Adjustable Pump Mount Base for Pool Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
The variability in pump inlet and outlet port positioning and sizes limits the flexibility of pool system designers, leading to increased manufacturing and installation costs, as well as potential fluid leakage and pump failure due to incompatible components.
Innovation Solution
A customizable pump mount base that allows adjustable height alignment of pump inlets and outlets using shims, which can be molded with the base or supplied separately, enabling better integration with existing fluid handling systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a pump is selected based on specific flow rate, price, or size, then the pump meets performance requirements, but the inlet and outlet ports may not be ideally positioned for integration into the existing fluid circulation system
Solution Approach 1:
The pump mounting system is segmented into modular components: a standardized pump unit and a customizable mounting base with adjustable positioning features. This allows the pump itself to remain unchanged while the mounting infrastructure adapts to different port positions, resolving the contradiction between pump performance selection and port compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting base incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements that can be dynamically positioned to accommodate various pump port configurations. This dynamic adaptability allows the same mounting base to work with different pump models and port positions, maintaining both pump performance and compatibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the inlet and outlets of a desired pump are incompatible with the existing fluid handling system, then the pump cannot be integrated, but re-configuring the system requires time and money
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting base is pre-configured with multiple mounting positions and adjustment mechanisms before installation. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for time-consuming on-site reconfiguration, as the base can be quickly adjusted to match the desired pump's port positions during installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting base acts as an intermediary component between the pump and the existing fluid handling system. It provides the necessary adaptation and transition, allowing incompatible pump ports to connect to the existing system without requiring reconfiguration of either the pump or the original system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If customized pump bases are constructed to accommodate desired pumps, then port compatibility is achieved, but construction requires extra time and may result in lower quality leading to fluid leakage
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting base is designed as a universal component that can accommodate multiple pump types and configurations through standardized adjustment mechanisms. This eliminates the need for custom-built bases for each pump model, providing both custom fit and high quality construction using proven, standardized components and materials.
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AI summary
A pump mount base for a filter/pump assembly in a pool or spa fluid handling system allows a user to adjust the height of the filter/pump assembly and thus its fluid inlets and fluid outlets. This adjustability allows the user to choose from a variety of replacement assemblies rather than being forced to select the same filter/pump assembly previously or originally used in the system. The height of the filter/pump assembly may be further altered by the engagement of shims, which may be positioned by pins in the bottom surface of the shim that engage corresponding apertures formed in an upper support surface of the pump mount base. The shims may be formed integrally with the pump mount base in the molding process by which the base is formed, and/or the shims may be provided separately.