JP2005299118A - Faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent water drops infiltrating inside from an opening of a holder in a faucet with a shower head used pulled out of the holder together with a hose, from flowing along the internal wall surface of a holder and dripping on the lower part of a counter to submerge the inside of a cabinet. <P>SOLUTION: The faucet A is provided with a faucet body 2 fixed to the counter 1 of a sink, a washstand, or the like and mounted with a valve mechanism 3; a holder 4 extended in an upward inclining direction from the faucet body 2 and formed with the opening 13 at the tip; the shower head 5 supported in a drawable manner to the opening 13 of the holder 4; and the hose 6 inserted through inside the holder 4 to connect the shower head 5 to the valve mechanism 3. A separating member 14 for preventing the hose 6 from contacting the internal wall surface 4a of the holder 4 is formed between the opening 13 of the holder 4 and the faucet body 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a faucet that is fixed to a counter such as a sink or a wash basin and that is used by pulling a shower head together with a hose from a holder.

  Conventionally, in a faucet in which a hose is inserted inside a faucet holder fixed to a counter such as a sink or a wash basin, and the shower head connected to the tip of the hose can be pulled out from the holder, the shower head is attached to the hose. For example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-228707, water droplets adhering to the hose are prevented from entering the inside of the cabinet below the counter when pulled out from the holder. In this patent document 1, the faucet body is hollow inside, and the hose is inserted into the holder extending in the upper inclined direction from the opening at the tip to the lower end opening of the faucet body. The upper end of the hose is connected to the shower head, and the lower end is connected to the water pipe. The faucet body is provided with a mount-like draining portion on the inner wall of the base portion of the holder so as to be in contact with the hose, and a drain outlet provided below the mounting drainage portion.

JP-A-5-295571

  As described above, the faucet of Patent Document 1 is provided with a mount-like draining portion on the inner wall of the faucet body, so that water droplets attached to the hose move to the draining portion and travel along the inner wall of the faucet body from the drain outlet. Although the drain of the holder is larger than the outer diameter of the hose, when it is pulled out from the hose holder and used, water drops that have entered the holder through the opening It was transferred to the hose through the drainage part and dropped to the lower part of the counter, so that the inside of the cabinet was submerged. In addition, a water receiving tank is accommodated inside the cabinet, and water drops falling from the counter are also accommodated inside the water receiving tank, but the storage space inside the cabinet is narrowed by the water receiving tank, There has been a problem that it is impossible to place other articles, and a solution has been desired.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art, and the problem is that in a faucet used by pulling out a shower head together with a hose from a holder, the interior of the faucet is provided from the opening of the holder. Water droplets that have entered the wall fall along the inner wall of the holder and fall to the bottom of the counter, preventing the inside of the cabinet from being flooded.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the invention described in claim 1, the faucet is fixed to a counter such as a sink or a wash basin, and a faucet body on which a valve mechanism is mounted, and an upper slope from the faucet body. Connected to the holder, the shower head supported to be able to be pulled out in the opening of the holder, the shower head and the valve mechanism, and inserted into the holder. A separating member for preventing the hose from contacting the inner wall surface of the holder is formed between the opening of the holder and the faucet body.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the faucet according to the first aspect of the present invention, the isolation member comprises a support wall that rises from the bottom surface of the faucet body.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the faucet according to the first aspect of the present invention, the isolation member is a rib formed on the inner wall surface of the holder toward the center line of the holder.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the faucet according to the first aspect of the present invention, the isolation member is a guide provided inside the holder and through which the hose is inserted.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the faucet according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the water drained into the holder or the faucet body is drained by water droplets entering the holder. A hole is formed.

  According to the present invention, the faucet is fixed to a counter such as a sink or a wash basin, and the faucet body to which the valve mechanism is mounted, extends from the faucet body in the upper inclined direction, and an opening is formed at the tip. A holder, a shower head supported so as to be freely drawable in the opening of the holder, a hose connecting the shower head and the valve mechanism, and passing through the inside of the holder, and the opening of the holder An isolation member is formed between the faucet body and the hose so that it does not come into contact with the inner wall surface of the holder. It can be used in a sanitary manner without immersing the inside.

  In addition, a drain hole is formed in the lower part of the holder or faucet body to drain water droplets that have entered the holder, so that the water droplets are drained to the top of the counter and do not enter the cabinet. .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the faucet A of the present invention is fixed in a standing state on a counter 1 such as a sink or a washstand, and has a faucet body 2 on which a valve mechanism 3 is mounted, and the faucet body. 2, a holder 4 that is rotatably mounted on the outer peripheral surface of 2 and extends in the upper inclined direction, a shower head 5 that is supported so as to be able to be pulled out by the holder 4, and a hose that connects the shower head 5 and the valve mechanism 3. 6 is provided.

