CN219825467U - Tap head - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments of the present utility model provide a faucet. The tap includes: the main body is provided with a water inlet; the water outlet piece is rotatably connected to the main body by taking a preset straight line as an axis, and a water outlet communicated with the water inlet is arranged on the water outlet piece; a sealing member clamped between the main body and the water outlet member; and the clamping spring is arranged between the main body and the water outlet piece so as to fix the main body and the water outlet piece along the extending direction of the preset straight line. In the process of assembling the faucet, only the clamp spring is required to be arranged between the main body and the water outlet piece. Thus, fewer assembly steps are required and fewer parts are required. Thus, the assembly time of the faucet is reduced, the production cost is reduced, and the market competitiveness is better. And the sealing element can play a damping role, so that the operation hand feeling of a user when the water outlet element is rotated can be improved.

Description

Tap head

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of waterways, in particular to a faucet.

Background

As people's demands for quality of life are increasing, faucets have become an indispensable commodity.

The faucet includes a main body and a water outlet. In order to achieve a rotatable connection of the water outlet member to the main body, prior art faucets also typically comprise a pressure ring. The pressure ring may be connected to the main body by a screw so as to clamp the water outlet member between the main body and the pressure ring.

The above structure can realize rotatable connection of the water outlet member to the main body, but since the pressing ring needs to be connected to the main body by a screw, assembly takes a long time and requires more parts. Therefore, the cost of faucet assembly is high and the market competitiveness is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to at least partially solve the problems of the prior art, embodiments of the present utility model provide a faucet. The tap includes: the main body is provided with a water inlet; the water outlet piece is rotatably connected to the main body by taking a preset straight line as an axis, and a water outlet communicated with the water inlet is arranged on the water outlet piece; a sealing member clamped between the main body and the water outlet member; and the clamping spring is arranged between the main body and the water outlet piece so as to fix the main body and the water outlet piece along the extending direction of the preset straight line.

In the process of assembling the faucet, only the clamp spring is required to be arranged between the main body and the water outlet piece. Thus, fewer assembly steps are required and fewer parts are required. Thus, the assembly time of the faucet is reduced, the production cost is reduced, and the market competitiveness is better. And the sealing element can play a damping role, so that the operation hand feeling of a user when the water outlet element is rotated can be improved.

Illustratively, the main body comprises a main body housing, an inner side wall of the main body housing along a radial direction perpendicular to the extending direction is provided with a main body boss, the water outlet piece comprises a water outlet piece housing, an inner side wall of the water outlet piece housing along the radial direction is provided with a water outlet piece boss positioned at the outer side of the main body boss, the clamp spring is provided with an inner end and an outer end which are opposite along the radial direction, the inner end is connected to the main body boss, and the water outlet piece boss is clamped between the main body housing and the outer end of the clamp spring along the extending direction. So set up, the jump ring setting is higher at the joint strength between main part and the play water spare, and the performance of tap is comparatively stable.

Illustratively, a groove is provided on the body boss, and an inner end of the snap spring is inserted into the groove. So set up, the inner of jump ring is higher with the joint strength of main part boss, and the performance of tap is comparatively stable. And the groove can play a role in positioning, so that the clamp spring can be ensured to be in an expected position.

Illustratively, the groove has oppositely disposed inner and outer groove walls along the extension direction, the outer groove wall having a radial dimension that is smaller than the radial dimension of the inner groove wall. Therefore, the clamping spring can be conveniently inserted into the groove from one side of the outer groove wall, and the difficulty of connection is low.

Illustratively, the seal is sandwiched between the body boss and the water outlet boss in the radial direction. So arranged, the seal may be easily installed.

The clamping spring is, for example, closer to the outside of the body housing than the seal in the direction of extension. Therefore, the sealing element is not contacted when the clamp spring is installed and detached, and damage to the sealing element can be avoided.

