EP4323604A1

EP4323604A1 - A splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate

Info

Publication number: EP4323604A1
Application number: EP22719034.5A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Zhi Xiong Huang; Ai Ming TAN; Jian Li
Original assignee: Intex Marketing Ltd
Current assignee: Intex Marketing Ltd
Priority date: 2021-04-16
Filing date: 2022-04-15
Publication date: 2024-02-21
Also published as: WO2022219601A1; CN215631983U

Abstract

A swimming pool may include a rigid surrounding wall including a plurality of surrounding plates (1). Each surrounding plate may have two side portions arranged back to back. One side portion may be protruding with a lug (11). The other side portion may be formed with a setting area (12). The lug of one of two adjacent surrounding plates may be placed into the setting area of the other surrounding plate.

Description

A SPLICING STRUCTURE OF A POOL SURROUNDING PLATE

Related Application

[0001] This application is related to Chinese Utility Model Application No.: CN202120788807.1, filed April 16, 2021, the entire disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference.

Technical Field

[0002] The present disclosure relates to an outdoor swimming pool structure, in particular to a splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate, a rigid surrounding wall of a swimming pool and a swimming pool.

Backeround

[0003] The existing swimming pool structure, such as CN200949321, disclosed an above-ground swimming pool, which comprises a rigid surrounding wall and a flexible inner layer, the rigid surrounding wall comprises a support frame and a decorative wall, the support frame comprises a plurality of support poles, and the top ends of the two adjacent support poles are connected by a cross bar, the decorative wall comprises connecting columns arranged on the outer side of the aforementioned support poles, and a surrounding plate is embedded in the opposite grooves of two adjacent connecting columns, each surrounding plate is covered with a cover plate, and the connection of the two adjacent cover plates are provided with a connecting plate. The outer side of the connection cover forms an extension downward. The extension is locked to the outer side surface of the upper end of the corresponding connecting column by screws. The support frame is provided with a fixing hook, and the fixing hook is disposed with a hook extending inside and hooked to the transverse part of the T-shaped joint. The fixing hook is locked and fixed with the two adjacent cover plates and the connecting cover by screw's. The surrounding plate is composed of a plurality of horizontal strip plates stacked up and down. The bottom edge of each strip plate forms a buckle groove that is buckled on the top edge of the other strip plate located below it, and the buckle groove of the bottom edge of the downmost strip plate is buckled on the protruding rib formed on the bottom plate. The connection strength between the surrounding plates needs to be further strengthened. Summary

[0004] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, structures for a swimming pool are provided. Exemplary structures include a splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate which is adapted to form part of a surrounding wall of a swimming pool, a rigid surrounding wall of a swimming pool, and a swimming pool.

[0005] In another exemplary embodiment, a splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate comprising surrounding plates is provided. The surrounding plate has two side portions arranged back to back, one side portion is protruding with a lug, the other side portion is formed with a setting area, and the lug of one of two adjacent surrounding plates is placed into the setting area of the other surrounding plate.

[0006] In an example thereof, both side portions of the surrounding plate are provided with a lug and a setting area, and the lug and the setting area of the two side portions are arranged in a staggered manner.

[0007] In another example thereof, the lug is provided with a first matching structure. The first matching structure comprises a groove recessed on the front of the lug. The setting area is provided with a second matching structure. The second matching structure comprises a convex portion on the back side of the setting area, and the convex portion and the groove are matched in an insertion manner.

[0008] In yet another example thereof, both side portions of tire surrounding plate are provided with lugs and setting areas, and the lugs and setting areas on both side portions are arranged in a staggered manner. The back of the side portion of the surrounding plate is concave and formed into a stepped structure. The stepped structure has a stepped surface. The lugs are fixed on the stepped surface and protrade from the side portion of the surrounding plate, and the setting area is formed between each two adjacent lugs.

[0009] In still another example thereof, the groove wall of the groove feeing away from the surrounding plate is provided with an inclined guide structure.

[0010] In yet still another example thereof, the end surface of the lug is provided with an inclined guide structure.

[0011] In a further example thereof, the surrounding plate surrounding plate is made by injection molding.

[0012] In a further exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a rigid surrounding wall of a swimming pool is provided. The rigid surrounding wall comprising a plurality of upright columns arranged at intervals in a ring shape, and each of the two adjacent upright columns is relatively fixedly mounted by a detachable structure, and a plurality of surrounding plates are arranged between the two adjacent upright columns. The side wall of the upright column is concavely provided with a sliding groove. The two ends of the surrounding plate are respectively installed in the sliding groove of the two upright columns. The surrounding plates are spliced up and down, and the splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate is used between each two adjacent surrounding plates up and down. [0013] In an example thereof, tire detachable structure comprises an upper flat plate, the upper flat plate is supported against the top surface of the upright column, the upright column is provided with an upper cover joint, and the upper cover joint is fixedly covered on the upright column and covered on the end of the upper flat plate. [0014] In another example thereof, the detachable structure comprises a bottom plate, a base is fixedly connected to the lower end of the upright column, and two ends of the bottom plate are respectively attached to the bases of the two upright columns, the surrounding plate supports is supported against the bottom plate.

