EP0182923B1 - Appareil pour l'exercice de sports nautiques - Google Patents

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EP0182923B1
EP0182923B1 EP84114072A EP84114072A EP0182923B1 EP 0182923 B1 EP0182923 B1 EP 0182923B1 EP 84114072 A EP84114072 A EP 84114072A EP 84114072 A EP84114072 A EP 84114072A EP 0182923 B1 EP0182923 B1 EP 0182923B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G31/00—Amusement arrangements
    • A63G31/007—Amusement arrangements involving water
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/0093—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for surfing, i.e. without a sail; for skate or snow boarding
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/12—Arrangements in swimming pools for teaching swimming or for training
    • A63B69/125—Devices for generating a current of water in swimming pools
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/18—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for skiing
    • A63B69/187—Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for skiing for water-skiing

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  • the invention relates to a water sports device with a water tank with a rising bottom surface, with a lockable inflow nozzle along the lower edge of the bottom surface, from which the water is directed upwards in a flowing flow over the rising bottom surface, with a return line, which over the upper edge of the Water flowing from the bottom surface leads back to the inflow nozzle, and the entrance of which is covered by a grille, with an elevated tank arranged above the inflow nozzle for receiving the amount of water required for the starting process, and with a circulating pump in the return flow line.
  • DE-C-17 03 746 (Fig. 5) describes a water sports device which is particularly suitable for practicing gliding sports, such as surfing, water skiing, etc.
  • the water is directed upwards over the rising bottom of the water tank at a flow speed that is greater than the fundamental wave speed, whereby the opposing flow resistance is at least partially compensated for by the athlete's weight component on the gliding device, which can be changed by shifting the center of gravity . Therefore, hands-free, longer-lasting practice of the sports is also possible.
  • the water is preferably recirculated from a lower inflow nozzle via the rising bottom surface upwards in a flowing flow and back to the inflow nozzle via a reflux line arranged under the container.
  • the circulating pump used in the return line may only begin to return the water when the entrance to the return line is sufficiently above the upper edge of the floor area overflowing amount of water flows.
  • the acceleration of the water present in the reflux line by the circulating pump until the required flow rate is reached requires a certain amount of time, which is not available, since the upstream flow breaks down earlier.
  • the grille covering the entrance of the return line extends along the upper edge of the rising floor surface and is required for safety reasons.
  • This grille prevents fallen water athletes and their sports equipment (surfboards, water skis etc.) from being sucked into the return line. It has been shown, however, that the exit of fallen water sports enthusiasts in the area of the grating and, above all, the removal of the water sports equipment is relatively difficult, so that external help usually has to be claimed. Furthermore, there is a risk that the water cycle will be disturbed so that the shooting current breaks down on the rising surface of the floor. For a new start of the facility, however, it is necessary to return the water above the rising floor area to the elevated tank after the inlet nozzle has been closed.
  • the invention has now set itself the task of developing a water sports device of the type mentioned so that not only trouble-free start and operation, but preferably also getting out of the water sports enthusiasts, especially after a fall, and the removal of sports equipment are possible without difficulty. Furthermore, a possibility is to be found to use the water sports facility as an integrated part of a large pool To train leisure facilities.
  • an additional basin is connected to the side of the water basin opposite the elevated basin, the capacity of which corresponds at least to the filling volume of the elevated basin, the upper edge of the rising floor area forming an overflow into the additional basin, from which the return line going out.
  • the additional basin can be designed in any size and shape. This now makes it possible to create a simple and problem-free exit from the water sports device outside the rising floor area in that the overflow is formed by a threshold and in a first subsequent region of the additional pool a shallow water depth and an inclination initially slightly away from the threshold Bottom surface is provided, the inlet of the return line being arranged in a more distant area of the additional basin, in which the water depth is preferably greater.
  • the water sports facility can be left without disturbing the shooting current along the rising floor area and without the water sports enthusiasts and their sports equipment being sucked into the water the return line coming from the further away area.
  • the grille is advantageously provided as the vertical termination of this first shallow area.
  • a start wave forms in the first area of the additional pool, which increases the water level in the additional pool.
  • this water depth can also be maintained after the circulation pump has been stopped and the water remaining above the rising floor area has been emptied, if a backflow flap is arranged downstream of the grille.
