Air Mixing Shower Head
AssigneeRedpoint Co.,Ltd.
InventorTae Seong Ahn
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a showerhead that allows air to be introduced into the interior of the shower hose through an inlet hole, where it is mixed with water and sprayed through the nozzle, providing a massaging effect. More specifically, the water mixed with air flows as a vortex guided by the conduit guide fin in the grip tube and the head guide fin in the head unit. As time passes, some of the air mixed with water gradually accumulates in the pocket chamber, enabling the user to observe the accumulated air pocket, thereby helping them conserve water during showers.
Claims6
An air-mixing shower head structure, comprising:
- A shower hose (20);
- An inlet hole (21) is configured to allow air to enter interior of the shower hose (20);
- A grip tube (100) is equipped with a coupling hole (140) at its lower end, which connects to the shower hose (20). Inside this coupling hole (140), a conduit guide fin (130) is positioned to create a vortex flow of the water passing through the interior;
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- A head unit (200) is formed as a hollow circular structure and connected to the grip tube (100), includes a connecting port (210) that receives water from inside the grip tube (100) and is provided with a spray plate (240) at the front, through which water mixed with air is sprayed via the nozzle (241);
- An air flow path (230) is formed at the center of the head unit (200), which is sealed on the sides and open at the front and rear, allowing air from the rear of the head unit (200) to flow to the front as water is sprayed through the nozzle (241), so that the air passing through the grip tube (100) and the air passing through the air flow path (230) mix at the front of the head unit (200);
- wherein the grip tube (100) includes a central chamber (111), which is the internal space of the water conduit (110) vertically positioned within the grip tube(100), and the central chamber is open at the bottom, connecting with the coupling hole (140), and open at the top, linking to the head unit (200);
- wherein the grip tube (100) includes a pocket chamber (120), which is formed as the space created by separation between the inner surface of the grip tube (100) and the water conduit (110), the pocket chamber (120) is open at the bottom, connecting with the coupling hole (140), and sealed at the top;
- wherein the coupling hole (140) allows the air-mixed water to pass through and branch into the central chamber (111) and the pocket chamber (120);
- wherein the pocket chamber (120) allows some of the water entering it to flow downwards to the lower part of the pocket chamber (120), leaving an air pocket (121) at the top of the pocket chamber (120),
- wherein the air pocket (121) gradually increases in vertical length over time as water enters the grip tube (100), resulting in a lowering of the water level within the pocket chamber (120).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.