Shower Device Nozzle and Lighting Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shower devices lack flexibility in creating combined water jet patterns and lighting effects, with conventional designs confining water jet patterns to ordinary showers and lighting effects to basic illumination.
Innovation Solution
The shower device features a large exit opening with a nozzle assembly arranged along its edge, allowing for various nozzle configurations and partial occupation by water, enhancing flexibility in water jet pattern creation, and incorporates a lighting assembly that utilizes the exit opening for both water and light emission, creating unique patterns through the arrangement of nozzles and light sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional nozzle assembly and lighting assembly are arranged in a standard configuration, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the flexibility in creating water jet patterns and lighting effects is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional point-source nozzles to a two-dimensional array of nozzles arranged in rows and columns across the shower face. This dimensional expansion enables diverse water jet patterns by selectively activating different nozzle groups, thereby increasing adaptability without proportionally increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The nozzle assembly is segmented into multiple independent nozzle groups arranged in rows and columns, each controllable separately. This segmentation allows flexible configuration of water jet patterns by activating specific groups, while the modular structure maintains manufacturing simplicity through standardized repeating units.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a large exit opening is provided to accommodate various nozzle configurations, then the flexibility in water jet pattern creation is enhanced, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The large exit opening serves multiple functions: it accommodates the two-dimensional nozzle array, provides structural support for the lighting assembly, and acts as the discharge aperture for water jets. This multi-functionality increases adaptability while avoiding additional structural elements that would increase complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the functions of the exit opening structure with the nozzle assembly mounting and the lighting assembly support. By combining these functions into a single integrated structure, the design achieves flexibility in nozzle configuration without proportionally increasing overall structural complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the nozzle assembly is arranged distributed along the edge of the exit opening, then unique water jet patterns are created, but the lighting assembly positioning becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting assembly transitions from a single-point light source to a two-dimensional array of light sources arranged in rows and columns that corresponds to the nozzle arrangement. This dimensional matching enables independent control of lighting patterns to complement water jet patterns, creating unique visual effects while maintaining structural alignment simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the lighting assembly can emit different colors or intensities of light, with each light source positioned to correspond to specific nozzle groups. This local differentiation enables tailored lighting patterns for different shower modes, enhancing uniqueness while the overall grid structure maintains positioning simplicity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the exit opening is only partly occupied by water during shower operation, then flexibility in water jet patterns is enhanced, but the visual appearance may be less uniform
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts which nozzle groups are activated based on the desired shower pattern. By selectively opening or closing specific nozzle groups in the two-dimensional array, the system can create varied patterns (full coverage, edge-only, center-focused, etc.), accepting that different patterns will have different visual uniformity characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting assembly compensates for non-uniform water distribution by adjusting the intensity, color, or activation of individual light sources. This allows the visual appearance to remain aesthetically pleasing even when water jets are concentrated in specific regions rather than uniformly distributed across the entire exit opening.
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AI summary
A shower device for creating at least one water jet pattern with a structural assembly, with a nozzle assembly and with a lighting assembly. It is proposed that the structural assembly provides an exit opening for the emergence of the water discharged by the nozzle assembly and comprises an outer edge region running about the edge of the exit opening, that the exit opening during shower operation is only partially occupied with emerging water at any given time, that the nozzle assembly is arranged distributed along at least a portion of the edge of the exit opening at the edge region and that the path of the water discharged by the nozzle assembly during the shower operation runs each time from the edge region in the direction of the exit opening and then through the exit opening.