JP2008196239A - Drain plug device with washing function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drain plug device with a washing function by which an unclean valve body and an unclean valve seat can be cleaned without directly touching them. <P>SOLUTION: In the drain plug device for opening and closing the drain plug 7 arranged at a drain outlet by operating an operation part 10, the valve body 7b of the drain plug and the operation part 10 are connected to each other by a connecting means 9b. By turning a functional cylindrical body 102 and a press button 103 of the operation part 10, the valve body 7b is slidingly turned in a state of pressure-contacting with the valve seat 7a, so that dirt may be rubbed away. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a drain plug device with a cleaning function that can clean a dirty valve body and valve seat of a drain plug without direct contact.

Conventionally, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a garbage storage container storing a net basket is provided at the bottom of the sink, and a pop-up drain plug device is provided at the bottom of the garbage storage container. The lid of the mesh basket is moved up and down by the plug lid of the drain plug device, and the garbage storage container can be opened and closed.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-53702

  In the drain plug device as disclosed in Patent Document 1 above, dirt adheres to the valve body and valve seat of the drain plug, which may result in poor water stoppage, but when a water stop failure occurs However, there is a problem that it is necessary to remove the dirty drain valve and wash both the valve body and the valve seat by hand, and the dirty drain valve must be directly touched and cleaned.

  The present invention has been devised in view of the above-described conventional problems, and provides a drain plug device with a cleaning function capable of cleaning a dirty drain plug without directly touching it with a hand, and claims thereof. 1 is a drain plug device that opens and closes a drain plug provided at a drain outlet by operating an operation section. The drain plug valve body and the operation section are connected by a connecting means, and the operation section is rotated. By doing so, the valve body is configured to rotate.

  A second aspect of the present invention is that a thrust lock mechanism is provided in the operation portion or the drain plug.

  The present invention provides a drain plug device that opens and closes a drain plug provided at a drain outlet by operating an operation section, wherein the valve body of the drain plug and the operation section are connected by a connecting means, and the operation section is When the valve body is configured to rotate by rotating, the connecting means is rotated by rotating the operation portion in a state where the valve body is in contact with the valve seat of the drain plug and the drain plug is closed. The valve body slides and rotates with respect to the valve seat, and dirt that adheres to the valve body and the valve seat is scraped off by the sliding rotation, so that the operation unit can be rotated without removing the dirty valve body. This makes it possible to clean the drain plug well and eliminate the water stop defect of the drain plug, and it is not necessary to directly touch the dirty drain plug, so that the cleaning is easy and hygienic.

  Further, since the thrust lock mechanism is provided in the operation portion or the drain plug, the valve body can be pressed against the valve seat of the drain plug by the biasing force of the spring constituting the thrust lock mechanism. By rotating the operating part in the state and rotating the valve body, the dirt attached to the valve body and the valve seat can be surely scraped off.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic arrangement configuration diagram of a sink. A sink 2 is provided on a counter 2 of the sink 1, and a faucet 4 is provided on the counter 2 so that water can be supplied into the sink 3. Yes.
A dust storage container 5 having an open top surface is provided on the bottom surface of the sink 3, and a net basket 6 is stored in the dust storage container 5 so that it can be taken out upward. A drain plug 7 is provided on the bottom surface of the waste container 5, and a trap 8 is piped on the downstream side in communication with the drain plug 7.
In addition, an operation unit 10 provided on the counter 2 is connected to the drain plug 7 via a release 9. By operating this operation unit 10, the drain plug 7 can be opened and closed.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional configuration diagram of a main part of the drain plug 7 and the operation unit 10 in an open state. The drain plug 7 is formed with a valve seat 7a whose diameter is increased to the upper surface side on the bottom side of the garbage container 5. A valve body 7b that moves up and down with respect to the valve seat 7a is provided, and a packing 11 that is in sliding contact with the valve seat 7a is provided on the outer periphery on the bottom side of the valve body 7b.
The release 9 is provided with a release wire 9b as a connecting means inside the protective tube 9a, the tip of the release wire 9b is fixed to the bottom side of the valve body 7b, and the tip of the protective tube 9a is It is fixed to a fixed portion 7c below the valve seat 7a. Further, a water channel 7 d that communicates from the drain plug 7 to the trap 8 is provided.

On the other hand, the operation unit 10 has a cylindrical functional cylinder body 102 having an open upper surface in an outer case 101 that is fixed to the counter 2 with the upper end flush with a counter 2 via a flange portion 102a protruding to the outer periphery. The function cylinder 102 is provided with a guide portion that protrudes from the outer periphery of the push button 103 in a vertical groove formed on the inner periphery of the function cylinder 102. The press button 103 is provided so as to be non-rotatable and movable up and down with respect to the functional cylinder 102.
The upper end side of the release wire 9b is joined and fixed to the joining member 104 on the lower end side of the press button 103, and the release wire 9b is suspended through the functional cylinder 102 and the outer case 101. The upper end of the protective tube 9 a is fixed to the bottom surface of the outer case 101.

  A spring 106 is provided in the vertical direction between the lower surface of the press button 103 and the bottom surface of the functional cylinder 102, and the press button 103 is urged upward by the spring 106. The function cylinder 102 and the push button 103 incorporate a known thrust lock mechanism in which a plurality of sawtooth teeth (not shown) are formed. Thus, the valve body 7b is raised and the drain plug 7 is held in the open state. When the push button 103 is pressed again, the valve body 7b is pressed against the valve seat 7a and the drain plug 7 is closed as shown in FIG. It is configured to be retained.

When the push button 103 is pushed downward from the state of FIG. 2, the push button 103 is projected upward as shown in FIG. 3 by the spring 106 which is a part of the thrust lock mechanism. In this state, the biasing force of the spring 106 is applied. Thus, the valve body 7b of the drain plug is pressed against the valve seat 7a.
In the state of FIG. 3, the handle 105 that is locked on the upper surface of the press button 103 via the lock pin 105 a is raised upward, and the handle 105 is raised from the press button 103. By holding and rotating the handle 105 by hand, the push button 103 is rotated, and accordingly, the functional cylinder 102 is also rotated in the outer case 101, and the rotational force is transmitted to the valve body 7b via the release wire 9b. The valve body 7b is slid and rotated with respect to the valve seat 7a. By this sliding rotation, dirt attached to the vicinity of the packing 11 of the valve body 7b and the upper surface of the valve seat 7a can be scraped off. The dirt is scraped off and the valve body 7b is pressed against the valve seat 7a satisfactorily to eliminate the water stop failure.

In the state of FIG. 3, the valve element 7b is firmly pressed against the valve seat 7a by the urging force of the spring 106, so that the dirt is surely scraped off by the sliding rotation, and the handle 105 is appropriately raised. By rotating the push button 103 and the functional cylinder 102, dirt adhering to the valve body 7b and the valve seat 7a can be scraped off, and the valve body 7b is removed and the valve body 7b and the valve seat 7a are hand-washed as before. Therefore, it is not necessary to clean, and the dirty drain plug 7 can be satisfactorily cleaned without touching it directly with a hand, which is hygienic.
In addition, in the closed state of the drain plug 7 of FIG. 3, the waste container 5 and the net basket 6 can be immersed and washed by storing water in the sink 3.

In this example, the operation unit 10 is illustrated with a thrust lock mechanism including a spring 106. However, in the case of the operation unit 10 having a structure without the spring 106, the weight of the valve body 7b is not limited. Thus, the valve body 7b may be pressed against the valve seat 7a and rotated so that dirt is scraped off.
In this example, the release wire 9b is illustrated as the connecting means, but other structures may be adopted as long as the rotation of the operation unit 10 can be transmitted to the valve body 7b.
Further, in this example, the drain plug 7 of the sink 3 of the kitchen sink is illustrated, but the same structure is adopted for the drain plug installed at the bottom of the bathtub or the drain of the wash bowl of the sink. The dirty drain plug can be cleaned well without being directly touched by hand.

It is a schematic arrangement block diagram of the drain plug provided in the sink of the sink. It is an expanded vertical cross-section block diagram of the drain plug and operation part in an open state. It is an expanded vertical cross-section block diagram of the drain plug and operation part of a closed state.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sink 2 Counter 3 Sink 4 Water faucet 5 Garbage storage container 6 Net basket 7 Drain plug 7a Valve seat 7b Valve body 7c Fixing part 7d Water channel 8 Trap 9 Release 9a Protective tube 9b Release wire 10 Operation part 11 Packing 101 Outer case 102 Function Cylindrical body 102a collar 103 pressing button 104 joining member 105 handle 105a locking pin 106 spring

Claims (2)

In the drain plug device that opens and closes the drain plug provided at the drain outlet by operating the operation section,
A drain plug device with a cleaning function, wherein the valve body of the drain plug and the operation section are connected by a connecting means, and the valve body is rotated by rotating the operation section.   The drain plug device with a cleaning function according to claim 1, wherein a thrust lock mechanism is provided in the operation section or the drain plug.

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