Wall fountain apparatus
AssigneeShu-koh-sha Architectural & Urban Design Studio
InventorShinichi Chikazumi
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Abstract
A modular wall fountain apparatus has transparent sheets disposed in zigzags and supported by guide wires. A water supply is provided with nozzles directed toward the sheets which cause water currents to flow in zigzag paths. The zigzag water currents form a water screen which may be illuminated by color-changeable light projected from a lighting module. Each wall fountain module is made up of a transparent sheet module, water supply modules, lighting modules, and a control for the water supply and lighting. Various patterns of light can be created by controlling the color-changeable lighting and the flow of water. Because the water flows in zigzag paths the water makes softer sound than conventional wall fountain and is particularly suited for installation indoors.
Claims14
A wall fountain apparatus, comprising:
- transparent sheets disposed in zigzags in a vertical direction to form zigzag paths for guiding water currents;
- means for supporting the transparent sheets;
- and
- a plurality of nozzles for supplying the transparent sheets with water, each nozzle being directed to an underside of a transparent sheet.
A wall fountain apparatus, comprising a plurality of wall fountain modules disposed adjacent to one another, and controlling means for controlling the wall fountain modules, wherein each of the wall fountain modules comprises:
- transparent sheets disposed in zigzags in a vertical direction to form zigzag paths for guiding water currents;
- supporting means for supporting the transparent sheets;
- a plurality of nozzles for supplying the transparent sheets with water, each nozzle being directed to an underside of a transparent sheet;
- and
- lighting means for illuminating a water screen formed by the water currents;
- wherein the controlling means controls the flow rate of the water supplied through said nozzles, and controls the lighting means.
A wall fountain apparatus, comprising:
- transparent sheets disposed in zigzags in the vertical direction, wherein adjacent transparent sheets are inclined in opposite directions to form zigzag paths for guiding water currents;
- supporting means for supporting the transparent sheets;
- and
- water supply means for supplying the transparent sheets with water.
A wall fountain apparatus comprising a plurality of wall fountain modules disposed adjacent to one another, and controlling means for controlling the wall fountain modules, wherein each of the wall fountain modules comprises:
- transparent sheets disposed in zigzags in the vertical direction, wherein adjacent transparent sheets are inclined in opposite directions to form zigzag paths for guiding water currents;
- supporting means for supporting the transparent sheets;
- water supply means for supplying the transparent sheets with water;
- and
- lighting means for illuminating a water screen formed by the water currents;
- wherein the controlling means controls the water supply means and the lighting means independently.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.