HANDHELD SHOWER
A handheld shower includes a shower body and a liquid storage tank. The shower body has an inlet channel and an outlet portion, and the inlet channel communicates with the outlet portion. The liquid storage tank has a receiving space and a liquid outlet, and the receiving space is adapted to receive a cleaning solution. The liquid outlet communicates with the receiving space and is adapted to output the liquid solution inside the receiving space. The liquid storage tank is detachably engaged with the shower body, and the handheld shower is light and easy to carry. Thereby, users no need to carry many bottles of cleaning solution when traveling or on business trips, and have their own handheld shower when they are going out, enhancing the convenience of the journey and the comfort of bathing outside.
Latest Purity (Xiamen) Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd. Patents:
The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/073,956, filed on Oct. 19, 2020, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Technical FieldThe present invention relates generally to a shower apparatus, and more particularly to a handheld shower having a liquid storage tank.
Description of Related ArtWith the evolution of society and the improvement of people's economic conditions, modern people have stricter requirements for sanitary equipment. To meet modern people's needs for sanitary equipment and maintain the freshness of products, the industry not only needs to pay attention to the practicality of sanitary products, but also needs to strive for innovation. Whether it is to improve the appearance of the product or enhance the functionality of the product, it could bring huge business opportunities.
Modern people often need to bring bottles of shampoo and body wash and other liquid solutions when traveling or on business trips. Even some travelers who pay much attention to the quality of life would like to bring their shower heads when they are going out, which provides a comfortable feeling like bathing at home. However, carrying many bottles has caused great inconvenience to travelers, and the existing handheld showers are bulky, and it is difficult to carry them around. Therefore, it is necessary to solve the aforementioned problems to improve the convenience of the journey and the comfort of bathing outside.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn view of the above, the primary objective of the present invention is to provide a handheld shower, which could receive cleaning supplies.
The present invention provides a handheld shower, including a shower body and a liquid storage tank. The shower body has an inlet channel and an outlet portion, wherein the inlet channel communicates with the outlet portion. The liquid storage tank is detachably engaged with the shower body and having a receiving space and a liquid outlet, wherein the receiving space is adapted to receive a cleaning solution. The liquid outlet communicates with the receiving space and is adapted to output the liquid solution inside the receiving space.
With the aforementioned design, the handheld shower is light and easy to carry, enhancing the shower experience. In addition, the liquid storage tank of the handheld shower could contain a cleaning solution, so that it is unnecessary to carry bottles, thereby reducing the weight of luggage.
The present invention will be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of some illustrative embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which
A handheld shower 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in
The shower body 10 includes a handheld portion 12, a front panel 14, and a rear panel 16, wherein the handheld portion 12 and the front panel 14 are integrally formed as a monolithic unit. The handheld portion 12 has an inlet portion 122 and is adapted to be connected to an external water source (not shown). The front panel 14 has an outlet portion 142. The rear panel 16 is engaged with a side of the front panel 14 opposite to the outlet portion 142. As shown in
The rear panel 16 has a front surface 16a and a rear surface 16b which face opposite directions, wherein the front surface 16a of the rear panel 16 faces the outlet portion 142. The rear panel 16 has a receiving groove 162, an engaging track 164, and a projection 166, wherein the receiving groove 162 disposed on the rear surface 16b and is adapted to be engaged with the liquid storage tank 20. The engaging track 164 is a first engaging portion of the current embodiment. The engaging track 164 extends along a first predetermined direction D1 and is formed on a groove surface 162a of the receiving groove 162, wherein the first predetermined direction D1 is a longitudinal direction of the shower body 10. As shown in
As shown in
The liquid storage tank 20 has a box body 22, a pump tube 24, a cap body 26 and a pressing member 28, wherein the box body 22 has a receiving space A therein, and the receiving space A communicates with an outside via an opening 22a, so that liquid solutions such as shampoo or shower gel could be received in the receiving space A through the opening 22a. As shown in
The cap body 26 of the liquid storage tank 20 enclose the opening 22a and is connected to a peripheral edge of the opening 22a. The cap body 26 fits around the pump tube 24, thereby the pump tube 24 is partially exposed outside the cap body 26. The pressing member 28 is adapted to press against a part of the pump tube 24 exposed outside the cap body 26, and has a liquid outlet 28a communicating with the pump tube 24 via a connecting pipe 29, wherein the connecting pipe 29 is a curved pipe with a reentrant angle of 90 degrees, and has a first port 29a and a second port 29b. The first port 29a is connected to the liquid outlet 28a, and the second port 29b is connected to the pump tube 24, so that the liquid outlet 28a communicates with the receiving space A.
