IP Library Granted Patent US 9,095,860
Granted Patent B2
US 9,095,860 · App. 13/496,442 · Granted Aug 4, 2015

Shower with waterway switch controlled by electronic touch

Inventors: Huasong Zhou (Xiamen, CN); Xianguo Zou (Xiamen, CN); Jianmin Chen (Xiamen, CN)
Assignees: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.; Huasong Zhou
B05B1/18B05B1/1609B05B12/002
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Patent No.
US 9,095,860
App. No.
13/496,442
Granted
Aug 4, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shower with electronic touch control of waterway switch, has a fixing seat, a power generation mechanism, an effluent unit and a control unit. The fixing seat has a main waterway connecting to the water source and at least two branch waterways, and each the branch waterway is connected to the main waterway through a magnetic valve. The power generation mechanism is fixed in the fixing seat. The effluent unit is fixed to the fixing seat and has effluent functions corresponding to each of the branch waterways. The control unit comprises a circuit board fixed in the fixing seat and a touch panel fixed outside the fixing seat, and the circuit is connected to the power generation mechanism, and the circuit board is connected to the touch panel, and the circuit board is connected to the three magnetic valves with signals to control the magnetic valves with the control signals.

Claims (33)

1. A shower with waterway switch controlled by electronic touch, further comprising:

a fixing seat, having a main waterway connecting to the water source and at least two branch waterways, each said branch waterway connected to the main waterway through a magnetic valve;

a power generation mechanism, fixed in the fixing seat and generating electric energy by impact of water flow in the main waterway;

an effluent unit, fixed to the fixing seat and having effluent functions corresponding to each of the branch waterways; and

a control unit, including a circuit board fixed in the fixing seat and a touch panel fixed outside the fixing seat, said circuit board connected to the power generation mechanism to gain electric energy, said circuit board connected to the touch panel to receive touch signals from users and figure out control signals according to the touch signals, said circuit board connected to the magnetic valves to control on and off switching of the magnetic valves by the control signals, and the said touch panel is located at an end of the shower's effluent face or the shower's lateral face,

wherein said fixing seat comprises a top cover, a bottom cover, a supporting seat and a sealing cover, said bottom cover and the top cover are fixed together, said supporting seat is set between the bottom cover and the top cover; the bottom surface of the said supporting seat sinks and forms a concave cavity, said sealing cover seals the opening of the concave cavity, a connecting channel is opened in the top surface of the supporting base, the upper end of the connecting channel is hermetically connected to the main waterway, and the lower end of the connecting channel is connected to the concave cavity; the lateral face of the supporting seat sinks and forms said branch waterways; the top surface of the supporting seat sinks and forms several mounting holes, and each mounting hole is connected to a branch waterway and the concave cavity, and

said magnetic valves are mounted in said mounting holes and are configured to control switching the connection between the concave cavities and the branch waterways on and off.

2. A shower with waterway switch controlled by electronic touch according to claim 1 , wherein said circuit board is set between the supporting seat and the bottom cover.

3. A shower with waterway switch controlled by electronic touch according to claim 1 , wherein said power generation mechanism is set between the supporting seat and the top cover, and is connected to the main waterway.

4. A shower with waterway switch controlled by electronic touch according to claim 1 , wherein said effluent unit is fixed on a lateral face of the fixing seat, and an effluent face of the said effluent unit forms an included angle with the bottom surface of the bottom cover, and said touch panel is set on the bottom surface of the bottom cover.

5. A shower with waterway switch controlled by electronic touch according to claim 1 , wherein

said fixing seat further comprises a connecting seat, the connecting seat is hermetically fixed on the supporting seat, a containing cavity is formed between the connecting seat and the supporting seat, an oblique water hole connecting the main waterway is opened in said connecting seat, and the containing cavity connects the oblique water hole and the connecting channel; and

said power generation mechanism has a generator and a impeller, said generator is fixed between the connecting seat and the top cover, and the rotation shaft of said generator penetrates the connecting seat from top to bottom and enters the containing cavity, and the said impeller is set in the containing cavity, connected to the rotation shaft.

