Device for blocking inflow of external air into shower head

Abstract

The disclosed subject matter relates to a device for blocking the inflow of external air into a shower head, the device being for preventing water filled in a shower head from being exposed to and contaminated by external air through perforated holes of a water spray plate. The device for blocking the inflow of external air into a shower head, according to one embodiment of the present specification, comprises: a body part in which a passage through which water moves is formed; a lid detachably coupled to a discharge port of the body part; the water spray plate which is seated on a stopping protrusion of the lid, and which discharges, through the perforated holes, the water moving to the lid; and a disk-shaped external air inflow blocking member which is formed at the inner side of the water spray plate and which has cut parts repeatedly formed in the circumferential direction, the cut parts being switched to an open state by means of the pressure of the water passing through the body part and moving toward the water spray plate so as to allow the water to pass therethrough toward the water spray plate, returning to an initial state by means of elastic force if the water is cut off from the body part, so as to block the movement of the water toward the water spray plate, and blocking the external air from flowing into the body part through the perforated holes.

Description

Shower head external air intake blocking device

[0001] This specification relates to a shower head, and more specifically, to a device for blocking the inflow of outside air into a shower head to prevent water filled in the shower head from being contaminated by being exposed to outside air through a hole in a spray plate.

[0002] Unless otherwise indicated herein, the materials described in this section are not prior art to the claims of this application, and their inclusion in this section is not intended to be admitted as prior art.

[0003] In general, a shower head is equipped with a flat spray plate with a number of small spray holes of the same size perforated at its tip, and performs a shower function by distributing and discharging water supplied through a shower hose through the spray holes of the spray plate. In order to perform a more effective shower function, the number, area, and distribution of the spray holes account for a large proportion.

[0004] Conventional shower devices are being developed to have various functions such as removing residual chlorine in water, filtering foreign substances, ionizing, antibacterial, deodorizing, etc., and performing various water treatment functions such as massage functions, and the demand of users who want to shower with cleaner water is increasing.

[0005] That is, a functional shower head is being used that purifies the supplied raw water by installing a water softener, residual chlorine remover, filter, etc. in the shower head, or sprays functional water with vitamins, aroma oils, or fragrances added to the purified water.

[0006] Meanwhile, contamination of water discharged from showers or faucets to people who may be susceptible to infection is undesirable, and exposure to contaminants such as pathogens can lead to debilitating, costly infections, and even death.

[0007] To reduce the risk of exposure to such pathogens, disposable showerhead filters are attached to showerheads to prevent showerers from being exposed to various contaminants such as waterborne pathogens such as fungal spores, bacteria, and protozoa.

[0008] An embodiment of the present specification relates to an outside air intake blocking device for a shower head, which prevents water filled in the shower head from being exposed to outside air through a perforation of a spray plate and becoming contaminated by bacterial growth.

[0009] An embodiment of the present specification relates to an external air intake blocking device for a shower head, which can prevent skin troubles in atopic patients, chronic skin disease patients, or users with sensitive skin from occurring due to bacteria growing inside the shower head.

[0010] In order to achieve the above and other purposes of this specification, according to one embodiment of this specification,

[0011] A body part in which a passage for water movement is formed inside;

[0012] A lid detachably connected to the outlet of the above body part;

[0013] A sprinkler plate that is installed on the catch of the lid and discharges water moving to the lid through a hole;

[0014] The present invention provides an external air inflow blocking device for a shower head, characterized in that it comprises a circular plate-shaped external air inflow blocking port formed inside the spray plate, which is converted into an open state by the water pressure of water passing through the body part and moving toward the spray plate, and allows water to pass toward the spray plate, and when water is cut off from the body part, is restored to an initial state by elastic force to block the movement of water toward the spray plate, and has cut portions repeatedly formed in a circumferential direction to block external air from flowing into the body part through the perforation.