[0015] In yet a further exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a swimming pool is provided. The swimming pool comprising a flexible inner layer and the rigid surrounding wall of a swimming pool. A swimming pool cavity is formed in the flexible inner layer.

[0016] In yet still a further exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of assembling a swimming pool is provided. The method comprising positioning a flexible inner layer including a ring-shaped wall portion and a bottom portion on the ground; holding up the ring-shaped wall portion of the flexible inner layer with a support frame, the support frame including an upper ring shaped frame including a plurality of cross bars; and surrounding the support frame and the flexible inner layer with a rigid surrounding wall. The surrounding the support frame and the flexible inner layer including the steps of: coupling a plurality of upright columns to the support frame; positioning a plurality of surrounding plates between adjacent ones of the plurality of upright columns; and interconnecting the plurality of surrounding plates by placing spaced apart lugs of one of two adjacent surrounding plates into paced apart seating areas of the other surrounding plate.

[0017] An advantage, among others, of embodiments include the lugs of one of the two adjacent surrounding plates are placed in the setting area of the other surrounding plate, the splicing is firm, stable and reliable, and the splicing strength is improved.

[0018] Additional features and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the following detailed description of the illustrative embodiment exemplifying the best mode of carrying out the disclosure as presently perceived.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0019] The foregoing aspects and many of the intended advantages of this disclosure will become more readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0020] FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic view of a swimming pool according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0021] FIG. 2 illustrates a partial perspective exploded schematic view of a rigid surrounding wall of the swimming pool of the exemplary embodiment.

[0022] FIG. 3 illustrates a front view of a surrounding plate of the exemplary embodiment.

[0023] FIG. 4 illustrates a rear view of the surrounding plate of the exemplary embodiment.

[0024] FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic view of a splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate of tire exemplary embodiment.

[0025] FIG. 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG.

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[0026] FIG. 7 illustrates a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of

FIG. 5.

[0027] FIG. 8 illustrates a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C of

FIG. 5.

[0028] Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. Although the drawings represent embodiments of various features and components according to the present disclosure, the drawings are not necessarily to scale and certain features may be exaggerated in order to better illustrate and explain the present disclosure. The exemplifications set out herein illustrate embodiments of the disclosure, and such exemplifications are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the disclosure in any manner.

Detailed Description

[0029] For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principals of the disclosure, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings, which are described below. The embodiments disclosed below are not intended to be exhaustive or limit the disclosure to the precise form disclosed in the following detailed description. Rather, the embodiments are chosen and described so that others skilled in the art may utilize their teachings. It will be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. The disclosure includes any alterations and further modifications in the illustrative devices and described methods and further applications of the principles of the disclosure which would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the disclosure relates.

[0030] In the description, it should be noted that the terms upper, lower, inner, outer, top/bottom, etc. indicating the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation shown in the drawings are only for the convenience of simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the pointed device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present disclosure. In addition, the terms first and second are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0031] The terms “couples”, “coupled”, “coupler”, and variations thereof are used to include both arrangements wherein two or more components are in direct physical contact and arrangements wherein the two or more components are not in direct contact with each other (e.g., the components are “coupled” via at least a third component, but yet still cooperates or interact with each other).

[0032] Please refer to FIG. 3 to FIG. 8, the splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate comprises a surrounding plate 1. The surrounding plate 1 has two side portions arranged back to back. One side portion is protruding with a lug 11. The lug 11 is disposed with a first matching structure. The other side portion is formed with a setting area 12. The setting area 12 is provided with a second matching structure. The lug 11 of one of the two adjacent surrounding plates 1 is placed in the setting area of the other surrounding plate 1 and the first matching structure and the second matching structure are plug-fitted. The surrounding plate 1 may be made by injection molding to reduce production cost and weight and facilitate installation. Both side portions of the surrounding plate 1 are provided with the lug 11 and the setting area 12. The lug 11 and the setting area 12 on the two side portions are arranged in a staggered arrangement, which simplifies the structure, improves the convenience of installation, and improves the connection strength of the splicing structure.

[0033] In embodiments, the back of the side portion of the surrounding plate 1 is concave and formed into a stepped structure. The stepped structure has a stepped surface. The lugs 11 are fixed on the stepped surface and protrude from the side portion of the surrounding plate 1. The setting area 12 is formed between each two adjacent lugs 11. The structure is simplified, the installation convenience is improved, and the splicing is neat. The first matching structure comprises a groove 111 concavely disposed on the front of the lug 11. The groove 111 is disposed on the convex portion of the lug 11. The second matching structure comprises a convex portion 121 convexly disposed on the back of the setting area 12. The convex portion 121 and the groove 111 are inserted to form a snap-fit structure.

