Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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HANDHELD WATER DISCHARGING DEVICE
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a handheld water discharging device.
Description of the Prior Art
A conventional handheld water discharging device used in kitchen
includes a valve holder, and the valve holder includes a distributing room
defined therein to receive a valve core actuated by a controlling structure to
move between at least two positions, thus forming different functional water
sprays.
However, such a controlling structure of the handheld water discharging
device is switched by using two buttons, having inconvenient operation. Even
though some controlling structures only includes a single button, but the
handheld water discharging device can not be kept at a certain water spray
level
unless the single button is pressed constantly, having inconvenient operation
as
well.
Although some improved handheld water discharging devices are kept
at a certain water spray level in normal state, when it is operated at a lower
water pressure, the water spray is switched automatically without being kept
at
the certain level.
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the
afore-described disadvantages.
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
One aspect of the present invention provides a handheld water
discharging device which is capable of overcoming the shortcomings of the
conventional digital shower system.
A further aspect of the present invention provides a handheld water
discharging device that a level of the first functional water spray is kept
without
being pressed constantly and being affected by a low water pressure, thus
operating the handheld water discharging device easily.
Another aspect of the present invention provides a handheld water
discharging device that different functional water spray levels are switched
quickly and easily.
To obtain the above, a handheld water discharging device provided by
the present invention comprises
a housing;
a water supplying pipe fixed in the housing and including a valve
holder and a discharge assembly; wherein
the valve holder includes an inlet room to receive water, a distributing
room communicating with the inlet room, a peripheral flowing room
communicating with the distributing room through a first exit, a central
flowing
room communicating with the distributing room through a second exit, and a
groove communicating with the peripheral flowing room and the central flowing
room; the distributing room includes a plurality of ratchet blocks relative to
the
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second exit;
the discharge assembly is fixed at the groove of the valve holder and
includes a first outflow member to flow water from the peripheral flowing room
so as to form a first functional water spray, and a second outflow member to
flow the water from the central flowing room so as to form a second functional
water spray;
a valve core displaces in the distributing room, and includes a first
closing segment to close the first exit so that the second exit is open and to
close
the second exit of the valve holder so that the first exit is open;
a resilient element is used to push the valve core downward;
a positioning member is fixed in the distributing room to be pushed
upward and rotated properly so as to be retained with ratchet blocks and to
push
the valve core so that the first closing segment keeps closing the first exit,
and
the positioning member rotates to disengage from the ratchet blocks when it is
pushed upward again so that the resilient element pushes the positioning
member downward to be positioned through the valve core, and the first closing
segment of the valve core keeps closing the second exit;
the housing is formed in a tube shape and includes an inlet end, an
outlet end, and a through hole disposed on a bottom end thereof; the
distributing
room includes an inlet fixed on a first inflow side thereof to communicate
with
the inlet room, and includes the first exit formed above the inlet, includes
the
second exit arranged below the inlet, and the ratchet blocks mounted around an
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inner wall thereof, and each ratchet block includes a recess portion fixed on
a
top end thereof and two top planes on two sides of the recess portion
individually, between each two abutting ratchet blocks is defined an axial
slot;
the first closing segment of the valve core closes the first exit of the valve
holder
when the valve core is pushed upward to move so that the second exit is open;
and when the valve core is pushed downward to move, the second exit of the
valve holder is closed by the first closing segment so that and the first exit
is
open; the valve core includes a second closing segment mounted below the first
closing segment to displace vertically with the valve core so as to movably
engage with an inner wall of the distributing room above the ratchet blocks;
the
resilient element is fitted between a top end of the valve core and a top end
of
the distributing room; the positioning member includes a plurality of
engagement teeth arranged on an outer wall thereof, and each engagement tooth
moves vertically along the axial slot and includes an inclined face formed on
a
bottom end thereof so that when the positioning member is pushed upward, the
engagement teeth disengage from the axial slots to rotate toward a
circumferential direction and so as to be retained in the recess portions; and
when the positioning member is pushed upward, the engagement teeth
disengage from the recess portions to rotate toward the circumferential
direction
and be located above the axial slots, and when an upward pushing force
disappears, the engagement teeth move into the axial slots so that the valve
core
is pushed downward to move; the button element is inserted through a bottom
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end of the distributing room and includes a loop, the loop includes a
plurality of
sliding tabs arranged around an outer wall to move along the axial slots and a
plurality of first tilted planes disposed on a top end thereof; the loop
includes an
extension mounted on a bottom end thereof and extending downward out of the
bottom end of the distributing room and pushed upward so that the first tilted
