Shower Device

Abstract

A shower device comprises a body wash storage container for storing a body wash, a multi-waterway switching valve for switching waterways, at least one showerhead capable of expelling clean water, a mixer for mixing the body wash with clean water, and a foam dispenser. The multi-waterway switching valve comprises at least one primary water outlet and a secondary water outlet, the at least one primary water outlet is connected with the at least one showerhead, the mixer communicates with the body wash storage container, when water passes through the mixer, the mixer is capable of generating a negative pressure with respect to a communicating passage disposed between the body wash storage container and the mixer, the secondary water outlet is connected with a water inlet of the mixer, and the foam dispenser is only connected with a body wash outlet of the mixer.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. CN202111110209.X filed Sep. 18, 2021 and to Chinese Patent Application No. CN202111103894.3 filed Sep. 18, 2021.

The above applications and all patents, patent applications, articles, books, specifications, other publications, documents, and things referenced herein are hereby incorporated herein in their entirety for all purposes. To the extent of any inconsistency or conflict in the definition or use of a term between any of the incorporated publications, documents, or things and the text of the present document, the definition or use of the term in the present document shall prevail.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of Invention

The invention belongs to the technical field of shower devices, and relates to a shower device.

Related Art

Showering is one of the most commonly used ways to clean the body, nowadays people usually use a shower head when taking a shower. During the shower, first turn on the shower to wet the body, then turn off the shower and apply a body wash on the body and scrub, and finally turn on the shower to rinse off the body wash. This showering method needs to be carried out in three stages. In the middle of the process of applying the body wash, the shower is turned off, resulting in a decrease in temperature, the showering experience is not so pleasant, especially in winter.

In order to improve the comfort and convenience of showering, Chinese Patent Application No. CN201511002107.0; and Chinese Patent Publication No. CN 105395115 A disclosed a shower device with a body wash comprising a body wash feeder, a shower bottle, and a water dispenser valve. The body wash feeder is installed on a shower rod and communicated with a shower waterway, and the shower bottle is installed on a top of the body wash feeder and communicated with an inner cavity of the body wash feeder. The water dispenser valve is installed in a middle of the shower rod, and the body wash feeder is installed on the water dispenser valve and communicated with an inner cavity of the water dispenser valve.

When taking a shower, pull a lever of the body wash feeder outward and release the lever to manually fill a body wash in a quantitative manner, then turn on the water dispenser valve to mix water with the body wash, and then the mixed water is sent to a shower head to spray out. As the showering time passes by, the mixed water is replaced by clean water for rinsing the body. However, due to the constant amount of the body wash that is filled once by pulling the lever, when the mixed water needs to be used continuously, the lever needs to be pulled several times during the showering process, and when clean water needs to be immediately switched for rinsing, switching to clean water cannot be realized immediately, have to wait for the mixed water to be completely used up, and once the lever is misoperated, filling of the body wash cannot be cancelled, clean water can only be discharged after all the mixed body wash is sprayed out, resulting in inconvenience in using the shower device of the prior art.

In order to speed up changing the mixed water into clean water, a quantitative filling amount of the body wash is usually reduced, and the mixed water can be used up as soon as possible by reducing the added amount of the body wash. But this adjusting way can only speed up changing the mixed water into clean water, and cannot make the mixed water change into clean water immediately, and also resulting in the need to increase a frequency of refilling the body wash when there is a need for continuous use of the mixed water. In order to keep the mixed water available for a longer time, a quantitative filling amount of the body wash is usually increased, which in turn leads to a longer waiting time when clean water is needed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One object of one embodiment of the invention is to address the above-mentioned technical problems in the prior art by providing a shower device to solve the technical problem of inconvenience in using the existing shower devices.

One object of one embodiment of the invention can be realized through the following technical solutions.

One embodiment of a shower device comprises a body wash storage container for storing a body wash, a multi-waterway switching valve for switching waterways, at least one showerhead capable of expelling clean water, a mixer for mixing the body wash with clean water, and a foam dispenser. The multi-waterway switching valve comprises a secondary water outlet and at least one primary water outlet, the at least one primary water outlet is connected with the at least one showerhead, the mixer communicates with the body wash storage container, when water passes through the mixer, the mixer is capable of generating a negative pressure with respect to a communicating passage disposed between the body wash storage container and the mixer, the secondary water outlet is connected with a water inlet of the mixer, and the foam dispenser is only connected with a body wash outlet of the mixer.

In one embodiment of the above-mentioned shower device, the mixer comprises a movable valve core, movement of the valve core is capable of shutting off the communicating passage, and the secondary water outlet and the foam dispenser are kept in continuous communication with each other through the mixer during movement of the valve core.

