Irrigation Hose-Pull Apparatus Preventing Kinking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Linear irrigation systems face difficulties in reversing due to hose kinking and entanglement, making the process time-consuming and impractical.
Innovation Solution
A hose-pull apparatus with a swivel and joint system that prevents hose kinking and entanglement by allowing the hose to articulate and pivot away from the path of the mobile tower, ensuring smooth forward and backward movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the irrigation system reverses direction, then the system can escape ruts and make multiple passes, but the hose kinks and enters the path of the mobile tower
Solution Approach 1:
The hose-pull apparatus employs dynamic articulation through the joint mechanism that allows the second pipe section to pivot relative to the first pipe section. This dynamic adjustment enables the hose to automatically reposition itself during reversing operations, preventing kinking and entanglement while maintaining the system's ability to reverse direction for escaping ruts and making multiple passes.
Solution Approach 2:
The hose-pull apparatus acts as an intermediary device between the water source and the irrigation system. By positioning and orienting this apparatus properly, it mediates the hose's path during reversing operations, guiding the hose away from the mobile tower's path and preventing harmful kinking and entanglement while enabling reversible operation.
2Ease of operation
If the hose is dragged alongside the mobile tower, then water can be supplied to the conduit, but the hose forms loops that enter the path of the irrigation system
Solution Approach 1:
The hose-pull apparatus extends the hose routing into a different spatial dimension by using the articulated pipe sections that can pivot and orient in multiple directions. This dimensional adjustment allows the hose to be positioned above or to the side of the mobile tower's path, preventing loops from entering the path while maintaining easy water supply deployment.
3Reliability
If manual monitoring and re-positioning of the hose is performed, then hose kinking and entanglement can be prevented, but the reversing process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The hose-pull apparatus is designed to automatically self-adjust and self-position the hose during reversing operations through its articulated joint mechanism. The apparatus self-regulates the hose's orientation and position without requiring manual monitoring or intervention, thereby maintaining reliable hose positioning while eliminating the time loss associated with manual re-positioning operations.
Data Source
AI summary
A hose-pull apparatus for mounting to an irrigation system mobile tower supporting a fluid-carrying conduit. The hose-pull apparatus includes a swivel, a first pipe section, a joint, and a second pipe section. The swivel is configured to be in fluid communication with the conduit and rotate about a vertical axis. The first pipe section has a first end connected to the swivel and a second end extending outwardly from the swivel so that the first pipe section can pivot horizontally. The joint is connected to the second end of the first pipe section. The second pipe section has a first end connected to the joint so that the second pipe section can articulate relative to the first pipe section. The joint also has a second end configured to be in fluid communication with a supply hose.