CN106179792B

CN106179792B - Shower head

Info

Publication number: CN106179792B
Application number: CN201610572977.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张中海; 王雯雯; 曲绍鹤
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Wuhu Midea Kitchen and Bath Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuhu Midea Smart Kitchen Appliance Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-07-20
Filing date: 2016-07-20
Publication date: 2020-10-30
Anticipated expiration: 2036-07-20
Also published as: CN106179792A

Abstract

The invention discloses a shower head. The shower head comprises a handle and a water purification component. The water purification subassembly sets up in the handle, and the water purification subassembly is including filtering filter core and degerming filter core. The filtering element is used for filtering impurities in water. The degerming filter core sets up on filter core's the play water direction, and filter core is connected to the degerming filter core, and the degerming filter core is used for the bacterium of filtering aquatic. The water purification assembly is used for enabling water to flow into the degerming filter element after passing through the filtering filter element. The filter core of above-mentioned gondola water faucet can filter the large granular material such as silt, rust, colloid in the aquatic, can also filter the free chlorine in the aquatic, can also get rid of the partial organic matter of aquatic, for example chloroform, carbon tetrachloride etc. also can get rid of the partial heavy metal of aquatic, for example lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic etc. and the degerming filter core can be used to the bacterium of filtering aquatic, so, the water that flows from the gondola water faucet is clean sanitary, guarantees user's shower water safety.

Description

Shower head

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of bathing appliances, in particular to a shower head.

Background

In the related art, the shower head can be used for making water disperse and flow out in the form of small water drops or spray, so that the shower of a user is more convenient, at present, tap water is generally and directly introduced into the shower head, however, impurities such as silt, rust, colloid and free chlorine may exist in the tap water, and pollutants such as bacteria may also exist, so that when the user uses the shower head for shower, the user may be injured by the impurities or the pollutants in the tap water.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention aims to solve at least one technical problem in the prior art. Therefore, the embodiment of the invention needs to provide a shower head.

The shower head comprises a handle and a water purification component arranged in the handle, wherein the water purification component comprises:

the filter element is used for filtering impurities in water; and

set up in the ascending degerming filter core of the play water side of filter core, the degerming filter core is connected filter core, degerming filter core is used for the bacterium of filtering aquatic, the water purification subassembly is used for making rivers pass through flow in behind the filter core degerming filter core.

The filter core of above-mentioned gondola water faucet can filter the large granular material such as silt, rust, colloid in the aquatic, can also filter the free chlorine in the aquatic, can also get rid of the partial organic matter of aquatic, for example chloroform, carbon tetrachloride etc. also can get rid of the partial heavy metal of aquatic, for example lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic etc. and the degerming filter core can be used to the bacterium of filtering aquatic, so, the water that flows from the gondola water faucet is clean sanitary, guarantees user's shower water safety.

In some embodiments, the shower head comprises a water inlet interface, the water inlet interface is connected with the handle, the water inlet interface comprises a plurality of supporting plates, the supporting plates extend into the mobile phone from the inner wall of the water inlet interface, water inlet gaps are formed among the supporting plates, and the water inlet gaps are used for water to flow into the handle.

In some embodiments, the water purification assembly includes a filter cartridge receiving case in which the filter cartridge and the sterilizing cartridge are disposed, the filter cartridge receiving case including a bottom plate closing a lower end surface of the filter cartridge, the bottom plate being disposed above the plurality of support plates.

In some embodiments, a plurality of water inlet holes are formed in a region of the sidewall of the filter element accommodating case corresponding to the filter element, and water flows into the filter element through the plurality of water inlet holes.

In some embodiments, the water purification assembly comprises a filter element top cover, the filter element top cover is attached to the upper end face of the sterilizing filter element, a water outlet hole is formed in the filter element top cover, and water flows out of the water purification assembly after passing through the sterilizing filter element.

In certain embodiments, the showerhead includes a showerhead connected with the handle, the showerhead includes a sealing bayonet, the filter element top cap includes a boss extending upwardly from a top surface of the filter element top cap, the water outlet opening on the boss, the boss and the sealing bayonet.