[0034] In order to improve the convenience of installation, the end surface of the lug 11 is provided with an inclined guide surface 113.

[0035] Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the rigid surrounding wall of the swimming pool comprises a plurality of upright columns 2 arranged at intervals in a ring shape. Each of the two adjacent upright columns 2 is relatively fixed by a detachable structure, and there are multiple surrounding plates 1 between each two adjacent upright columns 2. The two side walls of the upright column 2 are recessed with a sliding groove 25. The two ends of the surrounding plate 1 are respectively installed in the sliding groove 25 of the two upright columns 2, and the plurality of surrounding plates 1 are spliced up and down, the splicing structure is used between each two adjacent surrounding plates up and down. Since the frame has up-and-down spliced surrounding plates, the splicing strength can be improved and the appearance is more beautiful.

[0036] The detachable structure comprises an upper flat plate 3 and a bottom plate 4. The upright column 2 is provided with an upper cover joint 21 and a fixing hook 22. The upper flat plate 3 is supported on the top surface of the upright column 2. The upper cover joint 21 is fixedly connected to the top of the upright column 2 and the upper cover joint 21 covers the end of the upper flat plate 3. The fixing hook 22 is fixed on the upper cover joint 21 for connecting the cross bar (of the pool frame - not shown). For example, the fixing hook may be fixed by bolts. The above structure can improve the connection strength of the rigid surrounding wall of the swimming pool and facilitate assembly and disassembly. The lower end of the upright column 2 is fixedly connected with a base 23. The two ends of the bottom plate 4 are respectively attached to the bases of the two columns, and the surrounding plate 1 is supported on the bottom plate. For other structures of the rigid surrounding wall of tire swimming pool, refer to CN200949321, the entire disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein.

[0037] The swimming pool comprises a flexible inner layer 5 and the described rigid surrounding wall of the swimming pool. A swimming pool cavity is formed in the flexible inner layer. For other structures of the swimming pool, refer to CN200949321, the entire disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein.

[0038] Examples

[0039] Example 1: A splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate is provided. The splicing structure may, comprise a plurality of surrounding plates. Each surrounding plate may have two side portions arranged back to back. One side portion may be protruding with a lug. The other side portion may be formed with a setting area. The lug of one of two adjacent surrounding plates may placed into the setting area of tire other surrounding plate.

[0040] Example 2: The splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate according to Example 1, wherein both side portions of the surrounding plate may be provided with a lug and a setting area. The lug and the setting area of the two side portions may be arranged in a staggered manner.

[0041] Example 3: The splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate according to Example 1, wherein the lug may be provided with a first matching structure. The first matching structure may comprise a groove recessed on a front of the lug. The setting area may be provided with a second matching structure. The second matching structure comprises a convex portion on a back side of the setting area. The convex portion and the groove may be matched in an insertion manner.

[0042] Example 4: The splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate according to Example 3, wherein both side portions of the surrounding plate may be provided with lugs and setting areas. The lugs and setting areas on both side portions may be arranged in a staggered manner. The back of the side portion of the surrounding plate may be concave and formed into a stepped structure. The stepped structure may have a stepped surface. The lugs are fixed on the stepped surface and protrude from the side portion of the surrounding plate. The setting area may be formed between each two adjacent lugs.

[0043] Example 5: The splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate according to Example 3 or Example 4, wherein a groove wall of the groove facing away from the surrounding plate may be provided with an inclined guide structure.

[0044] Example 6: The splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate according to Example 3 or Example 4, wherein the end surface of the lug may be provided with an inclined guide structure.

[0045] Example 7: The splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate according to Example 1, wherein the surrounding plate may be made by injection molding.

[0046] Example 8: A rigid surrounding wall of a swimming pool is provided. The rigid surrounding wall comprising a plurality of upright columns may be arranged at intervals in a ring shape. Each of the two adjacent upright columns may be relatively fixedly mounted by a detachable structure. A plurality of surrounding plates may be arranged between the two adjacent upright columns. A side wall of the upright column may be concavely provided with a sliding groove. Two ends of the surrounding plate may be respectively installed in the sliding groove of the two upright columns. The surrounding plates may be spliced up and down. The splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate according to any one of Examples 1-7 may be used between each two adjacent surrounding plates up and down.

[0047] Example 9: The rigid surrounding wall of a swimming pool according to Example 8, wherein the detachable structure may comprise an upper flat plate. The upper flat plate may be supported against a top surface of the upright column. The upright column may be provided with an upper cover joint. The upper cover joint may be fixedly covered on the upright column and may be covered on an end of the upper flat plate.

