Patent Application
20230382764
This application claims the benefit of priority from Chinese Patent Application No. 202310813209.9, filed on Jul. 4, 2023. The content of the aforementioned application, including any intervening amendments thereto, is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of shower filtration, in particular to a filtering device arranged outside a water outlet piece.
A water outlet piece, such as a shower, generally includes a handheld shower and an overhead shower, wherein the handheld shower includes a shower body and a hose, the shower body is connected with the hose, water is introduced into the shower body from the hose, and is sprayed through the shower body, and the shower body may be fixed to the wall by a wall mount; the overhead shower includes a water inlet pipe and an overhead shower body, the water inlet pipe is fixed to the wall, and is connected with the overhead shower body, and water is introduced into the overhead shower body from the water inlet pipe, and is sprayed through the overhead shower body.
The shower is usually directly connected to a water heater, but all the water in the water heater comes from tap water, which will still contain impurities after disinfection. In addition, a portion of water will be stored in the water heater first, when the water heater is not in use, the water in the water heater will produce bacteria, and for a skin sensitive person, using tap water directly or water stored in the water heater for showering will cause discomfort to the skin. Therefore, it is necessary to filter the shower water to filter out impurities and bacteria to obtain clean and sanitary shower water.
However, in the related art, a shower filtering device is generally installed inside the handheld shower body or the overhead shower body, and when the shower needs to be replaced or maintained, the entire handheld shower body or overhead shower body needs to be disassembled for replacement and maintenance, which is costly. Alternatively, the shower filtering device is installed inside a pipeline through which the handheld shower body or the overhead shower body is connected to the water inlet pipe or between pipelines for filtering, and such a structure also has great inconvenience during maintenance and is inconvenient for periodic replacement; in the meantime, if the shower filtering device is applied to the overhead shower structure, the height of the overhead shower can only be lowered since the filtering device needs to be additionally installed, which will affect the use height and limit the installation environment.
The present disclosure aims to solve one of the technical problems in the above-mentioned technology at least to some extent. To this end, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a filtering device arranged outside a water outlet piece, so that a filtering assembly is convenient to replace and low in maintenance cost, the installation is not easy to limit, and the adaptability is high.
In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a filtering device arranged outside a water outlet piece, including:
When the filtering device arranged outside a water outlet piece according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is in use, the water inlet portion of the communication seat is connected to the water inlet pipe, i.e., the water source, the water outlet portion of the communication seat is connected to the water outlet piece, such as a handheld shower or an overhead shower, and since the filtering assembly is connected with the water-passing communication portion of the communication seat, and the filtering assembly is installed at the side of the communication seat, that is, the filtering assembly is installed outside the joint between the water inlet pipe and the water outlet piece, the filtering assembly is convenient to replace and low in maintenance cost, and the installation is not easy to limit, and the height of the overhead shower will not be affected even if the filtering device is used in an overhead shower environment, so that the adaptability is high.
In addition, the filtering device arranged outside a water outlet piece according to the above embodiment of the present disclosure may also have the following additional features:
optionally, the filtering assembly further includes a housing, wherein the filter element is placed in the housing, a first water channel and a second water channel which are separated from each other are formed between the filter element and the housing, the first water channel enables the water inlet channel of the communication seat to communicate with the water inlet end of the filter element, and the second water channel enables the water outlet end of the filter element to communicate with the water outlet channel of the communication seat.
Specifically, the filtering assembly further includes an inner bracket, wherein the inner bracket is of a cavity structure formed by a bottom plate and a side plate surrounding the bottom plate, and the bottom plate is provided with a water-passing hole; the housing is composed of an upper housing and a lower housing, and the inner bracket is placed in the lower housing; the filter element is placed in the inner bracket, and the water outlet end of the filter element communicates with the water-passing hole of the inner bracket; the first water channel is formed between the filter element and the upper housing, and the second water channel is formed between the inner bracket and the lower housing.
Further, an inner side wall of the water-passing communication portion of the communication seat is provided with a circumferential bump; an outer side wall of the lower housing extends radially to form a connecting portion, the connecting portion is provided with a circumferential chute, the circumferential chute is provided with an opening for allowing the circumferential bump to slide in, and the circumferential bump can slide into the circumferential chute through the opening and be limited in the circumferential chute so as to connect the filtering assembly with the communication seat.
