CN211772134U - Microbubble shower nozzle and have washing equipment of this microbubble shower nozzle - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a microbubble shower nozzle and have washing equipment of this microbubble shower nozzle. The micro-bubble nozzle comprises an integrated spray pipe and a micro-bubble bubbler fixed on the outlet end of the integrated spray pipe, wherein a diameter-reducing conical channel part is arranged in the integrated spray pipe, and a plurality of diameter-reducing conical channels which are parallel to each other are formed in the diameter-reducing conical channel part along the water flow direction, so that a plurality of water flows can be pressurized in the plurality of diameter-reducing conical channels and can be expanded and sprayed out from the outlets of the plurality of diameter-reducing conical channels to generate negative pressure near the outlets; still be equipped with inlet channel on the integral type spray tube, inlet channel fixes a position to be close to the export for air can be followed inlet channel and inhaled and mixed with stranded rivers and produce bubble water under the negative pressure, and bubble water passes through the microbubble bubbler and forms little bubble water. The micro-bubble nozzle not only has good performance of generating micro-bubbles, but also has greatly reduced number of components.

Description

Microbubble shower nozzle and have washing equipment of this microbubble shower nozzle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a microbubble produces the device, specifically relates to microbubble shower nozzle and have the washing equipment of this microbubble shower nozzle.

Background

Micro-bubbles (micro-bubbles) generally refer to micro-bubbles having a diameter of fifty micrometers (μm) or less when the bubbles occur. Micro-bubbles may also be referred to as micro-/nano-bubbles, micro-bubbles or nano-bubbles depending on their diameter range. Microbubbles have a relatively long residence time in a liquid because of their small buoyancy in the liquid. Moreover, the microbubbles will shrink in the liquid until finally breaking, generating smaller nanobubbles. In this process, the rise speed of the bubbles becomes slow because they become small, resulting in high melting efficiency. When the microbubbles are broken, high pressure and high temperature heat are locally generated, and thus foreign substances such as organic substances floating in the liquid or adhering to the object can be destroyed. In addition, the contraction process of the microbubbles is accompanied by an increase in negative charge, and the peak state of the negative charge is usually when the diameter of the microbubbles is 1 to 30 μm, so that positively charged foreign substances floating in the liquid are easily adsorbed. The result is that the foreign matter is adsorbed by the microbubbles after it is destroyed by the breaking of the microbubbles, and then slowly floats to the liquid surface. These properties provide the microbubbles with a strong cleaning and purifying power. At present, microbubbles have been widely used in washing apparatuses such as washing machines.

To manufacture microbubbles, microbubble generation devices of different structures have been developed. For example, chinese patent application (CN107321204A) discloses a microbubble generator. This microbubble generator includes that both ends are the shell of opening form, and the first end of shell is connected with the inlet tube, has set gradually vortex post, vortex shell, gas-liquid mixture pipe and has fixed a position the mesh at the second end of shell along the rivers direction in the shell. The gas-liquid mixing pipe is provided with an accommodating cavity, a gas flow part, an accelerating part and a circulating part which are communicated in sequence from the head part to the tail part. The vortex column shell and the vortex column positioned in the vortex column shell are positioned in the accommodating cavity; the pipe wall of the airflow part is provided with an air inlet; the inner wall of the airflow part protrudes towards the direction of the accommodating cavity to form a funnel-shaped protruding part, and a gap for air entering from the air inlet to enter the airflow part is formed between the large opening end of the funnel-shaped protruding part and the conical vortex shell; the inner diameter of the accelerating part gradually increases towards the tail part. Rivers flow through the vortex post at the inside high-speed rotatory rivers that form of vortex shell, high-speed rotatory rivers flow out the back from the export of vortex shell and get into the funnel-shaped space that the bulge encloses in, negative pressure that forms around rivers inhales air from the air inlet and gets into acceleration portion after mixing with rivers, because the internal diameter of the toper face of vortex shell and acceleration portion is towards afterbody direction crescent and form pressure differential, make the rivers (formation bubble water) that mix a large amount of air flow with higher speed, bubble water flows to the hole net via circulation portion, bubble water is cut and is mixed by the pore in the hole net and produce the little bubble water that contains a large amount of microbubbles.

