# US 10,478,836 B2 · Water output device capable of regulating water output spray

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- Number: US 10,478,836 B2
- Document ID: US10478836B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/827,819
- Filed: 2017-11-30
- Published: 2018-06-14
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2016-12-10
- Assignees: Runner (Xiamen) Corp.
- Applicants: Runner (Xiamen) Corp.
- Inventors: Wen Gao; Shun-Chuan Zheng
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10478836B2

## CPC

- B05B 1/18: Roses; Shower heads
- B05B 1/16: having selectively- effective outlets
- B05B 1/1636: {by relative rotative movement of the valve elements (B05B1/1672 takes precedence)}
- B05B 1/1654: {about an axis parallel to the liquid passage in the stationary valve element}
- B05B 1/189: {actuated by a rotating movement}
- B05B 1/1896: {located in or on the housing}
- B05B 1/26: with means for mechanically breaking-up or deflecting the jet after discharge, e.g. with fixed deflectors; Breaking-up the discharged liquid or other fluent material by impinging jets
- B05B 3/04: driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet
- B05B 12/00: Arrangements for controlling delivery; Arrangements for controlling the spray area
- B05B 12/002: {Manually-actuated controlling means, e.g. push buttons, levers or triggers (for single units B05B11/00)}
- B05B 15/652: whereby the jet can be oriented
- B05B 15/68: Arrangements for adjusting the position of spray heads (B05B15/628, B05B15/652, B05B15/656 take precedence)
- E03C 1/0405: {enabling multiple spray patterns}
- B05B: SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D)
- E03C: DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER (not connected to either water-supply main or to waste pipe A47K; devices of the kind used in the ground E03B, E03F); SINKS

## Abstract

A water output device capable of regulating water output spray, comprising: an outer chamber; an inner chamber, disposed inside the outer chamber; an upper chamber, used to supply water to the inner chamber and the outer chamber; a water output panel, disposed on the outer chamber; a plurality of rotation panels, disposed evenly on the water output panel to form into a ring, on the respective rotation panels is provided with water output holes, and water is supplied to the rotation panel from the inner chamber; a driving mechanism, disposed in the inner chamber, to drive all the rotation panels into rotation synchronously; and a water channel switching mechanism, disposed in the upper chamber, to control switching of water supply to the inner chamber and the outer chamber, and when the water channel switching mechanism rotates, it brings the driving mechanism into rotation.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A water output device capable of regulating water output spray, comprising:
a water channel switching mechanism;
an outer chamber;
an inner chamber, disposed inside the outer chamber;
an upper chamber, used to supply water to the inner chamber and the outer chamber;
a water output panel, disposed on the outer chamber;
a plurality of rotation panels, disposed evenly on the water output panel to form into a ring, on the respective rotation panels is provided with slant water output holes, and water is supplied to the rotation panel from the inner chamber; and
a driving mechanism, disposed in the inner chamber, to drive all the rotation panels into rotation synchronously,
wherein the driving mechanism includes a sun gear disposed in a center of the inner chamber, and a planetary gear disposed fixedly on a side wall of the rotation shaft engaging the sun gear;
wherein the water channel switching mechanism includes a seal plate separating the upper chamber into an upper part and a lower part; on the seal plate is provided with a water passage hole; on a lower surface of the seal plate is provided with a lug penetrating through the upper chamber for controlling rotation of the sun gear; on an upper surface of the seal plate is provided with a water input tube; on a bottom portion of a side wall of the water input tube is provided with a water output port; an upper end of the water input tube penetrating through a water seal seat is connected to the water supply pipe line; while a driving lever is sleeved around an upper end of the water input tube, for driving the water input tube into rotation, such that when the driving lever is moved to drive the seal plate into rotation, the water passage hole is connected to and in communication with the first water input hole and the second water input hole in sequence.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The water output device capable of regulating water output spray as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water channel switching mechanism is disposed in the upper chamber to control switching of water supply to the inner chamber and the outer chamber, and when the water channel switching mechanism rotates, it brings the driving mechanism into rotation at the same time.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The water output device capable of regulating water output spray as claimed in claim 2, wherein
the outer chamber is formed by the water output panel and an upper seat plate;
the inner chamber is formed by a bottom seat and the upper seat plate;
the upper chamber is formed by a water seal seat and the upper seat plate;
in the inner chamber is disposed evenly a plurality of rotation shafts formed into a ring, in the respective rotation shaft is provided with a through hole;
an upper end of the through hole is connected and in communication with the inner chamber, a lower end of the through hole is connected to the rotation panel, to rotate synchronously with the rotation panel;
the driving mechanism drives all the rotation shafts into rotation synchronously;
in the upper chamber is provided with a first water input hole connected to and in communication with the inner chamber, and second water input hole connected to and in communication with the outer chamber; and
the water channel switching mechanism is connected to a water supply pipe line, and when the water channel switching mechanism rotates, it controls and brings the first water input hole and the second water input hole to connect to and in communication respectively with the water supply pipe line.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The water output device capable of regulating water output spray as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
an upper cover, disposed above the driving lever; and
a threaded pipe, disposed on the upper cover and is connected to and in communication with the water supply pipe line, and an input port of the water input tube is connected to the threaded pipe.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The water output device capable of regulating water output spray as claimed in claim 4, further comprising:
a ring shape fixing frame, hinged to the rotation shaft, on the ring shape fixing frame is provided with a plurality of hinge holes having the same quantity as that of the rotation shaft.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The water output device capable of regulating water output spray as claimed in claim 5, further comprising:
a plurality of tight seal rings, disposed respectively between the water output panel and the upper seat plate, the bottom seat and the upper seat plate, the water seal seat and the upper seat plate, the lug and the upper seat plate, and around perimeters of the first water input hole and the second water input hole.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The water output device capable of regulating water output spray as claimed in claim 6, further comprising:
a gag lever rod, disposed in a center at a bottom portion of the driving lever.