JP2013096152A - Water discharge device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water discharge device for allowing easy assembly while suppressing the impairment of a beautiful appearance.SOLUTION: A water discharge device 1 includes a water discharge pipe 4. The water discharge pipe 4 includes a cover 13, a cap member 14 and a water discharge member 15. The cover 13 is cylindrically formed with an opening 16a at a front end 13a. In an outer peripheral face 13c at the front end of the cover 13, an opening 16b is provided. The cap member 14 having a stored part 18 stored in the cover 13 through the opening 16a at the front end 13a and a block part 17 blocking the opening 16a is mounted on the cover 13. The water discharge member 15 is stored in the cover 13 through the opening 16b and provided with a water discharge port 23. In the stored part 18 of the cap member 14, a screw hole is provided for fixing the water discharge member 15.

Description

  The present invention relates to a water discharge device including a water discharge member provided with a water discharge port and a water supply pipe communicating with the water discharge port.

  Conventionally, as a water discharging device, a water discharging device (for example, refer to Patent Document 1 to Patent Document 3) in which a water discharging member is attached to the tip of a water discharging pipe. In the water discharge devices shown in these Patent Documents 1 to 3, the water discharge pipe is provided with a valve that is operated manually, and the water discharge member is provided with a water discharge port that can communicate with the water discharge pipe and discharge water. ing.

  The water discharge device is attached so that the water discharge member is exposed from the tip of the water discharge pipe. In the water discharging apparatus of patent document 1, the water discharging member is being fixed to the water discharging pipe by screwing the screw which penetrated this water discharging member into the water discharging pipe from the outer side of the water discharging member. In the water discharge device of Patent Literature 2, the water discharge member is fixed to the water discharge pipe by screwing a screw that penetrates the attachment portion provided in the water discharge member through the water discharge port into the water discharge pipe. In the water discharge device of Patent Document 3, a water discharge member is fitted to the distal end portion of the water discharge pipe, and the water discharge member is fixed to the water discharge pipe by means such as welding or adhesion.

  When the valve is operated by a manual operation or the like, the water discharge device shown in Patent Documents 1 to 3 described above discharges water from the water discharge port of the water discharge member.

JP 11-315562 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 04-21886 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 04-14533

  By the way, since the water discharging apparatus described in patent document 1-patent document 3 has exposed the water discharging member from the front-end | tip part of a water discharging pipe, the external shape of the front-end | tip part of a water discharging pipe is before and after attachment of a water discharging member. It is changing and detracting from aesthetics. However, if the water discharge member is accommodated inside the water discharge pipe in order not to impair the aesthetic appearance, it becomes difficult to fix the water discharge member to the water discharge pipe or the like, and it may be difficult to easily assemble.

  This invention is made | formed in view of said situation, Comprising: It aims at providing the water discharging apparatus which suppresses impairing aesthetics and can be assembled easily.

  In order to achieve the above object, a water discharge device according to the present invention accommodates a water supply pipe connected to a water supply source and has a cylindrical cover having an opening at least at the tip and an opening on the outer peripheral surface. A cap member that has a receiving portion that is received in the cover through the opening at the tip of the cover and a closing portion that closes the opening at the tip of the cover and is attached to the cover; A water discharge member provided with a water discharge port communicating with the water supply pipe, and a fixing portion for fixing the water discharge member is provided in the receiving portion of the cap member.

  In the water discharge device, since the water discharge member provided with the water discharge port in the cylindrical cover and the cap member that closes the opening at the tip of the cover are accommodated, most of the water discharge member is not exposed to the outside of the cover. Can be prevented from changing the appearance of the cover. For this reason, it can suppress impairing the beauty | look of a water discharging apparatus. Further, since the water discharging device is provided with a fixing portion for fixing the water discharging member to the accommodated portion accommodated in the cover of the cap member that closes the opening at the tip of the cover, the fixing portion of the cap member attached to the cover By fixing the water discharging member to the cover, the water discharging member can be easily attached to the cover. Therefore, the water discharging apparatus can suppress deteriorating the beauty and can be easily assembled.

