Spinning showerhead
A showerhead including an inlet fluid channel, a flow adaptor, an impeller, and an outer body having a plurality of first outlets. The outer body is rotatably supported such that the first outlets rotate about the inlet fluid channel.
1. A showerhead comprising:
an inlet fluid channel having a longitudinal axis;
a flow adaptor fluidly coupled to the inlet fluid channel;
an impeller fluidly coupled to the flow adaptor, the impeller having a bottom face and a plurality of ribs extending upwardly from the bottom face;
an outer body coupled for rotation with the impeller, the outer body having a plurality of outwardly extending arms, the outwardly extending arms including a plurality of first outlets;
wherein the outer body is rotatably supported such that the first outlets rotate about the longitudinal axis of the inlet fluid channel; and
wherein the bottom face of the impeller includes a plurality of second outlets.
2. The showerhead of claim 1 , wherein the outwardly extending arms define a partial helix.
3. The showerhead of claim 1 , wherein the inlet fluid channel is coupled to a ball and socket connection.
4. The showerhead of claim 1 , wherein the flow adaptor is configured to input rotary motion to water about the longitudinal axis.
5. The showerhead of claim 4 , wherein the flow adaptor includes a helical passageway.
6. A showerhead comprising:
an inlet fluid channel having a longitudinal axis;
a flow adaptor fluidly coupled to the inlet fluid channel;
an impeller fluidly coupled to the flow adaptor and including a plurality of ribs; and an outer body coupled for rotation with the impeller and including a plurality of first outlets;
wherein the outer body is rotatably supported such that the first outlets rotate about the longitudinal axis of the inlet fluid channel; and
wherein the outer body includes a plurality of radially extruding arms and wherein the plurality of radially extruding arms define a partial helix.
7. The showerhead of claim 6 , wherein the impeller includes a plurality of second outlets.
8. The showerhead of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of second outlets rotate about the longitudinal axis of the inlet fluid channel.
9. A showerhead comprising:
an inlet fluid channel having a longitudinal axis;
an impeller having a plurality of ribs, the impeller being fluidly coupled to the inlet fluid channel whereby fluid flow through the inlet fluid channel rotates the impeller;
an outer body fluidly coupled to the inlet fluid channel and including a plurality of first outlets;
a hydro-generator operably coupled to the impeller;
wherein the outer body is rotatably supported such that the first outlets rotate about the longitudinal axis of the inlet fluid channel; and
a motor electrically coupled to the hydro-generator, and operably coupled to drive the outer body in rotation.
10. The showerhead of claim 9 , further comprising a flow adaptor fluidly coupled to the inlet fluid channel.
11. The showerhead of claim 10 , wherein the flow adaptor is configured to input rotary motion to water about the longitudinal axis.
12. The showerhead of claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of lights operably coupled to the hydro-generator.
13. The showerhead of claim 12 , wherein the lights are located on a bottom surface of the outer body.
14. The showerhead of claim 9 , wherein the impeller includes a plurality of second outlets.
15. The showerhead of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of second outlets rotate about the longitudinal axis of the inlet fluid channel.
16. The showerhead of claim 9 , wherein the outer body includes a plurality of radially extruding arms.