U.S. patent application number 17/162845 was filed with the patent office on 2022-08-04 for water output device.
This patent application is currently assigned to Purity (Xiamen) Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd.. The applicant listed for this patent is Purity (Xiamen) Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to ALEX WU, CHING-YIN WU, JAMES WU, CE-WEN YANG.
Application Number | 20220243436 17/162845 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000005428875 |
Filed Date | 2022-08-04 |
United States Patent
Application |
20220243436 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
WU; JAMES ; et al. |
August 4, 2022 |
WATER OUTPUT DEVICE
Abstract
A water output device for kitchen use includes a body and a
control member. The body includes an inlet end and an outlet end.
The body has a first waterflow passage and a second waterflow
passage therein. The control member is disposed on the body and is
manipulable to respectively open or cut off the first waterflow
passage and the second waterflow passage. The first water output
member has a receiving opening and includes a blocking member
disposed at the receiving opening. The blocking member has a
plurality of outlet holes. A diameter of each of the outlet holes
is smaller than or equal to 0.4 mm. In this way, the water output
device could provide different forms of waterflow, and could
further provide pressurized water jet by disposing the first water
output member.
Inventors: |
WU; JAMES; (Taichung City,
TW) ; WU; ALEX; (Taichung City, TW) ; YANG;
CE-WEN; (Xiamen City, CN) ; WU; CHING-YIN;
(Taichung City, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Purity (Xiamen) Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd. |
Xiamen City |
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CN |
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Assignee: |
Purity (Xiamen) Sanitary Ware Co.,
Ltd.
Xiamen City
CN
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Family ID: |
1000005428875 |
Appl. No.: |
17/162845 |
Filed: |
January 29, 2021 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E03C 1/0405 20130101;
E03C 2001/0415 20130101 |
International
Class: |
E03C 1/04 20060101
E03C001/04 |
Claims
1. A water output device, comprising: a body comprising an inlet
end and an outlet end, wherein an inside of the body has a first
waterflow passage and a second waterflow passage; the inlet end has
an inlet opening communicating with the first waterflow passage and
the second waterflow passage; a first water output member and a
second water output member are disposed at the outlet end; the
first water output member communicates with the first waterflow
passage; the second water output member communicates with the
second waterflow passage; the first water output member and the
second water output member are adapted to supply different forms of
waterflow; a control member disposed on the body, wherein the
control member is manipulable to respectively open or cut off the
first waterflow passage and the second waterflow passage; wherein
the first water output member has a receiving opening and comprises
a blocking member disposed at the receiving opening; the blocking
member has a plurality of outlet holes; a diameter of each of the
outlet holes is smaller than or equal to 0.4 mm.
2. The water output device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first
water output member is detachably disposed at the outlet end.
3. The water output device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body
has a receiving recess; the first water output member comprises a
first fixing base disposed in the receiving recess; the first
fixing base has the receiving opening; the blocking member is
disposed at the receiving opening of the first fixing base.
4. The water output device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first
water output member comprises a connecting member and a second
fixing base; an inner wall of the receiving recess has a
positioning member; an outer wall of the first fixing base and an
outer wall of the second fixing base respectively have a groove
corresponding to the positioning member; the first fixing base and
the second fixing base are disposed in the receiving recess
respectively by using the positioning member in conjunction with
the groove of the first fixing base and the groove of the second
fixing base; an end of the connecting member is connected to the
second fixing base, and another end of the connecting member is
detachably connected to the first fixing base.
5. The water output device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first
fixing base comprises a first fixing member and a second fixing
member; an outer wall of the first fixing member has a recess; a
clasp member is disposed on an inner wall of the second fixing
member; the first fixing member passes through the second fixing
member to be disposed in the second fixing member, and is connected
to the second fixing member by engaging the recess and the clasp
member; the second fixing member has the groove of the first fixing
base.
6. The water output device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first
water output member comprises a spring; an inside of the second
fixing base has a protruding portion; the spring fits around the
protruding portion, and two ends of the spring respectively abut
against the second fixing base and the second fixing member of the
first fixing base; an outer wall of the second fixing member has a
guiding rail; the connecting member is movably disposed in the
guiding rail.
7. The water output device as claimed in claim 3, wherein an inside
of the first fixing base has a blocking portion; an inner
peripheral wall of the first fixing base has a protruding portion;
the blocking member is disposed between the blocking portion and
the protruding portion.