  Moreover, in the water discharging apparatus, it is preferable that the cap member is attached to the cover by fixing the accommodated portion to the inner surface of the cover by welding. In this water discharging apparatus, since the accommodated part of the cap member is fixed to the inner surface of the cover by welding, a bead generated by welding is not exposed to the outside of the cover. Therefore, it can suppress detracting from aesthetics. Further, since the cap member is fixed to the inner surface of the cover by welding, the cap member can be prevented from being displaced when the water discharge member is attached to the cover, and the water discharge member can be easily and reliably attached to the cover. it can. Therefore, the water discharging apparatus can suppress reliably impairing aesthetics, and can be assembled more easily.

  Since the water discharging apparatus which concerns on this invention can be attached to a cover, without exposing a water discharging member etc. to the outer side of a cover, it can suppress impairing aesthetics and can be assembled easily.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a water discharging device according to an embodiment. Drawing 2 is a perspective view which looked at a tip part of a discharging apparatus concerning an embodiment from the lower part. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the water discharging device according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the water discharging device according to the embodiment. Drawing 6 is a perspective view which looked at the state where the cap member was attached to the cover of the discharging apparatus concerning an embodiment from the lower part. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a state in which the water discharging member is attached to the cap member shown in FIG. 6 as viewed from below.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a water discharge device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by this embodiment. In addition, constituent elements in the following embodiments include those that can be easily replaced by those skilled in the art or those that are substantially the same.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a water discharge device according to the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the tip portion of the water discharge device according to the embodiment as viewed from below, and FIG. 3 is a cross section taken along line III-III in FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the water discharging device according to the embodiment, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the water discharging device according to the embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a cover of the water discharging device according to the embodiment. The perspective view which looked at the state which attached the cap member from the downward | lower direction, FIG. 7 is the perspective view which looked at the state which attaches the water discharging member to the cap member shown by FIG. 6 from the downward | lower direction.

  The water discharge apparatus 1 of embodiment shown to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, etc. is typically provided on the counter 3 of the wash basin 2 as a housing equipment apparatus installed in a house. Incidentally, the housing equipment in the present invention means, of course, equipment equipment such as various water supply equipment installed in the house and used for water supply of the house. A table, sink, bathroom, kitchen, etc. A drainage pipe is connected to the bottom of the bowl attached to the counter 3 of the sink 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the water discharge device 1 includes a water discharge pipe 4, an electromagnetic valve 10 (shown in FIG. 5) as a valve, a detection sensor 11, and a control device 12 as a control unit. (Shown in FIG. 5).

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the water discharge pipe 4 includes a cover 13, a cap member 14, and a water discharge member 15. The cover 13 is made of a metal whose surface is plated, and an opening 16a (only the opening 16a provided in the distal end 13a is shown in the figure) is provided on both the distal end 13a and the proximal end 13b. It is formed in a cylindrical shape (in this embodiment, a square cylindrical shape). The cover 13 is bent at the center so that the base end 13 b is attached to the counter 3 of the washstand 2 and the front end 13 a is parallel to the bottom of the bowl of the washstand 2. An opening 16b is provided on the outer peripheral surface 13c of the cover 13 facing the bottom of the bowl. The opening 16b is provided at a location (tip) near the tip 13a of the cover 13, penetrates the outer peripheral surface 13c, and has a planar shape formed in a rectangular shape. The opening 16b is provided at a distance from the opening 16a provided at the tip 13a of the cover 13. In the present embodiment, a rib 13d that is a part of a wall constituting the cover 13 is provided between the opening 16b and the opening 16a provided at the tip 13a.

