SHOWER HEAD BUTTON SWITCHING STRUCTURE

Abstract

A shower head button switching structure includes a sealing seat, a fixing seat, a button, a push block, a push lever, a driving disk, a driven disk, a positioning block, and a sealing disk. The outer periphery of the driving disk is formed with a gear portion. The front end of the push lever is formed with a rack. The push lever can be reciprocated back and forth to drive the driving disk to rotate. The driven disk is fitted in the driving disk. The positioning block is obliquely installed in the driving disk. The outer periphery of the driven disk is formed with teeth arranged annularly. This structure achieves a smoother and more stable water flow switching function.

Claims

1. A shower head button switching structure, comprising a sealing seat, a fixing seat, a button, a push block, a push lever, a driving disk, a driven disk, a positioning block, and a sealing disk; a middle portion of the push block being pivotally connected to the sealing seat, a free end of the button being connected to one end of the push block in such a manner that the push block can be pressed to swing upward; an upper surface of the sealing seat being formed with a limiting guide slot, a front end of the push lever being inserted in the limiting guide slot and movable back and forth, a rear end of the push lever being connected to another end of the push block, wherein when the push block is swung upward, the push lever is driven by the push block to move forward; the front end of the push lever being formed with a rack, an outer periphery of the driving disk being formed with a gear portion to mesh with the rack, wherein when the push lever is reciprocated to move back and forth, the driving disk is driven by the push lever to rotate through the rack to cooperate with the gear portion; a return spring being provided between the push lever and the sealing seat, the return spring being compressed when the push lever is moved forward, wherein when the button is not applied with an external force, the push lever is pushed back by the return spring to drive the push block to swing downward and to return the free end of the button and the driving disk back; the driven disk being disposed in the driving disk, the positioning block being obliquely installed in the driving disk in a retractable manner, an outer periphery of the driven disk being formed with teeth arranged annularly, one end of the positioning block being formed with an oblique end corresponding to the teeth of the driven disk, wherein when the positioning block extends outward, the oblique end of the positioning block is engaged with one of the teeth of the driven disk; through the oblique end of the positioning block to cooperate with the teeth of the driven disk, the driving disk being able to drive the driven disk to rotate in one direction; wherein when the driving disk is rotated and returned back, the positioning block is retraced by the teeth of the driven disk so that the driven disk is not rotated and returned back, enabling the oblique end of the positioning block to be engaged with the next one of the teeth of the driven disk; the sealing disk being coaxially connected with the driven disk so that when the driving disk drives the driven disk to rotate, the sealing disk can be simultaneously rotated to achieve water flow switching.

2. The shower head button switching structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving disk is formed with an oblique groove, the positioning block is inserted in the oblique groove, a compression spring is sleeved on the positioning block, one end of the compression spring elastically abuts against a wall of the oblique groove, and another end of the compression spring elastically abuts against the oblique end of the positioning block.

3. The shower head button switching structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein an upper side of the sealing disk is formed with a rotating shaft, a middle portion of the sealing seat is formed with a shaft hole, the rotating shaft is rotatably disposed in the shaft hole, and the driven disk is secured on the rotating shaft so that the driven disk is coaxially connected to the sealing disk.

4. The shower head button switching structure as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a sealing cover, the sealing cover being configured to cover the sealing seat, the sealing disk being rotatably disposed between the sealing cover and the sealing seat, the sealing disk being provided with a water hole, the sealing cover being provided with water diversion holes, the sealing disk being rotatable for the water hole to communicate with the water diversion holes to achieve water flow switching; a middle portion of a lower side of the sealing disk being provided with first non-return teeth arranged annularly, a middle portion of the sealing cover being formed with a plurality of second non-return teeth corresponding to the first non-return teeth, through the first non-return teeth to cooperate with the second non-return teeth, the sealing disk and the driven disk being rotated only in one direction along with the driving disk and unable to be returned back, wherein when the sealing disk is rotated, an interaction between oblique surfaces of the first non-return teeth and the second non-return teeth enables the sealing disk to float up and down.

5. The shower head button switching structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rear end of the push lever is formed with a cylindrical post, the sealing seat is formed with a receiving groove, one end of the return spring is fitted on the cylindrical post, and the other end of the return spring is inserted into the receiving groove.

6. The shower head button switching structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein a rear end of the sealing seat is formed with a pair of pivot holes, two sides of the middle portion of the push block are formed with a pair of short shafts corresponding to the pair of pivot holes, and the short shafts of the push block are inserted into the pivot holes so that the push block is pivotally connected to the sealing seat.

7. The shower head button switching structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing seat is a connector, a rear end of the sealing seat is connected with a water tube through the connector, and an immovable end of the button is hinged to the connector.