Illustratively, the body boss and the water outlet boss are both annular, with the water outlet boss encircling the body boss. So set up, jump ring and main part boss and play water piece boss's connection area are great to can reduce the pressure, and then can prevent that the part from damaging because of the atress is too big.

Illustratively, the snap spring is C-shaped with a mounting hole at the end of the C-shape. So set up, tap equipment is comparatively convenient for operate to can reduce the production degree of difficulty. And the clamp spring can be conveniently detached, so that the parts in the faucet can be conveniently maintained and replaced.

Illustratively, one of the main body and the water outlet member is provided with a first limit portion and a second limit portion, and the other of the main body and the water outlet member is provided with a third limit portion, which is located between the first limit portion and the second limit portion in a circumferential direction around the predetermined straight line. So set up, first spacing portion and second spacing portion can play spacing effect to the third spacing portion, and the third spacing portion only can be followed circumference direction and removed between first spacing portion and second spacing portion, and then can make the play water spare rotatory in anticipated angle.

Illustratively, a filter element and/or a heater is disposed within the body between the water inlet and the water outlet. Therefore, the water outlet can flow out purified water and/or hot water, and the use experience of a user is good.

In the summary, a series of concepts in a simplified form are introduced, which will be further described in detail in the detailed description section. This summary 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.

Advantages and features of the utility model are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The following drawings are included to provide an understanding of the utility model and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. Embodiments of the present utility model and their description are shown in the drawings to explain the principles of the utility model. In the drawings of which there are shown,

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a faucet according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the faucet shown in FIG. 1 with a portion of the spout housing removed;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the faucet shown in FIG. 2;

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

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the circlip illustrated in FIG. 4; and

fig. 6 is an internal structural view of the faucet shown in fig. 1.

Wherein the above figures include the following reference numerals:

100. a main body; 110. a main body housing; 120. a main body boss; 130. a groove; 131. an inner groove wall; 132. an outer groove wall; 141. a first limit part; 142. a second limit part; 200. a water outlet member; 210. a water outlet piece shell; 211. a through hole; 220. a water outlet piece boss; 230. a third limit part; 240. a display panel; 250. a key sheet; 251. a key; 300. a seal; 400. clamping springs; 410. and (5) mounting holes.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous details are provided to provide a thorough understanding of the utility model. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the following description illustrates preferred embodiments of the utility model by way of example only and that the utility model may be practiced without one or more of these details. Furthermore, some technical features that are known in the art have not been described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the utility model.

Embodiments of the present utility model provide a faucet. The tap may be used for water tapping. The faucet may be applied to any suitable scene including, but not limited to, a bathroom, kitchen, or outdoors. The faucet may comprise any suitable type of faucet, including but not limited to a conventional faucet, a water purification faucet, a heating faucet, or a water purification heating faucet. The faucet of the embodiment of the present utility model will be described in detail with reference to specific embodiments.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the faucet may include a main body 100, a water outlet 200, a sealing member 300, and a clip spring 400.

The main body 100 may be provided with a water inlet (not shown due to an angle problem). The water inlet can be connected to a municipal waterway or a water tank or other water supply device. As such, the water supply device may supply water such that the water may enter the main body 100 through the water inlet. Corresponding components may be provided in the main body 100 according to the type of tap. Illustratively, a filter cartridge may be disposed within the body 100. The filter cartridge may be used to filter water entering the main body 100 to provide purified water to a user. Thus, the tap may be a water purifying tap. Alternatively and/or in addition, a heater may be disposed within the body 100. The heater may be used to heat water entering the main body 100 to provide hot water to a user. As such, the faucet may be a hot water faucet.

