HOSE TENSIONER AND HOSE TENSIONING PROCESS Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC A01G25/09 F16L19/00 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: sprinkling system with a fluid pipe for fluid feed comprises a travelling trolley with the set of wheels, a flexible hose assembly including the first flexible hose, the first stiff hose, the second flexible hose and the second stiff hose connected with the said travelling trolley. The first and second flexible hoses make a stretching-contracting zone to stretch-contract within the boundaries of the said zone. The said hoses allow the trolley displacement without the displacement of the stiff hose and independent alternate displacement of the first stiff hose and the second stiff hose with no force transfer there between. The hose drive comprises the set of winches. Each of the latter comprises the rope connected with the flexible hose assembly at the preset point of connection. The connection points are spaced apart along the flexible hose assy. The first connection point is arranged at the first stiff hose. The second connection point is arranged at the second stiff hose. The set of winches can draw the flexible hoses relative to each other in turns. The hose drive assembly can be installed at the trolley and connected with the flexible hose assembly.

EFFECT: higher reliability.

4 cl, 17 dwg