EP0298853B1 - Utilitarian or decorative equipment using water for habitation or recreation - Google Patents
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- the subject of the invention is utility or decorative, ambience or leisure equipment using water.
- Ambient decorative equipment has been known for a very long time which uses water in the form of jets, for example in fountains or other similar structures.
- Equipment which uses water in the form of a drip and we can cite, in this regard, US-A-4,294,406 or US-A-4,265,402 or also BE-A-529,333 or DE -A-3,413,198.
- the first of these documents describes a luminous fountain, the drops of which, coming from tubes fitted with relatively complex valve devices, are lit by a stroboscopic lamp for obtaining varied and attractive luminous effects. decorative purposes only.
- the device which includes all the features of the preamble of claim 1 is very complex since it requires associating a valve with an electronic control circuit to each of the orifices of a rectilinear tube supplied with water.
- the equipment according to the invention does not proceed from the principles which are the basis of the embodiments described above. It does not, in fact, aim to take advantage of purely optical phenomena and therefore does not use either stroboscope or optical system of the type of those known for light fountains.
- Utility or decorative equipment, ambience or leisure, using water from a distribution member in the form of droplets adjustable in volume, and at least in frequency and duration as regards their fall, comprising a multiplicity of pipes connected to a water inlet, each of said pipes being pierced with nozzles with which are associated nozzles distributing water, a collecting element under said pipes, means for controlling the formation and the fall of said droplets of from said pipes and pipes for the circulation of water in said pipes from the general water supply system of the equipment and, where appropriate, of the collecting element, is characterized, according to the invention, in that the nozzles are each constituted by a cylindrical tube with capillary axial drilling and mounting groove in said nozzles for distributing water by capillarit é, under pressure, and according to droplets, fine flows and / or very fine water jets defining architectural shapes and / or volumes and in that the means for controlling the formation and the fall of said droplets, flows and very fine water jets include means for adjusting the pressure and / or the flow rate of the water circulating in
- the collection element can be constituted by a natural or artificial body of water, such as a lake, a basin, a pre-established means of draining rainwater from a balcony or terrace of a residential building, and means are provided for recycling the water from said collecting element to the pipes after its possible treatment by physical or physicochemical filtration, sterilization processes.
- said equipment comprises a plurality of distinct modules each constituted by a circuit of pipes to which is associated a collecting basin of the water delivered by said circuit in the form of droplets, fine flows or very fine jets of water with structural means carrying said circuits and said basins, advantageously in the form of a beam or lattice support, as well as means control of the water supply of each of the circuits to modify the implementation of the modules according to the wishes of the practice.
- Equipment according to the invention can be materialized according to embodiments differing from each other by their size and / or the aim sought.
- the invention envisages equipment of daunting dimensions, with an architectural, public or semi-public vocation, and which can find place, for example, in leisure parks, commercial areas, fairs or exhibition, meeting places of urban sites, etc ...
- Smaller realizations can find application as decorative elements of building complexes, such as swimming pool equipment, thalassotherapy type treatment centers, etc., while models of even smaller dimensions are particularly well suited to individual uses, for example as decorative, ambient or of leisure of individual houses or apartments.
- the equipment further comprises means for varying the temperature, the color, the odor, of the water distributed by said pipes in the form of droplets, fine flows or very fine water jets.
- the structure carrying said circuits and said basins is advantageously a mast or a structure surmounted, where appropriate, by a giant pommel and on which are mounted floors, trays or the like staged along said mast or said structure and to each of which is associated with one or more module (s) for distributing water in the form of droplets, fine flows or very fine jets of water, as well as for collecting the water thus distributed.
- the module comprises in the upper part a circuit of pipes fixed to a trellis or grating with means for connecting the pipes to a usual system of supply and distribution of city water, and the associated collecting element.
- said module is a tank or basin of appropriate dimensions for its installation on balconies, terraces or the like of apartment buildings, or alternatively is constituted by the pre-established system for draining rainwater from said terrace , balcony or the like.
- FIG. 1 shows, very schematically and in perspective, a first embodiment of an equipment according to the invention.
- This includes, in an open or closed space, a multiplicity of modules 101, 102, 103 etc ... each of which is constituted in the upper part, by a circuit of pipes 111, 112, 113, etc ... and, in the lower part, by a 121, 122, 123 basin, etc.
- Each of the circuits 11 of pipes is of arbi shape milking, chosen according to the wishes of the practice and the overall effect sought, for example a sinuous curved line or an interleave of such lines, etc.
- the basins 12 have a shape corresponding to the apparent outline of the circuits 11, for example circular, elliptical or any other suitable shape.
