# US 11,898,335 B2 · Shower assembly with adjustable water delivery angle

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- Number: US 11,898,335 B2
- Document ID: US11898335B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/868,534
- Filed: 2022-07-19
- Published: 2023-12-07
- Granted: 2024-02-13
- Earliest claimed: 2022-06-01
- Assignees: Xiamen Delmei Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Xiamen Delmei Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Changzheng Ni; Yongqiang Yan; Chunhua Wang; Pingqing Zhang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11898335B2

## CPC

- E03C 1/066: {allowing height adjustment of shower head}
- E03C 1/0408: {Water installations especially for showers (E03C1/06 takes precedence; shower heads B05B1/18)}
- E03C 1/06: Devices for suspending or supporting the supply pipe or supply hose of a shower-bath {(showers per se A47K3/28)}
- 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 invention provides a shower assembly with an adjustable water delivery angle, including: an inlet water pipe, having an inlet water channel and a first water outlet and a second water outlet, both of which are in communication with the inlet water channel; a top spray support arm, rotatably mounted on the inlet water pipe; a movable piece, movably disposed on the inlet water pipe and connecting the top spray support arm to the inlet water pipe in a limiting manner, wherein when the movable piece moves to a first position, the top spray support arm rotates around the inlet water pipe; when the movable piece moves to a second position, the top spray support arm is limited along a circumference of the inlet water pipe, wherein the movable piece is provided with a first magnetic attraction element.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A shower assembly with an adjustable water delivery angle, comprising:
an inlet water pipe, having an inlet water channel and a first water outlet and a second water outlet, both of which are in communication with the inlet water channel;
a top spray support arm, rotatably mounted on the inlet water pipe, wherein the top spray support arm is provided with a top spray channel in communication with the first water outlet;
a movable piece, movably disposed on the inlet water pipe and connecting the top spray support arm to the inlet water pipe in a limiting manner, wherein when the movable piece moves to a first position, the top spray support arm rotates around the inlet water pipe; when the movable piece moves to a second position, the top spray support arm is limited along a circumference of the inlet water pipe, wherein the movable piece is provided with a first magnetic attraction element; and
a shower head, having a shower head channel in communication with the second water outlet, wherein the shower head is provided with a second magnetic attraction element attractable with the first magnetic attraction element.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The shower assembly of claim 1, wherein the top spray support arm is provided with a clamping portion, and the inlet water pipe is provided with a limiting portion; when the movable piece moves to the first position, the top spray support arm moves away from the inlet water pipe so as to enable the clamping portion to be in yielding cooperation with the limiting portion; when the movable piece moves to the second position, the top spray support arm moves close to the inlet water pipe so as to enable the clamping portion to be in limiting cooperation with the limiting portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The shower assembly of claim 2, wherein the clamping portion is a first clamping collar disposed on the top spray support arm, and the limiting portion is a plurality of clamping teeth disposed along the circumference of the inlet water pipe.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The shower assembly of claim 2, wherein the movable piece comprises an insertion shaft and a limiting ring, the top spray support arm is provided with a pivoting hole, the insertion shaft is inserted through the pivoting hole to connect with the inlet water pipe, and the limiting ring is in a limiting cooperation with a hole wall of the pivoting hole to connect the top spray support arm to the inlet water pipe in a limiting manner.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The shower assembly of claim 4, wherein the insertion shaft is provided with a first thread portion, and the inlet water pipe is provided with a second thread portion, wherein when the movable piece rotates reversely, the movable piece is enabled to move away from the inlet water pipe to the first position by cooperation of the first thread portion and the second thread portion; when the movable piece rotates forward, the movable piece is enabled to move close to the inlet water pipe to the second position by cooperation of the first thread portion and the second thread portion.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The shower assembly of claim 5, wherein the inlet water pipe is further provided with a C-shaped buckle capable of limiting the first thread portion to prevent the movable piece from separating from the inlet water pipe.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The shower assembly of claim 1, wherein the inlet water pipe is further connected with a switching valve and the inlet water channel switches water supply for the first water outlet and the second water outlet under the action of the switching valve.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The shower assembly of claim 1, wherein a rubber pad is further disposed between the movable piece and the top spray support arm to provide a frictional force for rotation of the top spray support arm.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The shower assembly of claim 1, wherein an elastic piece is further disposed between the movable piece and the top spray support arm to provide a pre-tightening force for rotation of the top spray support arm.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The shower assembly of claim 1, wherein the inlet water pipe is fixedly mounted on a wall body and the first magnetic attraction element is a magnetic ring fixedly mounted on an outer end of the movable piece.
