Inflatable Pool Wall Lighting for Safe Nighttime Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Inflatable products, such as swimming pools, lack built-in lighting solutions that enable their use in dark environments, compromising safety and enjoyment.
Innovation Solution
Inflatable products, like swimming pools, are equipped with internal lighting elements capable of emitting multiple colors, controlled by a receiver and a remote controller, allowing for adjustable lighting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If inflatable products are used in dark environments, then enjoyment and relaxation are enhanced, but visibility and safety deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the inflatable pool structure with integrated lighting elements, merging the pool and lighting into a single unified product. The lighting elements are embedded within the pool walls and base, creating a combined structure that provides both containment and illumination functions simultaneously, resolving the contradiction between dark environment usability and visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces lighting elements as an intermediary between the user and the dark environment. These lighting elements emit light that illuminates the water and surrounding area, acting as a mediator that enables visibility and safety in dark conditions while preserving the enjoyment of nighttime use.
2Illumination intensity
If built-in lighting elements are added to inflatable products, then visibility in dark environments is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the flexible wall structure of the inflatable pool to integrate lighting elements. The lighting elements are embedded within or attached to the flexible walls and base, leveraging the existing thin-film structure rather than adding rigid complex frameworks. This approach improves visibility while minimizing increases in structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs the lighting system to serve multiple functions: illumination for visibility, aesthetic enhancement for enjoyment, and potential safety signaling. This multi-functionality justifies the added complexity by providing multiple benefits from a single integrated system, making the complexity worthwhile.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple lighting elements with color control are integrated, then user enjoyment is enhanced, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic lighting control where the intensity and color of lighting elements can be adjusted based on user preferences and environmental conditions. The receiver can modulate the lighting output dynamically, allowing for energy-saving modes during daytime or low-light conditions while providing full-color functionality when needed for nighttime enjoyment, thus balancing customization with energy consumption.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances visibility and enjoyment by providing adjustable lighting in dark conditions, ensuring safe and enjoyable use of inflatable products.
Implementation Method 1
at least one lighting element disposed within the inflatable chamber, the at least one lighting element being configured to emit light
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the disclosed technology include a lighted inflatable pool including: a wall including a first inflatable chamber; a base; at least one lighting element disposed within the wall, the at least one lighting element being configured to emit light; and a receiver connected to the at least one lighting element, the receiver being configured to receive a command for controlling the lighting element and to control the at least one lighting element in correspondence with the command.