JP2013181299A - Cover mounting structure for covered faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cover mounting structure for a covered faucet for causing no flotation of the front part of a cover when upward force is applied to the front part of the cover, without worsening the outlook of the covered faucet because of an outstanding cover fixation site.SOLUTION: In the cover mounting structure for the covered faucet, a cover 20 having an upper face cover part 48 and a front face cover part 50 is mounted on a faucet body 14 in the state that the upper face cover part 48 and the front face cover part 50 cover the upper face of the faucet body 14 and the front face of the faucet body 14, respectively. An engaging part 100 provided on the front part side of the cover 20 is put in upward engagement with a corresponding engaged part 36 of the faucet body 14 so that a fixing part 112 provided on a further corner side position than the engaging part 100 of the cover 20 fixes to a fixed part 114 of the faucet body 14. Thus, the cover 20 is mounted on the faucet body 14.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cover mounting structure for a faucet with a cover that is particularly suitable for application to a mixed faucet with a wall with a crank leg.

Conventionally, mixed faucets with walls with crank legs have been widely used in which the body body of the faucet body is made of a metal casting and the valve part and other faucet mechanism parts are built inside. Yes.
In this type of faucet, the faucet body can be supported by a pair of water-side and hot-water-side crank legs attached to the wall in a connected state to the original piping behind the wall.
Also, rotate the pair of left and right crank legs on the water side and hot water side in a direction parallel to the wall surface to adjust the rotation angle, and adjust the screwing amount to the main pipe to position the faucet body in a horizontal position. Adjust the distance between the faucet body and the wall to the left and right (left and right in the front view as seen from the user), or the distance between the connecting parts of the faucet body to the pair of left and right crank legs, It is possible to absorb a gap in the distance between the connecting portions of the main water and hot water source pipes.

  By the way, in the case of a conventional faucet, the metal body body made of a metal casting forms the faucet appearance as it is, and in order to improve the design of the faucet, the outer surface of the body body is generally plated in the past. To give the exterior a beautiful finish.

  However, in this case, in order to achieve a good appearance, extra body is attached to the body body, the outer surface is flattened, the plating process is performed after the polishing process is performed, and thus the body body is inevitably heavy. Construction work is difficult, and the amount of casting material used is increased, and polishing and plating processes are required, resulting in high costs.

  In addition, in order to prevent burns when the user touches the main body, a water jacket structure is provided on the main body, and water is circulated there. Complicated and heavy.

Such a problem can be solved by a water faucet with a cover in which the faucet body is covered with a cover.
Specifically, in the case of a faucet with a cover, in order to make the cover look like a faucet, an extra meat is attached to the body of the faucet and its outer surface is formed into a flat shape with no irregularities and plated. The weight can be reduced.
In addition, the cover can prevent the user from directly touching the main body, and the water jacket structure conventionally provided on the main body can be omitted.
Furthermore, in the faucet with a cover, it is possible to give the faucet various appearances by changing the type of the cover.

On the other hand, in the case of such a faucet with a cover, the structure of attaching the cover to the faucet body is a problem.
In the case of a faucet with a cover, it is desirable to cover the top and front of the faucet body, which is most noticeable from the user, with the cover, and fix it to the faucet body. When it is performed from the outside of the cover on the front side of the cover close to, the fixed portion is visible to the user, and the design is deteriorated.
For example, when screws are fixed as fixing means (screw fixing is generally used as fixing means for the cover), the screw holes of the cover and screws as fixing tools are visible to the user, deteriorating the design. End up.

  If this is avoided and screwing is performed on the rear side when viewed from the user side, screw holes and screws can be made inconspicuous, but in this case, the front side of the cover is not fixed to the faucet body. Therefore, when an upward force is applied to the front side of the cover, there arises a problem that the front side of the cover is lifted.

Incidentally, as a prior art of the present invention, the following Patent Document 1 discloses a faucet with a cover comprising a wall faucet with a crank leg and a wall.
However, this Patent Document 1 does not specifically describe the cover mounting structure.

JP 2011-219959 A

  The present invention is based on the above circumstances, the cover fixing part does not deteriorate the appearance of the water faucet with the cover, and the cover can be firmly fixed to the water faucet body, with the force upward on the front part of the cover The present invention has been made for the purpose of providing a cover mounting structure for a faucet with a cover that does not cause the front part of the cover to be lifted even when it is added.

