CN210128083U

CN210128083U - Switching valve and shower head

Info

Publication number: CN210128083U
Application number: CN201920768181.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 章炜; 王军升; 陈心怡
Original assignee: Hangzhou Meiyu Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Hangzhou Meiyu Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2019-05-24
Filing date: 2019-05-24
Publication date: 2020-03-06
Anticipated expiration: 2029-05-24

Abstract

The utility model provides a diverter valve and gondola water faucet relates to bathroom equipment technical field. The switching valve comprises a supporting mechanism, a movable mechanism, an operating mechanism and a reset elastic piece. In particular, the support mechanism includes a bushing with a built-in active channel. The movable mechanism comprises a movable part which penetrates through the movable channel and can move up and down relative to the movable channel, and a first sealing element which is sleeved on the movable part. The operating mechanism comprises a key arranged on the movable piece and positioned below the bushing. The key can drive the moving part to move upwards relative to the bushing and extrude the reset elastic part to open the first water passing channel of the water outlet device. The reset elastic piece can drive the moving piece and drive the first sealing piece to move downwards relative to the bushing, so that the first sealing piece is arranged on the bushing in a sealing mode, and the first water passing channel of the water outlet device is disconnected. The shower head comprises the switching valve arranged in the first water passing channel and the beauty fluid device arranged in the first water passing channel.

Description

Switching valve and shower head

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a sanitary bath equipment technical field particularly, relates to a diverter valve and gondola water faucet.

Background

The switching valve is a valve body used for controlling a water outlet channel of the water outlet device, or a valve body used for controlling the opening or the breaking of one water outlet channel of the water outlet device, and is a valve body which is widely applied.

At present, a water outlet device with a beauty liquid function is more and more popular among consumers. The water outlet device is provided with a water channel and a cosmetic liquid channel, the switching valve is used for controlling the opening and the closing of the cosmetic liquid channel, the switching valve is opened when a user needs to discharge water with cosmetic liquid, and the switching valve is closed when the user needs to discharge water with cosmetic liquid.

However, the water outlet devices in the prior art have a problem that a user often forgets to control a switching valve of the cosmetic liquid to be opened or closed when the water outlet device is used next time. Causing great inconvenience to the user. In view of the above, the inventors of the present invention have made a study of the prior art and then have made the present application.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a diverter valve and gondola water faucet aims at improving the problem that the background art mentioned.

The utility model provides a diverter valve for the configuration is on water installation's first water channel, the diverter valve contains:

a support mechanism including a bushing with a built-in movable channel;

the movable mechanism comprises a movable part which penetrates through the movable channel and can move up and down relative to the movable channel, and a first sealing element which is sleeved on the movable part; the movable piece is provided with an upper bearing surface and a lower bearing surface which are positioned above the bushing, and the first sealing element is positioned between the upper bearing surface and the lower bearing surface;

an operating mechanism including a key disposed below the movable member and located below the bushing;

the elastic resetting piece is abutted between the movable piece and the water outlet device;

the key can drive the moving part and drive the first sealing part to move upwards relative to the bushing and extrude the reset elastic part to open a first water passing channel of the water outlet device; the reset elastic piece can drive the moving piece and drive the first sealing piece to move downwards relative to the bushing, so that the first sealing piece is arranged on the bushing in a sealing mode, and a first water passing channel of the water outlet device is disconnected.

As a further optimization, the movable part is a rod-shaped geometric body, and the upper bearing surface and the lower bearing surface are both sheet-shaped geometric bodies.

As a further optimization, the bushing is provided with a limiting portion located in the movable channel, and the limiting portion is used for limiting the downward movement distance of the movable member relative to the bushing.

As a further optimization, the limiting part is a bulge arranged on the movable channel.

As a further optimization, the bushing is in an outer annular geometric body, and the outer peripheral surface of the bushing is provided with a sealing element which is in sealing fit with the first water passing channel of the water outlet device; the movable channel is provided with a sealing piece which is in sealing fit with the movable piece.

Preferably, the supporting mechanism has a cover configured on the water outlet device and used for supporting the bushing.

As a further optimization, the water outlet device is provided with an accommodating groove matched with the buckle cover, the upper part of the accommodating groove is provided with a limiting bulge, and the buckle cover is provided with an avoiding groove matched with the limiting bulge; the buckle cover can penetrate through the limiting protrusion and can be rotatably arranged in the accommodating groove.

The present application further provides a shower head, which includes a housing mechanism having a first water channel and a second water channel, a switching valve disposed in the first water channel, and a cosmetic liquid device disposed in the first water channel and located upstream of the switching valve, wherein the switching valve is any one of the switching valves described above.

