Water outlet mechanism and shower head comprising the water outlet mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11358164-B2
Application number	US-201916730980-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 30, 2019
Priority date	Dec 29, 2018
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a water outlet mechanism and a shower head comprising the water outlet mechanism. The water outlet mechanism comprises an inlet, an air intake chamber, an air intake passage, and a water outlet passage. The water outlet passage is in communication with the air intake chamber, and the air intake chamber is disposed with a wall connected to an entrance of the water outlet passage. The water outlet passage gradually increases in a downward direction, and a plurality of rectifying ribs protrude from an inner wall of the water outlet passage and are arranged in a circumferential direction at intervals. When the water flows through the inlet and enters the air intake chamber, a flowing cross sectional area of the water changes suddenly, an air pressure surrounding the water is less than the external air pressure, and a negative pressure is generated in the air intake chamber.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A water outlet mechanism, comprising:
an inlet,
an air intake chamber in communication with the inlet,
an air intake passage, and
a water outlet passage, wherein:
the water outlet passage is in communication with the air intake chamber,
the air intake chamber is disposed with a first wall connected to an entrance of the water outlet passage,
the water outlet passage gradually increases in diameter in a downward direction,
a plurality of rectifying ribs protrude from an inner wall of the water outlet passage and are arranged in a circumferential direction at intervals, and
the plurality of rectifying ribs partially block the entrance of the water outlet passage.

2. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the first wall gradually decreases in diameter from a top of the first wall to the entrance of the water outlet passage.

3. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein:
the inner wall of the water outlet passage defines a first conical wall structure, and
an upper end of the first conical wall structure is smaller than a lower end of the first conical wall structure.

4. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein:
the plurality of rectifying ribs are disposed in an annular array about an axis of the first conical wall structure.

5. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein a length of each of the plurality of rectifying ribs is equal to a length of the first conical wall structure.

6. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein a width of each of the plurality of rectifying ribs decreases gradually in a direction from the inner wall of the water outlet passage to an end of each of the plurality of rectifying ribs.

7. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein:
the first wall defines a first conical wall structure, and
an upper end of the first conical wall structure is larger than a lower end of the first conical wall structure.

8. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 7 , wherein:
the air intake chamber is disposed with a cylindrical wall connected to the first wall, and
an axis of the cylindrical wall and an axis of the first conical wall structure are coaxial.

9. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein:
the air intake chamber is disposed with a spherical surface surrounding a water outlet of the inlet, and
water flowing out from the water outlet of the inlet flows along the spherical surface.

10. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 1 , comprising:
a water outlet seat, and
a jet device, wherein:
the water outlet seat is connected to the jet device,
the jet device is disposed with the inlet, and
the water outlet seat is disposed with the air intake passage, the first wall, and the water outlet passage.

11. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 10 , wherein:
the water outlet seat is disposed with a through hole,
the first wall and the water outlet passage define the through hole,
an upper end of the through hole is disposed with an enlarged hole,
the enlarged hole is disposed with an annular step surface,
an inner port of the air intake passage is disposed on the annular step surface, and
an outer port of the air intake passage is disposed on an outer wall or a bottom wall of the water outlet seat.

12. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 10 , wherein:
a bottom of the jet device is disposed with a groove,
the water outlet seat is fixedly disposed in the groove, and
a bottom of the groove is disposed with the inlet leading to a top of the jet device.

13. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 12 , wherein the bottom of the groove comprises a spherical surface having a downward opening and an annular surface connected to a periphery of the spherical surface.

14. A water outlet mechanism, comprising:
a water outlet seat, and
a jet device, wherein:
a bottom of the jet device is disposed with a groove,
the water outlet seat is fixedly disposed in the groove,
a bottom of the groove is disposed with an inlet leading to a top of the jet device,
the water outlet seat and the jet device cooperate to define an air intake chamber in communication with the inlet,
the water outlet seat is disposed with an air intake passage,
the water outlet seat is disposed with a through hole,
a wall and a water outlet passage define the through hole,
an inner space of the wall defines the air intake chamber or a part of the air intake chamber,
the water outlet passage gradually increases in diameter in a downward direction, and
when water flows into the air intake chamber through the inlet, external air is sucked into the air intake chamber through the air intake passage.

15. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 14 , wherein the wall gradually decreases in diameter from a top of the wall to an entrance of the water outlet passage.

16. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 14 , wherein:
an upper end of the through hole is disposed with an enlarged hole,
the enlarged hole is disposed with an annular step surface,
an inner port of the air intake passage is disposed on the annular step surface, and
an outer port of the air intake passage is disposed on an outer wall or a bottom wall of the water outlet seat.

17. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 14 , wherein the bottom of the groove comprises a spherical surface having a downward opening and an annular surface connected to a periphery of the spherical surface.

18. The water outlet mechanism according to claim 14 , wherein a plurality of rectifying ribs partially block an entrance of the water outlet passage.

19. A shower head comprising the water outlet mechanism of claim 1 , comprising:
an upper shell, and
a lower shell, wherein:
the upper shell is disposed with a supply waterway,
the lower shell is disposed with a mounting hole,
the mounting hole is disposed with the water outlet mechanism, and
the supply waterway is in communication with the inlet of the water outlet mechanism.

20. A water outlet mechanism, comprising:
an inlet,
an air intake chamber in communication with the inlet,
an air intake passage, and
a water outlet passage, wherein:
the water outlet passage is in communication with the air intake chamber,
the air intake chamber is disposed with a first wall connected to an entrance of the water outlet passage,
the water outlet passage gradually increases in diameter in a downward direction,
a plurality of rectifying ribs protrude from an inner wall of the water outlet passage and are arranged in a circumferential direction at intervals,
the air intake chamber is disposed with a spherical surface surrounding a water outlet of the inlet, and
water flowing out from the water outlet of the inlet flows along the spherical surface.

Assignees

• Xiamen Solex High Tech Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• B05B7/005

  wherein ambient air is aspirated by a liquid flow · CPC title

• B05B7/0425 Primary

  without any source of compressed gas, e.g. the air being sucked by the pressurised liquid · CPC title

• B05B1/185 Primary

  characterised by their outlet element; Mounting arrangements therefor · CPC title

• E03C1/084

  Jet regulators with aerating means · CPC title

• B05B1/1636

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