Showerhead with flow directing plates and radial mode changer
First Claim
1. A showerhead having a plurality of spray modes comprisinga manifold defining a plurality of mode apertures;
- a front channel plate comprising a plurality of front plate partitions connected to an exterior surface of the manifold and defining at least two channels, each channel of the at least two channels corresponding to one of the plurality of spray modes, wherein the mode apertures provide fluid communication between the manifold and the at least two channels;
a rear channel plate connected to the front channel plate, wherein the rear channel plate encloses the at least two channels to form at least two chambers; and
a radial mode changer received in the manifold, the radial mode changer defining a hollow passageway in fluid communication with a water inflow and defining one or more ports in fluid communication with the hollow passageway, at least one port of the one or more ports extends around a portion of a circumference of the radial mode changer;
whereinwhen the radial mode changer is rotated relative to the manifold to a first position, one or more of the ports is aligned with one or more of the mode apertures and water from the water inflow flows through the radial mode changer into one of the chambers providing water outflow to one of the plurality of spray modes; and
when the radial mode changer is in a second position, the at least one port aligns with two mode apertures and a water flow is split by the two mode apertures receiving the water flow.
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Abstract
A showerhead having a plurality of spray modes including a manifold defining a plurality of mode apertures, a front channel plate, a rear channel plate, and a radial mode changer. The front channel plate includes a plurality of front plate partitions connected to an exterior surface of the manifold. The front plate partitions define at least two channels, each channel of the at least two channels corresponds to one of the plurality of spray modes. The mode apertures in the manifold provide fluid communication between the manifold and the at least two channels. The rear channel plate encloses the at least two channels to form at least two chambers. When the radial mode changer is rotated, one or more of the ports of the radial mode changer is aligned with one or more of the mode apertures, and water flows through the radial mode changer into one of the chambers.
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20 Claims
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1. A showerhead having a plurality of spray modes comprising
a manifold defining a plurality of mode apertures; -
a front channel plate comprising a plurality of front plate partitions connected to an exterior surface of the manifold and defining at least two channels, each channel of the at least two channels corresponding to one of the plurality of spray modes, wherein the mode apertures provide fluid communication between the manifold and the at least two channels; a rear channel plate connected to the front channel plate, wherein the rear channel plate encloses the at least two channels to form at least two chambers; and a radial mode changer received in the manifold, the radial mode changer defining a hollow passageway in fluid communication with a water inflow and defining one or more ports in fluid communication with the hollow passageway, at least one port of the one or more ports extends around a portion of a circumference of the radial mode changer;
whereinwhen the radial mode changer is rotated relative to the manifold to a first position, one or more of the ports is aligned with one or more of the mode apertures and water from the water inflow flows through the radial mode changer into one of the chambers providing water outflow to one of the plurality of spray modes; and when the radial mode changer is in a second position, the at least one port aligns with two mode apertures and a water flow is split by the two mode apertures receiving the water flow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A showerhead having a plurality of spray modes comprising
a first plate having a top surface and a bottom surface and comprising a plurality of first channel walls extending from the top surface; -
a second plate connected to the first plate, the second plate having a top surface and a bottom surface and comprising a plurality of second channel walls extending from the bottom surface; a manifold formed as an annular wall extending from the top surface of the first plate and having two or more mode apertures defined therein; and a radial mode changer positioned in the manifold and in fluid communication with a water inlet, the radial mode changer comprising one or more ports in selective fluid communication with the two or more mode apertures;
whereinthe first channel walls of the first plate engage the second channel walls of the second plate to define a plurality of chambers; each of the plurality of chambers is in fluid communication with one of the two or more mode apertures defined in the manifold; and rotation of the radial mode changer within the manifold selectively varies water flow through the plurality of chambers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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