EP3636330B1 - Vorrichtung zum schiessen von konfetti, luftschlangen und dergleichen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum schiessen von konfetti, luftschlangen und dergleichen Download PDF

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EP3636330B1
EP3636330B1 EP19201355.5A EP19201355A EP3636330B1 EP 3636330 B1 EP3636330 B1 EP 3636330B1 EP 19201355 A EP19201355 A EP 19201355A EP 3636330 B1 EP3636330 B1 EP 3636330B1
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  • the present invention concerns the entertainment sector and especially concerns a professional device for special effects and, specifically, for shooting confetti, streamers or other materials.
  • so-named shooting machines or confetti shooting canons, that allow to shoot confetti, streamers, or other items made of fabric or anyhow of light material to create spectacular and unique effects, are known.
  • These machines use compressed air to shoot confetti and the like towards the desired direction at high height, so that to cover a wide area.
  • the machine can continuously shoot a flow of material for a time determined by the time necessary for emptying the air from the tank.
  • the machines according to the known art essentially consist of shooting tube, to be filled with materials to be shot which can be in the form of confetti and the like, combined with a valve and preset to be able to be connected to an outer cannister containing a pressurized gas, such as CO 2 , so that, when the valve is open, the gas can flow in the tube, thus causing the shot.
  • a pressurized gas such as CO 2
  • the European patent application EP 1 604 166 A1 concerns a device for projecting light materials, such as confetti or the like and/or emulsions such as foam, snow or the like.
  • the device comprising a container containing the materials to be projected is connected by means of a vacuum device, such as an air amplification transducer, for example supplied with compressed air from compressed air cylinders, equipped with a safety valve.
  • the containers containing the light materials are connected at the rear end of the transducer, to which a negative pressure is applied, while a positive pressure is applied at the opposite front end of said transducer to which a tubular element for ejecting outwardly is connected.
  • the device comprises a portion for distributing the compressed air, comprising at least one inlet connected to the outlet of the safety valve and at least two outlets, a first outlet being connected to the compressed air inlet of the air amplification transducer and a second so-named automatic sealing outlet, i.e. an outlet that is sealed when no connecting means is connected to said outlet and that is open when a connecting means is connected thereto, adapted to be connected to the inlet of a distributing element of a second device for projecting light material.
  • a portion for distributing the compressed air comprising at least one inlet connected to the outlet of the safety valve and at least two outlets, a first outlet being connected to the compressed air inlet of the air amplification transducer and a second so-named automatic sealing outlet, i.e. an outlet that is sealed when no connecting means is connected to said outlet and that is open when a connecting means is connected thereto, adapted to be connected to the inlet of a distributing element of a second device for projecting light material.
  • Object of the document WO 2015/034380 is a system for ejecting confetti and/or streamers, intended for the multiple ejection of streamers and confetti with the use of pressurized air, having a single shooting tube combined with a cartridge belt.
  • a device is not adapted to carry out several shots simultaneously and is very complex and costly since it must comprise means for bringing a cartridge at the shooting tube from time to time.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a device for shooting confetti, streamers, or other similar items that overcomes the drawbacks of the known art.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a solution that allows to reduce the number of devices needed at an event and the amount of personnel needed to manage them.
  • a further object is to provide a device that allows to easily make more than one shot, whether simultaneously, at different times, and also at times close to each other.
  • Another object is to provide a device of contained bulkiness, which can also be installed on pylons and scaffolds.
  • Still a further object is to suggest a device that is simple to make and that requires a limited amount of components, with reduced costs with respect to the devices of the known art.
  • a device for shooting confetti, streamers and the like comprising a tank to be filled with a pressurized gas through a specific inlet and means to establish an independent fluid connection between the tank and each of the at least two shooting tubes containing confetti, streamers or other similar items, said means for establishing a fluid connection being combined with the tank.
  • the wording shooting tubes refers to tubular elements prearranged to be filled with the material to be shot.
  • a tank provided with connecting means to be combined with at least two distinct shooting tubes, each combined with the tank so that to be able to receive a flow of compressed gas independently of the other, allows to make at least two shots of confetti at different times, without having to refill the shooting tubes.