- the circuits 11 provided for delivering water in the form of droplets, fine flows or very fine jets of water, the basins 12 and the other constituent parts of the equipment, which will be described below. after, are joined together by a system of water circulation means, of the type shown in FIG. 2.
- the water circulation means comprise supply lines 151, 152 connecting the circuits 111, 112, etc. to a distributor 16 placed in the upper part of the modules or to a water pipe, while in the lower part the basins 121, 122 etc. which constitute elements for collecting the water from circuits 11 are connected by siphons 171, 172 etc ...
- a pipe 18 which ends, depending on the condition of a stop valve 21, either to an outlet 22 or to a tank 23 into which can be brought, via a pipe 24, co water mplement.
- the tanks 121, 122, etc ... are also connected by pipes 191, 192 to a collector 20 which is supplied from a tube 24 ′ connected to one or more general distributor (s) 25.
- the one -this is either directly connected to a water inlet and / or connected to the tank 23 by pre-filters 26, a set of pumps 27, filters 28, an exchanger 29 on the outlet of which is provided a nozzle 30 d injection of sterilant or similar product, all the means described thus making it possible to bring to the distributor 25 the water coming from the basins 12, supplemented if necessary by new water introduced by the line 24 and after filtration treatment , sterilization, etc. of said water.
- the circuits 11 for dispensing by capillarity, under pressure, droplets, fine flows or very fine jets of water, of the water received by the lines 15 are constituted by tubes 35, FIGS. 3 and 4, advantageously made of plastic, such as PVC and thus capable of being shaped, in a simple manner, along any desired line or curve, a circuit 11 which can be produced by a single tube 35 or, advantageously, a plurality of such tubes.
- each of these is as shown in FIG. 5, that is to say comprises, in addition to the tube 35 proper, a multiplicity of nozzles 37 each formed, most simply, by a cylinder pierced with an axial capillary bore 38 and milled along a lateral groove 39 for mounting said nozzles in the nozzles 36 of the tube 35.
- Each of the tubes or set of tubes 35 is preferably provided with a pressure regulator 40, a pressure gauge 41 and one or two taps 42 for, by a choice of operating parameters, to adjust the volume, the frequency in an adjustable manner and the duration of fall of the drops G and / or similar flow that the tubes deliver, multiple shape effects can also be modified by an appropriate choice of the distribution of the nozzles as regards their respective spacing, and / or their shape and / or their arrangement in space, this being able to have a vertical axis, as shown in FIG. 3, or oblique axis, as shown in FIG. 4 for obtaining trains of drops initially curved at the exit of the said nozzles, the whole defining different architectural forms and / or volumes, such as columns, domes, etc.
- circuits 11 which thus make it possible from circuits 11 to obtain intermittent flows of drops or droplets, similar to natural rain, adjustable with regard to the parameters of volume, frequency, duration of fall , etc ... already mentioned but also as regards, where appropriate, their temperature, their odor, (addition of perfume) their color (addition of dye), can be used in many embodiments.
- the invention provides equipment of daunting dimensions, with architectural vocation, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 and which can find a place, for example, in leisure parks, urban, commercial or exhibition areas, etc.
- equipment 50 comprises a plurality of "stages" 511, 512, etc ...
- the modules each consisting of a pipe circuit and a basin are arranged at the discretion of the producer on each of the floors 51 with, for example, additional decorative elements such as seats, benches, planters, etc ... shown in 59 at the edge of each floor or in preferential locations thereof.
- the equipment 60 is designed to be mounted in a swimming pool, the basin of which is shown at 61.
- the equipment then comprises, fixed to a central mast 62, trays 63, advantageously made from modular elements, each of which may be provided with one or more basin (s) 12, the corresponding pipe circuit for the distribution of the drops, droplets, fine flows or very fine water jets being placed above them.
- FIG. 9 the equipment according to the invention, 65, is shown installed on the terrace 66 of a private apartment, the pipe circuit 67 in the upper part of the equipment then being fixed to the using a trellis or grating 68, while the collecting element 69 is most simply the pre-established drainage device for rainwater on the balcony floor.
- the collecting element 69 is a basin provided on the floor of the balcony or terrace comprising the equipment and which is connected, by means not shown, to the distribution pipes of the water in the form of droplets, fine flows or very fine water jets.
- the invention provides for controlling the circulation and flow of water in the drop distribution pipes using an automatic control system, 70, FIG. 2, operating purely mechanical for smaller projects and, on the contrary, computerized electronic operation for larger projects.
