IP Library Granted Patent US 10,060,105
Granted Patent B2
US 10,060,105 · App. 15/334,940 · Granted Aug 28, 2018

Combination showerhead with press button switching

Inventors: Fengde Lin (Fujian, CN); Mingfu Zhang (Fujian, CN); Wenxing Chen (Fujian, CN)
Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
E03C1/0404B05B1/1636B05B1/18B05B1/185B05B15/65E03C1/0408
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Patent No.
US 10,060,105
App. No.
15/334,940
Granted
Aug 28, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A combination showerhead with press button switching includes a fixing holder mounted to a supporting arm and including an inlet passage and at least two diversion passages; a first showerhead mounted to the fixing holder and connected to at least one diversion passage; a second showerhead connected to another diversion passage; and a switching mechanism including a diversion plate movable relative to the fixing holder and cooperating with passages to switch waterways by a predetermined angle of rotation; a sliding block slidably connected to the fixing holder; a transmission mechanism connected between the sliding block and the diversion plate to drive the diversion plate to rotate by back-and-forth sliding of the sliding block; and a press button movably connected to the fixing holder and connected to the sliding block to drive the sliding block to slide. The transmission mechanism includes a valve core and a shaft.

Claims (39)

1. A combination showerhead with press button switching of waterways, comprising:

a fixing holder that is mounted to a supporting arm and that comprises an inlet passage connected to the supporting arm and at least two diversion passages;

a first showerhead that is mounted to the fixing holder and that is connected to at least one diversion passage of the at least two diversion passages;

a second showerhead connected to another diversion passage of the at least two diversion passages;

a switching mechanism that comprises:

a diversion plate that is at least movable relative to the fixing holder and that cooperates with the inlet passage and the at least two diversion passages to switch waterways by a predetermined angle of rotation;

a sliding block that is slidably connected to the fixing holder;

a transmission mechanism that is connected between the sliding block and the diversion plate to drive the diversion plate to rotate in the predetermined angle of rotation by back-and-forth sliding of the sliding block; and

a press button that is movably connected to the fixing holder and that is connected to the sliding block to drive the sliding block to slide,

wherein the transmission mechanism comprises a valve core slidably connected to the fixing holder and a shaft fixed to the diversion plate,

wherein the valve core and the sliding block each slide in sliding directions that intersect, and sliding of the sliding block drives the valve core to slide, and

wherein back-and-forth sliding of the valve core drives the shaft along with the diversion plate to rotate in the predetermined angle of rotation.

2. The combination showerhead with press button switching according to claim 1 , wherein an end of the valve core, an end of the shaft, and the fixing holder ( 10 ) are disposed with ratchets,

wherein the diversion plate is rotatable and movable along a rotation axis relative to the fixing holder,

wherein the switching mechanism further comprises an elastomer that abuts against and between the diversion plate and the fixing holder, and

wherein the ratchets disposed on each of the end of the valve core, the shaft, and the fixing holder cooperate to form a lead.

3. The combination showerhead with press button switching according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding block is disposed with a first inclined plane that is an inclined guide plane and the valve core abuts against the first inclined guide plane of the sliding block.

4. The combination showerhead with press button switching according to claim 3 , wherein the valve core has a bottom that is disposed with a second inclined plane that is a second inclined guide plane and the second inclined guide plane abuts against the first inclined guide plane.

5. The combination showerhead with press button switching according to claim 1 , wherein the press button is slidably connected to the fixing holder, and the press button abuts against or is fixed on the sliding block.

6. The combination showerhead with press button switching according to claim 1 , wherein the switching mechanism further comprises a spring that abuts against and between the sliding block and the fixing holder.

7. The combination showerhead with press button switching according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing holder has a back that is convexly disposed with an assembly portion, and

wherein the switching mechanism is disposed inside the assembly portion, the press button is movably connected to the assembly portion with at least a portion of the press button being located outside of the fixing holder for pressing.

8. The combination showerhead with press button switching according to claim 7 , wherein the second showerhead has a handle and is a handle showerhead,

wherein the another diversion passage of the least two diversion passages has an outlet connected to the second showerhead that is disposed on a sidewall of the assembly portion, and the handle showerhead connects with a corresponding outlet through a flexible hose, and

wherein the fixing holder ( 10 ) has a front lower portion that is disposed with a connecting portion for positioning the handle showerhead.

9. The combination showerhead with press button switching according to claim 7 , wherein the fixing holder has a front lower portion and the second showerhead is a fixed showerhead that is fixed on the front lower portion of the fixing holder.

10. The combination showerhead with swing button switching according to claim 7 , wherein the fixing holder has a common portion and two forking portions that extend from the common portion, and the first showerhead is rotatably connected between the two forking portions, and

wherein the first showerhead has a rotation axis, and a hose piece is disposed along the rotation axis of the first showerhead and is connected to the first showerhead, and at least one diversion passage of the at least two diversion passages is connected to the first showerhead along the hose piece.

11. The combination showerhead with press button switching according to claim 10 , wherein the assembly portion is disposed on a back of the common portion.

12. The combination showerhead with press button switching according to claim 3 , wherein the first showerhead is rotatably connected to the fixing holder, and a damping mechanism is disposed between the fixing holder and the first showerhead.

13. The combination showerhead with press button switching according to claim 12 , wherein the damping mechanism comprises:

a locating holder from which extend at least two dangling portions;

a turning block having a cylindrical inner wall that surrounds the at least two dangling portions and within which the at least two dangling portions are separately circumferentially disposed; and

a cam disposed within the at least two dangling portions,

wherein the at least two dangling portions each have an inner wall having a variable radius and cooperate to form a rotary sleeve structure within which the cam is disposed, and the turning block is sleeved on the rotary sleeve structure, and

wherein the at least two dangling portions and the turning block have a frictional force therebetween that changes with rotation of the cam relative to the variable radius of respective inner walls of the at least two dangling portions to vary damping by the damping mechanism.

14. The combination showerhead with press button switching according to claim 7 , wherein the fixing holder has a common portion and the first showerhead is rotatably connected to the common portion, and

wherein the first showerhead has a rotation axis, and at least a hose piece is disposed along the rotation axis of the first showerhead and is connected to the first showerhead, and

wherein at least one diversion passage of the at least two diversion passages is connected to the first showerhead along the hose piece.

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 26, 2016
From: LIN, FENGDE; ZHANG, MINGFU; CHEN, WENXING
To: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.; ZHOU, HUASONG
Reel/Frame 040141/0486 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0921319 · Dec 11, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170167121A1 · Jun 15, 2017
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