JP2002129612A - Hose storage cover faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hose storage cover faucet mountable in a different position from a conventional position without redoing piping work for shifting the position of existing piping for water supply and hot water supply. SOLUTION: A cover 22 is provided at the front face of a wall so as to cover an end connection 48 at the end of each piping for water supply and hot water supply on the wall side. The cover 22 is provided with a faucet body 28 and a discharge pipe 26. The end connection 48 at the end of each piping and the faucet body, and the faucet body 28 and the discharge piping 26 are respectively connected by flexible connecting pipes 52 inside the cover 22. A water discharge head 42 can be pulled out together with a hose 44, and a hose storage part 60 for enclosing the whole of the hose 44 is provided inside the cover 22 to enclose the hose 44 in a freely pulled-out manner.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cover faucet, and more particularly to a hose housing cover faucet in which a hose connected to a spout head can be pulled out together with the spout head.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a faucet for a kitchen sink as shown in FIG. 10 is known. In FIG.
00 is a sink, 202 is a sink, 204 is a counter, and 206 is a cabinet below it. Reference numeral 208 denotes a faucet with a wall for a sink, and a faucet 2
Numeral 12 extends forward, that is, toward the sink 202 side, and the faucet main body 210 is attached and fixed to the wall W via a pair of crank legs 214 which also serve as water and hot water passage pipes.

[0003] The wall W is a building wall of a building. On the back side of the wall W, main pipes (hereinafter simply referred to as pipes) for water supply and hot water supply as building side pipes are respectively set up and run. Is connected to the crank leg 214. That is, water and hot water from these pipes are guided to the faucet main body 210 through the pair of crank legs 214.

[0004]

When the kitchen sink is replaced with a large one, or the position of the sink is changed, it may be necessary to change the mounting position of the faucet accordingly. For example, when installing a larger sink than before, the center position of the sink may shift to the right position or the left position, in which case the mounting position of the faucet needs to be shifted to the right or left from the previous position Occurs.

[0005] However, the conventional faucet has a problem that it is difficult to reattach it to another position in such a case. Since the position of the pipe behind the wall is fixed, if you try to change the installation position of the faucet, you have to start over from the plumbing work, the installation work of the faucet becomes extremely difficult, and the cost is also increased. It will be expensive.

Although the description has been given of the kitchen faucet as an example, the same applies to the faucet in the bathroom and the like.

[0007]

The hose housing cover faucet of the present invention has been devised to solve such a problem. According to the first aspect of the present invention, a cover is provided on the front surface of the wall so as to cover an end connection port of each pipe for water supply and hot water supply on the wall side, and the faucet main body and the water discharge section are provided on the cover. At the same time, inside the cover, an end connection port of each pipe, the faucet main body, and the faucet main body and the water discharge part are connected by a flexible connection pipe, respectively, and the water discharge part is a distal end side. And a hose accommodating part for accommodating the whole hose is provided inside the cover, and the hose is housed so as to be able to be pulled out.

A second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the cover is formed by connecting a main cover and an auxiliary cover formed separately from the main cover.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first and second aspects, the water discharge section is a water discharge pipe, and the water discharge pipe has a main body pipe on a proximal end side and the water discharge head on a distal end side. The hose is inserted through the main pipe and connected to the water discharge head, and can be pulled out from the main pipe together with the water discharge head.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the faucet main body and the water discharging portion are disposed so as to be shifted left and right with respect to the cover. The hose accommodating part is provided inside the cover on one of the left and right sides and on the side of the water discharging part.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the cover has a storage table.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the storage table is provided at a position higher than a base end position of the water discharge section, and the interior of the storage table is provided with an end connection port of the pipe and a movable port. It is characterized in that it can be used as a storage space for a flexible connection tube.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the faucet according to any one of the first to sixth aspects is a faucet with a wall, the supporting bracket fixed to a wall, and the supporting bracket provided on the cover. , And a fixing device having a clamp mechanism for fixing the support bracket and the supported portion, and the fixing device moves the supported portion forward and backward with respect to the support bracket. It has the function of adjusting the position to the left and right.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to seventh aspects, the faucet is provided on a counter.
It is characterized in that the rear portion of the cover has a swallowing recess for a rising back guard at the rear end of the counter.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to eighth aspects, the cover is provided with a water purifier, and the water purifier is provided inside the cover by a flexible connection pipe. It is characterized by being connected to the piping.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, a cover is provided on the front surface of a wall so as to cover an end connection port of a pipe for water supply and hot water supply on the wall side, and the faucet main body and the spout are provided on the cover. And inside the cover, the end connection port of each pipe and the faucet body, and the faucet body and the water discharge part are connected by flexible connection pipes, respectively. According to the invention, by setting the length of the cover in the left-right direction longer than the interval between the end connection ports of the pair of pipes, the entire faucet is shifted left and right with respect to the end connection ports of the pipes. The water faucet can be mounted at an appropriate position without changing the positions of the pipes, that is, without re-performing the pipe work.