- Equipment according to the invention capable of satisfying multiple functions, can be implemented, in particular, in permanently or periodically very hot environments, the water consumption being relatively low, since the latter is largely recycled to using the characteristic modules of the invention. It then contributes not only to the physical well-being of individuals frequenting the space where it is installed, for example by its effect of regulating the ambient temperature, but also to their psychological or psychological well-being by creating a space for original and varied decoration and animation.
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L'invention a pour objet un équipement utilitaire ou décoratif, d'ambiance ou de loisirs utilisant l'eau.The subject of the invention is utility or decorative, ambience or leisure equipment using water.
On connaît depuis fort longtemps des équipements décoratifs d'ambiance qui utilisent l'eau sous forme de jets, par exemple dans des fontaines ou autres structures analogues.Ambient decorative equipment has been known for a very long time which uses water in the form of jets, for example in fountains or other similar structures.
On connaît également des équipements qui utilisent l'eau sous forme de goutte à goutte et on peut citer, à cet égard, US-A-4 294 406 ou US-A-4 265 402 ou encore BE-A-529 333 ou DE-A-3 413 198. Le premier de ces documents décrit une fontaine lumineuse dont les gouttes, issues de tubes munis de dispositifs de soupape relativement complexes, sont éclairées par une lampe de stroboscopie pour l'obtention d'effets lumineux variés et attractifs à but décoratifs uniquement. Le dispositif qui comprend toutes les caractéristiques du préambule de la revendication 1, est d'une grande complexité puisqu'il exige d'associer une soupape à circuit électronique de commande à chacun des orifices d'un tube rectiligne alimenté en eau. Dans le second document cité, qui décrit, lui aussi, un dispositif décoratif, des gouttes à gouttes d'eau issus d'un disque plan et dont la chute est commandée à partir d'un dispositif vibratoire, sont éclairés par une source stroboscopique, l'ensemble formant une fontaine dont les gouttes semblent se déplacer suivant des hélices d'axe vertical. La fontaine selon le Brevet Belge est elle aussi prévue pour fournir un effet optique, par projection d'un liquide coloré, tandis que celle selon le Brevet Allemand est principalement prévue pour l'humidification de l'air ambiant et/ou le nettoyage de celui-ci.Equipment is also known which uses water in the form of a drip and we can cite, in this regard, US-A-4,294,406 or US-A-4,265,402 or also BE-A-529,333 or DE -A-3,413,198. The first of these documents describes a luminous fountain, the drops of which, coming from tubes fitted with relatively complex valve devices, are lit by a stroboscopic lamp for obtaining varied and attractive luminous effects. decorative purposes only. The device which includes all the features of the preamble of claim 1 is very complex since it requires associating a valve with an electronic control circuit to each of the orifices of a rectilinear tube supplied with water. In the second cited document, which also describes a decorative device, drops to drops of water from a flat disc and the fall of which is controlled from a vibratory device, are illuminated by a stroboscopic source, the whole forming a fountain, the drops of which seem to move along helices with a vertical axis. The fountain according to the Belgian Patent is also intended to provide an optical effect, by projection of a colored liquid, while that according to the German Patent is mainly intended for humidifying the ambient air and / or cleaning that -this.
L'équipement selon l'invention ne procède pas des principes qui sont à la base des réalisations décrites ci-dessus. Il ne vise pas, en effet, à tirer parti de phénomènes purement optiques et par conséquent, ne met en oeuvre ni moyen de stroboscope, ni système optique du type de ceux connus pour les fontaines lumineuses. Il ne met pas en oeuvre, non plus, des moyens complexes pour la formation de gouttes d'eau et ne vise nullement au nettoyage de l'air ambiant de l'espace où il est installé, de sorte que, prévu pour assurer de multiples fonctions, par exemple de décoration, de climatisation, mais aussi propre à fonctionner comme espace ludique ou même en tant que moyen accessoire de traitement thérapeutique, par exemple en thalassothérapie, un équipement selon l'invention s'écarte totalement des dispositifs connus selon l'art antérieur aussi bien par les problèmes qu'il cherche à résoudre et les besoins qu'il cherche à satisfaire, que par les moyens mis en oeuvre pour l'obtention de ces résultats.The equipment according to the invention does not proceed from the principles which are the basis of the embodiments described above. It does not, in fact, aim to take advantage of purely optical phenomena and therefore does not use either stroboscope or optical system of the type of those known for light fountains. It also does not use complex means for the formation of water drops and does not in any way aim at cleaning the ambient air of the space where it is installed, so that, provided for ensuring multiple functions, for example decoration, air conditioning, but also able to function as a play area or even as an accessory means of therapeutic treatment, for example in thalassotherapy, equipment according to the invention deviates completely from the devices known according to the prior art both by the problems it seeks to solve and the needs it seeks to satisfy, as well as by the means used to obtain these results.
