CN113042232A

CN113042232A - Switching type nozzle and control method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN113042232A
Application number: CN202110318857.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘学文; 汤伟新
Original assignee: Guangzhou Tenglong Health Industry Co ltd
Current assignee: Guangzhou Tenglong Health Industry Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-25
Filing date: 2021-03-25
Publication date: 2021-06-29
Anticipated expiration: 2041-03-25
Also published as: CN113042232B

Abstract

The invention provides a switching type nozzle and a control method thereof, wherein the switching type nozzle comprises a surface cover, a core seat, a lock cylinder and a plurality of guide vanes, the surface cover comprises a through hole, a conical side wall surrounding the through hole and a second water outlet positioned at the outer side of the conical side wall, the guide vanes are arranged on the conical side wall around the through hole and are in sliding connection with the conical side wall, and the lock cylinder is arranged in the through hole and is in rotating connection with the conical side wall; the lock core is provided with a spiral guide part and a first water outlet communicated with the through hole, the guide vanes are connected with the spiral guide part in a sliding mode so as to drive the guide vanes to axially displace on the conical side wall along the through hole when the lock core rotates, so that opening and closing of the first water outlet are adjusted, the surface cover is buckled on the core seat, and the core seat is provided with a water inlet. The invention is characterized in that the internal structure can be changed to realize different water outlet forms.

Description

Switching type nozzle and control method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of bathroom appliances, in particular to a switching type nozzle and a control method thereof.

Background

The traditional hydrotherapy nozzle plug-in units on the market at present are mainly divided into two types, one type is a spherical nozzle plug-in unit, and the traditional hydrotherapy nozzle plug-in unit is characterized in that a spray head can change direction and spray at fixed points, is mainly used for point type massage and has a small massage range; the other is a rotary nozzle insert which features rotary spray, primarily for range massage, with a large coverage of the skin area.

The industry personnel also try to improve the shower nozzle structure for the water goes out the water shape and becomes diversified, for example prior art with patent number CN104338628B mentions rotatory face lid, realizes the gear switching of big shower nozzle and a plurality of delivery ports, but its mechanism is more complicated, and the durability is relatively poor, and traditional nozzle plug-in components massage mode is single, can not satisfy experience massage mode diversified sensation.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a switching nozzle and a control method thereof, which are characterized in that the inner structure can be changed to realize different water outlet modes.

The technical scheme is as follows:

the switching type nozzle comprises a face cover, a core seat, a lock cylinder and a plurality of guide vanes, wherein the face cover comprises a through hole, a conical side wall surrounding the through hole and a second water outlet positioned on the outer side of the conical side wall;

the lock core is provided with a spiral guide part and a first water outlet communicated with the through hole, the guide vanes are connected with the spiral guide part in a sliding mode so as to drive the guide vanes to axially displace on the conical side wall along the through hole when the lock core rotates, so that opening and closing of the first water outlet are adjusted, the surface cover is buckled on the core seat, and the core seat is provided with a water inlet.

Preferably, the helical guide is located inside and against the tapered side wall.

Preferably, the tapered side wall is provided with three sliding grooves, the number of the guide vanes is three, one guide vane is mounted on each sliding groove, and the guide vanes linearly slide on the sliding grooves.

Preferably, the guide rails are arranged on two sides of each sliding groove, guide grooves are arranged on two sides of each guide vane, and the guide rails are clamped into the guide grooves.

Preferably, the spiral guide part is provided with a thread groove, the spiral guide part is provided with three independent thread grooves, the middle part of the guide vane is provided with a boss, and the boss is clamped in the thread groove.

Preferably, the lock core is buckled into the face cover, the first elastic buckle is buckled into the first buckling position, and the second elastic buckle is buckled into the second buckling position.

Preferably, still include the shell, the core print seat is located the shell inboard and with the core print seat rotates and is connected, be equipped with the water receiving mouth on the shell.

Preferably, the water dispenser further comprises a base, wherein an arc-shaped flow guide surface is arranged on the base, the water inlet is positioned on the side wall of the core print, and the base is positioned on the inner side of the water inlet of the core print and fixed with the core print.

Preferably, a third buckle position and a positioning groove are arranged on the core seat, a third elastic buckle and a positioning rib are arranged on the surface cover, the third elastic buckle is buckled into the third buckle position, and the positioning rib is clamped into the positioning groove.

The switching nozzle control method comprises the following steps:

the lock core rotates towards a first direction, the lock core drives the guide vanes through the spiral guide part, the guide vanes are far away from the through hole, water enters the water inlet, and water flows through the core seat and the through hole and flows out of the first water outlet;

the lock core rotates towards the second direction, the lock core drives the guide vanes through the spiral guide part, the guide vanes are close to the through hole and seal the through hole, water enters the water inlet, and water flows through the core seat and flows out of the second water outlet.

