JP2002191525A - Spouting controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spouting controller constituted by forming an operating element disposed at a shower head to an easily pushable shape. SOLUTION: A flow passage of a spouting device body which is connected with a flexible pipe at an inlet and is equipped with a water diffusion plate on an outlet side is internally provided with a stop valve section and the operating element of the stop valve section is adapted to exhibit a longitudinally long elliptic shape along a grip of the spouting device body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water discharge control device that opens and closes an on-off valve by operating an operator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional water discharge control device, as shown in FIG. 2, a shower head 2 provided on a downstream side of a mixing tap passage 1 of a hot water mixing tap for a bathroom (not shown) is provided with a main body. An on-off valve portion 3 is provided, and on the upstream side thereof,
2. Description of the Related Art A shower device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-295577 is known in which a constant pressure valve for water supply disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-295400 is provided as a second on-off valve portion 4.

[0003] The shower head 2 is connected to a shower hose 5 at a base end and a sprinkler port 6 at a tip end.
The opening / closing valve section 3 of the main body, which is opened / closed by a push button 7 as an operation element, is incorporated in the middle part.

[0004] The upstream side of the shower hose 5 is connected to a hot / water mixer tap via a valve case 8 in which the second on-off valve 4 is housed.

[0005] The valve case 8 is divided into an upper valve case 8a and a lower valve case 8b, which are screwed together and integrally formed. A valve seat 9 is mounted inside the upper valve case 8a at the entrance side. At the same time, a valve body 12, which is always urged to the open side by a spring 10 and has a valve hole 11 in the center, is guided by a guide 13 and provided to face the valve seat 9. The second opening / closing valve section 4 is constituted by the spring 10, the valve element 12 and the guide 13.

The second opening / closing valve 4 is used for controlling water shutoff / flow rate and pressure by controlling the opening / closing operation by the pressure fluctuation generated in the shower hose 5 by the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing valve 3 of the main body.

When the push-button 7 is pressed to open the on-off valve 3 of the main body, the second on-off valve 4 opens the valve body 12 and fluid flows from the mixing tap passage 1 to the second on-off valve. 4 → shower hose 5 → open / close valve 3 of the main body → spouted from water spout 6 through shower head 2.

After that, when the push button 7 is pushed again to close the on-off valve 3 of the main body, the secondary pressure on the downstream side of the second on-off valve 4 sharply increases and is fitted in the valve case 8. The valve body 12 is pressed against the bias of the spring 10, and the valve body portion 12 abuts on the valve seat 9 to seal.

[0009]

However, in the conventional water discharge control device, there is a problem that the push button is difficult to press because of the circular shape of the push button, and that there is a force. The position of the shower head push button is easier to operate if it is provided on the front of the shower head that can be turned on and off while the shower head is naturally held, but if you simply increase the diameter of the push button circle, the grip of the shower head will be However, there is a problem that the body becomes thick and it is difficult to grasp.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a water discharging device in which an operator provided on a shower head is shaped to be easily pressed.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a water spouting device according to the present invention has a flexible pipe connected to an inlet and an opening / closing valve portion in a flow passage of a water spouting device main body having a water spray plate at an outlet side. The operating element of the opening / closing valve portion has a vertically long elliptical shape along the grip of the water discharge device main body.
Since the operation element is vertically elongated along the grip of the water discharge device main body, it is possible to provide a water discharge control device in which the operation element can be easily pushed without increasing the grip of the shower head.

In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the orientation of the operation element is regulated by the opening of a cover having an opening attached to the water discharging device main body, and is along the grip of the water discharging device main body. It is characterized by. Since the operation element is restricted by the opening of the cover, it is possible to prevent the operation element from rotating.

In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the operation element has a size about the size of a first joint of a thumb. Since the operator is about the size of the first joint of the thumb,
When the operator is pushed, the thumb is placed almost in the shape of an ellipse of the operator, so that the thumb is more likely to exert a force than a normal circle, and can be easily pushed.

