Spray oscillating control apparatus for sprinklers

• US 7,419,105 B2
• Filed: 02/08/2006
• Issued: 09/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yuan MEI Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yuan MEI Corporation
• Inventors: Lo, Shun Nan, Wang, King Yuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Len
• Assistant Examiner(s): MCGRAW, TREVOR EDWIN
• Application Number:
  US11/349,157
• Publication Number:
  US 20070119979A1
• Time in Patent Office: 937 Days
• Field of Search: 239/230, 239/240, 239/242, 239/237, 239/263.3
• US Class Current: 239/242
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 3/0436 by reversing the direction of rotation of the rotor itself
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 3/044 Tubular elements holding several outlets, e.g. apertured tubes, oscillating about an axis substantially parallel to the tubular element

Abstract

A spray oscillating control apparatus for sprinklers is equipped with a sprinkling control assembly to swing a spray body into different angles wherein a gear train assembly with an impeller is mounted into the sprinkling control assembly and work in linking mechanism with a spray oscillating control apparatus composed of a water duct having two inlet orifices and a spray control device having a linkage gear wheel and two covering blocks. The linkage gear wheel is directly meshed with one matched gear of the gear train assembly and the two covering blocks are matched to the two inlet orifices, permitting the linkage gear wheel and the two covering blocks to rotate along with the gear train assembly and, thus, switch the amount of intake water supply in a gradual manner so that spray sprinkled can oscillate rhythmically from far-to-near and near-to-far in distance, achieving even distribution of the spray onto a lawn.

Claims

1. A spray oscillating control apparatus for sprinklers, comprising a sprinkling control assembly to actuate a swinging operation of a spray body into different angles wherein a gear train assembly with an impeller is mounted to the interior of the sprinkling control assembly, and a spray oscillating control apparatus is provided in linking mechanism with the gear train assembly;

the spray oscillating control apparatus is composed of a water duct having a plurality of inlet orifices defining thereon, and a spray control device having a linkage gear wheel at one end and a plurality of covering blocks extending at the other end thereof;

the linkage gear wheel of the spray control device is directly meshed with one matching gear of the gear train assembly thereof, and the covering blocks thereof are precisely matched to the inlet orifices thereof;

therefore, the linkage gear wheel and the covering blocks of the spray control device are actuated by the gear train assembly to rotate therewith in a gradual manner so as to switch the amount of water supply allowed to enter the inlet orifices thereof, and, thus, spray projected can oscillate rhythmically from far-to-near and near-to-far in distance, achieving an even distribution of the spray onto a lawn thereby;

wherein within a channel of a water inlet end, a ring seat is located with a plurality of insert blocks protruding thereon for engaging a location of a positioning fitting having a plurality of insert recesses that define a surface thereon and wherein the inlet orifices of the water duct can be symmetrically disposed at an outer surface communicating with the interior of the water duct, and a stepwise ringed abutment seat defined by a cavity therein is disposed within one end of the water duct;

a vent of smaller diameter is disposed at the center of the cavity thereof, permitting a movement chamber and a water-collecting chamber to form a both lateral sides of the ringed abutment seat respectively;

the spray control device thereof is contained within the movement chamber wherein the two covering blocks of the spray control device are disposed at both lateral edges of a linking plate to form an H-shaped configuration and symmetrically bulge outwards to figure opposite arcuate curvatures at both sides of the linking plate so as to define a water intake passageway at both upper and lower sides of the linking plate, permitting the covering blocks to abut against the ringed abutment seat and the linking plate to extend across on top of the cavity so as to maintain an appropriate space thereby.

2. The spray oscillating control apparatus for sprinklers as claimed in claim 1 wherein the sprinkling control assembly also includes a water inlet end and a movable seat that are closely joined via a set of channels for containing the water duct therein.

3. The spray oscillating control apparatus for sprinklers as claimed in claim 2 wherein a lubricating plate is coupled to an inner lateral side between the fixed gear of the water duct and the channel of the movable seat thereof.

4. The spray oscillating control apparatus for sprinklers as claimed in claim 1 wherein the positioning fitting has an annular tapered end equipped with a plurality of alternatively arranged reverse-stop plates and flexible plates each having toothed ribs defining an inner surface thereon;

whereby, the annular tapered end of the positioning fitting is cooperatively coupled to a stop seat defined by a toothed surface and extending at the opposite end of the fixed gear of the water duct, permitting the toothed ribs of the flexible plates to elastically extend and mesh with the toothed surface of the stop seat, and the reverse-stop plates thereof to a precisely abut against inner side edges of the stop seat thereby.

5. The spray oscillating control apparatus for sprinklers as claimed in claim 1 wherein a middle section of the water duct is defined by a plurality of annular grooves each having a sealing ring accommodated therein.

6. The spray oscillating control apparatus for sprinkler as claimed in claim 1 where in a pressure-relief valve having a spring mounted thereon can be accommodated to the vent of the water duct thereof;

both ends of the pressure-relief valve are respectively disposed a tapered stop flange and an annular stop flange wherein the annular stop flange is elastically supported by the spring, permitting the tapered stop flange to precisely abut against the inner wall of the cavity thereof;

the linking plate of the spray control device can also have a recessed groove indented at one end edge thereon to precisely correspond to the vent so that according to the intensity of water pressure, the pressure-relief valve can be actuated in operation to provide the function of pressure release in case of high water pressure.

7. The spray oscillating control apparatus for sprinklers as claimed in claim 1 wherein the inlet orifices of the water duct can also be disposed at the interior of one end of the water duct and symmetrically made into a pair of fan-shaped orifices with a set of symmetrical stop faces formed there-between, permitting a movement chamber and a water-collecting chamber to form at both sides of the stop faces and fluidly connect with the inlet orifices thereof;

the spray control device can also have a pair of covering blocks similarly shaped, but slightly larger than the inlet orifices, permitting the covering blocks to rotate smoothly on the stop faces to cover up the two inlet orifices in a gradual manner so as to switch the amount of intake water supply thereby.