Collapsible Water Slide With Rotational Coupling and Ballast Tank
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pool slides are not easily disassembled, repositioned, or stored due to their fixed mounting, which limits their portability and storage options while maintaining stability and safety.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible and portable water slide design featuring a ladder section, slide chute, and support brace, with a water tank for stability, and a water delivery system for lubrication, allowing for easy assembly, disassembly, and storage, and including a coupling mechanism for stability and secure deployment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If pool slides are fixedly mounted onto the pool deck, then stability and safety are improved, but portability and ease of storage deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The pool slide is divided into separate modular components including a ladder section, platform section, and chute section that can be independently assembled and disassembled. Each section has standardized coupling mechanisms that allow quick connection and separation while maintaining structural integrity when assembled, thus achieving both stability during use and portability for storage.
2Stability of the object's composition
If pool slides are fixedly mounted onto the pool deck, then stability is improved, but ease of repositioning deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling mechanisms between slide sections are designed to be dynamically adjustable, allowing the slide to be quickly assembled, disassembled, and reconfigured in different positions around the pool. The modular design with standardized interfaces enables easy repositioning while maintaining stability during operation.
3Ease of operation
If pool slides are designed for portability and easy disassembly, then ease of storage is improved, but stability during use deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple slide sections are designed to merge together through robust coupling mechanisms that create a unified stable structure when assembled. The coupling system combines mechanical fastening elements with interlocking geometries that distribute loads across multiple connection points, ensuring stability during use while allowing easy separation when disassembled.
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
Enables safe, stable, and portable use of the water slide, facilitating easy deployment and storage by ensuring the slide remains stable during use and can be easily repositioned or stored when not in use.
Implementation Method 1
many pool slides are equipped with a water delivery system designed to provide a stream of running water onto the runway surface to provide lubrication for the user
Implementation Method 2
A collapsible and portable water slide design featuring a ladder section, slide chute, and support brace, with a water tank for stability
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AI summary
A water slide for a recreational pool or other body of water, the water slide including a ladder section and a chute rotatably coupled to one another to simplify disassembly and transport of the water slide when not in use. The water slide may further include a brace supporting the ladder section and chute, and a water tank designed to further stabilize the water slide during use.