A pause water switching structure
By designing a water-stop switching structure, and utilizing the eccentric structure of the stop shaft, stop plug, and return spring, the problem of inconvenient water flow control in shower products is solved, enabling one-handed operation and stable water flow switching, thus improving the user experience.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202310866430.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-07-14
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-30
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-07-14
AI Technical Summary
Existing shower products have inconvenient water control mechanisms that require continuous pressing or rotating of buttons, and their status is poorly identifiable, resulting in a poor user experience.
It adopts a pause water switching structure, including a pause shaft, a pause plug, a reset spring, and a water distribution plate. The pause lever is swung by pushing a button. The eccentric structure and inclined protrusion design enable one-handed operation and stable switching, avoiding continuous pressing.
It achieves stable switching for one-handed operation, reduces switching force, improves status recognition, and enhances the user experience.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to a pause water switching structure. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the current shower products, the water outlet is controlled by the water outlet switch, and the position of the water outlet switch is generally set at the connection position of the water supply pipe and the hose. When using, the user needs to find the position of the switch. When actually using, the user needs to use the other hand to complete the closing action when holding the shower with one hand, which is not convenient to operate.
[0003] A pause water structure of a water outlet device is provided with a plug that can float up and down at the vertical position of the water inlet hole, and the pause water function is realized by pressing the plug. However, the plug needs to be continuously pressed to realize the pause water function, and the user needs to continuously exert force to operate, which is not good for the user experience. Another pause water structure of a water outlet device is provided with a plug that can float up and down and rotate at the vertical position of the water inlet hole, and the plug is provided with two high and low buckle positions in the rotating direction. The closing and opening of the water inlet hole are realized by the up and down position difference and the rotating displacement. However, the switching pressing force value of this kind of structure is large, and the button can move up and down freely in the pause water state. The button is impacted by the water pressure and returns to the original position. After the water inlet is closed, it cannot be confirmed whether it is in the pause state or the open state, and the identification degree is poor. SUMMARY
[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the purpose of the present application is to provide a pause water switching structure.
[0005] The present application is realized by the following technical scheme: a pause water switching structure, comprising a body, a pause assembly, a water distribution piece and a button, the water distribution piece is connected with the body, the body is provided with a pause cavity, and the pause assembly is installed in the pause cavity; the pause assembly comprises a pause shaft, a pause plug and a return spring, the return spring abuts against the pause plug and the body respectively, the pause shaft comprises an installation end and a pushing end, and the pause shaft is provided with a hollow portion, the installation end is installed in the water distribution piece, and the installation end is provided with an inclined block one; the pause plug comprises a connecting rod and a linkage structure, the connecting rod is arranged in the hollow portion, and the linkage structure comprises at least two large and small inclined blocks with different directions and sizes; the pause valve cavity of the water distribution piece comprises a plurality of inclined blocks, and the inclined blocks form large and small grooves with different areas, in the pause state, the small groove cooperates with the large inclined block to make the button in the sinking state, and in the open state, the large groove cooperates with the large inclined block to make the button in the lifting state.
[0006] Preferably, the small groove is further provided with a supporting portion, and the supporting portion is used for supporting the large inclined block to stably keep the button in the sinking state.
[0007] Preferably, the mounting end of the pause shaft comprises a plurality of mounting blocks, which are mounted in the small and large recesses, and the pause shaft can move up and down in the small and large recesses when the function is switched.
[0008] Preferably, the center of the button and the center of the pause valve cavity of the water distribution piece are arranged eccentrically or coincidentally.
[0009] Preferably, the pause assembly further comprises a pause rod, which is connected to the connecting rod with a gap, the pushing end is in contact with the pause rod, and the inclined convex block can push the pause plug upward and rotate.
[0010] Preferably, the pause rod and the body have a connecting fulcrum therebetween, and the pause rod can swing around the connecting fulcrum; pressing the button can push the pause rod to swing around the connecting fulcrum.
[0011] Preferably, the connecting rod is provided with groove one and groove two, the sealing ring is mounted in groove one, and the sealing ring is arranged between the pause plug and the pause shaft.
[0012] Preferably, groove two is connected to the button or the pause assembly with a gap.
[0013] Preferably, the body is provided with a water inlet channel, the water inlet channel is in communication with the pause cavity, and the rotating direction of the pause plug is the same as the water inlet direction of the water inlet channel.
[0014] Preferably, the body, the water distribution piece, and the panel are arranged in connection, and the button is arranged on the panel.