In one embodiment of the above-mentioned shower device, the mixer further comprises a valve body, the valve body is provided with a water inlet channel communicating with the secondary water outlet, a body wash outlet channel communicating with the foam dispenser, and a body wash inlet channel capable of aligning with and communicating with a body wash inlet hole, the valve core is inserted into the valve body and is capable of rotating, the valve core is provided with the body wash inlet hole and a negative pressure channel communicating with each other; when water passes through the negative pressure channel, the negative pressure channel is capable of generating a negative pressure with respect to the body wash inlet hole; the communicating passage comprises a body wash inlet channel and the body wash inlet hole; rotating the valve core is capable of changing a cross-sectional area of a communicating port between the body wash inlet hole and the body wash inlet channel; and the water inlet channel and the body wash outlet channel are always kept communicating with each other through the negative pressure channel during rotation of the valve core.

In one embodiment of the above-mentioned shower device, the valve core is further provided with an air inlet hole communicating with the negative pressure channel; when water passes through the negative pressure channel, the negative pressure channel is further capable of generating a negative pressure with respect to the air inlet hole; the valve body is further provided with an air inlet channel capable of aligning and communicating with the air inlet hole; and rotating the valve core is further capable of changing a cross-sectional area of a communicating port between the air inlet hole and the air inlet channel.

In one embodiment of the above-mentioned shower device, the shower device further comprises a shower frame with a hollow structure, and both the mixer and the multi-waterway switching valve are installed and fixed on the shower frame.

In one embodiment of the above-mentioned shower device, a shelf is further fixedly connected on the shower frame, the multi-waterway switching valve is located below the shelf, the body wash storage container and the mixer are located above the shelf, two sides of the shelf are provided with hooks, the foam dispenser is provided with a hanger, and the hanger is capable of being hung on any one of the hooks.

Compared with the prior art, one embodiment of the shower device of the invention has the following advantages:

1, the at least one showerhead is only connected to the at least one primary water outlet, the foam dispenser is only connected to the secondary water outlet through the mixer, when the multi-waterway switching valve is switched to the secondary water outlet, water passes through the mixer and the mixer is capable of sucking the body wash in the body wash storage container into the mixer to realize objects of supplying foam continuously, and when the multi-waterway switching valve is switched to the primary water outlet, the shower device is capable of switching to clean water instantaneously, thereby improving the convenience of using the shower device;

2, since the body wash storage container, the mixer, and the multi-waterway switching valve are respectively fixed on the shower frame, the mixer will not be affected by the gravity of the body wash and will be capable of stably discharging the body wash, thereby improving the convenience of use and service life of the shower device;

3, coordination of installation positions of the body wash storage container, the mixer, and the multi-waterway switching valve ensures the convenience of use;

4, the structure of the mixer makes a sucking flow rate of the body wash adjustable and capable of sucking in air, thereby improving the convenience of using the shower device;

5, and the shelf is convenient for placement of the foam dispenser, thereby making showering convenient.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a shower device of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of an outlet of a foam dispenser in the first embodiment of the shower device of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a connection between a body wash storage container, a mixer, a multi-waterway switching valve, and a water inlet joint in the first embodiment of the shower device of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a shower frame in the first embodiment of the shower device of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a first perspective view of the mixer in the first embodiment of the shower device of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a second perspective view of the mixer in the first embodiment of the shower device of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the mixer in the first embodiment of the shower device of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a valve core of the mixer in first embodiment of the shower device of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view in the A-A direction in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view in the D-D direction in FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view in the E-E direction in FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the valve core in FIG. 9 after rotation;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view at B-B in FIG. 4;

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view at C-C in FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the shower device of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the mixer in a third embodiment of the shower device of the present invention; and

FIG. 17 is a structural diagram of the mixer and the multi-waterway switching valve being integrally connected in a fourth embodiment of the shower device of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The technical solutions of the invention are further described below with reference to the specific embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the accompanied drawings, but the invention is not limited to the embodiments.

Embodiment 1

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, one embodiment of a shower device comprises a body wash storage container 1, a multi-waterway switching valve 2, a mixer 3, a shower frame 4, a foam dispenser 6, and two showerheads 5, the two showerheads 5 are respectively a top shower and a hand-held shower. The foam dispenser 6 is provided with an outlet 6d, the foam dispenser 6 is further provided with a scrubbing body for scrubbing. The outlet 6d and the scrubbing body are located on a same surface of the foam dispenser 6. The foam dispenser 6 is a brush, the scrubbing body on a front surface of the foam dispenser 6 is bristles 6c, the outlet 6d and the bristles 6c are both disposed on the front surface of the foam dispenser 6, and the outlet 6d is located in gaps between the bristles 6c. In order to facilitate holding the foam dispenser 6, a holding block or a handle is disposed on the foam dispenser 6, or the foam dispenser 6 is disposed with a sleeving hole for hand insertion, forming the structure of a glove, and the outlet 6d is distributed on a surface of the glove. The scrubbing body can also be a sponge, the outlet 6d extends to a front surface of the sponge, or the scrubbing body is bristles made of silicone, and the outlet 6d is disposed on the bristles. The scrubbing body can also be a shower ball, the outlet 6d is surrounded by the shower ball or on an outer side of the shower ball, wherein the foam dispenser 6 is a glove structure with a shower ball, which is more convenient to use. A top end of the shower frame 4 is connected with a water outlet pipe extending outside from a wall, and a bottom end of the shower frame 4 is fixed on the wall through a wall seat. The top end of the shower frame 4 is installed with a water inlet joint 4b, an outer end of the water inlet joint 4b is hinged and communicated with the water outlet pipe, the bottom end of the shower frame 4 is disposed with a connecting rod, and the connecting rod is inserted into the wall seat and forms a retractable fixed connection. The multi-waterway switching valve 2 is fixed on a bottom of the shower frame 4 and located above the wall seat, the mixer 3 is fixed on the shower frame 4 and located above the multi-waterway switching valve 2, and the body wash storage container 1 is fixed on the shower frame 4 and located above the mixer 3.

One embodiment of the shower frame 4 has a hollow structure. An upper end of a front side wall of the body wash storage container 1 is provided with an insert strip 1a, a lower end of the front side wall of the body wash storage container 1 is provided with a fixing part 1b, the insert strip 1a is inserted into a rear side wall of the shower frame 4, and the fixing part 1b is fixed on the rear side wall of the shower frame 4 by screws. A filling port 1c is disposed at the upper end of the body wash storage container 1, and a body wash is filled into the body wash storage container 1 through the filling port 1c. The front side wall of the body wash storage container 1 has a protruding strip 1d protruding outward, the protruding strip 1d extends upward and downward into a long strip, and the protruding strip 1d passes through a front side wall and the rear side wall of the shower frame 4. The protruding strip 1d is transparent, which is convenient for observing a content of the body wash in the body wash storage container 1. The body wash storage container 1 communicates with the mixer 3 and forms a communicating passage 17. A lower end surface of the body wash storage container 1 is provided with a communicating part 1e, the communicating part 1e is provided with a communicating channel 1f, and the communicating channel 1f penetrates an inner cavity wall of the body wash storage container 1.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 3 to 12, one embodiment of the mixer 3 comprises a valve body 3b and a valve core 3a, and the valve core 3a is inserted into the valve body 3b and is capable of rotating. The valve core 3a is provided with a body wash inlet hole 3a1, an air inlet hole 3a2 and a negative pressure channel 3a3, the body wash inlet hole 3a1 and the air inlet hole 3a2 are respectively communicated with the negative pressure channel 3a3, when water passes through the negative pressure channel 3a3, the negative pressure channel 3a3 is capable of generating a negative pressure with respect to the body wash inlet hole 3a1 and the air inlet hole 3a2. The valve body 3b is provided with a water inlet channel 3b4, a body wash outlet channel 3b5, an air inlet channel 3b6 capable of aligning with and communicating with the air inlet hole 3a2, and a body wash inlet channel 3b7 capable of aligning with and communicating with the body wash inlet hole 3a1. Rotating the valve core 3a is not only capable of changing a cross-sectional area of a communicating port between the body wash inlet hole 3a1 and the body wash inlet channel 3b7; but further capable of changing a cross-sectional area of a communicating port between the air inlet hole 3a2 and the air inlet channel 3b6, and the water inlet channel 3b4 and the body wash outlet channel 3b5 are always kept communicating with each other through the negative pressure channel 3a3 during rotation of the valve core 3a.

One embodiment of the valve body 3b comprises a cylindrical body 3f, a cylindrical valve hole 3g is formed on a first end face of one end of the body 3f, and an outer peripheral surface of the body 3f has a protruding water inlet 3b1, a body wash inlet 3b2, and a body wash outlet 3b3. An outer port of the water inlet channel 3b4 is disposed on the water inlet 3b1, and an inner port of the water inlet channel 3b4 is disposed on a peripheral side surface of the valve hole 3g. The body wash outlet channel 3b5 comprises a body wash inlet section 3b51, a foaming cavity 3b52, and a body wash outlet section 3b53 which are connected in sequence. The foaming cavity 3b52 is cylindrical and is located on a second end of the body 3f, and the foaming cavity 3b52 is disposed coaxially with the valve hole 3g. Inside the body 3f has a partition wall 3f1 between the foaming cavity 3b52 and the valve hole 3g, the body wash inlet section 3b51 is disposed on the partition wall 3f1 along an axial direction of the foaming cavity 3b52, the body wash inlet section 3b51 penetrates a bottom end face of the valve hole 3g, the body wash outlet section 3b53 is disposed on the body wash outlet 3b3 along a first radial direction of the valve hole 3g, and the body wash inlet section 3b51 and the body wash outlet section 3b53 are perpendicular to each other. The foaming cavity 3b52 has a protruding conical protrusion 3f2 on a cavity wall surface thereof, and the protrusion 3f2 and the body wash inlet section 3b51 face and align with each other. An outer port of the body wash inlet channel 3b7 is disposed in the body wash inlet 3b2, the body wash inlet channel 3b7 is disposed along a second radial direction of the valve hole 3g, and an inner port of the body wash inlet channel 3b7 is opened on the peripheral side surface of the valve hole 3g. The air inlet channel 3b6 is disposed along a third radial direction of the valve hole 3g, an inner port of the air inlet channel 3b6 is opened on the peripheral side surface of the valve hole 3g, and an outer port of the air inlet channel 3b6 is opened on the outer peripheral surface of the body 3f.

