JP2006009301A - Water supply attachment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water supply attachment which enables water to be supplied to a water treater such as an alkaline water ionizer by effectively utilizing a faucet for a water purifier. <P>SOLUTION: Characteristically, this water supply attachment is equipped with an inflow port 23 which is attached to a water-ejecting connection screw part 14 of a faucet body 2 for the water purifier, and a connection port 34 for the water purifier, which communicates with the inflow port 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a water supply attachment that is attached to a faucet body for a water purifier.

  Conventionally, in general homes or the like, as shown in FIG. 7, an installation-type water purifier 91 (which agrees with a water purifying cartridge) having a faucet 90 dedicated to a water purifier is often used.

  In the water purifier faucet system shown in the figure, a faucet body 93 having a cock 92 as an opening / closing means is fixed to a top plate 97 of a sink (so-called sink) using a packing 94, a washer 95 and a nut 96, and an inlet. After adjusting the flow rate of tap water supplied from the pipe 98 by the cock 92, it flows into the water purifier 91 through the outlet pipe 99, and the purified water purified by the water purifier 91 is supplied to the water through the water supply pipe 100. After supplying to the stopper main body 93, it is made to use from the spout 101 as a water discharge pipe.

  By the way, in recent years, a water treatment device such as an alkaline ionized water device that is said to be good for health and beauty is becoming widespread, and when such a water treatment device is connected and used, the water purifier shown in FIG. Since it is impossible to connect from a dedicated water faucet, water treatment such as alkaline ion water conditioners using a water faucet already installed in the sink or a water faucet with a special structure for connecting a water treatment device As a result, the water purifier faucet system shown in FIG. 7 is unnecessary.

  The water purifier faucet system that is no longer needed can be removed, but construction is required for removal, and after removal, the hole where the faucet body 93 was attached remains in the top plate 97 of the sink, so it looks great There was a problem that caused deterioration.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a general faucet system for a water purifier, and this system is not significantly different from the conventional structure shown in FIG.

JP 2004-124449 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a water supply attachment capable of supplying water to a water treatment device such as an alkali ion water conditioner by effectively using a faucet for a water purifier.

  The water supply attachment according to the present invention includes an inflow port attached to a spout connection screw portion of a faucet body for a water purifier, and a connection port connected to the inflow port and connected to the water treatment device.

  According to the above configuration, when the water supply attachment is attached to the spout connection screw portion of the faucet body for the water purifier, the raw water is discharged from the connection port communicating with the inflow port after flowing in from the inflow port. When a water treatment device such as an alkali ion water conditioner is connected to the port, water can be supplied to the water treatment device by effectively using the water faucet described above.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, an attachment main body in which the inflow port is formed and an outer cylinder that is rotatably attached to the outer periphery of the attachment main body, and the connection port is formed in the outer cylinder. is there.

  According to the above configuration, since the position of the connection port can be arbitrarily set by rotating the outer cylinder, the degree of freedom in installing the water treatment device and the hose for connecting the connection port and the water treatment device, etc. The degree of freedom of the passage arrangement can be improved.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the inflow port is formed in a nut structure, and a screw portion corresponding to the nut structure of the inflow port is formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion at the upper part of the attachment main body.

  According to the above configuration, when two water supply attachments having the same structure are provided, and the inlet of the nut structure of the water supply attachment located on the upper side is attached to the screw part on the outer periphery of the cylindrical part of the water supply attachment located on the lower side, The stage water supply attachment can be integrated.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the cylinder portion at the upper part of the attachment main body is set as an outflow port, and a water stop valve disposing portion is provided in a communication path that connects the inflow port and the outflow port. .

  According to the above configuration, in the water supply attachment having the upper and lower two-stage structure, when the communication path of the lower water supply attachment is closed by the water stop valve, the connection port of the lower water supply attachment is connected to the raw water treatment device. The connection port of the water supply attachment located on the upper side is the return port of the generated water generated by the water treatment device, and the existing water discharge pipe is connected to the water purifier faucet from the outlet of the upper water supply attachment. The generated water can be discharged through.

