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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1976
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1974
Jean-Pierre Volat, Merseille, FR;
Fernand Berthoud, Belleville-sur-Saone, FR;
Guy Berthoud, Belleville-sur-Saone, FR;
Berthoud, S.A., Belleville-sur-Soane, FR;
Abstract
The fluid forced by a pump 1 through a conduit 2 towards a point of use such as a spraying bar 6, passes through a gate valve 7 which generates a pressure drop. The higher pressure P0 and the lower pressure P1 thus determined act on a diaphragm 10 which carries a flap valve member cooperating with a seat 18 formed at the inner end of a discharge tube 15-5 which returns the liquid to the tank from which it is pumped. An auxiliary diaphragm 17 acts in the reverse direction. As soon as the pressure difference P0 - P1 exceeds a given value, the flap valve member 14 closes. It is easily demonstrated that under such conditions the delivery pressure P1 is proportional to the pressure drop P1-P0, irrespective of the flow rate through the nozzles of the sprayer bar 6. If 1 is driven at a constant speed, P1 therefore remains constant. The invention is particularly applicable to agricultural sprayers.