JP2002097687A - Hose guide of extractable spout - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly guide a hose, and to improve versatility of a house guide. SOLUTION: In this house guide 30 of an extractable water discharge tool having a fixing part 34 fixed to a member arranged on the lower side of a top plate 1 and a guide part 32 for guiding a hose 16 of a spout 13 extractably supported by a support 12 on the upper side of the top plate 1, the guide part 32 is tiltably arranged on the fixing part 34.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a fixing portion fixed to a member installed below a top plate such as a sink or a wash basin, and is supported so as to be able to be pulled out by a support above the top plate. The present invention relates to a hose guide for a drawer / water spout having a guide portion for guiding a hose of the water spout.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a water tap provided with a support for supporting a water discharger such as a shower head so as to be able to be pulled out. In such a faucet, a support tool is installed above the top plate such as a sink or a washstand, and the hose connected to the water spout is accommodated in a U-shaped bent state below the top plate. Have been. Hereinafter, this will be described with reference to FIG.

A faucet body 11 of a hot-water mixing faucet 10 installed on the top plate 1 is provided with a support 12 which is rotatable in a horizontal direction. The water discharging device 13 is supported. In addition, the faucet body 11
A lever 14 for controlling the flow of water and adjusting the flow rate and temperature of the hot water from the water discharger 13 is attached to the upper part of the water supply device 13.
The faucet body 11 is connected to a pipe (not shown) for supplying hot water from a faucet / hot water tap (not shown) below the top plate 1. A connecting pipe 15 for supplying hot and cold water mixed in the faucet main body 11 to the spout 13 extends from the faucet main body 11 below the top plate 1. The connection pipe 15 has a certain rigidity such as a spiral pipe. A hose 1 connected to the connection pipe 15 and the water discharging device 13 is provided at the end of the connection pipe 15.
A joint 17 for connecting the first and the second 6 is provided.
The hose 16 connected to the connection pipe 15 via the joint 17 is bent downward in a U-shape from the connection pipe 15, drawn into the faucet main body 11, and connected to the water discharger 13 through the support 12. I have. Hose 1 just below the hot and cold mixing faucet 10
A water receiving tank 18 is provided for receiving the hot and cold water flowing down along 6.

[0004] A joint 17 guides a hose 16 when the water discharging device 13 is moved in and out of the supporting device 12 as shown in FIG.
The hose guide 20 as shown in FIG.
The hose guide 20 includes a substantially cylindrical guide portion 21 having an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the hose 16 and through which the hose 16 is inserted, and a fixing portion 22 attached and fixed to a member below the top plate 1. It is provided. Here, the fixed part 2
Reference numeral 2 denotes a first fixing portion 26 having a C-shaped cross section which is fitted and fixed to a pipe such as the connection pipe 15, and a mounting hole 24 which is fixed to a wall surface of a cabinet below the top plate 1 by screws or the like.
And a second fixing portion 25 having a fixing member, which is fixed in various modes in accordance with various members on the lower side of the top plate 1.

Conventionally, the hose guide 20 restricts the movement of the hose 16 when the water discharger 13 is moved in and out of the support 12, and the hose 16 moves inadvertently to allow various movements under the top plate 1. It was prevented from getting caught on the member or hanging out of the water receiving tank 18.

[0006]

However, the above-mentioned conventional hose guide 20 has the following various problems.

First, the guide portion 21 with respect to the fixed portion 22
Of the hose 16 guided by the guide portion 21 has a low degree of freedom. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11B, when the water discharging device 13 is pulled out from the support device 12, the hose 16 hanging from the guide portion 21 is bent in an inadvertent direction, and a part of the hose 16 is There is a possibility that the liquid may protrude from above the tank 18. If a part of the hose 16 protrudes from above the water receiving tank 18 in this manner, the hose 16 will not be smoothly accommodated in the water receiving tank 18 when the water discharging device 13 is supported by the support device 12.

