Fountain attachment for water games
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fountain attachments lack the ability to generate a wide variety of dynamic water patterns, limiting their aesthetic and functional versatility.
Innovation Solution
A fountain attachment with interchangeable effect attachments featuring perforations and adjustable nozzles, allowing for diverse water patterns through detachable connections and varying designs, including rotating nozzles and independent water supply, to create complex and dynamic water displays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single fixed nozzle design is used, then the device structure is simple, but the water pattern variety is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The nozzle is divided into separable components: a base nozzle body and interchangeable effect attachments. Each effect attachment can be screwed onto or detached from the nozzle body, allowing different water patterns to be achieved by simply changing the attachment rather than redesigning the entire nozzle system.
Solution Approach 2:
The base nozzle body is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate multiple different effect attachments. This multi-functional design allows a single nozzle base to produce various water patterns (full jet, fan-like, cup-shaped, etc.) by switching between different attachments, thereby increasing versatility without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate nozzles are used to create different water patterns, then the water pattern variety increases, but the device complexity and space requirement increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple effect attachments are designed to nest onto a single nozzle body through standardized connection interfaces. The attachments can be stored stacked or nested together when not in use, minimizing the space required to store multiple nozzle configurations. This nesting approach allows multiple water pattern capabilities to coexist in a compact form factor.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring separate complete nozzle assemblies for different water patterns, the universal nozzle body with interchangeable attachments allows one base structure to serve multiple functions. This reduces the total volume needed compared to having multiple independent nozzle units, as the common base structure is shared across all pattern variations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If effect attachments are made detachable for interchangeability, then the adaptability increases, but the connection reliability may decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The connection interface between the effect attachment and nozzle body is pre-designed with precise threading or bayonet lock mechanisms that ensure proper alignment and secure engagement before use. This preliminary design of the connection geometry ensures that when attachments are detached and reattached, they maintain reliable and consistent connections without requiring complex adjustment procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
A standardized intermediate connection interface (such as a threaded collar or bayonet lock mechanism) mediates between the attachment and nozzle body. This intermediary connection element is designed to provide secure mechanical engagement while maintaining ease of attachment and detachment, thus balancing reliability with interchangeability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the creation of a multitude of variable and dynamic water patterns using a few basic elements, enhancing the aesthetic appeal and functional flexibility of fountain displays.
Implementation Method 1
Using an effect attachment featuring a plurality of perforations, particularly perforations with a radial directional component, a cup-shaped water jet or a funnel-like water pattern is divided into individual jets
Implementation Method 2
The separating elements or separating webs can preferably be designed to be aerodynamically favorable so that the water jet is divided with low friction
Implementation Method 3
The fountain attachment according to the invention can also be provided with an effect attachment designed as a rotating nozzle. The effect attachment has outlet channels directed at least substantially radially outward relative to the nozzle's longitudinal axis
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AI summary
A fountain attachment for water features with an adjustable nozzle for generating dynamic water patterns at the nozzle outlet, wherein the nozzle has at least one outer nozzle tube (3) and an inner nozzle body (5). It has at least one effect attachment (1) detachably connected to the outer nozzle tube (3) in the region of the nozzle outlet, which effect attachment has a plurality of openings (7) that divide a cup-shaped water jet into individual jets. An effect attachment (2) detachably connected to the inner nozzle body (5) in the region of the nozzle outlet can also be present.