Detachable Frame Pool Support for Transparent Sidewall Folding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing above-ground pools often have limited transparent areas, making it difficult to monitor children's safety and requiring high material and transparency demands for transparent portions, which are inconvenient for folding.
Innovation Solution
A support frame system with detachable assemblies and T-joints for a pool liner, allowing for a transparent upper side wall and non-transparent lower side wall, with adjustable connections for stability and ease of assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a region in the middle or above the middle of the pool wall is cut out and replaced with transparent material to form the transparent portion, then transparency and visualization capability are improved, but material requirements and transparency requirements become high and the product becomes inconvenient to fold
Solution Approach 1:
The support frame is divided into multiple detachable assemblies that can be separated into folded states. Each assembly includes vertical support members, horizontal support members, and connection joints that allow the frame to be disassembled and folded for convenient storage and transport, while maintaining transparency when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection joints between support members are designed to be detachable and movable, allowing the frame to transition between assembled (transparent viewing enabled) and folded (compact storage) states. This dynamic connectivity resolves the contradiction between maintaining transparency and enabling folding convenience.
2Strength
If only a small area of the pool wall is made transparent, then structural integrity is maintained, but safety monitoring capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The transparent portion is implemented as a segmented structure with multiple vertical and horizontal support members that divide the transparent area into smaller sections. This segmentation maintains structural integrity while allowing light transmission, enabling both strength and safety monitoring capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the pool wall have different properties: the transparent portion allows visualization for safety monitoring, while the opaque portions maintain structural strength. The support frame structure provides localized reinforcement at critical joints and connections, ensuring overall structural integrity while preserving transparency where needed.
3Illumination intensity
If the transparent portion is made with high material and transparency requirements, then visualization capability is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is segmented into standardized vertical and horizontal support members with uniform connection joints. This modular segmentation simplifies manufacturing by allowing mass production of identical components, reducing complexity while maintaining transparency through the use of clear materials for the vertical support members.
Solution Approach 2:
The vertical support members serve multiple functions: they provide structural support, enable transparency when made of clear material, and facilitate easy assembly through standardized connection joints. This multi-functionality reduces the need for specialized components, simplifying manufacturing while achieving transparency goals.
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AI summary
A support frame for supporting a pool liner to form a frame pool is provided. The support frame includes: a first support assembly; and a second support assembly, wherein the first support assembly is detachably connected above and supported by the second support assembly. A frame pool is provided including a pool liner and the support frame. The pool liner includes: a first side wall supported by the first support assembly; and a second side wall supported by the second support assembly. The first side wall extends upwards in the vertical direction over an upper portion of the second side wall, and a lower edge of the first side wall is connected to at least part of the second side wall. The first side wall includes a transparent portion and the second side wall includes a non-transparent portion.