In some embodiments, the cartridge top cap is formed with a groove surrounding the boss, and the water purification assembly includes a sealing ring disposed in the groove and sealing a gap between the sealing bayonet and the boss.

In some embodiments, the spray head is threadably connected to the handle.

In certain embodiments, the material of at least one of the handle, the filter cartridge, the sterilizing cartridge, and the spray head includes antimicrobial silver ions.

In some embodiments, the filter element is one or more of an activated carbon fiber filter material, a calcium sulfite filter material and a copper-zinc alloy filter material.

In certain embodiments, the sterilizing cartridge has a plurality of filter pores, each of which has a diameter in the range of 0.1 to 1.0 microns.

In some embodiments, the material of the sterilizing filter element is polyvinylidene fluoride or polystyrene or polyethersulfone resin or polyvinyl chloride.

Additional aspects and advantages of embodiments of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of embodiments of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of embodiments of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a showerhead according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a water purification assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a water inlet interface of an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cartridge housing shell according to an embodiment of the invention.

Description of the main elements and symbols:

the shower head 10, the handle 12, the water purification assembly 14, the filter element 142, the sterilizing filter element 144, the filter element accommodating shell 146, the bottom plate 1462, the water inlet hole 1464, the filter element top cover 148, the water outlet hole 1482, the boss 1484, the groove 1486, the sealing ring 149, the water inlet port 16, the support plate 162, the water inlet gap 164, the spray head 18, the sealing bayonet 182 and the water spray cover 184.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "first", "second" and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the invention. To simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the components and settings of a specific example are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or reference letters in the various examples, which have been repeated for purposes of simplicity and clarity and do not in themselves dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, the present invention provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or uses of other materials.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a shower head 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a handle 12 and a water purifying assembly 14.

The water purification assembly 14 is disposed in the handle 12, and the water purification assembly 14 includes a filter element 142 and a sterilization element 144.

The filter element 142 is used for filtering impurities in water.

The degerming filter element 144 is disposed in the water outlet direction of the filter element 142, the degerming filter element 144 is connected to the filter element 142, and the degerming filter element 144 is used for filtering bacteria in the water. The water purification assembly 14 is adapted to allow water to flow through the filter cartridge 142 and into the sterilizing cartridge 144.

The large granular material such as silt, rust, colloid in the filterable filter core 142 of above-mentioned gondola water faucet 10 can also filter the free chlorine of aquatic, and degerming filter core 144 can be used to the bacterium of filter core aquatic, and so, the water that flows out from gondola water faucet 10 is clean and sanitary, guarantees user's shower water safety.

In the present embodiment, the handle 12 has a hollow cylindrical shape, and the water purification unit 14 has a rod shape and is disposed in the hollow portion of the handle 12.

Therefore, the user can conveniently hold the handle 12, and the shower head 10 is convenient to use. The water purifying assembly 14 is disposed in the hollow portion of the handle 12, and is not exposed to the outside, so that the water purifying assembly 14 is prevented from being polluted by the environment, and the shower head 10 is beautiful.

In certain embodiments, the sterilizing cartridge 144 is positioned above the filter cartridge 142 in a stack, as shown in FIG. 2.

Therefore, the water flow can directly flow into the sterilizing filter element 144 after flowing out of the filtering filter element 142, and the structure of the water purifying assembly 14 is simple.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, the showerhead 10 includes a water inlet 16, the water inlet 16 is connected to the handle 12, and the water inlet 16 includes a plurality of support plates 162 extending from an inner wall of the water inlet 16 into the handle 12. A water inlet gap 164 is formed between the plurality of support plates 162, and the water inlet gap 164 is used for supplying water to the handle 12.

In this manner, water is allowed to flow into the handle 12 through the water inlet interface 16 and into the water purification assembly 14. The plurality of support plates 162 can increase the strength of the water inlet connector 16, so that the water inlet connector 16 is not easily damaged, and meanwhile, the plurality of support plates 162 can separate the water purification assembly 14 from the water inlet connector 16 by a certain distance to prevent the water purification assembly 14 from blocking the water inlet connector 16.