Chinese patent application for invention (CN107583480A) also discloses a microbubble generator. This microbubble generator includes that both ends are the shell of opening form, and the first end of shell is connected with the inlet tube, has set gradually pressure boost pipe, bubble generation pipe and has fixed a position the mesh at the second end of shell along the rivers direction in the shell. The bubble generation pipe is formed with holding chamber, gas-liquid mixture portion, expansion guide portion from first end to second end in proper order. Receiving a booster pipe in the accommodating chamber, the booster pipe having a tapered end facing the accommodating chamber; a tapered gas-liquid mixing space with the size gradually reduced along the direction from the first end to the second end is formed in the gas-liquid mixing part; an expansion guide space is formed in the expansion guide portion, and the size of the expansion guide space increases along the direction from the first end to the second end. The pipe wall of the bubble generation pipe is provided with an air inlet channel, a gap is formed between the inner wall of the gas-liquid mixing part and the outer wall of the pressurization pipe so as to be communicated with the air inlet channel on the pipe wall of the bubble generation pipe, and the water outlet of the pressurization pipe is arranged in the water inlet of the gas-liquid mixing part. The water flow flows through the pressurizing pipe and is pressurized to form high-speed water flow, the high-speed water flow flows out of the water outlet of the pressurizing pipe and enters the gas-liquid mixing cavity, negative pressure is formed in the gas-liquid mixing cavity, a large amount of air is sucked into the water flow through the air inlet channel through the negative pressure, the air and the water are mixed to form bubble water, the bubble water flows to the mesh from the expansion guide portion, and the bubble water is mixed and cut by the fine holes of the mesh to form micro-bubble water.

Both of the above-described two types of microbubble generators have at least five separate components: a shell, a water inlet pipe, a vortex column, a volute or a pressure increasing pipe, a gas-liquid mixing pipe or a bubble generating pipe, and a mesh. These components all require specific mating or connection structures designed to allow all of the components to be assembled together and to ensure that the assembled microbubble generator will operate reliably. Therefore, the microbubble generator is relatively complex in components and structure, and also high in manufacturing cost.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new solution to the above problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the above problems in the prior art, that is, to solve the technical problems of complicated structure and high manufacturing cost of the conventional micro bubble generator, the present invention provides a micro bubble nozzle comprising an integrated nozzle and a micro bubble bubbler fixed to an outlet end of the integrated nozzle, wherein a tapered passage portion with a reduced diameter is provided in the integrated nozzle, and a plurality of tapered passages with a reduced diameter are formed in the tapered passage portion with a reduced diameter along a water flow direction, such that a plurality of water flows can be pressurized in the tapered passages with a reduced diameter and be expanded and ejected from outlets of the tapered passages with a reduced diameter to generate a negative pressure near the outlets; an air inlet channel is further provided on the integral nozzle, the air inlet channel being positioned proximate to the outlet such that air can be drawn from the air inlet channel under the negative pressure and mixed with the plurality of water streams to produce bubble water, the bubble water passing through the microbubble bubbler to form microbubble water.

In an preferable technical solution of the above micro bubble nozzle, the tapered passage portion with a reduced diameter is integrally formed with the integrated nozzle.

In a preferred embodiment of the micro-bubble nozzle, the tapered passage portion with a reduced diameter is formed independently of the integrated nozzle.

In a preferred embodiment of the micro-bubble nozzle, the plurality of tapered passages with decreasing diameters are uniformly distributed in an annular form around the center of the integrated nozzle.

In a preferred technical scheme of the above-mentioned microbubble sprayer, the inlet channel is for setting up a plurality of inlet ports on the pipe wall of integral type spray tube, perhaps the inlet channel forms the exit end with between the microbubble bubbler.

In a preferred technical solution of the above-mentioned microbubble sprayer, the microbubble bubbler includes a mesh and a mesh skeleton, and the mesh is attached to the outlet end of the integrated nozzle through the mesh skeleton.

In a preferred technical solution of the micro-bubble showerhead, the mesh skeleton is provided with at least one overflow hole, and the at least one overflow hole is positioned close to the mesh.

