JP3563917B2 - Faucet device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a faucet device, and more particularly, to a faucet device with a shower.
[0002]
Problems to be solved by the prior art and the invention
For example, a faucet device installed in a bathroom generally has a form in which a shower elbow is attached to a faucet body and a shower hose is connected thereto.
[0003]
FIG. 11 shows an example.
In FIG. 2A, 200 is a bathtub, 202 is a washing floor, 204 is a wall surface, 206 is a counter, 208 is a faucet body provided on the front surface of the counter 206, 210 is a shower head, and 212 is one end of a shower head 210. Is a connected shower hose.
Here, the shower head 210 is hung on a shower hook 214 provided on the wall surface 204 and is held on the wall surface 204.
[0004]
The faucet main body 208 is fixed to the counter 206 by a crank leg 216. A water discharge pipe 218 extends from the faucet main body 208, and water can be discharged from a water discharge port 220 at the tip thereof.
[0005]
A shower elbow 222 is attached to the center of the faucet body 208 in the left-right direction as shown in FIG. 7B, and the other end of the shower hose 212 is attached to the shower elbow 222. It is connected. The mixed water from the faucet body 208 is guided to the shower head 210 through the shower elbow 222 and the shower hose 212.
[0006]
However, when the shower elbow 222, that is, the shower hose 212 extends from the center portion of the faucet body 208 in the left-right direction, there is a problem that the shower hose 212 may hinder water discharge from the water outlet 220. .
[0007]
On the other hand, if the connection port of the shower hose 212 such as the shower elbow 222 is fixed to the right or left side of the faucet body 208, the above problem can be solved, but the following inconvenience occurs.
[0008]
That is, in the form of the bathroom, there are a case where the bathtub is disposed on the right side of the faucet device (L specification) and a case where the bathtub is disposed on the left side (R specification). For this reason, there is an inconvenience that two types of L specifications and R specifications are required as faucet devices.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The faucet device of the present invention has been devised to solve such a problem.
Thus, the faucet device according to claim 1 is provided with a communication pipe for communicating a shower water outlet provided at an intermediate portion between the left and right ends of the faucet body and a connection port to which a shower hose is to be connected, The connecting structure between the base end of the connecting pipe and the shower water outlet may be configured such that the distal end of the connecting pipe is at least one of a first position on the left side and a second position on the right side of the faucet main body set in advance. And fixed to a fixing member in a state where the distal end is located at either the first position or the second position, and the connecting port is provided at the distal end And a shower hose is connected to the connection port.
[0010]
The faucet device according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in claim 1, the fixing member is a cover that covers the faucet main body, and the connection port is provided so as to be exposed to the outside of the cover. And
[0011]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the faucet device according to any one of the first and second aspects, the connecting pipe is horizontally rotatably connected to the shower water outlet before being fixed to the fixing member. And
[0012]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the water faucet device according to any one of the first, second, and third aspects, the connection port is formed of a shower elbow that is separate from the communication pipe.
[0013]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the water faucet device according to the fourth aspect, the distal end portion of the communication pipe sandwiches the fixing member together with the shower elbow or together with a socket-like joint for connecting the shower elbow. It is characterized by being fixed to a fixing member.
[0014]
[Action and effect of the invention]
As described above, the water faucet device according to claim 1 is provided with a communication pipe for connecting a shower water outlet provided at an intermediate portion between the left and right ends of the water faucet body and a connection port of the shower hose. The connecting pipe shall be such that its tip can be alternatively located at one of the first position on the left side and the second position on the right side of the faucet body, and the tip may be located at the first position or the second position. According to this faucet device, the connection to which the shower hose is to be connected is fixed to the fixing member in one of the two positions, and the connection port is provided at the tip thereof. The mouth can be alternatively attached to one of the first position on the left side and the second position on the right side of the faucet body.
[0015]
In other words, according to the water faucet device of the first aspect, the connection port of the shower hose can be set on either the left or right side of the water faucet main body, and is common to bathrooms of either L-type or R-type. It is possible to respond with a faucet.
[0016]
In addition, since the connection port of the shower hose can be positioned on the left or right side of the faucet main body, the problem that the shower hose hinders water discharge can be solved.
It is desirable that the first position on the left side and the second position on the right side be set to symmetrical positions in the faucet device of the first aspect.
[0017]
In the present invention, the faucet device is configured so as to cover the faucet body with a cover, and the cover is used as the fixing member, and the distal end of the communication pipe is fixed to the cover. A connection port for a shower hose can be provided (claim 2).
[0018]
In the present invention, it is preferable that the connection pipe is connected to the shower water outlet so as to be horizontally rotatable before being fixed to the fixing member (claim 3).