The engaging groove 222 of the liquid storage tank 20 could move along the first predetermined direction D1 to be sleeved or disengaged from the engaging track 164 of the shower body 10, so that the liquid storage tank 20 could be detachably engaged with the shower body 10. It is worth mentioning that when the engaging track 164 of the shower body 10 is not completely located in the engaging groove 222 of the liquid storage tank 20, the positioning protrusion 182 is pressed by a side surface of the liquid storage tank 20, to compress the spring 184 to be completely located in the engaging hole 166a. Until the engaging track 164 of the shower body 10 is completely located in the engaging groove 222 of the liquid storage tank 20, and the positioning hole 224 of the liquid storage tank 20 faces the engaging hole 166a of the shower body 10, at this time, the spring 184 restores to its natural length by an elastic forced generated by the spring 184, wherein the elastic forced generated by the spring 184 urges the positioning protrusion 182 to moves along the second predetermined direction D2 and enter the positioning hole 224. In this way, the positioning member 18 restricts the liquid storage tank 20 from changing a position in the first predetermined direction D1, thereby preventing the liquid storage tank 20 from accidentally sliding down. As shown in
When a user is about to press out the cleaning solution in the receiving space A, press the pressing member 28, and the cleaning solution will flow out of the liquid outlet 28a by passing through the pump tube 24 and the connecting pipe 29. More specifically, in the current embodiment, the liquid outlet 28a faces a direction away from an outlet direction of the outlet portion. In this way, when the liquid outlet 28a supplies the cleaning solution, the cleaning solution would not be directly flushed away by water flowing from the outlet portion 142, and the user would not be spattered by the water from the outlet portion 142. However, in other embodiments, the liquid outlet 28a could be disposed to face other directions.
A handheld shower 100A of a second embodiment is illustrated in
As illustrated in
More specifically, in a longitudinal axial direction of the shower body 30, the shower body 30 has a first end 36 and a second end 38 which are opposite, wherein the first end 36 has an inlet portion 362 which communicates with the inlet channel 32. The shower body 30 has a receiving groove 40 which is recessed along the longitudinal axial direction of the shower body 30 and is located at another side of the shower body 30 which is away from a side disposed with the outlet portion 34. A mouth 402 of the receiving groove 40 is formed at the second end 38 of the shower body 30. The liquid storage tank 44 could be inserted through the mouth 402 to the receiving groove 40. A slot 42 is formed on the another side of the shower body 30 which is away from the side disposed with the outlet portion 34. In the current embodiment, the slot 42 is opposite to the outlet portion 34. The slot 42 communicates with the receiving groove 40 and the mouth 402.
A first positioning portion 404 is disposed on a wall of the receiving groove 40 and is near to a bottom end of the slot 42. A box body 46 of the liquid storage tank 44 has a second positioning portion 462 which is located at a bottom portion of the box body 46. In the current embodiment, the first positioning portion 404 includes, but not limited to, at least one recess, and the second positioning portion 462 includes, but not limited to, at least one protrusion. Alternatively, the first positioning portion 404 could include at least one protrusion, and the second positioning portion 462 could include at least one recess.
After the liquid storage tank 44 is engaged with the receiving groove 40, a part of the box body 46 of the liquid storage tank 44 is exposed outside through the slot, and the first positioning portion 404 is complementarily engaged with the second positioning portion 462 to position the liquid storage tank 44, thereby preventing the liquid storage tank 44 from disengaging from the receiving groove 40.
When the user wants to take off the liquid storage tank 44, the user could simply push the part of the box body 46 of the liquid storage tank 44 which is exposed outside through the slot 42 to move toward the mouth 402 of the receiving groove 40 to disengage the liquid storage tank 44 from the shower body 30. Additionally, when the box body 46 is transparent or translucent, a volume of a cleaning solution stored in the box body 46 is visible through the slot 42. In the current embodiment, an opening of a liquid outlet 482a of a pressing member 48 of the liquid storage tank 44 faces toward an outlet direction of the outlet portion 34.
For preventing a cleaning solution provided through the liquid outlet 482 from being flushed away by a large volume of water, in the current embodiment, the handheld shower 200 further includes a valve 50 for restricting flow. The valve 50 for restricting flow is adapted to limit a volume of water flow passing through the inlet channel 32, so that a water flow outputted through the outlet portion 34 could be switched between a first flowing mode and a second flowing mode, wherein an outputted water volume of the second flowing mode is less than that of the first flowing mode. In other words, the first flowing mode could output a great amount of water, and the second flowing mode could output a small amount of water or stop outputting water. Preferably, the second flowing mode could output a small amount of water to avoid a flexible hose connected to the inlet portion 362 to burst due to excessive water pressure.
As illustrated in
For example, as illustrated in
The valve 50 of the current embodiment for restricting flow passing through the inlet channel 32 could be applied to the first embodiment or the second embodiment.
In summary, the liquid storage tank is engaged with the shower body in a detachable manner, so that the user not only has no need to carry bottles when traveling or on business trips, but also could carry the handheld shower that the user familiar with, which could improve the user's shower experience and quality of life when going out In addition, the handheld shower of the present invention could be easily assembled and detached, which is very convenient, and multiple liquid storage boxes could be carried for replacement during a long-distance trip.