[0015] In a more preferred embodiment, the external air inlet blocking opening

[0016] It is characterized in that it further includes a guider that is formed protrudingly on a surface opposite to the sprinkler plate and, when the external air inlet blocking port is pressurized by the water pressure of water passing through the body part, secures a space between the external air inlet blocking port and the sprinkler plate to smoothly guide the water flow toward the sprinkler plate.

[0017] The above guide is

[0018] It is characterized by being repeatedly formed in a concentric ring shape on one side of the above external air inlet blocking port.

[0019] The above guide is

[0020] It is characterized in that on one side of the above external air intake blocking port, semicircular protrusions are repeatedly formed in concentric circles and spaced at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

[0021] The above incision is

[0022] It is characterized by being repeatedly formed by maintaining equal spacing between adjacent guiders in a circular direction.

[0023] The above incision is

[0024] It is characterized in that the water flow direction passing through the external air inlet blocking port is formed in a straight, S-shaped, ∪-shaped, or ∩-shaped shape.

[0025] The above external air inlet blocking port is characterized in that it is formed of any one of silicone material, synthetic resin material, and rubber material.

[0026] It is characterized by further including a leak prevention device formed to extend along the edge of the external air intake blocking port and to prevent leakage through a gap between the lid and the external air intake blocking port by elastically deforming when the lid is coupled to the body part.

[0027] The control part that controls whether or not water passes through the cut part is formed in the center and protrudes toward the water spray plate, and a groove that allows water inside the lid to smoothly flow into the cut part of the control part is formed on the inner surface of the external air inlet blocking port outside the cut part.

[0028] A first case in the form of a cartridge that accommodates the edge of the above sprinkler plate and the leak prevention port of the above external air inlet blocking port, and has a first hook formed on the contact surface;

[0029] A second case in the form of a cartridge in which a second hook is formed on the contact surface to correspond to the first hook;

[0030] When the first and second hooks are connected in a protruding manner, the leak prevention device is elastically deformed by pressure by a pressure ring formed in a ring shape on the inner surface of the second case, thereby sealing the gap between the leak prevention device and the inner surfaces of the first and second cases.

[0031] A fixed groove formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery of the above sprinkler plate and cut so that the outside is open;

[0032] A plurality of protruding jaws formed on the catch of the lid toward the spray plate and coupled to the fixing groove;

[0033] A through hole formed through the leak prevention port of the above external air inlet blocking port is provided;

[0034] After the center of the fixing groove of the spray plate and the through hole of the external air intake blocking port are aligned with the protruding jaw of the lid, a connecting piece formed to extend from the end of the body part is screwed onto the lid, thereby fixing the protruding jaw to the fixing groove of the spray plate and the through hole of the external air intake blocking port without moving by the pressure of the connecting piece.

[0035] The above control unit

[0036] The external air inlet blocking port is elastically deformed by the pressure of water passing through the cut portion of the external air inlet blocking port, and is formed to protrude at a lower height than the guide so that the control portion does not come into contact with the water spray plate.

[0037] The external air intake blocking device of the shower head according to the embodiment of the present specification having the above-described configuration has the following advantages.

[0038] As the water filled in the shower head is exposed to the outside air through the perforations of the spray plate, it prevents the growth of bacteria at the source, contributing to the health of shower head users.

[0039] In addition, it can provide reliability by preventing skin troubles in patients with atopic dermatitis, chronic skin disease, or sensitive skin caused by bacteria growing inside the shower head.

[0040] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shower head according to a preferred embodiment of the present specification;

[0041] Figures 2 and 3 are exploded perspective views of the shower head shown in Figure 1.

[0042] Figure 4 is a drawing showing the closed state of the cut formed in the external air intake blocking port in the shower head illustrated in Figure 1.

[0043] Figure 5 is a drawing showing the open state of the cut formed in the external air intake blocking port illustrated in Figure 4.

[0044] Fig. 6 is a modified example of an external air intake blocking port in which a cutout is formed in the shower head illustrated in Fig. 1, and is a drawing showing a closed state of the cutout.

