Low speed pulsating showerhead
US8366024B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B1/18
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A showerhead may include a housing, a jet disk, a turbine, and a shutter. The housing may include a fluid inlet, at least one fluid outlet, and a chamber in fluid communication with the inlet and one or more outlets. The jet disk, turbine, and shutter may be placed in the cavity. The shutter may include at least one opening. The shutter may selectively cover and uncover fluid outlets, thus selectively fluidly connecting the fluid outlets with the chamber. Water flowing through the housing causes the turbine to spin. As the turbine spins, the shutter rotates at a slower speed than the turbine to produce a periodic interruption of water flow through the outlets by covering and uncovering the outlets as the shutter rotates within the housing.
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