Wave generator system with dissipative shores

Abstract

Wave generator system ( 1 ) for generating waves in a mass of water ( 2 ) for leisure or sporting use, comprising a wave dissipating shore ( 6 ) capable of avoiding the formation of rebound waves. The shore ( 6 ) has a shore floor ( 7 ) with a decreasing height towards the floor ( 3 ) under the mass of water ( 2 ), a permeable shore ceiling ( 8 ) and a plurality of inner compartments ( 17 ), each compartment ( 17 ) including one or more barriers ( 22 ) that offer resistance to the passage of water in a direction towards the mass of water ( 2 ) and that leave a water passage space ( 24 ) that allows the passage of water in the direction of the mass of water ( 2 ). The wave absorbed by the shore ( 6 ) loses energy by moving through the compartments and returns to the mass of water ( 2 ) due to gravity.

1 . Wave generator system ( 1 ) for human leisure or sporting use, which comprises a floor ( 3 ) on which a mass of water ( 2 ) with an edge ( 5 ) is placed, and which further comprises of a shore ( 6 ) that extends along said edge ( 5 ) of the mass of water ( 2 ), characterised in that the shore ( 6 ) comprises:
 a shore floor ( 7 ) with a decreasing height towards said floor ( 3 ) under the mass of water ( 2 ), so that water on said shore floor ( 7 ) is displaced by gravity towards the mass of water ( 2 );   a permeable shore ceiling ( 8 ), which allows the passage of water from above the shore ceiling ( 8 ) towards the shore floor ( 7 );   a plurality of compartments ( 17 ) arranged between the shore floor ( 7 ) and the shore ceiling ( 8 ), wherein each compartment ( 17 ) comprises at least one barrier ( 22 ) that offers resistance to the passage of water in a direction towards the mass of water ( 2 ) and leaves a water passage space ( 24 ) that allows the passage of water towards the mass of water ( 2 ).   
     
     
         2 . Wave generator system ( 1 ), according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the compartments ( 17 ) are delimited by transverse walls ( 18 ). 
     
     
         3 . Wave generator system ( 1 ), according to  claim 2 , characterised in that the transverse walls ( 18 ) extend from the shore floor ( 7 ) to the shore ceiling ( 8 ). 
     
     
         4 . Wave generator system ( 1 ), according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the barrier ( 22 ) comprises a wall that extends from the shore ceiling ( 8 ), and in that the water passage space ( 24 ) extends between said wall and the shore floor ( 7 ). 
     
     
         5 . Wave generator system ( 1 ), according to  claim 4 , characterised in that the compartments ( 17 ) are delimited by transverse walls ( 18 ), and in that said wall and said water passage space ( 24 ) extend from one to the other of said two transverse walls ( 18 ) that delimit the compartment ( 17 ). 
     
     
         6 . Wave generator system ( 1 ), according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the shore ceiling ( 8 ) has an outer surface ( 16 ) that is inclined towards the mass of water ( 2 ). 
     
     
         7 . Wave generator system ( 1 ), according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the shore ( 8 ) comprises an end wall ( 12 ) which extends between an outer edge ( 13 ) of the shore floor ( 7 ) and an outer edge ( 14 ) of the shore ceiling ( 8 ). 
     
     
         8 . Wave generator system ( 1 ), according to  claim 7 , characterised in that the compartments ( 17 ) are delimited by transverse walls ( 18 ), and in that the system comprises an impermeable layer ( 27 ) placed under the transverse walls ( 18 ) and delimited by the compartments ( 17 ), and which extends under the end wall ( 12 ) and is affixed to a rear end of this end wall ( 12 ). 
     
     
         9 . Wave generator system ( 1 ), according to  claim 8 , characterised in that the impermeable layer ( 27 ) extends to the outer edge ( 13 ) of the shore ceiling ( 8 ). 
     
     
         10 . Wave generator system ( 1 ), according to  claim 7 , characterised in that the transverse walls ( 18 ) are triangular, with one side ( 19 ) adjacent to the shore floor ( 7 ), a second side ( 20 ) adjacent to the shore ceiling ( 8 ) and a third side ( 21 ) adjacent to the end wall ( 12 ). 
     
     
         11 . Wave generator system ( 1 ), according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the transverse walls ( 18 ) have at least one lower supporting protuberance ( 28 ). 
     
     
         12 . Wave generator system ( 1 ), according to  claim 1 , characterised in that the shore ceiling ( 8 ) comprises an upper mesh made out of a textile material, whereby this mesh provides an upper surface for the user of the system.