The hose storage cover faucet of the present invention is characterized in that the spout head can be pulled out together with the hose, and a hose storage portion for storing the entire hose is provided inside the cover. In recent years, as a faucet for a kitchen sink or a faucet for a hair wash installed in a vanity stand, a hose storage faucet that allows a hose to be drawn out together with a spout head has come to be widely used. However, in the case of this type of conventional hose storage faucet, the hose connected to the water discharge head hangs greatly below the counter, which reduces the storage space in the cabinet below the counter. However, there have been problems such as that water penetrates into the cabinet through the hose, or that a hole must be formed for inserting the hose into the counter.

However, in the hose storing cover faucet of the present invention, a hose storing portion is provided inside the cover, and the hose connected to the water discharge head is stored therein so as to be able to be drawn out. The above-described conventional problem caused by the hanging of the lower hose can be solved.

In other words, the hose housing cover faucet of the present invention conceals the end connection port of the pipe and the flexible connection pipe connecting the end connection port and the faucet main body with the cover, and at the same time, The hose connected to the water discharge head is housed in the cover so as to be able to be pulled out, and the faucet of the present invention can be completed on the upper side of the counter, that is, on the front side, simply by attaching it to a wall or the like. Has features.

In the present invention, the cover may be constituted by connecting the main cover and an auxiliary cover which is separate from the main cover. In the case where the main cover and the auxiliary cover are connected to each other, for example, left and right to form the cover, the selection range (degree of freedom) of the mounting position of the faucet in the left and right direction can be expanded.

In the present invention, the water discharge section is formed as a water discharge pipe, and the water discharge pipe is configured to include a main body pipe on the proximal end side and a water discharge head on the distal end side, and the hose is inserted through the main body pipe. Then, it can be connected to the water discharge head (claim 3). With this configuration, the water discharge head can be used in a state where the water discharge head is positioned at the tip of the main body pipe, similarly to a conventional water faucet with a water discharge pipe.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the water faucet main body and the water spouting portion are displaced to the left and right with respect to the cover, so that the hose is provided on one of the left and right sides of the water faucet main body and the water spouting portion side. The storage portion is provided inside the cover, and in this manner, the hose storage portion can be widely secured inside the cover.

In the present invention, the cover can be provided with a storage table (claim 5). By doing so, the cover can be used effectively. In this case, the storage table is provided at a position higher than the base end position of the water discharge section, and the inside of the storage table can be used as an end connection port of the pipe and a storage space for the flexible connection pipe. (Claim 6). In this case, the degree of freedom in selecting the mounting position of the faucet in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed-position piping can be further increased.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the faucet is formed as a faucet with a wall, and the faucet is fixed to a wall, a support bracket provided on the cover, and the support bracket and the support bracket are fixed. The fixing device has a function of adjusting the position of the cover in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. It can be easily installed and installed at appropriate positions on the right and left.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the faucet is set on the counter, and the back of the cover is provided with a swallowing recess of a rising back guard at the rear end of the counter. In this case, a faucet can be attached and constructed as close to the counter as possible.

