CN212178144U

CN212178144U - Adapter and adapter assembly of faucet

Info

Publication number: CN212178144U
Application number: CN202020454565.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郑庆焘; 何坤垣; 陈建建; 禤开华
Original assignee: Foshan Shunde Apollo Air Cleaner Co Ltd
Current assignee: Freudenberg Apollo Filtration Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-03-31
Filing date: 2020-03-31
Publication date: 2020-12-18
Anticipated expiration: 2030-03-31

Abstract

The utility model discloses a tap's adapter and switching subassembly. The adapter of tap includes: the adapter comprises an adapter main body, a first connector and a second connector, wherein the adapter main body comprises a switching inlet end and a switching outlet end, and the switching outlet end is connected below the switching inlet end and communicated with the switching inlet end; and the sealing ring is sleeved on the periphery of the switching outlet end and has a preset distance with the bottom of the switching outlet end. From this, through adopting the mode that the sealing washer was established to the periphery cover, can improve the sealing performance of sealing washer, can slow down the ageing degree of sealing washer moreover, can prolong the life of sealing washer.

Description

Adapter and adapter assembly of faucet

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the tap technique and specifically relates to an adapter and switching subassembly of tap is related to.

Background

Along with the development of science and technology and the improvement of living standard, people more and more expect that the running water from tap that uses at ordinary times is cleaner, and tap filter has obtained people's recognition with its advantage that can be quick, the effective impurity of filtering off in the running water, walks into people's life gradually.

Among the correlation technique, adapter in the host computer of tap filter generally uses a flat pad, twists tight pressure through the screw and rotates the adapter, makes adapter and flat hard power of filling up compress tightly and prevent leaking, but flat pad material belongs to soft colloid, and long-time extrusion can't resume circular form, and ageing fast leads to easily leaking.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the technical problem that exists among the prior art at least. Therefore, an object of the utility model is to provide a tap's adapter, this tap's adapter's leakproofness is good, sealing washer long service life.

The utility model discloses a switching subassembly is further provided.

According to the utility model discloses a tap's adapter, include: the adapter comprises an adapter main body, a first connector and a second connector, wherein the adapter main body comprises a switching inlet end and a switching outlet end, and the switching outlet end is connected below the switching inlet end and communicated with the switching inlet end; the sealing ring is sleeved on the periphery of the switching outlet end and is spaced from the bottom of the switching outlet end by a preset distance;

from this, according to the utility model discloses a tap's adapter through adopting the mode that the sealing washer was established to the periphery cover, can improve the sealing performance of sealing washer, can slow down the ageing degree of sealing washer moreover, can prolong the life of sealing washer.

In some examples of the present invention, an annular groove is formed in an outer periphery of the adaptor outlet end, and the sealing ring is at least partially accommodated in the annular groove.

In some examples of the invention, the seal ring is an interference fit with the annular groove.

In some examples of the present invention, an inner circumference of the transit inlet end is provided with an internal thread, and an axis of the transit inlet end and an axis of the transit outlet end are collinear.

In some examples of the invention, the adapter body further comprises: and the annular lug is arranged between the switching inlet end and the switching outlet end, and anti-skid ribs are distributed on the periphery of the annular lug.

In some examples of the invention, the adapter body is provided with a first limit portion for cooperating with an installation tool.

In some examples of the present invention, the first limiting portion is a groove and at least two, the groove is circumferentially spaced.

According to the utility model discloses a switching subassembly, include: the adapter of the water faucet; the mounting tool is provided with a second limiting part, and the first limiting part is circumferentially matched with the second limiting part in a limiting manner.

In some examples of the invention, the mounting tool comprises: the sleeve ring part is sleeved on the transfer outlet end, the upper end of the sleeve ring part is provided with the second limiting part, and the second limiting part is a bulge; and the handle part is arranged below the sleeve ring part.

According to the utility model discloses a switching subassembly, include: the adapter of the water faucet; a universal joint, the universal joint comprising: the installation end comprises a plurality of installation strips which are circumferentially spaced, and installation space of the water faucet is defined among the installation strips; the fastener, the fastener set up in the outside of installation end, the installation pot head is established behind the tap the fastener fastening the installation end.

In some examples of the invention, the fastener is a clip or a threaded buckle.

In some examples of the invention, each the upper end of the mounting bar is provided with a flanging, the flanging being for abutting the fastener.

