WO2003066228A1 - Pressure compensating drip irrigation hose - 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
- A01G25/023—Dispensing fittings for drip irrigation, e.g. drippers
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02A40/00—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production
- Y02A40/10—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production in agriculture
- Y02A40/22—Improving land use; Improving water use or availability; Controlling erosion
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P60/00—Technologies relating to agriculture, livestock or agroalimentary industries
- Y02P60/20—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions in agriculture, e.g. CO2
- Y02P60/21—Dinitrogen oxide [N2O], e.g. using aquaponics, hydroponics or efficiency measures
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- This invention relates generally to a pressure compensating irrigation hose, and more particularly to a pressure compensating hose having an elongate elastomeric member, which, with the hose, forms an irrigation hose having a plurality of pressure compensated emitters.
- Agricultural irrigation systems in use today are predominantly flood and sprinkler systems. These systems have numerous shortcomings, including inefficient use of water and fertilizers, high labor and energy costs, pollution of surface and ground waters, and poor uniformity of water application on steep or uneven terrain.
- Drip irrigation systems are being developed and adopted to address the above-noted problems.
- Another type of drip irrigation system employs a hose having a continuous emitter such as the Aqua-TraXX® hose of The Toro Company.
- hose includes the use of a continuous non-elastic strip which, in conjunction with the hose, forms a plurality of emitters. Perforations are then formed in the outside surface of the hose into the outlet of the emitter.
- U.S. Patents 4,984,739 and 5,333,793 are examples of a hose having a continuous emitter and also include a pressure compensating system.
- the present invention provides for a pressure compensating drip emitter irrigation hose which utilizes a continuous elastomeric strip member having a hardness which is less than that of the hose.
- the invention is a pressure compensating drip irrigation hose for distributing water.
- the hose has an inner wall having an inner surface which defines a main water passageway.
- a continuous elastomeric strip member is operatively connected to the inner surface.
- the continuous elastomeric strip member and the inner surface define a plurality of emitter units.
- the continuous elastomeric strip member has a bottom wall operatively connected to first and second spaced elongated side members.
- the bottom wall, side members and inner surface define an emitter water passageway.
- Each emitter unit comprises an inlet, wherein water from a main water passageway enters the emitter unit through the inlet.
- a pressure reducing section is downstream from the inlet, wherein water flowing through the emitter is slowed and water pressure is reduced.
- a pressure responsive section is downstream from the pressure reducing section, wherein with increased pressure in the main water passage, the bottom wall deflects towards the inner surface, thereby decreasing the size of the emitter water passageway.
- An outlet is formed in the hose wall, the outlet is in fluid communication with the emitter water passageway and downstream from the pressure responsive section.
- the invention is a pressure compensating drip irrigation hose for distributing water.
- the hose has a wall having an inner surface, the inner surface defining a main water passageway.
- a continuous elastomeric strip member has a hardness less than that of the hose, the continuous elastomeric strip member is operatively connected to the inner surface and defines an emitter water passageway.
- Each emitter unit comprises a water inlet, wherein water from the main water passageway enters the emitter through the inlet.
- a pressure reducing section is provided, wherein water flowing through the emitter is slowed and water pressure is reduced.
- the emitter also includes a pressure responsive section, wherein with increased pressure in the main water passageway, the bottom wall deflects towards the inner surface, thereby decreasing the size of the emitter water passageway.
- An outlet is formed on the hose wall, the outlet is in fluid communication with the emitter water passageway and a plurality of first preformed members are formed in the outlet section, whereby the pressure responsive section is more sensitive to pressure than the outlet section.
- a plurality of second preformed members are formed in the pressure reducing section, whereby the pressure reducing section is less responsive to pressure than the pressure responsive section.
- Figure 2 is a top plan view of the outlet portion of the hose shown in Figure 1 taken of the area generally defined by lines 2—2;
- Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the hose shown in Figure 1 taken generally defined by lines 3—3;
- Figure 4 is a perspective view of only the continuous elastomeric strip member shown in Figure 1;
- Figure 5 is an enlarged perspective of a portion of the continuous elastomeric strip member shown in Figure 4, taken generally defined by lines 5-5;
- Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective of a portion of the continuous elastomeric strip member shown in Figure 4, taken generally defined by lines 6-6;
- Figure 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the continuous elastomeric strip member shown in Figure 4, taken generally defined by lines 7-7;
- Figure 8 is a cross-sectional area of the hose shown in Figure 1 taken generally along the lines 8—8;
- Figure 9 is a partial cross-sectional view taken generally along the lines 9-9 of the hose shown in Figure 1;
- Figure 10 is a top plan view of the continuous elastomeric strip member shown in Figure 4;
- Figure 11 is an enlarged top plan view of a portion of the continuous elastomeric strip member shown in Figure 10, taken generally defined by lines 11-11;
- Figure 12 is a cross-sectional view taken generally along the lines 12— 12;
- Figure 13 is a cross-sectional view taken generally along the lines 13- 13;
- Figure 14 is an enlarged top plan view of a portion of the continuous elastomeric strip member shown in Figure 10, taken generally defined by lines 14-14;
- Figure 15 is an enlarged top plan view of a portion of the continuous elastomeric strip member shown in Figure 10, taken generally defined by lines 15-15.
