CN215371095U

CN215371095U - Bathtub faucet

Info

Publication number: CN215371095U
Application number: CN202023038003.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王陆成; 叶立明; 周建平; 祝传宝
Original assignee: Xiamen Lota International Co Ltd
Current assignee: Xiamen Lota International Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-16
Filing date: 2020-12-16
Publication date: 2021-12-31
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-16

Abstract

The utility model discloses a bathtub faucet which is assembled by combining a shell, a valve core and a water passing component, a copper material is not required to be integrally formed, the water passing component can be made of a plastic material, the cost of the bathtub faucet is greatly reduced, and the bathtub faucet is simple and convenient to assemble. Meanwhile, the shell is in a cross shape, so that a structure with symmetrical upper, lower, left and right sides is presented, the appearance is more attractive, and the whole visual effect is better.

Description

Bathtub faucet

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a bathtub faucet.

Background

The bathtub faucet is mainly used for filling a bathtub with water or supporting a shower head for showering. The existing bathtub faucet is mainly integrally formed by adopting a copper material, and water directly circulates in various metal pipe bodies. While tubes made of copper materials typically require complex processes and molds, which significantly increases the cost of manufacturing the copper tubes. For example, the metal material molding requires high mold precision including mold opening and closing, cooperativity of fitting between molds, avoidance of mold marks and friction marks. The general method for manufacturing the pipe fitting by adopting the copper material is mainly a sand casting process, and the casting has the defects of easiness in being influenced by the size, complex process, high manufacturing cost, high reject ratio, various post-treatment processes and the like.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention provides a bathtub faucet which overcomes the disadvantages of the background art. The technical scheme adopted by the utility model for solving the technical problems is as follows:

a bathtub faucet, comprising:

a cross-shaped housing;

the water passing assembly is arranged in the shell along the axial direction of the shell and is provided with a water inlet channel and a first water outlet channel, and the first water outlet channel extends along the axial direction of the shell; and

the first valve core is arranged in the shell along the radial direction of the shell and matched with the water passing component, the inlet of the first valve core is communicated with the water inlet channel, and the outlet of the first valve core can be communicated with the first water outlet channel.

In a preferred embodiment: the bathtub faucet also comprises a second valve core which can switch and connect the outlet of the first valve core with the first water outlet channel and the second water outlet channel, and the second valve core extends into the shell along the direction vertical to the longitudinal section of the shell and is assembled with the water passing component.

In a preferred embodiment: the water passing assembly comprises a switching valve seat and a water inlet base which are arranged from top to bottom, the water inlet channel and the second water outlet channel are both arranged on the water inlet base, the first water outlet channel is arranged on the switching valve seat, the first valve core is matched with the water inlet base, and the second valve core is matched with the switching valve seat.

In a preferred embodiment: the water inlet base is further provided with a first water passing channel and a second water passing channel which are respectively communicated with the outlet of the first valve core and the second water passing channel, the switching valve seat is provided with a switching cavity which is communicated with the first water passing channel and the second water passing channel, and the second valve core is arranged in the switching cavity so that the first water passing channel is switched to be communicated with the first water passing channel and the second water passing channel.

In a preferred embodiment: the first water passing channel and the second water passing channel are located at the top end of the water inlet base and are arranged side by side.

In a preferred embodiment: the bathtub faucet further comprises an adapter, the adapter is provided with a first adapter channel which is transversely arranged and a second adapter channel which is longitudinally arranged, the adapter is located in the radial direction of the shell, the first adapter channel is in butt joint with the second water outlet channel, the shell is provided with a through hole in the bottom end in the radial direction, and the second adapter channel is communicated with the through hole.

In a preferred embodiment: a lug is arranged downwards on the switching valve seat and provided with a first clamping part; the base periphery of intaking is equipped with the lug fitting surface, and is provided with second joint portion on this lug fitting surface, leans on the joint cooperation of propping at lug fitting surface and first joint portion and second joint portion in order to fix the base of intaking mutually with the diverter valve seat through the lug.

