Spray bar assembly conduit
AssigneeJohn Deere Fabriek Horst B.V.
InventorsJoseph Beeren, Casper Grotenbreg
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Abstract
A spray bar assembly conduit having a connecting area easily attachable to a connecting piece. The connecting area includes a first outwardly directed bead which contacts the connecting piece and a second inwardly directed bead. The connecting piece is preferably equipped with a connecting plug or locking device for securing the connecting piece axially in the connecting area with the connecting plug engaging with the first bead.
Claims16
Conduit of a spray bar assembly, in particular a pipe featuring a connecting area, characterized by the fact that the connecting area is provided with at least a first bead.
Agricultural sprayer spray bar assembly for the distribution of liquid to plants, the spray bar assembly comprising a conduit extending along a length of the spray bar assembly, the conduit having an end with a connecting area, the connecting area having first and second axially spaced beads, the beads directed in opposite radial directions relative an axis of the conduit to form an outward bead with a ramped leading portion and a stepped trailing portion and an inward bead and facilitating at least two of the following:
- a. a first connecting piece comprising a flexible hose, the flexible hose slidable over the ramped leading portion and the inward bead and expanded over the outward bead;
- b. a second connecting piece secured over the outward bead, and a gasket sealing between the stepped trailing portion and the second connecting piece;
- c. a union receivable over the first and second beads, and first and second gaskets sealing between the union and areas adjacent the beads;
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- d. an end plug and first and second gaskets sealing between the end plug and the first and second beads.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.