In some embodiments, the outer wall of the water inlet interface 16 is formed with standard 4 male threads.

Thus, the outer wall of the water inlet interface 16 can be matched with a common pipeline which is provided with standard 4-minute internal threads, so that the water inlet interface 16 is conveniently connected with an external pipeline to introduce water flow into the shower head 10.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the number of the supporting plates 162 is three and the supporting plates 162 are uniformly distributed on the inner wall of the water inlet port 16.

In this manner, the support plate 162 effectively increases the strength of the water inlet interface 16.

Of course, in other embodiments, the number of the supporting plates 162 is not limited to the above discussion, and other options are also possible, for example, the number of the supporting plates 162 is five, and five supporting plates 162 are circumferentially distributed on the inner wall of the water inlet port 16.

In certain embodiments, the water purification assembly 14 includes a cartridge housing 146, the filter cartridge 142 and the sterilizing cartridge 144 are disposed within the cartridge housing 146, and the cartridge housing 146 includes a base 1462. A bottom plate 1462 closes a lower end face of the filter cartridge 142, the bottom plate 1462 being disposed above the plurality of support plates 162.

So, filter core 142 and degerming filter core 144 hold in filter core holds shell 146, compact structure, and simultaneously, the filter core holds shell 146 and makes filter core 142 and degerming filter core 144 be difficult for receiving exogenic action and warp, can not influence the water purification effect.

The bottom plate 1462 closes the lower end face of the filter cartridge 142, and serves to prevent the filter cartridge 142 from directly contacting the plurality of support plates 162 to cause deformation of the filter cartridge 142, and serves to guide water to the side wall of the cartridge receiving case 146.

In certain embodiments, cartridge housing shell 146 is cylindrical and cylindrical, and the outer diameter of cartridge housing shell 146 is smaller than the diameter of the hollow portion of handle 12.

As such, cartridge housing shell 146 does not completely fill the hollow portion of handle 12, i.e., a gap is formed between cartridge housing shell 146 and the inner wall of handle 12 such that water flow can flow into cartridge housing shell 146 from the gap therebetween.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, a plurality of water inlet holes 1464 are formed on a side wall of the filter element accommodating case 146 in a region corresponding to the filter element 142, and water flows into the filter element 142 through the plurality of water inlet holes 1464.

In this manner, water flow is permitted to flow from the outer wall of the cartridge receiving shell 146 into the filter cartridge 142.

It should be noted that, the area of the sidewall of the filter element accommodating case 146 corresponding to the degerming filter element 144 is closed, so as to ensure that the water flow can only flow through the filter element 142 and then the degerming filter element 144 all the time, so that the water purifying effect of the water purifying assembly 14 is better.

In some embodiments, the plurality of inlet holes 1464 are evenly distributed in a region of the sidewall of the cartridge receiving shell 146 corresponding to the filter cartridge 142.

Like this, a plurality of inlet holes 1464 of evenly distributed make rivers flow into from all directions and filter the filter element 142 evenly, prolong the life of filter element 142, and the filter effect of filter element 142 is better.

In some embodiments, the plurality of inlet holes 1464 are identical in shape and are all circular in cross-section.

Thus, the water pressure entering the filter cartridge 142 from the different inlet holes 1464 is the same, and the filter cartridge accommodating case 146 has a regular and beautiful appearance.

Of course, in other embodiments, the specific shape of the plurality of water inlet holes 1464 is not limited to the above discussion, and other options are possible, such as the plurality of water inlet holes 1464 being identical in shape and all having a diamond-shaped cross section.

In some embodiments, the water purification assembly 14 includes a filter element top cap 148, the filter element top cap 148 is attached to the upper end surface of the sterilizing filter element 144, and the filter element top cap 148 is formed with a water outlet 1482, and the water outlet 1482 is used for water to flow out of the water purification assembly 14 after passing through the sterilizing filter element 144.

