Snow producing system in which meltwater is reused

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2000-01-18

2001-10-02

Tapolcal, William E. (Department: 3744)

Refrigeration

Rink

C062S320000, C062S348000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06295824

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a snow producing system used for facilities such as a skiing ground, a snowboarding ground, and the like for which artificial snow is used.
2. Description of the Related Art
To solve the shortage of snow at facilities such as a skiing ground and a snowboarding ground for which natural snow is used, or to produce artificial snow at a facility in which artificial snow is sprayed over an artificially formed inclined surface, an artificial snow producing machine is used.
A large amount of water is necessary to produce snow, and tap water, river water, ground water or the like is usually used as water used for producing snow. Therefore, it is difficult to provide a facility for which artificial snow is used in an area where use of tap water is limited or where there is no source for water supply such as a river, ground water, or the like, and thus there is a problem that the area for provision of the facility is limited.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a snow producing system capable of supplying artificial snow to a facility for which artificial snow is used without using a large amount of water.
To attain the above object, the main aspect of the present invention is a system comprising a facility for which snow is used, snow producing means for producing snow from water and supplying the snow to the facility, and means for supplying water made by melting of the snow supplied to the facility to the snow producing means as water used for producing snow.
According to such a system, since snow is again produced from meltwater and used, artificial snow can be supplied to the facility for which artificial snow is used without using a large amount of water. Thereby, the area capable of being provided with the facility for which artificial snow is used can be expanded.
These objects and still other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon reading the following specification when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.


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