JP2009108525A - Faucet fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a faucet fixture which requires only a small number of components for connecting a water ejection pipe, a faucet body and a fixing shaft body together, and which reduce labor for assembly. <P>SOLUTION: This faucet fixture 10 comprises the water ejection pipe 18 having a leading end with a spout, the faucet body 12 into which a base end of the water ejection pipe 18 is fitted, and a hose guide pipe 56 as the fixing shaft body. Overlap portions of the hose guide pipe 56, the water ejection pipe 18 and the faucet body 12 are connected together by means of a single common screw 104. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a faucet device that has a fixing shaft body and is fixed to an attachment body such as a counter via the shaft body.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a faucet device that has a fixing shaft body and is fixed to an attachment body such as a counter via the fixing shaft body is known.
For example, this type of faucet device is disclosed in Patent Document 1 below.
FIG. 9 shows a specific example.

  In the figure, reference numeral 200 denotes a water discharge pipe having a water discharge port 202 at its distal end, 204 is a base body, which is disposed on the base end side thereof, and is separate from the water discharge pipe 200, and has a lower end (base) of the water discharge pipe 200 at its upper part. (End part) is inserted downward.

On the other hand, a fixing shaft body 206 is fastened to the bottom of the base body 200, and the shaft body 206 extends downward.
The shaft body 206 is a member for fixing the faucet device to the counter (attachment body) 208, and the shaft body 206 penetrates the counter 208 and protrudes downward.

  Then, below the counter 208, the tightening nut 210 is screwed onto the outer peripheral surface of the shaft body 206, and the shaft body 206 is fixed to the counter 208 by the tightening of the tightening nut 210. A water faucet is attached and fixed to the counter 208.

  On the other hand, at the upper part of the base body 204, a pin (connecting member) 214 is driven from the outside of the base body 204 into the insertion portion of the water discharge pipe 200 inserted into the base body 204. It is secured from the base 204. That is, the water discharge pipe 200 and the base body 204 are connected by the pin 214 at the overlapping portion thereof.

  However, in the case of this faucet device, since the connection between the base body 204 and the water discharge pipe 200 and the connection between the base body 204 and the shaft body 206 are performed at different locations, the number of parts required for the connection is inevitably increased. There are many problems that a lot of labor is required for assembly.

JP 2003-213743 A

  The present invention is based on the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a faucet device that requires a small number of parts for connecting a water discharge pipe, a base body, and a fixing shaft body and that can be easily assembled. It was made as.

  Thus, according to the first aspect of the present invention, (b) a water discharge pipe having a water discharge port at the distal end portion, and (b) a separate body from the water discharge pipe are arranged on the proximal end side of the water discharge pipe. A base body in which the base end portion of the water pipe is fitted, and (c) a member for fixing the water discharge pipe and the base body to a mounting body such as a counter, the tip side portion of the water discharge pipe side of the water discharge pipe A fixing shaft that fits inside and protrudes from the base in the direction opposite to the water discharge pipe, and the fixing shaft, the water discharge pipe, and the base are These overlapping portions are connected by a common connecting member that is fixed to the base body and has a convex shape protruding toward the water discharge pipe and the shaft body.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a faucet body in which the base body accommodates the valve cartridge in an inner recess, and the connecting member extends from the inner recess to the water discharge pipe and the shaft body side. It is characterized by protruding.

Effects and effects of the invention

  As described above, the present invention inserts the proximal end portion of the water discharge pipe into the inside of the base body, inserts the distal end portion of the fixing shaft body on the water discharge pipe side into the water discharge pipe, and the opposite side. The part protrudes from the base in the direction opposite to the water discharge pipe, and the faucet device is attached and fixed to the attachment body such as a counter with the fixing shaft body, and the fixing shaft body, the water discharge pipe, and the base body Are connected to each other by a common connecting member having a convex shape that is fixed to the base body and protrudes toward the water discharge pipe and the fixing shaft at the overlapping portion.

In the present invention, since the fixing shaft body, the water discharge pipe, and the base body are connected by a common connecting member, the number of required parts for the connection can be reduced. As a result, the time and effort of assembly can be simplified, and the cost of the faucet device can be reduced.
Here, a shaft-like member, in particular, a screw can be suitably used as the connecting member.

