JP2010248713A - Faucet cover and faucet equipped with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a faucet cover with a good appearance, which can maintain a properly assembled state by a simple constitution, and a faucet equipped with the faucet cover. <P>SOLUTION: This faucet cover has an upper cover portion 11A which is arranged above the faucet body 2 in such a manner as to cover the faucet body 2; and the upper cover portion 11A is placed on a coupling stay 4 which is coupled to the faucet 1 having the faucet body 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a faucet cover and a faucet provided with the faucet cover.

  As a conventional faucet cover, an upper cover portion disposed above the faucet body and side cover portions disposed on the left and right sides of the faucet body, and an upper cover and a side cover portion having the upper cover portion Some have a separate horizontal cover.

  In this faucet cover, in order to firmly attach the lateral cover to the upper cover, a locking claw is continuously provided on the side cover portion, and the upper cover portion is folded from the back side to the lower portion. It is conceivable that a locking hole is provided in the folded portion and the locking claw is locked in the locking hole (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-231874 A

  However, in the faucet cover, the lateral cover is only locked on the back side with respect to the upper cover, and the center portion of the upper cover portion can be recessed due to the downward load applied from the upper side. And if the upper cover part is recessed, the faucet cover can receive a low evaluation in terms of appearance, and with the recess of the upper cover part, the locking claw is easily detached from the locking hole, The assembled (attached) state may deteriorate, for example, a large gap may be formed between the upper cover and the side cover.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a faucet cover that has a good appearance and can maintain a good assembled state with a simple configuration, and a faucet equipped with the faucet cover. There is.

  In order to achieve the above object, a faucet cover according to the present invention has an upper cover portion disposed so as to cover the faucet body above the faucet body, and the upper cover portion includes the faucet. It mounts on the connection stay connected with the water tap which has a main body (Claim 1).

  In the faucet cover, a rib or a step is provided in the upper cover portion, and the rib or the step is in contact with the connection stay in a state where the upper cover portion is placed on the connection stay. (Claim 2).

  In the faucet cover, the coupling stay may be coupled across two eccentric pipes connected to the faucet body (Claim 3).

  The faucet cover has two elastic pieces extending downward from the lower surface of the upper cover portion, and an engaging portion is provided on one of the two elastic pieces or the connecting stay, and the other is An engaged portion with which the engaging portion engages may be provided (claim 4).

  The faucet cover may include a side cover portion disposed on the outer side in the left-right direction with respect to the elastic piece, and a portion that contacts the elastic piece may be continuously provided in the side cover portion. 5).

  The water faucet cover may include a side cover portion disposed on the left and right sides of the water faucet and connected to the upper cover portion.

  In the faucet cover, the upper cover portion and the side cover portion may be connected to each other at a portion located on the inner side in the left-right direction from the respective left and right ends.

Further, the faucet cover according to the present invention is an upper cover portion disposed so as to cover the faucet body above the faucet body,
A lateral cover portion disposed on the left and right sides of the faucet body and connected to the upper cover portion;
A holding portion for holding the left and right end portions of the upper cover portion is provided on the upper portion of the side cover portion, and the holding portion may have a plan view shape that becomes wider toward the rear side ( Claim 8).

  In the faucet cover, the left and right ends of the upper cover portion are positioned outward in the left-right direction toward the rear side, and the rear portion of the upper cover portion and the rear portion of the side cover portion are inward in the left-right direction from the respective left and right ends. You may connect in the part to which it is located (Claim 9).

  On the other hand, in order to achieve the above object, a faucet according to the present invention includes the faucet cover according to any one of claims 1 to 9 (claim 10).

  In the invention according to claim 1, it is possible to obtain a faucet cover that has a good appearance and can maintain a good assembled state with a simple configuration, and a faucet equipped with the faucet cover.

  That is, in the invention according to claim 1, it is possible to effectively prevent the central portion of the upper cover portion from being dented by a downward load applied from above by a simple configuration in which the upper cover portion is placed on the connecting stay. In addition, since the upper cover portion is not recessed, the appearance can be improved.

