JP2002030709A - Hot water-water display member, lever handle on which the member is mounted, and single lever type mixing faucet with the lever handle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hot water-water display member installed on a lever handle for a single lever type mixing faucet, by which the workability of the lever handle can be improved by enhancing the visibility of hot-water side display and water-side display. SOLUTION: The hot water-water display member 1 has an upper surface 4 directed to the upper section of lever handle 2 and a front surface 5 formed so as to be continued to the upper surface 4 and directed in front of the lever handle 2. Hot-water side display 1a indicating the direction of operation to the hot-water side of the lever handle 2 and water-side display 1b indicating the direction of operation to the water side of the lever handle 2 are secured to each of these upper surface 4 and front surface 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hot water display member, a lever handle to which the hot water display member is attached, and a single lever hot water mixing faucet provided with the lever handle in a single lever hot water mixing faucet. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a single-lever type hot and cold water faucet has, for example, a lever handle at an upper portion thereof, and discharge water is controlled by raising or lowering the lever handle. This lever handle, for example,
A hot and cold water display member is attached at one location such as the upper side or the front side of the handle main body. The hot water display member is provided with a hot water side display indicating the operation direction of the lever handle toward the hot water side and a water side display indicating the operation direction of the lever handle toward the water side.

[0003]

However, for example, in the case of a single-lever type hot / water mixing faucet in which water is discharged by raising the lever handle, when the hot / water indicating member is mounted above the lever handle, the water is discharged. After the operation, the lever handle tilts backward and falls, so that the hot water display and the water display displayed on the hot water display member are hidden behind. As a result, the display becomes difficult to see, and there is a problem that the operation of adjusting the hot water temperature of the lever handle is hampered. Similarly, in the case of a single-lever type hot and cold water mixing faucet in which water is discharged by lowering the lever handle, if the hot water display member is attached to the front side of the lever handle, after the water discharging operation, the hot water display and the water side are displayed. There was a problem that the display became difficult to see. Therefore, on the front side and upper side of the lever handle, or on the side,
It is conceivable to increase the visibility by providing a hot water side display and a water side display, but providing such displays at a plurality of locations causes a problem of increased cost.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. It is an object of the present invention to improve the visibility of a hot water side display and a water side display, thereby improving the operability of a lever handle. Another object of the present invention is to provide a hot and cold water display member, a lever handle to which the hot and cold water display member is attached, and a single lever type hot and cold water mixing faucet provided with the lever handle, which can reduce the production cost.

[0005]

The hot and cold water display member according to the present invention has the following configuration to achieve the above object. That is, the hot water display member according to the first aspect of the present invention is a hot water display member attached to a lever handle of a single lever type hot water mixing faucet. And a front surface formed so as to be continuous with the upper surface and facing forward of the lever handle. On each of the upper surface and the front surface, there is provided a hot water side display indicating the operation direction of the lever handle toward the hot water side, and a water side display indicating the operation direction of the lever handle toward the water side. It is characterized by having.

[0006] Thus, by attaching one hot water display member to the lever handle of the single lever type hot water mixing faucet, the operating direction of the lever handle toward the hot water side can be respectively provided above and in front of the lever handle. A hot water side display and a water side display indicating the operation direction of the lever handle toward the water side can be provided. In addition, by raising or lowering the lever handle, the lever handle is tilted backward or forward to fall, so that either the upper surface or the front surface of the hot water display member provided with the hot water display and the water display is provided. Even if one is hidden, it is possible to operate the lever handle by looking at either the front surface or the upper surface of the other, not hidden.

Further, like the hot water display member according to the second aspect of the present invention, the hot water display is a warm color display provided on an operation direction side of the lever handle toward the hot water. It is preferable that the water side display be a cool color display provided on the operation side of the lever handle toward the water side. Thus, the operation direction of the lever handle can be confirmed at a glance by the warm color display and the cool color display provided on the hot and cold display member.

