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The present invention relates to a sprayer able to adjust a flow of mixed solution and water, especially to a sprayer able to adjust a flow of mixed solution and water which siphons liquid and mixes the liquid with water to form mixed solution with bubbles being sprayed onto a place to be treated. The flow of the liquid drawn off can be adjusted. The sprayer can spray out not only the mixed solution, but also water for various purposes.
Refer to U.S. Pat. No. 5,595,345, a double barrel sprayer for applying a diluted product is revealed. Some kind of liquid detergent is mixed with water. One end of the sprayer is connected to an inlet of a gardening hose while the other end of the sprayer is joined with a container which is filled with the liquid detergent. Water or a bubble solution formed by diluted liquid detergent mixed with air is sprayed out through a nozzle of the sprayer. The liquid detergent is mixed with water to form diluted liquid detergent in the container and the water is flowing into the container after each spraying process. Thus the liquid detergent in the container will gradually be diluted by the water. Another disadvantage of such sprayer is in that the member used for introducing air into the sprayer is exposed outside that the exposed air inlet may be blocked by the bubbles generated, rendering poor performance. Besides, the product with such design is not aesthetically pleasing.
Therefore, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a sprayer able to adjust a flow of mixed solution and water in which liquid and water are mixed to form a bubble solution or mixed solution. The liquid can be fertilizers, pesticides, detergents, and etc. The sprayer is mainly used to adjust the concentration and flow of the liquid being sprayed out.
In order to achieve the above and other objects, a sprayer able to adjust a flow of mixed solution and water according to the present invention includes an operation portion and a housing. The operation portion is composed of a first end connected to a hose, a second end connected to the housing, and a water inlet channel. The hose is connected to a faucet for water supply and the housing is connected to a container, which can be filled with liquid for providing the liquid to the sprayer. An adjustment portion is arranged at the housing which consists of a diversion chamber and a plurality of distribution channels communicating with the diversion chamber. The diversion chamber includes a first diversion port and a second diversion port while the distribution channels include a first distribution channel, a second distribution channel, and a third distribution channel. The adjustment portion is provided with a ramp and a selector which can be aligned with the first diversion port or the second diversion port of the diversion chamber to close the first diversion port or the second diversion port selectively. The first diversion port is communicated with both the first distribution channel and the second distribution channel while the second diversion port is communicated with the third distribution channel. The housing further includes a liquid storage room. A siphon channel communicated with the container is arranged at the liquid storage room and is provided with a valve used to control the opening and closing of an opening of the siphon channel and further control the opening and closing and the amount of the liquid flowing from the container to the liquid storage room. One end of the valve is aligned with the ramp of the adjustment portion so that vertical movement of the valve under control of the ramp aligned with the valve. One end of the housing is connected to a spray portion which is provided with a clear-water channel and a mixture channel communicating with second distribution channel and the third distribution channel respectively. The spray portion further includes a spray head which is provided with a plurality of clear-water nozzles with different spray patterns and a mixture nozzle for spraying out the mixed solution (such as bubble solution). The user may rotate an adjustment portion thereof to spray out mixed solution selectively. Water is introduced by the operation portion to generate a negative pressure. Thereby liquid in the container is delivered to the siphon channel through the liquid pipe due to siphon effect. The opening of the siphon channel is opened by the valve, so that the liquid is drawn into the liquid storage room and mixed with water from the second diversion port to form a diluted solution. Lastly, the diluted solution is blended with air in the mixture channel to get bubble solution and then sprayed out through the mixture nozzle. The user may rotate the adjustment portion to spray out water selectively. By the selector aligned with the first diversion port and closing the second diversion port selectively, water introduced by the operation portion is flowing through the first distribution channel, the diversion chamber, entering the first diversion port, going through the second distribution channel and arriving the clear-water channel to be sprayed out through the spray head. The spray head is manually rotated to select one of the clear-water nozzles aligned with the clear-water channel to spray out the water in different patterns, such as linear splash or radial splash.
The structure and the technical means adopted by the present invention to achieve the above and other objects can be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings, wherein:
In order to learn features and functions of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the related drawings.
The present invention provides a sprayer which is connected to a free end of a hose (such as garden hose) and used for mixing liquid, adjusting concentration and flow of liquid, and providing multiple spray modes. One end of the hose is connected to a faucet so that water is delivered to the sprayer by the hose.
The sprayer not only can spray water or mixed solution but also adjust concentration and flow. The mixed solution is formed by water blended with liquid which is a liquid compound such as a fertilizer, a pesticide, a detergent, their combinations, and etc.
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One end of the operation portion 1 is connected to the hose and is provided with a water inlet channel 1a (as shown in
The housing 2 consists of a first assembly end, an extended second assembly end, a diversion chamber A, a plurality of distribution channels, and a work surface 21. The first assembly end is connected with the operation portion 1 and the diversion chamber A is selectively aligned with and communicating with the distribution channels correspondingly.
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The selector 36 is mounted in the diversion chamber A and the valve hole 37 is selectively aligned with one of the first and the second diversion ports 24, 25 and closing the other diversion port 24, 25 while the through hole 381 of the slide 38 is mated with the axial portion 362 of the selector 36 and leaning against the surface on top of the rod portion 361 so that the slide 38 is tightly connected to the diversion chamber A. Thereby the selector 36 is limited at the diversion chamber A, without coming off easily. The axial portion 362 is protruding from the slide 38 and is fastened with a screw after being mounted into the assembly hole 311 of the rotary button 31 by the second side portion 363 aligned with the first side portion 312. Thereby the rotary button 31 is able to be turned on the work surface 21 and the selector 36 is also turned by the rotary button 31 simultaneously.
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Although the diluted solution is blended with the air to form the bubble solution at the mixture channel 2d as mentioned above, the bubble solution with specific features in the sprayer can also be formed in one of other distribution channels of the housing 2. For example, the mixture channel 2d can be an extension of the third distribution channel 2c to the mixture nozzle 46 and the clear-water channel 2e can be an extension of the second distribution channel 2b to the clear-water nozzle 41a.
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Based on the above arrangement, rotation of the rotary button 31 is used to adjust the amount of the concentrated solution flowing into the liquid storage room 22 by siphon effect and further control the concentration of the bubble solution sprayed out.
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In summary, the sprayer according to this embodiment of the present invention features on that the spray portion 4 is connected to the housing 2 which is provided with the mixture channel 2d and the clear-water channel 2e while the diversion chamber A can be selected to be communicated with either the mixture channel 2d or the clear-water channel 2e. The spray head 41 which can be rotated manually is provided with a plurality of clear-water nozzles 41a arranged around the mixture nozzle 46. One of the clear-water nozzles 41a is selected by manual rotation of the spray head 41 to be aligned with the clear-water channel 2e and the mixture nozzle 46 is aligned with the mixture channel 2d. The adjustment portion 3 is rotated manually to be aligned with the diversion chamber A for allowing water flowing to the selected clear-water nozzle 41a and then sprayed out in different patterns. Or the adjustment portion 3 is rotated manually to be aligned with the diversion chamber A for allowing both water and concentrated liquid flowing into the mixture channel 2d and then the mixed solution is sprayed out through the mixture nozzle 46.
The present sprayer has the following operation modes.
Mode 1: the water is flowing into the first diversion port 24 through the diversion chamber A and then sprayed out through one of the clear-water nozzles 41a selected. Under this mode, only water is provided and sprayed for washing or other purposes.
Mode 2: the water is introduced into the second diversion port 25 through the diversion chamber A and mixed with the liquid from the container 5 in the channel of the housing 2 to form the diluted solution. Then the diluted solution is mixed with external air while reaching the spray portion 4 to form the bubble solution to be sprayed out through the mixture nozzle 46. Under this mode, the bubble solution is provided and sprayed for washing.
Mode 3: the rotary button 31 is rotated for adjustment of the amount of liquid flow. Owing to design of the ramp 32 of the rotary button 31, the valve 22a is adjusted to open the opening of the siphon channel 52 in a stepless manner. Thereby the amount of the liquid flowing into the liquid storage room 22 of the housing 2 can be adjusted. The liquid provided is mixed with water to get the diluted solution and the concentration of the diluted solution is further controlled by the amount of the liquid provided. The concentration of the bubble solution obtained can also be adjusted.
Mode 4: a washing mode used to control the concentration of the bubble solution or the amount of water being provided and sprayed out.
Mode 5: To stop spraying, one may select the stop mode so that both the first diversion port 24 and the second diversion port 25 are closed. Under this mode, no solution/liquid is able to be sprayed out.
The present invention features on the mode 3 by which the concentration and the spray patterns of the liquid are adjustable. The concentration of the mixed solution formed by the liquid blended with water can be selected because that the flow of the liquid drawn by siphon effect can be adjusted.
Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details, and representative devices shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalent.
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