One embodiment of the valve core 3a is cylindrical, the valve core 3a is inserted into the valve hole 3g and is capable of rotating, and two ends of the negative pressure channel 3a3 are in continuous communication with the water inlet channel 3b4 and the body wash outlet channel 3b5 respectively. The body wash inlet hole 3a1 and the air inlet hole 3a2 are disposed along a first and a second radial direction of the valve core 3a, an outer port of the body wash inlet hole 3a1 is capable of aligning with and communicating with the inner port of the body wash inlet channel 3b7, and an outer port of the air inlet hole 3a2 is capable of aligning with and communicating with the inner port of the air inlet channel 3b6. The negative pressure channel 3a3 comprises a water inlet section 3a31, a middle section 3a32, a tapered section 3a33, a transition section 3a34 and a mixing section 3a35, which are connected in sequence. The water inlet section 3a31 is capable of aligning with and communicating with the inner port of the water inlet channel 3b4, and the mixing section 3a35 and the body wash inlet section 3b51 face and align with each other. The mixing section 3a35 is cylindrical, and the mixing section 3a35 is disposed coaxially with the valve core 3a. The transition section 3a34 is cylindrical, and the transition section 3a34 is disposed coaxially with the valve core 3a. A cross-sectional area of the mixing section 3a35 is larger than a cross-sectional area of the transition section 3a34, that is, a hole diameter of the mixing section 3a35 is larger than a hole diameter of the transition section 3a34, and a cavity wall surface of the negative pressure channel 3a3 has a step surface 3a4 located between the transition section 3a34 and the mixing section 3a35. An inner port of the body wash inlet hole 3a1 is opened on a cavity wall surface of the mixing section 3a35 and connected with the step surface 3a4, and an inner port of the air inlet hole 3a2 is opened on the cavity wall surface of the mixing section 3a35 and connected with the step surface 3a4. Rotating the valve core 3a is capable of changing an aligning angle between the outer port of the body wash inlet hole 3a1 and the inner port of the body wash inlet channel 3b7, and at the same time capable of changing an aligning angle between the outer port of the air inlet hole 3a2 and the inner port of the air inlet channel 3b6, thereby changing a cross-sectional area of a communicating port between the body wash inlet hole 3a1 and the body wash inlet channel 3b7, and at the same time changing a cross-sectional area of a communicating port between the air inlet hole 3a2 and the air inlet channel 3b6. The tapered section 3a33 is conical, the tapered section 3a33 is disposed coaxially with the valve core 3a, and a hole diameter of the tapered section 3a33 gradually decreases from back to front. The middle section 3a32 is cylindrical, and the middle section 3a32 is disposed coaxially with the valve core 3a. A hole diameter of the transition section 3a34 is equal to a minimum hole diameter of the tapered section 3a33, and a hole diameter of the middle section 3a32 is equal to a maximum hole diameter of the tapered section 3a33. The water inlet section 3a31 is disposed along a third radial direction of the valve core 3a, and the water inlet section 3a31 penetrates a peripheral side surface of the middle section 3a32. The negative pressure channel 3a3 further comprises an auxiliary water inlet section 3a36 disposed along a fourth radial direction of the valve core 3a, and the auxiliary water inlet section 3a36 penetrates the peripheral side surface of the middle section 3a32. The auxiliary water inlet section 3a36 is close to the water inlet section 3a31, and during rotation of the valve core 3a, the auxiliary water inlet section 3a36 and the water inlet section 3a31 are capable of communicating with the water inlet channel 3b4 at the same time.

An outer peripheral surface of one embodiment of the valve core 3a has a protruding limiting protrusion 3a5, the valve body 3b is provided with a limiting recess 3h, and the limiting protrusion 3a5 is embedded in the limiting recess 3h and is capable of rotating in the limiting recess 3h. When the limiting protrusion 3a5 abuts against one of side wall surfaces of the limiting recess 3h, the outer port of the body wash inlet hole 3a1 and the inner port of the body wash inlet channel 3b7 face and align with each other, the outer port of the air inlet hole 3a2 and the inner port of the air inlet channel 3b6 face and align with each other, and an outer port of the water inlet section 3a31 and the inner port of the water inlet channel 3b4 face and align with each other; when the limiting protrusion 3a5 abuts against the other side wall surface of the limiting recess 3h, the outer port of the body wash inlet hole 3a1 and the inner port of the body wash inlet channel 3b7 are completely out of alignment with each other and capable of shutting off the communicating passage 17, and the outer port of the water inlet section 3a31 or an outer port of the auxiliary water inlet section 3a36 is in continuous communication with the inner port of the water inlet channel 3b4. Sealing rings 3c are further disposed between the valve core 3a and the valve body 3b, each of the sealing rings 3c not only has a sealing function, but is also capable of generating friction to keep the valve core 3a stable in the valve body 3b without rotating randomly. The outer peripheral surface of the valve core 3a is provided with annular fixing grooves 3a6, there are three fixing grooves 3a6 which are distributed in sequence along an axial direction of the valve core 3a, inside each of the fixing grooves 3a6 is fixed with one of the sealing rings 3c, a first fixing groove 3a6 is disposed between the limiting protrusion 3a5 and the water inlet section 3a31, a second fixing groove 3a6 is disposed between the body wash inlet hole 3a1 and the water inlet section 3a31, and a third fixing groove 3a6 is located between the body wash inlet hole 3a1 and an inner end face of the valve core 3a.

