CN212203340U

CN212203340U - Water tap

Info

Publication number: CN212203340U
Application number: CN202020600136.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 肖云鹏; 章盛辉; 刘伟山; 祝传宝
Original assignee: Xiamen Lota International Co Ltd
Current assignee: Xiamen Lota International Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-04-21
Filing date: 2020-04-21
Publication date: 2020-12-22
Anticipated expiration: 2030-04-21

Abstract

The utility model relates to a tap contains tap body and detachably and disposes gear switching knob mechanism on tap body, gear switching knob mechanism contains along the ascending first end of axial support in the pivot on the tap body, with relative the pivot can the pivoted mode cup joint in the second of keeping away from the first end of pivot and serve the knob and be used for the response the knob is relative the response mechanism of the position of pivot, response mechanism includes along the circumference interval dispose in the epaxial a plurality of inductors of pivot and knob and dispose in the feedback piece on the other party of pivot and knob to can acquire the position that the knob rotated to. The sensing mechanism obtains the rotation angle of the knob through the position of the feedback piece on the sensing knob so as to enable the water purifier electrically connected to the sensing mechanism to enable water of corresponding water quality to flow out to the faucet.

Description

Water tap

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a tap technical field specifically, relates to a tap.

Background

In life, water is an essential resource of life, and people can use water with different water qualities according to different conditions, such as municipal cold water for cleaning, purified water for drinking, milk brewing water for brewing milk, tea brewing water for brewing tea, coffee brewing water for brewing coffee and the like.

At present, most of water purifying faucets on the market are single-function water purifying faucets, and only can produce cold purified water, normal-temperature purified water or high-temperature purified water. The water-saving kitchen water dispenser can only discharge single water, and can not be freely switched according to the needs of users, for example, when the water-saving kitchen water dispenser is used for cleaning by municipal tap water, a common kitchen faucet has to be mounted in a kitchen to meet the needs, the limited space of the kitchen is occupied, and the water consumption is troublesome. In view of this, the present application is specifically made.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims at providing a tap disposes gear switching knob mechanism on it, and response mechanism on it passes through the position that the response knob rotated extremely, through response knob pivoted position to the hydroenergy of corresponding quality of water can enough follow this tap and flow.

In order to solve the above technical problem, a faucet is provided, which includes a faucet body and a shift switching knob mechanism detachably disposed on the faucet body, wherein the shift switching knob mechanism includes a rotating shaft supported on the faucet body along a first end in an axial direction, a knob rotatably sleeved on a second end away from the first end of the rotating shaft relative to the rotating shaft, and a sensing mechanism for sensing a position of the knob relative to the rotating shaft, and the sensing mechanism includes a plurality of sensors circumferentially disposed at intervals on one of the rotating shaft and the knob, and a feedback member disposed on the other of the rotating shaft and the knob, so as to obtain a position to which the knob rotates.

Preferably, the sensing mechanism includes a circuit board disposed on the rotating shaft, the sensor is a linear hall or reflective photoelectric sensor disposed on the circuit board, the sensing mechanism includes a magnet corresponding to the linear hall or a reflector corresponding to the reflective photoelectric sensor, and the magnet or the reflector is disposed on the knob to rotate synchronously therewith.

Preferably, a gear position touch sensing mechanism is included, the gear position touch sensing mechanism including:

a movable member;

one end of the elastic piece is abutted against one of the rotating shaft and the knob, and the other end of the elastic piece is abutted against the other of the rotating shaft and the knob through the movable piece; and

the first clamping grooves are formed in the other one of the rotating shaft and the knob, and the number of the first clamping grooves corresponds to the number of the inductors;

when the knob rotates to a preset position, the elastic piece pushes the movable piece to slide into the first clamping groove.

Preferably, the knob is sleeved on the rotating shaft through an O-shaped ring so that the inner peripheral wall of the knob is in clearance fit with the outer peripheral wall of the rotating shaft; and the knob or the rotating shaft is provided with a groove for accommodating the O-shaped ring of the part.

Preferably, the knob is rotatably coupled to an outer periphery of the rotating shaft by a rotation restricting member, the rotation restricting member including a slider disposed on one of an inner periphery side of the knob and an outer periphery side of the rotating shaft, and a rotation groove provided on the other of the inner periphery side of the knob and the outer periphery side of the rotating shaft for defining a rotation direction of the slider; a limiting part positioned on the sliding block moving path is arranged on the rotary groove to limit the moving stroke of the sliding block; the two sliding blocks or the two limiting parts are arranged, and the stroke between the two sliding blocks or the two limiting parts limits the angle of the knob which can rotate relative to the rotating shaft.