As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a second opening / closing valve is provided at the other end of the flexible tube, and the second opening / closing valve is opened / closed in conjunction with opening / closing of the opening / closing valve of the water discharging device main body. It is characterized by doing. The on-off valve of the water discharge device main body opens and closes by the operator of the water discharge device main body, and the second on-off valve opens and closes in conjunction with the opening and closing of this on-off valve. The pressure in the passage does not suddenly rise and the water discharge device main body and the flexible tube are not damaged.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In order to further clarify the configuration and operation of the present invention described above, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the structure of a water discharge control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 shows a case where the water discharge control device according to the present embodiment is used as a shower device. A shower hose 5 which is a flexible tube is connected to a shower head 2 at a base end and water is discharged to a tip end. A switching unit is mounted, and an opening / closing valve unit 3 that is opened / closed by a push button 7 as an operation element is incorporated in a middle part.

The push button 7 has a vertically long elliptical shape along the handle, and has a width of about 20 mm and a length of about 25 m.
m, which is set to be approximately the same size as the first joint of the thumb. The shape of the upper surface can be a flat surface as well as a convex surface or a concave surface. In the case of a convex surface, dirt or the like is hardly attached, and in the case of a concave surface, the shape is easy to push. Fixing method is stop screw 1.
4 and is fixed to the shower head 2 so as to cover the front surface of the shower head 2 with the main body cover 18. At this time, the push button 7 is regulated to be vertically long along the grip so as not to rotate at the opening 24 of the main body cover 18.

The upstream side of the shower hose 5 is connected to a hot and cold water mixing tap (not shown) via a valve case 8 in which the second on-off valve 4 is housed.

The opening / closing operation of the second opening / closing valve 4 is controlled by the pressure fluctuation generated in the hose by the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing valve 3 of the main body, and performs water stoppage, flow rate adjustment and pressure adjustment. The mechanism and structure are the same as in the conventional case.

The valve 16 is fitted inside the shower head 2 and is normally urged to the closing side by a spring 17 so as to abut on the valve seat 15 to seal.

Now, when the push button 7 is pressed, the valve 16 is pushed against the bias of the spring 17 so that the valve 16 is moved from the valve seat 15 to the valve 16.
Is pushed up to open the on-off valve 3 of the main body, the hot water flows from the spray water outlet 19 through the second on-off valve 4 → shower hose 5 → on-off valve 3 of the main body → shower head 2 from the hot water mixing tap channel 1. Is done.

At this time, when the water discharge switching handle 20 is rotated, the water outlet is switched by the water discharge switching unit 21 interlocked with the water discharge switching handle 20, and the hot and cold water turns the impeller 22, resulting in intermittent massage water discharge. It is spouted from the sprinkling port 23.

Thereafter, when the push button 7 is pressed again, the valve 16 is brought into contact with the valve seat 15 by the bias of the spring 17 to close the on-off valve 3 of the main body.

[0024]

As described above, the water discharge control device according to the present invention makes the shower head operator elliptical without increasing the thickness of the handgrip, and particularly to the size of the first joint of the thumb. By doing so, when the operator is pressed, the thumb is placed almost in an elliptical shape of the operator, so that a force is easily applied to the thumb and an easy-to-push water discharge control device can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a shower device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a shower device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a conventional water discharge control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mixing tap channel, 2 ... Shower head, 3 ... Main body opening / closing valve, 4 ... Second opening / closing valve, 5 ... Shower hose, 6 ... Sprinkling port, 7 ... Push button (operator), 8 ... Valve case , 8a ...
Upper valve case, 8b: Lower valve case, 9: Valve seat, 10 ...
Spring, 11: valve hole, 12: valve body, 13: guide, 14 ...
Stop screw, 15: Valve seat, 16: Valve, 17: Spring, 1
8: body cover, 19: spray water spout, 20: water discharge switching handle, 21: water discharge switching unit, 22: impeller,
23 ... massage spout, 24 ... opening

Claims (4)

[Claims] An opening / closing valve portion is provided in a flow path of a water discharging device main body having a flexible tube connected to an inlet and a water spray plate on an outlet side, and an operating element of the opening / closing valve portion is a handle of the water discharging device main body. Characterized by having a vertically long elliptical shape along the line. 2. The water discharge device main body according to claim 2, wherein a direction of the operation element is regulated by the opening of a cover having an opening attached to the water discharge device main body, and is along a handle of the water discharge device main body. Item 2. The water discharging device according to Item 1. 3. The water discharging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the child is about the size of a first joint of a thumb. 4. A flexible valve according to claim 1, further comprising a second on-off valve provided at the other end of the flexible tube, wherein the second on-off valve is opened and closed in conjunction with opening and closing of the on-off valve of the water discharging device body. Claim 1
4. The water discharge device according to any one of items 1 to 3.