[0008] Further, like the hot water display member according to the third aspect of the present invention, the hot water display member includes a hot water side display portion provided with the hot water side display and a water side display portion provided with the water side display. ,
Preferably, the hot water side display section is made of the synthetic resin material having the warm color, and the water side display section is preferably made of the synthetic resin material having the cool color. Thereby, for example, in comparison with the case where the hot side display is printed in a warm color system and the water side display is printed in a cool system color, the hot side display and the water side display may lose their colors. The display is maintained for a long period of time because there is little risk of heat.

Further, as in the hot water display member according to the invention of claim 4, the hot water side display portion comprises a hot water side display body constituting one side of the hot water display member, and the water side display portion. Preferably comprises a water-side display constituting the other side of the hot-water display member, and the hot-side display and the water-side display are desirably assembled in a detachable manner. Thereby, a hot water side display body made of a synthetic resin material having a warm color,
A water-side display body made of a synthetic resin material having a cool color different from the warm color is separately molded. In addition, since the hot water side display and the water side display are removably assembled, if either the hot side display or the water side display becomes dirty or damaged, the dirty or damaged side is displayed. It is only necessary to replace only the display body with a new display body.

A lever handle according to a fifth aspect of the present invention has a hot water display member attached thereto, and includes a handle main body and a lever portion extending from the handle main body. The hot and cold display member is attached to the handle main body so as to cover a fixing tool for attaching the handle main body to the faucet main body. Thus, the configuration of the lever handle is simplified because the hot and cold display member also functions as a member for covering and hiding the fixing tool for attaching the handle main body to the faucet main body.

Further, as in the lever handle according to the invention of claim 6, the lever portion extends toward the front side of the handle main body at an interval from both left and right sides of the handle main body. It is desirable to have an extended portion and a connecting portion connecting the tip portions of the extended portions. It is preferable that a front surface of the hot and cold water indicating member is located between the extending portions of the handle main body. Thus, the front surface of the hot water display member can be arranged at the center of the handle body, so that the front surface of the hot water display member is used as a guide for the stop position when the rotation operation of the lever handle is stopped. be able to.

Further, as in the lever handle according to the present invention, the front surface of the hot and cold water display member extends to a position below the height position of the connecting portion and the base end portion of the lever portion. Preferably, it extends. Thereby, for example, in the state where the lever handle is in the water stop position, when the lever handle is viewed from the front, or when looking down obliquely from above, the connecting portion or the base end of the lever portion is
Even in the case of overlapping with the front surface of the hot water display member, the lower part of the front surface of the hot water display member extends to a position below the height position of the connecting portion and the base end portion of the lever portion, It is not hidden by the connecting part or the base end.

Further, as in the lever handle according to the invention described in claim 8, the lever portion extends from a left-right central portion of the handle body toward a front side of the handle body. It is desirable that the front surface of the hot and cold water indicating member be located on both left and right sides of the lever portion. Accordingly, the front surface of the hot water display member is disposed on both left and right sides of the handle body with the lever portion interposed therebetween, so that when viewed from the front, the front surface of the hot water display member has the lever portion. Not hidden by.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a single-lever hot and cold water mixing faucet having the lever handle according to any one of the fifth to eighth aspects.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of a hot water display member according to the present invention, a lever handle to which the hot water display member is attached, and a single lever type hot water mixing faucet provided with the lever handle will be described below. An embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a hot water display member. 2
Is a lever handle to which the hot water display member 1 is attached. Reference numeral 3 denotes a single-lever water / water mixing faucet provided with the lever handle 2, which is attached to a top plate such as a vanity table or a sink.

The hot and cold display member 1 is attached to the lever handle 2 so that an upper surface 4 facing upward of the lever handle 2 and a front of the lever handle 2 formed so as to be continuous with the upper surface 4 are provided. Facing front surface 5. Each of the upper surface 4 and the front surface 5 has
A hot water side display 1a indicating the operation direction of the lever handle 2 toward the hot water side and a water side display 1b indicating the operation direction of the lever handle 2 toward the water side are provided. Further, the hot water display member 1 is provided with a hot water display body 6 constituting one side of the hot water display member 1 as a hot water display portion provided with the hot water display 1a, and the water side display 1b. And a water-side display member 7 constituting the other side of the hot and cold water display member 1 as a water-side display portion. And the hot water side display body 6 and the water side display body 7 are removably assembled.