Preferably, the rotating shaft or the knob provided with the rotating groove is provided with a passageway which is communicated with the rotating groove from the end part so that the sliding block can be clamped into the rotating groove along the axial direction; the end part of the rotating shaft or the knob is provided with a detachable limiting part, and the limiting part is arranged at the end part of the rotating shaft or the knob and shields at least part of the opening of the passageway on the end part.

Preferably, a light touch switch electrically connected to the circuit board and a decorative cover for shielding the light touch switch are disposed on the end portion of the second end of the rotating shaft; wherein the decorative cover is made of a transparent material.

Preferably, a limit cover is arranged on the end part of the first end of the rotating shaft, and the limit cover is detachably buckled on the rotating shaft to fix the circuit board; and a second clamping groove is arranged on one of the rotating shaft and the limiting cover, and a clamping hook used for being buckled with the clamping groove is arranged on the other of the rotating shaft and the limiting cover.

Preferably, the circuit board is provided with a prompting lamp, the periphery of the first end of the rotating shaft is provided with a lampshade, and the rotating shaft and the lampshade are made of transparent materials and used for emitting light rays of the prompting lamp.

Preferably, the faucet body is provided with a wiring channel for the circuit board to be electrically connected to the water purifier through the data line.

By adopting the technical scheme, the utility model discloses can gain following technological effect:

1. the utility model provides a tap disposes gear switching knob mechanism above that, has knob and response mechanism on gear switching knob mechanism, and response mechanism obtains the turned angle of knob through the position of feedback piece on the response knob to make the water purifier of signal connection on response mechanism can make the rivers of corresponding quality of water go out to tap.

2. The utility model provides a tap has seted up on leading body and has walked the line passageway for response mechanism can pass through data line electric connection in the purifier, in order to reach the water that makes the purifier can flow corresponding quality of water according to response mechanism's signal.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a faucet according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a faucet with a water purifier connected thereto according to an embodiment;

fig. 3 is an exploded view of the shift knob mechanism according to an embodiment.

Reference symbols of the drawings

1. A faucet body; 2. a gear shift knob mechanism; 3. a rotating shaft; 31. a first end; 32. a second end; 33. grooving; 34. an O-shaped ring; 35. a limiting member; 36. a rotary groove, 37 and a limiting rib; 38. an aisle; 4. a knob; 41. a slider; 5. an induction mechanism; 51. a magnet; 52. a linear Hall device; 53. a circuit board; 54. a data line; 55. a lamp shade; 6. a gear touch mechanism; 61. an elastic member; 62. a movable member; 7. a tact switch; 71. a decorative cover; 8. a limiting cover; 9. a water purifier.

Detailed Description

To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the drawings of the embodiments of the present invention are combined to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, and obviously, the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "upper end", "lower end", "upper section", "lower section", "upper side", "lower side", "middle", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship indicated based on the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the equipment or element 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.

The structure and function of the solution of the present application will now be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 3.

The utility model provides a water tap, combine fig. 1 to fig. 3, it contains tap body 1 and detachably disposes gear switching knob mechanism 2 on tap body 1, gear switching knob mechanism 2 contains pivot 3, knob 4 and response mechanism 5, has first end 31 and second end 32 along axial pivot 3, and pivot 3 cup joints on tap body 1 through first end 31, and knob 4 cup joints on the second end 32 of pivot 3. The sensing mechanism 5 is supported on the first end 31 of the rotating shaft 3, and the sensing mechanism 5 includes a plurality of sensors disposed on one of the rotating shaft 3 and the knob 4 at intervals along the circumferential direction and a feedback member disposed on the other of the rotating shaft 3 and the knob 4 so as to be able to acquire the position to which the knob 4 is rotated.

In a preferred embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 3, the sensing mechanism 5 comprises a circuit board 53 disposed on the shaft 3, the sensor is a linear hall 52 disposed on the circuit board 53, the feedback element is a magnet 51 disposed on the knob 4, and the magnet 51 rotates synchronously with the knob 4 when the knob is rotated. The position to which the magnet 51 rotates is sensed by the linear hall 52 to determine the water that the customer wants, which can be, for example, clean water, tap water, hot water from a water heater, tea making water, etc. In another embodiment, the sensor can also be a reflective photosensor, with a reflector arranged on the knob 4 and a reflector arranged on the knob 4, which rotates synchronously with the knob 4 when it rotates.