  In the present invention, the faucet body having a recess for accommodating the valve cartridge on the inside is formed as the base body, and the connecting member is protruded from the recess on the inside to the water discharge pipe and the fixing shaft body side. And the water discharge pipe and the base body can be connected to each other (claim 2).

In this case, the connection member can be prevented from being exposed to the outside, and the appearance can be prevented from being deteriorated due to the connection member being exposed to the outside, so that the appearance can be improved.
Further, since the connection member can be prevented from being exposed to the outside, dirt is attached to the connection member, which further deteriorates the appearance of the faucet device, and also when cleaning the connection member and its It is possible to solve the problem that dirt attached to the periphery is difficult to remove, and to improve the cleaning property.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, 10 is a faucet device (here, a hose storage faucet, hereinafter simply referred to as a faucet), and 12 is a faucet body standing from a counter (attachment body) 14 shown in FIG. The faucet body 12 has a mixing unit 16 that mixes hot and cold water.
From the faucet body 12, an L-shaped water discharge pipe 18 extends. The water discharge pipe 18 includes a water discharge pipe 20 as a holder portion and a water discharge head 24 having a water discharge port 22 on the tip side.

A flexible hose 26 is connected to the water discharge head 24, and the water discharge head 24 is held by the water discharge pipe 20 so that it can be pulled out together with the hose 26.
Here, the hose 26 has a double tube structure of an inner tube made of an elastic material such as rubber and a bellows-shaped flexible metal tube that covers the tube from the outside.

Reference numeral 28 denotes a supply pipe for supplying water and hot water to the mixing section 16 of the faucet body 12. The upper ends of the supply pipes are connected to the mixing section 16, and hot water and water are supplied to the mixing section 16 through the supply pipe 28.
The mixing unit 16 mixes the supplied hot water and water at a predetermined ratio, and the mixed water flows out through the outflow pipe 30 whose upper end is connected to the mixing unit 16.
The hose 26 is connected to the lower end of the outflow pipe 30, and the mixed water flowing out through the outflow pipe 30 is guided to the water discharge head 24 through the hose 26.

The mixing unit 16 is provided with a lever handle 32.
The lever handle 32 includes a handle base 34 having a circular front shape and an inverted cup shape, and a lever portion 36 extending therefrom.
In the mixing unit 16, the lever part 36 is rotated in the axial direction of the mixing part 16 to adjust the discharge water and the flow rate of the discharged water, and the lever part 36 is rotated around the axis. The temperature of the mixed water, that is, the discharged water is adjusted.

In FIG. 2, 56 is a hose guide tube forming a hollow shaft body, that is, a tube body, and the hose 26 is inserted into the inner space.
The hose guide tube 56 is a member that guides the movement of the hose 26 when it is pulled out and stored, and supports the mixing unit 16 and the mixing unit 16 in the faucet body 12 and a part of the faucet body 12. In a form penetrating the pipe 50, the pipe 50 extends downward from the faucet body 12.
The hose guide tube 56 protrudes through the counter hole 14 from the upper side (front side) to the lower side (back side) in the mounting hole 52.

The hose guide tube 56 is provided with a male threaded portion 64 on the lower outer peripheral surface, and a portion where the male threaded portion 64 is provided penetrates the counter 14 in the mounting hole 52 and projects downward.
Further, the protruding portion is disposed on the back side of the counter 14 so as to pass through the insertion hole 68 of the fixing bracket 66 and protrude downward, and on the lower side of the fixing bracket 66, a hose guide tube that also serves as an auxiliary guide tube A cylindrical tightening nut 70 having a pipe diameter larger than 56 is screwed to the male threaded portion 64 of the hose guide tube 56 at the female threaded portion 72.

The fixing nut 66 is fastened to the back surface of the counter 14 by the upward screwing of the tightening nut 70, and the hose guide tube 56 is fixed to the counter 14 by the fixing bracket 66, and further the hose guide tube 56 is fixed. Thus, the faucet device 10 is attached and fixed to the counter 14 in a state where it stands up from the counter 14.
That is, in this embodiment, the hose guide tube 56 forms a shaft body for fixing the faucet device 10, and the hose guide tube 56 is fixed to the counter 14 by the fixing bracket 66. The whole is attached and fixed to the counter 14.

