Automatic sprinkling apparatus
Abstract
Abstract THE REACTION FORCE OF THE DISCHARGED LIQUID TO ACT ON THE HORIZONTAL TUBE AS A TORQUE THEREFOR. THE JETS OF LIQUID ARE SENT OUT FROM THE APPARATUS IN HIGHLY THREE-DIMENSIONAL MANNER FOR UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE LIQUID TO FRUIT TREES. AN APPARATUS COMPRISING A VERTICAL TUBE CONNECTED AT ITS LOWER END TO A SOURCE FOR SUPPLYING A LIQUID TO BE SPRINKLED, AT LEAST ONE HORIZONTAL TUBE CONNECTED TO THE UPPER END OF THE VERTICAL TUBE SO AS TO CONDUCT THE ABOUT THE AXIS OF THE VERTICAL TUBE SO AS TO CONDUCT THE LIQUID FROM THE VERTICAL TUBE SO AS TO CONDUCT THE AT LEAST ONE DOWNWARD TUBE CONNECTED TO THE DISTAL END OF THE HORIZONTAL TUBE FOR CONDUCTING THE LIQUID DOWNWARD AND JET MEANS MOUNTED ON THE LOWER END OF THE DOWNWARD TUBE FOR FORCING OUT THE LIQUID FROM THE DOWNWARD TUBE WHILE BEING AUTOMATICALLY ROTATED OR PIVOTALLY MOVED BY THE ENERGY OF THE DISCHARGED LIQUID AND CAUSING
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- 👤 H Kumaoka
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