Spinning showerhead

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11267004-B2
Application number	US-201916561733-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 5, 2019
Priority date	Sep 14, 2018
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

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.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

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.

Assignees

• Delta Faucet Co

Inventors

• Rosko Michael Scot
• Eads Thad J

Classifications

• B05B3/0429 Primary

  the rotating outlet elements being directly attached to the rotor or being an integral part thereof · CPC title

• B05B3/0417 Primary

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

• B05B1/205

  characterised by the longitudinal shape of the elongated body · CPC title

• F21S9/046

  driven by hydropower, e.g. by water powered turbines · CPC title

• B05B3/02

  with rotating elements (electric spraying discharge apparatus characterised by having rotary outlet or deflecting elements B05B5/04) · CPC title