EA009615B1 - Recreation pool - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to recreation facilities, in particular, to water pools used as aquariums for underwater performance of animals and humans in a circus ring.The invention is characterized in that the pool (fig. 1) comprises vertical posts (3) installed on a base (2) and convex walls made as glass plates (13) connected to the posts (3) and to the base (2) by a threaded couplings thus forming the pool and sealing means. The pool walls represent sections (1) as glassmetal frames (15) with convex glass plates (13) inserted thereinto with radius of curvature so providing forming cylindrical pool shape, wherein the sections (1) strengthened by bands (5,6) in their middle and upper parts, the sealing means comprise compacting elements arranged between lateral sides of the frames (15)of sections (1) and in each section (1) between the glass wall (13) and the frame (15) and reinforced film (9) glued to the bottom part (8) of the base (2) and to the bottom parts of the frames (15) along the inner and outer contour of the basin. In the vertical plane each section is convexed with radius of curvature equal to the pool radius. The lower part of the frame (15) of each section (1) represents a metal plate through which the section is connected to the base (2), wherein the base is sectional adapted to horizontal leveling.The invention permits to erect a pool of high reliability and high strength, wherein the safety margin of the structure is 250%.

Description

The invention relates to the field of technology of cultural and mass purposes, namely to the pools used in the form of aquariums for the underwater representation of people and animals in the circus arena.

Known pool [1], made of organic plastic material in the form of flat sections, vertical racks and upper lining.

The disadvantage of this pool is that it is not intended for spectacular underwater performances, because has low durability, ease of contamination of the surface with organic waste and the difficulty of cleaning. Over time, the elasticity of the material is lost and there is an inevitable property of the fluidity of the material under the action of the load. In addition, a very large thickness of the material causes distortion of the image.

Known pool [2], assembled on a single metal base with the use of convex curved elements made of safety glass, vertical uprights, screws, screeds and onlays laterally convex into the pool. The use of safety glass for pool racks significantly improves the aesthetic perception, but the complexity of its transportation, installation and disassembly makes it unsuitable for the circus arena, since the metal base is of considerable size and weight.

The closest technical solution to the proposed invention is a pool [3], consisting of vertically mounted on the base of the uprights and walls with glass plates convex in the horizontal plane, connected to the uprights and the base using threaded fasteners and forming a pool in the connection, and means for sealing pool capacities. The side walls of this pool are made of curved safety glass, installed with a convex side inside the pool and pressed with pads to the vertical posts.

The disadvantage of such a pool is that the bulge of the glass walls inside does not allow for good visibility of internal actions and objects without image distortion, and the proposed detailed solutions are not specific, as the minimum height of the water column and the diameter of the pool itself are not specified, which is very important for underwater performance .

The essence of the invention consists in the fact that the walls of the pool are sections in the form of glass-metal frames with specified convexity outwardly installed in them with glass plates, forming racks in the junction of the lateral sides of the frames and having a radius of curvature providing the cylindrical shape of the pool. The sections in the middle height and the upper parts are connected by means of fastening hoops. Means for sealing the reservoir of the pool consist of seals installed between the lateral sides of the section frames and in each section between the glass plate and the frame, and a reinforced film glued to the bottom of the base and the lower parts of the frames along the inner and outer contours of the basin.

In preferred embodiments of the invention, each of the sections in a vertical plane has an outward convexity with a radius of curvature equal to the pool radius, the lower part of the frame of each section is a metal plate through which this section is connected to the base, and the base is sectioned to be horizontally aligned .

The pool is a glass-metal structure of tightly interconnected vertical sections of at least 3.5 m height, forming a cylinder with a diameter of 5.012.0 m in connection. The glass plates are made up to 3 m high and the lower metal part of the frame is 1.0-1 high. , 2 m. The glass plate is made of triplex or a multilayer composition with a thickness of 15.030.0 mm, curved in height with a radius of 6.0 m; strengthened and framed in a metal frame with a hermetic material.

The side walls of the metal frame have parts for bolting, and in the corner parts there are clamps. The lower metal part of the sections, made of stainless steel or titanium, is 1 / 4-1 / 5 of the total height to simplify connections when installing and arranging communications. Separate sections, and their number with a diameter of, for example, 12 m is 18, is mounted on a metal rail-like ring that is set horizontally in all respects; at the same time, the ring - base is structurally recessed into the floor of the arena. Sections are joined during installation and hermetically connected by clamping on the sides through gaskets in height with the help of bolted joints and in the upper part with clamps.

In particular, the sections are interconnected by means of a sawtooth or O-shaped profile end with organic, for example polyurethane, gaskets between them and bolted joints. In addition to bolted connections, the strength of the structure is determined by the lower belt, upper and middle fastening hoops. The sections have a slight bulge outward to prevent distortion during performances in the arena. The base of the pool is made in the form of horizontally adjustable sections.

