano said. "He did a good job for what he had to work with." Earlier this year, Logano and Keselowski appeared on camera briefly in "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!" Logano had a single line in "Sharknado 3" ("That!" he exclaims to his teammate as sharks begin raining down on a racetrack). In Code Name Cobra, Logano is the "star." "I'm going to stick to my day job, but I do enjoy acting," he said. "I'm getting better, I would say. It takes me a little bit to let loose, let my guard down. "It's kind of weird when you've got to do things and there are cameras and a bunch of people staring at you while you're doing it. I try to block it out … and then you have to do something goofy. If you just block it out and commit … it actually comes out pretty good in the end. "When it's all put together, it's pretty cool." Each appearance is a learning experience, he said, noting, "It takes 10 attempts to do one thing. "I didn't get to drive the car, do some of the fun parts. That was a letdown. I wish I did. I'd rather be the stunt driver." Fans can visit here to register for a chance to win a 2015 Ford Mustang. Other prizes will be awarded throughout the course of the program as well. The Sweepstakes ends on Dec. 31.
RELATED: NASCAR doubles restart zone " Drivers weigh in on restart change DOVER, Del. – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers appear to be pleased with NASCAR's decision to lengthen the restart zone used at tracks, but say that the move won't completely erase the gamesmanship that plays out when the field prepares to take the green flag. The sanctioning body announced earlier this week that the restart zone for this weekend's AAA 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway had been expanded from 70 feet to 140 feet. Likewise, the zones at upcoming events in this year's Chase for the Sprint Cup would also be expanded, with the actual length of the zone to be determined by the size of the track. Restart zones, located prior to the start/finish line, indicate where the race leader, or control car, is allowed to accelerate when the race is either beginning or coming out of a caution period. Issues with drivers timing their starts to gain an advantage on the leader have led to complaints from competitors and explanations of how restarts are policed as well as warnings to toe the line during drivers' meetings. Beginning with the first Chase race, at Chicagoland Speedway , NASCAR stationed an official inside the track near the restart zone, and added a high definition camera to provide additional information should the need arise. At Chicagoland, Jeff Gordon appeared to jump the restart while starting second alongside Kyle Busch . NASCAR reviewed the restart and eventually ruled that no infraction took place. RELATED: What NASCAR said after the Chicagoland restart was reviewed Last week at New Hampshire Motor Speedway , Brad Keselowski was black-flagged for jumping the restart, although he did not complete a pass of race leader Greg Biffle during the restart. "I absolutely love it," Gordon, a four-time series champion, said Friday at Dover. "I think it's a great move." Gordon's been around longer than any current full-time driver, and has seen the way NASCAR handles restarts evolve from single-file to double-file, from not allowing the leader to be passed before the start/finish line to making that line a non-factor on restarts. The use of restart zones and how they have been policed, while a good idea, was "too extreme," according to the Hendrick Motorsports driver. "It used to be a mark on the wall and it was go in the vicinity of this mark and this area, but really the way the rules were written you could kind of go all the way to the start/finish line," he said. "People pushed the limits on that and forced NASCAR to make this box that we currently have. "The box was always too small. It just makes the whole front row very vulnerable and not just the second-place car, but the leader as well. It has needed to be bigger. My only question is did they go big enough?" Gordon said he had his team's engineers do a study of the restart zones, and discovered that "the average time that you are in that box and had time to react to a restart was barely more than one second. "It may look like it's fairly big out there, (but) it is not," he said. "When you have one second to react in that area everyone can just anticipate what is going on but the people in the front row." The fact that a driver is the leader, said Joe Gibbs Racing 's Kyle Busch , should provide him with some advantage, however slight it might be. "This business isn't easy," Busch said. "... I think the biggest thing is just NASCAR making sure that they watch the roll – the people rolling up on other people. And … I feel as though the second-place guy can't beat the leader to the first (restart zone) mark, the end of the restart zone. "It doesn't matter about the start-finish line. It's the restart zone I feel like the leader should always be ahead." While extending the zone will give officials a bigger window in which to determine if a driver has jumped a restart, the change won't end drivers' attempts to push the envelope. But by finally ruling against a driver on a restart – something officials had not done recently – teams now know the possibility of the call coming down exists. "There's going to be plenty of gamesmanship still, and I think NASCAR has also set the precedent with what they did last week and enforcing the rule," Joey Logano , Keselowski's teammate at Team Penske , said. "That's something they need to continue doing. "It's not just having it happen one time and ... scare us, and then don't do anything about it for the next three weeks. "They finally put their foot down last week on what we can and can't do, and that rule needs to be consistent and make sure that when they see something they make the same call and be consistent with that."
