Swimming Machine Support Assembly for Easy Vertical Adjustment

Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional swimming machine supports have complex structures, making it difficult and inconvenient to adjust the vertical position to accommodate different swimming pool types and water levels, which affects the desired water flow for swimming.

Innovation Solution

An adjustable support system comprising a movable assembly and a fixed assembly with engaging portions and a limiting member, allowing for manual adjustment of the swimming machine's vertical position by switching between locked and unlocked positions, enabling easy height adjustment without complex mechanisms.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional vertical position adjustment mechanisms are used, then the swimming machine can accommodate different pool types and water levels, but the structure becomes complex and difficult to operate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccommodation of different pool types and water levelsVSAvoidcomplexity of adjustment mechanism

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The support bracket is divided into a fixed assembly and a movable assembly that can be independently positioned. The movable assembly includes multiple engaging portions that can selectively engage with limiting members at different vertical positions, allowing the swimming machine body to be adjusted to accommodate various pool types and water levels without requiring a complex integrated adjustment mechanism.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The support bracket transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic adjustable structure. The movable assembly can be shifted vertically along the fixed assembly and locked at different positions using the engaging portions and limiting members, enabling the system to adapt to different operational requirements while maintaining structural simplicity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If conventional vertical position adjustment mechanisms are used, then position adjustment is possible, but the operation becomes difficult and inconvenient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevertical position adjustment capabilityVSAvoidconvenience of adjustment operation

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The support bracket transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic adjustable structure. The movable assembly can be shifted vertically along the fixed assembly and locked at different positions using the engaging portions and limiting members, enabling the system to adapt to different operational requirements while maintaining structural simplicity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of manufacture

If a simple fixed support structure is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the vertical position cannot be adjusted to accommodate different pools

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of support structureVSAvoidadjustability to different pool types and water levels

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The support bracket is divided into a fixed assembly and a movable assembly that can be independently positioned. The movable assembly includes multiple engaging portions that can selectively engage with limiting members at different vertical positions, allowing the swimming machine body to be adjusted to accommodate various pool types and water levels without requiring a complex integrated adjustment mechanism.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The support bracket transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic adjustable structure. The movable assembly can be shifted vertically along the fixed assembly and locked at different positions using the engaging portions and limiting members, enabling the system to adapt to different operational requirements while maintaining structural simplicity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP3643371B1Adjustable support for a swimming machine

Publication Date: 2021.12.15 BESTWAY INFLATABLES & MATERIAL

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AI summary

An adjustable support (20) for a provided swimming machine includes a movable assembly (21) and a fixed assembly (22) for adjusting the height of the provided swimming machine. The movable assembly is fixedly mounted to the provided swimming machine. The fixed assembly is attached to a pool wall of a provided swimming pool and selectively coupled to the movable assembly. One of the movable assembly or the fixed assembly includes a plurality of engaging portions, and the other of the movable assembly or the fixed assembly includes a limiting member that mates with at least one of the plurality of engaging portions. The movable assembly is switchable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The limiting member fixedly engages at least one of the plurality of engaging portions in the locked position. The limiting member is disengaged from the at least one of the plurality of engaging portion in the unlocked position, thereby providing for the movable assembly to move vertically relative to the fixed assembly.