  The water supply attachment according to the present invention is also a water supply attachment comprising an attachment main body and an outer cylinder rotatably attached to the outer periphery of the attachment main body, and a faucet main body for a water purifier is provided at a lower portion of the attachment main body. An inflow port that is attached to the spout connection screw portion is formed, and an outlet that communicates with the spout pipe is formed at the upper portion of the attachment body, while the outer cylinder communicates with the inlet and the outlet separately. A connection port for a water treatment device is formed.

  According to the above configuration, when the water supply attachment is attached to the spout connection screw portion of the faucet body for the water purifier, the raw water flows from the inlet of the lower part of the attachment body, and then the water is supplied from the connection port of the outer cylinder communicating with the inlet. Supplied to the processor.

  The generated water generated by the water treatment device flows in from the other connection port of the outer cylinder, and is discharged from the existing water discharge pipe through the outlet at the top of the attachment body, and can be used.

  In this way, water can be supplied to the water treatment device by effectively using the water faucet described above, and the generated water generated by the water treatment device can be discharged from the existing water discharge pipe. In addition, since the position of the connection port can be arbitrarily set by rotating the outer cylinder, the degree of freedom in installing the water treatment device is improved and passages such as hoses for connecting the connection port and the water treatment device are provided. The degree of freedom can be improved.

  According to this invention, there is an effect that water can be supplied to a water treatment device such as an alkali ion water conditioner by effectively using a faucet for a water purifier.

  The purpose of supplying water to a water treatment device such as an alkaline ionized water device by effectively using a water faucet for the water purifier is the same as the above described This was realized by configuring a water supply attachment that communicated with the inlet and provided with a connection port for the water treatment device.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
The drawing shows a water supply attachment. First, the overall structure of a water purifier faucet system with a water supply attachment interposed will be described with reference to FIG.

  The water supply attachment 20 of this embodiment is interposed between the faucet body 2 and the cap member 3 in the faucet 1 dedicated to the water purifier, and the water purifier faucet system has a cock 4 as an opening / closing means. After fixing the faucet body 2 to the top plate 8 of the sink (so-called sink) using the packing 5, washer 6 and nut 7, and adjusting the flow rate of tap water supplied from the inlet pipe 9 with the cock 4 Then, it flows into the water purifier 11 (agrees with the cartridge for water purification) via the outlet pipe 10, and the purified water purified by the water purifier 11 passes through the water supply pipe 12 to the faucet body 2 (for water discharge described in detail later). It is supplied to the passage 13) in the connecting screw portion 14.

  At the center of the upper end of the faucet body 2 for the water purifier, as shown in FIG. 2, a spout connection screw portion 14 having a passage 13 for the raw water W therein (the cap member 3 is screwed in the conventional structure). Threaded portion).

  The water supply attachment 20 interposed between the faucet body 2 and the cap member 3 described above can rotate around the attachment body 21 at the center and the outer periphery of the attachment body 21 as shown in FIG. And an outer cylinder 22 mounted rotatably.

  An inlet 23 having a nut structure attached to the spout connection screw portion 14 is formed in the lower portion of the attachment main body 21, and a cylinder projecting upward with respect to the upper end surface of the outer cylinder 22 is formed in the upper portion of the attachment main body 21. A portion 24 is integrally formed, and a screw portion 25 corresponding to the nut structure of the inflow port 23 is formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 24. That is, the screw portion 25 is configured to be detachably screwable into any of the nut portion of the inlet 23 having a nut structure and the screw hole 16 (see FIG. 3) on the cap member 3 side. .

  The inside of the above-described cylindrical portion 24 is set as an outlet 26, and a communication passage 27 that connects the upper outlet 26 and the lower inlet 23 in the vertical direction (axial direction) is provided from the passage wall. An annular flange portion 28 projecting inward is integrally formed, and the upper and lower portions of the flange portion 28 are set as the arrangement portions 30 and 31 of the water stop valve 29.

  An annular groove 32 is formed in the outer peripheral portion of the attachment main body 21 facing between the elements 31 and 23, and the annular groove 32 and the above-described communication path 27 are communicated with each other through a lateral hole 33.

