Adjustable Shower Sprayer Nozzle for Targeted Wall Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automated shower cleaners are not adaptable to different enclosure sizes and lack the capability to effectively treat localized stains, often requiring extra cleaning liquid or cycles to achieve desired cleaning results.
Innovation Solution
An automated sprayer with a manually adjustable nozzle that can pivot up to 180 degrees, allowing for customizable spray direction and vertical positioning without dislodging during rotation, enabling targeted cleaning for various enclosure sizes and localized stain treatment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a rotating nozzle is configured to clean a small shower enclosure, then the spray coverage is optimized for small enclosures, but the cleaning liquid does not reach all desired portions of larger bathing enclosures
Solution Approach 1:
The nozzle is made manually adjustable to change its vertical orientation angle, allowing the spray direction to be dynamically adapted to different enclosure sizes and shapes. This enables a single device to effectively clean both small square showers and large rectangular bathing enclosures by adjusting the nozzle angle before operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The vertical orientation angle of the nozzle is changed as a adjustable parameter to optimize spray coverage for different enclosure configurations. By manually adjusting this angle, the device adapts to various enclosure sizes without requiring multiple nozzles or complex mechanisms.
2Area of stationary object
If multiple nozzle holes are used to spread the spray more widely, then the spray coverage area is increased, but extra cleaning liquid is required to achieve the desired cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using multiple fixed nozzle holes, the invention employs a single adjustable nozzle that can dynamically change its vertical orientation angle. This allows the spray to be concentrated and directed precisely where needed, achieving wide coverage across different enclosure sizes without the waste associated with multiple fixed spray holes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the device is configured at a compromise setting half-way between optimized settings for the largest and smallest expected enclosures, then the device can operate in both enclosure types, but extra cleaning liquid is required to achieve the desired cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
The manually adjustable nozzle eliminates the need for compromise settings by allowing users to optimize the spray direction for each specific enclosure type. Whether cleaning a small shower or a large bathing enclosure, the nozzle angle can be adjusted to achieve optimal coverage and cleaning efficiency without wasting cleaning liquid.
4Manufacturing precision
If the device sprays in a uniform manner, then the general cleaning coverage is consistent, but localized heavily stained areas require extra cleaning cycles and liquid
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable nozzle enables dynamic targeting of localized stains by changing the vertical orientation angle to direct spray precisely at problem areas. This maintains uniform spray distribution across the enclosure while allowing concentrated cleaning power to be applied to heavily stained localized areas, reducing the need for extra cleaning cycles.
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AI summary
An automated sprayer for spraying walls of a shower or bathing enclosure with a liquid cleanser. A spray head rotates on an essentially vertical axis. Its outlet nozzle pivots on an essentially horizontal axis (but not otherwise) to adjust the vertical angle of the spray, thereby rendering the device adjustable for different size enclosures, and for treating problem stains.