[0045] Fig. 7 is a modified example of the external air intake blocking port shown in Fig. 6, showing the open state of the cut portion.

[0046] Fig. 8 is another example of a modification of an external air intake blocking port in which a cut-out is formed in the shower head illustrated in Fig. 1.

[0047] Fig. 9 is a drawing showing the state of use of an external air intake blocking port in which a cut portion is formed in the shower head illustrated in Fig. 1.

[0048] Hereinafter, with reference to the attached drawings, an external air intake blocking device of a shower head according to a preferred embodiment of the present specification will be described in detail.

[0049] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 9, an external air intake blocking device of a shower head according to one embodiment of the present specification is

[0050] A typical body part (11) having a passage (10) formed therein through which water (e.g., tap water) moves;

[0051] A conventional lid (12) that is detachably screwed onto the outlet of the body (11);

[0052] A conventional water spray plate (14) that is mounted on the catch (12a) of the lid (12) and discharges water moving to the lid (12) through a hole (13);

[0053] It is characterized by having a circular external air inlet blocking port (16) in which an arbitrary-shaped cutout (15) (for example, a sheath shape rather than a hole) is repeatedly formed in the circumferential direction so as to be opened by the water pressure of water that passes through the body part (11) and moves toward the water spray plate (14), and allows water to pass toward the water spray plate (14), and when the water is cut off from the body part (11), it is restored to the initial state by elastic force to block the movement of water toward the water spray plate (14), and prevents external air from flowing into the body part (11) through the perforation (13).

[0054] According to a more preferred embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the above-described external air inlet blocking opening (16)

[0055] It is characterized by including a guider (17) which is formed protrudingly on a surface opposite to the sprinkler plate (14) and, when the external air inlet blocking port (16) is pressurized by the water pressure of water passing through the body part (11), secures a space between the external air inlet blocking port (16) and the sprinkler plate (14) to smoothly guide the water flow toward the sprinkler plate (14).

[0056] As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, the aforementioned guider (17)

[0057] It is characterized by being repeatedly formed in a concentric ring shape on one side of the external air inlet blocking port (16).

[0058] The aforementioned guide (17)

[0059] It is characterized by the fact that semicircular protrusions (not shown) are repeatedly formed on one side of the external air intake block (16) in a concentric circle but spaced at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

[0060] As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, the aforementioned cut portion (15)

[0061] It is characterized by being repeatedly formed by maintaining equal spacing between adjacent guiders (17) and guiders (17) in a circular direction.

[0062] As shown in Fig. 4, the aforementioned incision (15)

[0063] The direction of water flow passing through the external air inlet blocking port (16) can be formed in a straight, S-shaped, ∪-shaped, or ∩-shaped shape, and these are only illustrated and described in the drawing to help understanding, and are not meant to be limited to these.

[0064] The aforementioned external air inlet blocking port (16) can be formed of any one of a conventional silicone material, synthetic resin material, and rubber material, and is not meant to be limited to these.

[0065] As shown in Fig. 9, it is characterized by including a leak prevention device (18) (i.e., acting as an O-ring) that is formed to extend along the edge of the external air intake blocking port (16) and prevents water from leaking through the gap between the lid (12) and the external air intake blocking port (16) due to elastic deformation caused by the pressure of the connecting piece (11a) of the body part (11) when the lid (12) is screwed onto the body part (11).

[0066] As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, a cutout (15) is formed in the center to protrude a control portion (19) that controls whether water passes through the water spout (14), and a groove (20) that allows water inside the lid (12) to smoothly flow into the cutout (15) of the control portion (19) is formed on the inner surface of the external air inflow blocking port (16) outside the cutout (15). (That is, the cutout (15) and the groove (20) are formed on the same center line.)

