Water Walking Float With Rotating Pushing Plate for Drag Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water shoes and devices face challenges with high resistance in water, making it difficult to move efficiently, and paddling structures are inflexible, requiring excessive physical effort.
Innovation Solution
A water walking device with a floating device, water manifold, and a rotating pushing plate mechanism, featuring limiting devices like capsules or ropes to control resistance states, allowing seamless transition between low and high resistance modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If a larger air bag is used to support user weight, then buoyancy is improved, but water resistance increases making movement difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The water walking device divides the buoyancy function into two parts: a fixed floating device for static support and a movable pushing plate for dynamic propulsion. This segmentation allows the buoyancy component to remain small while the propulsion component can engage water resistance selectively during the pushing phase of movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The pushing plate is designed to rotate between opened and closed positions, dynamically adjusting its orientation relative to the direction of motion. By rotating the pushing plate to different angles, the device can optimize between minimizing resistance during entry and maximizing propulsion during the pushing phase, resolving the contradiction between needing buoyancy and avoiding continuous water resistance.
2Ease of operation
If a paddling device with opened/closed boards is used, then movement capability is improved, but the structure becomes complex and resistant to rotation in water
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the floating device and pushing plate into an integrated water walking device where the pushing plate is directly connected to the floating device. This merging eliminates the need for separate complex paddling mechanisms while maintaining movement capability through the rotation of the integrated pushing plate structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The pushing plate utilizes a flexible connection mechanism that allows smooth rotation between opened and closed positions. This flexible design reduces structural complexity compared to rigid paddling boards while enabling the necessary motion for water propulsion.
3Speed
If paddling boards are used to push against water resistance, then forward motion is achieved, but excessive physical energy is required
Solution Approach 1:
The floating device provides continuous buoyant force that counteracts the user's weight, eliminating the need to expend energy to overcome gravity. The user only needs to provide minimal energy to rotate the pushing plate and utilize water resistance for forward propulsion, significantly reducing overall energy expenditure compared to traditional paddling devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The water resistance that normally hinders movement is converted into a beneficial force. By rotating the pushing plate to an opened position, the device uses water resistance to propel the user forward during the power phase, transforming the harmful factor into a self-propelling mechanism that reduces the energy the user must expend.
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
Enables efficient water walking with reduced physical effort by dynamically adjusting resistance, facilitating smooth forward motion and improved paddling speed.
Implementation Method 1
After the air bag has been inflated, people can float and walk on a water surface through the buoyancy of the air bag
Implementation Method 2
The resistance of the water acts on the pushing plate and hinders the user from moving the foot backwards, thus pushing the user to move forwards
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AI summary
The present invention provides a water walking device. The water walking device includes a floating device, a water manifold, a pushing plate and a first limiting device. The floating device is provided with a wearing slot, and the wearing slot is configured to allow a user to put a foot in. The water manifold is connected to a bottom of the floating device. The pushing plate is connected to the water manifold and is rotated between an opened position and a closed position. The first limiting device is arranged on one side of the pushing plate facing the water manifold or on one side of the water manifold facing the pushing plate. When the pushing plate is rotated to the closed position, the first limiting device limits an angle between the water manifold and the pushing plate to form a gap between the water manifold and the pushing plate. The present invention further provides a water walking system. The opening or closing of the pushing plate changes the resistance to the product, and the first limiting device can effectively assist the pushing plate in changing the position of the pushing plate, thereby changing the resistance state, so that the user can easily walk on the water surface. The product has a good use effect.