Patent Publication Number: US-9427760-B2

Title: LED-illuminated water spraying gun

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention is related to an LED-illuminated water spraying gun. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Referring to  FIGS. 12-13 , an LED-illuminated water spraying gun  70  may have a water spraying gun body  71 , which this water spraying gun body  71  connects to semi-circular cover  73  at transverse water outlet pipe  72 , it can makes water flow can flow out from semi-circular cover&#39;s  73  front porous ring  731 , and set an inter-connective illumination device  74  and electric device  75  inside the semi-circular cover  73 . The axial direction of the bottom of semi-circular cover  73  has a tubular holding chamber  732 , between the outside of tubular holding chamber  732  and the bottom of inner cover  73  have multiple perforated holes, it can make water flow inside cover  73 , and the front of the cover  73  has an outer cover  734 , the illumination device  74  can connect on the front of the tubular holding chamber  732 , It includes a base  742  with light  741 , which are connected by lights  741  wire  743 , a light&#39;s  741  frosted glass diffuser  744  and light cover  745 , which the light cover  745  inter-locks with base  742 , and the electric device  75  sets inside tubular holding chamber  732 , which includes a alternator  751 , a side connects with circuit board  752  to provide connection with two wires  753 , the other side has a drift shaft  754  extend to bottom of tubular holding chamber  732  and connect to fan disc  76 . The fan disc  76  has multiple cambered blades  761  around the disc, and the fan disc  76  is covered by water inlet disc  77 , which water inlet disc  77  has plurality water outlets  771 , water outlets  771  aligns to fan disc&#39;s  76  blades  761 , when the water flow out from water outlets  771 , it can flow to cambered blades  761  of electric device&#39;s  75  fan disc  75 , and drive the fan disc  76  rotate and generate electricity for illumination device  74 , and then the water will flow out from open end of blades  761 , pass through perforated hole  733  to cover  73  inside, and flow out to porous ring  731  and spray. 
     According to above-mentioned structure, there are still some problems that need to be solved: (1) the water spraying gun  70  only has illumination device  74  and electric device  75 , but no adjusting spray function, the function of the water spraying gun  70  is too simple and less practicability; (2) the water flow of water spraying gun  70  flows out from water inlet disc&#39;s water outlet and rushes to fan disc  76  directly, however, the water does not rush front side of blades  761 , it makes the force of water flow disperse and eliminate, which cannot drive fan disc  70  to rotate effectively and make alternator  751  generate electricity unstably, it will makes the light  741  shines unstable; and (3) the water spraying gun  70  does not have the function of adjusting elevation angle of spray, which is too simple and does not provide enough functions. 
     Therefore, there remains a need for a new and improved LED-illuminated water spraying gun to overcome the problems stated above. 
     SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
     To solve the problems stated above, the present invention provides an LED-illuminated water spraying gun that includes a handle, which the handle has a press button, and one side of the handle is connected to coupling sleeve by a wheel, the coupling sleeve has a water outlet hole in the middle, pressing button can adjust water spray from water outlet hole. A fixed sleeve has a deflector set on one side, which the deflector has plurality assembly convex parts with opposite direction, and setting a deflector hole between two assembly convex parts, and then the on the other side of fixed sleeve has first thread inside. A nozzle has a holding chamber inside on the one side and the outer of nozzle at holding chamber generates one second thread and one third thread, and then second thread fix with fixed sleeve&#39;s first thread, and then the other side of nozzle has assembly hole inside, which has a external expanding ring, and the nozzle forms a cone toward ring part&#39;s tapered part, and then the nozzle has a channel between holding chamber and assembly hole, and the nozzle transversely runs through channel and form a side hole. A illumination device is connected with a LED lamp and a power generating device by wire, and extended by power generating device has a shaft, which the LED lamp runs through and sets on nozzle&#39;s assembly hole, and sets power generating device into nozzle&#39;s holding chamber, which the power generating device forms two planar parts, utilizing planar parts&#39; shrinking can make water flow through between holding chamber and alternator, and then the shaft extends to inside of the fixed sleeve and connected to rotary disc by shaft, which the rotary disc forms radially plurality blades outside. A movable sleeve has a through hole axially runs through, one inner side of through hole forms a fourth thread, the movable sleeve is set on nozzle and set on nozzle&#39;s third thread by fourth thread, it makes nozzle&#39;s side hole and movable sleeve&#39;s through hole connected, and the movable sleeve forms a expanding guide ring on the other side of the through hole, the guide ring forms a adjusting hole, which its diameter is shorter than through hole, the adjusting hole is between nozzle&#39;s ring part and tapered part. 
