SPRINKLER UNIT Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering, in particular, field irrigation equipment.

SUBSTANCE: sprinkler unit has frame made in the form of three-dimensional girder constructed from pipes on vehicle. Girder is equipped with pumping plant and floating intake hose. Flexible sectional water supplying pipeline with sprinkler apparatuses is fixed on frame by means of cables. Each section of flexible pipeline has flexible pipeline segment and flanges, said flanges being interconnected by carrier member made from bent profile or rolled bar. Adjacent sections of flexible pipeline are connected with one another by means of adapter member and flanges. Adapter member and flanges are secured with segment ends by fastening members. Segment ends are fixed in profiled channels made in flanges and adapter member. Flanges and adapter member are made in the form of spherical belts. Adapter member is joined with flanges by annular grooves. Flange and adapter member assembly is formed as spherical belt. Disk with openings for connecting cables with frame is mounted on spherical belt surface. Cable ends are equipped with threaded shanks and nuts made in the form of spherical segments. Sprinkler unit provides for high-quality distribution of rain-type precipitation.

EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and reduced material usage.

5 cl, 5 dwg