IP Library Granted Patent US 9,573,142
Granted Patent B2
US 9,573,142 · App. 14/786,774 · Granted Feb 21, 2017

Handle rotating switch shower head

Inventors: Huasong Zhou (Fujian, CN); Wenxing Chen (Fujian, CN); Donghai Chen (Fujian, CN); Guoqiang Wu (Fujian, CN)
Assignees: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.; Huasong Zhou
B05B1/1636B05B1/18
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Patent No.
US 9,573,142
App. No.
14/786,774
Granted
Feb 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A handle rotating switch shower head has a head portion, a water diversion body, a spindle and a handle. The head portion has at least two outlet functions and at least two inlets, the water diversion body is fixedly assembled to the head portion, the water diversion body is disposed with at least two sets of water diversion holes and at least two water diversion cavities, each set of the water diversion holes corresponds to one water diversion cavity, the water diversion cavities insert to the head portion and each water diversion cavity is connected to one inlet; the spindle is pivoted joint to the water diversion body, it has an inlet passage, the spindle rotating to drive the inlet passage to switch to connect to the water diversion holes; the handle is rotatable with respect to the water diversion body and is fixed with respect to the spindle.

Claims (14)

1. A handle rotating switch shower head, comprising:

a head portion with at least two outlet functions and at least two inlets, each of the at least two inlets corresponding to one of the at least two outlet functions;

a water diversion body assembled to the head portion, the water diversion body has at least two sets of water diversion holes and at least two water diversion cavities, each set of the at least two sets of water diversion holes corresponding to one of the at least two water diversion cavities, the at least two water diversion cavities are inserted into the head portion and each water diversion cavity is connected to one of the at least two inlets correspondingly;

a spindle pivotally connected to the water diversion body, the spindle has an inlet passage, the spindle rotates to drive the inlet passage to switch between the at least two sets of water diversion holes to connect to one of the at least two sets of water diversion holes; and

a handle being able to rotate with respect to the water diversion body and fixed with respect to the spindle, the handle is connected to the spindle and the water diversion body in sleeving way,

wherein the water diversion body comprises a sleeve portion, a bottom end face of the sleeve portion is provided with the water diversion holes, the water diversion cavities are connected to the sleeve portion, one end of the spindle inserts into the sleeve portion, while the other end extends out of the sleeve portion, the handle is sleeved on an outer side of the spindle and the sleeve portion, a periphery wall of the sleeve portion is provided with a through groove, an outer periphery of the end of the spindle inserted into the sleeve portion is provided with an annular stop groove, a stop element is further provided to limit rotation of the spindle in an axial direction, the stop element is assembled in the stop groove and is lock connected to the through groove.

2. The handle rotating switch shower head according to claim 1 , further comprising a sealing element, the sealing element is provided on the spindle, the spindle rotates to make the sealing element close one set of water diversion holes or close part of the water diversion holes of at least two sets of the water diversion holes at the same time.

3. The handle rotating switch shower head according to claim 1 , wherein the head portion comprises a main body and a cover component disposed to the main body, the inlets are provided in the cover component, the main body is provided with a hollow connecting portion, the inlets are positioned corresponding to the connecting portion, the water diversion cavities extend out of the handle and run through the connecting portion to be inserted into the main body, the water diversion cavities are connected to the inlets.

4. The handle rotating switch shower head according to claim 3 , wherein an annular lock groove is disposed at an outer periphery of each of the at least two water diversion cavities, the lock groove is disposed in the main body, a lock element is provided, the lock element is locked to the lock groove, a lateral width of the lock element is larger than that of the connecting portion.

5. The handle rotating switch shower head according to claim 3 , wherein a protruding block is provided at an inner wall of the connecting portion, two adjacent ones of the at least two water diversion cavities of the water diversion body are disposed with a groove which can be coupled to the protruding block.

6. The handle rotating switch shower head according to claim 1 , wherein a top end portion of the sleeve portion is provided with a stop block, an outer periphery of the spindle has two protruding stop ribs, which can contact with and couple to the stop block so as to limit the rotating angle of the spindle.

7. The handle rotating switch shower head according to claim 1 , wherein an inner periphery face of the handle has an elongated protruding rib, an outer periphery of the other end of the spindle is provided with an elongated groove, which can be coupled to the protruding rib.

8. The handle rotating switch shower head according to claim 1 , wherein the outer periphery of the end of the spindle inserted into the sleeve portion is concaved with an assembly chamber, the sleeve portion is provided with at least three lock holes, a lock pin and a spring are provided, the lock pin is movably attached to the assembly chamber and can be coupled to the lock holes respectively, the spring being arranged between the lock pin and the assembly chamber.

9. The handle rotating switch shower head according to claim 1 , comprising: a first water diversion hole set and a second water diversion hole set, the first water diversion hole set comprises two pairs of first water diversion holes, the second water diversion hole set comprises two pairs of second water diversion holes.

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 Oct 23, 2015
From: ZHOU, HUASONG; CHEN, WENXING; CHEN, DONGHAI; WU, GUOQIANG
To: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.; ZHOU, HUASONG
Reel/Frame 036944/0563 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 2013 1 0202131 · May 27, 2013 · national
CN 2013 2 0296796 U · May 27, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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