     The first objective of the present invention is that the nozzle has assembly hole to set LED lamp on, and set power generating device on holding chamber. It can let the power generating device&#39;s rotary disc on shaft can be rotated by water flow, and let LED lamp can generate illumination at movable sleeve&#39;s guide ring, which movable sleeve&#39;s fourth thread lock on nozzle&#39;s third thread, it makes water flow can flow through from nozzle&#39;s side hole to movable sleeve&#39;s through hole, and utilizing adjusting hole to spray the water. The movable sleeve can move and make adjusting hole move between nozzle&#39;s ring part and tapered part, which can change the water spray and the movement will not influence LED lamp, moreover, it has LED lamp illumination and changing water spray function, and enhance practicability. 
     The second objective of the present invention is that the deflector has plurality assembly convex parts with opposite direction, and setting a deflector hole between two assembly convex parts. When the water flow from deflector hole to deflector, deflector hole is placed diagonally and water is affected by space of convex part, it can makes water rushes to the front of the rotary disc&#39;s blade and enhances driving force applying to rotary disc, which can increase rotary speed and torsion of rotary disc and enhance the stability of generating electricity. 
     The third main purpose of the present invention is that the wheel has fixed disc and movable disc, which movable disc is set on fixed disc&#39;s circular hole by screw, it makes movable disc&#39;s perforated hole connect to coupling sleeve&#39;s water outlet hole, and the movable disc can rotate around screw, moreover, it can change the relative angle between coupling sleeve and water spraying gun, thereby, it has the function of adjusting elevation angle of water spray. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a three-dimensional view of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  illustrates an exploded view of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  illustrates a cross-sectional view of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  illustrates a schematic view of elevation angle adjustment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  illustrates a schematic view of fixed sleeve of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  illustrates another schematic view of fixed sleeve of the present invention. 
         FIG. 7  illustrates the cross-sectional view of the LED lamp and power generating device of the present invention. 
         FIG. 8  illustrates a cross-sectional view of the present invention when in use. 
         FIG. 9  illustrates another cross-sectional view of the present invention when in use. 
         FIG. 10  illustrates a third cross-sectional view of the present invention when in use. 
         FIG. 11  illustrates a fourth cross-sectional view of the present invention when in use. 
         FIG. 12  illustrates a three-dimensional view of the prior art. 
         FIG. 13  illustrates a cross-sectional view of the prior art. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The detailed description set forth below is intended as a description of the presently exemplary device provided in accordance with aspects of the present invention and is not intended to represent the only forms in which the present invention may be prepared or utilized. It is to be understood, rather, that the same or equivalent functions and components may be accomplished by different embodiments that are also intended to be encompassed within the spirit and scope of the invention. 
     Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood to one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Although any methods, devices and materials similar or equivalent to those described can be used in the practice or testing of the invention, the exemplary methods, devices and materials are now described. 
     All publications mentioned are incorporated by reference for the purpose of describing and disclosing, for example, the designs and methodologies that are described in the publications that might be used in connection with the presently described invention. The publications listed or discussed above, below and throughout the text are provided solely for their disclosure prior to the filing date of the present application. Nothing herein is to be construed as an admission that the inventors are not entitled to antedate such disclosure by virtue of prior invention. 