  • the shooting tubes are thus connected with the tank in parallel to one another so that to be completely independent one of the other. For this reason, the present invention does not provide any serial connection of the shooting tubes connected to a same tank.
  • each shooting tube is combined to the tank by means of a respective outlet; in other words, the tank is provided with as many outlets as the shooting tubes that can be combined with the device.
  • the number of shooting tubes establishes the maximum number of shots that can be made without having to make any refill.
  • the compressed gas present inside the tank is channeled in each of said tubes through valves.
  • Such valves can be individually combined with each shooting tube and channel the air therein by means of a respective outlet.
  • the valves can be electrovalves, or pneumatic control valves.
  • the device is provided with means for controlling it remotely so that to be able to cause the shots remotely.
  • the shots can be caused manually, by sending a relative activation signal to each specific shooting tube, for example by means of an electronic device such as a remote control.
  • the sequence and the times of the shots can be set before the event, by acting on the timing means combined with the single valves, or preferably with the device itself.
  • the device comprises a programmable control unit to manage the opening of the valves and consequently the shots.
  • each shooting tube is removably combined with the device, preferably by screwing and with the aid of a quick coupling.
  • a safe and stable connection is thus formed, but it is also at the same time possible to quickly unlock and lock each shooting tube from/to the tank.
  • the shooting angle i.e. the angle that the shooting tube forms with the horizontal plane
  • the device comprises at least two brackets to fasten the tank to the containment body and locking elements to hold the tank in the desired position. This way, it is possible to vary the range, the inclination and the maximum height of the shot according to necessity.
  • the tank comprises as many tank portions as the outlets combined with each other so that to be rotatable one with respect to the other in order to allow to direct the shots in different ways. From the moment that the tank contains a compressed gas, such tank portions are combined with each other fluid-tightly.
  • the tank is kept at a pressure of at least 4 bars, preferably of at least 8 bars, so that to ensure the pressure needed to make the shots.
  • means for refilling the compressed gas comprising a tube for connecting to a compressed air source or at least one device for containing a compressed gas such as a CO 2 cannister, provided with a pressure reducer to deliver the gas in the tank, can be combined with the gas supply inlet, once the tank is filled with compressed gas, so that to refill the tank once the gas present therein has run out.
  • a single tank of greater capacity internally subdivided so that to provide the amount of compressed gas needed at the pressure necessary to make the shot to each shooting tube, or more tanks each combined with a relative shooting tube, can be prearranged.
  • a single tank of a capacity sufficient for making both shots can be prearranged, preferably a single tank of a capacity of 40 liters of compressed gas at a pressure of 8 bars.
  • the device 1 for shooting confetti, streamers and the like according to the present invention is depicted.
  • the following description will refer only to the confetti, but this does not exclude the fact that the device is also appropriate for shooting streamers or other items made of fabric, paper or anyhow of materials of different shapes and sizes.
  • the device comprises a containment body 2 with which a tank 3 for a compressed gas is combined, having an inlet 4 for connecting to an outer apparatus for its filling.
  • the tank is filled with compressed air by means of a compressor.
  • the device can be filled with CO 2 by means of cannisters with pressure reducer, which can be housed inside the containment body to easily make the refills and without requiring a connection to an electric power supply.
  • the tank is at a pressure of at least 4 bars, preferably of at least 8 bars.
  • the air pressure value is very important since it determines the shooting range of confetti.
  • a pressure gage 5 is thus combined with the tank to monitor the pressure therein.
  • a relief valve 4' can also be combined with the tank to cause an outflow of pressurized gas whenever the pressure value detected by the pressure gage is greater than a maximum predefined value.
  • the tank comprises at least two outlets 6 independent of each other, each for connecting to a respective shooting tube 7 for ejecting the confetti previously inserted therein.
  • each shooting tube is removably combined with the respective outlet through hooking means 6', preferably by screwing, by quick coupling.
  • the free end 9 of the tube can be closed with a pressure cap 10, both to properly maintain the material inside the tube and to pressurize the tube during the shot, for a greater shooting effect.
  • the tank is combined with the containment body so that to be able to be rotated on its longitudinal axis A.
  • This rotation allows to change the angle of each shooting tube with respect to the horizontal direction, so that to be able to vary the shooting trajectory and thus the direction and height of the jet of confetti according to need.
  • the tank can thus be combined with the containment body by means of two or more brackets 11 each provided with at least one locking element 12.
  • the at least two outlets are arranged aligned with each other so that the respective shooting tubes are parallel to each other.
  • the outlets can be staggered, so that to shoot the confetti with different trajectories.
  • the tank consists of a number of tank portions 3' equal to the number of outlets.
  • the portions are rotatably and sealingly constrained to each other, so that to be able to vary the direction of each shooting tube independently of the others.
  • the rotation of the tank, or of each of the tank portions, can be carried out manually or in a motorized way.
  • each tube can be combined with the respective outlet by means of a foldable connection - not shown - that allows to direct it and to tilt it at will, in order to achieve the desired effect.
  • the at least two shooting tubes are prearranged to be able to shoot the material contained therein simultaneously, but preferably at different times.
  • each of the outlets of the tank are combined with connecting means 13 controlled to define a fluid connection between the tank and each of the at least two shooting tubes so that to channel the compressed gas therein to cause the shot of confetti.
  • the connecting means 13 comprise at least two valves, each combined with a respective shooting tube.
  • each shooting tube is individually combined with a respective outlet and the connecting means are arranged inside the tank.
  • the presence of at least two shooting tubes allows to make at least two shots with a same device, without requiring any refilling, both to be able to shoot different materials and to be able to shoot at different times during an event.
  • the gas can be supplied to each shooting tube independently of the others, thus also allowing to activate them at different times according to need.
  • each valve has control means 13' of the electropneumatic type.
  • Each valve can be provided with means for being controlled remotely so that to cause the shots at the desired time.
  • each valve is connected to a control unit 14 to drive its opening.
  • control unit can be programmable for setting the timing of the shots, or each valve can be provided with a respective timer to control the opening at a preset instant.
  • the presence of at least two shooting tubes connected to the tank independently allows to improve the scenic effect obtainable with such device since more shots can be made in close sequences, also of different materials, or at least two shots at different times during the event. Moreover, such solution allows to decrease the number of devices to be installed while obtaining the same effect.
  • the tank In order to allow to make as many shots as the number of shooting tubes combined with the device, if concomitant, the tank must be sized so as to contain a quantity of compressed gas sufficient for each shot.
  • the device can comprise more than one tank or a tank internally subdivided into separate sections, so that the compressed gas present inside each tank or in each section is sufficient to cause a respective shot from the shooting tube combined therewith.
  • the tank of the device can be combined with means for connecting to a compressed gas source, in particular compressed air, or can be initially filled with a quantity of compressed gas needed for a first shot and then connected to one or more CO 2 cannisters provided with a pressure reducer and/or delivering means that can be activated remotely in order to refill the tank once the gas therein has run out.
  • a compressed gas source in particular compressed air
  • CO 2 cannisters provided with a pressure reducer and/or delivering means that can be activated remotely in order to refill the tank once the gas therein has run out.
  • Wheels 14 for facilitating the movement can be combined with the main body 2.
  • the wheels are provided with locking means 14' to stabilize the device on the ground, thus avoiding undesired displacements of the device due to the recoil of the shot.
  • movement handles 15, obtained at the level of the body can be provided to allow to firmly hold the main body.
  • the main body is sized and structured to be able to put away the shooting tubes and other components therein, when the device is not in a using step, as shown in figure 3 .
  • a lid 16 can be fastened to the main body for its closing - as shown in figure 4 - when the device is unused and/or is in a transporting step.

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  1. Vorrichtung (1) zum Schießen von Konfetti, Luftschlangen und dergleichen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie mindestens einen Behälter (3) zur Aufnahme eines unter Druck stehenden Gases mit einem Einlass (4) zum Einbringen des Gases in den Behälter selbst umfasst, wobei der Behälter mindestens zwei Auslässe (6) umfasst, die jeweils zum Anschluss an ein entsprechendes Abschussrohr (7) dienen, das eine Menge an abzuschießendem Material enthält, ausgewählt aus Konfetti, Luftschlangen und dergleichen, und mit Verbindungsmitteln (13) die geeignet sind, wenn sie geöffnet sind, eine unabhängige Fluidverbindung zwischen dem Behälter selbst und jedem der Abschussrohre herzustellen, um einen Schuss aus jedem der mindestens zwei Abschussrohre zu verschiedenen Zeiten oder gleichzeitig zu verursachen.
  2. Vorrichtung (1) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Verbindungsmittel (13) mindestens zwei Ventile umfassen, von denen jedem einer der mindestens zwei Auslässe zugeordnet ist zum Herstellen einer Fluidverbindung zwischen dem Behälter und dem jeweiligen Auslass (6), um einen Druckgasstrom zu dem jeweiligen Auslass zu leiten.
  3. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, wobei die Verbindungsmittel (13) vom Typ mit elektrischer, elektromagnetischer oder pneumatischer Steuerung sind.
  4. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei die Verbindungsmittel (13) für deren Öffnen und Schließen mit Fernsteuerungen, vorzugsweise vom drahtlosen Typ, versehen sind und/oder wobei die Verbindungsmittel (13) für deren Öffnen und Schließen mit einer Steuereinheit (14) verbunden sind, wobei die Steuereinheit mit Fernsteuerungsmitteln, vorzugsweise vom drahtlosen Typ, versehen werden kann.
  5. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei jedes der Verbindungsmittel (13) mit einem Timer versehen ist, um seine Öffnung und folglich den Schuss zu einer voreingestellten Zeit zu bewirken, und/oder die Steuereinheit programmiert werden kann, um die Abfolge und das Timing der Schüsse von jedem der mindestens zwei Abschussrohre einzustellen.
  6. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei jedes Abschussrohr (7) durch Einrastmittel (6') mit dem jeweiligen Auslass (6) lösbar verbunden ist,
    wobei die Einrastmittel vom schraubbaren Typ mit Schnellkupplung sein können.
  7. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei der Behälter (3) mit dem Aufnahmekörper (2) um seine Längsachse (A) drehbar verbunden ist, um den Schusswinkel jedes Abschussrohrs variieren zu können, und wobei der Behälter mit dem Aufnahmekörper mittels mindestens eines Paars von Haltern (11) verbunden werden kann, die jeweils mit mindestens einem Blockierelement (12) versehen sind.
  8. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei der Behälter eine der Anzahl der Auslässe entsprechende Anzahl von Behälterabschnitten (3') aufweist, wobei die Behälterabschnitte dichtend und drehbar miteinander verbunden sind, um die Schusswinkel jedes Abschussrohrs unabhängig voneinander verändern zu können.
  9. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, wobei dem Einlass (4) des Behälters Verbindungsmittel zu einer Druckluftquelle oder zu mindestens einer ein Druckgas enthaltenden Aufnahmevorrichtung zugeordnet sein können, wie z.B. eine mit einem Druckminderer und/oder mit der Zwischenschaltung von Versorgungsmitteln versehenen CO2-Flasche, welche ferngesteuert aktiviert werden können, um die Zufuhr von Druckgas in den Behälter zu veranlassen, damit dieser wieder aufgefüllt wird, sobald das darin enthaltene Gas verbraucht ist.
  10. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, umfassend einen einzigen Behälter, der in seinem Inneren in eine der Anzahl der mit der Vorrichtung kombinierbaren Abschussrohre entsprechende Anzahl von Abschnitten oder in eine der Anzahl der Abschussrohre entsprechende Anzahl von Behältern unterteilt ist, wobei jeder Behälterabschnitt oder jeder Behälter zur Aufnahme einer ausreichenden Menge an Druckgas zur Abgabe eines jeweiligen Schusses geeignet ist.
  11. Vorrichtung (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, wobei, wenn die Vorrichtung zur gleichzeitigen Abgabe von zwei Schüssen eingerichtet ist, ein einziger Behälter mit ausreichendem Fassungsvermögen zur Abgabe beider Schüsse vorgesehen ist, vorzugsweise ein einziger Behälter mit einem Fassungsvermögen von mindestens 30 Litern, vorzugsweise mindestens 40 Litern Druckgas bei einem Druck von mindestens 4 bar, vorzugsweise mindestens 8 bar.
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