Universal Motor Mount with Concentric Posts for Pool Cleaners
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current robotic swimming pool cleaners require unique pump motor mounts for different brands, making it necessary to change mounts or caps for each installation, which is inconvenient and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A universal pump motor mount and cap with a base and concentric sets of posts that can engage various robotic pool cleaner housings, along with improved sealing mechanisms to accommodate different models, allowing for a single mount to fit multiple brands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a unique pump motor mount is used for each brand of robotic pool cleaner, then the motor mount can be precisely fitted to that specific brand, but it requires multiple different mounts to accommodate different brands, increasing device complexity and inventory requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The motor mount is designed with multiple sets of mounting posts (first set, second set, third set) that can be selectively engaged to accommodate different brands and models of robotic pool cleaners. This universal design allows a single mount type to replace multiple brand-specific mounts, reducing inventory complexity while maintaining reliable fits for various cleaners
2Reliability
If brand-specific motor mounts are required, then each mount can be optimized for its specific application, but it necessitates changing mounts or caps for each installation, increasing installation time and reducing ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The universal motor mount incorporates multiple configurable mounting post sets that can be adjusted to match different cleaner configurations. Installers no longer need to change mounts between brands; instead, they select the appropriate post set on the universal mount, significantly reducing installation time and effort
Solution Approach 2:
The motor mount allows dynamic selection of mounting post configurations based on the specific cleaner model being installed. This adaptability enables the same mount to be quickly reconfigured for different applications without requiring physical replacement of the mount itself
3Reliability
If multiple motor mounts are maintained for different brands, then each brand's specific requirements are met, but it increases inventory requirements and storage space
Solution Approach 1:
By designing a universal motor mount that can accommodate multiple brands through its configurable post sets, the need to maintain separate inventory of brand-specific mounts is eliminated. A single universal mount design replaces what would otherwise require multiple different mount types in inventory
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the functionality of multiple brand-specific mounts into a single universal mount design. By combining the mounting post configurations for different brands into one adaptable structure, the total quantity of mounts required in inventory is significantly reduced
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AI summary
A universal device for capping and mounting a motor within a motorized pool cleaner housing that allows a moto pump to be installed in different brands of pool cleaners. The universal device has a base and a central through opening. At least two sets of posts extend substantially perpendicular from a surface of the base, each post is adapted to engage the housing of the pool cleaner. The first set of posts extend adjacent an edge of the base to define a first footprint. The second set of posts extend adjacent the first set of posts defining a second footprint smaller than the first footprint.