     In order to further understand the goal, characteristic and effect of the present invention, a number of embodiments along with the drawings are illustrated as following. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1-3 , a structure of LED illumination water spraying gun  1 , it includes: a water spraying gun  10 , a fixed sleeve  30 , a nozzle  40 , an illumination device  50 , and an movable sleeve  60 . A water spraying gun  10  has a handle  11  and set a press button  12  on the handle  11 , one side of the handle  11  is connected with a coupling sleeve  13  by a wheel  20 , which the coupling  13  set a water outlet hole  131  in the middle, it makes press button  12  can adjust water spray from water outlet hole  131 , wherein the wheel  20  includes a fixed disc  21 , a movable disc  22 , and a side cover  23 . The fixed disc  21  is integrally molded at water spraying gun&#39;s  10  handle  11 , wherein fixed disc  21  forms correspondingly a first surface  211  and a second surface  212 , the movable disc  22  can rotate and connect with first surface  211 , and the side cover  23  is covered on fixed disc  21 &#39;s second surface  212 , coupling sleeve  13  is fixed at movable disc  22 , the fixed disc  21  has a perforated hole  213  in the middle, and connect coupling sleeve&#39;s  13  water outlet hole  131  by through hole  213 . There is a collar  24  between fixed disc  21  and movable disc  22 , thereby, it has leak-proof effect between fixed disc  21  and movable disc  22 , which the fixed disc  21 &#39;s second surface  212  has a circular hole  214 , and set a screw  25  on movable disc  22  by circular hole  214 , thereby it forms fixed disc  21  can rotate and connect with movable disc  22 . Making fixed disc  21  set plurality grooves  215  at first surface  211  and set a hole slot  221  at movable disc  22 , setting a spring  26  and a lifter block  27  in the groove  221  in order, and using lifter block  27  collides at the groove  215  to form rotating position for fixed disc  21  and movable disc  22 . Referring to  FIG. 4 , the movable disc  22  is set on fixed disc&#39;s  21  circular hole  214  by screw  25 , it makes fixed disc&#39;s  21  perforated hole  213  can connect movable disc  22  to coupling sleeve&#39;s  13  water outlet hole  131 , which the movable disc  22  can rotate around screw  25 , moreover, it can change the relative angle between coupling sleeve  13  and water spraying gun  10 , thereby, it has the function of adjusting elevation angle of water spray. 
     A fixed sleeve  30  has a deflector  31  set on one side, referring to  FIGS. 5-6 , which the deflector  31  has plurality assembly convex parts  311  with opposite direction, and setting a deflector hole  312  between two assembly convex parts  311 , and then the on the other side of fixed sleeve  30  has first thread  32  inside. 
     A nozzle  40  has a holding chamber  41  inside, on the one side and the outer of nozzle  40  at holding chamber  41  generates one second thread  42  and one third thread  43 , and then second thread  42  fixes with fixed sleeve&#39;s  30  first thread  32 , and then the other side of nozzle  40  has assembly hole  44  inside, which has a external expanding ring  45 , and the nozzle  40  forms a cone toward ring part&#39;s  45  tapered part  46 , and then the nozzle  40  has a channel  47  between holding chamber  41  and assembly hole  44 , and the nozzle  40  transversely runs through channel  47  and form a side hole  48 , wherein the nozzle  40  forms a inward-concave limited part  49  between third thread  43  and side hole  48 . 
     A illumination device  50  is connected with a LED lamp  52  and a power generating device  53  by wire  51 , and extended by power generating device  53  has a shaft  531 , which the LED lamp  52  runs through and sets on nozzle&#39;s  40  assembly hole  44 , and sets power generating device  53  into nozzle&#39;s  40  holding chamber  41 , which the power generating device  53  forms two planar parts  532 , utilizing planar parts&#39;  532  shrinking can make water flow through between holding chamber  41  and alternator  53 , and then the shaft  531  extends to inside of the fixed sleeve  30  and connected to rotary disc  54  by shaft  531 , which the rotary disc  54  forms radially plurality blades  541  outside. Referring to  FIG. 7 , power generating device  53  connects shaft  531  and forms a magnet rotor  55 , wherein magnet rotor  55  sets plurality coil stators  56  outside the magnet rotor  55 , utilizing rotary disc  54  to drive magnet rotor  55  rotating and coil stators  56  forming cutting magnetic line to generate electricity for LED lamp  52  illumination. 