The water outlet member 200 is rotatably connected to the main body 100 with a predetermined straight line as an axis. In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the main body 100 and the water outlet 200 may be generally configured in an L-shape. In embodiments not shown in the figures, the main body 100 and the water outlet 200 may also be configured in other shapes, including but not limited to a straight line shape or a U-shape. The direction of the predetermined straight line may be arbitrary. Illustratively, in embodiments where the body 100 may be generally cylindrical, the predetermined straight line may be a central axis of the body 100. The outlet member 200 may be provided with a water outlet (not shown due to the angle problem). The water outlet can be communicated with the water inlet. As such, water entering the main body 100 through the water inlet may flow out through the water outlet. The user can take the water flowing out through the water outlet. By rotating the water outlet member 200, the position of the water outlet can be changed, thereby changing the position of the water outlet. In embodiments in which a cartridge and/or heater is disposed within the body 100, the cartridge and/or heater may be located between the water inlet and the water outlet. Therefore, the water outlet can flow out purified water and/or hot water, and the use experience of a user is good.

Illustratively, the water outlet member 200 may have a display panel 240 and/or a keypad 250 disposed therein. The display panel 240 may be used to display parameters such as outlet water temperature, outlet water flow rate, and/or outlet water duration. One or more keys 251 may be provided on the key sheet 250. The user can control the key 251 so as to control the start and stop of the faucet, the water outlet temperature, the water outlet flow, the water outlet time period, the heating start and stop and the like.

The seal 300 may employ various types of seals known in the art or that may occur in the future, including but not limited to a seal ring. The sealing member 300 may be clamped between the main body 100 and the water outlet member 200. The sealing member 300 can function as a seal, and the sealing member 300 can prevent water outside the faucet from entering the faucet through between the main body 100 and the water outlet member 200 during use of the faucet, thereby causing damage to components inside the faucet.

The clip spring 400 may be disposed between the main body 100 and the water outlet member 200. The clip 400 may fix the main body 100 and the water outlet member 200 in the extending direction of the above-described predetermined straight line. By providing the clip 400 in this way, the relative position of the main body 100 and the water outlet member 200 in the extending direction of the predetermined straight line can be restricted, and the water outlet member 200 can be rotated with respect to the main body 100 only about the predetermined straight line.

In the process of assembling the faucet, only the clamp spring 400 needs to be arranged between the main body 100 and the water outlet piece 200. Thus, fewer assembly steps are required and fewer parts are required. Thus, the assembly time of the faucet is reduced, the production cost is reduced, and the market competitiveness is better. Also, the sealing member 300 may play a role of damping, so that the operational feel of the user when rotating the water outlet member 200 may be improved.

The snap spring 400 may employ various types of snap springs known in the art or as may occur in the future. Depending on the structure of the snap spring 400, the snap spring 400 may be disposed between the main body 100 and the water outlet member 200 in any suitable manner. In some embodiments, the clip 400 may be previously fixed to one of the main body 100 and the water outlet member 200, and the clip 400 may have a guide slope through which the other of the main body 100 and the water outlet member 200 may be connected to a surface opposite to the guide slope. In the embodiment shown in the figures, the snap spring 400 may be C-shaped. The ends of the C-shaped snap springs 400 may be provided with mounting holes 410. The mounting holes 410 may be through holes or blind holes. Thus, the clamp spring pliers and other tools can be connected with and control the mounting hole 410, so that the C-shaped opening can be enlarged, and the C-shaped opening can pass through the main body 100 or the water outlet piece 200. When the C-shaped clip 400 is connected in place, tools such as clip pliers may be separated from the mounting hole 410, thereby canceling the control of the mounting hole 410, and the C-shaped opening may be restored under the action of elastic potential energy of the clip 400, and the clip 400 may be connected to the main body 100 or the water outlet member 200. Thus, the main body 100 and the water outlet member 200 may be previously docked, and then the clip spring 400 is disposed between the main body 100 and the water outlet member 200. So set up, tap equipment is comparatively convenient for operate to can reduce the production degree of difficulty. And, the snap spring 400 can be easily disassembled, thereby facilitating maintenance and replacement of components in the faucet.