[0015] The pause water switching structure has few required parts, good stability, strong product compatibility, and can be used in various products (such as top spray, shower, spray gun, and storage faucet, etc.); at the same time, the pause water switching structure can be switched by one hand, and the switching can be completed without continuously pressing the button. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.
[0017] Figure 1 is a sectional view of the present application.
[0018] Figure 2 is an exploded view of the present invention.
[0019] Figure 3 is a perspective view of the body of the present invention.
[0020] Figure 4 is a perspective view of the pause shaft of the present invention.
[0021] Figure 5 and Figure 6 are cross-sectional views of the pause shaft of the present invention in different orientations.
[0022] Figure 7 and Figure 8 is a perspective view of the pause plug of the present invention.
[0023] Figure 9 and Figure 10 are cross-sectional views of the pause plug of the present invention in different orientations.
[0024] Figure 11 is a perspective view of the water shedding piece of the present invention.
[0025] Figure 12 is a partial perspective view of the water shedding piece of the present invention.
[0026] Figure 13 is a schematic view of the connection of the pause plug and the water shedding piece of the present invention.
[0027] Figure 14 is a schematic view of the connection of the pause shaft, the pause plug and the water shedding piece of the present invention in the open state.
[0028] Figure 15 is a schematic view of the connection of the pause shaft, the pause plug and the water shedding piece of the present invention in the pause state.
[0029] Figure 16 is a schematic view of the connection of the pause shaft, the pause plug and the water shedding piece of the present invention.
[0030] Figure 17 is a partial perspective schematic view of the present invention.
[0031] Figure 18 is a cross-sectional schematic view of the present invention in the open state.
[0032] Figure 19 is a cross-sectional schematic view of the present invention in the pause state.
[0033] Figure 20 is a cross-sectional schematic view of another embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0034] In order to make the purposes, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort should fall within the scope of the present application. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed present application, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort should fall within the scope of the present application.
[0035] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "top", "bottom", etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.
[0036] In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connecting", "fixing" and the like should be understood broadly, for example, can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integral; can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection; can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0037] With reference to the drawings in the specification, a pause water switching structure includes a body 1, a pause assembly 2, a water distribution piece 3, a button 4 and a panel 5, the body 1, the water distribution piece 3 and the panel 5 are connected to each other, which can be fixedly connected by screws 6 in the drawings, for example, wherein the button 4 is mounted on the panel 5. The body 1 has a water inlet channel 11, and the body 1 further has a pause cavity 12, the pause assembly 2 is mounted in the pause cavity 12, and the pause cavity 12 and the water inlet channel 11 are in communication with each other.
[0038] In one specific embodiment, referring to the accompanying drawings, the pause assembly 2 includes a pause shaft 21, a pause plug 22, a pause lever 23, and a return spring 24. The pause shaft 21 has a hollow portion 211. In one specific embodiment, the hollow portion 211 can be a hollow cylindrical structure. The pause plug 22 is inserted into the hollow portion. The pause shaft 21 includes a mounting end 210 and a pushing end 213. (Refer to the accompanying drawings.) Figure 13 The mounting end 210 is installed on the water divider 3, and a plurality of inclined protrusions 212 are provided at the upper end of the mounting end 210. The pushing end 213 can contact the inverted end face 230 of the pause lever, and the inclined protrusions 212 can push the pause plug 22 upward and rotate. This arrangement of the pause shaft of the present invention can help balance water pressure and reduce switching force, thus meeting the needs of different users.
