Aerated Shower Nozzle Layout for Uniform Bubble Discharge
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional shower apparatuses fail to provide a comfortable, voluminous feel akin to being showered by large raindrops, as they discharge nonuniform water droplets due to varying bubble diameters in bubbly water, making it difficult to maintain uniform bubble sizes and achieve a consistent shower experience.
Innovation Solution
A shower apparatus design featuring a water supply unit, a throttle unit that reduces the flow channel's cross-sectional area, an aeration unit with an opening to produce bubbly water, and a nozzle unit with strategically placed nozzle holes, where the virtual water ejection line reaches the nozzle holes without interference, ensuring uniform bubble diameters and stable discharge through all nozzles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If water is aerated before being distributed to nozzle holes, then bubbly water is produced, but bubble diameters become nonuniform causing inconsistent shower feel
Solution Approach 1:
The aeration unit divides the water flow into multiple streams that pass through separate aeration zones, allowing more uniform bubble formation in each stream before recombination. This segmentation prevents excessive bubble size variation that would occur in a single large aeration chamber.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the aeration unit provide different aeration conditions - the first aeration zone creates initial bubbles while the second aeration zone refines bubble size uniformity. This local differentiation of aeration quality ensures consistent bubble diameters throughout the bubbly water output.
2Area of stationary object
If turbulence generation/expansion unit is placed in water flow path, then water spreads over entire front face, but bubble diameters become nonuniform
Solution Approach 1:
The turbulence generation unit is divided into multiple segments arranged in parallel, each creating controlled turbulence for its portion of the water flow. This segmentation allows water to spread across the entire front face while maintaining more uniform bubble diameters compared to a single large turbulence unit.
3Ease of operation
If water changes direction by hitting threaded member and inner walls, then bubbly water is distributed, but bubble diameters become nonuniform
Solution Approach 1:
The threaded member and inner wall collision mechanisms are removed from the system. Instead, a streamlined nozzle unit directly distributes the bubbly water without requiring direction changes through collisions, thereby maintaining bubble diameter uniformity while achieving effective water distribution.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus ensures that bubbly water with uniformly sized air bubbles is discharged, resulting in a consistent, voluminous shower experience with large, uniform water droplets, enhancing user comfort and shower quality.
Implementation Method 1
a throttle unit (22) installed downstream of the water supply unit (21) and making a cross sectional area of a flow channel smaller than the water supply unit (21) to eject passing water downstream
Implementation Method 2
an aeration unit (23) installed downstream of the throttle unit (22) and provided with an opening (231) to produce the bubbly water by aerating the water ejected through the throttle unit (22)
Data Source
AI summary
A shower apparatus F1 includes a water supply unit 21; a throttle unit 22 installed downstream of the water supply unit 21 and adapted to eject passing water downstream; an aeration unit 23 provided with an opening 231 adapted to produce bubbly water by aerating the water ejected through the throttle unit 22; and a nozzle unit 24 provided with a plurality of nozzle holes 243 adapted to discharge the bubbly water, wherein a virtual water ejection straight line obtained by extending an ejection direction of the water ejected through the throttle unit 22 reaches a location where the nozzle holes 243 are formed, without interfering with inner walls of the aeration unit 23 and the nozzle unit 24.