CN2262635Y

CN2262635Y - Water tap with replaceable decorative parts for sanitary equipment

Info

Publication number: CN2262635Y
Application number: CN96202302U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 弗兰考·伯托里
Original assignee: American Standard Inc
Current assignee: Trane US Inc
Priority date: 1995-01-24
Filing date: 1996-01-24
Publication date: 1997-09-17
Anticipated expiration: 2006-01-24
Also published as: IT239214Y1; CA2167773A1; ITRE950003U1; EP0724041A1

Abstract

The utility model relates to a water tap with a replaceable decorative component for sanitary equipment. The utility model comprises a hydraulic device, wherein, the external part of the hydraulic device which is at least provided with a water delivery pipe and a water adjusting device; the hydraulic device is at least partially coated by housing sleeves which form hard housing shapes, and the external appearance of the water tap is composed of the housing sleeves; each housing sleeve is provided with a forming component which can be matched with the corresponding part of the hydraulic device for determining the correct position that a cover housing is relative to the hydraulic device. In addition, the utility model is also provided with a connecting device through which the sleeve housings are mutually fixed together and are fixed on the hydraulic device.

Description

Sanitary equipment water tap with removable decorative element

The utility model relates to the water tap in a kind of sanitary equipment, relates to a kind of water tap with removable decorative element especially.

As the part of bathroom fittings, except the function of transporting water, water tap also plays certain decorating action, so its outward appearance receives many concerns.Usually, metal body comprises water outlet and regulates flow velocity and the valve of hot water or cold water's mixing, constitutes the decorative characteristics of water tap equally.Metal body through overmolding and processing or outside list processing and the handle of controlling device or the decorative appearance that a plurality of handle forms water tap together.In order to change the decorative appearance of water tap, must change metal body and handle usually, they are to constitute the necessary parts of whole water tap.Therefore, in case the user wishes to change the decorative appearance of themselves water tap, just must pay a price repurchases a water tap.Moreover, the shop also must the relatively large water tap of stock so that the several types of different decorative appearances may be provided.Such as, if the water tap of a model has different colours, just answer the shades of colour water tap of stock's respective numbers.The also requirement of corresponding component in stock for manufacturer.Therefore, buy a new water tap, a kind of novel water tap obviously need be provided in order to provide to the Consumer than the face shaping of more options and the chance and don't the need of decoration result.

The purpose of this utility model is to provide can freely select face shaping and decoration result and for not changing the new type water tap of whole water tap.

For achieving the above object, the utility model provides a kind of sanitary equipment water tap with removable decorative element, comprising:

Have at least one conduit pipe and an outside rough machined hydraulic pressure installation of regulating the device of water; Its characteristics are, are used to cover a plurality of valve jackets of the described hydraulic pressure installation of described covering, and described valve jacket constitutes the outward appearance of described water tap; And one can make described each valve jacket tighten together mutually and be fixed on connection set on the described hydraulic pressure installation.

The sanitary equipment water tap that the utility model provides, its characteristics are that described case comprises a plurality of spill valve jackets that can be equipped with, can surround conduit pipe mutually and can be fixed to the upper.

Sanitary equipment water tap provided by the utility model, its characteristics be, described case comprise a plurality of can the Coverage Control bar and can be fixed to the upper and form a spill valve jacket that is assembled together mutually that moves the handle of described bar.

Sanitary equipment water tap provided by the utility model, its characteristics are that described valve jacket is all made by hard synthetic material.

Compare with existing water tap, a kind of water tap that the utility model provides has the hydraulic pressure installation that comprises a water controlling device and a water outlet of an outside rough machined standard shape, and it only plays operating function.The decoration functions of water tap is to finish by being valve jacket outer hull shape, that made by composite, and they are covered hydraulic pressure installation and all or part of and constitute the outward appearance of water tap.These valve jackets all place on the hydraulic pressure installation by the profiled part that plays bonding point effect, and with a kind of simple link, for example, screw or other simple counterpart are fixed to the upper.These valve jackets can be similar with it by other, but color, degree of finish or variform parts are replaced.Therefore, a single hydraulic pressure installation that constitutes the expensive largest portion of water tap can present different decorative appearances by the valve jacket different with shape, color or the degree of finish of another water tap is installed thereon, and these all were the most expensive originally.But the hydraulic pressure installation of MANUFACTURER or a kind of model of dealer stock (aforesaid this hydraulic pressure installation has been represented the most expensive parts), and multiple valve jacket (its price is lower) is so that provide dissimilar water taps.In addition, the user of the decorative appearance of its water tap of hope change can keep hydraulic pressure installation and only change valve jacket.