In the present invention, a water purifier can be provided on the cover, and the water purifier can be connected to a water supply pipe by a flexible connection pipe inside the cover (claim 9). That is, the water faucet of the present invention can be configured with a water purifier, and in this case, the flexible connection pipe connecting the water purifier and the water faucet main body is hidden inside the cover. Can be.

[0027]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, 10 is a sink, 12 is a sink, 14 is a counter, and 16 is a cabinet below the counter 14. Here, the counter 14 has a rising back guard 18 at the rear end.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a hose housing cover faucet (hereinafter simply referred to as a faucet) for a sink, which is attached and fixed to a wall W. Here, the faucet 20 has a cover 22. The cover 22 has a swallowing recess 24 for the back guard 18 at a lower end portion and a rear portion thereof, and is attached and fixed to the wall W such that the back guard 18 is inserted therein.

The cover 22 has a water discharge pipe 26 as a water discharge part, a faucet main body 28 (see FIGS. 2, 3 and 4),
A water purifier 30 (see FIG. 3), a purified water spouting pipe 32 for spouting purified water, a single lever type operation handle 34 for operating a valve of the faucet main body 28, and a water purification handle 36 are provided. Here, the operation handle 34 is provided so as to be rotatable up and down and left and right. The operation handle 34 adjusts the water discharge and the amount of water by turning it up and down, and adjusts the temperature of the water discharge by turning it right and left. Further, the water purifying handle 36 performs discharging of purified water from the purified water discharging pipe 32.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the water discharge pipe 26 comprises a main body pipe 38 on the base end side and a water discharge head 42 having a water discharge port 40 on the distal end side.
2 can be pulled out of the main tube 38 together with the flexible hose 44 connected thereto. Water discharging head 42
Both water discharge and shower water discharge are possible from the water discharge port 40, and a switching operation unit 46 for switching operation from the flow discharge water to the shower water discharge or vice versa is provided on the front surface thereof.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 48 denotes an end connection port of a pipe for water supply and hot water supply which is set up on the back side of the wall W.
Here, in this example, the wall W is a building wall of the building, and the pipe on the back side thereof is the original pipe as the building side pipe (however, the wall W
Is not limited to the frame wall, and the piping on the back side is not limited to such original piping. Here, it is simply referred to as piping.)

The cover 22 is disposed on the front surface of the wall W so as to cover the end connection port 48. Then, inside the cover 22, the end connection ports 48 of the respective pipes for water supply and hot water supply are connected via a water stopcock 50 shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3 (B), each of them is connected to the faucet main body 28 by a pair of flexible connecting pipes 52.

As shown in FIG. 3B, a T-shaped branch pipe 54 is connected downstream of the water stopcock 50 on the water supply side, and one branch port of the branch pipe 54 is provided. Is connected to the faucet main body 28 by a connection pipe 52, and the other branch port is connected to the water purifier 30 by another flexible connection pipe 58 via a check valve 56.

As shown in FIG. 3, the faucet main body 2
Reference numeral 8 denotes a position near the right end of the cover 22 in FIG.
Are also provided at the left end positions in the figure, respectively, and a water discharge pipe 26 is provided at substantially the right and left center positions of the cover 22. That is, the faucet main body 28 and the water discharge pipe 26 are displaced to the left and right, and a hose housing portion 60 is formed inside the cover 22 below the water discharge pipe 26, and together with the water discharge head 42 there. The entirety of the flexible hose 44 connected to it so that it can be pulled out is stored. The hose 44 has one end connected to the water discharge head 42 and the other end connected to the faucet body 28.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4,
The cover 22 is provided at a position on the rear side of the water discharge pipe 26 so as to rise above the base end position of the water discharge pipe 26 so as to rise upward.
Are formed. The upper surface of the storage table 62 is higher than the water discharge pipe 26. As shown in FIG. 2, the internal space 64 of the storage table 62 has a pair of end connection ports 4.
8 and a pair of connection pipes 52 can be used as a storage space.

