Sprinkler

• US 3,107,056 A
• Filed: 01/31/1961
• Issued: 10/15/1963
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/1961
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Edwin J. Hunter
• Original Assignee: Edwin J. Hunter
• Inventors: Hunter, Edwin J.
• Application Number:
  US04/086,039
• Time in Patent Office: 987 Days
• US Class Current: 239/206
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/74 driven by the discharged fluid
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 3/0431 the rotative movement of the outlet elements being reversible B05B3/0445 takes precedence

Claims

1. A SPRINKLER, COMPRISING:

A HOUSING HAVING A SPRINKLER COMPARTMENT, A MOTOR COMPARTMENT AND AN INLET COMMUNICATING WITH SAID MOTOR COMPARTMENT;

A MOTOR HOUSING STRUCTURE DISPOSED WITHIN SAID MOTOR COMPARTMENT, SAID HOUSING STRUCTURE DEFINING A MOTOR CHAMBER ADJACENT SAID INLET, A FINAL GEAR CHAMBER ADJACENT SAID SPINKLER COMPARTMENT, A FLOW CHAMBER BETWEEN SAID MOTOR CHAMBER AND FINAL GEAR CHAMBER, A PRIMARY GEAR CHAMBER AT ONE SIDE OF SAID FLOW CHAMBER, AND ALSO BETWEEN SAID MOTOR CHAMBER AND SAID GEAR CHAMBERS;

AN INTERNAL GEAR MEMBER MOUNTED IN SAID FINAL GEAR CHAMBER AND INCLUDING A TUBULAR HUB EXTENDING AXIALLY THROUGH SAID FINAL GEAR CHAMBER FROM SAID FLOW CHAMBER;

A SPRINKLER HEAD CONNECTED WITH SAID HUB TO ROTATE WITH SAID INTERNAL GEAR;

A TURBINE ELEMENT IN SAID TURBINE CHAMBER, THERE BEING TURBINE INLET PORTS IN THE WALLS OF SAID TURBINE CHAMBER AND PASSAGE MEANS CONNECTING SAID TURBINE CHAMBER WITH SAID FLOW CHAMBER FOR DISCHARGE OF WATER THROUGH SAID SPRINKLER HEAD;

A GEAR TRAIN IN SAID PRIMARY GEAR CHAMBER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID TURBINE ELEMENT;

SHIFTABLE DRIVE MEANS IN SAID FINAL GEAR CHAMBER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH SAID GEAR TRAIN AND HAVING ALTERNATIVELY OPERABLE TERMINAL GEARS ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID INTERNAL GEAR TO TURN SAID INTERNAL GEAR IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS;

AND MEANS FOR SHIFTING SAID DRIVE MEANS TO CAUSE OPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT OF EITHER TERMINAL GEAR WITH SAID INTERNAL GEAR.