RELATED: Complete lineup for Sunday's race DOVER, Del. – A hard, steady rain at Dover International Speedway made Matt Kenseth 's life easier—and Kevin Harvick 's challenge even more difficult than it otherwise might have been. With a massive East Coast storm forcing cancellation of all of Friday's track activity at the Monster Mile, including NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying, Kenseth will start on the pole for Sunday's AAA 400 , the elimination race for the Challenger Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup (2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The series leader, Kenseth already has earned a spot in the Chase's Contender Round by virtue of last Sunday's victory at New Hampshire Motor Speedway . On the other hand, with the field ordered by owner points according to rainout rules, Harvick will start 15th in a race he almost certainly must win to keep his hopes of winning back-to-back series championships alive. After an early wreck and a 42nd-place finish in the Chase opener at Chicagoland Speedway , Harvick ran out of fuel while leading with three laps left at New Hampshire and finished 21st, leaving him 23 points out of 12th place in the standings, the last transfer position for the next round. Even though the rain put him on the pole, Kenseth would have preferred to have practiced on Friday, especially in light of the suspension issues that relegated him to a 39th-place finish in the May 31 event at Dover. "I think we all would have liked to get on the track today and get some practice," Kenseth said on Friday at Dover. "I know there are some things we wanted to work on and try to improve from the spring for this race. "I think everybody wanted to get on the track. I think it's one of the advantages of leading the points – obviously, if it rains, you get a good starting spot and pit stall. Glad we're starting in the front, but still would have liked the track time." The qualifying cancellation means the 16 Chase drivers will start from the top 16 positions on the grid. Denny Hamlin , who punched his ticket to the Contender Round with a win at Chicagoland, will start on the front row beside his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate. Carl Edwards , Joey Logano and Jimmie Johnson are third through fifth on the grid, respectively, for Sunday's race. "Bubble" drivers Jamie McMurray , Dale Earnhardt Jr ., Kyle Busch and Paul Menard , all of whom are within a two-point range in the standings, will start 11th through 14th, respectively. "We'll be ready; we'll be prepared and we won't start as far forward as we have here in years past," said Busch, who blew a right front tire at New Hampshire, crashed and finished 37th. "Typically we're a top-five qualifier. ... We'll make do." Busch feels his team's level of readiness coming to the track this season will stand him in good stead. "I think, for my guys, we've been really, really good this year of unloading and having some strong cars and some good speed right off the truck," Busch said. "I'd actually look forward to no practice time here. I think that would be really good for the 18 team."
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Is anyone as impatient as me and starting on the babies room? We are using our spare room that is a game/entertainment room for the baby, and i started selling the entertainment center and stuff..im so surprised at how everything is selling so fast! i start my last semester of college in august till december so im going to be so busy then so i wanna work on it in the summer, but obviously the gender stuff wont happn till later when we find out...but i wanna buy the crib and dresser and stuff :) :)Ā
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When I was pregnant with my daughter I started her room at 10 weeks because we were painting an entire jungle over her walls. It took me until I was 24 weeks pregnant because I was sooooo tired all the time I could only paint for a little bit at a time. I am not as anxious this time because I am not sure what I want to do for the room this time.┬Ā
We got to work right away. With three I'm really worried that we won't have it done before bedrest kicks in and I love my husband and the baby room is a team effort, but dictating what I want done in the babies room while I'm stuck in bed, would not be good for our relationship! lol
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Annie is a bitter widow who is losing her eyesight. She is angry with her friends every since her husband died years previous. The angels help the friends talk to each other and find the truth about the husband's death.
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Tensions growing off Gibraltar after Royal Navy confronts Spanish warship that had strayed into British waters
- Vessel was spotted cruising irregularly and warned to leave
- Foreign Office launches diplomatic protest with Madrid over the incursion
A Spanish warship has been confronted by the Royal Navy near Gibraltar amid growing tensions around the UK outpost.
The armed patrol vessel, which typically carries special forces and marines, was spotted cruising irregularly and warned repeatedly to leave British waters.
Last night, the Foreign Office lodged a diplomatic protest with Madrid over the most serious episode of sabre-rattling off the Rock in half a century.
Rattling the sabre: The Spanish warship Tornado, pictured, entered British waters near Gibraltar for 20 minutes where it was confronted by the Navy and asked to leave (file image)
There are fears that the Spanish government is seeking to ramp up tensions to deflect attention away from domestic problems threatening to engulf Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
Prominent Gibraltar barrister Charles Gomez said: 'There has not been an incursion such as this since the mid-1960s when General Franco ruled Spain.
'The current situation is very similar to that recently involving the Falkland Islands where an unpopular government in Argentina has seen a territorial dispute as the best way to bury bad news at home.
'However, the major difference is that Spain is supposed to be an ally within NATO and a partner in the European Union.
William Dartmouth, UKIP MEP for the South West and Gibraltar, urged the Government to draw a line in the sand following the latest incursion
'Gibraltar remains staunchly British and loyal but the worry among many people here is that unless London becomes more active in protecting its interests, matters will soon escalate into an armed incident.
'All vessels have the right to innocent passage across British waters but they cannot stop without good reason and they cannot patrol the waters as if they belong to them."
The warship Tornado is a 94-metre-long vessel which dwarfs both the Royal Navy's light craft based at Gibraltar.
