NL2029842B1 - Drip Irrigation System - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G25/00—Watering gardens, fields, sports grounds or the like
- A01G25/02—Watering arrangements located above the soil which make use of perforated pipe-lines or pipe-lines with dispensing fittings, e.g. for drip irrigation
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G25/00—Watering gardens, fields, sports grounds or the like
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
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Abstract
A drip irrigation system 1 comprising a water W container 2 comprising at least a one fill—and—drain opening 3; at least a first water pipe 4 comprising at least one irrigation opening wherein said at least first water pipe 4 is fluidly connected with the water container 2 through the at least one fill—and— drain opening 3; and wherein the water container 2 comprises an elastic material wherein said water container is expansible or stretchable.
Description
Drip Irrigation System
The invention relates to drip irrigation systems, more particularly to low-pressure drip irrigation systems that do not require a constant flow of water and electricity.
Such systems are particularly useful when agriculturally exploiting a land that cannot be connected to the electrical grid and/or is located far from a flowing water source.
Such systems present the advantage of being more water-, electricity-, and cost-efficient than their high-pressure counterparts without sacrificing the efficiency of the irrigation process. However, the complicated structures of the known systems make them expensive and difficult to transport.
Additionally, such systems require constant flows of water and electricity to work properly.
W02004098269 proposes a solution to the abovementioned problem by disclosing a drip irrigation system comprising a distribution pipe made of collapsible sleeve with a plurality of holes in the walls thereof; a plurality of branch tubes equipped with drip emitters; and a plurality of connectors, connecting the branch tubes to the holes of the distribution pipe. The drip irrigation system of W02004098269 pumps the water into a container located high above the ground and uses the water potential energy to allow the system to work without the constant need for electricity. However, the system of
W02004098269 requires a significant volume of water to be left inside the containers, making it vulnerable to algae and more cumbersome to dismantle and transport.
It is an object of the current invention to correct the shortcomings of the prior art. This and other objects which will become apparent from the following disclosure, are provided with
A drip irrigation system having the features of one or more of the appended claims.
According to a first aspect of the invention, the drip irrigation system comprises: - a water container comprising at least one fill-and-drain opening;
- 2 = — at least a first water pipe comprising at least one drip irrigation opening wherein said at least first water pipe is fluidly connected with the water container through the at least one fill-and-drain opening; wherein the water container comprises a wall or walls of an elastic material wherein said water container is elastically expansible or stretchable. As the water container is filled with water, its elasticity allows it to expand while keeping a compressing force against the water inside the container. This creates the needed pressure for the water to pass through the irrigation openings and prevents any significant residual water inside the water container. Emptying the water container up to the last drop is essential for enabling the transportability of the drip irrigation system.
For an optimized durability and water pressure distribution in the drip irrigation system, the at least first water pipe comprises a wall or walls of a rigid and/or a semi-rigid material.
Advantageously, the system comprises a supporting frame wherein the water container is movably attachable to said supporting frame. And, the water container is movably attachable to the supporting frame via a spring. These features enables the application of additional pressure on the water inside the container, e.g. via a spring, for optimum draining and irrigation processes.
In order to protect the elastic structure of the water container from rips and tears, the water container comprises at least one knob for attaching said water container to the spring wherein said at least one knob comprises a rigid and/or a semi- rigid material. And, the at least one fill-and-drain opening is delimited by a rigid and/or a semi-rigid material.
Furthermore, the system comprises at least a second water pipe comprising a wall or walls of a rigid and/or a semi-rigid material, wherein said at least second water pipe is water tightly protrudable from the at least one fill-and-drain opening
- 3 = while being fluidly connected with the at least first water pipe (4). This feature allows the at least second water pipe to guide the movement of the water container up and down the supporting frame in order to protect the spring from extreme lateral movement of the water container that may lead to the over- stretching of the spring.
Furthermore, the system comprises at least one pipe clamp for water tightly clamping the water container to the at least first water pipe or to the at least second water pipe at the at least one fill-and-drain opening of said water container.
Attaching one side of the water container to one of the water pipes and an another side of the water container to the spring allows the spring to optimally apply the coveted additional pressure inside the water container by further stretching the water container. In consequence, the elasticity of spring and the elasticity of the water container work together to insure that the water container is optimally drained.
Suitably, the at least first water pipe or the at least second water pipe comprises at least one lateral opening. This allows the water container to be drained and filled through these lateral openings.
The at least one fill-and-drain opening of the water container is surrounded by at least one adjustable clamping collar enabling a watertight movement of the water container along the at least first water pipe or along the at least second water pipe. This feature allows the water container to move up when it is drained and down when it is filled. In combination with the lateral opening of the pipe that is protruding from the water container, this feature enables an optimum draining of the water container down to the last drop while also enabling the water container to be filled.
Advantageously, in order to improve the structural robustness of the system, the at least one first water pipe or the at least one second water pipe are rigidly embeddable in the support frame.
In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the system comprises at least one elastic strap attached or attachable to the support wherein said at least one elastic strap is compressingly wrappable against the water container. The at least one elastic strap enables the application of additional pressure on the water inside the container for optimum draining and irrigation processes.
The at least one elastic strap is attached or attachable to the support and to the at least one first water pipe. The at least one elastic strap is also attached or attachable to the support and to the at least one second water pipe. Additionally, the at least one elastic strap is attached or attachable to the support and to the at least one fill-and-drain opening of the water container. And, the at least one elastic strap is attached or attachable to two substantially opposed sides of the support.
These features optimally increase the pressure applied by the at least one elastic strap against the water container.
Preferably, the support is foldable. This is to simplify the transportation of the drip irrigation system and to give the user of said irrigation system the possibility of buying one transportable system instead of multiple non-transportable systems, in order to reduce the initial costs.
Advantageously, the support comprises at least three supporting legs. A tripod configuration provides stability to the standing support.
Furthermore, said at least three supporting legs are telescopically and/or modularly extendable in length. Extending the length of the supporting legs puts the water container at a higher altitude in order to increase the potential energy of the water using the gravity effect.
The system comprises a water pressure regulator or regulators installed or installable on the at least one first water pipe and/or on the at least one second water pipe, between the water container and the at least one irrigation opening. The
— 5 = accumulated elasticity of the spring or the at least one elastic strap with that of the water container enable the optimal draining of the water container while increasing the pressure applied on the water inside said container. The water pressure regulator reduces said pressure to a level suitable for a drip irrigation process.
The system comprises at least one water filter installed or installable on the at least one first water pipe and/or on the at least one second water pipe. This prevents the clogging of the system by removing any impurities from the water before it enters the drip irrigation system.
The system comprises at least one irrigation valve and/or at least one filling valve installed or installable on the at least one first water pipe and/or on the at least one second water pipe. This will enable the user to control the filling/draining of the water container and subsequently controlling the whole irrigation process.
Suitably, the system comprises a pipe plug installable on the at least first water pipe or on the at least second water pipe. When either one of the pipes is not connected to a water source it is suitable to use a pipe plug to insure the watertightness of the drip irrigation system.
In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the water container comprises at least two neighboring visual spots wherein said at least two neighboring visual spots are visually combined in at least one visual spot when the water container is less than 95% of being fully stretched and wherein said at least two neighboring visual spots are visually distinguishable when the water container is fully expanded. This prevents the over-filling the water container. The user keeps filling the water container until the at least two distinguishable visual spots are visible instead of the at least one visual spot.
In order to eliminate the human error in the filling process, the system comprises a semi-rigid sheet wrappable against the water container for limiting the expansion of said water container. If the user does not see visual warnings on time, the semi-rigid sheet protects the water container from over-filling. It is understood that a semi-rigid material is a material that is not elastic nor rigid, in other words, a material that is stiff and solid, but not inflexible.
The invention will hereinafter be further elucidated with reference to the drawing of an exemplary embodiment of A drip irrigation system according to the invention that is not limiting as to the appended claims.
In the drawing: - figure 1 shows an apparatus of the invention in a front view; - figure 2 shows an apparatus of the invention in a front view; - figure 3 shows an apparatus of the invention in a front view; and - figure 4 shows an apparatus of the invention in a front view,
Whenever in the figures the same reference numerals are applied, these numerals refer to the same parts.
A first embodiment of the invention is shown in figure 1, where the water container 2 is shown hanging from the support 6 via a spring? attached to the knob 8 of said water container 2. The water container 2 is attached to the at least first water pipe via a pipe clamp 19 and said water container 2 is fluidly connected to the at least first water pipe 4 through the at least one fill-and-drain opening 3 which allows the water container 2 to filled by the water W source when the at least one filling valve 16 is opened. The water filter 15 is shown installed on the at least first water pipe 4 for removing any impurities from the water W. In the drip irrigation system 1 of this first embodiment, the elastic force of the spring work alternatively with the elastic force of the water container 2.
The incremental filling and elastic expansion of the water
- 7 = container 2 increases the pressure applied on the water inside the water container 2. When the water container 2 is fully filled, the spring? is minimally stretched. The semi-rigid sheet 18 wrapped around the water container 2 protects it from over- filling if the user does not see the two neighboring visual spots 19 on time.
When the drip irrigation valve 20 is opened the water container 2 gradually drains and shrinks down. The spring? pulls the water container 2 back up allowing for an optimum draining of the water container 2 while maintaining a constant water pressure in the drip irrigation system 1.
The combination of both elastic forces may increase the water pressure inside the drip irrigation system to a non-desired high level. The water pressure regulator 14 installed between the water container 2 and the at least one irrigation opening 5 maintains the optimal water pressure inside the drip irrigation system 1.
In figure 2 shows a second embodiment of the invention. The least second water pipe 9 is shown protruding from the water container 2 and fluidly connected with the at least first water pipe 4. Furthermore, the water container 2 is clamped to said at least second water pipe 9 via an adjustable clamping collar 11 that allows the water container 2 to water tightly move up and down the at least second water pipe 9. In the drip irrigation system 1 of the second embodiment, the elastic force of the spring work simultaneously with the elastic force of the water container 2. When the water container 2 is gradually filled, it gradually expands while moving down and stretching the spring- loaded device. When the water container 2 gradually drains through the at least one lateral opening 10, it gradually shrinks while moving up. When the water container 2 is totally empty, the spring of this second embodiment is minimally stretched.
Complementarily, when the water container 2 is totally filled, the spring is maximally stretched. The water pressure inside the water container 2 of this second embodiment is higher than that of the first embodiment due to the simultaneous use of the elasticity of the water container 2 and the elasticity of spring’.
A third embodiment of the invention is shown in figure 3 where the at least second water pipe 2 covered by the pipe plug 17 is shown rigidly embedded in the support 6 and protruding from the at least one fill-and-drain opening 3 of the water container 2. The at least one adjustable clamping collar 11 water tightly clamps the water container to the at least second water pipe 9 while allowing the water container 2 to move up and down along the at least second water pipe 9. When the water container is filled it compressingly expands due to its elasticity and it moves down due to the gravity effect. The at least one elastic strap 12 wrapping against the water container 2 applies pressure against water container 2 and pushes it up as it gradually drains. This feature maintains a constant pressure inside the drip irrigation system up to the last water drop.
The fourth embodiment of the invention shown in figure 4 shares the same working principles with the third embodiment.
However, in the drip irrigation system 1 of the fourth embodiment, the at least second water pipe 9 is canceled and replaced by the at least first water pipe 4. In figure 4, said at least first water pipe 4 is shown protruding from the at least one fill-and-drain opening 3 and rigidly embedded in the support 6.
Although the invention has been discussed in the foregoing with reference to an exemplary embodiment of the method of the invention, the invention is not restricted to this particular embodiment which can be varied in many ways without departing from the invention. The discussed exemplary embodiment shall therefore not be used to construe the append-ed claims strictly in accordance therewith. On the contrary the embodiment is merely intended to explain the wording of the appended claims without intent to limit the claims to this exemplary embodiment.
The scope of protection of the invention shall therefore be construed in accordance with the appended claims only, wherein a possible ambiguity in the wording of the claims shall be resolved using this exemplary embodiment.
Aspects of the invention are itemized in the following section.
1. A drip irrigation system (1) comprising:
- a water (W) container (2) comprising at least one fill-
and-drain opening (3);
— at least a first water pipe (4) comprising at least one drip irrigation opening (5) wherein said at least first water pipe (4) is fluidly connected with the water container (2) through the at least one fill-and-drain opening (3); characterized in that the water container (2) comprises a wall or walls of an elastic material wherein said water container is elastically expansible or stretchable.
2. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least first water pipe (4) comprises a wall or walls of a rigid and/or a semi-rigid material.
3. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system (1) comprises a supporting frame (6) wherein the water container (2) is movably attachable to said supporting frame (6).
4. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the water container (2) is movably attachable to the supporting frame (6) via a spring (7).
5. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the water container (2) comprises at least one knob (8) for attaching said water container (2) to the spring (7) wherein said at least one knob (8) comprises a rigid and/or a semi-rigid material.
6. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one fill-and-drain opening (3) is delimited by a rigid and/or a semi-rigid material.
7. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system (1) comprises at least a second water pipe (9) comprising a wall or walls of a rigid and/or a semi-rigid material, wherein said at
- 10 = least second water pipe is water tightly protrudable from the at least one fill-and-drain opening while being fluidly connected with the at least first water pipe (4). 8. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system (1) comprises at least one pipe clamp (21) for water tightly clamping the water container (2) to the at least first water pipe (4) or to the at least second water pipe (9) at the at least one fill- and-drain opening (3) of said water container (2).
9. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least first water pipe (4) or the at least second water pipe (9) comprise at least one lateral opening (10).
10. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one fill-and-drain opening (3) of the water container (2) is surrounded by at least one adjustable clamping collar (11) enabling a watertight movement of the water container (2) along the at least first water pipe (4) or along the at least second water pipe (9).
11. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one first water pipe (4) or the at least one second water pipe (9) are rigidly embeddable in the support frame (6).
12. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system (1) comprises at least one elastic strap (12) attached or attachable to the support (6) wherein said at least one elastic strap (12) is compressingly wrappable against the water container (2).
13. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one elastic strap (12) is attached or attachable to the support (6) and to the at least first water pipe (4).
14. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one elastic strap (12) is attached or attachable to the support (6) and to the at least one second water pipe (9).
15. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one elastic strap (12) is attached or attachable to the support (6) and to the at least one fill-and-drain opening (3) of the water container (2). 16. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one elastic strap (12) is attached or attachable to two substantially opposed sides of the support (6). 17. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support (6) is foldable. 18. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support (6) comprises at least three supporting legs (13). 19. A drip irrigation system (1) according to claim 19, characterized in that said at least three supporting legs (13) are telescopically and/or modularly extendable in length. 20. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system (1) comprises a water pressure regulator or regulators (14) installed or installable on the at least first water pipe (4) and/or on the at least second water pipe (9) between the water container (2) and the at least one irrigation opening (5). 21. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system (1) comprises at least one water filter (15) installed or installable on the at least one first water pipe (4) and/or on the at least one second water pipe (9). 22. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system (1) comprises at least one irrigation valve (20) and/or at least one filling valve or valves (16) installed or installable on the at least first water pipe (4) and/or on the at least second water pipe (9). 23. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system (1) comprises a pipe plug (17) installed or installable on the at least one first water pipe (4) or on the at least one second water pipe (9). 24, A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the water container (2) comprises at least two neighboring visual spots wherein said at least two neighboring visual spots (19) are visually combined in at least one visual spot when the water container (2) is less than 95% of being fully stretched and wherein said at least two neighboring visual spots (19) are visually distinguishable when the water container (2) is fully stretched. 25. A drip irrigation system (1) according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system (1) comprises a semi-rigid sheet (18) wrappable against the water container (2) for limiting the expansion or stretching of said water container (2).
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