Illustratively, the body 100 may include a body housing 110. The water inlet may be provided on the main body case 110. In embodiments in which components such as a cartridge and/or a heater are disposed within the body 100, the components such as the cartridge and/or the heater may be disposed within the body housing 110. The body housing 110 may protect the cartridge and/or heater components. The inner sidewall of the body housing 110 in the radial direction may be provided with a body boss 120. The radial direction may be perpendicular to the extending direction of the above-described predetermined straight line. The term "internal" as used herein and hereinafter refers generally to the side that is adjacent to the interior of the faucet. Conversely, the azimuthal term "external" as used hereinafter generally refers to the side that is proximal to the exterior of the faucet.

The water outlet 200 may include a water outlet housing 210. The water outlet may be provided on the outlet piece housing 210. In embodiments in which the components such as the display panel 240 and/or the keypad 250 are disposed within the outlet member 200, the components such as the display panel 240 and/or the keypad 250 may be disposed within the outlet member housing 210. The water outlet housing 210 may protect the display panel 240 and/or the keypad 250. Illustratively, the outlet housing 210 may have a transparent region. The transparent region may be aligned with the display panel 240. In this manner, the user can easily observe the display panel 240. In some embodiments, the outlet housing 210 may be provided with a through hole 211. The through hole 211 may be aligned with the key 251. In this way, the user can operate the key 251 conveniently. The inner sidewall of the outlet housing 210 in the radial direction may be provided with the outlet boss 220. The water outlet boss 220 may be located at an outer side of the body boss 120 in a radial direction.

The clip 400 may have radially opposite inner and outer ends. The inner end may be connected to the body boss 120. The water outlet boss 220 may be clamped between the main body case 110 and the outer end of the clamp spring 400 along the above-described predetermined straight line extension direction. So set up, jump ring 400 sets up the joint strength between main part 100 and play water spare 200 higher, and the performance of tap is comparatively stable.

The body boss 120 may have any suitable structure, for example, may have an arc shape around the above-described predetermined straight line. The water outlet boss 220 may have any suitable structure, for example, may have an arc shape around the above-mentioned predetermined straight line. In the embodiment shown in the drawings, both the body boss 120 and the water outlet boss 220 may have a ring shape around the above-mentioned predetermined straight line. The water outlet boss 220 may surround the body boss 120. So set up, jump ring 400 is great with the connection area of main part boss 120 and play water piece boss 220 to can reduce the pressure, and then can prevent that the part from causing the damage because of the atress is too big.

Illustratively, the body boss 120 may be provided with a recess 130. The opening of the groove 130 may be directed in a radial direction toward the outlet boss 220. The inner end of the snap spring 400 may be inserted into the recess 130. So set up, the inner of jump ring 400 is higher with the joint strength of main part boss 120, and the performance of tap is comparatively stable. Also, the groove 130 may serve as a location to ensure that the clip 400 is in a desired position.

Illustratively, the groove 130 has inner and outer groove walls 131 and 132 disposed opposite to each other along the extending direction of the above-mentioned predetermined straight line. In this way, the outer groove wall 132 is closer to the end of the body boss 120 in the extending direction of the predetermined straight line. The radial dimension (i.e., the dimension in the radial direction) of the outer groove wall 132 is smaller than the radial dimension of the inner groove wall 131. In this way, the clip 400 can be easily inserted into the groove 130 from one side of the outer groove wall 132, so that the difficulty of connection is low.

Illustratively, the seal 300 may be sandwiched between the body boss 120 and the outlet boss 220 in the radial direction. So configured, the seal 300 may facilitate installation.

Illustratively, the clip 400 is located closer to the outside of the main body case 110 than the seal 300 along the extending direction of the above-described predetermined straight line. In this way, the sealing member 300 is not contacted when the clip 400 is mounted and dismounted, so that damage to the sealing member 300 can be prevented.