It must be pointed out that the embodiments described above are only some preferred embodiments of the present invention. All equivalent structures which employ the concepts disclosed in this specification and the appended claims should fall within the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A handheld shower, comprising:
- a shower body having an inlet channel and an outlet portion, wherein the inlet channel communicates with the outlet portion; and
- a liquid storage tank detachably engaged with the shower body and having a receiving space and a liquid outlet, wherein the receiving space is adapted to receive a cleaning solution; the liquid outlet communicates with the receiving space and is adapted to output the liquid solution inside the receiving space.
2. The handheld shower as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shower body has a receiving groove; the receiving groove and the outlet portion face opposite directions; the receiving groove is engaged with the liquid storage tank.
3. The handheld shower as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shower body has a first engaging portion; the liquid storage tank has a second engaging portion detachably engaged with the first engaging portion of the shower body.
4. The handheld shower as claimed in claim 3, wherein one of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion has an engaging track extending along a first predetermined direction, and the other one of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion has an engaging groove corresponding to the engaging track; the engaged track is engaged with the engaging groove.
5. The handheld shower as claimed in claim 4, wherein the shower body has a longitudinal direction and the engaging track; the first predetermined direction is the longitudinal direction of the shower body; the liquid storage tank has the engaging groove.
6. The handheld shower as claimed in claim 5, wherein the shower body has a receiving groove, and a groove surface of the receiving groove and the outlet portion face opposite directions; the engaging track has a narrow section and a wide section in a direction away from the groove surface of the receiving groove; the narrow section is connected to the groove surface; the engaging groove has a first section and a second section; a width of the first section is smaller than a width of the second section; the first section and the second section are respectively complementary to the narrow section and the wide section.
7. The handheld shower as claimed in claim 4, wherein one of the shower body and the liquid storage tank has a positioning member, and the other one of the shower body and the liquid storage tank has a positioning hole; when the liquid storage tank is engaged with the shower body, the positioning member enters the positioning hole and restricts the liquid storage tank from changing a position in the first predetermined direction.
8. The handheld shower as claimed in claim 7, wherein the positioning member is movable along a second predetermined direction to and enter the positioning hole; the second predetermined direction is orthogonal to the first predetermined direction.
9. The handheld shower as claimed in claim 8, wherein the shower body comprises a front panel and a rear panel connected to the front panel; the positioning member comprises a spring and a positioning protrusion; the front panel has the outlet portion, and a part of the inlet channel is formed between the front panel and the rear panel; the rear side panel has an engaging hole, and an axial direction of the engaging hole is parallel to the second predetermined direction; the spring and the positioning member are disposed in the engaging hole; a side of the positioning protrusion is connected to an end of the spring, and the other side of the positioning protrusion protrudes out of the engaging hole.
10. The handheld shower as claimed in claim 1, wherein the liquid storage tank has a box body, a cap body, a pump tube, and a pressing member; the box body has the receiving space and an opening; the cap body is connected to a peripheral edge of the opening, and enclose the opening; the cap body fits around the pump tube; the pressing member is adapted to abut against the pump tube and has the liquid outlet; the liquid outlet communicates with the pump tube.
11. The handheld shower as claimed in claim 1, wherein the liquid outlet faces different directions from an outlet direction of the outlet portion.
12. The handheld shower as claimed in claim 2, wherein the shower body has a first end and a second end which are opposite; the first end of the shower body has an inlet portion which communicates with the inlet channel; a mouth of the receiving groove is formed at the second end of the shower body; the liquid storage tank could be inserted through the mouth to the receiving groove.
13. The handheld shower as claimed in claim 12, wherein a slot is formed on the shower body and communicates with the receiving groove and the mouth; the liquid storage tank has a box body, wherein a part of the box body of the liquid storage tank is exposed outside through the slot.
14. The handheld shower as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a valve for restricting flow, wherein the valve is disposed in the shower body and comprises an operating member and a valve core; the operating member is operatable to move between a first position and a second position; when the operating member is located at the first position, the operating member drives the valve core to disengage from the valve opening of the inlet channel; when the operating member is located at the second position, the operating member drives the valve core to block the valve opening of the inlet channel.
15. The handheld shower as claimed in claim 2, wherein a first positioning portion is disposed on a wall of the receiving groove, and a box body of the liquid storage tank has a second positioning portion; when the liquid storage tank is engaged with the receiving groove, the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are engaged to position the liquid storage tank.
16. The handheld shower as claimed in claim 15, wherein one of the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion comprises a recess, and the other one of the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion comprises a protrusion.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 16, 2021
Publication Date: Apr 21, 2022
Applicant: Purity (Xiamen) Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd. (Xiamen City)
Inventors: JAMES WU (Taichung City), ALEX WU (Taichung City), CE-WEN YANG (Xiamen City), CHING-YIN WU (Taichung City), CHE-MIN LIN (Taichung City)
Application Number: 17/348,857