Modulized water and light performing equipment

• US 5,152,210 A
• Filed: 11/30/1990
• Issued: 10/06/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tu W. Chen
• Original Assignee: Tu W. Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Tu W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Adams, Russell E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Noh, Jae
• Application Number:
  US07/620,014
• Time in Patent Office: 676 Days
• Field of Search: 84/464 R, 239/16, 239/17, 239/18, 137/624.11
• US Class Current: 84/464.00R
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 17/08 Fountains drinking fountains E03B9/20; wash fountains E03C1/16
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 2/00 Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups F21S4/00 - F21S10/00 or F21S19/00, e.g. of modular construction
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 23/0442 activated by means of a sensor, e.g. motion or photodetectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2121/02 for fountains

Abstract

A modulized water and light performing equipment comprised of water pump and water distribution and level controller and controlled by a circuit sub-system according to built-in procedure, external sound and external specific signal input modes, to produce various spring patterns of different heights changing at different tempo and rhythm. A plurality of colored lamps are controlled by the circuit sub-system to produce color lighting effects harmoniously matching with water performance. Water performance sub-system and light performance sub-system are incorporated to produce various harmonious, color spring patterns according to the signals sent from different input modes.

Claims

1. A modulized water and light performing equipment, comprising:

a circuit sub-system controlled through either built-in input mode, external sound input mode or external specific input mode to produce a corresponding control signal;

a water performance sub-system controlled by the control signal from said circuit sub-system unit to start or stop a water performing module so as to achieve a predetermined spring pattern and water level, said water performance sub-system further including at least one water performing module formed of a water distribution and level controller and a spring pattern generating unit for producing a plurality of spring patterns and controlling water level, said water distribution and level controller including a locator controlled by a photo interrupter to provide a locating signal for sending a control signal to control a distribution for controlling water distribution through selective ones of a plurality of water outlets and to further control water level;

a light performance sub-system controlled by the control signal from said circuit sub-system unit to produce corresponding color lighting and intensity of light; and

wherein said three sub-system are incorporated under different input mode to produce various spring patterns changing at a harmonious rate of speed and rhythm and matching with a variety of harmonious color lighting effects at different intensity.

2. The modulized water and light performing equipment of claim 1, which is further comprised of a bottom box unit and a top box unit, said bottom box unit comprising a powder supply unit, a front control panel and a main circuit unit, said top box unit comprising a water performance sub-system and a light performance sub-system.

3. The water performing module of claim 1, wherein said spring pattern generating unit comprises a plurality of water intake holes respectively connected one-to-one to a plurality of water outlets at said water distribution and level controller, and a plurality of water channels having each a plurality of spouts made at different locations in different angles for producing differrent spring patterns.

4. The water performing module of claim 1, wherein said spring pattern generating unit is comprised of a plurality of straight water supply channels or water supply channels of different shape, arranged in a row and disposed at the same plane or adjacent planes and respectively connected one-to-one to a plurality of water outlets at said water distribution and level controller.

5. The water performing module of claim 1, wherein said water distribution and level controller has a plurality of water outlets around a circle vertically disposed upward or downward or horizontally disposed sidelong.

6. The modulized water and light performing equipment of claim 1, wherein said water performance sub-system further comprises at least one set of water pump for pumping water to one water performing module;

and a plurality of sets of water pumps and water performing modules can be arranged at different locations for performance.

7. The modulized water and light performing equipment of claim 2, wherein said top box unit further comprises a water level sensor which sends a feedback signal to said main circuit unit to stop the operation of said water and light performance sub-systems and to give warning signal when the water level at said top box unit is below a fixed range.

8. The modulized water and light performing equipment of claim 1, wherein said light performance sub-system is controlled by the control signal sent from said main current unit, to produce a plurality of color lighting each of which being formed of a plurality of light sources to harmonize with said input modes.

9. The modulized water and light performing equipment of claim 1, wherein said circuit sub-system can receive input signal through built-in input mode to present a harmonious performance combining different spring patterns of different height and different color lighting respectively at different intensity and different rhythm, according to pre-constructed procedures.

10. The modulized water and light performing equipment of claim 1, wherein said circuit sub-system can receive input signal through external sound input mode so as to analyze the frequency and the volume of sound of the received input signal through a sound analyzer circuit, and select a harmonious performance combining different spring patterns of different height and different color lighting respectively at different intensity and different rhythm, by means of the operation of a main control procedure and a sound tendency determination procedure of a main control unit.

11. The modulized water and light performing equipment of claim 1, wherein said circuit sub-system can receive input signal through external specific input mode to convert external digital control signal for controlling said water performing sub-system, or send feedback signal outside.

12. The modulized water and light performing equipment of claim 1, wherein said front control panel of said circuit sub-system comprises input mode selector switch, water performance functional selector switch, light performance functional selector switch and tempo selector switch;

photo sensor for dectecting the intensity of ambient light to control said light performance sub-system to operate or stop via a main circuit unit; and

at least one diode display for warning of abnormal operation.

13. The modulized water and light performing equipment as recited in claim 1, including a back control panel of said circuit sub-system having an audio input terminal to connect analog signal of external sound to a sound analizer circuit;

and a specific signal input terminal to receive external specific digital signal or feed back specific digital signal to an input/output interface unit.

14. The modulized water and light performing equipment as recited in claim 2, including a main circuit unit of said circuit sub-system which comprises:

a sound analyzer unit having a frequency, volume analyzing circuit;

an input interface unit having an input driving IC circuit;

a main control unit having a central processing unit and a read only memory coupled to said sound analyzer unit and said input interface unit for controlled signal output thereto; and

an output interface unit having an input IC circuit.

15. The modulized water and light performing equipment of claim 14, wherein the main circuit unit of said circuit sub-system further comprises a plurality of relays or semiconductor switches of same function respectively connected posterior to said output interface unit for controlling said water and light performance sub-systems.