  • This backflow flap can now be arranged pivotable about a horizontal axis, so that it is opened by the water front arriving at the start of the flow, kept open by the subsequent overflow, and is closed again when the inlet nozzle is shut off and the circulation pump is shut off, which further increases the water level in the overflow distant area of the additional pool is preserved.
  • the water can then be pumped out over the rising surface of the floor to allow the flow to start again.
  • the additional pool has no upper limit of its capacity, a further advantageous design of the water sports device can be derived from this. It is thus possible to design a large part of the return line as an open channel, which extends in any shape around the water tank with the rising floor area, and thus has its other end directly at the elevated tank, into which it is on the side opposite the inflow nozzle flows. A closed section of the return line, in which the circulating pump is inserted, is thus kept as short as possible in this mouth region. In the open channel, cross-sectional changes and suitable lines can be used to achieve various effects that increase the appeal of the entire system. So z. B.
  • the flow rate can be increased by changes in cross-section (known from DE-A-22 22 594), whirlpools for children and adults and non-swimmer pools are provided, etc., so that the water sports device according to the invention forms an integrated part of a large pool.
  • the open channel be a parallel swimming channel is provided, which is divided by a longitudinal partition, wherein whose first section has a height that can be submerged by the starting wave.
  • the excess water caused by the start wave flows in this case via this longitudinal partition wall, which preferably separates the swimming channel from the non-swimmer pool, in a shorter way to the elevated tank.
  • the water sports device shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 in each case in longitudinal section has a water tank 1 as shown in DE-C-17 03 746 mentioned at the beginning.
  • the water tank 1 which has an obliquely upwardly extending, in particular concavely curved bottom surface 2, adjoins a high tank 5 with a lower outlet extending over the entire width.
  • the outlet of the elevated tank 1 forms the inflow nozzle 3, which is arranged at the lower edge of the bottom surface 2.
  • the upper edge 8 of the bottom surface 2 forms an overflow 9 into an additional basin 7, the capacity of which corresponds at least to the filling volume of the tall container 5, but is preferably substantially larger.
  • the end of the first area 10 is formed by a vertically arranged grille 14, on the downstream side of which a backflow flap 15 is arranged.
  • the grid 14 divides the first area 10 from an area 11 further away from the overflow 9, in which the inlet 13 is arranged to a return line 4, which in this exemplary embodiment is formed by a closed pipeline running below the water tank 1, which runs from below into the outlet area of the tall container 5 opens.
  • a circulation pump 6 is inserted into the return line 4. In the rest position shown in FIG.
  • the backflow flap 15 receives the water in the area 11 at a higher level than in the area 10, from which it could partially flow back via the overflow 9 when the water tank 1 is emptied by pumping devices (not shown).
  • the water tank 1 is delimited by walls 16 ′, which end approximately at the seat height above the water level of the shooting flow, in order to enable easy entry and exit into the water tank 1.
  • An outer pair of side walls 16 ′′ delimits the water tank 1 and the additional pool 7 at a height above the level of the start shaft 17, the side walls 16 ′ being at least at the lowest point from the one above the floor surface 2 when the device is at a standstill before the high tank 5 is filled
  • the additional pool 7 is of course provided with a transverse wall at the end, since the area 11 of the additional pool 7 and the elevated tank 5 communicate via the return line 4, the water level in the elevated tank 5 corresponds to that in the area 11 of the additional pool 7, ie the elevated tank 5 is only partially filled.
  • the circulation pump 6 is initially activated, which comes from the area 11 of the additional pool 7 Sucks off water and fills the elevated tank 5, as shown in Fig.2. Initially, the inlet nozzle 3 remains closed until the required water level in the elevated tank 5 is reached.
  • the area 11 of the additional basin still contains a sufficient water supply, from which water can be withdrawn at least as long as there is no large lowering of the mirror, until the water that shoots up over the bottom surface 2 re-enters the area 11 of the additional basin 7 from the inflow nozzle 3 that is now to be opened, so that the water cycle continues continuously.
  • 3 shows the situation in which the start wave 17 formed by the flow start has reached the first area 10 of the additional basin 7, in which water is therefore still drawn from the area 11 without replenishment, the elevated tank 5 again partially emptied.