planes engage with the inclined faces of the engagement teeth;
wherein the housing is formed in a tube shape and includes an inlet end,
an outlet end, and a through hole disposed on a bottom end thereof; the
distributing room includes an inlet fixed on a first inflow side thereof to
communicate with the inlet room, and includes the first exit formed above the
inlet, includes the second exit arranged below the inlet, and the ratchet
blocks
mounted around an inner wall thereof, and each ratchet block includes a recess
portion fixed on a top end thereof and two top planes on two sides of the
recess
portion individually, between each two abutting ratchet blocks is defmed an
axial slot; the first closing segment of the valve core closes the first exit
of the
valve holder when the valve core is pushed upward to move so that the second
exit is open; and when the valve core is pushed downward to move, the second
exit of the valve holder is closed by the first closing segment so that and
the first
exit is open; the valve core includes a second closing segment mounted below
the first closing segment to displace vertically with the valve core so as to
movably engage with an inner wall of the distributing room above the ratchet
blocks; the resilient element is fitted between a top end of the valve core
and a
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top end of the distributing room; the positioning member includes a plurality
of
engagement teeth arranged on an outer wall thereof, and each engagement tooth
moves vertically along the axial slot and includes an inclined face formed on
a
bottom end thereof so that when the positioning member is pushed upward, the
engagement teeth disengage from the axial slots to rotate toward a
circumferential direction and so as to be retained in the recess portions; and
when the positioning member is pushed upward, the engagement teeth
disengage from the recess portions to rotate toward the circumferential
direction
and be located above the axial slots, and when an upward pushing force
disappears, the engagement teeth move into the axial slots so that the valve
core
is pushed downward to move; the button element is inserted through a bottom
end of the distributing room and includes a loop, the loop includes a
plurality of
sliding tabs arranged around an outer wall to move along the axial slots and a
plurality of first tilted planes disposed on a top end thereof; the loop
includes an
extension mounted on a bottom end thereof and extending downward out of the
bottom end of the distributing room and pushed upward so that the first tilted
planes engage with the inclined faces of the engagement teeth.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a perspective showing the assembly of a handheld water
discharging device according to a preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
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Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view showing the assembly of the handheld
water discharging device according to the preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
Fig. 3 is another cross sectional view showing the assembly of the
handheld water discharging device according to the preferred embodiment of the
present invention;
Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view showing the assembly of a water
supplying pipe of the handheld water discharging device according to the
preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view showing a valve holder of the handheld
water discharging device according to the preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view showing the assembly of the valve
holder of the handheld water discharging device according to the preferred
embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the cross-sectional assembly of the
valve holder of the handheld water discharging device according to the
preferred
embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the assembly of a bottom base of
the valve holder of the handheld water discharging device according to the
preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing the cross-sectional assembly of the
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bottom base of the valve holder of the handheld water discharging device
according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing the assembly of a positioning
member and an actuated protrusion of the handheld water discharging device
according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 11 is another perspective view showing the assembly of the
positioning member and the actuated protrusion of the handheld water
discharging device according to the preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
Fig. 12 is a side plan view showing the operation of the positioning
member and the actuated protrusion of the handheld water discharging device
according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 13 is a cross sectional view showing the operation of the handheld
water discharging device according to the preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
Fig. 14 is a cross sectional view showing the assembly of the bottom
base, a fitting member, the positioning member, and a button element of the
handheld water discharging device according to the preferred embodiment of the
present invention;
Fig. 15 is a cross-sectional perspective view showing the operation of
the handheld water discharging device according to the preferred embodiment of
the present invention;
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Fig. 16 is a cross-sectional perspective view showing the operation of
the positioning member of the handheld water discharging device according to
the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 17 is another cross sectional view showing the operation of the
handheld water discharging device according to the preferred embodiment of the
present invention;
Fig. 18 is another cross sectional view showing the operation of the
handheld water dischaiging device according to the preferred embodiment of the
present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The present invention will be clearer from the following description
when viewed together with the accompanying drawings, which show, for
purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment in accordance with the
present invention.