Un équipement utilitaire ou décoratif, d'ambiance ou de loisirs, utilisant l'eau issue d'un organe de distribution sous forme de gouttelettes réglables en volume, et au moins en fréquence et en durée en ce qui concerne leur chute, comprenant une multiplicité de canalisations reliées à une arrivée d'eau, chacune desdites canalisations étant percée d'ajutages auxquels sont associées des buses distribuant l'eau, un élément de recueil sous lesdites canalisations, des moyens de commande de la formation et de la chute desdites gouttelettes d'eau à partir desdites canalisations et des tubulures pour la circulation de l'eau dans lesdites canalisations à partir du système d'alimentation général en eau de l'équipement et, le cas échéant, de l'élément de recueil, est caractérisé, selon l'invention, en ce que les buses sont constituées chacune par un tube cylindrique à forage axial capillaire et gorge de montage dans lesdits ajutages pour distribuer l'eau par capillarité, sous pression, et suivant des gouttelettes, de fins écoulements et/ou de très fins jets d'eau définissant des formes et/ou volumes architecturaux et en ce que les moyens de commande de la formation et de la chute desdites gouttelettes, écoulements et très fins jets d'eau comprennent des moyens de réglage de la pression et/ou du débit de l'eau circulant dans lesdites canalisations.Utility or decorative equipment, ambience or leisure, using water from a distribution member in the form of droplets adjustable in volume, and at least in frequency and duration as regards their fall, comprising a multiplicity of pipes connected to a water inlet, each of said pipes being pierced with nozzles with which are associated nozzles distributing water, a collecting element under said pipes, means for controlling the formation and the fall of said droplets of from said pipes and pipes for the circulation of water in said pipes from the general water supply system of the equipment and, where appropriate, of the collecting element, is characterized, according to the invention, in that the nozzles are each constituted by a cylindrical tube with capillary axial drilling and mounting groove in said nozzles for distributing water by capillarit é, under pressure, and according to droplets, fine flows and / or very fine water jets defining architectural shapes and / or volumes and in that the means for controlling the formation and the fall of said droplets, flows and very fine water jets include means for adjusting the pressure and / or the flow rate of the water circulating in said pipes.
L'élément de recueil peut être constitué par un plan d'eau naturel ou artificiel, comme un lac, un bassin, un moyen pré-établi d'écoulement des eaux de pluie d'un balcon ou terrasse d'immeuble d'habitation, et des moyens sont prévus pour recycler l'eau dudit élément de recueil vers les canalisations après son traitement éventuel par des procédés physiques ou physico-chimiques de filtration, stérilisations.The collection element can be constituted by a natural or artificial body of water, such as a lake, a basin, a pre-established means of draining rainwater from a balcony or terrace of a residential building, and means are provided for recycling the water from said collecting element to the pipes after its possible treatment by physical or physicochemical filtration, sterilization processes.
Dans une forme de réalisation préférée d'un équipement selon l'invention dans lequel l'élément de recueil est un bassin, ledit équipement comprend une pluralité de modules distincts constitués chacun par un circuit de canalisations auquel est associé un bassin de recueil de l'eau délivrée par ledit circuit sous forme de gouttelettes, de fins écoulements ou de très fins jets d'eau avec des moyens de structure portant lesdits circuits et lesdits bassins, avantageusement sous forme d'un support en poutre ou en treillis, ainsi que des moyens de commande de l'alimentation en eau de chacun des circuits pour modifier la mise en oeuvre des modules en fonction des desiderata de la pratique.In a preferred embodiment of equipment according to the invention in which the collecting element is a basin, said equipment comprises a plurality of distinct modules each constituted by a circuit of pipes to which is associated a collecting basin of the water delivered by said circuit in the form of droplets, fine flows or very fine jets of water with structural means carrying said circuits and said basins, advantageously in the form of a beam or lattice support, as well as means control of the water supply of each of the circuits to modify the implementation of the modules according to the wishes of the practice.
Un équipement selon l'invention peut être matérialisé suivant des réalisations différant entre elles par leur dimension et/ou le but recherché.Equipment according to the invention can be materialized according to embodiments differing from each other by their size and / or the aim sought.
