JPH09119231A - Swimming pool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute the change of swimming distance installations within a short period of time and to make it possible to set a swimming race course capable of swimming always along the same direction. SOLUTION: A moving wall 6 is borne between a position of an end wall 3 and the central position of a side wall 2 along rails 5 in a receprocating state, a driving device for moving and driving the moving wall 6 is provided, and the moving wall 6 is moved along the rails 5 by driving the driving device. By the constitution, a swimming course with required distance can be set without changing a swimming direction, not only above 100 meter and 50 meter swimming races but also a 25 meter swimming race, the change of swimming distance installations is executed within a short period time, and a swimming race course can be set by swimming always along the same direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a swimming pool which can be partitioned by a moving wall so that a person can swim in the same direction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A general swimming pool has a longitudinal dimension (side wall length) of 50 meters and a transverse dimension (end wall length) of 25 meters. In the case of such a pool, in order to swim for 100 meters or more, the longitudinal direction is folded and used for swimming, and for swimming for 50 meters, only the forward path is used in the longitudinal direction.
In addition, for the 25-meter swimming, only the outward path is used by swimming in the width direction.

[0003]

The longitudinal dimension is 50.
When swimming 25 meters in a general swimming pool of meter, the course rope is stretched along the shorter side (width direction) of the rectangle in a flat state, and the start stand is installed along the longer side of the rectangle. There is. However, such a temporary course requires time and labor for installing a start stand, etc., and also requires equipment such as a touch panel for time measurement and a course rope to be fixed to the wall on the longitudinal side. Become. In addition, since the spectator seats of a general swimming pool are installed laterally in the longitudinal direction, when a 25-meter race is performed, it is not possible to watch the race from the side and you will be watching from the front. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and it is possible to set the length of a swimming course not only for swimming of 100 meters or more and 50 meters, but also for 25 meters of swimming which will be noticed from now on. It is an object of the present invention to provide a swimming pool that can be changed in a short time and can always swim in the same direction.

[0005]

The structure of the present invention for achieving the above object is a swimming pool formed by a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, and is laid parallel to the side walls. A rail, a moving wall supported by the rail so as to reciprocate between at least one of the end walls and a central portion of the side wall, and a driving means for driving the moving wall. Characteristically, by moving the moving wall along the rail by driving the driving means, a swimming course of a desired distance can be set without changing the swimming direction.

Further, the length of the side wall is set to a length obtained by adding 50 meters to the width in the moving direction of the moving wall, which is 25 for a swimming course of 100 meters or more and 50 meters. The same direction is set up for the meter race course.

Further, the moving wall is composed of an underwater portion disposed underwater and an above-water portion disposed above the water. The underwater portion is constructed by a perforated plate, and the above-water portion is a stable walk for a person. A touch panel for measurement is provided on a surface of the underwater portion facing the end wall, a course rope fixing means and a start stand on the upper surface are provided on the above-water portion, and the moving wall is further provided. Is provided with a fixing means for fixing at the central portion of the side wall, when the moving wall is moved, the perforated plate facilitates passage of water, and by fixing the moving wall by the fixing means, Two pools equipped with measurement touch panel, starter, and course rope fixing means will be installed.

Further, the driving means comprises a wire rope connected to the moving wall, a guiding means for guiding the wire rope in a direction along the rail, and a winch for pulling the wire rope. Characterize. The driving means includes a rack member arranged in parallel with the rail, a gear member rotatably mounted on the moving wall in a watertight sealed state and meshing with the rack member, and a gear provided on the moving wall. It is characterized by comprising a reversible motor for rotationally driving a member.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The swimming pool of the present invention is a swimming pool formed by a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, in which the moving wall is moved along the side wall, that is, along the swimming direction. This allows you to change the swimming distance.
In this embodiment, in particular, by moving the moving wall along the side wall, one swimming pool having a length of 50 meters can be set between the pair of end walls, and a swimming pool having a length of 25 meters can be formed. Two can be set.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main portion of a swimming pool according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross section taken along the longitudinal direction of the swimming pool, and FIG. 3 is a detailed state of a moving wall support portion. 4 shows a plane state when the swimming pool is used without moving the moving wall, and FIG. 5 shows a plane state when the moving wall is used and the swimming pool is used.