The invention has the advantages that the switching nozzle realizes different hydrotherapy massage effects by changing the water outflow mode, water flows enter from the water inlet and flows out from the face cover, the through hole of the face cover is communicated with the first water outlet of the lock cylinder, the lock cylinder is rotated, the spiral guide part drives the plurality of blades to slide on the conical side wall, the plurality of blades are far away from the through hole, the through hole is completely exposed, and then the water sprayed out of the core seat directly flows towards the through hole and flows out from the first water outlet, so that the water outflow point massage is realized; the rotating lock core drives the plurality of blades to slide, the blades are uniformly gathered towards the through hole by taking the through hole as the center, but the through hole is not completely sealed, at the moment, part of water flowing from the core seat flows out of the through hole and flows out of the first water outlet, the other part of water is blocked by the blades and flows towards the periphery of the conical side wall along the blades, namely, the water flows out of the second water outlet, and the simultaneous point-shaped water outlet massage and the circumferential water outlet massage are realized; and the lock core is continuously rotated, so that the plurality of blades are folded at the through hole to completely seal the through hole, and at the moment, water flows completely flow out from the second water outlet, and the circumferential water outlet massage is realized. Through rotating the lock core, the sliding of drive blade on the toper lateral wall, the closed through-hole has realized that the nozzle is in the form of some and the circumference is gone out and is switched over between the water to and the play water mode that both exist simultaneously, has obtained more kinds of nozzle application methods.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles and effects of the invention.

Unless otherwise specified or defined, the same reference numerals in different figures refer to the same or similar features, and different reference numerals may be used for the same or similar features.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a switching nozzle element provided by the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cut-away view of a switching nozzle provided by the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a top view of a face cover provided by the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the face cover provided by the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a decorative cover provided by the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a guide vane provided by the present invention

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a lock cylinder provided by the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic top view of the installation of the face cover, the lock cylinder and the guide vanes provided by the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic bottom view of the installation of the surface cover, the lock core and the guide vane provided by the invention.

Description of reference numerals:

10. a decorative cover; 101. a first buckling position; 20. a lock cylinder; 201. a first water outlet; 202. a spiral guide portion; 203. a threaded groove; 204. a first snap; 205. a second buckling position; 30. a face cover; 301. a tapered sidewall; 302. a through hole; 303. a chute; 3031. a guide rail; 304. a second snap; 305. a third elastic buckle; 306. positioning ribs; 307. a second water outlet; 40. a guide vane; 401. a guide groove; 402. a boss; 50. a core print; 501. a third buckling position; 502. positioning a groove; 503. a water inlet; 60. a base; 601. an arc-shaped flow guide surface; 70. a housing; 701. a water receiving port.

Detailed Description

In order to facilitate an understanding of the invention, specific embodiments thereof will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Unless specifically stated or otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. In the case of a real-world scenario incorporating the technical solution of the present invention, all technical and scientific terms used herein may also have meanings corresponding to the purpose of achieving the technical solution of the present invention.

As used herein, unless otherwise specified or defined, "first" and "second" … are used merely for name differentiation and do not denote any particular quantity or order.

As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items, unless specified or otherwise defined.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly secured to the other element or intervening elements may also be present; when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present; when an element is referred to as being "mounted on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present.

As used herein, unless otherwise specified or defined, the terms "comprises," "comprising," and "comprising" are used interchangeably to refer to the term "comprising," and are used interchangeably herein.

It is needless to say that technical contents or technical features which are contrary to the object of the present invention or clearly contradicted by the object of the present invention should be excluded.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, the switching nozzle includes a surface cover 30, a core print 50, a lock cylinder 20 and a plurality of guide vanes 40, wherein the surface cover 30 includes a through hole 302, a tapered sidewall 301 surrounding the through hole 302, and a second water outlet 307 located outside the tapered sidewall 301, the plurality of guide vanes 40 are disposed on the tapered sidewall 301 around the through hole 302 and are all slidably connected with the tapered sidewall 301, and the lock cylinder 20 is disposed in the through hole 302 and is rotatably connected with the tapered sidewall 301;