  Further, a connection port 34 is formed in the outer cylinder 22 so as to communicate with the lateral hole 33 through the annular groove 32 in the lateral direction (radial direction), and a connection member is provided outside the connection port 34. A screw hole 35 is provided so that (not shown) can be attached.

  The connection port 34 described above is a port (entrance / exit) for a water treatment device such as an alkali ion water conditioner. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, this connection port 34 is set as a supply port for raw water W to the water treatment device. The

  Here, the lower end portion of the attachment main body 21 and the faucet main body 2 are sealed by an O-ring 36 disposed in the O-ring groove, and the outer peripheral portion of the attachment main body 21 at the upper and lower portions of the ring groove 32 The space between the inner periphery of the tube 22 is sealed by O-rings 37 and 38 disposed in the O-ring groove.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 2, the water stop valve 29 is fixed to the water stop valve disposition portion 31 directly below the annular flange portion 28, and the spout 15 as an existing water discharge pipe of the faucet system for water purifiers is used. Can be attached to the top of the attachment 20 to prevent loss or the like. Note that the change can be easily made when returning to the original state.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the nut structure inlet 23 of the attachment body 21 is screwed and fixed to the connection screw portion 14 of the faucet body 2, and the water supply attachment 20 is directly fixed to the upper end of the faucet body 2. In addition, when a water treatment device is connected to the connection port 34 of the outer cylinder 22 via a passage member such as a hose, the raw water W from the water supply pipe 12 shown in FIG. And then supplied to the connection port 34 through the lateral hole 33 and the ring groove 32, and as shown by an arrow OUT, the water treatment device such as an alkali ion water conditioner. To be supplied with water. The generated water generated by the water treatment device is discharged from the discharge pipe on the water treatment device side.

  1 and FIG. 2, the water supply attachment 20 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 communicates with the inlet 23 attached to the spout connection screw portion 14 of the faucet body 2 for the water purifier, And a connection port 34 for the processor.

  According to this configuration, when the water supply attachment 20 is attached to the spout connection screw portion 14 of the faucet body 2 for the water purifier, the raw water W flows from the inlet 23 and then from the connection port 34 communicating with the inlet 23. Since the water is discharged, when a water treatment device such as an alkali ion water conditioner is connected to the connection port 34, the water faucet 1 for the water purifier can be effectively used to supply water to the water treatment device.

  Moreover, the attachment main body 21 in which the said inflow port 23 was formed, and the outer cylinder 22 rotatably attached to the outer periphery of this attachment main body 21 are provided, and the said connection port 34 is formed in the outer cylinder 22. FIG. .

  According to this configuration, since the position of the connection port 34 can be arbitrarily set by rotating the outer cylinder 22, the degree of freedom in installing the water treatment device is improved and the connection port 34 and the water treatment device are connected. It is possible to improve the degree of freedom of the passage arrangement of the hose and the like.

In addition, when not using the water purifier 11 in FIG. 1, you may connect the exit of the outlet pipe 10 and the inlet of the water supply pipe 12 in a bypass channel | path.
FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the water supply attachment, which is provided with two water supply attachments 20A and 20B having the same structure as the water supply attachment 20 shown in FIG. is there.

  That is, the nut-structure inlet 23 in the attachment main body 21 of the water supply attachment 20A located on the lower side is screwed and fixed to the connection screw portion 14 of the faucet main body 2, and the attachment main body of the water supply attachment 20A located on the lower side. 21 is attached to the screw portion 25 on the outer periphery of the upper cylindrical portion 24 and attached to the nut structure inlet 23 in the attachment main body 21 of the upper water supply attachment 20B, and the upper cylindrical portion in the attachment main body 21 of the upper water supply attachment 20B. The existing spout 15 is attached to the outer peripheral thread portion 25 via the cap member 3.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the water stop valves 29 and 29 are fixedly used for the water stop valve arrangement portions 30 and 31 immediately above and below the annular flange portion 28 of the lower water supply attachment 20A, respectively. The connection port 34 of the lower water supply attachment 20A is set as a supply port for the water treatment device, and the connection port 34 of the upper water supply attachment 20B is set as a return port of the generated water generated by the water treatment device. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the water supply attachments 20A and 20B integrated in two upper and lower stages are attached between the faucet body 2 and the cap member 3, the raw water W from the water supply pipe 12 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, after flowing into the inlet 23 from the passage 13 in the connection screw portion 14 of the lower water supply attachment 20A, the supply port 34 is supplied to the connection port 34 via the lateral hole 33 and the annular groove 32. As shown by an arrow OUT, water is supplied to a water treatment device such as an alkali ion water conditioner.