The hot water side display 6 is made of a synthetic resin material having a warm color such as red or orange, for example.
The hot water side display 1a is a warm color display. The hot water side display body 6 includes an upper wall portion 8 having a U-shaped cross section, and an upright wall portion 9 extending downward from the front end of the upper wall portion 8 with a slight upward slope. And a first insertion portion 10 extending downward from the upper wall portion 8 (see FIG. 5). The first insertion portion 10 has a cylindrical shape, and is provided so that the right half of the upper surface 10a protrudes from the upper wall portion 8 to one side. A portion of the portion 10 protruding from the upper wall portion 8 is provided with a through hole 10b which is substantially semicircular in plan view and penetrates vertically. On the left and right side wall surfaces of the first insertion portion 10, first projections 1 formed to extend vertically.
0c and 10c are protruded in two rows each (FIG. 3,
4), by inserting the first insertion portion 10 into an attachment recess 16 of the lever handle 2 described later, the first projection 10c, 10c allows the first insertion portion to be attached. It is configured such that escape from the concave portion 16 and rattling are prevented.

The upper wall portion 8 has a hot water side upper surface 8a which constitutes one side of the upper surface 4 of the hot water display member 1, and the upright wall portion 9 has a front surface of the hot water display member 1. 5 is provided with a hot water side front surface 9a constituting one side. The hot water side display body 6 is provided with a first step portion 6a in which the surface side of the hot water side display body 6 is recessed along the right end of the upper wall portion 8 and the upright wall portion 9 as viewed from the front. A second step portion 6b in which the back side of the hot water display body 6 is recessed along the left end of the upper wall portion 8 and the upright wall portion 9 as viewed from the front.
Is provided. Further, at the lower end of the upright wall portion 9,
A third step portion 6c is provided in which the front side of the hot water side display body 6 is depressed.

The water-side display 7 is made of a synthetic resin material having a cool color such as light blue or bluish green, for example. Therefore, the water-side display 1b has a cool color display. The water-side display 7 has a cross-shaped upper wall 11
A standing wall portion 12 extending downward from the front end of the upper wall portion 11 with a slight upward gradient, and a second extending from the upper wall portion 11 downward. (See FIG. 8). This second insertion part 13
The through hole 10 of the first insertion portion 10 of the hot water side display 6
A second protrusion 13a, which has a semicircular cross section and is formed so as to be fitted to the right side of FIG. FIG.
(See FIG. 7). Then, by inserting the second insertion portion 13 into the through hole 10b of the hot water side display body 6, the second projection 13a allows the second insertion portion 13 to be inserted from the through hole 10b of the second insertion portion 13. The escape and rattling are prevented.

The upper wall portion 11 has a water-side upper surface 11a constituting the other side of the upper surface 4 of the hot and cold water display member 1, and the upright wall portion 12 has a front surface of the hot and cold water display member 1. 5 is provided with a water-side front surface 12a constituting the other side.
In addition, the water-side display body 7 is provided with a fourth stepped portion 7a whose back surface is recessed along the left end of the upper wall portion 11 and the upright wall portion 12 as viewed from the front. Part 11
Along the right end of the standing wall portion 12 as viewed from the front, a fifth step portion 7b is provided in which the back side of the water-side display body 7 is recessed. Further, at the lower end of the standing wall portion 12,
A sixth step 7c is provided in which the front side of the water-side display 7 is concave.

