Patent ID: 7017837

Claim:
A water discharge switching device mounted to a distal end of a faucet body, the water discharge switching device comprising: foaming water producing and discharging means having a water inlet, an air/water mixing chamber facing to the water inlet and capable of communicating with the water inlet, an air suction port capable of communicating with the air/water mixing chamber, and a foaming water outlet; shower water discharging means having a shower water discharge port and capable of communicating with the water inlet, the shower water discharging means being arranged around the air/water mixing chamber of the foaming water producing and discharging means; and water discharge switching means for selectively switching between discharge of foaming water from the foaming water producing and discharging means and discharge of shower water from the shower water discharging means, wherein the shower water discharge port of the shower water discharging means forms the air suction port of the foaming water producing and discharging means, and the water discharge switching means is means for opening and closing a communication passage between the air/water mixing chamber and the foaming water outlet of the foaming water producing and discharging means and is provided with flow adjusting means for adjusting a foaming water discharge flow and a shower water discharge flow, and wherein the flow adjusting means is means for adjusting a cross-sectional area of a communication passage between the air/water mixing chamber and the water inlet of the foaming water producing and discharging means and a cross-sectional area of a communication passage between the shower water discharge port of the shower water discharging means and the water inlet.