Patent ID: 11919013
Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
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 pulsed spray engine at least partially received within the chamber, the pulsed spray engine comprising:
a flow directing housing, wherein the flow directing housing comprises a plurality of flow directing apertures, with inlets defined in a curved surface and outlets formed in flat faces, positioned around a perimeter of the flow directing housing, wherein the plurality of flow directing apertures are in fluid communication with the fluid inlet;
a turbine positioned within the flow directing housing, wherein the turbine comprises a plurality of blades;
a cam coupled to the turbine; and
a shutter coupled to the cam;

wherein as the turbine rotates, the cam causes the shutter to alternatingly connect and disconnect the first bank of nozzles and the second bank of nozzles from the fluid inlet.