Optionally, the filtering device arranged outside a water outlet piece further includes a connecting assembly, wherein the connecting assembly is arranged at the water inlet portion of the communication seat, and connects the water inlet pipe with the communication seat.
Specifically, the connecting assembly includes a connecting nut and a connector, wherein the connecting nut is provided with an axial accommodating through hole, and a side wall of the accommodating through hole is provided with an internal thread; the connector is partially placed in the accommodating through hole and partially extends out of the connecting nut so as to be inserted into the water inlet portion of the communication seat, and the connector is provided with a first water-passing channel in an axial direction so as to communicate with the water inlet channel.
Specifically, the filtering assembly is connected with the water-passing communication portion of the communication seat through a water diversion seat, one end of the water diversion seat is inserted into the filtering assembly, the other end of the water diversion seat is connected with a jaw and is inserted into the water-passing communication portion of the communication seat, and the jaw is inserted into a slot arranged on the connector; the water diversion seat is provided with a first connecting water channel and a second connecting water channel which are independent from each other and do not communicate, the first connecting water channel enables the water inlet channel to communicate with the water inlet end of the filter element, and the second connecting water channel enables the water outlet end of the filter element to communicate with the water outlet channel.
Further, the jaw and the water diversion seat are integrally formed or separately connected.
Specifically, the connecting assembly includes a connecting nut, a ball joint and a socket; the connecting nut is connected with the water inlet portion of the communication seat; the socket is partially inserted into the water inlet portion of the communication seat and partially placed in the connecting nut; the ball joint is partially limited in the connecting nut and partially extends out of the connecting nut; the ball joint and the socket are provided with second water-pas sing channels communicating with each other so as to communicate with the water inlet channel.
Optionally, the filtering assembly is connected with the water-passing communication portion of the communication seat through a water diversion seat, one end of the water diversion seat is inserted into the filtering assembly, the other end of the water diversion seat is connected with a snap and is inserted into the water-passing communication portion of the communication seat, and the snap is snapped onto the inner side wall of the water-passing communication portion; the water diversion seat is provided with a first connecting water channel and a second connecting water channel which are independent from each other and do not communicate, the first connecting water channel enables the water inlet channel to communicate with the water inlet end of the filter element, and the second connecting water channel enables the water outlet end of the filter element to communicate with the water outlet channel.
Optionally, the water outlet portion of the communication seat is integrally or separately connected with a threaded joint so as to be connected to the water outlet piece.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals indicate the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary and are intended to explain the present disclosure, but not to be construed as limiting the present disclosure.
In order to better understand the above technical solutions, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be implemented in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.
Rather, these embodiments are provided for a more thorough understanding of the present disclosure, and will fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art.
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The communication seat 1 includes a water inlet portion 11, a water outlet portion 12 and a water-passing communication portion 13, in this embodiment, the water inlet portion 11 and the water outlet portion 12 are axially coaxial, the water-passing communication portion 13 is perpendicular to the water inlet portion 11 and the water outlet portion 12, and the communication seat 1 is provided with a water inlet channel 14 and a water outlet channel 15 which are independent from each other and do not communicate. In this embodiment, the communication seat 1 is internally provided with a baffle 16, and the baffle 16 is located between the water inlet channel 14 and the water outlet channel 15 for blocking the water inlet channel 14 and the water outlet channel 15 so that the water inlet channel 14 does not communicate with the water outlet channel 15. The water inlet channel 14 runs through from the water inlet portion 11 to the water-passing communication portion 13, and the water outlet channel 15 runs through from the water-passing communication portion 13 to the water outlet portion 12. The water inlet portion 11 is configured to be connected to a water inlet pipe 4, and the water outlet portion 12 is configured to be connected to a water outlet piece 5. In this embodiment, the water outlet piece 5 is an overhead shower body.
The filtering assembly 2 is connected with the water-passing communication portion 13 of the communication seat 1, and includes a filter element 21, wherein a water inlet end 211 of the filter element 21 communicates with the water inlet channel 14 of the communication seat 1, and a water outlet end 212 of the filter element 21 communicates with the water outlet channel of the communication seat 1.