a spiral guide part 202 and a first water outlet 201 communicated with the through hole 302 are arranged on the lock core 20, and the guide vanes 40 are all slidably connected with the spiral guide part 202, so that the guide vanes 40 are driven to axially displace along the through hole 302 on the conical side wall 301 when the lock core 20 rotates, and the opening and closing of the first water outlet 201 are adjusted; the surface cover 30 is fastened on the core print 50, and the core print 50 is provided with a water inlet 503.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, the switching nozzle realizes different hydrotherapy massage effects by changing the water outflow mode, water flows in from the water inlet 503 and flows out from the face cover 30, the through hole 302 of the face cover 30 and the first water outlet 201 of the lock cylinder 20 are positioned on the same straight line, the lock cylinder 20 is rotated, the spiral guide part drives the plurality of blades to slide on the face cover 30, the plurality of blades are far away from the through hole 302, the through hole 302 is completely exposed, and then the water sprayed out of the core seat 50 directly flows towards the through hole 302 and flows out from the first water outlet 201, so that the punctiform water outflow massage is realized; the lock core 20 is rotated to drive the plurality of blades to slide, the blades are uniformly gathered to the through hole 302 by taking the through hole 302 as a center, but the through hole 302 is not completely closed, at the moment, one part of water flowing from the core seat 50 flows out of the through hole 302 and flows out from the first water outlet 201, the other part of water is blocked by the blades and flows out to the periphery of the lock core 20 along the blades, and then water flows out from the second water outlet, so that the point-like water outlet massage and the circumferential water outlet massage are realized simultaneously; the lock core 20 is continuously rotated, so that the plurality of blades are folded at the through hole 302 to completely seal the through hole 302, and at the moment, all water flows out from the second water outlet, so that the circumferential water outlet massage is realized. Through rotating the lock core 20, the sliding of the driving blade on the surface cover 30 closes the through hole 302, the switching of the nozzle between point-shaped water outlet and circumferential water outlet is realized, and the water outlet modes of the point-shaped water outlet and the circumferential water outlet exist at the same time, so that more nozzle using methods are obtained.

As shown in fig. 3 to 6, the face cover 30 is provided with a tapered side wall 301, the through hole 302 is located at a tapered tip of the tapered side wall 301, three sliding grooves 303 are provided on the tapered side wall 301, the number of the guide vanes 40 is three, guide rails 3031 are provided on two sides of each sliding groove 303, guide grooves 401 are provided on two sides of each guide vane 40, one guide vane 40 is mounted on each sliding groove 303, the guide rails 3031 are clamped into the guide grooves 401, and the guide vanes 40 slide linearly on the sliding grooves 303. The conical side wall 301 is arranged on the surface cover 30 so that the water flow is dispersed all around, the loss of the flow velocity can be reduced, the flow velocity is ensured, and the Venturi effect is improved.

The guide rail 3031 and the guide groove 401 limit the guide vanes 40 to slide on the tapered side wall 301 along the tapered side wall 301, and when three guide vanes 40 are folded to the top end of the tapered side wall 301, the adjacent guide vanes 40 are attached to each other, so that the through hole 302 can be closed.

As shown in fig. 6 to 7, the lock cylinder 20 is provided with a spiral guide portion 202, the spiral guide portion 202 is provided with a thread groove 203, the spiral guide portion 202 is provided with three independent thread grooves 203, and the spiral guide portion 202 abuts against the tapered side wall 301. The middle part of the guide vane 40 is provided with a boss 402, and the boss 402 is clamped in the thread groove 203. The spiral guide part 202 is folded and abutted against the tapered side wall 301, the thread groove 203 extends from the top of the spiral guide part 202 to the bottom of the spiral guide part 202, and the lock cylinder 20 can rotate on the face cover 30 properly; because the boss 402 of the guide vane 40 is clamped in the threaded groove 203, when the lock core 20 rotates, the threaded groove 203 drives the guide vane 40 to move, so that the guide vane can slide up and down on the tapered side wall 301. The three independent thread grooves 203 can respectively drive one guide vane 40, so that the three guide vanes 40 can be made into the same part, and uniform processing and installation are facilitated.

As shown in fig. 5, the switching nozzle further includes a decorative cover 10, a first fastening position 101 is provided on the decorative cover 10, a first elastic fastener 204 and a second fastening position 205 are provided on the lock core 20, a second elastic fastener 304 is provided on the face cover 30, the decorative cover 10 is fastened into the lock core 20, the lock core 20 is fastened into the face cover 30, the first elastic fastener 204 is fastened into the first fastening position 101, and the second elastic fastener 304 is fastened into the second fastening position 205. The decoration cover 10 and the lock cylinder 20 are fixedly installed, when the lock cylinder 20 is selected, only the decoration cover 10 needs to be rotated, and the decoration cover 10 is provided with a water outlet corresponding to the first water outlet 201.