In some examples of the invention, a seal is provided within the mounting end.

In some examples of the present invention, the sealing member is at least two rubber rings, and the at least two rubber rings are disposed in the mounting end and are sequentially sleeved with each other.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a faucet filter attached to a faucet;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the coupling assembly of the faucet;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a universal joint;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of an installation tool;

figure 5 is a top view of an adapter.

Reference numerals:

a transition assembly 100;

the universal joint comprises a universal joint 10, a mounting end 11, a connecting end 12, a mounting strip 13, a fastener 14, a sealing element 15, external threads 16 and an outward flanging 17;

a mounting tool 20, a collar part 21, a second limiting part 22 and a handle part 23;

the adapter comprises an adapter 30, an adapter body 31, an adapter inlet end 32, an adapter outlet end 33, a sealing ring 34, an annular groove 35, an annular lug 37, an anti-skid rib 38 and a first limiting part 39;

a faucet filter 40.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and the embodiments described with reference to the drawings are exemplary.

The adapter 30 of the faucet according to the embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1-5, and the adapter 30 can be used to connect with the faucet, and then the faucet filter 40 can be connected on the basis of the adapter.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the adapter 30 of the faucet according to the embodiment of the present invention may include: adapter body 31 and gasket 34. The adapter body 31 includes an adapter inlet port 32 and an adapter outlet port 33, the adapter outlet port 33 is connected below the adapter inlet port 32, and the adapter outlet port 33 communicates with the adapter inlet port 32. That is, the adapter body 31 has the following structure: the transit inlet end 32 is at the upper end, the transit outlet end 33 is at the lower end, and the transit inlet end 32 and the transit outlet end 33 are connected with each other and hollow in the middle, and are communicated with each other. The adaptor inlet end 32 is mainly used for connecting with a faucet, and the adaptor outlet end 33 is mainly used for connecting with a water diversion structure of a faucet filter 40.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the sealing ring 34 is sleeved on the periphery of the adapting outlet end 33, and the sealing ring 34 is spaced from the bottom of the adapting outlet end 33 by a predetermined distance, when the adapting outlet end 33 is connected with the water diversion structure of the faucet filter 40, the sealing ring 34 can effectively seal the gap between the adapting outlet end 33 and the water diversion structure, so as to achieve a good sealing effect, and the arrangement mode of the sealing ring 34 can be different from the traditional end face sealing mode, so that the aging degree of the sealing ring 34 can be reduced, and the service life of the sealing ring 34 can be prolonged.

As shown in fig. 2, an annular groove 35 is formed on the outer periphery of the adaptor outlet end 33, and the sealing ring 34 is at least partially received in the annular groove 35. Through setting up ring channel 35, can be with sealing washer 34 holding on it, make the setting that sealing washer 34 can be more firm like this on the periphery of switching exit end 33, can guarantee the installation reliability of sealing washer 34, when assembling, the adapter 30 that has sealing washer 34 can assemble with holistic mode moreover, can improve the reliability of assembly.

As shown in connection with fig. 2, the seal ring 34 and the annular groove 35 are interference fit. Specifically, since the inner diameter of the sealing ring 34 is smaller than the outer diameter of the annular groove 35, the sealing ring 34 needs to be heated, the diameter of the sealing ring 34 is increased due to thermal expansion and cold contraction, then the sealing ring 34 is immediately sleeved into the annular groove 35, and when the sealing ring 34 is cooled down, the diameter of the sealing ring 34 is reduced, and the sealing ring 34 is sleeved on the annular groove 35. The interference fit can ensure that the sealing ring 34 is still firmly fixed on the annular groove 35 in a dark and humid environment, so that the structure is more stable.

As shown in connection with fig. 2, the inner periphery of the adaptor inlet end 32 is internally threaded, and the axis of the adaptor inlet end 32 is collinear with the axis of the adaptor outlet end 33. That is, the inner peripheral wall of the adaptor inlet end 32 is provided with threads for matching connection, and the axes of the adaptor inlet end 32 and the adaptor outlet end 33 are collinear, so that the production process is simplified, and the production cost is saved.

