US 8,925,583 B2Granted

Flow adjustable waterway switch device

AssigneesXiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd., Huasong Zhou

InventorsHuasong Zhou, Shuiyuan Luo, Zhongcheng Jin, Jianmin Chen

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Abstract

A flow adjustable waterway switch device is disposed inside a valve body. The valve body is disposed with an inlet connected to the water source and at least two outlets. The waterway switch device has a driving shaft, a setting plate rotated and disposed inside the valve body and a button mechanism. One end of the driving shaft is disposed outside the valve body, and the other end is disposed inside the valve body. The setting plate is rotated by the driving shaft. The flow area of the inlet is changed by the relative rotation of the setting plate and the valve body to adjust the flow. The button mechanism includes a switch plate rotated and disposed inside the valve body, a switch rotor and a restoring spring, the driving shaft is rotated relatively to the switch rotor but not sliding relatively.

Claims11

Dependent claims

A flow adjustable waterway switch device disposed inside a valve body, the valve body being disposed with an inlet connected to a water source and at least two outlets, the waterway switch device comprising:

a driving shaft, one end of the driving shaft being disposed outside the valve body, an other end of the driving shaft being disposed inside the valve body;
a setting plate capable of being rotated and disposed inside the valve body, the driving shaft being capable of sliding and connected to the setting plate but not capable of being relatively rotated, the setting plate capable of being driven to rotate by rotation of the driving shaft, a flow area of the inlet is changed by a relative rotation of the setting plate and the valve body to adjust a flow;
and
a button mechanism including
a switch plate capable of being rotated and disposed inside the valve body,
a switch rotor, and
a restoring spring,
the driving shaft being rotated relatively to the switch rotor but not sliding relatively,
the switch plate being driven to rotate forward by repeatedly sliding the switch rotor, and
switching of the outlets to connect to the inlet is realized by relatively rotating the switch plate and the valve body.

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A flow adjustable waterway switch device disposed inside a shower body, the shower body being disposed with an inlet connected to a water source and at least two outlets, waterway switch device comprising:

a driving shaft, one end of the driving shaft being disposed outside the shower, body, an other end of the driving shaft being disposed inside the shower body,
a setting plate capable of being rotated and disposed inside the shower body, the driving shaft being capable of sliding and connected to the setting plate but not capable of being relatively rotated, the setting plate capable of being driven to rotate by rotation of the driving shaft, a flow area of the inlet is changed by a relative rotation of the setting plate and the shower body to adjust a flow;
and
a button mechanism including
a switch plate capable of rotation and disposed inside the shower body,
a switch rotor, and
a restoring spring,
the driving shaft being rotated relatively to the switch rotor but not sliding relatively,
the switch plate being driven to rotate forward by repeatedly sliding the switch rotor, and
switching of the outlets to connect to the inlet is realized by relative rotation of the switch plate and the shower body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/812,087Filed 22 Aug 2011
Priority: CN 2010 1 026643526 Aug 2010
Published: US 2013/0118620 A116 May 2013
Granted: 6 Jan 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

F16K 11/02
Multiple-way valves, e.g. mixing valves; Pipe fittings incorporating such valves: with all movable sealing faces moving as one unit
B05B 1/1636
With a selecting mechanism comprising a gate valve, a sliding valve or a cock: by relative rotative movement of the valve elements
B05B 1/18
With multiple outlet openings ; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening: roses; Shower heads
B05B 1/189
With user-actuated controlling members: actuated by a rotating movement

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