JP2005133924A - Faucet apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide faucet apparatuses giving preferable operation feeling by preventing vibration (unexpected motion) of push buttons themselves when operating the push buttons. <P>SOLUTION: The faucet apparatuses (1, 101, 201) for switching the water-stop state and the spouting state by opening/closing the on-off valves have faucet main bodies (3, 102, 202) for storing on-off valves (30, 32, 130, 132) push buttons (8, 10, 108, 110, 208), with one of their respective ends rockably attached to the faucet main body or a member attached to the faucet main body with an axis line as its center, for enabling a water-stop state by closing on-off valves and enabling a spouting state by opening the on-off valves every time the push buttons are pushed and energizing means (84, 140, 212) for making downward force for the push buttons work on the push buttons between the push buttons and the faucet main bodies or the members in the case that a lower side face of the push button in the water-stop state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a water faucet device, and more particularly to a water faucet device that switches between a water stop state and a water discharge state by opening and closing an on-off valve.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a faucet device that switches and controls the opening and closing of a valve body between two states, a water stop state and a water discharge state, by pushing a push button.
For example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 58-4862 (Patent Document 1) discloses a knock-type faucet device that can open and close a valve with one touch only by pushing a push button. Specifically, the push button is fixed to the upper end of the push rod, and the lower end of the push rod is connected to the valve shaft through the plug switching mechanism. The vertical position changes, and the water discharge state and the water stop state are switched.

  Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-304443 (Patent Document 2) discloses a water faucet device using a pilot-type on-off valve. Specifically, the pilot valve is arranged on the push button side with respect to the pilot hole, and the pilot valve is pushed and moved integrally with the push button to be pushed against the valve seat of the pilot hole to perform the valve closing motion. The pilot valve is closed immediately after the start of the valve closing operation.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-4862 JP 2001-304443 A

In each of the faucet devices disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above, the push button is fixed to the shaft portion for operating the valve body, so that the push button itself vibrates during the push-in operation ( It will not be rampant).
However, in these conventional water faucet devices, when an operation of pushing the peripheral portion of the push button (biased push operation) is generated, a moment is generated, and this moment acts on the opening / closing mechanism portion and the push button portion, causing malfunction. there is a possibility.
Therefore, in order to prevent malfunctions due to such moments, the present inventors adopt a push button structure that is attached to the faucet body so that one end of the faucet body can swing around the axis. investigated. However, when such a push button structure is used, when the push button is pressed, the push button itself vibrates (runs), and a new problem occurs that the user's feeling of operation of the push button is lowered.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a water faucet device that can prevent the push button itself from vibrating (running out) when operating the push button and can obtain a good feeling of operation.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a faucet device that switches between a water stop state and a water discharge state by opening and closing an on-off valve, the faucet body that houses the on-off valve, and the faucet body or faucet. A push button that is attached to a member attached to the main body so that one end of the member is swingable about an axis line, and each time a pressing operation is performed, the open / close valve is closed and the water is stopped, and the open / close valve is opened and the water is discharged. A biasing means for applying a downward force to the push button between the push button and the faucet body or member in a state where the lower surface of the push button is in contact with the upper end of the on-off valve when the water is discharged; It is characterized by having.
In the present invention configured as described above, the push button is attached to the faucet body or member so that one end of the push button can swing around the axis, so that the operation of pushing the peripheral edge of the push button (biased push operation) ), No moment is generated in the on-off valve and the movement of the on-off valve is stabilized, thereby stabilizing the operation of water discharge and water stoppage. Furthermore, when the user presses the push button to change from the water stop state to the water discharge state, the biasing means applies a downward force to the push button between the push button and the faucet body or member. Further, it is possible to prevent the push button itself from vibrating (exploding).

In the present invention, preferably, the push button is substantially flush with the surface of the faucet body or member when the water is stopped, and from the surface of the faucet body or member when the water is discharged. The urging means is provided so as to be positioned above, and is provided so as to apply a downward force to the push button at least in the water discharge state.
According to the present invention configured as described above, the push button is substantially flush with the surface of the faucet body or member when the water is stopped, and when the water is discharged, Since it is provided so as to be located above the surface of the member, the user can easily visually recognize the water stoppage state and the water discharge state, in particular, can reliably recognize the water discharge state. it can. Further, since the urging means is provided so as to apply a downward force to the push button in the water discharge state, it is possible to prevent the push button itself from vibrating (running out).

In the present invention, preferably, the urging means is configured to apply a smaller downward force to the push button in the water stop state than in the water discharge state, or to prevent the force from acting.
According to the present invention configured as described above, the biasing means applies a smaller downward force to the push button than in the water discharge state when the water stop state is normal, or the force is Since it does not act, it is possible to prevent the permanent deformation of the urging means.

In the present invention, preferably, the urging means is provided at a position separated from the axis of the end of the push button by a predetermined distance.
According to the present invention configured as described above, even when a small pressing force is applied to the push button, a necessary pressing force can be obtained by the biasing means.

In the present invention, preferably, the push button and the urging means are integrally formed of resin.
According to the present invention configured as described above, since the push button and the urging means are integrally formed of resin, it can be manufactured easily and at low cost.

In the present invention, preferably, the biasing means is a coil spring attached around the axis of the push button.
According to the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to prevent the push button itself from vibrating (running out) by applying a necessary pressing force with a simple structure.

  According to the present invention, preferably, the faucet device is a hot and cold water mixing faucet that performs karan water spouting and shower water spouting, and the push button includes a curan water pushing button and a shower water pushing button for shower water spouting. Become.

Further, the present invention is a faucet device that switches between a water stop state and a water discharge state by opening and closing the on-off valve, and includes a faucet body that houses the on-off valve and a member attached to the faucet body or the faucet body. One end of the push button is attached so as to be swingable about the axis, and each time a pressing operation is performed, the operation part of the on-off valve is pushed to close the on-off valve to make the water stop state and to open the on-off valve to make the water discharge state. The push button includes biasing means for applying a biasing force to the push button so that the rear surface of the push button is pressed against the operation portion of the on-off valve.
In the present invention configured as described above, when the user presses the push button to change from the water stop state to the water discharge state, the biasing means presses the rear side surface of the push button against the operation portion of the on-off valve. Since the force is applied, it is possible to prevent the push button itself from vibrating (running out).

In the present invention, it is preferable to further include resistance means for causing the push button to apply a resistance force that resists the swinging motion of the push button.
In the present invention configured as described above, when the user presses the push button to change the water stop state to the water discharge state, the resistance means swings the push button in addition to the urging force by the urging means. Since a resistance force that resists movement is applied, it is possible to more effectively prevent the push button itself from vibrating (running out).

In the present invention, preferably, the resistance means uses the frictional force between the resistance means and the push button, or the frictional force between the resistance means and the faucet body or a member attached to the faucet body as the resistance force. Make it work.
According to the present invention configured as described above, the push button is caused by the frictional force between the resistance means and the push button or the friction force between the resistance means and the faucet body or a member attached to the faucet body. It can be prevented that the device itself vibrates (explodes).

In the present invention, preferably, the resistance means is a donut-shaped disc disposed so as to surround the axis line between the push button and the faucet body or a member attached to the faucet body.
According to the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to prevent the push button itself from vibrating (fluctuating) by applying a necessary resistance force with a simple structure.

  As described above, according to the faucet device of the present invention, when the push button is operated, it is possible to prevent the push button itself from vibrating (running out) and to obtain a good feeling of operation.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First, a faucet device according to a first embodiment of the present invention and a pilot type on-off valve device used in the faucet device will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a hot and cold water mixing faucet according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a hot water / water mixing faucet, and the hot water / water mixing faucet 1 is provided so as to protrude from a wall surface 2 which is an installation surface of the hot water / water mixing faucet 1. This hot-water / water-mixing faucet 1 includes a plate-like heat insulating cover 4 which is a part of the water faucet body 3 (see FIG. 2). A button 8 and a shower push button 10 for shower water discharge are provided. The hot and cold water mixing tap 1 is covered with a heat insulating cover 12 on the lower surface side.

