CN210058652U - Shower nozzle - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a shower head, which comprises a shower head body, wherein the shower head body comprises a head shell and a head cover body, and the head shell and the head cover body are mutually connected to limit a cavity for containing fluid; wherein the nozzle housing includes a housing portion and an outer peripheral wall extending from a periphery of the housing portion, the outer peripheral wall including an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion with an outer peripheral groove formed therebetween; the nozzle cover body is provided with an inner peripheral wall and a flange extending outwards in the radial direction, the inner peripheral wall is matched with the inner wall part of the outer peripheral wall, and the flange is in a shape matched with the outer wall part.

Description

Shower nozzle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a shower bath technical field, concretely relates to shower nozzle.

Background

Shower nozzles are one of the indispensable household facilities, and along with the improvement of the living standard of people, the requirements on the functional quality of shower nozzles are higher and higher.

Existing showerheads include a head cover and a head housing that are interconnected to define a chamber for containing water. The shower nozzle is connected with a water source through the water inlet pipe, and when the shower nozzle is used, water with proper temperature flows into the shower nozzle from the water inlet pipe and is sprayed out of the spray holes of the shower nozzle, so that the aim of showering is fulfilled.

For some shower nozzles appearing in the current market, the structure of the shower nozzle is formed by buckling an upper box body and a lower box body, a plurality of water outlet holes are formed in the lower box body, and the upper box body is connected with a water outlet pipeline; the shower head with the structure firstly influences the integral feeling and the aesthetic degree on the appearance because of the seam of the upper box body and the lower box body. Secondly, because the upper box body and the lower box body are both formed by punching plates, the matching of punching equipment is needed, the processing procedure is complicated, if the upper box body and the lower box body are not processed well and are not matched tightly during buckling, the leakage can be caused, and the requirement on the processing precision of parts is higher.

Accordingly, the structure of the head housing of the existing shower head has yet to be improved.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims at providing a shower nozzle, it includes the shower nozzle shell of improved form, has not only improved shower nozzle's sealing performance, has still improved shower nozzle's production efficiency.

To solve the above problems, the present invention provides a showerhead including a showerhead body including a showerhead housing and a showerhead cover interconnected to define a chamber for containing a fluid; wherein the nozzle housing includes a housing portion and an outer peripheral wall extending from a periphery of the housing portion, the outer peripheral wall including an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion with an outer peripheral groove formed therebetween; the nozzle cover body is provided with an inner peripheral wall and a flange extending outwards in the radial direction, the inner peripheral wall is matched with the inner wall part of the outer peripheral wall, and the flange is in a shape matched with the outer wall part.

Optionally, the inner wall portion is annular and the inner circumferential wall is annular.

Optionally, the inner wall portion has an inner circumferential surface with which the inner circumferential wall is fitted.

Optionally, the inner peripheral surface is provided with a clamping groove, the inner peripheral wall is provided with a clamping block, and the clamping groove is matched with the clamping block.

Optionally, the inner circumferential surface is further provided with a lifting inclined surface arranged opposite to the opening of the clamping groove.

Optionally, the inner circumferential surface is provided with a groove, the inner circumferential wall is provided with a projection, and the groove is matched with the projection.

Optionally, the outer wall portion is square, oval, or rectangular.

Optionally, a rubber gasket is arranged in the peripheral groove of the nozzle housing.

Optionally, a counter bore is formed in the central region of the nozzle cover body, and an insertion groove is formed in the bottom surface of the counter bore and used for inserting a tool to rotate the nozzle cover body relative to the nozzle shell, so that the nozzle cover body and the nozzle shell can be disassembled and assembled.

Optionally, a first mark is arranged on the outer surface of the nozzle cover body, a second mark is arranged on the outer surface of the nozzle shell, and when the nozzle cover body is connected with the nozzle shell, the first mark and the second mark are arranged oppositely.

Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme of the utility model have following advantage:

in the shower head according to an embodiment of the present invention, the head housing includes a housing portion and an outer peripheral wall extending from a periphery of the housing portion, the outer peripheral wall includes an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion, a peripheral groove is formed between the inner wall portion and the outer wall portion, and the peripheral groove is provided to allow the head housing to be easily demolded during a molding process, thereby improving production efficiency;

the nozzle cover body is provided with an inner peripheral wall and a flange extending outwards along the radial direction, the inner peripheral wall is matched with the inner wall part of the outer peripheral wall, and the flange is in a shape matched with the outer wall part and used for covering the outer peripheral groove, so that good sealing performance is provided, water in the cavity can be effectively prevented from leaking out, and the aesthetic feeling of products is further enhanced.

According to the utility model discloses an installation and the dismantlement mode of shower nozzle are simple relatively, convenient, need not to utilize complicated instrument and operating procedure to can make the user have better experience, promote user satisfaction.

Drawings

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be better understood from the following detailed description of alternative embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same or similar parts, and in which:

fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a showerhead according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 shows a front view of a showerhead according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view A-A of the showerhead shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view B-B of the showerhead shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 shows an exploded view of the showerhead shown in FIG. 2;

FIGS. 6a, 6b and 6c show schematic views of the protective cap of the showerhead shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 shows a schematic view of a showerhead cover of the showerhead shown in FIG. 2; and

fig. 8 shows a schematic view of a spray head housing of the showerhead shown in fig. 2.

Detailed Description

The practice and use of the embodiments are discussed in detail below. It should be understood, however, that the specific embodiments discussed are merely illustrative of specific ways to make and use the invention, and do not limit the scope of the invention. The description herein of the structural positions of the respective components, such as the directions of upper, lower, top, bottom, etc., is not absolute, but relative. When the respective components are arranged as shown in the drawings, these direction expressions are appropriate, but when the positions of the respective components in the drawings are changed, these direction expressions are changed accordingly.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, the showerhead 100 includes a showerhead body 10, the showerhead body 10 including a showerhead housing 11 and a showerhead cover 12, the showerhead housing 11 and the showerhead cover 12 being connected to each other to define a chamber for containing a fluid. The nozzle cap 12 has a plurality of nozzle holes 121, and the nozzle holes 121 may be arranged in any manner, in the illustrated embodiment, the plurality of nozzle holes 121 are arranged along a radial direction, and may also form various patterns, such as a petal shape.

As shown in fig. 3 to 4 in combination, the showerhead 100 further includes a handle portion 20, the handle portion 20 being connected to the head housing 11 of the showerhead body 10, the handle portion 20 having a central passage 21, the central passage 21 communicating with the chamber of the showerhead body 10. The handle portion 20 further has a connector 22 for connecting a water inlet pipe, water flows into the central passage 21 of the handle portion 20 through the water inlet pipe and then enters the cavity of the shower head body 10, and the water in the cavity flows out to the outside through the spray holes 121 of the head cover 12, thereby achieving the purpose of showering. In some embodiments, the handle portion 20 is integrally molded with the head housing 11 of the showerhead body 10 to achieve a simpler structure.

As shown in fig. 5, the head housing 11 includes a housing portion 111 and an outer peripheral wall 112 extending from a periphery of the housing portion 111, the outer peripheral wall 112 includes annular inner and outer wall portions 1121, 1122, an outer peripheral groove 1123 is formed between the inner and outer wall portions 1121, and a rubber gasket 1124 is provided in the outer peripheral groove 1123. The outer wall 1122 may be square, oval, rectangular, or other shapes, as desired. On one hand, the arrangement of the peripheral groove 1123 can enable a product to be easily demoulded in the molding process, so that the production efficiency is improved; on the other hand, the provision of the rubber gasket 1124 provides a good sealing property, and can effectively prevent water inside the chamber from leaking out and water from the outside from infiltrating into the chamber.

As shown in FIG. 7, the head cap 12 has an annular inner peripheral wall 1201 and a flange 1202 extending radially outward, the inner peripheral wall 1201 being fitted to an inner peripheral surface 1121a of an inner wall portion 1121 of the outer peripheral wall 112, where the inner peripheral surface 1121a refers to the surface of the inner wall portion 1121 inside the head case 11. The flange 1202 has a shape that mates with the outer wall portion 1122 to cover the peripheral groove 1123. For example, the flange 1202 may be contoured to match the shape enclosed by the outer wall portion 1122, be square, oval, rectangular, or other shapes, etc. With this structure, the head case 11 and the head cover 12 can be tightly fitted, providing good sealing performance and an aesthetic appearance.