In an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1 and 3, the faucet includes a gear touch mechanism 6, and the gear touch mechanism 6 includes a moving member 62, an elastic member 61, and a plurality of first engaging grooves. In the present embodiment, one end of the elastic element 61 abuts against the rotating shaft 3, and the other end abuts against the knob 4 through the movable element 62. The movable element 62 is designed as a ball, which may be made of metal, for example. A plurality of first slots are formed in the inner peripheral side of the knob 4, when the knob 4 rotates to a preset position, the movable member 62 slides into one of the first slots when being pushed by the elastic member 61 to move radially outward, and the movable member 62 makes a striking sound when sliding into the first slot, so as to achieve the purpose of informing a user that the knob 4 rotates to the position. At this time, one of the linear hall sensors 52 senses the signal of the magnet 51 to enable the faucet to discharge water of a quality desired by a user. In another embodiment, one end of the elastic element 61 abuts against the knob 4, and the other end abuts against the rotating shaft 3 through the movable element 62, and a plurality of first engaging grooves are formed on the rotating shaft 3.

In an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 2, the end of the second end 32 of the rotating shaft 3 is configured with a decorative cover 71 electrically connected to the tact switch 7 of the circuit board 53 and used for shielding the tact switch 7. When the knob 4 is rotated to the position, the user can press the tact switch 7 to transmit the signal to the water purifier 9 electrically connected to the circuit board 53, so that the water purifier can flow the water desired by the user through the faucet. Wherein the decoration cover 71 is made of a transparent material. Preferably, the decorative cover 71 is a transparent structure made of a resin material.

In an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1 and 3, the knob 4 is sleeved on the rotating shaft 3 through an O-ring 34 so that the inner peripheral wall of the knob 4 is in clearance fit with the outer peripheral wall of the rotating shaft 3. Wherein, through O type circle 34, the interval of control knob 4 and pivot 3 for in the rotation process, the internal perisporium of knob 4 can not direct contact with the periphery wall of pivot 3. In this embodiment, the rotating shaft 3 is provided with a slot 33 for receiving an O-ring 34 of a part. In another embodiment, the slot 33 opens on the knob 4.

In an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 3, the knob 4 is rotatably sleeved on the periphery of the rotating shaft 3 by rotating the limiting member, the limiting member includes a slider 41 disposed on the inner peripheral side of the knob 4 and a rotating groove 36 disposed on the outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft 3, and the extending path of the rotating groove 36 is used for limiting the moving path of the slider 41 so as to control the rotating path of the knob 4. In another embodiment, the shaft 3 has a passage 38 along the axial direction, and the passage 38 communicates with the end of the shaft 3, so that the sliding block 41 can be inserted along the axial direction. In another embodiment, the slider 41 is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft 3, the rotary groove 36 is opened on the inner peripheral side of the knob 4, and the passage 38 is opened on the knob 4 and communicates with the rotary groove 36.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a limiting portion (not shown) located on the moving path of the slider is disposed on the rotating groove, and the limiting portion is used for limiting the moving stroke of the slider when the knob 4 rotates. In a preferred embodiment, two sliding blocks 41 protruding outward in the radial direction are disposed on the outer periphery of the rotating shaft 3, a limiting portion is disposed in the rotating groove 36, and the stroke between the two sliding blocks 41 defines the angle of rotation of the knob 4 relative to the rotating shaft 3. In another embodiment, two limiting portions are provided, a sliding block 41 is provided on the rotating shaft 3, and the stroke between the two limiting portions defines the angle that the knob 4 can rotate relative to the rotating shaft 3.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a detachable limiting member 35 is disposed at the end of the rotating shaft 3, the limiting member 35 is installed at the end of the rotating shaft 3 for at least partially blocking the opening of the passageway 38 at the end to block the slider 41, so as to prevent the knob 4 from falling off from the rotating shaft 3. The limiting member 35 is a screw, wherein the limiting member 35 can also be a stud, a bolt, or the like. In another embodiment, the stop member 35 is disposed at an end of the knob 4.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a position-limiting cover 8 is disposed on the end portion of the first end 31 of the rotating shaft 3, and the position-limiting cover 8 is detachably fastened to the rotating shaft 3 to fix the circuit board 53. When the limiting cover 8 is fixed on the rotating shaft 3, the circuit board 53 is clamped between the limiting cover and the rotating shaft 3. In this embodiment, dispose the trip on spacing lid 8, dispose the second draw-in groove on pivot 3, there is the guide part trip front side for promote trip elastic deformation when the guide part atress, so that the trip can the lock joint in the second draw-in groove. In other embodiments, the hook is disposed on the rotating shaft 3, and the slot is disposed on the limiting cover 8.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the circuit board 53 is provided with a notification lamp, the periphery of the first end 31 of the rotating shaft 3 is provided with a lamp cover 55, the rotating shaft 3 and the lamp cover 55 are made of transparent material to emit light for the notification lamp. Preferably, the lamp cover 55 is a transparent structure made of a resin material. Wherein, the light of the warning light can be penetrated out from the decorative cover 71 with a transparent structure.

In an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 2, a wiring channel is disposed on the faucet body 1 to electrically connect the circuit board 53 to the water purifier 9 through the data line 54.