Further, the hose 16 is bent or straightened by raising and lowering the water discharging device 13, while the angle of the guide portion 21 is fixed.
The hose 16 is easily caught on the inner wall surface of the
In some cases, it was not possible to smoothly pull out and store the items.

Next, since the distance of the guide portion 21 from the fixed portion 22 is constant, the arrangement portion of the guide portion 21 is limited. Therefore, it is not possible to cope with various arrangement modes, such as disposing the guide portion 21 close to the fixing portion 22 or disposing the guide portion 21 at a remote place.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the conventional hose guide of the drawer / water spout, and the invention of claim 1 aims to guide the hose smoothly and the invention of claim 2 Then, it aims at improving versatility.

[0011]

Means for Solving the Problems Means adopted by each of the present invention to solve the above problems will be described below. The hose guide of the drawer / water spout according to claim 1 of the present invention,
`` A fixing part fixed to a member installed under the top plate such as a sink or a wash basin, and a guide part for guiding a hose of a water discharging device which is supported so as to be able to be pulled out by a support tool above the top plate. A hose guide for a drawer / water-discharge device provided with said guide portion being tiltable with respect to said fixed portion.

When the water discharging device is supported by the supporting device, the hose near the hose guide hangs substantially straight downward. On the other hand, when the water discharging device is pulled out of the support device, the hose near the hose guide is in a greatly curved state. By providing the guide portion so as to be tiltable with respect to the fixed portion as in the present invention, even in a state where the hose hangs straight down or the hose is greatly curved,
The hose can be guided according to the direction of the hose. Therefore, when the water discharging device is pulled out from the support, the hose does not bend in an inadvertent direction outside the water receiving tank. It will be smoothly accommodated in the receiving tank. Further, since the angle of the guide portion itself can be changed according to the direction of the hose, the hose is less likely to be caught on the inner wall surface of the guide portion, and the hose can be smoothly pulled out and stored.

In the present invention, "to be tiltable" means that the angle can be changed in any direction. In a mode in which the support is rotatably provided, or in a mode in which the hose is drawn obliquely into the support, the hose is not necessarily hung downwardly, but hung down somewhat. There is also. In such an embodiment, the hose may be smoothly guided by tilting the guide portion in the lateral direction. Therefore, in the present invention including such an aspect, not only the tilting in the vertical direction but also the tilting in the horizontal direction may be performed. In particular, it is preferable to be able to tilt vertically and horizontally.

As a specific means for providing the guide portion so as to be tiltable with respect to the fixed portion, for example, a mode in which the guide portion is supported on the fixed portion by using an elastic member, Examples include a form in which the fixed portion and the guide portion are integrally formed by a flexible member, and the like.

A hose guide for a drawer / water spout according to a second aspect of the present invention comprises: a fixing portion fixed to a member installed below the top plate such as a sink or a washstand; A guide portion for guiding the hose of the water discharging device supported so as to be able to be pulled out by the supporting device, wherein the hose guide of the water discharging device is provided such that the guide portion is provided so as to be extendable with respect to the fixed portion. Hose guide of drawer spout.

There are various types of sinks and washstands provided with a drawer / water spout. In addition, there are various types of supports such as those provided on the faucet main body and those provided separately from the faucet main body. For this reason,
In the situation where the hose guide is installed, there are various modes regarding the distance between the hose and a wall surface or a pipe for fixing the fixing portion. Therefore, by providing the guide portion so as to be extendable and retractable with respect to the fixed portion, the guide portion can be arranged at an appropriate position even when the distance between the fixed portion and the hose differs in various modes.

The specific means for "providing and extending freely" is, for example, a mode in which a guide portion and a fixed portion are slidably inserted into each other, and the guide portion and the fixed portion can be expanded and contracted by themselves, such as a bellows tube. An example in which the members are connected by a possible member can be exemplified.

