Patent Grant
10016769
The present invention relates to a multi-functional shower.
Showers can be divided into rain showers (or named sunflower showers) and head shower (or named head sprayer). The rain shower is assembled at the top surface of the bathroom, and is right above user's head and directly discharges water to user's head in the outlet direction; the head shower is assembled on the wall of the bathroom, and is inclined above user's head and discharges water to user's face in the outlet direction.
Currently the bathroom usually assembles with rain shower and head shower both for different users' needs. Therefore, the bathroom has to assemble connecting pipes for the rain shower and the head shower, which is troublesome in waterway design and high in fixture cost.
The present invention is provided with a multi-functional shower, which overcomes the disadvantages of the background technology. The technical proposal of the present invention is:
A multi-functional shower, which comprises a body unit and a switch unit, further comprising a rain shower unit, a head shower unit and a connecting pipe, the body unit comprising a straight portion, a sloping portion and a connecting portion connecting the straight portion and the sloping portion, the rain shower unit is disposed inside the straight portion, the switch unit and the head shower unit are disposed inside the sloping portion, the connecting pipe is disposed inside the connecting portion and is connected the switch unit and the rain shower unit, the body unit is disposed with an inlet waterway, by rotating the switch unit, the inlet waterway is connected to the rain shower unit or the head shower unit, or is connected to the rain shower unit and the head shower unit at the same time.
In another preferred embodiment, it further comprising a switch to drive the switch unit to rotate, the switch is connected to the head shower unit.
In another preferred embodiment, the switch is disposed in the outlet surface of the head shower unit.
In another preferred embodiment, the switch is applied with push type to drive the switch to rotate.
In another preferred embodiment, the switch is applied with press type to drive the switch unit to rotate.
In another preferred embodiment, the switch is applied with knob type to drive the switch unit to rotate.
In another preferred embodiment, it further comprising a water diversion dish, the water diversion dish is disposed inside the sloping portion, the water diversion dish and the body unit form a water cavity, the inlet waterway is connected to the water cavity, the water diversion dish is disposed with a first through hole and a second through hole, the switch unit comprising a rain shower water cavity and a head shower water cavity, the water diversion dish abuts against the switch unit, the first through hole is connected to the rain shower water cavity or disconnected, the second through hole is connected to the head shower water cavity or disconnected.
In another preferred embodiment, the body unit is disposed with a setting base inside, one end of the connecting pipe is connected to the rain shower unit, the other end of the connecting pipe is connected to the setting base, the setting base is slidably connected to the switch unit in sealing way, the switch unit, when rotating, makes that the rain shower water cavity is alternately connected to the setting base or disconnected.
In another preferred embodiment, it comprising three rain shower water cavities and two head shower water cavities, a first rain shower water cavity, a second rain shower water cavity, a third rain shower water cavity, a first head shower water cavity and a second head shower water cavity; the first head shower water cavity is disposed with a first entrance and a second entrance, the second head shower water cavity is disposed with a first inlet and a second inlet;
when rotating the switch unit:
the first through hole is connected to the first rain shower water cavity, the second through hole is cut off; or
the first through hole is cut off, the second through hole is connected to the first entrance; or
the first through hole is connected to the second rain shower water cavity, the second through hole is connected to the second entrance; or
the first through hole is cut off, the second through hole is connected to the second entrance and the first inlet; or
the first through hole is connected to the third rain shower water cavity, the second through hole is connected to the first inlet; or
the first through hole is cut off, the second through hole is connected to the second inlet.
In another preferred embodiment, the first head shower water cavity is used to discharge head shower water, the second head shower water cavity is used to discharge head shower massage water.
Compared to the existing technology, the technical proposal of the present invention has advantages as below:
1. the shower comprises a rain shower unit and a head shower unit, by rotating the switch unit, water flows out of the rain shower unit or the head shower unit or both at the same time, the bathroom is just needed to assemble with one inlet waterway, thus reducing the assembly cost.
2. the body unit is disposed with a setting base inside, the other end of the connecting pipe is connected to the setting base, the setting base is slidably connected to the switch unit in sealing way, the connecting pipe would not move with the moving of the switch unit, thus making it with stable structure.
The present invention will be further described with the drawings and the embodiments.
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The body unit 10 comprises an upper cover 11, a lower cover 12 and a setting base 13. When the upper cover covers the lower cover, it forms a hollow housing structure. The body unit 10 comprises a straight portion 14, a sloping portion 15 and a connecting portion 16 connecting the straight portion 14 and the sloping portion 15. The straight portion 14 generally has a horizontal body. The setting base 13 is disposed inside the connecting portion 16. The sloping portion 15 of the body unit 10 has an inlet waterway 17 (as figured in
The switch unit 20 is used to make that the inlet waterway 17 is connected to the rain shower unit 30 or the head shower unit 40, or that the inlet waterway 17 is connected to the rain shower unit 30 and the head shower unit 40 both. The switch unit 20 has a rain shower water cavity 21 and a head shower water cavity 22 inside. The rain shower water cavity 21 is used to supply water to the rain shower unit 30. the head shower water cavity 22 is used to supply water to the head shower unit 40. there are three rain shower water cavities 21, a first rain shower water cavity 21a, a second rain shower water cavity 21b and a third rain shower water cavity 21c. The first rain shower water cavity 21a, the second rain shower water cavity 21b and the third rain shower water cavity 21c are spaced arranged, the central directions of the first, the second and the third rain shower water cavity to the switch unit 20 are equal. There are two head shower water cavities 22, a first head shower water cavity 22a and a second head shower water cavity 22b. the first head shower water cavity 22a is disposed with a first entrance 221 and a second entrance 222. the second head shower water cavity 22b is disposed with a first inlet 223 and a second inlet 224. the first entrance 221, the second entrance 222, the first inlet 223 and the second inlet 224 are spaced arranged, the central directions of the first entrance 221, the second entrance 222, the first inlet 223 and the second inlet 224 to the switch unit 20 are equal. The first head shower water cavity 22a is used to discharge head shower water. The second head shower water cavity 22b is used to discharge massage water.
When the rain shower unit 30 is connected to the inlet waterway 17, it discharges rain shower water.
When the head unit 40 is connected to the inlet waterway 17, it discharges head shower water or head shower massage water.
The water diversion dish 60 is disposed with a first through hole 61 and a second through hole 62. The first through hole 61 is used to connect the inlet waterway 17 and the rain shower water cavity 21. The second through hole 62 is used to connect the inlet waterway 17 and the head shower water cavity 22.
The switch 80 is used to drive the switch unit 20 to rotate. The switch 80 is applied with a push type to drive the switch unit to rotate.
The rain shower unit 30 is disposed inside the straight portion 14; the switch unit 20 and the head shower unit 40 are disposed inside the sloping portion 15, the switch unit 20 is rotatably disposed on the head shower 40, the setting base 13 is slidably connected to the switch unit 20 in sealing way; the connecting pipe 50 is disposed inside the connecting portion 16, one end of the connecting pipe 50 is connected to the rain shower unit 30, while the other end is connected to the setting base 13, the switch unit 20, when rotating, alternately makes the rain shower water cavity 21 connected to the setting base 13 or disconnected, that is to say, the connecting pipe 50 is able to connected to the switch unit 20 and the rain shower unit 30; the water diversion dish 60 is disposed inside the sloping portion 15, the water diversion dish 60 and the body unit 10 form a water cavity 70. The inlet waterway 17 is connected to the water cavity 70. The water diversion dish 60 abuts against the switch unit 20. The first through hole 61 and the rain shower water cavity 21 are disposed in alignment, thus making the water cavity 70 connected to the rain shower water cavity 21 or disconnected. The second through hole 62 is aligned with the first entrance 221, the second entrance 222, the first inlet 223 and the second inlet 224, thus making the water cavity 70 connected to the head shower water cavity 22 or disconnected. The switch 80 is connected to the head shower unit 40, and the switch 80 is disposed on the outlet surface of the head shower unit 40.
To switch waterway, dial the switch unit 80 so that the switch 80 drives the switch unit 20 to rotate;
When the first through hole 61 is connected to the first rain shower water cavity 21a, and the second through hole 62 is cut off, only the rain shower unit 30 discharges rain shower water. That is to say, water flows through the inlet waterway 17, the water cavity 70, the first through hole 61, the first rain shower water cavity 21a, the setting base 13, the connecting pipe, and then out of the rain shower unit 30;
When the first through hole 61 is cut off and the second through hole 62 is connected to the first entrance 221, only the head shower unit 40 discharges head shower water. That is to say, water flows through the inlet waterway 17, the water cavity 70, the second through hole 62, the first entrance 221, the first head shower water cavity 22a, and then out of the head shower unit 40;
When the first through hole 61 is connected to the second rain shower water cavity 21b, and the second through hole 62 is connected to the second entrance 222, the rain shower unit 30 discharges rain shower water, the head shower unit 40 discharges head shower water. That is to say, there are two water flows, one flows through the inlet waterway 17, the water cavity 70, the first through hole 61, the second rain shower water cavity 21b, the setting base 13, the connecting pipe 50, and then out of the rain shower unit 30; the other one flows through the inlet waterway 17, the water cavity 70, the second through hole 62, the second entrance 222, the first head shower water cavity 22a, then out of the head shower unit 40;
When the first through hole 61 is cut off, and the second through hole 62 is connected to the first entrance 222 and the first inlet 223, the head shower unit 40 discharges head shower water and head shower massage water. That is to say, water flows through the inlet waterway 17, the water cavity 70, the second through hole 62, the second entrance 222 and the first inlet 223, the first head shower water cavity 22a and the second head shower water cavity 22b, then out of the head shower unit 40;
When the first through hole 61 is connected to the third rain shower water cavity 21c, and the second through hole 62 is connected to the first inlet 223, the rain shower unit 30 discharges rain shower water, the head shower unit 40 discharges head shower massage water. That is to say, there are two water flows, one flows through the inlet waterway 17, the water cavity 70, the first through hole 61, the third rain shower water cavity 21c, the setting base 13, the connecting pipe 50, and then out of the rain shower unit 30; the other one flows through the inlet waterway 17, the water cavity 70, the second through hole 62, the first inlet 223, the second head shower water cavity 22b, then out of the head shower unit 40;
When the first through hole 61 is cut off, and the second through hole is connected to the second inlet 224, only the head shower unit 40 discharges head shower massage water. That is to say, water flows through the inlet waterway 17, the water cavity 70, the second through hole 62, the second inlet 224, the second head shower water cavity 22b, then out of the head shower unit 40.
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Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof for carrying out the patent for invention, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that a variety of modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the patent for invention which is intended to be defined by the appended claims.
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