Shower head with pulsation and variable flow rate
First Claim
1. A shower head assembly comprising a housing, means defining a passage for directing water into said housing, said housing having a plurality of orifices for directing water from said housing in water streams forming a spray, a rotary valve member within said housing and connected to vary the flow rate of water through said housing, one rotary turbine within said housing and driven by water flowing through said housing, said one rotary turbine positioned adjacent said orifices and including means for pulsating the water streams discharged from said orifices, and a drive connecting said one rotary turbine to said rotary valve member for automatically and continuously varying the flow rate of water through said housing to produce a cycling flow rate while also pulsating the water streams with said one rotary turbine.
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Abstract
A shower head includes a housing supporting a low speed rotary valve member driven by a high speed rotary turbine to produce a variable flow rate. The turbine also produces pulsations of water streams discharged from the housing and is shifted axially to produce continuous water streams. A manually actuated control valve and passages with pressure responsive flow control washers provide for selecting different ranges of variable flow or for bypassing the variable flow.
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- 1. A shower head assembly comprising a housing, means defining a passage for directing water into said housing, said housing having a plurality of orifices for directing water from said housing in water streams forming a spray, a rotary valve member within said housing and connected to vary the flow rate of water through said housing, one rotary turbine within said housing and driven by water flowing through said housing, said one rotary turbine positioned adjacent said orifices and including means for pulsating the water streams discharged from said orifices, and a drive connecting said one rotary turbine to said rotary valve member for automatically and continuously varying the flow rate of water through said housing to produce a cycling flow rate while also pulsating the water streams with said one rotary turbine.
- 7. A shower head assembly comprising a housing, means defining a passage for directing water into said housing, said housing having a plurality of orifices for directing water from said housing in water streams forming a spray, a rotary valve member within said housing and connected to vary the flow rate of water through said housing, one rotary turbine within said housing and driven by water flowing through said housing, said one rotary turbine positioned adjacent said orifices and including means for pulsating the water streams discharged from said orifices, a drive connecting said one rotary turbine to said rotary valve member for automatically and continuously varying the flow rate of water through said housing to produce a cycling flow rate while also pulsating the water streams with said one rotary turbine, and a manually actuated flow control valve supported by said housing and having passages connected to provide for selecting different ranges of variable water flow rates.
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