In a preferred embodiment: the inlet base periphery still is equipped with first spacing portion, shells inner wall is equipped with the spacing portion of second, and spacing cooperation through first spacing portion and the spacing portion of second is in order to play the effect of stalling to the inlet base.

In a preferred embodiment: this bathtub tap still includes first locking part, casing axial direction's top inner wall is equipped with first spacing step, switch the disk seat top and lean on to lean on in first spacing step department, first locking part is pressed and is supported the base bottom of intaking and with casing inner wall looks lock joint.

In a preferred embodiment: the bathtub faucet also comprises a clamping piece, a cold water inlet pipe and a hot water inlet pipe, wherein the clamping piece is clamped between the first locking piece and the water inlet base; the inlet channels are provided with two inlet channels, and the cold water inlet pipe and the hot water inlet pipe are hung on the clamping piece after penetrating through the first locking piece and are respectively butted with the two inlet channels.

Compared with the background technology, the technical scheme has the following advantages:

1. this bathtub tap adopts casing, case and the mode that crosses the water subassembly and combine together to assemble, need not to adopt copper product material integrated into one piece, crosses the water subassembly and can adopt the plastics material, has greatly reduced bathtub tap's cost, and the assembly is simple and convenient. Meanwhile, the shell is in a cross shape, so that a structure with symmetrical upper, lower, left and right sides is presented, the appearance is more attractive, and the whole visual effect is better.

2. The second valve core can make the outlet of the first valve core switch on the first water outlet channel and the second water outlet channel, so that the bathtub faucet has two water outlet functions and meets different requirements of users.

3. In order to be matched with the cross-shaped shell, the water inlet base is provided with a first water passing channel and a second water passing channel, namely, when the second valve core is communicated with the second water outlet channel, water in the water inlet channel flows through the first valve core firstly and then flows out from the outlet of the first valve core, then enters the first water passing channel, then flows upwards through the switching cavity and then enters the second water passing channel downwards, and then flows into the second water outlet channel from the second water passing channel, so that sufficient water flow is ensured.

4. The first water passing channel and the second water passing channel are located at the top end of the water inlet base and are arranged side by side, and the inner space of the water inlet base is reasonably utilized.

5. The lug is abutted against the lug matching surface, and the first clamping portion is matched with the clamping portion of the second clamping portion to fix the water inlet base and the switching valve seat, so that the water inlet base and the switching valve seat can be assembled more conveniently.

6. The first limiting part is matched with the second limiting part in a limiting mode to stop the water inlet base, and the water inlet base is provided with a positioning effect.

Drawings

The utility model is further illustrated by the following figures and examples.

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic view of a preferred embodiment of a bathtub faucet.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a preferred embodiment of a bathtub faucet.

FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of a bathtub faucet.

FIG. 4 illustrates an exploded assembly view of the housing and switching valve seat of a preferred embodiment.

FIG. 5 illustrates a sectional view of the housing and water passing assembly in accordance with a preferred embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the water passing assembly of a preferred embodiment shown installed in a housing with other components.

Fig. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of fig. 6 after assembly is complete.

Fig. 8 is an exploded view of the first and second valve spools and the housing.

Fig. 9 depicts a schematic cross-sectional view of the completed assembly of the first and second valve spools and the housing.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of a bathtub faucet.

Fig. 11 is a schematic perspective view of the water passing assembly.

Fig. 12 is a schematic perspective view of a water passing assembly.

Detailed Description

In the claims, the specification and the drawings of the present invention, unless otherwise expressly limited, the terms "first", "second" or "third", etc. are used for distinguishing between different items and not for describing a particular sequence.

In the claims, the specification and the drawings of the present invention, unless otherwise expressly limited, all directional or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center," "lateral," "longitudinal," "horizontal," "vertical," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," and the like are based on the directional or positional relationships indicated in the drawings and are used for convenience in describing the present invention and for simplicity in description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element so indicated must have a particular orientation or be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention.

