Spray Gun Shower Valve Core Reset Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shower systems with multiple water outlets require complex structures and additional buttons for switching between water flow forms, leading to a cluttered design and the need for a separate reset button.
Innovation Solution
A spray gun shower with a simpler and more compact structure that uses a spray gun valve core as a reset member, allowing for press-switching between water outlets, eliminating the need for a separate reset button by integrating the spray gun valve core to control all water outlets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If buttons and transmission members are used to switch between water outflow forms, then water flow switching functionality is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple valve cores (shower valve core and spray gun valve core) into a single integrated valve assembly. The spray gun valve core serves dual purposes: controlling spray water flow and functioning as the reset member that stops all water outflow. This merging eliminates the need for separate buttons and transmission members for each function, directly reducing structural complexity while maintaining water outflow form switching capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The spray gun valve core is designed with multi-functionality: it controls the spray gun water channel and simultaneously serves as the reset member that can stop water flow from all shower water channels. This universal component performs multiple functions that would traditionally require separate controls, thereby simplifying the overall device structure while preserving versatility in water flow control.
2Ease of operation
If a separate reset button is arranged on the shower body, then all water outlets can be stopped, but device complexity and space occupation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The reset function is merged with the spray gun valve core. The spray gun valve core's pushing portion serves as the reset member that, when pressed, stops water flow from all shower water channels by disengaging the limiting member from the limiting portions on the shower valve cores. This integration eliminates the need for a separate reset button, reducing structural complexity while maintaining ease of operation for stopping all water outlets.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple buttons are arranged for each water outlet, then individual control is achieved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to cluttered design
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates individual water outlet control and spray gun control into a unified valve assembly with a limited number of controls. The shower valve cores control individual shower water channels, while the spray gun valve core controls the spray gun water channel and provides reset functionality. This merging reduces the number of buttons and transmission members, creating a less cluttered design that improves ease of operation while maintaining individual control capability.
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 solution provides a more user-friendly experience by combining the functionality of pressing to initiate water flow and stopping it with the spray gun valve core, while maintaining a compact design without a separate reset button, enhancing usability and reducing structural complexity.
Implementation Method 1
a reset elastic member arranged in the shower body and configured to apply an elastic force on the limiting member to move from the avoidance position to the limiting position
Data Source
AI summary
A spray gun shower includes a shower body, a plurality of shower valve cores, a spray gun valve core, a limiting member, and a reset elastic member. The limiting member is arranged in the shower body and movable between a limiting position and an avoidance position. The limiting member is configured to be in limiting fit with a limiting portion on the shower valve core when located at the limiting position, and the limiting member is configured to avoid the limiting portion on the shower valve core when located at the avoidance position. When the shower valve core is driven, a pushing portion on the shower valve core drives the limiting member to move from the limiting position to the avoidance position.