GB2462795A - A vortex atomising showerhead - Google Patents

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GB2462795A
GB2462795A GB0808156A GB0808156A GB2462795A GB 2462795 A GB2462795 A GB 2462795A GB 0808156 A GB0808156 A GB 0808156A GB 0808156 A GB0808156 A GB 0808156A GB 2462795 A GB2462795 A GB 2462795A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/14—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
    • B05B1/18—Roses; Shower heads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/34—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl
    • B05B1/3405—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/34—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl
    • B05B1/3405—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl
    • B05B1/341—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet
    • B05B1/3421—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber
    • B05B1/3426—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means designed to influence the nature of flow of the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. to produce swirl to produce swirl before discharging the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. in a swirl chamber upstream the spray outlet with channels emerging substantially tangentially in the swirl chamber the channels emerging in the swirl chamber perpendicularly to the outlet axis
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B17/00—Apparatus for spraying or atomising liquids or other fluent materials, not covered by the preceding groups

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Abstract

A vortex atomising showerhead that provides a gentle, swirling and atomised delivery of water from one or more nozzles in a showerhead faceplate to a user, water flows through the neck of the showerhead to a central point or core point 2 at the head 1 where the water is diverted into one or more vortex chambers that cause the water to swirl before exiting through a nozzle (2, fig 8) on the faceplate of the showerhead. The nozzles or outlets may be designed with differing bore sizes to create differing effects. The shower head may have a female cone gland (4, fig 1) or male thread (4, fig 2) attachment to allow the showerhead to be connected to a water supply. The showerhead may have a faceplate with recessed shrouds (3, fig 8) that align with nozzles on the showerhead; the faceplate may be snapped on or screwed onto the showerhead, or incorporated into the showerhead.

Description

Vortex Atomising Showerhead
Background
The Vortex Atomising Showerhead can be used, replacing a conventional showerhead or attached to an Atomising Mixing Unit: Patent Application No.GB0715609.4. This showerhead offers a completely different experience for shower users and compliments an Atomising Mixing Unit to enhance the effect upon the water that is rendered out of the Vortex Atomising Showerhead. The multiple shower nozzles in the showerhead render a mild atomised spray to a user. This delivers a mild atomised spray of water to a user, which still saturates and applies an adequate amount of water to a user. This Vortex Atomising Showerhead provides a mild, rejuvenating experience to a user, which would be a completely brand new experience compared to that of conventional showers, domestically and otherwise.
Statement of invention
Water enters the showerhead and flows down the neck of the showerhead towards the head. The water is then diverted down from the core inlet towards multiple vortex chambers where the water enters each chamber in the top left hand part of its circumference. The water exits each chamber through multiple nozzles in a showerhead faceplate, which is attached to the head. Each nozzle is centrally positioned at the opposite ends of the water inlets for each chamber. The vortex chamber's design plus the water entering each chamber creates a vortex with the water and atomises the water through each nozzle. The water rendered out of the multiple nozzles in the faceplate provides a gentle, swirling and atomised delivery of water to a user. The faceplate with recessed shrouds can be attachable/detachable to the showerhead or can be built into the design of the showerhead as one complete unit. The shrouds are to offer a directional spray of the water to be rendered to the user.
Advantages The Vortex Atomising Showerbead offers a gentle invigorating new experience for shower users instead of a vigorous effect and experience that a user gets from a power shower or conventional shower. The water experience rendered out of the showerhead is the complete opposite of that rendered out of a power shower or conventional shower and the complete antithesis of a power shower or conventional shower experience. Its gentle delivery reduces the breathlessness and degree of panic that some users get from conventional showers or power showers.
There is a cost saving in the amount of water used by using a Vortex Atomising Showerhead compared to conventional showerheads. Subsequently, less water used offers a saving in energy; another cost saving for the user.
This showerhead will be of a benefit where water is in short supply, where only the amount of water is used to what is deemed entirely necessary. Water is conserved more, and less water is unnecessarily wasted when using the Vortex Atomising Showerhead as opposed to using conventional showerheads, which operate for the sake of a power delivery of water or a deluge of water to a user.
The Vortex Atomised Showerhead can be deemed to be environmentally friendly and serves as a benefit to all, especially developing countries, to control the use of water supplies thus conserving water more. Subsequently, less energy is used as the need to heat more water is reduced by conserving the hot water and the amount of water goes further thus utilised for more usage than before. This reduces the "carbon footprint" bestowed upon the Earth.
The Vortex Atomising Showerhead offers a completely new experience, which its purpose being to provide a gentle saturation of water to the user that would be calming and soothing. In essence it adds to the variety for shower users by offering them choice on how they prefer to shower, with the advent of the Vortex Atomising Showerhead experience.
Introduction to drawings
Drawings of the Vortex Atomising Showerbead and the components of the Vortex Atomising Showerhead are shown on the following pages: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.
Figure 1 on page 5 shows a side view of the Vortex Atomising Showerhead with a female cone gland attachment.
Figure 2 on page 6 shows a side view of the Vortex Atomising Showerhead with a male thread for attachment of a shower hose.
Figure 3 on page 7 shows a front view of the Vortex Atomising Showerhead with a female cone gland attachment.
Figure 4 on page 8 shows a front view of the Vortex Atomising Showerhead with a male thread for attachment of a shower hose.
Figure 5 on page 9 shows a sectional front view of the head of the Vortex Atomising Showerhead.
Figure 6 on page 9 shows a sectional end view of the head of the Vortex Atomising Showerhead.
Figure 7 on page 10 shows a front view of the Vortex Atomising Showerhead faceplate with recessed shrouds.
Figure 8 on page 10 shows a sectional end view of the Vortex Atornising Showerhead faceplate with recessed shrouds.
Key to Drawings Figure 1 (Side view) 1 Head 2 Neck 3 Faceplate 4 Female cone gland attachment Figure 2 (side view) 1 Head 2 Neck 3 Faceplate 4 Male thread for attachment of a shower hose.
Figure 3 (front view) 1 Nozzle 2 Female cone gland attachment Figure 4 (front view) 1 Nozzle 2 Male thread for attachment of a shower hose Vortex Chambers Figure 5 Sectional front view of head 1 Head 2 Core: Water supply point into head 3 Diversion line to vortex chamber 4 Vortex chamber Figure 6 Sectional end view of head 1 Head 2 Outlet of chamber (nozzle) 3 Inlet from diversion line 4 Vortex chamber Vortex Atomising Showerhead Faceplate Figure 7 Front view of faceplate with recessed shrouds 1 Nozzle Figure 8 Sectional end view of Faceplate with recessed shrouds 1 Screw-on or snap-on attachment to fit onto showerhead.
2 Outlet port from nozzle on head 3 Recessed shroud