In the claims, the description and the drawings of the present application, unless otherwise expressly limited, the terms "fixedly connected" and "fixedly connected" should be interpreted broadly, that is, any connection between the two that is not in a relative rotational or translational relationship, that is, non-detachably fixed, integrally connected, and fixedly connected by other devices or elements.

In the claims, the specification and the drawings of the present invention, the terms "including", "having", and variations thereof, are intended to be inclusive and not limiting.

Referring to fig. 1-12, a preferred embodiment of a bathtub faucet includes a cruciform housing 10, a water passing assembly, a first valve cartridge 20, and a second valve cartridge 30.

As shown in fig. 5, the housing 10 communicates in four directions, i.e., up and down, left and right.

The water passing assembly is installed in the housing 10 along the axial direction of the housing 10, and is provided with

water inlet channels

13 and 14 and a first water outlet channel 11, and the first water outlet channel 11 extends along the axial direction of the housing 10. The water passing assembly is further provided with a second water outlet channel 12 extending along the radial direction of the housing 10. Specifically, the first water outlet channel 11 faces the upper end of the housing, and the second water outlet channel 12 faces the left end of the housing.

In this embodiment, the water passing assembly includes a switching valve seat 40 and a water inlet base 50 which are arranged up and down, the

water inlet channels

13 and 14 and the second water outlet channel 12 are all arranged on the water inlet base 50, the first water outlet channel 11 is arranged on the switching valve seat 40, the first valve core 20 is matched with the water inlet base 50, and the second valve core 30 is matched with the switching valve seat 40.

The assembly between the inlet seat 50 and the switching valve seat 40 is as follows: as shown in fig. 2, the switching valve seat 40 is provided with two symmetrically arranged protrusions 41 downward, and the protrusions 41 are provided with first clamping portions 42; the periphery of the water inlet base 50 is provided with two symmetrically arranged lug matching surfaces 51, a second clamping portion 52 is arranged on the lug matching surfaces 51, and the two lugs 41 are respectively abutted against the two lug matching surfaces 51 and the clamping cooperation of the first clamping portion 42 and the second clamping portion 52 so as to fix the water inlet base 50 and the switching valve seat 40. The first clip portion 42 and the second clip portion 52 can be a combination of a clip and a slot.

In this embodiment, the periphery of the water inlet base 50 is further provided with a first limiting portion 53, the inner wall of the casing 10 is provided with a second limiting portion 15, and the first limiting portion 53 and the second limiting portion 15 are in limiting fit to play a role in stopping rotation of the water inlet base 50. As shown in fig. 4, the first limiting portion 53 is a longitudinally extending limiting block; as shown in fig. 5, the second position-limiting portion 15 is a longitudinally extending position-limiting groove, which extends to the bottom end surface of the housing 10.

The assembly between the water passing assembly and the housing 10 is as follows: the bathtub faucet further comprises a first locking member 60, a first limiting step 16 is arranged on the inner wall of the top end of the housing 10 in the axial direction, the top end of the switching valve seat 40 abuts against the first limiting step 16, and the first locking member 60 presses against the bottom end of the water inlet base 50 and is locked with the inner wall of the housing 10. As shown in fig. 6, the first locking member 60 is a mounting nut structure, which is provided with an external thread, and the inner wall of the bottom end of the housing 10 is provided with an internal thread, so that the first locking member 60 is fixed with the housing 10 by the screw-connection of the internal thread and the external thread.