  The generated water generated by the water treatment device flows into the communication passage 27 from the connection port 34 of the upper water supply attachment 20B through the annular groove 32 and the lateral hole 33 as indicated by an arrow IN, and then from the outlet 26 to the spout 15 Can be drained and used for use.

  Thus, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the inlet 23 is formed in a nut structure, and a screw portion 25 corresponding to the nut structure of the inlet 23 is provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 24 on the attachment body 21. It is formed.

  According to this configuration, two water supply attachments 20A and 20B having the same structure are provided, and the flow of the nut structure of the water supply attachment 20B located on the upper side is arranged on the screw portion 25 on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 24 of the water supply attachment 20A located on the lower side. If the inlet 23 is attached, the upper and lower two-stage water supply attachments 20A and 20B can be integrated.

  Moreover, the cylindrical portion 24 at the top of the attachment body 21 is set as an outlet 26, and water stop valve arrangement portions 30, 31 are provided in the communication passage 27 that connects the inlet 23 and the outlet 26. It is.

  According to this configuration, when the communication passage 27 of the lower water supply attachment 20A is closed by the water stop valve 29 in the water supply attachments 20A and 20B having the upper and lower two-stage structure, the connection of the lower water supply attachment 20A is connected. The port 34 serves as a supply port for supplying the raw water W to the water treatment device, and the connection port 34 of the water supply attachment 20B located on the upper side serves as a return port for the generated water generated by the water treatment device, and the outlet of the upper water supply attachment 20B. 26, the generated water can be discharged and flowed to the water purifier faucet 1 through an existing water discharge pipe (see the spout 15).

  In this way, when two water supply attachments 20A and 20B having the same structure are used in an overlapping manner, not only water supplied to the water treatment device but also water generated by the water treatment device is discharged through the spout 15. Therefore, an attachment having both functions of water supply and water intake can be constituted by two water supply attachments 20A and 20B having the same structure, and the convenience can be greatly improved.

  In addition, since the upper and lower water supply attachments 20A and 20B have the same structure, the productivity of each of the water supply attachments 20A and 20B can be improved.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 as well, the other configurations, operations, and effects are the same as those in the embodiment of FIG. 2, and therefore the same parts in FIG. In FIG. 3, 16 is a screw hole for attaching the cap member 3 to the screw portion 25, 17 is a seal member that seals between the cap member 3 and the tube portion 24, and 18 </ b> A is a base portion of the spout 15. A plastic ring 18B is attached for the purpose of pivoting. Further, the water stop valves 29 and 29 shown in FIG. 3 are removed, and instead of the water stop valves 29 and 29, the valve is opened with a minute water pressure remaining in the upper water supply attachment 20B, and is closed with the pressure of the raw water W. A stop valve may be provided.
When the check valve is provided in this way, when water is not used for a long period of time, water that does not have chlorine on the side of the water supply attachment 20B and raw water W having chlorine are mixed, and the inside of the upper water supply attachment 20B or the spout 15 is mixed. It is possible to suppress the propagation of various germs.

  FIG. 4 shows still another embodiment of the water supply attachment. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, a plug 40 and a ring are provided between the upper water supply attachment 20B and the lower water supply attachment 20A shown in FIG. The spacer 41 is interposed.

  The plug 40 described above includes a screw portion 42 that can be screwed into the nut of the inlet 23 having a nut structure, and a screw hole 43 that can be screwed into the screw portion 25 on the outer periphery of the cylinder portion 24. The upper and lower attachment bodies 21, 21 are connected and fixed.

