JP2003184141A - Lever faucet water-saving tool - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a present condition in which a handle is gripped prudently at each time and water is supplied and hot water is supplied with a fine adjustment for preventing the sudden over-discharging of water by a user because a water supply and the quantity of hot water supplied from the minimum to the maximum must be adjusted within the range of the slight lifting and lowering of a lever in a currently used lever faucet. <P>SOLUTION: A water-saving tool is easily mounted and demounted to and from the lever faucet in service currently in a general home and can be installed to the lever faucet by anyone, and the water supply and a hot-water supply at a medium flow rate are conducted in a single operation at a low cost. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a water saving tool for a lever faucet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Since the sinks of conventional households and faucets in the washrooms are of the cock type, when the water is supplied or hot water is supplied, the cock is opened several times to supply hot water. However, most of the recent faucets are of the lever type, which is mainly used for both hot water supply and hot water supply.The structure is compact, and the lever can be raised or lowered slightly from the minimum to the maximum. It is necessary to adjust the amount of water supplied up to this time, so the user is carefully squeezing the handle one by one and releasing the water while making fine adjustments, in order to prevent sudden water outflow. In particular, infants and the elderly are in a state where it is difficult to adjust the amount of water. Also, in order to prevent these, as a rarely used method, there is a method of squeezing the main stopper, but this method causes problems due to the fact that the water pressure drops in the whole such as instantaneous boiling water and the currently advanced automatic bath kettle Is not practical.

In order to eliminate such inconvenience (conventional example 1), there is an example in which a water saving mechanism is provided inside the cock type as in Japanese Patent Application No. 10-44493, but the structure is not applicable as a lever faucet. However, at present, no application has been filed for a water-saving device for lever faucets. There is also an application for a water-saving device in Japanese Patent Application No. 10-172193 as (conventional example 2), but these are also improvements in the internal mechanism, and there is a drawback that they cannot be applied to products already in general households.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]. The problem to be solved is an application for a product to be manufactured in the future as in (Example 1) and (Example 2), and the present situation is that the lever faucet for water saving has not yet been supplied to the world. Is.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a movable water-saving stopper is provided on a lever faucet main body cylinder currently in use in a general household, a band-shaped base that is easily removable on the outside of FIG. 2-C. Its main feature is that it has a simple structure and can supply medium flow water with one touch.

The greatest feature is that water-saving stoppers can be provided on the hot water supply side and the hot water supply side as shown in FIG.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. As a form of the invention, what is shown in FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the present invention.

[0008]

2 to 4 are detailed explanatory views of one embodiment when the present invention is attached to a lever faucet and actually used.

FIG. 1 is an overall view of the present invention, in which the water-saving stopper of FIGS. 1-4 is attached to the band-shaped base of FIG. 1-1 through the movable hinge of FIGS. The water supply can be adjusted by setting the stopper up or down. By installing this function at two places, it is possible to adjust the flow rate of hot water and hot water.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the water saving tool of the present invention of FIG. 1 is attached. That is, the band-shaped base of the water-saving device of FIG. 1-1 is opened and sandwiched in the cylindrical portion of the water faucet of FIG. 2C, and the fixing screw of FIG. 1-2 is tightened and fixed. Adjust the hot water supply and water supply positions of the stopper handle so that they match the positions of the water-saving stoppers shown in FIGS. 2-E and 2-F. Further, each water-saving stopper is set up and the water stopper is opened to adjust the amount of water. As described above, when the water-saving stopper is standing, every time the handle is pushed down, the hak part in Fig. 2-B hits the water-saving stopper and the handle stops, so that only a certain amount of water is supplied.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the faucet is supplying medium-volume hot water.
-E The water-saving stopper stands up and operates, and the handle hak shown in Fig. 3-B is stopped. In addition, Fig. 4 shows the state where the faucet is supplying the maximum amount of hot water, and Fig. 4-E The water-saving stopper falls to the side and is in the released state. ing.

[0012]

[Effects of the Invention] Most of the lever faucets currently used in ordinary homes, hotels, inns, restaurants, etc. can be easily installed by anyone, and the amount of water can be arbitrarily adjusted to save water, and a simple structure can be used. It was realized at low cost.

Further, when manufacturing the product in the future, by applying the present invention, the maximum water saving effect in a wide range is expected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a lever faucet water-saving tool body according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 band base 2 fixing screw 3 Hinge for stopper 4 Water-saving stopper

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a state where the main body of the present invention is attached to a lever faucet.

[Explanation of symbols]

A Water faucet handle B Hakama part of the water faucet handle C Water faucet body cylinder D Water saving tool body E Hot water saving side water saving stopper F Water supply side water saving stopper Is.

[Fig. 3] A faucet handle in a state of hitting a water-saving stopper B Hakama part of a faucet handle hitting a water-saving stopper D Water-saving tool main body E Fig. F water-saving side water-stop stopper in use FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a state in which the water saving stopper of the present invention is released and the amount of hot water supply is returned to the maximum.

[Fig. 4] A state where the water faucet handle is at the lowest point and maximum hot water supply is possible. B State where the hakama part of the faucet handle is at the lowest point D Water saving equipment body E Figure F Water supply side water saving stopper with the hot water side water saving stopper released Figure with unlocked

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A lever faucet body currently in use in a general household, etc., which has a structure in which a band-shaped water-saving tool shown in FIG. A lever faucet water-saving device featuring a structure that can switch between the flow rate and medium flow rate with one touch. 2. A lever faucet water conserving tool having a structure in which the movable water conserving stopper according to claim 1 is installed at a water supply position and a hot water supply position of a lever faucet.