Then, the first insertion portion 10 of the hot water side display body 6
The second insertion portion 13 of the water-side display 7 is inserted into the through hole 10b of the water-side display 7 and the first step portion 6a of the hot-side display 6 is
By placing the fourth step portion 7a of the water-side display 7, the water-side display 7 is supported by the hot-side display 6,
Removably integrated. At this time, the hot water side upper surface 8a of the hot water side display member 6 and the water side upper surface 11a of the water side display member 7 are continuous surfaces having no level difference, and constitute the upper surface 4 of the hot water display member 1. Will be done. Also, the hot-water-side front surface 9a of the hot-water display body 6 and the water-side front surface 12a of the water-side display body 7 are also continuous surfaces with no steps, and the front surface 5 of the hot-water display member 1 is (See FIG. 1).

The lever handle 2 includes a cylindrical handle body 14 that opens downward, and a lever portion 15 that extends slightly upward from the handle body 14. The lever portion 15 is substantially U-shaped in a plan view, and extends obliquely upward toward the front side of the handle main body 14 at an interval from both left and right side portions 14a, 14a of the handle main body 14. The extension parts 15a, 15a, and a connecting part 15b that connects the distal ends of the extension parts 15a, 15a. An upper surface 14b of the handle main body 14 is mounted on the handle main body 14 such that a mounting recess 16 for mounting the hot and cold display member 1 so as to be fitted therein is located at the center between the extending portions 15a, 15a. It is provided by notching the front surface 14c. The lower end of the mounting recess 16 on the front side is connected to the lever 15
Are cut out to a position below the height position of the communication portion 15b and the base end portions 15c, 15c (in the illustrated embodiment, to a position slightly lower than the height position of the base end portions 15c, 15c). Notched). This mounting recess 1
6 is provided with an upright wall 16b defining an attachment fitting portion 16a. The first insertion portion 10 of the hot and cold display member 1 can be inserted into the attachment fitting portion 16a. Has become. Abutting step portions 16c, 16c contacting the second step portion 6b or the fifth step portion 7b of the hot and cold display member 1 along both end portions in the left-right direction of the mounting concave portion 16. Is provided (see FIG. 10). The handle body 14 is provided with an insertion hole 17 extending from the lower surface thereof toward the mounting recess 16. The insertion hole 17 has a concentric small diameter. It communicates with the mounting fitting portion 16a of the mounting recess 16 through the hole 17a.

A movable shaft 20a of a valve 20 provided in a single-lever type hot / water mixing faucet 3, which will be described later, is inserted into the insertion hole 17 of the handle main body 14 via a movable shaft cover K. The handle body 14
A male screw 18 as a fixing tool for attaching the small lever to the faucet main body 19 of the single lever type hot and cold water mixing faucet 3 is inserted into the mounting fitting portion 16a of the handle main body 14, and the screw portion 18a has the small diameter. The screw is screwed into the movable shaft 20a through the hole 17a.
The handle body 14 is fixed to the bottom surface of the fitting portion 16a. Then, the third step 6c and the sixth step 7c of the hot and cold water display member 1 are inserted into the mounting recess 16 and the contact step 16 of the mounting recess 16 is inserted.
By inserting the second step portion 6b and the fifth step portion 7b of the hot and cold water display member 1 into contact with the c and 16c so that the hot and cold water display member 1 covers and hides the male screw 18. Then, it is mounted in the mounting recess 16. Thereby, the front surface 5 of the hot and cold water display member 1 is located at the center of the handle body 14 between the extending portions 15a, 15a, and the connecting portion 15b and the base end portion 15c of the lever portion 15, It extends to a position below the height position of 15c.

Further, a single-lever hot and cold water mixing faucet 3
Includes a faucet body 19 and a water discharge pipe 19a rotatably attached to the faucet body 19. Faucet body 1
9 is a pipe 1 on the hot water side connected to the check valve unit S1.
9b and the water side pipe 1 connected to the check valve unit S2
9c is connected. In the faucet body 19, a valve 20 having a movable shaft 20a connected to the lever handle 2 (in the illustrated embodiment, a mixing valve mounted on a well-known single-lever type hot / water mixing faucet). )
The operation of raising the lever handle 2 discharges water, hot water or mixed hot and cold water, and the operation of lowering the lever handle 2 stops water, hot water or mixed hot and cold water. . And
The mixing ratio of water and hot water is adjusted by rotating the lever handle 2 in the left-right direction.