8. The water output device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the
blocking member has a curved portion and an annular peripheral
portion surrounding the curved portion; the outlet holes are
disposed on the curved portion; the annular peripheral portion
abuts against the protruding portion.
9. The water output device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
outlet holes comprise a plurality of first outlet holes and a
plurality of second outlet holes; a diameter of each of the first
outlet holes is different from a diameter of each of the second
outlet holes.
10. The water output device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the
diameter of each of the first outlet holes is greater than the
diameter of each of the second outlet holes; the first outlet holes
are disposed at an outer periphery of the blocking member and
surround the second outlet holes.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates generally to a water output
device, and more particularly to a water output device adapted for
kitchen use.
Description of Related Art
[0002] It is known that a conventional water output device used for
kitchen cleaning is usually merely a nozzle connected to a faucet,
which can only provide a single water output function. Since the
conventional water output device has a large water output area, the
impact of the water jet is insufficient, so that it is hard to
clean dead corners of the tableware, which not only wastes the time
of washing the tableware, but also wastes water.
[0003] In recent years, shower nozzles that can increase the impact
strength of the water jet have appeared on the market. When a user
needs other water output functions, they can switch between
different water output modes by replacing the nozzles. However, it
is inconvenient for the user to frequently replace the nozzles. In
all aspects, the conventional water output device still has room
for improvements.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] In view of the above, the primary objective of the present
invention is to provide a water output device, which could provide
different forms of waterflow and high-pressure water jet.
[0005] The present invention provides a water output device
including a body and a control member, wherein the body includes an
inlet end and an outlet end. An inside of the body has a first
waterflow passage and a second waterflow passage. The inlet end has
an inlet opening communicating with the first waterflow passage and
the second waterflow passage. A first water output member and a
second water output member are disposed at the outlet end. The
first water output member communicates with the first waterflow
passage. The second water output member communicates with the
second waterflow passage. The first water output member and the
second water output member are adapted to supply different forms of
waterflow. The control member is disposed on the body, wherein the
control member is manipulable to respectively open or cut off the
first waterflow passage and the second waterflow passage. The first
water output member has a receiving opening and includes a blocking
member disposed at the receiving opening. The blocking member has a
plurality of outlet holes. A diameter of each of the outlet holes
is smaller than or equal to 0.4 mm.
[0006] With the aforementioned design, the control member could be
manipulable to respectively open or cut off the first waterflow
passage and the second waterflow passage, and the first water
output member and the second water output member are adapted to
respectively supply different forms of waterflow. In addition, with
a structure that the diameter of each of the outlet holes is
smaller than or equal to 0.4 mm, the first water output member
could output a high-pressure water jet.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] The present invention will be best understood by referring
to the following detailed description of some illustrative
embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in
which
[0008] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the water output device
according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0009] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the water output device according
to the embodiment of the present invention;
[0010] FIG. 3 is a sectional view along the A-A line in FIG. 2;
[0011] FIG. 4 is a schematic view, showing water flows through the
first waterflow passage;
[0012] FIG. 5 is a schematic view, showing water flows through the
second waterflow passage;
[0013] FIG. 6 is a schematic view, showing water flows through the
third waterflow passage;
[0014] FIG. 7A is an enlarged partial view of a marked region C in
FIG. 3;
[0015] FIG. 7B is a sectional view along the D-D line in FIG.
2;
[0016] FIG. 8 is a sectional view, showing the blocking member of
the water output device according to the embodiment of the present
invention;
[0017] FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the water output device
according to the embodiment of the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 10 is a schematic view, showing the operation between
the first fixing base and the connecting member when it is about to
mount the first fixing base on the outlet end; and
[0019] FIG. 11 is a schematic view, showing the operation between
the first fixing base and the connecting member when it is about to
disassemble the first fixing base from the outlet end.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0020] A water output device 1 for kitchen cleaning according to an
embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 1 to
FIG. 11, wherein the water output device 1 includes a body 10, a
first water output member 20, a second water output member 30, and
a control member 40, and is disposed in a kitchen for use.
[0021] Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6, the body 10 includes an inlet
end 10a and an outlet end 10b and has a first waterflow passage P1
and a second waterflow passage P2 therein, wherein the inlet end
10a has an inlet opening 101 communicating with the first waterflow
passage P1 and the second waterflow passage P2. The first water
output member 20 and the second water output member 30 are disposed
at the outlet end 10b, wherein the first water output member 20
communicates with the first waterflow passage P1, and the second
water output member 30 communicates with the second waterflow
passage P2. The control member 40 is disposed on the body 10 and is
manipulable to respectively open or cut off the first waterflow
passage P1 and the second waterflow passage P2, wherein the first
water output member 20 and the second water output member 30 could
respectively supply different forms of waterflow. In this way,
referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, by switching the control member 40,
water could flow through the first waterflow passage P1 and output
via the first water output member 20 or flow through the second
waterflow passage P2 and output via the second water output member
30, so that the water output device 1 according to the embodiment
of the present invention could switch different forms of waterflow
without replacing nozzles.
[0022] Referring to FIG. 6, in the current embodiment, the body 10
further has a third waterflow passage P3 therein which communicates
with the inlet opening 101, and a third water output member 50
communicating with the third waterflow passage P3 is disposed at
the outlet end 10b, wherein the control member 40 is manipulable to
respectively open or cut off the first waterflow passage P1, the
second waterflow passage P2, and the third waterflow passage P3.
The first water output member 20, the second water output member
30, and the third water output member 50 are adapted to
respectively supply different forms of waterflow. In the current
embodiment, the first water output member 20 could provide a
powerful water jet, the second water output member 30 could provide
a bubble-containing waterflow, and the third water output member 50
could provide a waterflow with a plurality of water jets. In other
embodiments, the water output device could provide different forms
of waterflow by disposing different forms of the second water
output member or the third water output member. In the current
embodiment, the water output device provides three forms of
waterflow by the first water output member 20, the second water
output member 30, and the third water output member 50 as an
example. In practice, the water output device could simply provide
with the first water output member and either the second water
output member or the third water output member.
[0023] Referring to FIG. 7A, FIG. 7B, and FIG. 8, the first water
output member 20 has a receiving opening 20a and includes a
blocking member 22 disposed at the receiving opening 20a, wherein
the blocking member 22 has a plurality of outlet holes 221, and a
diameter of each of the outlet holes 221 is smaller than or equal
to 0.4 mm. With a structure that a total area of the outlet holes
221 of the first water output member 20 is smaller than a
cross-sectional area of the inlet opening 101, when water flows
through the first waterflow passage P1 to the first water output
member 20, the water output device 1 could output a powerful water
jet. The first water output member 20 is detachably disposed at the
outlet end 10b. In the current embodiment, the outlet holes 221
include a plurality of first outlet holes 221a and a plurality of
second outlet holes 221b, wherein a diameter of each of the first
outlet holes 221a is different from a diameter of each of the
second outlet holes 221b. In the current embodiment, the diameter
of each of the first outlet holes 221a is greater than the diameter
of each of the second outlet holes 221b, and the first outlet holes
221a are disposed at an outer periphery of the blocking member 22
and surround the second outlet holes 221b. In other embodiments,
the diameter of each of the first outlet holes 221a could be
smaller than or equal to the diameter of each of the second outlet
holes 221, and the first outlet holes 221a and the second outlet
holes 221b could be arranged in other ways.
[0024] Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 7A, and FIG. 7B, the first water
output member 20 includes a first fixing base 24, wherein the first
fixing base 24 has the receiving opening 20a, and has a blocking
portion 24a therein. An inner peripheral wall of the first fixing
base 24 has a protruding portion 241, wherein the blocking member
22 is disposed between the blocking portion 24a and the protruding
portion 241 in an axial direction of the first water output member
20. The water output device 1 includes a sealing ring 60, and the
first fixing base 24 has an outer annular groove 242, wherein the
sealing ring 60 is disposed in the outer annular groove 242. The
blocking member 22 has a curved portion 22a and an annular
peripheral portion 22b surrounding the curved portion 22a, wherein
the outlet holes 221 are disposed on the curved portion 22a, and
the annular peripheral portion 22b abuts against the protruding
portion 241. In this way, when it is about to mount the blocking
member 22, the blocking member 22 could be inserted via the
receiving opening 20a of the first fixing base 24 and be pushed
toward an inside of the first fixing base 24, making the blocking
member 22 be elastically deformed and pass though the protruding
portion 241 and restore to its original state, so that the annular
peripheral portion 22b abuts against the protruding portion 241 to
firmly mount the blocking member 22 on the first fixing base
24.
[0025] It is worth mentioning that, referring to FIG. 7A, FIG. 7B,
and FIG. 9, the body 10 has a receiving recess R1; the first water
output member 20 includes a second fixing base 25, a spring 26, a
connecting member 27; the first fixing base 24 includes a first
fixing member 243 and a second fixing member 244; an outer wall of
the first fixing member 243 has a recess 243a (as shown in FIG.
7B); a clasp member 244a is disposed on an inner wall of the second
fixing member 244, wherein the first fixing member 243 passes
through the second fixing member 244 to be disposed in the second
fixing member 244, and is connected to the second fixing member 244
by engaging the recess 243a and the clasp member 244a. An inner
wall of the receiving recess R1 has a positioning member 102
protruding therefrom, and an outer wall of the second fixing member
244 of the first fixing base 24 has a groove 244b corresponding to
the positioning member 102, and an outer wall of the second fixing
base 25 has a groove 25a corresponding to the positioning member
102 (as shown in FIG. 9), so that the first fixing base 24 and the
second fixing base 25 could be easily positioned and disposed in
the receiving recess R1 in a short time by using the positioning
member 102 in conjunction with the groove 244b of the first fixing
base 24 and the groove 25a of the second fixing base 25. In
addition, referring to FIG. 7B, the receiving recess R1 of the body
10 has a hole 103, and the second fixing base 25 has two stuck
members 251 opposite to each other, wherein the stuck members 251
of the second fixing base 25 could pass through the hole 103 to be
stuck in the hole 103. In the current embodiment, an end of each of
the stuck members 251 has a protrusion protruding from an outer
peripheral surface of the corresponding stuck member 251, wherein
when the stuck members 251 pass through the hole 103, the
protrusion of each of the stuck members 251 is stuck around an
outer periphery of the hole 103, thereby firmly providing the
second fixing base 25 in the receiving recess R1 of the body
10.
[0026] Referring to FIG. 7A, FIG. 7B, and FIG. 9, an end of the
connecting member 27 is connected to the second fixing base 25, and
another end of the connecting member 27 is detachably connected to
the first fixing base 24; the second fixing base 25 has a
protruding portion 252 therein; the spring 26 fits around the
protruding portion 252, and two ends of the spring 26 respectively
abut against the second fixing base 25 and the second fixing member
244 of the first fixing base 24; the outer wall of the second
fixing member 244 has a guiding rail 244c, wherein the connecting
member 27 is movably disposed in the guiding rail 244c.
[0027] Referring to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the guiding rail 244c has
a bending portion 244e, wherein when the first fixing base 24 is
about to be mounted at the outlet end 10b of the body 10, the first
fixing base 24 is pushed toward an inside of the body 10 to
compress the spring 26 to move the connecting member 27 to the
bending portion 244e as shown in FIG. 10, and then stop pushing the
first fixing base 24. At this time, the spring 26 abuts against the
first fixing base 24 to make the connecting member 27 get stuck in
the bending portion 244e of the guiding rail 244c, thereby mounting
the first fixing base 240 at the outlet end 10b of the body 10. On
the contrary, when the first fixing base 24 is about to be taken
out from the outlet end 10b of the body 10, the first fixing base
24 is pushed toward the inside of the body 10 to compress the
spring 26 to move the connecting member 27 from the bending portion
244e to a position out of the guiding rail 244c as shown in FIG.
11, and then stop pushing the first fixing base 24. At this time,
the spring 26 abuts against the first fixing base 24 to make the
first fixing base 24 pop up from the outlet end 10b of the body 10.
In this way, the first fixing base 24 could be disassembled or
installed without using other tools such as a wrench. In addition
to the function of facilitating disassembly and assembly, the first
fixing base 24 could not easily loosen from the body 10.
[0028] With the aforementioned design, the water output device 1 of
the present invention could provide different forms of waterflow,
and could further provide a pressurized water jet by disposing the
first water output member 20. In addition, by detachably mounting
the first water output member 20 on the body 10, the first water
output member 20 could be easily disassembled or installed, which
facilitates subsequent maintenance or cleaning of internal
components.
[0029] It must be pointed out that the embodiments described above
are only some preferred embodiments of the present invention. All
equivalent structures which employ the concepts disclosed in this
specification and the appended claims should fall within the scope
of the present invention.
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