Thus, the cartridge top cap 148 can be used to protect the sterilizing cartridge 144 from deformation due to extrusion from above, extending the useful life of the sterilizing cartridge 144.

It should be noted that the outer wall of the cartridge top cap 148 is sealingly connected to the inner wall of the cartridge housing 146, and water can only flow out of the water purification unit 14 through the water outlet aperture 1482.

In some embodiments, the showerhead 10 includes a spray head 18, and the spray head 18 is coupled to the handle 12. Spray head 18 includes sealing bayonet 182, and filter core top cap 148 includes the boss 1484 that upwards extends from the top surface of filter core top cap 148, and apopore 1482 is seted up on boss 1484, and boss 1484 is connected with sealing bayonet 182.

Therefore, water can flow into the spray head 18 after passing through the water purification assembly 14, and the connection structure of the boss 1484 and the sealing bayonet 182 is simple and easy to realize.

In some embodiments, the boss 1484 is cylindrical, and the sealing bayonet 182 is formed with a through-hole corresponding to the shape of the boss 1484 through which the boss 1484 is connected to the sealing bayonet 182.

Thus, the connection structure between the boss 1484 and the sealing bayonet 182 is simple.

In some embodiments, the cartridge top 148 defines a recess 1486, and the recess 1486 opens around the boss 1484. The water purification assembly 14 includes a sealing ring 149, the sealing ring 149 being disposed in the groove 1486 and sealing a gap between the bayonet 182 and the boss 1484.

In this way, the sealing ring 149 seals the gap between the sealing bayonet 182 and the boss 1484, and prevents water that has not passed through the water purification unit 14 from flowing into the spray head 18 from the gap between the sealing bayonet 182 and the boss 1484.

In certain embodiments, the sealing ring 149 is made of an elastomeric material.

Thus, the sealing effect of the sealing ring 149 is good, and the sealing ring 149 is not easily damaged when the sealing ring 149 is disassembled and assembled.

In certain embodiments, the material of the sealing ring 149 is rubber.

Thus, the sealing ring 149 has good sealing effect, rubber is easily obtained, and the cost for manufacturing the shower head 10 is saved.

Of course, in other embodiments, the sealing ring 149 may be made of other elastic materials, such as silicone.

In some embodiments, spray head 18 is threadably coupled to handle 12.

Thus, the connection between the spray head 18 and the handle 12 is simple, and the connection between the spray head 18 and the handle 12 has good sealing performance.

In an embodiment of the present invention, handle 12 is externally threaded, spray head 18 is internally threaded to match the external threads of handle 12, and spray head 18 is threadably coupled to handle 12.

In this manner, the connection between spray head 18 and handle 12 is simple and reliable.

Of course, in other embodiments, handle 12 may be internally threaded, spray head 18 may be externally threaded to match the internal threads of handle 12, and spray head 18 may be threadably coupled to handle 12.

In certain embodiments, the material of at least one of the handle 12, filter cartridge 142, sterilizing cartridge 144, and spray head 18 includes antimicrobial silver ions.

Thus, the antibacterial silver ions can inhibit the growth and reproduction of bacteria inside the shower head 10, and further ensure that the water used by the user is sterile.

In some embodiments, the filter element 142 is one or more of an activated carbon fiber filter, a calcium sulfite filter, and a copper-zinc alloy filter.

So, filter element 142's filter effect is good, can effectively filter silt, rust, large granule impurity and the residual chlorine in the aquatic, can also get rid of some organic matters in the aquatic, for example chloroform, carbon tetrachloride etc. also can get rid of some heavy metal in the aquatic, for example lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic etc..

In some embodiments, tourmaline, mineralized balls, and other filtering materials are further added to the filtering material of the filtering element 142.

Thus, the tourmaline and the mineralized ball can generate trace elements beneficial to the human body, and further improve the quality of the water flowing out through the shower head 10.

In some embodiments, the sterilizing filter 144 has a plurality of filter pores, each filter pore having a diameter in the range of 0.1 to 1.0 microns.

