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Apparatus for treatment of vegetation

US5373990A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 1993
Grant dateDec 20, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01M7/0014
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus for treatment of vegetation includes a blower (1) which is capable of producing a current of air, a device for atomizing a treatment product in the current of air, a drive shaft (2) for the blower, at least one sensor (16, 16A, 16B) for measuring continuously the speed of rotation of the blower or the flow of the current of air which it produces, means (6, 10, 13) for controlling variations in the speed of rotation of the blower and/or the characteristics of the blower as a function of signals from the sensor and of a set value.

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