阅读说明：本技术 一种水路的调压装置及具有其的淋浴系统 (Pressure regulating device in water route and have its shower system ) 是由 林凯 肖庭敏 邱潮峰 尹艳梅 吴成峰 于 2020-07-09 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种水路的调压装置,其安装于水路中,包括：手动调压机构,包括活动件,通过驱动所述活动件改变所述水路的过流截面积以调节所述水路的水流水压；电动调压机构,包括水泵,通过所述水泵对所述水路中的水流压力进行调节。本发明的调压方式包括手动和电动,水压调节更灵活,在没有电的情况下也可以手动进行调压,适用范围更广。此外,本发明还公开了具有上述调压装置的淋浴系统。(The invention discloses a pressure regulating device of a waterway, which is arranged in the waterway and comprises: the manual pressure regulating mechanism comprises a moving part, and the water flow pressure of the waterway is regulated by driving the moving part to change the flow cross-sectional area of the waterway; the electric pressure regulating mechanism comprises a water pump, and the water flow pressure in the water path is regulated through the water pump. The pressure regulating mode of the invention comprises manual and electric modes, the water pressure regulation is more flexible, the pressure regulation can be carried out manually under the condition of no electricity, and the application range is wider. In addition, the invention also discloses a shower system with the pressure regulating device.)

1. The utility model provides a pressure regulating device in water route installs in the water route, its characterized in that includes:

the manual pressure regulating mechanism comprises a moving part, and the water flow pressure of the waterway is regulated by driving the moving part to change the flow cross-sectional area of the waterway;

the electric pressure regulating mechanism comprises a water pump, and the water flow pressure in the water path is regulated through the water pump.

2. The pressure regulating device of claim 1, wherein the manual pressure regulating mechanism comprises a fixed valve plate and a movable valve plate which are in contact fit with each other, the fixed valve plate is provided with a water through hole for water flow in the water channel to flow through, the movable valve plate is in linkage fit with the movable member in a rotating manner, and the movable member is rotated to enable the movable valve plate to rotate relative to the fixed valve plate so as to change the flow cross-sectional area of the water through hole.

3. The pressure regulating device of claim 1, wherein the electric pressure regulating mechanism further comprises a control circuit board electrically connected to the water pump and a power supply for supplying power to the control circuit board, the water pump comprises a motor and an impeller, the motor is electrically connected to the control circuit board, and the motor drives the impeller to rotate so as to regulate the water flow pressure in the water path.

4. The pressure regulating device of claim 3, wherein the electric pressure regulating mechanism is further provided with a starting switch, and when the movable member moves in the direction of regulating the water flow pressure to a first position where the manually regulated water pressure is maximum, the starting switch starts the water pump.

5. The voltage regulating device according to claim 4, wherein the starting switch is a contact switch, and the movable member triggers the contact switch when moving to the first position, so that the control circuit board controls the motor to rotate; or, the starting switch adopts an inductive switch, the inductive switch sends an inductive signal to the control circuit board when sensing that the moving part moves to the first position, and the control circuit board further controls the motor to rotate.

6. The voltage regulator according to claim 5, wherein the contact switch includes a conductive piece electrically connected to the control circuit board and an elastic contact provided on the movable member and electrically connected to the control circuit board, and when the movable member moves to the first position, the conductive piece contacts the elastic contact, so that a circuit for controlling the rotation of the motor is completed.

7. The pressure regulating device according to claim 4, wherein the movable stroke of the movable member includes a manual pressure regulating stroke and an electric pressure regulating stroke, the manual pressure regulating stroke is switched to the electric pressure regulating stroke when the movable member moves to the first position in the direction of increasing the water flow pressure, and the motor speed of the water pump increases along with the increase of the movable stroke of the movable member in the electric pressure regulating stroke.

8. The pressure regulating device of claim 4, further comprising a gear prompting structure for prompting the movable member to move to the first position.

9. The pressure regulating device of claim 1, further comprising a hollow housing having a water inlet and a water outlet, wherein the manual pressure regulating mechanism and the electric pressure regulating mechanism are installed in the housing, and water entering from the water inlet flows to the electric pressure regulating mechanism through the manual pressure regulating mechanism and then flows out from the water outlet.