Illustratively, one of the main body 100 and the water outlet member 200 may be provided with a first stopper 141 and a second stopper 142. The other one of the main body 100 and the water outlet member 200 may be provided with a third stopper 230. In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the first and second stopper parts 141 and 142 may be provided on the body 100. The third stopper 230 may be provided on the water outlet member 200. The third stopper 230 may be located between the first stopper 141 and the second stopper 142 in a circumferential direction around the predetermined straight line. So set up, first spacing portion 141 and second spacing portion 142 can play spacing effect to third spacing portion 230, and third spacing portion 230 only can be along circumference direction between first spacing portion 141 and second spacing portion 142, and then can make play water spare 200 rotatory in anticipated angle.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the azimuth or positional relationships indicated by the azimuth terms such as "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "transverse", "vertical", "horizontal", and "top", "bottom", etc., are generally based on the azimuth or positional relationships shown in the drawings, merely for convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and these azimuth terms do not indicate and imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific azimuth or be constructed and operated in a specific azimuth, without limiting the scope of protection of the present utility model; the orientation terms "inner" and "outer" refer to the inner and outer relative to the outline of the components themselves.

For ease of description, regional relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "upper surface at … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein to describe regional positional relationships of one or more components or features to other components or features illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the relative terms of regions include not only the orientation of the components illustrated in the figures, but also different orientations in use or operation. For example, if the element in the figures is turned over entirely, elements "over" or "on" other elements or features would then be included in cases where the element is "under" or "beneath" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" may include both orientations of "above … …" and "below … …". Moreover, these components or features may also be positioned at other different angles (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or other angles), and all such cases 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 exemplary embodiments according to the present utility model. As used herein, the singular is also intended to include the plural unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and furthermore, it is to be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" when used in this specification are taken to specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, components, assemblies, and/or combinations thereof.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and the claims of the present utility model and the above figures are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate such that embodiments of the utility model described herein may be implemented in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein.

The present utility model has been illustrated by the above-described embodiments, but it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the utility model to the embodiments described. In addition, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present utility model is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that many variations and modifications are possible in light of the teachings of the utility model, which variations and modifications are within the scope of the utility model as claimed. The scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims (10)

1. A faucet, comprising:

the main body is provided with a water inlet;

the water outlet piece is rotatably connected to the main body by taking a preset straight line as an axis, and a water outlet communicated with the water inlet is formed in the water outlet piece;

a seal clamped between the body and the water outlet; and

and the clamping spring is arranged between the main body and the water outlet piece so as to fix the main body and the water outlet piece along the extending direction of the preset straight line.

2. Tap according to claim 1, wherein the body comprises a body housing, wherein an inner side wall of the body housing in a radial direction perpendicular to the extension direction is provided with a body boss, wherein the water outlet comprises a water outlet housing, wherein an inner side wall of the water outlet housing in the radial direction is provided with a water outlet boss located outside the body boss, wherein the snap spring has an inner end and an outer end opposite in the radial direction, wherein the inner end is connected to the body boss, wherein the water outlet boss is clamped between the body housing and the outer end of the snap spring in the extension direction.

3. Tap according to claim 2, wherein said body boss is provided with a recess, said inner end of said snap spring being inserted into said recess.

4. A tap as claimed in claim 3 wherein, in said direction of extension, said recess has oppositely disposed inner and outer recess walls, the radial dimension of said outer recess wall being smaller than the radial dimension of said inner recess wall.

5. Tap according to claim 2, wherein in the radial direction the seal is clamped between a body boss and the outlet boss.

6. Tap as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that in the extension direction the snap spring is located closer to the outside of the main body housing than the sealing element.

7. The faucet of claim 2, wherein the body boss and the water outlet boss are both annular, the water outlet boss surrounding the body boss.

8. Tap according to claim 1, characterised in that the snap spring is C-shaped, the end of the C-shape being provided with a mounting hole.

9. The faucet of claim 1, wherein one of the main body and the water outlet member is provided with a first stopper and a second stopper, and the other of the main body and the water outlet member is provided with a third stopper, the third stopper being located between the first stopper and the second stopper in a circumferential direction around the predetermined straight line.

10. Tap according to claim 1, characterised in that a filter element and/or a heater is arranged in the body between the water inlet and the water outlet.