Adjustable Swimming Machine for Compact Pools
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional swimming machines for generating directed water flow in swimming pools are complex and costly, making them difficult to adapt to various pool sizes and increasing the cost and safety risks associated with public pools due to overcrowding and high water volume requirements.
Innovation Solution
A swimming machine with a simple structure and low cost, featuring an adjustable housing that can be mounted in a swimming pool, comprising a water driver enclosed within a housing, an adjusting assembly for height adjustment, and a supporting assembly for secure attachment to the pool wall, allowing for customizable depth and angle settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional swimming machines are used to generate directed water flow, then swimming exercise can be achieved in small pools, but the structure becomes complicated and cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The swimming machine is divided into separate functional modules: a water flow generation device (with pump and nozzle), an adjusting assembly (with adjusting body and connectors), and a supporting assembly (with supporting member and sliding member). This segmentation allows each module to be independently designed and adjusted, reducing overall structural complexity while maintaining adaptability to different pool configurations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic adjustability through the adjusting assembly that enables height adjustment of the water flow generation device relative to the pool wall. The sliding member can move along the supporting member to change the angle and position of the nozzle, allowing the device to adapt to various pool sizes and swimmer requirements without requiring a completely different structure for each application
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional swimming machines are used to generate directed water flow, then swimming exercise can be achieved in small pools, but the cost becomes high
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting assembly with its sliding member and supporting member creates a universal mounting system that can accommodate different pool wall configurations and sizes. The adjusting assembly provides multi-functionality by enabling both height adjustment and angle adjustment of the water flow generation device, eliminating the need for multiple specialized devices for different pool types and reducing manufacturing costs through standardized components
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs simple, easily manufactured components such as the sliding member that moves along the supporting member, basic connectors, and a straightforward pump-nozzle assembly. These components can be produced at low cost using conventional manufacturing methods, making the overall device economically viable for personal and public pools without requiring expensive specialized materials or complex assembly processes
3Productivity
If public swimming pools are used for swimming exercise, then swimming can be performed, but safety and health risks increase due to overcrowding
Solution Approach 1:
The swimming machine creates a self-contained swimming exercise system that generates its own directed water flow within the pool, eliminating the need for swimmers to share public pool space. The device allows individuals to perform swimming exercises independently by swimming against the generated water current, providing a personal training environment that avoids overcrowding-related safety and health risks while maintaining effective swimming capacity
4Object-affected harmful factors
If personal swimming pools are used for swimming exercise, then safety risks are reduced, but the area and water volume required are large
Solution Approach 1:
The device uses hydraulic principles by employing a pump to generate directed water flow that creates resistance for swimming exercise. The water flow is channeled through a nozzle to produce a concentrated current that swimmers can swim against, eliminating the need for large pool volumes by creating effective swimming resistance in a compact space, thus reducing the required pool area while maintaining safety
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a cost-effective and adaptable swimming machine that can generate a directed water flow in smaller pools, enhancing user experience by allowing for adjustable depth and angle settings, thus improving physical exertion without the need for large pool spaces.
Implementation Method 1
a water driver at least partially enclosed within the housing, the water driver adapted for generating the directed water flow
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AI summary
A swimming machine (1) is delineated comprising a water driver (112) for generating a directed flow of water and a housing (111) adapted for receiving the water driver. An adjusting assembly (12) is disposed above the housing and coupled to the housing via an adjustable connector (30) that allows the housing and the adjusting assembly to move relative to each other to set the housing at a desired depth in a pool. A hanging assembly (13) is coupled to the adjusting assembly such that the adjustment assembly can hang on an upper edge of a pool. The swimming machine further includes a supporting assembly (14) independent of the adjusting assembly that is coupled to the housing to move therewith and is disposed below the hanging assembly. The supporting assembly contacts against the inner wall of the pool to support the body.