Water sprinkler
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorJoseph E. Mayher
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Abstract
A water sprinkler includes a base, a timer mechanism having a timer inlet and a timer outlet, the timer mechanism being configured to operate in (i) a first mode in which fluid is allowed to pass between the timer inlet and the timer outlet, and (ii) a second mode in which fluid is prevented from passing between the timer inlet and the timer outlet, a motor having a motor inlet, a motor outlet, and a drive member, the motor configured to move the drive member in response to fluid passing from the motor inlet to the motor outlet, and a spray member coupled to the motor outlet, the spray member configured to move in response to movement of the drive member, wherein the base includes a first base retention structure and a second base retention structure.
Claims12
A water sprinkler, comprising:
- a base;
- a timer mechanism having a timer inlet and a timer outlet, said timer mechanism being configured to operate in (i) a first mode in which fluid is allowed to pass between said timer inlet and said timer outlet, and (ii) a second mode in which fluid is prevented from passing between said timer inlet and said timer outlet;
- a motor having a motor inlet, a motor outlet, and a drive member, said motor configured to move said drive member in response to fluid passing from said motor inlet to said motor outlet;
- and
- a spray member coupled to said motor outlet, said spray member configured to move in response to movement of said drive member,
- wherein said base includes a first base retention structure and a second base retention structure,
- wherein said timer mechanism includes a timer retention structure configured to cooperate with said first base retention structure to create a first snap-fit connection between said timer mechanism and said base,
- wherein said motor includes a motor retention structure configured to cooperate with said second base retention structure to create a second snap-fit connection between said motor and said base,
- wherein said timer outlet defines a first coupling component, and
- wherein said motor inlet defines a second coupling component configured to mate with the first coupling component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.