Patent ID: 8469288
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: B05B,F16H

Abstract:
1. A sprinkler, comprising: a turbine; a nozzle; and a planetary gear drive and a reversing mechanism that rotatably couples the turbine and the nozzle, the planetary gear drive including a control shaft that is axially movable to shift a direction of rotation of an output stage that is coupled to the reversing mechanism, the reversing mechanism including a shift member secured to an upper end of the control shaft, and a pivotable shift fork with a first cam and a second cam spaced from the first cam, the first cam configured to engage the shift member and raise the control shaft when the shift fork is pivoted to engage the first cam with the shift member, and the second cam configured to engage the shift member and lower the control shaft when the shift fork is pivoted to engage the second cam with the shift member.