JP2002235349A - Hose guide for shower faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To overcome a problem such that a shower faucet and an electric water heater are hard to install in conjunction with each other because a hose guide and the electric water heater interfere with each other in a washstand for a cold temperature area. SOLUTION: The hose guide G, which is formed in a wholly cylindrical manner and wherein a slip-off preventing part 12 for a hose 5 is provided in a proper place of an inner peripheral surface, is disposed within a cabinet 1 of the washstand X equipped with the shower faucet S. The preventing part 12 is composed of an inlet part 13 and a locking part 14, a width of the inlet part 13 is set to be smaller in dimension than an outside diameter of the hose 5, and an inside diameter of the locking part 14 is set to be slightly larger than the outside diameter of the hose 5. The inlet part 13 of the preventing part 12 can be elastically expanded/contracted in a width direction. There is no possibility of separation of the hose 5 from the preventing part 12 during longitudinal movement by a pull-out operation of a water discharge part 4. When the hose 5 is removed from the preventing part 12, application of force to the hose 5 can force the hose 5 to pass through the inlet part 13.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a hose guide for guiding a hose for connecting a water discharge section of a shower faucet provided in a vanity stand to a faucet main body in a cabinet below a washbasin.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 7, a toilet vanity X generally provided with a shower faucet S guides a movement of a hose 5 connecting a spout 4 such as a shower head and the faucet body 3. At the same time, a hose guide 6 for restricting the moving range within a certain range is provided in the cabinet 1 below the basin 2. On the bottom surface of the cabinet 1, a tray T for receiving water dripping along a hose is arranged.

[0003] In the hose 5 of the shower faucet S, water stays when not in use. For this reason, when installing the shower faucet S in a cold region, a water drainage faucet 7 is provided at the base of the hose 5 in order to prevent the water in the hose 5 from freezing.

[0004]

In the shower faucet S for a cold region, in order to drain the stagnant water in the hose 5, the hose guide 6 is detached from the cabinet 1 and the regulation of the range of movement of the hose 5 is released. The part 4 is lifted so that the whole hose 5 is set higher than the drain plug 7. However, the above-mentioned conventional draining operation in which the hose guide 6 is detached from the cabinet 1 is performed in the inner part of the cabinet 1, so that the workability is very poor.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the electric water heater 10 is installed in the cabinet 1, it is necessary to change the position of the hose guide 6 to a place where it does not interfere with the electric water heater 10. Is located at a position where it is more difficult to remove the hose guide 6, and there is a problem that it is difficult to provide a shower faucet and an electric water heater at the same time.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a hose guide which can easily separate a hose when necessary. The feature of the hose guide according to the present invention is that a hose that connects a water discharge unit and a faucet body in a shower faucet provided in a vanity stand,
Guided in the cabinet below the basin,
The hose guide was formed into a tubular shape capable of storing a hose, and an inner peripheral surface of the hose guide was formed with an inlet portion having a width smaller than the outer diameter of the hose and an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the hose. A retaining portion comprising a locking portion is provided, and the retaining portion is elastically expanded and contracted at the entrance in the width direction,
The hose is configured to be detachable.

In the hose guide according to the present invention configured as described above, a stopper of an appropriate size is attached to the hose, so that in a normal use mode, the stopper comes into contact with the locking portion of the retaining portion. Therefore, there is no possibility that the hose is separated from the hose guide, and when necessary, the hose can be easily removed from the entrance of the retaining portion by applying an appropriate force.

[0008]

FIG. 1 shows a situation in which a hose guide G according to the present invention is provided in a cabinet 1 of a vanity X provided with a shower faucet S for a cold region.
In this example, an electric water heater 10 is installed in a cabinet 1, and the hose guide G of the present invention includes an electric water heater 1.
It is arranged beside 0. A tray T for receiving water is arranged on the bottom surface of the cabinet 1 below the hose guide G.

