Sanitary Shower Pulsation Disc for Strong Low-Pressure Jets

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Solution Overview

Problem

Sanitary showers struggle to form spray patterns effectively at low liquid pressures.

Innovation Solution

A sanitary shower design featuring a housing with a feed duct, pulsator chamber, spray plate, and a pulsator disk that moves to alternately close chamber inlets, ensuring strong liquid jets even at low pressure through a pulsator disk mechanism.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If conventional spray patterns are used, then spray coverage area is improved, but spray intensity deteriorates at low liquid pressure

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespray coverage areaVSAvoidspray intensity
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSForce

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements periodic action through the pulsator disk that alternately opens and closes chamber inlets in a rhythmic manner. This periodic closure creates pulsating liquid flow that concentrates the liquid into intense jets during the open phase, while the alternating nature ensures continuous spray coverage across multiple nozzles. The pulsating mechanism transforms continuous low-pressure flow into periodic high-intensity jets, resolving the contradiction between coverage area and spray intensity at low pressure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent divides the spray system into multiple independent chambers, each with its own inlet controlled by the pulsator disk. This segmentation allows different groups of outlet nozzles to be activated in alternating sequences. By segmenting the liquid flow path and controlling each segment periodically, the system maintains intense jets in active segments while keeping other segments ready, thereby achieving both high intensity and comprehensive coverage area through temporal and spatial division.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Force

If liquid pressure is increased to improve spray intensity, then spray intensity is improved, but energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespray intensityVSAvoidenergy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ForceVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The pulsator disk creates periodic action that concentrates liquid flow into brief, intense pulses rather than continuous flow. During each pulse, the alternating closure of chamber inlets creates a pressure buildup that is released in short bursts, generating high spray intensity without requiring continuously high liquid pressure. This periodic concentration of flow energy achieves intense spray效果 with lower overall energy input compared to maintaining constant high pressure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The system employs dynamic control through the movable pulsator disk that responds to liquid pressure fluctuations. The pulsator disk dynamically adjusts the opening and closing of chamber inlets based on the instantaneous liquid pressure, creating adaptive pulsating flow patterns. This dynamic mechanism transforms steady low-pressure input into variable high-intensity output pulses, achieving high spray intensity with low average energy consumption by exploiting temporal variations in flow rather than maintaining constant high pressure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

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 enables the formation of strong liquid jets at low liquid pressure by alternating chamber inlet closure, enhancing spray pattern formation.

Implementation Method 1

a pulsator disk (11) arranged in the pulsator chamber (3) and movable by the liquid in such a way that the pulsator disk (11) can at least partially close at least one of the chamber inlets (9, 10) in an alternating manner

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPulsation:

Data Source

PatentUS12403485B2Sanitary shower with a pulsation disc
Publication Date: 2025.09.02 GROHE AG
  • US12403485B2 patent drawing
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AI summary

A sanitary shower (1), at least comprising:a housing (2) having at least one feed duct (4) for a liquid, opening into a pulsator chamber (3),a spray plate (5) having a great number of outlet nozzles (6) for the liquid,a plurality of chambers (7, 8), each of which is connected to the pulsator chamber (3) via a chamber inlet (9, 10), wherein the liquid can be supplied through each of the chambers (7, 8) to at least one outlet nozzle (6) of the spray plate (5), anda pulsator disk (11) arranged in the pulsator chamber (3) and movable by the liquid in such a way that the pulsator disk (11) can at least partially close at least one of the chamber inlets (9, 10) in an alternating manner.