  Further, when a side cover portion connected to the upper cover portion is provided (Claims 6 and 7), the side cover portion is easily detached as the upper cover portion is recessed, and the upper cover portion Since there is no inconvenience that a gap is formed between the side cover portion and the side cover portion, a good assembled state can be maintained.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the above-described effect can be greatly enhanced by a simple configuration in which the rib or step provided in the upper cover portion is brought into contact with the connecting stay.

  In the invention according to claim 3, since the two eccentric tubes are not rotated by the connecting stay, for example, when fixed to the wall surface, the workability can be improved.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 4, an upper cover part is fixed firmly and becomes very stable.

  In the invention according to claim 5, the side cover portion is reliably prevented from entering the inside of the upper cover portion due to an external force, and further, the upper cover portion is deformed by the contact of the side cover portion with the elastic piece. This makes it harder to prevent the central portion of the upper cover portion from being recessed.

  In the inventions according to claims 6 to 9, it is more reliably prevented that a gap is generated between the upper cover 11 and the left and right covers 12, 13, and that rattling is caused by the gap.

  And in the invention which concerns on Claim 10, the water tap which has the said various effect is obtained.

It is a perspective view which shows roughly the use condition of the water tap which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. (A) And (B) is a perspective view which shows the structure of the said water tap roughly. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the said water tap schematically. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the said water tap schematically. (A) And (B) is the perspective view and back view which show schematically the structure of the said water tap of a state except the side cover and the lower cover. FIG. 3 is a partially cut perspective view schematically showing a configuration mainly on a back surface side of the water faucet. (A) And (B) is a disassembled perspective view which shows schematically the structure of the principal part of the said water tap. (A) And (B) is a top view which shows roughly the structure of the said water tap of the state which does not remove | exclude the upper cover, and the removed state. (A)-(C) are the top view, front view, and bottom view which show the structure of the upper cover of the said faucet schematically, (D) is the sectional view on the AA line of (B), (E) is the top FIG. 4 is a side view of the cover, (F) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of (C), (G) is a rear view of the upper cover, and (H) is a perspective view of the upper cover. (A)-(G) are the perspective view, the top view, the inner side view, the bottom view, the front view, the outer side view, and the rear view schematically showing the configuration of the lateral cover of the water faucet. (A)-(C) are the front view, bottom view, and side view which show the structure of the lower cover of the said water tap schematically, (D) is the sectional view on the AA line of (A), (E)-( G) is a plan view, a rear view and a perspective view of the lower cover, and (H) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of (A). (A)-(D) are the rear view, bottom view, side view, and perspective view which show schematically the structure of the connection stay of the said water tap. (A) And (B) is the bottom view and back view which show roughly the structure of the modification of the upper cover of the said water tap.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a faucet (hereinafter abbreviated as “main faucet”) 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a so-called wall-mounted cover faucet, and is attached to a wall surface W of a bathroom. It has been. In FIG. 1, C is a counter, H is a shower hose, the shower hose H is connected to the main faucet 1, and a hand shower head Ha is provided downstream thereof.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the faucet 1 includes a substantially cylindrical faucet body 2 that extends in the left-right direction, and two eccentric tubes 3, 3 are connected to the faucet body 2 from the rear. ing. A supply pipe for hot water supply (not shown) is connected to the upstream side of the two eccentric pipes 3 and 3, and hot water and water from the two supply pipes into the eccentric pipes 3 and 3 are connected to the faucet body. 2 are introduced separately.

  As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5 (B) and FIG. 6, the eccentric tube 3 is provided with a stay portion 3a for fixing the eccentric tube 3 itself to the wall surface W. The eccentric tube 3 is attached to the wall surface W by an attachment member (not shown) such as a screw that passes through the formed attachment hole 3b. Furthermore, each eccentric tube 3 is provided with a water stop cock. In FIG. 4, 3c is an operation part for performing the water stop operation.

  Here, when the two eccentric tubes 3 are fixed to the wall surface W, the connecting stay 4 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) is connected over the two eccentric tubes 3 and 3, thereby both the three and three are connected. The distance between them is kept constant (for example, 100 mm).

  The connecting stay 4 is made of a synthetic resin such as PP (polypropylene), for example, and as shown in FIGS. 12A to 12D, the connecting stay 4 is a member having an appearance obtained by removing the lower surface and the rear surface from a substantially rectangular parallelepiped hollow block. Yes, it has a top plate portion 4a, a front plate portion 4b, and left and right side plate portions 4c, 4c.