  The faucet main body 2 is formed in a vertically long substantially cylindrical shape, and as shown in FIG. 2, a ceramic-made substantially disk-shaped fixed plate 3a and a movable plate 3b made of the same material as the fixed plate 3a are formed on the upper part. A water-tight overlapping valve mechanism 3 is mounted, and a hot water supply pipe 7 and a water supply pipe 8 are connected to the lower part, and hot water is supplied to the valve mechanism 3 through the hot water supply pipe 7 and water is supplied to the valve mechanism 3 through the water supply pipe 8. A water pipe 9 is connected to the lower part of the valve mechanism 3, and hot water whose flow rate and temperature are adjusted by the valve mechanism 3 passes through the water pipe 9. A lever 10 is connected to the upper part of the valve mechanism 3. Then, the flow rate or temperature of the hot water supplied to the water pipe 9 is adjusted by changing the correspondence between the valve opening and closing of the fixed plate 3a and the movable plate 3b by operating the lever 10 up and down or left and right. Is possible.

  The water pipe 9 is inserted into a mounting hole 1a drilled in the counter 1, a washer 11 is applied to the lower part of the counter 1, and a nut 12 is screwed onto the outer peripheral surface of the water pipe 9 from the lower part of the washer 11. The faucet A is fixed in a standing state on the counter 1.

  A hollow holder 4 is rotatably mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the faucet body 2, the holder 4 extends in the upper inclined direction, and an opening 13 is formed at the tip. The shower head 5 is supported so that it can be pulled out. A hose 6 is connected to the proximal end of the shower head 5, and the outer diameter of the hose 6 is smaller than the opening 13 of the holder 4 and is housed in the holder 4 so as to be freely drawn out. The end is connected to the water pipe 9 at the lower part of the counter 1.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the faucet body 2 is formed with a separating member. The isolation member of the present embodiment is an annular support wall 14 formed so as to rise from the lower end on the front side of the faucet body 2, and the hose 6 is located on the upper part of the support wall 14 from the inside of the holder 4. An insertion hole 15 is formed so as to pass through the interior of 2. The support wall 14 supports the hose 6 inserted through the insertion hole 15 from below so that the hose 6 does not contact the inner wall surface 4 a of the holder 4 between the opening 13 of the holder 4 and the insertion hole 15. The hose 6 is supported from below by a support wall 14 inside the holder 4 so as not to contact the inner wall surface 4 a of the holder 4.

  A drainage hole 16 is formed in a part of the front side at the bottom of the holder 4, and water droplets traveling along the inner wall surface 4 a of the holder 4 are drained toward the upper surface of the counter 1 through the drainage hole 16. The drain hole may be formed in the faucet body.

  A support device 17 is fixed to the opening 13 of the holder 4 and the base end of the shower head 5 to support the shower head 5 so as to be freely drawn out to the opening 13 of the holder 4. The support device 17 includes a first support member 18 and a second support member 19. The first support member 18 is provided in the opening 13 at the tip of the holder 4, and the second support 32 is provided in the opening 32 at the base end of the shower head 5. Support members 19 are fixed respectively.

  The first support member 18 has a substantially cylindrical shape made of a synthetic resin including a small diameter portion 20 and a large diameter portion 21, and a male serration 22 is engraved on the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 20. A substantially ring-shaped water draining tool 23 is provided on the inner periphery of the large-diameter portion 21, and the water cutting tool 23 is connected to the outer peripheral surface of the hose 6 and repels water droplets adhering to the hose 6. Further, in the vicinity of the water cutter 23, a notch hole 24 is formed for draining water droplets and the like scraped off by the water cutter 23 from the holder 4 to the outside. When the first support member 18 is inserted into the opening 13 at the tip of the holder 4, the small diameter portion 20, that is, the male serration 22 is exposed from the holder 4. In addition, an engaging claw 25 is formed at the approximate center of the large-diameter portion 21 so as to protrude to the outer peripheral side, and the engaging claw 25 is elastically engaged with the notch hole 24, thereby providing a first support. The member 18 is fixed to the holder 4.

  The second support member 19 has a substantially cylindrical shape made of a synthetic resin, and an annular protrusion 26 protruding inward is formed in the vicinity of the center. A female serration 27 that fits with the male serration 22 of the support member 18 is engraved, and on the other side, an accommodating portion 29 that accommodates a metal fitting 28 connected to the tip of the hose 6 is formed. On the outer periphery of the housing portion 29, a male screw portion 30 that is screwed with a female screw portion 32 formed in the opening 31 of the shower head 5 is formed.