Referring to Figs. 1-3, a handheld water discharging device according
to a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a housing 10, a
water supplying pipe 20, a valve core 30, a resilient element 40, a
positioning
member 50, and a button element 60.
The housing 10 is formed in a tube shape and includes a chamber 11, an
inlet end 12, an outlet end 13, and a through hole 14 disposed on a bottom end
thereof.
The water supplying pipe 20 is fixed in the chamber 11 of the housing
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and connected with a hose of a faucet and includes a valve holder 20a and a
discharge assembly 20b, wherein
the valve holder 20a as shown in Figs. 4-7 includes an inlet room 21, a
distributing room 22, a peripheral flowing room 23, a central flowing room 24,
5 and a groove 25.
The inlet room 21 is used to receive water from the hose of the faucet.
= In this embodiment, the valve holder 20a includes a connector portion 211
mounted on an. outer wall of the inlet room 21 to coupled with the hose.
The distributing room 22 includes an inlet 221 fixed on a first inflow
10 side thereof to communicate with the inlet room 21, and includes a first
exit 222
formed above the inlet 221, includes a second exit 223 arranged below the
inlet
221, wherein the distributing room 22 also includes a fixing pillar 224
secured
on a top end thereof and a locating fringe 225 disposed on an inner wall of
the
fixing pillar 224.
The distributing room 22 includes a plurality of ratchet blocks 226
mounted around an inner wall thereof. In this embodiment, there are four
ratchet
blocks 226 arranged around the inner wall of the distributing room 22 and
spaced apart equally as illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, and each ratchet block
226
includes a recess portion 226a fixed on the top end thereof and two top planes
226b on two sides of the recess portion 226a individually, between each two
abutting ratchet blocks 226 is defined an axial slot 227, i.e., there are four
axial
slots 227 provided and spaced apart equally in this embodiment.
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The ratchet block 226 includes a first axial recess 227a formed on an
inner wall thereof, and a radial depth thereof is less that that of the axial
slot
227.
The distributing room 22 further includes a bottom surface 228 formed
on a bottom end thereof and an aperture 229 disposed on a central portion of
the
bottom surface 228 thereof.
The peripheral flowing room 23 is located at a first outflow side of an
upper end of the distributing room 22 to communicate with the first exit 222.
The central flowing room 24 is located at a second outflow side of a
central portion of the distributing room 22 to communicate with the second
exit
223.
The groove 25 is located between the first and the second outflow sides
of the peripheral flowing room 23 and the central flowing room 24 to
communicate with the peripheral flowing room 23 and the central flowing room
24.
The valve holder 20a is comprised of a body 200, a bottom base 201,
and a fitting member 202.
The body 200 is a component of the valve holder 20a and is one part of
the inlet room 21 and the distributing room 22, the peripheral flowing room
23,
the central flowing room 24, the groove 25, the inlet 221, the first exit 222,
and
the fixing pillar 224, wherein the body 200 includes a receiving space 203
arranged on a lower portion of the distributing room 22, and the receiving
space
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203 includes an upper opening 204, a lower opening 205, and a connecting
opening 206 defined between the upper and the lower openings 204, 205 to
communicate with the central flowing room 24, and the lower opening 205
includes two retaining notches 207 symmetrically secured around a lower side
thereof.
The bottom base 201 is formed in a cylinder shape and fixed in the
receiving space 203 of the body 200, includes a bottom fence 208 and a
peripheral fence 209 extending upward from the bottom fence 208; between the
bottom fence 208 and the peripheral fence 209 is defined an area to form as
another part of the distributing room 22 so that the distributing room 22 is
comprised of the area between the bottom fence 208 and the peripheral fence
209 and the one part of the distributing room 22 to form as the body 200.