In this embodiment, the filtering assembly 2 further includes a housing 22, wherein the filter element 21 is placed in the housing 22, a first water channel 23 and a second water channel 24 which are separated from each other are formed between the filter element 21 and the housing 22, the first water channel 23 enables the water inlet channel 14 of the communication seat 1 to communicate with the water inlet end 211 of the filter element 21, and the second water channel 24 enables the water outlet end 212 of the filter element 21 to communicate with the water outlet channel 15 of the communication seat 1.
Specifically, the filtering assembly 2 further includes an inner bracket 25, wherein the inner bracket 25 is of a cavity structure formed by a bottom plate and a side plate surrounding the bottom plate, and the bottom plate is provided with water-passing holes 251; the housing 22 is composed of an upper housing 221 and a lower housing 222, the inner bracket 25 is placed in the lower housing 222, and the end of the side plate of the inner bracket 25 is provided with a radial flange 252 in sealing fit with the inner side wall of the lower housing 222. The filter element 21 is placed in the inner bracket 25, and the water outlet end 212 of the filter element 21 communicates with the water-passing holes 251 of the inner bracket 25. The first water channel 23 is formed between the filter element 21 and the upper housing 221, and the second water channel 24 is formed between the inner bracket 25 and the lower housing 222, and the first water channel 23 and the second water channel 24 are separated by the inner bracket 25.
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In this embodiment, the connecting assembly 3 is arranged at the water inlet portion 11 of the communication seat 1, and connects the water inlet pipe 4 with the communication seat 1. Specifically, the connecting assembly 3 includes a connecting nut 31 and a connector 32, wherein the connecting nut 31 is provided with an axial accommodating through hole 311, and the side wall of the accommodating through hole 311 is provided with an internal thread; the connector 32 is partially placed in the accommodating through hole 311 and partially extends out of the connecting nut 31 so as to be inserted into the water inlet portion 11 of the communication seat 1, and the connector 32 is provided with a first water-passing channel 321 in the axial direction so as to communicate with the water inlet channel 14.
The filtering assembly 2 is connected with the water-passing communication portion 13 of the communication seat 1 through a water diversion seat 6, one end of the water diversion seat 6 is inserted into the filtering assembly 2, specifically, one end of the water diversion seat 6 is inserted into the lower housing 222, the other end of the water diversion seat 6 is connected with a jaw 7 and is inserted into the water-passing communication portion 13 of the communication seat 1, and the jaw 7 is inserted into a slot 322 arranged on the connector 32 for fixing the water diversion seat 6; the water diversion seat 6 is provided with a first connecting water channel 61 and a second connecting water channel 62 which are independent from each other and do not communicate, the first connecting water channel 61 enables the water inlet channel 14 to communicate with the water inlet end 211 of the filter element 21, and the second connecting water channel 62 enables the water outlet end 212 of the filter element 21 to communicate with the water outlet channel 15. The jaw 7 may be integrally formed with the water diversion seat 6, and may also be separately connected to the water diversion seat 6, as shown in
In this embodiment, the water outlet portion 12 of the communication seat 1 is separately connected with a threaded joint 17, and the threaded joint 17 is connected with the water outlet piece 5. Specifically, a non-threaded portion of the threaded joint 17 is inserted into the water outlet portion 12 of the communication seat 1.
When the overhead shower is used, water flow enters the first water-passing channel 321 of the connector 32 from the water inlet pipe 4, then enters the water inlet channel 14 of the communication seat 1, then enters the first connecting water channel 61 of the water diversion seat 6, enters the first water channel 23 of the housing 22 through the first connecting water channel 61 of the water diversion seat 6 and enters the water inlet end 211 of the filter element 21, after being filtered by the filter element 21, the water flow enters the second water channel 24 of the housing 22 through the water-passing holes 251 of the inner bracket 25 from the water outlet end 212 of the filter element 21, enters the second connecting water channel 62 of the water diversion seat 6 from the second water channel 24 of the housing 22, and then enters the overhead shower body through the water outlet channel 15 of the communication seat 1 to be sprayed through the overhead shower body.