In this case, at the construction site of the faucet device, simply rotating the connecting pipe in the horizontal direction before fixing the connecting pipe to the fixing member, the tip portion thereof is the first position on the left side or the right side of the faucet body. There is an advantage that the faucet device can be easily and selectively positioned at any one of the second positions, and the installation and installation of the faucet device is easy.
[0019]
In the present invention, the connection port of the shower hose can be constituted by a shower elbow (claim 4). Further, in such a case, the distal end of the communication pipe is fixed to the fixing member with the distal end and the shower elbow or with a socket-like joint for connecting the shower elbow sandwiching the fixing member. (Claim 5).
In this way, the distal end of the communication pipe can be easily and firmly fixed to the fixing member, and at the same time, the shower elbow can be attached to the fixing member.
[0020]
【Example】
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a mixing faucet device provided on a floor (or counter surface) 12 of a washing place, 14 denotes a cover, 16 denotes a front decorative panel forming a part of the cover 14, and 18 denotes a front decorative panel 16 from the front decorative panel 16. A temperature control handle (temperature control handle) provided to protrude forward, and a switching handle 20 provided to protrude rightward of the cover 14.
[0021]
The switching handle 20 is a part that performs switching between water stoppage and water discharge and switches the supply destination of the mixed water to a water discharge port 22 or a shower hose 24 provided in a state of protruding downward from the cover 14.
[0022]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a faucet main body 26 having a water stopping / water discharging function and a mixing function unit 28 for mixing hot and cold water are housed in the cover 14 in a concealed state. I have.
In the present embodiment, the faucet main body 26 and the mixing function section 28 are configured separately from each other, and are connected to each other in a separable manner as described later in detail.
However, the present invention can of course be applied to the case where the mixing function unit is formed integrally with the faucet body.
[0023]
FIG. 4 shows the internal structure of the faucet main body 26, in which 30 is a housing of the faucet main body 26. The housing 30 is provided with a water supply port 32, a hot water supply port 34, a water outlet 36, and a hot water outlet 38, and a water stopcock 40 and a check valve 42 are provided on a flow path from the water supply port 32 to the water outlet 36. It has been incorporated. A water stopcock 40 and a check valve 42 are also installed on the flow path from the hot water supply port 34 to the hot water outlet 38.
[0024]
The water and hot water flowing out of the water outlet 36 and the hot water outlet 38 are mixed in the mixing function unit 28, and the mixed water flows from the mixing function unit 28 into the faucet body 26 again through the mixed water inlet 44.
The inflowing mixed water is guided to the shower water outlet 48 or the water outlet 50 via the switching valve part 46.
[0025]
FIG. 5 shows the structure of the switching valve section 46 in detail.
In FIG. 5, reference numerals 52 and 54 denote valve bodies for opening and closing the shower-side inlet 56 and the water outlet-side inlet 58, respectively.
Reference numeral 62 denotes a shaft body with a head 64 fitted to the valve bodies 52 and 54 so as to be relatively slidable in the axial direction, and is fixed to a sleeve 66 by screws.
[0026]
A male screw shaft 68 that rotates integrally with the switching handle 20 is screwed to the sleeve 66 so that the sleeve 66 can be advanced or retracted in the axial direction by a screw feed action based on the rotating operation of the switching handle 20. Has become.
[0027]
When the sleeve 66 is advanced leftward in FIG. 5, the valve body 54 moves integrally leftward to open the water outlet side inlet 58, and guides the mixed water to the water outlet 50. Conversely, when the sleeve 66 is moved backward to the right, the valve body 52 moves rightward integrally with the shaft 62 to open the shower-side inlet 56 and guide the mixed water to the shower water outlet 48.
[0028]
FIG. 6 shows the internal structure of the mixing function unit 28 in detail. In the figure, reference numeral 69 denotes a housing of the mixing function unit 28, in which a thermosensitive elastic body 70 is incorporated.
[0029]
A valve 72 is fixed to the temperature-sensitive expandable body 70, and the valve 72 moves in the axial direction, that is, the vertical direction in FIG. The opening of the hot water inlet opening 74 and the opening of the hot water inlet 76 are changed to be narrow or wide.
[0030]
Here, the water inflow opening 74 and the hot water inflow opening 76 allow the water and hot water sent from the faucet body 26 to flow into the mixing chamber 78, respectively. The water is returned to the faucet main body 26 through the mixed water outlet 80 formed at the bottom.
[0031]
In the drawing, reference numeral 82 denotes an operation shaft which rotates integrally with the temperature control handle 18. A sleeve 84 is screwed to the operation shaft 82, and the sleeve 84 moves in the axial direction by a screw feed action accompanying the rotation of the operation shaft 82. The temperature is set and changed accordingly.
