This application claims the benefit of U.S. application Ser. No. 18/208,614, filed Jun. 12, 2023, which claims priority from Chinese Application 20223334343.0, filed Dec. 12, 2022 in China; this Application further claims priority from Chinese Application CN202321526309.5, filed Jun. 14, 2023 in China; this application further claims priority from European Application EP23199386.6, filed Sep. 25, 2023; the disclosures of all of these applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
Example embodiments relate to above-ground pools, and in particular to an inflatable massage pool.
A portable massage (SPA) pool is a standalone pool holding warm or hot water in which one or more people may be partially immersed. A massage pool product of the existing design comprises an inflatable SPA pool having a massage function, which has an inflatable pool body, with an inner wall or a bottom portion of the body being provided with a massage nozzle that can spray air or water to achieve a local massage function. Existing inflatable massage pools in the market generally have a control box placed next to the pool. The control box is generally equipped with a water pump, a heater, an air pump, etc., so as to achieve functions of filtering, heating and massage. Such a control box is usually placed outside a pool body of the massage pool. More specifically, the massage control box and the pool body are usually arranged separately, occupying a large area during use. Furthermore, existing inflatable massage pools are complicated for installation and inconvenient for operation for a user.
Example embodiments may address at least the above problems and/or disadvantages and other disadvantages not described above. Also, example embodiments are not required to overcome the disadvantages described above, and may not overcome any of the problems described above.
According to an aspect of an example embodiment, an inflatable pool comprises: a pool body comprising: a pool wall and a pool bottom which together define an inflatable chamber therein, and an accommodating cavity disposed within the pool wall and isolated from the inflatable chamber; and a control box disposed in the accommodating cavity.
The pool wall may comprise a top wall, an outer wall, and an inner wall; and the pool body may further comprise an accommodating wall disposed within the pool wall and separating the accommodating chamber from the inflatable chamber, the accommodating wall connected to the inner wall and to the outer wall.
The accommodating wall may comprise an upper wall portion disposed substantially parallel to the top wall of the pool wall.
The accommodating wall may comprise a side wall portion shaped to surround the control box.
The pool body may further comprise a protective wall disposed between the accommodating wall and the control box, wherein the protective wall is connected to the outer wall and to the inner wall.
The pool wall may comprise an opening in the pool bottom through which the control box may be inserted.
The control box may comprise a control panel, and the pool wall may comprise an opening therein through which the control panel extends from an interior of the accommodating chamber.
The pool wall may comprise a pool wall water inlet and a pool wall water outlet; the control box may comprise: a control box water inlet, in communication with the pool wall water inlet, and a control box water outlet, in communication with the pool wall water outlet; and the control box may be configured to circulate water in a water receptacle, defined by the pool wall and the pool bottom, via the control box water inlet, the pool wall water inlet, the control box water outlet, and the pool wall water outlet.
The inflatable pool may further comprise: a water outlet sealing assembly sealing the pool wall water outlet to the control box water outlet; the control box may further comprise a control box water outlet connector; the pool body may further comprise a back hole formed through the accommodating wall and a pool water outlet connector extending through the inner wall and extending through the back hole; and the pool wall water outlet connector may be sealed to the control box water outlet connector by the water outlet sealing assembly.
The inflatable pool may further comprise: a water inlet sealing assembly sealing the pool wall water inlet to the control box water inlet; the control box may comprise a control box water inlet connector; the pool body may comprise a back hole formed through the accommodating wall and a pool water inlet connector extending through the inner wall and extending through the back hole; and the pool water inlet connector may be sealed to the control box water inlet connector by the water inlet sealing assembly.
The pool wall may comprise a pool wall air inlet; the control box may comprise a control box air inlet in communication with the pool wall air inlet; and the control box may be configured to supply air into a water receptacle, defined by the pool wall and the pool bottom, via the control box air inlet and the pool wall air inlet.
The inflatable pool may further comprise: an air inlet sealing assembly sealing the pool wall air inlet to the control box air inlet; the control box may further comprise a control box air inlet connector; the pool wall may further comprise a back hole formed through the accommodating wall and pool wall air inlet connector extending through the back hole; and the pool air inlet connector may be sealed to the control box air inlet connector by the air inlet sealing assembly.
