Abstract: An applicator die for creating undivided ribbons of polymeric film and a method of using the die to apply an emulsified polymeric material in ribbons to a fully or partially finished surface of an automobile body. In one application, the ribbon is applied as a peelable film to an automobile body and in another application, a ribbon is applied to a rocker panel as an anti-chip coating. For both applications, the applicator die has an internal gallery and an outlet slot with flared edge surfaces to emit a laminarized ribbon of polymer-based material at a distance from the target surface where the opposite edges of the ribbon have become essentially parallel.

Abstract: A pneumatic spraying assembly for a coating product including a pneumatic sprayer and a supply line for the pneumatic sprayer from a pressurized coating product source to which the supply line is connected by its upstream end, the pneumatic sprayer including a sprayer body and a control valve for controlling flow of the coating product toward a spraying area for the coating product, the controlling valve including a needle selectively closing off an outlet orifice of an inner volume of the sprayer body and the spraying assembly defining a flow path for the coating product, from the upstream end of the supply line to the outlet orifice of the inner volume, wherein a restrictor for restricting flow of the coating product is mounted on the flow path to create a pressure loss upstream from the outlet orifice.

Abstract: This coating system (2) for coating a workpiece (W1) with a liquid coating product, includes an ultrasonic spray head (14) for generating droplets of coating products, an electrode (32A) for generating an electrostatic field (E) between the electrode and the ultrasonic spray head (14) and a high-voltage generator (52) connected to the electrode for supplying the electrode with high voltage. The shape of the electrode (32A) is advantageously configurable on the basis of the geometry of the workpiece (W1).

Abstract: A spray bar suspension device for an agricultural vehicle, including a stationary frame, a right bar holder and a left bar holder that are pivotably mounted on said stationary frame, and damping elements inserted between each of said holders and the stationary frame, where the damping elements include: two rotational supports secured to said stationary frame, right and left structures respectively articulated to said right and left holders, and each pivotably mounted alternating on said rotational supports, and so-called primary elastic elements respectively inserted between each of said right and left structures and said stationary frame, such that an oscillation of each holder around its normal operating position results in tilting the structure associated with that holder from one to the other of said rotational supports, then pivoting said structure around said support, against the elastic elements.

Abstract: A mixer for drawing and mixing a solid product, such as a powder, with a liquid from a tank includes a drawing wand which has a drawing tip suitable for drawing the product and a mixing vat which has a rotation shape delimited by a side wall. The discharge tip of the drawing wand leads into the top of a vat and injects the product into the vat. In one form, the mixer includes a hydraulic circuit designed to circulate the liquid between the tank and the vat. The circuit includes at least one injection duct having at least one injection nozzle that leads into the top of the vat so that the liquid from the tank flows over the side wall of the vat.

Abstract: A hose gun has a gun body and a water outlet head for outputting water from the gun. The gun body has a user grip body portion and a second body portion which is at an angle to the user grip portion. Joint means are provided between the water outlet head and the gun body allowing the water outlet head to be moved relative to the gun body between a forward watering position and a sprinkler position in which the hose gun is positionable on a surface with the user grip body portion and second body portion acting as a base and the water outlet head directed upwardly.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dispensing device for an agricultural sprayer. The dispensing device includes a supply manifold having at least two inlets, each inlet connectable to a product source and engaging with a closing valve, and a dispensing manifold having at least two outlets, each outlet connectable to at least one spraying member and engages with a closing valve. The dispensing device further includes a control mechanism that includes at least one camshaft having a plurality of cams. Each cam controls the opening and closing of an associated valve.

Abstract: An irrigation connector for tapping into a water supply hose includes a retaining portion for holding a supply hose in a hose receiving region of the retaining portion and a hollow needle mounted for movement relative to the retaining portion. The needle can move between a retracted position and an extended position in which the needle extends into the hose receiving region for penetrating a supply hose held in the retaining portion to create a fluid communication path between an interior of the needle and an interior of a supply hose held in the retaining portion. The connector includes a needle drive arrangement for driving the needle towards the extended position.

Abstract: Crop transfer device (4) for transferring crop to a receptacle, the device comprising a conveyor (8) for transferring the crop and the conveyor defining a conveyor plane (CP). The conveyor has a conveyor outlet (10) defining an outlet direction (OD) which is the direction of the crop falling from the conveyor at the conveyor outlet. The crop transfer device (4) comprises a scanning device (12) adapted to scan the surface of crop situated below the conveyor outlet and the crop transfer device (4) comprises a mounting device (14) by which the scanning device is mounted to the conveyor (8) with a translational mobility of the scanning device with respect to the conveyor along a path (20).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a nozzle assembly for a spray device for the treatment of agricultural crops and includes at least one orifice for dispensing at least one treatment product. The nozzle assembly further includes, downstream of the orifice, at least one set of electrodes configured to pass an electrical signal when humidified under the effect of the spray jet. The electrodes are configured to be connected to an electronic system for detecting the electrical signal.

