CN109185526B

CN109185526B - Water tap

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Publication number: CN109185526B
Application number: CN201811147613.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 何永强; 叶贤清; 洪鸿行; 祝传宝
Original assignee: Xiamen Lota International Co Ltd
Current assignee: Xiamen Lota International Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-09-29
Filing date: 2018-09-29
Publication date: 2024-04-30
Anticipated expiration: 2038-09-29
Also published as: CN109185526A

Abstract

The invention provides a tap, and relates to the technical field of bathroom equipment. Wherein, this kind of tap contains: the water tap comprises a main body, a water tap, a handle arranged on the main body and a water outlet pipe which is arranged on the water tap and can drive the water tap to rotate relative to the main body. The tap is also provided with a limiting piece, an elastic piece and a locking piece; the water nozzle is provided with a limiting groove extending a first radian along the circumferential direction and an abutting surface extending a second radian along the circumferential direction; the main body is provided with a limiting hole, the limiting piece, the elastic piece and the locking piece are sequentially arranged in the limiting hole, the elastic piece is arranged between the limiting piece and the locking piece in a compressed mode, and the locking piece is used for limiting the limiting piece and the elastic piece to separate from the limiting hole. When the tap is packaged and delivered, the water outlet pipe is aligned with the handle, and the limiting piece is abutted on the abutting surface of the tap under the action of the elastic piece; when the user installs and uses, rotatory outlet pipe can let the locating part bullet of butt at the butt face go into the spacing groove, and the locating part that pops into the spacing groove can restrict outlet pipe relative main part side-to-side wobbling angle.

Description

Water tap

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of bathroom equipment, in particular to a faucet.

Background

A faucet is a very common water-consuming device that is structurally classified as a basin faucet, a bathtub faucet, a shower faucet, and a kitchen faucet. The water outlet pipe of some of the taps can rotate relative to the mounting table, such as some kitchen taps, and in use, the water outlet pipe often rotates relative to the mounting table to meet the requirements. However, as the angle of the water pool arranged on the table top around the faucet is fixed, the water from the water nozzle can be sprayed on the table top when the rotation angle of the water outlet pipe of the faucet is overlarge.

Currently, there is a faucet in which the rotation angle of the outlet pipe is limited to a certain angle, but since some faucets, particularly some kitchen faucets, are used, the outlet pipe is generally directed to the user, and the handle of the faucet is located on the right or left side of the user. Therefore, the situation that the water outlet pipe and the handle cannot be aligned can be avoided, great inconvenience is brought to the package and the transportation package of the faucet, and the faucet is easy to damage in the transportation process due to the fact that the faucet is required to be packaged in a larger size. In the prior art, a water tap with a rotation angle of a water outlet pipe limited within a certain angle exists, and when the water tap is packaged and delivered, the water outlet pipe and a handle can be aligned together; when a user installs and uses the water outlet pipe, the water outlet pipe and the handle are turned into a certain angle, and the rotation angle of the water outlet pipe is limited by the screw. However, when the user installs the underwater head, the screw for limiting the rotation angle of the output pipe needs to be locked, so that the operation is troublesome and the screw is easy to lose in the operation process; in addition, customers need to know the method of operating such faucets in advance, otherwise customer complaints are easily experienced. In view of the above, the present inventors have studied the prior art and have made the present application.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a water tap, which aims to solve the problem that in the prior art, the water tap has a limiting function and is troublesome to operate during installation.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention provides a faucet, which comprises a main body with a built-in water channel, a water nozzle which is arranged on the main body and can rotate relative to the main body, a water outlet pipe which is arranged on the water nozzle and can drive the water nozzle to rotate relative to the main body, and a handle which is arranged on the main body and is used for adjusting the water outlet flow of the water outlet pipe. Wherein, the tap still has: the device comprises a limiting piece, an elastic piece and a locking piece; the water nozzle is provided with a limiting groove extending along the circumferential direction in a first radian, the water nozzle is also provided with an abutting surface extending along the circumferential direction in a second radian, a limiting hole is formed in the main body, the limiting piece, the elastic piece and the locking piece are sequentially arranged in the limiting hole, the limiting piece can move along the axial direction of the limiting hole, the elastic piece is compressed and arranged between the limiting piece and the locking piece, and the locking piece is arranged on the main body and used for limiting the limiting piece and the elastic piece to separate from the limiting hole.

The handle is positioned in the second radian range, and one end of the limiting piece penetrates out of the limiting hole and is abutted against the abutting surface under the drive of the elastic piece; the water outlet pipe can drive the water nozzle to rotate relative to the main body, so that the handle moves from the second radian to the first radian, one end of the limiting piece, which penetrates out of the limiting hole, is driven by the elastic piece, the water outlet pipe moves from the abutting surface to the limiting groove, and the limiting groove can limit the water outlet pipe to drive the water nozzle to rotate left and right relative to the main body.

