JPH03288075A - Faucet with shower - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow closure of both valves to be confirmed through feeling by providing an engaging part on either one of a faucet body and a switching handle, and an elastic part to be engaged elastically with the engaging part on the other side, and forming such a structure that the engagement of the engaging part takes place in the valve closed position of both outflow ports. CONSTITUTION:A mixing chamber 3 is provided with a switching valve 9 formed of a shower side valve 7 and a faucet side valve 8. A flange 26 is provided in its state of surrounding the opening edge of an opening 21, and an elastic part 28 is provided outside the flange 26. The elastic part 28 formed of a band- shaped plate spring is provided with a protruding part 32 at the tip thereof and pressed to a mixing body A by a presser ring 30. On the other hand, a switching handle 22 is provided with a recessed part 34 formed on its back face and an engaging part 31 formed on its inner face. The engaging part 31 is installed in such a position where it engages with the protruding part 32 when both shower and faucet side outlets 5, 6 are simultaneously closed by the switching valve 9. Accordingly, when both shower and faucet side valves 7, 8 are simultaneously closed, the above-mentioned engagement can be confirmed through feeling.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a shower faucet used in a bathroom.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, the one shown in FIG. 8 has been known as this type of water faucet.

This faucet has a mixing chamber 3 of hot water and water provided in the mixer faucet body A.
A shower-side outlet 5 and a run-side outlet 6 are opened in the mixing chamber 3, and both of the above-mentioned outlets 5 and 6 are closed, or an on-off valve 9 is provided without opening either one. Tenari, 1
The opening/closing valve 9 is operated by rotating the two opening/closing handles 22, and water is spouted from the shower side or the shower side.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) According to the above-mentioned conventional water faucet, for example, by rotating the opening/closing handle 22 clockwise, the flush side outlet 6 opens, and by rotating the handle 22 counterclockwise, the outlet 6 opens. The shower side outlet 5 opens, and both outlets 5 and 6 are closed at an intermediate position. However, in actual use, there is no feeling at the position where both outlet ports 5 and 6 are closed, so water spouting from either the shower side or the flush side is stopped when the eyes cannot be opened when washing hair. If an attempt is made to do so, the problem is that water passes through an intermediate position, that is, a position where both outflow ports 5.6 are closed, and water is discharged from the other side.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and its purpose is to enable confirmation of the state in which both outlet ports are closed.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the shower faucet of the present invention is provided with an engaging portion on either the faucet main body or the opening/closing handle, and the engaging portion on the other. It is characterized in that an elastic part that elastically engages with the mating part is provided, and the engaging part and the elastic part engage at a position where the on-off valve closes both the outlets.

(Function) According to the above configuration, by rotating the opening/closing handle,
When the on-off valve switches from opening one of the outlets to closing both outlets, the elastic part elastically engages with the engaging part, and the feeling obtained by this engagement is A click sound is generated at the same time as the notification is transmitted to the user, thereby making the user aware of the switching state.

(Example) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, A is a mixer faucet body, which is a water faucet body, and inside thereof is a water supply pipe 1. A mixing chamber 3 for hot water and water connected to the hot water supply pipe 2 is provided, and a control valve (not shown) for regulating the amount of hot water flowing into the mixing chamber 3 and the amount of water is built in, and the control valve is actuated by operating a temperature control handle 4. The system is configured to obtain mixed water at a desired temperature.

In the mixing chamber 3, a shower side outlet 5 and a run side outlet 6 are opened coaxially and facing each other, and a shower side valve 7 for opening and closing the shower side outlet 5 and a run side outlet are provided inside the mixing chamber 3. An opening/closing valve 9 consisting of a turn side valve 8 which opens and closes the valve 6 is installed.

The valve seat ID of the shower side valve 7 is formed on the mixing chamber 3 side surrounding the shower side outlet 5, and the valve seat 11 of the run side valve 8 is formed on the mixing chamber 3 side surrounding the run side outlet 6. .