A desired water temperature is set by the temperature adjustment dial 6, the mixing ratio of hot water and water is adjusted, and water is discharged at an appropriate temperature. Further, by operating the curan push button 8, water is discharged from the curan, and by operating the shower water discharge push button 10, shower water is discharged from the shower head.
Here, the shower push button 10 is formed in a larger shape than the currant push button 8 and improves the operability for the user.
Further, the operability is improved by disposing the curan push button 8 and the shower push button 10 closer to the user than the temperature adjustment dial 6.
Further, the operability is improved by providing the operation surfaces of the curan push button 8 and the shower push button 10 on substantially the same plane as the plate-like heat insulating cover 4.
Further, each of the curan push button 8 and the shower push button 10 is provided with a slip stopper 14 having a convex portion or the like.

  In the vicinity of the front lower surface side of the mixing faucet 1, a currant water discharge port 16 and a shower water discharge port 18 are provided. A shower hose 20 communicating with a shower head (not shown) is connected to the shower outlet 18.

Further, a part of them is shown in FIG. 2 on the right side and the left side of the hot and cold water mixing faucet 1, but the adjustment part of the stop cock 22 and the maintenance port of the filter and the check valve 24 are provided. Is provided. The one on the right side is for water flowing into the hot and cold water mixing faucet 1, and the one on the left side is for hot water.
A water supply pipe 26 (see FIG. 2) and a connection part for connecting the hot water supply pipe are provided on the wall fixing surface of the hot water mixing tap 1 respectively.

  The user sets a desired temperature with the temperature adjustment dial 6 and immediately presses the push button 8 for currant water to obtain water spouting water, or presses the push button 10 for shower water to obtain shower water spouting. The water discharge of the mixed water of desired temperature can be obtained. Then, when the push buttons 8 and 10 are pressed again, the water is stopped.

  The flow of hot water in the hot water / water mixing faucet 1 at this time will be described. First, the hot water flowing into the hot water / water mixing faucet 1 from the water supply pipe 26 and the hot water supply pipe is a water stop provided for hot water and water, respectively. The flow is reduced to an appropriate flow rate by the stopper 22 and passes through a filter and a check valve 24 provided for hot water and water, respectively, and flows into the temperature control valve. The temperature control valve is a thermostat type hot and cold water mixing valve. Hot water and water are automatically adjusted to a desired set temperature, and the hot and cold water mixture flows out of the temperature control valve. Thereafter, the hot / cold mixed water passes through on-off valve units (pilot-type on-off valve devices) 30 and 32 (only the on-off valve device 32 is shown in FIG. Water is discharged from the currant and shower nozzle.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the basic structure of the pilot on-off valve device used in the hot and cold water mixing faucet of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the pilot type on / off valve device used in the embodiment of the present invention is attached to a hot and cold water mixing faucet, and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the basic structure of the pilot type on / off valve device. It is.

As shown in FIG. 2, on-off valve units 30 and 32 (only the on-off valve device 32 is shown in FIG. 2), which are pilot on-off valve devices, are used for the curan of the hot and cold water mixing faucet 1, respectively. The push button 8 and the shower push button 10 are provided in contact with the lower surface side. These on-off valve units 30 and 32 are respectively attached to the main body side of the hot-water / water-mixing faucet 1 by on-off valve unit attaching nuts 34. The opening / closing valve unit mounting nut 34 is formed with an extension 34 a at the upper end thereof to prevent water from entering the opening / closing valve units 30 and 32.
Hereinafter, the on / off valve unit 30 for curan and the on / off valve unit 32 for shower have the same structure, so only the on / off valve unit 32 for shower will be described.

Here, before explaining the detailed structure of the on-off valve unit 32, the basic structure of the on-off valve unit (pilot-type on-off valve device) will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the on-off valve unit 32 includes an operation unit 36 that is pushed downward by the pressing operation when the user presses the push button 10 for shower (see FIG. 2), and a base end of the operation unit 36. Are connected to each other, and a pilot valve 40 provided at the tip of the push bar 38. Here, a coil spring 42 as a buffer means is provided between the tip (lower end) of the push rod 38 and the pilot valve 40. The on-off valve unit 32 is further provided with a pilot valve port (pressure release hole) 44 below the pilot valve 40, and a diaphragm type main valve 46 in which the pilot valve 40 abuts and disengages from the pilot valve port 44. A housing 50 is formed on the back surface of the main valve 46 for forming a pressure chamber 48 for accommodating the push rod 38, the pilot valve 40 and the coil spring 42, and a valve seat 52 on which the surface of the main valve 46 is seated and separated. I have. Further, a seal member 54 is provided at a portion of the housing 50 where the push bar 38 is inserted. Further, a small hole (primary pressure inlet) 56 is formed on the outer peripheral side of the main valve 46.

Next, the basic operation of the on-off valve unit 32 will be described. In the on-off valve unit 32, the pilot valve 40 provided in the pressure chamber 48 is brought into contact with and dissociated from the pilot valve port 44 of the main valve 46, thereby opening and closing the pilot valve 40, and stopping and discharging water. It is supposed to switch.
First, when switching from the water discharge state to the water stop state, the pilot valve 40 must be pushed by the push rod 38 in the direction in which the pilot valve 40 abuts the pilot valve port 44. At this time, the push bar 38 receives an upward force due to the water pressure acting on the area corresponding to the cross-sectional area thereof, and further has a sliding frictional resistance due to the seal member 54. It is necessary to push the operation portion 36 against these. However, this force (operation force) is a small value.

  Next, when the pilot valve 40 comes into contact with the pilot valve port 44 of the main valve 46, the primary pressure water in the primary side water passage flows into the pressure chamber 48 through the small hole 56, and accordingly, the main valve 46. Moves toward the valve seat 52 at a slow speed. As a result, the main valve 46 is seated on the valve seat 52 and switched to the water stop state.

  Further, in the on-off valve unit 32, the coil spring 42 as a buffer means is provided between the push rod 38 and the pilot valve 40, that is, in the pressure chamber 48. Therefore, the pilot spring 40 is provided in the coil spring 42. No force acts on the pilot valve port 44 until the pilot valve 40 contacts the pilot valve port 44, as will be described in detail later.

  Further, when switching from the water stop state to the water discharge state, if the operation unit 36 is pushed, the pilot valve 40 is connected to the pilot valve port (pressure release) of the main valve 46 by a pilot valve switching holding mechanism 62 and an urging spring 69 described later. The pressure chamber 48 is opened, the main valve 46 is separated from the valve seat 52, and water is discharged (see FIG. 5).

  In the on-off valve unit 32, as described above, the moving speed of the main valve 46 is intentionally reduced, but this is to suppress the occurrence of a water hammer when the main valve 46 is closed. That is, when the primary water flows into the pressure chamber 48 from the small hole 56 provided in the main valve 46, the pressure chamber 48 is filled with the primary pressure water, and the main valve 46 moves toward the valve seat 52. However, since the small hole 56 usually has a very small diameter, the inflow speed of water into the pressure chamber 48 can be suppressed, thereby suppressing the moving speed (closing speed) of the main valve 46 and the water hammer when the main valve is closed. I try to suppress the occurrence of.

  Next, the structure of the on-off valve unit (pilot-type on-off valve device) 32 will be described more specifically with reference to FIGS. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a water stop state (closed state) in the on-off valve unit (pilot type on-off valve device), and FIG. 5 shows a water discharge state (open state) in the on-off valve unit (pilot type on-off valve device). It is sectional drawing.

