U.S. patent application number 12/799308 was filed with the patent office on 2011-10-27 for shower nozzle holder device having water temperature monitoring mechanism.
Invention is credited to Pi Kuang Tsai.
Application Number | 20110259454 12/799308 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 44814764 |
Filed Date | 2011-10-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110259454 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Tsai; Pi Kuang |
October 27, 2011 |
Shower nozzle holder device having water temperature monitoring
mechanism
Abstract
A holder device is attached to a water outlet tube without
drilling holes in the wall and includes a housing having a casing
communicative with an inlet of the housing and having two outlet
ports, a valve stem engaged in the casing and having a valve member
to control the water to flow out through the outlet ports of the
housing, a motor disposed in the inlet of the housing and having a
fan blade for being rotated by the water to generate an
electricity, a control device coupled to the motor and having a
light member for generating an indicating or warning signal when
the water is over-heated, and a temperature sensor disposed in the
housing for sensing the water temperature and for supplying the
detected water temperature to the control device.
Inventors: |
Tsai; Pi Kuang; (Taichung,
TW) |
Family ID: |
44814764 |
Appl. No.: |
12/799308 |
Filed: |
April 22, 2010 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
137/565.17 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E03C 1/041 20130101;
E03C 2001/0418 20130101; F05B 2220/604 20130101; F03B 13/00
20130101; Y10T 137/86035 20150401; E03C 2201/30 20130101; Y02B
10/50 20130101; E03C 1/0408 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
137/565.17 |
International
Class: |
E03B 9/00 20060101
E03B009/00 |
Claims
1. A holder device for attaching to a water outlet tube,
comprising: a housing including an inlet for attaching to the water
outlet tube and for receiving a water from the water outlet tube,
said housing including a casing having a chamber formed in said
casing and communicative with said inlet of said housing, and
including a first outlet port and a second outlet port
communicative with said chamber of said casing, said housing
including two valve seats formed in said casing and communicating
with said first outlet port and said second outlet port of said
housing respectively, a valve stem rotatably attached in said
chamber of said casing and including a passage formed therein for
communicating, said inlet of said housing with said first outlet
port and said second outlet port of said housing, to allow the
water to selectively flow out through said first outlet port and
said second outlet port of said housing, said valve stem including
a compartment formed therein, a spring-biased valve member received
in said compartment of said valve stem to engage with either of
said valve seats of said housing and to control the water to flow
out through said first outlet port and said second outlet port of
said housing, a motor disposed in said inlet of said housing and
including a fan blade attached to a spindle of said motor and
directed toward the water outlet tube for being rotated by the
water from the water outlet tube in order to generate an
electricity, a control device electrically coupled to said motor
for receiving the electricity from said motor, and including a
light member for generating an indicating signal, and a temperature
sensor disposed in said inlet of said housing and electrically
coupled to said control device for sensing the water temperature of
the water that flows into said casing, and said control device
actuating said light member to generate an indicating signal when
the water is over-heated.
2. The holder device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing
includes an aperture formed therein, said motor is electrically
coupled to said control device with an electric cable, and a
tubular member is engaged into said aperture of said housing for
receiving and engaging with said electric cable.
3. The holder device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an
outer container attached onto said housing and including an
aperture formed therein for engaging with said first outlet port of
said housing, and including an opening formed therein for engaging
with said inlet of said housing.
4. The holder device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said container
includes an orifice formed therein, and a hood engaged into said
orifice of said container and having a lens aligned with said light
member for shielding said light member.
5. The holder device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a
receptacle attached to said inlet of said housing and the water
outlet tube, and a water guiding member disposed in said receptacle
and including at least one orifice formed therein for guiding the
water toward said fan blade of said motor and for rotating fan
blade of said motor to generate the electricity.
6. The holder device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing
includes a partition secured thereto, an attaching device rotatably
attached to said partition and having an opening formed in said
attaching device for attaching a sprayer nozzle.
7. The holder device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said partition
includes a bore formed therein, a follower rotatably engaged in
said bore of said partition and secured to said attaching device
and having at least one key extended therefrom for keying and
securing to said attaching device, and said follower includes an
enlarged head extended therefrom for engaging with said partition
and for rotatably anchoring said follower to said partition and for
preventing said follower from sliding relative to said
partition.
8. The holder device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said partition
include a guide passage formed therein, and said attaching device
includes a projection extended therefrom for slidably engaging with
said guide passage of said partition and for limiting and guiding
said attaching device to rotate relative to said partition and said
housing.