By adopting the technical scheme, the utility model discloses can gain following technological effect:

the utility model discloses a diverter valve has the beneficial effect of self-closing diverter valve after the water cut-off. Specifically, the working principle of the switching valve is as follows:

when pressing the button downwards, the button can drive the moving part and drive first sealing member, relative bush is the activity upwards, and the extrusion elastic component that resets, with the first water channel of opening water installation, external water can pass through first water channel this moment, and from the water installation blowout, the water that flows through first water channel simultaneously can apply an ascending water pressure to the face of accepting down, with the resilience force of overcoming the elastic component that resets, so that when the operator released the button, first water channel still was in the state of opening.

When the sluice communicated with the first water passing channel is closed, an upward water pressure applied to the lower bearing surface cannot exist, the movable piece can be movably reset downwards under the action of the reset elastic piece, and the first sealing piece is arranged on the lining in a sealing mode, so that the first water passing channel is in a closed state.

When the sluice gate communicated with the first water passing channel is opened again, the water flowing through the first water passing channel applies a downward water pressure on the upper bearing surface, and only the first sealing element is arranged on the lining in a sealing way, so that the first water passing channel is still in a closed state.

Through the technical scheme, the switching valve has the beneficial effect of automatically closing the switching valve after water is cut off, so that when a user uses the water outlet device, the switching valve is in a closed state, and the user does not need to remember the final state of operating the switching valve last time.

After the shower head of the embodiment uses the switching valve, the switching valve is automatically closed after the shower head is closed, so that the beauty fluid of the beauty fluid device cannot pass through the first water channel. When reopening the gondola water faucet, first water passing channel still is in the state of disconnection, and the water that flows into the gondola water faucet can only flow into the chamber that spouts of gondola water faucet through second water passing channel, and the water of gondola water faucet spun this moment can not contain cosmetic liquid. Only when operating personnel pressed the button again, first water channel just can be opened, lets the water that flows to the gondola water faucet can flow in the chamber that spouts of gondola water faucet through first water channel and second water channel simultaneously, lets gondola water faucet spun water contain cosmetic liquid.

Let the gondola water faucet at every turn through above-mentioned setting after using, first water passing channel all is in the closed condition, need not the user of service when using the gondola water faucet at every turn, considers what state the diverter valve is in for the first water passing channel of cosmetic liquid of flowing through is in the state of opening or closing. Greatly facilitating the use of the shower.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present invention, and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a switching valve and a shower head according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the switching valve according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a switching valve according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a partially exploded view of the showerhead, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a first cross-sectional structure of the shower head (the first water passage is in a closed state) according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a second cross-sectional structure of the shower head according to an embodiment of the present invention (the first water passage is in an open state);

the labels in the figure are: 1-a water outlet device; 2-a switching valve; 3-restoring the elastic element; 4-a first seal; 5-a movable part; 6-a movable mechanism; 7-a bushing; 8-buckling a cover; 9-a support mechanism; 10-push button; 11-upper bearing surface; 12-a lower bearing surface; 13-an active channel; 14-a limiting part; 15-avoidance groove; 16-a receiving groove; 17-a limit protrusion; 18-a first water passage; 19-a second water passage.

Detailed Description

To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the drawings of the embodiments of the present invention are combined to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, and obviously, the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and to simplify the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

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 one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

In the present disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features not directly. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings:

as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, a switching valve 2 is disposed on a first water passage 18 of a water outlet device 1, and the switching valve 2 includes:

a support mechanism 9 comprising a bush 7 with a built-in moving channel 13;

the movable mechanism 6 comprises a movable piece 5 which passes through the movable channel 13 and can move up and down relative to the movable channel 13, and a first sealing piece 4 sleeved on the movable piece 5; the movable piece 5 is provided with an upper bearing surface 11 and a lower bearing surface 12 which are positioned above the bush 7, and the first sealing element 4 is positioned between the upper bearing surface 11 and the lower bearing surface 12;

an operating mechanism comprising a key 10 arranged below the mobile element 5 and below the bush 7;

the elastic resetting piece 3 is abutted between the movable piece 5 and the water outlet device 1;

the key 10 can drive the moving part 5 and drive the first sealing element 4 to move upwards relative to the bushing 7 and extrude the reset elastic element 3 to open the first water passing channel 18 of the water outlet device 1; the elastic resetting element 3 can drive the movable element 5 and drive the first sealing element 4 to move downwards relative to the bushing 7, so that the first sealing element 4 is arranged on the bushing 7 in a sealing manner to disconnect the first water passing channel 18 of the water outlet device 1. Specifically, the working principle of the switching valve 2 in the present case is as follows:

when the key 10 is pressed downwards, the key 10 can drive the moving part 5 and drive the first sealing part 4, the relative lining 7 moves upwards, and the reset elastic part 3 is extruded to open the first water passing channel 18 of the water outlet device 1, at the moment, external water can pass through the first water passing channel 18 and is sprayed out from the water outlet device 1, meanwhile, the water flowing through the first water passing channel 18 can apply upward water pressure on the lower bearing surface 12, so as to overcome the resilience force of the reset elastic part 3, and when an operator releases the key 10, the first water passing channel 18 is still in an open state.

