JP2002061240A - Hydrant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hydrant, by which the routing of a hose is improved, to provide the hydrant, in which appearance is enhanced and the workability of an operating section for a handle or the like installed to the hydrant is not deteriorated and to provide the hydrant, by which a space at a site, where the hydrant is mounted, can be utilized effectively. SOLUTION: In the hydrant with a hydrant body 20, a shower head and the hose 24 in which one end is connected to the shower head and the other end is connected to a connector 30, the connector 30 is secured at the rear of the side of the hydrant body 20. The hose 24 is set up to the connector 30 through an elbow 25 rotatably fitted to the connector 30, and a piping 46 in which one end is joined with the end connection 44 side of a easing 40 and the other end is connected on the connector 30 side is covered with a piping cover 48.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a water faucet body, a shower head, and one end connected to the shower head,
A hose connected at the other end to a connector connected to the internal flow path of the faucet body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a faucet body, a shower head,
Various modes are known for a water tap provided with a hose having one end connected to the shower head and the other end connected to a connector connected to the internal flow path of the faucet body. In these water taps, a connection port communicating with a flow path inside the water faucet body is provided in the water faucet body, and the water faucet body and the hose are connected via the connection port. The connection port is provided on the back side of the faucet body for aesthetic considerations. In addition, in particular, in the case of a so-called faucet with a stand that stands on an installation surface such as a deck surface of a wash basin, a connection port cannot be provided at a lower portion of the faucet main body, so it must be provided on the back side. Did not.

[0003]

In such a conventional water faucet, a hose made of vinyl or the like cannot be bent at an acute angle, and the hose may be damaged if it is forcibly bent. For this reason, the hose is gently curved while passing from the connection port on the back side of the faucet body to the side of the faucet body,
The hose is routed toward the front side of the faucet main body, that is, toward the user. However, when the shower head is used, the hose sometimes runs over the faucet main body. In particular,
For convenience in using the hose, when the hose is attached via an elbow that is rotatable with respect to the connection port, the hose often stays on in this way. In such a case, the hose may interfere with a handle provided on the upper part of the water faucet, a rotatable water discharge pipe capable of changing the water discharge direction, or the like, thereby hindering its operability. Some shower heads can be hooked to hooks provided around the cabinet above the water tap, but when the shower head is hooked to the hook in this way, the hose hangs over the faucet body. Such a state is not preferable from an aesthetic point of view.

When the faucet main body is installed in a place where there is not enough space such as a corner of a wall, a hose routed from the back side to the front side of the faucet main body is blocked by a wall surface or the like and interferes. In some cases, such as when receiving or using a vinyl hose, it was bent. For this reason, the handling of the hose is deteriorated, and the hose is deteriorated.

Further, since such a connection port is provided on the back side of the faucet main body, it is difficult to clean it. Further, a connection port is provided on the rear side, and the hose must be gently routed from the rear side, so that extra space is required. Therefore, the water faucet itself has to protrude toward the near side, and it has been necessary to increase the depth of the installation surface on which the water faucet is installed. In addition, in front of the location where the water tap is installed, for example, in the case of a wash basin, the depth of the wash bowl must be reduced, and the size of the wash bowl cannot be sufficiently secured. If you try to secure enough depth in front of the faucet, such as a bowl,
The wash basin itself had to be large in depth, causing the wash basin and the like to become unnecessarily large.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional hydrant, and an object of the invention is to provide a hydrant with good hose routing. It is an object of the present invention to provide a water faucet that improves the operability of an operation unit such as a handle provided on the water faucet. It is another object of the present invention to provide a water faucet that can effectively utilize the space of a site where the water faucet is installed.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems Means adopted by each of the present invention to solve the above problems will be described below. The water faucet according to claim 1 of the present invention may be configured such that “the faucet main body, the shower head, and one end are connected to the shower head, and the other end is connected to a connector communicating with the internal flow path of the faucet main body. And a connected hose, wherein the connecting tool is provided on a side of the faucet main body.

The other end of the hose connected to the shower head is connected to a connection port or a connector provided in the faucet main body. Are provided on the sides. Here, the “faucet body” means a portion other than the shower head and the hose, and includes, for example, a cover when covered with a cover.

By providing the connecting tool on the side of the faucet main body, it is easy to route the hose to be routed to the front side of the faucet main body, which is the user side, and the hose can be housed well. Especially when there is not enough space to route the hose near the faucet body, such as when the wall or cabinet is provided close to the back or side of the faucet body, Since it is only necessary to route the hose to the faucet body front side, it is easier to handle the hose than connecting the hose on the back side of the faucet body and pulling the hose from the back side of the faucet body to the side and front side greatly. is there.

