Outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10799889-B2
Application number	US-201815938663-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 28, 2018
Priority date	May 8, 2017
Publication date	Oct 13, 2020
Grant date	Oct 13, 2020

Abstract

An outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water has a main body, an operating unit, a switching unit and a driver. The main body has a cavity for accommodating the driver and the cavity has inlets with at least two different directions; the water from the inlet flows into the cavity and rotates the driver; the driver rotates a massage driving outlet unit, and the direction of the flow of the massage driving outlet unit periodically changes with the rotation to form the massage water; the operating unit drives the switching unit to move so that at least two inlets are both open or one of the inlets is closed; then, the velocity of the flow in the cavity is changed, so that the rotational speed of the driver increases or decreases correspondingly and the switching frequency of the massage water also increases or decreases accordingly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water, comprising:
a main body,
a switching unit, and
a driver, wherein:
the main body comprises a cavity for accommodating the driver,
the switching unit comprises at least one switching portion,
the cavity comprises at least two inlet groups respectively extending along different directions,
each of the at least two inlet groups respectively defines a different angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the cavity,
the driver is driven to rotate by water flowing into the cavity from the at least two inlet groups,
the driver drives a massage water outlet unit to rotate,
massage water is formed by a periodic changing of a flowing direction of the massage water outlet unit while the massage water outlet unit rotates, and
when the at least one switching portion switchably closes an inlet group of the at least two inlet groups with a smallest angle of the different angles:
a flow velocity of the water flowing into the cavity increases, and
a rotational speed of the driver increases correspondingly.

2. The outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water according to claim 1 , wherein:
the at least two inlet groups comprise three inlet groups,
a first inlet group of the three inlet groups comprises at least one straight flowing hole,
a second inlet group of the three inlet groups comprises at least one oblique flowing hole,
a third inlet group of the three inlet groups comprises at least one side flowing hole,
each of the at least one straight flowing hole is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cavity,
each of the at least one oblique flowing hole defines an angle other than 90° with the longitudinal axis of the cavity, and
each of the at least one side flowing hole is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cavity.

3. The outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water according to claim 2 , wherein:
the switching unit is configured to move to a first position, a second position and a third position, and
when the switching unit is disposed at the first position:
all of the three inlet groups are open,

when the switching unit is disposed at the second position:
the at least one straight flowing hole is closed, and

when the switching unit is disposed at the third position:
the at least one straight flowing hole and the at least one oblique flowing hole are closed.

4. The outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water according to claim 3 , wherein:
the at least one straight flowing hole and the at least one oblique flowing hole are disposed on a top surface of the cavity,
the at least one side flowing holes is disposed on a side surface of the cavity,
the switching unit is disposed coaxially with the cavity in a direction of the longitudinal axis,
the switching unit is disposed above the top surface of the cavity, and
the switching unit is configured to move downward along the direction of the longitudinal axis.

5. The outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water according to claim 4 , wherein:
the at least one switching portion comprises an ejector pin and a block,
the ejector pin is disposed along the direction of the longitudinal axis and the block is disposed in parallel to the top surface of the cavity,
a first end of the ejector pin facing toward the cavity protrudes from the block,
when the switching unit is disposed at the second position:
the ejector pin is disposed in a corresponding one of the at least one straight flowing hole to close the corresponding one of the at least one straight flowing hole, and
a gap remains between the block and the cavity, and when the switching unit is disposed at the third position:
the ejector pin is disposed further into the corresponding one of the at least one straight flowing hole along the direction of the longitudinal axis to make the block abut the top surface of the cavity to close the at least one oblique flowing hole.

6. The outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water according to claim 5 , wherein:
the driver is rotatably disposed with a transmission mechanism,
the transmission mechanism comprises a first gear coaxially disposed with the driver and a second gear coaxially disposed with the massage water outlet unit,
the transmission mechanism is rotatably connected to the massage water outlet unit, and
the driver drives the transmission mechanism to drive the massage water outlet unit to rotate.

7. The outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water according to claim 6 , wherein the first gear mates with the second gear.

8. The outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water according to claim 6 , wherein:
at least two outlet holes are disposed on an outlet surface of the massage water outlet unit, and
the at least two outlet holes are respectively arranged in a straight line.

9. The outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water according to claim 1 , comprising:
a commutator, and
an operating unit, wherein:
the commutator is respectively connected to the operating unit and the switching unit and changes a movement of the operating unit from rotating to moving along a direction of the longitudinal axis, and
the operating unit comprises a knob.

10. The outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water according to claim 9 , wherein:
the commutator comprises a first rotation-movement diverter unit, a movement-rotation diverter unit, and a second rotation-movement diverter unit, and
the second rotation-movement diverter unit is connected to the switching unit along the direction of the longitudinal axis.

11. The outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water according to claim 10 , wherein:
the first rotation-movement diverter unit comprises a top block connected to the operating unit and a mobile unit,
a side of the mobile unit facing toward the top block comprises an inclined plane abutting the top block, and
when the top block moves to follow a rotation of the operating unit:
a first pushing force between the top block and the inclined plane pushes the mobile unit to move in a direction away from the top block.

12. The outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water according to claim 11 , wherein:
the mobile unit comprises a plane section connected to the inclined plane, and
when the top block moves along the inclined plane to the plane section:
all of the at least two inlet groups are open, or
one of the at least two inlet groups is closed.

13. The outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water according to claim 12 , wherein:
the movement-rotation diverter unit comprises a connecting rod,
the connecting rod is rotatably connected to a spindle and a first end of the connecting rod abuts the mobile unit, and
when the mobile unit moves away from the top block:
a second pushing force between the mobile unit and the connecting rod drives the connecting rod to rotate around the spindle.

14. The outlet device with multilevel rotary massage water according to claim 13 , wherein:
the second rotation-movement diverter unit comprises a valve shaft coaxially connected with the connecting rod and a valve body coaxially connected with the valve shaft,
the valve shaft and the valve body respectively have a first inclined gear and a second inclined gear,
the first inclined gear and the second inclined gear are respectively disposed at opposite sides of the valve shaft and the valve body, and
when the connecting rod drives the valve shaft to rotate:
a third pushing force between the first inclined gear and the second inclined gear drives the valve body and

Assignees

• Xiamen Solex High Tech Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lin Fengde
• Gong Hailang
• Zhang Mingfu
• Chen Wenxing

Classifications

• B05B3/0417 Primary

  comprising a liquid driven rotor, e.g. a turbine · CPC title

• B05B1/1654

  about an axis parallel to the liquid passage in the stationary valve element · CPC title

• A61H2201/5053

  mechanically controlled · CPC title

• A61H9/0028

  Hand-held devices for spraying and removing liquid while moved on the skin · CPC title

• A61H33/6057

  Comprising means producing pulsating or intermittent streams (for massage, A61H9/0007) · CPC title