One embodiment of a mounting seat 3d is disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the body 3f, the body 3f is inserted into the rear side wall of the shower frame 4, and the mounting seat 3d is abutted and fixed on a rear side surface of the shower frame 4. The body wash inlet 3b2, the body wash outlet 3b3, and the outer port of the air inlet channel 3b6 on the valve body 3b are located behind the shower frame 4, the body wash inlet 3b2 is disposed upward, the communicating part 1e on the body wash storage container 1 is inserted into the outer port of the body wash inlet channel 3b7, and the communicating channel 1f communicates with the body wash inlet channel 3b7. The communicating passage 17 comprises the communicating channel 1f, the body wash inlet channel 3b7 and the body wash inlet hole 3a1 disposed in sequence, an air inlet passage 312 comprises the air inlet hole 3a2 and the air inlet channel 3b6, a body wash inlet passage 311 comprises the body wash inlet channel 3b7 and the body wash inlet hole 3a1, when water passes through the negative pressure channel 3a3, the negative pressure channel 3a3 is capable of generating a negative pressure with respect to the air inlet hole 3a2 and the body wash inlet hole 3a1, that is to say, when water passes through the mixer 3, the mixer 3 is capable of generating a negative pressure with respect to the communicating passage 17 and the air inlet passage 312. The body wash outlet 3b3 is disposed downward, the foam dispenser 6 is provided with a spiral hose 6b, and the hose 6b is connected to the body wash outlet 3b3. The water inlet 3b1 is located in an inner cavity of the shower frame 4 and is disposed downward. One end of the valve core 3a protrudes from the valve body 3b and is inserted into a front side wall of the shower frame 4, and the valve core 3a protrudes outside from the front side wall of the shower frame 4 and is provided with an adjustment knob 3e. An annular gap 7 is disposed between the valve body 3b and the adjustment knob 3e, and the front side wall of the shower frame 4 is embedded in the annular gap 7. For the convenience of installation, the adjustment knob 3e and the valve core 3a are separate parts connected together. The mixer 3 is jacketed with a protective cover 16, the protective cover 16 is located behind the shower frame 4, and the protective cover 16 is fixed on a lower end of the body wash storage container 1 or on a rear side surface of the shower frame 4. A lower end of the protective cover 16 is provided with an opening, a joint of the hose 6b is connected to the body wash outlet 3b3 on the mixer 3 after passing through the opening, and the opening is also used to communicate the outside with an inner cavity of the protective cover 16 to ensure air circulation.

As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4, one embodiment of the multi-waterway switching valve 2 comprises a main water inlet 2a, a secondary water outlet 2b and two primary water outlets 2c. The main water inlet 2a, the secondary water outlet 2b and a first primary water outlet 2c are all disposed in the inner cavity of the shower frame 4, and a second primary water outlet 2c protrudes from the bottom of the shower frame 4. A water inlet tube 8, a water supply tube 9, and a top shower tube 10 are disposed in the inner cavity of the shower frame 4. The water inlet tube 8 is connected between the water inlet joint 4b and the main water inlet 2a, the water supply tube 9 is connected between the secondary water outlet 2b and the water inlet 3b1 of the mixer 3, the top shower tube 10 is connected between the first primary water outlet 2c and the top shower, and the second primary water outlet 2c protrudes from the bottom of the shower frame 4 to connect with the hand-held shower. The multi-waterway switching valve 2 is fixed on the front side wall of the shower frame 4, and an operating handle 2e of the multi-waterway switching valve 2 protrudes from the front side wall of the shower frame 4. In order to fix the multi-waterway switching valve 2 stably, the front side wall of the shower frame 4 extends outward to form a fixing cylinder, and the multi-waterway switching valve 2 is fixed in the fixing cylinder. Rotating the operating handle 2e is capable of realizing communication and shutoff of waterways in the multi-waterway switching valve 2. When the multi-waterway switching valve 2 is switched to cause the main water inlet 2a not in communication with the secondary water outlet 2b and the two primary water outlets 2c, the multi-waterway switching valve 2 is closed; when the multi-waterway switching valve 2 is switched to cause the main water inlet 2a in communication with the secondary water outlet 2b, the secondary water outlet 2b discharges water; and when the multi-waterway switching valve 2 is switched to cause the main water inlet 2a in communication with any one of the two primary water outlets 2c, one of the two primary water outlets 2c communicating with the main water inlet 2a discharges water. A support frame 11 is further fixed on the wall or the shower frame 4, and the hand-held shower can be placed on the support frame 11.

