EP1878477A1 - Appareil et procédé de circulation de l'eau pour une piscine - Google Patents

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EP1878477A1
EP1878477A1 EP06014531A EP06014531A EP1878477A1 EP 1878477 A1 EP1878477 A1 EP 1878477A1 EP 06014531 A EP06014531 A EP 06014531A EP 06014531 A EP06014531 A EP 06014531A EP 1878477 A1 EP1878477 A1 EP 1878477A1
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Tzu-Yang Kuo
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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  • the present invention relates to a water circulating system for a swimming pool, and more particularly to a water circulating apparatus and method for using in a built swimming pool or a swimming pool during building, so that a circulating water flow is actuated in the swimming pool for swimmers to swim in the certain fixed spot.
  • the apparatus and the method are applicable to a small swimming pool.
  • a U.S. patent (No. 1,731,554 ) provided by M.I. Wheeler in 1927 has mainly a swimming pool apparatus A that is existed alone and is suitable for using in a small space, wherein water is driven by a water circulating system A1 installed on the bottom of the swimming pool apparatus A to cause water to circulate around in the swimming pool apparatus A, so that a swimmer can swim in the swimming pool apparatus A in a certain fixed spot.
  • a U.S. patent (No. 2,035,835 ) provided by H. Raber in 1934 is used for a small space as the U.S. patent of M.I. Wheeler, but the former structure is a simplified one so as to lower cost.
  • the above two inventions are both existed alone so they are unable to be disposed in a built swimming pool.
  • a German patent (No. 2,222,594 ) mainly utilizes the idea of water circulation in a swimming pool B, wherein a water circulating system B1 is installed integrally with the swimming pool B during building the swimming pool. Installation of the water circulating system B1 must be operated by professional technicians so as to prohibit the possible leakage of water or electricity, and it makes the cost of installation exorbitant. After installation, the water circulating system B1 is unable to be removed without any damage against the swimming pool. Thereby, the use of the water circulating system B1 is short of flexibility.
  • a water circulating system shall be improved not only to have an effect of water circulating, but also to be adapted for installation and use in any of swimming pools of different lengths. In addition, it can be installed and detached flexibly and cheaply.
  • the primary objective of the present invention is to provide a water circulating apparatus for using in a built swimming pool, wherein a container and a water circulation actuating mechanism are provided and a circulating water flow is actuated in the swimming pool for swimmers to swim.
  • the second objective of the present invention is to provide a water circulating apparatus for using in a built swimming pool, wherein a container and a water circulation actuating mechanism are detachably disposed in swimming pools of various forms and sizes and the water circulating apparatus thus can be installed and detached flexibly and cheaply.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide a water circulating apparatus for using in a swimming pool, wherein the rate of the water circulation is adjustable so that swimmers can obtain different exercise effects and achieve their goals.
  • a water circulating apparatus includes a container and a water circulation actuating mechanism.
  • the container is disposed in the swimming pool and has a water outlet and a water inlet respectively on a front end and a rear end of the swimming pool, and the water outlet and the water inlet are under the water level of the swimming pool.
  • the water circulation actuating mechanism is provided on the front end of the container for pushing and lifting water from the front end of the container and controlling flow rate of water to flow out from the water outlet to the other end of the swimming pool, and to cause the water in the rear end of the swimming pool to flow into the container from the water inlet, and to flow toward the water outlet through the container, thus effecting water circulation in the swimming pool.
  • the container can include a bottom case, a front case and a rear case extended upwards respectively from two ends of the bottom case, wherein the bottom case, front case and rear case are communicated with each other.
  • the water outlet is formed on the top of the inner side of the front case, and the water inlet is formed on the top of the inner side of the rear case.
  • the position of the water outlet of the front case is higher than that of the water inlet of the rear case, and the width of the water outlet of the front case is narrower than that of the water inlet of the rear case.
  • the above stated water circulation actuating mechanism can include at least one electric motor, a plurality of gearing members and a plurality of turbine vane sets for pushing and lifting water from the bottom case and discharging the water out of the water outlet.
  • the electric motor can be disposed outside or inside the front case.
  • the container can be attached to and circle the inner peripheries of the swimming pool.
  • the water circulation actuating mechanism can be composed of an air blower and a plurality of nozzles piped with the air blower.
  • the present invention further provides with a detector in electric connection with the water circulation actuating mechanism to detect the speed of a swimmer and to relatively adjust the output power of the water-circulation actuating mechanism so as to control the flow rate of water in the swimming pool.
  • Fig. 1 there is showing a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the method of water circulation of the present invention.
  • the method can be used in a built swimming pool or a swimming pool during building.
  • the method includes the following steps:
  • the first embodiment of a water circulation apparatus 1 of the present invention is for using in a built swimming pool 9 or a swimming pool during building (as shown in Fig. 4), and it includes a container 2 disposed in the swimming pool 9 and a water circulation actuating mechanism 3.