The inflatable pool may further comprise: an inflation sealing assembly; the control box may comprise a control box inflation connector; and the accommodating wall may comprise an accommodating cavity inflation connector sealed to the control box inflation connector via the inflation sealing assembly.
The accommodating cavity inflation connector may comprise a first connection part; and the control box inflation connector may comprise an inflation insertion end sleeved into the first connection part such that an inner wall of the first connection part is sealed to an outer wall of the inflation insertion end.
The inflation sealing assembly may comprise: a first inflation clamping groove formed in the inner wall of the first connection part, a first inflation sealing ring disposed in the first inflation clamping groove, a second inflation clamping groove formed in the outer wall of the inflation insertion end, and a second inflation sealing ring disposed in the second inflation clamping groove.
The above and/or other aspects will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of example embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Reference will now be made in detail to example embodiments which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. In this regard, the example embodiments may have different forms and may not be construed as being limited to the descriptions set forth herein.
It will be understood that the terms “include,” “including”, “comprise, and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
It will be further understood that, although the terms “first,” “second,” “third,” etc., may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections may not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another element, component, region, layer or section.
As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Expressions such as “at least one of,” when preceding a list of elements, modify the entire list of elements and do not modify the individual elements of the list.
Various terms are used to refer to particular system components. Different companies may refer to a component by different names—this document does not intend to distinguish between components that differ in name but not function.
Matters of these example embodiments that are obvious to those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which these example embodiments pertain may not be described here in detail.
As used herein, expressions of the structural positions of components, e.g., upper, lower, top, bottom, etc., are not absolute but relative. When the components are arranged as shown in the figures, these directional expressions are appropriate, but when the positions of the components in the figures change, these directional expressions also change accordingly.
As used herein, the expression “inner” herein refers to a direction toward a water holding chamber or water placement zone or water receptacle defined by a pool wall and a pool bottom, and “outer” refers to a direction toward the exterior of the whole pool. The term “air” refers to air flow, etc., that can be introduced from an external atmosphere or by an apparatus, and “fluid” refers to liquid flow, such as water flow.
As used herein, the expression “a plurality of” means two or more, unless specifically defined otherwise.
As used herein, it should also be noted that the terms “arrange,” “connected,” and “connection” should be understood in a broad sense, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited. For example, a connection can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; or can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; and can be directly connected, or indirectly connected by means of an intermediate medium, or communication between interiors of two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of the terms used herein should be understood in specific cases.
It should be appreciated that related art massage pools have a control box disposed outside a pool body, and thus occupy a large space, are inconvenient for a user to store and use, and are inconvenient for the user to operate massage and other functions during use.
According to one or more example embodiments a control box is integrated with a pool body of a massage pool. The inflatable massage pool may have an integrally disposed control box in which a chamber is formed in a pool wall of a pool body to accommodate the control box, so that an overall occupied space may be reduced, and appearance may be improved, and convenient control and operation for a user may be provided.
An example embodiment of an inflatable massage pool 1 is shown in conjunction with
A top portion of the outer wall 201 and a top portion of the inner wall 200 are welded to the top wall 202, and a bottom portion of the outer wall 201 and a bottom portion of the inner wall 200 are welded to the pool bottom 203 to form the air chamber inside the pool wall 2000. The plurality of tensioning members 6 may be arranged at fixed or variable intervals within the air chamber of the pool wall 2000. The opposite sides of each tensioning member 6 are welded to the outer wall 201 and the inner wall 200, respectively. In the illustrated example of
The pool bottom 203 is provided with an air passage 151 to provide a massage function with bubbles. Additionally or alternatively, such an air passage may be provided in the inner wall 200 of the pool wall 2000. The control box 4 is arranged in an accommodating chamber or cavity 3 provided in the pool wall 2000. The accommodating cavity 3 is isolated from the air chamber in a sealed manner. The control box 4 may be configured to control at least a massage function of the inflatable massage pool 1. The control box 4 may be configured to circulate water in the water receptacle 5 and/or to supply air into the water receptacle 5, for example, by controlling fluid to enter or exit the water receptacle 5 and/or by controlling air to enter the air passage 151. The control box 4 may further be configured to inflate the pool by controlling air to enter the air chamber.