As shown in FIG. 5, the fixing metal 66 has a horseshoe shape having a pair of arms 74, and the insertion hole 68 is formed at a substantially central portion.
Further, an insertion space for inserting the supply pipe 28 and the outflow pipe 30 is formed between the pair of arms 74 and 74 as shown in FIG.
A plurality of sharply pointed protrusions 76 are formed at predetermined intervals along the periphery on the upper surface of the horseshoe-shaped fixing bracket 66, and the protrusions 76 are bitten into the back surface of the counter 14. .
The fixing fitting 66 is also provided with a pair of positioning protrusions 78 that protrude from the inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole 68 in the centripetal direction (inward in the radial direction) of the insertion hole 68.

On the other hand, a corresponding positioning groove 80 is provided in the hose guide pipe 56, and the relative positioning in the rotation direction between the fixing bracket 66 and the hose guide pipe 56 is achieved by fitting the positioning protrusion 78 and the positioning groove 80. The position is defined.
As shown in FIG. 3, the lower surface of the fixing metal 66 is an inclined surface 82. Specifically, the lower surface of the lower surface of the drawing is a right-side down surface, that is, an inclined surface 82 that inclines in a direction away from the counter 14 as it advances in the protruding direction of the mixing unit 16.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cylindrical tightening nut 70 that also serves as an auxiliary guide tube has a curved guide portion 84 that bulges in the centripetal direction (radially inward) at its lower end. The ring is provided around the entire circumference.
The guide portion 84 is a portion that forms a guide when the hose 26 enters and exits the tightening nut 70 that also serves as an auxiliary guide tube. The inner surfaces of the upper end portion and the lower end portion are curved surfaces 86 and 90, respectively. Yes.
Further, a flat cut-off engagement surface 92 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end portion of the tightening nut 70, and the tightening nut 70 is rotated by engaging a tool with the engagement surface 92. It is made possible.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 38 denotes a body (valve body) that constitutes a valve of the mixing unit 16 together with the valve cartridge 40. Here, the body 38 is made of a metal block.
The body 38 has a recess 39 into which the valve cartridge 40 is inserted and assembled to the body 38.
Here, a female screw portion 42 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the recess 39 of the body 38, and a male screw portion 44 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the valve cartridge 40. In the female screw portion 42 and the male screw portion 44, A valve cartridge 40 is screwed to the body 38.

Inside the valve cartridge 40, a fixed valve body and a movable valve body that slides on the fixed valve body are incorporated, and the movable valve body slides relative to the fixed valve body. The flow rate adjustment of the water discharge and water discharge and the temperature adjustment of the water discharge are performed.
The single lever handle 32 is operatively connected to the movable valve body at the handle base 34, and the rotational movement of the lever portion 36 is transmitted to the movable valve body so that the movable valve body slides. is there.

The body 38 is formed with an internal passage 94 on the inflow side through which water and hot water supplied through the supply pipe 28 are circulated toward the valve cartridge 40, and the mixed water from the valve cartridge 40 is further discharged to the outflow pipe 30. An internal passage 96 on the outflow side leading to is formed.
The outflow pipe 30 is connected to the outflow side internal passage 96 via a connection pipe 98.

A through-hole 62 is formed on the left end side of the body 38 in the drawing as shown in FIG.
The lower portion and the upper portion of the through hole 62 are insertion holes 46 and 48, and the upper end portion of the support pipe 50 is inserted upward into the insertion hole 46.
Further, the water discharge pipe 18, specifically, the lower end portion (base end portion) of the water discharge pipe 20 is inserted into the upper insertion hole 48.

The hose guide tube 56 as the fixing shaft body passes through the body 38 in the vertical direction in the through hole 62, and the upper portion thereof is fitted into the water discharge pipe 20.
In this fitting portion, a sleeve 58 is interposed between the hose guide tube 56 and the water discharge pipe 20.

  Further, an O-ring 100 made of a rubber elastic body is held at two locations on the outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion in the hose guide tube 56, and the hose guide tube 50 and the sleeve 58 are interposed via these O-rings 100. Are elastically fitted to each other.

