Adjustable Water Spray Nozzle for Slope-Stable Floating Ball Support

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional water spray mats struggle to support a floating ball when positioned on a slope due to the water jet being in an inclined state, which prevents the ball from maintaining a suspended state.

Innovation Solution

The water spray device includes a water spray nozzle that can be adjusted to orient its second water flow channel vertically, ensuring the water jet supports the floating ball regardless of the device's orientation, whether on a horizontal surface or a slope.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the water spray mat is positioned on a slope, then the device can be used in various locations, but the water jet becomes inclined and cannot support the floating ball

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveusage locationVSAvoidfloating ball support

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The water spray nozzle is designed with adjustable orientation, allowing it to be rotated to different angles. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the nozzle to maintain a vertical water jet direction regardless of the mat's positioning angle, thereby ensuring reliable floating ball support both on flat surfaces and slopes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Device complexity

If the water spray nozzle is fixed in orientation, then the structure is simple, but the water jet cannot remain vertical when the mat is positioned on a slope

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenozzle structureVSAvoidwater jet verticality

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The nozzle is designed with rotational freedom within the valve chamber, allowing it to be adjusted to different orientations. This dynamic feature enables the nozzle to maintain vertical water jet direction regardless of the mat's positioning angle, thereby ensuring reliable floating ball support both on flat surfaces and slopes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

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 allows the floating ball to remain suspended consistently, enhancing user enjoyment and safety by preventing accidental displacement, even when the device is not perfectly flat.

Implementation Method 1

water spray nozzle defining a second water flow channel... water spouted from the second water flow channel of the water spray nozzle

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectFluid spray: Fluid Spray

Implementation Method 2

at least one floating ball arranged adjacent to the water spray nozzle and adapted to be supported by water spouted from the second water flow channel

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectBuoyancy: Archimedes' Principle (Buoyancy)

Data Source

PatentUS20250229194A1Water spray device

Publication Date: 2025.07.17 BESTWAY INFLATABLES & MATERIAL

AI summary

A water spray device includes a device body defining at least one first water flow channel, at least one water spray valve including a water spray nozzle, the water spray nozzle including a second water flow channel, and at least one floating ball arranged adjacent to the water spray nozzle and adapted to be supported by water spouted from the second water flow channel of the water spray nozzle. The water spray nozzle is adapted to be adjusted to orient the second water flow channel in a vertical direction, the water spray valve is mounted to the device body, and the second water flow channel is in fluid communication with the first water flow channel.