8. The shower head button switching structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein one side of the fixing seat is formed with a hinge shaft, an immovable end of the button is formed with a hinge hole corresponding to the hinge shaft, and the button is hinged to the fixing seat through the hinge shaft to cooperate with the hinge hole.

9. The shower head button switching structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the push lever has an L type.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the present invention;

[0026] FIG. 2 is a top view of the present invention;

[0027] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the present invention;

[0028] FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the push lever, the positioning block, the driving disk, the driven disk, the sealing disk and the sealing cover of the present invention;

[0029] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the sealing disk of the present invention;

[0030] FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the present invention when the button is pressed;

[0031] FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the present invention when the button is released;

[0032] FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of the shower head of the present invention when the button is pressed;

[0033] FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of the shower head of the present invention when the button is released;

[0034] FIG. 10 is a side sectional view showing the waterway of the shower head of the present invention when the button is pressed; and

[0035] FIG. 11 is a side sectional view showing the waterway of the shower head of the present invention when the button is released.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0036] Embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0037] As shown in HG 1 to FIG. 5, the present invention discloses a shower head button switching structure, comprising a sealing seat 1, a fixing seat 2, a button 3, a push block 4, a push lever 5, a driving disk 6, a driven disk 7, a positioning block 8, a sealing disk 9, and a sealing cover 10.

[0038] A middle portion of the push block 4 is pivotally connected to the sealing seat 1. A free end of the button 3 is connected to one end of the push block 4 in such a manner that the push block 4 can be pressed to swing upward. An upper surface of the sealing seat 1 is formed with a limiting guide slot 1a. The push lever 5 has an L type. A front end of the push lever 5 is inserted into the limiting guide slot 1a. The push lever 5 can be reciprocated back and forth under the guidance of the limiting guide slot 1a. A rear end of the push lever 5 is connected to another end of the push block 4. When the push block 4 is swung upward, the push lever 5 is driven by the push block 4 to move forward. The front end of the push lever 5 is formed with a rack 5a. The outer periphery of the driving disk 6 is formed with a gear portion 6a to mesh with the rack 5a. When the push lever 5 is reciprocated to move back and forth, the driving disk 6 is driven by the push lever 5 to rotate through the rack 5a to cooperate with the gear portion 6a. A return spring 11 is provided between the push lever 5 and the sealing seat 1. The return spring 11 is compressed by the push lever 5 and the driving disk 6 when the push lever 5 is moved forward. When there is no external force applied to the button 3, the return spring 10 provides a returning force to push the push lever 5 backward. At this time, the push lever 5 is moved backward to drive the push block 4 to swing downward and to push the free end of the button 3 back, and the driving disk 6 is rotated and returned along with the push lever 5.

[0039] The driven disk 7 is disposed in the driving disk 6. The positioning block 8 is obliquely installed in the driving disk 6 in a retractable manner. The outer periphery of the driven disk 7 is formed with teeth 7a arranged annularly. One end of the positioning block 8 is formed with an oblique end 81 corresponding to the teeth 7a of the driven disk 7. When the positioning block 8 extends outward, the oblique end 8a of the positioning block 8 is engaged with one of the teeth 7a of the driven disk 7. Through the cooperation of the oblique end 8a of the positioning block 8 and the teeth 7a of the driven disk 7, the driving disk 6 can drive the driven disk 7 to rotate in one direction. When the driving disk 6 is rotated and returned back, the positioning block 8 is retraced by the teeth 7a of the driven disk 7, and the driven disk 7 is not rotated and returned back, enabling the oblique end 8a of the positioning block 8 to be engaged with the next one of the teeth 7a of the driven disk 7. Furthermore, the driving disk 6a is formed with an oblique groove 6b. The positioning block 8 is inserted in the oblique groove 6b. A compression spring 12 is sleeved on the positioning block 8. One end of the compression spring 12 elastically abuts against the wall of the oblique groove 6b and another end of the compression spring 12 elastically abuts against the oblique end 8a. The function of the compression spring 12 is to help the positioning block 8 extend out and retract in the oblique groove 6b. That is, when the button 3 is pressed, the compression spring 12 can push the positioning block 8 to extend out for the oblique end 8a of the positioning block 8 to engage one of the teeth 7a. When the button 3 is released, the positioning block 8 is rotated relative to the driven disk 7 together with the driving disk 6. The oblique surface of the teeth 7a pushes the positioning block 8 to be retracted into the oblique groove 6b. At this time, the compression spring 12 is compressed until the positioning block 8 is engaged with the next one of the teeth 7a, and the compression spring 12 is again extended to push the positioning block 8 out of the oblique groove 6b.

[0040] The sealing disk 9 is coaxially connected with the driven disk 7 so that when the driving disk 6 drives the driven disk 7 to rotate, the sealing disk 9 can be simultaneously rotated to achieve water flow switching.

