Abstract:
A switch device with multiple water outputs includes a switch valve, a rotary rod, an engagement ring, a first rotary plate and a second rotary plate. The rotary rod is mounted through an opening of the switch valve. The engagement ring has an inner toothed ring and an outer toothed ring formed on a bottom end of the rotary rod. The first rotary plate and the second rotary plate respectively engage the inner toothed ring and the outer toothed ring, and the both rotary plates have multiple holes. As water entering the holes with different number and deviation angle of the first and second rotary plate selectively communicate with each other, different water outputs can be provided.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    Field of the Invention 
         [0002]    The present invention relates a to a switch device and, more particularly, to a switch device with multiple water outputs. 
         [0003]    Description of the Related Art 
         [0004]    Currently, faucets in kitchen adopt a handle to switch a top and down plate to have different water outputs ranging from two to four different water outputs. However, even the maximal four water outputs are still not enough to meet users&#39; expectation in their daily life. Moreover, because of limited space on the down plate of the switch device, the down plate doesn&#39;t have water output, through the switch device connected with different water output hole, and have different water outputs. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0005]    In view of the problems and drawbacks of the prior art, the objective of the present invention is to provides a switch device with multiple water outputs featuring a simple structure, easy control and multiple water outputs. 
         [0006]    To achieve the foregoing objective, the switch device with multiple water flow type includes a switch valve, a rotary rod, an engagement ring, a first rotary plate and a second rotary plate. 
         [0007]    The switch valve has a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion has an opening, and the bottom portion has a recess and a hole. The recess is formed in a top surface of the bottom portion. The hole is formed through the bottom portion of the switch valve. 
         [0008]    The rotary rod has a top end, a bottom end. The top end is mounted through the opening of the switch valve. 
         [0009]    The engagement ring has two toothed rings formed on the bottom end of the rotary rod. 
         [0010]    The first rotary plate engages one of the two toothed rings, is mounted inside the recess of the switch valve, and has a spindle, a stem and multiple first holes. 
         [0011]    The spindle is formed on a top surface of the first rotary plate and is mounted inside the toothed ring engaging the first rotary plate. 
         [0012]    The stem is formed on a bottom surface of the first rotary plate and is mounted through the hole of the switch valve. 
         [0013]    The multiple first holes are mounted through the first rotary plate. 
         [0014]    The second rotary plate engages the other toothed ring, is mounted inside the recess of the switch valve, and has multiple second holes formed through the second rotary plate. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0015]    The detailed description of the drawings particularly refers to the accompanying figures in which: 
           [0016]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a switch device in accordance with the present invention; 
           [0017]      FIG. 2  is an exploded perspective view of the switch device in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0018]      FIGS. 3-7  are operational top views of a first rotary plate and a second rotary plate switched to provide multiple water outputs; 
           [0019]      FIG. 8  is an exploded perspective view of an engagement ring, the first rotary plate and the second rotary plate of the switch device in  FIG. 1 ; and 
           [0020]      FIG. 9  is a perspective view of the engagement ring of the switch device in  FIG. 1 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0021]    The purpose, construction, features, functions and advantages of the present invention can be appreciated and understood more thoroughly through the following detailed description with reference to the attached drawings. 
         [0022]    With reference to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , a switch device with multiple water outputs in accordance with the present invention includes a switch valve  1 , a rotary rod  2 , an engagement ring  3 , a first rotary plate  4  and a second rotary plate  5 . 
         [0023]    The switch valve  1  has a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion of the switch valve  1  has an opening  10  and multiple bars  11 . The opening  10  is formed through the top portion. The bars  11  are formed on a bottom surface of the top portion of the switch valve  1 . The bottom portion of the switch valve  1  has a recess  17  and a hole  16 . The recess  17  is formed in a top surface of the bottom portion. The hole  16  centrally formed through the bottom portion of the switch valve  1 . 
         [0024]    The rotary rod  2  has a top end and a bottom end, and the top end is mounted through the opening  10  of the switch valve  1 . 
         [0025]    With reference to  FIG. 9 , the engagement ring  3  is mounted around a periphery of the bottom end of the rotary rod  2 . The engagement ring  3  has an inner toothed ring  301  and an outer toothed ring  302 . The outer toothed ring  302  surrounds the inner toothed ring  301 . An angle at a circular segment of the engagement ring  3  between each adjacent two of the inner toothed ring  301  is defined as an inner deviation angle  303 . An angle at a circular segment of the engagement ring  3  between each adjacent two of the outer toothed ring  302  is defined as an outer deviation angle  304 . Multiple channels  14  are formed through the outer toothed ring  302  and the inner toothed ring  301 , and the bars  11  of the switch valve  1  are mounted in the respective channels  14  to prevent the inner toothed ring  301  and the outer toothed ring  302  from rotating but to keep the inner toothed ring  301  and the outer toothed ring  302  movable up and down along an axial direction of the switch device, and to get the rotary rod  2  fixed. 
         [0026]    With reference to  FIG. 8 , the first rotary plate  4  has a spindle  13 , multiple first teeth  8 , multiple first water holes  6  and a stem  15 . The spindle  13  is formed on a top surface of the first rotary plate  4 . The first teeth  8  are formed on the top surface of the first rotary plate  4 , are located on a perimeter of the first rotary plate  4 , are spaced apart from each other by a gap, and are arranged around the spindle  13 . The first holes  6  are formed through the first rotary plate  4  and surround the first teeth  8 . Each first hole  6  defines an operation position. An angle at a circular segment of the first rotary plate  4  between each adjacent two of the first teeth  8  is same as the inner deviation angle  303  of the inner toothed ring  301 , and the alternate angle at the circumference and alternate interior angle of two neighbor of the first holes  6  are same. The stem  15  is formed on a bottom surface of the first rotary plate  4 , and is mounted through the hole  16  of the switch valve  1  with a spring  18  mounted around the stem  15 . 
