Pool pump

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10874584-B2
Application number	US-201715474750-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2017
Priority date	Jul 16, 2015
Publication date	Dec 29, 2020
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020

Abstract

A pool pump is provided. The pool pump comprises a housing, and a control panel arranged on said housing, with a control unit connected to said control panel to form a capacitive touch control. The housing may be provided with at least one accommodation cavity, the control panel is arranged in a flippable manner at said housing, and the control panel and the end cover are in a horizontal position and at least one preset angle position. The pool pump is detachably connected to a pool pump cover, and the pool pump cover comprises: a cover body; a base connected to said cover body; and at least one functional device arranged on said cover body for implementing at least one of the functions of communication, electrical charging and music play. The pool pump adopts a pool control system for a massage pool unit of an inflatable pool, comprising an intelligent controller electrically connected to the massage pool unit, and the intelligent controller is configured to receive a usage operation to drive said pool pump so that said inflatable pool generates multiple water circulation modes.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pool pump for connecting a pool, comprising:
a control panel for touch control;
an end cover having a plurality of protruding bars extending from the control panel and a connecting structure, the end cover being integrated with the control cover as an integrated piece forming a sealed structure completely without a gap and with a flat outer surface; and
a pump body for connecting to the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover via the connecting structure, and for accommodating pipeline and a motor for pumping water of a pool according to user instructions applied on the control panel, wherein the pump body has a plurality of extending bars aligning with the plurality of protruding bars when the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover is fixed to the pump body.

2. The pool pump of claim 1 , wherein the connecting structure comprises a plurality of screw units for connecting the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover via corresponding screws.

3. The pool pump of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of recesses are formed on an inner side surface of the control panel, a plurality of electrically conductive components are disposed in a control unit stored below the control panel, and the electrically conductive components are received in the recesses, and wherein the electrically conductive component is a sensing spring, one end of the sensing spring is connected to the respective recess, and the other end of said sensing spring is connected to the control unit, so that the control panel forms the capacitive touch control.

4. The pool pump of claim 1 , wherein the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover has at least one accommodation cavity, the control panel is disposed in a flippable manner on the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover, the control panel is in a leveled position and at least one preset angle position is relative to the end cover, the accommodation cavity comprises an opening, and at least one cover body is disposed in a flippable manner on the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover through at least one linkage and is located at the front side, the rear side or both sides of the opening.

5. A pool pump, comprising:
a control panel for a capacitive touch control;
an end cover, integrated with the control cover as an integrated piece forming a sealed structure completely without a gap and with a flat outer surface;
a pump body for connecting to the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover and for accommodating pipeline and a motor for pumping water of a pool according to user instructions applied on the control panel; and
a package housing fixedly connected to a cavity below the end cover forming an enclosed body for containing circuits for processing touch operations applied on the control panel;
wherein a plurality of recesses are formed on an inner side surface of the control panel, a plurality of electrically conductive components are disposed in a control unit stored below the control panel, and the electrically conductive components are received in the recesses, and
wherein the electrically conductive component is a sensing spring, located in the package housing, one end of the sensing spring is connected to the respective recess, and the other end of said sensing spring is connected to the control unit, so that the control panel forms the capacitive touch control.

6. The pool pump of claim 5 , wherein the circuits storing in the package housing are sealed inside an accommodation space below the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover to prevent water from entering therein to damage the circuits.

7. The pool pump of claim 5 , further comprising a seal ring at a junction to a cover attaching to the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover for containing circuits for processing touch operations.

8. The pool pump of claim 7 , wherein the cover has connection terminals for detachably connecting to the motor of the pump body.

9. The pool pump of claim 5 , wherein the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover forms a dorm shape.

10. The pool pump of claim 5 , wherein the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover and the pump body are two separate pieces of components, water from the pool only flows in the pump body and does not touch the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover.

11. The pool pump of claim 5 , wherein the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover has at least one accommodation cavity, the control panel is disposed in a flippable manner on the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover the control panel is in a leveled position and at least one preset angle position is relative to the end cover the accommodation cavity comprises an opening, and at least one cover body is disposed in a flippable manner on the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover through at least one linkage and is located at the front side, the rear side or both sides of the opening.

12. The pool pump of claim 5 , wherein the control panel comprises a first housing cover and a second housing cover and a control unit is accommodated between the first housing cover and the second housing cover.

13. The pool pump of claim 5 , wherein the control panel has a display window, and at least one display component is disposed below the control panel and exposed through the display window.

14. The pool pump of claim 5 , wherein the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover has at least one notch and an accommodation groove, the notch is located at an edge of one end of the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover, and said accommodation groove is located at an edge of the other end of the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover.

15. The pool pump of claim 5 , wherein said control panel has a damping slot located at a lower bottom of said control panel, a linkage rod disposed on the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover; said linkage rod is accommodated in said accommodation groove when the control panel is in said horizontal position, said linkage rod is engaged with said damping slot when the control panel is in said preset angle position.

16. The pool pump of claim 5 , wherein said end cover has a recessed portion, and said control panel is adhered to said end cover when said control panel is in said horizontal position and is accommodated in said recessed portion.

17. The pool pump of claim 5 , further comprising a pull rod assembly installed at a side edge of the pump body; a roller assembly installed at the bottom of said pump body.

18. The pool pump of claim 5 , further comprising a pool pump cover detachably connected to the pump body, the pool pump cover having a hollow cavity for placing at least one functional device for implementing at least one of the functions of communication, electrical charging and music play.

19. The pool pump of claim 18 , wherein the pool pump cover is a part of the integrated piece of the control panel and the end cover.

20. The pool pump of claim 18 , wherein the functional device is configured to have a Bluetooth device to form a communication connection with at least one electronic device so as to receive an audio signal from said electronic device or transmit an external audio signal to said electronic device, an audio device is disposed on said functional device to receive and play said

Assignees

• Bestway Inflatables & Mat Corp

Inventors

• Liu Feng

Classifications

• A61H33/0095

  Arrangements for varying the temperature of the liquid · CPC title

• A61H2201/0103

  inflatable · CPC title

• E04H4/0025

  with inflatable parts · CPC title

• A61H2033/007

  with capacitors, e.g. proximity switches · CPC title

• A61H33/005 Primary

  Electrical circuits therefor · CPC title