[0041] Referring to FIGS. 6-11, the water flow switching function of the present invention is implemented as follows: when the button 3 is pressed, the free end of the button 3 press the push block 4, the push block 4 swings upward to push the push lever 5 forward, and the return spring 11 is compressed to accumulate force. The front end of the push lever 5 is moved along the limiting guide slot 1a. At the same time, the driving disk 6 is driven to rotate in one direction by the cooperation of the rack 5a at the front end of the push lever 5 and the gear portion 6a of the driving disk 6. Because the driving disk 6 is movably connected with the push lever 5 through the gear connection, the push lever 5 won't be deformed and to avoid a jam. When the driving disk 6 is rotated, the positioning block 8 installed on the driving disk 6 extends out to engage one of the teeth 7a of the driven disk 7 so as to drive the driven disk 7 to rotate, and the sealing disk 9 coaxially connected to the driven disk 7 is also rotated simultaneously to achieve water flow switching. When the button 3 is released, the compressed return spring 11 pushes the push lever 5 back, the push block 4 swings downward, and the free end of the button 3 is pushed back by the push block 4. In this process, the driving disk 6 is also rotated and returned back with the rearward movement of the push lever 5, and the positioning block 8 is also moved along with the driving disk 6. The positioning block 8 is retracted by the acting force of the oblique surface of the teeth of the driven disk 7, so the positioning block 8 does not drive the driven disk 7 to rotate but is moved relative to the driven disk 7. The positioning block 8 is moved to engage the next one of the teeth 7a after being moved a certain distance, waiting for the next press movement. The oblique end 8a of the positioning block 8 of the present invention enters one of the teeth 7a at an angle. At the same time, the driving disk 6 drives the positioning block 8 to rotate, so that the oblique end 8a of the positioning block 8 applies a force in a tangential direction to the driven disk 7, and the oblique end 8a of the positioning block 8 is engaged in one of the teeth 7a stably. This way is labor-saving, and the switching is smoother and more stable.

[0042] Furthermore, a rotating shaft 9a is provided on an upper side of the sealing disk 9. A middle portion of the sealing seat 1 is formed with a shaft hole 1b. The rotating shaft 9a is rotatably disposed in the shaft hole 1b. The driven disk 7 is secured on the rotating shaft 9a so that the driven disk 7 is coaxially connected to the sealing disk 9. When the driven disk 7 is rotated, the sealing disk 9 is rotated simultaneously. The sealing cover 10 is to cover the sealing seat 1. The sealing disk 9 is rotatably disposed between the sealing cover 10 and the sealing seat 1. The sealing disk 9 is provided with a water hole 9b. The sealing cover 10 is provided with water diversion holes 10a. The sealing disk 9 can be rotated for the water hole 9b to communicate with the different water diversion holes 10a to achieve water flow switching.

[0043] In order to obtain a better non-return effect, in this embodiment, a middle portion of a lower side of the sealing disk 9 is provided with first non-return teeth 9c arranged annularly. A middle portion of the sealing cover 10 is formed with a plurality of second non-return teeth 10b corresponding to the first non-return teeth 9c. Due to the cooperation of the first non-return teeth 9c and the second non-return teeth 10b, the sealing disk 9 and the driven disk 7 can be rotated only in one direction along with the driving disk 6 and cannot be rotated reversely. That is, the first non-return teeth 9c cooperate with the second non-return teeth 10b to form a non-return structure. In addition, when the sealing disk 9 is rotated, the interaction between the oblique surfaces of the first non-return teeth 9c and the second non-return teeth 10b enables the sealing disk 9 to float up and down to reduce the water pressure acting on the sealing disk 9, and the force required for switching is less.

[0044] In order to facilitate the installation of the return spring 11, the rear end of the push lever 5 is formed with a cylindrical post 5b. The sealing seat 1 is formed with a receiving groove 1d. One end of the return spring 11 is fitted on the cylindrical post 5b, and the other end of the return spring 11 is inserted into the receiving groove 1d.

[0045] Furthermore, the rear end of the sealing seat 1 is formed with a pair of pivot holes 1c. Two sides of the middle portion of the push block 4 are formed with a pair of short shafts 4a corresponding to the pair of pivot holes 1c. The short shafts 4a of the push block 4 are inserted into the pivot holes 1c so that the push block 4 is pivotally connected to the sealing seat 1.

[0046] Furthermore, the fixing seat 2 is a connector. The rear end of the sealing seat 1 is connected with a water tube 13 through the connector. An immovable end of the button 3 is hinged to the connector.

[0047] Furthermore, one side of the fixing seat 2 is formed with a hinge shaft 2a. The immovable end of the button 3 is formed with a hinge hole 3a corresponding to the hinge shaft 2a. The button 3 is hinged to the fixing seat 2 through the cooperation of the hinge shaft 2a and the hinge hole 3a.

[0048] Although particular embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the present invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims