Device for preparing ice, maintaining ice surface, e.g. for sport, has tank with heating, filling opening connected in upper region to snow conveyor worm, pipe from lower tank region to spray nozzles

摘要

The device has at least three wheels (2), is operated and steered from an operator's position (25), powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor (19), fitted with snow transporting conveyor worms (4,10) and has a cantilever (3) carrying a snow blade (23) above the ice and a spray nozzle arm (24). It has a single tank (7) with heating and a filling opening and is connected in its upper region to a snow conveyor worm by a connecting channel. A pipe from the lower tank region passes melt water to the spray nozzles.