In the preferred technical scheme of above-mentioned microbubble shower nozzle, the microbubble bubbler still includes the clamping ring, the clamping ring configuration becomes to be located the mesh skeleton with in order to fix between the exit end of integral type spray tube the mesh.

In the preferable technical scheme of the micro-bubble spray head, a plurality of pressure ring holes are formed in the pressure ring along the circumferential direction.

It can be understood by those skilled in the art that, in the technical solution of the present invention, the microbubble nozzle includes an integrated nozzle and a microbubble bubbler installed at an outlet end of the integrated nozzle. A tapered passage portion with a reduced diameter is provided in the integrated nozzle, and a plurality of tapered passages with a reduced diameter which are parallel to each other are formed in the tapered passage portion with a reduced diameter along the water flow direction. The water stream entering the integral lance is divided into a plurality of streams by entering a plurality of tapered passages of decreasing diameter. The plurality of water streams are pressurized in the plurality of tapered passages, respectively, and then are expandingly ejected from the outlets of the plurality of tapered passages and generate a negative pressure in the vicinity of the outlets. And an air inlet channel is also arranged on the integrated spray pipe and is positioned close to the outlets of the plurality of conical channels with the reduced diameters, so that under the action of negative pressure, a large amount of air is sucked into the integrated spray pipe from the outside through the air inlet channel and is mixed with the plurality of water flows to generate bubble water containing a large amount of bubbles. The bubble water then flows through the microbubble bubbler at the outlet end of the integrated nozzle to be cut and mixed by the microbubble bubbler, thereby generating microbubble water containing a large amount of microbubbles. The utility model discloses among the technical scheme of microbubble shower nozzle, the inlet channel on diameter tapered channel portion, the integral type spray tube that diminishes through the diameter that has a plurality of diameters that diminish that designs in the integral type spray tube and fix the microbubble bubbler at the exit end of integral type spray tube realize producing the function of little bubble water. Therefore, compare with the microbubble generator that has many parts of prior art, the utility model discloses the microbubble shower nozzle not only has good performance of producing the microbubble, and this microbubble shower nozzle's part quantity significantly reduces moreover, has also consequently saved the demand of connecting structure between design and the manufacturing part for the manufacturing cost of whole microbubble shower nozzle reduces remarkably.

Preferably, the plurality of tapered passages of decreasing diameter are evenly distributed in an annular fashion around the center of the integrated spout. This uniform annular distribution facilitates greater air intake and gas-liquid premixing with the multiple water streams.

Preferably, the bubbler comprises a mesh and a mesh skeleton, the mesh being attached to the outlet end of the integrated spout through the mesh skeleton. At least one overflow aperture positioned proximate to the mesh is configured on the mesh skeleton. The overflow holes can prevent redundant water from submerging the air inlet holes or other air inlet channels, so that the situation that air cannot be sucked into the integrated spray pipe due to the blockage of the air inlet holes or other air inlet channels and therefore micro-bubble water cannot be generated is prevented.

Preferably, the microbubble bubbler further comprises a pressure ring configured to be located between the mesh skeleton and the outlet end of the integrated nozzle to fix the mesh, and a pressure ring hole is circumferentially provided on the pressure ring. On the one hand, when the flow rate of the water jet is not large, air can be sucked through the pressure ring holes and mixed with water for generating micro-bubble water; on the other hand, if the ejection flow is too large, some water can overflow from these ring holes. The overflow can not only help to clean the surface of the mesh and take away dirt, thereby prolonging the service life of the mesh, but also can prevent the phenomenon that redundant water cannot suck air and cannot generate micro-bubble water because the air inlet channel is blocked.

The utility model also provides a washing equipment, washing equipment includes as above any kind of microbubble shower nozzle, the microbubble shower nozzle sets to produce little bubble water in the washing equipment. The micro-bubble shower head generates micro-bubble water containing a large amount of micro-bubbles in the washing apparatus, so that not only the washing capacity of the washing apparatus can be improved, but also the amount of detergent used can be reduced and the residual amount of the detergent in, for example, laundry can be reduced.

Drawings

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a washing apparatus including a micro-bubble shower head according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of a washing apparatus including a micro-bubble spray head according to the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of the micro bubble showerhead of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a top view of the embodiment of the micro bubble showerhead of the present invention shown in fig. 3;

fig. 5 is a left side view of the embodiment of the micro bubble nozzle of the present invention shown in fig. 3

Fig. 6 is a front view of the embodiment of the micro bubble spray head of the present invention shown in fig. 3;

fig. 7 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the microbubble showerhead of the present invention taken along the section line a-a of fig. 6;

fig. 8 is a sectional view of another embodiment of the microbubble showerhead of the present invention taken along a section line a-a of fig. 6.

List of reference numerals:

1. a pulsator washing machine; 11. a box body; 12. a tray seat; 13; an upper cover; 14. a foot margin of the pulsator washing machine; 21. an outer tub; 31. an inner barrel; 311. a dewatering hole; 32. an impeller; 33. a transmission shaft of the pulsator washing machine; 34. a motor of the pulsator washing machine; 35. a balance ring; 41. a drain valve; 42. a drain pipe; 51. a water inlet valve; 52. a micro bubble spray head; 521. an integrated nozzle; 522. a microbubble bubbler; 211. an inlet end; 212. an outlet end; 213. a slip-off preventing part; 214A, a first fixed mounting portion; 214B, a second fixed mounting portion; 215. a positioning part; 216. an air inlet; 216', a threaded air inlet passage; 217. a tapered passage portion with a reduced diameter; 218. a tapered passage of decreasing diameter; 218a, an inlet of a tapered passage of decreasing diameter; 218b, an outlet of a tapered passage of decreasing diameter; 221. a mesh; 222, c; a mesh skeleton; 223. an overflow aperture; 224; a connection portion of the mesh; 225. pressing a ring; 226. pressing a ring hole; 300. a threaded connection; 9. a drum washing machine; 91. a housing; 92. an outer cylinder; 93. an inner barrel; 931. a motor of the drum washing machine; 932. a transmission shaft of the drum washing machine; 933. a bearing; 94. a top deck plate; 95. a control panel; 96. an observation window; 97. a door body; 98. foot margin of drum type washing machine.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only for explaining the technical principle of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms of direction or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "disposed," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, or through the communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In order to solve the problems of complex structure and high manufacturing cost of the existing micro-bubble generator, the utility model provides a micro-bubble nozzle 52. The microbubble head 52 includes an integrated nozzle 521 and a microbubble bubbler 522 (see fig. 3 to 8) fixed to the outlet end 212 of the integrated nozzle 521. A tapered passage portion 217 having a reduced diameter is provided in the integrated nozzle 521. A plurality of diameter-decreasing tapered passages 218 are formed in parallel with each other along the water flow direction C inside the diameter-decreasing tapered passage portion 217, so that a plurality of water flows can be formed in the plurality of diameter-decreasing tapered passages 218 and expandingly ejected from outlets 218b of the plurality of diameter-decreasing tapered passages 218 to generate a negative pressure near the outlets 218 b. Also provided on the integrated nozzle 521 is an air intake channel positioned proximate to the outlet 218b such that air can be drawn from the air intake channel under negative pressure and mixed with the multiple water streams to produce bubble water that passes through the microbubble bubbler 522 to form microbubble water. Therefore, compare in prior art's microbubble generator, the utility model discloses the part quantity and the structure of microbubble shower nozzle are all simplified greatly to the manufacturing cost of microbubble shower nozzle also reduces by a wide margin, and the microbubble shower nozzle has good performance that produces the microbubble again simultaneously.

The "tapered passages with decreasing diameter" referred to herein means that each passage becomes gradually smaller in diameter along the water flow direction C to form a substantially tapered passage.

The utility model discloses microbubble shower nozzle 52 can use in the washing field, the field of disinfecting, or other fields that need the microbubble. For example, the micro bubble sprayer 52 of the present invention can be applied to a washing device, and can be combined with a bathroom faucet or a shower head.

Therefore, the utility model also provides a washing equipment, this washing equipment includes the utility model discloses a microbubble shower nozzle 52. The micro-bubble spray head 52 is configured to generate micro-bubble water within the scrubbing apparatus. The micro-bubble water containing a large amount of micro-bubbles is generated in the washing equipment through the micro-bubble spray head, so that the washing capacity of the washing equipment can be improved, the using amount of the detergent can be reduced, the residual amount of the detergent in clothes can be reduced, the health of a user is facilitated, and the user experience can be improved.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a washing apparatus with a micro bubble showerhead according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the washing apparatus is a pulsator washing machine 1. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the washing apparatus may be a drum washing machine or a dryer, etc.