  • the starting wave 17, which widens in the direction of flow, will subsequently reach the grating 14 and open the backflow flap 15, so that the water enters area 11, with which the water cycle can begin.
  • the water tank 1 can be used to practice the sliding sports.
  • the glider enters via one of the lower side walls 16 'on which he initially sits and can leave the water, container 1 again via the opposite lower side wall 16 ". If the athlete falls or his skill is still too low, he will over the Overflow 9 rinsed into the first area 10 of the additional basin 7, in which a noticeable there is a reduced flow velocity at a shallower water depth. He can therefore get out of the water sports device laterally in this area without disturbing the shooting flow in the water tank 1 and recover his sports equipment, which is caught on the grille 14. A practiced or lying surfer can also go out over the overflow 9 and get out in the same way.
  • FIG. 1 A top view of a preferred embodiment is shown in FIG.
  • the water tank 1 is here part of a leisure facility with a swimming channel 31, a children's pool 32, a non-swimmer pool 33 and a swirl pool 34.
  • the elevated tank 5 is arranged on the left side of the water tank 1 in the drawing, whose outlet forms the inflow nozzle 3 to the rising bottom surface 2.
  • the overflow 9 at the upper edge 8 of the rising floor surface 2 leads into the additional pool 7, which is divided by the grille 14 into the first area 10 adjoining the overflow 9, which is provided for the athletes' exit, and into the further area 11, from which the return line 4 starts.
  • This is designed as an open channel and extends in any line around the water tank 1 again to the elevated tank 5 on the side opposite the feed line 3.
  • the water circulation between the additional basin 7 and the inflow nozzle 3 necessary for the operation of the water sports device is utilized in various ways by the open channel. Cross-sectional changes in the swimming channel 31 thus result in different flow velocities, so that it is also possible to successfully swim against the current with, across and in places.
  • the non-swimmer pool 33 and the start of the swimming channel 31 there is a partition 37 which can be flooded by the starting shaft 17, so that the starting shaft 17 is broken down and the starting process in the return channel is thus delayed.
  • the adjoining walls of the swimming channel 31 can be kept lower.
  • the swimming channel 31 can also be very long because it absorbs less water during the starting process.
  • the water in the children's pool 32 is driven by an exchange of impulses from the swimming channel, with a separation 39 which prevents the exchange of energy as little as possible.
  • the non-swimmer pool 33 is separated from the swirl pool 34 by a rope 40 carried by a float.
  • the end section of the open channel is covered by an accessible cover 38 and separated from the vortex pool 34 by a slider 41.
  • the circulating pump 6 is arranged in the transition between the end section of the return flow line and the elevated tank 5, the operation of the water sports device running as described above.
  • the grid 14 in the additional basin 7 is again associated with the mentioned backflow flap 15, which prevents the backflow of water from the open channel into the emptied water tank 1. If the channel is long and resistant, the water level 19 can lie below the floor in the overflow 9 when the device is at rest (dash-dotted lines in FIG. 5), so that the arrangement of a backflow flap 15 can also be dispensed with.
  • the grille 14 with the backflow flap 15 is shown in detail in FIGS. 6 and 7, the situation corresponding to FIG. 2 being shown in the two areas 10, 11.
  • the grid 14 consists of a number of vertical flat bars, on which a floating body 30 is loosely suspended, pointing towards the floor 11, which serves to protect the washed-up sports equipment.
  • a hose 29 or the like is provided in the area of the grille 14 near the bottom.
  • the cross-sectional shape as shown in dashed lines, can be changed by a pressure medium.
  • the resistance of the grating 14 during operation of the device can be varied continuously, as a result of which the position of the transition stage from shooting into normal flow in the first region 10 of the additional basin 7 can also be changed.
  • the backflow flap 15 is movably connected to the bottom and a seal 18 to the side wall 16 by means of a waterproof hinge 28, both the hinge 28 and the seal 18 each consisting of flexible film.
  • the side seal 18 is fixed by means of a bar 20 "attached obliquely to the side wall 16", so that the backflow flap 15 folds down into the dash-dot position when the flow starts, and is pushed up again by a buoyancy body 39 when the water container 1 is emptied Access barrier referred to, which consists for example of individual vertical bars to which a cross bar 43 is attached as a handle.
