Wave-generating apparatus
AssigneeInstant Sport, S.L.
InventorJose Manuel Odriozola Sagastume
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Abstract
Wave-generating apparatus (1) that is installed in an aquatic environment (3) and which comprises, as its main elements, at least one elongated profile (5) that moves tangentially in relation in relation to a uniformly-deep floor (4) by the action of a drive mechanism (6). As a result, a wave (2) forms on the profile (5) and moves along with the profile (2). The profile (5) is disposed to form an angle (8) other than 90° with the direction of displacement (7), the purpose being to generate a wave (2) with an escape area and which can therefore be surfed. Some parameters of the apparatus (1) may be adjusted for the purpose of changing the degree of difficulty of the wave (2) that is generated.
Claims20
A Wave-generating apparatus (1), for generating waves (2) in an aquatic environment (3), comprising:
- an open floor (4) with a depth that is substantially uniform in relation to the surface of the aquatic environment (3),
- at least one elongated profile (5) over the floor (4) having a bottom surface adjacent to said floor (4), where the ratio between a height (B) of the profile (5) and the depth (A) of the floor (4) is between ½ and 3, whereby the ratio affects the shape of the wave,
- a drive mechanism (6) that causes the profile (5) to move in relation to said floor (4) in a horizontal direction of displacement (7), the bottom surface of the profile being closer to the floor (4) than to the surface of the aquatic environment, with a wave (2) thus being formed on the profile (5), where
- the profile (5) forms an angle (8) other than 90° with the direction of displacement (7).
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