10. The pressure regulating device of claim 9, wherein the housing is removably mounted in the waterway via the water inlet and outlet interfaces; the power supply for supplying power to the electric pressure regulating mechanism is a battery, and the battery is arranged in the shell; the movable piece is a rotating piece which is rotatably connected to the shell or a sliding piece which is slidably connected to the shell.

11. A shower system comprising a shower head and a shower head water supply path for supplying water to the shower head, further comprising a pressure regulating device of the water path according to any one of claims 1 to 10, the regulating device being provided in the shower head water supply path.

Technical Field

The invention relates to a pressure regulating device of a water path and a shower system with the same.

Background

The use experience of the shower head has a direct relation with the water pressure, and when the floor of a user is high and the local water pressure is insufficient, the water outlet state of the shower head is difficult to meet the requirements of the user; sometimes, the water pressure in the house of the user is too high, and the water is not comfortable and wastes water resources.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the problems and provides a water path pressure regulating device and a shower system with the same.

To achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a pressure regulating device of a waterway is installed in the waterway and comprises: the manual pressure regulating mechanism comprises a moving part, and the water flow pressure of the waterway is regulated by driving the moving part to change the flow cross-sectional area of the waterway; the electric pressure regulating mechanism comprises a water pump, and the water flow pressure in the water path is regulated through the water pump.

As a further improvement of the above scheme, the manual pressure regulating mechanism comprises a fixed valve plate and a movable valve plate which are in contact fit with each other, a water passing hole for water flow in the water channel to flow through is formed in the fixed valve plate, the movable valve plate is in linkage fit with the movable member in a rotating mode, and the movable member rotates to enable the movable valve plate to rotate relative to the fixed valve plate so as to change the flow cross-sectional area of the water passing hole.

As a further improvement of the above scheme, the electric pressure regulating mechanism further includes a control circuit board electrically connected to the water pump and a power supply for supplying power to the control circuit board, the water pump includes a motor and an impeller, the motor is electrically connected to the control circuit board, and the motor drives the impeller to rotate so as to regulate the water flow pressure in the water path.

As a further improvement of the above scheme, the electric pressure regulating mechanism is further provided with a starting switch, and when the moving member moves to a first position where the manual regulating water pressure is maximum in the direction of regulating the water flow pressure, the starting switch starts the water pump.

As a further improvement of the above scheme, the starting switch is a contact switch, and the contact switch is triggered when the movable member moves to the first position, so that the control circuit board controls the motor to rotate; or, the starting switch adopts an inductive switch, the inductive switch sends an inductive signal to the control circuit board when sensing that the moving part moves to the first position, and the control circuit board further controls the motor to rotate.

As a further improvement of the above-mentioned solution, the contact switch includes a conducting piece electrically connected to the control circuit board and an elastic contact provided on the moving member and electrically connected to the control circuit board, and when the moving member moves to the first position, the conducting piece contacts the elastic contact, so that a circuit for controlling the rotation of the motor is turned on.

As a further improvement of the scheme, the movable stroke of the movable part comprises a manual pressure regulating stroke and an electric pressure regulating stroke, the movable part moves to the first position in the direction of regulating the water flow pressure, the manual pressure regulating stroke is switched into the electric pressure regulating stroke, and in the electric pressure regulating stroke, the rotating speed of the motor of the water pump is increased along with the increase of the movable stroke of the movable part.

As a further improvement of the scheme, the gear prompting device further comprises a gear prompting structure used for prompting that the movable piece moves to the first position.

As a further improvement of the above scheme, the water supply device further comprises a hollow shell with a water inlet interface and a water outlet interface, wherein the manual pressure regulating mechanism and the electric pressure regulating mechanism are arranged in the shell, and water flow entering from the water inlet interface flows to the electric pressure regulating mechanism after passing through the manual pressure regulating mechanism and then flows out from the water outlet interface.

