Reusable Water Splashing Toy With Fast Fill and Soft Impact Buffering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water balls for water games suffer from limited water holding capacity, slow water absorption, potential harm due to explosion or impact, and difficulty in reusing after a single use.
Innovation Solution
A water splashing toy with an outer shell and inner water retaining bladder, featuring water passages for fast water filling and a soft, flexible design that absorbs and retains water, providing a buffering effect to prevent injury and allowing multiple uses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional water balloon is used, then it can be filled with water for ejection, but it will crack when hit and cannot be reused
Solution Approach 1:
The water balloon is divided into two separate halves that can be filled independently. Each half contains a rigid magnetically attracting element that enables automatic magnetic connection when the halves are brought together, creating a sealed water-containing sphere. This segmentation allows the balloon to be refilled by separating the halves, improving reusability while maintaining impact resistance through the magnetic sealing mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
A rigid magnetically attracting element is introduced as an intermediary component between the two balloon halves. This magnetic element serves as a mediator that automatically connects the halves through magnetic attraction, creating a sealed structure without requiring manual sealing operations. The magnetic intermediary enables reliable reconnection and sealing, improving both reusability and impact resistance.
2Quantity of substance
If a water soak ball made of polypropylene is used, then it can absorb water, but the soaking process is relatively long and water absorption capacity is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The water absorption function is segmented between two components: the outer balloon halves made of polypropylene material that provide structural integrity, and the inner water-absorbing polymer layer that provides rapid water absorption capability. This segmentation allows the system to achieve both fast absorption (from the polymer layer) and reusability (from the durable outer shell).
Solution Approach 2:
The balloon structure uses composite materials combining polypropylene outer shell with inner water-absorbing polymer layers. This composite construction integrates the advantages of both materials: the polypropylene provides durability and structural stability, while the inner polymer layer enables rapid and high-capacity water absorption, resolving the contradiction between absorption speed and capacity.
3Ease of operation
If two ball halves with rigid magnetically attracting elements are used for self-sealing, then automatic sealing is achieved, but the rigid elements are easy to detach and slip off and may cause scars on the user's body
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic elements are localized to specific positions on the inner surface of each balloon half, rather than being distributed throughout the entire structure. This local placement of magnetic attracting elements maintains the automatic sealing function while reducing the overall rigidity and potential harm to users. The local quality approach allows the majority of the balloon surface to remain soft and flexible.
Solution Approach 2:
The balloon halves are constructed with flexible polypropylene material that provides both structural integrity and softness. This flexible shell design allows the balloon to deform and bounce safely upon impact with users while maintaining the self-sealing capability through the embedded magnetic elements. The flexible nature of the shell reduces harmful impacts compared to fully rigid structures.
4Reliability
If a water balloon is designed for single use, then it is simple in structure, but it cannot be played for multiple times
Solution Approach 1:
The water balloon is segmented into two separate halves that can be independently handled and refilled. Each half contains a magnetic element for automatic connection. This segmentation transforms a single-use complex structure into a reusable system where the halves can be separated for refilling and重新 connected through magnetic attraction, achieving reusability with manageable structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The magnetic elements enable the two balloon halves to automatically connect and seal themselves through magnetic attraction when brought close together. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual sealing operations, making the refilling process simple and efficient. The automatic sealing function reduces operational complexity while enabling multiple uses.
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
Enhances water holding capacity, reduces impact force, and allows for multiple plays without waste, ensuring a safe and enjoyable water game experience.
Implementation Method 1
an inner water retaining bladder disposed in the inner cavity of the outer shell
Implementation Method 2
water can be sucked into the water splashing toy through a plurality of water passages
Implementation Method 3
water can be sucked into the water splashing toy through a plurality of water passages in the outer shell due to the lower pressure cased by the squeezing of the user
Implementation Method 4
the inner water retaining bladder can function to provide a buffering effect to the outer shell, so as to avoid a strong impact and shock on the body of the user
Data Source
AI summary
A water splashing toy includes an outer shell having an inner cavity and a plurality of water passages communicated to the inner cavity, and an inner water retaining bladder disposed in the inner cavity of the outer shell. The water splashing toy is easy and convenient for quick water filling, and the toy bounces well on a user body and does not explode, so that the user will not get hurt or feel pain when playing the water splashing toy.