The peripheral fence 209 includes a first sealing pad 261 retained on an
outer wall of an upper side thereof to engage with an inner wall of the upper
opening 204, and includes a second sealing pad 262 retained on an outer wall
of
a lower side of the first sealing pad 261 to engage with an inner wall of the
lower opening 205 thereof.
The bottom base 201 also includes a plurality of annular bores 263
arranged on the peripheral fence 209 to communicate with the connecting
opening 206 of the body 200, and the second exit 223 is defined on an inner
wall
= of the bottom base 201 above the bores 263, the bottom base 201 further
includes the ratchet blocks 226 formed on the inner wall thereof below the
bores
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263, the axial slots 227, the first axial recesses 227a, and the bottom
surface 228
and the aperture 229 on the bottom fence 208.
The peripheral fence 209 including two engaging projections 264
symmetrically disposed on an outer wall below the second sealing pad 262 to
rotably engage with the retaining notches 207 of the body 200 so that the
bottom
base 201 is fixed in the body 200.
The bottom base 201 includes a locking rim 265 radically extending
from an outer wall thereof below the engaging projections 264, and the locking
rim 265 includes two gaps 266 symmetrically mounted thereon.
The fitting member 202 is formed in a ring shape and includes two
elastic hooks 267 symmetrically extending from a top wall thereof to retain
with
the locking rim 265 through the gaps 266 so that the fitting member 202 is
fixed
on the bottom base 201, and an outer wall of the fitting member 202 is formed
to
correspond to an inner wall of the through hole 14 of the housing 10.
The discharge assembly 20b is located at a third outflow side of the
valve holder 20a and includes a disk member 27, a central coupling member 28,
a first outflow member 270, and a second outflow member 280.
The disk member 27 is screwed with the outlet end 13 of the housing 10,
and includes a trench 271 fixed on a central portion thereof.
The central coupling member 28 includes two ends to connect with the
second outflow side of the central flowing room 24 and a second inflow side of
the disk member 27 respectively, and includes an orifice 281 formed on a
central
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portion thereof to flow water from the central flowing room 24 into the trench
271.
The disk member 27 includes an outflow cavity 272 defined between
the central coupling member 28 and an inner wall of the groove 25 to
The first outflow member 270 is integrally molded on a peripheral side
of the disk member 27 so that the water from the outflow cavity 272 flows
through the first outflow member 270 to form a first functional water spray.
In
this embodiment, the first outflow member 270 includes a plurality of nozzles
The second outflow member 280 is screwed in the trench 271 of the
disk member 27 so that the water from the orifice 281 flows through the second
outflow member 280 to form a second functional water spray. In this
embodiment, the second outflow member 280 is a wave generator to spray water
The valve core 30, as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, is fixed in the
distributing room 22 of the valve holder 20a, displaces straightly along the
inner
wall of the distributing room 22, and includes a first closing segment 31
(e.g., a
first closing pad) disposed on a suitable position thereof so that when the
valve
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exit 223 to engage with an inner wall of the second exit 223, and when the
valve
core 30 is pushed upward to move, the first exit 222 of the valve holder 20a
is
closed by the first closing segment 31, and the first exit 222 is open as
illustrated
in Fig. 17. Substantially, the first closing pad 31 slides into the first exit
222 to
engage with an inner wall of the first exit 222.
The valve core 30 includes a second closing segment 32 (e.g., a second
closing pad) mounted on an outer wall thereof below the first closing segment
31 to displace vertically with the valve core 30 so as to movably engage with
the
peripheral fence 209 below the bores 263 as shown in Figs. 13 and 17 so that
the
water flowing through the second exit 223 does not flow into the bottom end of
the distributing room 22. In other words, the water flowing through the second
exit 223 does not flow into the bottom end of the distributing room 22 to
contact
with the ratchet blocks 226.
The valve core 30 includes a third closing segment 33 (e.g., a third
closing pad) disposed on the outer wall thereof above the first closing
segment
31 to displace vertically with the valve core 30 to movably retain with the
inner
wall of the distributing room 22 above the first exit 221 as shown in Figs. 13
and
17 so that the valve core 30 displaces in the distributing room 22 stably.