[0018]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hose guide for a drawer / water spout according to the present invention. Hereinafter, the same components as those of the related art described above are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the related art, and description thereof is omitted.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show an example of the hose guide 30. FIG. The hose guide 30 includes a guide portion 32 for inserting the hose 16 connected to the water discharging device 13 and a fixing portion 34 for fixing the hose guide 30 to a member below the top plate 1. Here, the fixing portion 34 has a first fixing portion 26 for fitting and fixing to a pipe such as a joint 17 attached to the distal end of the connection pipe 15 and a second fixing portion for fixing to a planar member such as a wall surface. A part 25 is provided.

The guide portion 32 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape.
The inner diameter is set slightly larger than the outer diameter of the hose 16 to be inserted. Accordingly, the hose 16 can be smoothly inserted and guided, while the hose 16 is configured so as not to loosen greatly in the guide portion 32. An arm 33 protrudes from a peripheral surface of the guide portion 32. The arm 33 is pivotally mounted on a holding portion 35 of a fixed portion 34 to be described later via a pin 37 so as to be rotatable in a vertical direction. I have.

The fixing member 34 is formed in a C-shaped cross section and can be fitted to a pipe such as the joint 17.
And a second fixing portion 25 continuously provided from a rear end portion of the first fixing portion 26 and fixable to a wall surface in a cabinet of a sink or a washstand. Then, the first fixing portion 26
A holding portion 35 is protruded from the peripheral surface of the holding member 35, and the holding portion 35 is provided with a slit 36 along the vertical direction. The arm 33 of the guide part 32 is inserted into the slit 36, and the pin 3 penetrating the holding part 35 and the arm 33 is inserted.
The arm 33 is rotatably supported in the up-down direction through the arm 7 so that the guide portion is
2 can be tilted up and down (arrow A in FIG. 1). In the present example, the width of the slit 36 is formed to be larger than the thickness of the arm 33, so that some play occurs in the left-right direction. Thereby, the fixing portion 34
In contrast, the guide portion 32 can slightly tilt in the left-right direction (arrow B in FIG. 1).

When such a hose guide is used,
As shown in FIG. 2A, in a state where the water discharging device 13 is supported by the supporting device 12, the hose 16 is connected to the hot and cold water mixing faucet 10.
The guide portion 32 hangs down just below, and the hose 16 is inserted with the longitudinal direction thereof being substantially vertical. And FIG.
As shown in (b), when the water discharging device 13 is removed from the supporting device 12 and pulled out, the hose 16 is pulled upward,
The portion of the hose 16 that has hung in a U-shape moves upward. Then, the curved portion of the hose 16 is connected to the hose guide 3.
However, since the guide portion 32 is inclined with respect to the fixing portion 34 so that its lower portion in the longitudinal direction faces outward, the smooth insertion of the hose 16 into the guide portion 32 is not hindered. Further, since the bending of the hose 16 in an inadvertent direction is absorbed by the tilting of the guide portion 32,
The hanging of the hose 16 does not protrude out of the water receiving tank 18.

Next, another hose guide 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 shows the guide portion 5.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a hose guide 50 which is provided with the pipe portions 53 and 55 inserted and connected to the fixed portion 54 so as to be extendable and contractible. Pipe portions 53 and 55 are protruded from side surfaces of the guide portion 52 and the fixing portion 54, respectively. As shown in FIG. 5, the outer diameter of the pipe portion 53 is formed slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the pipe portion 55, and is provided so as to be insertable into the pipe portion 55. The distal end of the pipe portion 55 has a tapered screw portion 57 provided with a slit 56. And
A desired amount of the tip of the pipe 53 is inserted into the pipe 55,
When the nut 58 is tightened to the tapered screw portion 57, the tapered screw portion 57 is tightened inward, whereby the pipe 53 is fixed to the pipe 55 at a desired position.

As described above, since the pipe portions 53 and 55 can be extended and contracted, that is, the guide portion 52 is extended and contracted with respect to the fixed portion 54, the guide portion 52 and the fixed portion 54 are provided.
Can be variably provided. For example, when the fixing portion 54 is fixed to the joint 17 as shown in FIG. 6A, the guide portion 52 is contracted to guide the hose 16 through, and as shown in FIG. Wall 2
When it is desired to mount the hose 16, the guide portion 52 is extended and the hose 16 is inserted and guided, so that the hose 16 can be accurately positioned above the water receiving tank 18 in any case. Therefore, the guide portion 52 can be arranged at an appropriate position in accordance with various arrangement modes of each member under the top plate 1.

Next, still another hose guide 60 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the hose guide 60, the guide portion 62 and the fixed portion 64 can be easily assembled and removed. Also, the fixing portion 64
The guide portion 62 is provided so as to be tiltable in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 7, a T-shaped engagement arm 65 having an engagement portion 63 protruding in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the hose 16 is provided on a side surface of the guide portion 62. I have. On the other hand, the fixing member 64 is fixed to the wall surface 2 with the screw 3, and an insertion hole 66 through which the engaging arm 65 can be inserted is formed in the side surface on the guide portion 62 side. Then, the guide portion 62 inserts the engagement arm 65 into the insertion hole 66 of the fixing portion 64 and reverses it by 90 °, so that the engagement portion 63 of the engagement arm 65 is rotatably supported by the fixing portion 64. Is done. Thereby, the guide portion 62 is attached to the fixed portion 64 so as to be tiltable in the vertical direction.
Next, an assembly structure of the guide portion 62 to the fixing portion 64 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 8, the insertion hole 6
An engaging groove 68 with which the engaging portion 63 is engaged is formed on the back side of the front surface provided with 6 and in a direction orthogonal to the insertion hole 66. The engagement groove 68 is formed in a shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the engagement portion 63, and is configured so that the engagement portion 63 is smoothly rotated in the engagement groove 68 by the vertical movement of the guide portion 62. Have been. Further, on the inner side of the engagement groove 68, a holding portion 67 is provided along the engagement groove 68. The distance between the pressing portion 67 and the top of the engaging groove 68 is formed slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the engaging portion 63. It can be easily installed by pushing the groove 68 and the holding plate 67 so as to expand elastically,
After being mounted, the engaging portion 63 mounted in the engaging groove 68
Is configured not to easily fall off. On the other hand, the distance between the pressing portion 67 and the bottom of the engaging groove 68 is formed slightly larger than the outer diameter of the engaging portion 63, and the engaging portion 63 engaged with the engaging groove 68 is loosely fitted. It is provided to be engaged in a state. As a result, the guide portion 62 is easily rattled in the left-right direction with respect to the fixed portion 64, and the guide portion 62
It can be slightly tilted in the left-right direction with respect to the fixing portion 64.

In such a hose guide 60, the fixing portion 64 is fixed to the wall surface 2 or the like.
If it is desired to fix to the piping such as 7, the members forming the guide portion 62 may be shared, and the members forming the fixing portion 64 may be changed. Next, this will be described.

FIG. 9 shows a hose guide 70 fixed to a pipe such as the joint 17. In this hose guide 70, the guide portion 62 is the same as the above example, but the fixing portion 74
Are fitted and fixed to piping such as the joint 17. The fixing portion 74 has an insertion hole 66, a holding portion 67, and an engagement groove 68 on the front side similarly to the fixing portion 64. On the rear side, a fitting portion that can be fitted to the joint 17 is provided. 72 are provided.

In the two examples shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, since the guide portion 62 is configured so that it can be easily mounted on either of the fixing portions 64 and 74, the members constituting the guide portion 62 are not used. By appropriately selecting or exchanging the members constituting the fixing portions 64 and 74 while sharing them, it is possible to cope with various fixing modes.

In each of the above examples, the guide portions 32, 52, 6
2 was formed in a cylindrical shape, but the hose 16 was
When one end of the hose 16 is connected to the water discharger 13 and the other end is connected to the joint 17, the hose cannot be inserted into the guide portions 32, 52, 62 when the hose 16 is inserted into the guides 2, 52, 62. It is complicated. Therefore, it is preferable to employ the guide portions 32a, 32b, 32c as shown in FIG.