  First, as shown in FIG. 4, the on-off valve unit 32 includes the operation unit 36, push rod 38, pilot valve 40, coil spring 42 as a buffer means, pilot valve port (pressure release hole) already described with reference to FIG. 3. A diaphragm-type main valve 46 having 44, a housing 50 (50a, 50b) for forming a pressure chamber 48, a valve seat 52, a seal member 54, and a small hole 56 are provided.

  Next, a cleaning pin 58 is inserted into the small hole (primary pressure inlet) 56 described above, and the water flow area of the primary pressure inlet of the small hole 56 is reduced. Accordingly, as described above, the closing speed of the main valve 46 is made gentle by suppressing the inflow speed of the primary pressure into the pressure chamber, and the water hammer generated at the closing time can be reduced.

The housing 50 forming the pressure chamber 48 includes a first housing 50a that mainly surrounds a space in which the pilot valve 40 is disposed, and a second housing 50b that surrounds a space on the back side of the main valve 46.
Further, an assembly nut 60 for assembling the on-off valve unit 32 is assembled on the outermost peripheral side by assembling four parts of the operation portion 36, the first housing 50a, the second housing 50b, and the valve seat 52. Yes.

  The on-off valve unit 32 further includes a pilot valve switching holding mechanism 62. The pilot valve switching holding mechanism 62 is interlocked with the curan push button 8 and the shower push button 10 described above, and every time the push buttons 8 and 10 are pushed, that is, every time the operation unit 36 is pushed. The pilot valve 40 has a function of repeatedly switching the water discharge state position and the water stop state position and holding the pilot valve 40 at the water discharge state position and the water stop state position.

  The pilot valve switching and holding mechanism 62 may be a mechanism generally used in a knock type ballpoint pen knock mechanism or the like, but in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a pin 64 that moves in conjunction with the operation unit 36 and An inverted heart-shaped cam groove 66 that is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the first housing 50a and moves along the lower side of the pin 64 while elastically deforming, and for holding the pin 64 in a water-stopped state (closed state) A heart cam mechanism formed from the protrusions 68.

  Here, the detailed structure and operation of the pilot valve switching holding mechanism (heart cam mechanism) 62 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing a pilot valve switching holding mechanism (heart cam mechanism) used in the on-off valve unit. As shown in FIG. 6, each time the user presses the push buttons 108 and 110, the lower end portion 64a of the pin 64 is moved to the a position (water stop state), the b position (push state), and the c position (water discharge). State) and d position (push-in state). That is, at the position a (water stop state), the lower end portion 64a of the pin 64 is held by the holding protrusion 64, and the water stop state is held. Next, when the water discharge operation is performed from the water stop state to the water discharge state, the lower end portion 64a of the pin 64 moves along the shape of the cam groove 66 and falls to the b position (pressed state), and then the c position (water discharge state). The water discharge state is maintained at this position. Next, when the water stop operation is performed from the water discharge state to the water stop state, the lower end portion 64a of the pin 64 moves from the c position (water discharge state) along the shape of the cam groove 66 and drops to the d position (push-in state). Then, it moves to a position (water discharge state), and the water stop state is maintained at this position.

  Since the pilot valve switching and holding mechanism 62 is a heart cam mechanism, only the reciprocating motion (vertical motion) of the push rod 38 acts on the seal member 54 that seals the pressure chamber 48. Since the rotational motion does not act, the burden on the seal member 54 is reduced, and high reliability is obtained.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, reference numeral 69 denotes an urging spring. When the urging spring 69 is used to switch from a water stop state to a water discharge state, that is, the push buttons 8 and 10. Is pushed, the holding at the water stop state by the pilot valve switching holding mechanism 62 is released, the operation unit 36 is biased upward, the pilot valve 40 is disengaged from the valve body 42, and is easily switched to the water discharge state. Be able to.

  Next, the connecting portion between the push rod 38 and the pilot valve 40 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the movement distance (displacement amount) of the push rod 38 in the stroke direction is absorbed into the pressure chamber 48 at the tip (lower end) of the push rod 38 as described above. A coil spring 42 which is a buffer means is provided. A large diameter portion 38 a is formed at the tip (lower end) of the push rod 38, and a packing 40 a is attached to the tip of the pilot valve 40. The pilot valve 40 has a hollow portion 40b, and a coil spring 42 is built in the hollow portion 40b. An insertion hole 40c into which the push rod 38 is slidably inserted is formed above the pilot valve 40. The pilot valve 40 is made of an elastically deformable resin material. When the pilot valve 40 is assembled, the push rod 38 is inserted into the insertion hole 40c while the pilot valve 40 is deformed, and the large portion of the push rod 38 is inserted into the hollow portion 40b. The diameter portion 38a is accommodated. Here, the coil spring 42 acts in a direction to separate the push rod 38 and the pilot valve 40.

Thereby, at the time of water discharge operation to switch from the water stop state to the water discharge state, the large diameter portion 38a at the tip of the push rod 38 and the upper side of the pilot valve 40 are engaged by the urging force of the coil spring 42. In conjunction with the movement of the push rod 38, the seat moves away from the pilot valve port 44 formed in the main valve 46 (see FIG. 5).
In the water stop operation for switching from the water discharge state to the water stop state, when the pilot valve 40 abuts on the pilot valve port 44 formed in the main valve 46, the large diameter portion 38a of the push rod 38 is separated from the upper side of the pilot valve 40. However, the moving distance (displacement amount) of the push rod 38 in the stroke direction is absorbed by the coil spring 42 (see FIG. 4).

  Thus, as described above, during the water stop operation, (1) both until the pilot valve 40 abuts on the pilot valve port 44 and (2) after the pilot valve 40 abuts on the pilot valve port 44. Thus, there is no difference (unevenness) in the operation force, and the operation feeling is preferable.

  Furthermore, in the on-off valve unit 32, as described above, the upward force (water pressure acting on the area corresponding to the cross-sectional area of the push rod 38) received by the water pressure in the pressure chamber 48 acts on the push rod 38. In order to reduce the operation force in the operation unit 36, the diameter of the push rod 38 is preferably as small as possible. For example, the push rod 38 may be formed with a smaller diameter than the pilot valve port 44 of the main valve 46 (not shown). Thereby, even at the time of high water pressure, the operating force (pushing force) can be lowered and reliable water-stopping can be ensured.

  Further, when the pilot valve 40 is stopped, that is, when the pilot valve 40 is seated on the pilot valve port 44, the pilot valve 40 receives the primary pressure, and as a result, the pilot valve 40 is seated on the pilot valve port 44. The force works in the direction to make sure the water stop function.

  Further, the push bar 38 is formed of stainless steel. For this reason, even when the push rod 38 has a small diameter, sufficient corrosion resistance is obtained for use in water, and reliability is improved.

Next, according to FIG. 7, according to the above-described pilot type on-off valve device (on-off valve unit), the load (spring load) acting on the coil spring that is the buffer means is reduced, thereby reducing the spring constant. As a result, a good operational feeling can be obtained, and the compactness can be achieved. The reason will be described below.
Here, a description will be given by taking as an example a condition that the diameter of the push rod 38 is 2 mm, the water pressure is 0.75 MPa (maximum value of the water pressure), and the force against the sliding frictional resistance of the seal member 54 is 0.6N.

  FIG. 7 shows the moving distance (displacement amount) (mm) and operating force of the operation unit 36 during a water stop operation (when switching from the water discharge state to the water stop state) by the pilot type on-off valve device used in the present embodiment. It is the diagram which showed the relationship with F (N). FIG. 8 shows the relationship between the moving distance (displacement amount) (mm) of the operation unit 36 during the water stop operation by the pilot type on-off valve device used in this embodiment and the spring load (N) acting on the coil spring. FIG. Here, d0 is a position when the water stop operation is started, d1 is a position where the pilot valve 40 abuts on the pilot valve port 44, and d2 is a lowermost position at which the operation unit 36 can be moved (displaced) by the pilot valve switching holding mechanism 62. Indicates the position.