Claims (11)

  1. CLAIMS1. The Vortex Atomising Showerhead could be designed with a female cone gland attachment so that it could be connected to a water supply.
  2. 2. The Vortex Atomismg Showerhead could be designed with a male thread attachment so that it could be connected to a water supply.
  3. 3. The Vortex Atomismg Showerhead could be designed with a cone gland attachment or a male thread attachment so that it could be attached to an Atomising Mixing Unit.
  4. 4. The Vortex Atomising Showerhead renders a gentle, swirling and atomised delivery of water to a user out from its nozzles when it is connected to a water supply.
  5. 5. When the Vortex Atomising Showerhead is connected to a water supply it's nozzles or outlets can be designed with differing bore sizes to create differing effects when water is rendered out from the nozzles.
  6. 6. When the Vortex Atomising Showerhead is connected to a water supply, water flows through the neck of the showerhead to a central point or core point at the head where the water is then diverted to multiple vortex chambers and the water swirls within those chambers and is then rendered out of the nozzles at each chamber as a gentle, swirling and atomised delivery of water to a user.
  7. 7. The Vortex Atomising Showerhead can be designed so that it renders less water over the duration of time than conventional showers or power showers, thus producing a saving in water usage.
  8. 8. The Vortex Atomising Showerhead as defined in claim 7, has energy saving aspects and can be deemed to be environmentally friendly and could serve as a benefit to all, especially in developing countries, to control the use of water supplies, thus conserving water more, subsequently, reducing the need to use more energy to heat more water because the amount of hot water in storage goes further.
  9. 9. The Vortex Atomising Showerhead can have one or more nozzles.
  10. 10. The Vortex Atomising Showerhead can have a faceplate with recessed shrouds comprising of outlet ports, which will align with the nozzles on the showerhead that can be attached to the showerhead by means of either snap-on or screw-on methods.
  11. 11. The Vortex Atomising Showerhead can have recessed shrouds comprising of outlet ports, which will align with the nozzles on the showerhead.
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GB2487430A (en) * 2011-01-22 2012-07-25 Applied Energy Products Ltd A shower head wherein water exiting one outlet impinges on the flow from another outlet

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JPS61263663A (en) * 1985-05-15 1986-11-21 Yanmaa Sangyo Kk Pulsating spray system shower head
WO1998001229A1 (en) * 1996-07-03 1998-01-15 Exell Trading Pty. Limited Nozzle assembly for a spray head
JPH11267059A (en) * 1998-03-25 1999-10-05 Twinbird Corp Shower head
US20040050970A1 (en) * 2002-09-09 2004-03-18 Bowman Thomas P. Swirl nozzle and method of making same
DE102004001059B3 (en) * 2004-01-02 2005-06-16 Lerner, A. Bathroom shower rose has plastic tubular handle incorporating permanent magnets and a water vortex generator

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JPS61263663A (en) * 1985-05-15 1986-11-21 Yanmaa Sangyo Kk Pulsating spray system shower head
WO1998001229A1 (en) * 1996-07-03 1998-01-15 Exell Trading Pty. Limited Nozzle assembly for a spray head
JPH11267059A (en) * 1998-03-25 1999-10-05 Twinbird Corp Shower head
US20040050970A1 (en) * 2002-09-09 2004-03-18 Bowman Thomas P. Swirl nozzle and method of making same
DE102004001059B3 (en) * 2004-01-02 2005-06-16 Lerner, A. Bathroom shower rose has plastic tubular handle incorporating permanent magnets and a water vortex generator

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GB2487430A (en) * 2011-01-22 2012-07-25 Applied Energy Products Ltd A shower head wherein water exiting one outlet impinges on the flow from another outlet
EP2478965A1 (en) * 2011-01-22 2012-07-25 Applied Energy Products Limited Improvements in sprayed water distribution
GB2487430B (en) * 2011-01-22 2017-01-18 Applied Energy Products Ltd Shower head with sprayed vortex water distribution

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