According to the hot water display member 1 shown in the first embodiment, the lever handle 2 to which the hot water display member 1 is attached, and the single lever type hot water mixing faucet provided with the lever handle 2, one hot water display is provided. Member 1
Attached to the lever handle 2, a hot water side display 1 a indicating the operation direction of the lever handle 2 toward the hot water side and an operation of the lever handle 2 toward the water side, respectively, above and in front of the lever handle 2. Water side indication 1b indicating direction
Can be provided. Further, by raising the lever handle 2, the lever handle 2 tilts backward and falls, and the hot water display 1 a and the water display 1 of the hot water display member 1 are displayed.
Even if the upper surface 4 provided with b is hidden, the lever handle 2 can be operated by looking at the front surface 5 which is not hidden. Therefore, the hot water side display 1a and the water side display 1b
, The operability of the lever handle 2 is improved, and the production cost can be reduced.

The hot-side display 6 is made of a synthetic resin material having a warm color, and the water-side display 7 is made of a synthetic resin having a cool color. The hot water side upper surface 8a and the hot water side front surface 9a, and the water side upper surface 11a and the water side front surface 12a of the water side display body 7 themselves are the hot water side display 1a and the water side display 1b. . Therefore, it is not necessary to print a warm color and a cool color again on the hot side display body 6 and the water side display body 7, so that the cost can be reduced. Moreover, when compared to the case where the hot side display is printed in a warm color system and the water side display is printed in a cool color system, the hot side display 1a
Since the water-side display 1b is less likely to disappear or fade, the display can be maintained for a long period of time.
In addition, since the operation direction of the lever handle 2 is confirmed at a glance by the warm color display and the cool color display, the visibility of the hot water display 1a and the water display 1b is further enhanced. be able to. Further, since the hot water side display body 6 and the water side display body 7 are removably assembled, if either the hot water side display body 6 or the water side display body 7 becomes dirty or damaged, Only the display on the dirty or damaged side can be replaced with a new display.

Further, since the hot / cold display member 1 also serves as a member for covering and hiding the male screw 18 for attaching the handle body 14 to the faucet body 19, the configuration of the lever handle 2 is simplified. Also, the front surface 5 of the hot and cold water display member 1
Is arranged at the center of the handle body 14, so that the visibility is excellent. Moreover, the front surface 5 of the hot and cold water display member 1 can be used as a guide of the stop position when the rotation operation of the lever handle 2 is stopped, so that the operability is excellent. The front surface of the hot and cold water display member 1 is connected to the base end 15 of the lever 15.
c, 15c, extends to a position slightly below the height position, so that when the lever handle 2 is looked down diagonally from above, the connecting portion 15b or the base end portion 15 of the lever portion 15
Even when c and 15c overlap the front surface 5 of the hot and cold water display member 1, the lower part of the front surface 5 of the hot and cold water display member 1 is not hidden by the connecting portion 15b or the base end portions 15c and 15c. . Therefore, the visibility of the hot and cold water display member 1,
Also, the operability of the lever handle is excellent.

Also, for example, in a lever handle in which the extending portion of the lever portion extends horizontally from the handle main body, the front surface of the hot and cold water indicating member has the connecting portion of the lever portion and the height of the base end portion. It preferably extends to a position below the height position. Accordingly, when the lever handle is viewed from the front, even if the connecting portion of the lever portion overlaps the front surface of the hot water display member, the lower portion of the front surface of the hot water displaying member is not hidden by the connecting portion. .

The hot water display member 1 according to the present invention, the lever handle 2 to which the hot water display member 1 is attached, and the single lever type hot water mixing faucet 3 having the lever handle 2 are limited to the above-described embodiment. However, various other changes are possible. For example, the hot and cold water display member 1 is formed by separately forming the hot water side display 6 as the hot water side display and the water side display 7 as the water side display 7 as the water side display 7. There is a hot water display member 1
Is a two-color molding in which the hot water side display portion made of the synthetic resin material having the warm color and the water side display portion made of the synthetic resin material having the cool color are integrally formed. It may be. Further, the hot and cold water display member 1 does not necessarily need to be made of a synthetic resin material, and may be made of metal or a seal having water resistance.