When the sluice gate communicated with the first water passing channel 18 is closed, an upward water pressure cannot be applied to the lower bearing surface 12, and the movable piece 5 is movably reset downwards under the action of the reset elastic piece 3, so that the first sealing piece 4 is arranged on the lining 7 in a sealing way, and the first water passing channel 18 is in a closed state.

When the sluice valve connected to the first water passage 18 is opened again, the water flowing through the first water passage 18 exerts a downward water pressure on the upper receiving surface 11, and only the first sealing member 4 is arranged on the bushing 7 in a sealing manner, so that the first water passage 18 is still closed.

The switching valve 2 of the present embodiment has the advantage of automatically closing the switching valve 2 after water cut-off, so that when the user uses the water outlet device 1, the switching valve 2 is in a closed state, and the user does not need to remember the final state of the switching valve 2 last time.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, the elastic return member 3 is a spring, and in another embodiment, the elastic return member 3 may be an elastic body made of rubber, such as: a rubber elastic sleeve, or an elastic steel sheet made of a steel sheet.

As shown in fig. 2, the movable member 5 is a rod-shaped geometric body, and the upper receiving surface 11 and the lower receiving surface 12 are both butterfly-shaped sheet-shaped geometric bodies. The calibers of the upper bearing surface 11 and the lower bearing surface 12 are both larger than the calibers of the rest of the rod-shaped bodies of the movable piece 5. The first sealing member 4 is an O-ring fitted around the movable member 5 and clamped between the upper receiving surface 11 and the lower receiving surface 12.

As shown in fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the bushing 7 is provided with a limiting portion 14 located in the moving channel 13, and the limiting portion 14 is used for limiting the distance that the moving member 5 moves downward relative to the bushing 7. Specifically, when the movable member 5 moves downward, it will eventually abut on the limiting portion 14. In the present embodiment, the stopper portion 14 is a protrusion provided in the movable passage 13. Further, in the present embodiment, the upper portion of the movable passage 13 is provided with a chamfer that can enhance the sealing property of the first seal member 4 and the liner 7, while preventing the first seal member 4 from being scraped during the movement.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, the liner 7 has an outer annular geometry, and the outer circumferential surface of the liner 7 is provided with a sealing member for sealing engagement with the first water passage 18 of the water outlet device 1; the moving channel 13 is provided with a sealing member for sealing engagement with the moving member 5. These sealing elements are ring-shaped geometric bodies made of NBR and other sealing materials, such as: o-shaped sealing rings and sealing elements belong to the prior art and are not described in detail herein.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in the present embodiment, the supporting mechanism 9 has a cover 8 disposed on the water outlet device 1 for supporting the liner 7. As shown in fig. 4, the water outlet device 1 is provided with an accommodating groove 16 adapted to the buckle cover 8, the upper portion of the accommodating groove 16 is provided with a limiting protrusion 17, and the buckle cover 8 is provided with an avoiding groove 15 adapted to the limiting protrusion 17; the buckle cover 8 can pass through the limit protrusion 17 and is rotatably disposed in the accommodation groove 16. Specifically, when the buckle cover is used, the avoiding groove 15 of the buckle cover 8 is aligned to the limiting protrusion 17, the buckle cover 8 penetrates through the limiting protrusion 17 and is arranged in the accommodating groove 16, and meanwhile, the buckle cover 8 is rotated to enable the avoiding groove 15 to be aligned to other positions, and the buckle cover 8 is arranged in the accommodating groove 16.

As shown in fig. 4, 5 and 6, the shower head includes a housing mechanism having a first water passage 18 and a second water passage 19, a switching valve 2 disposed in the first water passage 18, and a cosmetic liquid device (not shown) disposed in the first water passage 18 and located upstream of the switching valve 2, wherein the switching valve 2 is the switching valve 2 of the above embodiment. The beauty fluid device is a device filled with beauty fluid or other special fluids, water can be mixed into the beauty fluid through the beauty fluid device, and the beauty fluid device belongs to the prior art and is not described again.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the shower head of the present embodiment has a first water passage 18 and a second water passage 19, wherein the second water passage 19 is sleeved on the first water passage 18.

