Water outlet device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11229919-B2
Application number	US-201916509275-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2019
Priority date	Aug 1, 2018
Publication date	Jan 25, 2022
Grant date	Jan 25, 2022

Abstract

The invention discloses a water outlet device, which includes a shell part, a movable plate and a driving mechanism. The shell part is provided with a water outlet part. The driving mechanism connects the movable plate to drive the movable plate to slide relative to the water outlet part between the first position and the second position; the water outlet part has a water outlet, and the water outlet has a first inner side wall and a second inner side wall; the movable plate is provided with an insertion part, which has a first outer side wall and a second outer side wall side wall, and the insertion part is inserted into the water outlet; wherein: the movable plate is located in the first position: the water outlet forms a first water outlet channel sandwiched between the first outer side wall and the first inner side wall; the movable plate is located in the second position: the water outlet forms a second water outlet channel sandwiched between the second outer side wall and the second inner side wall, that is to say, the movable plate circulation makes the outlet water from the first water outlet channel to the second water outlet channel circulate to produce mixed water spray.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A water outlet device, comprising:
a shell part, and
a movable plate, wherein:
the shell part is provided with a water outlet part,
the movable plate is driven to slide relative to the water outlet part between a first position and a second position,
the water outlet part comprises a water outlet,
the water outlet comprises a first inner side wall and a second inner side wall,
the movable plate is provided with an insertion part,
the insertion part comprises a first outer side wall and a second outer side wall,
the insertion part is disposed in the water outlet,
the first outer side wall and the second outer side wall cooperate to form a tapered shape with a first front surface and a first back surface,
an area of the first front surface is larger than an area of the first back surface,
the first inner side wall and the second inner side wall cooperate to form a tapered shape with a second front surface and a second back surface,
an area of the second front surface is larger than an area of the second back surface,
when the movable plate is located at the first position, the water outlet forms a first water outlet channel sandwiched between the first outer side wall and the first inner side wall, and
when the movable plate is located at the second position, the water outlet forms a second water outlet channel sandwiched between the second outer side wall and the second inner side wall.

2. The water outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein:
two opposite inner side walls of the water outlet along a sliding direction of the movable plate define the first inner side wall and the second inner side wall respectively, and
two opposite outer side walls of the insertion part along the sliding direction of the movable plate define the first outer side wall and the second outer side wall respectively.

3. The water outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein:
when the movable plate is located at the first position, the second outer side wall abuts the second inner side wall, and
when the movable plate is located at the second position, the first outer side wall abuts the first inner side wall.

4. The water outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein a water outlet angle of the first water outlet channel is different from a water outlet angle of the second water outlet channel.

5. The water outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein:
when the movable plate is located at the first position, the first outer side wall is parallel to the first inner side wall, and
when the movable plate is located at the second position, the second outer side wall is parallel to the second inner side wall.

6. The water outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein:
an angle between the first outer side wall and a sliding direction of the movable plate is 80-90 degrees, and
an angle between the second outer side wall and the sliding direction of the movable plate is 90-100 degrees.

7. The water outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein:
an angle between the first outer side wall and the second outer side wall is 0-10 degrees, and
an angle between the first inner side wall and the second inner side wall is 0-10 degrees.

8. The water outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein:
two opposite inner side walls of the water outlet perpendicular to a sliding direction of the movable plate define a third inner side wall and a fourth inner side wall respectively, and
two opposite outer side walls of the insertion part perpendicular to the sliding direction of the movable plate define a third outer side wall and a fourth outer side wall respectively.

9. The water outlet device according to claim 8 , wherein:
an angle between the third inner side wall and the fourth inner side wall is 0-20 degrees, and
an angle between the third outer side wall and the fourth outer side wall is 0-20 degrees.

10. The water outlet device according to claim 8 , wherein:
the third outer side wall is engaged with and abuts the third inner side wall, and
the fourth outer side wall is engaged with and abuts the fourth inner side wall.

11. The water outlet device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the water outlet part comprises a back side and a front side,
the water outlet penetrates the front side and the back side of the water outlet part,
a step part is fixedly provided between the insertion part and the movable plate, and
a step surface of the step part slidably abuts the back side of the water outlet part.

12. The water outlet device according to claim 11 , wherein:
when the movable plate is located at the first position:
the step surface of the step part closes an interval between the second outer side wall and the second inner side wall, and
the step part is separated from the first inner side wall, and

when the movable plate is located at the second position:
the step surface of the step part closes an interval between the first outer side wall and the first inner side wall, and
the step part is separated from the second inner side wall.

13. The water outlet device according to claim 1 , comprising:
a driving mechanism, wherein:
the driving mechanism is operatively connected to the movable plate,
the driving mechanism comprises a wheel body configured to rotate due to water flow,
the wheel body is rotatably disposed in the shell part, and
the wheel body is rotatably connected to the movable plate.

14. The water outlet device according to claim 13 , wherein:
the driving mechanism comprises an eccentric part,
the movable plate is provided with a matching slot, and
the eccentric part adapts to and is connected to the eccentric part and drives the wheel body to rotate to drive the movable plate to slide.

15. A water outlet device, comprising:
a shell part, and
a movable plate, wherein:
the shell part is provided with a water outlet part,
the movable plate is driven to slide relative to the water outlet part between a first position and a second position,
the water outlet part comprises a water outlet,
the water outlet comprises a first inner side wall and a second inner side wall,
the movable plate is provided with an insertion part,
the insertion part comprises a first outer side wall and a second outer side wall,
the insertion part is disposed in the water outlet,
the water outlet part comprises a back side and a front side,
the water outlet penetrates the front side and the back side of the water outlet part,
a step part is fixedly provided between the insertion part and the movable plate,
a step surface of the step part slidably abuts the back side of the water outlet part,
when the movable plate is located at the first position, the water outlet forms a first water outlet channel sandwiched between the first outer side wall and the first inner side wall, and
when the movable plate is located at the second position, the water outlet forms a second water outlet channel sandwiched between the second outer side wall and the second inner side wall.

Assignees

• Xiamen Solex High Tech Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Shilong
• Lin Fengde
• Chen Wenxing
• Fan Qihua

Classifications

• B05B1/18 Primary

  Roses; Shower heads · CPC title

• B05B3/16

  driven or controlled by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet {(comprising liquid driven rotors wherein the rotation of the outlet element is reversible B05B3/0432; the outlet elements being rotated by a deflecting element successively moved into the discharged jet by the action of a biasing means and out of the discharged jet by the discharged jet with the rotation of the outlet elements being reversible B05B3/0461)} · CPC title

• B05B1/16 Primary

  having selectively- effective outlets · CPC title

• B05B1/1663

  by relative translatory movement of the valve elements (B05B1/1672 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B05B1/085

  rotated by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. liquid rotated turbines · CPC title