Can understand the utility model more all sidedly by detailed description below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is one according to the side view that is used for the water tap of washtub or bidet of the present utility model;

Fig. 2 is the plan view of water tap shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is the sectional view along the planar I II-III among Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is one according to the side view that is used for the water tap of bathtub of the present utility model;

Fig. 5 is the plan view of water tap as shown in Figure 4; And

Fig. 6 is the sectional view along Fig. 5 midplane VI-VI.

Now see also Fig. 1 to 6, there is shown a hydraulic pressure installation of pointing out by label 10.It only plays the operating function of water tap, promptly carries and regulate current and hot water or cold water's mixing.Hydraulic pressure installation generally with appearance be illustrated in Fig. 3 and 6.Device 10 comprises the common conduit pipe 12 of table one water outlet 11.Conduit pipe 12 is to come out from standard valve body 13 top sets that are connected on the household tap water pipeline, the hot water or cold water is provided, and is used to regulate the interior arrangement of the standard of water therein, promptly, be used for the device of mixed hot water and cold water, and be used to regulate device from the current of opening 11 outflows.

In the water tap shown in Fig. 4 to 6, be provided with second water outlet 14 of a standard, can be connected with the flexible pipe of a hand-held shower head (not shown).One places the common selector valve 15 on the conduit pipe 12 to be used for water is drained into opening 11 or opening 14.As above described, with hydraulic pressure installation 10 together be the valve jacket that is the duricrust form, by composite, make specifically, can cover device 10 at least partly and constitute the decorative appearance of water tap such as ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene terpolymer).

In illustrated two embodiments, be placed with a handle 16 in the upper end of body 13, it projects upwards and controls and is used for mixing and regulates device current, that be put in body 13.The utility model provides the valve jacket of being made up of a plurality of recessed shells that can be equipped with mutually, covers handle 16 and is fixed to the upper, and constitute a hollow article, and this hollow article is formed for the handle of mobile handle 16.

Specifically, provided herein one flat basically, its concave surface valve jacket 21 up, it has a low tubular attachment 21 ' that cooperates with handle 16 and is fixed to the upper by screw 31.The tram of valve jacket 21 relative handles 16 is determined by the institute that cooperates between the corresponding hole on the bottom margin that contacts with installing ring 161 handle 16 annex 21 ' and screw 31 and the handle 16.Being placed on the valve jacket 21 is second valve jacket 22, and its concave surface down and substantially symmetrically identical with valve jacket 21.Two

valve jackets

21 and 22 are along its edge and another amalgamation separately, and they respectively have a cross section cooperating with another cross section, and interconnect by having contact with 32 and 33.Two

valve jackets

21 and 22 form a hollow body together, this hollow body constitute water tap handle with mobile handle 16.Same institute provides another and is fixed on tubulose valve jacket 23 under the valve jacket 21, and annex 21 ' is also hidden in its encirclement.Valve jacket 23 is fixed to by screw 34 on the lower surface of valve jacket 21, and its head keeps being sealed between

valve jacket

21 and 22.

A kind of Fig. 1 to 3 that is used for the water tap of washtub or bidet is being shown, and the top of body 13 is covered by a thin tubulose valve jacket 24, valve jacket 24 have one curve inwardly and with the top edge 24 ' of the edge mate of the upper surface 13 ' of body 13.Valve jacket 24 is fixed on the body 13 by the screw 242 in the axial insertion body 13, and its head cooperates with the kick 241 that branches out from top edge 24 '.The top edge 24 ' that is connected to valve jacket 24 is another valve jacket 25 that is arranged in valve jacket 23, the top that it surrounds and hides body 13.Valve jacket 25 has with the edge 24 ' of valve jacket 24 cooperates and has contact with 35 for a short time.The bottom 13 ' of the lateral surfaces of body 13 is visible, and with suitable polishing or handle to obtain desired decorative appearance.

Conduit pipe 12 is covered by a upper shell 26 and a lower shell 27, and they complement each other and are assembled together mutually.Lower shell 27 has a hole 272, and outlet 11 is passed wherein.In addition,

valve jacket

26 and 27 has

mesopore

260 and 270 separately, the bottom 13 of valve jacket 24 and body 13 " pass wherein.Two

valve jackets

26 and 27 are mutually along its edge amalgamation separately, and they respectively have one to be step-like cross section to form mutual embedded structure.In addition, they are connected to each other together by screw 36, and each screw head all is placed on a seat that is arranged on the lower shell 27, and each screw all is engaged in the hole of a jut 261, this jut 261 be rendered as one from the internal surface of valve jacket 26 to the shape that descends.