As a further improvement of the above solution, the housing is detachably mounted in the waterway through the water inlet interface and the water outlet interface; the power supply for supplying power to the electric pressure regulating mechanism is a battery, and the battery is arranged in the shell; the movable piece is a rotating piece which is rotatably connected to the shell or a sliding piece which is slidably connected to the shell.

According to another aspect of the invention, the invention further provides a shower system, which comprises a shower head, a shower head water supply waterway for supplying water to the shower head, and a pressure regulating device of any one of the waterways, wherein the regulating device is arranged in the shower head water supply waterway.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages that:

(1) the invention is provided with the manual pressure regulating mechanism and the electric pressure regulating mechanism, the pressure regulating modes comprise manual and electric modes, the water pressure regulation is more flexible, the pressure regulation can be carried out manually under the condition of no electricity, and the application range is wider.

(2) The manual pressure regulating mechanism comprises the fixed valve plate and the movable valve plate which are in contact fit with each other, the flow cross section area of the water through hole is changed by rotating the movable valve plate relative to the fixed valve plate, and the water flow pressure of the water channel is further regulated.

(3) The manual pressure regulating mechanism and the electric pressure regulating mechanism are used in a matched mode, when the moving part moves to the first position where the manual regulating water pressure is maximum in the direction of regulating the water flow pressure, the starting switch of the electric pressure regulating mechanism starts the water pump, so that the water pressure is regulated in a lower water pressure range through the manual regulating mechanism, the water pump does not need to be started at the moment, the power can be saved, and the effect of avoiding noise can be achieved; and when the manual regulating mechanism can not meet the requirements of the user when the water pressure is regulated to the maximum, the water pump is automatically started again to pressurize, so that the water pressure regulating range is wider, and the regulation is more flexible.

(4) The movable stroke of the moving part comprises a manual pressure regulating stroke and an electric pressure regulating stroke, and when the moving part is positioned in the electromagnetic pressure regulating stroke, the rotating speed of the motor of the water pump is increased along with the increase of the movable stroke of the moving part, so that the electric pressure regulating mechanism has a water pressure regulating range, and the water pressure regulating range is wider.

(5) Through setting up gear suggestion structure, can indicate like this that the manual pressure regulating of user switches into electronic pressure regulating, uses and experiences better.

(6) Install manual pressure regulating mechanism and electronic pressure regulating mechanism in the casing, whole pressure regulating device assembles into an overall structure, can select whether to install this pressure regulating device additional on the water route like this as required, when this pressure regulating device is installed additional to needs, only need with the casing on the interface of intaking with go out the water interface respectively in the water route switch-on can, it is very convenient to use.

Drawings

In order that the advantages of the invention will be readily understood, a more particular description of the invention briefly described above will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments that are illustrated in the appended drawings. Understanding that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are not therefore to be considered to be limiting of its scope, the invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a pressure regulator assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention installed in a shower system;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective assembly view of a pressure regulating device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a perspective exploded view of a pressure regulating device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2;

fig. 6 is a partial internal structural view of a pressure regulating device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is one of the relative positions of the movable and fixed valve plates according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, which is a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the movable and fixed valve plates according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a partial perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The reference signs are:

10-a housing; 11-water inlet interface; 12-a water outlet interface;

manual pressure regulating mechanism: 21-a movable member; 211-wear ring; 22-a fixed valve plate; 221-water through holes; 23-a movable valve plate; 231-through flow holes; 24-a linkage; 241-ring part; 242-a stem portion;

electric pressure regulating mechanism: 31-a water pump; 311, a motor; 312-an impeller; 32-a control circuit board; 321-a USB interface; 33-start switch; 331-conducting piece; 332-a resilient contact; 34-a ring-shaped circuit board;

a 40-gear prompting structure; 41-a spring pin assembly; 411-a spring; 412-pin; 42-positioning grooves;

50-a battery;

60-a heat insulation sleeve; 61-a lid;

100-a shower head;

200-a shower water supply waterway;

300-controller.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantageous effects to be solved by the present invention clearer and clearer, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

In the following discussion, details are given to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the invention may be practiced without one or more of the specific details. In certain instances, well known features have not been described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the invention. It is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", and the like are used herein for purposes of illustration only and are not to be construed as limiting.

