EP1653172A3 - Snow storage - Google Patents

Snow storage Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP1653172A3
EP1653172A3 EP05020545A EP05020545A EP1653172A3 EP 1653172 A3 EP1653172 A3 EP 1653172A3 EP 05020545 A EP05020545 A EP 05020545A EP 05020545 A EP05020545 A EP 05020545A EP 1653172 A3 EP1653172 A3 EP 1653172A3
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
nozzle
air
temperature
water
snowy
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
EP05020545A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1653172B1 (en
EP1653172A2 (en
Inventor
Ulrich Gall
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Innovag AG AG fur Innovative Industrietechnik
Original Assignee
Innovag AG AG fur Innovative Industrietechnik
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Innovag AG AG fur Innovative Industrietechnik filed Critical Innovag AG AG fur Innovative Industrietechnik
Publication of EP1653172A2 publication Critical patent/EP1653172A2/en
Publication of EP1653172A3 publication Critical patent/EP1653172A3/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP1653172B1 publication Critical patent/EP1653172B1/en
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C3/00—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for producing ice or snow for winter sports or similar recreational purposes, e.g. for sporting installations; Producing artificial snow
    • F25C3/04—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for producing ice or snow for winter sports or similar recreational purposes, e.g. for sporting installations; Producing artificial snow for sledging or ski trails; Producing artificial snow
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C2303/00—Special arrangements or features for producing ice or snow for winter sports or similar recreational purposes, e.g. for sporting installations; Special arrangements or features for producing artificial snow
    • F25C2303/048—Snow making by using means for spraying water
    • F25C2303/0481—Snow making by using means for spraying water with the use of compressed air

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Devices For Medical Bathing And Washing (AREA)
  • Other Air-Conditioning Systems (AREA)

Abstract

The chamber has an enclosure (3) surrounding an inner region (2) and a snowmaking device (6) at a cover area of the region. The device consists of a housing (7) and a spray nozzle (9) within the housing, where chilled air and water under are applied to the nozzle using an arrangement (10). The nozzle is so constructed that the size of water droplets in the air sprayed from the chamber is between 20-150 microns. The arrangement supplies water with a temperature over the freezing point at the nozzle, and a snowy air with a temperature to the snowmaking device, where the temperature of snowy air is around 10-12 degree Celsius and under the water temperature at the nozzle.
EP05020545A 2004-10-26 2005-09-21 Snow storage Active EP1653172B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE202004016505 2004-10-26
DE202005006569U DE202005006569U1 (en) 2004-10-26 2005-04-23 snow room

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1653172A2 EP1653172A2 (en) 2006-05-03
EP1653172A3 true EP1653172A3 (en) 2008-01-23
EP1653172B1 EP1653172B1 (en) 2011-07-20

Family

ID=35840306

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP05020545A Active EP1653172B1 (en) 2004-10-26 2005-09-21 Snow storage

Country Status (3)

Country Link
EP (1) EP1653172B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE517298T1 (en)
DE (1) DE202005006569U1 (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE202006014092U1 (en) * 2006-09-11 2006-12-28 INNOVAG Aktiengesellschaft für innovative Industrietechnik Indoor snow-making machine comprises a snow generator supplied with air, water and snow-air streams from an automatically controlled conditioning unit
DE202010001507U1 (en) * 2010-01-29 2011-06-01 Buck-Heitmann, Petra, 22397 Device for cooling persons
ITVR20130292A1 (en) * 2013-12-23 2015-06-24 Technoalpin Holding S P A SNOW FACTORY FOR CLOSED LOCALS

Citations (15)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3760598A (en) * 1968-04-08 1973-09-25 Linde Ag Process for making artificial snow
EP0246179A2 (en) * 1986-05-10 1987-11-19 Herbert Thesen Cold chamber for use in a sauna bath
US4798331A (en) * 1986-12-24 1989-01-17 Suga Test Instruments Co., Ltd. Artificial snow production apparatus
DE3836172A1 (en) * 1988-10-24 1990-04-26 Doering Karl L Dr Ing Snow production unit using water atomiser nozzles
JPH02136662A (en) * 1988-11-16 1990-05-25 Hitachi Ltd Artificial snowfall apparatus
JPH02183783A (en) * 1989-01-09 1990-07-18 Nkk Corp Artificial snow making method
JPH02306075A (en) * 1989-05-19 1990-12-19 Toyo Eng Works Ltd Artificial snowfall device
DE4106419A1 (en) * 1990-02-28 1991-08-29 Nippon Kokan Kk METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SNOW USING ULTRASOUND WAVES
US5102044A (en) * 1988-09-30 1992-04-07 Nkk Corporation Method for producing snow and apparatus therefor
JPH0755307A (en) * 1993-08-09 1995-03-03 Nkk Corp Method for snow making on indoor artificial skiing ground
US5445320A (en) * 1993-01-26 1995-08-29 Technip Method of and equipment for snow production
JPH0972643A (en) * 1995-09-04 1997-03-18 Takaaki Okawa Artificial snow manufacturing device
WO1999017067A1 (en) * 1997-10-01 1999-04-08 Graaf Jan Douwe De Method and device for preparing snow
NL1007219C2 (en) * 1997-10-07 1999-04-08 Grasso International B V Ultra quick freezing process for fresh liquid foodstuffs, e.g. milk and dairy products
WO2000034722A1 (en) * 1998-12-05 2000-06-15 Acer Snowmec Limited Snow making machine

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5884841A (en) * 1997-04-25 1999-03-23 Ratnik Industries, Inc. Method and apparatus for making snow
DE10329947B8 (en) * 2003-04-03 2005-08-25 Innovag AG Aktiengesellschaft für innovative Industrietechnik Snow-making system for interiors and interior with such a snowmaking system