Therefore, the shower side valve seat lO and the flush side valve seat 11 are coaxially opposed to each other, and the shower side valve body 12. The valve body 13 on the flush side corresponds to the valve body 13, and a spring 14 is mounted between the two to bias the valve body 13 against the corresponding valve seat 10, 11, respectively.

The valve bodies 12 and 13 on the shower side and bath side are respectively placed in the center of the seating surface side when the valve is closed.
0.11 has a protruding part 15 that is loosely fitted in and protrudes to the secondary side, the flush side valve body 13 has a hole 16 passing through its center, and the shower side valve body 12 has a A recessed hole 18 is provided coaxially with the hole 16, although it has a slightly larger diameter than the hole 16, but has a hooking portion 17 with a slightly narrower diameter at its entrance.

A spindle 20 having an enlarged head 19 at the tip is slidably inserted into the hole 16 of the flush side valve body I3, and an enlarged head 19 at the tip of the spindle 20 is inserted into the concave hole 18 of the shower side valve body 12. is slidably inserted and latched.

The rear end of the spindle 20 protrudes into an opening 21 opened approximately in the center of the front of the mixing faucet main body, and is screwed onto a support shaft 23 of an opening/closing handle 22.

The support shaft 23 is screwed into a threaded portion 24 provided on the inner periphery of the opening 21 and is supported so as to be able to move forward and backward, and an opening/closing nozzle 22 is screwed 25 to the end projecting outside of the mixing faucet main body A. .

The opening 21 is opened coaxially and oppositely to the run-side outlet 6, and a threaded portion 27 is provided on the outer periphery of a cylindrical flange 26 provided so as to surround the opening. Furthermore, this flange 26
An elastic portion 28 is provided on the outside of the .

The elastic part 28 is made of a band-shaped leaf spring extending from the front of the mixing faucet main body A toward the opening/closing nozzle 22, and its base end 29 is bent and the elastic part 28 is held by a presser ring 30 to hold the mixing faucet main body A.
The protrusion 32 has a protrusion 32 at the tip that elastically engages with an engagement portion 31, which will be described later.

The retainer ring 30 is loosely fitted around the outer periphery of the flange 26, and is pressed against the mixing faucet main body A by a retainer nut 33, so as to immovably support the elastic portion 28.

The opening/closing handle 22 has a recess 34 surrounding the outside of the flange 26 on its back side, and an engaging portion 3I is provided on the inner periphery of the recess 34.

The engaging portion 31 is formed of a groove into which the protrusion 32 of the elastic portion 28 is elastically engaged, and engages with the protrusion 32 when the on-off valve 9 closes both the shower outlet 5 and the flush outlet 6. formed at the matching position.

35 is a gasket that maintains watertightness between the opening 21 and the support shaft 23, and 36 is a presser member 3 that fixes this gasket 35.
6, a protrusion 37 is provided on the outer periphery of the presser member 36 to urge the elastic portion 28 toward the inner circumference of the recess 31.

The shower side outlet 5 is connected to the shower hose 39 via the shower hose connector 38, and the shower side outlet 6 is connected to the shower hose 39 via the shower hose connector 38.
is connected to the callan 41 via the callan side flow path 40.

According to the above configuration, in the state shown in FIG. 1, that is, in the normal state, the shower side valve 7 and the flush side valve 8 of the on-off valve 9 are closed, and at this time, the protrusion 32 of the elastic portion 28 is connected to the on-off handle. It fits into the engaging portion 31 of 22.

From this state, when the opening/closing handle 22 is rotated clockwise, the support shaft 23 moves forward and pushes the run-side valve body 13 to open the run-side valve 8. When the handle 22 is rotated counterclockwise, the support shaft 23 and the spindle 2o are opened. moves back and pulls the shower-side valve body 12 to open the shower-side valve 7. Further, at this time, the protrusion 32 is disengaged from the engagement portion 3I and slid onto the inner periphery of the recess 34.

Furthermore, when the opening/closing handle 22 is rotated from this state to return to the state shown in FIG. When the shower side valve 7 or the flush side valve 8 is in the open state, both the valves 7 and 8 are switched from the open state to the closed state when the user feels the sensation of the engagement and a clicking sound is generated. You can check.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, a spring piece 42 is fixed to the front surface of a presser member 36 fixed to the mixing faucet main body A side, and the elastic part 2
8, and a protrusion 43 that engages with the outer end of the spring piece 42 is provided on the inner periphery of the recess 34 of the opening/closing handle 22 to form an engaging portion 31.

The spring piece 42 has a spline 44 engaged with the outer periphery of the holding member 36 and is fixed to the front surface of a fixing plate 45 that is screwed to the holding member 36, with its outer end protruding toward the inner circumferential direction of the recess 34.

The protrusions 43 are formed of protruding pieces with which the outer ends of the spring pieces 42 are elastically engaged, and the opening/closing valve 9 closes both the shower side outlet 5 and the flush side outlet 6 at two locations on the left and right at an interval (approximately 900 mm) apart. is formed.

In FIGS. 6 and 7, a latch receiver 46 is spline-engaged with the outer periphery of a flange 26 fixed to the mixing faucet main body A side, and a flange 47 protruding from the outer periphery of the latch receiver 46 is attached to the opening/closing handle 22. An elastic portion 28 that elastically deforms in the direction of the support shaft 23 is formed, and an engaging portion 31 is formed at the side end surface 34° of the recess 34 of the opening/closing handle 22.

The elastic portion 28 includes a cylindrical ball receiver 48 fixed to the flange 47 and extending in the direction of the side end surface 34, a ball 49 slidably mounted in the ball receiver 48, and a ball 49 that is attached to the side end surface. It is composed of a spring 5o that presses at 34°.

The engaging portion 31 is a groove portion into which the ball 49 is removably fitted, and is located at a position where the on-off valve 9 engages with the elastic portion 28 with both the shower outlet 5 and the flush outlet 6 closed. Provided for.

In this embodiment, the spindle 20 of the on-off valve 9
and the support shaft 23 of the opening/closing handle 22 are linked via a shaft 51.

The shaft 51 has an acme screw 51a carved on the outer periphery of one end thereof,
The acme screw 51a is screwed into an acme screw section 261 provided on the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion 26a of the flange 26 that projects inward of the mixing faucet main body A, and is supported so as to be movable forward and backward. Further, the rear end of the spindle 2o is screwed onto one end of the spindle 2o, and a spline 51b provided on the outer periphery of the other end is connected to the cylindrical portion 23a of the support shaft 23.
It is engaged with the inner circumference. In this way, the opening motion of the opening/closing handle 22 is transmitted to the opening/closing valve 9.

(Effects of the Invention) Since the present invention is configured as described above, even if water is being spouted from the shower side or the shower side when the eyes cannot be opened when washing hair, etc., the water spouting can be stopped by operating the opening/closing handle. It is possible to confirm that the switch has been made, and to prevent malfunctions at the time of the switch.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the shower faucet of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 2-2 in FIG.
3 is a front view, FIGS. 4 and 6 are sectional views of essential parts of other embodiments, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 4, and FIG.
The figure is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. Moreover, FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a conventional product. In addition, A in the figure: Mixing faucet body (water faucet body) 3: Mixing chamber 5: Shower side outlet 6: Run side outlet 22: Opening/closing handle 9: Opening/closing valve
31・Engaging part 28 2 Elastic part

Claims (1)

[Claims] A shower-side outflow port and a flush-side outflow port are provided in a hot water mixing chamber provided in the faucet body, and both of the two outflow ports are closed by rotating a single opening/closing handle in the mixing chamber; or an on-off valve that opens either one of the valves is provided, an engaging portion is provided on either the faucet main body or the opening/closing handle, and an elastic portion is provided on the other that elastically engages with the engaging portion; A shower faucet characterized in that an engaging portion and an elastic portion engage with each other at a position where the on-off valve closes both outflow ports.