Shower Bracket Hanging Sleeve Hook Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Shower devices with magnetic hanging mechanisms are costly and noisy, and they lack height adjustment capabilities, making them inconvenient for users of different heights.
Innovation Solution
A shower device with a handheld shower head and bracket featuring a first and second hanging structure, allowing for detachable coupling and adjustable height, utilizing a hanging sleeve and hook mechanism with guiding surfaces for smooth attachment and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a magnetic hanging mechanism is used to enable detachable coupling between the handheld shower head and bracket, then the coupling strength and reliability are improved, but the cost increases due to expensive powerful magnets and noise is generated during attachment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the magnetic hanging mechanism with a mechanical hanging structure consisting of a hanging sleeve with an accommodating chamber and a hanging hook with multiple portions. The hook engages with the sleeve through a mechanical insertion motion, eliminating the need for powerful magnets and thus reducing both cost and noise during attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The hanging sleeve acts as an intermediary component between the handheld shower head and the bracket. It provides an accommodating chamber that guides the hanging hook during insertion, enabling smooth attachment without direct impact between the shower head and bracket, thereby reducing noise while maintaining coupling reliability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the handheld shower head is fixed at a high position on the bracket to accommodate the tallest user, then the adaptability to different users is improved, but the convenience for shorter users deteriorates as they cannot reach or use the shower head comfortably
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a height adjustment mechanism that allows the handheld shower head to be positioned at different heights on the bracket. The adjustable structure enables users to customize the shower head position according to their height, making the system dynamic rather than fixed, thus improving both adaptability and ease of operation for users of different heights.
3Ease of manufacture
If a simple hanging structure is used to reduce device complexity, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the stability and noise reduction during attachment deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The hanging structure is segmented into multiple functional portions: the hanging sleeve is divided into an accommodating chamber and a blocking portion, while the hanging hook is divided into a first portion, second portion, and third portion. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function smoothly, reducing shaking and noise during attachment while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The accommodating chamber in the hanging sleeve acts as a cushioning structure that receives and guides the hanging hook during insertion. The blocking portion prevents excessive insertion, and the groove in the hook provides smooth engagement. These features beforehand cushion the attachment process, eliminating impact noise and shaking while keeping the structure simple and easy to manufacture.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a shower device. The shower device comprises a handheld shower head, a bracket, a first hanging structure, and a second hanging structure. The first hanging structure is disposed between opposite sides of a back of the handheld shower head and the bracket to enable the back of the handheld shower head to be detachably coupled to the bracket. The bracket comprises the second hanging structure, and the second hanging structure is configured to enable a handle of the handheld shower head to be detachably coupled to the bracket.