# US 2013/0152295 A1 · Adjustable water jet device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0152295 A1 - Document ID: US20130152295A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/715,871 - Filed: 2012-12-14 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-15 - Assignees: Shanghai Kohler Electronics, Ltd. - Inventors: Hongchang Huang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130152295A1 ## CPC - A47K 3/26: Bidets without upward spraying means - B05B 15/68: Arrangements for adjusting the position of spray heads (B05B15/628, B05B15/652, B05B15/656 take precedence) - E03D 9/08: Devices in the bowl producing upwardly-directed sprays; Modifications of the bowl for use with such devices (showers A47K3/28; bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes A61H33/00, for specific parts of the body A61H35/00 ){; Bidets; Combinations of bowls with urinals or bidets; Hot-air or other devices mounted in or on the bowl, urinal or bidet for cleaning or disinfecting} - A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES - 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) - E03D: WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR ## Abstract An adjustable water jet device includes a drive motor configured to rotate in one or more directions and configured to drive a rotary disk, a rotary disk coupled to the drive motor and configured to rotate, and a joint pipe having an arc shape and configured to extend and retract. The adjustable water jet device also includes a water nozzle coupled to the joint pipe, a fixing rack having a rotary disk portion coupled to the rotary disk and a joint pipe portion coupled to the joint pipe, the fixing rack configured to extend and retract, and a conductive flexible steel strip having two ends, a first end coupled to the rotary disk, a second end coupled to the joint pipe, the conductive flexible steel strip configured to extend or retract the joint pipe. The joint pipe can extend or retract the fixing rack under the control of the steel strip. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An adjustable water jet device, comprising: a drive motor configured to rotate in one or more directions and configured to drive a rotary disk; a rotary disk coupled to the drive motor and configured to rotate; a joint pipe having an arc shape and configured to extend and retract; a water nozzle coupled to the joint pipe; a fixing rack having a rotary disk portion coupled to the rotary disk and a joint pipe portion coupled to the joint pipe, the fixing rack configured to extend and retract; a conductive flexible steel strip having two ends, a first end coupled to the rotary disk, a second end coupled to the joint pipe, the conductive flexible steel strip configured to extend or retract the joint pipe; and wherein the joint pipe can extend or retract the fixing rack under the control of the conductive flexible steel strip. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The adjustable water jet device of claim 1, wherein the joint pipe comprises a first joint pipe and a second joint pipe, the second end of the conductive flexible steel strip is coupled to the first joint pipe, the water nozzle is mounted on the first joint pipe, and the second joint pipe is slidably sleeved outside the first joint pipe and can extend or retract the fixing rack under the control of the first joint pipe. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The adjustable water jet device of claim 2, wherein a first end of the first joint pipe includes a first stopper, the first end of the first joint pipe being the end furthest from the water nozzle, and a first end of the second joint pipe includes a second stopper, the first end of the second joint pipe being the end closest to the water nozzle, and the first stopper is configured to make contact with the second stopper. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The adjustable water jet device of claim 3, wherein a second end of the second joint pipe includes a third stopper, the second end of the second joint pipe being the end furthest from the water nozzle, and the first stopper is configured to make contact with the third stopper. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The adjustable water jet device of claim 2, wherein a second end of the second joint pipe includes a fourth stopper, the second end of the second joint pipe being the end furthest from the water nozzle, and a first end of the fixing rack includes a fifth stopper, the first end of the fixing rack being the end closest to the water nozzle, and the fourth stopper is configured to make contact with the fifth stopper. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The adjustable water jet device of claim 5, wherein a second end of the fixing rack includes a sixth stopper, the second end of the fixing rack being the end furthest from the water nozzle, and the fourth stopper is configured to make contact with the sixth stopper. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The adjustable water jet device of claim 1, wherein the rotary disk portion of the fixing rack includes a flat-shaped first guide groove for the conductive flexible steel strip to pass through. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The adjustable water jet device of claim 1, wherein the position on the joint pipe portion of the fixing rack that is closest to the rotary disk includes a flat-shaped second guide groove for the conductive flexible steel strip to pass through. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The adjustable water jet device of claim 2, wherein a first end of the second joint pipe includes an arc-shaped guide bracket, the first end of the second joint pipe being the end furthest from the water nozzle, and the guide bracket includes a flat-shaped third guide groove for the conductive flexible steel strip to pass through. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The adjustable water jet device of claim 9, wherein a first end of the first joint pipe includes a steel strip fixing piece, the first end of the first joint pipe being the end furthest from the water nozzle, a locating hole is arranged on the steel strip fixing piece, an end of the conductive flexible steel strip includes a locating pin, and the locating pin is coupled to the first joint pipe by passing through the locating hole. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The adjustable water jet device of claim 10, wherein a first end of the guide bracket extends toward the water nozzle to form two arc-shaped long strips spaced therebetween. ### Claim 12 (depends on 2) The adjustable water jet device of claim 2, wherein the first joint pipe is configured to carry an air outlet. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The adjustable water jet device of claim 1, wherein the joint pipe has an arc-shape. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The adjustable water jet device of claim 1, wherein the water jet device comprises more than two joint pipes. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The adjustable water jet device of claim 1, wherein a third pipeline is coupled to the fixing rack, and the third pipeline includes a vertically upward vertical hole and a horizontal hole in a horizontal direction, and a cleaning rack for carrying the third pipeline onto the fixing rack. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The adjustable water jet device of claim 15, wherein a first end of the joint pipe is coupled with a mounting portion, the first end of the joint pipe being the end that is closest to the water nozzle, the mounting portion being a frame structure with an opening above the frame structure, ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The adjustable water jet device of claim 16, wherein a lower inner wall of the mounting portion includes a first mounting groove, and left and right inner walls of the mounting portion include a second mounting groove. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The adjustable water jet device of claim 17, wherein the cleaning rack is a square frame structure, bottom edges of the cleaning rack are inserted into the first mounting groove, and left and right side edges of the cleaning rack are inserted into the second mounting groove. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The adjustable water jet device of claim 18, wherein the opening position of the mounting portion includes a mounting hole, and an ultraviolet lamp is mounted on the mounting hole by screws. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The adjustable water jet device of claim 1, wherein the joint pipe is a thin-walled metal pipe fitting.