  • the container 2 is in the form of a U-shaped plate structure and includes a bottom case 22, a front case 21 and a rear case 23 extended upwards respectively from two ends of the bottom case 22, wherein the bottom case 22, front case 21 and rear case 23 are communicated with each other.
  • On the top of the front case 21 is a panel having a plurality of through holes 211 extending vertically.
  • the inner side of the front case 21 has a plurality of round guiding tubes 212 that are disposed thereon with a curved guiding plate 213 and the curved guiding plate 213 can be an inclined plane plate.
  • On the top of the inner side of the front case 21 is an opening as a water outlet 24 and the opening is rectangular and faces to the opening of the rear case 23.
  • the rear case 23 is disposed on its top end and inner side with a notch facing upwards to the front case 21 as a water inlet 25.
  • the water outlet 24 and the water inlet 25 can be a plurality of openings without limitation on their shapes.
  • the position of the water outlet 24 of the front case 21 is higher than that of the water inlet 25 of the rear case 23, and the width of the water outlet 24 of the front case 21 is higher than that of the water inlet 25 of the rear case 23.
  • the water circulation actuating mechanism 3 is provided on the front end of the container 2 and includes at least one electric motor 31, a plurality of gearing members 32 and a plurality of turbine vane sets 33.
  • the electric motor 31 is adjustable to switch to different rotation rates.
  • the gearing members 32 can include a rotation rod and the through holes 211 on the top panel of the front case 21 that are respectively linked up with the turbine vane sets 33.
  • the turbine vane sets 33 are disposed inside the front case 21, and the electric motor 31 is disposed on the top of the front case 21.
  • the electric motor 31 can also be an immersed type that has a waterproof function, and installed together with the gearing members 32 and the turbine vane sets 33 in the front case 21.
  • FIG. 5 and 6 there are schematic views showing the state of water circulation of the first embodiment of the present invention, wherein when the container 2 of the present invention is provided in the built swimming pool 9, the water outlet 24 and the water inlet 25 of the container 2 are under the water level of the swimming pool, and the position of the water outlet 24 of the front case 21 is higher than that of the water inlet 25 of the rear case 23.
  • the electric motor 31 is linked up with the gearing members 32, it makes the turbine vane sets 33 at one end of the gearing members 32 start to rotate, and the water below the turbine vane sets 33 is driven and lifted.
  • the water flows out from the water outlet 24 to the water inlet 25 horizontally.
  • the flow rate of the water gradually reduces along the distance of flowing and water flows out in a sector shape and then into the water inlet 25 of the rear case 23.
  • the water circulation is formed by the way of the inside flow passage 26 in the rear case 23 and the bottom case 22.
  • the rotation rate of the electric motor 31 can be adjusted in accordance with the physical situation or the actual requirement of the swimmer to control the flow rate of the water so that the swimmer can swim nearly at the same spot and the exercise effect is equivalent to swimming in a large swimming pool by the way of the relative speed of the swimmer to the rate of the water circulation.
  • the present invention can provide a certain water flow rate by setting any of different rotation rates of the electric motor 31 in advance or by means that, as shown in Fig. 6, the swimming pool 9 is installed on one of its lateral sides with a detector 4 and the detector 4 is electrically connected with the electric motor 31 of the water circulation actuating mechanism 3 to detect the speed of the swimmer relative to the water circulating rate.
  • the output power of the electric motor 31 is correspondingly adjusted so as to control the flow rate of the water in the swimming pool 9.
  • a water circulation actuating mechanism 5 includes an air blower 51 and a plurality of nozzles 52 piped with the air blower 51.
  • the air blower 51 can be substituted by an air compressor or a pump able to actuate water flow with high rate.
  • the nozzles 52 are disposed on an inner side of the front case 21 in the container 2 and the spraying mouths of the nozzles 52 face to the water inlet 25 of the rear case 23, thereby water in the front case 21 flows from the front case 21 to the rear case 23.
  • the round guiding tubes 212 disposed in the present invention can also be divided into a front guiding tube group 214 and a rear guiding tube group 215 and both are disposed thereon with the curved guiding plate 213, and the top end of the rear guiding tube group 215 is higher than that of the front guiding tube group 214.
  • the circulating water flow forms two flowing paths and water flows into the two parallel flowing paths. Then water flows horizontally towards the water inlet 25 of the rear case 23 from the water outlet 24 of the front case 21.
  • a container 6 is attached to and circle the inner peripheries of the swimming pool 9.
  • the container 6 has a water outlet 61 and a water inlet 62 respectively on the front end and the rear end, and the water outlet 61 and the water inlet 62 are under the water level of the swimming pool 9.
  • the water circulation actuating mechanism 5 is preferably composed of an air blower 51 and a plurality of nozzles 52 piped with the air blower 51.
  • the air blower 51 can be substituted by an air compressor or a pump that can actuate water flow with high rate so that the nozzles 52 can spray high pressure liquid to push and lift water from the front end of the container 6 and control flow rate of water to flow out from the water outlet 61 to the other end of the swimming pool 9, and to cause the water in the rear end of the swimming pool to flow into the container 6 from the water inlet 62, and to flow towards the water outlet 61 through the container, thus effecting water circulation in the swimming pool.
  • the present invention surely can achieve the expected objectives thereof to provide a water circulating apparatus and a method that can actuate water circulation and can be used in a built swimming pool with various lengths. Besides, the water circulating apparatus can be installed and detached flexibly and cheaply and is of industrial value.