In the sprinkler of this embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, when the water path connected to the sprinkler is disconnected (for example, the water path flowing to the sprinkler is closed by a valve body such as a throttle valve), the lower receiving surface 12 will not be subjected to upward water pressure, and the movable member 5 will be movably restored downward under the action of the restoring elastic member 3, so that the first sealing member 4 is sealingly disposed on the bushing 7, and the first water passing channel 18 is in a closed state. The flow of water toward the first water passing passage 18 has a trajectory of S1 and will not pass through the first water passing passage 18. At this time, the cosmetic liquid of the cosmetic liquid device cannot pass through the first water passage 18.

When the shower head is turned on again, the first water passage 18 is still in the disconnected state, and water flowing to the shower head can only flow into the spraying cavity of the shower head through the second water passage 19, and at the moment, the water sprayed by the shower head does not contain the beauty fluid.

As shown in fig. 6, only when the operator presses the button 10 again, the first water channel is opened, so that the water flowing to the shower head can flow into the spraying cavity of the shower head through the first water channel 18 and the second water channel 19 at the same time, and the water sprayed from the shower head contains the beauty solution. Meanwhile, water flowing through the first water passing channel exerts an upward water pressure on the lower bearing surface to overcome the resilience force of the reset elastic piece, so that the first water passing channel is still in an open state when an operator releases the key. At this time, the flow of water toward the first water passage 18 has a trajectory of S2.

Through the arrangement, after the shower head is used every time, the first water passing channel 18 is in a closed state, and the state of the switching valve 2 is not considered when a user uses the shower head every time, so that the first water passing channel 18 flowing through the beauty fluid is in an opened or closed state. Greatly facilitating the use of the shower.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A switching valve for arrangement in a first water passage (18) of a water outlet device (1), the switching valve (2) comprising:

a support mechanism (9) comprising a bushing (7) with a built-in moving channel (13);

the movable mechanism (6) comprises a movable piece (5) which penetrates through the movable channel (13) and can move up and down relative to the movable channel (13), and a first sealing piece (4) sleeved on the movable piece (5); the movable piece (5) is provided with an upper bearing surface (11) and a lower bearing surface (12) which are positioned above the bushing (7), and the first sealing element (4) is positioned between the upper bearing surface (11) and the lower bearing surface (12);

an operating mechanism comprising a push-button (10) arranged below the mobile element (5) and below the bush (7);

the reset elastic piece (3) is abutted between the movable piece (5) and the water outlet device (1);

the key (10) can drive the moving part (5) and drive the first sealing element (4) to move upwards relative to the bushing (7) and press the reset elastic element (3) to open a first water passing channel (18) of the water outlet device (1); the reset elastic piece (3) can drive the movable piece (5) and drive the first sealing piece (4) to move downwards relative to the bushing (7) so that the first sealing piece (4) is arranged on the bushing (7) in a sealing mode to disconnect the first water passing channel (18) of the water outlet device (1).

2. A switching valve according to claim 1, characterized in that the movable member (5) is of a rod-like geometry, and the upper receiving surface (11) and the lower receiving surface (12) are both of a sheet-like geometry.

3. A switching valve according to claim 1, characterized in that the bushing (7) is provided with a limiting portion (14) in the moving passage (13), the limiting portion (14) being adapted to limit the distance of downward movement of the movable member (5) relative to the bushing (7).

4. A switching valve according to claim 3, characterized in that the limiting portion (14) is a protrusion provided in the movable passage (13).

5. A switching valve according to claim 1, characterized in that the bushing (7) has an outer annular geometry, the outer circumference of the bushing (7) being provided with a seal for sealing engagement with the first water passage (18) of the outlet device (1); the movable channel (13) is provided with a sealing element which is in sealing fit with the movable piece (5).

6. A switching valve according to claim 1, characterized in that the support means (9) has a cover (8) arranged at the outlet device (1) and adapted to support the bushing (7).

7. A switching valve according to claim 6, characterized in that the water outlet device (1) is provided with a containing groove (16) matched with the buckle cover (8), the upper part of the containing groove (16) is provided with a limit protrusion (17), and the buckle cover (8) is provided with an avoiding groove (15) matched with the limit protrusion (17); the buckle cover (8) can penetrate through the limiting protrusion (17) and can be rotatably arranged in the accommodating groove (16).

8. A shower head comprising a housing mechanism having a first water passage (18) and a second water passage (19), a switching valve (2) disposed in the first water passage (18), and a cosmetic liquid device disposed in the first water passage (18) upstream of the switching valve (2), characterized in that the switching valve (2) is the switching valve (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 7.