Shower head liquid agent dispenser

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Solution Overview

Problem

Residential and commercial showers face challenges with the scattered distribution of cleaning agents, leading to difficulty in identification and safety issues, as well as significant waste due to the need for multiple bottles, and uneven application of cleaning agents during showering.

Innovation Solution

A shower head liquid agent dispenser system comprising a storage tank, tubular members, a valve, and a tee fitting that integrates with the shower arm to mix and dispense liquid agents directly into the shower water, allowing for controlled and uniform distribution of cleaning agents.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple bottles of cleaning agents are scattered along the floor and shelves, then users have access to various cleaning agents, but users may have difficulty identifying the proper bottle or may slip on a bottle while bathing

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveavailability of cleaning agentsVSAvoidsafety hazards and identification difficulty

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts the cleaning agents from their traditional scattered placement on floors and shelves, and relocates them into a centralized storage tank integrated with the showerhead. This extraction eliminates the safety hazards of scattered bottles while maintaining access to cleaning agents through the integrated dispenser system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention merges the storage function and dispensing function into a single integrated showerhead unit. The storage tank, valve mechanism, and showerhead are combined into one system, allowing cleaning agents to be stored safely and dispensed conveniently without requiring separate bottles scattered throughout the shower area.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Ease of operation

If individual bottles of body wash and soap are provided in commercial locations, then guests have access to cleaning agents, but this results in huge waste of money and materials

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess to cleaning agentsVSAvoidwaste of cleaning agents

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The invention creates a universal dispensing system that can accommodate multiple types of cleaning agents (body wash, shampoo, conditioner) in a single shared storage tank. The system serves multiple functions and multiple users sequentially, eliminating the need for individual single-use bottles for each guest while maintaining easy access to cleaning agents.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of discarding individual bottles after single use, the invention implements a reusable centralized storage system where cleaning agents are recovered and reused by multiple users. The durable storage tank and dispensing mechanism are designed for long-term use, significantly reducing material waste compared to disposable individual bottles.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #34Discarding and recovering

3Ease of manufacture

If users dispense cleaning agent directly onto their body and manually spread it, then cleaning agents can be applied, but the distribution is uneven as some body portions are easier to access than others

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of application methodVSAvoiduniformity of cleaning agent distribution

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The invention introduces shower water as an intermediary medium to deliver the cleaning agent. Instead of direct manual application, the cleaning agent is dispensed onto the user's body through the flowing shower water stream, which naturally distributes the agent more uniformly across all body surfaces including hard-to-reach areas.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses hydraulic flow (shower water) to transport and distribute the cleaning agent. The valve-controlled dispensing system releases the cleaning agent into the water stream, which then carries it evenly across the user's body, eliminating the uneven distribution problem of manual application.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #29Pneumatics and hydraulics

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 system provides a convenient, safe, and efficient method for distributing cleaning agents, reducing waste and ensuring even application, as it integrates the storage and dispensing of liquid agents directly into the shower head, enhancing user experience and reducing material costs.

Implementation Method 1

The tee fitting can function to mix the liquid agent with shower water and dispense the same into the shower head

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectMixing:

Implementation Method 2

Another embodiment of the present invention can include an aerator that is interposed between the tee fitting and the shower arm

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectAeration: Aeration

Data Source

PatentUS10801192B2Shower head liquid agent dispenser

Publication Date: 2020.10.13 WILSON SYDONIA

AI summary

A shower head liquid agent dispenser includes a storage tank having a hollow interior space for storing a liquid agent, a first tubular member that is connected to the bottom end of the storage tank, a valve which can be manipulated between an on and off position, a second tubular member that is connected to a tee fitting which is selectively connected to a building's shower arm and a shower head assembly.