[0048] Example 10: The rigid surrounding wall of a swimming pool according any one of Example 8 and Example 9, wherein the detachable structure may comprise a bottom plate. A base may be fixedly connected to the lower end of the upright column. Two ends of the bottom plate may be respectively attached to the bases of the two upright columns. The surrounding plate may be supported against the bottom plate.

[0049] Example 11: A swimming pool is provided. The swimming pool may comprise a flexible inner layer and the rigid surrounding wall of a swimming pool according to any of Examples 8-10. A swimming pool cavity is formed in the flexible inner layer.

[0050] Example 12: A method of assembling a swimming pool is provided. The method may comprise positioning a flexible inner layer including a ring-shaped wall portion and a bottom portion on the ground; holding up the ring-shaped wall portion of the flexible inner layer with a support flame, the support flame may include an upper ring shaped flame including a plurality of cross bars; and surrounding the support flame and the flexible inner layer with a rigid surrounding wall. The step of surrounding the support flame and the flexible inner layer with the rigid surrounding wall may include the steps of: coupling a plurality of upright columns to the support frame; positioning a plurality- of surrounding plates between adjacent ones of the plurality' of upright columns; and interconnecting the plurality of surrounding plates by placing spaced apart lugs of one of two adjacent surrounding plates into paced apart seating areas of the other surrounding plate.

[0051] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variation can be made in the present disclosure without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. Thus, it is intended that the present disclosure cover the modifications and variations of this disclosure provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate, comprising a plurality of surrounding plates, each surrounding plate has two side portions arranged back to back, one side portion is protruding with a lug, the other side portion is formed with a setting area, and the lug of one of two adjacent surrounding plates is placed into the setting area of the other surrounding plate.

2. The splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate according to claim 1, wherein both side portions of the surrounding plate are provided with a lug and a setting area, and the lug and the setting area of the two side portions are arranged in a staggered manner.

3. The splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate according to claim 1, wherein the lug is provided with a first matching structure, and the first matching structure comprises a groove recessed on a front of the lug; the setting area is provided with a second matching structure, the second matching structure comprises a convex portion on a back side of the setting area, and the convex portion and the groove are matched in an insertion manner.

4. The splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate according to claim 3, wherein both side portions of the surrounding plate are provided with lugs and setting areas, and the lugs and setting areas on both side portions are arranged in a staggered manner; the back of the side portion of the surrounding plate is concave and farmed into a stepped structure, the stepped structure has a stepped surface, the lugs are fixed on the stepped surface and protrade from the side portion of the surrounding plate, and the setting area is formed between each two adjacent lugs.

5. The splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a groove wall of the groove facing away from the surrounding plate is provided with an inclined guide structure.

6. The splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the end surface of the lug is provided with an inclined guide structure.

7. The splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate according to claim 1 , wherein the surrounding plate is made by injection molding.

8. A rigid surrounding wall of a swimming pool, wherein comprising a plurality of upright columns arranged at intervals in a ring shape, and each of the two adjacent upright columns is relatively fixedly mounted by a detachable structure, and a plurality of surrounding plates are arranged between the two adjacent upright columns, a side wall of the upright column is concavely provided with a sliding groove, two ends of the surrounding plate are respectively installed in the sliding groove of the two upright columns, and the surrounding plates are spliced up and down, and the splicing structure of a pool surrounding plate according to claim 1 is used between each two adjacent surrounding plates up and down.

9. The rigid surrounding wall of a swimming pool according to claim 8, wherein the detachable structure comprises an upper flat plate, the upper flat plate is supported against a top surface of the upright column, the upright column is provided with an upper cover joint, and the upper cover joint is fixedly covered on the upright column and covered on an end of the upper flat plate.

10. The rigid surrounding wall of a swimming pool according to claim 8, wherein the detachable structure comprises a bottom plate, a base is fixedly connected to the lower end of the upright column, and two ends of tire bottom plate are respectively attached to the bases of the two upright columns, the surrounding plate is supported against the bottom plate.

11. A swimming pool, wherein comprising a flexible inner layer and the rigid surrounding wall of a swimming pool according to claim 8, a swimming pool cavity is formed in the flexible inner layer.

12. A method of assembling a swimming pool, comprising positioning a flexible inner layer including a ring-shaped wall portion and a bottom portion on the ground; holding up the ring-shaped wall portion of the flexible inner layer with a support flame, the support frame including an upper ring shaped frame including a plurality of cross bars; and surrounding the support flame and the flexible inner layer with a rigid surrounding wall, including the steps of: coupling a plurality of upright columns to the support flame; positioning a plurality of surrounding plates between adjacent ones of the plurality of upright columns; and interconnecting the plurality of surrounding plates by placing spaced apart lugs of one of two adjacent surrounding plates into paced apart seating areas of the other surrounding plate.