The bathtub faucet further comprises a clamping piece 70, a cold water inlet pipe and a hot water inlet pipe, wherein the clamping piece 70 is clamped between the first locking piece 60 and the water inlet base 50; the number of the

water inlet channels

13 and 14 is two, and the cold water inlet pipe and the hot water inlet pipe are hung on the clamping piece 70 after penetrating through the first locking piece 60 and are respectively butted with the two

water inlet channels

13 and 14. As shown in fig. 6, the clip member 70 may be a metal clip member, and is provided with a first hanging groove 71 and a second hanging groove 72, and the cold water inlet pipe and the hot water inlet pipe are respectively hung in the first hanging groove 71 and the second hanging groove 72.

And, as shown in fig. 7, the bathtub faucet further includes a connection joint 80, the connection joint 80 is disposed in the first water outlet channel 11, and a second limiting step 17 is further disposed on an inner wall of a top end of the housing 10 in the axial direction, and a top end surface of the second limiting step 17 abuts against the second limiting step. Two sealing rings 81 are arranged between the connecting joint 80 and the inner wall of the first water outlet channel 11. A gasket 82 is also provided between the inlet seat 50 and the switching valve seat 40.

The first valve core 20 is installed in the housing 10 along the radial direction of the housing 10 and is matched with the water passing assembly, the inlet of the first valve core is communicated with the

water inlet channels

13 and 14, and the outlet of the first valve core can be communicated with the first water outlet channel 11. The second valve core 30 can make the first valve core outlet switch to connect the first water outlet channel 11 and the second water outlet channel 12, and the second valve core 30 extends into the housing 10 along the direction vertical to the longitudinal section of the housing 10 and is assembled with the water passing assembly. In this embodiment, the first valve core 20 has a function of a water mixing valve, and can adjust the flow rate and the water temperature; the second spool 30 has a function of switching a valve, and the specific structure of the first spool 20 and the second spool 30 can adopt a conventional structure in the prior art.

In this embodiment, the water inlet base 50 is further provided with a first water passing channel 54 and a second water passing channel 55 respectively communicated with the first valve core outlet and the second water passing channel 12, the switching valve seat 40 is provided with a switching cavity 43 communicated with the first water passing channel 54 and the second water passing channel 55, and the second valve core 30 is installed in the switching cavity 43 to make the first water passing channel 54 switch on the first water passing channel 11 and the second water passing channel 12.

In this embodiment, the first water passing channel 54 and the second water passing channel 55 are located at the top end of the water inlet base 50 and are arranged side by side.

In this embodiment, the bathtub faucet further includes an adapter 90, the adapter 90 is provided with a first adapter 91 arranged transversely and a second adapter 92 arranged longitudinally, the adapter 90 is located in a radial direction of the housing 10, the first adapter 91 is abutted with the second outlet channel 12, the housing 10 is provided with a through hole 18 at a bottom end in the radial direction, and the second adapter 92 is communicated with the through hole 18. As shown in fig. 7, the adapter 90 is fixed in the housing 10 by a second locking member 93, the second locking member 93 is provided with an external thread, the inner wall of the left end of the housing 10 is provided with an internal thread, the second locking member 93 is fixed with the housing 10 by the screw-connection fit of the internal thread and the external thread, and meanwhile, the second locking member 93 is pressed against the left end surface of the adapter 90 to fix the adapter 90 in the housing 10.

The installation process of the bathtub faucet is as follows:

as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the switching valve seat is assembled with the water inlet base, and then the connection joint 80 is disposed in the first water outlet channel 11; next, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the water passing assembly is loaded into the housing from the lower part of the housing until the top end of the switching valve seat 40 abuts against the first limit step 16; then, as shown in fig. 6, the clamping piece is arranged in the shell, and the first locking piece 60 is locked with the inner wall of the lower end of the shell 10, so that the water passing assembly is positioned; then, the adapter 90 is installed into the housing 10 from the left end of the housing 10 and is in butt joint with the second water outlet channel 12, and then the adapter 90 is fixed by screwing the second locking piece 93 with the inner wall of the left end of the housing 10; finally, the first valve spool 20 and the second valve spool 30 are installed, completing the assembly of the bathtub faucet.