As shown in fig. 2, the adapter body 31 further includes: and the annular lug 37, the annular lug 37 is arranged between the transit inlet end 32 and the transit outlet end 33, and the anti-skid ribs 38 are distributed on the periphery of the annular lug 37. That is, the annular protruding piece 37 is designed between the adaptor inlet end 32 and the adaptor outlet end 33, and the diameter of the annular protruding piece 37 is larger than the diameter of the adaptor inlet end 32 and the adaptor outlet end 33, so that the user has room to rotate the annular protruding piece 37 by hand, which facilitates the installation of the adaptor 30. And the outer periphery of the annular lug 37 is also distributed with anti-slip ribs 38, so that the friction force when a user rotates the annular lug 37 is increased, and the adapter 30 can be more firmly installed.

As shown in fig. 5, the adapter body 31 is provided with a first stopper portion 39 for engaging with the mounting tool 20. Specifically, considering that the user cannot mount the adapter 30 because of insufficient strength, the annular protruding piece 37 may be rotated to be fixed when mounting the adapter 30, or the mounting is not tight enough, the adapter body 31 is provided with a first limiting portion 39, and the first limiting portion 39 is matched with the mounting tool 20, so that the adapter 30 can be further firmly mounted.

Referring to fig. 5, the first position-limiting portions 39 are grooves, and at least two first position-limiting portions 39 are circumferentially spaced from each other. That is, the first limiting portion 39 is shaped as a groove and is disposed at the bottom of the annular protrusion 37, i.e., the side of the annular protrusion 37 adjacent to the outlet end 33. Further, the convex grooves are at least two, the at least two convex grooves are circumferentially arranged at intervals, force is applied less when a user rotates the mounting tool 20, the mounting tool 20 is uniformly stressed, and the mounting tool is not easily broken during rotation.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the connection assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: adapter 30 and mounting tool 20 of tap, mounting tool 20 are provided with second spacing portion 22, and first spacing portion 39 and the spacing cooperation of second spacing portion 22 circumference. That is to say, the mounting tool 20 is provided with the second limiting portion 22, and the first limiting portion 29 and the second limiting portion 22 are circumferentially limited and matched, so that the user can connect the adapter 30 more tightly by using smaller force through the mounting tool 20, and the difficulty of the user in mounting the adapter 30 can be reduced.

Further, as shown in connection with fig. 4, the installation tool 20 may include a collar portion 21 and a handle portion 23. The cover ring part 21 is sleeved on the adapter outlet end 33, the upper end of the cover ring part 21 is provided with a second limiting part 22, the second limiting part 22 is convex, the number and the shape of the convex parts are required to be the same as those of the groove on the adapter 30, and when the limiting matching is required, the convex parts are inserted into the groove to rotate.

Further, as shown in fig. 4, the handle portion 23 is disposed below the collar portion 21, that is, the handle portion 23 is designed below the collar portion 21, and after the collar portion 21 is successfully matched in a limiting manner, a user needs to rotate the handle portion 23 below, so as to connect the adapter 30. Therefore, by arranging the mounting tool 20, the problem that the adapter 30 is difficult to mount can be solved, and the mounting reliability of the adapter 30 can be further ensured.

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, a connection assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: an adapter 30 for a faucet, a universal adapter 10, and a fastener 14. The universal joint 10 includes: the water faucet comprises a mounting end 11 and a connecting end 12, wherein the connecting end 12 is connected below the mounting end 11, the connecting end 12 is connected with a switching inlet end 32, the mounting end 11 comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced mounting strips 13, and a mounting space of the water faucet is defined among the plurality of mounting strips 13. Because a plurality of mounting strips 13 circumference interval sets up, leave the clearance between two adjacent mounting strips 13 of circumference, have elasticity moreover, can be according to the tap installation space between a plurality of mounting strips 13 of the size adjustment of different taps like this to make universal joint 10 can install on the tap of various different grade type, made things convenient for user's use.

Further, the connecting end 12 is provided with external threads 16 on its outer periphery for mating with internal threads on the inner peripheral wall of the adaptor inlet end 32 of the adaptor body 31 to connect the universal adaptor 10 to the adaptor 30. The operation is convenient, and the installation of a user is convenient.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the fastening member 14 is disposed outside the mounting end 11, and the mounting end 11 is sleeved on the faucet rear fastening member 14 to fasten the mounting end 11. Because the faucet and the mounting bar 13 of the mounting end 11 are both smooth metal, and the mounting bars 13 are also elastic, the mounting end 11 is sleeved on the faucet, and the mounting end 13 is tightly fixed by the fastener 14, so that the mounting end 11 is not easy to slide off the faucet.