  The cap member 14 is made of metal, and integrally includes a closing portion 17 and a accommodated portion 18. The closing part 17 is formed in a flat plate shape substantially equal to the size of the opening 16a. The closing portion 17 is in close contact with the tip 13a of the cover 13 and closes the opening 16a on the tip 13a side. The accommodated portion 18 is accommodated in the cover 13 when the closing portion 17 closes the opening 16 a of the tip 13 a of the cover 13. The accommodated portion 18 is erected from the outer edge of the closing portion 17 on the side away from the opening portion 16b toward the back of the cover 13, and is provided on an inner surface 13e (shown in FIG. 4) facing the opening portion 16b of the cover 13. Overlaid. The accommodated portion 18 is fixed (attached) to the inner surface 13e of the cover 13 by known welding such as arc welding. For this reason, the bead 19 formed by welding over the to-be-accepted part 18 and the inner surface 13e of the cover 13 is provided inside the cover 13, as shown in FIG. Thus, the cap member 14 is attached to the cover 13 by fixing the accommodated portion 18 to the inner surface 13e of the cover 13 by welding.

  In addition, the receiving portion 18 of the cap member 14 is provided with a screw hole 20 that is opposed to the opening portion 16 b when fixed to the cover 13. In the present embodiment, two screw holes 20 are provided at intervals in the width direction of the cover 13. The screw hole 20 corresponds to a fixed part.

  The water discharge member 15 is made of synthetic resin, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the member main body 21 formed in a thick flat plate shape substantially equal to the size of the opening 16 b and the hose attachment portion 22 are integrated. In preparation. The member main body 21, that is, the water discharge member 15, is in close contact with the edge 16c near the base end 13b of the cover 13 of the opening 16b, exposes the water discharge port 23 through the opening 16b, and closes the opening 16b. Is attached to the cover 13. A round water outlet 23 is provided at the center of the member main body 21, and a rectangular sensor mounting hole 24 for attaching the detection sensor 11 to the tip 13 a side of the cover 13 relative to the water outlet 23 is provided. It has been. The water discharge port 23 and the sensor mounting hole 24 penetrate the member main body 21. The water outlet 23 is provided with a filter 28 that rectifies the water discharged.

  Further, the member main body 21 is provided with a screw-through hole 25, which is in close contact with the edge 16c near the base end 13b of the cover 13 of the opening 16b and is positioned so as to close the opening 16b. The through hole 25 communicates with the screw hole 20. In the present embodiment, two screw-through holes 25 are provided at intervals in the width direction of the member main body 21, that is, the water discharge member 15. The member main body 21, that is, the water discharging member 15 is inserted into the screw hole 20 with the screw 26 passed through the screw through hole 25 of the member main body 21 positioned so as to close the opening portion 16 b, so that the cap member 14 is interposed. Attached to the cover 13. Thus, the screw hole 20 contributes to fixing the member main body 21, that is, the water discharging member 15 to the cap member 14 by screwing the screw 26 passed through the screw through hole 25. In addition, the edge 16c near the base end 13b of the cover 13 of the opening 16b positions the member main body 21 at a position where the screw through hole 25 communicates with the screw hole 20 because the member main body 21 is in close contact. Further, as described above, when the member main body 21 is attached to the cover 13, it is sandwiched between the edge 16c near the base end 13b of the opening 16b and the rib 13d.

  The hose attachment portion 22 is formed in a cylindrical shape standing from the periphery of the water discharge port 23 to the inside of the cover 13. The central portion of the hose attachment portion 22 is bent toward the base end 13 b of the cover 13. A hose 27 as a water supply pipe is connected to the hose attachment portion 22. For this reason, the water outlet 23 and the hose 27 communicate with each other via the hose attachment portion 22. The hose 27 has flexibility and water is supplied from the water supply 5 as a water supply source. The hose 27 is accommodated in the cover 13 when the member main body 21, that is, the water discharge member 15 is attached to the cover 13.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the electromagnetic valve 10 is provided between the hose 27 and the water supply pipe 6 connected to the water supply 5. The solenoid valve 10 can freely open and close a flow path extending from the water supply pipe 6 and the hose 27, that is, from the water supply 5 to the hose 27.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 5, the detection sensor 11 is attached to the member main body 21 of the water discharge member 15 such that the detection portion 11 a is exposed below the water discharge pipe 4 through the sensor attachment hole 24. . As the detection sensor 11, a known infrared type or photoelectric type detection sensor can be used, and a part of a human body such as a hand or an object to be detected such as various tablewares enters a predetermined detection area of the detection unit 11a. Then, it is a non-contact type sensor which detects this detected object. The detection sensor 11 detects that an object to be detected such as a hand approaching the water discharge pipe 4 is positioned in the detection area. The detection sensor 11 outputs the detected result toward the control device 12. A harness (not shown) that connects the detection sensor 11 and the control device 12 is accommodated in the cover 13.