6. A shower with waterway switch controlled by electronic touch according to claim 5 , wherein a fixing sleeve used for fixing and sleeving the generator is fixed on said connecting seat, and said main waterway is set on the fixing sleeve, connecting the water source and the oblique water hole.

7. A shower with waterway switch controlled by electronic touch according to claim 1 , further comprising a storage battery of which an input end is connected to an output end of a generator, and the generator directly charges the storage battery when the magnetic valve is not working.

8. A shower with waterway switch controlled by electronic touch, further comprising:

a fixing seat, having a main waterway connecting to the water source and at least two branch waterways, each said branch waterway connected to the main waterway through a magnetic valve;

a power generation mechanism, fixed in the fixing seat and generating electric energy by impact of water flow in the main waterway;

an effluent unit, fixed to the fixing seat and having effluent functions corresponding to each of the branch waterways; and

a control unit, including a circuit board fixed in the fixing seat and a touch panel fixed outside the fixing seat, said circuit board connected to the power generation mechanism to gain electric energy, said circuit board connected to the touch panel to receive touch signals from users and figure out control signals according to the touch signals, said circuit board connected to the magnetic valves to control on and off switching of the magnetic valves by the control signals, and the said touch panel located at an end of the shower's effluent face or the shower's lateral face,

wherein said fixing seat comprises a top cover and a supporting seat, the said effluent unit is under the fixing seat and fixed with the top cover, and the said supporting seat is set between the effluent unit and the top cover;

a bottom surface of said supporting seat sinks and forms a concave cavity, said effluent unit is hermetically fixed to an opening of the concave cavity, a connecting channel is opened in the top surface of said supporting seat, an upper end of said connecting channel is hermetically connected to the main waterway, and a lower end of said connecting channel is connected to the concave cavity;

the bottom surface of the supporting seat sinks and forms said branch waterways;

the top surface of the said supporting seat sinks and forms several mounting holes, and each mounting hole connects a branch water way and the concave cavity; and

said magnetic valve is mounted in the mounting hole and controls switching a connection between the concave cavity and the branch waterways on and off.

9. A shower with waterway switch controlled by electronic touch according to claim 8 , further comprising a storage battery of which an input end is connected to an output end of a generator, and the generator directly charges the storage battery when the magnetic valve is not working.

10. A shower with waterway switch controlled by electronic touch, the shower comprising:

a fixing seat, having a main waterway connecting to the water source and at least two branch waterways, each the said branch waterway connected to the main waterway through a magnetic valve;

a battery, fixed in the fixing seat and generates electric energy;

an effluent unit, fixed to the fixing seat and having effluent functions corresponding to each of the branch waterways; and

a control unit, including a circuit board fixed in the fixing seat and a touch panel fixed outside the fixing seat, the said circuit board connected to the battery to gain the electric energy, the said circuit board is signaling connected to the touch panel to receive touch signals from users and figure out control signals according to the touch signals, the said circuit board connected to the magnetic valves to control on and off switching of the magnetic valves by the control signals,

wherein said fixing seat comprises a top cover, a bottom cover, a supporting seat and a sealing cover, the said bottom cover and the top cover are fixed together, said supporting seat is set between the bottom cover and the top cover; the bottom surface of said supporting seat sinks and forms a concave cavity, said sealing cover seals the opening of the concave cavity, a connecting channel is opened in the to surface of the supporting base, the upper end of the connecting channel is hermetically connected to the main waterway, the lower end of the connecting channel is connected to the concave cavity; the lateral face of the supporting seat sinks and forms said branch waterways; the to surface of the supporting seat sinks and forms several mounting holes, each mounting hole is connected to a branch waterway and the concave cavity, and

said magnetic valves are mounted in said mounting holes and are configured to control switching the connection between the concave cavities and the branch waterways on and off.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2017
From: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.; ZHOU, HUASONG
To: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044599/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2012
From: ZHOU, HUASONG; ZOU, XIANGUO; CHEN, JIANMIN
To: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.; ZHOU, HUASONG
Reel/Frame 027872/0591 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 2009 1 0266869 · Dec 31, 2009 · national
CN 2009 2 0214998 U · Dec 31, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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