Patent Citations (15)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3760598A (en) * 1968-04-08 1973-09-25 Linde Ag Process for making artificial snow
EP0246179A2 (en) * 1986-05-10 1987-11-19 Herbert Thesen Cold chamber for use in a sauna bath
US4798331A (en) * 1986-12-24 1989-01-17 Suga Test Instruments Co., Ltd. Artificial snow production apparatus
US5102044A (en) * 1988-09-30 1992-04-07 Nkk Corporation Method for producing snow and apparatus therefor
DE3836172A1 (en) * 1988-10-24 1990-04-26 Doering Karl L Dr Ing Snow production unit using water atomiser nozzles
JPH02136662A (en) * 1988-11-16 1990-05-25 Hitachi Ltd Artificial snowfall apparatus
JPH02183783A (en) * 1989-01-09 1990-07-18 Nkk Corp Artificial snow making method
JPH02306075A (en) * 1989-05-19 1990-12-19 Toyo Eng Works Ltd Artificial snowfall device
DE4106419A1 (en) * 1990-02-28 1991-08-29 Nippon Kokan Kk METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SNOW USING ULTRASOUND WAVES
US5445320A (en) * 1993-01-26 1995-08-29 Technip Method of and equipment for snow production
JPH0755307A (en) * 1993-08-09 1995-03-03 Nkk Corp Method for snow making on indoor artificial skiing ground
JPH0972643A (en) * 1995-09-04 1997-03-18 Takaaki Okawa Artificial snow manufacturing device
WO1999017067A1 (en) * 1997-10-01 1999-04-08 Graaf Jan Douwe De Method and device for preparing snow
NL1007219C2 (en) * 1997-10-07 1999-04-08 Grasso International B V Ultra quick freezing process for fresh liquid foodstuffs, e.g. milk and dairy products
WO2000034722A1 (en) * 1998-12-05 2000-06-15 Acer Snowmec Limited Snow making machine

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP1653172B1 (en) 2011-07-20
ATE517298T1 (en) 2011-08-15
EP1653172A2 (en) 2006-05-03
DE202005006569U1 (en) 2006-03-09

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
KR100412951B1 (en) Water supply device to dispenser for refrigerator
EP2091660B1 (en) Electrostatic atomizer
WO2008139704A1 (en) Refrigerator, and electric device
WO2005022176A3 (en) Temperature control system which sprays liquid coolant droplets against an ic-module at a sub-atmospheric pressure
WO2007127924A3 (en) Cryoprotectant for use with a treatment device for improved cooling of subcutaneous lipid-rich cells
WO2010017477A3 (en) Method and apparatus for dermatological hypopigmentation
EP1653172A3 (en) Snow storage
WO2011121892A1 (en) Refrigerator and electrostatic atomization device
WO2008126452A1 (en) Facial device
TW202045260A (en) Aerosol supply device
JP4962163B2 (en) Refrigerator and atomizer installed in refrigerator
WO2006020659A3 (en) Method of cryogenically coating a device
WO2008048115A3 (en) Improvements in spray freeze drying
JP2007527619A (en) Cooling method and apparatus
JP4151743B1 (en) refrigerator
KR101420235B1 (en) Cooling Housing
WO2007117497A3 (en) In-line beverage chilling apparatus
WO2007127662A3 (en) Nozzle apparatus
JP4151739B1 (en) refrigerator
JP5200052B2 (en) Method for reducing charge in electrostatic atomization and electrostatic atomizer
JPH03251668A (en) Artificial method for producing snow and equipment therefor
US5890652A (en) Self-regulating snowmaking nozzle, system and method
JP4148482B2 (en) Fine ice jet spray facial device
JP2003329346A (en) Snow-making machine
WO2007074116A3 (en) A cooling device

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A2

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: AL BA HR MK YU

PUAL Search report despatched

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A3

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: AL BA HR MK YU

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20080313

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20080424

AKX Designation fees paid

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: FG4D

Free format text: NOT ENGLISH

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R096

Ref document number: 502005011632

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20110908

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: T3

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20111121

Ref country code: IS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20111120

Ref country code: LT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110720

Ref country code: FI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110720

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110720

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FD4D

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20111021

Ref country code: LV

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110720

Ref country code: SI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110720

Ref country code: CY

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110720

Ref country code: PL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110720

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: NV

Representative=s name: MEYER & KOLLEGEN

BERE Be: lapsed

Owner name: INNOVAG AG A.G. FUR INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIETECHNIK

Effective date: 20110930

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110720

Ref country code: SK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110720

Ref country code: CZ

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110720

Ref country code: MC

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20110930

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: EE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110720

Ref country code: RO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110720

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20120423

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20111020

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110720

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20110930

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R097

Ref document number: 502005011632

Country of ref document: DE

Effective date: 20120423

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20111020

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20111031

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20110921

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BG

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20111020

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: TR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110720

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: HU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20110720

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R082

Ref document number: 502005011632

Country of ref document: DE

Representative=s name: MANITZ, FINSTERWALD & PARTNER GBR, DE

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R082

Ref document number: 502005011632

Country of ref document: DE

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R082

Ref document number: 502005011632

Country of ref document: DE

Representative=s name: MANITZ FINSTERWALD PATENTANWAELTE PARTMBB, DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 12

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 13

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: PLFP

Year of fee payment: 14

P01 Opt-out of the competence of the unified patent court (upc) registered

Effective date: 20230601

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Payment date: 20230926

Year of fee payment: 19

Ref country code: AT

Payment date: 20230919

Year of fee payment: 19

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20230926

Year of fee payment: 19

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20230928

Year of fee payment: 19

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20230925

Year of fee payment: 19

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 20231002

Year of fee payment: 19