CA2588613A1 - Built-in wall water service box - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a built-in wall water service box. The water service box of the present invention includes a case (100) which is connected to cold and hot water pipes (10, 20) and is open at a front end thereof, and a faucet unit (200) which is provided in the case (100) and mixes cold and hot water, which enters the case (100), with each other. The water service box further includes a cover (300) which protects the faucet unit (200) and is coupled to the open front end of the case (100), and a cover flush-mounting unit (400) which is provided between the case (100) and the cover (300) to adjust a gap between the cover (300) and the case (100) embedded in a wall.

Claims (12)

1. [1] A built-in wall water service box, comprising:
   a case connected to cold and hot water pipes and being open at a front end thereof;
   a faucet unit provided in the case and mixing cold and hot water, entering the case, with each other;
   a cover protecting the faucet unit and coupled to the open front end of the case;
   and a cover flush-mounting unit provided between the case and the cover to adjust a gap between the cover and the case embedded in a wall.
2. [2] The built-in wall water service box according to claim 1, further comprising:
   a distribution pipe coupled at a predetermined position to each of the cold and hot water pipes in the case, the distribution pipe comprising a flexible tube.
3. [3] The built-in wall water service box according to claim 1, wherein the cold and hot water pipes, which have double pipe structures and enter the case, branch in one direction so that the case communicates with another water service box through the branched cold and hot water pipes.
4. [4] The built-in wall water service box according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the faucet unit comprises:
   a plurality of mixing valves supplied with cold and hot water from the dis-tribution pipes;
   a connection pipe connecting the mixing valves to each other and comprising a flexible tube; and a water discharge pipe to discharge cold and hot water from the connection pipe.
5. [5] The built-in wall water service box according to claim 1, wherein the cover comprises:
   an inner cover body coupled to a front end of the cover flush-mounting unit or the front end of the case;
   an outer cover body fastened to a front surface of the inner cover body, so that the mixing valves are fastened through central positions of the outer cover body;
   and a decorative plate provided on an outer surface of the outer cover body.
6. [6] The built-in wall water service box according to claim 5, wherein the decorative plate is made of material, such as marble, crystal or stainless steel, having a high durability.
7. [7] The built-in wall water service box according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the outer cover body is integrally coupled at predetermined positions thereof to the mixing valves.
8. [8] The built-in wall water service box according to claim 1, wherein the cover flush-mounting unit has a rectangular shape, corresponding to a shape of the open front end of the case, and has a predetermined thickness, with a rectangular opening formed through the cover flush-mounting unit, and bolt holes formed through the cover flush-mounting unit at positions adjacent to each corner of an outer surface thereof and corresponding to each locking hole of the case.
9. [9] The built-in wall water service box according to claim 1, wherein the cover flush-mounting unit comprises:
   a plurality of stationary supports, each stationary support comprising: a support plate, through which a horizontal position adjustment hole is formed at a pre-determined position; a fastening plate extending from an edge of the support plate at a predetermined angle and fastened at a predetermined position to an inner surface of the case using a locking means; and a guide plate extending from each of upper and lower edges of the support plate at a predetermined angle;
   and a movable adjustment body, comprising: a coupling plate, through which a plurality of coupling holes and vertical position adjustment holes are formed;
   and guides formed by bending opposite ends of the coupling plate, with a coupling hole formed at a predetermined position through each guide, so that each guide is inserted between the guide plates of each of the stationary supports and is coupled to the support plate using coupling means inserted both into the coupling hole of the guide and into the horizontal position adjustment hole of the stationary support.
10. [10] The built-in wall water service box according to claim 9, wherein the horizontal position adjustment hole of the support plate of each stationary support is a slot having a predetermined length so that the cover is movable with respect to the case in forward and backward directions.
11. [11] The built-in wall water service box according to claim 9, wherein the guide plates of each stationary support are integrally provided on the upper and lower edges of each support plate.
12. [12] The built-in wall water service box according to claim 9, wherein each of the vertical position adjustment holes of the movable adjustment body has a slot shape extending a predetermined length in an upward and downward direction.