JPH09299831A - Sprinkler and member for sprinkler - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sprinkle water simultaneously in a wide area in terms of distance and direction. SOLUTION: Water holes 21,... are formed almost over the whole surface of a spherical sprinkler main body 20 having double structure of an outer shell body 22 with the water holes 21,... and an inner shell body 23 placed inside the outer shell body 22. Water is ejected appropriately from the water holes 21..., preventing the decrease in the pressure of water injected between the outer shell body 22 and the inner shell body 23. The inner shell body 23 is supported by projections 24,... projected inside from the inner surface of the outer shell body 22 to be separated at constant distance. Since water can be sprinkled simultaneously in a wide horizontal area, both time and labor can be saved in sprinkling.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sprinkler device for showering or sprinkling water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 10, a sprinkler nozzle 1 for showering or sprinkling water is formed in a substantially trumpet shape, and a tip end surface 10 thereof is provided with a plurality of water outlet holes.

[0003]

However, in the conventional sprinkling nozzle 1, the spouting angle of the water spouted from the spouting hole is small, and the sprinkling range 11 is narrow as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. I couldn't sprinkle water. In particular, when sprinkling water over a wide area such as in a garden, it is necessary to walk around while holding the sprinkling nozzle 1 while changing its direction, which requires time and labor.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sprinkler which can sprinkle water from near side to distant place and in multiple directions at the same time.

[0005]

A water sprinkler according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a plurality of water discharge holes arranged so that water can be simultaneously sprinkled in at least two directions of substantially downward, lateral and upward. At the same time, it is possible to sprinkle water from this side to a distant place.

A water sprinkler according to a second aspect of the present invention has a plurality of water discharge holes which are arranged so that water can be simultaneously sprinkled in at least two directions of substantially downward, laterally and upward.
It is provided with a closing member capable of closing at least one of the water discharge holes, and at the same time water can be sprinkled from the near side to a distant place at the same time. For example, an unnecessary water discharge hole so that the house is not splashed when watering in the garden. It is designed to be able to close.

The water sprinkler according to a third aspect of the invention is the water sprinkler of the first aspect.
Alternatively, in the invention described in 2, the horizontal emission angle of the water emitted from the water discharge hole is set to a predetermined angle within a range of 360 degrees, and at the same time, water can be sprinkled over a wide range or an arbitrary range. It is the one.

The water sprinkler according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the first and second aspects of the present invention.
In the invention described in 2 or 3, the water discharge hole is provided in a spherical surface, a substantially spherical surface, or a part of a convex spherical surface.

In the member for a water sprinkler according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of water discharge holes are formed so as to form an array capable of sprinkling water in one of the substantially downward direction, the substantially lateral direction and the substantially upward direction, or at least two directions at the same time. It can be installed and has a mark indicating the position where each water discharge hole can be drilled, so that the user can open the water discharge hole and use it to obtain the optimum water spray range. Is.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. In FIG.
1st Embodiment of the watering apparatus which concerns on this invention is shown.
This sprinkler 2 is, for example, a substantially spherical sprinkler main body 20.
, Are provided with a plurality of water discharge holes 21, 21, .... The hose 3 is connected to the hose 3
The water supplied from the water spouting holes 21, 21, ... Can be sprinkled in a wide range in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of the sprinkler device 2 of the first embodiment. The sprinkler main body 20 has a double structure of an outer shell body 22 in which the water discharge holes 21, 21, ... Are opened and an inner shell body 23 provided inside the outer shell body 22. The gap defined by the body 23 is made smaller so that the volume of the sprinkler device body 20 becomes smaller. As a result, the pressure of the water injected into the gap between the outer shell body 22 and the inner shell body 23 is prevented from decreasing, and the water discharge hole 2
Water is discharged from the 1, 2, ... The outer shell 22 is made of resin, metal, ceramic, or the like, for example, two substantially hemispherical shells are combined and screwed together. Further, the outer shell body 22 includes
A hose connecting portion 25 is provided.

The inner shell 23 is made of resin, metal or ceramic and has a shape similar to that of the outer shell 22. That is, in the first embodiment, for example, it is formed into a hollow spherical shape. The inner shell 23 has a plurality of protrusions 24, 2 formed by projecting inward from the inner surface of the outer shell 22.
, 4 are supported by being evenly spaced from the inner surface of the outer shell 22. The inner shell 23 may have a solid structure.

The water discharge holes 21, 21, ... Are provided in each region of the outer shell body 22 which faces substantially above, substantially laterally and substantially below the spherical surface. As a result, this sprinkler 2 is directed substantially upward,
The water can be discharged substantially sideways and substantially downward. Further, the water discharge holes 21, 21, ... Are designed to have a smaller hole diameter as the water can reach further away. For example, the hole diameter is made to gradually decrease from the lower part to the upper part of the spherical surface of the outer shell body 22. Thereby,
As shown in FIG. 3, water is evenly sprinkled within a substantially circular water spraying area surrounded by a two-dot chain line around the water spraying device 2. Here, the substantially downward, substantially upward, and substantially lateral directions mean an angle larger than 30 degrees in a substantially downward direction, a range of 30 degrees to approximately 45 degrees in a substantially upward direction, and a substantially downward direction and a substantially upward direction with respect to the horizontal direction. The range is approximately ± 30 degrees. In addition, the hole diameter of the water discharge holes 21, 21, ...
The flight distance of the water discharged from the water discharge holes 21, 21, ... May be adjusted so as to gradually decrease from the inside to the outside of the sprinkler body 20.

According to the first embodiment, water can be sprinkled simultaneously in all horizontal directions (directions of 360 degrees) from the near side to the distant side. Therefore, if this sprinkler 2 is used, the time required for sprinkling water can be reduced. This has the effect of reducing the labor as well as shortening it.

In the above embodiment, the inner shell 23 is supported by the plurality of projections 24, 24, ... Of the outer shell 22, but the outer surface of the inner shell 23 is provided with a plurality of projections.
The protrusions may evenly separate the inner shell 23 from the inner surface of the outer shell 22.

Further, instead of evenly spacing the inner shell 23 from the inner surface of the outer shell 22, the tip portion of the sprinkler main body 20,
That is, the inner shell body 23 may be arranged so that the gap between the inner shell body 23 and the outer shell body 22 becomes narrower as it is closer to the end portion on the side farther from the hose connecting portion 25. Then the sprinkler body 2
It is possible to prevent the water pressure from decreasing at the tip portion of 0, and to apply an appropriate water pressure to each of the water outlet holes 21, 21, ... Of the sprinkler device main body 20, and from each of the water outlet holes 21, 21 ,. Water can be released with great force.

Further, when water is supplied into the sprinkler main body 20 at a pressure higher than the pressure of water supplied from the water pipe via the hose 3, water is supplied between the sprinkler main body 20 and the water pipe. Means for increasing the pressure may be provided. As such a means, for example, a pump or a pressure increasing mechanism such as a high-pressure washing machine used for jetting high-pressure water to wash a vehicle or the like can be used.

In order to obtain an appropriate watering range,
A part of the water discharge holes 21, 21, ... May be appropriately closed and used by a closing member made of an adhesive tape or a thermoplastic resin. For example, a part of the water discharge holes 21, 21, ... Is blocked so that the water discharge angle in the horizontal direction becomes 180 degrees, and as shown in FIG. If the sprinkler 2 is placed in the center and used, water can be sprinkled on the garden 4 without sprinkling water on the house 5. Further, if the water sprinkler 2 is placed at the corner of the boundary between the garden 4 and the house 5 as shown in FIG. It is possible to sprinkle water on the garden 4 without spraying water on the area adjacent to the side of the garden. The areas surrounded by the chain double-dashed lines in FIGS. 4 and 5 are the watering ranges of the watering device 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, it may be installed on an artificial rock or the like 40 arranged in a garden,
In this case, the water discharge holes 21 and 2 other than the part contacting the rock
Water can be sprinkled from 1, ... to the garden around the rocks.

The sprinkler 2 may be provided with legs and may be of a stationary type, or the sprinkler 2 may be detachably installed on a stand 41 as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the water sprinkler 2 may be suspended from the ceiling 50, or as shown in FIG. 9, the water sprinkler 2 may be installed on the wall surface 52 via the arm 51, or from a tall stand or the like. The sprinkler 2 may be suspended.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG.
The upper part of the sprinkler body 20 may be a vase 26,
An ornament such as a statue or a garden lamp may be attached to the upper part of the sprinkler body 20. Then, since it is not usually necessary to sprinkle water directly upward, the water spouting device main body 20 is not provided with the water spouting hole 21, but the upper part of the water sprinkling device body 20 without the water spouting hole 21 is effectively used. Can be utilized.

FIGS. 11A and 11B show a second embodiment of the water sprinkler according to the present invention. This water sprinkling device 6 is different from the water sprinkling device 2 of the first embodiment in that the water spouting device main body 60 of the water sprinkling device 6 is not provided with a water spout hole in advance, and a mark (mark) is provided at a position corresponding to the water spout hole. 61
Is provided. That is, the water sprinkling device 6 is not a water sprinkling device in which the water spout hole is opened in advance, but a member for the water sprinkling device before the water spout hole is opened. Therefore, the user of the water sprinkler 6 selects a position (area) where the water spouting hole is provided so that an appropriate water sprinkling range can be obtained, and the mark 61 at the selected position is used as a guide for the tip of the drill or drill 69. The water sprinkler main body 60 is pierced with a sharp object to open a water discharge hole for use. As shown in FIG. 11B, the portion of the mark 61 is thinner than the other portions, so that the hole can be easily formed. In addition, the surface of the mark 61 has a recess 63.
It becomes easy to pierce 69 with a drill or the like. Since the other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, the duplicate description will be omitted.

FIG. 12 shows a third sprinkler device according to the present invention.
An embodiment is shown. This sprinkler device 7 is different from the first embodiment in that the sprinkler body 70 has a substantially gourd shape. Therefore, although not particularly shown, the inner shell of the sprinkler body 70 has a substantially gourd shape. The sprinkling range of the sprinkler 7 is shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. Since the other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, the duplicate description will be omitted.

FIG. 13 shows a fourth sprinkler device according to the present invention.
An embodiment is shown. The water sprinkler 8 differs from the first embodiment in that the water sprinkler body 80 has a substantially conical shape. Therefore, although not particularly shown, the inner shell of the sprinkler body 80 has a substantially conical shape. The sprinkling range of the sprinkler 8 is shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. Since the other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, the duplicate description will be omitted.

The water sprinkler according to the present invention has a substantially spherical shape if it can sprinkle water over a wide range from the near side to the far side.
The shape is not limited to the substantially gourd shape and the substantially conical shape, and any shape may be used as long as it has a convex curved surface and a water discharge hole is formed in the curved surface. Then, in the water sprinkling apparatus according to the present invention, the drilling position of the water spout hole formed in the sprinkler device main body, the horizontal direction and vertical angle at which the water spout hole is opened, the water pressure acting on the water spout hole, and the water spouting. Since the water spray range is determined by the combination of the diameter and shape of the holes, it may be appropriately selected to obtain the optimum water spray range.

Further, in the present specification, water is not limited to tap water, but refers to all liquids including, for example, liquid pesticides, pesticides or water in which they are dissolved.

[0026]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the water sprinkling device is provided with a plurality of water discharge holes which are arranged so that water can be simultaneously sprinkled in at least two directions of substantially downward, laterally and substantially upward. Therefore, if this water sprinkler is used, water can be sprinkled from the near side to a distant place at the same time, so that the time required for sprinkling can be shortened and labor can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the water sprinkling device is provided with a plurality of water discharge holes arranged so that water can be simultaneously sprayed in at least two directions of substantially downward, sideways and substantially upward, and the water discharge holes. Since it is provided with a closing member capable of closing at least one of the above, the user of this sprinkler device can appropriately cover the spout hole of the sprinkler device according to the range of sprinkling water so that the sprinkler device has a desired range. Since it is possible to sprinkle water only, it is possible, for example, to prevent the house from being flooded when watering in the garden. At the same time, water can be sprinkled from near to far.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the horizontal emission angle of the water emitted from the water outlet of the water sprinkler is set to 36.
Since the water sprinkling device is used at a predetermined angle within the range of 0 degree, water can be sprinkled simultaneously in a wide range in the horizontal direction or in an arbitrary range, so that the time required for sprinkling can be shortened and labor can be reduced. To be done.

According to the invention described in claim 4, since the water discharge hole of the sprinkler is provided in a part of the spherical surface, the substantially spherical surface, or the convex spherical surface, the sprinkler can be used to sprinkle water. It takes less time and less labor.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the plurality of members for the water sprinkling device are arranged so that they can be sprinkled in one of the substantially downward direction, the substantially lateral direction and the substantially upward direction or at least two directions at the same time. Since the water holes can be drilled and there are marks indicating the positions where each water hole can be drilled, the user can open the water holes as needed to obtain the optimum water spray range. As a result, it is possible to sprinkle water only in a desired range, so that it is possible to prevent the house from being splashed with water during watering in the garden, for example. At the same time, water can be sprinkled from near to far. In addition, since there is a mark indicating the position where the water discharge hole is to be opened, the location where the hole is to be opened can be easily known.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a first embodiment of a water sprinkler according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the sprinkler device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a watering range of the watering device.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an example of a watering range when watering a garden using the watering apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing another example of a watering range when watering a garden using the watering apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing an installation mode of the water sprinkler according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing another installation mode of the water sprinkler according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view showing another installation mode of the water sprinkler according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic side view showing another installation mode of the water sprinkler according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view showing a modified example of the water sprinkler of the first embodiment.

FIG. 11A is a schematic perspective view showing a second embodiment of the water sprinkling apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a mark portion.

FIG. 12 is a schematic perspective view showing a third embodiment of a water sprinkling apparatus according to the present invention and a water sprinkling range thereof.

FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of a water sprinkling apparatus according to the present invention and a water sprinkling range thereof.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating a watering range of a conventional watering nozzle.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Sprinkler Nozzle 2,7,8 Sprinkler 20,60,70,80 Nozzle body 21 Outlet hole 22 Outer shell 23 Inner shell 24 Protrusion 25 Hose connection 26 Vase 3 Hose 4 Garden 40 Artificial rocks 41 Stand 5 House 50 Ceiling 52 Arm 52 Wall Surface 6 Sprinkler (Member for Sprinkler) 61 Mark 62 Thin Wall 63 Recess 69 Drill or Drill

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A water sprinkling apparatus comprising a plurality of water discharge holes which are arranged so that water can be simultaneously sprayed in at least two directions of substantially downward, laterally and substantially upward. 2. A plurality of water discharge holes arranged so as to be capable of simultaneously spraying water in at least two directions of substantially downward, substantially horizontal and substantially upward, and a closing member capable of closing at least one of the water discharge holes. A sprinkler device characterized in that. 3. The water sprinkler according to claim 1, wherein an angle of water emitted from the water discharge hole in a horizontal direction is a predetermined angle within a range of 360 degrees. 4. The water sprinkler according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the water discharge hole is provided on a part of a spherical surface, a substantially spherical surface, or a convex spherical surface. 5. A plurality of water discharge holes can be formed so as to form an arrangement in which water can be sprayed in one of the substantially downward direction, the substantially lateral direction, and the substantially upward direction, or at least two directions at the same time, and each of the water discharge holes can be formed. A member for a sprinkler device, which has a mark indicating a position at which it can be drilled.