EP1164830B1 - System to benefit the growth conditions of grass plants entered in grass courts - Google Patents

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EP1164830B1
EP1164830B1 EP00911497A EP00911497A EP1164830B1 EP 1164830 B1 EP1164830 B1 EP 1164830B1 EP 00911497 A EP00911497 A EP 00911497A EP 00911497 A EP00911497 A EP 00911497A EP 1164830 B1 EP1164830 B1 EP 1164830B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
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  • This invention regards a system for favouring and promoting the growth conditions for grass and other grass pitch/lawn plants, for example clover, more favourable, which plants form part of grass pitches for sports and athletics purposes, according to the preamble of claim 1 as already known from WO-A-2 509 681.
  • the invention regards the growth conditions for grass and lawn plants that form the blanket of grass that is surrounded by towering stands that put large areas of the grass pitch in the shade.
  • Football pitches with tall stands are particularly exposed to these types of conditions, which block the normal access of light to the pitch, inhibits growth and causes the growth conditions for the grass and the rest of the plants that form part of the lawn/pitch to deteriorate.
  • the "Amsterdam solution” is a very costly, and not least time consuming solution. Each time the turf is to be replaced, the stadium must be closed for approximately 2 months. Removing the blanket of grass that is to be replaced is time consuming and requires a lot of work, and laying the new grass is equally time consuming and demanding, almost regardless of the method used. In the Nordic countries, snow and adverse temperature conditions will make it difficult to produce a replacement turf outside (or indoors) during the winter.
  • a primary object of the present invention has therefore been to make the growth and fostering conditions for natural grass pitch plants more favourable, so as to achieve a higher quality of grass pitch in general, and perfectly useful grass pitches in the wintertime in particular, referred to e.g. Nordic weather and temperature conditions.
  • the weather, temperature and not least lighting conditions in the Scandinavian countries are always considerably better, from the point of view of plant growth/fostering, in the summer half-year than in late autumn and in the winter, it will, through the system and method according to the invention, which will be used unaltered regardless of the time of year, be possible to achieve greater improvements relative to normal conditions in late autumn and during the winter than during the summer half-year. And this is exactly what is needed.
  • High quality natural grass pitches that can be made available in the winter/early spring/late autumn will be invaluable when arranging among other things the well-known international football tournaments the UEFA Cup and the graduates League, in which, among others, Norwegian and other Nordic teams participate.
  • the system according to the invention comprises at least one displaceable light source-bearing unit that includes a frame with a low height, and which consequently extends essentially in the horizontal plane, where it from an inoperative ready position at a distance from a grass pitch for which the system is provided, depending on its own area in the horizontal plane, can be brought to cover all of or a smaller percentage of the area of the grass pitch that is to be lit and possibly also treated in other ways by means of said system.
  • This light source-bearing unit that forms part of a system of preferably a plurality of such units, which in said inoperative position may interlock telescopically, or the units may be arranged in a space saving manner on top of each other, in both cases ready positions from which they can be moved to operative positions in which the light source-bearing units/frames singly cover their own share of the area of the grass pitch.
  • a good storage space in the ready position for the system according to the invention would be underneath one of the stands or in some other place where the moving distance to the grass pitch is not too long.
  • the light source-bearing unit/frame is equipped with running wheels. If the lighting unit is of the embodiment preferred according to the invention, in which it is dimensioned with a width (in the direction of the width of the grass pitch) that slightly exceeds the width of the grass pitch itself, and with a length (in the longitudinal direction of the grass pitch) that constitutes only a fraction of the length of the grass pitch, for instance a fourth or a fifth of the length of the pitch, it is practical to arrange fixed, guiding running rails along the longitudinal edges of the pitch. For driving on these guide rails, the frame of the lighting unit is equipped with intermediary wheels with softer tires for running on top of the grass pitch itself.
  • the frame of the lighting unit which frame forms the support for both types of wheels, is designed with holders for electrical light sources, preferably in the form of mains/electro aggregate operated fluorescent tubes.
  • the number and placing of the fluorescent tubes depend on the delivered wattage, and the amount of light per unit area that is considered to be the optimum in each case.
  • the frame of the lighting source can have a closed top, and reflectors may be arranged inside the box in order to maximise the utilisation of the light.