  Thus, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cover having a top cover portion and a front cover portion, the top cover portion covers the top surface of the faucet body, and the front cover portion covers the front side of the faucet body on the user side. A cover mounting structure for a faucet with a cover that is attached to the faucet body in a state where the engaging portion provided on the front side of the cover faces upward with respect to the corresponding engaged portion of the faucet body And the cover is fixed to the faucet body at a position on the back side that is the rear side of the engaging portion of the cover.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, in the position where the engaging portion of the cover overlaps directly below the engaged portion of the faucet body, the cover abuts backward with respect to the faucet body, A rib provided with a stopper portion for positioning the water faucet body in the front-rear direction, and extending in the front-rear direction on the rear side of the stopper portion, contacting the water faucet body downward and attaching the cover to the water faucet Positioning in the vertical direction with respect to the main body and maintaining the contact state, between the position where the stopper portion is separated from the faucet body and the position where the stopper body abuts backward. A rib having a guide portion that slides relative to the upper surface of the faucet body and slides the cover in the front-rear direction protrudes from the inner surface of the upper cover portion toward the faucet body. It is provided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first and second aspects, the second engaging portion provided in the faucet body is engaged in the left-right direction, and the cover is engaged with the faucet body. And a rib having a second engaging portion positioned in the left-right direction is provided so as to protrude from the inner surface of the upper surface cover portion toward the faucet body.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, a predetermined minute gap is formed from the inner surface of the upper surface cover portion toward the faucet body and between the upper surface of the faucet body. Ribs that protrude downward to a position where the upper surface cover portion is deformed downward are set to a size that allows the ribs to contact the upper surface of the faucet body. It is characterized by being.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the cover according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the cover includes the front cover portion, the upper surface cover portion, and the engagement portion, and a lower surface is opened. The lower cover is formed separately from the upper cover, and includes a lower cover that covers the faucet body from the lower side. The lower cover and the Each of the upper cover and the upper cover is fixed to the faucet body at a position deeper than the engaging portion.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the fixing portion provided in the upper cover and the fixing portion provided in the lower cover are in the same position as the common fixed portion provided in the faucet body in plan view. The fixing part of the upper cover and the fixing part of the lower cover are fixed to the fixed part with a common fixing tool.

Effects and effects of the invention

  As described above, according to the present invention, the engaging portion provided on the front side of the cover is engaged upward with the corresponding engaged portion of the faucet body, and at a position farther from the engaging portion. The cover is fixed to the faucet body and attached.

  According to the present invention, the cover can be fixed to the faucet main body at a position that is not conspicuous in appearance, and it is possible to avoid deteriorating the appearance of the faucet due to the conspicuous fixing portion of the cover.

  On the other hand, because the engaging part provided on the front side of the cover is engaged with the corresponding engaged part of the faucet body upward, an upward force is applied to the front side of the cover In this case, the front side of the cover can be prevented from being lifted.

  Next, the second aspect of the present invention is such that the engaging portion of the cover is in contact with the faucet body in a rearward direction at a position where the engaging portion of the cover is directly below the engaged portion of the faucet body, and the cover is moved in the front-rear direction with respect to the faucet body A rib having a stopper portion for positioning, and extends in the front-rear direction on the rear side of the stopper portion, contacts the faucet body downward to position the cover vertically with respect to the faucet body, and abuts the rib While maintaining the state, the stopper part slides relative to the upper surface of the faucet body between the position where the stopper part is separated from the faucet body and the position where the stopper part is in contact with the faucet body in the rearward direction. And a rib provided with a guide portion for sliding guide is provided so as to protrude from the inner surface of the upper surface cover portion toward the faucet body. According to claim 2, the cover is provided on the upper surface of the faucet body. Place the guide part on the top surface of the faucet body and cover the cover The By slidably moving rearwardly relative to the faucet body, the stopper portion is brought into contact with the faucet body can be positioned in the longitudinal direction of the cover relative to the faucet body.

At this time, the engaging portion provided in the cover is finally located immediately below the engaged portion of the faucet body and is engaged with the engaged portion by the relative rearward movement of the cover with respect to the faucet body. It becomes a state to do.
Here, by fixing the cover to the faucet body, the cover can be attached to the faucet body in a state in which the engaging portion of the cover is engaged upward with the engaged portion of the faucet body. This can prevent the cover front from being lifted.
Therefore, according to the second aspect, the cover can be attached to the faucet body very easily.
Here, the rib provided with the stopper portion and the rib provided with the guide portion may be separate ribs, but may be the same rib.