FIG. 3A shows a guide portion 32 a provided with a notch 38. Although the width of the notch 38 is formed smaller than the outer diameter of the hose 16 to be inserted, the hose 16 can be inserted from the side by elastically expanding the notch 38. After insertion, the hose 16 does not easily come off the notch 38.

FIG. 3B shows a guide portion 32b provided with an engaging portion 39 and an engaged portion 40 at both ends of which side surfaces are cut out. By releasing the engagement between the engagement portion 39 and the engaged portion 40, the hose 16 can be inserted from the side. After the hose 16 is inserted, the engaging portion 39 and the engaged portion 40 are engaged with each other, so that the hose 16 can be reliably prevented from coming off.

FIG. 3C shows a slit 4 on the side surface.
5 is a guide member 32c in which a lid member 41 is attached to this slit. By removing the lid member 41 from the slit 45, a large opening can be obtained, and the hose 16 can be easily inserted from the side. Further, by attaching the lid member 41 to the slit 45, the hose 16 can be reliably prevented from coming off. Here, in this example, engaging portions 42 are provided on both side end surfaces of the lid member 41, and the slits 4 are provided.
Engaged portions 43 are provided on both side end surfaces of 5, and the lid member 41 is firmly attached to the guide portion 32c by the engagement between the engagement portions 42 and the engaged portions 43.

[0035]

Since each of the present inventions is configured as described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the hose can be smoothly guided, and according to the second aspect of the present invention, versatility can be improved. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hose guide.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a hot and cold water mixing faucet using the hose guide of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing another mode of the guide section.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another hose guide.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a pipe portion of the hose guide of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side view of a hot and cold water mixing faucet using the hose guide of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of yet another hose guide.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line AA of the hose guide of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of another hose guide using the guide portion of the hose guide of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a conventional hose guide.

FIG. 11 is a side view of a hot and cold water mixing faucet using a conventional hose guide.

[Explanation of symbols]

1; top plate, 2; wall surface, 3; screw, 10;
11; faucet body, 12; support, 13;
Lever, 15; connecting pipe, 16; hose, 17; joint, 18; water receiving tank, 20; hose guide, 21;
Guide portion, 22; fixing portion, 24; mounting hole, 25; second fixing portion, 26; first fixing portion, 30; hose guide, 3
2a, 32b, 32c; guide portion, 33; arm, 3
4; fixing portion, 35; holding portion, 36; slit, 37; pin, 38; notch, 39; engaging portion, 40;
41; lid member; 42; engaging portion 43; engaged portion 45;
Slit, 50; Hose guide, 52; Guide part, 5
3; pipe portion, 54; fixed portion, 55; pipe portion, 56;
Slit, 57; tapered screw portion, 58; nut, 60;
Hose guide, 62; guide portion, 63; engagement portion, 64;
Fixing portion, 65; engagement arm, 66; insertion hole, 67; holding portion, 68; engagement groove, 70; hose guide, 72; fitting portion, 74;

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Satoshi Kondo 308 Kurono, Gifu City Inside Caveike Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshihiro Matsumura 308 Kurono, Gifu City Inside Caveike Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 2D060 BA03 BA05 BE09 BF06 3H023 AA01 AA03 AB07 AC21 AC61 AC64 AE13

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A fixing portion fixed to a member installed below a top plate such as a sink or a wash basin, and a hose of a water discharging device supported so as to be able to be pulled out by a support tool above the top plate. A hose guide for a drawer / water discharge device comprising a guide portion, wherein the guide portion is provided so as to be tiltable with respect to the fixed portion. 2. A fixing portion fixed to a member installed below the top plate such as a sink or a wash basin, and a hose of a water discharging device supported so as to be able to be pulled out by a support tool above the top plate. A hose guide for a drawer / water discharge device including a guide portion, wherein the guide portion is provided to be extendable with respect to the fixed portion.