Patent ID: 11904329
Assignee: KOHLER CO.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A showerhead assembly, comprising:
a showerhead housing including a top plate, a bottom plate, and a plurality of sidewalls extending between the top plate and the bottom plate, wherein the top plate includes a fluid inlet configured such that the fluid inlet couples to a fluid source;
a distributor plate including a plurality of intersecting channels and at least one distributor outlet, the distributor situated in the showerhead housing; and
a valve layer positioned on the bottom plate and including a plurality of valve assemblies, the valve layer situated in the showerhead housing,
wherein the plurality of channels of the distributor plate are configured such that the channels disperse fluid from the fluid inlet to the at least one distributor outlet, and the at least one distributor outlet is coupled to, and configured such that the distributor outlet disperses fluid to the plurality of valve assemblies of the valve layer.