Agricultural emitter including a filter and method of using same
AssigneeAmirim Products Development & Patents Ltd.
InventorAmir Cohen
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Abstract
An unclogging filter apparatus has an irrigation outlet and a flushing outlet. A filtering element moves between at least an operational position and a flushing position. When the filtering element is in the operational position substantially all of the fluid flowing into the apparatus is directed out the irrigation outlet, while the filtering element is disposed for removing a particle from the fluid flowing into the apparatus. When the filtering element is in the flushing position, the filtering element is disposed for flushing the particle out the flushing outlet.
Claims22
An apparatus for filtering a fluid for an irrigation emitter comprising:
- a) an irrigation outlet;
- b) a flushing outlet, and
- c) a filtering element, said filtering element movable between at least two positions:
- i) an operational position wherein substantially all of the fluid flowing into the apparatus is directed out said irrigation outlet and wherein said filtering element is disposed as at least one part of a filter for removing a particle from the fluid flowing into the apparatus, and
- ii) a flushing position wherein said filtering element is disposed for flushing said particle out said flushing outlet.
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An apparatus for filtering a fluid for an irrigation emitter comprising:
- a) an irrigation outlet;
- b) a flushing outlet, and
- c) a filtering element
- d) an inlet conduit connectable to a source of the fluid;
- e) a substantially cylindrical cavity, and
- f) a cylinder having at least two apertures, said cylinder mounted in said substantially cylindrical cavity for rotating between at least two positions within said substantially cylindrical cavity:
- i) an operational position wherein substantially all of the fluid flowing into said inlet conduit is directed out said irrigation outlet and wherein said filtering element is disposed for removing a particle from the fluid flowing into said inlet conduit, and
- ii) a flushing position wherein said inlet conduit communicates with said flushing outlet and said filtering element is disposed for flushing said particle to said flushing outlet.
A method of irrigation comprising:
- a) supplying water to an emitter via a filter in an operational mode, and
- b) switching said filter into a flushing mode to flush a particle out a flushing outlet of said filter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.