[0010] The "connector" can be provided directly on the side of the faucet body. Usually, the casing of the faucet main body is provided on the back thereof with a connection port for communicating with the hose. From this connection port of the casing, a pipe is connected to a `` connector '' provided on the side of the faucet main body. It can also be connected by drawing around, and with such a configuration, it is easy to manufacture the water tap of the present invention using an existing casing.

[0011] The water tap according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the hose is attached via an elbow rotatably provided with respect to the connector.
Hydration taps described in "1.

By attaching the hose to the connector via a bent elbow, it is not necessary to bend and draw the hose from the side of the faucet body to the front side of the faucet body, that is, to the user side. It can be even easier. In addition, by rotatably mounting the elbow to the connection tool, the direction of the hose mounting portion can be appropriately changed, and the handling of the hose can be further facilitated.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water tap according to the first or second aspect, wherein the connecting member is provided at a rear side of the water tap body. Plug. "

As described above, the existing casing can be used by drawing and connecting the pipe from the connection port of the casing to the “connector” on the side of the faucet main body. By providing a "connector" on the rear side, it is easy to manage the pipe, and it is even easier to manufacture the water tap according to the present invention using an existing casing. In addition, when the connection port of the existing casing is used as described above, it becomes easy to provide the connection tool on the side of the faucet main body without changing the flow path inside the existing casing, and such a water tap is used. Manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, in a water faucet in which a handle or the like is provided on the side of the casing, such a handle or the like becomes an obstacle, and it is difficult to provide a connector on the side of the faucet body in the first place. As described above, even when the handle or the like is provided on the side of the casing, it is easy to provide the connection tool behind the side of the faucet body using the pipe as described above.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a water faucet comprising: a pipe having one end connected to the connection port side of the casing and the other end connected to the connector side; and a pipe cover for covering the pipe. 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
Water tap according to any of the above.

As described above, when a pipe is drawn from the connection port of the casing to the "connector" on the side of the faucet main body and connected, a pipe or a connector such as a nut for connecting the pipe is contaminated with hot or cold water. Sometimes. In particular, when the connection port is provided on the rear side of the casing, the pipes and the like are also located on the rear side of the casing, so that cleaning is difficult. Therefore, by providing a pipe cover that covers the pipe as in the present invention, dirt on the pipe can be reduced and cleaning thereof can be facilitated. The pipe cover may cover only the pipe, or may cover the pipe together with the casing.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a water tap to which each of the inventions of claims 1 to 4 is applied will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1-3, the hydrant 10 is
It is installed on an installation unit 1 such as a bathroom counter. Here, an upper facility 3 such as a cabinet or a mirror is provided above the installation section 1, and a water tap 10 is installed in a concave portion 4 between the upper facility 3 and the installation section 1. As shown in FIG. 2, on the side of the water tap 10, there are provided side facilities 5 such as a protruding portion of the installation portion 1 and a wall surface of a bathroom.

The water faucet 10 is provided with a faucet main body 20, a water discharge pipe 22 mounted on the upper part of the faucet main body 20, and a shower hose 24 mounted on the side of the faucet main body 20. Further, the faucet body 20 is provided with a casing cover 42 made of synthetic resin for covering a casing 40 described later.
And a synthetic resin pipe cover 48 provided on the back side of the faucet main body 20 and covering a metal pipe 46 connecting the casing 40 and the connector 30.

The water discharge pipe 22 is communicated with a flow path (not shown) inside the water faucet main body 20, and is vertically erected above the water faucet main body 20 so as to be freely rotatable in a horizontal direction. Hot water and water can be discharged from a water port (not shown). Further, the shower hose 24 is connected to the faucet main body 2.
The shower head (not shown) provided at the end of the water faucet 20 is connected to the inside of the water faucet 0 and is attached to a side of the faucet body 20 so that hot water can be discharged. To explain in more detail, the shower hose 24 is
It is attached via an elbow 25 to a connector 30 provided on the side rear of the faucet body 20. The elbow 25 is rotatably attached to the connector 30, and is configured to rotate in accordance with the direction of the shower hose 24 when the shower hose 24 is directed in an appropriate vertical direction.

On the faucet body 20, a switching handle 26 for switching the discharge of hot water or water to one of the above-described water outlet and shower head and for adjusting the flow rate thereof is attached to the front surface thereof. On the left side of the faucet body 20 in a front view, a temperature adjustment handle 28 for adjusting the temperature of the discharged hot water or water is attached.

Next, referring to FIG. 4, the details around the connection tool 30 will be described. The faucet main body 20 is provided with a flow path for hot water, water or the like inside, and a casing 40 having a built-in valve mechanism and the like driven by a switching handle 26 and a temperature adjusting handle 28, and a casing cover for covering the casing 40. 42 are provided. Similarly to the case provided in a normal casing, a connection port 44 communicating with a mixing flow path for discharging hot water mixed in the casing 40 is provided on the rear side of the casing 40 in a protruding manner. Then, the opening 4 is formed in the casing cover 42 where the connection port 44 is provided.
5 are drilled.