Ainsi, l'invention envisage-t-elle des équipements de dimensions monumentales, à vocation architecturale, publique ou semi-publique, et qui peuvent trouver place, par exemple, dans des parcs de loisirs, des aires commerciales, des foires ou d'exposition, des lieux de rencontre de sites urbains, etc...Thus, the invention envisages equipment of monumental dimensions, with an architectural, public or semi-public vocation, and which can find place, for example, in leisure parks, commercial areas, fairs or exhibition, meeting places of urban sites, etc ...
Des réalisations de plus petites dimensions peuvent trouver application comme éléments de décoration d'ensembles immobiliers, comme équipement de piscines, de centres de traitement du type thalassothérapie, etc... tandis que des modèles de dimensions encore plus faibles sont particulièrement bien appropriés à des usages individuels, par exemple comme éléments décoratifs, d'ambiance ou de loisir de maisons ou appartements individuels.Smaller realizations can find application as decorative elements of building complexes, such as swimming pool equipment, thalassotherapy type treatment centers, etc., while models of even smaller dimensions are particularly well suited to individual uses, for example as decorative, ambient or of leisure of individual houses or apartments.
Dans une forme de réalisation, l'équipement comprend en outre des moyens pour faire varier la température, la couleur, l'odeur, de l'eau distribuée par lesdites canalisations sous forme de gouttelettes, fins écoulements ou très fins jets d'eau.In one embodiment, the equipment further comprises means for varying the temperature, the color, the odor, of the water distributed by said pipes in the form of droplets, fine flows or very fine water jets.
La structure portant lesdits circuits et lesdits bassins est avantageusement un mât ou une structure surmontée, le cas échéant, d'un pommeau géant et sur laquelle sont montés des planchers, plateaux ou analogues étagés le long dudit mât ou de ladite structure et à chacun desquels est associé un ou des module(s) de distribution d'eau sous forme de gouttelettes, fins écoulements ou très fins jets d'eau, ainsi que de recueil de l'eau ainsi distribuée.The structure carrying said circuits and said basins is advantageously a mast or a structure surmounted, where appropriate, by a giant pommel and on which are mounted floors, trays or the like staged along said mast or said structure and to each of which is associated with one or more module (s) for distributing water in the form of droplets, fine flows or very fine jets of water, as well as for collecting the water thus distributed.
Dans une réalisation, le module comporte en partie haute un circuit de canalisations fixé sur un treillis ou grillage avec des moyens de branchement des canalisations à un système usuel d'alimentation et de distribution d'eau de ville, et l'élément de recueil associé audit module est un bac ou bassin de dimensions appropriées pour son installation sur des balcons, des terrasses ou analogues d'immeubles d'habitation, ou bien, en variante, est constitué par le système d'écoulement préétabli des eaux de pluie de ladite terrasse, balcon ou analogue.In one embodiment, the module comprises in the upper part a circuit of pipes fixed to a trellis or grating with means for connecting the pipes to a usual system of supply and distribution of city water, and the associated collecting element. said module is a tank or basin of appropriate dimensions for its installation on balconies, terraces or the like of apartment buildings, or alternatively is constituted by the pre-established system for draining rainwater from said terrace , balcony or the like.
L'invention sera bien comprise par la description qui suit, faite à titre d'exemple et en référence au dessin annexé, dans lequel :
- la figure 1 est une vue très schématique, en perspective, d'une première forme de réalisation d'un équipement utilisant l'eau, selon l'invention ;
- la figure 2 est un schéma de principe d'un tel équipement ;
- la figure 3 montre un élément constitutif d'un équipement selon l'invention ;
- la figure 4 illustre un mode d'utilisation d'un tel élément constitutif ;
- la figure 5 est une vue de détail, à plus grande échelle, d'une partie d'un tel élément ;
- la figure 6 est une vue schématique montrant une autre forme de réalisation d'un équipement selon l'invention;
- la figure 7 est une vue schématique, en perspective, d'encore une autre forme de réalisation d'un équipement selon l'invention, mais à échelle très différente de celle de la figure 6 ;
- la figure 8 est une vue en plan d'un "étage" de l'équipement montré sur la figure 7 et à encore une autre échelle ;
- la figure 9 est une vue schématique d'encore une autre forme de réalisation d'un équipement selon l'invention propre à être exploité sur une terrasse, balcon, jardin ou analogue.
