Pool Slide Shell Internal Water Conduit Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pool slides often require external water conduits due to improper positioning of water source fixtures, leading to aesthetic and safety issues such as exposed conduits across the pool deck, creating tripping hazards and unsightly appearances.
Innovation Solution
A swimming pool slide design that includes a slide shell with a re-positionable base allowing internal conduit routing, enabling the slide to be adjusted to a proper position relative to the pool edge, with a water stream shaper to redistribute water evenly and an anti-wicking feature to prevent water from adhering to the slide.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If water source fixtures are installed in fixed positions in the pool deck, then water supply to the slide is ensured, but the slide cannot be positioned optimally relative to the pool edge, requiring external conduits that create aesthetic and safety issues
Solution Approach 1:
The water conduit is nested within the slide shell structure itself, running through the interior cavity of the slide from the water source fixture to the water distribution points. This eliminates the need for external conduits running across the pool deck, as the slide shell acts as the conduit housing, resolving the contradiction between positioning flexibility and conduit complexity.
2Reliability
If external water conduits are used to connect mis-placed water source fixtures to the slide, then water supply is maintained, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates and tripping hazards are created
Solution Approach 1:
The water conduit function is merged with the slide shell structure. The slide shell serves dual purposes: as the structural enclosure for the slide and as the conduit housing for water delivery. This integration eliminates separate external conduits that create tripping hazards and aesthetic problems, while maintaining reliable water supply through the integrated internal routing.
3Reliability
If the slide is positioned at a safe distance from the pool edge according to industry standards, then rider safety is ensured, but the slide cannot be adjusted to compensate for mis-placed water source fixtures
Solution Approach 1:
The slide assembly is designed with dynamic positioning capability through adjustable mounting mechanisms on the pool deck. The base of the slide includes adjustable feet or mounting brackets that allow the slide to be positioned at various locations while maintaining the required safe distance from the pool edge. This dynamic adjustment capability enables accommodation of mis-placed water source fixtures without compromising rider safety.
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 solution allows for safe and aesthetically pleasing installation of pool slides by concealing the water source and conduit within the slide shell, reducing tripping hazards and improving the distribution and discharge of water, ensuring rider safety and deck cleanliness.
Implementation Method 1
a water stream shaper carried by the slide shell adjacent the upper end of the slide flume and comprising a manifold configured to receive a water stream through a manifold intake from the water conduit upper end, to re-shape the water stream into a sheet, and to redirect the water stream onto the slide flume through a manifold exit
Implementation Method 2
a slide flume formed in the shell and configured to direct downhill sliding motion of a human rider from a top end of the slide flume to and past a bottom end of the slide flume
Data Source
AI summary
A swimming pool slide comprising a pool slide shell and a slide flume formed in the shell to direct downhill sliding motion of a human rider. An interior water conduit transports water from a water source, through the slide shell to a top end of the flume. A slide shell base may be configured to allow for re-positioning of the slide to a proper/desired position relative to a pool edge after having connected the interior water conduit to a water source fixture in a pool deck. The slide may include a water stream shaper comprising a manifold that receives water from the conduit and re-shapes it into a sheet and redirects it onto the slide flume.