Abstract: An agricultural device and a method for dispensing a liquid product over a surface. The device includes at least one boom and a plurality of nozzles positioned along the boom, a pressure regulation unit including a nozzle controller configured for controlling the opening and closing of one or more associated nozzles, and an inclination detection means for determining an inclination of the longitudinal supply line with respect to a horizontal. The pressure regulation unit and/or the at least one nozzle controller is configured to calculate nozzle operation data for each associated nozzle involving inclination data transmitted by the inclination detection means and the position of the nozzle on the longitudinal supply line, and the nozzle controller is configured to operate the nozzles based on the calculated nozzle operation data to obtain a homogeneous spraying of the liquid product over a surface of a field to be sprayed.

Abstract: A vehicle to discharge root crop to define a root crop heap, includes a drive device to drive the vehicle, a crop bunker to contain the crop to be discharged, a discharge device to discharge the root crop from the crop bunker. The vehicle further includes a control device to control the discharge device to create the root crop heap with defined heap parameters, where the heap parameters include one or more of: a defined heap location, a defined heap width, and a defined heap orientation, and the heap is the root crop heap on a ground of a field.

Abstract: This method for painting a surface (S62) of a component (6) with a pattern includes at least the following steps consisting in applying a first coating product on at least a portion of the surface, automatically applying at least one portion of a mask (12) on a portion (Z62) of the surface, applying a second coating product and on the surface and removing the mask (12). Preferably, the mask (12) is at least partially automatically applied in the form of at least one layer (122, 124, 126) of non-atomized fluid, the layer being obtained by moving (A1) an applicator (16) delivering the non-atomized fluid along the portion (Z62) of the surface (S62) where the mask (12) is to be applied.

Abstract: An installation for spraying a fluid comprising a fluid circulation circuit including a sprayer capable of spraying the fluid, a pump and a circulation pipe for the fluid, the pump being suitable for injecting the fluid into the circulation pipe, the circulation pipe being configured to guide the fluid from the pump to the sprayer, the installation further including at least one injector configured to inject a liquid separate from the fluid into the circuit, wherein the injector is configured to compare a total volume of liquid injected into the circuit to a predetermined volume, and to stop the injection when the total volume of injected liquid is equal to the predetermined volume.

Abstract: A method of applying a coating product on a surface of a part, this method being carried out using an applicator including at least one row of nozzles, among which at least the first nozzle in the row includes a valve, the method including moving the applicator in a first direction to apply a first layer of coating product, and moving the applicator in a second direction substantially parallel to the first direction to apply a second layer of coating product adjacent to the first layer, comprising measuring at least one application distance of the first nozzle from a point in front of the first nozzle on a path of the applicator, and based on the measured application distance, opening or closing the valve.

Abstract: A device for rotating a fluid inside a spray nozzle includes a body defining at least one helical slot and/or a helical hole for the passage of all or part of the fluid. This device can be secured to a spray nozzle or a needle valve closing the spray nozzle. An application device includes such a device for rotating a fluid inside a spray nozzle.

Abstract: A harvesting device includes a support defining an uprooting position of the harvesting device, and an uprooting section comprising at least two uprooting units, each uprooting unit having at least one uprooting element, each uprooting unit being adapted to uproot root crop. At least one of the uprooting units is mobile with respect to the support between an active position and an inactive position, the active position being a position in which the uprooting unit is able to uproot beet crop in a field having a field surface when the harvesting device is in the uprooting position, the inactive position being a position in which the uprooting unit is unable to uproot beet crop in the field when the harvesting device is in the uprooting position.

Abstract: A spraying nozzle, intended for spraying a product, defines a passage for the circulation of the product through the nozzle, wherein the passage opens through a wide connection orifice to the outside of the nozzle at an upstream end thereof, and through a narrow spraying orifice at a downstream end of the nozzle in order to spray the product; the passage has, between the connection orifice and the spraying orifice, at least one pre-atomization narrowing capable of atomizing the product, followed by a broadening downstream of the pre-atomization narrowing.

Abstract: A device for harvesting root fruits located in the ground is provided that may include a support frame, a pair of uprooting shares mounted on the support frame, which are designed to convey root fruits located in the ground out of the ground. The pair of uprooting shares defines a central plane (M-M) and is movably mounted on the support frame in a transverse direction (QR). The harvesting device has a guide device, which is designed to detect the position of a root fruit located in the ground and to be harvested and to guide the pair of uprooting shares in the transverse direction (QR) with respect to the root fruit to be harvested in the direction of a centered position.