On the rear side of the casing cover 42, a box-shaped pipe cover 48 is provided, and the pipe 46 is covered with the pipe cover 48. And the piping 46
One end is connected to the connection port 44 of the casing 40, and the other end is connected to the connection tool 30. An opening 49 is provided at a position corresponding to the opening 45 of the casing cover 42. In the pipe cover 48, the openings 45,
A connection port 44 of the casing 40 is protruded through 49.

A male screw is formed in the connection port 44, and a fixing tool 50 having a female screw is screwed to the male screw. The fixing device 50 has a small-diameter small-diameter cylindrical portion 54 on the distal end side.
Is formed on the base end side, and a large-diameter large-diameter cylindrical portion 56 is formed, and a male screw is engraved on each outer peripheral surface. Further, the fixture 50 includes a flange 52 at the base end.
Then, an insertion opening 63 formed in a bracket 62 having a substantially L-shaped vertical section, which will be described later, is inserted into the large-diameter cylindrical portion 56, and a nut 58 is screwed into the large-diameter cylindrical portion 56.
The bracket 62 is clamped and fixed by the flange 8 and the flange 52, and the bracket 62 is firmly fixed to the connection port 44. A packing 60 is interposed between the end surface of the opening of the connection port 44 and the inner peripheral surface of the fixture 50 so that both are watertight.

The small diameter cylindrical portion 54 of the connection port 44
One end of 6 is connected and fixed. An opening of the pipe 46 is in contact with an opening of the small-diameter cylindrical portion 54 via a packing 60. A flange 61 projects from the opening of the pipe 46, and the packing 60 is pressed against the end face of the opening of the small-diameter cylindrical portion 54. A cap nut 64 is screwed to the small-diameter cylindrical portion 54 via the flange 61 and the packing 60, and one end of the pipe 46 is connected and fixed to the fixture 50.

On the other hand, the other end of the pipe 46 bent in a substantially L-shape is fixedly connected to the connector 30 as described above. The connecting tool 30 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape as a whole. And a small-diameter cylindrical portion 32 through which the pipe 46 is inserted;
A large-diameter cylindrical portion 34 into which the elbow 25 is inserted and fixed is provided. The small-diameter cylindrical portion 32 and the large-diameter cylindrical portion 3
A flange 36 is provided on the outer peripheral surface between the flange 4 and the flange 4. Further, male threads are engraved on the outer peripheral surfaces of the small diameter cylindrical portion 32 and the large diameter 4. A concave portion 38 to which the X packing 66 is attached is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the opening of the large-diameter cylindrical portion 34.

The other end of the pipe 46 is inserted into the small-diameter cylindrical portion 32, and a cap nut 64 is screwed to the small-diameter cylindrical portion 32 from the center of the pipe 46. An O-ring 68 is interposed between the inner peripheral surface of the cap nut 64 and the outer peripheral surface of the pipe 46 to make them both watertight.

An opening 47 through which the large-diameter cylindrical portion 34 of the connector 30 is inserted is formed on the right side of the pipe cover 48 in a front view. The flange 36 of the connector 30 is located inside the opening 47, and the large-diameter cylindrical portion 34 projects from the opening 47 to the outside of the pipe cover 48. The other insertion opening 63 of the bracket 62 fixed to the fixing device 50 is inserted into the large-diameter cylindrical portion 34, and the bracket 62 is interposed between the inside of the periphery of the opening 47 and the flange 36, and
The piping cover 48 and the bracket 62 on the periphery of the opening 47 are clamped and fixed by the nut 58 and the flange 36 screwed from the outside to the large-diameter cylindrical portion 34, so that the connector 30 and the piping cover 48 are firmly attached to the bracket 62. Fixed. Since the connecting tool 30 is fixed by the bracket 62 fixed to the casing 40 in this manner, the connecting tool 30 is firmly fixed to the casing 40, and the shower hose 24 is pulled or the elbow 25 is pulled as described later. Even if it is rotated, there is little possibility that the connector 30 or the pipe cover 48 will be damaged. Also, the brackets 62 and the pipe cover 48 can be reinforced extremely simply by simply holding the bracket 62 between the connector 30 and the fixture 50 with a nut.