- the hose 20 includes a wall 21 that has an inner surface 21a.
- a continuous elastomeric strip member 30 is secured to the inner surface 21a.
- the continuous elastomeric strip member 30 is an extruded elongate member and is manufactured prior to the manufacturing of the hose 20.
- the hose 20 is then extruded, by means well known in the art, around the continuous elastomeric strip member 30 so as to secure the continuous elastomeric strip member 30 to the inner surface 21a of the wall 21.
- the wall 21 is extruded from any suitable material such as polyethylene.
- the hose 20 may have any suitable diameter such as from 10 millimeters to 35 millimeters.
- the continuous elastomeric strip member 30 is extruded from an elastomeric material such as thermoplastic elastomer.
- the continuous elastomeric strip member 30 is softer than the wall 21.
- the wall 21 may have a hardness of from 45 to 65 on the Shore D scale whereas the continuous elastomeric strip member 30 may have a hardness of from 40 to 70 on the Shore A scale.
- the continuous elastomeric strip member 30 is a continuous extrusion of a plurality of emitter segments which, in combination with the wall 21, form a plurality of emitter units.
- the continuous elastomeric strip member 30 includes an inlet section 40, a pressure reducing section 60, a pressure responsive section 70 and an outlet section 80.
- the inlet section 40 is one continuous segment, but as shown in the drawings, includes a first segment 40b and a second segment 40a. While Figure 4 represents one complete emitter segment, 40a is a portion of one emitter segment and 40b is a portion of a second emitter segment. For clarity and to show the continuing nature of the continuous elastomeric strip member 30, the inlet section 40 has been broken into two components, it being understood that a full inlet section would include both section 40a and 40b.
- the continuous elastomeric strip member 30 has a bottom wall 31, a first side wall 32 and a second side wall 33.
- the side walls 32 and 33 are operatively connected to the bottom wall 31 and are preferably extruded with the bottom wall 31.
- the height of the walls 32 and 33 are preferably the same. Referring now to Figures 1, 6 and 11, it can be seen that the rails 32, 33 do not extend in the inlet section 40.
- a plurality of spaced oval shaped inlet members 41 are operatively connected to the bottom wall 31.
- the top surface 41a is at the same height as the top of the rails 32, 33.
- the irrigation hose 20 includes a plurality of emitter units 20a.
- the hose 20 is a continuous extrusion and therefore may be cut and packaged in any length.
- a reinforcement member 42 is positioned adjacent the outer portions of the oval 41.
- the main water passageway 20b provides a flow of water through the irrigation hose 20. Water will enter from the main water passageway 20b between the oval inlet members 41 and into the emitter and the emitter water passageway 30a.
- a second reinforcing member 43 extends through the inlet section 40.
- the reinforcing member 43 has its top surface 43a at the same height as the top of the side walls 32, 33 and is therefore welded/bonded to the inner surface 21a.
- the pressure reducing section 60 Downstream from the inlet section 40 is the pressure reducing section 60.
- a plurality of spaced preformed members 61 are operatively connected to the bottom wall 31 and side wall 32 and extend generally inward from the side wall 32.
- a plurality of spaced preformed members 62 are operatively connected to the bottom wall 31 and second side wall 33.
- the preformed members 61, 62 have an impact on the flow rate and the performance of the emitter 20a.
- the preformed members 61, 62 have sharp features so as to create the most turbulence in the flow of the water. This turbulence is required for the emitter to control the flow rate at lower pressures, before the pressure responsive section 70 begins to take control.
- the preformed shapes cause the flow of water to be disrupted in such a way as to cause the water to reverse directions and cause turbulence. These turbulences cause the water to slow and loose energy in the form of pressure.
- the top surface 61a, 62a is at the same height as the top surface of the side walls 32, 33. Therefore, the top surface 61a, 62a is bonded to the inner surface 21a of the wall 21. It is important that there be very little variation from emitter to emitter so that the amount of water that exits each emitter is the same. By having the preformed shapes 61, 62 bond to the inner surface 21a, the amount of variation from emitter to emitter is reduced.