Abstract: An agricultural sprayer (1) with a pump (20), a plurality of nozzles, a valve arrangement (28) associated with the nozzles and a feed conduit (25). The valve arrangement (28) selectively connects the feed conduit (25) to a bypass conduit (26) or to the nozzles. A return conduit (32) branches off from the feed conduit (25). A regulation valve (30) applies a variable degree of throttling to the fluid flowing through the return conduit. A pressure sensor (41) provides a signal for fluid delivered to the valve arrangement. A flow sensor (42) provides a signal representing the flow in the feed conduit (25). A controller (50) is in receipt of the sensor signals, receives instructions from an operator and controls the regulation valve (30) using the instructions from the operator and available measured signals using feedback control loops combined with a feed forward signal.

Abstract: This pick-up apparatus for picking up harvested root crop defines a pick-up plane and comprises a pick-up section. The pick-up section comprises a pick-up member adapted to pick up the root crop, and a cleaning member. The pick-up member defines a pick-up position with respect to the pick-up plane. The pick-up apparatus comprises a cleaning adjustment device adapted to adjust the position of the cleaning member between at least two cleaning positions, the cleaning positions being different one from another. In each of the cleaning positions of the cleaning member and while the pick-up member is in the pick-up position, the distance of the cleaning member with respect to the pick-up plane is different from the distance of the cleaning member with respect to the pick-up plane in the other cleaning position.

Abstract: This manual and localized weeding apparatus (1) comprises a heat generator (4) which is attached to a rod (2). The heat generator (4) comprises a fan and a heating resistor projecting a hot air jet (J1) into an inner volume (V5) of a bell (5) provided with a free edge (551) for supporting the apparatus (1) on the ground. According to the invention, the bell (5) is provided with at least one hole for discharging an air jet (J2) from the inner volume (V5) of the bell (5). The hole is separated from the free edge (551) by a distance of more than 2 cm.

Abstract: A device (10) for transferring a liquid from a can to a tank in a sealed manner, the device including a drawing end-piece which comprises a main sleeve designed to be connected on the neck of the can in a sealed manner, a drawing pipe which presents a first end connected on the drawing end-piece and a second end adapted to be connected on the tank in order to enable the drawing of the liquid from the can to the tank, and a rinsing pipe which presents a first end connected on the drawing end-piece and a second end adapted to be connected on a supply source of a rinsing fluid, in order to inject said rinsing fluid in the can, where the drawing end-piece includes a rinsing hose which is connected on the first end of the rinsing pipe and which is slidably mounted axially along the drawing axis in order to rinse the inner walls of the can.

Abstract: A method for cleaning a spraying circuit, in particular of paint, and for treating the chemical effluents generated includes a first rinsing of the paint circuit using a predetermined first volume of treated effluent, a second rinsing of the paint circuit using a predetermined second volume of ecosolvent and a third rinsing of the paint circuit using a predetermined third volume of treated effluent, so as to save on the consumption of water from the network by recycling the treated effluent to clean and rinse the paint circuit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly which includes: a chassis for a mobile land vehicle, in particular an agricultural or public works vehicle; at least two half-crossmembers (21) mounted telescopically on the chassis; wheel mountings (27) pivotably mounted on each one of said half-crossmembers; steered wheels rotatably mounted on said mountings; and a device for controlling the direction of the wheels. The assembly is characterized in that it includes means (39, 41, 47) designed, for a certain position of two half-crossmembers, to increase, upon the pivoting of the wheels, the opening of the said wheels relative to the opening of the wheels resulting from the same pivoting and another position of the two half-crossmembers.

Abstract: A distribution device to distribute a product on a surface, such as agricultural land is provided that includes at least one distribution ramp element and a product distribution circuit. The distribution circuit includes an input port in fluid communication with a product source and a plurality of nozzles fluidly linked in series. The distribution nozzles are disposed along the distribution ramp element and linked to the input port. Each distribution nozzle presents a pressure value. A pressure controller configured to equalize the pressure values of each nozzle is proved to control the pressure of the product along the distribution ramp element. The pressure controller includes a first control member and a second control member, each of the first and second pressure control members being linked in series to the plurality of nozzles and to the input port. The nozzles are disposed between the first and second control members.

Abstract: An applicator die for creating and applying laminarized ribbons of polymeric film to a target surface, such as but not limited to a surface of an automobile body component. In one embodiment, the protective film is an aqueous emulsion of polyvinyl acetate and is used to create a continuous peelable film to protect a surface. In another embodiment, the polymeric is polyvinyl chloride and it is applied to create an anti-chip coating. The applicator die has an internal supply gallery and an outlet slot of complex shape to emit a laminarized ribbon of polymer-based material that allows the material to be applied directly to the target surface without masking. A robot is used to control movement of the die. The die includes temperature control.

Abstract: This flow control device (60) for a liquid in a pipe comprises a hollow body (62) including an inlet port (620) and an outlet port (622) between which a liquid is able to flow. It includes at least one adjustment element able to rotate in the hollow body (62), the adjustment element comprising several rotating discs rotatably secured to one another and each pierced with several orifices having different diameters. The device (60) comprises stationary intermediate discs relative to the adjustment element and inserted between the rotating discs, the intermediate discs being pierced with at least one orifice. The adjustment element is suitable for being rotated so as to be able to place one of the orifices of the rotating discs across from the orifice of the intermediate disc.