SPRINKLER UNIT Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering, in particular, automatic sprinkler equipment used in farms. SUBSTANCE: sprinkler unit has spacing pipes and flexible pipes of working links having longitudinal slit provided with zipper fastener, which may be opened by movable crank branch pipe with nozzle. Crank branch pipe moving mechanism has turbine suspended to end of arm within branch pipe cavity and adapted to use energy of water delivered through crank branch pipe to sprinkler nozzle. Spring-loaded pushers mounted on ends of each working link cooperate through slide of crank branch pipe with arm to alter turbine rotation direction. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 4 cl, 8 dwg