According to one or more example embodiments, the accommodating cavity 3 may be separated from the air chamber by a chamber wall or by an accommodating wall 340 (
According to one or more example embodiments, parts of the side wall 305 may be cut along the outer wall welding line 321 and the inner wall welding line 322 so as to form the third opening 307 and a fourth opening (back hole) 308 in the side wall 305. In this way, the side wall 305 may be connected to the outer wall 201 of the pool wall 2000 via the outer wall welding line 321 and to the inner wall 200 of the pool wall 2000 via the inner wall welding line 322.
According to one or more example embodiments, a top opening 326 of the side wall 305 may be connected to the top wall 202 of the pool body 2000 along the upper wall welding line 323 so as to close the opening 326. Alternatively, the accommodating wall 340 may include an upper wall 302 facing the top wall 202 of the pool wall 2000. More specifically, the opening 326 can be connected to the chamber upper wall (cavity upper wall) 302 along the upper wall welding line 323, and the chamber upper wall 302 may be made of a weldable material such as a PVC material or a PVC composite material and may be correspondingly provided with a side wall welding line 3022. In this way, the upper wall 302 and the side wall 305 together define the accommodating cavity 3, and the control box 4 is adapted to enter the accommodating cavity 3 through the second opening 205 in the pool bottom 203 of the pool body and is then integrated with the pool body. The upper wall 302 enables a height of the accommodating cavity 3 to be tailored to the height of the control box 4. This may be utilized when the pool wall 2000 has a height much higher than that of the control box 4, because the side wall 305 would not be required to extend to reach the top wall 202 of the pool wall 2000.
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According to one or more example embodiments, the control box 4 may include a control panel 404 (
According to one or more example embodiments, a protective wall 7 is arranged between the accommodating wall 340 and the control box 4. The protective wall 7 may match the contour of the accommodating wall 340 so as to prevent air leakage from the pool body caused by friction between the accommodating wall 340 and the control box 4. The protective wall 7 may be made of a weldable material such as PVC material or PVC composite material, and be connected to the pool body by welding so as to form an integrated structure. With reference to
It should be understood that the size and shape of the accommodating cavity defined by the accommodating wall 340, the size and shape of the protective wall 7, examples of which are illustrated in the figures to match an outer contour of the control box 4, and the size and shape of the control box, are not limited and may be determined according to design.
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According to one or more example embodiments, intermediate members may be fixedly welded at the opening of the inner wall 200. In conjunction with the example embodiment shown in
It should be understood that, in the illustrated example embodiments, the control box 4 integrates the functions of inflation, air supply, and water filling and drainage. According to one or more alternate example embodiments, these functions can be achieved by different control pumps, that is, if the spatial and structural layout allows, more than one control pump can be arranged in the accommodating cavity to respectively achieve one or more of the functions described above or other functions such as heating. According to one or more example embodiments, more than one accommodating chamber may be provided to respectively hold control pumps that achieve different functions.
In the illustrated example embodiments, the air passage 151 is shown in the shape of a circular ring in plan view. However, the air passage 151 is not limited thereto, and the air passage may be in the shape of a closed ring, an open ring, a four-sided ring or any other polygonal ring, or any other suitable form for providing users with a relaxing massage in the pool. Similarly, the inflatable massage pool is shown in a circular shape, but other shapes such as, but not limited to, a rectangular shape or other polygonal shapes are not excluded.
One or more of the pool body, the air passage and the air inlet bag may be made of a weldable material such as a PVC material or a PVC composite material The pool wall can be connected to the pool bottom by means of hot-melt welding, etc. to form the pool body, and the air passage can be formed at the pool bottom, for example, near or at the corner between the pool bottom 203 and the inner wall 200.
According to one or more example embodiments, the control box is disposed in the pool body to form an integrated structure, so that the product may be aesthetically pleasing in overall appearance, may occupy a comparatively small space, and may be convenient for the user to operate. The control box may be separated from the air chamber of the pool body in a sealing manner, achieving safe and reliable use.
It should be understood that the example embodiments illustrated in the figures illustrate various shapes, sizes and arrangements of components of the inflatable massage pool, which are merely illustrative but not restrictive, and other shapes, sizes and arrangements may be used in conjunction with any of the example embodiments described herein. The components and features described herein may be made of any of a variety of materials including, but not limited to, polymers exemplified above and other suitable materials, such as, but not limited to rubber, foam, metal and coated fabric, or combinations thereof well known to those skilled in the art.