  And the connection hole 4d (refer FIG.3, FIG.4, FIG.12 (A) and (D)) provided in the right and left of the front-plate part 4b, and the connection hole 3d (refer FIG. 3) provided in each eccentric tube 3 The connecting stay 4 is connected across the two eccentric tubes 3 and 3 by using a connecting member d such as a screw (see FIG. 5A) that passes through both the connecting holes 3d and 4d. be able to.

  Further, a water outlet 5 and a shower elbow 6 are provided as a lead-out portion for leading hot water introduced from the eccentric tubes 3 and 3 into the faucet main body 2 to the outside of the faucet main body 2 ( (See FIG. 4). Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the water discharge port 5 is provided at the lower part of the nose portion 2 a that protrudes forward from the central portion in the left-right direction of the faucet body 2, and the shower elbow 6 It extends from the rear side of the central part in the direction toward the outside (see also FIG. 5B). The shower hose H (see FIG. 1) is connected to the shower elbow 6.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the faucet body 2 has two handles 7, 8 attached to the faucet body from the lead-out portion (water outlet 5 or shower elbow 6) by one handle 7. 2 can adjust the temperature of the hot water led out to the outside, and the other handle 8 switches the lead-out part (switching between a state where the hot water is led out from the water outlet 5 and a state where the hot water is led out from the shower elbow 6). The adjustment (including the water stop state) of the derivation (water discharge) flow rate can be performed.

  The faucet 1 includes a faucet cover that covers the faucet body 2, the eccentric pipes 3 and 3, a supply pipe (not shown) connected to each eccentric pipe 3, and the connecting stay 4 ( (Refer FIG. 2 (A) and (B)). 2A and 2B, the operation units 3c and 3c, the water discharge port 5, the shower elbow 6, and the two handles 7 and 8 need to exhibit their respective functions. It is not covered by the faucet cover and exposed to the outside.

  The faucet cover is made of synthetic resin such as ABS resin, and includes an upper cover 11, a right cover 12, a left cover 13, and a lower cover 14, as shown in FIGS.

  Next, the assembling and installation method of the faucet 1 will be described together with a detailed explanation of the faucet cover (attachment structure) of the faucet 1.

  (1) For the main faucet 1 having the faucet body 2 provided with the two eccentric tubes 3 and 3, the spout 5, the shower elbow 6, and the two handles 7 and 8 (see FIGS. 3 and 4), The connecting stay 4 is connected. In this example, the connecting stay 4 is connected to the two eccentric tubes 3 and 3.

  (2) The upper cover 11 is attached to the faucet body 2, and at this time, the upper cover 11 is connected to the connecting stay 4.

  That is, the upper cover 11 is formed as shown in FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B), FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 5 (A), and FIGS. 9 (A) to 9 (H) (in particular, FIG. 2 (A)). 3 and FIG. 3 (and FIG. 2 (B) and FIG. 4 are compared) so that the faucet body 2, the eccentric tubes 3 and 3, and the connecting stay 4 are covered. The upper cover portion 11 </ b> A disposed at the front and the front cover portion 11 </ b> B that covers the front portion of the faucet body 2.

  The plan view of the upper cover portion 11A has a substantially isosceles trapezoidal shape that spreads left and right toward the rear side (see FIGS. 1, 8A, and 9A). As shown in FIGS. 4, 7A, and 9C to 9E, elastic pieces 15 extending downward from the lower surface of the upper cover portion 11A are provided on the left and right sides of the rear portion of the upper cover portion 11A. 15 are provided in series, and engaging protrusions (an example of an engaged portion) 15a formed in each elastic piece 15 and engaging protrusions (left and right side plate portions 4c, 4c) of the connecting stay 4 are respectively formed. An example of the engaging portion) The upper cover 11 is attached to the connecting stay 4 by engagement with 4e (see FIGS. 5A and 6).

