Modular irrigation controller

US9538713B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• THE TORO COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Randall Pearson · Chino Hills, US
• Burnett Jones · Bloomington, US
• Jack McIntosh · El Cajon, US
• Brian Edward Ries · Bloomington, US
• Jeff Miller · Ripon, US
• Noel Macasias · La Puente, US
• Eric Pettet · Riverside, US
• Tong Le · Riverside, US
• Mike Jackson · Highlands Ranch, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 15, 2013
• Grant date: Jan 10, 2017
• Expiry date: Aug 20, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B15/02
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A controller has two irrigation station module connection areas within it and can either accept two irrigation station modules at the same time or one larger module that spans both connection areas. The larger module, however, includes more irrigation station terminals than both of the smaller irrigation station modules combined. Therefore, a greater number of irrigation stations can be connected to the controller when the larger module is substituted for the two smaller modules.