         [0027]    With reference to  FIG. 8 , the second rotary plate  5  has multiple second teeth  9 , a central hole  12  and multiple second holes  7 . The second teeth  9  are formed on a top surface of the second rotary plate  5 . An angle at a circular segment of the second rotary plate between each adjacent two of the second teeth  9  is same as the outer deviation angle  304  of the outer toothed ring  302 . The central hole  12  is centrally formed through the second rotary plate  5 , and the second holes  7  are formed through the second rotary plate  5  and are located around the central hole  12 . Each second hole  7  defines another operation position. The second teeth  9  are located between the center hole  12  and the second holes  7 . 
         [0028]    The spindle  13  and the first teeth  8  are mounted through the central hole  12  for the first rotary plate  4  to be connected with the second rotary plate  5 . The angle at the circumference of two neighbor of the second teeth  9  are alternate interior angle, and the alternate angle at the circumference and alternate interior angle of two neighbor of the second holes  7  are same. The first rotary plate  4  and the second rotary plate  5  are mounted into the recess  17 . Further, the quantity of teeth in the inner toothed ring  301  is the same as that of the first teeth  8 , and the inner toothed ring  301  engages the first teeth  8 . The quantity of teeth in the outer toothed ring  302  is the same as that of the second teeth  9 , and the outer toothed ring  302  engages the second teeth  9 . The quantity of teeth in each of the outer toothed ring  302  and the second teeth  9  doubles that of each of the inner toothed ring  301  and the first teeth  8 . 
       Embodiment 1 
       [0029]    With reference to  FIG. 3 , the first teeth  8  of the first rotary plate  1  engage the inner toothed ring  301 . The first rotary plate  4  has three first holes  6 , and two of the first holes  6  located next to each other, which are selected to be open and correspond to two operation positions, are spaced apart from each other by the inner deviation angle, which is 120°. The second teeth  9  of the second rotary plate  2  engage the outer toothed ring  302 . The second rotary plate  5  has six second holes  7 , and four of the second holes  7  located next to one another or at every other second hole  7 , which are selected to be open and correspond to four operation positions, are spaced apart from one another by the outer deviation angle, which is 60°, or double of the outer deviation angle, which is 120°. 
       Embodiment 2 
       [0030]    With reference to  FIGS. 4 and 5 , the first teeth  8  of the first rotary plate  1  engage the inner toothed ring  301 . The first rotary plate  4  has three first holes  6 , and two of the first holes  6  next to each other that are selected to be open and correspond to two operation positions are spaced apart from each other by the inner deviation angle, which is 120°. The second teeth  9  of the second rotary plate  2  engage the outer toothed ring  302 . The second rotary plate  5  has six second holes  7 , and five of the second holes  7  next to each other, which are selected to be open and correspond to five operation positions, are spaced apart from one another by the outer deviation angle, which 60°. 
       Embodiment 3 
       [0031]    With reference to  FIG. 6 , the first teeth  8  of the first rotary plate  1  engage the inner toothed ring  301 . The first rotary plate  4  has four first holes  6 , and two of the first holes  6  located at every other first hole  6 , which are selected to be open and correspond to two operation positions, are spaced apart from each other by double of the inner deviation angle, which is 180°. The second teeth  9  of the second rotary plate  2  engage the outer toothed ring  302 . The second rotary plate  5  has eight second holes  7 , and six of the second holes  7  located next to each other, which are selected to be open and correspond to six operation positions, are spaced apart from one another by the outer deviation angle, which is 45°. 
       Embodiment 4 
       [0032]    With reference to  FIG. 7 , the first teeth  8  of the first rotary plate  1  engage the inner toothed ring  301 . The first rotary plate  4  has four first holes  6 , and three of the first holes  6  located next to each other, which are selected to be open and correspond to three operation positions, are spaced apart from each other by double of the inner deviation angle, which is 90°. The second teeth  9  of the second rotary plate  2  engage the outer toothed ring  302 . The second rotary plate  5  has eight second holes  7 , and three of the second holes  7  located next to one another, which are selected to be open and correspond to three operation positions, are spaced apart from one another by the outer deviation angle, which 45°. 
         [0033]    During operation, the rotary rod  2  is pushed to rotate toward the first rotary plate  4  and the second rotary plate  5  to a next operation position. When one of the first holes  6  of the first rotary plate  4  that is open communicates with one of the second holes  7  of the second rotary plate  5  that is open, water then flows out sequentially through the second hole  7  and the first hole  6 . 
         [0034]    With reference to  FIGS. 3 to 7 , the number of the first holes  6  of the first rotary plate  4  may be three or four, and the inner deviation angle may be 180°, 120°, or 90°. The number of the second holes  7  of the second rotary plate  5  may be six, or eight, and the outer deviation angle may be 120°, 60°, or 45°. Because the number and the inner deviation angle of the first holes  6  and the number and the outer deviation angle of the second holes  7  may be different, embodiment 1 has 4 or 5 kinds of water outputs, embodiment 2 has 4 kinds of water outputs, embodiment 3 has 6 kinds of water outputs, and embodiment 4 has 7 kinds of water outputs.