First, in the present embodiment, the coil spring 42 is attached to the hollow portion 40b of the pilot valve 40 in a state where a very small load (for example, 0.1 N) is applied during assembly.
Next, between the position d0 and the position d1, that is, until the pilot valve 40 comes into contact with the pilot valve port 44, the force applied to the push rod 38 by the above-described water pressure is 2.4 N (= the push rod The cross-sectional area × water pressure = 3.14 mm 2 × 0.75 MPa) and the operating force 3N (= 2.4N + 0.6N) that balances the resultant force of 0.6N against the sliding frictional resistance of the seal member 54 is acting. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the operating force F is 3N until the pilot valve 40 abuts on the pilot valve port 44.
On the other hand, until the pilot valve 40 comes into contact with the pilot valve port 44 (between the position d0 and the position d1), as shown in FIG. 7, no load is applied to the coil spring 42. The spring load is zero.

Next, after the pilot valve 40 comes into contact with the pilot valve port 44, it is necessary to bend the coil spring 42 by operating force. The pilot spring 40 contacts the pilot valve port 44 with this coil spring 42. Since almost no load is applied until contact, the spring load that acts to deflect the coil spring 42 may be a very small load (nearly zero). Therefore, in the pilot type on-off valve device used in the present embodiment, the spring load is reduced at the lowermost position d2 where the operating portion 36 can move (displace). A small spring constant was set to a value of about 0.4N.
More specifically, the deflection amount (δ) of the coil spring 42 is 4 mm after the pilot valve 40 comes into contact with the pilot valve port 44, that is, when the moving distance of the operation portion changes from d1 to d2. . Here, when the spring load at the time of assembly is zero, the spring constant of the coil spring 42 is 0.1 N / mm (= 0.4 N / 4 mm), and the spring load at the time of assembly is 0.1 N. In this case, 0.075 N / mm (= (0.4−0.1) N / 4 mm).

Here, the preferable range of the spring constant of the coil spring which is a buffer means in the pilot type on-off valve device (on-off valve unit) of this embodiment will be described.
First, in the present embodiment, a range of 0.01 to 2 N / mm is preferable, and by setting the spring constant of the coil spring to this range, (1) the pilot valve 40 is connected to the pilot valve port 44 during the water stop operation. (2) There is no difference (unevenness) in operating force both after the pilot valve 40 comes into contact with the pilot valve port 44 and the feeling of operation becomes favorable.

  Next, when the operation force (3N) until the pilot valve 40 abuts on the pilot valve port 44 (between d0 and d1) is set as the initial operation force, after the pilot valve 40 abuts on the pilot valve port 44, If the applied operating force (spring load) is equal to or less than the initial operating force value (3N), during the water stop operation, (1) until the pilot valve 40 contacts the pilot valve port 44 (2 ) There is no difference (unevenness) in the operating force both after the pilot valve 40 abuts on the pilot valve port 44, and the operational feeling becomes more preferable. In this case, the spring constant of the coil spring may be set to 0.01 to P1d2π / (4δ) N / mm. Here, δ is a deflection amount (mm) of the coil spring, P1 is a hydraulic pressure (MPa), and d is a diameter (mm) of the push rod portion.

More specifically, the case described above will be described. When the diameter of the push rod is 2 mm, the water pressure is 0.75 MPa (maximum value of the water supply pressure), and the deflection amount of the coil spring 42 is 4 mm, the coil spring The spring constant is 0.01 to 0.75 N / mm (= 3 N / 4 mm).
For this reason, in this embodiment, the spring constant of the coil spring may be set in a range of 0.01 to 0.75 N / mm, whereby (1) the pilot valve 40 is connected to the pilot valve port 44. Until the contact, (2) the difference (unevenness) in the operation force disappears both after the pilot valve 40 contacts the pilot valve port 44, and the operation feeling becomes more preferable.

  The minimum value of the spring constant of the coil spring in the present embodiment described above is a condition necessary for reducing the spring constant of the coil spring, which reduces the diameter of the spring gland material of the coil spring, and reduces the number of turns of the coil spring. Based on the three conditions of increasing the diameter of the coil spring, it was set to 0.01 N / mm.

Thus, in this embodiment, the spring constant of the coil spring 42 can be set small.
As a result, as is apparent from FIG. 7, as described above, during the water stop operation, (1) until the pilot valve 40 abuts on the pilot valve port 44, and (2) the pilot valve 40 moves to the pilot valve port 44. In both cases after the contact, the difference (unevenness) in the operation force disappears, and the operation feeling is preferable.
Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, as is apparent from FIG. 8, the spring load acting on the spring is reduced, a good operational feeling can be obtained, and further downsizing can be achieved.

  Further, when the shower push button 10 or the like is strongly pressed and the pilot valve 40 is rapidly brought into contact with the pilot valve port 44 to close the valve, the spring constant of the coil spring 42 is set to a small value, thereby reducing the spring load. Since it is made small, the moving speed of the main valve 46 can be slowed. As a result, the generation of an instantaneous large load acting on the main valve is prevented, and the life of the diaphragm can be extended.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 9 to 15, the structure of the curan push button and the shower push button of the hot and cold water mixing faucet will be described in detail.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an assembly of the plate-like heat insulating cover 4, the currant push button 8, and the shower push button 10 which are parts of the hot and cold water mixing faucet 1 shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 10 is a perspective view seen from the front side showing the case where the shower push button 10 of this assembly is pushed, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view seen from the back side of the assembly shown in FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the shower push button 10 as viewed from the front side, and FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the shower push button 10 of FIG. 12 as viewed from the back side. Here, since the curan push button 8 and the shower push button 10 have the same structure, the shower push button 10 will be described as an example here.

  As shown in FIG. 9 to FIG. 13, the shower push button 10 has a button operation part 80, an arm part 82 for attaching to the heat insulating cover 4 that is a part of the faucet body 3, and the heat insulating cover 4. It is comprised from the leaf | plate spring part 84 which is an urging means to make it the urged | biased state. The button operation unit 80, the arm unit 82, and the leaf spring unit 84 are integrally formed and are made of polypropylene.

Mounting protrusions 82a are formed on both sides of the tip of the arm portion 82 of the shower push button 10, and these protrusions 82a are fitted into the recesses of the mounting flange 4a provided on the heat insulating cover 4, It can be assembled. In the assembled state, the shower push button 10 is swingable about an axis A formed by the concave portion of the flange 4 a of the heat insulating cover 4 and the projection 82 a of its own arm 82.
In this embodiment, the push button is attached to the faucet body or member in such a manner that one end of the push button is swingable around the axis, so that the operation of pushing the peripheral edge of the push button (biased push operation) is performed. Even so, no moment is generated in the on-off valve, the movement of the on-off valve is stabilized, and the operation of water discharge and water stop is thereby stabilized.

  The leaf spring portion 84 of the shower push button 10 is composed of a pair of elastically deformable deformable portions 84a whose proximal end is coupled to the arm portion 82, and a contact portion 84b provided at the distal end of the deformable portion 84a. Has been. Further, the coupling position 84c of the leaf spring portion 84 to the arm portion 82 is set at a position away from the protrusion 82a (axis A) of the arm portion 82, which is the pivot center. Thereby, when the leaf | plate spring part 84 is pressed on the back surface side of the heat insulation cover 4, the deformation | transformation part 84a elastically deforms and can obtain required pressing force.