More specifically, the end connection port 48 is at a low position indicated by a broken line in FIG.
That is, the faucet 20 can be attached to the wall W at the height position shown in FIG. In other words, the faucet 2 is connected to the end connection port 48 of the fixed pipe.
The vertical mounting position of 0 can be selected in a wide range.

As shown in FIG. 5, an L-shaped support bracket 66 is fixed to the wall W with a stopper 68. On the other hand, the cover 22 is provided with an angled supported portion 70 at the end (rear end) of the arm 69.
The supported portion 70 has a penetrating female screw hole 72 in which an adjusting bolt 74 is screwed downward, and the adjusting bolt 74 contacts the supporting surface 76 of the supporting bracket 66 downward. , Supported by its support surface 76. That is, the cover 22 is
At 0, it is supported by a support bracket 66.
The adjust bolt 74 is locked by a lock nut 78 after the height is adjusted vertically.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 80 denotes a clamp mechanism, which has a U-shaped holding member 82 and a tightening bolt 84. FIG. 5B shows a state in which the supported portion 70 and the support bracket 66 are clamped by the clamp mechanism 80 via an adjustment bolt 74. In this clamp mechanism 80, a tightening bolt 84 is used. Is screwed downward, a U-shaped holding member 82 vertically clamps the supported portion 70 and the support bracket 66 via the tightening bolt 84, and moves the supported portion 70 to the support bracket 66. And clamp it in a fixed state. That is, cover 2
2 is clamped to the support bracket 66.

In this embodiment, the support bracket 66, the supported portion 70, and the clamp mechanism 80 constitute a fixing device for fixing the cover 22 to the wall W. The support surface 76 of the support bracket 66 has a predetermined width in the front-rear direction, and the fixing device has a function of adjusting the fixing position of the cover 22 to the wall W in the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and further, the up-down direction. Have.

FIG. 7 shows a procedure for attaching and fixing the cover 22 in the fixing device. First, as shown in FIG. 7 (I), the adjusting bolt 74 screwed to the supported portion 70 is fixed to the support bracket. After being placed on a support surface 76 of a base plate 66 and being adjusted in height by adjusting bolts 74 as shown in FIGS. 7 (II) and (III), and further in position in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, Then, the supported portion 70 and the support bracket 66 are clamped and fixed at their adjustment positions by the clamp mechanism 80.

In the faucet 20 of the present embodiment as described above,
The entire faucet 20 can be installed with its position shifted to the left and right with respect to the end connection port 48 of the piping, and the faucet 20 can be installed without changing the mounting position of the piping, that is, without reworking the piping work. Can be attached and installed at an appropriate position.

According to the water faucet 20 of the present embodiment, various problems of the conventional hose housing water faucet in which the hose is provided in a hanging state under the counter can be solved, and the water faucet 20 can be simply installed. It is sufficient to simply attach and fix it to the wall W, and the construction can be completed above the counter 14, that is, on the front side. In this example, the storage table 62 is connected to the water discharge pipe 2.
6 is provided at a position higher than the base end position, and the internal space 64 of the storage table 62 is used as the end connection port 48 of the pipe and the storage space for the flexible connection pipe 52. The degree of freedom in selecting the mounting position of the faucet 20 with respect to the fixed pipe in the vertical direction can be increased.

Since the faucet 20 of this embodiment has a function of adjusting the position of the fixing device in the front-rear and left-right directions of the cover 22 and further in the up-down direction, the faucet 20 can be easily mounted at an appropriate position. Can be.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show still another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in these figures, this example is an example in which the main cover 22A and an auxiliary cover 22B which is separate from the main cover 22A are connected to the left and right to form the entire cover 22. Here, the vertical storage section 8 is provided on the auxiliary cover 22B.
6 and a horizontal storage section 88 are provided.
6, 88, a pair of end connection ports 48 and a part of a flexible connection pipe 52 connected thereto are housed inside.