[0039] The pause plug 22 comprises a connecting rod 221 and a linkage structure 222, the connecting rod 221 extends from the linkage structure 222 into the hollow part 211 of the pause shaft, the connecting rod 221 is provided with a groove one 2211 and a groove two 2212, the groove one 2211 is provided with a sealing ring b1, the sealing ring b1 is arranged between the pause plug 22 and the pause shaft 21, which can play a sealing role, the groove two 2212 passes through the hollow part 211 of the pause shaft and is connected with the pause rod 23, and there is a certain gap at the connection between the groove two 2212 and the pause rod 23, and such connection will not limit the rotating movement of the pause plug 22, and in a specific embodiment, the connecting rod is a solid cylindrical structure. One end of the linkage structure 222 is provided with a groove three 2220, both ends of the reset spring 24 are respectively arranged against the groove three 2220 and the body 1, and the other end of the linkage structure 222 comprises at least two large inclined cam blocks 2221 and small inclined cam blocks 2222 which are different in direction and size, the large inclined cam blocks 2221 and the small inclined cam blocks 2222 are arranged at the connection between the linkage structure and the connecting rod, and the large inclined cam blocks 2221 are in contact with the pause shaft 22 in the water flow opening state; the design of the double inclined cam blocks of different sizes of the pause plug can effectively solve the phenomenon that the switching is not smooth at the critical point. In addition, the pause rod 23 and the connecting rod 221 of the pause plug are connected with a gap, the pause rod 23 and the body 1 have a connecting fulcrum 11, the pause rod 23 can swing around the connecting fulcrum 11, the button 4 is in contact with the other end of the pause rod 23, and when the button 4 is pressed, the pause rod 23 can be pushed to swing around the connecting fulcrum 11, so that the reverse end surface 230 of the pause rod pushes the pause shaft 21 in contact with it to move up and down. Specifically, the pushing end 213 of the pause shaft is in contact with the reverse end surface 230 of the pause rod, when an external force acts on the button 4, the pause rod 23 can be pushed to rotate downward around the connecting fulcrum 11 of the body, then the pause shaft 21 in contact with it is pushed to move upward, and the inclined cam block one 212 at the other end of the pause shaft pushes the pause plug 22 to rotate upward; in this way, by using the button to push the pause rod to swing, the movable reverse buckle is arranged between the pause rod and the pause plug, and the eccentric effect is utilized, so that the switching force can be reduced.
[0040] Further, with reference to the accompanying Figure 11, the plurality of inclined convex walls 30 are provided in the pause valve cavity of the water distribution piece 3, and small and large recesses 31 and 32 are provided between adjacent inclined convex walls 30, the area of the large recess is larger than that of the small recess, the design of the small and large recesses of the water distribution piece makes a height difference in the height direction when the small or large recess cooperates with the inclined convex block of the pause plug, and the button is kept in the sinking state in the pause state; a plurality of mounting blocks 2101 at the pause shaft mounting end 210 are mounted in the small and large recesses 31 and 32, the pause shaft 21 can move up and down in the recesses of the water distribution piece when the function is switched, the small recess 31 can support the pause plug 22 in the pause state when it cooperates with the large inclined convex block 2221, so that the button can be kept in the sinking state when it is switched to the pause state, which is beneficial for the user to easily distinguish the use state of the water flow; in a specific embodiment, referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 11 , the outside of the small recess 31 is also provided with a support part 311, so that the areas of the small and large recesses are different, and the button can be kept in the sinking state stably in the pause state.
[0041] , the outside of the small recess 31 is also provided with a support part 311, so that the areas of the small and large recesses are different, and the button can be kept in the sinking state stably in the pause state. Figure 18 , the small and large recesses 31 and 32 are provided between adjacent inclined convex walls 30, the area of the large recess is larger than that of the small recess, the design of the small and large recesses of the water distribution piece makes a height difference in the height direction when the small or large recess cooperates with the inclined convex block of the pause plug, and the button is kept in the sinking state in the pause state; a plurality of mounting blocks 2101 at the pause shaft mounting end 210 are mounted in the small and large recesses 31 and 32, the pause shaft 21 can move up and down in the recesses of the water distribution piece when the function is switched, the small recess 31 can support the pause plug 22 in the pause state when it cooperates with the large inclined convex block 2221, so that the button can be kept in the sinking state when it is switched to the pause state, which is beneficial for the user to easily distinguish the use state of the water flow; in a specific embodiment, referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 19 , the small and large recesses 31 and 32 are provided between adjacent inclined convex walls 30, the area of the large recess is larger than that of the small recess, the design of the small and large recesses of the water distribution piece makes a height difference in the height direction when the small or large recess cooperates with the inclined convex block of the pause plug, and the button is kept in the sinking state in the pause state; a plurality of mounting blocks 2101 at the pause shaft mounting end 210 are mounted in the small and large recesses 31 and 32, the pause shaft 21 can move up and down in the recesses of the water distribution piece when the function is switched, the small recess 31 can support the pause plug 22 in the pause state when it cooperates with the large inclined convex block 2221, so that the button can be kept in the sinking state when it is switched to the pause state, which is beneficial for the user to easily distinguish the use state of the water flow; in a specific embodiment, referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 3As shown, the rotating direction of the pause plug 22 is consistent with the water inlet direction of the water inlet channel 11 of the body, which can be clockwise or counterclockwise, so that the switching is smoother. The pause plug of the present application is connected with the pause rod after passing through the hollow part of the pause shaft, and the switching force of the pause rod is transmitted to the pause plug through the pause shaft when the pause plug is pressed upward, and the pause plug thrust simultaneously acts on the pause shaft and the pause rod when the pause plug is reset downward, so that the linkage structure of the three important parts is realized. The pause water switching structure of the present application has few required parts and good stability, and has strong product compatibility, and can be used on various products (such as top spray, shower, spray gun, storage faucet, etc.); at the same time, the pause water switching structure of the present application can be switched by one hand, and the switching can be completed without continuously pressing the button.
