Water Discharge Device Rectifying Chamber Air Bubble Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional shower devices fail to produce transparent, linear water flows with sufficient rectification, leading to a lack of luxuriousness and quality in the water discharge, as air bubbles dissolved in the water cause disturbances in the flow.
Innovation Solution
A water discharge device with a rectifying chamber containing multiple rectifying members and an air bubble discharge flow path that allows large air bubbles to be discharged, maintaining linear water flows by guiding air bubbles away from the water flow using buoyancy and a buffer space to reduce flow velocity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If multiple rectifying members with small holes are disposed in the rectifying chamber, then water rectification is improved, but air bubbles are generated and trapped between the rectifying members causing flow disturbance
Solution Approach 1:
The rectifying chamber is segmented into multiple regions by disposing several rectifying members at intervals, creating separate flow paths for water and air bubbles. This segmentation allows water to be rectified through the holes while air bubbles are directed through the spaces between rectifying members to the discharge flow path.
Solution Approach 2:
The air bubble discharge flow path extracts and removes air bubbles from the water flow system. By providing a dedicated discharge path with cross section larger than the rectifying member holes, air bubbles are separated from the rectified water and discharged independently, preventing flow disturbance.
2Manufacturing precision
If the intervals between rectifying members are small, then water rectification is improved, but air bubbles cannot be discharged effectively
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the rectifying chamber are assigned different functions: regions with rectifying member holes provide water rectification, while regions with larger spaces between rectifying members provide air bubble discharge pathways. This local differentiation allows both functions to operate effectively simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The air bubble discharge flow path provides an additional dimensional pathway for air bubble removal. Instead of relying solely on vertical spacing between rectifying members, air bubbles can escape through the lateral dimension via the discharge flow path, enabling effective air removal even with small intervals between rectifying members.
3Device complexity
If air bubbles are discharged through the rectifying member holes, then the structure is simplified, but water flow rectification is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The air bubble discharge flow path acts as an intermediary channel that receives air bubbles from the spaces between rectifying members and transports them to the discharge region. This intermediary structure prevents air bubbles from interfering with the rectifying member holes, allowing both functions to operate independently and effectively.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device achieves transparent, linear water flows that maintain quality and luxuriousness over a long distance, providing a high-quality wash feeling by effectively removing air bubbles and minimizing disturbances in the water flow.
Implementation Method 1
the air bubbles in the spaces between the rectifying members flow through the air bubble discharge flow path and reach to the water spray member
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AI summary
Provided is a water discharge device for spraying water having transparency throughout a long distance. The present invention is a water discharge device (2) that sprays the supplied water, and includes a water discharge device body (6), a rectifying chamber (14a) which is provided in the water discharge device body, a plurality of rectifying members (18) that are disposed at intervals in the rectifying chamber and includes a number of fine holes (18a), so that water sequentially passes through the plurality of rectifying members, a water spray member (20) provided with spray nozzles (22b) for discharging the water passing through these rectifying members, and an air bubble discharge flow path (26) that is formed so that air bubbles present among the rectifying members bypass at least one of the rectifying members to reach the water spray member, and has a larger flow path sectional area than the fine holes.