System to realize an artificial snow fall, in particular for a snow cabin, and method to realize an artificial snow fall
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing snow-making systems require prior accumulation of snow and complex structures for generating snow flakes, leading to inefficient energy consumption and reduced snow quality.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a snow-making device and a distribution device with a perforated wall that collects and distributes artificial snow directly, using a movement member to facilitate vertical snowfall without prior accumulation, ensuring high-quality snow production.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional snow-making systems are used with prior accumulation and scraper devices, then snow flakes can be generated, but energy consumption increases and system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and removes the unnecessary accumulation phase and complex scraper device from the traditional snow-making system. The snow-making device directly generates snow flakes that are immediately distributed, eliminating the energy-consuming accumulation and scraping processes while maintaining reliable snow flake generation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention performs the snow-making action directly without preliminary accumulation. The snow-making device creates snow flakes on-demand and the distribution device immediately disperses them, eliminating the need for prior snow accumulation and the energy associated with maintaining and scraping accumulation layers.
2Reliability
If traditional snow-making systems with accumulation and scraper devices are used, then snow flakes can be generated, but the structure becomes complex and movable
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes the complex movable scraper device and accumulation support structure from the system. By extracting these unnecessary components and replacing them with a simple distribution device that directly disperses generated snow, the system achieves reliable snow flake generation with minimal structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of generating snow, accumulating it, then scraping it to create flakes, the invention inverts the approach by directly generating snow flakes and immediately distributing them. This reversal eliminates the need for complex accumulation and scraping mechanisms, simplifying the overall system structure.
3Productivity
If snow is compacted and partially frozen before distribution, then snowfall can be achieved, but snow quality decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention performs snow-making and distribution in immediate succession without intermediate compaction or freezing phases. The snow-making device generates fresh snow flakes that are instantly distributed by the distribution device, preventing quality degradation that would occur during prolonged accumulation and compaction periods.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention maintains continuous action from snow generation to distribution without interruption or intermediate storage. The snow-making device operates continuously with the distribution device, ensuring snow flakes are immediately dispersed while fresh and high-quality, rather than being compacted and partially frozen during delays.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and high-quality artificial snowfall with reduced energy consumption by directly distributing snow from generation to distribution, eliminating the need for prior snow accumulation and complex structures.
Implementation Method 1
a snow-making device (2) configured to generate artificial snow
Implementation Method 2
distributing it in a falling area (4), at least mainly below the distribution device (3), according to a substantially vertical falling direction (C)
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AI summary
A system (1) to realize an artificial snow fall, in particular for a snow cabin (100), comprises a snow-making device (2) and a distribution device (3) configured to collect directly the artificial snow generated and to distribute it in an underlying falling area (4) according to a substantially vertical falling direction (C). The distribution device (3) comprises a perforated wall (5) having a first snow collection surface (7) and a second snow release surface (8), and a movement member connected to the perforated wall (5) for moving it according to a movement direction (M) substantially transversal to said falling direction (C) for realizing the snow fall. A further object of the present patent application is a method to realize an artificial snow fall, in particular for a snow cabin (100).