The swimming pool 1 shown in the figure is a winch fixed installation type, and is composed of a pair of side walls 2 and a pair of end walls 3. The side walls 2 are long sides and the end walls 3 are short sides in a plan view. It has a rectangular shape. The length of the swimming course is 50 meters in the direction along the side wall 2 (longitudinal direction). Grooves 4 extending along the longitudinal direction are formed on the outer surface portions of the pair of side walls 2, and rails 5 are laid inside each groove 4. That is, the rails 5 are laid in parallel along the side walls 2.

A moving wall 6 is provided which extends across the pair of rails 5 in parallel with the end wall 3, and the moving wall 6 is movable along the rails 5 via wheels 7 (see FIG. 3). ).
The moving wall 6 is arranged on the water and has a pair of wheels 7 provided at both ends thereof, respectively.
And an underwater portion 9 that has a substantially same length and hangs in water. The underwater portion 9 is formed of a perforated plate (punching board) made of stainless steel, and a guide roller 10 rolling on the bottom surface of the pool is provided at the lower end of the underwater portion 9.
Since the underwater portion 9 is formed by a perforated plate, when the moving wall 6 moves through the pool covered with water, the water passes through the perforated plate to reduce the movement resistance and push the water in the moving direction. Is prevented.

A measuring touch panel 11 for measuring time is provided on the surface of the underwater portion 9 facing the end wall 3. The water area 8 has a width that allows a person to stand upright on a stable walk, and a start table 12 for the number of swimming courses is provided on the upper surface of the water area 8. Further, the water surface portion 8 is provided with a hook 13 as a course rope fixing means for fixing the course rope.

The moving wall 6 extends along the rail 5 on one end wall 3
It can freely reciprocate between (the right side in FIGS. 4 and 5) and the central portion of the side wall 2, and the length of the side wall 2 is set to the width H of the moving wall 6 plus 50 meters. (See FIG. 4). As shown in FIG. 4, when the moving wall 6 is moving to the one end wall 3 side, the swimming pool 1 is used as one pool having a length of 50 meters. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, when the moving wall 6 is moving to the center of the side wall 2, the swimming pool 1 is used as two 25-meter pools. In any case, the swimming direction is along the side wall 2.

Locking pins 14 as fixing means are provided at the above-water part 8 and the underwater part 9 of the moving wall 6, and the pool bottom at one end wall 3 part, the pool side pit and the center part of the side wall 2 are provided. A fitting portion (not shown) into which the lock pin 14 is fitted is provided on the bottom surface of the pool and the pool side pit. By fixing the lock pin 14 to the fitting portion, the moving wall 6 is fixed to one end wall 3 portion or the side wall 2 central portion. The moving end of the moving wall 6 is
It is detected by detection means such as a limit switch. The moving wall 6 is reciprocated by the driving means.

The driving means will be described. As shown in FIG.
A machine room 15 is provided outside the one end wall 3, and a forward winch 16 and a backward winch 17 are installed on both sides of the machine room 15 in the width direction. Forward winch 16
The sheave 18 (guide means) arranged slightly on the other end wall 3 side from the central portion of the side wall 2 and the sheave 19 (guide means) arranged immediately above the forward winch 16 for changing direction.
The wire rope 20 around which the wire is wound is wound, and the tip of the wire rope 20 is fixed to the moving wall 6 on the other end wall 3 side. A wire rope 22 around a sheave 21 (guide means) for changing the direction arranged immediately above is wound around the return winch 17, and the tip end of the wire rope 22 is a moving wall 6 on one end wall 3 side. It is fixed to. In other words, by pulling the wire rope 20 by the forward winch 16, the moving wall 6 moves to the central portion side of the side wall 2 (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4), and by pulling the wire rope 21 by the backward winch 17. The moving wall 6 moves to the one end wall 3 side (the direction of the arrow in FIG. 5).

In the swimming pool 1 having the above-mentioned structure, the moving wall 6 is moved to the side of the one end wall 3 and used as a swimming pool having a length of 50 meters when a swim of 50 meters or more is performed. In addition, we perform 25 meters of swimming,
In the case of using two independent pools, the moving wall 6 is moved to the center of the side wall 2 and used as two 25-meter pools. In either case, the swimming direction is along the side wall 2.