[0067] As shown in Fig. 8, a first case (22) in the form of a cartridge that accommodates the edge of the aforementioned sprinkler plate (14) and the leak prevention port (18) of the external air inlet blocking port (16), and has a conventional first hook (21) for assembly formed on the contact surface;

[0068] A second case (24) in the form of a cartridge in which a second hook (23) for assembly is formed on the contact surface to correspond to the first hook (21); is provided;

[0069] When the first and second hooks (21, 23) are connected in a protruding manner while the sprinkler plate (14) and the external air inlet blocking port (16) are accommodated in the first case (22), the leak prevention port (18) is elastically deformed by pressure by the pressure ring (25) formed in a ring shape on the inner surface of the second case (24), thereby sealing the gap between the leak prevention port (18) and the inner surfaces of the first and second cases (22, 24).

[0070] As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 9, a fixed groove (14a) (for example, three grooves are formed) is formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery of the aforementioned sprinkler plate (14) and is cut so that the outer side is open;

[0071] A plurality of protruding protrusions (12b) (for example, three protrusions are formed) that protrude toward the spray plate (14) on the catch (12a) of the lid (12) and are coupled to the fixing groove (14a);

[0072] A through hole (18a) formed through the leak prevention hole (18) of the external air inlet blocking hole (16); is provided.

[0073] After the centers of the fixing groove (14a) of the spray plate (14) and the through hole (18a) of the external air intake blocking port (16) are aligned with each other and the protruding jaw (12b) of the lid (12) is fixed, a connecting piece (11a) extended from the end of the body part (11) is screwed onto the lid (12), so that the protruding jaw (12b) of the lid (12) is fixed to the fixing groove (14a) of the spray plate (14) and the through hole (18a) of the external air intake blocking port (16) without moving by the pressure of the connecting piece (11a).

[0074] As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the aforementioned control unit (19)

[0075] It is characterized in that the external air inlet blocking port (16) is elastically deformed by the pressure of water passing through the cut portion (15) of the external air inlet blocking port (16) so that the control portion (19) does not come into contact with the sprinkler plate (14) and is formed to protrude at a lower height than the guider (17).

[0076] Hereinafter, an external air intake blocking device of a shower head according to one embodiment of the present specification is described according to the attached drawings.

[0077] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, the fixing groove (14a) formed on the protruding jaw (12b) formed on the catch jaw (12a) of the aforementioned lid (12) is formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer surface of the spray plate (14) and is cut open to allow the outside to be opened, and the centers of the through-hole (18a) formed in the leak-prevention port (18) of the external air inlet blocking port (16) are aligned with each other to secure it in place. When the connecting piece (11a) extended from the end of the body portion (11) is screwed onto the lid (12), the protruding jaw (12b) of the lid (12) can be fixed to the fixing groove (14a) of the spray plate (14) and the through-hole (18a) of the leak-prevention port (18) of the external air inlet blocking port (16) without moving due to the pressure of the connecting piece (11a).

[0078] When the shower head described above is used, the plurality of cutouts (15) formed in the outside air inlet blocking port (16) are converted to an open state (opened) by water pressure, thereby allowing water moving from the body part (11) to pass through and be discharged toward the spray plate (14). On the other hand, when the shower head is not used (meaning a state in which no water pressure is generated inside the body part (11), the cutouts (15) are restored to their initial state by elastic force, thereby blocking water in the body part (11) from moving toward the spray plate (14), and also blocking outside air from flowing into the body part (11) through the perforations (13) of the spray plate (14).

[0079] To explain this in detail, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, when the water pressure is not generated inside the body part (11) by turning off the water faucet (for example, a tap, a lever, etc.) of the aforementioned shower head, the cut part (15) formed concentrically in the circumferential direction to the external air intake blocking port (16) coupled to the discharge port of the lid (12) maintains the initial state of being in close contact.

[0080] Due to this, water inside the body part (11) is prevented from passing through the cut portion (15) of the outside air inlet blocking port (16), thereby preventing it from moving toward the spray plate (14). At the same time, outside air can be prevented from passing through the perforation (13) of the spray plate (14) and flowing into the inside of the body part (11) by the outside air inlet blocking port (16).

[0081] Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, when the faucet is turned on to use the aforementioned shower head, the cut portion (15) of the external air intake blocking port (16) can be turned to an open state (i.e., a gaped state) by the water pressure generated inside the body portion (11).

[0082] That is, as the pressure of the water moving from the body part (11) opens the cut part (15) of the external air inlet blocking port (16), the water of the body part (11) passes through the opened cut part (15) and then moves toward the spray plate (14) and is discharged through the perforation (13).

[0083] As described above, when the external air intake blocking port (16) is pressurized by the pressure of the water passing through the body part (11) and the cut portion (15) is opened to allow water to pass, a space (i.e., a space equivalent to the height at which the guider (17) protrudes from the external air intake blocking port (16)) can be secured between the water spray plate (14) and the external air intake blocking port (16) by the guider (17) formed on the outer surface of the external air intake blocking port (16) facing the water spray plate (14).

[0084] Accordingly, when the cut portion (15) of the external air intake block (16) is pressurized by the water pressure passing through the body portion (11) to open it, the space secured by the guider (17) between the spray plate (14) and the external air intake block (16) prevents the external air intake block (16) (which may be formed of a silicone material, for example) from being elastically deformed and coming into contact with the spray plate (14). As a result, the water inside the body portion (11) can smoothly pass through the cut portion (15) of the external air intake block (16) and the perforation (13) of the spray plate (14) in sequence to be discharged outside the shower head.

[0085] As shown in Fig. 7, the control part (19) with the cut-out (15) formed in the aforementioned external air inlet blocking port (16) is formed to protrude toward the spray plate (14) and the groove (20) is formed outside the cut-out (15) (the cut-out (15) and the groove (20) are formed on the same center line), so that the water inside the lid (12) passes through the groove (20) and moves smoothly toward the cut-out (15). Accordingly, it is possible to prevent water moving from the body part (11) toward the spray plate (14) from stagnating due to interference by the external air inlet blocking port (16).

[0086] At this time, it is preferable that the control part (19) protruding toward the spray plate (14) in the aforementioned external air inlet blocking port (16) be formed at a lower height than the guider (17) so that the external air inlet blocking port (16) is elastically deformed by the pressure of water passing through the cut portion (15) and the control part (19) does not come into contact with the spray plate (14).

[0087] That is, when the external air inlet blocking port (16) is elastically deformed by the water pressure passing through the cut portion (15) and the control unit (19) is pressed against the spray plate (14), no space is secured between the spray plate (14) and the external air inlet blocking port (16), thereby interfering with the water flow toward the perforation (13) of the spray plate (14).

[0088] As shown in Fig. 8, the first case (22) in the form of a cartridge having a first hook (21) formed on the contact surface and accommodating the edge of the aforementioned sprinkler plate (14) and the leak-prevention port (18) of the external air inlet blocking port (16), and the second case (24) in the form of a cartridge having a second hook (23) formed on the contact surface are provided, so that when the first and second hooks (21, 23) are unevenly joined while the sprinkler plate (14) and the leak-prevention port (18) of the external air inlet blocking port (16) are accommodated in the first case (22), the leak-prevention port (18) is elastically deformed by the ring-shaped pressure ring (25) formed on the inner surface of the second case (24) so ​​as to seal the gap between the leak-prevention port (18) and the inner surfaces of the first and second cases (22, 24).

[0089] That is, if the aforementioned sprinkler plate (14), external air inlet blocking port (16), and first and second cases (22, 24) are commercialized as a set (modularized), consumers can purchase them and easily combine them with a shower head to use them conveniently.

[0090] Although the above-described specification has been described with reference to exemplary preferred technical ideas, those skilled in the art to which the specification pertains will be able to make various modifications and equivalent other embodiments without departing from the essential characteristics of the specification.

[0091] Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in this specification are not intended to limit the technical idea but to explain it, and the protection scope of the specification should be interpreted by the technical idea of ​​the claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of rights of this specification.

[0092] This relates to a shower head that sprays water filled in the shower head through the perforations of the spray plate.

Claims

1. A body part in which a passage for water movement is formed inside; A lid detachably connected to the outlet of the above body part; A sprinkler plate that is installed on the catch of the lid and discharges water moving to the lid through a hole; A shower head external air inflow blocking device characterized by comprising: a circular plate-shaped external air inflow blocking port formed inside the spray plate, which is switched to an open state by the water pressure of water passing through the body part and moving toward the spray plate, and which, when water is cut off from the body part, is restored to an initial state by elastic force to block the movement of water toward the spray plate, and which has cut portions repeatedly formed in a circumferential direction to block external air from flowing into the body part through the perforations.

2. In paragraph 1, The above external air inlet blocking port A shower head external air intake blocking device characterized by further including a guider that is formed protrudingly on a surface opposite to the spray plate and, when the external air intake blocking port is pressurized by the water pressure of water passing through the body part, secures a space between the external air intake blocking port and the spray plate to smoothly guide water flow toward the spray plate.

3. In paragraph 2, The above guide is An external air intake blocking device for a shower head, characterized in that it is repeatedly formed in a concentric ring shape on one side of the external air intake blocking port.

4. In paragraph 2, The above guide is An external air intake blocking device for a shower head, characterized in that a semicircular protrusion is repeatedly formed in a concentric circle on one side of the external air intake blocking port and is spaced at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

5. In paragraph 2, The above incision is A shower head external air intake blocking device characterized in that it is repeatedly formed by maintaining equal spacing in a circular direction between adjacent guiders.

6. In paragraph 5, The above incision is An external air intake blocking device for a shower head, characterized in that it is formed in a straight, S-shaped, ∪-shaped, or ∩-shaped shape with respect to the direction of water flow passing through the external air intake blocking port.

7. In paragraph 1, An external air intake blocking device for a shower head, characterized in that the above external air intake blocking port is formed of any one of silicone material, synthetic resin material, and rubber material.

8. In paragraph 1, A shower head external air intake blocking device characterized by further including a leak prevention device formed to extend along the edge of the external air intake blocking port and elastically deformed when the lid is coupled to the body part to prevent water from leaking through the gap between the lid and the external air intake blocking port.

9. In paragraph 1, A shower head external air intake blocking device characterized in that a control part for controlling whether or not water passes through a cut-out formed in the center is formed to protrude toward the water spray plate, and a groove for allowing water inside the lid to smoothly flow into the cut-out of the control part is formed on the inner surface of the external air intake blocking port outside the cut-out.

10. In paragraph 8, A first case in the form of a cartridge that accommodates the edge of the above sprinkler plate and the leak prevention port of the external air inlet blocking port, and has a first hook formed on the contact surface; A second case in the form of a cartridge in which a second hook is formed on the contact surface to correspond to the first hook; A shower head external air inflow blocking device characterized in that when the first and second hooks are connected in a protruding manner, the leak prevention device is elastically deformed by pressure by a pressure ring formed in a ring shape on the inner surface of the second case, thereby sealing the gap between the leak prevention device and the inner surfaces of the first and second cases.

11. In paragraph 8, A fixed groove formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery of the above sprinkler plate and cut so that the outside is open; A plurality of protruding jaws formed on the catch of the lid toward the spray plate and coupled to the fixing groove; A through hole formed through the leak prevention port of the above external air inlet blocking port is provided; A shower head external air intake blocking device characterized in that the protrusion of the lid is fixed so that the fixing groove of the spray plate and the through hole of the external air intake blocking port are aligned with each other, and then the connecting piece formed to extend from the end of the body is screwed onto the lid, thereby fixing the protrusion to the fixing groove of the spray plate and the through hole of the external air intake blocking port without moving by the pressure of the connecting piece.

12. In paragraph 9, The above control unit An external air intake blocking device for a shower head, characterized in that the external air intake blocking port is elastically deformed by the pressure of water passing through the cut portion of the external air intake blocking port, and the control portion is formed to protrude at a lower height than the guider so as not to come into contact with the spray plate.

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