A multi-gear inflation and deflation device for a swimming pool
AssigneeIntex Industries Xiamen Co. Ltd.
InventorsZhi Xiong Huang, Ai Ming Tan
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Abstract
A multi-gear inflation and deflation device for a swimming pool having an air cavity and a water cavity may include an air pump group, a valve body in fluid communication with the air pump group, and a driving component positioned on the valve body. The valve body may include a valve core rotatably received within the valve body, and the driving component may be configured to drive the valve core between an inflation position, a deflation position, an aeration or massaging bubble position, and a sealed position.
Claims24
A multi-gear inflation and deflation device for a swimming pool having an air cavity and a water cavity the multi-gear inflation and deflation device comprising:
- an air pump group comprising:
- an inlet end, and
- an outlet end;
- a valve body in fluid communication with the air pump group, the valve body comprising:
- a valve core comprising a first passage and a second passage, the valve core rotatable within the valve body,
- an air inlet in fluid communication with the outlet end of the air pump group, and
- an air outlet in fluid communication with the inlet end of the air pump group;
- an air pipe in selective fluid communication with the valve body, the air pipe comprising:
- a gear plate comprising a bubbler through hole, a deflation through hole, an inflation through hole, and a blind hole;
- and
- a driving component positioned on the valve body and operably connected to the valve core to drive the valve core between:
- a first position wherein the first passage of the valve core fluidly connects the bubbler through hole of the air pipe to the air inlet of the valve body,
- a second position wherein the second passage of the valve core fluidly connects the deflation through hole of the air pipe to the air outlet of the valve body,
- a third position wherein the first passage of the valve core is aligned with the blind hole of the air pipe, and
- a fourth position wherein the first passage of the valve core fluidly connects the inflation through hole of the air pipe to the air inlet of the valve body.
A multi-gear inflation and deflation device for a swimming pool having an air cavity and a water cavity, the multi-gear inflation and deflation device comprising:
- a valve body in selective fluid communication with the air cavity and the water cavity of the swimming pool, the valve body comprising:
- a valve core rotatably positioned within the valve body, the valve core having a circumference and comprising gear teeth disposed around the circumference,
- an air inlet, and
- an air outlet in fluid communication with the air inlet;
- an air pipe connecting the valve body to the swimming pool, the air pipe comprising:
- a gear plate including a bubbler hole, a deflation hole, and an inflation hole;
- and
- a driving component coupled to the valve body and configured to rotate the valve core within the valve body, the driving component comprising:
- a motor connected to a drive shaft, and
- a gear driven by the drive shaft, the gear meshing with the gear teeth of the valve core to cause the valve core to rotate within the valve body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.