Next, how to operate the shower push button 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the on-off valve units 30 and 32 (FIG. 2 shows only the on-off valve unit 32) are respectively provided on the lower surface side of the curan push button 8 and the shower push button 10 of the hot-water mixing faucet 1. It is provided in contact.
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the on-off valve unit 32 is in a water stop state (closed state).
The position of the top portion 36a of the operation portion 36 that contacts the lower surface side of the shower push button 10 is at the level L0 by the pilot valve switching holding mechanism 62. As shown in FIG. 2, the level L <b> 0 is a position where the upper surface of the shower push button 10 and the upper surface (front surface) of the heat insulating cover 4 are at the same level. The state of level L0 is the position shown in FIG.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the on-off valve unit 32 is in a water discharge state (open state).
The position of the top portion 36a of the operation portion 36 that contacts the lower surface side of the shower push button 10 is at the level L1 by the pilot valve switching holding mechanism 62. The position of the level L1 is higher than the level L0 shown in FIG. 2 by h1. The state of level L1 is the position shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a side view showing each level when the user operates the shower push button 10. FIG. 14A shows a water stop state (closed state). At this time, the upper surface of the shower push button 10 and the upper surface (front surface) of the heat insulating cover 4 are at the same level.
In this state, the contact portion 84 b of the leaf spring portion 84 is in a state of not contacting or slightly contacting the back surface of the heat insulating cover 4. Thereby, in the water stop state, an urging force is not generated in the leaf spring portion 84 to prevent permanent deformation.

FIG.14 (b) has shown the state when a user presses when switching from a water stop state to a water discharge state, and is a transitional state. FIG.14 (c) has shown the state when a user complete | finished water discharging operation from the state of FIG.14 (b). In this case, the upper surface of the shower push button 10 is higher than the heat insulating cover 4 by h1. At this time, as shown in FIG. 15, the shower push button 10 is pressed against the back surface side of the heat insulating cover 4, so that the deformed portion 84a of the leaf spring portion 84 is elastically deformed. A downward force acts on the shower push button 10 with the heat insulating cover 4.
As a result, when the user performs a water discharge operation for changing the water stop state to the water discharge state,
Since the shower push button 10 is pressed downward by the leaf spring portion 84, it is possible to prevent the button itself from vibrating (running out).

Next, referring to FIG. 16, another example of the structure of the curan push button and the shower push button of the hot and cold water mixing faucet will be described.
As shown in FIG. 16, the push button 10 for shower is urged against the button operation part 80, the arm part 82 to be attached to the heat insulating cover 4, and the heat insulating cover 4, as in the above-described example. It is comprised from the leaf | plate spring part 86 for setting it into a state. The leaf spring portion 86 of this example is formed so as to extend parallel to the arm portion 82, the base end 86 a is coupled to the back surface of the operation portion 80, and the distal end 86 b is pressed against the back surface of the heat insulating cover 4. It has become. Further, a deformable portion 86c that can be elastically deformed is formed between the base end 86a and the distal end 86b, and the deformable portion 86c is elastically deformed so that the upper surface of the shower push button 10 is insulated from the heat insulating cover 4 during a water discharge operation. When it is at a position higher than the upper surface (surface), the shower push button 10 is pressed downward.
As a result, also in this example, when the user performs a water discharge operation for changing the water stop state to the water discharge state, the shower push button 10 is pressed downward by the leaf spring portion 86, so that the button itself vibrates. It is possible to prevent (ramp).

Next, referring to FIGS. 17 to 20, a method for attaching the curan push button and the shower push button to the heat insulating cover in the first embodiment will be described.
Here, as an example, a method of attaching the shower push button 10 to the heat insulating cover 4 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 17, the shower push button 10 is brought close to the heat insulating cover 4 from directly below, and the protrusion 82 a at the tip of the arm portion 82 is inserted into the concave portion of the flange 4 a of the heat insulating cover 4. At this time, as shown in FIG. 19 (a), the width of the inlet 4b of the recess of the flange 4a is formed slightly larger than the thickness of the flat protrusion 82a, so that it can be easily inserted.

FIGS. 18A and 19B show a state in which the projection 82 a of the arm portion 82 is inserted into the recess of the flange 4 a of the heat insulating cover 4. When the shower push button 10 is rotated clockwise from this state, a part P1 on the inner side surface of the button operation portion 80 of the shower push button 10 is formed on the heat insulating cover 4 as shown in FIG. Abut. At this time, the arm portion 80 is elastically deformed and forcibly pushed in and rotated to the position shown in FIGS. 18C and 19C to complete the attachment.
The heat insulating cover 4 to which the curan push button 8 and the shower push button 10 are thus attached is then attached to the faucet body 3.

  On the other hand, at the time of maintenance of the hot and cold water mixing faucet, it is necessary to remove from the faucet body 3 the heat insulating cover 4 to which the curan push button 8 and the shower push button 10 are attached. Even in such a case, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 20, for example, a part P2 of the inner surface of the button operation unit 80 of the shower push button 10 abuts on the heat insulating cover 4, and the shower push button 10 Is not easily removed from the heat insulating cover 4. As a result, according to this embodiment, maintainability is improved.

Next, a hot and cold water mixing faucet according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 21 is an overall perspective view showing a hot and cold water mixing faucet according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 22 is an exploded view showing the parts of the hot and cold water mixing faucet shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, reference numeral 101 denotes a hot and cold water mixing faucet according to the second embodiment. ing. This hot and cold water mixing faucet 101 includes a faucet body 102, and a temperature adjustment dial 106 and a push button unit 107 are attached to the faucet body 102. The push button unit 107 includes a curan push button 108 for discharging water, a shower push button 110 for shower water discharge, and a base plate 111 to which these push buttons 108 and 110 are attached.

A desired water temperature is set by the temperature adjustment dial 106, the mixing ratio of hot water and water is adjusted, and water is discharged at an appropriate temperature. Further, by operating the curan push button 108, water is discharged from the curan, and by operating the shower water discharge push button 110, shower water is discharged from the shower head.
Here, the operability is improved by providing the respective operation surfaces of the curan push button 108 and the shower push button 110 on substantially the same surface as the surface of the faucet body 102.

  On the front lower surface side of the faucet body 102 at the position where the push button 108 for curan is attached, a currant spout 116 is provided, and on the lower rear side of the faucet body 102 where the push button 110 for shower is attached, A shower spout 118 (see FIG. 2) is provided. A curan water discharge pipe 117 is connected to the curan water discharge port 116, and a shower hose 120 communicating with a shower head (not shown) is connected to the shower water discharge port 118.

  The user sets a desired temperature by using the temperature adjustment dial 106 and presses the curan push button 108 to obtain currant water discharge, or presses the shower push button 110 to obtain shower water discharge. The water discharge of the mixed water of the temperature of can be obtained. When the push buttons 108 and 110 are pressed again, the water is stopped.

The flow of hot water in the hot water / water mixing faucet 101 at this time will be described. First, hot water flowing into the hot water / water mixing faucet 101 from the water supply pipe and the hot water supply pipe is a stop cock provided for hot water and water, respectively. Thus, the flow rate is reduced to an appropriate flow rate, passes through a filter and a check valve respectively provided for hot water and water, and flows into the temperature control valve. The temperature control valve is a thermostat type hot and cold water mixing valve. Hot water and water are automatically adjusted to a desired set temperature, and the hot and cold water mixture flows out of the temperature control valve.
Thereafter, the hot / cold water is discharged from the currant and the shower nozzle through the on-off valve units (pilot-type on-off valve devices) 130 and 132 provided for the curan and the shower.

Here, the on-off valve units 130 and 132 are each fixed to the faucet body 102 by an on-off valve unit mounting nut 134. Here, since the on-off valve units 130 and 132 have the same structure as the on-off valve units 30 and 32 in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.
The push button unit 107 is also fixed to the faucet body 102 by a fixing screw 135.