As shown in fig. 8 to 9, a third buckle 501 and a positioning groove 502 are disposed on the core print 50, a third elastic buckle 305 and a positioning rib 306 are disposed on the face cover 30, the third elastic buckle 305 is buckled into the third buckle 501, and the positioning rib 306 is buckled into the positioning groove 502. The core print 50 and the face cover 30 are fixed by the third snap fastener 305 and the third snap fastener 501, and the installation position is located by the locating slot 502 and the locating rib 306.

The switching nozzle further comprises a base 60 and a shell 70, wherein an arc-shaped flow guide surface 601 is arranged on the base 60, the water inlet 503 is positioned on the side wall of the core print 50, and the base 60 is positioned on the inner side of the water inlet 503 of the core print 50 and fixed with the core print 50. The core print 50 is located inside the housing 70 and is rotatably connected to the core print 50, and the housing 70 is provided with a water receiving opening 701.

The shell 70 is sleeved on the core print 50, when water outlet massage is needed at the nozzle, the core print 50 needs to quickly feed water, the shell 70 is rotated to enable the water receiving port 701 to be aligned with the water inlet 503, the quick water flow is guided by the arc-shaped flow guide surface 601 on the base 60 after entering the core print 50, the speed loss is small, quick water inlet at the side surface of the core print 50 is realized, quick water outlet at the head part is realized, and the impact massage effect is achieved; when rapid water inflow is not required, the shell 70 is rotated to stagger the interface water from the water inlet 503, so that rapid water flow cannot enter the core print 50 in a large amount and rapidly, and the impact massage effect cannot be generated at the nozzle.

In the second embodiment, the spiral guide portion 202 is provided with a thread groove 203, the bosses 402 of the three guide vanes 40 are respectively located at different positions of the thread groove 203, and the lengths of the three guide vanes 40 are different, so that the three guide vanes 40 can be accurately folded at the top of the tapered side wall 301.

The switching nozzle control method comprises the following steps: the lock core 20 rotates towards a first direction, the lock core 20 drives the guide vanes 40 through the spiral groove, the guide vanes 40 are far away from the through hole 302, water enters from the water inlet 503, and water flows through the core seat 50 and the through hole 302 and flows out from the first water outlet 201;

the lock core 20 rotates in the second direction, the lock core 20 drives the guide vanes 40 through the spiral groove, the guide vanes 40 are close to the through hole 302 and close the through hole 302, water enters from the water inlet 503, and water flows through the core seat 50 and flows out from the second water outlet.

The above embodiments are provided to illustrate, reproduce and deduce the technical solutions of the present invention, and to fully describe the technical solutions, the objects and the effects of the present invention, so as to make the public more thoroughly and comprehensively understand the disclosure of the present invention, and not to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that the above preferred embodiment should not be considered as limiting the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the scope defined by the claims. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and adaptations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and these modifications and adaptations should be considered within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A switching nozzle is characterized by comprising a face cover, a core seat, a lock core and a plurality of guide vanes, wherein the face cover comprises a through hole, a conical side wall surrounding the through hole and a second water outlet positioned on the outer side of the conical side wall;

2. The switching nozzle of claim 1 wherein said helical guide is located inwardly of and against said tapered sidewall.

3. A switching nozzle according to claim 1 wherein said tapered sidewall has three slots, said guide vanes are three in number, one guide vane is mounted on each said slot, and said guide vanes slide linearly on said slots.

4. A switching nozzle according to claim 3, wherein each runner has guide rails on both sides thereof, and the guide vanes have guide grooves on both sides thereof, the guide rails being engaged in the guide grooves.

5. A switching nozzle according to claim 3, wherein the spiral guide part is provided with three independent thread grooves, and the middle part of the guide vane is provided with a boss which is clamped in the thread groove.

6. The switch-over nozzle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a decorative cover, wherein the decorative cover has a first fastening position, the lock cylinder has a first snap and a second fastening position, the face cover has a second snap, the decorative cover is fastened into the lock cylinder, the lock cylinder is fastened into the face cover, the first snap is fastened into the first fastening position, and the second snap is fastened into the second fastening position.

7. The switch-over nozzle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a housing, wherein the cartridge holder is located inside the housing and rotatably connected to the cartridge holder, and the housing is provided with a water receiving opening.

8. The switch-over nozzle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a base, wherein the base is provided with an arc-shaped flow guide surface, the water inlet is located on the side wall of the cartridge, and the base is located inside the water inlet of the cartridge and fixed with the cartridge.

9. A switch-over nozzle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a third snap-on position and a positioning groove are provided on the cartridge holder, a third snap-on and a positioning rib are provided on the face cover, the third snap-on snaps into the third snap-on position, and the positioning rib snaps into the positioning groove.

10. A switching nozzle control method, comprising the steps of: