WO2014142479A1

WO2014142479A1 - Showerhead

Info

Publication number: WO2014142479A1
Application number: PCT/KR2014/001923
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이지향
Original assignee: Lee Jihyang
Priority date: 2013-03-11
Filing date: 2014-03-10
Publication date: 2014-09-18
Also published as: KR101525980B1; KR20140111544A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a showerhead connected to a shower hose for spraying water, and more particularly to a showerhead consisting of a grip connected to a shower hose and a head part for spraying water characterized in that the head part is hinged to the grip so as to bend the head part, and the head part is designed so as to spray water in two ways. To this end, the present application discloses a technical concept for enabling a center pin formed at both ends of one side of the grip to be hinged to the head part by means of a hinge cap, and a spray valve is arranged inside the head part to spray water in the manner of fine bubbles through the central part of the head cap of the head part or in the manner of water streams through the surrounding part of the head cap.

Description

Shower head

The present invention relates to a shower head for spraying water by connecting to a shower hose, and more particularly, the shower head is divided into a handle portion connected to the shower hose and a head portion for spraying water, but the handle portion and the head portion are hinged. It relates to a shower head, characterized in that the head portion is provided in a bending structure.

In addition, the shower head, characterized in that the hose connecting portion for connecting the handle portion and the hose can be coupled and separated in the form of screw connection while having a head portion configured to achieve two types of water injection system.

Conventionally, shower heads have been provided in various forms and structures according to their places and uses such as homes, public showers and bathrooms. In particular, to make the shower head's water spray angle easy to use when showering, make the shower head main body obliquely curved or separate the shower head holder to adjust the angle of the holder so that the user can adjust the water spray angle as desired. Could.

However, conventional shower heads have been used by the user by hand or the shower head holder is provided separately. According to the user's body size, the proper water jet angle of the shower head can be conveniently used, but not one individual. Bathroom shower heads, such as public facilities provided for public use, are eventually manufactured and sold in a shape in which shower angles are set according to the average body. Thus, water shower angles of shower heads can be adjusted according to the user's body and preference. There has been a problem of discomfort.

In this application, the shower head is divided into a handle portion receiving water supplied from a shower hose and a head portion spraying the supplied water to the outside to provide a structure in which the head portion is hinged to the handle portion, whereby the head portion is inclined independently. It is an object of the present invention to provide a shower head so that the user can adjust the spray angle of the water as desired.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a shower head which allows a user to arbitrarily select a spray type of water from the head of the shower head so as to shower in a desired manner.

In addition, by connecting the hose connecting portion connecting the hose to the shower in the form of a screw connection and screw connection, to provide a shower head that can be flexibly utilized according to various conditions.

In order to achieve the above object, in the present application, the shower head is divided into a handle portion receiving water from a shower hose and a head portion spraying the supplied water, wherein the handle portion and the head portion of the shower head are selectively inclined at a predetermined slope. The present invention also discloses a technical concept of a shower head having a structure configured to separate water from a central portion of a head and a head circumference to supply water to only one portion when water is supplied from the head portion to the head portion. .

The present application comprises a shower head comprising a handle portion for receiving water from an external hose and a head portion for spraying the supplied water to the outside, the head and the hinge cap is coupled to both of the center pin formed on the handle portion, Disclosed is a shower head, in which a handle part and a head part which are provided to be inclined at an angle with respect to the center pin are hingedly provided.

In the shower head of the present invention, the hinge cap has a plurality of hinge grooves are formed according to the moving position of the hinge cap hinged along a center pin, and the inclination of the head part is fixed by fitting a hinge ball with a spring into the hinge groove. It is provided with a shower head that can be fixed every time.

In addition, the shower head of the present application is provided with a switch button and the head cap is further configured to spray water from the center or circumference of the head cap according to the switch button, the head cap according to the switch button in the head portion Disclosed is a shower head having a configuration in which an injection valve is provided for selectively supplying water to a central portion or a peripheral portion of a nozzle.

In addition, the technical idea of the shower head is configured to be coupled to the handle portion of the hose connecting the hose to the handle portion in the form of a screw connection can be easily separated and coupled and flexible.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Embodiments in which the technical spirit of the present invention are specifically implemented are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in the detailed description.

The shower head provided in the present invention enables the user to spray water at a desired angle, so that the user can shower more effectively and efficiently, and the user can spray water to the user's desired spraying system to improve the user's satisfaction. To increase.

In particular, the shower head and the hose connecting portion to facilitate the coupling separation in the form of screw connection, it is convenient and easy to connect to the hose or the pipe on the wall to be utilized in various forms.

1 is a preferred embodiment of the shower head provided herein.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the shower head of the present application

3 is a cross-sectional view of the shower head of the present application

4 is an exemplary view showing a hinge coupling structure of the shower head of the present application

5 is an exemplary view showing a valve inside the shower head of the present application

6 is an exemplary view showing the interior of the shower head of the present application

Figure 7 is an exemplary view showing a head cap of the shower head head portion of the present application.

******* Explanation of the main signs in the drawings *******

10: handle portion 11: hose connection portion

12: center pin 13: hinge ball

14: hinge groove 15: O-ring

20: head 21: hinge cap

22: hinge ball 23: hinge knob

24: injection valve 25: valve ball

30: switch button 31: switch bar

32: switch ball 33: switch plate

40: head cap 41: bubble generation plate

42: aerator 43: fine jet plate

Hereinafter will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings an embodiment of the technical idea of the present invention preferably implemented.

1 is a preferred application embodiment of a shower head provided herein, showing a shower head in a completed form.

The shower head provided herein may be composed of a handle portion 10 receiving water supplied through a hose and a head portion 20 for spraying the supplied water to the outside, wherein the handle portion and the head portion are hinged to each other. It has been shown that by having a structure that the head portion can be provided in a structure to be bent at a certain angle.

Hose connecting portion 11 is inserted between the handle portion 10 and the hose so as to match the various specifications of the hose, and the functional portion such as aroma, phytoncide is filled in the handle portion 10 although not shown The filling filter used may be provided in a built-in manner.

The head portion 20 has a head cap 40 is formed in the front portion so as to spray the supplied water to the outside, the switch button 30 is installed at one end of the side, the user turns the switch button 30 Can be configured to change the shower jet type.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the shower head of the present application, and illustrates the structure and configuration of the inside of the shower head is preferably applied to the technical concept of the present invention.

On the opposite end of the handle portion 10 in which the hose connecting portion 11 is installed, the center pins 12 and 12 'constituting the central shaft are hinged at both ends and hinged to the head portion 20 and the center pins 12' and 12 are formed. The head portion 20 and the hinge cap 21 are provided in the form of being coupled to each other, the center pin (12 ') side connected to the head portion 20 is the flow path so that water can pass through the inside Is formed so that the water entering the handle portion can be supplied to the head portion 20 through the center pin (12 ').

The head part 20 is applied to spray the supplied water to the outside through the head cap 40, at this time comprises two means for spraying to the outside, the switch button 30 and the spray The valve 24 may be configured to inject water as desired by the user out of two means.

For example, by separating the central portion and the circumferential portion of the head cap 40, the water sprayed to the center portion may be configured to spray the micro-bubble and the circumferential portion is sprayed to the general form of the water, for this purpose the head The built-in valve inside the unit can be configured to supply water only to one of the center portion or the peripheral portion of the head cap.

In the shower head of the present invention, the head portion 20 has a switch button 30 formed at an upper portion thereof and is connected to a switch rod 31 inside the head portion, and a switch ball 32 is springed at the end of the switch rod. Connected together with the two holes are formed to be mounted on the switch plate 33 formed by pressing the switch button to change the position of the switch ball mounted on the switch plate.

In the shower head of the present application, the switch plate 33 is fitted to the injection valve 24 installed inside the head portion, and O-rings 25 and 25 'are installed at both ends of the injection valve, so that the head is provided only through the injection valve inside the head portion. It is configured to allow water to flow into the subhead cap (40).

In addition, the head cap 40 in the shower head of the present application is provided in the form in which the center portion and the circumferential portion are separated from each other by the separation wall 40a, the bubble generating plate 41 and a micro bubble in the center portion It is shown that the aerator 42 is installed and the micro-spray plate 43 having a plurality of holes is formed in the circumferential portion thereof so as to have two types of spray structures.

In the center part, the bubble generating plate 41 and the aerator 42 allow the microbubbles to be generated and sprayed, and in the circumferential part, the user can press the switch button 30 by spraying the water stream like a normal shower. By using it to provide a shower to choose.

3A and 3B illustrate side and front cross-sectional views of the shower head, and illustrates a flow path of the water, ie, water, in the shower head.

The water supplied into the shower through the hose connection part 11 passes through the filter inside the handle part 10 and then is supplied to the head part 20. At this time, water is supplied to the head part through a flow path formed in the center pin 12. The water supplied to the head may be supplied to the center portion of the head cap 40 or to the circumferential portion through the injection valve 24 inside the head portion, and the water supplied to the center portion may be bubble-producing plate. Micro bubbles are generated and sprayed through the 41 and the aerator 42, and the water supplied to the circumferential portion is configured to generate and spray a plurality of streams of water through the microspray plate 43.

In addition, the connection structure of the hose connecting portion 11 and the handle portion 10 is configured so that the handle portion and the hose connecting portion can be separated by making a screw connection, wherein the hose connecting portion is coupled to the handle portion ( 11) By installing the O-ring 15 to the end of the frame connected to the end of the watertight structure between the hose connection portion and the handle portion can be increased.

4 is an exemplary view showing a hinge coupling structure of the shower head of the present application, the head portion 20 and the hinge cap 21 is coupled to the hinge portion through the center pin 12 of the handle portion 10, the hinge connection The structure is illustrated.

At this time, the hinge cap 21 has a plurality of hinge grooves 14 are formed according to the rotational position of the hinge cap hinged along the center pin 12, the hinge ball 13 is provided with a spring in the hinge groove It is configured to be fitted so that the user can adjust the inclination by using a hand with a certain pressure or more, so that it can be fixed at a certain angle, and can be applied to maintain the fixed angle continuously unless the inclination is changed. .

The hinge ball 13 is installed at one end near the center pin 12 of the handle portion 10, and is protruded by a spring. When the hinge ball 13 is fitted into the hinge groove 14 hole, the angle is maintained. When the force is formed and the user turns the head 20 by hand, the spring is pushed by the user's force and the hinge ball 13 can move away from the hinge groove 14 to move to another hinge groove 14. Will be.

Figure 5 is an exemplary view showing a valve inside the shower head of the present application, Figure 5a is a perspective view of the injection valve in the direction of the front portion, that is, the injection cap side of the injection valve 24, Figure 5b is a front view thereof, Figure 5c Is a perspective view seen from the direction of the handle side, Figure 5d is a rear view.

5A and 5B, the front part of the injection valve 24 provided in the present invention supplies water only to the central flow path 24a according to the switch button 40 or only to the flow path 24b of the circumferential part. Can be specified to supply.

In addition, as shown in Figure 5c and 5d, the rear portion of the injection valve and the peripheral passage 24c matched to the portion of the passage 24b supplied to the circumferential portion in the two portions (24c, 24d) that are blocked through the switch button The central channel 24d is matched to the part of the channel 24a supplied to the center part, and the valve packing 24e part represents the internal structure of the channel 24a supplied to the center through the center channel 24d. It is shown in a separate form for the purpose of being fitted in the injection valve.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary view showing the inside of the shower head of the present application. The center of the head cap 40 may be blocked by one of the circumferential flow path 24c and the central flow path 24d of the injection valve according to the switch button 30. It illustrates that it can be configured to supply water to only one portion of the portion or the peripheral portion.

For example, in the structure in which the switch bar 31 connected to the switch button 30 and the switch ball 32 having a spring are formed at the end of the switch bar, as shown in FIG. When moving, block the circumferential flow path 24c of the injection valve to supply water to the circumference of the head cap. When the switch is moved to the right, block the central flow path 24d of the injection valve to allow the water to flow to the center of the head cap. It can be applied to supply.

7 is an exemplary view showing a head cap of the shower head head portion of the present invention, the head cap 40 of the head portion may be to spray a microbubble in the center, the circumferential portion to spray the water stream like a typical shower head An embodiment configured to be shown is shown.

Micro bubbles are bubbles that are provided in small forms with diameters ranging from 1 to several tens of micrometers. Bubbles smaller than the pores of the skin can penetrate into the pores to remove foreign substances in the pores. Bubble generating plate 41 and the aerator 42 for generating a is installed, the peripheral portion can be provided in the form in which the general fine spray plate 43 is installed.

FIG. 8 illustrates that the shower head provided in the present application may be installed by being coupled to a wall pipe installed in a bathroom or a public shower, and the shower head of the present disclosure has a hose connection portion 11 connected by a screw thread, thereby providing a general water supply. It can be connected to a hose or attached to a wall pipe.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention preferably implements the technical spirit of the present invention in conjunction with the drawings, but the technical spirit of the present invention should not be limited by the form of the embodiments.

Claims

In the shower head comprising a handle portion 10 receives water from an external water supply hose and a head portion 20 for spraying the supplied water to the outside,

The head part 20 is hinged by a structure in which the head part 20 and the hinge cap 21 are covered with both sides of the center pins 12 and 12 ′ formed on the handle part 10 so as to overlap each other. 10) shower head, characterized in that provided to be able to adjust the angle.
The method of claim 1,

One end near the center pin 12 'of the handle portion 10 is installed so that the hinge ball 13 provided with the spring is protruded by the spring, and the hinge cap 21 rotates about the center pin. A plurality of hinge grooves 14 are formed according to the movement position corresponding to the position of the hinge ball 13 to form a structure that can be caught by the hinge ball 13,

Shower head, characterized in that the hinge ball 13 is provided to be held in one of the plurality of hinge grooves 14 to maintain a fixed angle.
The method of claim 1,

The switch button 30 is installed at the upper end of the head portion 20 and the injection valve 24 is internally formed, and the head cap 40 is further configured as the front portion, thereby providing a center according to the switch button 30. Shower head characterized in that it is provided to be applied to select from the configuration of spraying water through the bubble generating plate 41 and the aerator 42 or spraying water through the micro-spray plate 43 of the peripheral portion .
The method of claim 1,

Shower head, characterized in that the handle portion 10 has a configuration in which the head portion 20 and the hose connection portion 11 are separated from each other in the form of screw connection.
The method of claim 4, wherein

Shower head, characterized in that provided in the screw thread coupled between the handle portion 10 and the hose connecting portion 11 to form a protrusion and the O-ring is inserted and connected to the shower pipe pipe protruding from the wall.