Magnetic Water Sprayer Mounting for Inflatable Pool Deformation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water spraying devices for above-ground pools, particularly inflatable pools, face challenges in mounting complexity due to air-tightness requirements and deformation issues that can lead to structural damage and safety hazards.
Innovation Solution
A water spraying device with a sprayer assembly and mounting assembly utilizing magnetic elements and adjustable connections, including spherical connectors and extension portions, to facilitate easy installation, reduce connection stress, and ensure safety against deformation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a water spraying device is fixedly mounted to the inner wall of an inflatable pool, then the device can provide stable water spraying function, but the mounting structure becomes complex and the water supply pipeline becomes difficult to arrange
Solution Approach 1:
The water spraying device is divided into separate components: a sprayer body and a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket is separately attached to the pool wall, and the sprayer body is then connected to the bracket, simplifying the overall mounting process while maintaining stability.
Solution Approach 2:
A mounting bracket serves as an intermediary component between the pool wall and the sprayer body. This bracket simplifies the mounting process by providing a standardized interface for attachment and facilitates easy arrangement of the water supply pipeline through its design that allows flexible pipe routing.
2Reliability
If a water spraying device is fixedly mounted to the inner wall of an inflatable pool, then the device can provide stable water spraying function, but the mounting structure or pool wall becomes more prone to deformation or damage due to pulling interaction
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed with flexible connection features that allow it to adapt to the natural deformation of the inflatable pool wall. The bracket can flex and move with the pool wall rather than resisting it rigidly, reducing stress concentration and preventing damage to both the mounting structure and pool wall.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket incorporates flexible elements that can bend and deform along with the inflatable pool wall. This flexibility allows the mounting structure to accommodate wall deformation without creating excessive pulling forces that would damage the pool wall or the mounting itself.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If an older inflatable pool becomes deformed, then the pool shows signs of wear and deformation, but fixed mounting structures become more prone to damage and affect user safety
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed with dynamic flexibility that allows it to adapt to the deformed shape of older pools. Rather than requiring a perfectly rigid and straight mounting surface, the flexible bracket can conform to the actual shape of the pool wall, maintaining secure attachment and preventing damage even as the pool ages and deforms.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a secure, easy-to-install, and safe water spraying system that maintains functionality and user safety by allowing for adjustable motion and detachment, reducing damage and enhancing the lifespan of the device.
Implementation Method 1
the first magnetic element is mutually attractive to the second magnetic element such that the water inlet end of the sprayer assembly and the first end of the mounting assembly are detachably connectable via the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element
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AI summary
A water spraying device and an above-ground pool including the water spraying device are provided. The water spraying device includes: a sprayer assembly (13, 33) having a water inlet end (132, 332), a water outlet end (133, 333), and a first magnetic element (178) disposed on the water inlet end (132, 332); and a mounting assembly (17, 27, 37) including a first end, a second end in fluid communication with the first end, and a second magnetic element (177) disposed on the first end of the mounting assembly (17, 27, 37). The mounting assembly defines therein a water passage to the sprayer assembly (13, 33). The first magnetic element is mutually attractive to the second magnetic element such that the water inlet end of the sprayer assembly and the first end of the mounting assembly are detachably connectable via the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element.