Referring to fig. 1 to 10, a pressure regulating device for a water path according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is installed in a water path of a shower system, and more particularly, in a water path 200 for supplying water to a shower head 100, so as to regulate the water pressure of the shower head 100, thereby meeting the user's requirement.

The pressure regulating device comprises a manual pressure regulating mechanism and an electric pressure regulating mechanism. The manual pressure regulating mechanism comprises a movable piece 21, and the flow cross-sectional area of the water channel is changed by driving the movable piece 21 to regulate the water pressure of the water channel; the electric pressure regulating mechanism comprises a water pump 31, and the water flow pressure in the water path is regulated through the water pump 31. The pressure regulating mode comprises manual and electric modes, the water pressure regulation is more flexible, the pressure can be regulated manually under the condition without electricity, and the application range is wider.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 5, in the present embodiment, the pressure regulating device includes a hollow housing 10, the housing 10 has a water inlet 11 and a water outlet 12, the manual pressure regulating mechanism and the electric pressure regulating mechanism are both integrated in the housing 10, and water entering from the water inlet 11 flows to the electric pressure regulating mechanism through the manual pressure regulating mechanism and then flows out from the water outlet 12.

As shown in fig. 5, the housing 10 is detachably installed in the water path through the water inlet 11 and the water outlet 12, specifically, the water inlet 11 is screwed with one of the water outlets on the controller 300 of the shower system, and the water outlet 12 is screwed with the water inlet of the shower water path 200. The shower system can install this pressure regulating device additional as required, if do not need this pressure regulating device, then take off the pressure regulating device, again with gondola water faucet water supply water route 200 the water inlet threaded connection to the shower system on the controller 300 can.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the movable member 21 is an annular rotating member, the rotating member is rotatably mounted on the housing 10 for manual rotation, and a wear ring 211 is respectively disposed between two ends of the movable member 21 and the housing 10. In order to facilitate the rotation operation, the rotating part is also provided with a convex part, or an anti-skid convex rib can be arranged instead. In other embodiments, the movable member 21 may be replaced by a sliding member slidably attached to the housing 10.

Referring to fig. 3, 6 to 10, in the present embodiment, the specific structure of the manual pressure regulating mechanism is: the manual pressure regulating mechanism comprises a fixed valve plate 22 and a movable valve plate 23 which are in contact fit with each other, a water through hole 221 through which water in a water channel flows is formed in the fixed valve plate 22, the movable valve plate 23 is in linkage fit with the movable member 21 in a rotating mode, and the movable member 21 is rotated to enable the movable valve plate 23 to rotate relative to the fixed valve plate 22 so as to change the flow cross-sectional area of the water through hole 221. Specifically, in this embodiment, the movable valve plate 23 is also provided with a through hole 231 correspondingly matched with the water through hole 221 on the fixed valve plate 22, and the movable valve plate 23 is rotated to adjust the overlapping area of the through hole 231 and the water through hole 221, so as to change the flow cross-sectional area of the water through hole 221.

In order to make the manual pressure regulating mechanism more compact, in this embodiment, the housing 10 is further provided with a linkage member 24 in a rotating manner, the linkage member 24 is provided with a ring portion 241 and a rod portion 242 connected to the ring portion 241, the movable valve sheet 23 is disposed in the ring portion 241 and is in circumferential limit fit with the ring portion 241, the rod portion 242 is in limit fit with the movable member 21, and the movable member 21 drives the movable valve sheet 23 to rotate relative to the housing 10 through the linkage member 24.

