EP0826428A2 - Springbrunnen - Google Patents

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EP0826428A2
EP0826428A2 EP97305559A EP97305559A EP0826428A2 EP 0826428 A2 EP0826428 A2 EP 0826428A2 EP 97305559 A EP97305559 A EP 97305559A EP 97305559 A EP97305559 A EP 97305559A EP 0826428 A2 EP0826428 A2 EP 0826428A2
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water
pump
bowl
pool
fountain
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Alec Whitaker Hartwell
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Hortus Group Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B17/00—Apparatus for spraying or atomising liquids or other fluent materials, not covered by the preceding groups
    • B05B17/08—Fountains

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  • This invention relates to a recirculating water fountain apparatus.
  • a recirculating water fountain apparatus comprising a hollow-walled bowl adapted to hold a pool of water and fitted with a pump which is adapted and arranged so that the pump, in use, pumps water from the pool into an enclosed chamber formed within the hollow walls of the bowl, whence the water is ejected as a fountain through one or more outlets from the enclosed chamber, due to the water pressure produced in the chamber by the pump, in such a manner that the water fountain falls back under gravity into the pool of water in the bowl, characterised in that the bowl comprises an outer wall joined to an inner wall along a rim, the outer wall being formed with a base, upon which the bowl can stand, a portion of the inner wall forming the bottom of the pool, the space between the inner and outer walls forming said completely enclosed chamber.
  • outlets are distributed around the bowl to provide a ring fountain.
  • one said outlet is arranged in the middle of the bowl.
  • This middle outlet may be the sole outlet or may be additional to the above-mentioned outlets distributed around the bowl.
  • the pump is immersed in the pool of water, the pump resting on, or being mounted to, a base formed by part of an inner wall of the bowl.
  • the pump may be equipped with a flow adjuster that, in use, produces a further fountain.
  • the pump is immersed in the enclosed chamber, the pump resting on, or being mounted to, a base formed by part of an outer wall of the bowl.
  • a recirculating water fountain apparatus 10 comprising a hollow-walled bowl 12 which is adapted to hold a pool 14 of water as shown.
  • the bowl 12 can be broadly regarded as having an outer wall 16 seamlessly joined to an inner wall 18 along a rim 20 which is curved in section as shown in FIG. 2, so that the outer and inner walls 16 and 18 merge into each other at the rim 20.
  • the bowl 12 is a body of revolution around its (vertical) axis, but it may if desired be formed with molded relief patterning (not shown) so as to render it more attractive.
  • the outer wall 16 is formed with a central base 22, upon which the bowl 12 stands, whilst the inner wall 18 is formed with a corresponding central base 24, which defines the bottom of the pool 14.
  • the space between the inner and outer walls 16 and 18 forms a completely enclosed chamber 26 which is completely filled with water as shown.
  • a pump 28 rests on, or is fixedly mounted to, the base 24 of the inner wall 18 so that, in this particular embodiment, the pump 28 is fully immersed in the pool 14.
  • the pump 28 is designed so that water enters an inlet of the pump 28 as shown by arrow 30.
  • An outlet pipe 32 from the pump 28 leads to an aperture in the inner wall 18 so that water from the pump 28 passes through pipe 32 into the chamber 26, entering the chamber 26 as shown by arrow 34.
  • Outlets 36 from chamber 26 are provided in the rim 20, distributed in a ring around the rim 20, so that when the pump 28 pumps water from the pool 14 into the enclosed chamber 26, the water pressure produced in the enclosed chamber 26 by the pump 28 forces water out of the chamber 26 in a ring fountain 38 through the outlets 36 in the rim 20, such that the fountain water falls back into the pool 14.
  • the water fountain apparatus 10 is fully recirculating.
  • the bowl 12 itself can be fabricated by being rotationally molded initially, the outlets 36 being formed subsequently in a suitable manner that will be obvious to those skilled in the art.
  • the pump 28 can be fixed to the base 24, if it is to be fixed at all, by being welded or screwed.
  • the outlets 36 may be simply holes in the rim 20. Alternatively, they may be formed by miniature jets (not shown) of any suitable type, for example, brass jets, or even adjustable jets, inserted into the rim 20 in any well known manner.
  • the bowl 12 is open-topped.
  • a transparent cover not shown, for example of glass, or "Perspex” may be fitted onto the rim 20, so that the fountain 38 is still visible but the possibility of splashing is avoided.
  • the pump 28 of Figures 1 and 2 is replaced by a pump 42 having a jet flow-adjuster 44 that produces a fountain 46, additional to the fountain 38.
  • the fountain 46 may, or may not, be adjustable by means of the flow-adjuster 44, that adjusts the flow of water produced by the pump 42.
  • the pump 28 of Figures 1 and 2 is replaced by a pump 50 that is placed within the enclosed chamber 52 (identical to chamber 26 of Figures 1 and 2).
  • the pump 50 can either simply rest on the (lower or outer) base 22 of the outer wall 16, or can be mounted thereto, instead of the (upper or inner) base 24 of the inner wall 18.
  • the pump 50 is fitted with an inlet pipe 54, connected through a hole in the inner wall 18 with the water in the pool 56.
  • the pump 50 outlets directly into the chamber 52, as shown by arrows 58, 60.
  • the base 22 may be made removable to provide access to the pump, in which case a seal would be required between the base 22
  • the pump inlet may be filtered or strained.
  • separate filtration means such for example as biological filtration media may be placed in the enclosed chamber 26 or 52. This is especially desirable if there are to be fish swimming around in the bowl - assuming the bowl to be large enough for fish, although the bowl may be any desired size, large or small or intermediate.

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EP97305559A 1996-08-27 1997-07-24 Springbrunnen Withdrawn EP0826428A3 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB9617810A GB2316717A (en) 1996-08-27 1996-08-27 Water fountain apparatus
GB9617810 1996-08-27

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EP0826428A2 true EP0826428A2 (de) 1998-03-04
EP0826428A3 EP0826428A3 (de) 1998-08-26

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CN106964517A (zh) * 2017-04-24 2017-07-21 贵州同利环境科技有限公司 一种能形成水流撞击效果的喷泉机构

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US6652348B2 (en) * 2002-01-15 2003-11-25 Jen-Yen Yen Aquatic motion display toy

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US1549204A (en) * 1921-11-05 1925-08-11 John L Merigold Electric fountain
GB262305A (en) * 1926-02-18 1926-12-09 Harm Drewes Improvements in portable fountains
GB802994A (en) * 1955-10-15 1958-10-15 Giovanni Trucco Illuminated fountain with automatically changing colours particularly for indoor use
GB2128269B (en) * 1982-09-24 1986-03-05 Triton Emprise Trading Co Ltd Fountain
FI75281C (fi) * 1986-08-26 1988-06-09 Erkki Ounaslehto Springbrunn.

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CN106964517A (zh) * 2017-04-24 2017-07-21 贵州同利环境科技有限公司 一种能形成水流撞击效果的喷泉机构

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