     A movable sleeve  60  has a through hole  61  axially runs through, one inner side of through hole  61  forms a fourth thread  62 , the movable sleeve  60  is set on nozzle  40  and set on nozzle&#39;s  40  third thread  43  by fourth thread  62 , it makes nozzle&#39;s  40  side hole  48  and movable sleeve&#39;s  60  through hole  61  connected, the movable sleeve  50  has a sealing ring  63  inside the through hole  61 , it can make sealing ring  63  collide the limited part  49  sets on nozzle  40 , thereby it has leak-proof effect and can restrict the relative position of nozzle  40  and movable sleeve  60 . The movable sleeve  60  forms a expanding guide ring  64  on the other side of the through hole  61 , the guide ring  64  forms a adjusting hole  65 , which its diameter is shorter than through hole  61 , the adjusting hole  65  is between nozzle&#39;s  40  ring part  45  and tapered part  46 . Wherein the movable sleeve  60  forms a outer gear ring  66  outside, and utilizes outer gear ring  66  combing ring body  67  with inner gear ring  671 , there are plurality recesses  672  formed at ring body  67 , utilizing ring body&#39;s  67  recesses  672  can provide using hand to apply force and making movable sleeve  60  simple to operate. 
     The combination of structure, referring to  FIG. 1-3 , the wheel&#39;s  20  movable disc  22  has setting a spring  26  and a lifter block  27  in the groove  221  in order, the fixed disc&#39;s  21  perforated hole  213  sets collar  24  around, and movable disc  22  covers fixed disc&#39;s  21  first surface  211 , thereby generating the connection of perforated hole  213  and water outlet hole  131 . There is a collar  24  between fixed disc  21  and movable disc  22 , thereby, it has leak-proof effect between fixed disc  21  and movable disc  22 , which the fixed disc  21 &#39;s second surface  212  has a circular hole  214 , and set a screw  25  on movable disc  22  by circular hole  214 , using screw  24  pivot on movable disc  22  and covering fixed disc  21  by side cover&#39;s  23  second surface  212 , it can combine wheel  20  and make movable disc&#39;s  22  handle  11  rotate around screw  25 . The illumination device  50  is set inside the nozzle  40 , setting LED lamp  52  at assembly hole  44 , and fixing power generating device at holding chamber  41 , wherein the power generating device&#39;s  53  shaft  531  sets a rotary disc  54 , and then the nozzle  40  is set on fixed sleeve&#39;s  30  first thread  32  by second thread  42 , it makes illumination device&#39;s  50  rotary disc  54  can set fixed sleeve  30  inside, and rotary disc&#39;s  54  blades  541  aim directly to front of deflector hole  312 , and then setting movable sleeve  60  at nozzle  40 , and using movable sleeve&#39;s  60  fourth thread  62  set on nozzle&#39;s  40  third thread  43 , it can makes movable sleeve&#39;s  60  guide ring  64  can move between nozzle&#39;s  40  ring part  45  and tapered part  46 , the ring body  67  can use inner gear ring  671  combine with movable sleeve&#39;s  60  outer gear ring  66 , it can assist movable sleeve  60  applying force to rotate. 
     When in use, referring to  FIGS. 2, 8 and 9 , the water spraying gun  10  can control water flow on and off by press button  12 , it can make water flow to coupling sleeve&#39;s  13  water outlet hole  131  by wheel  20 , and then water flows from water outlet hole  131 , passes through deflector&#39;s  21  deflector hole  312 , and flows between nozzle&#39;s  40  holding chamber  41  and power generating device  53 &#39;s planar part  532 , and flows to channel  47 , by this time, water can flows from side hole  48  to movable sleeve&#39;s  60  through hole  61 , then water can spray directly from movable sleeve&#39;s  60  adjusting hole  65 . Wherein, the movable sleeve&#39;s  60  can use fourth thread  62  to rotate and move to nozzle&#39;s  40  third thread  43 , referring to FIG. 9 , movable sleeve&#39;s  60  adjusting hole  65  can collide nozzle&#39;s  40  tapered part  40 , thereby preventing water flow does not spray. Also referring to  FIG. 10 , the movement of movable sleeve  60  makes adjusting hole  65  between tapered part  46  and ring part  45 , utilizing the angle&#39;s difference between adjusting hole  65  and ring part  45 , it makes water can flow along movable sleeve&#39;s  60  guide ring  64  and generate dispersive water spray. Also referring to FIG. 11 , the movement of movable sleeve  60  makes adjusting hole  65  overlap peripheral ring part  45 , forming ring-shape gap between adjusting hole  65  and ring part  45  can make water flow spray directly and has columnar water spray, thereby can have the function of different types of water spray. Moreover, the water flows from deflector hole  312  and passes through deflector  31 , since the deflector hole  32  is placed diagonal and water is affected by space of convex part  311 , it can makes water rushes to the front of the rotary disc&#39;s  54  blade  541  and enhances driving force applying to rotary disc  54 , which can increase rotary speed and torsion of rotary disc  54 , at the same time, utilizing shaft  531  to drive magnet rotor  55  rotating and coil stators  56  forming cutting magnetic line to generate electricity and provide electricity by wire  51  for LED lamp  52  illumination, thereby according to above-mentioned structure, it can the function of changing water spray without interfere using LED lamp  52 , which has the functions of LED lamp  52  illumination and changing water spray types. 
     According to above-mentioned structure, the present invention is advantageous because: (i) the nozzle  40  has assembly hole  44  to set LED lamp  52  on, and set power generating device  53  on holding chamber  41 . It can let the power generating device&#39;s  53  rotary disc  54  on shaft  531  can be rotated by water flow, and let LED lamp  52  can generate illumination at movable sleeve&#39;s  60  guide ring  64 , which movable sleeve&#39;s  60  fourth thread  62  lock on nozzle&#39;s  40  third thread  43 , it makes water flow can flow through from nozzle&#39;s  40  side hole  48  to movable sleeve&#39;s  60  through hole  61 , and utilizing adjusting hole  65  to spray the water. The movable sleeve  60  can move and make adjusting hole  65  move between nozzle&#39;s  40  ring part  45  and tapered part  46 , which can change the water spray and the movement will not influence LED lamp  52 , moreover, it has LED lamp  52  illumination and changing water spray function, and enhance practicability; (ii) the deflector  31  has plurality assembly convex parts  311  with opposite direction, and setting a deflector hole  312  between two assembly convex parts  311 . When the water flow from deflector hole  312  to deflector  31 , deflector hole  312  is placed diagonally and water is affected by space of convex part  311 , it can makes water rushes to the front of the rotary disc&#39;s  54  blade and enhances driving force applying to rotary disc  54 , which can increase rotary speed and torsion of rotary disc and enhance the stability of generating electricity; and (iii) the wheel  20  has fixed disc  21  and movable disc  22 , which movable disc  22  is set on fixed disc&#39;s  21  circular hole  214  by screw  25 , it makes movable disc&#39;s  22  perforated hole  213  connect to coupling sleeve&#39;s  13  water outlet hole  131 , and the movable disc  22  can rotate around screw  25 , moreover, it can change the relative angle between coupling sleeve  13  and water spraying gun  10 , thereby, it has the function of adjusting elevation angle of water spray. 
     Having described the invention by the description and illustrations above, it should be understood that these are exemplary of the invention and are not to be considered as limiting. Accordingly, the invention is not to be considered as limited by the foregoing description, but includes any equivalents.