Interchangeable Spray Head Nozzle Faces for Custom Patterns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional spray head assemblies for faucets lack the ability to dynamically change the spray pattern shape and arrangement without altering the faucet's aesthetics, limiting their functionality and user customization.
Innovation Solution
The design of a spray head assembly with a face featuring a plurality of nozzles arranged in specific configurations to form unique spray patterns, such as wedge, S, 8, K, and zigzag shapes at a focal length, allowing for interchangeable faces to tailor the spray pattern without changing the faucet's aesthetics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional spray head assemblies use fixed nozzle configurations, then the faucet maintains aesthetic consistency, but the spray pattern functionality is limited and cannot be customized
Solution Approach 1:
The spray head assembly is divided into separate functional components: a fixed body and interchangeable faces. Each face contains a specific nozzle configuration for a particular spray pattern (e.g., wedge, S-shape, 8-shape, K-shape, zigzag). This segmentation allows users to swap faces to change spray patterns without modifying the overall faucet structure, thus achieving customization while maintaining aesthetic consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The common body of the spray head assembly is designed with a universal interface that can accommodate multiple different faces. This universal design allows a single faucet body to perform multiple spray functions by simply changing the face component, enabling one device to serve multiple purposes without requiring multiple different faucet designs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If nozzles are arranged in complex non-linear patterns to form shaped spray patterns, then spray functionality is enhanced, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Complex nozzle arrangements are segmented into individual face components rather than being integrated into the main body. Each face is manufactured as a separate unit with pre-configured nozzles in specific patterns (wedge, S, 8, K, zigzag). This segmentation allows for specialized manufacturing techniques to be applied to each face independently, reducing the overall manufacturing complexity while maintaining precision nozzle arrangements.
3Productivity
If fluid streams are directed to converge at a focal length to form focused spray patterns, then cleaning effectiveness is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each face is designed with nozzles having specific local characteristics - different orientations, angles, and positions tailored to create particular spray patterns. For example, nozzles in a wedge face are angled to converge at a focal point, while nozzles in an S-shaped face are arranged to create an S-pattern. This local customization of nozzle properties allows each face to optimize cleaning effectiveness for specific applications without requiring complex overall device design.
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
Enables customizable and focused spray patterns that can effectively clean objects by concentrating fluid streams, enhancing user experience and maintaining the faucet's aesthetic harmony.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of nozzles arranged in a non-linear pattern for directing the fluid from the spray head
Data Source
AI summary
A spray head assembly comprising a body configured to receive a supply of fluid and a face in fluid communication with the body, the face having a plurality of nozzles arranged in a non-linear pattern for directing the fluid from the spray head, wherein the plurality of nozzles are configured to direct the fluid flow to form a wedge-shaped spray pattern between the face and a focal region at a focal length from the spray head, and wherein the spray pattern forms a linear spray arrangement in the focal region.