- Figure 1 is a very schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of an equipment using water, according to the invention;
- Figure 2 is a block diagram of such equipment;
- Figure 3 shows a component of equipment according to the invention;
- FIG. 4 illustrates a mode of use of such a constituent element;
- Figure 5 is a detail view, on a larger scale, of a part of such an element;
- Figure 6 is a schematic view showing another embodiment of equipment according to the invention;
- Figure 7 is a schematic perspective view of yet another embodiment of equipment according to the invention, but on a scale very different from that of Figure 6;
- Figure 8 is a plan view of a "floor" of the equipment shown in Figure 7 and to yet another scale;
- Figure 9 is a schematic view of yet another embodiment of equipment according to the invention suitable for use on a terrace, balcony, garden or the like.
On se réfère d'abord à la figure 1 qui montre, très schématiquement et en perspective, une première forme de réalisation d'un équipement selon l'invention. Celui-ci comprend, dans un espace ouvert ou clos, une multiplicité de modules 10₁, 10₂, 10₃ etc... dont chacun est constitué en partie haute, par un circuit de canalisations 11₁, 11₂, 11₃, etc... et, en partie basse, par un bassin 12₁, 12₂, 12₃ etc.. Chacun des circuits 11 de canalisations est de forme arbi traire, choisie en fonction des desiderata de la pratique et de l'effet d'ensemble recherché, par exemple une ligne courbe sinueuse ou un entrelas de telles lignes, etc... et les bassins 12 ont une forme correspondant au contour apparent des circuits 11, par exemple circulaire, elliptique ou tout autre forme appropriée.Reference is first made to FIG. 1 which shows, very schematically and in perspective, a first embodiment of an equipment according to the invention. This includes, in an open or closed space, a multiplicity of
Selon l'invention, également, les circuits 11 prévus pour délivrer de l'eau sous forme de gouttelettes, fins écoulements ou très fins jets d'eau, les bassins 12 et les autres parties constitutives de l'équipement, qui seront décrites ci-après, sont réunis entre eux par un système de moyens de circulation d'eau, du type de celui montré sur la figure 2. Comme visible sur cette figure, les moyens de circulation d'eau comprennent des lignes d'alimentation 15₁, 15₂ reliant les circuits 11₁, 11₂, etc... à un distributeur 16 placé en partie haute des modules ou à une canalisation d'eau, tandis qu'en partie basse les bassins 12₁, 12₂ etc .. qui constituent des éléments de recueil de l'eau issue des circuits 11 sont reliés par des siphons 17₁, 17₂ etc... à une conduite 18 laquelle aboutit, en fonction de la condition d'une vanne d'arrêt 21, soit vers une évacuation 22, soit vers une cuve 23 dans laquelle peut être amenée, par une conduite 24, de l'eau de complément. Les bassins 12₁, 12₂, etc... sont également reliés par des conduites 19₁, 19₂ à un collecteur 20 lequel est alimenté à partir d'une tubulure 24′ reliée à un ou plusieurs distributeur(s) général(aux) 25. Celui-ci est soit directement relié à une arrivée d'eau et/ou relié à la cuve 23 par des pré-filtres 26, un ensemble de pompes 27 , des filtres 28, un échangeur 29 sur la sortie duquel est prévu un piquage 30 d'injection de stérilisant ou produit analogue, l'ensemble des moyens décrit permettant ainsi d'amener au distributeur 25 l'eau provenant des bassins 12, complétée le cas échéant par de l'eau neuve introduite par la conduite 24 et après traitement de filtration, de stérilisation, etc... de ladite eau.According to the invention, also, the
A partir du ou des distributeur(s) 25 une ou des lignes 31₁ ,31₂, 31₃, avantageusement affectée chacune à un ou plusieurs distributeur(s) 16 en fonction de la hauteur dudit distributeur, servent à l'alimentation en eau desdits distributeurs 16 par l'intermédiaire de surpresseurs comme 32₁, 32₂, 32₃, etc....From the distributor (s) 25 one or
Conformément à l'invention, les circuits 11 de distribution par capillarité, sous pression, de gouttelettes, de fins écoulements ou de très fins jets d'eau, de l'eau reçue par les lignes 15 sont constitués par des tubes 35, figures 3 et 4, avantageusement en matière plastique, comme du P V C et ainsi propres à être conformés, de façon simple, suivant toute ligne ou courbe souhaitée , un circuit 11 pouvant être réalisé par un seul tube 35 ou, avantageusement, une pluralité de tels tubes.According to the invention, the
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, chacun de ceux-ci est comme montré sur la figure 5, c'est-à-dire comporte, outre le tube 35 proprement dit, une multiplicité de buses 37 formées chacune, le plus simplement, par un cylindre percé d'un forage capillaire axial 38 et fraisé suivant une gorge latérale 39 pour le montage desdites buses dans les ajutages 36 du tube 35.According to another characteristic of the invention, each of these is as shown in FIG. 5, that is to say comprises, in addition to the
Chacun des tubes ou ensemble de tubes 35 est de préférence muni d'un détendeur 40, d'un manomètre 41 et d'un ou deux robinets 42 pour, par un choix des paramètres de fonctionnement, commander de façon réglable le volume, la fréquence et la durée de chute des gouttes G et/ou écoulement analogues que délivrent les tubes, de multiples effets de forme pouvant en outre être modifiés par un choix approprié de la répartition des buses en ce qui concerne leur écartement respectif, et/ou leur forme et/ou encore leur disposition dans l'espace celle-ci pouvant être à axe vertical, comme montré sur la figure 3, ou axe oblique, comme montré sur la figure 4 pour l'obtention de trains de gouttes initialement incurvés à la sortie des dites buses, l'ensemble définissant des formes et/ou volumes architecturaux différents , tels que des colonnes, des coupoles, etc...Each of the tubes or set of
Les moyens qui viennent d'être décrits, et qui permettent ainsi à partir des circuits 11 d'obtenir des écoulements intermittents de gouttes ou gouttelettes, semblables à la pluie naturelle, réglables en ce qui concerne les paramètres de volume, fréquence, durée de chute, etc... déjà mentionnés mais également en ce qui concerne, le cas échéant, leur température, leur odeur,( adjonction de parfum) leur couleur (adjonction de colorant), peuvent être mis en oeuvre dans de nombreuses réalisations.The means which have just been described, and which thus make it possible from
Ainsi, outre l'équipement montré sur la figure 1, destiné par exemple à former un équipement de décoration et/ou de loisirs de moyennes dimensions, l'invention prévoit des équipements de dimensions monumentales, à vocation architecturale, comme montré sur les figures 7 et 8 et qui peuvent trouver place, par exemple , dans des parcs de loisirs, des aires urbaines, commerciales ou d'expositions etc... Comme montré sur ces figures, un tel équipement 50 comprend une pluralité "d'etages" 51₁, 51₂, etc... formés chacun par un plateau 52 lui-meme constitué par un ou des planchers comme 53 ou 54 reliés par des escaliers 55 établissant des communications au niveau de chacun des plateaux, l'ensemble des étages pouvant être réparti autour d'une ou de structure(s) porteuse(s), par exemple a trois poteaux centraux 56, lesquels abritent également les systèmes de circulation verticale, comme des ascenseurs et des systèmes de distribution d'eau ainsi que celles des utilités qui doivent régner entre la plate-forme de base 57 de l'équipement et son faîte 58 réalisé ici sous forme d'un pommeau géant propre à être utilisé, lui-même, pour la formation de cascades ou petits jets d'eau. Dans une telle réalisation, les modules constitués chacun par un circuit de canalisations et un bassin sont disposés au gré du réalisateur à chacun des étages 51 avec, par exemple, des éléments de décoration additionnels comme des sièges, banquettes, jardinières, etc... montrés en 59 en bordure de chaque étage ou en des emplacements préférentiels de ceux-ci.Thus, in addition to the equipment shown in FIG. 1, intended for example to form decoration and / or leisure equipment of medium dimensions, the invention provides equipment of monumental dimensions, with architectural vocation, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 and which can find a place, for example, in leisure parks, urban, commercial or exhibition areas, etc. As shown in these figures,
Dans une réalisation de dimensions plus modestes, comme montrée sur la figure 6, l'équipement 60 est prévu pour être monté dans une piscine dont le bassin est montré en 61. L'équipement comprend alors, fixés sur un mât central 62, des plateaux 63, avantageusement réalisés à partir d'éléments modulaires dont chacun peut être muni d'un ou plusieurs bassin(s) 12, le circuit de canalisations correspondant pour la distribution des gouttes, gouttelettes, fins écoulements ou très fins jets d'eau étant placé au-dessus d'eux.In an embodiment of more modest dimensions, as shown in FIG. 6, the
Dans encore une autre réalisation, figure 9, l'équipement selon l'invention, 65, est montré installé sur la terrasse 66 d'un appartement privatif, le circuit de canalisations 67 en partie haute de l'équipement étant alors fixé à l'aide d'un treillis ou grillage 68, tandis que l'élément de recueil 69 est le plus simplement le dispositif d'écoulement pré-établi pour les eaux de pluie sur le sol du balcon.In yet another embodiment, FIG. 9, the equipment according to the invention, 65, is shown installed on the
Dans une variante de ce mode de réalisation, l'élément de recueil 69 est un bassin prévu sur le sol du balcon ou de la terrasse comportant l'équipement et qui est relié, par des moyens non représentés, aux canalisations de distribution de l'eau sous forme de gouttelettes, fins écoulements ou très fins jets d'eau.In a variant of this embodiment, the
Quel que soit le type de réalisation, l'invention prévoit de commander la circulation et l'écoulement de l'eau dans les canalisations de distribution des gouttes à l'aide d'un automatisme de commande, 70, figure 2, à fonctionnement purement mécanique pour les réalisations de plus petites dimensions et, au contraire, à fonctionnement électronique informatisé pour les réalisations de plus grandes dimensions.Whatever the type of embodiment, the invention provides for controlling the circulation and flow of water in the drop distribution pipes using an automatic control system, 70, FIG. 2, operating purely mechanical for smaller projects and, on the contrary, computerized electronic operation for larger projects.