In an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 3, a radially extending locking groove is formed on the outer side of the first end 31 of the rotating shaft 3, and a fastening member radially passes through the faucet body 1 and is inserted into the locking groove to fasten the rotating shaft 3 to the faucet body 1. Wherein the locking groove is adapted to the fastener. In this embodiment, the fastener is a headless screw. In other embodiments, the fastener can be a fastening pin or the like. A plurality of axially extending limiting ribs 37 are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the first end 31 at intervals along the circumferential direction, a limiting groove matched with the limiting ribs 37 is formed in the faucet body 1, the limiting ribs 37 protrude upwards along the radial direction and are used for clamping the limiting ribs 37 into the limiting groove when the gear switching knob mechanism 2 is installed in the faucet body 1, and the rotation of the rotating shaft 3 is limited.

In an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1 to 3, the faucet of the faucet body 1 is configured with a bubble device core, a valve core control structure and a handle control switch. In a preferred embodiment, the bubbler core is a dual-circuit bubbler core. A tap water path and a purified water path that communicate with the water purifier 9 are disposed in the faucet body 1, and the water purifier 9 is preferably a water purifier 9 with a heating function.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement 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 is characterized by comprising a faucet body and a gear switching knob mechanism which is detachably arranged on the faucet body, wherein the gear switching knob mechanism comprises a rotating shaft, a knob and a sensing mechanism, the rotating shaft is supported on the faucet body along a first end in the axial direction, the knob is sleeved on a second end far away from the first end of the rotating shaft in a rotatable mode relative to the rotating shaft, the sensing mechanism is used for sensing the position of the knob relative to the rotating shaft, the sensing mechanism comprises a plurality of sensors and a feedback piece, the sensors are arranged on one of the rotating shaft and the knob at intervals in the circumferential direction, the feedback piece is arranged on the other of the rotating shaft and the knob, and the position to which the knob rotates can be.

2. The faucet of claim 1, wherein the sensing mechanism comprises a circuit board disposed on the shaft, the sensor is a linear hall or reflective photoelectric sensor disposed on the circuit board, the feedback member is a magnet corresponding to the linear hall or a reflective member corresponding to the reflective photoelectric sensor, and the magnet or reflective member is disposed on the knob to rotate synchronously therewith.

3. The faucet of claim 2, comprising a shift position tactile mechanism, the shift position tactile mechanism comprising:

a movable member;

4. The faucet of claim 2, wherein the knob is sleeved on the rotating shaft through an O-ring so that an inner peripheral wall of the knob is in clearance fit with an outer peripheral wall of the rotating shaft; and the knob or the rotating shaft is provided with a groove for accommodating the O-shaped ring of the part.

5. The faucet of claim 1, wherein the knob is rotatably coupled to an outer periphery of the rotating shaft by a rotation restricting member, the rotation restricting member including a slider disposed on one of an inner periphery of the knob and an outer periphery of the rotating shaft, and a rotation groove opened on the other of the inner periphery of the knob and the outer periphery of the rotating shaft for defining a rotation direction of the slider; a limiting part positioned on the sliding block moving path is arranged on the rotary groove to limit the moving stroke of the sliding block;

the two sliding blocks or the two limiting parts are arranged, and the stroke between the two sliding blocks or the two limiting parts limits the angle of the knob which can rotate relative to the rotating shaft.

6. The faucet according to claim 5, wherein the rotating shaft or the knob provided with the rotating groove is provided with a passageway axially communicating with the rotating groove from an end part thereof so that the slider can be clamped into the rotating groove; the end part of the rotating shaft or the knob is provided with a detachable limiting part, and the limiting part is arranged at the end part of the rotating shaft or the knob and shields at least part of the opening of the passageway on the end part.

7. The faucet of claim 2, wherein the end of the second end of the rotating shaft is provided with a tact switch electrically connected to the circuit board and a decorative cover for shielding the tact switch;

wherein the decorative cover is made of a transparent material.

8. The faucet of claim 2, wherein a limit cap is disposed on an end of the first end of the rotating shaft, and the limit cap is detachably fastened to the rotating shaft to fix the circuit board; and a second clamping groove is arranged on one of the rotating shaft and the limiting cover, and a clamping hook used for being buckled with the clamping groove is arranged on the other of the rotating shaft and the limiting cover.

9. The faucet according to claim 2, wherein the circuit board is provided with a notification lamp, the first end of the rotating shaft is provided with a lampshade at the outer circumference thereof, and the rotating shaft and the lampshade are made of transparent materials for emitting light of the notification lamp.

10. The faucet of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the faucet body is provided with a wiring channel for electrically connecting the circuit board to the water purifier via the data cable.