Integrated Shower Socket Switching for Dual Water Outlet Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional sanitary devices with separate switching valves and fixed portions occupy excessive space and require manual waterway switching, limiting convenience and functionality, especially when both the handheld and fixed showers need to be used simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A socket device with a fixing portion that integrates a socket portion, water inflow and outflow passages, a switching mechanism, and a control mechanism, allowing for automatic switching between water outflow passages when a handheld assembly is inserted or pulled out, ensuring water flows to both the handheld and fixed showers simultaneously.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the switching valve and fixed portion are separate, then the installation is simple, but the space occupied is large and the convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the switching valve and fixed portion into a single integrated body, merging two previously separate components. This combination reduces the overall space occupied while maintaining installation simplicity, as the integrated design eliminates the need for separate mounting of individual components.
2Device complexity
If manual control of waterway switching is used, then the structure is simple, but the ease of operation is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic waterway switching that detects when the handheld shower is inserted or removed from the fixed portion and automatically redirects water flow accordingly. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual operation, significantly improving convenience while maintaining relatively simple structural complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a socket device comprising a fixing portion. The fixing portion comprises a socket portion, a water inflow passage, a first water outflow passage, a second water outflow passage, a first switching mechanism, a first water dividing passage, and a first control mechanism. The socket portion comprises a switch. The second water outflow passage, the first water outflow passage and the second water outflow passage are switched to be connected to the water inflow passage by the first switching mechanism. The switch is connected to the first switching mechanism to drive the first switching mechanism. The first control mechanism is configured to control the water inflow passage to be connected to the first water dividing passage or control the first water dividing passage to be opened or to be closed.