Hollow Module Basin for Vertical Pool Walls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for constructing in-ground swimming pools and artificial ponds cannot create basins with vertical walls, limiting the ability to have deep areas immediately adjacent to the rim, which is a desirable feature for users.
Innovation Solution
A basin design that includes an internally hollow structure with a contoured or vertical inner face, supported by a protective and waterproofing layer system, allowing for the creation of vertical walls within the basin, along with a method for its installation that involves excavating the bed, laying protective and waterproofing layers, and using lightweight, easily connectable modules for the hollow structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a traditional waterproofing layer system is used without an internally hollow structure, then the installation process is simpler and faster, but the basin cannot achieve vertical walls and must have progressively increasing depth from rim to center
Solution Approach 1:
The internally hollow structure is divided into multiple connectable modules that can be assembled together to form vertical walls. Each module is a separate component that can be easily connected to others, enabling the creation of vertical basin walls while maintaining ease of installation through modular assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The internally hollow structure acts as an intermediary element between the waterproofing layer and the basin's vertical wall requirement. It provides a framework that the waterproofing layers can adhere to, enabling vertical wall formation without requiring the waterproofing material itself to form structural walls
2Shape
If an internally hollow structure with vertical inner face is added, then vertical walls can be created, but the overall device complexity and number of components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hollow structure is segmented into standardized modules that can be manufactured independently and then assembled on-site. This segmentation allows for simplified manufacturing of individual components while achieving the complex vertical wall shape through modular assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The modules are designed with specific geometric parameters including vertical inner faces and standardized connection interfaces. By controlling these parameters during manufacturing, the modules can be easily assembled to form vertical walls without requiring complex construction techniques
3Reliability
If multiple waterproofing layers are applied on and around the hollow structure, then structural integrity and waterproofing are improved, but the installation time and process complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The first waterproofing layer is applied to the bottom surface before the hollow structure modules are assembled. This preliminary action ensures that the base waterproofing is in place before the vertical modules are installed, allowing subsequent waterproofing layers to be applied more efficiently to the outer and inner faces of the already-assembled structure
Solution Approach 2:
The hollow structure serves as an intermediary framework that organizes the application of multiple waterproofing layers. Its modular design provides defined surfaces and connection points that guide the sequential application of waterproofing layers, making the multi-layer process more systematic and time-efficient
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AI summary
A basin for swimming pools, artificial ponds and the like, includes, within the bed excavated in the ground for its provision, a layer for protecting the internal surface of the bed, a first waterproofing layer, above the protective layer, an internally hollow structure, which is placed on the first waterproofing layer and whose inner face, directed toward the inside of the basin, is contoured or vertical, in order to provide a correspondingly shaped or substantially vertical wall of the central tank of the basin, a protective layer and a waterproofing layer for the outer face of the hollow structure, and a second waterproofing layer for the inner face of the hollow structure.