Self-Contained Swimming Pool With Guide Track And Wheels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Above-ground swimming pools face challenges in transportation and installation due to their size and weight, making them difficult to move and set up compared to in-ground pools.
Innovation Solution
A self-contained swimming container design featuring a rectangular prism shape with a guide track and wheels for easy transport, a partitioned interior for water and pool components, and a deck structure for support and access, allowing for efficient installation and use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If above-ground swimming pools are made larger and more substantial to improve swimming functionality, then the swimming experience is enhanced, but the difficulty of transportation and installation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The swimming pool system is divided into multiple modular sections including pool sections with varying depths, deck sections, and accessory sections. Each section can be independently manufactured, transported, and assembled, allowing the overall pool to achieve large functional dimensions while maintaining manageable transport requirements for each component.
Solution Approach 2:
The pool system incorporates movable and adjustable components such as removable deck sections, adjustable shelving, and configurable pool accessories. This dynamic design allows the pool to be reconfigured for different swimming activities and makes transportation easier by allowing sections to be disassembled and reconfigured as needed.
2Strength
If above-ground swimming pools are made more robust to improve structural strength, then safety and durability are enhanced, but the weight and difficulty of handling increase
Solution Approach 1:
The pool structure is segmented into multiple sections that can be manufactured to optimal weight-strength ratios for each component. This allows structural strength to be concentrated where needed in each module while keeping individual section weights manageable for handling and installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The pool sections and deck structures utilize composite material constructions that provide high structural strength-to-weight ratios. This allows the pool to achieve robust structural integrity for safety and durability while minimizing the weight that must be handled during installation and maintenance.
Data Source
AI summary
Swimming containers are disclosed including a first compartment at a first longitudinal end having a roof structure forming at least part of a deck structure, the first compartment having first and second doors providing access to the first compartment. A wall partition connected between the first and second sidewalls provides water-tight separation between the first compartment and a second compartment configured to hold a volume of water. A guide track runs along a longitudinal center of a bottom portion of the container, with first and second wheels disposed on opposite sides of the guide track, and a hook structure disposed at an end of the swimming container at least partially above the guide track.