# US 11,305,303 B2 · Water outlet assembly and shower > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,305,303 B2 - Document ID: US11305303B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/859,986 - Filed: 2020-04-27 - Published: 2020-10-29 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2019-04-28 - Assignees: Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Daqiang Zhang; Chunjie Hong; Wenxing Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11305303B2 ## CPC - B05B 1/1618: {where said valve is a double-seat lift valve} - B05B 3/0417: {comprising a liquid driven rotor, e.g. a turbine} - B05B 1/085: {rotated by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. liquid rotated turbines} - B05B 1/16: having selectively- effective outlets - B05B 1/1681: {with a selecting mechanism comprising a gate valve, sliding valve or cock and a lift valve} - B05B 1/1882: {actuated by a linear movement, e.g. push buttons} - B05B 1/1896: {located in or on the housing} - E03C 1/0408: {Water installations especially for showers (E03C1/06 takes precedence; shower heads B05B1/18)} - 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 The present disclosure discloses provides a water outlet assembly and a shower. The water outlet assembly comprises a body, an inclined water body, a rotation driving member, and a shutter. A first side of the body comprises a water inlet end, and a second side of the body comprises a plurality of water outlet holes. The inclined water body, the rotation driving member, and the shutter are disposed in the body. The inclined water body comprises one or more inclined water outlet holes. Water flows from the one or more inclined water outlet holes to the rotation driving member to drive the rotation driving member to rotate, and the rotation driving member drives the shutter to rotate. The shutter rotates to block some of the plurality of water outlet holes. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A water outlet assembly, comprising: a body, an inclined water body, a rotation driving member, and a shutter, wherein: the shutter and the rotation driving member are two independent components, a first side of the body comprises a water inlet end, a second side of the body comprises a plurality of water outlet holes, the inclined water body, the rotation driving member, and the shutter are disposed in the body, the inclined water body comprises one or more inclined water outlet holes, water flows from the one or more inclined water outlet holes to the rotation driving member to drive the rotation driving member to rotate, the rotation driving member drives the shutter to rotate, and the shutter rotates to block some of the plurality of water outlet holes. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The water outlet assembly according to claim 1, wherein: the rotation driving member comprises an impeller, the impeller comprises blades disposed along a circumferential direction of the impeller at intervals, and the impeller rotates to rub the shutter to drive the shutter to rotate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The water outlet assembly according to claim 2, wherein: the impeller is an eccentric impeller, a first side of the impeller facing the shutter extends outward to define a first convex portion extending toward the shutter, the first convex portion is disposed in the shutter, and when the impeller rotates, at least one of a side surface or an end surface of the first convex portion rubs the shutter. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The water outlet assembly according to claim 2, wherein: a first side of the impeller facing the shutter extends outward to define a second convex portion extending toward the shutter, the second convex portion is a cam, the cam is disposed in the shutter, and when the impeller rotates, at least one of a side surface or an end surface of the cam rubs the shutter. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The water outlet assembly according to claim 2, further comprising: a central rotation member, wherein: the impeller surrounds an outer side of the central rotation member, a rotation shaft of the impeller is eccentrically disposed with respect to an axis of the central rotation member, and the impeller rotates about the rotation shaft of the impeller and rotates about the axis of the central rotation member concurrently. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The water outlet assembly according to claim 5, wherein: an inner circumference of the impeller comprises one of an internal gear and an external gear, an outer circumference of the central rotation member comprises the other of the internal gear and the external gear, and the internal gear and the external gear are engaged with each other. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The water outlet assembly according to claim 1, wherein: the shutter comprises a rotation member driven by the rotation driving member, and an outer wall of the rotation member comprises one or more baffle boards along a circumferential direction of the rotation member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The water outlet assembly according to claim 7, wherein: the one or more inclined water outlet holes are disposed at intervals along a circumferential direction of the inclined water body. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A shower, comprising: a shower body, wherein: a front end of the shower body comprises the water outlet assembly according to claim 1. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The shower according to claim 9, wherein: the body of the water outlet assembly further comprises a straight water outlet disposed at a shaft center of the body of the water outlet assembly, the plurality of water outlet holes is disposed on a periphery of the straight water outlet, a center of the inclined water body comprises a first water outlet, a center of the rotation driving member comprises a second water outlet, and the water flows directly from the straight water outlet after passing through the first water outlet and the second water outlet. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The shower according to claim 10, wherein an aerated water assembly is disposed on the straight water outlet. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The shower according to claim 9, wherein: the shower further comprises a switching assembly, the switching assembly comprises an operating member, a sealing element, and a spool, the spool comprises a first passage connected to a water outlet and a second passage connected to the one or more inclined water outlet holes, and the operating member drives the sealing element to move to close the first passage or the second passage. ### Claim 13 A water outlet assembly, comprising: a body, an inclined water body, a rotation driving member, a shutter, and a speed reducing member, wherein: a first side of the body comprises a water inlet end, a second side of the body comprises a plurality of water outlet holes, the inclined water body, the rotation driving member, and the shutter are disposed in the body, the inclined water body comprises one or more inclined water outlet holes, a first end of each of the one or more inclined water outlet holes is connected to the water inlet end, a second end of each of the one or more inclined water outlet holes is connected to the rotation driving member, water flows from the one or more inclined water outlet holes to the rotation driving member to drive the rotation driving member to rotate, the rotation driving member drives the shutter to rotate, the shutter rotates to vary which of the plurality of water outlet holes are blocked and which of the plurality of water outlet holes are open so as to enable the water to flow therethrough to form a spiral rhythmic water, the rotation driving member and the shutter surround an outer side the speed reducing member, and at least one of the rotation driving member or the shutter rotate to rub the speed reducing member to decelerate a speed of the rotation driving member. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The water outlet assembly according to claim 13, wherein: the rotation driving member comprises an impeller, the impeller comprises a plurality of blades disposed along a circumferential direction of the impeller at intervals, and the shutter comprises one or more baffle boards connected between some of the plurality of blades. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The water outlet assembly according to claim 14, wherein: the speed reducing member comprises a central rotation member, the impeller surrounds an outer side of the central rotation member, a rotation shaft of the impeller is eccentrically disposed with respect to an axis of the central rotation member, and the impeller rotates about the rotation shaft of the impeller and rotates about the axis of the central rotation member concurrently. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The water outlet assembly according to claim 15, wherein: an inner circumference of the impeller comprises one of an internal gear and an external gear, an outer circumference of the central rotation member comprises the other of the internal gear and the external gear, and the internal gear and the external gear are engaged with each other. ### Claim 17 A water outlet assembly, comprising: a body, an inclined water body, a rotation driving member, and a shutter, wherein: the shutter comprises a rotation member driven by the rotation driving member, an outer wall of the rotation member comprises one or more baffle boards along a circumferential direction of the rotation member, a first side of the body comprises a water inlet end, a second side of the body comprises a plurality of water outlet holes, the inclined water body, the rotation driving member, and the shutter are disposed in the body, the inclined water body comprises one or more inclined water outlet holes, water flows from the one or more inclined water outlet holes to the rotation driving member to drive the rotation driving member to rotate, the rotation driving member drives the shutter to rotate, and the shutter rotates to block some of the plurality of water outlet holes. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The water outlet assembly according to claim 17, wherein: the one or more inclined water outlet holes are disposed at intervals along a circumferential direction of the inclined water body. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) A shower, comprising: a shower body, wherein: a front end of the shower body comprises the water outlet assembly according to claim 17. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The shower according to claim 19, wherein: the body of the water outlet assembly further comprises a straight water outlet disposed at a shaft center of the body of the water outlet assembly, the plurality of water outlet holes is disposed on a periphery of the straight water outlet, a center of the inclined water body comprises a first water outlet, a center of the rotation driving member comprises a second water outlet, and the water flows directly from the straight water outlet after passing through the first water outlet and the second water outlet.