As shown in FIG. 2, the hose guide G of this embodiment is formed in a cylindrical shape as a whole, and has an internal space of two hoses 5.
Is set to a size that allows sufficient insertion. Therefore,
While having the function to guide the movement of the hose 5 reliably,
The hose 5 is prevented from interfering with the electric water heater 10. A water receiving surface 11 composed of a gentle slope is provided near the upper opening, and a retaining portion 12 to which the hose 5 is attached is provided at an appropriate position on the inner peripheral surface.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, for example, the retaining portion 12 is formed by projecting a bulged portion 15 having a mountain-shaped cross section along the inner peripheral surface f of the hose guide G, and partially cut out. It has a shape like a partial donut shape, and includes an entrance 13 corresponding to a cutout portion and a locking portion 14 which is a space region surrounded by a bulging portion 15. Entrance 13
Is set to have a width smaller than the outer diameter of the hose 5, whereas the inner diameter of the locking portion 14 is set to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the hose 5. The hose guide G of the present invention is made of a relatively soft synthetic resin such as polyethylene and has an appropriate flexibility, so that the entrance portion 13 of the retaining portion 12 can be elastically expanded and contracted in the width direction. It has become.

The hose guide G constructed as described above according to the present invention is disposed below the shower faucet S in the cabinet 1 of the vanity table X as shown in FIG. The hose 5 for connecting to the hose 4 is housed. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the hose 5 is inserted through the locking portion 14 of the retaining portion 12, and the stopper 8 having an outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the locking portion 14 is attached.
With the operation of pulling out the water discharging section 4, the hose 5 is moved to the locking section 14.
The hose 5 moves in the longitudinal direction, but only the stopper 8 collides with the locking portion 14, and there is no possibility that the hose 5 is easily separated from the retaining portion 12.

However, when it becomes necessary to remove the hose 5 from the retaining portion 12 for drainage or the like, as shown in FIG. 6, a force is applied to the hose 5 and the hose 5 is pulled toward the near side to forcibly close the entrance 13. Let through. Conversely, when it is desired to return the hose 5 into the locking portion 14, the hose 5 may be pushed in from the entrance 13. Since the entrance portion 13 can be elastically expanded and contracted in the width direction, the above-mentioned attaching / detaching operation of the hose 5 can be easily performed without removing the stopper 8.

[0013]

The hose guide according to the present invention exhibits a function of smoothly guiding the movement of the hose of the shower faucet, and at the same time, when it becomes necessary to separate the hose for drainage or the like, the hose is pulled out. It can be very easily removed from the stop. Also, when a hose is attached, it is only necessary to push the hose from the entrance into the retaining portion, so that the operation is very easy. In short, when the present invention is applied to a shower faucet for a cold region, an effect of facilitating drainage of a hose is exhibited.

Further, since the hose guide of the present invention is formed in a cylindrical shape, it is possible to avoid interference with the hose when the electric water heater is installed in the cabinet. Therefore, the present invention enables an electric water heater and a shower faucet to be installed side by side in a vanity for cold regions.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a main part of a cabinet of a vanity stand provided with a shower faucet and an electric water heater, with a door removed.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a hose guide according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view illustrating a retaining portion according to an embodiment of the hose guide according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the hose guide according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which the retaining portion is viewed from the back side.

FIG. 5 relates to one embodiment of the hose guide according to the present invention, and is a perspective view of the retaining portion as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a retaining portion according to an embodiment of the hose guide according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a main part of a conventional vanity stand with a door of a cabinet removed.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a main part of a different vanity stand with a cabinet door removed.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cabinet 2 ... Wash basin 3 ... Water faucet main body 4 ... Water discharge part 5 ... Hose 7 ... Drain tap 10 ... Electric water heater
12 ... Retaining part G ... Hose guide S ... Shower faucet T ... Tray X ... Wash vanity

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hose guide for guiding a hose connecting a spout unit and a water faucet body in a shower faucet provided on a vanity stand in a cabinet below a wash basin, wherein the hose guide comprises a hose. The hose guide is formed in a tubular shape that can be stored, and has an inner peripheral surface of the hose guide having an entrance portion having a width smaller than the outer diameter of the hose and an engaging portion formed with an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the hose. A hose guide for a shower faucet, wherein a stopper is provided, and the entrance of the stopper is elastically expanded and contracted in the width direction so that the hose can be attached and detached.