CN212690862U - Water tap - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a water tap. Tap includes the pedestal, the case, the fixed cover of case, the case connecting rod, the handle, elastic component and ball, the case rotatably sets up in the pedestal, the handle is connected to the case through the case connecting rod, the fixed cover of case is established on the case connecting rod, be provided with the spacing groove on the inside wall of the fixed cover of case, be provided with the constant head tank on the lateral wall of case connecting rod, elastic component's one end is connected to or supports the bottom of leaning on the constant head tank, the ball supports the other end that leans on elastic component, the ball can freely roll for elastic component, some of ball stretches out outside the constant head tank, the handle is under limit position's state. The ball is in the rolling state at the handle rotation in-process, and handle rotational resistance obtains reducing. The wear resistance of the ball is enhanced, and the service life of the water faucet is prolonged.

Description

Water tap

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a water purification unit's technical field specifically, relates to a tap.

Background

With the improvement of living standard, people have higher and higher requirements on water purification equipment, and the faucet with good experience sense is used as common water utilization equipment and is a pursuit trend in modern life.

In the prior art, a common faucet includes a base and a valve element, wherein the valve element is rotatable relative to the base. The valve spool has a plurality of positions during rotation, including a closed position and an open position. When the valve core is at the positions, the valve core is limited by the limiting pin. The front end of the limiting pin is provided with a hemispherical surface, and the rear end of the limiting pin is sleeved with an elastic piece. When the handle of the faucet is rotated to rotate the valve core, the hemispherical surface of the limiting piece slides relative to the valve core fixing sleeve in the faucet, and the elastic piece is compressed; when the valve core rotates to the position, the limiting pin is ejected out under the pushing of the elastic piece, so that the limiting effect is achieved.

However, after a long period of use, the fixing position of the hemispherical surface of the stopper is worn due to friction, resulting in the handle of the faucet swinging. And, when the user rotates the handle to different directions, inconsistent phenomenon can appear in the feel of turning handle, and user experience is relatively poor.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the problems existing in the prior art at least partially, the utility model provides a water tap. The faucet comprises a seat body, a valve core fixing sleeve, a valve core connecting rod, a handle, an elastic component and balls, wherein the valve core is rotatably arranged in the seat body, the handle is connected to the valve core through the valve core connecting rod, the valve core fixing sleeve is arranged on the valve core connecting rod, a limiting groove is formed in the inner side wall of the valve core fixing sleeve, a positioning groove is formed in the outer side wall of the valve core connecting rod, one end of the elastic component is connected to or abutted against the bottom of the positioning groove, the balls are abutted against the other end of the elastic component, the balls can freely roll relative to the elastic component, one part of the balls extends out of the positioning groove, and the balls are clamped between.

Like this, the ball is in the roll state at the handle rotation in-process, and the friction that produces between the inside wall of ball and the fixed cover of case is rolling friction, and consequently the resistance of handle when rotating obtains reducing, and the required dynamics of user twist grip reduces, and the resistance that receives when the handle is rotatory to each angle is even. Because the ball can freely roll when the handle rotates, the friction position of the ball can be positioned on the whole surface of the ball, the wear resistance of the ball is enhanced, and the service life of the water faucet is prolonged. When the user rotates the handle to equidirectional not, the sound of sending when rotating handle's feel and rotating handle is comparatively unanimous, and user uses and experiences betterly.

Exemplarily, the elastic component includes spacing knot and elastic component, and the elastic component presss from both sides between the bottom of spacing knot and constant head tank, and the first end of spacing knot is connected to or supports and leans on the elastic component, and the second end of spacing knot is provided with the rolling groove, and the second end is relative with the first end, and the ball card is between rolling groove and spacing groove under the state that the handle is in spacing position. Like this, when the handle is in limit position, carry on spacingly to the ball jointly through rolling groove and spacing groove, spacing effect is comparatively ideal, avoids only producing when limit position by spacing the handle that leads to of spacing groove and rocks.