- the preformed members 61, 62 are generally elongate and have a length which is sufficient to extend more than one half of the distance between the side walls 32, 33. Therefore, there is not a straight passageway for the water to flow. Instead, it must take a tortuous path around the preformed members 61, 62 as the water goes downstream in the emitter. Further, the preformed members 61, 62 have sharp features so as to create the most turbulence in the flow of water. This turbulence is required for the emitter to control the flow rate at the lower pressures, before the pressure responsive section 70 begins to take control.
- the preformed members 61, 62 have a generally rectangular shape that extends into the emitter water passageway.
- steps 63-65 that are formed in the preformed 61 and three steps 66-68 that are formed in the preformed 62.
- the steps have a planar section that is generally perpendicular to the edge, thereby creating a plurality of sharp surfaces to cause water turbulence.
- FIG 11 it can be seen that there is a distance A between the inlet members 41 of approximately 0.19 inches.
- the distance A is less than the distance B. Therefore, the inlet members 41 act as a filter in that the distance between the inlet members 41 is less than any distances between other portions of the continuous elastomeric strip member 30 along the emitter passageway. Therefore, any particles that would pass through the inlets 41 should be able to pass through the emitter water passageway as the remaining openings are greater than the distance A.
- the pressure responsive section 70 Moving down from the pressure reducing section 60 is the pressure responsive section 70.
- the bottom wall 31 of the pressure responsive section 70 has a regulated thickness that is less than the bottom wall thickness in the rest of the emitter segment. This construction gives the pressure responsive section the ability to change shape in response to the pressure changes inside of the main water passageway 20b.
- the pressure responsive section 70 has two offset rows of preformed shapes. The first row has a plurality of preformed shapes 71. A second row of preformed shapes 72 are in axial alignment with each other. The preformed shapes 71, 72 are offset by a distance C which is approximately 0.005 inches. The horizontal distance between the preformed shapes 71, 72 is distance D, approximately 0.100 inches. The preformed shapes 71, 72 are operatively connected to the bottom wall 31.
- the preformed shapes 71 have a height which is less than the side wall 33.
- the preformed shape 72 have a height which is less than the side wall 32. Since the preformed shapes 71, 72 are less than the side walls 32, 33, the preformed shapes will not be bonded to the inner surface 21a.
- the pressure responsive section 70 is constructed in such a way to have the ability to change shape in response to the pressure changes inside the main water passageway 30b.
- the preformed shapes 71, 72 act to maintain a minimum distance between the bottom wall 31 of the emitter and the inside wall surface 21a. As the pressure inside of the main water passageway 30b increases, the bottom wall 31 reflects towards the inside surface 21a.
- the preformed members 71, 72 will maintain a distance between the bottom wall 31 and the inner surface 21a. As the pressure in the main water passageway 30b decreases, the bottom wall 31 of the emitter returns to its original distance from the inside surface 21a.
- the preformed shapes 71, 72 are approximately .020 inches wide and .030 inches long and .015 high.
- the preformed shapes 71 are .025 inches from the side wall 33 and the preformed shapes 72 are .025 inches from the side wall 32. Since this section 70 is designed to deflect under pressure, there is a tendency to capture small particles of debris as they make their way through the emitter. If enough debris accumulates to block the flow of water, pressure equilibrium will occur.
- the preformed shapes 71, 72 have a height that is approximately 80 percent of the height of the side walls 32, 33, although is has been found that it is preferable that the preformed 71, 72 have a height of approximately 80 percent of the height of the side walls 32, 33, between 75 and 85 percent is also acceptable and between 50 percent and 90 percent will provide for a working emitter.
- the spacing of 0.100 inches between the preforms has been found to be preferable. A distance of 0.125 inches also works acceptably, whereas a distance of 0.150 begins to show problems.
- the overall length of the pressure responsive section 70 is approximately 0.75 inches.
- the outlet section 80 Downstream from the pressure responsive section 70 is an outlet section 80.
- the outlet section 80 includes two offset rows of preformed shapes 81, 82.
- the first row of a line of preformed members 81 is offset by approximately 0.005 inches from the second row of aligned preformed members 82.
- the sizing, spacing and alignment of the preformed members 81a, 82 are the same as the preformed members 71, 72 except the preformed members 81, 82 are formed as the same height as the side walls 32, 33. Therefore, the tops of the preformed members 81, 82 are bonded to the inner surface 21a.
- the preformed members 81, 82 maintain a constant distance between the bottom wall 31 and the inner surface 21a.
- the water exits the emitter water passageway through a plurality of outlet orifices 90 that are formed in the tube 21.
- Four visual markers 89 preceed the preform members 81 , 82 and are used in production to visually indicate the outlet section 80.