When used as a swimming pool having a length of 50 meters, the return winch 17 pulls the wire rope 21 and the forward winch 16 moves the wire rope 2
Roll out 0. As a result, the wheels 7 roll along the rails 5, the guide rollers 10 roll on the bottom surface of the pool, and the moving wall 6 moves to one end wall 3 side. Since the underwater portion 9 of the moving wall 6 is formed of a perforated plate, water can pass through the perforated plate even when moving in a pool covered with water, which reduces movement resistance and driving power consumption. it can. Further, the water is not pushed out in the moving direction, and the overflow of water is prevented. When the moving wall 6 moves to a predetermined position on the side of the one end wall 3, the lock pin 14 is fitted into the fitting portion to fix the moving wall 6 to the predetermined position (state of FIG. 4). Thereby, the swimming pool 1 is used as a 50-meter-long swimming pool.

When used as a 25-meter pool,
The forward winch 16 pulls the wire rope 20, and the backward winch 17 pulls out the wire rope 21. As a result, the moving wall 6 is guided by the rail 5 and moves to the central portion of the side wall 2. When the moving wall 6 moves to a predetermined position in the center of the side wall 2, the lock pin 14 is fitted into the fitting portion to fix the moving wall 6 to the predetermined position (state of FIG. 5). This makes it possible to use the swimming pool 1 as two 25-meter-long swimming pools and simultaneously hold a competition. Since the measuring touch panel 11, the start stand 12 and the hooks 13 are provided on the above-water part 8 of the moving wall 6, the same one as that used as a swimming pool having a length of 50 meters can be used. Therefore, 2
Measurement touch panel 1 for 5 meters competition
1, it is not necessary to prepare the starting table 12, the hook 13, and the like, and labor for installation is also unnecessary. Also, 2
When used as a 5-meter pool, the course length direction is the same as when used as a 50-meter pool, so the course length does not change with respect to the audience seats and the course length is changed. However, the watching direction does not change.

Another embodiment of the driving means will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 show the plan view of the swimming pool showing the driving means according to another embodiment.

The drive means shown in the figure is provided with a winch 31 with a double drum which shares both a forward winch and a backward winch, and a wire rope 32 is wound around the winch 31. The winch 31 can be selectively installed on the other end wall 3 side (left side in the drawing) and one end wall 3 side (right side in the drawing). As shown in FIG. 6, when the winch 31 is installed on the other end wall 3 side, the wire rope 3
The tip of 2 is fixed to the side of the moving wall 6 facing the other end wall 3. As shown in FIG. 7, when the winch 31 is installed on the one end wall 3 side, the tip of the wire rope 32 is fixed to the side of the moving wall 6 facing the one end wall 3. The wire rope 32 is guided in a direction along the side wall 2, that is, in the rail 5 (see FIG. 1) by a sheave 33 as a guide means.

In the driving means provided with the winch 31 having the double drum, when the winch 31 is used as a swimming pool having a length of 50 meters, the winch 31 is installed on the end wall 3 side on one side and the tip of the wire rope 32 is set on one side. It is fixed to the moving wall 6 on the side opposite to the end wall 3. When the wire rope 32 is pulled by the winch 31 in this state, the moving wall 6 moves to the one end wall 3 side, and the swimming pool 1 is used as a swimming pool having a length of 50 meters. When used as a 25-meter-long swimming pool, the winch 31 is installed on the side of the other end wall 3 and the tip of the wire rope 32 is fixed to the moving wall 6 on the side facing the other end wall 3. When the wire rope 32 is pulled by the winch 31 in this state, the moving wall 6 moves to the central portion of the side wall 2 and the swimming pool 1 is moved to 2
Used as two 25-meter long swimming pools.

A winch 3 with a double drum as driving means
The use of 1 eliminates the need for a machine room or the like for installing a dedicated winch, which is advantageous in terms of space.

Still another embodiment of the driving means will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the main part of the driving means according to still another embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG.