As a further optimization, the water outlet pipe can be aligned with the handle in the vertical direction, so that one end of the limiting piece penetrating out of the limiting hole is abutted against the abutting surface.

As further optimization, the limiting piece is a positioning pin, one end of the limiting piece, which is located in the limiting hole, is provided with a first groove matched with the elastic piece, one end of the elastic piece is abutted to the first groove, and the other end of the elastic piece is abutted to the locking piece.

As a further optimization, the locking piece is detachably arranged on the main body, and the locking piece is in threaded fit with the main body. Further, the locking member may be a screw.

As a further optimization, the elastic piece is a spring.

As a further optimization, the limit groove is an arc-shaped groove which is arranged on the peripheral surface of the water nozzle and takes the rotation center of the water nozzle as the center.

As further optimization, the maximum angle of the water outlet pipe driving the water nozzle to rotate left and right relative to the main body is 90-150 degrees.

By adopting the technical scheme, the invention can obtain the following technical effects:

The water tap of the invention comprises a main body, a water tap which is arranged on the main body and can rotate relative to the main body, and a water outlet pipe which is arranged on the water tap. Wherein, the tap also has a limiting piece, an elastic piece and a locking piece; when the water tap is packaged and delivered, the water outlet pipe is aligned with the handle, and the limiting piece is abutted on the abutting surface of the water tap under the action of the elastic piece; when the user installs and uses, rotatory outlet pipe can let the locating part of butt at the butt face, and the spacing groove that is located the water injection well choke is gone into to the bullet, and the locating part that pops into the spacing groove can restrict outlet pipe relative main part side-to-side wobbling angle. The state of the faucet in shipment is the final installation state of the faucet, and a user does not need additional operation when installing and using the faucet, so that the faucet is simple to operate, can not cause the condition of screw loss in the prior art, and has strong practicability.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being understood that the following drawings only illustrate some examples of the present invention and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and other related drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded view of a faucet according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a faucet according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a faucet according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic top view of a faucet according to an embodiment of the present invention (the faucet is in use);

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a second top view of a faucet according to an embodiment of the present invention (the faucet is in a packaged shipment state);

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of a stopper and a tap according to an embodiment of the invention (the tap is in a packaged shipment state);

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of a stopper and a tap (the tap is in a use state) according to an embodiment of the invention;

the marks in the figure: 1-a main body; 2-handle; 3-a water outlet pipe; 4-limiting parts; 5-an elastic member; 6-locking piece; 7-a water nozzle; 8-a first groove; 9-an abutment surface; 10-limit groove.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, based on the embodiments of the invention, which are apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without inventive faculty, are intended to be within the scope of the invention. Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention, as presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, based on the embodiments of the invention, which are apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without inventive faculty, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

The invention is described in further detail below with reference to the attached drawings and detailed description:

as shown in fig. 1 to 3, in the present embodiment, a faucet includes: the water tap comprises a main body 1 with a built-in water channel, a water tap 7 which is arranged on the main body 1 and can rotate relative to the main body 1, a water outlet pipe 3 which is arranged on the water tap 7 and can drive the water tap 7 to rotate relative to the main body 1, and a handle 2 which is arranged on the main body 1 and is used for adjusting the water outlet flow of the water outlet pipe 3. The faucet further has: a limiting piece 4, an elastic piece 5 and a locking piece 6; the water nozzle 7 is provided with a limiting groove 10 extending along the circumferential direction in a first radian, the water nozzle 7 is also provided with an abutting surface 9 extending along the circumferential direction in a second radian, the main body 1 is provided with a limiting hole, the limiting piece 4, the elastic piece 5 and the locking piece 6 are sequentially arranged in the limiting hole, the limiting piece 4 can move along the axial direction of the limiting hole, the elastic piece 5 is compressed and arranged between the limiting piece 4 and the locking piece 6, and the locking piece 6 is arranged on the main body 1 and used for limiting the limiting piece 4 and the elastic piece 5 to separate from the limiting hole. As shown in fig. 3 and 6, when the handle 2 is located in the second arc range, one end of the limiting member 4 passes through the limiting hole and abuts against the abutting surface 9 under the driving of the elastic member 5. As shown in fig. 3 and 7, the water outlet pipe 3 can drive the water nozzle 7 to rotate relative to the main body 1, so that the handle 2 moves from the second radian to the first radian, one end of the limiting piece 4 penetrating out of the limiting hole moves from the abutting surface 9 to the limiting groove 10 under the driving of the elastic piece 5, and the limiting groove 10 can limit the angle of the water outlet pipe 3 for driving the water nozzle 7 to rotate left and right relative to the main body 1.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, fig. 4 is a state of the faucet of the present invention during use, and fig. 5 is a state of the faucet of the present invention during package shipment. As shown in fig. 6, when the water tap of the invention is packaged and delivered, the water outlet pipe 3 is aligned with the handle 2, and the limiting piece 4 is abutted against the abutting surface 9 of the water tap 7 under the action of the elastic piece 5. As shown in fig. 7, when a user installs and uses the water outlet pipe 3, the user rotates the stopper 4 abutting against the abutting surface 9 to spring into the stopper groove 10 located at the water nozzle 7, and the stopper 4 spring into the stopper groove 10 can limit the left-right swing angle of the water outlet pipe 3 relative to the main body 1. The state of the faucet in shipment is the final installation state of the faucet, and when the faucet is installed and used by a user, the faucet can be normally used only by rotating the water outlet pipe 3, so that the faucet is simple in operation, the screw loss in the prior art is avoided, and the faucet has strong practicability. In addition, because outlet pipe 3 and handle 2 align in vertical direction this moment, can reduce tap package's volume, can also reduce tap's packing material cost and cost of transportation when being convenient for shipment.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, in the present embodiment, the limiting member 4 is a positioning pin, a first groove 8 adapted to the elastic member 5 is disposed at one end of the limiting hole of the limiting member 4, one end of the elastic member 5 abuts against the bottom wall of the first groove 8, and the other end abuts against the locking member 6. The first groove 8 can play a role in positioning the elastic piece 5, so that the phenomenon that the elastic piece 5 is inclined and twisted in the using process is avoided, and the elastic piece 5 cannot be used normally. In this embodiment, the locking member 6 is a flat head screw, the elastic member 5 is a spring, and the locking member 6 is in threaded engagement with the main body 1; when the fault occurs and maintenance is needed, a user can detach the locking piece 6 and remove the limiting piece 4 and the elastic piece 5. In another embodiment, the elastic member 5 may be an elastic body made of an elastic material.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the limiting groove 10 is an arc-shaped groove centered on the rotation center of the water nozzle 7, and the arc-shaped groove can limit the maximum angle a of the water outlet pipe 3 for driving the water nozzle 7 to rotate left and right relative to the main body 1 to be 120 °. In another embodiment, the limiting groove 10 can limit the maximum angle A of the water outlet pipe 3 for driving the water nozzle 7 to rotate left and right relative to the main body 1 to be 90 degrees to 150 degrees.

The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and variations may be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A faucet comprising a body (1) with a built-in water passage, a water nozzle (7) arranged on the body (1) and capable of rotating relative to the body (1), a water outlet pipe (3) arranged on the water nozzle (7) and capable of driving the water nozzle (7) to rotate relative to the body (1), and a handle (2) arranged on the body (1) and used for adjusting the water outlet flow of the water outlet pipe (3), characterized in that the faucet further comprises: a limiting piece (4), an elastic piece (5) and a locking piece (6); the water nozzle (7) is provided with a limiting groove (10) extending along the circumferential direction in a first radian, the water nozzle (7) is also provided with a abutting surface (9) extending along the circumferential direction in a second radian, the main body (1) is provided with a limiting hole, the limiting piece (4), the elastic piece (5) and the locking piece (6) are sequentially arranged in the limiting hole, the limiting piece (4) can move along the axial direction of the limiting hole, the elastic piece (5) is arranged between the limiting piece (4) and the locking piece (6) in a compressed mode, and the locking piece (6) is arranged on the main body (1) and used for limiting the separation of the limiting piece (4) and the elastic piece (5) from the limiting hole; when the handle (2) is positioned in the second radian range, one end of the limiting piece (4) penetrates out of the limiting hole and is abutted against the abutting surface (9) under the driving of the elastic piece (5); the water outlet pipe (3) can drive the water nozzle (7) to rotate relative to the main body (1), so that the handle (2) moves from the second radian to the first radian, one end of the limiting piece (4) penetrating out of the limiting hole is driven by the elastic piece (5) to move from the abutting surface (9) to the limiting groove (10), and the limiting groove (10) can limit the angle of the water outlet pipe (3) to drive the water nozzle (7) to rotate left and right relative to the main body (1); the water outlet pipe (3) can be aligned with the handle (2) in the vertical direction, so that one end of the limiting piece (4) penetrating out of the limiting hole is abutted to the abutting surface (9).

2. A tap according to claim 1, wherein the limiting member (4) is a positioning pin, a first groove (8) adapted to the elastic member (5) is arranged at one end of the limiting hole of the limiting member (4), one end of the elastic member (5) abuts against the first groove (8), and the other end abuts against the locking member (6).

3. A tap according to claim 1, characterised in that said locking element (6) is removably arranged on said body (1), said locking element (6) being in threaded engagement with said body (1).

4. A tap according to claim 1, characterised in that said elastic element (5) is a spring.

5. A tap according to claim 1, characterised in that the limit groove (10) is an arc-shaped groove arranged on the peripheral surface of the tap (7) and centred on the centre of rotation of the tap (7).

6. A tap according to claim 1, characterised in that the maximum angle by which the outlet pipe (3) drives the tap (7) to rotate left and right relative to the main body (1) is 90 ° -150 °.