In last Saturday's incident, she spent 20 minutes in British waters and was sent repeated radio warnings to leave immediately.
Locals are furious at a string of recent minor incursions featuring Spanish police motor boats interfering with pleasure craft and protecting fishermen using illegal practices.
The incidents led to a 10,000-strong petition last November calling for the British Government to take a firmer line with Madrid.
However, it is unprecedented in modern times for such a large military vessel to assert itself off the Gibraltar coast.
Further tensions on the Rock have been aroused by the European Court of Justice which last year upheld a Brussels decision to designate an area of British waters a Spanish natural conservation site.
It was later revealed that one of the three judges who made the ruling was formerly Spain's chief legal officer.
Furious: Locals on 'The Rock' are angry at a string of recent minor incursions featuring Spanish police motor boats interfering with pleasure craft and protecting fishermen using illegal practices
Rosario Silva de Lapuerta previously represented Madrid in a case where it had claimed sovereignty over Gibraltar airport.
The British Government later complained but ministers' objections were dismissed by the ECJ.
William Dartmouth, UKIP MEP for the South West and Gibraltar, urged the Government to draw a line in the sand following the latest incursion.
Under pressure: There are fears that the Spanish government is seeking to ramp up tensions with Britain to deflect attention away from domestic problems threatening to engulf Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, pictured
He said: 'I hope that the protest will be made in the strongest possible terms.
'It seems a deliberate policy of Spain to constantly provoke tensions in and around Gibraltar.
'The Spanish Government should be left in no doubt that future provocation will not be tolerated.'
Gibraltar – which has a population of 30,000 - was ceded to Britain in perpetuity by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.
A 2002 referendum saw 99 per cent of the electorate reject a deal to share sovereignty with Spain, which has an official policy of seeking to regain the territory by peaceful means.
Yesterday, a Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said: 'On February 2, a Spanish naval vessel entered British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. The incursion lasted 19 minutes.
'As Minister for Europe David Lidington has said previously, we condemn these provocative incursions and urge the Spanish government to ensure that they are not repeated.
'We remain confident of UK sovereignty over British Gibraltar Territorial Waters and fully committed to protecting the interests of the people of Gibraltar and their wish to remain under British sovereignty.
'The British Embassy in Madrid will make a formal written protest to the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Saturday's incursion later today.'
Spain's economy is on the brink of meltdown and unemployment is running at 26 per cent.
Last weekend saw violent protests calling for Prime Minister Rajoy's resignation following allegations that he and other leading members of the ruling Popular Party took payments from a secret £25 million Swiss-based slush fund.
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The return of high stakes action on Full Tilt Poker has been welcome news to the poker community as a whole, perhaps less so however for Gus Hansen.
Since the site reopened to the public on 6th November 2012, the Danish pro has dropped just over $3.8 million on the virtual felt according to HighstakesDB.
Notorious for his large downswings online, Hansen once again finds himself in familiar territory. In the summer of 2010, it was well documented that Hansen was down over $9 million on Full Tilt, and despite a steady recovery of his online record since then, it seems the Great Dane is once again struggling to gain traction on the site for which he is a sponsored player.
The 2007 Aussie Millions winner has been putting in substantial volume at the nosebleed mixed game tables, predominantly 8-game and Limit Omaha h/l, and the likes of 'SallyWoo' and Alex 'Alexonmoon' Luneau have been capitalising on Hansen's bad run, the former taking significant six-figure sums off Hansen on several occasions.
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Stand with Alpha Phi Alpha to Keep Mario Perez Home
Mario Perez, a 22-year-old mathematics and statistics major, is a senior at Stephen F. Austin (SFA) State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He was brought from Mexico when he was five years old, but didn't find out he was undocumented until he began applying for college.
He is now awaiting a deportation hearing in March after a traffic stop for rolling through a stop sign near campus and some unpaid traffic tickets got him arrested and turned into ICE. Mario is a member of the nation's oldest black Greek-letter fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha, whose local lota Mu chapter is using their alumni network to fight to keep their undocumented Hispanic brother home where he belongs.
Mario may not be a U.S. citizen, but he only understands the American way of life and he needs as much help as he can get. Stand with Alpha Phi Alpha to keep Mario Perez home by signing and sharing his petition today.
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Mario is not a criminal, and he may not be a U.S. citizen, but he only understands the American way of life. If deported, Mario Perez would be expected to survive on his own in Mexico where he knows no one. Mario Perez's next step was to attend graduate school at the University of Houston, yet now because of an undemocratic rule that prevented the DREAM Act's passage, even though a majority in the Senate voted in favor, Mario Perez may not even be able to get his Bachelor's degree.
President Barack Obama, who supports the Dream Act, is calling on young people to act with a sense of urgency to study and work, and this is exactly what Mario Perez is doing. People like Mario are an asset to our country and we need him. I ask you to do the right thing and allow Mario Perez to stay home and continue his education. Please save your resources to deport criminals and not students.
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