KR20160097791A - Apparatus for controlling height and angle of shower head - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus for adjusting the height and angle of a shower head capable of simply adjusting a spraying angle of water sprayed from installation height of a shower head and a shower head. The apparatus of the present invention comprises: a sliding unit in which a guide bar is inserted into a sliding hole, and which slides along with the guide bar; a sliding adjusting unit coupled to one side of the sliding unit and adjusting sliding of the sliding unit, wherein the sliding unit slides along with the guide bar according to a rotation direction and the sliding adjusting unit adjusts the sliding; and a shower head angle adjusting unit coupled to other side of the sliding unit, having a shower head hung thereon, and adjusting a vertical direction angle of the shower head.

Description

[0001] Apparatus for controlling height and angle of shower head [0002]

The present invention relates to a showerhead adjusting device capable of arbitrarily adjusting an installation height of a showerhead and an angle of spraying of water sprayed from a showerhead.

Generally, in a bathroom of a home, a public bath, a shower room, etc., a shower device is provided so that a user can wind his or her hair or wipe the whole body.

The shower device includes, for example, a water tank provided with a cold water valve and a hot water valve, a shower head for spraying water, and a connection pipe for spraying the water discharged from the water tank to the showerhead .

In such a shower apparatus, the shower head is used in a state of being fixed to a wall surface, or can be detachably mounted on a holder fixed to a wall surface.

The use of the showerhead in a state in which the showerhead is fixed to a wall surface allows a user to arbitrarily adjust the vertical angle as well as the vertical angle of the showerhead. The user can adjust the angle of the showerhead, The angle of spraying can be appropriately adjusted according to the physical conditions of the user.

However, since the shower head is installed in a state of being fixed to the wall surface, the user can not arbitrarily adjust the installation height of the shower head.

In addition, the height of the shower head is fixed to a very high level, so that it is difficult for the children, the housewife and the elderly as well as the adults to adjust the angle at which the water is sprayed from the shower head.

The shower head is detachably mounted on a holder fixed to a wall surface because the user can separate the shower head from the holder and use the shower head while holding it by hand.

However, since the holder is fixed to a wall surface or the like, the height of the showerhead can not be adjusted when the showerhead is used in a state of being mounted on the holder.

Further, since the angle of the shower head can not be adjusted in the vertical direction, it is possible to adjust the angle of the shower head so that water is sprayed from the shower head in a direction corresponding to a condition required by the user. There is a problem that it can not be precisely controlled.

On the other hand, as a control device capable of adjusting the installation height of the shower head by raising and lowering the holder for mounting the showerhead, and adjusting the angle of spraying water from the showerhead by rotating the holder in the vertical direction and the left- Registration No. 10-1072746 (registered on October 10, 2011) is known.

According to the above-mentioned patent, there are provided a guide fixing bar fixedly installed on a wall surface of a bathroom, an outer body having one side opened and a through hole so as to penetrate through the center thereof, A coupling stationary member having an insertion member having a through hole penetrating the guide fixing rod and having a fastening end on one side thereof, and an insertion block having a fastening end of the fastening member inserted therethrough and rotating arbitrarily, And a fastening knob which is screwed into a fastening end of the holder through which the fastening end of the holder is fastened, characterized in that the fastening knob is inserted into the inside of the outer body And has an insertion groove which is formed at one side of the upper surface of the inner body and which is inwardly recessed from the through hole as a starting point, An inner body having a resilient piece which can be grounded tightly to a guide fixing bar having a force and a support for supporting the elastic piece on one surface of a flange inserted in an insertion groove provided in the inner body, A plurality of projections projecting in a semicircular shape at a central upper end portion of the inner frame and a plurality of projections on the inner surface of the inner frame through which the projections of the inner frame are inserted, There are two grooves.

Such a pre-registered patent can control the height of the showerhead mounted on the holder by adjusting the height of the holder. In addition, it is possible to adjust the angle in the left-right direction while mounting the showerhead on the holder, as well as to adjust the vertical angle of the shower head by rotating the holder.

Therefore, the user can conveniently use the shower head while adjusting the height of the shower head, the angle of the shower head in the left and right direction, and the angle in the up and down direction according to his or her physical condition.

