Boom sprayer nozzle spacing adapter
AssigneePentair Flow Technologies, LLC
InventorsJason Jirjis, Jeff Hermes, Hannah Olson
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Abstract
A boom sprayer assembly including a boom, a plurality of fluid connectors fluidly coupled to the boom, and one or more nozzle spacing adapters respectively fluidly coupled to one or more of the plurality of fluid connectors is provided. The plurality of fluid connectors are evenly distanced from one another at a first spacing interval. The one or more nozzle spacing adapters include at least one adapter outlet, and the at least one adapter outlet defines an offset spacing interval with the plurality of fluid connectors that is different than the first spacing interval.
Claims20
A boom sprayer assembly comprising:
- a boom;
- a plurality of fluid connectors fluidly coupled to the boom, the plurality of fluid connectors being evenly distanced from one another at a first spacing interval;
- and
- one or more nozzle spacing adapters respectively fluidly coupled to one or more of the plurality of fluid connectors, the one or more nozzle spacing adapters including at least one adapter outlet, wherein the at least one adapter outlet defines an offset spacing interval with the plurality of fluid connectors that is different than the first spacing interval.
A boom sprayer adapter for selectively adjusting a spray interval between adjacent fluid connectors fluidly coupled along a boom sprayer, the boom spray adapter comprising:
- a first adapter inlet adapted for connection to a first connector outlet of a first boom sprayer fluid connector;
- a first adapter outlet;
- and
- a first rigid connector tube,
- wherein the first rigid connector tube fluidly connects the first adapter inlet with the first adapter outlet, and
- wherein an adapter spray interval is defined between the first adapter outlet and a second connector outlet of a second boom sprayer fluid connector, the adapter spray interval being different than a connector spray interval defined between the first connector outlet and the second connector outlet.
A method to adjust boom sprayer nozzle spacing, the method comprising:
- determining a desired spacing pattern of spray outlets along a boom;
- selecting one or more nozzle spacing adapters based on the desired spacing pattern;
- and
- mounting the one or more nozzle spacing adapters to one or more of a plurality of fluid connectors fluidly coupled to the boom, wherein
- the plurality of fluid connectors define a boom spacing pattern, and
- the one or more nozzle spacing adapters and the plurality of fluid connectors define the desired spacing pattern that differs from the boom spacing pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.