Two-in-One Bathroom Support Arm with Independent Sprayer and Shower Pivoting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing two-in-one bathroom support arms are inflexible, requiring synchronous adjustment of the top sprayer and shower ends, occupying large space during packaging and transportation.
Innovation Solution
A two-in-one bathroom support arm design with separate pivot points for the top sprayer and shower ends, allowing independent angle adjustments, and a water path adjusting part for flexible water flow control, enabling separate operation and folding for reduced space occupation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the top sprayer and shower ends are fastened integrally on the support arm, then the support arm structure is simple, but the adjustment is inflexible and both ends can only be adjusted synchronously
Solution Approach 1:
The support arm is divided into multiple independent segments: a support arm body, a first support arm for the top sprayer, and a second support arm for the shower. Each segment can be adjusted independently around the rotating shaft, breaking the synchronous adjustment limitation of integral designs while maintaining overall structural simplicity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the support arm is designed for separate adjustment of top sprayer and shower ends, then the adjustment flexibility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple support arms (first support arm for top sprayer, second support arm for shower) are merged onto a single rotating shaft of the support arm body. This combining approach allows independent adjustment of each arm while sharing common mounting infrastructure, achieving flexibility without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the bathroom support arm is designed with separate pivot points for top sprayer and shower, then the adjustment flexibility is improved, but the space occupied during packaging and transportation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support arms are designed with rotational joints allowing dynamic folding movements. The first and second support arms can be folded back against the support arm body, transforming from an extended configuration to a compact folded state, reducing packaging volume while maintaining adjustment flexibility during use.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a two-in-one bathroom support arm, and a top sprayer end and a shower end can be adjusted separately and flexibly. The support arm includes an installing base, a first support arm, a second support arm, and a water path adjusting part, where the installing base is provided with a rotating shaft, a water flowing chamber, and a water inlet; the water inlet communicates with the water flowing chamber; a circumferential surface of the rotating shaft is provided with a water flowing sink that communicates with the water flowing chamber; and pivot ends of the first support arm and the second support arm are respectively provided with a first pivot ring and a second pivot ring that are pivoted on the rotating shaft, at least one of the support arms is provided with a connection opening that communicates with the rotating shaft.