  On the other hand, the front cover part 11B is formed so as to be substantially along the front part of the faucet body 2 provided with the nose part 2a and the like, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 9C and 9H. Projecting portions 16 extending rearward are provided on the left and right sides of the lower portion of the front cover portion 11B. Then, the through holes 16a formed in the projecting portions 16 and the female screw portions 2b (see FIG. 4) formed on the left and right of the lower part of the faucet body 2 are aligned to penetrate the through holes 16a. The upper cover 11 is attached to the faucet body 2 by a screw member s (see FIG. 7B) that is screwed into the female screw portion 2b.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 4, 9C and 9G, a plurality of (five in the illustrated example) ribs 17 extending in the front-rear direction are provided on the lower surface of the upper cover portion 11A. Therefore, when the upper cover 11 is attached to the faucet body 2 and the connecting stay 4, the rib 17 comes into contact with the top plate portion 4 a of the connecting stay 4 and the upper cover portion 11 </ b> A is placed on the connecting stay 4. . Note that the thickness of each rib 17 in the vertical direction increases toward the rear side (see FIGS. 4 and 9E).

  (3) The right cover 12 and the left cover 13 are attached to the upper cover 11.

  That is, the right cover 12 and the left cover 13 are members constituting a side cover portion arranged to cover these members 3 and 4 from the left and right sides of the two eccentric tubes 3 and 3 and the connecting stay 4. It is.

  The right cover 12 is a substantially plate-like member as shown in FIGS. 10A to 10G, and as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 10A, 10C, and 10F. The side view of the right cover 12 has a substantially rectangular shape with the front side cut out in a curved shape, and the upper edge has a slight upward slope toward the rear side. 8A and 8B, a holding portion 18 that holds the right end of the upper cover portion 11A in a front view is provided on the upper portion of the right cover 12, and the holding portion 18 in plan view has a substantially triangular shape that becomes wider toward the rear side.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, in the engagement holes (an example of the engaged portion) 19 formed in three places in total, the front and rear of the holding portion 18 and the lower portion of the right cover 12, By engaging engagement claws (an example of an engagement portion) 20 formed at a total of three locations of the front cover right and left of the upper cover portion 11A of the upper cover 11 and the protruding portion 16, the right cover 12 is engaged. Is attached to the upper cover 11.

  As described above, the right cover 12 attached to the upper cover 11 has a part of the holding portion 18 abutting against the elastic piece 15 provided on the upper cover portion 11A (see FIG. 6). It is prevented from entering the inside of the upper cover 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the left cover 13 is a member that forms a mirror image of the right cover 12 (a member that is plane-symmetric with respect to the right cover 12), and the right cover 12 is attached to the upper cover 11. You can do the same.

  (4) The eccentric tubes 3 and 3 are fixed to the wall surface W.

  (5) A supply pipe is connected to each eccentric pipe 3.

  (6) Finally, the lower cover 14 (see FIGS. 11A to 11H) is fitted from below into the opening formed by the upper cover 11, the right cover 12, and the left cover 13, and is shown in FIG. (See also FIGS. 2A and 2B).

  In the faucet 1 having the above-described configuration, the central portion of the upper cover portion 11A is effectively recessed due to the downward load applied from above by the simple configuration in which the upper cover portion 11A is placed on the connecting stay 4. This effect is greatly enhanced by a simple configuration in which the rib 17 provided on the upper cover portion 11A is brought into contact with the top plate portion 4a of the connecting stay 4. The upper cover portion 11A is not recessed, so that the appearance is good. Further, as the upper cover portion 11A is recessed, the left and right covers 12, 13 are easily detached or the upper cover 11 and the left and right covers 12, 13 Since there is no inconvenience that a gap is formed between them, a good assembled state can be maintained.

  In addition, since the connecting stay 4 is connected across the two eccentric tubes 3 and 3 connected to the faucet body 2, the two eccentric tubes 3 and 3 do not rotate when fixed to the wall surface W, and the workability is improved. Improvements can also be made.

  Furthermore, since the elastic pieces 15 and 15 of the upper cover portion 11A are engaged with the connecting stay 4, the upper cover 11 having the upper cover portion 11A is firmly fixed and very stable.

  In addition, since the left and right covers 12 and 13 disposed on the outer side in the left and right direction with respect to the two elastic pieces 15 and 15 are provided with portions (holding portions 18) that contact the elastic pieces 15 and 15, as described above. In addition, the left and right covers 12 and 13 are reliably prevented from entering the inside of the upper cover 11 due to external force, and the upper cover portion 11A is deformed by the contact of the covers 12 and 13 with the elastic pieces 15 and 15. This makes it harder to prevent the central portion of the upper cover portion 11A from being recessed.