  Next, the detailed structure of the push button unit 107 will be described with reference to FIGS. 23 is a developed view showing the parts of the push button unit 107, FIG. 24 is a perspective view of the push button 108 (110) seen from the back side, FIG. 25 is a front view of the push button unit 107, and FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 27. FIG. 27 is a partial cross-sectional view of the hot and cold water mixing faucet showing each level of the push button when the user operates the push button 108 (110). It is a side view which shows the state (FIG.28 (a)) of the push button at the time of water, and the state (FIG.28 (b)) of the push button at the time of water discharge.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the push button unit 107 includes the base plate 111, the currant push button 108 and the shower push button 110 attached to the base plate 111 as described above. The push button unit 107 further includes a coil spring 140 that is an urging means for pressing the push buttons 108 and 110 against the base plate 111 when the push buttons 108 and 110 are attached to the base plate 111, and the push buttons 108, A lock mechanism 142 for preventing erroneous operation is provided to keep the water stop state and prevent the water discharge state even if the 110 is operated.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 24, the push button 108 (110) is provided with a pair of support shafts 144 (144a, 144b) at one end thereof, and the longer one of the support shafts 144a is attached to the longer support shaft 144a. A coil spring 140 is attached (see FIG. 26). Further, on the back side of the push button 108 (110), an operation protrusion 146 that contacts the operation portion 36 of the on-off valve unit 130 (132) and transmits the pressing force of the user is integrally provided.

  As shown in FIG. 26, at the time of attachment, the coil spring 140 is first attached to the support shaft 144a of the push button 108 (110), and then attached to the base plate 111. Specifically, the support shaft 144a of the shower push button 108 abuts on the protrusion 150 (150a, 150b) forming the mounting groove 148 of the base plate 111, elastically deforms, bends inward, and climbs over the protrusion 150. , It is rotatably mounted in the mounting groove 148.

  FIG. 27A shows the state of the push button when the water is stopped (closed state). At this time, the upper surface of the push button 108 (110) and the upper surface (front surface) of the faucet body 102 are at the same level. It has become. In the water stop state (closed state), the position of the operation portion 36 that contacts the operation protrusion 146 on the back side (lower surface side) of the push button 108 (110) in the on-off valve unit 130 (132) is the pilot valve switching. The level is set to L0 by the holding mechanism (heart cam mechanism) 62. During the water stop, the pilot valve switching holding mechanism (heart cam mechanism) 62 is in a state where the lower end portion 64a of the pin 64 is held at the position a (water stop state) shown in FIG.

  Next, when switching from the water stop state to the water discharge state, as shown in FIG. 27B, the push button 108 (110) is temporarily released because the pilot valve switching holding mechanism (heart cam mechanism) 62 is released. Go down to the lowest position. At this time, the pilot valve switching holding mechanism (heart cam mechanism) 62 is in a state in which the lower end portion 64a of the pin 64 is lowered to the b position (button pushed state) shown in FIG.

  Next, when the water discharge operation is finished from the state of FIG. 27B, the state shown in FIG. 27C is obtained, and at this time, the upper surface of the push button 108 (110) is higher by h1 than the faucet body 102. Is in position. Specifically, in this water discharge state, the position of the operation unit 36 that contacts the operation protrusion 146 of the push button 108 (110) in the on-off valve unit 130 (132) is set at the level L1 by the pilot valve switching holding mechanism 62. It has become. The position of the level L1 is higher than the level L0 by h1, and as a result, the push button 108 (110) is positioned above the surface of the faucet body 102. Yes. At the time of water discharge, the pilot valve switching holding mechanism (heart cam mechanism) 62 is in a state where the lower end portion 64a of the pin 64 is held at the position c (water discharge state) shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 28A, when the water stops, the push button 108 (110) is moved by a relatively small urging force by the coil spring 140 acting between the push button 108 (110) and the base plate 111, or In a state where the urging force is almost zero, the urging force is pressed downward against the operation portion 36 of the on-off valve unit 130 (132). Further, as shown in FIG. 28 (b), the push button 108 (110) is pressed downward by a relatively large urging force by the coil spring 140 during water discharge.
Thus, according to the present embodiment, when the user performs a water discharge operation for changing the water stop state to the water discharge state, the push button 108 (110) is pressed downward by the coil spring 140. It is possible to prevent the button itself from vibrating (running out). Similarly, when the user performs a water stop operation for changing the water discharge state to the water stop state, the push button 108 (110) is similarly pressed down by the coil spring 140 to the base plate 111, that is, downward. , It is possible to prevent the button itself from vibrating (running out).

  Next, the lock mechanism 142 will be described. As shown in FIG. 23, the locking mechanism 142 includes four locking protrusions 152 that are integrally formed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 24, the push button 108 (110) includes two locking ribs 154 that are integrally formed. As shown in FIG. 25, the lock mechanism 142 is movable in the right direction R and the left direction L, respectively, when operated by the user.

  When the user does not use the hot and cold water faucet 101, the lock mechanism 142 is moved in the right direction R so that the four locking protrusions 152 are brought into contact with the locking ribs 154, respectively. 108 (110) is locked so that it does not descend even if it is pressed to prevent erroneous operation.

On the other hand, when using the hot and cold water mixing tap 101, the user moves the lock mechanism 142 in the left direction L so that the four lock protrusions 152 are separated from the lock ribs 154, and the push button 108 (110) is locked. Is released and pressed down to switch to the water discharge state.
With this locking mechanism 142, when the hot water mixing tap 101 is not used, even if the user accidentally operates the push button 108 (110), the push button is locked, so that the water discharge state does not occur. The danger that occurs when the hot water is hot can be avoided.

Next, with reference to FIG. 29 thru | or FIG. 35C, the hot / cold water faucet which is the faucet device by 3rd Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 29 is a perspective view showing a part of a hot and cold water mixing faucet according to the third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 30 is a side sectional view taken along line XXX-XXX in FIG. 29, and FIG. FIG. 30 is a side cross-sectional view taken along the line XXXI-XXXI in FIG. 29.
As shown in FIGS. 29 to 32, a hot and cold water mixing faucet 201 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a faucet body 202, a cover 204 covering the faucet body 202, and a front end portion of the faucet body 202. An attachment plate 205 to be attached and an on-off valve unit 32 held by the faucet body 202 are provided. Further, the hot and cold water mixing faucet 201 includes a fixed plate 206 attached to the front end portion of the faucet body 202 so as to cover the attachment plate 205, a push button 208 that is rotatably attached to the fixed plate 206, and the push button And a resistance member 210 sandwiched between 208 and the fixed plate 206, and a leaf spring 212 attached to the fixed plate 206 and biasing the push button 208.

  The faucet body 202 is configured to guide hot water / water mixed water adjusted to an appropriate temperature by a temperature adjusting valve (not shown) to the on-off valve unit 32 and discharge water from the water outlet 22a. The faucet body 202 is disposed so as to protrude substantially perpendicularly from the wall surface 2 to which the hot / cold water faucet 201 is attached, and is configured to receive the on-off valve unit 32 at its front end. Further, the faucet body 202 includes a water outlet 202a at the lower part thereof, and discharges the hot and cold water mixed water that has flowed into the faucet body 202 from a temperature adjustment valve (not shown) from the water outlet 202a via the on-off valve unit. It is configured as follows.

The cover 204 is a cover that is formed so as to cover the periphery of the faucet body 202 and can be divided into upper and lower parts, and is attached so as to protrude substantially perpendicularly from the wall surface 2 to which the hot and cold water mixing faucet 201 is attached. In addition, a hole for exposing the water discharge port 202a of the faucet body 202 is provided in the lower part of the cover 204.
The attachment plate 205 is a substantially semicircular metal plate, and is attached to the front end portion of the faucet body 202 with four screws 205a (only one is shown). The mounting plate 205 is formed with a mounting seat (not shown) for mounting the fixing plate 206, and the fixing plate 206 is screwed to the mounting seat (not shown).