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WO2013020013A1 (fr) * 2011-08-03 2013-02-07 Braswell Keith Générateur de courant de natation portatif
CN107882164A (zh) * 2017-12-21 2018-04-06 鸿灌环境技术有限公司 一种雨水收集回收系统用截污挂篮
WO2018083264A1 (fr) * 2016-11-04 2018-05-11 Lengermann + Trieschmann Gmbh + Co. Kg Système pour la production d'une vague artificielle
CN112854838A (zh) * 2021-01-13 2021-05-28 朱少云 一种健身的安全型生态游泳池

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DE8311105U1 (fr) * 1983-04-14 1990-11-08 Laing, Karsten, Dipl.-Ing., 7148 Remseck, De
FR2822183A1 (fr) * 2001-03-19 2002-09-20 Paul Soltani Piscine a contre-courant
DE102004048419A1 (de) * 2004-10-05 2006-04-13 Kami Kahrom Mobiles Trainings-Schwimmbecken

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DE8311105U1 (fr) * 1983-04-14 1990-11-08 Laing, Karsten, Dipl.-Ing., 7148 Remseck, De
FR2822183A1 (fr) * 2001-03-19 2002-09-20 Paul Soltani Piscine a contre-courant
DE102004048419A1 (de) * 2004-10-05 2006-04-13 Kami Kahrom Mobiles Trainings-Schwimmbecken

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WO2013020013A1 (fr) * 2011-08-03 2013-02-07 Braswell Keith Générateur de courant de natation portatif
US9234496B2 (en) 2011-08-03 2016-01-12 Keith Braswell Portable swim current generator
WO2018083264A1 (fr) * 2016-11-04 2018-05-11 Lengermann + Trieschmann Gmbh + Co. Kg Système pour la production d'une vague artificielle
CN107882164A (zh) * 2017-12-21 2018-04-06 鸿灌环境技术有限公司 一种雨水收集回收系统用截污挂篮
CN112854838A (zh) * 2021-01-13 2021-05-28 朱少云 一种健身的安全型生态游泳池

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