As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 13, and FIG. 14, a shelf 12 and an adjustment frame 13 in one embodiment are further connected on the shower frame 4, the shelf 12 is located between the multi-waterway switching valve 2 and the mixer 3, two sides of the shelf 12 are provided with hooks 12a, the foam dispenser 6 is provided with a hanger 6a, and the hanger 6a is capable of being hung on any one of the hooks 12a, and the foam dispenser 6 can also be placed on the shelf 12. The adjustment frame 13 is located above the shelf 12, the adjustment frame 13 is capable of sliding upward and downward along the shower frame 4, and a locking structure 15 is disposed on the adjustment frame 13 to fix the adjustment frame 13 on the shower frame 4. A side edge of the shower frame 4 is provided with a slideway 4a extending along upward and downward directions, a cross-section of the slideway 4a is T-shaped, a T-shaped insert 14 is embedded in the slideway 4a, and a protruding end of the insert 14 protrudes from the slideway 4a and is fixedly connected with the adjustment frame 13. The locking structure 15 comprises a button 15a hinged on the adjustment frame 13, a compression spring 15b is disposed between a first end of the button 15a and the adjustment frame 13, and a damping gasket 15c is fixed at a second end of the button 15a, and the damping gasket 15c abuts against the shower frame 4 under an action of the compression spring 15b. The adjustment frame 13 is connected with a swingable mirror frame, a suspension groove is disposed on the mirror frame, and a razor can be suspended in the suspension groove.

One embodiment of the shower frame 4 is fixedly connected on the wall, and the body wash storage container 1 stores the body wash. During showering, when it needs to apply the body wash, rotating the operating handle 2e is capable of switching the multi-waterway switching valve 2 to cause the secondary water outlet 2b to discharge water, when water passes through the mixer 3, the mixer 3 is capable of generating a negative pressure to automatically suck the body wash in the body wash storage container 1 and the outside air into the mixer 3, the water, the air and the body wash are mixed in the mixer 3 to form a mixed body wash, the mixed body wash continues to foam during a flow process, and finally flows out from the foam dispenser 6 in the form of foam, and then use the foam dispenser 6 to apply the foam on the body and scrub. If an amount of the body wash is too much or is too little, adjust a suction flow rate of the body wash by rotating the valve core 3a through the adjustment knob 3e in order to adjust a ratio of the body wash in the mixed body wash. If foam is not needed but clean water is needed instead, the secondary water outlet 2b can be kept discharging water continuously by rotating the valve core 3a of the mixer 3 to change a cross-sectional area of a communicating port between the body wash inlet channel 3b7 and the body wash inlet hole 3a1 to zero, so that clean water is capable of flowing out from the foam dispenser 6; clean water is further capable of flowing out from the top shower or the hand-held shower by directly switching the multi-waterway switching valve 2 to cause any one of the two primary water outlets 2c to discharge clean water.

Since the two showerheads 5 in one embodiment are only connected with the two primary water outlets 2c of the multi-waterway switching valve 2, the foam dispenser 6 is only connected with the body wash outlet 3b3 of the mixer 3, and the water inlet 3b1 of the mixer 3 is connected with the secondary water outlet 2b of the multi-waterway switching valve 2, that is, the foam dispenser 6 is communicated with the multi-waterway switching valve 2 only through the mixer 3, and the mixer 3 is not connected with any one of the two showerheads 5, which avoids a possibility of the body wash entering into any one of the two showerheads 5. Foam only flows out from the foam dispenser 6, and clean water flows out from any one of the two showerheads 5, in order to ensure that when the multi-waterway switching valve 2 is switched to cause any one of the two primary water outlets 2c to discharge clean water, clean water will flow out from one of the two showerheads 5 instantaneously, thereby clean water switching process is completed instantly without having to wait. At the same time, when water passes through the mixer 3, the mixer 3 is capable of generating a negative pressure with respect to the communicating passage 17 between the body wash storage container 1 and the mixer 3, that is, as long as the body wash inlet channel 3b7 and the body wash inlet hole 3a1 in the mixer 3 are in a communicated state, when water passes through the mixer 3, the mixer 3 is capable of sucking the body wash in the body wash storage container 1 into the mixer 3 continuously and automatically, so that when the multi-waterway switching valve 2 is switched to cause the secondary water outlet 2b to discharge clean water, the body wash can be automatically filled, and there is no need for a user to perform other additional manipulations, the foam can be continuously sprayed out from the foam dispenser 6. Moreover, the mixer 3 has an adjustable structure capable of adjusting a sucking flow rate of the body wash or even shutting off the communicating channel 1f, which facilitates the use of the foam dispenser 6. Therefore, it only needs to manipulate switching the multi-waterway switching valve 2 to cause any one of the two showerheads 5 to discharge clean water instantaneously, while switching to the foam dispenser 6 is capable of discharging foam continuously, and a proportion of the body wash in the foam can be adjusted, additional manipulations are not required when switching, there is no need to wait and it is convenient to use. Therefore, the invention improves the convenience of using the shower device.