  The control device 12 is an arithmetic device including a RAM, a ROM, a CPU, an input / output port, and the like (not shown). At least the detection sensor 11 is connected to the input port of the control device 12. At least the solenoid valve 10 is connected to the output port of the control device 12. The control device 12 controls the entire water discharge device 1 based on the detection information of the detection sensor 11.

  The control device 12 opens the electromagnetic valve 10 when the detection sensor 11 detects that the detected object is approaching, and closes the electromagnetic valve 10 when the detection sensor 11 stops detecting the detected object.

  The water discharge pipe 4 of the water discharge device 1 having the above-described configuration is assembled as follows. First, the detection sensor 11 and the hose 27 are attached to the water discharge member 15 in advance. First, the accommodated portion 18 of the cap member 14 is inserted into the opening 16 a by approaching the opening 16 a on the tip 13 a side along the longitudinal direction of the cover 13. Then, the closing portion 17 is brought into close contact with the tip 13 a of the cover 13, and the accommodated portion 18 is overlaid on the inner surface 13 e of the cover 13. And as shown in FIG. 6, the to-be-accepted part 18 is welded and fixed to the inner surface 13e of the cover 13 by well-known welding, such as arc welding.

  Thereafter, the hose 27 and the harness are inserted into the cover 13 through the opening 16b and taken out from the opening 16a on the base end 13b side, and then the member main body 21 is set in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the cover 13 and in the longitudinal direction of the cover 13 On the other hand, the water discharge member 15 is brought close to the opening 16b along the intersecting direction, and the member main body 21 is inserted into the opening 16b. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the member main body 21 is brought into close contact with the edge 16 c on the base end 13 b side of the opening 16 b to position the water discharging member 15 on the cover 13. Then, the screw hole 25 provided in the water discharge member 15 and the screw hole 20 of the cap member 14 communicate with each other. The screw 26 passed through the screw hole 25 is screwed into the screw hole 20, and the member main body 21, that is, the water discharging member 15 is fixed to the cap member 14, and is fixed to the cover 13 via the cap member 14. Thus, the water discharge pipe 4 of this embodiment is assembled. The water discharger 1 is assembled by attaching the base end 13b of the cover 13 of the water discharge pipe 4 assembled in this way to the counter 3 or the like.

  In the water discharge device 1 configured as described above, when the detection sensor 11 detects an object to be detected, the control device 12 opens the electromagnetic valve 10 and discharges water from the water discharge port 23. Further, in the water discharge device 1, when the detection sensor 11 no longer detects an object to be detected, the control device 12 closes the electromagnetic valve 10 and stops water from the water discharge port 23.

  In the water discharge device 1 configured as described above, the water discharge member 15 in which the water discharge port 23 is provided in the cylindrical cover 13, and the accommodated portion 18 of the cap member 14 that closes the opening 16 a of the tip 13 a of the cover 13. Since it is accommodated, most of the water discharging member 15 and the cap member 14 are not exposed to the outside of the cover 13. For this reason, even if the water discharging member 15 etc. are attached, it can prevent that the external appearance of the cover 13 etc. change. For this reason, it can suppress impairing the beauty | look of the water discharging apparatus 1. FIG.

  Further, the water discharge device 1 has a screw hole 20 as a fixing portion that contributes to fixing the water discharge member 15 to the accommodated portion 18 accommodated in the cover 13 of the cap member 14 that closes the opening 16 a of the tip 13 a of the cover 13. Since the water discharging member 15 is fixed to the screw hole 20 of the cap member 14 attached to the cover 13, the water discharging member 15 can be easily attached to the cover 13. Therefore, the water discharging apparatus 1 can suppress impairing aesthetics and can be easily assembled.