The hot and cold water display member 1 is made of a synthetic resin material having a warm color or a cool color, and the upper surface 4 and the front surface 5 are each provided with the synthetic resin material. It may be such that a cold color or a warm color different from the above color is painted. Also, the hot water side display 1a and the water side display 1b need not be a warm color display or a cool color display, but may be, for example, a display composed of pictures, symbols, characters, or the like, or a display composed of forms. You may.

In the illustrated embodiment, the front surface 5 of the hot and cold water display member 1 is attached to the lever handle 2 so that the connecting portion 15b of the lever portion 15 of the lever handle 2 and the base end portions 15c, 15c are formed. Although it extends to a position below the height position, for example, it may be stopped at a height position between the connecting portion 15b and the base end portions 15c, 15c, and the height position to be extended is not particularly limited. .

The hot water display member 1 is attached to the handle body 14 so as to cover a male screw 18 as a fixing tool for attaching the handle body 14 to the faucet body 19. The handle main body 1 is secured so as not to cover the male screw 18 as a fixing tool.
4 may be attached.

The front surface 5 of the hot and cold water display member 1 does not necessarily need to be arranged at the center of the handle body 14. That is, for example, FIGS. 13 and 14 show a hot water display member 21 of the second embodiment and a lever handle 22 to which the hot water display member 21 is attached. In the figure, a lever handle 22 includes a handle body 23 and a central portion 2 of the handle body 23 in the left-right direction.
A rod-shaped lever portion 24 extending from 3a toward the front side of the handle main body 23 is provided. The handle main body 23 is provided with a mounting hole 23b. The mounting hole 23b has a male screw (not shown) as a fixing tool for mounting to the faucet main body 26 of the single lever type hot and cold water mixing faucet 25. Is inserted. The upper surface portion 27 of the hot and cold water display member 21 is attached to the handle main body 23 so as to cover a male screw as a fixing tool.
The front surface 28 is attached so as to be located on both left and right side portions 23c, 23c sandwiching the lever portion 24. Each of the upper surface 27 and the front surface 28 has a hot water side display 21a indicating the operation direction of the lever handle 22 toward the hot water side and a water side display indicating the operation direction of the lever handle 22 toward the water side. 21b.

In addition, a single lever type hot and cold water mixing faucet 3,
25 is a single-lever hot-water mixing faucet having a shower hose, other than being attached to a top plate such as a vanity table or a sink, for example, attached to a sink or a wall of a bath or the like. May be. Further, the single-lever hot and cold water tap may discharge water by lowering a lever handle. Even in this case, even if the lever handle is tilted forward and the front surface of the hot water display member provided with the hot water side display and the water side display is hidden, it is not hidden. Can be operated.

[0036]

According to the present invention, the visibility of the hot water side display and the water side display can be enhanced, the operability of the lever handle can be improved, and the production cost can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the visibility of the hot side display and the water side display can be further enhanced.

In addition, according to the hot water display member of the third aspect, the hot water display and the water display can be maintained for a long period of time.

In addition, according to the hot water display member of the fourth aspect, even if one of the hot water side display body and the water side display body becomes dirty or damaged, even if one of the hot water side display body and the water side display body becomes dirty or damaged, Only the display can be replaced with a new display.

According to the lever handle described in claim 5, the hot and cold water display member also functions as a member for covering and hiding a fixing device for attaching the handle main body to the faucet main body, so that the configuration of the lever handle is simplified. it can.

According to the lever handle of the present invention, the front surface of the hot and cold display member can be disposed at the center of the handle body, so that the visibility is excellent. In addition, when the lever handle is operated, the front surface of the hot and cold water display member can be used as an indication of the stop position when the rotation operation of the lever handle is stopped, so that the operability is excellent.