[0042] The center of the button 4 and the center of the pause valve cavity of the water distribution piece 3 can be eccentric, there is a certain distance between the centers, or the centers can be coincident. Referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 20 It is another embodiment of the present application. The embodiment only highlights the differences from the foregoing embodiment, and the rest of the structure will not be repeated. In the embodiment, the button 4 is not eccentrically arranged, and the groove two 2212 of the pause plug 22 is directly connected to the button 4. When the button 4 is pressed, the button 4 pushes the pause shaft to move upward, and the inclined block at the other end of the pause shaft pushes the pause plug to move upward and rotate, thereby also achieving the effect of the present application. The main functional parts of the pause water switching structure of the present application are the pause shaft, the pause plug, the water distribution piece and the reset spring, the number of functional parts is small, the product function is stable, and the space required for the structure is small, and the structural advantage is particularly obvious when applied to small space products (such as the structure applied to the shower handle).
[0043] The above description shows and describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, as described above, it should be understood that the present application is not limited to the form disclosed herein, and should not be considered as excluding other embodiments, but can be used in various other combinations, modifications and environments, and can be modified within the scope of the inventive concept described herein by the above teaching or related art or knowledge. The modifications and changes made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application shall be within the scope of protection of the appended claims of the present application.
Claims
1. A suspended water switching structure, characterized by, The utility model provides a pause assembly, a body, a water diversion piece and a button, the water diversion piece is connected with the body, the body is provided with a pause cavity, and the pause assembly is arranged in the pause cavity; the pause assembly includes a pause shaft, a pause plug and a return spring, the return spring is respectively abutted to the pause plug and the body, the pause shaft includes a mounting end and a pushing end, and the pause shaft is provided with a hollow part, the mounting end is arranged in the water diversion piece, and the mounting end is provided with an inclined surface block one; the pause plug includes a connecting rod and a linkage structure, the connecting rod is arranged in the hollow part, and the linkage structure includes at least two large and small inclined surface blocks with different directions and sizes; the pause valve cavity of the water diversion piece is provided with a plurality of inclined surface blocks, the inclined surface blocks form large and small missing grooves with different areas, in the pause state, the small missing groove cooperates with the large inclined surface block to make the button in the sinking state, in the opening state, the large missing groove cooperates with the large inclined surface block to make the button in the lifting state; the small missing groove is further provided with a supporting part, and the supporting part is used for supporting the large inclined surface block to make the button stably keep in the sinking state; the mounting end of the pause shaft includes a plurality of mounting blocks, the mounting blocks are arranged in the small and large missing grooves, and the pause shaft can move up and down in the small and large missing grooves when the function is switched.
2. A pause water switch structure according to claim 1, wherein The center of the button and the center of the pause valve cavity of the water diversion piece are arranged eccentrically or coincidentally.
3. A pause water switch structure according to claim 2, wherein The pause assembly further includes a pause rod, a gap is formed between the pause rod and the connecting rod, the pushing end is in contact with the pause rod, and the inclined surface block one can push the pause plug upwards and rotate.
4. A pause water switch structure according to claim 3, wherein The pause rod and the body have a connecting fulcrum, and the pause rod can swing around the connecting fulcrum; pressing the button can push the pause rod to swing around the connecting fulcrum.
5. The pause water switch structure according to claim 1, wherein The connecting rod is provided with a groove one and a groove two, a sealing ring is arranged in the groove one, and the sealing ring is arranged between the pause plug and the pause shaft.
6. A pause water switch structure according to claim 5, wherein The groove two is connected with the button or the pause assembly with a gap.
7. The pause water switch structure according to claim 1, wherein The body is provided with a water inlet channel, the water inlet channel is communicated with the pause cavity, and the rotating direction of the pause plug is the same as the water inlet direction of the water inlet channel.
8. The pause water switching structure according to claim 1, wherein The utility model further includes a panel, the body, the water diversion piece and the panel are arranged in connection, and the button is arranged on the panel.
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