Un équipement selon l'invention, propre à satisfaire de multiples fonctions, peut être mis en oeuvre, notamment, dans des environnements en permanence ou périodiquement très chauds, la consomation en eau étant relativement faible, puisque celle-ci est en grande partie recyclée à l'aide des modules caractéristiques de l'invention. Il contribue alors non seulement au bien-être physique des individus fréquentant l'espace où il est installé, par exemple par son effet de régulation de la température ambiante, mais également à leur bien-être psychologique ou psychique par création d'un espace de décoration et d'animation original et varié.Equipment according to the invention, capable of satisfying multiple functions, can be implemented, in particular, in permanently or periodically very hot environments, the water consumption being relatively low, since the latter is largely recycled to using the characteristic modules of the invention. It then contributes not only to the physical well-being of individuals frequenting the space where it is installed, for example by its effect of regulating the ambient temperature, but also to their psychological or psychological well-being by creating a space for original and varied decoration and animation.
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- Utilitarian or decorative equipment for atmosphere or leisure using water coming from a manifold member in the form of droplets which are adjustable in volume and at least in fall duration and frequency comprising a multiplicity of ducts (11) connected to a supply of water, each of said ducts being pierced by outlet ports (36) associated with nozzles (37) for distributing the water, a collection element (12) beneath said ducts, means for controlling the formation and the fall of said water droplets (G) and tubes for the circulation of water in said ducts from the overall system for feeding the equipment with water, and eventually, from the collection element, characterized in that the nozzles (37) are each made by a cylindrical tube with axial capillary bore (38) and with a groove (39) for mounting into said ports (36) to deliver the water by capillarity, under pressure and according to droplets, fine flows, and/or very fine jets of water defining architectural volumes and/or shapes and in that the means for controlling the formation and fall of said water droplets, flows and very fine water jets comprise means (40, 42, etc...) for controlling the pressure and/or flow of the water circulating inside said ducts.
- Equipment according to claim 1, wherein the collection element (12) is a stretch of water, natural or artificial, such as a lake, basin, pre-established rainwater run-off means on a balcony or terrace of a residential building, and wherein means are provided for recycling the water from said collection element (12) to the ducts (11), optionally after treating it by physical or physicochemical processes of filtering, sterilization.
- Equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of modules (10) each constituted by a circuit of ducts (11) to which is associated a collection basin (12) for collecting the water delivered by said circuit in the form of droplets, fine flows, and very fine jets of water, together with structural means carrying said circuits and said basins, advantageously a beam or lattice-work support, (62, 63 ; 51, 56,...) together with means for controlling the water feed to each of the circuits for modifying the way in which each of the modules is used as a function of practical desiderata.
- Equipment according to anyone of the preceding claims, characterized in that it further comprises means for varying the temperature, the color, the odor of the water being distributed by said ducts (11) in the form of droplets, fine flows or very fine jets of water.
- Equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that the structure carrying said circuits and said basins is a mast (62) or a structure (56) supporting, eventually, a giant knob (58) and on which floors, platforms, or the like are mounted in stages along said mast (60) or said structure (56) each of which is associated with one or more modules (10) for distributing water in the form of droplets, fine flows, or very fine jets of water, and also for collecting the water distributed in this way.
- Equipment according to anyone of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the module (65) includes at its top a duct circuit (67) fixed to a treillis or grating (68) with means for connecting the ducts to the usual system for supplying and distributing tap water, and wherein the collection element (69) associated with said module is a basin, or tank of appropriate dimensions for use on balconies, terraces, or the like in residential buildings, or, in a variant, is constituted by the rainwater run-off system already established on said terrace, balcony or the like.
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