Ceiling mounted kitchen faucet
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing kitchen faucets have limited range and impose restrictions on the size of items that can be washed due to their fixed mounting, making it difficult to supply water to all areas, especially for tall cookware, and their extendable components often require user support and can become tangled.
Innovation Solution
A ceiling-mounted faucet system with a flexible hose and rotatable arm, allowing for adjustable positioning and movement, including a mixing valve, cord management system, and control knob for temperature and flow control, enabling water supply to extended ranges without the need for user support and minimizing tangling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If a fixed counter-mounted faucet design is used, then the structure is simple and stable, but the water supply range is limited and cannot reach inaccessible areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the faucet components movable rather than fixed. The cart moves along the countertop, the telescopic pole extends and retracts, and the spray head rotates and adjusts角度. This dynamic design enables the water supply range to extend from a fixed point to a mobile coverage area, solving the contradiction between simple structure and extended range.
Solution Approach 2:
The faucet is segmented into multiple independent functional modules: a movable cart base, a telescopic pole with adjustable length, a rotatable spray head, and a flexible hose. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, achieving extended water supply range while keeping each individual component relatively simple in structure.
2Length of moving object
If extendable components are added to increase reach, then water can be supplied to areas outside the sink, but the extendable portions require perpetual user support
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a reel mechanism that acts as a counterweight system for the telescopic pole and hose. The reel automatically winds and unwinds the hose, providing support and tension balance, eliminating the need for users to manually hold the extendable components in place during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The telescopic pole and hose are designed to be self-supporting through the reel mechanism and structural rigidity. Once extended to the desired position, the components maintain their position autonomously without requiring continuous user support, allowing hands-free operation during water supply.
3Area of stationary object
If hose components are stored beneath the sink when not in use, then space is saved, but the hose becomes tangled or snagged
Solution Approach 1:
The reel mechanism serves as an intermediary device between the hose and its storage position. Instead of storing the hose directly beneath the sink where it may tangle, the reel acts as a controlled intermediate storage point that manages hose coiling and prevents tangling while maintaining easy access for deployment.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a ceiling-mounted design is used, then the mounting is unobtrusive and accessible areas are extended, but the mounting complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent design allows the faucet system to be mounted in multiple locations including ceiling, wall, or countertop positions. The universal mounting brackets and adjustable support structure enable the same device to adapt to different installation environments, providing mounting flexibility without requiring entirely different systems for each location.
Data Source
AI summary
A faucet system includes a housing assembly configured to be coupled to a ceiling structure, wherein the housing includes a mixing valve disposed therein. The faucet system further includes a hose assembly coupled to the housing assembly. The hose assembly includes a flexible hose being fluidly coupled to the mixing valve and configured to hang below the housing assembly, a rotatable arm coupled to the housing assembly, and a control knob communicably coupled to the mixing valve. The rotatable arm is configured to facilitate rotation and adjustment of the hose and the control knob configured to control at least one of a temperature or a flow of water within the faucet system.