Therefore, the bathtub faucet is cross-shaped in appearance, has symmetry, and meets the aesthetic requirements of most consumers. Meanwhile, an internal water passing part is designed according to the cross-shaped shell, a cold water inlet channel and a hot water inlet channel enter the first valve core 20 through the inlet of the first valve core and flow out of the outlet of the first valve core to enter the first water passing channel 54, and if the first water passing channel 54 is communicated with the first water outlet channel 11 through the second valve core 30, water in the first water passing channel 54 flows out of the first water outlet channel 11; if the second valve core 30 makes the first water passing channel 54 communicate with the second water passing channel 55, the water in the first water passing channel 54 flows through the second water passing channel 55 and then flows out from the second water outlet channel 12.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and therefore should not be taken as limiting the scope of the utility model, which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A bathtub faucet, comprising: it includes:

a cross-shaped housing;

2. A bathtub tap as defined in claim 1, wherein: the bathtub faucet also comprises a second valve core which can switch and connect the outlet of the first valve core with the first water outlet channel and the second water outlet channel, and the second valve core extends into the shell along the direction vertical to the longitudinal section of the shell and is assembled with the water passing component.

3. A bathtub tap as defined in claim 2, wherein: the water passing assembly comprises a switching valve seat and a water inlet base which are arranged from top to bottom, the water inlet channel and the second water outlet channel are both arranged on the water inlet base, the first water outlet channel is arranged on the switching valve seat, the first valve core is matched with the water inlet base, and the second valve core is matched with the switching valve seat.

4. A bathtub tap as defined in claim 3, wherein: the water inlet base is further provided with a first water passing channel and a second water passing channel which are respectively communicated with the outlet of the first valve core and the second water passing channel, the switching valve seat is provided with a switching cavity which is communicated with the first water passing channel and the second water passing channel, and the second valve core is arranged in the switching cavity so that the first water passing channel is switched to be communicated with the first water passing channel and the second water passing channel.

5. A bathtub tap as defined in claim 4, in which: the first water passing channel and the second water passing channel are located at the top end of the water inlet base and are arranged side by side.

6. A bathtub tap as defined in claim 3, wherein: the bathtub faucet further comprises an adapter, the adapter is provided with a first adapter channel which is transversely arranged and a second adapter channel which is longitudinally arranged, the adapter is located in the radial direction of the shell, the first adapter channel is in butt joint with the second water outlet channel, the shell is provided with a through hole in the bottom end in the radial direction, and the second adapter channel is communicated with the through hole.

7. A bathtub tap as defined in claim 3, wherein: a lug is arranged downwards on the switching valve seat and provided with a first clamping part; the base periphery of intaking is equipped with the lug fitting surface, and is provided with second joint portion on this lug fitting surface, leans on the joint cooperation of propping at lug fitting surface and first joint portion and second joint portion in order to fix the base of intaking mutually with the diverter valve seat through the lug.

8. A bathtub tap as defined in claim 7, wherein: the inlet base periphery still is equipped with first spacing portion, shells inner wall is equipped with the spacing portion of second, and spacing cooperation through first spacing portion and the spacing portion of second is in order to play the effect of stalling to the inlet base.

9. A bathtub tap as defined in claim 3, wherein: this bathtub tap still includes first locking part, casing axial direction's top inner wall is equipped with first spacing step, switch the disk seat top and lean on to lean on in first spacing step department, first locking part is pressed and is supported the base bottom of intaking and with casing inner wall looks lock joint.

10. A bathtub tap as defined in claim 9, wherein: the bathtub faucet also comprises a clamping piece, a cold water inlet pipe and a hot water inlet pipe, wherein the clamping piece is clamped between the first locking piece and the water inlet base; the inlet channels are provided with two inlet channels, and the cold water inlet pipe and the hot water inlet pipe are hung on the clamping piece after penetrating through the first locking piece and are respectively butted with the two inlet channels.