  In addition, the left and right ends of the upper cover portion 11A are located on the outer side in the left and right direction toward the rear side, and the holding portions 18 of the left and right covers 12 and 13 have a plan view shape that becomes wider toward the rear side. The contact area with the holding portion 18 is large, and the rear portion of the upper cover portion 11A and the rear portions of the left and right covers 12 and 13 are portions located on the inner side in the left and right direction from the respective left and right ends (engaging claws 20 and engaging hooks). Since the connection is made at the joint hole 19), it is more reliably prevented that a gap is generated between the upper cover 11 and the left and right covers 12, 13, and that the gap is not caused by this gap.

  In the water faucet 1 having the above-described configuration, the engagement structure between the members that are engaged with each other by the engaging portion and the engaged portion is, for example, an opposite member between the engaging portion and the engaged portion. Needless to say, it can be appropriately changed, such as being provided on the side, and the present invention is not limited to this example. In the water faucet 1, components such as the material and shape of each member can be appropriately changed.

  For example, the eccentric tube 3 is an example of a connection member that connects the faucet body 2 and the supply pipe. A joint in place of the eccentric pipe 3 may be provided, or the supply pipe is directly connected to the faucet body 2. In these cases, a fixing means for fixing the joint or the supply pipe to the wall surface W may be provided.

  Further, in the water faucet 1, the left and right covers 12, 13 enter the upper cover 11 by bringing the holding portions 18 of the left and right covers 12, 13 into contact with the elastic pieces 15, 15 of the upper cover 11. However, instead of this, for example, part of the left and right covers 12, 13 may abut against the connecting stay 4.

  Moreover, in this water faucet 1, the rib 17 is provided on the assumption that the upper cover 11 is made of resin, and the strength of the upper cover 11 is improved. For example, if the upper cover 11 is made of metal, the rib 17 In place of 17, a stepped portion 17 a (FIGS. 13A and 13B) is provided so that the stepped portion 17 a abuts on the connecting stay 4 when the upper cover portion 11 </ b> A is placed on the connecting stay 4. Also good.

1 faucet 2 faucet body 3 eccentric tube 4 connecting stay 11A upper cover part

Claims (10)

  The upper cover portion is disposed above the faucet body so as to cover the faucet body, and the upper cover portion is placed on a connecting stay connected to the faucet having the faucet body. Stopper cover.   The faucet cover according to claim 1, wherein the upper cover portion is provided with a rib or a step portion, and the rib or step portion contacts the connection stay in a state where the upper cover portion is placed on the connection stay.   The faucet cover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the coupling stay is coupled across two eccentric pipes connected to the faucet body.   There are two elastic pieces extending downward from the lower surface of the upper cover portion, and either one of the two elastic pieces or the connecting stay is provided with an engaging portion, and the other is engaged with the engaging portion. The faucet cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an engaged portion is provided.   The faucet cover according to claim 4, further comprising a side cover portion disposed on the outer side in the left-right direction with respect to the elastic piece, and a portion that abuts on the elastic piece is connected to the side cover portion.   The faucet cover according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a side cover portion disposed on the left and right sides of the faucet and connected to the upper cover portion.   The faucet cover according to claim 6, wherein the upper cover portion and the side cover portion are connected to each other at a portion located on the inner side in the left-right direction from the left and right ends. An upper cover portion arranged to cover the faucet body above the faucet body;
A lateral cover portion disposed on the left and right sides of the faucet body and connected to the upper cover portion;
A faucet cover having a holding portion for holding left and right end portions of the upper cover portion at the upper portion of the side cover portion, and the holding portion having a plan view shape that becomes wider toward the rear side.   The left and right ends of the upper cover portion are positioned outward in the left-right direction toward the rear side, and the rear portion of the upper cover portion and the rear portion of the side cover portion are connected to each other at a portion positioned inward in the left-right direction from the respective left and right ends. The faucet cover according to claim 8.   A faucet provided with the faucet cover according to claim 1.

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