Patent ID: 7494071
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
1. A water sprinkler comprising: an inlet water conduit with an opening in fluid communication with a pressurized water supply source and a primary inlet chamber within a sprinkler housing; a primary turning wheel attached to a main shaft support journal rotably disposed within said primary inlet chamber; a fluid discharge conduit with an opening in fluid communication with said inlet chamber and with an inlet opening in a secondary chamber within said sprinkler housing; a secondary turning wheel attached to said main shaft support journal rotatably disposed within said secondary chamber; a plurality of inlet openings positioned circumferentially about a section of said main shaft support journal disposed within said secondary chamber, said plurality of inlet opening in fluid communication with said secondary chamber and a central internal channel within said main shaft support journal; a plurality of outlet openings in a portion to said main shaft support journal outside said secondary chamber, said plurality of outlet openings in fluid communication with said central internal channel within said main shaft support journal; thruster nozzles attached to and in fluid communication with a first portion of said plurality of outlet openings, said thruster nozzles adapted to direct a first portion of discharge water against deflector fins on an outer surface of said sprinkler housing and to impart rotational force to said main shaft support journal; distribution nozzles attached to and in fluid communication with a second portion of said plurality of outlet openings, said distribution nozzles adapted to direct a second portion of discharge water outwardly from said main shaft support journal; and shower nozzles attached to and in fluid communication with a third portion of said plurality of outlet openings, said shower nozzles adapted to direct a third portion of discharge water outwardly from said main shaft support journal.