Adjustable module spray head and adjusting method thereof

• US 20110073678A1
• Filed: 09/29/2009
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Globe Union Industrial Corporation
• Original Assignee: Globe Union Industrial Corporation
• Inventors: QIU, Jiasen, Zhang, Changwen, Lu, Yao, Chen, Yuansheng, Cheng, Meng-Feng
• Granted Patent: US 8,220,726 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 239/451
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/1654 about an axis parallel to the liquid passage in the stationary valve element
• 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: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

An adjustable module spray head and adjusting method thereof comprises a module core unit having a holder, a distributing set rotating relative to the holder, two plugs, and a rotable positioning structure between the holder and the distributing set; the module core unit is used to assembled with various spray heads with different watering levels to meet different demands by selecting an installing position of a levering pin of the rotable positioning structure and by removing at least one stator or a rotor of the adjustable levering assembly.

Claims

1. An adjustable module spray head comprising a module core unit to spray water flowers in various watering modes, the module core unit further comprising

a holder including a passage to flow water and two symmetrical slots in communication with the passage to flow water outward;

a distributing set operated to rotate relative to an outflow side of the holder and including a plurality of sets of inlets, each set having two symmetrical inlets arranged around a concentric central point of the distributing set;

the distributing set also including a number of outlets disposed on an outflow side thereof, and a plurality of chambers, each communicating with the inlet and the outlet so that water from each set of inlet flows through the chamber to be sprayed outward from each outlet in different watering modes;

two plugs disposed to the slots of the holder to abut against an inflow side of the distributing set, and each plug having an opening formed therein so that when the distributing set rotates, the opening of the plug communicates with one set of inlet to guide water from the holder to the inlet;

a rotable positioning structure fixed between the holder and the distributing set and including a levering pin, a receiving groove to receive the levering pin, and a plurality of engaging orifices located in a first rotary zone and a second rotary zone;

wherein between any two adjacent engaging orifices in the first and the second rotary zones is formed a first angle, and between two adjacent engaging orifices on a connection of the first and the second rotary zones is formed a second angle equal to ½

of the first angle, and the levering pin is rotated with the distributing set to be retained with any one engaging orifice of the first rotary zone to generate single watering mode or to be retained with any one engaging orifice of the second rotary zone to generate double watering mode;

an adjustable levering assembly fixed between the holder and the distributing set and including a plurality of stators and a rotor;

wherein the rotor is limited to rotate between two selected stators so that the levering pin rotates between at least two engaging orifices in the first rotary zone;

as the rotor is removed before assembly of the holder and the distributing set to increase a rotating angle of the rotor, the levering pin is limited to rotate between more engaging orifices in the first rotary zone or in at least one engaging orifice of the second rotary zone, and as most or all of the stators are removed or as the rotor is removed before assembly of the holder and the distributing set, the levering pin is limited to rotate in all engaging orifices of the first and the second rotary zones, hence the plugs are controlled at least three different angles to communicate with the inlets, generating three watering levels to meet user'"'"'s demands.

2. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving groove of the rotable positioning structure is fixed to the outflow side of the holder, and the engaging orifice is located at the inflow side of the distributing set;

the stators of the adjustable levering assembly are mounted around the holder, and the rotor is fixed around the distributing set.

3. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the distributing set includes eight inlets arranged around a concentric central point thereof to form four sets of inlets so that an angle between any two adjacent inlets is 45 degrees, each of the first and the second rotary zone includes four engaging orifices, and the first angle is 45 degrees and the second angle is 22.5 degrees;

the adjustable levering assembly includes four stators which is a first, a second, a third, and a fourth stators respectively;

an angle between the first and the second stators is 90 degrees, an angle between the second and the third stators is 67.5 degrees, and an angle between the third and the fourth stators is 90 degrees, the rotor is limited to rotate between the first and the second stators, the levering pin is located at any one of the three engaging orifices in the first rotary zone;

the rotor is limited to rotate between the first and the third stators by removing the second stator, the levering pin is located at any one of the four engaging orifices in the first rotary zone and one engaging orifice of the second rotary zone;

as the second and the third stators are removed together, the levering pin is located at any one of the four engaging orifices of the first rotary zone and three engaging orifices of the second rotary zone; and

as the second, the third, and the fourth stators are removed together or the rotor is removed, the levering pin is located at any one of the engaging orifices of the first and the second rotary zones.

4. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the distributing set includes eight inlets arranged around a concentric central point thereof to form four sets of inlets so that an angle between any two adjacent inlets is 45 degrees, each of the first and the second rotary zone includes four engaging orifices, and the first angle is 45 degrees and the second angle is 22.5 degrees;

the adjustable levering assembly includes seven stators which is a first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth, a sixth, and a seventh stators respectively;

an angle between the first and the fourth stators is 45 degrees, an angle between the fourth and the fifth stators is 22.5 degrees, and an angle between the fifth and the seventh stators is 45 degrees, and the rotor is limited to rotate between the first and the second stators, the levering pin is located at any one of the two engaging orifices in the first rotary zone;

the rotor is limited to rotate between the first and the third stators by removing the second stator, so that the levering pin is located at any one of the three engaging orifices in the first rotary zone;

the rotor is limited to rotate between the first and the fourth stators by removing the second and the third stators, so that the levering pins is located at any one of the four engaging orifices in the first rotary zone;

as the second, the third, and the fourth stators are removed together, the levering pin is located at any one of the four engaging orifices in the first rotary zone and one orifice of the second rotary zone;

as the second, the third, the fourth, and the fifth stators are removed together, the levering pin is located at any one of the four orifices in the first rotary zone and two engaging orifices in the second rotary zone;

as the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth, and the sixth stators are removed together, the levering pin is located at any one of the four orifices in the first rotary zone and three engaging orifices in the second rotary zone; and

as the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth, and the seventh stators are removed together or the rotor is removed, the levering pin is located at any one of the orifices of the first and the second rotary zones.

5. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the distributing set includes an upper disc, a middle disc, a lower disc, and a decorative lip, the upper disc includes the inlets arranged on a top surface thereof to define a number of upper chambers between the upper disc and the middle disc to communicate with the inlets;

between the middle disc, the lower chamber, and the decorative lip are arranged a number of lower chambers, and the middle disc includes a plurality of holes to communicate with the upper and the lower chambers;

the lower disc and the decorative lip include at least one outlet relative to the lower chambers so that water from the inlets is guided to the lower chambers through the upper chambers and the holes and then to spray water flower in different watering modes via the outlets.

6. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 5, wherein the upper disc includes four sets of inlets, and between the upper and the middle discs are defined a first upper chamber, two second upper chambers on two sides of the first upper chamber respectively, two third upper chambers on two sides of the second upper chamber respectively, and a fourth upper chamber;

the upper chambers are in communication with one set of the inlet;

between the middle disc, the lower disc, and the decorative lip are arranged a first, a second, a third, and a fourth lower chambers to communicate with the first, the second, the third, the fourth upper chambers respectively through the holes.

7. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 6, wherein the distributing set is used to make water through the first, the second, the third, and the fourth lower chambers generate bubbled, jetted, massage, and linear watering modes.

8. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 5, wherein the holder includes an axial notch arranged at a central portion thereof;

the upper disc includes a shaft extending upward from a center of a top surface thereof to be fitted to the axial notch of the holder.

9. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a watering-feeding pipe, a housing, and a rotating ring, wherein the watering-feeding pipe communicates with the inflow side of the holder to guide water to the passage of the holder;

the housing includes a grip portion and a casing extending from a distal end of the grip portion to receive the holder, the distributing set, and the water feeding pipe;

the rotating ring is fitted to the housing and to fixed around the distributing set so as to be actuated to rotate the distributing set and the holder relative to each other.

10. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 9, wherein the holder includes an axial notch arranged at a central portion thereof;

the casing includes a pillar fixed on an inner wall thereof to be removably inserted from the axial notch of the holder.

11. An adjusting method of adjustable module spray head comprising

a. providing at least three watering levels before assembling a module core unit;

b. determining one of the following steps based on a selected watering level;

step of without removing, wherein the stators and the rotor are not removed, and the rotor is limited to rotate between two selected stators to assemble the module core unit to achieve the lowest watering level in single watering mode;

first removing step, wherein at least one stator is removed and the rotor is assembled with the two rotating stators in different directions to form the module core unit, thereby generating more watering levels;

second removing step, wherein all stators or the rotor or the stators except for the first stator are removed, and the levering pin is fixed with any engaging orifice of the first and the second rotary zones to form the module core unit, thus obtaining the most watering level;

c. assembling the module core unit to the spray head, having a customized and module spray head.

19. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a watering-feeding pipe, a housing, and a rotating ring, wherein the watering-feeding pipe communicates with the inflow side of the holder to guide water to the passage of the holder;

the housing includes a grip portion and a casing extending from a distal end of the grip portion to receive the holder, the distributing set, and the water feeding pipe;

the rotating ring is fitted to the housing and to fixed around the distributing set so as to be actuated to rotate the distributing set and the holder relative to each other.

20. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 19, wherein the holder includes an axial notch arranged at a central portion thereof;

the casing includes a pillar fixed on an inner wall thereof to be removably inserted from the axial notch of the holder.

12. An adjustable module spray head comprising a module core unit to spray water flowers in various watering modes, the module core unit further comprising

a holder including a passage to flow water and two symmetrical slots in communication with the passage to flow water outward;

a distributing set operated to rotate relative to an outflow side of the holder and including a plurality of sets of inlets, each set having two symmetrical inlets arranged around a concentric central point of the distributing set;

the distributing set also including a number of outlets disposed on an outflow side thereof, and a plurality of chambers, each communicating with the inlet and the outlet so that water from each set of inlet flows through the chamber to be sprayed outward from each outlet in different watering modes;

two plugs disposed to the slots of the holder to abut against an inflow side of the distributing set, and each plug having an opening formed therein so that when the distributing set rotates, the opening of the plug communicates with one set of inlet to guide water from the holder to the inlet;