It should be understood that above-described example embodiments are illustrative but not restrictive.
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The pool wall 2000 and the pool bottom 203 define a water placement zone (water receptacle) 5.
The control box accommodating cavity 3 is provided in the pool wall 2000 and isolated from the inflatable chamber in a sealed manner. The control box 4 is located in the control box accommodating cavity 3. The control box 4 is configured to supply air and/or water to the pool body 2. For example, the control box 4 may be in fluid communication with the water placement zone 5 of the pool body 2. The control box 4 may be configured to control various functions of the inflatable massage pool 1.
For example, the inflatable chamber is further internally provided with one or more tensioning members 6. The tensioning members 6 are connected to the inner wall 200 and the outer wall 201 of the pool body 2. After being tensioned, a tensioning member 6 provides a pulling force so as to limit deformation of a wall of the inflatable chamber, such that the inflatable chamber may keep a certain shape after being inflated.
The control box 4 is placed in the control box accommodating cavity 3, where the control box accommodating cavity 3 is located in the pool wall 2000. For example, the control box accommodating cavity 3 may be located in a space formed by the inner wall 200, the outer wall 201, the top wall 202 and the pool bottom 203 of the pool body 2. In this way, the control box 4 is integrated into the pool body 2, such that no extra space for placing the control box 4 is required outside the pool body 2, and an appearance of the entire inflatable massage pool 1 may be clean.
An example structure of the control box accommodating cavity will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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For example, the control box accommodating cavity 3 may have a substantially cuboid shape. The side wall 305 is formed by enclosing a weldable material sheet. The side wall 305 is provided with a front hole or opening 307 and a back hole or opening 308. A front hole periphery 3072 on a front side 300 of the side wall 305 and the outer wall 201 of the pool body 2 are welded to form a sealed connection, and a back hole periphery 3082 on a back side 301 of the side wall 305 and the inner wall 200 of the pool body 2 are welded to form a sealed connection. A periphery 3022 of the upper wall 302 is welded to an upper end of the side wall 305. A lower edge 3062 of the side wall 305 and the pool bottom 203 are welded to form a sealed connection, and the lower edge 3062 of the side wall 305 is provided with a first hole or opening 306, such that the first hole 306 is located at a bottom of the control box accommodating cavity 3. Corresponding to a position of the first hole 306, the pool bottom 203 is provided with a second hole or opening 205 as an access opening, and the first hole 306 is in communication with the second hole 205, so as to allow the control box 4 to enter the control box accommodating cavity 3 from the pool bottom 203. In this way, the control box accommodating cavity 3 isolates outside air from the inflatable chamber and may accommodate the control box 4, so as to facilitate mounting the control box 4 in the pool wall 2000 or removing the control box 4 from the pool wall 2000. Meanwhile, the control box accommodating cavity 3 is welded and fixed to the pool wall 2000, such that the control box accommodating cavity 3 may also limit a position of the control box 4 in the pool wall 2000, and the control box 4 may be limited from moving freely in the inflatable chamber and possibly components including a water supply pipeline.
It may be understood that in other example embodiments, the first hole 306 and the second hole 205 may also be provided on the pool wall 2000, and accordingly, the control box 4 may enter the control box accommodating cavity from the first hole 306 and the second hole 205 provided on the pool wall 2000.
For example, the first hole 306 and the second hole 205 may both have a rounded rectangle shape.
The second hole 205 may be used as an air inlet, so as to allow an air pump of the control box 4 to suck the outside air from the air inlet, and then supply air to a wave making channel described below and provide a bubble massage function. In other words, when the air pump in the control box 4 is functioning, the outside air may be sucked into the control box 4 via the second hole 205 and the first hole 306, pressurized by the air pump, and conveyed into water in the water placement zone 5 via the pipeline, so as to form bubbles having a massage function.