Next, the fixing plate 206 and the push button 208 will be described with reference to FIGS. 32 to 34. FIG. 32A is an elevational view of the push button 208 of the hot and cold water mixing tap 201 according to the third embodiment of the present invention assembled to the fixed plate 206 as viewed from the back side of the push button 208. FIG. 32B is a partially enlarged perspective view of the assembly of the push button 208 and the fixing plate 206 encircled by a one-dot chain line in FIG. Further, FIG. 33 is a rear view of the push button 208, and FIG. 34 is a rear view of the fixed plate 206.
The fixing plate 206 is a substantially semicircular plate-like member, and reinforcing ribs are formed on the plate surface. Button mounting portions 206a for rotatably mounting the push buttons 208 are formed at both upper ends on the front side of the fixed plate 206. On the back side of the fixed plate 206, protrusions 206b and 206c for attaching the fixed plate 206 to the mounting plate 205 are formed. The fixing plate 206 engages a claw formed on the projection 206c with the lower end of the mounting plate 205, and a screw (not shown) is attached to a mounting seat (not shown) of the mounting plate 205 through a hole formed in the projection 206b. It is fixed to the mounting plate 205 by screwing. Further, the fixing plate 206 is formed with a hole 206 d for exposing the operation portion 36 of the on-off valve unit 32 received in the faucet body 202 to the front side of the fixing plate 206. A rectangular notch is formed in the center of the upper side of the fixed plate 206, and a stainless steel leaf spring 212 is attached so as to extend upward from the bottom of the notch. In the present embodiment, the fixing plate 206 is made of resin.

  The push button 208 has a generally semi-circular shape when viewed from the front, a generally fan-shaped shape when viewed from the side, and a cup-like shape with the back side open, and is sized to receive the mounting plate 205 and the fixing plate 206 on the back side. Has been. On the back side of the push button 208, two rotation shafts 208a, which are axis lines, are formed inwardly from both upper side surfaces thereof. The two rotary shafts 208a are received in holes formed in the button mounting portion 206a of the fixed plate 206, whereby the push button 208 is rotatably supported by the fixed plate 206. Further, radially extending portions 208b are formed around the base of each rotation shaft 208a. Further, an abutting portion 208 c is formed at the lower center of the back side of the push button 208. When the push button 208 is pressed and pushed, the abutting portion 208c abuts on the fixed plate 206, and the movement of the push button 208 is restricted. In addition, a leaf spring engaging projection 208d is formed at the upper center of the back side of the push button 208. When the leaf spring engaging projection 208d is engaged with the tip of the leaf spring 212 attached to the fixed plate 206, the push button 208 is urged toward the direction in which the push button 208 is pushed (rearward). The Further, an operation portion pressing projection 208 e is formed on the back side of the push button 208. When the push button 208 is pressed, the operation portion pressing projection 208e pushes the operation portion 36 of the opening / closing valve unit 32 protruding from the faucet body 202 through the mounting plate 205 and the fixing plate 206, thereby opening / closing the opening / closing valve unit 32. Can be operated. In this embodiment, the push button 208 is made of resin, and the surface is plated with metal.

  As shown in FIG. 32 (b), the resistance member 210, which is a resistance means, has a donut-shaped disk shape and is sandwiched between the push button 208 and the fixed plate 206. That is, when the push button 208 is assembled to the fixed plate 206, the resistance member 210 is passed through one rotary shaft 208 a of the push button 208, and each rotary shaft 208 a is formed in each hole formed in the button mounting portion 206 a of the fixed plate 206. To be accepted. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 32A, the resistance member 210 is sandwiched between the extended portion 208b around the rotation shaft 208a and the button mounting portion 206a. Since the resistance member 210 has a thickness slightly larger than the gap between the button mounting portion 206a and the expansion portion 208b, when the push button 208 is assembled to the fixed plate 206, the push button 208 is slightly Elastically deformed. Due to the restoring force of the elastically deformed push button 208, the resistance member 210 is sandwiched between the push button 208 and the fixed plate 206, and a frictional force is applied to the push button 208. In other words, the resistance member 210 that is slightly thicker than the gap between the fixed plate 206 to be assembled and the push button 208 is selected and sandwiched between them, so that an appropriate amount is obtained between the fixed plate 206 and the push button 208. Make sure the frictional force is applied. When the gap between the fixed plate 206 and the push button 208 is large, the resistance member 210 may be attached to both the rotation shafts 208a. By selecting the resistance member 210 in accordance with the gap between the fixed plate 206 and the push button 208 to be assembled, the molding error of the fixed plate 206 and the push button 208 or the thickness of the plating applied to the push button 208 can be reduced. Regardless of variations, an appropriate frictional force can be applied between the fixed plate 206 and the push button 208.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4 thru | or FIG. 6 and FIG. 35A thru | or FIG. 35C, the effect | action of the hot and cold water mixing tap 201 by 3rd Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 35A shows the position of the push button 208 when the on-off valve unit 32 is in the water stop state, and FIG. 35B shows the position of the push button 208 when the operating portion 36 of the on-off valve unit 32 is pushed in the maximum. 35C is a side sectional view showing the position of the push button 208 when the on-off valve unit 32 is in a water discharge state.
First, when the on-off valve unit 32 is in a water stop state as shown in FIG. 4, the pilot valve switching and holding mechanism 62 of the on-off valve unit 32 is in the state a in FIG. At this time, the push button 208 is in the position shown in FIG. 35A, and the operation portion pressing projection 208 e is in contact with the operation portion of the on-off valve unit 32. Further, the leaf spring 212 attached to the fixed plate 206 is slightly curved in contact with the leaf spring engaging protrusion 208d of the push button 208. Due to the restoring force of the leaf spring 212, the push button 208 is urged rearward, that is, in the direction in which the push button 208 is pushed.

Next, when the user of the hot and cold water mixing tap 201 presses the push button 208, the push button 208 moves to the position shown in FIG. 35B. At this time, the abutting portion 208 c of the push button 208 abuts on the fixed plate 206 to restrict the movement of the push button 208. Further, at this time, the operation portion pressing projection 208e pushes the operation portion 36, and the pilot valve switching holding mechanism 62 is brought into a state of b in FIG. On the other hand, since the bending amount of the leaf spring 212 is reduced, the urging force that the leaf spring 212 acts on the push button 208 is reduced.
Next, when the user of the hot / cold water mixing tap 201 releases the push button 208, the operation portion 36 of the on-off valve unit 32 is moved to the position shown in FIG. 5 by the urging force of the urging spring 69 of the on-off valve unit 32. It is pushed back and enters a water discharge state. At this time, the pilot valve switching holding mechanism 62 is in the state c in FIG. When the operation unit 36 is pushed back to the position shown in FIG. 5, the push button 208 is pushed forward by the operation unit 36 and moved to the position shown in FIG. 35C. On the other hand, the leaf spring 212 is biased in the direction in which the push button 208 is pushed. However, since the biasing force by the leaf spring 212 is smaller than the biasing force of the biasing spring 69, the biasing force of the biasing spring 69 is small. The urging force by the leaf spring 212 is overcome and the push button 208 is moved to the position shown in FIG. 35C. When the push button 208 is pushed forward by the urging force of the urging spring 69, the push button 208 tries to move forward past the position of FIG. 35C by the inertial force acting on the push button 208. However, since the urging force that pushes the push button 208 backward by the leaf spring 212 acts on the push button 208, it is possible to prevent the push button 208 from going too far forward. Further, a resistance member 210 is attached to the push button 208, and a frictional force that resists the movement of the push button 208 is exerted by the resistance member 210. For this reason, the vibration caused by the inertia of the push button 208 and the urging force of the urging spring 69 and the leaf spring 212 can be quickly damped. As a result, the push button 208 quickly moves from the position shown in FIG. 35B to the position shown in FIG. 35C without vibrating and hardly passing the position shown in FIG. 35C.

When the user of the hot and cold water mixing tap 201 presses the push button 208 again, the on-off valve unit 32 enters a water stop state as shown in FIG. 4, and the pilot valve switching holding mechanism 62 returns to the state a in FIG. The push button 208 also returns to the state shown in FIG. 35A.
According to the hot and cold water mixing faucet 201 of the third embodiment of the present invention, since the leaf spring 212 and the resistance member 210 are provided on the push button 208, when the push button is operated, the push button itself vibrates (runs out). Can be prevented and a good operational feeling can be obtained. In particular, in this embodiment, since a resistance member as a resistance means is attached in addition to a leaf spring as a biasing means, the push button is vibrated even when the push button is large and its inertia is large. It can be effectively prevented. In this embodiment, since the resistance member is sandwiched between the push button and the fixing plate, the wear of the fixing plate due to the sliding of the metal-plated push button and the resin fixing plate. Can be reduced.