According to the lever handle of the present invention, in addition, when viewed from the front or obliquely from above, the connecting portion or the base end of the lever portion indicates hot water. Even if it overlaps with the front surface of the member, the lower part of the front surface of the hot and cold display member is not hidden by the connecting portion or the base end, so while looking at the lower part of the front surface,
The lever handle can be reliably operated.

According to the lever handle described in claim 8, in addition, the front surface of the hot and cold water display member can be disposed on both left and right sides of the handle body with the lever portion interposed therebetween. Therefore, it is excellent in visibility.

According to the single-lever type hot and cold water mixing faucet of the ninth aspect, the visibility of the hot side display and the water side display is enhanced, the operability of the lever handle is increased, and the production cost is suppressed. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a hot water display member according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is also a front view.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a hot water display body of the hot water display member.

FIG. 4 is also a front view.

FIG. 5 is also a side view.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a water side display body of the hot water display member.

FIG. 7 is also a front view.

FIG. 8 is also a side view.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a single-lever hot-water mixing faucet provided with a lever handle to which the hot-water indicating member according to the present invention is attached.

FIG. 10 is also an enlarged front view.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view taken along line AA in FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a front view of an essential part showing a second embodiment of the hot and cold water indicating member according to the present invention, a lever handle to which the hot and cold water displaying member is attached, and a single lever type hot and cold water mixing faucet provided with the lever handle. is there.

FIG. 14 is also a plan view of a main part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 21 hot and cold water display member 1a, 21a hot water side display 1b, 21b water side display 2, 22 lever handle 3, 25 single lever type hot and cold water mixing tap 4, 27 upper surface 5, 28 front surface 6, hot water side display 7 Water side display body 14, 23 Handle body 14a, 23c Left and right sides of handle body 15, 24 Lever part 15a Extension part 15b Communication part 15c Base end part 18 Male screw (fixing tool) 19, 26 Water faucet body 23a Left and right central part of handle body

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A hot water display member attached to a lever handle of a single lever type hot water mixing faucet, the upper surface facing upward of the lever handle by being attached to the lever handle, the upper surface being continuous with the upper surface. A front surface facing the front of the lever handle, and a hot water display indicating an operation direction of the lever handle toward the hot water on each of the upper surface and the front surface, And a water side display indicating an operation direction of the lever handle toward the water side. 2. The hot water side display comprises a warm color display provided on an operation direction side of the lever handle toward the hot water side, and the water side display includes an operation of the lever handle toward the water side. 2. The hot and cold water display member according to claim 1, wherein the member is formed of a cool color display provided on the direction side. 3. The hot water display member comprises a hot water side display section provided with the hot water side display, and a water side display section provided with the water side display. 3. The hot and cold water display member according to claim 2, wherein the water-side display portion is made of a synthetic resin material having a cool color. 4. The hot water display portion comprises a hot water display member forming one side of the hot water display member, and the water side display portion comprises a water side display member forming the other side of the hot water display member. The hot water display member according to claim 3, wherein the hot water side display body and the water side display body are detachably assembled. 5. A lever handle to which the hot and cold water display member according to claim 1 is attached, comprising: a handle main body; and a lever portion extending from the handle main body. A lever handle, wherein the hot and cold water display member is attached to the handle main body so as to cover a fixing tool for attaching the handle main body to the faucet main body. 6. The extended portion extending toward the front side of the handle body at an interval from both left and right sides of the handle main body, and the lever portion is connected to connect the distal end portions of the extended portions. The lever handle according to claim 5, wherein a front surface of the hot water display member is located between the extending portions of the handle main body. 7. The lever according to claim 6, wherein a front surface of the hot water display member extends to a position below a height position of a connecting portion and a base end portion of the lever portion. handle. 8. The handle portion extends from the center in the left-right direction of the handle body toward the front side of the handle body, and a front surface of the hot and cold water display member has left and right sides sandwiching the lever portion. 6. It is located on both sides in the direction.
The lever handle described in 1. 9. A single-lever hot and cold water tap provided with the lever handle according to claim 5. Description: