Shower apparatus

A shower apparatus comprising:

• a shower unit operable for swinging and sprinkling water while swinging;
• a driving unit configured to generate driving force which is used for the swing of the shower unit by water;
• a shower channel configured to guide water to the shower unit via the driving unit;
• a power transmission unit configured to couple the driving unit with the shower unit and transmit the driving force generated by the driving unit to the shower unit;
• and
• a swing stop mechanism operable to stop the swinging of the shower unit,
• wherein the shower unit sprinkles the water that is used for generating the driving force at the driving unit,
• the swing stop mechanism is operable to restart the swinging of the shower unit by operation of the driving unit irrespective of the stopped position of the shower unit, and
• a sprinkling direction of the shower unit can be manually changed in a state where the swinging of the shower unit is stopped while keeping sprinkling the water.

A shower apparatus comprising:

• a shower unit operable for swinging;
• a shower channel configured to guide water to the shower unit;
• a driving unit provided on the shower channel and including a core moved by water and two pressure chambers formed across the core;
• a control mechanism configured to reverse moving direction of the core;
• a power transmission unit configured to couple between the driving unit and the shower unit and transmit motion of the core to the shower unit;
• and
• a bypass channel communicating between the two pressure chambers;
• and
• an opening degree adjustment valve provided on the bypass channel,
• the opening degree adjustment valve being operable to adjust pressure difference occurring between the two pressure chambers.