US3848635A
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Fluid distributor apparatus
Assignee: TEC Inc AG
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Filing: 1973-02-26
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Granted: 1974-11-19
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Expires: 1993-02-26
Abstract
Abstract An orchard spraying vehicle is provided with a plurality of spray nozzles, discharging liquid into an air blast whereby it is carried onto foliage. Nozzles are provided with liquid from distributor cylinders, each cylinder having four chambers therein, each chamber serving a nozzle. The distributor cylinder inlet can be offset with respect to a junction of the chamber defining walls, to obtain the desired proportion of incoming liquid which will be provided to the respective nozzles. Each of two distributing cylinders is supplied from a flow divider supplied by a pump through an adjustable metering valve.
Inventors
- 👤 E Scheffler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 16:05
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01M; A01M7/00; A01M7/0089; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/877; Y10T137/87788
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
Fluid distributor apparatus comprising: a body having a fluid inlet means, a plurality of fluid outlet means, flow splitter means having leading edges intersecting at a point in registry with said inlet means to split the fluid flowing into said body into at least two paths, a different one of said outlet means communicating with each of said paths, the relative location of intersection of said edges with respect to said inlet means being changeable to change the proportions of inlet fluid flowing through the different outlet means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
Fluid distributor apparatus comprising: a body having a fluid inlet means, a plurality of fluid outlet means, flow splitter means having leading edges intersecting at a point in registry with said inlet means to split the fluid flowing into said body into at least two paths, a different one of said outlet means communicating with each of said paths, the relative location of intersection of said edges with respect to said inlet means being changeable to change the proportions of inlet fluid flowing through the different outlet means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
118 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein: said body is a cylinder, said fluid inlet means include a first tubular inlet member extending through an aperture in one end wall of said cylinder, said splitter means include four longitudinally extending partition walls extending from said leading edges near said one end wall of said cylinder to the opposite end wall of said cylinder, said partition walls meeting each other along a line extending from said point to said opposite end wall, thus providing four passageways in said cylinder, said outlet means including four tubular outlet members, each different one of said outlet members communicating with a different one of said passageways through an aperture in said opposite end wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
131 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein: said tubular inlet means includes flange means extending radially outward from the opening of said tubular inlet member into said cylinder, said flange means being disposed between said leading edges and said one end wall of said cylinder; and said aperture in said one end wall is larger than the outside maximum cross sectional dimension of said tubular inlet member extending therethrough, whereby said tubular inlet member is shiftable from a position of alignment of its axis with the intersecting point, to various offset relationships of said axis with said point, said flange means having a sufficiently great minimum radial extension from said axis to maintain interior coverage of said aperture in said one end wall when said axis is in its maximum offset condition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
69 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein: said tubular inlet member is externally threaded, a lock nut is threadedly received on said inlet member and secures said inlet member in position in said one end wall, said one end wall being gripped between said nut and said flange means, with said flange means being sealed to the inner face of said one end wall around the perimeter of said aperture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein: a first cap is threadedly received on said cylinder, providing said one end wall thereof; and a second cap is threadedly received on said cylinder, providing said opposite end wall thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein: the meeting line of said walls is colinear with the longitudinal axis of said cylinder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein: said cylinder, walls, flAnge means and tubular inlet member and tubular outlet members are made of brass.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-11-18 | 1978-05-20 | 1978-11-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-11-18 | 1982-05-20 | 1982-11-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-11-18 | 1986-05-20 | 1986-11-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |