Abstract: An agricultural spraying machine in which the liquid to be sprayed is electrostatically charged in bulk in the liquid tank. A pump passes the liquid through an electrostatic charging unit to a spraying or atomizing nozzle or head, part of the charged liquid being recirculated by a regulator by-pass valve through the tank to charge the liquid in the tank.

Abstract: This is relates to an atomizing disc for a centrifugal atomizer wherein a plurality of atomizing conical pins are mounted along the peripheral edges of upper and lower mounting discs, and raw liquid supplied by rotation of the atomizing disc are atomized in an outer peripheral direction.

Abstract: A system for assuring a more even powder flow rate in a flame spray gun. A powder metering device entrains powder into a gas. The gas with entrained powder is coupled to the flame spray gun. Vibration means, coupled to the powder and gas conduit, is provided to prevent any powder from settling in the conduit.

Abstract: A fuel injection nozzle is provided with such an annular fuel passage that its fuel passage section is, at the earlier stage of fuel injection, maintained smaller than the whole sum of the sectional areas of injection orifices and adapted to increase gradually in response to the lift of a nozzle needle so that the rate of fuel injection increases gradually.

Abstract: Improved spray guns each have a spray head assembly comprising separate but interconnectable elements including a fluid nozzle, a fluid inlet fitting, a fluid nozzle retainer, an air nozzle and an air cap. The elements mount on an annular extension at a forward end of the gun body without any threaded attachment to the body, and because they are separate the fluid nozzle and fluid inlet fitting may conveniently be manufactured of a corrosion and wear resistant material to protect the same from fluid flowing therethrough. Also, the air cap threads onto the fluid nozzle retainer and not the gun body, so there is no danger of damaging any threads on the body which could otherwise require its replacement.

Abstract: A plastic packing device for the storage and the delivery of active materials consisting of multiple compartments destined to accommodate liquid, solid or gel materials, the compartments being formed by the joinder of two flexible polymeric sheets and comprising at least a sealed storage compartment impervious to the active materials and a sealed receiving compartment. At least one of the seams of the storage compartment is constituted by a system consisting of an internal layer of foam type plastic sheet which adheres on both its outer surfaces to leak-tight resilient polymeric sheets. External pressure on one of the compartments provokes internal rupture of the foam layer without rupture of outer polymeric sheets thus enabling emptying of storage compartment into receiving compartment without exposure of the active substance to the surrounding environment. The plastic packing is specially useful for ready premix of different components of useful active mixtures immediately before use.

Abstract: An area pattern controlled sprinkler comprises a nozzle rotatably mounted about a vertical axis through the sprinkler and driven by the energy of the water in the pressurized water supply line, a plunger also driven by the pressurized water to restrict and enlarge the nozzle, and a cam member controlling the displacement of the plunger so as to produce a water distribution pattern of predetermined configuration around the sprinkler.

Abstract: A liquid sprayer has a tank for storing liquid, a boom supporting spraying nozzles, and a pump and liquid control system for supply liquid under pressure to the spraying nozzles in a manner that maintains substantially uniform liquid dispensing density independent of the ground speed of the sprayer. A ground speed sensor, a liquid pressure sensor, and a liquid flow meter send signals to a controller to regulate a valve that controls the rate of flow of liquid to the spray nozzles.

Abstract: A high temperature hot liquid jet nozzle comprising a cylindrical liquid supply tube having a slit along its generating line and a steam jet pipe provided coaxially within the liquid supply tube forming a narrow gap therebetween to serve as a liquid passage and having a steam jet opening positioned in the slit. By supplying high temperature and pressure steam into the steam jet pipe, a treating liquid in the liquid supply tube is heated nearly to the temperature of the steam and thus heated treating liquid in the liquid supply tube is blown through the slit of the liquid supply tube together with steam jetted through the steam jet opening of the steam jet pipe to a cloth to be treated.

Abstract: In a washing appliance comprising a liquid flow-regulating and shut-off valve and a conduit pipe connected to said valve, the regulating and shut-off valve comprises an inlet fitting and an outlet fitting for the supply and discharge of liquid, respectively. Each of said fittings is provided with at least one male and/or female coupling portion and the outlet fitting may consist of a spray nozzle. In a regulating and shut-off valve in which said fittings extend at an angle to each other, the conduit pipe is provided at its ends with corresponding male or female coupling portions so that it can be selectively connected to one fitting or the other.

Abstract: A wetting agent injection system is shown according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention utilized with firefighting apparatus having a positive pressure pump. The purpose of the system is to automatically inject a wetting agent into the pump during its normal firefighting operation. The system is controlled by flow switches located on one or more discharge lines of the pump, by a float switch in the wetting agent supply tank, and by regulated air pressure in the wetting agent supply tank. When the flow switches detect water flowing and when the float switch does not detect an empty supply tank, they activate relays within the control box of the system, which in turn activate electric solenoid valves permitting wetting agent to be injected into the suction side of the pump. Once in the pump, the wetting agent rapidly mixes with the water. The water treated with wetting agent penetrates better, reaching deeper into the material mass than untreated water can.

Abstract: The flush-back filter according to the invention uses as supporting element for at least one filter element a support cage which is arranged firmly on the inside of the filter housing and is penetrated from the interior to the exterior by the medium to be filtered. At the interior of the support cage a lifting or rotating flush-back device is located which upon its movement passes over the slot-type windows of the support cage in succession. The slot-type windows are arranged on the support cage in several groups in such a way that the windows of the one group are offset against those of the other group(s) in the direction of movement of the flush-back device, in such a way that the windows of the one group lie at least with the webs of another group on a common plane. In this way the entire filter area is subjected to the flush-back operation during this operation only over very small surface areas, with the result that small flush-back volumes can be used and the pressure drop is slight.

Abstract: A fuel injection nozzle for supplying fuel to an internal combustion engine is of the outwardly opening type and includes a valve member which is biased by a first spring to the closed position, a second spring is provided and is arranged so that it initially opposes the first spring and finally assists the first spring there being a range of movement of the valve member against the action of the first spring only.

Abstract: A rotary atomizing head for an atomizer having a cup-shaped rotary atomizing head body mounted on the front end of a rotary shaft. The head body has a conical inner surface with a circular outer edge. A bell hub is provided in the atomizing head body and discharging passages are provided for guiding a liquid in the form of a film to the inner surface of said atomizing head body. The bell hub is a cylinder which has a liquid passage along the central axis thereof and conically recessed end faces.