Preferably, each filter aperture has a diameter in the range of 0.2 to 0.45 microns.

Thus, filter pores within this diameter range effectively trap bacteria in the water, ensuring that the water flowing through the sterilizing filter element 144 is sterile.

The bacteria removing filter element 144 may be a membrane, which may be a folded membrane, a hollow fiber wax, a flat sheet membrane, or the like, and the membrane is formed with a plurality of filter holes, so that when water passes through the plurality of filter holes, the plurality of filter holes can trap bacteria in the water.

In some embodiments, the material of the sterilizing filter element 144 is polyvinylidene fluoride or polystyrene or polyethersulfone resin or polyvinyl chloride.

Thus, the material of the sterilizing filter element 144 is easy to obtain, the manufacturing cost of the shower head 10 is saved, and the bacteria in the water can be effectively trapped.

In some embodiments, the spray head 18 includes a spray cap 184, and a plurality of spray holes are formed in the spray cap 184.

Thus, the water stream flows out of the shower head 10 after passing through the water spray holes on the water spray cover 184, and the water spray holes enable the water to be dispersed and flow out in the form of small water drops or spray, so that the bathing of the user is more convenient.

In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "certain embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and not to be construed as limiting the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a shower head, its characterized in that, include the handle and set up in water purification subassembly in the handle, water purification subassembly includes:

the filter element is used for filtering impurities in water; and

the water purification assembly is used for enabling water to flow into the degerming filter element after passing through the filter element;

the gondola water faucet includes the interface of intaking, the interface connection of intaking the handle, the interface of intaking include by the inner wall of the interface of intaking to a plurality of backup pads that extend in the handle, a plurality of backup pads are followed the entrance point of the interface of intaking extends to in the handle, a plurality of backup pads with the inner wall interval of handle, a plurality of backup pads are two liang of intervals and set up, be formed with into water the clearance between a plurality of backup pads, it is used for the rivers inflow to intake the clearance the handle.

2. The showerhead of claim 1, wherein the water purification assembly includes a filter cartridge receiving shell, the filter cartridge and the sterilizing cartridge being disposed within the filter cartridge receiving shell, the filter cartridge receiving shell including a bottom plate that closes a lower end surface of the filter cartridge, the bottom plate being disposed above the plurality of support plates.

3. The showerhead of claim 2, wherein the side wall of the cartridge receiving case has a plurality of inlet holes formed at a region corresponding to the filter cartridge, and water flows into the filter cartridge through the plurality of inlet holes.

4. The showerhead of claim 3, wherein the water purification assembly comprises a filter element top cover, the filter element top cover is attached to the upper end surface of the sterilizing filter element, and the filter element top cover is formed with a water outlet hole for water to flow out of the water purification assembly after passing through the sterilizing filter element.

5. The showerhead of claim 4, wherein the showerhead includes a spray head coupled to the handle, the spray head includes a sealing bayonet, the filter cartridge top cap includes a boss extending upwardly from a top surface of the filter cartridge top cap, the outlet opening in the boss, the boss coupled to the sealing bayonet.

6. The showerhead of claim 5, wherein the cartridge top cap is formed with a groove surrounding the boss, the water purification assembly including a sealing ring disposed within the groove and sealing a gap between the sealing bayonet and the boss.

7. The showerhead of claim 5, wherein the showerhead is threadably connected to the handle.

8. The showerhead of claim 5, wherein at least one of the handle, the filter cartridge, the sterilizing cartridge, and the showerhead comprises antimicrobial silver ions in the material.

9. The shower head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the filter element is one or more of activated carbon fiber filter material, calcium sulfite filter material, and copper-zinc alloy filter material.

10. The showerhead of claim 1, wherein the sterilizing cartridge has a plurality of filter holes, each filter hole having a diameter in the range of 0.1-1.0 microns.

11. The showerhead of claim 1, wherein the sterilizing filter element is made of polyvinylidene fluoride or polystyrene or polyethersulfone resin or polyvinyl chloride.