Aerator with LED

• US 10,184,233 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2016
• Issued: 01/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gary Wu
• Original Assignee: Gary Wu
• Inventors: Wu, Gary
• Primary Examiner(s): Boeckmann, Jason
• Assistant Examiner(s): Greenlund, Joseph A
• Application Number:
  US15/249,466
• Publication Number:
  US 20180058050A1
• Time in Patent Office: 877 Days
• Field of Search: 2394285, 137801, 137603
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/18 Roses; Shower heads with means for adding soap or the like E03C1/046; jet regulators E03C1/08
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/185 characterised by their outlet element; Mounting arrangements therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/22 Spouts anti-splash devices for water-taps E03C1/08
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/0404 Constructional or functional features of the spout
• CPC Class Codes: E03C 1/084 Jet regulators with aerating means
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 9/046 driven by hydropower, e.g. by water powered turbines
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/004 Sanitary equipment, e.g. mirrors, showers, toilet seats or paper dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 15/06 Indicating or recording devices

Abstract

An aerator with an LED has: a case, a water fairing member and a throttle ring. The case further has a generator with a rotator. The water fairing member is disposed in the case through the inlet, the water fairing member has an annular slot facing the inlet of the case, a plurality of inlet apertures are disposed at a bottom of the annular slot. The water fairing member has a containment space facing the generator, and the containment space covers the rotator of the generator. The containment space has a plurality of outlet apertures, and the inlet apertures face a center of the water fairing member and helically connected to the outlet apertures. The inlet apertures taper towards the outlet apertures. The throttle ring is disposed in the annular slot of the water fairing member, and the throttle ring is adjacent to an inner edge of the annular slot.

Claims

1. An aerator with a light emitting diode (LED) comprising:

a case having an inlet at one end and a spout at another end, the case further having a generator with a rotator facing the inlet, the generator configured to power an LED;

a water fairing member disposed in the case through the inlet, the water fairing member having an annular slot facing the inlet of the case, a plurality of inlet apertures disposed at a bottom of the annular slot;

the water fairing member further having a containment space facing the generator, the containment space covering the rotator of the generator;

the containment space having a plurality of outlet apertures, the inlet apertures facing a center of the water fairing member and helically connected to the outlet apertures, the inlet apertures tapering towards the outlet apertures to cause interaction with the rotator to drive the generator; and

a throttle ring disposed in the annular slot of the water fairing member, the throttle ring being adjacent to an inner edge of the annular slot;

wherein the generator further comprises a plurality of protrusions around the rotator; and

the water fairing member further comprises a plurality of slots around the containment space, and the slots of the water fairing member are jacketed onto the protrusion of the generator.

2. The aerator with an LED as claimed in claim 1, wherein the case further comprises a cover covering the spout and an outlet plate fixed onto the cover.

7. The aerator with an LED as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water fairing member further comprises a positioning loop around the annular slot, the positioning loop connected to a diverter mask, and the diverter mask comprises a plurality of filling apertures.

8. The aerator with an LED as claimed in claim 7, wherein the case further comprises a sealing ring fixed onto the inlet, and the sealing ring presses against the diverter mask.

3. An aerator with a light emitting diode (LED) comprising:

a case having an inlet at one end and a spout at another end, the case further having a generator with a rotator facing the inlet, the generator configured to power an LED;

a water fairing member disposed in the case through the inlet, the water fairing member having an annular slot facing the inlet of the case, a plurality of inlet apertures disposed at a bottom of the annular slot the water fairing member further having a containment space facing the generator, the containment space covering the rotator of the generator;

the containment space having a plurality of outlet apertures, the inlet apertures facing a center of the water fairing member and helically connected to the outlet apertures, the inlet apertures tapering towards the outlet apertures to cause interaction with the rotator to drive the generator; and

a throttle ring disposed in the annular slot of the water fairing member, the throttle ring being adjacent to an inner edge of the annular slot;

wherein the water fairing member further comprises a positioning loop around the annular slot, the positioning loop connected to a diverter mask, and the diverter mask comprises a plurality of filling apertures.

4. The aerator with an LED as claimed in claim 3 wherein the case further comprises a sealing ring fixed onto the inlet, and the sealing ring presses against the diverter mask.

5. The aerator with an LED as claimed in claim 3, wherein the case further comprises a cover covering the spout and an outlet plate fixed onto the cover.

6. The aerator with an LED as claimed in claim 3, wherein the generator further comprises a plurality of protrusions around the rotator, the water fairing member further comprises a plurality of slots around the containment space, and the slots of the water fairing member are jacketed onto the protrusion of the generator.