REMOTE CONTROL IRRIGATION SYSTEM

• US 20120290139A1
• Filed: 03/02/2012
• Published: 11/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Claber SpA
• Original Assignee: Claber S. P. A.
• Inventors: BRUNDISINI, Andrea
• Application Number:
  US13/410,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20120290139A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/284
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 25/16 Control of watering

Abstract

The object of the present invention is a remote control irrigation system which comprises a centralized radio control programmer (P) adapted to generate radiofrequency programming controls and a plurality of programmable units (RF VPR) provided with a radiofrequency control module (MC) adapted to receive and execute said programming commands and to communicate its status to said centralized programmer (P). The system is further provided with at least one radiofrequency rain sensor (SP) associated with said programmable units (RF VPR) in a dedicated or universal manner.

Claims

1. A remote control irrigation system characterized in that it comprises a centralized radio control programmer adapted to generate radiofrequency programming controls and a plurality of programmable units provided with a radiofrequency control module adapted to receive and execute said programming commands and to communicate its status to said centralized programmer.

2. The irrigation system according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at least one radiofrequency rain sensor associated with said programmable units in a dedicated or universal manner.

3. The irrigation system according to claim 1, characterized in that said programmer comprises a display, a key for selecting the unit to be programmed, a plurality of light indicators indicating the programmable unit each time selected, programming keys including keys (+, −

) for editing the programming and a key for enabling and confirming the edit, and a key of connection to the unit to be programmed.

4. The irrigation system according to claim 3, characterized in that the programmer comprises a further key accessible via a pointed object for associating the programmer with a new RF unit VPR or replacing an existing one with a new one.

5. The irrigation system according to claim 3, characterized in that said display comprises symbols indicating line and programmable unit, battery exhausted, start times, values set or being edited, budget, alarm clock, clock, irrigation, days, rain, manual activation and communication between the radio control and the programmable unit.

6. The irrigation system according to claim 1, characterized in that the control module of each programmable unit comprises keys (→

and ←

) for editing the programming, a key for enabling and confirming the edit and a display including symbols of selected or active output, OK key enabling, rain, rain sensor status, battery exhausted and clock.

7. The irrigation system according to claim 2, characterized in that the rain sensor comprises a radiofrequency communication module MCR.