The hose guide pipe 56 integrally has an annular flange portion 60 in the insertion hole 48 of the body 38, and the flange portion 60 is seated on the bottom of the insertion hole 48.
Therefore, the hose guide tube 56 is supported by the body 38 of the mixing unit 16.

In the hose guide pipe 56, a portion between the lower insertion hole 46 and the upper insertion hole 48 is fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 62.
In the fitting portion, the O-ring 102 is held at two locations on the outer peripheral surface of the hose guide tube 56, and the hose guide tube 56 is elastically fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 62 through the O-ring 102. Have been combined.

  A seating portion 54 having a taper shape larger than the mounting hole 52 in the counter 14 is provided at the lower end portion of the support pipe 56, and the support pipe 50 is formed on the upper surface of the counter 14 in the seating portion 54. And it is made to sit in the state which covers the attachment hole 52. FIG.

The body 38 in the mixing portion 16 is provided with a through-hole female screw hole 103 extending from the inner recess 39 to the upper insertion hole 48, into which a shaft-shaped screw 104 (connecting member) is screwed. ing.
The screw 104 has a large-diameter head 106, and the head 106 is positioned in the recess 39. Therefore, the head 106 of the screw 104 is concealed by the valve cartridge 40 assembled in the recess 39.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the water discharge pipe 20 is provided with a long hole-shaped insertion hole 108 having a circular arc shape in the circumferential direction at a corresponding height position, and a hose as a fixing shaft body. The guide tube 56 is provided with a fitting hole 110 having a circular shape and a bottom at the same height.
The tip of the screw 104 is inserted into the insertion hole 110 of the hose guide tube 56 through the insertion hole 108 of the water discharge pipe 18 as shown in detail in FIG.

  As apparent from the above, in this embodiment, the water discharge pipe 20, the hose guide pipe 56, and the body 38 in the mixing unit 16 are connected to each other by a single screw 104 at the overlapping portion, and the water discharge pipe 20 and the hose guide pipe are connected. 56 is prevented from coming out upward in the figure with respect to the body 38.

Since the insertion hole 108 of the water discharge pipe 20 has an arc-shaped long hole shape in the circumferential direction, the water discharge pipe 20 is in a state of being pulled out by the screw 104 and has an insertion hole 48 corresponding to the peripheral length of the insertion hole 108. It can rotate around the axis.
When the circumferential end of the insertion hole 108 hits the screw 104, the rotation is restricted there.
In other words, the screw 104 functions as a stopper for restricting the rotation of the water discharge pipe 20 together with the function of preventing the connection by the connection.
However, it is also possible to use the insertion hole 108 of the water discharge pipe 20 as a circular insertion hole so that the water discharge pipe 20 is fixed in the rotational direction.

In this embodiment, the hose guide tube 56 protrudes downward through the counter 14 in the mounting hole 52, and the hose guide tube 56 is inserted into the insertion hole 68 of the fixing bracket 66 below the counter 14. A cylindrical tightening nut 70 that also serves as an auxiliary guide tube is screwed into the male threaded portion 64 of the hose guide tube 56 from the lower side of the fixture 66.
Then, the tightening nut 70 is screwed upward, the fixing bracket 66 is tightened to the back surface of the counter 14, the hose guide pipe 64 is fixed to the counter 14 with the fixing bracket 66, and the faucet body 12 stands up from the counter 14. It can be fixed to the counter 14.

In the present embodiment as described above, the hose guide pipe 56 as the shaft body for fixing with the single common screw 104, the water discharge pipe 18, the faucet body 12 as the base body, specifically the body 38 of the mixing unit 16, Therefore, the number of parts required for the connection can be reduced, and the assembly work can be simplified accordingly, and the cost of the faucet device 10 can be reduced.
In this example, the screw 104 is used as the connecting member, but a pin or other connecting member may be used.