  In the above-described embodiment, the resistance member is a donut-shaped disk. However, as a modification, a spring washer or a coil spring may be used as the resistance member. In this case, the resistance force exerted by the resistance member can be adjusted by elastic deformation of the resistance member itself.

1 is an overall perspective view showing a hot and cold water mixing faucet according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment state to the hot / cold water mixing faucet of the pilot type on-off valve apparatus used for embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the basic structure of a pilot type on-off valve apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows the water stop state (closed state) in an on-off valve unit (pilot type on-off valve device). It is sectional drawing which shows the water discharging state (open state) in an on-off valve unit (pilot type on-off valve apparatus). It is an enlarged view which shows the pilot valve switching holding | maintenance mechanism (heart cam mechanism) used for an on-off valve unit. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a relationship between a movement distance (displacement amount) of an operation unit and an operation force F during a water stop operation according to the present embodiment. It is the diagram which showed the relationship between the movement distance (displacement amount) of the operation part at the time of the water stop operation by this embodiment, and the spring load (N) which acts on a coil spring. It is a perspective view which shows the assembly of the plate-shaped heat insulation cover which is the components of the hot-water / water mixing faucet shown in FIG. 2, the push button for currants, and the push button for showers. It is the perspective view seen from the front side which shows the case where the pushbutton for showers of the assembly shown in FIG. 9 is pushed. It is the perspective view which looked at the assembly shown in FIG. 10 from the back side. It is the perspective view which looked at the pushbutton for showers from the front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the pushbutton for showers of FIG. 12 from the back side. It is a side view which shows each level when a user operates the pushbutton for showers. It is a partial front view which shows the state which the push button for showers is pressed on the back surface side of the heat insulation cover, and the deformation | transformation part of a leaf | plate spring part is elastically deforming. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of the structure of the push button for currants and the push button for showers of a hot and cold water mixing faucet. It is a perspective view which shows the push button and the heat insulation cover for showing the attachment method of the push button for currants and the push button for showers by 1st Embodiment. It is a side view which shows each process of the attachment method of the push button for currants and the push button for showers by 1st Embodiment. It is a fragmentary side view which shows the protrusion of the arm part of a push button, and the flange of a heat insulation cover in each process of the attachment method of the push button for currants and the push button for showers by 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the push button and heat insulation cover which were removed from the faucet main body at the time of the maintenance by 1st Embodiment. It is a whole perspective view which shows the hot / cold water mixing faucet by 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is an expanded view which expands and shows the components of the hot / cold water mixing faucet shown in FIG. It is an expanded view which expands and shows the components of the pushbutton unit by 2nd Embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked at the pushbutton by 2nd Embodiment from the back side. It is a front view which shows the pushbutton unit by 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing seen along the BB line of FIG. It is a fragmentary sectional view of the mixing faucet which shows each level of a push button when a user operates a push button. It is a side view which shows the water stop state (FIG. 28 (a)) and water discharge state (FIG.28 (b)) by the push button of 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the whole tap water mixing faucet by 3rd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 30 is a side cross-sectional view taken along the line XXX-XXX in FIG. 29. FIG. 30 is a side cross-sectional view taken along the line XXXI-XXXI in FIG. 29. (A) The rear view which shows the state which assembled | attached the push button of the hot / cold water faucet by 3rd Embodiment of this invention to the fixed plate, and (b) The partial expansion expansion which expands and shows the assembly | attachment part of a push button and a fixed plate. It is a perspective view. It is a rear view of the pushbutton of the hot and cold water mixing faucet according to the third embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view of the fixed plate of the hot and cold water mixing faucet according to the third embodiment of the present invention. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the position of a pushbutton when an on-off valve unit is in a water stop state. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the position of a pushbutton when the operation part of an on-off valve unit is pushed in completely. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the position of a pushbutton when an on-off valve unit is in a water discharging state.

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1,101,201 Hot water / water mixing faucet 3,102,202 Faucet body 4,204 Insulation cover 8,108,208 Callan push button 10,110 Shower push button 16,116,202a Callan spout 18,118 Shower Water outlet 30, 32, 130, 132 On-off valve unit (pilot-type on-off valve device)
34,134 Opening / closing valve unit mounting nut 36 Operating section 38 Push rod 40 Pilot valve 44 Pilot valve port (pressure release hole)
46 Diaphragm main valve 48 Pressure chamber 50 Housing 52 Valve seat 54 Seal member 56 Small hole (primary pressure inlet)
58 Cleaning Pin 60 Assembly Nut 62 Pilot Valve Switching and Holding Mechanism 80 Button Operation Unit 82 Arm Unit 82a Projection 84 Leaf Spring Unit (Biasing Unit)
84a Deformation part 84b Contact part 84c Coupling position 107 Push button unit 111 Base plate 117 Curran water discharge pipe 135 Fixing screw 140 Coil spring (biasing means)
142 Lock mechanism 144 Support shaft 146 Operation protrusion 205 Mounting plate 206 Fixing plate 210 Resistance member 212 Leaf spring

Claims (11)

A faucet device that switches between a water stop state and a water discharge state by opening and closing an on-off valve,
A faucet body that houses the on-off valve;
One end of this faucet body or a member attached to the faucet body is attached so as to be able to swing around the axis line, and every time a pressing operation is performed, the on-off valve is closed to stop the water and the on-off valve is opened to discharge water. A push button to state,
In the water discharge state, a downward force is applied to the push button between the push button and the faucet body or the member with the lower surface of the push button in contact with the upper end of the on-off valve. Energizing means,
A faucet device comprising:   The push button is substantially flush with the surface of the faucet body or the member when the water is stopped, and above the surface of the faucet body or the member when the water is discharged. The faucet device according to claim 1, wherein the faucet device is provided so as to be located, and is provided so as to apply a downward force to the push button at least in a water discharge state.   2. The water according to claim 1, wherein the urging means is configured such that when the water is stopped, the push button is applied with a smaller downward force than when the water is discharged, or the force is not applied. Stopper device.   The faucet device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the urging means is provided at a position separated from the axis of the end of the push button by a predetermined distance.   The faucet device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the push button and the biasing means are integrally formed of resin.   The faucet device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the urging means is a coil spring attached around an axis of the push button.   7. The water faucet device according to claim 1, wherein the water faucet device is a hot water / water mixing faucet that performs water discharge and shower water discharge, and the push button comprises a curan water push button for water discharge and a shower push button for shower water discharge. The faucet device according to any one of the above. A faucet device that switches between a water stop state and a water discharge state by opening and closing an on-off valve,
A faucet body that houses the on-off valve;
One end of the faucet body or a member attached to the faucet body is pivotably mounted about the axis, and the operation part of the on-off valve is pushed each time a pressing operation is performed, and the on-off valve is closed to stop the water. And a push button that opens the on-off valve to discharge water,
A biasing means for applying a biasing force to the push button so that a rear side surface of the push button is pressed against the operation portion of the on-off valve;
A faucet device comprising:   The faucet device according to claim 1 or 8, further comprising resistance means for causing the push button to act on a resistance force that resists the swinging motion of the push button.   The resistance means causes a frictional force between the resistance means and the push button or a frictional force between the resistance means and the faucet body or a member attached to the faucet body as a resistance force. The faucet device according to claim 9.   The said resistance means is a donut-shaped disk arrange | positioned so that the said axis line may be enclosed between the said pushbutton and the said faucet body or the member attached to the faucet body. Faucet device.

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