As shown in fig. 1, a pulsator washing machine 1 (hereinafter, referred to as a washing machine) includes a cabinet 11. Feet 14 are provided at the bottom of the case 11. The upper part of the box body 11 is provided with a tray 12, and the tray 12 is pivotally connected with an upper cover 13. An outer tub 21 as a tub is provided in the cabinet 11. An inner tub 31 is provided in the outer tub 21, a pulsator 32 is provided at the bottom of the inner tub 31, a motor 34 is fixed to the lower portion of the outer tub 21, the motor 34 is drivingly connected to the pulsator 32 through a driving shaft 33, and dewatering holes 311 are provided in the sidewall of the inner tub 31, through which washing water or water from laundry can flow out of the inner tub 31 and enter the outer tub 21. The drain valve 41 is provided on the drain pipe 42, and an upstream end of the drain pipe 42 communicates with the bottom of the outer tub 21. The pulsator washing machine 1 further includes a water inlet valve 51 and a micro bubble spray head 52 communicating with the water inlet valve 51, the micro bubble spray head 52 being installed on the top of the outer tub 21. The water enters the micro bubble spray head 52 through the water inlet valve 51 to generate micro bubble water containing a large amount of micro bubbles, and the micro bubble spray head 52 sprays the micro bubble water into the detergent box to be mixed with the detergent (or other laundry treating agent), and then enters the inner tub 31 through the detergent box for laundry washing. The micro-bubbles in the water impact the detergent in the crushing process, and the micro-bubbles can adsorb the detergent through the carried negative charges, so that the micro-bubbles can increase the mixing degree of the detergent and the water, thereby reducing the using amount of the detergent and reducing the residual amount of the detergent on the clothes. In addition, the micro bubbles may also hit dirt on the laundry in the inner tub 31 and may adsorb foreign substances that generate the dirt. Therefore, the micro bubbles also enhance the detergency performance of the washing machine. Alternatively, the micro bubble spray head may also directly spray micro bubble water carrying a large amount of micro bubbles into the outer tub 21 or the inner tub 31 of the washing machine to further reduce the amount of detergent and enhance the cleaning ability of the washing machine.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the washing apparatus with a micro-bubble spraying head according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the washing apparatus is a drum washing machine 9.

As shown in fig. 2, the drum washing machine 9 includes a housing 91 and a foot 98 at the bottom of the housing. An upper deck plate 94 is provided on the top of the housing 91. A door 97 for allowing a user to load laundry or the like into the drum washing machine is provided on a front side (an operation side facing the user) of the casing 91, and an observation window 96 for allowing the user to see the inside of the washing machine is provided on the door 97. A sealing window gasket 961 is further provided between the observation window 96 and the casing 91, and the sealing window gasket 961 is fixed to the casing 91. A control panel 95 of the drum washing machine 9 is disposed at an upper portion of the front side of the casing 91 to facilitate the operation of a user. An outer cylinder 92 and an inner cylinder 93 are disposed inside the outer shell 91. The inner cylinder 93 is positioned inside the outer cylinder 92. The inner drum 93 is connected to a motor 931 (e.g., a direct drive motor) via a drive shaft 932 and a bearing 933. A water inlet valve 51 is provided on an upper portion of the rear side of the housing 91, and the water inlet valve 51 is connected to the micro bubble jet head 52 through a water pipe. As shown in fig. 2, the microbubble head 52 is positioned near the upper front portion of the casing 91 and below the control panel 95. Similar to the above embodiment, water enters the micro bubble spray head 52 through a water pipe via the water inlet valve 51 to generate micro bubble water containing a large amount of micro bubbles, and the micro bubble spray head 52 sprays the micro bubble water into the detergent box first to be mixed with the detergent (or other laundry treating agent), and then enters the inner tub 93 via the detergent box for laundry washing. Alternatively, the micro-bubble jet head 52 can directly jet micro-bubble water carrying a large amount of micro-bubbles into the outer tub 92 or the inner tub 93 of the washing machine to further reduce the amount of detergent and enhance the cleaning ability of the washing machine

Referring to fig. 3-6, fig. 3-6 are schematic diagrams of an embodiment of the micro bubble showerhead of the present invention, wherein fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of the micro bubble showerhead of the present invention, fig. 4 is a top view of an embodiment of the micro bubble showerhead of the present invention shown in fig. 3, fig. 5 is a left side view of an embodiment of the micro bubble showerhead of the present invention shown in fig. 3, and fig. 6 is a front view of an embodiment of the micro bubble showerhead of the present invention shown in fig. 3. As shown in fig. 3-6, in one or more embodiments, the microbubble spray head 52 of the present invention comprises an integrated spray bar 521. A microbubble bubbler 522 is fixed to the outlet end 212 of the integrated nozzle 521, and the microbubble bubbler 522 is configured to cut and mix bubble water while the bubble water flows therethrough to generate micro bubble water containing a large amount of microbubbles.

Referring to FIG. 3, in one or more embodiments, integrated lance 521 has an inlet end 211 and an outlet end 212. A microbubble bubbler 522 is fixed to the outlet end 212, while the inlet end 211 is used for connection to an external water source. Alternatively, a slip prevention part 213, such as a slip prevention rib protruding radially outward around the outer wall of the inlet end 211 or an annular groove structure recessed inward from the outer wall of the inlet end 211, may be provided on the inlet end 211 to prevent the integrated nozzle 521 from falling off from the pipe to which it is connected to supply water.

With continued reference to fig. 3, in one or more embodiments, a first fixed mount 214A, a second fixed mount 214B, and a positioning portion 215 are provided on the outer wall of the integrated nozzle 521 for positioning and fixing the microbubble head 52 at a predetermined position.

Referring to fig. 4 to 6, the first and second fixed mounts 214A and 214B are symmetrically positioned on the outer wall of the integrated spout 521 and at the middle of the integrated spout 521. The positioning portion 215 is a long rib, radially outwardly protrudes from the outer wall of the integrated spout 521, and extends in the longitudinal direction of the integrated spout 521. The first and second fixing-mounting portions 214A and 214B are distributed on both sides of the positioning portion 215. Alternatively, only one fixed mounting portion may be provided on the integrated nozzle 521, and the positioning portion 215 may take other suitable forms.

In one or more embodiments, the first and second fixing mounts 214A, 214B are screw hole structures to fix the spray head 52 to a target location with screws. However, the fixed mounting portion may take the form of any suitable other form of connection, such as a snap-fit connection, a welded connection, or the like.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the microbubble showerhead of the present invention taken along a section line a-a of fig. 6. As shown in fig. 7, a tapered passage portion 217 having a reduced diameter is provided in the integrated nozzle 521 along the water flow direction C. In one or more embodiments, reduced diameter tapered channel portion 217 is formed integrally with integral spout 521, such as by injection molding. In an alternative embodiment, the tapered channel portion 217 is formed separately from the integrated spout 521, and then inserted into the integrated spout 521 and snapped into the integrated spout 521. Alternatively, a separately formed tapered channel portion 217 of reduced diameter can also be press fit into the integral spout 521.

Referring to fig. 7, a plurality of mutually parallel tapered passages 218 are provided in the tapered passage 217. In one or more embodiments, the number of reduced diameter tapered passages 218 ranges from 2 to 16, which are evenly distributed in an annular fashion about the centerline of the integrated nozzle 521. Alternatively, the number of tapered passages 218 of decreasing diameter may be 6-9. Alternatively, the tapered passages may be arranged in a pattern other than a ring pattern and may not be evenly distributed. In one or more embodiments, all of the tapered passages 218 are identical to one another. Alternatively, the tapered passages 218 may have different configurations, such as a cross-section of the tapered passage closer to the center of the integrated nozzle 521 that is larger than a cross-section of the tapered passage farther from the center of the integrated nozzle 521 at the same radial position.