  The spacer 41 is mounted on the outer periphery of the plug 40 so as to be rotatable (rotate 360 degrees). An annular passage 44 is formed inside the spacer 41, and an inlet member is formed in the annular passage 44. 45 and the outlet member 46 are attached.

  When an alkali ion water conditioner is used as the water treatment device described above, wastewater such as acidic water is generated when the produced water is generated. The wastewater is then discharged from the outlet member 46 via the inlet member 45 and the annular passage 44. It is intended to flow down.

  When comprised in this way, the water supply with respect to an alkaline ionized water device, the discharge of the generated water spout 15 produced | generated with the alkaline ionized water device, discharge | release of waste_water | drains, such as acidic water generated with an alkaline ionized water device, Can be performed at one place, that is, between the faucet body 2 and the cap member 3.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the other configurations, operations, and effects are the same as those in the previous embodiment. Therefore, the same parts in FIG. Detailed description is omitted.

  5 and 6 show still another embodiment of the water supply attachment. In the previous embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, water supply and intake to the water treatment device are performed by the two upper and lower water supply attachments 20B and 20A. In this embodiment shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, it is configured to perform water supply and water intake to the water treatment device by a single water supply attachment 20, and the number of parts is deleted. is there.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, an attachment main body 21 and an outer cylinder 22 rotatably mounted on the outer periphery of the attachment main body 21 (360 degrees rotatable) are provided. A spout as a water discharge pipe is formed by forming a nut structure inlet 23 to be attached to the spout connection screw portion 14 of the water faucet body 2 for the device, and screwed into the screw hole 16 of the cap member 3 at the upper part of the attachment main body 21. 15 is formed.

  Further, ring grooves 50 and 51 are formed at two locations on the upper and lower sides of the outer periphery of the attachment main body 21 so that the upper ring groove 50 and the outlet 26 communicate with each other through an L-shaped passage 52, while the lower ring groove is provided. 51 and the inflow port 23 are communicated with each other by an L-shaped passage 53.

Further, a connection port 54 for a water treatment device that communicates with the inflow port 23 through the lower annular groove 51 and the passage 53 is formed in the outer cylinder 22, and the connection port 54 has a passage 55 therein. The connecting member 56 having the above is attached.
Here, a metering valve (not shown) may be provided in the connection port 54 described above to control the flow of water exceeding its capacity into a water treatment device such as an alkali ion water conditioner. Good.

  Similarly, a connection port 57 for a water treatment device that communicates with the outflow port 26 through the upper ring groove 50 and the passage 52 is formed in the outer cylinder 22, and the connection port 57 has a passage 58 therein. A connecting member 59 having the following is attached.

  Here, as shown in a plan view in FIG. 5, the two connecting members 56 and 59 described above are positioned substantially on the same side of the water supply attachment 20 in consideration of simplification of the passage arrangement with respect to the water treatment device. Installed.

  Further, in order to seal between the outer peripheral portion of the attachment main body 21 and the inner peripheral portion of the outer cylinder 22 in both the upper and lower portions of the upper and lower ring grooves 50 and 51, O-rings 37 and 38 are provided in the O-ring grooves of the attachment main body 21. , 60 are attached. Note that the outside of the lower end of the attachment main body 21 is formed in a substantially hexagonal portion 21a as shown in FIG. 5 in consideration of easy attachment / detachment using a tool or the like.

  If comprised in this way, after the raw | natural water W from the water supply pipe 12 shown in FIG. 1 flows in into the inflow port 23 from the channel | path 13 in the connection screw part 14 as shown by the arrow in FIG. And is supplied to a water treatment device such as an alkali ion water conditioner as indicated by an arrow OUT from the connection port 54 that acts as a supply port.

  As shown by an arrow IN, the generated water generated by the water treatment device flows into the water outlet 26 from the connection port 57 that acts as a return port through the ring groove 50 and the passage 52 and then flows out through the spout 15. Therefore, it can be used.