The head cover 12 is adapted to rotate relative to the head case 11 along the inner peripheral surface 1121a of the inner wall portion 1121 to attach and detach the head cover 12. Through dismantling shower nozzle cover 12 to can wash and clean the inside of shower nozzle 100, avoid the incrustation scale accumulation to block up orifice 121, guarantee that shower nozzle 100 can normal use.

A counter bore 122 is arranged in the central region of the outer surface of the nozzle cover body 12, a slot 123 is arranged at the bottom of the counter bore 122, and the slot 123 extends along the bottom of the counter bore 122 to form a strip-shaped structure.

When the head cap 12 needs to be attached or detached, the head cap 12 needs to be rotated. At this time, the sheet may be inserted into the insertion groove 123 by a sheet-like hard substance (e.g., a metal sheet or a plastic sheet), and a force of circumferential rotation may be applied to the sheet; the sheet is capable of transmitting an acting force to the insertion groove 123 and applying a circumferentially rotating acting force to the insertion groove 123, that is, applying a circumferentially rotating acting force to the head cap body 12, thereby rotating the head cap body 12 and achieving the mounting and dismounting of the head cap body 12.

In some embodiments, showerhead 100 further includes a protective cap 30, with protective cap 30 being placed within counterbore 122 to cover slot 123. The outer surface of the cap 30 is flush with the outer surface of the cap body 12. With this arrangement, it is possible to prevent dust and the like from entering the insertion groove 123 on the one hand, and also to make the shower head 100 more beautiful in appearance on the other hand, thereby further improving user satisfaction.

As shown in fig. 6a, 6b and 6c, the protective cover 30 includes a cover part 31 and an insertion part 32 vertically extending from a central region of the cover part 31, the insertion part 32 being for insertion into the insertion slot 123. The insertion portion 32 is provided with a rib 321 on one side or two sides, in the embodiment shown in the figure, one rib 321 is provided on each side, and correspondingly, the side wall of the slot 123 is provided with a groove 124 matched with the rib 321. By the cooperation of the ribs 321 and the grooves 124, the protective cap 30 can be prevented from being accidentally detached from the cap body 12.

In some embodiments, the counterbore 122 of the nozzle cap body 12 is provided with a cutout 125, the cutout 125 extending along the outer surface of the nozzle cap body 12. When the interior of the shower head 100 needs to be cleaned, the protective cover 30 can be easily removed through the notch 125 to expose the slot 123, and then the sheet is inserted into the slot 123 as described above, and a circumferential rotating force is applied to the sheet to rotate the head cover 12, so that the head cover 12 can be mounted and dismounted.

The sheet is used as a tool for mounting and dismounting the shower head cover 12, and is manufactured according to the specific shape of the slot 123 and is sold together with the shower head 100. Specifically, the sheet may be an object commonly used in daily life, such as a coin or the like. At this time, when it is necessary to attach and detach the head cap 12, even if the sheet sold with the shower head 100 is lost, the head cap 12 can be attached and detached using the articles in daily life without a situation in which it is difficult to attach or detach, thereby improving user satisfaction.

The shape of the sheet is designed based on the shape of the slot 123. To make the sheet a common object in daily life, the shape of the slot 123 is adapted to the common object in daily life. For example, to make the shape of the sheet coin-like, it is necessary to make the slot 123 coin-like.

As best seen in fig. 3, the bottom surface of the slot 123 is a circular arc surface that extends beyond the bottom surface of the counterbore 122. Accordingly, the bottom of the insertion portion 32 of the protection cover 30 is also arc-shaped, and both ends of the insertion portion 32 extend to the edge of the cover portion 31 and smoothly transition with the edge of the cover portion 31, and the edge of the cover portion 31 and the bottom of the insertion portion 31 form an arc shape when viewed from the side.

The width of the slot 123 is 2.0mm to 3.0mm, the length of the slot 123, i.e., the diameter of the arc surface, is 22.0mm to 28.0mm, and the height of the slot 123, i.e., the distance from the arc top of the arc surface to the outer surface, is 4.0mm to 6.0 mm.