[0032]
As shown in FIG. 6, a water inlet 86 and a hot water inlet 88 are formed in the housing 69 of the mixing function unit 28, and the housing 69 is communicated with the water inlet 86 and the hot water inlet 88. A tubular connection port 90 protrudes from 69.
[0033]
On the other hand, a tubular connection port 92 (see FIG. 9) protrudes from the housing 30 of the faucet body 26 so as to communicate with the water outlet 36 and the hot water outlet 38, and these connection ports 90 and 92 are connected to the connection pipe 94. Are in contact with each other.
[0034]
That is, water and hot water from the water outlet 36 and the hot water outlet 38 of the faucet main body 26 flow into the housing 69 of the mixing function unit 28 through the connection pipe 94 and the connection port 90 on the mixing function unit 28 side. I have.
[0035]
In this embodiment, the connection between the connection ports 90 and 92 and the connection pipe 94 is a quick joint method.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10A, a flange 96 and a fitting portion 98 are provided on one of the connection ports 90 and 92 and the connection pipe 94 (in this example, on the side of the connection pipe 94). An O-ring 100 as a sealing member is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion 98, while a flange 96 and an annular groove 102 following the flange 96 are provided on the other, and the fitting portion 98 of the connection pipe 94 is connected. In a state where they are fitted into the openings 90 and 92, they are axially connected to each other by a metal elastic clip 104.
[0036]
Here, the elastic clip 104 is formed by bending a leaf spring material, and includes a ring-shaped portion 106, a fitting opening 108, a guide portion 110 opened in a C shape following the opening 108, and a widthwise middle portion. And an engagement groove 112 formed in the portion.
[0037]
In the case of this connection method, an elastic clip 104 is fitted over the connection pipe 94 and the connection ports 90 and 92 through the opening 108 as shown in FIG. By engaging the inside of the engagement groove 112, the connection pipe 94 and the connection ports 90 and 92 can be easily connected with one touch.
Alternatively, by removing the elastic clip 104 through the opening 108, the connection pipe 94 and the connection ports 90 and 92 can be separated.
[0038]
As shown in FIG. 9, a tubular connection port 114 protrudes downward from the housing 69 of the mixing function unit 28 in a state of communicating with the mixed water outlet 80.
On the other hand, a connection port 116 protrudes upward from the housing 30 so as to communicate with the mixed water inlet 44 from the faucet main body 26, and the pair of connection ports 114 and 116 are connected to the same quick joint as in FIG. Connected in a manner that allows them to be separated from each other.
[0039]
In this example, a fitting portion 98 is provided on the side of the connection port 116, the O-ring 100 is mounted thereon, and the fitting portion 98 is fitted into the connection port 114 of the mixing function unit 28 side. The pair of connection ports 114 and 116 are connected.
[0040]
A supply pipe 118 (see FIGS. 2, 3, 7, and 9) made of a flexible pipe is connected to the water supply port 32 and the hot water supply port 34 of the faucet body 26. Water and hot water are supplied into the plug main body 26.
[0041]
The shower water outlet 48 of the faucet main body 26 is located at the middle part in the left-right direction of the faucet main body 26, and the tubular connection port 120 is directed downward from the shower water outlet 48 as shown in FIG. Sticking out. An upward base end portion of the L-shaped communication pipe 122 is screw-connected to the connection port 120 in a horizontally rotatable state.
[0042]
The L-shaped connecting pipe 122 is for connecting the shower water outlet 48 and a shower elbow (connection port) 124 outside the cover 14, and the tip of the connecting pipe 122 has a left wall portion 14 </ b> A or a right side of the cover 14. At the opening 126A or 126B formed in the wall portion 14B, the cover 14 is fixed together with the socket-like joint 128 so as to sandwich the cover 14 from both inside and outside.
[0043]
That is, the tip of the L-shaped communication pipe 122 is fixed to the cover 14 at one of the first position on the left side and the second position on the right side separated by 180 ° in plan view.
[0044]
As shown in FIG. 8, the socket-like joint 128 has a cylindrical shape as a whole, and a small-diameter portion 130 is screwed to the inner peripheral surface of the distal end portion of the L-shaped communication pipe 122. . A shower elbow 124 is screwed to the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter portion 132 outside the cover 14. The shower elbow 124 is rotatable up and down.
[0045]
In the case of the mixing faucet apparatus 10 of this example, the L-shaped connecting pipe 122 is rotated around the upward base end so that the tip is in the leftward state, and the tip is together with the socket-like fitting 128. The shower elbow 124 is attached to the faucet main body 26, more specifically, to the left side of the cover 14 by screwing and connecting the shower elbow 124 to the fitting 128 after fixing the shower elbow 124 to the left wall portion 14 </ b> A of the cover 14. Can be. That is, the shower hose 24 can be extended from the left and outside of the cover 14.
On the other hand, conversely, the communication pipe 122 is rotated rightward in FIG. 7 so that the tip thereof faces the right wall portion 14B of the cover 14, and the socket-like joint 128 is connected to the communication pipe 122 through the right opening 126B. The shower elbow 124 can be attached to a position on the right side with respect to the faucet main body 26 and the cover 14 by screwing it to the tip of the 122. That is, the shower hose 24 can be extended from the right position.
[0047]
Here, when the bathtub is arranged on the right side of the faucet device, the shower elbow 124 is attached to the left side as shown by a solid line in FIG. When the bathtub is disposed on the left side of the faucet device, the shower elbow 124 is attached at the right side position.
[0048]
As described above, the mixing faucet device 10 of the present embodiment has a connecting pipe for connecting the shower water outlet 48 provided at the middle part in the horizontal direction of the faucet main body 26 and the shower elbow 124 as a connection port of the shower hose 24. 122 is provided inside the cover 14, the connecting pipe 122 is made horizontally rotatable, and the tip thereof is positioned at one of the first position on the left side and the second position on the right side of the faucet main body 26. The shower elbow 124 is fixed to the cover 14 in an alternately positioned state, and the shower elbow 124 is connected to the shower hose 24 according to the mixing faucet device 10. , Can be set on either the left or right side of the faucet main body 26, and a common mixing faucet device 10 can be used for bathrooms of either L specification or R specification.
[0049]
In addition, since the shower elbow 124 can be positioned on the left or right side of the faucet main body 26, the problem that the shower hose 24 hinders water discharge from the water discharge port 22 can be solved.
In this example, the first position on the left and the second position on the right are set at symmetrical positions.
The opening 126B or 126A of the cover 14 on the side not used for mounting the shower elbow 124 is preferably closed with a blind lid.
[0050]
In the case of the mixing faucet device 10 of this example, since the L-shaped connecting pipe 122 is connected to the shower water outlet 48 so as to be horizontally rotatable, the connecting pipe 122 is removed from the shower water outlet 48 at the construction site. There is an advantage that the direction can be turned to the left or right by simply rotating the connector while keeping the connection state.
Accordingly, at the construction site of the faucet device, the communication pipe 122 can be easily oriented to the left or right depending on the situation, and the shower elbow 124 can be easily attached to the left or right side.
[0051]
The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, but this is merely an example.
For example, the present invention is applicable to other types of faucet devices, and can be configured in variously modified forms without departing from the gist thereof.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a water faucet device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view showing the inside of the faucet device of FIG. 1 with a cover cut away.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the faucet apparatus of FIG. 1 with a cover cut away.
FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of a faucet main body in the faucet apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a main part of the faucet main body of FIG.
FIG. 6 is a front sectional view of a mixing function unit in the faucet apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a view of a connecting pipe and peripheral parts in the faucet apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is an exploded view of a connection structure between a communication pipe and a peripheral member of FIG. 7;
9 is an exploded view showing a connection structure of each member in the faucet apparatus of FIG.
FIG. 10 is an enlarged view showing a main part of the connection structure of FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a conventional faucet device installed in a bathroom.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 mixing faucet device 14 cover 24 shower hose 26 faucet body 48 shower water outlet 122 communication pipe 124 shower elbow (connection port)
128 fitting

Claims (5)

A connecting pipe for connecting a shower water outlet provided at an intermediate portion between the left and right ends of the faucet body and a connection port to which a shower hose is to be connected is provided, and a base end of the connecting pipe and the shower water outlet are provided. And the connecting structure, the distal end portion of the connecting pipe and at least one of a first position on the left side and a second position on the right side of the faucet main body that can be selectively positioned at least, The distal end is fixed to a fixing member in a state where the distal end is located at the first position or the second position, and the connection port is provided at the distal end, and a shower hose is connected to the connection port. A faucet device characterized by the following. The faucet device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member is a cover that covers the faucet main body, and the connection port is provided so as to be exposed outside the cover. The faucet device according to claim 1, wherein the connecting pipe is horizontally rotatably connected to the shower water outlet before being fixed to the fixing member. 4. The faucet device according to claim 1, wherein the connection port is formed of a shower elbow that is separate from the communication pipe. 5. The fixing device according to claim 4, wherein a distal end of the communication pipe is fixed to the fixing member so as to sandwich the fixing member together with the shower elbow or together with a socket-like joint for connecting the shower elbow. A faucet device characterized by:

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