US 12,366,397 B2
Dispensing assembly for a snow generator and snow generator comprising said dispensing assembly
Florian Stuffer, Vipiteno (IT); and Achim Frontull, Vipiteno (IT)
Assigned to DEMACLENKO IT S.R.L., Vipiteno (IT)
Appl. No. 17/777,226
Filed by DEMACLENKO IT S.R.L., Vipiteno (IT)
PCT Filed Nov. 20, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IB2020/060975
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 16, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/100013, PCT Pub. Date May 27, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102019000021954 (IT), filed on Nov. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0404085 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. F25C 3/04 (2006.01); B05B 3/10 (2006.01); B05B 7/00 (2006.01); B05B 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC F25C 3/04 (2013.01) [B05B 3/1014 (2013.01); B05B 3/1035 (2013.01); B05B 7/0075 (2013.01); B05B 7/061 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A snow generator dispensing assembly extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising:
a fixed structure extending along the longitudinal axis, the fixed structure defining a circular opening;
a rotor extending along the longitudinal axis and rotatable around a rotational axis, the rotor having a free end associated with the circular opening of the fixed structure to delimit, together with the fixed structure, an annular gap configured to guide a jet of atomized water towards an outside of the snow generator dispensing assembly, wherein the rotor is moveable, relative to the fixed structure, along a direction coincident with the longitudinal axis;
a water supply assembly configured to supply water at a designated pressure within the fixed structure towards the free end of the rotor; and
a moving assembly configured to move the rotor, the moving assembly defining a hollow shaft and comprising:
an actuator configured to drive the hollow shaft in a direction coincident with the longitudinal axis, wherein the rotor is inserted at least partially inside the hollow shaft, coupled to the hollow shaft and configured to: rotate about the longitudinal axis independent of the hollow shaft, and move in the direction coincident with the longitudinal axis together with the hollow shaft;
an annular body fixed to the fixed structure and having a threaded inner surface;
a first gear wheel fixed to the hollow shaft and rotatable about the longitudinal axis together with the hollow shaft; and
a second gear wheel engageable with the first gear wheel and controllable by the actuator to control a rotation of the second gear wheel, wherein a portion of an outer surface of the hollow shaft is threaded to be coupled with the threaded inner surface of the annular body.