Ceiling Shower Head Assembly with Retractable Hose Reel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Ceiling mounted shower heads lack adjustability in height, limiting user preference and comfort as they are fixed to the ceiling, which restricts personalized water distribution.
Innovation Solution
A height adjustable shower head assembly featuring a reel mechanism within a housing that deploys and retracts a flexible hose, allowing the shower head to be lowered to a desired height by selectively extending or retracting the hose, which is connected to both a water supply and the shower head.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the shower head is fixed to the ceiling, then the design is minimalist and aesthetically pleasing, but the vertical height cannot be adjusted
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible hose is stored within a reel mechanism that is nested inside the shower head housing. When not in use, the hose is coiled and contained within the housing, maintaining a clean, minimalist appearance. When height adjustment is needed, the hose deploys from the reel, allowing the shower head to be positioned at various heights without permanently altering the fixture's appearance.
Solution Approach 2:
The shower head system transitions from a static, fixed position to a dynamic, adjustable position through the deployment and retraction of the flexible hose. The reel mechanism allows the hose to be extended when height adjustment is needed and retracted when the desired position is reached, enabling the system to adapt between two states: minimalist fixed appearance and adjustable functional state.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the shower head is mounted to a wall using an articulated arm, then positional adjustment is possible, but the design is not minimalist and the cascade width is limited
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of adjusting position through horizontal articulation (wall-mounted approach), this invention provides vertical adjustment by deploying the shower head downward from the ceiling along the vertical dimension. This allows the shower head to maintain its full ceiling-mounted size and cascade width while gaining height adjustability through vertical hose deployment rather than horizontal arm extension.
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AI summary
A height adjustable shower head assembly comprising a receptacle adapted for mounting to a ceiling, a reel member provided in the housing, a flexible hose having first end and second ends, the flexible hose is stored on the reel and is adapted to be vertically deployed from the reel and retracted onto the reel, the first end of the flexible hose is connected to a water supply, the second end of the flexible hose is connected to a shower head, whereby the distance of the shower head from the ceiling may be adjusted by selectively deploying or retracting the flexible hose.