Showerhead with turbine driven shutter

摘要

The present disclosure includes embodiments directed to a showerhead. In some of the embodiments, the showerhead includes a housing defining a chamber in fluid communication with a fluid inlet such as a water source, a first bank of nozzles, and a second bank of nozzles. The showerhead also includes a massage mode assembly that is at least partially received within the chamber. The massage mode assembly includes a turbine, a cam connected to or formed integrally with the turbine, and a shutter connected to the cam. With the structure of the massage mode assembly, the movement of the shutter is restricted along a single axis such that as the turbine rotates, the cam causes the shutter to alternatingly fluidly connect and disconnect the first bank of nozzles and the second bank of nozzles from the fluid inlet.

主权项

1. A showerhead comprising
a housing defining a chamber in fluid communication with a fluid inlet, a first bank of nozzles, and a second bank of nozzles; and a massage mode assembly at least partially received within the chamber, the massage mode assembly comprising
a turbine;a cam connected to the turbine; anda shutter connected to the cam, wherein movement of the shutter is restricted along a single axis; and as the turbine rotates, the cam causes the shutter to alternatingly fluidly connect and disconnect the first bank of nozzles and the second bank of nozzles from the fluid inlet.