When the filtering device arranged outside a water outlet piece according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is in use, the water inlet portion 11 of the communication seat 1 is connected to the water inlet pipe 4, i.e., the water source, the water outlet portion 12 of the communication seat 1 is connected to the water outlet piece 5, such as an overhead shower, and since the filtering assembly 2 is connected with the water-passing communication portion 13 of the communication seat 1, and the filtering assembly 2 is installed at the side of the communication seat 1, that is, the filtering assembly 2 is installed outside the joint between the water inlet pipe 4 and the water outlet piece 5, the filtering assembly 2 is convenient to replace and low in maintenance cost, and the installation is not easy to limit, and the height of the overhead shower will not be affected even if the filtering device is used in an overhead shower environment, so that the adaptability is high.
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The communication seat 1 includes a water inlet portion 11, a water outlet portion 12 and a water-passing communication portion 13. In this embodiment, the water inlet portion 11 is perpendicular to the water outlet portion 12, and the water-passing communication portion 13 is perpendicular to the water inlet portion 11 and the water outlet portion 12, and the side of the communication seat 1 opposite to the water inlet portion 11 is provided with a C-shaped seat. The communication seat 1 is provided with a water inlet channel 14 and a water outlet channel which are independent from each other and do not communicate. In this embodiment, the communication seat 1 is internally provided with a baffle 16, the baffle 16 is located between the water inlet channel 14 and the water outlet channel 15 for blocking the water inlet channel 14 and the water outlet channel 15 so that the water inlet channel 14 does not communicate with the water outlet channel 15. The water inlet channel 14 runs through from the water inlet portion 11 to the water-passing communication portion 13, and the water outlet channel 15 runs through from the water-passing communication portion 13 to the water outlet portion 12. The water inlet portion 11 is configured to be connected to a water inlet pipe 4, and the water outlet portion 12 is configured to be connected to a water outlet piece 5. In this embodiment, the water outlet piece 5 is a handheld shower, which includes a shower body and a hose, wherein the hose is connected to the water outlet portion 12, and the shower body may be placed on the C-shaped seat.
The filtering assembly 2 is connected with the water-passing communication portion 13 of the communication seat 1, and includes a filter element 21, wherein a water inlet end of the filter element 21 communicates with the water inlet channel 14 of the communication seat 1, and a water outlet end of the filter element 21 communicates with the water outlet channel 15 of the communication seat 1.
In this embodiment, the filtering assembly 2 further includes a housing 22, wherein the filter element 21 is placed in the housing 22, a first water channel 23 and a second water channel 24 which are separated from each other are formed between the filter element 21 and the housing 22, the first water channel 23 enables the water inlet channel 14 of the communication seat 1 to communicate with the water inlet end 211 of the filter element 21, and the second water channel 24 enables the water outlet end 212 of the filter element 21 to communicate with the water outlet channel 15 of the communication seat 1.
Specifically, the filtering assembly 2 further includes an inner bracket 25, wherein the inner bracket 25 is of a cavity structure formed by a bottom plate and a side plate surrounding the bottom plate, and the bottom plate is provided with water-passing holes 251; the housing 22 is composed of an upper housing 221 and a lower housing 222, the inner bracket 25 is placed in the lower housing 222, and the end of the side plate of the inner bracket 25 is provided with a radial flange 252 in sealing fit with the inner side wall of the lower housing 222. The filter element 21 is placed in the inner bracket 25, and the water outlet end 212 of the filter element 21 communicates with the water-passing holes 251 of the inner bracket 25. The first water channel 23 is formed between the filter element 21 and the upper housing 221, and the second water channel 24 is formed between the inner bracket 25 and the lower housing 222, and the first water channel 23 and the second water channel 24 are separated by the inner bracket 25.
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In this embodiment, the connecting assembly 3 is arranged at the water inlet portion 11 of the communication seat 1, and connects the water inlet pipe 4 with the communication seat 1. Specifically, the connecting assembly 3 includes a connecting nut 33, a ball joint 34 and a socket the connecting nut 33 is connected with the water inlet portion 11 of the communication seat 1; the socket 35 is partially inserted into the water inlet portion 11 of the communication seat 1 and partially placed in the connecting nut 33; the ball joint 34 is partially limited in the connecting nut 33 and partially extends out of the connecting nut 33; the ball joint 34 and the socket 35 are provided with second water-passing channels 36 communicating with each other so as to communicate with the water inlet channel 14.
In this embodiment, the filtering assembly 2 is connected with the water-passing communication portion 13 of the communication seat 1 through a water diversion seat 6, one end of the water diversion seat 6 is inserted into the filtering assembly 2, specifically, one end of the water diversion seat 6 is inserted into the lower housing 222, the other end of the water diversion seat 6 is connected with a snap 63 and is inserted into the water-passing communication portion 13 of the communication seat 1, the snap 63 is integrally formed with the water diversion seat 6, the snap 63 is snapped onto the inner side wall of the water-passing communication portion 13; the water diversion seat 6 is provided with a first connecting water channel 61 and a second connecting water channel 62 which are independent from each other and do not communicate, the first connecting water channel 61 enables the water inlet channel 14 to communicate with the water inlet end 211 of the filter element 21, and the second connecting water channel 62 enables the water outlet end 212 of the filter element 21 to communicate with the water outlet channel 15.
In this embodiment, the water outlet portion 12 of the communication seat 1 is integrally connected to a threaded joint 17, and the threaded joint 17 is connected to the water outlet piece 5.
When the handheld shower is used, water flow enters the second water-passing channels 36 of the ball joint 34 and the socket 35 from the water inlet pipe 4, then enters the water inlet channel 14 of the communication seat 1, then enters the first connecting water channel 61 of the water diversion seat 6, enters the first water channel 23 of the housing 22 through the first connecting water channel 61 of the water diversion seat 6 and enters the water inlet end 211 of the filter element 21, after being filtered by the filter element 21, the water flow enters the second water channel 24 of the housing 22 through the water-passing holes 251 of the inner bracket 25 from the water outlet end 212 of the filter element 21, enters the second connecting water channel 62 of the water diversion seat 6 from the second water channel 24 of the housing 22, and then enters the hose of the handheld shower through the water outlet channel 15 of the communication seat 1 to be sprayed through the shower body.
When the filtering device arranged outside a water outlet piece according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is in use, the water inlet portion 11 of the communication seat 1 is connected to the water inlet pipe 4, i.e., the water source, the water outlet portion 12 of the communication seat 1 is connected to the water outlet piece 5, such as the handheld shower, and since the filtering assembly 2 is connected with the water-passing communication portion 13 of the communication seat 1, and the filtering assembly 2 is installed at the side of the communication seat 1, that is, the filtering assembly 2 is installed outside the joint between the water inlet pipe 4 and the water outlet piece 5, the filtering assembly 2 is convenient to replace and low in maintenance cost, and the installation is not easy to limit, and the height of the overhead shower will not be affected even if the filtering device is used in an overhead shower environment, so that the adaptability is high.
In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that, the terms “center”, “longitudinal”, “transverse”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inner”, “outer”, “clockwise”, “counterclockwise” and the like indicate an orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, only for ease of description of the present disclosure and for simplicity of description, it is not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operate in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure.
Furthermore, the terms “first” and “second” are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be understood to indicate or imply relative importance or to implicitly specify the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present disclosure, “plurality of” means two or more, unless expressly and specifically defined otherwise.
As used herein, unless expressly specified and limited otherwise, the terms “installed”, “connection”, “connected”, “fixed” and the like are to be construed broadly, e.g., connection may be fixed connection, detachable connection or integrated connection; connection may also be mechanical connection or electrical connection; connection may also be direct connection or indirect connection through an intermediate medium and may be communication between two elements or interaction between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present disclosure may be understood by a person having ordinary skill in the art according to specific circumstances.
In the present disclosure, unless expressly specified and defined otherwise, a first feature being “above” or “below” a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Also, a first feature being “above”, “on” or “over” a second feature includes the first feature is right above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a level higher than the second feature. A first feature being “below”, “under” and “beneath” a second feature includes that the first feature is right below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a level lower than the second feature.
In the description of this description, the description referring to “one embodiment”, “some embodiments”, “an example”, “a specific example”, or “some examples” or the like means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In this description, schematic expressions of the above terms should not be understood as necessarily referring to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, different embodiments or examples described in this description may be joined and combined by those skilled in the art.
Although embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown and described above, it will be appreciated that the above embodiments are illustrative and not to be construed as limiting the present disclosure, and that a person having ordinary skill in the art may make changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202310813209.9 | Jul 2023 | CN | national |
