Serviceable sprinkler with nutating distribution plate and asymmetrical water channels

A sprinkler assembly comprising:

• an inlet configured to receive water;
• a body supported by the inlet and having a base retaining surface;
• a nozzle supported by the body and disposed downstream of the inlet, the nozzle being in fluid communication with the inlet and configured to direct the water out of the nozzle along an axis;
• a deflector assembly having a base and a distribution plate, the base comprising a first side and an opposite second side, the first side of the base being supported by the base retaining surface, the distribution plate comprising a plurality of channels on a side of the distribution plate facing the nozzle, at least one channel of the plurality of channels defining a first water path for a small stream of the water and a second water path for a large steam of the water along a common length of the at least one channel in a direction towards an exit of the at least one channel, the second water path having a first curved shape;
• a leading edge of the at least one channel having a second curved shape along the common length different from the first curved shape,
• wherein the second curved shape is configured to move the small stream in a lateral direction away from a midpoint or center of the second water path and closer to a side of the at least one channel;
• and
• wherein the side of the at least one channel has a degree of curvature that is different from a degree of curvature from another side of the at least one channel in the direction towards the exit.

A sprinkler assembly comprising:

• an inlet configured to receive water;
• a body supported by the inlet;
• a nozzle supported by the body and disposed downstream of the inlet, the nozzle being in fluid communication with the inlet and configured to direct the water out of the nozzle along an axis;
• and
• a distribution plate being coupled to the body to move with respect to the axis in at least a first rotational direction, the distribution plate having a plurality of channels on a side of the distribution plate facing the nozzle, at least one channel of the plurality of channels defining a water path having an entrance for receiving the water and an exit for distributing the water, the water path having a first curved shape, the at least one channel of the plurality of channels having sides and a bottom surface connecting the sides, the bottom surface defining a leading edge that curves along a length of the at least one channel, the leading edge having a second curved shape different from the first curved shape, the second curved shape moving closer to one of the sides in a direction towards the exit, and
• wherein the one of the sides has a degree of curvature that is different from a degree of curvature from another side of the at least one channel in the direction towards the exit.