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The front end surface 408 of the control box 4 is provided with a control box water inlet connector 10. The inner wall 200 of the pool body is provided with a pool water inlet connector 11. One end of the control box water inlet connector 10 is in communication with the water inlet pipe 412, and the other end of the control box water inlet connector is in communication with the pool water inlet connector 11. In this way, water in the water inlet pipe 412 of the control box 4 may traverse the control box water inlet connector 10 and the pool water inlet connector 11 successively, and thus enter the water placement zone of the pool body, where the water outlet pipe 411 is in communication with the water inlet pipe 412. Specifically, water may enter the water outlet pipe 411 from the water placement zone 5 of the pool body, pass the water pump 405, flow through the heater 406, then enter the water inlet pipe 412, and finally return to the water placement zone 5. That is, the water pump 405 is in fluid communication with the water placement zone of the pool body, so as to enable water circulation. On one hand, the heater 406 may heat the water as desired, so as to make a user in the water placement zone 5 more comfortable. On the other hand, a filtering apparatus arranged on a water circulation path may filter impurities in the water. For example, a filtering apparatus 911 is mounted on the inner wall 200 of the pool body 2 as shown in
A connection between the control box water outlet connector 8 and the pool water outlet connector 9 will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Specifically, the water outlet sealing assembly 800 includes a first radial sealing member 809. For example, the first radial sealing member 809 may be an annular sealing ring. With reference to
The sealing member described herein and hereafter may be made of an elastic material. The elastic material may be, but is not limited to, rubber or silica gel.
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The water outlet insertion end 901 is inserted into the water outlet slot 804. The first radial sealing member 809 is arranged between the water outlet insertion end 901 and a slot wall of the water outlet slot 804, and abuts against a side wall of the water outlet insertion end 901 and the slot wall of the water outlet slot 804 separately, such that the water outlet insertion end 901 is connected to the water outlet slot 804 in a sealed manner.
The control box water outlet connector 8 includes an inner control box water outlet connector 801 and an outer control box water outlet connector 802. The outer control box water outlet connector 802 is arranged around the inner control box water outlet connector 801 so as to define the water outlet slot 804. For example, a radial size of the outer control box water outlet connector 802 is greater than that of the inner control box water outlet connector 801. That is, a distance between the outer control box water outlet connector 802 and the inner control box water outlet connector 801, in a radial direction, forms the water outlet slot 804, and the water outlet insertion end 901 is inserted into the water outlet slot 804.
The inner control box water outlet connector 801 is connected to the water outlet insertion end 901 in a sealed manner. Optionally, the inner control box water outlet connector 801 may be hollow and may be provided with an outer thread 803 on an outer surface, and the water outlet insertion end 901 may be provided with an inner thread 902 on an inner wall. The outer thread 803 is connected to the inner thread 902. The first radial sealing member 809 is located between an outer wall of the water outlet insertion end 901 and the slot wall of the water outlet slot 804, such that the water outlet slot 804 is connected to the water outlet insertion end 901 in a sealed manner. It may be understood that the inner control box water outlet connector 801 and the water outlet insertion end 901 may further be connected to each other in any of a number of known ways such as, but not limited to, a flange connection or an interference fit connection.
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The control box water outlet connector 8 further includes a second water outlet end surface 805 connected to the water outlet slot 804; and the second water outlet end surface 805 extends outward in the radial direction of the control box water outlet connector 8. For example, the second water outlet end surface 805 may be annular.
The first water outlet end surface 900 and the second water outlet end surface 805 are arranged opposite each other and are spaced from each other at an interval in the axial direction of the control box water outlet connector 8 (the R direction in
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The outer wall 913b of the water outlet fixing member 913 is provided with a water outlet sealing clamping groove 917, and the water outlet sealing clamping groove 917 accommodates the first radial sealing member 809. The first radial sealing member 809 is pressed between the water outlet fixing member 913 and the inner wall of the outer control box water outlet connector 802, so as to form a seal between the control box water outlet connector 8 and the pool water outlet connector 9. There are two or more water outlet sealing clamping grooves 917, and each of the water outlet sealing clamping grooves 917 accommodates one first radial sealing member 809, such that sealing may still be ensured when any first radial sealing member 809 fails.
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An outer wall of the outer control box water outlet connector 802 is provided with a third clamping groove 802a configured to accommodate a fastening member 810, and the fastening member 810 is configured to fasten the control box water outlet connector 8 and the pool water outlet connector 9. For example, the fastening member 810 presses the water outlet insertion end 901 in the water outlet slot 804 of the control box water outlet connector 8 and the first radial sealing member 809 by means of a fastening force, such that sealing of the control box water outlet connector 8 and the pool water outlet connector 9 is made tighter.