  Thus, the water supply attachment of the Example shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6 is provided with the attachment main body 21 and the outer cylinder 22 attached to the outer periphery of this attachment main body 21 so that rotation (360 degree rotation is possible) was possible. In the water supply attachment 20, an inflow port 23 attached to the spout connection screw portion 14 of the faucet body 2 for the water purifier is formed in the lower portion of the attachment main body 21, and a spout pipe ( While the outlet 26 communicating with the spout 15) is formed, the outer cylinder 22 has water separately communicating with the inlet 23 and the outlet 26 regardless of the rotational position of the outer cylinder 22, respectively. Connection ports 54 and 57 for the processor are formed.

  According to this configuration, when the water supply attachment 20 is attached to the spout connection screw portion 14 of the faucet body 2 for the water purifier, the raw water W flows from the inlet 23 at the bottom of the attachment body 21 and then communicates with the inlet 23. Is supplied from the connection port 54 of the outer cylinder 22 to the water treatment device.

  The generated water generated by the water treatment device flows in from the other connection port 57 of the outer cylinder 22 and is discharged from the existing water discharge pipe (see the spout 15) through the outlet 26 at the top of the attachment body 21 for use. Can be provided.

  Thus, water can be supplied to the water treatment device by effectively using the faucet 1 for the water purifier described above (see FIG. 1), and the generated water generated by the water treatment device can be used as an existing water discharge pipe. (See the spout 15), and the position of the connection ports 54 and 57 can be arbitrarily set by rotating the outer cylinder 22. Therefore, the degree of freedom in installing the water treatment device and the connection are improved. The degree of freedom of passage arrangement such as a hose connecting the ports 54 and 57 and the water treatment device can be improved.

  5 and 6, the same reference numerals are given to the same portions as those in the previous drawings, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

In short, in any of the above embodiments, at least water is supplied to a water treatment device such as an alkali ion water conditioner by effectively using the faucet 1 for a water purifier (see FIG. 1). There is an effect that can be done.
In addition, you may comprise so that the supply of the water which exceeds the capacity | capacitance of a water processor may be prevented by providing a metering valve in the port which supplies water with respect to a water processor.

Overall view of a faucet system for a water purifier equipped with a water supply attachment of the present invention FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the other Example of a water supply attachment Sectional drawing which shows the further another Example of a water supply attachment The top view which shows the further another Example of a water supply attachment AA line sectional view of FIG. Overall view showing a conventional water purifier faucet system

Explanation of symbols

2 ... Faucet body 14 ... Connection screw for water discharge 15 ... Spout (water discharge pipe)
20, 20A, 20B ... Water supply attachment 21 ... Attachment main body 22 ... Outer cylinder 23 ... Inlet 24 ... Cylinder part 25 ... Screw part 26 ... Outlet 27 ... Communication passage 30,31 ... Water stop valve arrangement part 34,54, 57 ... Connection port

Claims (5)

An inlet that is attached to the spout connection thread of the faucet body for the water purifier,
A water supply attachment that communicates with the inlet and has a connection port for a water treatment device. The water supply attachment according to claim 1, further comprising: an attachment main body in which the inflow port is formed; and an outer cylinder rotatably attached to an outer periphery of the attachment main body, wherein the connection port is formed in the outer cylinder. The water supply attachment according to claim 2, wherein the inflow port is formed in a nut structure, and a screw portion corresponding to the nut structure of the inflow port is formed on an outer periphery of a cylindrical portion of the attachment main body. The cylinder part at the top of the attachment body is set as an outlet,
The water supply attachment according to claim 3, wherein a water stop valve disposing portion is provided in a communication path that connects the inflow port and the outflow port. A water supply attachment comprising an attachment main body and an outer cylinder rotatably mounted on the outer periphery of the attachment main body,
While forming the inflow port attached to the connection screw part for water discharge of the faucet body for the water purifier at the lower part of the attachment body, while forming the outflow port communicating with the water discharge pipe at the upper part of the attachment body,
A water supply attachment in which a connection port for a water treatment device is formed in the outer cylinder so as to communicate with an inlet and an outlet separately.

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