Patent ID: 7347387
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: A01C

Abstract:
1. A distributor mountable on a vehicle for distributing a fluid from a reservoir to a number of fluid application nozzles through which the fluid is dispensed, comprising a housing, a first number of fluid connections extending from the reservoir to the housing, a second number of fluid connections each extending from the housing to a fluid application nozzle, at least one multi-orifice plate, mountings in the housing for detachably fixing one or more multi-orifice plates at a time in the housing and including at least one distribution or sealing plate, a distribution chamber inside the housing, which is in communication with both the first number of fluid connections and the orifices of the multi-orifice plate(s) fixed in the housing, and a third number of fluid connections extending from each their orifice in said multi-orifice plate(s) to each their second fluid connection, wherein the mountings are arranged in a manner such that for each multi-orifice plate, a uniform pressure is applied to the multi-orifice plate for the purpose of ensuring that the output from each of the third number of fluid connections is conducted only to its associated second fluid connection.