# US 2019/0313623 A1 · Rotating atomizer device for application in apparatus for land spraying

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- Number: US 2019/0313623 A1
- Document ID: US20190313623A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/315,517
- Filed: 2017-07-03
- Published: 2019-10-17
- Earliest claimed: 2016-07-04
- Assignees: Guillermo Luis BONAMICO; Guillermo Ever BRIZZIO
- Inventors: Guillermo Luis BONAMICO; Guillermo Ever BRIZZIO
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190313623A1

## CPC

- A01M 7/0021: {motor-driven}
- A01M 7/001: {motor-driven}
- B05B 3/02: with rotating elements (electric spraying discharge apparatus characterised by having rotary outlet or deflecting elements B05B5/04)
- B05B 1/22: Spouts (anti-splash devices for water-taps E03C1/08)
- A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS
- B05B: SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D)

## Abstract

A rotating atomizer device is provided that allows the correction of eventual separations that the random variations (of climatic and/or environmental nature) may cause in the final result of the phytosanitary treatment so that the application of the chemical products is done completely in agreement with what has been prescribed by the agronomic professional, this way achieving a greater efficiency of the phytosanitary spraying process.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-26. (canceled)

### Claim 27

A rotating atomizer device used for the land spraying of liquid phytosanitary products for agriculture, through the use of dragging or self-propelled machines, the device further including a main frame over which at least an engine, a flow regulator, a set of rotor or mace, at least a rotating atomizer device, position and speed control medium, a lighting device, a sound platelet, a magnetometer integrated circuit, an accelerometer integrated circuit, a gyroscope integrated circuit, a communication, processing and control platelet are mounted.

### Claim 28 (depends on 27)

The device according to claim 27, wherein said at least one engine is a STEP engine.

### Claim 29 (depends on 27)

The device according to claim 27, wherein said at least one engine is a BLDC type engine.

### Claim 30 (depends on 27)

The device according to claim 27, wherein said set of rotor or mace is formed by a body of cylindrical form, with a hollow central extension, towards the upper part related through the axis to the engine, it includes a series of radial blades, equidistant among them, in order to block the liquid from entering into the area of the engine bearing, this is achieved due to the centrifugal effect of air through the blades.

### Claim 31 (depends on 30)

The device according to claim 30, wherein said blades form part of the concentric central body with the axis and external to it in annular form, inside it there is a liquid inlet duct to the rotor at the height of the base.

### Claim 32 (depends on 27)

The device according to claim 27, further comprising at least a rotating atomizer device, an operator panel, at least one unit for drop generation, at least one power drive unit and at least one flow regulator.

### Claim 33 (depends on 27)

The device according to claim 27, wherein said at least one rotating atomizer device includes a mace that has a plurality of channels that define the passage of said liquid products, being said plurality of channels radially distributed, which center includes a passage opening of an engine axis, whilst a cap includes a plurality of inserts radially arranged, coincident with the spaces distributed between the channels of said mace, showing said plurality of inserts a variation of their length.

### Claim 34 (depends on 33)

The device according to claim 33, wherein said mace also includes a plate, that is placed over the length of said channels.

### Claim 35 (depends on 33)

The device according to claim 33, wherein the length of the channels of said mace allows the hosting of a plurality of plates.

### Claim 36 (depends on 27)

The device according to claim 27, wherein said operating unit connects the rotating units through a CAN or similar type data network, being able to program rotation speeds and the flow of each of the units both in global form and independently and informing the operator regarding the system operation.

### Claim 37 (depends on 36)

The device according to claim 36, wherein said programming is done in such a way that through formulas that form the values of the parameters that are capable of being programmed , form the best combination of variables to achieve the purpose.

### Claim 38 (depends on 27)

The device according to claim 27, wherein the parameters to be programmed are the drop size, global or independent for each drive unit; the flow in lts/hs., global or independent for each drive unit; the alarm parameters regarding the operation, global or independent for each drive unit, such as maximum speed and minimum speed, maximum engine temperature, minimum flow.

### Claim 39 (depends on 27)

The device according to claim 27, wherein said at least one unit for drop generation is formed by a container cabinet in which outside a set of rotating plates are mounted, and in its inside, a chemical product feeder, an engine, a flow measuring device, a motorized flow regulator, two route end sensors of the motorized actuator of the flow regulator.

### Claim 40 (depends on 39)

The device according to claim 39, wherein said at least unit for the drop generation includes an angular sensor of motorized actuator position of the flow regulator and a pressure measuring device of the chemical product in the pipe of the transport.

### Claim 41 (depends on 39)

The device according to claim 39, wherein said at least one unit for drop generation further includes a temperature measuring device of the engine, a measuring unit of the inner humidity of the compartment of the unit for drop generation.

### Claim 42 (depends on 39)

The device according to claim 39, further comprising an inlet connector for the chemical product in liquid state, a control electronic unit to which the engine, the step engine of flow regulator, and other sensors are connected.

### Claim 43 (depends on 39)

The device according to claim 39, further comprising a support box of the rotating atomizer unit formed by the flow regulator, the plates and the engine.

### Claim 44 (depends on 27)

The device according to claim 27, wherein said power drive unit includes a BLDC type engine that provides the sufficient energy to generate the disruptive forces destined to overcome the cohesive forces of the surface tension, transforming liquid compact mace into drops.

### Claim 45 (depends on 44)

The device according to claim 44, wherein said engine is of direct current, of a voltage level consistent with what is available in this type of machines, currently of 12 Vcc type.

### Claim 46 (depends on 44)

The device according to claim 44, wherein the engine is brushless type.

### Claim 47 (depends on 27)

The device according to claim 27, wherein said flow regulator includes a manual adjustment that allows the complete closing in case of physical variations in the parts in contact with chemical products.

### Claim 48 (depends on 46)

The device according to claim 46, wherein it allows the accurate determination of the actuation mechanical ends and shows a replenishment of the medium accuracy position.

### Claim 49 (depends on 46)

The device according to claim 46, further comprising a plurality of silicon hoses that continuously support transversal comprehension and decompression cycles to the direction of travel of the fluid inside them.

### Claim 50 (depends on 49)

The device according to claim 49, wherein when exerting a greater or lesser crushing of its walls, a greater or lesser flow is achieved from a maximum (hose without any crushing) until the complete occlusion of the flow passage when producing a complete transversal crushing.

### Claim 51 (depends on 50)

The device according to claim 50, further comprising a mechanisms that transforms the rotating movement of a STEP engine.

### Claim 52 (depends on 51)

The device according to claim 51, wherein said mechanisms includes a STEP engine that activates through a joint gear to its axis in an area of the cogwheel joint to a cylindrical body placed over one of its eccentric faces regarding the rotation axis of the cogwheel.
