The present invention relates generally to a shower apparatus, and more particularly to a shower apparatus which could be adjusted by turning over or folding depending on the required demand.
In the modern society, cleaning body is a daily routine, wherein most of people cleaning their body mainly by taking a shower.
Generally, a conventional shower fixture merely includes either a shower head or a spray head, so that the user could only take a shower by using the shower head or the spray head, resulting in lack of fun of various spray efficacies. Thus, the conventional shower fixture has room for improvement to increase a variety of the shower fixture, thereby increasing fun during showering and satisfying a required demand of the user.
In view of the above, the primary objective of the present invention is to provide a shower apparatus which could provide multiple output functions by pivoting on the required demand of the user, thereby increasing fun during showering and satisfying a required demand of the user.
The present invention provides a shower apparatus includes a main body and a pivotable member. The main body has a receiving space, an inlet, and at least one first outlet, wherein the receiving space communicates with the inlet, and the main body has a first communicating hole located at a connection site between the receiving space and the inlet. The pivotable member pivotally connected to the main body and adapted to be operated to pivot relative to the main body, wherein the pivotable member includes a pivotal axle and at least one second outlet, wherein the pivotal axle is disposed in the receiving space. When the pivotable member is manipulated to pivot relative to the main body, the pivotal axle is simultaneously pivoted in the same direction in the receiving space. The pivotal axle has a tube body, an isolating member, a second communicating hole, and a third communicating hole, wherein the isolating member is fixed in the tube body to divide an inner space of the tube body to separately form a first flow channel and a second flow channel. The second communicating hole communicates with the at least one first outlet via the first flow channel. The third communicating hole communicates with the at least one second outlet via the second flow channel. When the pivotable member is manipulated to pivot relative to the main body to make the second communicating hole of the pivotal axle communicate with the first communicating hole of the main body, a stream flowing through the first flow channel is outputted through the at least one first outlet. When the pivotable member is manipulated to pivot relative to the main body to make the third communicating hole of the pivotal axle communicate with the first communicating hole of the main body, a stream flowing through the third communicating hole and the second flow channel is outputted through the at least one second outlet
With the aforementioned design, the user could manipulate the pivotable member to change the pivotal position and to allow either the second communicating hole or the third communicating hole of the pivotal axle to communicate with the first communicating hole of the main body, so that water could flow through either the first flow channel or the second flow channel to be outputted through corresponding one of the first outlet and the second outlet, thereby providing various output functions to increase fun during showering and to satisfy the required demand of the user.
The present invention will be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of some illustrative embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which
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The main body 10 has a receiving space 101, an inlet 102, and at least one first outlet 104, wherein the receiving space 101 communicates with the inlet 102. The main body 10 has a first communicating hole 103 which is located at a connection site between the receiving space 101 and the inlet 102.
The pivotable member 20 is pivotally connected to the main body 10 and is adapted to be operated to pivot relative to the main body 10. The pivotable member 20 includes a pivotal axle 30 and at least one second outlet 303, wherein the pivotal axle 30 is disposed in the receiving space 101.
When the pivotable member 20 is manipulated to pivot relative to the main body 10, the pivotal axle 30 is simultaneously pivoted in the same direction in the receiving space 101. The pivotal axle 30 has a tube body 31, an isolating member 34, a second communicating hole 301, and a third communicating hole 302, wherein the isolating member 34 is fixed in the tube body 31 to divide an inner space of the tube body 31 separately into a first flow channel 32 and a second flow channel 33. The second communicating hole 301 communicates with the at least one first outlet 104 via the first flow channel 32. The third communicating hole 302 communicates with the at least one second outlet 303 via the second flow channel 33.
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In the first embodiment, the pivotable member 20 has a deflector, wherein the deflector is adapted to receive and to guide the waterfall-like stream. When the pivotable member 20 is located at the first position, a first angle θ1 is formed between the deflector of the pivotable member 20 and the main body 10.
In the first embodiment, the pivotal axle 30 has a flow retarding member 35 which is fixed in the tube body 31 and is located in the second flow channel 33. When the stream F flows through the second flow channel 33 and out of the at least one second outlet 303, the flow retarding member 35 could slow down a flow rate of the stream F.
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In the first embodiment, the pivotal axle 30 has a fourth communicating hole 304 which communicates with the at least one first outlet 104. The second communicating hole 301 is located at an end of the first flow channel 32, and the fourth communicating hole 304 is located at another end of the first flow channel 32. The stream S flowing out of the second communicating hole 301 flows through the first flow channel 32 in the axial direction of the tube body 31 and then flows through the fourth communicating hole 304 and the at least one first outlet 104.
In the first embodiment, when the pivotable member 20 is located at the second position, a second angle θ2 is formed between the deflector of the pivotable member 20 and the main body 10, wherein the second angle θ2 is greater than the first angle θ2.
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The pivotable member 50 is pivotally connected to the main body 40 and is adapted to be operated to pivot relative to the main body 40. The pivotable member 50 includes a pivotal axle 60 and at least one second outlet 501, wherein the pivotal axle 60 is disposed in the receiving space 403 of the main body 40. When the pivotable member 50 is manipulated to pivot relative to the main body 40, the pivotal axle 60 is simultaneously pivoted in the same direction in the receiving space 403. The pivotal axle 60 has a tube body 61, an isolating member 63, at least one second communicating hole, and a third communicating hole 601, wherein the isolating member 63 is fixed in the tube body 61 to divide an inner space of the tube body 61 separately into a first flow channel 64 and a second flow channel 62. In the current embodiment, the at least one second communicating hole includes two second communicating holes 602. The two second communicating holes 602 communicate with the at least one first outlet 404 via the first flow channel 64; the third communicating hole 601 communicates with the at least one second outlet 501 via the second flow channel 62.
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In the second embodiment, the pivotal axle 60 has two fourth communicating holes 603 which communicate with the at least one second outlet 501. Each of the two fourth communicating holes 603 is located at one of two ends of the second flow channel 62, and the third communicating hole 601 is located between the two fourth communicating holes 603. The stream S flowing through the third communicating hole 601 of the pivotal axle 60 flows through the second flow channel 62 and the two fourth communicating holes 603 along an axial direction of the tube body 61 and then is outputted through the at least one second outlet 501.
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In the second embodiment, the main body 40 has a slot ring 44, the slot ring 44 is disposed in the slot and is adapted to form the fall-like stream. Additionally, as illustrated in
With the aforementioned design, the user could adjust the pivotal position (namely the first position and the second position described above) of the pivotable member on the required demand to make either the second communicating hole of the third communicating hole of the pivotal axle communicates with the first communicating hole of the main body, so that the stream could flow through either the first flow channel or the second flow channel and be outputted through corresponding one of the first outlet and the second outlet, thereby providing a various outputting efficacy to improve the fun during showering and to satisfy the showering demand of the user.
It must be pointed out that the embodiments described above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. All equivalent structures which employ the concepts disclosed in this specification and the appended claims should fall within the scope of the present invention.
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