Retrofitted flood irrigation valve actuating apparatus
OwnerAustin Verissimoinventor
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Abstract
A retrofitted flood irrigation valve apparatus includes a housing; a motor coupled to the housing, the motor to generate mechanical energy; a first wheel operatively coupled to the motor, wherein the first wheel is positioned within the housing and wherein the first wheel is to translate the mechanical energy generated by the motor to rotational motion; a second wheel positioned within the housing, wherein the second wheel is to be coupled to a stim of an existing flood irrigation valve; and a coupling between the first wheel and the second wheel, the coupling to transmit the rotational motion from the first wheel to the second wheel, wherein the rotational motion at the second wheel causes actuation of the existing flood irrigation valve.
Claims18
A retrofitted flood irrigation valve apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor coupled to the housing, the motor to generate mechanical energy;
- a first wheel operatively coupled to the motor, wherein the first wheel is positioned within the housing and wherein the first wheel is to translate the mechanical energy generated by the motor to rotational motion;
- a second wheel positioned within the housing, wherein the second wheel is to be coupled to a stim of an existing flood irrigation valve that is previously installed, wherein a surface of an inner diameter of the second wheel is threaded to interface with the stim of the existing flood irrigation valve, wherein the interface between the second wheel and the stim causes a rotation of the second wheel to translate into a vertical motion of the stim;
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- a coupling between the first wheel and the second wheel, the coupling to transmit the rotational motion from the first wheel to the second wheel, wherein the rotational motion at the second wheel causes actuation of the existing flood irrigation valve, and wherein the retrofitted flood irrigation valve apparatus is to be mounted to and at least partially supported by a frame of the existing flood irrigation valve, wherein the frame extends from a base of the existing flood irrigation valve in a substantially A-shaped configuration.
A method of utilizing a retrofitted flood irrigation valve apparatus, comprising:
- generating, by a motor of the retrofitted flood irrigation valve apparatus, mechanical energy;
- providing the mechanical energy to a first wheel, wherein the first wheel translates the mechanical energy to rotational motion;
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- providing the rotational motion from the first wheel to a second wheel via a coupling, wherein the rotational motion causes the second wheel to actuate an existing flood irrigation valve that is previously installed, wherein a surface of an inner diameter of the second wheel is threaded to interface with a stim of the existing flood irrigation valve, wherein the interface between the second wheel and the stim causes a rotation of the second wheel to translate into a vertical motion of the stim, and wherein the retrofitted flood irrigation valve apparatus is to be mounted to and at least partially supported by a frame of the existing flood irrigation valve, wherein the frame extends from a base of the existing flood irrigation valve in a substantially A-shaped configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.