Therefore, the third cloning segment 33 is not used to close related
components
and is not an essential component of the present invention that is capable of
being removed from the handheld water discharging device. Also, a top end of
the valve core 30 is capable of being removed from the handheld water
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discharging device.
The valve core 30 further includes an abutted section 34 formed in a
recess shape and fixed on a bottom end thereof to provide an upward pushing
force.
The valve core 30 includes a defining channel 35 formed on a center of
the top end thereof.
The resilient element 40, as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, is a compression
spring in this embodiment fitted on the fixing pillar 224 of the valve holder
20a,
includes a top end to contact with the locating fringe 225, and includes a
bottom
end retained in the defining channel 35, such that the valve core 30 is pushed
downward so that the first closing segment 31 engages with the second exit 223
of the distributing room 22 as illustrated in Fig. 13.
The positioning member 50, as shown in Figs. 10-13, includes a biasing
portion 51 formed in a rod shape and secured on a top end thereof to retain
with
the abutted section 34 of the valve core 30 so as to push the valve core 30
upward.
The positioning member 50 includes a plurality of engagement teeth 52
arranged on a middle portion of an outer wall thereof. In this embodiment,
there
are four engagement teeth 52 provided and spaced apart equally, each
engagement tooth 52 moves vertically along the axial slot 227 and includes an
inclined face 521 formed on a bottom end thereof.
The engagement teeth 52 are pushed upward to disengage from the
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axial slots 227 so that the resilient element 40 recovers its resilience, and
the
valve core 30 forces the positioning member 50, hence the engagement teeth 52
are forced to rotably slide into the recess portions 226a individually to be
positioned. As illustrated in Figs. 15 and 16, during a rotating process, the
inclined faces 521 of the engagement teeth 52 contact with the recess portions
226a to move.
When the engagement teeth 52 engage with the recess portions 226a,
due to the positioning member 50 is positioned at a first upper position, the
valve core 30 is biased against by the positioning member 50 so that the first
closing segment 31 keeps closing the first exit 222 as illustrated in Fig. 17.
When the engagement teeth 52 are pushed upward again to disengage
from the recess portions 226a, they are forced by the resilient element 40 to
rotate toward a circumferential direction and to further disengage from the
ratchet blocks 226 so as to move above the axial slots 227, and when an upward
pushing force disappears, the engagement teeth 52 are forced by the resilient
element 40 indirectly to move downward along the axial slots 227 so that the
first closing segment 31 of the valve core 30 keeps closing the second exit
223
as shown in Fig. 13.
The positioning member 50 further includes a stem 53 extending from a
bottom end thereof.
The button element 60, as illustrated in Figs. 7 and 14, is comprised of
an actuated protrusion 60a and a sleeve 60b, wherein
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the actuated protrusion 60a is formed in a stepped rod shape and
includes a loop 61 disposed on a top end thereof, an extension 62 mounted on a
bottom end of the loop 61, a stepped periphery 63 located between the loop 61
and the extension 62; the loop 61 is limited on the bottom end of the
distributing
room 22 of the valve holder 20a, and includes a pore 64 mounted on a center of
a top end thereof to receive the stem 53 of the positioning member 50, and
includes a plurality of sliding tabs 65 arranged around an outer wall of an
upper
side thereof to move along the axial slots 227 and the axial recesses 227a.
The actuated protrusion 60a includes a plurality of conical sections 66
formed on a top end thereof, and each conical section 66 includes a first
tilted
plane 661 and a second tilted plane 662, the first tilted plane 661 engages
with
the inclined face 521 of the engagement tooth 52 as shown in Figs 12 and 13.
The extension 62 of the actuated protrusion 60a extends downward
from the aperture 229 of the distributing room 22, wherein when the actuated
protrusion 60a is pushed downward to move, the stepped periphery 63 of the
actuated protrusion 60a engages with the bottom surface 228 as illustrated in
Fig.
14 so that the actuated protrusion 60a is axially limited.
The extension 62 of the actuated protrusion 60 includes a trough 67
secured on a central portion of a bottom end thereof.