With continued reference to FIG. 7, each tapered passageway 218 of decreasing diameter includes an inlet 218a and an outlet 218 b. The water flow entering from the inlet end 211 of the integrated lance 521 enters the respective channels from the inlet 218a of each tapered channel 218 of reduced diameter and is thus divided into a plurality of water flows. The plurality of streams of water are pressurized within the corresponding tapered passages 218 due to the decreasing cross-sectional flow path and expand rapidly as they emerge from the outlets 218b of the plurality of tapered passages 218, thereby creating a negative pressure zone near the outlets 218b of the plurality of tapered passages 218.

As shown in fig. 7, a plurality of intake holes 216 as intake passages are formed on an outer wall of the integrated nozzle 521. The intake holes 216 are arranged in two rings around the outer wall of the integrated spout 521, and the intake holes 216 are positioned both near the outlet 218b of the tapered passage 218 having a reduced diameter, and thus in the negative pressure region. Under the negative pressure, a large amount of outside air can be sucked into the integrated spout 521 from the air intake holes 216 and mixed with a plurality of water streams ejected from the plurality of tapered passages 218 of reduced diameter to generate bubble water. The bubble water then flows to the downstream microbubble bubbler 522 to form microbubble water. In alternative embodiments, more or fewer air inlet holes may be provided, as desired, and may be arranged in other ways, such as in a staggered manner.

The microbubble bubbler 522 located on the outlet end 212 of the integrated nozzle 521 includes a mesh 221 and a mesh skeleton 222. Mesh 221 is attached to outlet end 212 of integrated nozzle 521 through mesh skeleton 222.

In one or more embodiments, the mesh 221 has at least one pore with a diameter on the order of micrometers. Preferably, the diameter of the fine pores is between 0 and 1000 microns; more preferably, the diameter of the fine pores is between 5 and 500 μm. The mesh 221 may be a plastic fence, a metal mesh, a polymer mesh, or other suitable mesh structure. The plastic fence is generally a polymer fence, which is formed by integrally injection molding a polymer material, or by first forming a sheet from a polymer material and then machining the sheet to form a microporous structure. The polymer material net is usually a net having a microporous structure formed by weaving a polymer material into filaments. The polymer material net may include nylon net, cotton net, polyester net, polypropylene net, etc. Alternatively, the mesh 221 may be other mesh structures capable of generating micro bubbles, for example, a mesh structure composed of two non-micron-sized honeycomb structures. As the bubble water flows through the mesh 221, the mesh 221 acts to mix and cut the bubble water, thereby producing micro-bubble water.

Referring to fig. 7, the mesh cage 222 is cylindrical so as to be able to fit over the outlet end 212 of the integrated lance 521. In one or more embodiments, the mesh skeleton 222 and the outlet end 212 of the integrated nozzle are secured together by a threaded connection 300. For example, an internal thread is formed on the inner wall of the mesh skeleton 222, and an external thread is formed on the outer wall of the outlet end 212, the internal thread and the external thread being engaged together. In alternative embodiments, the mesh skeleton 222 may take other suitable forms, such as a platen, and be connected to the outlet end of the integrated nozzle 521 by other means of connection, such as welding. Alternatively, the mesh may also be formed directly on the outlet end 212 of the integrated nozzle.

In one or more embodiments, an air intake passage may also be formed between the connection of the mesh skeleton 222 and the outlet end 212 of the integrated nozzle, for example, a set clearance may be reserved between the internal and external threads that engage with each other to serve as the threaded air intake passage 216'. This inlet channel can become alone the utility model discloses the inlet channel of microbubble shower nozzle also can combine to use with inlet port 216.

As shown in fig. 3-7, in one or more embodiments, the mesh skeleton 222 is provided with a plurality of overflow holes 223 along its periphery, and these overflow holes are positioned adjacent to the mesh 221. When the bubble water cannot pass through the mesh 221 in time, the excessive bubble water can flow out of the overflow holes 223, so that the excessive water can be prevented from flowing back to submerge the air inlet holes 216. Therefore, the overflow hole 223 can prevent the situation that the air cannot be sucked into the integrated nozzle due to the blockage of the air inlet hole 216, and therefore the micro bubble water cannot be generated. In alternative embodiments, more or fewer overflow apertures 223 may be provided, as desired.

With continued reference to FIG. 7, in one or more embodiments, a compression ring 225 is also disposed between the mesh skeleton 222 and the outlet end 212 of the integrated lance 521. Accordingly, the mesh 221 is provided with a connection portion 224 on the periphery thereof. The press ring 225 presses the connection portion 224 against the inner wall of the end portion of the mesh frame 222, so that the mesh 221 can be firmly fixed, and the mesh 221 is not detached from the outlet end 212 of the integrated nozzle 521 when subjected to the impact of the high-pressure water flow. In alternative embodiments, the mesh 221 may be secured by other means, such as by a snap spring. In one or more embodiments, the pressure ring 225 also includes a plurality of pressure ring holes 226. These press ring holes 226 can be used to draw air into and mix with the water stream in the event that the water jet flow is not large. At relatively high water jet flow rates, some of the water is allowed to escape from the pressure ring holes 226, thereby not only helping to clean the mesh, but also preventing excess water from flowing back through the intake passages and preventing air from being drawn through them.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view of another embodiment of the microbubble showerhead of the present invention taken along a section line a-a of fig. 6. As shown in fig. 8, in this embodiment, the tapered passage portion 217 having a reduced diameter is formed by injection molding independently of the integrated nozzle 521. Additionally, in this embodiment, the mesh cage 222 and the outlet end 212 of the integrated nozzle are also secured together by a threaded connection 300, and a threaded inlet passage 216' is formed in the threaded connection 300, such as a gap formed between an external thread and an internal thread. Thus, in this embodiment, the air intake passage includes not only the air intake holes 216 on the outer wall of the integrated nozzle 521, but also the threaded air intake passage 216'. In an alternative embodiment, the air inlet passage of the spray head 52 may include only an air inlet passage provided between the outlet end of the integrated nozzle 521 and the microbubble bubbler.

So far, the technical solution of the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Without deviating from the principle of the present invention, a person skilled in the art may combine technical features from different embodiments, and may make equivalent changes or substitutions to the related technical features, and the technical solutions after these changes or substitutions will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A micro-bubble spray head is characterized by comprising an integrated spray pipe and a micro-bubble bubbler fixed on the outlet end of the integrated spray pipe,

a reduced diameter tapered passage portion in which a plurality of reduced diameter tapered passages parallel to each other are formed along a water flow direction is provided in the integrated nozzle, so that a plurality of water flows can be pressurized in the plurality of reduced diameter tapered passages and expandingly ejected from outlets of the plurality of reduced diameter tapered passages to generate a negative pressure in the vicinity of the outlets;

an air inlet channel is further provided on the integral nozzle, the air inlet channel being positioned proximate to the outlet such that air can be drawn from the air inlet channel under the negative pressure and mixed with the plurality of water streams to produce bubble water, the bubble water passing through the microbubble bubbler to form microbubble water.

2. The microbubble showerhead of claim 1, wherein the tapered passage portion having the reduced diameter is integrally formed with the integrated nozzle.

3. The microbubble showerhead of claim 1, wherein the tapered passage portion is formed separately from the integrated nozzle.

4. The microbubble showerhead of claim 1, wherein the plurality of tapered passages of decreasing diameter are evenly distributed in a ring-like fashion around a center of the integrated nozzle.

5. The microbubble showerhead of any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the air inlet passage is a plurality of air inlet holes provided on a tube wall of the integrated nozzle, or the air inlet passage is formed between the outlet end and the microbubble bubbler.

6. The microbubble showerhead of any of claims 1-4, wherein the microbubble bubbler comprises a mesh and a mesh skeleton, the mesh being attached to the outlet end of the integrated nozzle through the mesh skeleton.

7. The microbubble showerhead of claim 6, wherein at least one overflow aperture is configured on the mesh skeleton, the at least one overflow aperture being positioned proximate to the mesh.

8. The microbubble showerhead of claim 6, further comprising a compression ring configured to be positioned between the mesh skeleton and the outlet end of the integrated nozzle to secure the mesh.

9. The microbubble showerhead of claim 8, wherein a plurality of pressure ring holes are provided in the pressure ring in a circumferential direction.

10. A scrubbing apparatus, comprising a microbubble spray head according to any of claims 1 to 9, the microbubble spray head being configured to generate microbubble water within the scrubbing apparatus.

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