Valve

jacket

26 and 27 trams with respect to hydraulic pressure installation determine by being located at a plurality of profiled members on the valve jacket, that cooperate with the counterpart of hydraulic pressure installation.Specifically, from the internal surface of lower shell 27 outstanding be chimb 271, it has the cross section of a stepped shape, be positioned at hole 272 around, cooperate with corresponding stepped shape edge 111 on the lateral surfaces that is located at outlet 11.In addition, from the internal surface of upper shell 26 outstanding downwards be the parts 262 that are resisted against on the upper surface of conduit pipe 12.And two

holes

270 and 260 edge all are made for the shape that can cooperate with the lateral surfaces of valve jacket 24 and body 13 respectively.One controlling rod (" elevator bar ") that is used to control the device of the weep hole of closing washtub or bidet also can be set on the water tap.This bar (not shown) will pass the rear portion of

valve jacket

26 and 27 and the bottom of body 13.

Referring to Fig. 4 to 6, be a kind of water tap that is used for bathtub shown in the figure.Body 13, conduit pipe 12 and valve 15 all be sealing and covered by two covers A and B, each covers respectively by a upper shell 28A and 28B and lower shell 29A and 29B and is constituted, they all are complementary, and can be installed together mutually along the connection of the level in the middle of a plane.But cover A front is the also enclosed body 13 of circle.Cover B is positioned at side and the cover different height of A or thick of cover A, and it seals conduit pipe 12.

Valve

jacket

28A and 29A, and valve jacket 28B and 29B work in coordination along its edge separately, they all have the stepped shape cross section that can form mutual amalgamation.And valve jacket all is connected to each other by screw 37, and each screw all passes from the outstanding parts 291 of the internal surface of lower shell 29, and is engaged in the hole from the outstanding parts 281 of the internal surface of upper shell 28.Lower shell 29B has a hole 292 and a hole 294, exports 11 and second openings 14 and passes wherein respectively.

Valve jacket 28A, 28B, the tram of 29A and 29B is determined that by the profiled part that is arranged in these valve jackets they cooperate with the appropriate section of hydraulic pressure installation.Specifically, from the internal surface of lower shell 29B outstanding be that cross section is the chimb 293 of stepped shape, it is positioned at around the hole 292, and cooperates with corresponding stepped shape edge 112 on the lateral surfaces that is located at opening 11.The edge in the hole 294 that cooperates with the lateral surfaces of conduit pipe 14 also plays the effect of a component.In addition, upper shell 28A have one substantially with the hole 282 of the upper bottom portion of body 13 effect that cooperate, that play a component.The top edge of the valve jacket 28 around the hole 282 curves inwardly, and is connected on another valve jacket 30, and it is positioned at the inside of relative valve jacket 23, and surrounds the top of body 13 and incite somebody to action hiding.Valve jacket 30 have with the edge mate in hole 282 have contact with 38 for a short time.

As described above all valve jackets all can by other similarly, color, degree of finish or the different valve jacket of decorative appearance replace.Valve jacket for the handle that constitutes water tap is especially true with those valve jackets of the water delivery outlet that covers water tap.

Although this paper is described to embodiment of the present utility model in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, yet be to be understood that, the utility model is not limited in these specific embodiments, also can make multiple other change and modification for those skilled in the art in the utility model essential scope.

Claims

1. have the sanitary equipment water tap of removable decorative element, comprising:

Have at least one conduit pipe and an outside rough machined hydraulic pressure installation of regulating the device of water; It is characterized in that,

Be used to cover a plurality of valve jackets of described hydraulic pressure installation, described valve jacket constitutes the outward appearance of described water tap; And

One can make described each valve jacket tighten together mutually and is fixed on connection set on the described hydraulic pressure installation.

2. water tap as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described case comprises a plurality of spill valve jackets that can be equipped with, can surround conduit pipe mutually and can be fixed to the upper.

3. water tap as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described case comprise a plurality of can the Coverage Control bar and can be fixed to the upper and form a spill valve jacket that is assembled together mutually that moves the handle of described bar.

4. water tap as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that described valve jacket is all made by hard synthetic material.