IT1239180B - Programmable switchbox for watering gardens and the like. - Google Patents

Abstract

Programmable switchbox for watering gardens and the like, usable in combination with traditional type watering devices and systems, for the simple and trustworthy regulation of programmed irrigation during the day and for pre-established durations.Connectable switchbox, with both a faucet for water supply, as well as a flexible and/or rigid tube connected with the watering devices and systems, including a box covering (11) closeable anteriorly by a frontal part (12), hinged with a covering door (13), and posteriorly by a posterior part (14), also including a functional group (16), equipped with attachable and removable operative electromechanical connectable components, with respect to the box covering (11), and an interchangeable board (17), equipped with electronic switchbox control components.The switchbox includes in addition a flexible tube (37) for connection to the water faucet and to the tubing of the watering system, and an interceptor mechanism (42), which slides within the switchbox covering (11), and is capable of being activated by an eccentric wheel (63) of the functional group (16), able to act against the flexible tubing (37) for pre-established periods, in such a way, so as to permit or impede the flow of water to the watering system.In this way, during each watering program set up by the switchbox, the regulation of the water flow is carried out without the use of valves and washer seals, and therefore with better trustworthiness, with the possibility of producing an assembly, which is completely automatic in all its switchbox component parts, thanks to its modular construction.