Shower head

• US 9,550,195 B1
• Filed: 09/16/2015
• Issued: 01/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co Ltd
• Original Assignee: Huasong Zhou, Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co Ltd
• Inventors: Cao, Yongbin, Lai, Canbin, Cai, Tao, Zhou, Huasong
• Primary Examiner(s): Hall, Arthur O
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Viet
• Application Number:
  US14/855,969
• Time in Patent Office: 496 Days
• Field of Search: 239436-449
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/1609 with a selecting mechanism comprising a lift valve B05B1/1681 takes precedence; lift valves in general F16K1/00
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/18 Roses; Shower heads with means for adding soap or the like E03C1/046; jet regulators E03C1/08

Abstract

A shower head includes a fixation portion and a switch mechanism. The fixation portion has two diversion waterways that connect to an inlet waterway. The switch mechanism rotates the two diversion waterways. The first diversion waterway has a mutation cavity connected to a diversion hole. The mutation cavity has a flow straightener that water from the diversion hole collides in the flow straightener. The second diversion waterway has a first section and a second section with a larger outlet. A suction hole is disposed between the mutation cavity and the second section. When water flows out of the first diversion waterway, air enters the mutation cavity from the second diversion waterway through the suction hole, bubble water flows out of the first diversion waterway; when water flows out of the second diversion waterway, air enters the second section from the first diversion waterway through the suction hole.

Claims

1. A shower head, comprising a fixation portion and a switch mechanism, the fixation portion is disposed with an inlet waterway, a first diversion waterway and a second diversion waterway, the first diversion waterway and the second diversion waterway can be connected to the inlet waterway, the switch mechanism is assembled to the fixation portion to switch the first diversion waterway and the second diversion waterway to be connected to the inlet waterway;

wherein the first diversion waterway comprises at least a diversion hole and a mutation cavity connected to the diversion hole a flow straightener is disposed in the mutation cavity that water from the diversion hole collides in the flow straightener;

the second diversion waterway comprises a first section and a second section connected to the first section, the outlet of the first section is smaller than that of the second section;

a suction hole is disposed between the mutation cavity and the second section.

2. The shower head according to claim 1, wherein the outlet openings of the first waterway and the second waterway are disposed at one end of the fixation portion, the second section is annular shaped and surrounding the mutation cavity.

3. The shower head according to claim 2, wherein the first diversion waterway and the second diversion waterway are respectively disposed with a first diversion port and a second diversion port;

the switch mechanism comprises a switch shaft, a switch sealing ring sleeved on the switch shaft and a dial button, the switch shaft is disposed in the fixation portion in sliding way, one end of the dial button is inserted to the fixation portion from the outer side of the fixation portion and then fixedly connected to the switch shaft;

the switch shaft can drive the switch sealing ring to slide to close the first diversion port and the second diversion port alternatively, the dial button can slide up and down along the fixation portion to drive the switch shaft to slide up and down.

4. The shower head according to claim 3, wherein the first diversion port and the second diversion port are arranged vertically symmetrically along the fixation portion, the switch sealing ring is disposed between the first diversion port and the second diversion port.

5. The shower head according to claim 3, wherein the switch mechanism further comprises an elastic body between the switch shaft and the fixation portion.

6. The shower head according to claim 4, wherein:

the fixation portion comprises a main body with a central hole, a valve body and a cover;

the valve body is disposed with an inlet section and a cylindrical portion with the opening facing down, the inlet waterway is disposed in the inlet section, the cylindrical portion is disposed with a groove with the opening facing down, an upper diversion body is fixedly disposed in the groove in sealing way, a water diversion cavity connected to the inlet waterway is formed between the upper diversion body and the groove bottom of the groove;

the upper diversion body is disposed with a first water diversion port running through the upper diversion body up and down, the groove is fixedly disposed with a lower diversion body below the upper diversion body, the lower diversion body is disposed with the diversion hole, the flow straightener is fixedly disposed in the groove below the lower diversion body;

the groove bottom of the groove is disposed with the second water diversion port;

the cover is disposed with an annular cover, an internal periphery wall extending upwardly from the internal periphery of the annular cover and an external periphery wall extending upwardly from the external periphery of the annular cover, the annular cover is disposed with a second outlet nozzle;

the external periphery wall of the cover is fixedly connected to the internal wall of the central hole of the main body in sealing way;

the valve body is fixedly assembly in the central hole of the main body, the cylindrical portion is coupled to the internal periphery wall, the first section is formed between the external periphery wall and the cylindrical portion, the second section is formed between the external periphery wall and the internal periphery wall, the suction hole is formed between the cylindrical portion and the internal periphery wall.

7. The shower head according to claim 6, wherein the valve body further comprises a transverse plate fixedly connected to the inlet section, a water section connected to the second diversion port and the first diversion port is formed between the transverse plate and the end face of the cylindrical portion;

the transverse plate is disposed with a through hole, the switch shaft runs through the through hole in sealing and sliding way.

8. The shower head according to claim 6, wherein the main body is disposed with a throughout hole connected the inner and outer of the central hole, one end of the dial button is fixedly connected to the switch shaft from the outer side of the main body through the throughout hole.

9. The shower head according to claim 6, wherein the cylindrical portion and the internal periphery wall are arranged with space annularly, the annular space is formed the suction hole.

10. The shower head according to claim 6, wherein the lower portion of the cylindrical portion is protruding outwardly with protrusions that are arranged annularly, the end of the protrusion and the external periphery wall are arranged with space.