As shown in fig. 1, the fastening member 14 may be a clip or a threaded buckle, so that the tightness of the fastening member can be adjusted according to the size of the faucet during installation, and the universal joint 10 can be detached at any time. The use of the user is convenient.

As shown in connection with fig. 1, the upper end of each mounting bar 13 is provided with a flange for abutting against the fastening member 14. It will be appreciated that the flange may serve to limit the position of the fastener 14 relative to the mounting bar 13, thereby maintaining the fastening stability of the fastener 14 relative to the mounting bar 13.

Further, as shown in connection with fig. 1, a seal 15 is provided within the mounting end 11. The plurality of spaced mounting bars 13 are not hermetically sealed due to the plurality of gaps therebetween. Therefore, the sealing member 15 is disposed in the mounting end 11 to prevent the mounting end 44 from leaking water to the outside, which may affect the use of the user.

Further, as shown in fig. 1, the sealing member 15 may be at least two rubber rings, at least two rubber rings are disposed in the mounting end 11, and at least two rubber rings are sequentially sleeved and disposed. For example, two rubber rings may be provided, the two rubber rings are sleeved inside and outside, when the outer diameter of the faucet is small, the sealing element 15 may be two rubber rings, the two rubber rings may be simultaneously sleeved on the end portion of the faucet, and then the fastening element 14 fastens the mounting strip 13 and the sealing element 15. When the outer diameter of the faucet is larger, the sealing element 15 can take out a rubber ring, the end part of the faucet is sleeved with the rubber ring with the larger inner diameter, and then the mounting strip 13 and the sealing element 15 are fastened by the fastening piece 14.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "circumferential", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are used merely for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An adapter for a faucet, comprising:

the adapter comprises an adapter main body, a first connector and a second connector, wherein the adapter main body comprises a switching inlet end and a switching outlet end, and the switching outlet end is connected below the switching inlet end and communicated with the switching inlet end;

and the sealing ring is sleeved on the periphery of the switching outlet end and has a preset distance with the bottom of the switching outlet end.

2. The adapter of the faucet of claim 1, wherein an annular groove is defined in an outer periphery of the adaptor outlet end, the sealing ring being at least partially received in the annular groove.

3. The adapter of the faucet of claim 2, wherein the sealing ring is an interference fit with the annular groove.

4. The adapter of the faucet of claim 1, wherein the interior circumference of the adaptor inlet end is internally threaded, and the axis of the adaptor inlet end is collinear with the axis of the adaptor outlet end.

5. The adapter of a faucet of claim 1, wherein the adapter body further comprises: and the annular lug is arranged between the switching inlet end and the switching outlet end, and anti-skid ribs are distributed on the periphery of the annular lug.

6. The adapter of a faucet of claim 1, wherein the adapter body is provided with a first stop portion for engagement with an installation tool.

7. The adapter of claim 6, wherein the first position-limiting portion is at least two grooves, and at least two of the grooves are circumferentially spaced.

8. A faucet adapter assembly, comprising:

an adapter for the faucet of any one of claims 6-7;

the mounting tool is provided with a second limiting part, and the first limiting part is circumferentially matched with the second limiting part in a limiting manner.

9. The faucet adapter assembly of claim 8, wherein the installation tool comprises:

the sleeve ring part is sleeved on the transfer outlet end, the upper end of the sleeve ring part is provided with the second limiting part, and the second limiting part is a bulge;

and the handle part is arranged below the sleeve ring part.

10. A faucet adapter assembly, comprising:

an adapter for the faucet of any one of claims 1-7;

a universal joint, the universal joint comprising: the installation end comprises a plurality of installation strips which are circumferentially spaced, and installation space of the water faucet is defined among the installation strips;

the fastener, the fastener set up in the outside of installation end, the installation pot head is established behind the tap the fastener fastening the installation end.

11. The faucet adapter assembly of claim 10, wherein the fastener is a clip or threaded snap.

12. The faucet adapter assembly of claim 10, wherein each of the mounting strips is provided at an upper end thereof with a flange for abutting the fastener.

13. The faucet adapter assembly of claim 10, wherein a seal is disposed within the mounting end.

14. The faucet adapter assembly of claim 13, wherein the sealing member comprises at least two rubber rings disposed within the mounting end and sequentially nested therein.