  • the frame of the unit may be provided with downward/sideways projecting jets or other nozzles for directional jetting action of water and/or air.
  • the lighting unit/greenhouse described is provided with equipment for lighting, heating, ventilation, watering, aeration and possibly addition of soil improvement agents, sprays etc.
  • the system according to the invention may be subordinated to process control that is known per se, based on the specific types of grass that form part of the grass mix of the grass pitch, and the prevailing climatic conditions.
  • the travelling greenhouse/lighting unit in which the travelling greenhouse/lighting unit moves on wheels, the unit may be moved forward step by step, and may cover about 1 ⁇ 4 of the area of the grass pitch in each operative position.
  • the unit When the entire grass pitch has been submitted to lighting and other treatment for a sufficient length of time and with sufficient intensity, the unit is retracted to the inoperative position.
  • the movement that is guided by the longitudinal rails may be implemented through use of powerful, electrically driven winches via wires, by means of electric motors or in another manner that is known per se.
  • An electrical aggregate or transmission station for electrical power placed outside one of the touchlines, by the middle of the grass pitch can, via a long, freely disposed cable, lead to a connection point in the lighting unit/greenhouse for supply of electrical power to the fluorescent tubes or other light sources, and to possible heating elements.
  • a corresponding water and/or air hose may be connected to a pressurised water aggregate or a compressor for supply of water for watering and wind-imitating air respectively, via jets or other suitable nozzles provided in the framework of the unit.
  • a non-limiting example of a preferred embodiment of a system according to the invention comprises at least one travelling lighting unit or one mobile greenhouse/hothouse, which may possibly be divisible/collapsible.
  • the invention is illustrated in the attached drawings, in which:
  • a football grass pitch 10 is surrounded by covered stands 12, 14 and 16 on three sides, as the fourth side may correspond to stand 14.
  • covered stands 12, 14 and 16 on three sides, as the fourth side may correspond to stand 14.
  • the roof sections consist of freely projecting roof structures 18, 20 and 22 respectively, which shut out sun and light, and are the source of large areas of shade on the pitch 10 itself.
  • a system according to the invention has been developed to comprise at least one lighting unit 24.
  • This lighting unit 24 may have those properties one would wish for in a mobile greenhouse/hothouse: Lighting, possible heating, as well as possibilities for watering, aeration, fertilisation, trimming etc. These functions of the travelling lighting unit/ greenhouse 24 will vary with the nature of the grass pitch, climatic conditions etc. As such, any extra, artificial heating will be superfluous e.g. in countries in southern Europe with a relatively high average temperature throughout the year, even though the need for extra lighting due to large, shadowing stands is great also in these countries.
  • the lighting unit 24 that is built onto a low sectional frame 26 is constructed from light materials, so as to give it a reasonable weight in spite of a large area in the horizontal plane, which weight in this and other similar embodiments will not damage the grass pitch during the travelling along this.
  • the lighting unit 24 has a lateral extent in the horizontal plane that slightly exceeds the width of the grass pitch 10, but an extent in the longitudinal direction of the pitch that may as an example correspond to 1 ⁇ 4 to 1 / 6 of the length of the pitch. It has previously been stated that the width and length of the lighting unit may vary within the scope of the invention. According to Figures 1 and 2, a storage space has been provided for the lighting unit 24 underneath one 12 of the end stands.
  • a guide rail 28 for the outer rail wheels 30 for the outer rail wheels 30.
  • outer running wheels 30 there are mounted further wheels (not shown) with soft tires for driving on top of the grass.
  • a long electrical cable leads from an aggregate or similar 32 to the lighting unit/greenhouse 24.
  • the unit 24 is furnished with a number of light sources, here in the form of lamps or fluorescent tubes 33, which will normally be placed in transverse and longitudinal rows.
  • the roof of the unit 24 will normally be tight and opaque.
  • the lighting unit 24 is also to be used for watering, ventilation, aeration etc., it will be connected to a feed hose for pressurised water/compressed air.
  • a water feed hose 34 that may also be connectable to an outside compressor for supply of compressed air. Water/air passes from the feed hose 34 into a manifold 36, from where short, downward projecting branch pipes are terminated in separate nozzles 40.
  • Reference number 42 in Figure 5 denotes a stepped motor that constitutes a propulsion device for the wheels 30, while 44 denotes transverse lawn clean-up brushes distributed along a shaft 46.

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NO19991442A NO308981B3 (no) 1999-03-25 1999-03-25 System og fremgangsmåte til begunstigelse av vekstbetingelsene for gressplanter som inngår i gressbaner
PCT/NO2000/000094 WO2000057689A1 (en) 1999-03-25 2000-03-17 System and method to benefit the growth conditions of grass plants entered in grass courts

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