The sleeve 60b is formed in a cover shape and includes a pressing
segment 68 and a peripheral side segment 69, and the pressing segment 68
includes an elastic column 681 extending from an inner wall thereof to retain
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with the trough 67, wherein an outer wall of the pressing segment 68 is
pressed
by a user to push the actuated protrusion 60a to move upward, and the
peripheral
side segment 69 is received between an inner wall of the fitting member 202
and
the outer wall of the bottom base 201.
While the pressing segment 68 of the sleeve 60b is pressed upward, the
actuated protrusion 60a is actuated so that the button element 60 is pushed
upward. In the meantime, the first tilted plane 661 of the actuated protrusion
60a
pushes the inclined face 521 of the engagement tooth 52 as illustrated in
Figs. 10
and 13 so that the positioning member 50 is pushed upward to further push the
valve core 30.
It is preferable that the first tilted plane 661 and the inclined face 521
are formed at a same oblique angle so as to contact with each other, the first
tilted plane 661 pushes the inclined face 521, and the engagement tooth 52
moves into the recess portion 226a smoothly.
When the sleeve 60b of the handheld water discharging device is not
pressed, the water from the inlet room 21 of the water supplying pipe 20 flows
into the distributing room 22 via the inlet 221 of the valve holder 20a, and
the
valve core 30 is biased against by the resilient element 40 to move downward
so
as to be located below the distributing room 22, e.g., the first closing
segment 31
moves downward to disengage from the inner wall of the first exit 222 to
engage
and close the inner wall of the second exit 22 so that the first exit is
opened and
the second exit is closed, hence the water in the distributing room 22 is
guided to
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flow to the first exit 222 and further flows into the outflow cavity 272 along
the
peripheral flowing room 23. Thereafter, the water flows out of the first
outflow
member 270 of the disk member 27 to form the first functional water spray as
shown in Fig. 13. In this embodiment, the first outflow member 270 is used to
spray water in the water spray formation.
The user is capable of switching different water spray levels by pressing
the pressing segment 68 of the sleeve 60b of the button element 60 so that the
actuated protrusion 60a is actuated to actuate the positioning member 50 and
the
valve core 30 to move toward a second upper position, thereby the second exit
223 is opened, and the first exit 222 is closed by the first closing segment
31 of
the valve core 30 so that the water in the distributing room 22 flows into the
central flowing room 24 via the second exit 223, the bores 263, and the
connecting opening 206 and further flows to the second outflow member 280
along the central flowing room 24 and the orifice 281 of the central coupling
member 28 so as to form the second functional water spray as illustrated in
Fig.
17. In this embodiment, the second outflow member 280 is applied to spray
water in the water bubble formation.
As above-mentioned description, when the sleeve 60b is pressed to
push the valve core 30 to move above the distributing room 22 so as to
generate
the second functional water spray formation, the engagement teeth 52 of the
positioning member 50 do not disengage from the axial slots 227, and the
inclined faces 521 of the engagement teeth 52 automatically rotate toward the
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recess portions 226a, accordingly when the sleeve 60b is released, the
inclined
faces 521 of the engagement teeth 52 engage with the recess portions 226a as
illustrated in Figs. 15 and 16 so that the positioning member 50 is retained
at a
higher position, and the valve core 30 is abutted against by the positioning
member 50, hence a level of the first functional water spray is kept without
being pressed constantly and being affected by a low water pressure, thus
operating the handheld water discharging device easily.
While the positioning member 50 is retained to be kept at a higher
position and the sleeve 60b is released, the button element 60 is not pushed
by
the resilient element 40, therefore the button element 60 moves downward to a
normal position as illustrated in Fig. 18, however it does not influence any
switch of different functional water spray levels.
As above-mentioned description, the sleeve 60b is pressed once more
so that the engagement teeth 52 of the positioning member 50 disengage from
the ratchet blocks 226 so that when the sleeve 60b is released, the engagement
teeth 52 slide into the axial slots 227 to returns back to a lower position,
and the
valve core 30 is biased against by the resilient element 40 to return below
the
distributing room 22 so as to form the first functional water spray. Thereby,
different functional water spray levels are switched quickly and easily.
The handheld water discharging device is used in a downward pulled
faucet in the kitchen or general showers.
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