Swimming machine
AssigneesDaniel Phillips, Lighthouse Pools
InventorDaniel PHILLIPS
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Abstract
A swimming machine comprising a housing adapted to be mounted to an interior wall of a swimming pool. The housing comprising a hydraulic motor connected to an impellor mounted within the housing for producing a current of water in the pool when in use. The swimming machine further comprising a hydraulic pump stored outside the housing operably connected to the hydraulic motor mounted within the housing, an electric motor connected to and powering the hydraulic pump, an inverter drive system connected to, powering and controlling the electric motor. Wherein in use the speed of the current produced is controlled by the inverter drive system.
Claims13
A swimming machine comprising:
- A housing adapted to be mounted to an interior wall of a swimming pool, the housing comprising:
- a hydraulic motor connected to an impellor mounted within the housing for producing a current of water in the pool when in use;
- A hydraulic pump stored outside the housing operably connected to the hydraulic motor mounted within the housing;
- An electric motor connected to and powering the hydraulic pump;
- An inverter drive system connected to, powering and controlling the electric motor;
- Wherein in use the speed of the current produced is controlled by the inverter drive system.
A swimming machine according to any preceding claim wherein the electric motor is a 4 kW 3 phase motor.
A swimming machine according to any preceding claim wherein the inverter drive system is a single phase to three phase inverter drive system.
A swimming machine according to any preceding claim, wherein the hydraulic motor is a 50 CC hydraulic motor.
A swimming machine according to any receding claim, wherein the impellor has approximately a 42 cm2 area.
A swimming machine according to any preceding claim wherein the inverter drive system is connected to a controller which is controlled by a user via keypad.
A swimming machine according to any preceding claim wherein the housing is substantially made from a fiberglass composite.
A swimming machine according to any preceding claim wherein mounted within the housing there is an array of turning vanes for directing the water flow produced by the impellor to a substantially horizontal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.