SPRINKLING MACHINE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A01G25/09 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: device includes a pumping station, a pressure distribution pipeline, a transport truck with a drum, a flexible irrigation pipe from the articulated sections with racks with sprinkling devices for positional irrigation of agricultural crops. The flexible irrigation pipe after irrigation is wound on a drum, without dismantling to sections. The barrels of the sprinkling devices are folded automatically, with each having a flexible element in its bottom. The flexible element is mounted on an adapter-hydrant of the irrigation pipe and secured on it with combined eye lugs and a finger. At the upper part of the barrel of the sprinkling device two supports with pushers are pivotally mounted. The pushers are attached to the protective casing. The casing is automatically thrust over the sprinkling device when reeling the irrigation pipe and yanking the supports.

EFFECT: this design enables to reduce irrigation erosion.

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