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The inflatable massage pool further includes a water bypass assembly 912. The water bypass assembly 912 is fixed to the inner wall 200 of the pool body and is in fluid communication with the filter 911. For example, the water bypass assembly 912 provides communication among other elements by means of a pipeline arranged in the pool wall, such that the water pump 405 is not only in communication with the water in the water placement zone by means of the filter 911, but also in communication with the water in the water placement zone by means of the water bypass assembly 912. When the filter 911 is blocked, the water in the water placement zone may still be sucked into the water pump 405 by means of the water bypass assembly 912. Especially, in a case in which the filter 911 is blocked by hair of a user, existence of the water bypass assembly 912 enables the user to easily leave the filter 911 without danger. In order to prevent the water pump 405 from working abnormally due to the fact that large impurities may be sucked into the water pump 405, the water bypass assembly 912 is optionally provided with a filter screen (not shown in the figure). Alternatively, the water bypass assembly 912 may be further provided with a filter element, or the water bypass assembly 912 may be another filter the same as or approximately the same as the filter 911, so as to improve filtration efficiency of a filtration system.
An example connection between the control box water inlet connector and the pool water inlet connector will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Specifically, the water inlet sealing assembly 100 includes a second radial sealing member 106. For example, the second radial sealing member 106 may be an annular sealing ring. With reference to
For example, the pool water inlet connector 11 further includes a water inlet limiting part 113. The water inlet limiting part 113 is arranged at a periphery of a first water inlet end surface 110 and extends in the axial direction of the pool water inlet connector 11 so as to protrude from the first water inlet end surface 110.
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The water inlet insertion end 111 is inserted into the water inlet slot 103. The second radial sealing member 106 is arranged between the water inlet insertion end 111 and a slot wall of the water inlet slot 103, and abuts against the water inlet insertion end 111 and the slot wall of the water inlet slot 103 separately, in the radial direction of the pool water inlet connector 11, such that the water inlet insertion end 111 is connected to the water inlet slot 103 in a sealed manner.
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The inner control box water inlet connector 101 is hollow and is provided with an outer thread 101a on an outer surface, and an inner wall of the water inlet insertion end 111 is provided with an inner thread 112 matching the outer thread 101a. For example, when the inner control box water inlet connector 101 is in threaded connection with the water inlet insertion end 111, the second radial sealing member 106 is located between an outer wall of the water inlet insertion end 111 and the slot wall of the water inlet slot 103, such that the water inlet slot 103 is connected to the water inlet insertion end 111 in a sealed manner. It may be understood that the inner control box water inlet connector 101 and the water inlet insertion end 111 may alternately be connected to each other in a sealed manner in any of a number known ways such as, but not limited to, a flange connection or an interference fit connection.
The water inlet sealing assembly 100 further includes a second axial sealing member 105. The pool water inlet connector 11 further includes the first water inlet end surface 110 connected to the water inlet insertion end 111, and the first water inlet end surface 110 extends outward in the radial direction of the pool water inlet connector 11.
The control box water inlet connector 10 further includes a second water inlet end surface 104 connected to the water inlet slot 103, and the second water inlet end surface 104 extends outward in the radial direction of the control box water inlet connector 10. For example, the second water inlet end surface 104 may be annular.
The first water inlet end surface 110 and the second water inlet end surface 104 are arranged opposite each other and are spaced apart in the axial direction of the control box water inlet connector 10 (the R direction of
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The outer wall 107b of the water inlet fixing member 107 is provided with a water inlet sealing clamping groove 107c, and the water inlet sealing clamping groove 107c accommodates the second radial sealing member 106 therein. The second radial sealing member 106 is pressed between the water inlet fixing member 107 and the inner wall of the outer control box water inlet connector 102, so as to form a sealed connection between the control box water inlet connector 10 and the pool water inlet connector 11. There are two or more water inlet sealing clamping grooves 107c, and each of the water inlet sealing clamping grooves 107c accommodates one second radial sealing member 106, such that a sealing effect can still be ensured when any second radial sealing member 106 fails.
