Single chamber spray head with moving nozzle
AssigneeMoen Incorporated
InventorsJoseph H. Clearman, Jack F. Clearman
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Abstract
The present invention provides a fluid discharging apparatus that delivers fluid in a substantially uniform distribution. The movement of the apparatus is a wobbling motion, preferably combined with some rotational motion. The wobbling motion is generated by disposing a wobble inducing member or wobble turbine in the path of the fluid supply. The water flowing over the wobble turbine causes the turbine to wobble. In certain embodiments, the wobbling turbine then causes the body or housing to wobble.
Claims26
A fluid discharging apparatus comprising:
- a body having a fluid inlet;
- a wobble turbine engaged with the body downstream of the fluid inlet and in an axially spaced relationship to the fluid inlet, the wobble turbine having a plurality of stream distributing members configured to cause the wobble turbine to rotate when struck by a stream emitted from the fluid inlet, a fluid outlet;
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- a deflector, positioned within the body, and disposed to downwardly redirect the distributed stream toward the fluid outlet.
A fluid discharging apparatus comprising:
- a tubular fluid inlet defining space limiting means;
- a spray housing having a annular wobble plate freely mounted on the fluid inlet between the space limiting means, a wobble turbine engaged with the spray housing downstream of the fluid inlet and in an axially spaced relationship to the fluid inlet, and a deflector positioned within the spray housing and disposed to downwardly redirect the distributed stream, the wobble turbine having a plurality of stream distributing members formed on one side thereof configured to cause the wobble turbine to rotate when struck by a stream emitted from the fluid inlet.
A fluid discharging apparatus comprising:
- a body having a fluid inlet;
- a wobble turbine engaged with the body downstream of the fluid inlet and in an axially-spaced relationship to the fluid inlet, the wobble turbine having a plurality of stream distributing members configured to cause the wobble turbine to rotate when struck by a stream emitted from the fluid inlet, said body having a plurality of outlet channels positioned downstream of the wobble turbine;
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- a deflector disposed to downwardly redirect the distributed stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.