Thin profile multi-function showerhead
First Claim
1. A showerhead, comprising:
- a housing having an inlet end for receiving water;
a valve plate fixed in the housing to direct water received by the housing through an aperture in the valve plate;
a selector disk coupled to and rotatable with respect to the valve plate, the selector disk comprising respective channels for conducting water from respective apertures at the rear of the selector disk to corresponding chambers at the front of the selector disk, the respective apertures at the rear of the selector disk being selectably alignable to receive water from the aperture of the valve plate through rotation of the selector disk with respect to the valve plate; and
a face plate fixed to the selector disk and having apertures for passing water from the respective chambers through the face plate.
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Abstract
A showerhead includes a valve plate that is fixed in a housing and directs water received by the housing through apertures in the valve plate. A selector disk is coupled to and rotatable with respect to the valve plate. The selector disk has respective channels for conducting water from respective apertures at its rear to respective chambers at its front where different spray effects are produced. The respective apertures at the rear of the selector disk are selectably alignable to receive water from the apertures of the valve plate through rotation of the selector disk with respect to the valve plate, thereby producing the different spray effects based on the position to which the selector disk is rotated. A face plate is fixed to the selector disk and rotatable with the selector disk. The valve plate, selector disk and face plate are preferably joined by snap structures to reduce the axial length of the showerhead. The showerhead may be implemented as a stationary showerhead or a handheld showerhead.
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28 Claims
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1. A showerhead, comprising:
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a housing having an inlet end for receiving water;
a valve plate fixed in the housing to direct water received by the housing through an aperture in the valve plate;
a selector disk coupled to and rotatable with respect to the valve plate, the selector disk comprising respective channels for conducting water from respective apertures at the rear of the selector disk to corresponding chambers at the front of the selector disk, the respective apertures at the rear of the selector disk being selectably alignable to receive water from the aperture of the valve plate through rotation of the selector disk with respect to the valve plate; and
a face plate fixed to the selector disk and having apertures for passing water from the respective chambers through the face plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A showerhead, comprising:
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a housing having an inlet end for receiving water;
a valve plate fixed in the housing by a first snap structure to direct water received by the housing through at least one aperture in the valve plate;
a selector disk coupled to the valve plate by a second snap structure and rotatable with respect to the valve plate for directing water from the at least one aperture of the valve plate to respective chambers producing respective spray effects at a front of the selector disk in accordance with a position of the selector disk; and
a face plate fixed to the selector disk by a third snap structure and having apertures for passing water from the respective chambers through the face plate. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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