For underwater presentation, the entrance and exit of people and animals are made using a surface platform. There are devices for cleaning water, the bottom and walls of the pool from biological impurities and heating water to a temperature of 26 ° C (not shown).

To improve visual perception, side and bottom illumination is provided, made, for example, in the form of lanterns.

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In case of unpredictable water leaks or the destruction of the pool, an emergency lowering of the entire volume of water is provided.

The invention is illustrated by the attached drawing (Fig. 1), where 1 - separate sections of glass and metal frame, mounted on an annular base 2 and interconnected along the side frame metal framing sections (racks) 3 with bolted joints, while the end profile The racks have a sawtooth view through which the joints are sealed, the sections are connected to the structure with clamps 4 and fastened with an upper hoop 5 and a middle hoop 6 installed at a height of approximately 2 m from the upper edge th pool. The vertical position of the sections (1) of the pool is additionally fixed with metal plates 7 up to 2 m long, extending from each section (1 or 2 pcs.) Into the pool.

The tightness of the bottom part 8 of the pool is provided by gluing the reinforced high-strength film 9 to the bottom and to the inner lower parts of the sections at a height of up to 1.0-1.2 m (Fig. 2). Sealing of the lower part of the structure outside with the same reinforced high-strength film is allowed. Platform 10 is provided for entry and exit of artists and animals, located in the center of the pool above the water surface.

Water supply and water drain through nozzles (nozzles) 11, located in the bottom part 8 of the pool.

In case of leakage and destruction of the structure, the removal of the entire mass of water is provided.

Bottom and side lights 12 are provided to increase the entertainment of the underwater performance.

FIG. 2 shows the construction of a separate section 1, where 13 is a glass plate, 14 is a continuation of the glass plate in the metal part of the section, 15 is the metal frame of the section, 16 is the lower part of the frame is a metal plate.

An example of a pool.

The pool for underwater representation of people and animals in the circus ring has a collapsible design and is made in the form of a cylinder with a diameter of 12 m, consisting of 18 glass-metal frame sections with a height of 4.0 m; the glass part is a 23 mm thick curved outward triplex (2 reinforced glass plates 10 mm thick each, glued together with a 3 mm thick polyvinyl butyral film), and 3.6 m high, and its transparent part has a height of 3.0 m and to a depth of 0 , 6 m embedded in a metal part of stainless steel. The height of the metal part is 1.0 m. Sealing of the basin in the bottom part of its base and along the inner bottom contour of its container is made of a 7.5 mm thick PVC film (5 layers 1.5 mm thick each), reinforced with a triple plexus of silk threads and antiseptic coating. Under the film - geomat (non-woven protective material, well bonded with liquid polyvinyl chloride). Sections are interconnected by bolts and at the corners with clamps, and also fastened with upper and middle hoops. For sealing the joint between the sections of the structure, a polyurethane film is provided.

A mathematical calculation confirms the reliability of the section’s strength when the pool is completely filled with water and is determined by the value of 6 kg / mm ² . The safety factor of the pool structure is 250%.

This design of the pool allows for a bright unique spectacular performance under water in the circus arena.

Information sources

1. US patent No. 3793651, CL. 52-169.7, 1974.

2. Certificate of UI for utility model No. 10410, cl. Е04Н 4/00, 1999.

3. Patent VI No. 2244081, cl. Е04Н 4/00, 2005.

Claims (4)

CLAIM 1. A pool consisting of vertically mounted on the base (2) of the uprights (3) and walls with horizontally convex glass plates (13) connected to the uprights (3) and the base (2) using threaded fasteners and forming a joint in the connection pool, and means for sealing the pool capacity, characterized in that the walls are sections (1) in the form of glass-metal frames (15) with specified bulge outwards in them by glass plates (13), forming in the connection of the lateral sides of their frames (15) hundred yki (3) and having a radius of curvature, providing a cylindrical shape of the pool, while sections (1) in the middle height and upper parts are connected by means of fastening hoops (5, 6), and means for sealing the pool capacity consist of seals installed between the side the sides of the frames (15) of the sections (1) and in each section (1) between the glass plate (13) and the frame (15), and the reinforced film (9) glued to the bottom part (8) of the base (2) and the lower parts ( 16) frames (15) along the internal and external contour of the basin capacity. - 2 009615 2. Pool according to claim 1, characterized in that each of the sections (1) in the vertical plane has a convexity facing outward with a radius of curvature equal to the radius of the basin. 3. Pool according to claim 1, characterized in that the lower part (16) of the frame (15) of each section (1) is a metal plate, through which this section is connected to the base (2). 4. Pool according to claim 1, characterized in that its base (2) is sectional, with the possibility of horizontal alignment.