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, a guide fixing rod fixedly installed on a wall surface of a bathroom penetrates through the joint fixing part, and the joint fixing part has an inner body having a fastening end, an insertion groove, an elastic piece, and a through- At this time, a fixing hole having a flange having a projection at one side and a projection at the other side is inserted into the insertion groove, and the guide fixing rod penetrates through the through hole of the body and the through hole of the inner body. And a holder having a groove on one side thereof and a holder having a groove on the other side are inserted and coupled to the fastening end of the inner body by inserting and inserting a holder insert of the holder into the fastening end of the inner body, And a fastening knob having a threaded end is inserted and fastened to a fastening end provided on the inner body of the fastening part in a state where the holder is coupled to the fastening part.

Therefore, it takes a lot of time to assemble the adjusting device to the guide fixing bar fixedly installed on the wall of the bathroom.

When the coupling knob is rotated to adjust the height of the coupling fixing part and then the coupling knob is rotated to prevent the coupling fixing part from being raised and lowered up and down, the holder is not pressed to rotate.

Therefore, when adjusting the angle of the shower head by rotating the holder, the locking knob must be rotated so that the holder can be rotated. In addition, when the holder can be rotated by rotating the locking knob, So that the height and angle of the shower head can not be adjusted.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1072746 (registered on October 10, 2011)

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a shower head adjustment device which can be assembled and installed simply on a guide rod.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a showerhead adjusting device capable of easily adjusting the height of a holder for mounting a showerhead and the angle of the shower head in the left-right direction and the angle in the up-down direction.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood from the following description by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs .

The adjusting device of the shower head of the present invention is characterized in that a sliding member which is inserted into a sliding hole and slides along the guide rod and a sliding member which is coupled to one side of the sliding member and which slides along the guide rod And a shower head angle adjusting member coupled to the other side of the sliding member and capable of adjusting an angle of the shower head in a vertical direction, the shower head being mounted on the sliding member.

The sliding adjustment member includes a handle, a screw rod projecting from the center of the handle and screwed into a screw hole formed at one side of the sliding member, and a sliding member fixedly projected from a distal end of the screw rod, And a contact member for adjusting the sliding of the sliding member along the guide rod without being in close contact with or close to the rod.

Wherein the shower head angle adjusting member comprises a fixing member inserted and fixed in a recessed groove formed on the other side of the sliding member and a holder for allowing the showerhead to be inserted and held, Member.

Wherein the fixing member includes a pivoting hole for pivotally connecting the pivoting member and a pintle having a fixing protrusion formed at a distal end thereof, the pivoting member includes a pivoting wedge inserted and coupled to the pivoting hole, And a plurality of stop grooves into which the fixing protrusions are selectively inserted according to a rotation angle in a state where the wedge is inserted into the rotation hole.

According to the adjustment device of the shower head of the present invention, the sliding member is coupled to one side of the sliding member, and when sliding the combined sliding adjustment member, the sliding member is slid along the guide rod to adjust the installation height of the sliding adjustment portion .

The other side of the sliding member is provided with a shower head angle adjusting member to which the shower head is fixed, thereby adjusting the angle of the shower head in the vertical direction as well as the horizontal direction.

Therefore, when the shower head is mounted on the shower head angle adjusting member, the user can adjust the height of the shower head according to his or her body conditions and the angle of the shower head in the vertical direction, So that water can be sprayed in a direction required by the user.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.
1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a control device of the present invention,
Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an example of the coupling and installation state of the adjusting device of the present invention, and Fig.
3 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupled state of the adjusting device of the present invention.

The following detailed description is merely an example, and is merely an example of the present invention. Further, the principles and concepts of the present invention are provided for the purpose of being most useful and readily explaining.

Accordingly, it is not intended to provide a more detailed structure than is necessary for a basic understanding of the present invention, but it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various forms that can be practiced in the present invention are illustrated in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a regulating device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an assembled state and an installed state, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a combined state. 1 to 3, the adjusting device of the present invention may include a sliding member 100, a sliding adjusting member 200, and a shower head angle adjusting member 300.

The sliding member 100 is formed with a rectangular sliding hole 102 and a guide rod 400 having a rectangular cross section and fixed vertically can be inserted into the sliding hole 102.

Therefore, the sliding member 100 may be configured to be slid up and down along the guide bar 400.

A screw hole 104 for coupling the sliding adjusting member 200 is formed at a central portion of one side of the sliding member 100. A plurality of fixing holes 108 for coupling the shower head angle adjusting member 300 are formed in the recessed portion 106 at the other side of the sliding member 100.

The sliding adjusting member 200 is coupled to one side of the sliding member 100 so that the sliding member 100 is slid up and down along the guide rod 400, And is fixed so as not to be slid at a predetermined height position which is slid up and down along the guide bar 400.

The sliding adjustment member 200 is formed by projecting a screw thread 204 screwed into the screw hole 104 of the sliding member 100 at the center of the knob 202, And is formed in the fixing groove 206 at the tip end.

A friction member 208 such as rubber is inserted into the fixing groove 206 so as to protrude from the distal end of the screw rod 104. That is, the friction member 208 is composed of an insertion portion 208a and a protrusion 208b, and the insertion portion 208a of the friction member 208 is inserted into the fixing groove 206, and the protrusion 208b Is protruded from the distal end of the screw rod 104. [

When the knob 202 of the sliding adjusting member 200 is screwed to the screw hole 104 of the sliding member 100 and the knob 202 is rotated in the clockwise direction, The protruding portion 208b is brought into close contact with the guide rod 400 and the sliding member 100 is prevented from sliding up and down along the guide rod 400 and is fixed at the current height position.

When the handle 202 is rotated counterclockwise, for example, the protrusion 208b can not closely contact the guide rod 400, and the sliding member 100 is prevented from coming into contact with the guide rod 400, So that the height can be adjusted.

The shower head angle adjusting member 300 includes a fixing member 310 and a tiltable member 320.

The fixing member 310 includes a fixing plate 312 inserted into the recessed portion 106. A rotating hole 314 is formed at a central portion of the fixed plate 312 to rotate the rotating member 320. A rotating piece 314 is provided on both sides of the rotating hole 314, A fixing protrusion 316a for preventing the tiltable member 320 from rotating arbitrarily is formed at the tip of the tiltable member 316. [

Further, a plurality of fixed wedges 318 and spacing members 318a are formed on one surface of the fixed plate 312. The plurality of fixed wedges 318 are inserted into the plurality of fixing holes 108 to prevent the fixing plate 312 from rotating. The spacing member 318a is fixed to the inside of the recessed portion 106 in a state where the plurality of fixed wedges 318 are inserted into and fixed to the plurality of fixing holes 108 Do not insert it.

The fixing member 310 is inserted into the plurality of fixing holes 108 while the fixing wedge 318 is inserted into the recessed portion 106, The bottom surface of the recessed portion 106 and the fixing plate 312 are fixed to each other while maintaining a predetermined gap therebetween.

The pivoting member 320 is provided with a holder 322 on which the showerhead 500 is inserted and mounted and a pivoting wedge 324 is formed on one side of the pivoting member 320 so as to be rotatably inserted into the pivoting hole 314.

When the rotation wedge 324 is rotatably inserted into the rotation hole 314, the fixing protrusion 316a is inserted into the periphery of the rotation wedge 324 so that the rotation of the rotation member 320 is arbitrarily rotated A plurality of stopping grooves 326 are formed.

Therefore, the pivoting member 320 is rotatably inserted into the pivot hole 314 so that the pivot member 324 is rotatably inserted into the pivot hole 314, (326) so that the tiltable member (320) is not arbitrarily rotated.

When the guide bar 400 is installed in the controller of the present invention having such a configuration, the guide rod 400 is first inserted into the sliding hole 102 of the sliding member 100, So that it can slide up and down along the rod 400.

The insertion portion 208a of the friction member 208 is inserted into the insertion groove 206 formed in the threaded rod 204 of the sliding adjustment member 210 so that the projection 208b is projected from the threaded rod 204 The threaded rod 204 is fastened to the screw hole 104 provided on one side of the sliding member 100. [

The fixing plate 312 of the fixing member 310 of the shower head angle adjusting member 300 is inserted into the recessed groove 106 formed on the other side of the sliding member 100 while a plurality of fixing wedges 318 So that they are fixedly inserted into the respective fixing holes 108.

In this case, when the plurality of fixed wedges 318 are inserted into the plurality of fixing holes 108, the fixing plate 312 is inserted into the recessed portion 106 by the gap holding member 318a .

In this state, the pivoting wedge 324 provided on the pivoting member 320 of the shower head angle adjusting member 300 is inserted into the pivot hole 314 to complete the assembly.

Therefore, the adjusting device of the present invention can be simply assembled to the guide rod 400. [

The assembling device of the present invention assembled to the guide rod 400 as described above is configured such that when adjusting the installation height of the shower head 500 inserted and held in the holder 322 of the pivoting member 320, (202) by hand, for example, in a counterclockwise direction.

The sliding member 100 rotates counterclockwise so that the contact member 208 does not come in contact with the guide rod 400. The user holds the sliding member 100 by hand, It is possible to slide along the rod 400 to adjust the height.

When the user adjusts the height of the sliding member 100 in this manner and the user turns the sliding adjusting member 310 clockwise, the contact member 208 moves forward in the direction of the guide rod 400 And is in close contact with the guide bar 400.

Then, the sliding member 100 can not slide along the guide rod 400 and is fixed at the presently positioned height.

When the user rotatably holds the pivoting member 320 of the shower head angle adjusting member 300 by the turning force of the pivoting member 320, the plurality of fixing protrusions 316a are engaged with the plurality of stopping grooves 326, And the user can easily rotate the tiltable member 320. [

In this state, when the rotation of the tiltable member 320 is stopped, the plurality of fixing protrusions 316a are inserted into the plurality of adjacent stopping grooves 326 while being protruded by the elastic force of the elastic piece 316, The tiltable member 320 is not rotated arbitrarily, and the tiltable member 320 continues to be rotated.

When the showerhead 500 is inserted into the holder 322 provided in the pivoting member 320 of the showerhead angle adjusting member 300, It is possible to adjust the angle in the left-right direction fitted in the holder 322. [

In addition, the angle of the shower head 500 in the vertical direction can be adjusted by rotating the tiltable member 320.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the user can adjust the angle of the shower head 500 in the vertical direction as well as the lateral direction of the shower head 500 according to his / her body condition, so that water can be sprayed from the shower head 500 in a direction desired by the user .

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, All or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be determined by equivalents to the appended claims, as well as the appended claims.

100: Sliding member 102: Sliding hole
104: screw hole 106:
108: plural fixing holes 200: sliding adjustment member
202: Handle 204:
206: fixing groove 208: friction member
208a: inserting portion 208b:
300: Shower head angle adjusting member 310: Fixing member
312: Fixing plate 314: Pivot hole
316: Shaft 316a: Fixing projection
318: a plurality of fixed wedges 318a:
320: tiltable member 322: holder
324: pivoting wedge 326:
400: guide rod 500: shower head

Claims (4)

A sliding member in which a guide bar is fitted in the sliding hole and is slid along the guide bar;
A sliding adjusting member coupled to one side of the sliding member and adjusting the sliding of the sliding member along the guide bar along the turning direction; And
And a shower head angle adjusting member coupled to the other side of the sliding member and capable of adjusting a vertical angle of the showerhead to which the shower head is mounted.
2. The sliding device according to claim 1,
handle;
A screw bar protruding from the center of the handle and screwed into a screw hole formed at one side of the sliding member; And
And a contact member which is fixed to the distal end of the screw rod and adjusts the sliding of the sliding member along the guide rod without being closely or closely attached to the guide rod along the rotating direction of the knob Wherein the adjusting means adjusts the position of the shower head.
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the shower head angle-
A fixing member inserted and fixed in a recessed groove formed on the other side of the sliding member; And
And a pivoting member rotatably coupled to the fixing member, the pivoting member having a holder for allowing the showerhead to be inserted and held therein.
The apparatus according to claim 3,
A pivoting hole for pivotally connecting the pivoting member; And
And a shank having a fixing protrusion formed at its tip end,
Wherein the tiltable member comprises:
A rotating wedge inserted and coupled to the rotating hole; And
And a plurality of stop grooves into which the fixing protrusions are selectively inserted according to a rotation angle when the rotation wedge is inserted into the rotation hole.

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