As described above, the elbow 25 to which the shower hose 24 is connected is rotatably connected to the large-diameter cylindrical portion 56 of the connector 30. The entire elbow 25 is formed in a substantially L-shape. A concave groove 71 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 70 of the elbow 25 on the connection tool 30 side. A male screw is engraved on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 72 of the elbow 25 on the side of the shower hose 24, and the shower hose 24 is connected to the male screw via a fitting 74 screwed to the male screw. And
The cylindrical portion 70 is inserted into the large-diameter cylindrical portion 56 of the connector 30, and the cap nut 64 inserted through the cylindrical portion 70 is screwed and fixed to the large-diameter cylindrical portion 56. Then, the X packing 66 attached to the concave portion 38 provided on the inner peripheral surface of the opening of the large-diameter cylindrical portion 56 allows the outer peripheral surface near the distal end of the cylindrical portion 70 and the inner peripheral surface of the large-diameter cylindrical portion 56 of the connection tool 30 to be connected. Watertightness is achieved.

A step 65 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the cap nut 64.
A split ring 67 is attached to the step portion 65, and the split ring 67 is interposed between the cap nut 64 and the cylindrical portion 70 of the elbow 25. An inwardly projecting ridge 69 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the split ring 67, and the ridge 69 is engaged with the concave groove 71 on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 70. In this way, the cylindrical portion 70 of the elbow 25 is attached to the connector 30 so as to be rotatable around its axis.
Along with the elbow 25, the shower hose 24 can change its direction in a free direction. Further, the shower hose 24 can be extended almost straight from the elbow 25 to the front side of the faucet main body 20 so that the shower hose 24 is hardly interfered by the adjacent side equipment 5. Also, the shower hose 24
The shower hose 24 is difficult to ride over the faucet body 20 even when the water is pulled up above the faucet body 20, so that the shower hose 24 does not hinder the turning operation of the water discharge pipe 22 and the shower hose 24 interferes with the upper equipment 3. Therefore, the shower hose is less likely to be caught between the upper facility 3 and the faucet body 20, and the handling of the shower hose 24 is good.

In the present embodiment, the configuration is as described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various changes can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, the position of the connection tool 30 is set to the rear side of the faucet main body 20. However, the invention according to claim 1, 2, or 4 is not limited to the side "rear". Particularly, in the case of a faucet in which the shower head is frequently used above the faucet body 20, the faucet body 20
It is preferable that the shower hose 24 is hardly interfered with the faucet body 20 by being provided above the side. In particular, when an existing casing is used, the rear side and the upper side of the faucet body 20 are preferable for the convenience of pipe management. Further, the material of the pipe 46 is made of metal in the present embodiment, but is not limited to this. For example, a vinyl pipe may be used, but for further reinforcement of the connector 30 and the pipe cover 48, metal such as metal is used. Sufficient ones are preferred. further,
The casing cover 42 and the pipe cover 48 may be an integral cover. However, when the casing cover 42 and the pipe cover 48 are configured as separate covers as in this example, the outer periphery of the water tap 10 of this example is configured by the casing cover 42 by removing the pipe cover 48, It can also be used as a versatile water tap having a connection port 44 on the back.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, the connecting tool is provided on the side of the faucet main body, thereby facilitating the routing of the hose drawn to the front side of the faucet main body which is the user side. The hose can be settled well. In particular, in the water tap according to the third aspect, the water tap according to the present invention can be easily manufactured by using an existing casing. Furthermore, in the water tap according to claim 4 in particular, one end is connected to the connection port side of the casing, and the other end can reduce contamination of the pipe connected to the connection tool side, and the cleaning thereof can be easily performed. You can also.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a water tap installed in an installation section of a wash basin.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the water tap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the water tap shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part around a connection tool of the water faucet of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

1; installation part, 3; upper equipment, 4; recess, 5; side equipment,
10; faucet, 20; faucet body, 22; spout, 24;
Shower hose, 25; elbow, 26; switching handle,
28; temperature adjusting handle, 30; connecting device, 32; small-diameter cylindrical portion, 34; large-diameter cylindrical portion, 36; flange portion, 38;
0; Casing, 42; Casing Cover, 44; Connection Port, 45; Opening, 46; Piping, 47; Opening, 48; Piping Cover, 49; Opening, 50; Fixing Tool, 52;
4; small diameter cylindrical portion, 56; large diameter cylindrical portion, 58; nut, 6
0; packing, 61; flange, 62; bracket, 63;
Insertion port, 64; Cap nut, 65; Step, 66; X packing, 67; Split ring, 68; O-ring, 69;
0: cylindrical portion, 71; concave groove, 72; cylindrical portion, 74;

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A water supply comprising a faucet body, a shower head, and a hose having one end connected to the shower head and the other end connected to a connector communicating with an internal flow path of the faucet body. A faucet, wherein the connecting member is provided on a side of the faucet body. 2. The water tap according to claim 1, wherein the hose is attached via an elbow rotatably provided with respect to the connection tool. 3. The water tap according to claim 1, wherein the connection tool is provided at a rear side of the water tap body. 4. An end is connected to the connection port side of the casing,
The water tap according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a pipe whose other end is connected to the connector side, and a pipe cover that covers the pipe.