Angularly Adjustable Spray Nozzle with Rotating Turret
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing spray devices lack the ability to adjust their angular orientation while maintaining consistent spray type and discharge orientation, limiting their versatility and user convenience.
Innovation Solution
An angularly adjustable spray device with a base section and a rotatably mounted head section, featuring a rotatable turret assembly with selectable spray type discharge ports and a sleeve with windows for displaying selected spray types, allowing the device to switch between straight and angular configurations without altering the selected spray type or discharge orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the head section is made rotatable to enable angular adjustment, then the adaptability of the spray device is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional mounting mechanisms and flow path configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The head section is made rotatable relative to the base section, allowing dynamic adjustment between substantially straight and angular configurations. This dynamic capability enables the spray device to adapt to different application requirements while maintaining a relatively simple mounting structure through the rotatable connection mechanism.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the flow path is inclined at an angle to enable angular configuration, then the versatility of the spray device is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase to maintain proper spray orientation
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than requiring precise manufacturing of fixed angled flow paths, the invention uses a rotatable head section that can dynamically adjust to different configurations. This approach trades manufacturing precision requirements for operational flexibility, as the angular position is determined by the rotatable joint rather than fixed geometric features.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotatable head section serves multiple functions: it enables both substantially straight and angular configurations, and maintains consistent spray discharge orientation across different configurations. This multi-functionality reduces the need for multiple specialized components with tight tolerances.
3Ease of operation
If the turret assembly is made rotatable to select different spray types, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional rotational mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The turret assembly is made rotatable to allow dynamic selection of different spray types by aligning different discharge ports with the water flow. This simple rotational mechanism provides easy operation for switching between spray patterns while adding minimal complexity to the overall device structure.
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AI summary
According to some illustrative embodiments, an angularly adjustable spray nozzle is employed that includes: a base section having a water flow path extending lengthwise there-through; a head section aligned at an end of the base section and rotatably mounted to the base section; wherein a flow path through the base section is inclined at an angle to a flow path through the head section such that when the head section is rotated a predetermined extent relative to the base section, the spray device is moved between a substantially straight configuration of the head section with respect to the base section and an angular configuration of the head section with respect to the base section; wherein the head section includes a rotatable turret assembly having a plurality of selectable spray type discharge ports and a sleeve to which the rotatable turret assembly is mounted, the rotatable turret assembly including labels on a periphery thereof corresponding to respective ones of the selectable spray type discharge ports, and the sleeve having a plurality of windows through which the labels are viewed when aligned; and wherein the spray device is configured such that when the spray device is oriented in a generally horizontal use position a respective one of the labels corresponding to a selected spray type is displayed within a respective one of the windows that is located at a top side of the sleeve whether the spray device is in the substantially straight configuration or in the angular configuration.