Water flow control device for swimming training

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018178104-A1
Application number	US-201715437342-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 20, 2017
Priority date	Dec 27, 2016
Publication date	Jun 28, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed is a water flow control device for swimming training that includes a swimming training device and a main water inlet pipe and a main water outlet pipe. The swimming training device includes at least a swimming pump. The main water inlet pipe and the main water outlet pipe are connected with the swimming pump. The water inlet of the main water inlet pipe is communicated with a swimming pool and a water outlet of the main water outlet pipe is connected with a jet nozzle. A filter device includes at least a filter pump, a filter sterilization device. A filter water inlet pipe and a filter water outlet pipe are connected with the filter pump. The filter water inlet pipe is communicated with the swimming pool through the filter sterilization device and the filter water outlet pipe communicated with the main water inlet pipe.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A water flow control device for swimming training, comprising:
a swimming training device, comprising at least a swimming pump, and a main water inlet pipe and a main water outlet pipe connected with said swimming pump, a water inlet of said main water inlet pipe communicated with a swimming pool and a water outlet of said main water outlet pipe connected with a jet nozzle; a filter device, comprising at least a filter pump, a filter sterilization device, and a filter water inlet pipe and a filter water outlet pipe connected with said filter pump, said filter water inlet pipe communicated with said swimming pool through said filter sterilization device and said filter water outlet pipe communicated with said main water inlet pipe; and a control device, comprising a main controller, a first control switch for controlling start and stop of said swimming pump, a second control switch for controlling start and stop of said filter pump, and a water level sensor for detecting a water level in said main water inlet pipe, said first control switch, said second control switch and said water level sensor all connected with said main controller.

2 . The water flow control device for swimming training of claim 1 , further comprising a swimming pump overcurrent protective mechanism, which comprising a swimming pump current detector for detecting current in said swimming pump, and a swimming pump overcurrent protective circuit connected with said swimming pump current detector, wherein said swimming pump overcurrent protective circuit connected with the start circuit in said swimming pump.

3 . The water flow control device for swimming training of claim 1 , further comprising a swimming pump abnormality protective mechanism, which comprising a swimming pump parameter detector for detecting operating state of said swimming pump, and a swimming pump abnormality protective circuit connected with said swimming pump parameter detector, wherein said swimming pump abnormality protective circuit connected with the start circuit in said swimming pump.

4 . The water flow control device for swimming training of claim 1 , wherein the swimming pump parameters detected by said swimming pump parameter detector include a rotational speed value and a temperature value of the swimming pump during operation.

5 . The water flow control device for swimming training of claim 1 , further comprising a filter pump protective mechanism, which comprising a filter pump current detector for detecting current in said filter pump, and a filter pump overcurrent protective circuit connected with said filter pump current detector, wherein said filter pump overcurrent protective circuit connected with the start circuit in said filter pump.

6 . The water flow control device for swimming training of claim 1 , further comprising a filter pump abnormality protective mechanism, which comprising a filter pump parameter detector for detecting operating state of said filter pump, and a filter pump abnormality protective circuit connected with said filter pump parameter detector, wherein said filter pump abnormality protective circuit connected with a start circuit in said filter pump.

7 . The water flow control device for swimming training of claim 6 , wherein the filter pump parameters detected by said filter pump parameter detector include a rotational speed value and a temperature value of said filter pump during operation.

8 . The water flow device for swimming training of claim 1 , further comprising a 230V/120V power supply, one side of said power supply connected with said swimming pump and said filter pump, and the other side connected with said main controller through a step-down circuit.

9 . The water flow control device for swimming training of claim 8 , wherein said step down circuit further comprises a manual start switch.

10 . The water flow control device for swimming training of claim 8 , wherein said filter pump is a 12V low-voltage motor pump, said power supply connected with said filter pump through a voltage transformation circuit.

11 . The water flow control device for swimming training of claim 1 , wherein said main water outlet pipe is configured with a flow control valve.

12 . The water flow control device for swimming training of claim 11 , wherein said flow control valve is a manual control valve.

13 . The water flow control device for swimming training of claim 11 , wherein said flow control valve is a remote control valve connected with said main controller.

14 . The water flow control device for swimming training of claim 1 , wherein said main control comprises a wireless communication module and communicated with said first control switch and said second control switch, respectively, via the wireless communication module.

15 . The water flow control device for swimming training of claim 14 , wherein said main controller is a wearable device or a portable electronic terminal.

16 . The water flow control device for swimming training of claim 1 , wherein said filter sterilization device comprises a sand filter module, a carbon filter module, a filter element filter module and an UV sterilization module.

17 . A method for water flow control for swimming training, comprising:
activating a filter pump, the filter pump obtaining water from a pool to a swimming pump to form a first state of water circulation; and activating the swimming pump, the swimming pump starts pumping water at a first predetermined time, the swimming pump pumping water from the pool and pressing the water back into the pool via a jet nozzle forming a second state of water circulation.

18 . The method for water flow control for swimming training of claim 17 , wherein in the first state of water circulation, water pumped from the pool by activating the filter pump is entering a filter pump pipeline, and entering the swimming pool via a main water inlet pipe and flows back to the pool via a main water outlet pipe.

19 . The method of water flow control for swimming training of claim 17 , wherein in the state of second water circulation, water pumped from the pool by activating the swimming pool is entering into a main water pipe and a filter pump pipeline into the swimming pump and flows back to the pool via a main water outlet pipe and a jet nozzle.

20 . The method of water flow control for swimming training of claim 17 , wherein when the swimming pump is activated, the filter pump is stopped at the predetermined time.

21 . The method of water flow control for swimming training of claim 17 , further comprising detecting whether the swimming pump is in a state of vacuum, and when the swimming pump is in the state of vacuum, activating the swimming pump to form the second state of water circulation.

22 . The method of water flow control for swimming training of claim 17 , further comprising activating the filter pump, the filter pump pumping water from the pool into a sterilization device to form a third state of water circulation.

23 . The method of water flow control for swimming training of claim 17 , further comprising detecting whether the swimming pump and the filter pump have overcurrent by performing a first overcurrent detection on current of the swimming pump via a overcurrent protection mechanism and stopping the swimming pump when there is overcurrent detected by cutting off a start circuit of the swimming pump, and by performing a second overcurrent detec

Assignees

• Bestway Inflatables & Mat Corp

Inventors

• Huang Shuiyong
• Hu Wenhua

Classifications

• C02F9/20

  Portable or detachable small-scale multistage treatment devices, e.g. point of use or laboratory water purification systems · CPC title

• A63B2220/13

  Relative positions · CPC title

• C02F2209/42

  Liquid level · CPC title

• C02F2103/42

  from bathing facilities, e.g. swimming pools · CPC title

• A63B69/125 Primary

  Devices for generating a current of water in swimming pools · CPC title