Shower Head Micro Bubble Generator with Tornado Plate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shower heads without a water spray plate fail to generate micro bubbles effectively from tap water, are difficult to hold, and can cause injury or damage due to their design.
Innovation Solution
A shower head design featuring a body with a head unit, a micro bubble generator, a tornado plate, and a cap that includes a micro bubble generation path with a narrowing and expanding flow path to increase flow speed and generate micro bubbles without external air intake, and a cap that houses the micro bubble generator to prevent injury.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a water spray plate is removed to provide a desirable shower feeling, then water discharge performance is improved, but the structure becomes vulnerable to injury and damage
Solution Approach 1:
The shower head is divided into a head unit and a separate cap. The cap is detachable and can be removed or attached as needed, allowing the user to choose between a soft shower feeling (cap removed) and structural protection (cap attached).
Solution Approach 2:
The cap is designed to be dynamically attachable and detachable from the head unit. This dynamic configuration allows the structure to adapt between two states: open for optimal water discharge and closed for protection against injury and damage.
2Ease of manufacture
If a simple tubular structure is used without a water spray plate, then manufacturing complexity is reduced, but the object becomes difficult to hold and can cause injury
Solution Approach 1:
The shower head is segmented into a head unit and a cap. The head unit maintains structural simplicity for easy manufacturing, while the cap provides the necessary form factor for easy holding and prevents injury. The segmentation allows each part to be optimized independently.
3Device complexity
If micro bubbles are generated without external air intake, then device complexity is reduced, but micro bubble generation effectiveness may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the water flow itself to generate micro bubbles through the narrowing and expanding flow path, eliminating the need for external air intake structures. The water flow provides both the medium and the mechanism for micro bubble generation, making the system self-sufficient.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses hydraulic principles by utilizing the water flow's own pressure and velocity changes through the narrowing and expanding flow path to generate micro bubbles. The hydraulic energy of the water itself is converted into micro bubble formation, eliminating the need for pneumatic air intake systems.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If a cap is added to house the micro bubble generator, then safety against injury is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shower head is divided into a head unit and a cap. The cap is a separate, detachable component that provides protection against injury while allowing the micro bubble generator to remain accessible for assembly and maintenance. This segmentation adds protection without permanently increasing complexity.
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 shower head effectively generates micro bubbles from tap water, providing a desirable shower feeling without a water spray plate, is easy to hold and assemble, and reduces maintenance needs by preventing clogging, while allowing attachment of a water spray plate for varying pressure conditions.
Implementation Method 1
a tornado plate positioned between the bottom plate and the micro bubble generator and including an eccentric hole configured to achieve an increased flow speed by swirling the tap water
Implementation Method 2
The third phenomenon is pressurized breakdown. Pressurized breakdown is a phenomenon that, when discharged into water, a micro bubble is pressed down under water pressure and turned into a nano bubble smaller than the micro bubble, and eventually, the nano bubble has an internal air pressure of 300 atm approximately and breaks down.
Data Source
AI summary
A shower head includes a body including a head unit and a tap water flow path. The head unit has one end connected with a hose through which water flows and an opening formed at the other end. A bottom plate is fixed inside the head unit and including a hole at a central part. A micro bubble generator is placed on the bottom plate and including a micro bubble generating path inside. A tornado plate is positioned between the bottom plate and the micro bubble generator and including an eccentric hole configured to achieve an increased flow speed by swirling the water. A pressing plate houses the micro bubble generator and is fixed inside the head unit together with the bottom plate. A tubular cap is fitted to the opening of the head unit and housing the micro bubble generator inside.