- the outlet orifices 90 are axially spaced from each other. Having multiple outlet orifices allow for the velocity of the water moving through the emitter to be evenly divided and decreased. As the water exits each of the orifices 90, the water is moving at a slower velocity and will tend to fall straight down from the tube instead of continuing down the outside of the tube.
- the multiple orifices 90 allow the water to drip from the tube and not run on the tube.
- the orifices 90 are approximately 0.060 inches in length and 0.010 inches in width.
- the spacing between the orifices 90 is approximately 0.140 inches. It has been found preferable to have the spacing between the orifices 90 to be at least 150 percent of the length of the orifices. Preferably, the spacing is at least 200 percent and as described above, the spacing is 233 percent.
- An additional advantage of having multiple orifices rather than a single orifice is that the orifices may be smaller and therefore less likely to ingest soil at the outlet as compared to if a single larger orifice was used.
- Downstream refers to the flow of water.
- the present invention has the sections not only downstream, but also longitudinal displaced downstream from the prior sections.
- the continuous elastomeric strip member 30 is a very soft material, if the orifices 90 were too large, the flexible continuous elastomeric strip member 30 may be pushed through the orifices 90. By designing a series of smaller orifices 90, there may be higher pressures within the tube. Further, it is important to design the orifices 90 to have the cross- sectional areas of the openings larger than the cross-sectional area of the openings in the inlet section 40 if smaller, the flow of the water will be restricted and it would spray out of the orifices 90, rather than drip. The use of a soft elastomeric material for the continuous elastomeric strip member 30 is required for this hose to function as a pressure responsive hose.
- the hardness of the material is therefore a critical ingredient. Hardness is roughly equivalent to resistance to pressure. A very hard material will be very resistant to pressure and not bend in response to pressure. Since the present invention is for a pressure compensating hose, a softer material is required. It has been found that a material such as thermoplastic elastomer having a hardness of from 40-70 on the Shore A scale is preferable. However, it is recognized that the resistance to pressure is determined not only by the hardness of the material but also by the thickness of material and the shape and positioning of the preforms. If the preforms are positioned close together, they give added support to the bottom wall 31. The extra support would keep the bottom wall 31 from deflecting as easily under pressure.
- the thickness of the material can also be used to fine tune the ranges of pressure that the hose will function within.
- Compression set is a mechanical property of elastomers. When compression set takes place, a material that has been subject to pressure in temperature over time is unable to return to its original shape when pressure is removed. What this means in an irrigation product is that the flow rate of an emitter will decrease and the pressure responsiveness will be adversely affected if there is compression set. Therefore, there is an advantage to using a softer material and a thicker cross section.
- the continuous elastomeric strip member 30 is made from a suitable elastomeric material such as a thermoplastic vulcanizate.
- the material consists of using highly cross-linked rubber particles dispersed throughout a continuous matrix of thermoplastic material.
- the thickness of the continuous elastomeric strip member 30 varies in different sections of the emitter.
- the thickness of the bottom wall 31 has a first thickness in the pressure responsive section 70 that is less than the thickness in the inlet section 40, pressure reducing sections 60 and outlet section 80.
- the thickness in the pressure reducing section 60 is approximately 0.008 inches and the thickness in the outlet section 80 is approximately 0.015 inches.
- the pressure responsive section is therefore more flexible and can deflect more with various pressures in the hose.
- the oval members 41 and the reinforcement member 42 are operatively connected to both the inner surface 21a and the bottom wall 31 thereby adding additional structural integrity to the inlet section 40.
- the preform members 61 are similarly operatively connected to both the inner surface 21a and bottom wall 31, thereby also giving further structural integrity to the pressure reducing section 60.
- the thickness in the pressure responsive section 60 could be designed to be thicker than the 0.008 inches with changing the other variables noted above. It has been found that to go much below a 0.005 inches in thickness for the thermoplastic vulcanizate material makes production difficult and therefore it has been found to be advantageous to keep the thickness of at least about 0.005 inches and preferably about 0.008 inches in the pressure responsive section 70.
- the emitter segments have a length of approximately 4-12 inches and
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BRPI0307502-8A BR0307502B1 (en) | 2002-02-08 | 2003-02-07 | pressure compensated drip irrigation hose to distribute water. |
MXPA04007645A MXPA04007645A (en) | 2002-02-08 | 2003-02-07 | Pressure compensating drip irrigation hose. |
CA002473509A CA2473509C (en) | 2002-02-08 | 2003-02-07 | Pressure compensating drip irrigation hose |
ES03737724T ES2417015T3 (en) | 2002-02-08 | 2003-02-07 | Drip irrigation hose with pressure compensation |
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