  The shower head 5 is detachably supported by the holder 4 by fitting the female serration 27 of the second support member 19 to the male serration 22 of the first support member 18 fixed to the holder 4. Further, a button 33 is provided at the tip of the shower head 5, and by operating the button 33, the form of water discharged from the shower head 5 is changed to direct current or water spray, direct current or foam flow, or the like. It can be done.

  In the above configuration, by operating the lever 10 of the faucet A shown in FIG. 1 in the direction of water discharge, the hot water adjusted by the valve mechanism 3 is discharged from the shower head 5, and the shower head 5 is discharged from the holder 4 together with the hose 6. If it is pulled out, it is possible to carry out washing work and the like at a free position. At this time, hot water discharged from the shower head 5 may adhere to the hose 6, or hot water may enter the inside from the first support member 18 fixed to the opening 13 of the holder 4. It is shaken off by a water drainage 23 attached to the support member 18 and drained to the outside through a notch hole 24 formed in front of the water drainage 23. Here, the water droplets that have not been shaken off by the water cutter 23 fall from the hose 6 inside the holder 4 and are shaken off to the inner wall surface 4 a of the holder 4. Then, along with the water droplets that have entered from the opening 13, the water is drained from the drain hole 16 to the upper surface of the counter 1 through the inner wall surface 4 a of the holder 4. At this time, the hose 6 is supported by the support wall 14 inside the holder 4 and is in a floating state so as not to contact the inner wall surface 4 a of the holder 4, so that water droplets do not propagate to the hose 6.

  As described above, in the present invention, the hose is in a state of floating so as not to come into contact with the inner wall surface inside the holder by the support wall that is a separating member, so that water droplets that have entered the holder travel along the inner wall surface of the holder. It is drained from the drainage hole, does not fall to the bottom of the counter, and does not flood the cabinet.

  5 and 6 show another embodiment of the separating member. In this embodiment, a plurality of ribs 14a are formed on the inner wall surface 4a of the holder 4 toward the center line of the holder 4 as separating members. The hose 6 is supported by the tip so that the surface of the hose 6 does not contact the inner wall surface 4 a of the holder 4. A plurality of ribs may be formed at equal intervals from the opening to the drainage hole, or may be formed continuously from the opening to the drainage hole. In addition, since the other structure is the same as the said Example, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same member and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Also in this embodiment, since the hose is supported by the rib serving as the separating member, it does not come into contact with the inner wall surface of the holder, so that the water droplets traveling along the inner wall surface of the holder do not propagate to the hose, and from the drain hole 16 to the outside. It can be drained.

  FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the separating member. In this embodiment, the supporting device 17 attached to the holder 4 is provided with a cylindrical guide 14b as a separating member at the lower portion of the first supporting member 18, and the guide. The hose 6 is inserted through the inside of 14b. The guide 14 b is formed long in the holder 4 toward the faucet body 2 so that the hose 6 does not contact the inner wall surface 4 a of the holder 4. Further, a water passage hole 34 is formed at the upper end of the guide 14 b, and water droplets are transmitted from the inside of the guide 14 b to the inner wall surface 4 a of the holder 4 through the water passage hole 34.

  Also in this embodiment, since the hose does not contact the inner wall surface of the holder, water droplets can be drained to the outside. Further, in this embodiment, the guide only needs to be coupled to the support member, and the existing faucet need not be changed at all. Intrusion into can be prevented.

It is a perspective view of the state where the faucet of the present invention was attached to the counter. It is side sectional drawing of the state which attached the faucet of this invention to the counter. It is an expansion perspective view of a faucet body. It is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a shower head. It is a sectional side view of the faucet by another example. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 5. It is side sectional drawing of the water tap by another Example.

Explanation of symbols

1: Counter 2: Faucet body 3: Valve mechanism 4: Holder 4a: Inner wall surface 5: Shower head 6: Hose 13: Opening part 14: Support wall 14a: Rib 14b: Guide 16: Drain hole A: Water faucet

Claims (5)

  A faucet body fixed to a counter such as a sink or a wash basin, to which a valve mechanism is mounted, a holder extending from the faucet body in the upper inclined direction, and having an opening at the tip, and an opening of the holder A shower head supported so as to be freely drawable by a section, a hose connecting the shower head and the valve mechanism, and passing through the inside of the holder, and a hose between the opening of the holder and the faucet body A water faucet, characterized in that a separating member is formed to prevent contact with the inner wall surface of the holder.   The faucet according to claim 1, wherein the isolation member includes a support wall that rises from a bottom surface of the faucet body.   The faucet according to claim 1, wherein the isolation member is a rib formed on an inner wall surface of the holder toward a center line of the holder.   The faucet according to claim 1, wherein the isolation member is a guide provided inside the holder and through which the hose is inserted. The faucet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a drainage hole through which water droplets entering the holder are drained is formed in a lower portion of the holder or the faucet body.

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