Embodiment 2

As shown in FIG. 15, one embodiment of a single primary water outlet 2c is disposed on the multi-waterway switching valve 2 in the shower device, and a single showerhead 5 is either the hand-held shower or the top shower. The structure and pipelines of the shower frame 4 are adjusted adaptively. Other structures are the same as those of the Embodiment 1.

Embodiment 3

As shown in FIG. 16, compared with the Embodiment 1 (as shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 12), the valve body 3b and the valve core 3a in one embodiment are integrally formed to form a main body 31 of the mixer 3, the water inlet channel 3b4, the negative pressure channel 3a3 and the body wash outlet channel 3b5 are integrally disposed in the main body 31 to form a water passage 313, the air inlet channel 3b6 and the air inlet hole 3a2 are integrally disposed in the main body 31 to form the air inlet passage 312, and the body wash inlet channel 3b7 and the body wash inlet hole 3a1 are integrally disposed in the main body 31 to form the body wash inlet passage 311. That is to say, the water passage 313 comprises the water inlet channel 3b4, the negative pressure channel 3a3 and the body wash outlet channel 3b5 disposed in sequence in the main body 31; the air inlet passage 312 comprises the air inlet channel 3b6 and the air inlet hole 3a2 disposed in sequence in the main body 31; and the body wash inlet passage 311 comprises the body wash inlet channel 3b7 and the body wash inlet hole 3a1 disposed in sequence in the main body 31. When water passes through the water passage 313, the water passage 313 is capable of generating a negative pressure with respect to the air inlet passage 312 and the body wash inlet passage 311, thereby the body wash is capable of being automatically sucked into the mixer 3. The structure of the shower frame 4 is adjusted adaptively. Other structures are the same as those of the Embodiment 1.

Embodiment 4

As shown in FIG. 17, compared with the Embodiment 1 (shown in FIG. 3) or the Embodiment 3, the mixer 3 and the multi-waterway switching valve 2 in one embodiment are integrally formed, that is, the water inlet 3b1 of the mixer 3 and the secondary water outlet 2b of the multi-waterway switching valve 2 are integrally connected. The structure of the shower frame 4 is adjusted adaptively. Other structures are the same as those of the Embodiment 1 or the Embodiment 3.

The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the spirit of the invention. Technicians skilled in the art to which the invention pertains can make various modifications or additions to the specific embodiments described or replace them in a similar manner, without departing from the spirit of the invention or beyond the scope defined by the appended claims.

LIST OF REFERENCED PARTS

• 1 body wash storage container
• 1a insert strip
• 1b fixing part
• 1c filling port
• 1d protruding strip
• 1e communicating part
• 1f communicating channel
• 2 multi-waterway switching valve
• 2a main water inlet
• 2b secondary water outlet
• 2c primary water outlet
• 2e operating handle
• 3 mixer
• 3a valve core
• 3a1 body wash inlet hole
• 3a2 air inlet hole
• 3a3 negative pressure channel
• 3a31 water inlet section
• 3a32 middle section
• 3a33 tapered section
• 3a34 transition section
• 3a35 mixing section
• 3a36 auxiliary water inlet section
• 3a4 step surface
• 3a5 limiting protrusion
• 3a6 fixing groove
• 3b valve body
• 3b1 water inlet
• 3b2 body wash inlet
• 3b3 body wash outlet
• 3b4 water inlet channel
• 3b5 body wash outlet channel
• 3b51 body wash inlet section
• 3b52 foaming cavity
• 3b53 body wash outlet section
• 3b6 air inlet channel
• 3b7 body wash inlet channel
• 3c sealing ring
• 3d mounting seat
• 3e adjustment knob
• 3f body
• 3f1 partition wall
• 3f2 protrusion
• 3g valve hole
• 3h limiting recess
• 31 main body
• 311 body wash inlet passage
• 312 air inlet passage
• 313 water passage
• 4 shower frame
• 4a slideway
• 4b water inlet joint
• 5 showerhead
• 6 foam dispenser
• 6a hanger
• 6b hose
• 6c bristles
• 6d outlet
• 7 annular gap
• 8 water inlet tube
• 9 water supply tube
• 10 top shower tube
• 11 support frame
• 12 shelf
• 12a hook
• 13 adjustment frame
• 14 insert
• 15 locking structure
• 15a button
• 15b compression spring
• 15c damping gasket
• 16 protective cover
• 17 communicating passage

Claims

1. A shower device comprising:

a body wash storage container used to store a body wash;

a multi-waterway switching valve used to switch waterways, comprising a secondary water outlet and at least one primary water outlet;

at least one showerhead capable of expelling clean water, the at least one primary water outlet being connected with the at least one showerhead;

a mixer used to mix the body wash with clean water, comprising a water inlet and a body wash outlet; and

a foam dispenser;

wherein the mixer communicates with the body wash storage container and forms a communicating passage;

wherein when water passes through the mixer, the mixer is capable of generating a negative pressure with respect to the communicating passage; and

wherein the secondary water outlet is connected with the water inlet, and the foam dispenser is only connected with the body wash outlet.

2. The shower device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shower device further comprises a shower frame with a hollow structure, and both the mixer and the multi-waterway switching valve are installed and fixed on the shower frame.