In this example, a storage table 62 is formed on the upper surface of the auxiliary cover 22B. The horizontal storage section 88
Is formed by the internal space of the storage table 62.
According to this example, even when the mounting position of the faucet cannot be changed in the left-right direction only by the main cover 22A,
By using the auxiliary cover 22B, the mounting position of the faucet 20 can be largely changed left and right.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail, this is merely an example, and the present invention can be applied to a bathroom faucet and the like, and various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. It can be configured in an added form.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a hose storage cover faucet according to an embodiment of the present invention in an installed state.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the hose storage cover faucet of the same embodiment in an installed state.

FIG. 3 is a diagram independently showing a hose storage cover faucet of the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a hose storage cover faucet of the same embodiment before installation.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a structure for fixing a hose storage cover faucet to a wall according to the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows the fixing device of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a view showing a fixing procedure by the fixing device of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a front view and a side view showing a hose storing cover faucet according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a hose housing cover faucet of the same embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a conventional sink faucet in an installed state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 14 counter 18 back guard 20 hose storage cover faucet 22 cover 22A main cover 22B auxiliary cover 24 swallowing recess 26 water discharge pipe 28 faucet main body 30 water purifier 38 main body pipe 42 water discharge head 44 hose 48 end connection port 52, 58 connection Pipe 60 Hose storage part 62 Storage table 64 Internal space 66 Support bracket 70 Supported part 80 Clamp mechanism 82 Nipping member 84 Tightening bolt W Wall

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Osamu Araki 5-1-1 Koie Honcho, Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Masaaki Nagata 5-1-1 Koie Honcho, Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture Inax Corporation (72) Inventor Hideyuki Miyajima 5-1-1 Koiehonmachi, Tokoname-shi, Aichi F-term in Inax Corporation (reference) 2D060 BB01 BE09 BE20 BE20 BF01 CD00

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A cover is provided on a front surface of a wall so as to cover an end connection port of each pipe for water supply and hot water supply on a wall side, and a faucet main body and a water discharge section are provided on the cover. Inside the end connection ports of the respective pipes, the faucet body and the faucet body and the water spouting part are respectively connected by flexible connecting pipes, and the spouting part has a water spouting head on the tip side. A hose storage cover faucet characterized in that the hose can be pulled out together with a hose connected to the water discharge head, and a hose storage portion for storing the entire hose is provided inside the cover to store the hose in a drawable manner. 2. A hose storage cover faucet according to claim 1, wherein said cover is constituted by connecting a main cover and an auxiliary cover formed separately from said main cover. 3. The water discharge section according to claim 1, wherein the water discharge section is a water discharge pipe, and the water discharge pipe has a main body pipe on a proximal end side and the water discharge head on a distal end side, A hose housing cover faucet, wherein a hose is inserted through the main pipe and connected to the water discharge head, and can be pulled out of the main pipe together with the water discharge head. 4. The water faucet body according to claim 1, wherein the water faucet body and the water spouting portion are disposed so as to be shifted left and right with respect to the cover. The hose storage cover faucet, wherein the hose storage portion is provided inside the cover on the side and on the side of the water discharge portion. 5. The hose storage cover faucet according to claim 1, wherein the cover has a storage table. 6. The storage container according to claim 5, wherein the storage table is provided at a position higher than a base end position of the water discharge section, and the interior of the storage table has an end connection port of the pipe and a flexible connection pipe. A hose storage cover faucet characterized by being usable as a storage space for the hose. 7. The faucet according to claim 1, wherein the faucet is a faucet with a wall, a support bracket fixed to a wall, and a support bracket provided on the cover and supported by the support bracket. A fixing device having a support portion and a clamp mechanism for fixing the support bracket and the supported portion is provided, and the fixing device adjusts the position of the supported portion forward, backward, left and right with respect to the support bracket. A hose storage cover faucet having a function. 8. The counter according to claim 1, wherein the faucet is provided on a counter, and a back recess of a rising back guard at a rear end of the counter is provided at a rear portion of the cover. A hose storage cover faucet, characterized in that: 9. The water supply device according to claim 1, wherein the cover is provided with a water purifier, and the water purifier is connected to the water supply pipe by a flexible connection pipe inside the cover. A hose storage cover faucet, characterized in that: