Assembled Slide With Integrated Water Supply
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional slides with integrated water features suffer from reduced smoothness due to the placement of water pipes, which are not fixed and can be easily damaged, leading to poor water flow and user experience.
Innovation Solution
An assembled slide design with a retaining wall on the front and back, featuring lapping sub-units with a water supply member that includes a water outlet at the lapped gap on the front and a water inlet on the back, allowing for secure and integrated water flow without protrusions, enhancing user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a water pipe is placed on the slide to enable water flow, then water flow function is achieved, but the smoothness of the slide is affected and the water pipe is not fixed leading to poor water flow effect
Solution Approach 1:
The water supply member is integrated into the slide structure by positioning its water outlet end at the lapped gap formed by overlapping sub-units. This merging of the water supply function with the slide structure eliminates the need for separate external water pipes, thereby maintaining the smoothness of the slide surface while enabling water flow functionality.
2Reliability
If a structure for hanging the water pipe is added to fix the water pipe, then water flow stability is improved, but the structure is easily damaged by children leading to changed water supply state
Solution Approach 1:
The water supply member is merged with the slide structure itself, eliminating the need for separate hanging structures. The water outlet end is positioned at the lapped gap of the slide sub-units, making the water supply system an integral part of the slide that cannot be easily damaged or displaced by children.
Solution Approach 2:
The slide structure itself serves the dual function of both the sliding surface and the water supply support. The lapped gap configuration naturally positions the water outlet without requiring additional external structures, making the system self-sufficient and resistant to damage.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a water outlet is sunken on the slide to enable water flow, then water supply function is achieved, but the overall smoothness of the slide is affected causing poor user experience
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of sinking the water outlet into the slide surface (vertical dimension), the invention positions the water outlet end at the lapped gap formed by overlapping sub-units (horizontal/structural dimension). This dimensional shift allows the water outlet to be integrated into the slide structure without creating protrusions or sinkages that would affect the smoothness of the sliding surface.
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AI summary
An assembly slide defined with a front and a back, and two sides of the front provided with a retaining wall. The assembly slide comprises at least two sub-units that are sequentially lapped with each other and a water supply member. Each of the two sub-units comprises two ends, and at least one lapping portion disposed on one of the two ends, a lapped gap is formed after the two sub-units are lapped with each other by two lapping portions. The water supply member comprises a water outlet end exposed on the front and disposed adjacent to the lapped gap, and a water inlet end disposed on the back and connected to a water supply pipe.