3. The shower device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the water inlet and the secondary water outlet are both located in an inner cavity of the shower frame, the mixer has a body wash inlet connected to the body wash storage container, and the body wash outlet and the body wash inlet are both located behind the shower frame.

4. The shower device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the mixer comprises a movable valve core, movement of the valve core is capable of shutting off the communicating passage, and the secondary water outlet and the foam dispenser are kept in continuous communication with each other through the mixer during movement of the valve core.

5. The shower device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the mixer further comprises a valve body, the valve body is provided with a water inlet channel communicating with the secondary water outlet, a body wash outlet channel communicating with the foam dispenser, and a body wash inlet channel capable of aligning with and communicating with a body wash inlet hole, the valve core is inserted into the valve body and is capable of rotating, the valve core is provided with the body wash inlet hole and a negative pressure channel communicating with each other;

wherein when water passes through the negative pressure channel, the negative pressure channel is capable of generating a negative pressure with respect to the body wash inlet hole;

wherein the communicating passage comprises a body wash inlet channel and the body wash inlet hole;

wherein rotating the valve core is capable of changing a cross-sectional area of a communicating port between the body wash inlet hole and the body wash inlet channel; and

wherein the water inlet channel and the body wash outlet channel are always kept communicating with each other through the negative pressure channel during rotation of the valve core.

6. The shower device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the negative pressure channel comprises a transition section and a mixing section connected with each other, the mixing section is located in front of the transition section, a cross-sectional area of the mixing section is greater than a cross-sectional area of the transition section, a step surface is disposed on a cavity wall surface of the negative pressure channel and located between the transition section and the mixing section, and an inner port of the body wash inlet hole is opened on a cavity wall surface of the mixing section and connected with the step surface.

7. The shower device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the valve core is further provided with an air inlet hole communicating with the negative pressure channel;

wherein when water passes through the negative pressure channel, the negative pressure channel is further capable of generating a negative pressure with respect to the air inlet hole;

wherein the valve body is further provided with an air inlet channel capable of aligning and communicating with the air inlet hole; and

wherein rotating the valve core is further capable of changing a cross-sectional area of a communicating port between the air inlet hole and the air inlet channel.

8. The shower device as claimed in claim 7, wherein an inner port of the air inlet hole is opened on the cavity wall surface of the mixing section and connected with the step surface.

9. The shower device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the body wash storage container is fixedly connected to a rear side surface of the shower frame, an operating handle of the multi-waterway switching valve protrudes forward from a front side wall of the shower frame, and one end of the valve core protrudes from the front side wall of the shower frame and is provided with an adjustment knob.

10. The shower device as claimed in claim 7, wherein an outer port of the air inlet channel is located behind the shower frame, the mixer is jacketed with a protective cover, and the protective cover is fixed on the body wash storage container or the shower frame.

11. The shower device as claimed in claim 2, wherein a shelf is further fixedly connected on the shower frame, the multi-waterway switching valve is located below the shelf, the body wash storage container and the mixer are located above the shelf, two sides of the shelf are provided with hooks, the foam dispenser is provided with a hanger, and the hanger is capable of being hung on any one of the hooks.

12. The shower device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the multi-waterway switching valve is installed at a bottom of the shower frame, a top of the shower frame is installed with a water inlet joint;

wherein a water inlet tube, a water supply tube and a top shower tube are disposed in an inner cavity of the shower frame, the multi-waterway switching valve further comprises a main water inlet, the water inlet tube is connected between the water inlet joint and the main water inlet, the water supply tube is connected between the secondary water outlet and the water inlet of the mixer; and

wherein there are two at least one primary water outlets, there are two at least one showerheads, which are respectively a hand-held shower and a top shower installed on the top of the shower frame, the top shower tube is connected between a first at least one primary water outlet and the top shower, a second at least one primary water outlet is connected to the hand-held shower.

13. The shower device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the multi-waterway switching valve is installed at a bottom of the shower frame, a top of the shower frame is installed with a water inlet joint;

wherein a water inlet tube, a water supply tube and a top shower tube are disposed in an inner cavity of the shower frame, the multi-waterway switching valve further comprises a main water inlet, the water inlet tube is connected between the water inlet joint and the main water inlet, the water supply tube is connected between the secondary water outlet and the water inlet of the mixer; and

wherein a single at least one primary water outlet is provided, the at least one showerhead is the top shower installed on the top of the shower frame, and the top shower tube is connected between the at least one primary water outlet and the top shower.

14. The shower device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mixer comprises a main body having a water inlet and a body wash outlet, the main body is provided with a water passage, a body wash inlet passage and an air inlet passage, two ends of the water passage are respectively disposed on the water inlet and the body wash outlet, the communicating passage comprises the body wash inlet passage, the body wash inlet passage and the air inlet passage are respectively communicated with the water passage; and

wherein when water passes through the water passage, the water passage is capable of generating a negative pressure with respect to the body wash inlet passage and the air inlet passage.

15. The shower device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water inlet and the secondary water outlet are integrally connected.