In daily life, the diameter of a coin of a RMB is about 25.0mm, and the thickness is about 1.85 mm. Through designing slot 123 for above-mentioned size, then the size of cooperation monobasic coin that can be better makes the inserting to slot 123 in that the monobasic coin can be better, through applying the rotational effort to the monobasic coin, can rotate the shower nozzle lid, realizes the installation and the dismantlement of shower nozzle lid.

Among them, the one-yuan coin is the most widely circulated coin, so it is easy to obtain, and the nozzle cap can be mounted and dismounted at any time.

In the present embodiment, the height of the slot 123 is controlled to be 4.0mm to 6.0 mm. Thus, when a single coin is inserted into slot 123, only a small portion of the coin is within slot 123, and a large portion of the coin is outside slot 123. The coin is positioned for the most part outside the slot 123 and is therefore easier to grasp by hand and to apply a rotational force to the coin.

It should be noted that the slot 123 may also be designed to fit a dime or a penta. In certain areas, it may also be sized to fit in a local currency coin. On the premise that the width of the slot 123 is ensured to allow the coin to be inserted, the bottom surface of the slot 123 may be a flat surface or another curved surface, and the cap 12 may be rotated by the coin to attach and detach the cap 12.

Further, the insertion groove 123 may be designed to have a size that fits a general key, the key may have a flat portion that is adapted to be rotated by being held by hand, and the attachment and detachment of the head cover 12 may be achieved by rotating the key by inserting a part of the flat portion of the key into the insertion groove 123. The key is widely used and is very easily accessible, so that the cap body 12 can be attached and detached at any time.

As shown in fig. 7, the insertion groove 123 provided on the outer surface of the head cover 12 forms a protrusion on the inner surface of the head cover 12. This is because the thickness of the nozzle cover 12 is relatively thin, and the insertion slot 123 is formed to have a sufficient depth by forming a protrusion on the inner surface so that the coin can be inserted.

The insertion groove 123 is provided at a center position of the head cover 12 in order to be able to apply a rotational force to the head cover 12 more favorably. The nozzle cap 12 is circular, the center of the nozzle cap 12 is the center of the circle, and the slot 123 extends along the radial direction of the nozzle cap 12 and passes through the center of the circle on the outer surface of the nozzle cap 12.

Further, the center of the outer surface of the head cap 12 is spaced the same distance from both ends of the insertion groove 123. Thus, when a single coin is inserted into the slot 123, the single coin is positioned at the center of the head cover 12. The one-dimensional coin is used as an installation and disassembly tool, and can better transmit acting force to the nozzle cover body 12 in the process of applying rotating acting force to the one-dimensional coin, so that the nozzle cover body 12 is easier to install and disassemble. The placement of the slot 123 of this embodiment enables the cap 12 to be installed and removed with relatively little effort by the user as compared to other locations of the slot 123.

In other embodiments, the slot 123 may have other shapes, such as square, cross, etc., as long as the tool can be inserted into the slot 123 to rotate the nozzle cover. In this case, a corresponding square or cross-shaped tool is used.

As shown in fig. 7 to 8, the head housing 11 and the head cover 12 may be connected by mechanical means known in the art, for example, the inner peripheral surface of the head housing 11 (the inner peripheral surface of the inner wall portion 1121) is provided with a catching groove 113 extending in the circumferential direction, the outer periphery of the inner peripheral wall 1201 of the head cover 12 is provided with a catching block 126 extending in the circumferential direction, and the catching block 126 is fitted into the catching groove 113. The nozzle cap 12 can rotate circumferentially relative to the nozzle housing 11 to insert the latch 126 into the latch slot 113 for fixed connection, or to withdraw the latch 126 from the latch slot 113 for separation of the nozzle cap 12 from the nozzle housing 11.

An inner peripheral surface 1121a of the inner wall portion 1121 of the head housing 11 is further provided with a rising slope 114 disposed opposite to the opening of the catching groove 113. Accordingly, the nozzle cap body 12 is also provided with a lift ramp 127 corresponding to the lift ramp 114. When the latch 126 is pulled out of the engaging groove 113, the lifting inclined surface 114 can cooperate with the latch 126 to lift the latch 126, i.e., change the distance between the head case 11 and the head cap 12, so that the operator has a better feel during the process of detaching the head cap 12.

In this embodiment, a plurality of notches 113 are circumferentially distributed on an inner circumferential surface 1121a of the inner wall portion 1121 of the head housing 11, a plurality of latches 126 are circumferentially distributed on an outer circumferential surface of the head cover 12, and the notches 113 and the latches 126 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence, so that the head cover 12 can be better fixed to the head housing 11.

In this embodiment, the inner circumferential surface 1121a of the head housing 11 is further provided with a groove 115, the inner circumferential wall 1201 of the head cover 12 is further provided with a protrusion 128, the protrusion 128 is adapted to slide in the groove 115, and the side wall of the groove 115 can limit the sliding distance of the protrusion 128.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, a first mark 1203 is disposed on an outer surface of the head cover 12, a second mark 1111 is disposed on an outer surface of the head housing 11, and the first mark 1203 and the second mark 1111 are disposed opposite to each other when the head cover 12 and the head housing 11 are connected. Therefore, it is possible for the user to clearly recognize whether the head cover 12 has been mounted in place, and it is avoided that the user continues to screw the head cover 12 and damages the head cover 12 or the head case 11 when the head cover 12 is mounted in place.

According to the utility model discloses a shower nozzle's installation and dismantlement mode are simple relatively, convenient, adopt shower nozzle lid and the rotatory cooperation of shower nozzle casing, have effectively avoided prior art to adopt the mode of lock and lead to the seam too big and influence the defect of associative perception and pleasing to the eye degree. Secondly, because the shower nozzle shell adopts an inner wall structure and an outer wall structure, the degree of freedom of the shower nozzle shape is increased, the manufacturing difficulty of the special-shaped shower nozzle can be reduced to a certain extent, and the characteristic that the shower nozzle cover is further matched with the shower nozzle shape can prevent leakage caused by loose matching during buckling, and further enhance the aesthetic feeling of the product.

Although the present invention is disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one of ordinary skill in the pertinent art without departing from the scope or spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A shower nozzle is characterized in that the nozzle is provided with a nozzle body,

the showerhead includes a showerhead body including a showerhead housing and a showerhead cover interconnected to define a chamber for containing a fluid;

wherein the nozzle housing includes a housing portion and an outer peripheral wall extending from a periphery of the housing portion, the outer peripheral wall including an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion with an outer peripheral groove formed therebetween;

the nozzle cover body is provided with an inner peripheral wall and a flange extending outwards in the radial direction, the inner peripheral wall is matched with the inner wall part of the outer peripheral wall, and the flange is in a shape matched with the outer wall part.

2. The showerhead of claim 1, wherein the inner wall portion is annular and the inner peripheral wall is annular.

3. The showerhead of claim 2 wherein the inner wall portion has an inner circumferential surface with which the inner circumferential wall mates.

4. The showerhead of claim 3 wherein the inner peripheral surface defines a detent, and the inner peripheral wall defines a detent, the detent cooperating with the detent.

5. The showerhead of claim 4, wherein the inner peripheral surface further defines a raised ramp surface disposed opposite the opening of the notch.

6. The showerhead of claim 3 wherein the inner peripheral surface is provided with a recess and the inner peripheral wall is provided with a projection, the recess mating with the projection.

7. A showerhead according to any of claims 1 to 3 wherein the outer wall portion is provided in the form of a square, oval or rectangular enclosure.

8. A showerhead according to any of claims 1 to 3 wherein a rubber gasket is provided within the peripheral groove of the showerhead housing.

9. The showerhead of any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the central region of the showerhead body is provided with a counter bore, the bottom surface of the counter bore being provided with a slot for insertion of a tool to rotate the showerhead body relative to the showerhead housing to effect removal of the showerhead body and the showerhead housing.

10. The showerhead of any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the outer surface of the showerhead cover is provided with a first marking and the outer surface of the showerhead housing is provided with a second marking, the first marking and the second marking being disposed in opposition when the showerhead cover and the showerhead housing are connected.

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