9. The holder device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing
includes a cover plate rotatably attached thereto and having a hole
formed in said cover plate, and a knob having a barrel engaged
through said hole of said cover plate and secured to said valve
stem.
10. The holder device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said housing
includes a stop extended therefrom, and said cover plate includes
two protrusions extended therefrom for engaging with said stop of
said housing in order to anchor and position said knob to said
housing at selected angular positions.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a holder device and/or a
control device for supporting shower heads and shower nozzles, and
more particularly to a shower head and shower nozzle holder and
control device including a water temperature monitoring mechanism
to sense or detect or monitor the water temperature of the water
that flows out through either or both of the shower heads and the
nozzles for preventing the users from being scalded or hurt by the
over-heated water.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Typical holder devices for supporting shower nozzles or
other appliances comprise a bracket attached or secured to upper
portions of supporting surfaces or walls or the like with
fasteners. For preventing the supporting surfaces or walls or the
like from being drilled with one or more holes and with drilling
machines or tools, the applicant had developed a holder device for
directly attaching to the water outlet tube that is provided and
extended from the supporting surfaces or walls and for supporting
shower heads and/or shower nozzles and the like.
[0005] For example, U.S. Pat. No. 7,299,510 to Tsai discloses one
of the typical appliance holder device directly attached to the
water outlet tube for supporting shower heads and/or shower nozzles
and the like, and a controlling device for controlling the water to
flow out through the water outlet port.
[0006] However, the typical appliance holder device has no water
temperature monitoring mechanism or device to sense or detect or
monitor the water temperature of the water that flows out through
the shower head and/or the shower nozzle such that the users may
have a good chance to be scalded or hurt by the over-heated water
that flows out through the shower head and/or the shower nozzle
inadvertently.
[0007] U.S. Pat. No. 7,252,431 to Caramanna discloses another
typical water temperature monitoring apparatus including a housing
having a bore adaptable to receive a flow of water, a power source
operational for generating electricity and coupled to the housing,
a temperature sensor coupled to the housing and in thermal contact
with the water that flows out through the bore of the housing, and
a visual display coupled to the housing and configured to display a
temperature of the water.
[0008] However, the typical water temperature monitoring apparatus
is disposed or attached to the shower heads or the shower nozzles
and the visual display may not be easily seen by the user when the
visual display and the shower head or the shower nozzle are highly
supported on the wall, or when the visual display and the shower
head or the shower nozzle are movably carried with the users while
showering; and the typical water temperature monitoring apparatus
may not be used to detachably support the shower heads and/or the
shower nozzles and the like.
[0009] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate
the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional shower head
and shower nozzle holder devices.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0010] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a shower head and shower nozzle holder and control device directly
attached to the water outlet tube that is provided and extended
from the supporting surfaces or walls, for supporting shower heads
and/or shower nozzles and the like, and including a water
temperature monitoring mechanism to sense or detect or monitor the
water temperature of the water that flows out through either or
both of the shower heads and the nozzles for preventing the users
from being scalded or hurt by the over-heated water.
[0011] The other objective of the present invention is to provide a
holder device for readily attaching to the supporting surfaces or
walls or the like without drilling holes in the supporting surfaces
or walls or the like.
[0012] The further objective of the present invention is to provide
a holder device for controlling the water to flow out through
either or both of the shower heads and the nozzles.
[0013] In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is
provided a holder device for attaching to a water outlet tube
comprising a housing including an inlet for attaching to the water
outlet tube and for receiving a water from the water outlet tube,
the housing including a casing having a chamber formed in the
casing and communicative with the inlet of the housing, and
including a first outlet port and a second outlet port
communicative with the chamber of the casing, the housing including
two valve seats formed in the casing and communicating with the
first outlet port and the second outlet port of the housing
respectively, a valve stem rotatably attached in the chamber of the
casing and including a passage formed therein for communicating the
inlet of the housing with the first outlet port and the second
outlet port of the housing, to allow the water to selectively flow
out through the first outlet port and the second outlet port of the
housing, the valve stem including a compartment formed therein, a
spring-biased valve member received in the compartment of the valve
stem to engage with either of the valve seats of the housing and to
control the water to flow out through the first outlet port and the
second outlet port of the housing, a motor disposed in the inlet of
the housing and including a fan blade attached to a spindle of the
motor and directed toward the water outlet tube for being rotated
by the water from the water outlet tube in order to generate an
electricity, a control device electrically coupled to the motor for
receiving the electricity from the motor, and including a light
member for generating an indicating signal, and a temperature
sensor disposed in the inlet of the housing and electrically
coupled to the control device for sensing the water temperature of
the water that flows into the casing, and the control device
actuate the light member to generate an indicating signal when the
water is over-heated.
[0014] The housing includes an aperture formed therein, the motor
is electrically coupled to the control device with an electric
cable, and a tubular member is engaged into the aperture of the
housing for receiving and engaging with the electric cable and for
shielding and protecting the electric cable.
[0015] An outer container may further be provided and attached onto
the housing and includes an aperture formed therein for engaging
with the first outlet port of the housing, and includes an opening
formed therein for engaging with the inlet of the housing. The
container includes an orifice formed therein, and a hood engaged
into the orifice of the container and having a lens aligned with
the light member for shielding the light member.
[0016] A receptacle may further be provided and attached to the
inlet of the housing and the water outlet tube, and a water guiding
member disposed in the receptacle and including at least one
orifice formed therein for guiding the water toward the fan blade
of the motor and for rotating fan blade of the motor to generate
the electricity.
[0017] The housing includes a partition secured thereto, and an
attaching device rotatably attached to the partition and having an
opening formed in the attaching device for detachably attaching a
sprayer nozzle.
[0018] The partition includes a bore formed therein, and a follower
rotatably engaged in the bore of the partition and secured to the
attaching device and having at least one key extended therefrom for
keying and securing to the attaching device, and the follower
includes an enlarged head extended therefrom for engaging with the
partition and for rotatably anchoring and positioning the follower
to the partition and for preventing the follower from sliding
relative to the partition.
[0019] The partition include a guide passage formed therein, and
the attaching device includes a projection extended therefrom for
slidably engaging with the guide passage of the partition and for
limiting and guiding the attaching device to rotate relative to the
partition and the housing.
[0020] The housing includes a cover plate rotatably attached
thereto and having a hole formed in the cover plate, and a knob
having a barrel engaged through the hole of the cover plate and
secured to the valve stem.
[0021] The housing includes a stop extended therefrom, and the
cover plate includes two protrusions extended therefrom for
engaging with the stop of the housing in order to anchor and
position the knob to the housing at selected angular positions.
[0022] Further objectives and advantages of the present invention
will become apparent from a careful reading of the detailed
description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the
accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0023] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a holder device in
accordance with the present invention for readily attaching to the
supporting surfaces or walls or the like and for supporting shower
heads and/or shower nozzles and the like;
[0024] FIG. 2 is a partial exploded view of the holder device for
the shower heads and/or nozzles;
[0025] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the holder device for the
shower heads and/or nozzles;
[0026] FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of the holder device, taken
along lines 4-4 of FIG. 3;
[0027] FIG. 5 is a partial exploded view of the holder device as
seen from one direction or the front portion of the holder
device;
[0028] FIG. 6 is another partial exploded view of the holder device
as seen from the other direction or the rear portion of the holder
device;
[0029] FIG. 7 is a partial cross sectional view of the holder
device, taken along lines 7-7 of FIG. 3;
[0030] FIG. 8 is another partial cross sectional view similar to
FIG. 7, illustrating the operation of the holder device;
[0031] FIG. 9 is a further partial cross sectional view of the
holder device, taken along lines 9-9 of FIG. 3;
[0032] FIGS. 10, 11 are partial cross sectional views similar to
FIG. 9, illustrating the operation of the holder device;
[0033] FIG. 12 is a still further partial cross sectional view of
the holder device, taken along lines 12-12 of FIG. 3; and
[0034] FIGS. 13, 14 are partial cross sectional views similar to
FIG. 12, illustrating the operation of the holder device.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0035] Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS. 1-2, a
shower head and shower nozzle holder assembly in accordance with
the present invention comprises a holder device 1 for attaching or
securing to a water outlet tube 90 with one or more fasteners 91,
washers 92 and/or gaskets 93 or the like (FIGS. 12-14), and the
water outlet tube 90 is normally or typically attached onto or
extended from a wall or a supporting surface 94, and coupled to the
typical or conventional water reservoirs (not shown) for receiving
water from the water reservoirs, and thus for supplying the water
to the holder device 1. The holder device 1 may be provided for
attaching or mounting and/or supplying a typical or conventional
shower head 95 and/or a sprayer nozzle 96 thereto.