  In the water discharge device 1, since the accommodated portion 18 of the cap member 14 is fixed to the inner surface 13 e of the cover 13 by welding, a bead 19 generated by welding is formed on the inner side of the cover 13, and the outer side of the cover 13. Not exposed to. Therefore, it can suppress detracting from aesthetics. Furthermore, since the cap member 14 is fixed to the inner surface 13e of the cover 13 by welding, the cap member 14 can be prevented from being displaced when the water discharge member 15 is attached to the cover 13, and the water discharge member 15 can be easily and It can be securely attached to the cover 13. Therefore, the water discharging apparatus 1 can suppress reliably impairing aesthetics, and can be assembled more easily.

  In the embodiment described above, the wash basin 2 is shown as a housing equipment, but in the present invention, the water discharge device 1 of the present invention may be used not only for the wash basin 2 but also for various housing equipment.

  Moreover, in embodiment mentioned above, although the detection sensor 11 was attached to the water discharge member 15, if the water discharge port 23 is provided in the water discharge member 15 in this invention, even if it does not attach the detection sensor 11 to the water discharge member 15. good. In this case, the detection sensor 11 may be provided separately from the water discharge pipe 4. When the detection sensor 11 is not provided, a manually operated valve is used as a valve for opening and closing the flow path in the hose 27 instead of the electromagnetic valve 10. Is provided. In the embodiment described above, the water discharge member 15 is inserted into the cover 13 through the opening 16b. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the opening 16a on the base end 13b side of the cover 13 is used. The water discharge member 15 may be accommodated in the cover 13. Also in this case, it is desirable that the water discharge member 15 is attached to the cover 13 via the cap member 14 so as to close the opening 16b. Moreover, in this invention, if the water discharge port 23 is exposed through the opening part 16b, the water discharging member 15 does not need to block the opening part 16b.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the opening 16b is arranged at a distance from the opening 16a and the rib 13d is provided between the opening 16b and the opening 16a. However, in the present invention, the opening 16b is formed as the opening 16a. It is not necessary to provide the rib 13d.

  Further, in the present invention, the cap member 14 is attached to the cover 13 by press-fitting the accommodated portion 18 or the closing portion 17 into the cover 13 without welding the accommodated portion 18 to the inner surface 13e of the cover 13, that is, so-called tight fitting. It may be attached to. Further, when the rib 13d is provided, the screw 26 passed through the screw hole 25 is screwed into the screw hole 20 without fixing the cap member 14 to the cover 13, and the edge 16c and the rib 13d described above are screwed. The cap member 14 may be attached to the cover 13 by fixing the cap member 14 to the water discharging member 15 sandwiched between the two.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, the cap member 14 and the water discharge member 15 may be fixed to each other by means other than the screw hole 20 and the screw 26. That is, in this invention, the fixing | fixed part may fix the water discharging member 15 independently, and may fix the water discharging member 15 in cooperation with another member. In the present invention, contributing to fixing includes fixing the water discharging member 15 alone and fixing the water discharging member 15 in cooperation with other members.

  In addition, the water discharging apparatus 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention mentioned above is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A various change is possible in the range described in the claim.

1 Water discharge device 5 Water supply (water supply source)
13 Cover 13a Tip 13c Outer peripheral surface 13e Inner surface 14 Cap member 15 Water discharging member 16a Opening 16b Opening portion 17 Closed portion 18 Contained portion 20 Screw hole (fixed portion)
23 Water outlet 27 Hose (water supply pipe)

Claims (2)

A cylindrical cover that contains a water supply pipe connected to a water supply source and has an opening at least at the tip and an opening on the outer peripheral surface;
A cap member that has a receiving portion that is accommodated in the cover through the opening at the tip of the cover and a blocking portion that closes the opening at the tip of the cover, and is attached to the cover;
A water discharge member provided in the cover and provided with a water discharge port communicating with the water supply pipe,
A fixing portion for fixing the water discharging member is provided in the receiving portion of the cap member.
Water discharge device. The cap member is attached to the cover by fixing the accommodated portion to the inner surface of the cover by welding,
The water discharging apparatus according to claim 1.

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