Spraying apparatus for agricultural chemicals
AssigneeMaquinas Agricolas Jacto S.A.
InventorShiro Nishimura
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Abstract
A spraying apparatus for spraying agricultural chemicals over shrubbery and small size trees and plants in early stages of their growth positioned in arrays with empty areas therebetween, has a storage for an agricultural chemicals to be sprayed, a spraying assembly having the shape of an upside down “U” and provided with a plurality of spraying nozzles, a detector for detecting the presence of a plant, and an activator for activating the spraying nozzles, after the detector detects a plant, to spray the plant inside the spraying assembly, the spraying assembly having a substantially flat frame composed of a plurality of substantially flat elements.
Claims14
A spraying apparatus for spraying agricultural chemicals over shrubby and small size arborous trees and plants in early stages of their growth position in arrays with empty areas therebetween, the spraying apparatus comprising means for storing an agricultural chemical to be sprayed;
- a spraying assembly having the shape of a vertical upside down “U” and provided with a plurality of spraying nozzles directed inwardly;
- detecting means for automatically detecting the presence of a plant;
- means for automatically activating said spraying nozzles after said detecting means detects a plant, for spraying toward an inside of the vertical upside down “U” shaped spraying assembly to spray a plant within said vertical upside down “U”-shaped spraying assembly, said spraying assembly having a substantially flat frame composed of a plurality of substantially flat elements;
- and air supply means associated with said spraying assembly and having an outlet means for issuing an airjet helping the spraying, said air supply means including an air duct having a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of said spraying assembly, said air outlet means including a plurality of openings substantially corresponding to said spraying nozzles so as to issue air jets acting on jets of chemicals issued from said nozzles.
A spraying apparatus for spraying agricultural chemicals over shrubby and small size arborous trees and plants in early stages of their growth position in arrays with empty areas therebetween, the spraying apparatus comprising means for storing an agricultural chemical to be sprayed;
- a spraying assembly having the shape of an upside down “U” and provided with a plurality of spraying nozzles;
- detecting means for detecting the presence of a plant;
- means for activating said spraying nozzles after said detecting means detects a plant, for spraying a plant within said upside down “U”-shaped spraying assembly, said spraying assembly having a substantially flat frame composed of a plurality of substantially flat elements, said substantially flat frame of said spraying assembly having a substantially horizontal beam and two substantially vertical struts provided with a plurality of said spraying nozzles;
- and air supply means associated with said spraying assembly and having an outlet means for issuing an air jet helping the spraying, said air supply means including an air duct having a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of said spraying assembly, said air outlet means including a plurality of openings substantially corresponding to said spraying nozzles so as to issue air jets acting on jets of chemicals issued from said nozzles.
A spraying apparatus for spraying agricultural chemicals over shrubby and small size arborous trees and plants in early stages of their growth position in arrays with empty areas therebetween, the spraying apparatus comprising means for storing an agricultural chemical to be sprayed;
- a spraying assembly having the shape of an upside down “U” and provided with a plurality of spraying nozzles;
- detecting means for detecting the presence of a plant;
- and means for activating said spraying nozzles after said detecting means detects a plant, for spraying a plant within said upside down “U”-shaped spraying assembly, said spraying assembly having a substantially flat frame composed of a plurality of substantially flat elements;
- a chassis for supporting said means for storing agricultural chemicals and said spraying assembly, said substantially flat frame of said spraying assembly is connected with said chassis turnable between a working position in which said spraying assembly is located at a side of said chassis and a transporting position in which said spraying assembly is located behind said chassis;
- means for turnably connecting said spraying assembly with said chassis;
- and air supply means associated with said spraying assembly and having an outlet means for issuing an air jet helping the spraying, said air supply means including an air duct having a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of said spraying assembly, said air outlet means including a plurality of openings substantially corresponding to said spraying nozzles so as to issue air jets acting on jets of chemicals issued from said nozzles.
A spraying apparatus for spraying agricultural chemicals over shrubby and small size arborous trees and plants in early stages of their growth position in arrays with empty areas therebetween, the spraying apparatus comprising means for storing an agricultural chemical to be sprayed;
- a spraying assembly having the shape of an upside down “U” and provided with a plurality of spraying nozzles;
- detecting means for detecting the presence of a plant;
- means for activating said spraying nozzles after said detecting means detects a plant, for spraying a plant within said upside down “U”-shaped spraying assembly, said spraying assembly having a substantially flat frame composed of a plurality of substantially flat elements, said detecting means being ultra-sound detecting means;
- and air supply means associated with said spraying assembly and having an outlet means for issuing an air jet helping the spraying, said air supply means including an air duct having a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of said spraying assembly, said air outlet means including a plurality of openings substantially corresponding to said spraying nozzles so as to issue air jets acting on jets of chemicals issued from said nozzles.
A spraying apparatus for spraying agricultural chemicals over shrubby and small size arborous trees and plants in early stages of their growth position in arrays with empty areas therebetween, the spraying apparatus comprising means for storing an agricultural chemical to be sprayed;
- a spraying assembly having the shape of an upside down “U” and provided with a plurality of spraying nozzles;
- detecting means for detecting the presence of a plant;
- and means for activating said spraying nozzles after said detecting means detects a plant, for spraying a plant within said upside down “U”-shaped spraying assembly, said spraying assembly having a substantially flat frame composed of a plurality of substantially flat elements, said detecting means being adjustable in a vertical direction;
- means for adjusting said detecting means in a vertical direction;
- and air supply means associated with said spraying assembly and having an outlet means for issuing an air jet helping the spraying, said air supply means including an air duct having a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of said spraying assembly, said air outlet means including a plurality of openings substantially corresponding to said spraying nozzles so as to issue air jets acting on jets of chemicals issued from said nozzles.
A spraying apparatus for spraying agricultural chemicals over shrubby and small size arborous trees and plants in early stages of their growth position In arrays with empty areas therebetween, the spraying apparatus comprising means for storing an agricultural chemical to be sprayed;
- a spraying assembly having the shape of an upside down “U” and provided with a plurality of spraying nozzles;
- detecting means for detecting the presence of a plant;
- and means for activating said spraying nozzles after said detecting means detects a plant, for spraying a plant within said upside down “U”-shaped spraying assembly, said spraying assembly having a substantially flat frame composed of a plurality of substantially flat elements;
- and air supply means associated with said spraying assembly and having an outlet means for issuing an air jet helping the spraying;
- and air supply means associated with said spraying assembly and having an outlet means for issuing an air jet helping the spraying, said air supply means including an air duct having a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of said spraying assembly, said air outlet means including a plurality of openings substantially corresponding to said spraying nozzles so as to issue air jets acting on jets of chemicals issued from said nozzles.
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