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The second axial sealing member 105 includes a third connection part 105b and a fourth protrusion 105c. The third protrusion 105a and the fourth protrusion 105c are located at opposite ends of the third connection part 105b in the axial direction of the second axial sealing member 105 (the R direction in
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An example connection between the control box air inlet connector and the pool air inlet connector will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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For example, the radial sealing connector 131 further includes a contraction part 134a. One end of the contraction part 134a is connected to the first air inlet end 133 and the other end of the contraction part is connected to the second air inlet end 134.
For example, both the first air inlet end 133 and the second air inlet end 134 may be hollow tubular structures having equal diameters. Specifically, if a radial size of the first air inlet end 133 is greater than that of the second air inlet end 134, a radial size of the contraction part 134a gradually decreases in the axial direction of the radial sealing connector 131, facing the pool body. That is, the radial size of the contraction part 134a gradually decreases from a maximum radial size at a joint with the first air inlet end 133 to a minimum radial size at a joint with the second air inlet end 134.
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The air inlet sealing assembly 13 further includes a second air inlet sealing ring 143. The outer wall of the control box air inlet connector 14 is provided with a second air inlet clamping groove 141, and the second air inlet clamping groove 141 accommodates the second air inlet sealing ring 143. For example, the first air inlet clamping groove 140 and the second air inlet clamping groove 141 are spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the control box air inlet connector 14 (the R direction in
The outer wall of the control box air inlet connector 14 is provided with an air inlet limiting part 144 in a protruding manner. In the axial direction of the control box air inlet connector 14 (the R direction in
For example, one groove wall of the second air inlet clamping groove 141 in the axial direction of the control box air inlet connector 14 is a first wall 144a of the air inlet limiting part 144, and the other groove wall of the second air inlet clamping groove is flush with the end of the first air inlet end 133 in the radial direction of the control box air inlet connector 14. In this way, the second air inlet sealing ring 143 in the second air inlet clamping groove 141 may be pressed by the first wall 144a of the air inlet limiting part 144 and by the end of the first air inlet end 133, separately in the axial direction of the control box air inlet connector 14, and then the control box air inlet connector 14 is connected to the radial sealing connector 131 in the axial direction of the control box air inlet connector 14 in a sealed manner.
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For example, two or more air inlet sealing clamping grooves 155 may be provided to accommodate a corresponding number of third air inlet sealing rings 157, so as to achieve a better sealing effect.
The inner wall of the second air inlet end 134 of the radial sealing connector 131 is connected to the outer wall of the pool air inlet connector 15 in a clamped manner. Specifically, the inner wall of the second air inlet end 134 of the radial sealing connector 131 includes an air inlet clamping part 134d, and the outer wall of the pool air inlet connector 15 includes a first air inlet connection clamping groove 154. The air inlet clamping part 134d is connected to the first air inlet connection clamping groove 154 in a clamped manner. The air inlet clamping part 134d is obliquely arranged facing the first air inlet connection clamping groove 154 and abuts against a groove wall of the first air inlet connection clamping groove 154. That is, the air inlet clamping part 134d is connected to the first air inlet connection clamping groove 154 in a clamped manner, such that the radial sealing connector 131 and the pool air inlet connector 15 are fixed relative to each other, and thus the radial sealing connector 131 is prevented from falling off from the pool air inlet connector 15.
For example, the first air inlet connection clamping groove 154 and the air inlet sealing clamping groove 155 are spaced apart from each other in the axial direction of the pool air inlet connector 15.
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For example, an inner periphery of the inner air inlet connection part 132a is provided with a plurality of recesses 132c; outer peripheries of the contraction part 134a and the second air inlet end 134 are provided with a plurality of protrusions 134c; and the plurality of recesses 132c are connected to the plurality of protrusions 134c in a clamped manner, such that the axial sealing connector 132 and the radial sealing connector 131 are fixed relative to each other. However, the manner of connection is not limited. For example, the inner periphery of the inner air inlet connection part 132a may be provided with a plurality of protrusions; the outer peripheries of the contraction part 134a and the second air inlet end 134 are provided with a plurality of recesses; and the axial sealing connector 132 is connected to the radial sealing connector 131 through a concave-convex fit. Alternately, connection may be provided according to any of a numbers of ways, as would be understood by one of skill in the art.