In this embodiment, the screw 104 is protruded from the recess 39 inside the body 38 that accommodates the valve cartridge 40 toward the water discharge pipe 18 and the hose guide pipe 56, and the hose guide pipe 56, the water discharge pipe 18, and the body 38 are connected. Since they are connected to each other, it is possible to prevent the screws 104 from being exposed to the outside, avoid deterioration of the appearance due to the screws 104 being exposed to the outside, and improve the appearance.
Further, since the screw 104 can be prevented from being exposed to the outside, dirt is attached to the head of the screw 104, which deteriorates the appearance of the faucet device 10, and also when cleaning the screw 104. The problem that it is difficult to remove dirt attached to 104 and its periphery can be solved, and the cleaning property can be improved.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
In this example, the water discharge part 112 is separated from the faucet body 12 and the water faucet body 12 and the water discharge part 112 are separately attached and fixed to the counter 14.
In the water discharge part 112, the water discharge pipe 18 extends from the base member (base body) 114, and the hose 26 is connected to the water discharge head 24 at the tip of the water discharge pipe 18 through the water discharge pipe 20. Yes.
The hose 26 is connected to the outflow pipe 30 extending from the faucet body 12, and on the water discharge section 112 side, the hose 26 is connected to the hose guide pipe 56 as shown in FIG. This is the same as the above embodiment in that it is inserted inside and the hose 26 is moved and guided by the hose guide pipe 56 when the hose 26 is put in and out.

In this embodiment, a vertical through hole 62 is formed in the pedestal member 114, and a hose guide tube 56 is inserted therethrough.
Further, the lower end portion (base end portion) of the water discharge pipe 20 is inserted downward into the insertion hole 48 of the base member 114.
Further, the water discharge pipe 20 and the hose guide pipe 56 are provided with an insertion hole 108 and a fitting hole 110 as in the above embodiment.

On the other hand, a female screw hole 103 penetrating sideways is formed in the pedestal member 114, and a screw 104 with a head 106 is screwed into the screw, and the tip of the screw is inserted through the insertion hole 108 of the water discharge pipe 20. The guide tube 56 is fitted in the fitting hole 110.
As a result, the hose guide pipe 56 as the shaft body for fixing the water discharger 112 forming a part of the faucet device, the water discharge pipe 20 and the base member 114 are connected to each other by one screw 104 at the overlapping portion. The hose guide tube 56, the water discharge pipe 20, and the base member 114 are fixed in the vertical direction.
In FIG. 8B, 114 is a tightening nut screwed to the outer peripheral surface of the hose guide tube 56, and 116 is a rubber packing.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, this is merely an example, and the present invention can be configured in various forms without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 is an overall perspective view of a faucet device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is principal part sectional drawing of the same embodiment. It is the front view and front sectional drawing of the principal part of FIG. It is a top view (partial cross section figure) which shows the fixing metal fitting in the same embodiment with a peripheral part. It is a perspective view which shows the fixing metal fitting of FIG. 4 with a hose guide pipe | tube. It is a principal part disassembled perspective view of the faucet device of the embodiment. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the connection structure by the bis | screw in the same embodiment. It is a figure which shows another embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed an example of the conventional water faucet instrument.

Explanation of symbols

10 faucet equipment 12 faucet body (base)
14 Counter (mounting body)
18 Water discharge pipe 20 Water discharge pipe 22 Water discharge port 38 Body 39 Recess 40 Valve cartridge 56 Hose guide pipe (fixing shaft)
104 Screw (connecting member)
114 Base member (base)

Claims (2)

(B) a water discharge pipe having a water discharge port at the distal end, and (b) a separate body from the water discharge pipe and disposed on the proximal end side of the water discharge pipe, and the base end of the water discharge pipe is fitted inside. And (c) a member for fixing the water discharge pipe and the base body to a mounting body such as a counter, the tip side portion of the water discharge pipe side being fitted inside the water discharge pipe, and the opposite side portion being A fixing shaft that protrudes from the base in a direction opposite to the water discharge pipe, and the fixing shaft, the water discharge pipe, and the base are fixed to the base at an overlapping portion thereof. The faucet device is connected by a common connecting member having a convex shape protruding toward the water discharge pipe and the shaft body.   2. The faucet body according to claim 1, wherein the base body houses a valve cartridge in an inner recess, and the connecting member protrudes from the inner recess toward the water discharge pipe and the shaft body. Faucet equipment to do.

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