As shown in the figure, a rack member 35 is arranged in parallel with the rail 5, and a reversible motor 36 is provided on the moving wall 6. A rotating shaft 37 extending along the longitudinal direction of the moving wall 6 is connected to the drive shaft of the reversible motor 35, and the rotating shaft 37 is rotatably supported by the moving wall 6 by a bearing 38. Gears 39 as gear members are attached to both ends of the rotary shaft 37, and the gear 39 meshes with the rack member 35. Since the reversible motor 35 is provided on the moving wall 6 that moves in the pool, the reversible motor 35 is in a watertight sealed state in order to prevent water from entering.

In the driving means equipped with the reversible motor 35,
The rotation shaft 37 is rotated by the drive of the reversible motor 35, and the moving wall 6 is self-propelled along the rail 5 by the rotation of the gear 39 meshing with the rack member 35. By making the moving wall 6 self-propelled, the swimming pool 1 is used as a 50-meter-long swimming pool or two 25-meter-long swimming pools. By using the reversible motor 35 as the driving means, it becomes possible to properly use the swimming pool 1 without increasing the number of devices installed in the peripheral portion.

[0027]

According to the swimming pool of the present invention, there is provided driving means for supporting the movable wall so as to reciprocate along the rail between the position of the end wall and the central portion of the side wall, and for driving the movable wall. Since it is provided, by moving the moving wall along the rail by driving the driving means, it becomes possible to set the swimming course at a desired distance without changing the swimming direction. As a result, it is possible to change the length of the course in a short time not only for swimming of 100 meters or more and 50 meters, but also for swimming of 25 meters, and set a swimming course that always swims in the same direction. can do.

Further, by constructing the underwater portion of the moving wall with a perforated plate, the moving resistance of the moving wall can be reduced, power consumption can be reduced, and overflow of water due to extrusion can be prevented. In addition, the measurement panel and the fixing means for fixing the course rope are installed on the moving wall, and the start stand is provided on the upper surface of the moving wall. It can be shared, and there is no need to temporarily install competition equipment even if the usage changes.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a swimming pool according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the longitudinal direction of the swimming pool.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of a moving wall support portion.

FIG. 4 is a plan view when the swimming pool is used without moving the moving wall.

FIG. 5 is a plan view when the swimming pool is used by moving the moving wall.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a swimming pool showing drive means according to another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a swimming pool showing drive means according to another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a main part of a driving unit according to still another embodiment.

9 is a view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Swimming pool 2 Side wall 3 End wall 4 Groove 5 Rail 6 Moving wall 7 Wheel 8 Water part 9 Underwater part 10 Guide roller 11 Measurement touch panel 12 Start stand 13 Hook 14 Lock pin 15 Machine room 16 Forward winch 17 Return winch 18 , 19, 21 Sheave 20, 21 Wire rope 31 Winch 32 Wire rope 33 Sheave 35 Rack member 36 Reversible motor 37 Rotating shaft 38 Bearing 39 Gear

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A swimming pool formed by a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls, wherein rails laid in parallel along the side walls, positions of at least one of the end walls, and a central portion of the side wall. A swimming pool comprising: a moving wall supported by the rail so as to be capable of reciprocating between the moving wall and driving means for moving the moving wall. 2. The swimming pool according to claim 1, wherein the length of the side wall is set to a length obtained by adding 50 meters to the width of the moving wall in the moving direction. 3. The moving wall comprises an underwater portion disposed underwater and an above-water portion disposed above the water. The underwater portion is constructed of a perforated plate, and the above-water portion is a stable walk for a person. A touch panel for measurement is provided on a surface of the underwater portion facing the end wall, a course rope fixing means and a start stand on the upper surface are provided on the above-water portion, and the moving wall is further provided. The swimming pool according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a fixing means for fixing the seam at a central portion of the side wall. 4. The drive means includes a wire rope connected to the moving wall, guide means for guiding the wire rope in a direction along the rail, and a winch for pulling the wire rope. The swimming pool according to claim 1, wherein the swimming pool is a swimming pool. 5. The driving means is provided on a rack member arranged in parallel with the rail, a gear member rotatably mounted on the moving wall in a watertight sealed state and meshing with the rack member, and provided on the moving wall. And a reversible motor for rotating the gear member.
The swimming pool according to claim 3.