The axial sealing connector 132 further includes an outer air inlet sealing end surface 132b. The outer air inlet sealing end surface 132b is connected to the inner air inlet connection part 132a. The outer air inlet sealing end surface 132b is attached to the inner wall 200 of the pool body in the axial direction of the axial sealing connector 132 (the R direction in
For example, the outer wall of the pool air inlet connector 15 may be provided with an air inlet protrusion 156 in a protruding manner, and the second air inlet end 134 and one end of the inner connection part 132a facing the pool body may be flush with each other in the radial direction of the pool air inlet connector 15 and may abut against the air inlet protrusion 156.
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Before an inflatable massage pool is used, the inflatable chamber is inflated by using the air pump in the control box, such that the inflatable massage pool expands to a set shape, so as to form the water placement zone for accommodating water. Specifically, the control box of the inflatable massage pool may be in fluid communication with the inflatable chamber. That is, the air pump in the control box may pump gas into the inflatable chamber via a control box inflation connector and an accommodating cavity inflation connector of the control box accommodating cavity, so as to inflate the inflatable chamber.
An example connection between the control box inflation connector and the accommodating cavity inflation connector of the control box accommodating cavity will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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The inflation sealing assembly 16 further includes a second inflation sealing ring 171a. The inner wall of the first connection part 181 or the outer wall of the inflation insertion end 17b is provided with a second inflation clamping groove 171. The second inflation clamping groove 171 accommodates the second inflation sealing ring 171a therein. For example, the first inflation clamping groove 172 and the second inflation clamping groove 171 are spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the control box inflation connector 17 (an N direction in
Optionally, the second inflation clamping groove 171 may be provided on the outer wall of the inflation insertion end 17b, and the inner wall of the first connection part 181 may press the second inflation sealing ring 171a in the second inflation clamping groove 171 in the radial direction of the accommodating cavity inflation connector 18, such that the inner wall of the first connection part 181 is closely attached to the outer wall of the inflation insertion end 17b, and thus the control box inflation connector 17 is connected to the accommodating cavity inflation connector 18 in a sealed manner.
The outer wall of the inflation insertion end 17b is provided with an inflation limiting part 170 in a protruding manner. In the axial direction of the accommodating cavity inflation connector 18 (the N direction in
The inflation limiting part 170 includes a first limiting wall 170a and a second limiting wall 170b facing away from each other in the axial direction of the accommodating cavity inflation connector 18, and the first limiting wall 170a is also a groove wall of the second inflation clamping groove 171. The first limiting wall 170a abuts against an end of the first connection part 181 of the accommodating cavity inflation connector 18 in the axial direction of the accommodating cavity inflation connector 18, such that the second inflation sealing ring 171a is pressed together by the inner wall of the first connection part 181 and the first limiting wall 170a, and thus the control box inflation connector 17 is connected to the accommodating cavity inflation connector 18 in a sealed manner.
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That is, the first connection part 181 of the accommodating cavity inflation connector 18 is clamped by the inflation fastener 160 and the inflation insertion end 17b of the control box inflation connector 17, such that relative movement of the control box inflation connector 17 and the accommodating cavity inflation connector 18 is limited, and then connection reliability of the control box inflation connector 17 and the accommodating cavity inflation connector 18 is aided.
The inflation fastener 160 includes a first inflation stop part 160b. The first inflation stop part 160b extends in the radial direction of the control box inflation connector 17 (the M direction in
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For example, an inner wall of the inner inflation connection part 161a is provided with an inflation sealing clamping groove 161c; an outer wall of the second connection part 182 is provided with an inflation clamping part 185 in a protruding manner; and the inflation clamping part 185 is connected to the inflation sealing clamping groove 161c of the inner inflation connection part 161a in a clamped manner, such that the axial inflation sealing member 161 and the accommodating cavity inflation connector 18 are fixed and sealed relative to each other.
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It may be understood that the example embodiments described herein may be considered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. Descriptions of features or aspects within each example embodiment may be considered as available for other similar features or aspects in other example embodiments.
While example embodiments have been described with reference to the figures, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope as defined by the following claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202223334343.0 | Dec 2022 | CN | national |
202321526309.5 | Jun 2023 | CN | national |
23199386.6 | Sep 2023 | EP | regional |
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Parent | 18208614 | Jun 2023 | US |
Child | 18386873 | US |