Illustratively, the check ring has a receiving portion received in the detent, the receiving portion having a dimension corresponding to a dimension of the detent in at least one direction in a predetermined plane, the predetermined plane being perpendicular to an axis of the detent. The size of the limit buckle and the size of the positioning groove in the at least one direction are equivalent, so that the positioning groove can guide the limit buckle, and the limit buckle can only move along the axial direction of the positioning groove. Therefore, the situation that the limit buckle is clamped due to deviation in the direction of the limit buckle in the moving process can be avoided.

Illustratively, the rolling slot is an arcuate slot. Like this, the resistance when the ball rolls is less, and the required dynamics of user twist grip reduces, and the user uses and experiences better.

Exemplarily, the first end of the limit buckle is provided with a convex pillar, and the end of the elastic element is sleeved on the convex pillar. Therefore, the first end of the limiting buckle is not easy to break away when being sleeved on the elastic piece, and the connection mode is simple and convenient to install.

Exemplarily, the limiting groove comprises a first limiting groove, a second limiting groove and a third limiting groove, and the third limiting groove is arranged between the first limiting groove and the second limiting groove along the circumferential direction of the valve core fixing sleeve. Thus, the faucet may have a plurality of limit positions, which may be used for different functions, such as turning the faucet off, limiting the amount of opening of the faucet, turning different water on, etc., respectively.

Illustratively, the limiting positions comprise a closed position, a first opening position and a second opening position, and when the handle is in the closed position, the ball is clamped between the elastic member and the third limiting groove; when the handle is at the first opening position, the ball is clamped between the elastic component and the first limiting groove; and when the handle is at the second opening position, the ball is clamped between the elastic component and the second limiting groove. Thus, the functions of the water tap can be increased, for example, when the handle is positioned at the two opening positions, clean water and domestic water can be respectively and correspondingly opened; or when the handle is at the two opening positions, two different flows can be respectively and correspondingly opened.

Exemplarily, a first limit part and a second limit part are arranged on the outer side wall of the valve core connecting rod, a first limit matching part and a second limit matching part are arranged on the inner side wall of the valve core fixing sleeve, and the first limit part and the second limit part are located between the first limit matching part and the second limit matching part along the circumferential direction of the valve core fixing sleeve, wherein when the ball is clamped between the elastic member and the first limit groove, the first limit part abuts against the first limit matching part; when the ball is clamped between the elastic component and the second limit groove, the second limit part abuts against the second limit matching part. Like this, can prevent that the user from exerting oneself too big and leading to the ball to cross first spacing groove and second spacing groove, tap's spacing reliability is higher.

Illustratively, the outer side wall of the valve core connecting rod is provided with a bulge, and the positioning groove is inwards sunken from the surface of the bulge in the radial direction. Like this, when guaranteeing the mechanical strength of constant head tank department, can reduce the material of case connecting rod, tap's weight and cost are effectively reduced.

Illustratively, the first limiting part and the second limiting part are respectively formed on two opposite side surfaces of the protrusion along the circumferential direction of the valve core fixing sleeve. Therefore, the valve core connecting rod is simple in structure and low in processing cost.

Illustratively, the resilient member comprises a spring or an elastomer made of a resilient material against which the balls directly abut. The spring or the elastic body directly clamps and pushes the ball, so that the number of parts of the product can be reduced, and the cost and the weight of the product are reduced.

A series of concepts in a simplified form are introduced in the disclosure, which will be described in further detail in the detailed description section. The summary of the invention is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

The advantages and features of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The following drawings of the present invention are used herein as part of the present invention for understanding the present invention. There are shown in the drawings, embodiments and descriptions thereof, which are used to explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

fig. 1 is a perspective view of a faucet according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a partial exploded view of the faucet shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of one direction of the faucet shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the faucet shown in FIG. 1 in another orientation; and

fig. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the faucet shown in fig. 4.

