Patent ID: 11938492
Assignee: BILLERICAY FARM SERVICES LIMITED
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. A method of forming a nozzle (18) for use in agricultural spraying and for delivering a spray pattern of microdroplets, the nozzle (18) comprising one or more flow members (20), the or each flow member (20) having at least one face (30), the method comprising the steps of:
forming a plurality of discrete grooves (35) in the at least one face (30) of the, or each flow member (20);
locating a cover member (21) over the said face (30) to cover the grooves (35), thereby defining a series of discrete channels, each channel having a fluid inlet end that receives liquid to be sprayed and a fluid outlet end from which microdroplets are emitted; and
inserting the, or each, flow member (20) and cover member (21) into an enclosure (19) to retain the cover member (21) against the, or each, flow member (20), characterized in that the enclosure (19) includes an opening into which the flow member (20) and cover member (21) are inserted.