Referring to fig. 3, 5 and 11, in the present embodiment, the specific structure of the electric pressure regulating mechanism is: the electric pressure regulating mechanism further comprises a control circuit board 32 electrically connected with the water pump 31 and a power supply for supplying power to the control circuit board 32, wherein the power supply can be mains supply or a battery. The water pump 31 includes a motor 311 and an impeller 312, the motor 311 is electrically connected to the control circuit board 32, and the motor 311 drives the impeller 312 to rotate to adjust the water pressure in the water path. In this embodiment, the power supply for supplying power to the electric voltage regulating mechanism is an electric storage battery 50, the battery 50 is installed in the housing 10, the battery 50 specifically adopts a lithium battery, and the control circuit board 32 is designed with a USB interface 321 for charging the battery 50. In order to avoid the influence of the hot water on the control circuit board 32 and the battery 50, a heat insulating sleeve 60 for accommodating the control circuit board 32 and the battery 50 is further arranged in the housing 10, the heat insulating sleeve 60 is arranged in the housing 10 and is sealed and isolated from a water path in the housing 10, an opening of the heat insulating sleeve 60 is sealed by a cover 61, and the cover 61 is detachably and fixedly connected with the housing 10 through screws. The electric pressure regulating mechanism is also provided with a starting switch 33, and when the movable piece 21 moves to the first position where the manual regulating water pressure is maximum in the direction of regulating the water flow pressure, the starting switch 33 automatically starts the water pump 31.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3, fig. 6 and fig. 7, the start switch 33 is a contact switch, and the movable element 21 is triggered when moving to the first position, so that the control circuit board 32 controls the motor 311 to rotate. The contact switch includes an energizing piece 331 electrically connected to the control circuit board 32 and an elastic contact 332 disposed on the movable member 21 and electrically connected to the control circuit board 32, and when the movable member 21 moves to the first position, the energizing piece 331 contacts the elastic contact 332, so that a circuit for controlling the rotation of the motor 311 is turned on. In this embodiment, an annular circuit board 34 electrically connected to the control circuit board 32 is further provided, and the conducting strip 331 is disposed on the annular circuit board 34, so that the structural layout is facilitated, and the structure is more compact.

In other embodiments, the starting switch 33 may also be an inductive switch (not shown), and the inductive switch sends an inductive signal to the control circuit board 32 when sensing the movement of the movable member 21 to the first position, and the control circuit board 32 further controls the motor 311 to rotate.

In this embodiment, the moving stroke of the moving member 21 includes a manual pressure regulating stroke and an electric pressure regulating stroke, when the moving member 21 moves to the first position in the direction of increasing the water flow pressure, the manual pressure regulating stroke is switched to the electric pressure regulating stroke, and in the electric pressure regulating stroke, the rotation speed of the motor 311 of the water pump 31 increases along with the increase of the moving stroke of the moving member 21. Therefore, the rotating speed of the motor 311 can be further controlled by rotating the movable piece 21, the pressure regulating range of electric pressure regulation is further controlled, and the water pressure regulating range is larger.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 6 and fig. 7, in this embodiment, in order to intuitively sense the switching between the manual voltage regulation and the electric voltage regulation, the voltage regulation device is further provided with a gear prompting structure 40, and the gear prompting structure 40 is used for prompting the moving member 21 to move to the first position, so as to promote the user to switch the manual voltage regulation to the electric voltage regulation at this time. Specifically, the gear position prompting structure 40 includes a spring pin assembly 41 and a positioning groove 42, in this embodiment, the spring pin assembly 41 is disposed on the link 24, and the positioning groove 42 is disposed on the inner side wall of the casing 10; alternatively, the latch assembly 41 may be disposed on the inner side wall of the housing 10, and the positioning groove 42 may be disposed on the link 24. The elastic member 41 includes a spring 411 and a pin 412 urged by the spring 411.

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Terms such as "component" and the like, when used herein, can refer to either a single part or a combination of parts. Terms such as "mounted," "disposed," and the like, as used herein, may refer to one component as being directly attached to another component or one component as being attached to another component through intervening components. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment, either alone or in combination with other features, unless the feature is otherwise inapplicable or otherwise stated in the other embodiment.

While the foregoing specification illustrates and describes the preferred embodiments of this invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the forms disclosed herein, but is not to be construed as limited to other embodiments, and is capable of use in various other combinations, modifications, and environments and is capable of changes within the scope of the inventive concept as expressed herein, commensurate with the above teachings, or the skill or knowledge of the relevant art. And that modifications and variations may be effected by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.