Wherein the figures include the following reference numerals:

100. a base body; 200. a valve core; 300. a valve core fixing sleeve; 310. a first limit matching part; 320. a second limit matching part; 330. a limiting groove; 331. a first limit groove; 332. a second limit groove; 333. a third limiting groove; 400. a spool connecting rod; 410. a first limiting part; 420. a second limiting part; 430. positioning a groove; 440. a protrusion; 500. a handle; 600. a limit buckle; 610. a first end; 611. a convex column; 620. a second end; 621. a rolling groove; 700. an elastic member; 800. and a ball.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous details are provided to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. One skilled in the art, however, will understand that the following description illustrates only a preferred embodiment of the invention and that the invention may be practiced without one or more of these details. In addition, some technical features that are well known in the art are not described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the present invention.

The utility model discloses a tap can include the tap of multiple occasions such as basin tap, bathtub tap, shower faucet, kitchen tap. Various intelligent modules can be integrated in the faucet, such as a temperature control module, a water quality detection module and the like.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the faucet may include a housing 100, a valve cartridge 200, a valve cartridge retainer 300, a valve cartridge connecting rod 400, a handle 500, an elastic member, and a ball 800.

The valve cartridge 200 is rotatably disposed in the housing 100. The seat 100 and the valve cartridge 200 may employ various types of seats and valve cartridges known in the art or that may occur in the future. The handle 500 may be connected to the valve cartridge 200 by the valve cartridge connecting rod 400. In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the handle 500 may be connected to the valve core connecting rod 400 through a screw connection, and the valve core 200 is rotated in the seat body 100 by the valve core connecting rod 400. The improvement of the present invention is not a structure in which the handle 500 is connected to the valve cartridge 200 through the valve cartridge connecting rod 400, and thus, it will not be described in further detail.

The valve core fixing sleeve 300 may be sleeved on the valve core connecting rod 400. The inner side wall of the valve core fixing sleeve 300 can be provided with a limiting groove 330. The number of the spacing grooves 330 may be arbitrary. When there are a plurality of the limiting grooves 330, the structures of the limiting grooves 330 may be the same or different. The plurality of catching grooves 330 may be spaced apart along the circumferential direction of the spool fixing sleeve 300. The spacing distances of the plurality of restraint slots 330 may also be the same or different.

The spool connecting rod 400 may be provided on an outer side wall thereof with a positioning groove 430. One end of the elastic member may be connected to or abut against the bottom of the positioning groove 430. The ball 800 may abut the other end of the elastic member. The resilient member may be a unitary or separate piece. At least a portion of the elastic member is made of an elastic material. Illustratively, the elastic member may include a spring or an elastic body made of an elastic material. The elastic body may be in the form of a strip, a hollow cylinder, or the like. The ball 800 may abut directly against the spring or elastomer. The ball 800 is directly clamped and pushed by the spring or the elastic body, so that the number of parts of the product can be reduced, and the cost and the weight of the product can be reduced. In the illustrated preferred embodiment, the elastic member may include a check buckle 600 and an elastic member 700. The elastic member 700 may be sandwiched between the check ring 600 and the bottom of the positioning groove 430. The ball 800 is caught and pushed by the stopper 600. This embodiment will be described in detail later.

A portion of the ball 800 may protrude out of the positioning groove 430. The balls 800 are free to roll relative to the resilient member. In the state where the handle 500 is at the position limiting position, the ball 800 may be caught between the elastic member and the limiting groove 330. Preferably, the balls 800 may be glass or metal balls. Thus, the ball 800 has high mechanical strength, good wear resistance, and long service life.

The limit position at which the handle 500 is located may be any suitable desired position of the faucet. Generally, the limit positions may include a closed position and/or an open position of the faucet. When the handle is at the closing position, the water tap is closed, and the water tap can cut off the water flow. When the handle is in the opening position, the water tap is opened, and water can flow through the water tap. The open position may be one or more. For example, the plurality of open positions may respectively correspond to opening a plurality of purified water, domestic water, tap water, and the like. For example, the plurality of opening positions may also respectively open water flows with different flow rates. Of course, the limit position may include other desired positions depending on the faucet configuration.

When the handle 500 is at the position limiting, the elastic member and the ball 800 rotate to the position limiting groove 330, and the ball 800 is caught between the elastic member and the position limiting groove 330. Taking the limiting position as the closing position of the faucet and the limiting groove corresponding to the limiting position as the second limiting groove 332 as an example, when the user needs to get water, the user rotates the handle 500. Under the force of the turning handle 500, the ball 800 compresses the elastic member and is separated from the second stopper groove 332. The water flow can then be supplied to the user through the faucet. Conversely, when the user finishes taking water, the control handle 500 rotates to the closed position, and the operation principle of the ball 800 is the same, which is not described herein for brevity. When the handle 500 is rotated to the closed position, the elastic member pushes the ball 800 into the second stopper groove 332, and the ball 800 hits the second stopper groove 332 at the closed position, thereby generating a sound to indicate to the user that the handle 500 has been rotated to the closed position.

Like this, ball 800 is in the roll state at the handle rotation in-process, and the friction that produces between the inside wall of ball 800 and the fixed cover 300 of case is rolling friction, therefore handle 500 resistance when rotating is reduced, and the required dynamics of user's twist grip reduces, and the resistance that handle 500 received when rotatory to each angle is even. Since the ball is free to roll when the handle is rotated, the frictional position of the ball 800 can be located on the entire surface thereof, the abrasion resistance of the ball 800 is enhanced, and the service life of the faucet is increased. When the user rotates the handle 500 in different directions, the hand feeling of the rotating handle 500 and the sound generated when the handle 500 is rotated are consistent, and the user experience is good.

In the preferred embodiment shown in fig. 4-5, the elastic member may include a spacing clip 600 and an elastic member 700. The elastic member 700 is sandwiched between the stopper 600 and the bottom of the positioning groove 430. At least a portion of the check ring 600 may be positioned within the positioning slot 430. The first end 610 of the check link 600 may be connected to or abut the elastic member 700. The second end 620 of the check buckle 600 may be provided with a rolling groove 621. The second end 620 may be opposite the first end 610. In the state where the handle 500 is at the position-limiting position, the ball 800 may be caught between the rolling groove 621 and the limiting groove 330. The rolling groove 621 may have any structure as long as the ball 800 can freely roll in the rolling groove 621. Like this, when handle 500 is in limit position, carry on spacingly to ball 800 jointly through rolling groove 621 and spacing groove 330, spacing effect is comparatively ideal, avoids only producing when limit position by spacing handle 500 that leads to of spacing groove 330 and rocks.

Illustratively, the check ring 600 may have a receiving portion received in the positioning groove 430. And, the size of the receiving portion corresponds to that of the positioning groove 430 in at least one direction within a predetermined plane perpendicular to the axis of the positioning groove 430. By comparable size, it is meant that the receiving portion of the spacing clip 600 may be received within the positioning slot 430, but with a small gap therebetween, such that the spacing clip 600 may only move along the axis of the positioning slot 430, i.e., the positioning slot 430 may guide the spacing clip 600. Therefore, the situation that the limiting buckle 600 is clamped due to deviation of the direction of the limiting buckle 600 in the moving process can be avoided.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4-5, the first end 610 of the limit buckle 600 may be provided with a boss 611. The end of the elastic member 700 may be sleeved on the protruding pillar 611. Thus, the first end 610 of the position-limiting buckle 600 is not easy to separate when being sleeved on the elastic member 700, and the connection mode is simple and convenient to install.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4-5, the rolling groove 621 may be an arcuate groove. Like this, the resistance when ball 800 rolls is less, and the required dynamics of user's twist grip reduces, and the user experiences betterly using.

For example, as shown in fig. 4-5, the limiting groove 330 may include a first limiting groove 331, a second limiting groove 332, and a third limiting groove 333. The first, second, and third limiting grooves 331, 332, and 333 may be the same or different. The third limit groove 333 may be disposed between the first limit groove 331 and the second limit groove 332 in the circumferential direction of the spool fixing sleeve 300. Thus, the faucet may have a plurality of limit positions, which may be used for different functions, such as turning the faucet off, limiting the amount of opening of the faucet, turning different water on, etc., respectively.

Preferably, the limit positions include a closed position, a first open position and a second open position, as shown in fig. 4-5. When the handle 500 is in the closed position, the ball 800 is caught between the elastic member (e.g., the stopper 600 and the elastic member 700) and the third stopper groove 333. When the handle 500 is in the first open position, the ball 800 is caught between the elastic member (e.g., the stopper 600 and the elastic member 700) and the first stopper groove 331. When the handle 500 is in the second open position, the elastic members (e.g., the stopper 600 and the elastic member 700) are positioned between the second stopper groove 332. In this way, the functionality of the faucet can be increased. As mentioned above, for example, when the handle is at the two opening positions, the clean water and the domestic water can be respectively opened; or when the handle is at the two opening positions, two different flows can be respectively and correspondingly opened.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4 to 5, a first stopper portion 410 and a second stopper portion 420 may be provided on an outer sidewall of the spool connecting rod 400. The structures of the first stopper portion 410 and the second stopper portion 420 may be the same or different structures. The inner side wall of the valve core fixing sleeve 300 can be provided with a first limit matching part 310 and a second limit matching part 320. The first and second stop- mating portions 310, 320 may be of the same or different configurations. The first and second stopper portions 410 and 420 may be located between the first and second stopper fitting portions 310 and 320 along the circumferential direction of the spool fixing sleeve 300. When the ball 800 is clamped between the elastic member (e.g., the position-limiting buckle 600 and the elastic member 700) and the first position-limiting groove 331, the first position-limiting portion 410 can abut against the first position-limiting fitting portion 310; when the ball 800 is caught between the elastic member (e.g., the stop buckle 600 and the elastic member 700) and the second stop groove 332, the second stop portion 420 may abut against the second stop fitting portion 320. Therefore, the ball 800 can be prevented from passing through the first limit groove 331 and the second limit groove 332 due to the fact that the user applies too much force, and the limit reliability of the water faucet is high.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4 to 5, a protrusion 440 may be provided on an outer sidewall of the spool coupling rod 400. The positioning groove 430 may be recessed radially inward from the surface of the projection 440. Thus, while the mechanical strength of the positioning groove 430 is ensured, the material consumption of the valve core connecting rod 400 can be reduced, and the weight and the cost of the water faucet are effectively reduced.

Further, as shown in fig. 4 to 5, the protrusions 440 form a first stopper portion 410 and a second stopper portion 420 along two side surfaces of the valve core fixing sleeve 300 opposite in the circumferential direction, respectively. Thus, the spool connecting rod 400 has a simple structure and a low processing cost.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the orientation words such as "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "horizontal", "vertical", "horizontal" and "top", "bottom", etc. are usually based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, and in the case of not making a contrary explanation, these orientation words do not indicate and imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore, should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the present invention; the terms "inner" and "outer" refer to the interior and exterior relative to the contours of the components themselves.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "above … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe the spatial relationship of one or more components or features shown in the figures to other components or features. It is to be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass not only the orientation of the component as depicted in the figures, but also different orientations of the component in use or operation. For example, if an element in the drawings is turned over in its entirety, the articles "over" or "on" other elements or features will include the articles "under" or "beneath" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" can include both an orientation of "above … …" and "below … …". Further, these components or features may also be positioned at various other angles (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or other angles), all of which are intended to be encompassed herein.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of this application and in the drawings described above are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application described herein are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein.

The present invention has been described in terms of the above embodiments, but it is to be understood that the above embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention to the described embodiments. Furthermore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that many more modifications and variations are possible in light of the teaching of the present invention and are within the scope of the invention as claimed. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims (11)

1. A faucet comprises a seat body (100), a valve core (200), a valve core fixing sleeve (300), a valve core connecting rod (400) and a handle (500), wherein the valve core is rotatably arranged in the seat body, the handle is connected to the valve core through the valve core connecting rod, the valve core fixing sleeve is sleeved on the valve core connecting rod, a limiting groove (330) is arranged on the inner side wall of the valve core fixing sleeve, the faucet is characterized by further comprising an elastic component and a ball (800), a positioning groove (430) is arranged on the outer side wall of the valve core connecting rod, one end of the elastic component is connected to or abutted against the bottom of the positioning groove, the ball is abutted against the other end of the elastic component, the ball can freely roll relative to the elastic component, one part of the ball extends out of the positioning groove, and the handle is in a limiting position, the ball is clamped between the elastic component and the limiting groove.

2. The faucet according to claim 1, wherein the resilient member comprises a stopper (600) and a resilient member (700), the resilient member is sandwiched between the stopper and the bottom of the positioning groove (430), a first end (610) of the stopper is connected to or abuts against the resilient member (700), a second end (620) of the stopper is provided with a rolling groove (621), the second end is opposite to the first end, and the ball (800) is caught between the rolling groove and the stopper groove in a state where the handle is in the stopper position.

3. The faucet of claim 2, wherein the spacing clip (600) has a receiving portion received in the positioning slot (430), the receiving portion having a dimension corresponding to a dimension of the positioning slot in at least one direction in a predetermined plane, the predetermined plane being perpendicular to an axis of the positioning slot.

4. The faucet of claim 2, wherein the rolling slot (621) is an arcuate slot.

5. The faucet according to claim 2, wherein the first end (610) of the retaining buckle (600) is provided with a boss (611) on which an end of the elastic member (700) is fitted.

6. The faucet of claim 1, wherein the limit groove (330) includes a first limit groove (331), a second limit groove (332), and a third limit groove (333) disposed between the first limit groove and the second limit groove along a circumferential direction of the cartridge fixing sleeve (300).

7. The faucet of claim 6, wherein the limit positions include a closed position, a first open position, and a second open position,

when the handle (500) is in the closed position, the ball (800) is clamped between the elastic member and the third limit groove (333);

when the handle (500) is in the first opening position, the ball is clamped between the elastic component and the first limiting groove (331); and

when the handle (500) is in the second opening position, the ball is clamped between the elastic component and the second limit groove (332).

8. The faucet of claim 6, wherein a first limit stop (410) and a second limit stop (420) are disposed on an outer sidewall of the cartridge connecting rod (400), and a first limit stop engagement portion (310) and a second limit stop engagement portion (320) are disposed on an inner sidewall of the cartridge fixing sleeve (300), the first limit stop and the second limit stop being located between the first limit stop engagement portion and the second limit stop engagement portion along a circumferential direction of the cartridge fixing sleeve, wherein

When the ball (800) is clamped between the elastic component and the first limit groove (331), the first limit part abuts against the first limit matching part;

when the ball is clamped between the elastic component and the second limit groove (332), the second limit part abuts against the second limit matching part.

9. The faucet of claim 8, wherein a protrusion (440) is provided on an outer side wall of the cartridge connecting rod (400), the positioning groove (430) is recessed radially inward from a surface of the protrusion, and the protrusion (440) forms the first stopper portion (410) and the second stopper portion (420) along two side surfaces of the cartridge fixing sleeve (300) opposite to each other in a circumferential direction, respectively.

10. The faucet of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a protrusion (440) is provided on an outer side wall of the cartridge connecting rod (400), and the positioning groove (430) is radially inwardly recessed from a surface of the protrusion.

11. The faucet of claim 1, wherein the resilient member comprises a spring or an elastomer made of a resilient material, the ball bearing directly abutting the spring or the elastomer.

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