[0036] As shown in FIGS. 3-7, 9, and 12, the holder device 1
comprises a housing 10 including an inlet 11 for attaching or
mounting or coupling to the water outlet tube 90 and for receiving
the water from the water outlet tube 90 and/or from the water
reservoirs, and the housing 10 includes a casing 12 disposed
therein and having a chamber 13 formed or provided therein and
communicating with the inlet 11 thereof (FIGS. 12-14) for receiving
the water from the water reservoirs, and further includes two or
more outlet ports 14, 15 communicating with the chamber 13 of the
casing 12 for allowing the water to selectively flow out through
either or both of the two outlet ports 14, 15 of the housing 10
(FIGS. 12-14).
[0037] For example, the typical or conventional shower head 95 may
be provided and attached or secured to one of the two outlet ports
14, 15, such as the outlet port 14 of the housing 10 for allowing
the water to selectively flow out through the typical or
conventional shower head 95 via the outlet port 14 of the housing
10; and the typical or conventional sprayer nozzle 96 may be
coupled or secured to the other outlet port 15 of the housing 10
with a hose 97 (FIGS. 1-2, 12-14), for example, for allowing the
water to selectively flow out through the sprayer nozzle 96 from
the other outlet port 15 of the housing 10, and the sprayer nozzle
96 may be selectively carried with the users for showering
purposes.
[0038] The holder device 1 further includes an attaching device 20
attached or secured to one side portion 16 of the housing 10 (FIGS.
5, 6), and having an engaging opening 21 formed therein for hooking
or attaching the sprayer nozzle 96 thereto, best shown in FIGS. 1
and 2. It is to be noted that the sprayer nozzle 96 may thus be
easily and readily attached to the attaching device 20 which is
attached or secured to one side portion 16 of the housing 10, and
the housing 10 is directly attached or secured onto the water
outlet tube 90, such that no holes are required to be drilled
within the wall or the supporting surface 94, and thus no wall
mounted brackets are required to be attached or secured to the
supporting surfaces or walls 94 or the like.
[0039] As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a partition 22 may be secured to
the one side portion 16 of the housing 10 with one or more
fasteners 23 and includes a bore 24 formed therein. A follower 30
is rotatably engaged or received within the bore 24 of the
partition 22, and includes an enlarged head 31 extended therefrom
for engaging with the partition 22 and for rotatably anchoring the
follower 30 to the partition 22 and thus for preventing the
follower 30 from sliding laterally or longitudinally relative to
the partition 22. The follower 30 further includes one or more keys
or ribs 32 extended from an outer end 33 thereof for keying or
engaging or securing to the attaching device 20, and thus for
securing the attaching device 20 to the follower 30, and thus to
allow the attaching device 20 to be rotated in concert with the
follower 30.
[0040] One or more fasteners 34 may further be provided and engaged
with the attaching device 20 and secured to the outer end 33 of the
follower 30 to further solidly secure the follower 30 to the
attaching device 20. An end cap 35 may be attached onto the
fastener 34 to enclose or to shield the fastener 34. The partition
22 includes an arched or curved or peripheral bulge 25 extended
therefrom for forming or defining an arched or curved or peripheral
guide passage 26 (FIGS. 5, 7-8) therein, and the attaching device
20 includes a key or projection 27 extended therefrom for slidably
engaging with or in the guide passage 26 of the partition 22 and
for limiting or guiding the attaching device 20 to rotate relative
to the partition 22 and the housing 10 and capable of tiltedly
supporting the typical or conventional sprayer nozzle 96.
[0041] The holder device 1 further includes a valve stem 40
rotatably attached or received within the chamber 13 of the casing
12, or directly attached or received within the housing 10, and one
or more sealing rings 41 attached or engaged onto the valve stem 40
and engaged with the casing 12 or the housing 10 for making a water
tight seal between the valve stem 40 and the casing 12 or the
housing 10. The valve stem 40 includes a passage 42 formed therein
for communicating the inlet 11 of the housing 10 with either or
both of the outlet ports 14, 15 of the housing 10 (FIGS. 12-14) to
allow the water to selectively flow out through either or both of
the two outlet ports 14, 15 of the housing 10. The valve stem 40
includes a compartment 43 formed therein for receiving a valve
member 44 and a spring member 45 which may bias the valve member 44
to engage with either of two valve seats 46, 47 that are formed in
the casing 12 or the housing 10, and that are communicating with
the outlet ports 14, 15 of the housing 10 respectively.
[0042] For example, as shown in FIG. 13, the spring member 45 may
bias the valve member 44 to engage with the valve seat 46, and thus
to block the outlet port 14 of the housing 10, and to prevent the
water to flow out through the shower head 95 that is attached to
the outlet port 14 of the housing 10, and arranged to allow the
water to flow out through the sprayer nozzle 96 from the hose 97
and the other outlet port 15 of the housing 10. As shown in FIG.
14, the spring member 45 may also selectively bias the valve member
44 to engage with the other valve seat 47, and thus to block the
other outlet port 15 of the housing 10, and to prevent the water to
flow out through the sprayer nozzle 96 that is attached to the
other outlet port 15 of the housing 10, and arranged to allow the
water to flow out through the shower head 95 from the outlet port
14 of the housing 10.
[0043] As shown in FIG. 12, alternatively, the valve member 44 may
also be arranged to be disengaged from the valve seats 46, 47 of
the casing 12 or of the housing 10, and thus to open the outlet
ports 14, of the housing 10, and thus to allow the water to flow
out through the shower head 95 from the outlet port 14 of the
housing 10 and to flow out through the sprayer nozzle 96 from the
hose 97 and the outlet port 15 of the housing 10. The valve stem 40
includes one end portion 48 (FIGS. 4-6) for attaching or securing
to a handgrip or knob 50 which may be used to rotate or to operate
the valve stem 40 relative to the casing 12 or the housing 10. The
valve stem 40 may thus be used and acted as a controlling means or
device for controlling the water to flow out through either or both
of the shower head 95 and the sprayer nozzle 96.
[0044] As shown in FIG. 4, the housing 10 may further include a
cover plate 49 rotatably attached or secured to the other side
portion 17 of the housing 10 (FIGS. 4-6) and having a bore or key
hole 490 formed therein for receiving a barrel 51 that is extended
from the knob 50 (FIG. 4) and for keying or anchoring to the barrel
51 of the knob 50 and for allowing the cover plate 49 to be rotated
in concert with the knob 50. The knob 50 includes a cavity 52
formed in the barrel 51 for receiving the end portion 48 of the
valve stem 40, which may further be solidly secured to the knob 50
with one or more fasteners 53, to solidly secure the valve stem 40
to the knob 50. It is preferable that the cavity 52 of the barrel
51 and the end portion 48 of the valve stem 40 each includes a
key-shaped or non-circular cross section to prevent the valve stem
40 from being rotated relative to the knob 50.
[0045] The knob 50 or the cover plate 49 may further include one or
more (such as two) protrusions 491, 492 extended therefrom (FIGS.
5, 9-11), and the housing 10 may further include a stud or stop 18
extended therefrom (FIGS. 6, 9-11), such as extended in the other
side portion 17 of the housing 10 for selectively engaging with the
protrusions 491, 492 in order to anchor or to position the knob 50
to the casing 12 or to the housing 10 at selected angular
positions. For example, when the protrusion 491 is engaged with the
stop 18 (FIG. 9), the valve member 44 may be positioned and
maintained in disengaging from the valve seats 46, 47 of the casing
12 or of the housing 10 (FIG. 12), to open the outlet ports 14, 15
of the housing 10, and to allow the water to flow out through the
shower head 95 and the sprayer nozzle 96 via the outlet ports 14,
15 of the housing 10.
[0046] When both protrusions 491, 492 are disengaged from the stop
18 (FIG. 10), the valve member 44 may be positioned and maintained
in engagement with the valve seat 46 (FIG. 13) to block the outlet
port 14 of the housing 10, and to prevent the water to flow out
through the shower head 95, and to allow the water to flow out
through the sprayer nozzle 96. When the other protrusion 492 is
engaged with the stop 18 (FIG. 11), the valve member 44 may be
positioned and maintained in engagement with the other valve seat
47 (FIG. 14), to block the other outlet port 15 of the housing 10,
and to prevent the water to flow out through the sprayer nozzle 96,
and to allow the water to flow out through the shower head 95.
[0047] In operation, as shown in FIGS. 12-14, the valve stem 40 may
be easily rotated relative to the casing 12 or the housing 10 with
the knob 50, in order to control the water to flow out through
either or both of the shower head 95 and the sprayer nozzle 96 via
either or both of the outlet ports 14, 15 of the housing 10. In
addition, both the shower head 95 and the sprayer nozzle 96 may be
attached to the housing 10 that may be directly attached or secured
to the water outlet tube 90, without drilling holes in the wall or
the supporting surface 94. The attaching device 20 may optionally
or selectively provided and attached or secured to the housing 10,
for optionally or selectively hooking or attaching the sprayer
nozzle 96 to the housing 10. The above-described housing 10, casing
12, valve stem 40, and valve member 44 are typical and will not be
described in further details.
[0048] The holder device 1 further includes a motor receptacle 60
disposed or attached or mounted or secured to the inlet 11 of the
housing 10 with one or more fasteners 61 (FIGS. 5, 6), and the
receptacle 60 may be attached or mounted or secured to the water
outlet tube 90 with one or more fasteners 91, washers 92 and/or
gaskets 93 or the like (FIGS. 4, 12-14) for receiving water from
the water reservoirs. A motor 62 is disposed or attached or mounted
in the inlet 11 of the housing 10 and includes a fan blade 63
attached or mounted or secured to the spindle 64 of the motor 62
and disposed or located closer to the water outlet tube 90, or
directed toward the water outlet tube 90 for being driven or
rotated by the water from the water outlet tube 90.
[0049] A water guiding member 65 is disposed or attached or mounted
in the inlet 11 of the housing 10 and/or in the receptacle 60 and
includes one or more (such as three) orifices 66 formed therein for
suitably guiding the water toward the fan blade 63 of the motor 62
and for suitably driving or rotating fan blade 63 of the motor 62
to generate the electricity, the motor 62 is electrically coupled
to the circuit board or processor or control device 70 with an
electric wire or cable 67 for receiving the electric power or
energy from the motor 62 and to energize the control device 70 and
the other electric parts or elements or facilities. The control
device 70 includes one or more light bulbs or members, such as
light emitting diodes 71 for generating indicating lights or
signals.
[0050] A temperature detector or sensor 72 is also electrically
coupled to the control device 70 and preferably disposed or engaged
in the inlet 11 of the housing 10 and/or disposed or located behind
the motor 62, and preferably disposed or located in front of the
casing 12, best shown in FIGS. 12-14, for suitably detecting or
sensing the water temperature of the water that flows into the
casing 12 and for supplying the detected water temperature to the
control device 70 which may then control or actuate the light
members 71 to generate the indicating lights or signals of such as
different colors and for warning the user that the detected water
temperature is over-heated or not. The housing 10 may further
include a gasket or tubular member 73 engaged into an aperture 19
of the housing 10 (FIGS. 5-6, 12-14) for receiving or engaging with
or protecting the electric wire or cable 67.
[0051] An outer container 80 may further be provided and engaged
with or attached onto the housing 10, and preferably includes two
container members 81, 82 attached or mounted or secured together
with one or more fasteners 83, one of the container members 81
includes an aperture 84 formed therein for receiving or engaging
with the outlet port 14 of the housing 10, and the other container
member 82 includes an opening 85 formed therein for receiving or
engaging with the inlet 11 of the housing 10, and the container
member 81 may further includes an orifice 86 formed therein for
receiving or engaging with a hood 87 which includes one or more
lens 88 aligned with the light members 71 respectively for
shielding or protecting the light members 71.
[0052] In operation, the temperature detector or sensor 72 may be
used to detect or sense the water temperature of the water that
flows into the casing 12 and may supply the detected water
temperature signals to the control device 70 which may then control
or actuate the light members 71 to generate the indicating lights
or signals, for example, when the detected water temperature is too
low or below a predetermined low level, a blue or other light may
be generated to indicate that the water temperature is too low, and
a green light may be generated to indicate that the water
temperature is normal and suitable for showering purposes, and a
red light may be generated to indicate that the water temperature
is greater then a predetermined high level in order to warn the
user that the detected water temperature is over-heated.
[0053] It is to be noted that no batteries are required to be
provided and engaged into the water flowing passage of the casing
12 and the housing 10, and the water propelled fan blade 63 of the
motor 62 may be driven or rotated by the water from the water
outlet tube 90 in order to generate the electricity and to supply
the electric power or energy to energize the control device 70, the
temperature detector or sensor 72 and/or the other electric parts
or elements or facilities, without batteries.
[0054] Accordingly, the shower head and shower nozzle holder device
in accordance with the present invention may be directly attached
to the water outlet tube that is typically provided and extended
from the supporting surfaces or walls, including a water
temperature monitoring mechanism to sense or detect or monitor the
water temperature of the water that flows out through either or
both of the shower heads and the nozzles for preventing the users
from being scalded or hurt by the over-heated water.
[0055] Although this invention has been described with a certain
degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present
disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous
changes in the detailed construction and the combination and
arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the
spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
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