Rotatable Dome Spray Head for Automated Shower Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automated sprayer devices for shower enclosures require manual activation and do not efficiently distribute cleaning liquids radially, necessitating scrubbing and rinsing, which is time-consuming and inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
An automated sprayer device with a rotatable dome-shaped spray head, driven by a motor and gear box assembly, that sprays liquid radially from a bottle, featuring a control circuit for timed operation and mounting options for easy installation, eliminating the need for manual scrubbing and rinsing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual scrubbing is used to clean shower enclosure walls, then cleaning effectiveness is achieved, but time consumption and labor effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning solution is applied to the shower enclosure walls before the actual cleaning action occurs. The automated sprayer system pre-applies the cleaning chemical solution to the surfaces, allowing the chemicals to work on the deposits and stains in advance, so that minimal or no scrubbing is required afterward.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning system performs the cleaning function automatically without requiring manual scrubbing or rinsing by the user. The automated sprayer applies the cleaning solution and the system handles the entire cleaning process, making the enclosure self-cleaning to a large extent.
2Ease of operation
If automated sprayer devices are used to spray cleaning liquid, then manual scrubbing is reduced, but radial distribution and coverage efficiency are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The spray head is designed with a dome-shaped or spherical geometry that enables radial spray distribution. This curved, dome-shaped spray head structure allows the cleaning solution to be distributed evenly in all directions radially outward from the center, providing comprehensive coverage of the shower enclosure walls.
Solution Approach 2:
The spray head is made rotatable to dynamically change the spray direction and coverage area. The rotation mechanism allows the spray head to sweep across different areas of the shower enclosure, ensuring complete and efficient coverage of all surfaces that need cleaning.
3Ease of operation
If cleaning chemicals are sprayed manually, then application control is maintained, but consistent radial distribution and thorough coverage are difficult to achieve
Solution Approach 1:
The dome-shaped spray head provides inherent radial symmetry that ensures uniform spray distribution in all directions. The spherical geometry naturally distributes the cleaning solution evenly across the spray pattern, eliminating the inconsistency that occurs with manual spraying.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated control system regulates the spray operation to maintain consistent and uniform distribution. The system controls the spray parameters to ensure thorough and even coverage of the shower enclosure surfaces.
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 device provides efficient, automated, and radial distribution of cleaning liquids, reducing the need for manual scrubbing and rinsing, ensuring thorough cleaning without visible stains, even when not immediately rinsed, and allowing for unattended operation.
Implementation Method 1
a pump located in the housing wherein the pump is in fluid communication with the bottle
Implementation Method 2
a motor located in the housing
Data Source
AI summary
An automated sprayer for spraying the walls of a shower enclosure with a liquid cleanser is disclosed. The sprayer includes a bottle suitable for containing the liquid, a housing, a pump located in the housing wherein the pump is in fluid communication with the bottle, a rotatable dome-shaped spray head extending away from an opening in a surface of the housing, a spray nozzle positioned such that an outlet of the spray nozzle is positioned within an opening in a side wall of the rotatable spray head wherein the spray nozzle is in fluid communication with an outlet of the pump, a motor located in the housing, and a transmission operably coupled to a shaft of the motor, the rotatable spray head, and the pump. The transmission transfers rotational motion of the shaft of the motor to drive the pump and cause rotation of the rotatable spray head such that the liquid is sprayed radially away from and around the housing thereby providing a circular spray pattern that contacts the walls of the shower enclosure.