Abstract: A filter for a liquid for viscous product including a filtering element and a bucket defining a receiving volume accommodating the filtering element, the filter including a liquid or viscous product intake tubing and a liquid or viscous product discharge tubing, the filter including a valve configured to assume a first position, where the valve couples the intake tubing to the receiving volume and this receiving volume to the discharge tubing, and a second position, where the valve couples the intake tubing to the discharge tubing and isolates the receiving volume relative to the two tubings.

Abstract: This method allows a coating product to be applied to a component (13) being moved by a conveyor (12), along which conveyor at least one spray (62.1, 62.2) is arranged.

Abstract: The pumping installation (16) comprises a pneumatic pump (22) for pumping a fluid (12) and a system (24) for supplying the pneumatic pump (22) with compressed gas. The supply system (24) comprises a source (34) of compressed gas and a fluidic connection (36) that fluidly connects the source (34) to the pneumatic pump (22). The pumping installation (16) also comprises a system (38) for controlling the supply of the compressed gas to the pneumatic pump (22), wherein the control system (38) comprises a valve (40) mounted on the fluidic connection (36) and switchable between a blocking state, in which the valve (40) prevents the flow of compressed gas between the source (34) and the pneumatic pump (22), and a passing state, in which the valve (40) allows the circulation of compressed gas between the source (34) and the pneumatic pump (22).

Abstract: A pump for a liquid product including a body inwardly delimiting a compression chamber, in which a piston is mounted sliding, as well as an external motor coupled to the piston for movement thereof by a piston rod passing through a wall secured to the pump body, through a passage opening equipped with a sealing device including a stack of seals kept gripped axially against the pump body, the sealing device including an axial compression member inserted between a crown, included in the sealing device, and the wall secured to the pump body.

Abstract: This skirt (20) is intended to equip a coating product rotary projector. The skirt (20) has a plurality of air ejection nozzles (40, 42, 44, 46) arranged in said skirt (20) to eject jets of air forming shaping air suitable for shaping the jets of coating product, said air ejection nozzles (40, 42, 44, 46) comprising at least three separate series of nozzles (41, 43, 45, 47) each made up of a plurality of air ejection nozzles (40, 42, 44, 46) fluidly connected to a shared supply chamber, specific to said series of nozzles (41, 43, 45, 47).

Abstract: A generator usable in an explosive atmosphere zone, and having a power greater than or equal to 8 Watts, preferably greater than 10 Watts, and an assembly including an electrostatic sprayer for a coating product and the generator.

Abstract: A sleeve for the construction of a hose pipe extends about a longitudinal axis. The sleeve has greater elongation capacities in one direction than in the other with respect to the longitudinal axis.

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: The invention concerns a nozzle support device (10) comprising a body (12) that has a fluid inlet passage (24) and at least one outlet passage (26), and that comprises a revolving section that forms a hub (16) that extends around a rotational axis (A), a nozzle-carrying head (14) that is rotatably mounted on the hub (16) of the body (12) around the rotational axis (A), and that is designed to simultaneously carry at least two nozzles, and immobilising means (74, 86) for immobilising the nozzle-carrying head (14) in rotation on the body (12) in a plurality of predefined positions, characterised in that the device (10) is provided with a mechanism for rotating the nozzle-carrying head (14) comprising an oscillating drive member (90) provided with at least one retractable drive pawl that has one free end designed to push the drive teeth in succession.

Abstract: A pressure sprayer nozzle includes an inlet channel for accepting liquid from a pressure sprayer, an outlet head and a plurality of liquid outlet portions. The outlet head is rotatable between: a first position in which a first of the outlet portions is in fluid communication with the inlet channel so that liquid can flow from the inlet channel to, and out of, the first of the outlet portions; and a second position in which a second of the outlet portions is in fluid communication with the inlet channel so that liquid can flow from the inlet channel to, and out of, the second of the liquid outlet portions. The first of the liquid outlet portions differs from the second of the liquid outlet portions to allow the selection of a first outlet spray type by rotating the outlet head.