Sliding Seat Assembly with Elastic Locking for Quick Shower Head Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
The replacement of sliding seats for shower heads is inconvenient and labor-intensive due to their fixed mounting on lifting rods, shower columns, or fixed pipes, making it difficult to adapt to different sizes and requiring complex disassembly.
Innovation Solution
A sliding seat design featuring a main body with an accommodating cavity, a locking part, an elastic member, and a triggering part, allowing for easy attachment and detachment by utilizing elastic force and a triggering mechanism to lock and unlock the structural component, enabling adaptation to different sizes and facilitating quick separation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the sliding seat is fixedly mounted on the lifting rod or shower column, then the mounting stability is improved, but the replacement convenience deteriorates and becomes labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding seat is divided into separable components: a mounting body that remains fixed and a detachable locking mechanism. The locking mechanism can be independently removed from the mounting body, allowing the seat to be easily detached and replaced while maintaining stable mounting during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanism is designed to be temporarily discarded (removed) when replacement is needed, then recovered (reinstalled) on the new sliding seat. This allows the main mounting structure to remain while only the locking component needs to be transferred, significantly reducing replacement effort.
2Device complexity
If the sliding seat uses a traditional fixed mounting structure, then the structural simplicity is improved, but the adaptability to different sizes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism incorporates a movable locking block that can dynamically adjust its position along the lifting rod or shower column. This allows the same sliding seat structure to adapt to different pipe diameters and heights without requiring multiple specialized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting body is designed with a universal interface that can accommodate different sizes of lifting rods and shower columns. The single mounting body structure serves multiple functions: providing stable fixation, allowing height adjustment, and supporting various pipe diameters through the adjustable locking mechanism.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the sliding seat is tightly fixed to the structural component, then the fixation stability is improved, but the detachment speed deteriorates and becomes difficult to separate
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism features a self-release function where pulling the trigger automatically activates the unlocking sequence. The elastic member automatically pushes the locking block out of the grooves when the trigger is pulled, eliminating the need for manual manipulation of multiple fastening points and enabling rapid one-handed detachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic member acts as an intermediary between the trigger and the locking block. When the trigger is pulled, the elastic member stores energy and then releases it to rapidly push the locking block out of the grooves, providing a mechanical advantage that enables quick detachment without requiring excessive force from the user.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design provides stable fixation and quick detachment of the sliding seat from structural components, enhancing adaptability and reducing failure rates while maintaining operational stability and ease of use.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic member, arranged on the main body and connected to the locking part, wherein the elastic member is configured to provide an elastic force to the locking part
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AI summary
The present invention provides a sliding seat and a shower head assembly, wherein the sliding seat includes a main body, a locking part, an elastic member, and a triggering part. The main body is provided with an accommodating cavity that penetrates in a first direction, wherein the accommodating cavity is provided with an access opening arranged in a second direction. The access opening allows a structural component to enter and exit the accommodating cavity. The locking part is arranged in the accommodating cavity in a movable manner. The elastic member is arranged on the main body and connected to the locking part. The elastic member is configured to provide elastic force to the locking part so that the locking part abuts the structural component in a third direction to lock the structural component in the accommodating cavity. The first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are mutually perpendicular to each other. The triggering part is connected to the locking part. A portion of the triggering part is located outside the main body, wherein the portion of the triggering part located outside the main body is configured to be triggered so that the locking part overcomes the elastic force and cancels the locking for the structural component.