Showerhead with pin plate
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorHiroyuki Chanseol Muraoka
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Abstract
A spray head includes a front cover, a spray plate, and an actuator. The front cover includes a plurality of exit openings. The spray plate is oriented substantially parallel to the front cover. The spray plate includes a pin that is aligned with at least one exit opening of the plurality of exit openings. The pin is configured to selectively engage with the at least one exit opening to control a flow of water through the at least one exit opening. The actuator is coupled to the spray plate and is configured to reposition the spray plate relative to the front cover based on user input.
Claims20
A spray head, comprising:
- a front cover comprising a plurality of openings;
- and
- a spray plate comprising a protrusion, the protrusion engageable with at least one of the plurality of openings to control a flow of water through the at least one opening between a plurality of spray modes.
A spray head, comprising:
- a front cover comprising a plurality of openings;
- and
- a spray plate engageable with the front cover to control a spray pattern produced at the plurality of openings between a plurality of spray modes based on a spacing between the spray plate and the front cover.
A method, comprising:
- moving, by an actuator, a spray plate to a first position relative to a front cover to produce a first spray pattern;
- and
- repositioning, by the actuator in response to user input, at least one portion of the spray plate toward the front cover to engage the at least one portion of the spray plate with at least one of a plurality of openings on the front cover to produce a second spray pattern having a lower flow rate than the first spray pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.