Device and method for use in a shower system
OwnerUrs Strauliinventor
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Abstract
Provided is a device for use in a shower system and a related method. The device may include an appliance for adding a medium to shower water. The appliance may be designed such that it works according to the principle of a water jet pump. Advantageously, the medium added to the shower water may contain one or more fragrance media.
Claims11
A device for use in a shower system, comprising an appliance for adding a liquid medium to shower water, wherein the liquid medium is provided via a replaceable capsule, the device further comprising a capsule opening mechanism configured to push a hole through the replaceable capsule, and
- a capsule holder adapted to be rotated with respect to a control plate, wherein depending on a rotational position of the capsule holder with respect to the control plate, an opening of the capsule holder communicates with a location of a single, circumferentially elongated opening of the control plate with a respectively smaller or larger cross-section such that the liquid medium is configured to flow through the location of the opening with the respectively smaller or larger cross-section to steplessly control to what extent the liquid medium is added to the shower water;
- wherein the capsule opening mechanism further defines a flow path such that the capsule opening mechanism is configured to fluidly connect the replaceable capsule with the circumferentially elongated opening of the control plate via the flow path.
A shower system, comprising an appliance for adding a liquid medium to shower water, wherein the appliance is configured to store a replaceable capsule, the appliance further comprising a capsule opening mechanism configured to push a hole through the replaceable capsule, and
- a capsule holder adapted to be rotated with respect to a control plate, wherein depending on a rotational position of the capsule holder with respect to the control plate, an opening of the capsule holder communicates with a location of a single, circumferentially elongated opening of the control plate with a respectively smaller or larger cross-section such that the liquid medium is configured to flow through the location of the opening with the respectively smaller or larger cross-section to steplessly control to what extent the liquid medium is added to the shower water;
- wherein the capsule opening mechanism further defines a flow path such that the capsule opening mechanism is configured to fluidly connect the replaceable capsule with the circumferentially elongated opening of the control plate via the flow path.
A method for use in a shower system comprising:
- inserting a replaceable capsule into a capsule holder of the system;
- opening the replaceable capsule by pushing a hole through the capsule with a capsule opening mechanism;
- adding a liquid medium stored in the replaceable capsule to shower water;
- and
- rotating the capsule holder with respect to a control plate, wherein depending on a rotational position of the capsule holder with respect to the control plate, an opening of the capsule holder communicates with a location of a single, circumferentially elongated opening of the control plate with a respectively smaller or larger cross-section such that the liquid medium is configured to flow through the location of the opening with the respectively smaller or larger cross-section to steplessly control to what extent the liquid medium is added to the shower water;
- wherein the capsule opening mechanism further defines a flow path such that the capsule opening mechanism is configured to fluidly connect the replaceable capsule with the circumferentially elongated opening of the control plate via the flow path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.