a rotable positioning structure fixed between the holder and the distributing set and including a levering pin, a first receiving groove, a second receiving groove, and a plurality of engaging orifices located in a first rotary zone and a number of engaging orifices in a second rotary zone;

wherein the first and the second receiving grooves are symmetrical to each other, and between any two adjacent engaging orifices in the first zone is formed a first angle, between two adjacent engaging orifices in the second rotary zone is formed a second angle equal to ½

of the first angle, and any one of the engaging orifices in the first rotary zone is symmetrical to one of the engaging orifices in the second rotary zone so that the levering pin is installed to one of the first and the second receiving groove, as the levering pin is installed to the first receiving groove, the levering pin is retained with the engaging orifice in the first rotary zone with rotation of the distributing set to generate a plurality of single watering modes;

as the levering pin is installed in the second receiving groove, the levering pin is retained with the engaging orifice in the first rotary zone with rotation of the distributing set to generate a plurality of single and double watering modes;

an adjustable levering assembly fixed between the holder and the distributing set and including a plurality of stators and a rotor;

wherein the rotor is limited to rotate between two selected stators so that the levering pin rotates between at least two engaging orifices in the first rotary zone or between at least three engaging orifices in the second rotary zone;

as at lease one stator is removed before assembly of the holder and the distributing set to increase a rotating angle of the rotor, the levering pin is limited to rotate in the first rotary zone or in at least one engaging orifice of the second rotary zone until the engaging orifices of the first and the second rotary zones are covered, hence the plugs are controlled at least three different angles to communicate with the inlets, obtaining three different watering levels.

13. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 12, wherein the first receiving groove and the second receiving groove are disposed on the outflow side of the holder, and the engaging orifices are fixed on the inflow side of the distributing set;

the stators of the adjustable levering assembly are secured around the holder, and the rotor is mounted around the distributing set.

14. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 12, wherein the distributing set includes eight inlets arranged around a concentric central point thereof to form four sets of inlets so that an angle between any two adjacent inlets is 45 degrees, the first rotary zone includes three engaging orifices, and the second rotary zone includes seven engaging orifices, and the first angle is 45 degrees and the second angle is 22.5 degrees;

the adjustable levering assembly includes three stators which is a first, a second, and a third stators respectively;

an angle between the first and the second stators is 90 degrees, an angle between the second and the third stators is 22.5 degrees, and an angle between the fifth and the seventh stators is 45 degrees, and the rotor is limited to rotate between the first and the second stators, the levering pin is located at any one of the three engaging orifices in the first rotary zone or any one of the five engaging orifices in the second rotary zone;

the rotor is limited to rotate between the first and the third stators by removing the second stator, so that the levering pin is located at any one of the seven engaging orifices in the second rotary zone.

15. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 12, wherein the distributing set includes an upper disc, a middle disc, a lower disc, and a decorative lip;

the upper disc includes the inlets arranged on a top surface thereof to define a number of upper chambers between the upper disc and the middle disc to communicate with the inlets;

between the middle disc, the lower chamber, and the decorative lip are arranged a number of lower chambers, and the middle disc includes a plurality of holes to communicate with the upper and the lower chambers;

the lower disc and the decorative lip include at least one outlet relative to the lower chambers so that water from the inlets is guided to the lower chambers through the upper chambers, the holes and the outlet to spray water flower in different watering modes via the outlets.

16. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 15, wherein the upper disc includes four sets of inlets, and between the upper and the middle discs are defined a first upper chamber, two second upper chambers on two sides of the first upper chamber respectively, two third upper chambers on two sides of the second upper chamber respectively, and a fourth upper chamber;

the upper chambers are in communication with one set of the inlet;

between the middle disc, the lower disc, and the decorative lip are arranged a first, a second, a third, and a fourth lower chambers to communicate with the first, the second, the third, the fourth upper chambers respectively through the holes.

17. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 16, wherein the distributing set is used to make water through the first, the second, the third, and the fourth lower chambers generate bubbled, jetted, massage, and linear watering modes.

18. The adjustable module spray head as claimed in claim 15, wherein the holder includes an axial notch arranged at a central portion thereof;

the upper disc includes a shaft extending upward from a center of a top surface thereof to be fitted to the axial notch of the holder.

21. An adjusting method of adjustable module spray head comprising

a. providing at least three watering levels before assembling a module core unit;

b. determining to install a levering pin to a first or second receiving groove and determining one of the following steps based on a selected watering level;

step of without removing, wherein the stators and the rotor are not removed, and the rotor is limited to rotate between two selected stators to assemble the module core unit, wherein as the levering pin is installed to the first receiving groove and the module core unit is assembled, the lowest watering level is formed, and each watering level is in a single watering mode;

as the levering pin is installed to the second receiving groove and the module core unit is assembled, the single and double watering modes are achieved;

step of removing, wherein the selected at least one stator is removed, and the rotor is limited to rotate between two stators rotating opposite to the removed stator to assemble the module core unit; and

when the levering pin is selectively installed to the second receiving groove and the step of the removing is finished, the finished module core unit will generate the most watering level in single and double watering mode;

c. assembling the module core unit to the spray head, having a customized and module spray head.