  • Backflow flaps 26 are connected to the grid 24 of the first additional basin 7 and are opened when the flow starts and are closed again by the water pumped back into the second elevated tank 25 when the second water tank 21 is emptied.
  • the circulation pump 6 is arranged at the foot of the first elevated tank 5, and a connecting line 27 provided by a flap 44 is formed between the two elevated tanks 5, 25.
  • both high tanks 5 and 25 are filled to the same height with water. Then the flap 44 is closed and the inflow nozzles 3 and 23 are opened in such a chronological order that when the start wave arrives from the water tank 1 the level in the elevated tank 25 is just below that of the start wave, as a result of which the backflow flaps 26 open.
  • the water sports device allows the problem-free installation of gearless submersible pumps 6, which are preferably produced in series, and the simultaneous practice of various water sports by numerous people.

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1. Dispositif pour l'exercice de sports nautiques avec un bassin d'eau (1) comportant une surface de fond ascendante (2), avec une tuyère d'alimentation (3) pouvant être fermée, placée le long du bord inférieur de la surface de fond (2) et à partir de laquelle l'eau est acheminée vers l'avant sur la surface de fond ascendante (2) en un courant rapide, avec une conduite de retour (4) qui renvoie l'eau coulant sur le bord supérieur (8) de la surface de fond (2) vers la tuyère d'alimentation (3) et dont l'entrée est recouverte par une grille (14), avec un réservoir surélevé (5) placé au-dessus de la tuyère d'alimentation (3) et destiné à recevoir la quantité d'eau nécessaire au processus de démarrage, et avec une pompe de circulation (6) dans la conduite de retour (4), caractérisé en ce que qu'il est raccordé au bassin d'eau (1), de son côté opposé au réservoir surélevé (5), un bassin supplémentaire (7) dont la capacité correspond au moins au volume de remplissage du réservoir surélevé (5), le bord supérieur (8) de la surface de fond ascendante (2) formant un déversoir dans le bassin supplémentaire (7) duquel part la conduite de retour (4).
2. Dispositif pour l'exercice de sports nautiques selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le déversoir (9) est formé par une sablière, et en ce qu'il est prévu dans une première zone adjacente (10) du bassin supplémentaire (7) une profondeur d'eau réduite et une surface de fond (12) inclinée tout d'abord légèrement en s'éloignant de la sablière, l'entrée (13) de la conduite de retour (4) étant disposée dans une zone (11) du bassin supplémentaire (7) plus éloignée dans laquelle là profondeur d'eau est de préférence plus importante.
3. Dispositif pour l'exercice de sports nautiques selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la grille (14) est disposée en tant que fermeture de la première zone (10) du bassin supplémentaire (7) placée en aval.
4. Dispositif pour l'exercice de sports nautiques selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce qu'un clapet de retenue (15) est disposé en aval de la grille (14).
5. Dispositif pour l'exercice de sports nautiques selon l'une ses revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que la conduite de retour (4) comprend un conduit ouvert qui s'étend autour du bassin d'eau (1) en direction du réservoir surélevé (5).
6. Dispositif pour l'exercice de sports nautiques selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le bassin supplémentaire (7) comprend un deuxième réservoir surélevé (25) avec une tuyère d'alimentation (23) qui est disposée sur le bord inférieur d'une deuxième surface de fond ascendante (22).
7. Dispositif pour l'exercice de sports nautiques selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que le conduit ouvert est muni d'un canal de natation (31) qui lui est parallèle, et est divisé par une paroi longitudinale de séparation dont la première section (37) présente une hauteur telle qu'elle peut être inondée par la vague de démarrage (17).
8. Dispositif pour l'exercice de sports nautiques selon l'une des revendication 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que le bassin d'eau (1) présente dans la zone de la surface de fond ascendante (2) des parois latérales (16') permettant l'entrée et le sortie et immergées lors de l'arrêt du dispositif pour l'exercice de sports nautiques, et des parois latérales (16") extérieures se trouvant au dessus du niveau de la vague de démarrage (17).
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US07/265,318 US4905987A (en) 1984-11-22 1988-10-27 Water sports apparatus
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