Inflatable Lounge Chair Misting for Continuous Cooling Comfort
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Solution Overview
Problem
Inflatable lounge chairs for water use often leave users hot and uncomfortable due to dry skin, requiring frequent water dips, and pose difficulties in reboarding, disrupting relaxation.
Innovation Solution
An inflatable lounge chair with an integrated water misting system that draws water from the surrounding environment and dispenses misting water through pumps and ports, providing cooling without the need for users to leave the chair.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users remain on the inflatable lounge chair in warm water, then relaxation comfort is improved, but body temperature increases and skin becomes dry
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces water as an intermediary substance delivered through a misting system. The misting ports dispense fine water droplets that evaporate on the user's skin, providing cooling without requiring the user to submerge in water. This mediator (water mist) bridges the contradiction by enabling heat dissipation while maintaining the user's position on the chair.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a pump-based hydraulic system to deliver water from the pool through tubing to misting ports on the chair. This pneumatic/hydraulic infrastructure enables controlled water delivery without mechanical contact, allowing cooling function while preserving the floating chair's simplicity and buoyancy.
2Temperature
If users take frequent dips in water to cool down, then temperature control is improved, but relaxation continuity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The misting system performs preliminary cooling action directly on the user's skin before excessive heat buildup occurs. By continuously or periodically misting water during chair occupancy, the system proactively manages temperature, eliminating the need for reactive water dips that interrupt relaxation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes continuous cooling action through the misting system that operates while the user remains on the chair. This continuous useful action (cooling) replaces discontinuous water dips, maintaining both temperature control and relaxation continuity simultaneously.
3Loss of time
If users have difficulty reboarding the floating chair, then ease of operation deteriorates, but relaxation is further interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the cooling function from the water environment and relocates it to the chair itself through integrated misting ports. This extraction eliminates the need for users to leave the chair for cooling purposes, and by extension, eliminates reboarding difficulties since users never need to exit the chair.
4Temperature
If an integrated misting system is added to the chair, then cooling comfort is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the floating chair multi-functional by integrating the misting system into the existing chair structure. The chair simultaneously provides flotation, seating, and active cooling functions. This universality justifies the added complexity by consolidating multiple functions into one device rather than requiring separate cooling equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system recovers and reuses water from the pool environment through the pump and misting system. Water is drawn from the pool, atomized through misting ports, and the resulting vapor/condensate returns to the pool, creating a closed-loop system that minimizes water consumption and justifies the added complexity through resource efficiency.
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
The integrated misting system effectively keeps users cool and comfortable, reducing the need for frequent water interactions and improving relaxation by maintaining moisture and ease of use.
Implementation Method 1
a pump, which may be positioned within the seat, and may include an intake in fluid communication with the water upon which the chair floats
Implementation Method 2
a pump... configured to draw the water upon which the chair floats and dispense misting water
Implementation Method 3
dispense misting water... providing cooling without the need for users to leave the chair
Implementation Method 4
dispense misting water through pumps and ports... effectively keeps users cool
Data Source
AI summary
An inflatable lounge chair with an integrated water misting system includes a chair configured to float on water, and a misting system integrated within the chair, wherein the misting system is configured to draw the water upon which the chair floats and dispense misting water onto the chair.