  Next, a third aspect of the present invention includes a second engagement portion that engages with a second engaged portion provided in the faucet body in the left-right direction and positions the cover in the left-right direction with respect to the faucet body. The rib is provided so as to protrude from the inner surface of the upper surface cover portion toward the faucet body. According to this aspect, when the cover is assembled to the faucet body, the second engagement provided on the cover is provided. The cover can be easily positioned in the left-right direction with respect to the faucet body by engagement between the joint portion and the second engaged portion provided on the faucet body.

  Here, the rib provided with the second engaging portion may be a rib provided separately from the rib provided with the stopper portion and the rib provided with the guide portion, but the rib provided with the stopper portion and the guide portion. In the case where the rib provided with the rib is a separate rib, it can be the same rib as any one of the ribs, or the rib provided with the stopper portion and the rib provided with the guide portion are the same rib. In this case, the rib provided with the second engaging portion can also be the same rib.

Next, the present invention provides a rib that protrudes downward from the inner surface of the upper surface cover portion toward the faucet body and to a position where a gap is formed between the upper surface of the faucet body, and the gap is formed on the upper surface cover portion. The rib is set to a size that allows the rib to contact the upper surface of the faucet body when it is deformed downward.
The rib according to claim 4 is provided separately from the rib having the guide portion and at a different location.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, even if a downward force is applied to the upper surface cover portion that is spaced upward with respect to the faucet body and the upper surface cover portion is greatly bent or deformed, Excessive deformation of the upper surface cover portion can be satisfactorily prevented by the ribs formed in the gap between them contacting the faucet body.

In addition, when the rib which has said guide part is provided in the upper surface cover part, the rib which has the guide part exists in the state contact | abutted downward with respect to the faucet main body in the cover assembly | attachment state.
Accordingly, the upper surface cover portion is prevented from being deformed downward in the vicinity where the rib having the guide portion is provided.
However, the upper surface cover portion may be greatly deformed toward the faucet body at a location away from the rib having such a guide portion.
Therefore, it is effective to provide the ribs according to claim 4 at locations where partial deformation of the upper surface cover portion is likely to occur.

  Next, according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the cover includes an upper cover and a lower cover, and each of the lower cover and the upper cover is engaged with the lower cover while the lower cover covers the engagement portion from the lower side. According to the fifth aspect, the engaging portion can be covered with the lower cover, so that the engaging portion is in appearance. It can be prevented from appearing. As a result, the appearance of the water faucet with a cover can be further improved.

In this case, the fixing part provided in the upper cover and the fixing part provided in the lower cover are provided at the same position as the common fixed part provided in the faucet body in plan view, and the fixing parts of the upper cover are provided. And the fixing part of the lower cover can be fixed to the fixed part of the faucet body with a common fixing tool (claim 6).
In this way, it is possible to easily fix the upper cover, the faucet body, and the lower cover, and to fix them at one place (fixed position in plan view). That is, it is possible to minimize the number of fixing points that lead to deterioration of the appearance.

In this case, the fixed part of the faucet body can be fixed by being sandwiched between the fixing part of the upper cover and the fixing part of the lower cover.
Also, a screw is used as a fixing tool, and the fixing part of the upper cover, the fixed part of the faucet body, and the fixing part of the lower cover can be screwed by screwing the screw. In this case, the upper cover, the faucet body, and the lower cover can be fixed simultaneously by screwing in the screws.
The present invention can be suitably applied to a mixing faucet with a wall with a crank leg.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the water tap with a cover with a crank leg of one embodiment of the present invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the water tap with a cover shown in the direction different from FIG. It is a bottom view of the faucet with a cover of FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of the water tap with a cover shown in the direction different from FIG. It is the figure which showed the water faucet with a cover of FIG. 1 in the state which removed the cover. It is the figure which showed the state which connected the crank leg to the main body in the water tap with a cover of FIG. It is the figure which decomposed | disassembled and showed the cover of the faucet with a cover of FIG. 1 with the faucet body. It is the figure which showed the upper cover in the water tap with a cover of FIG. It is the figure which showed the lower cover in the water tap with a cover of FIG. It is the figure which showed the clearance gap cover in the water tap with a cover of FIG. It is the figure which showed the upper cover and clearance gap cover of FIG. 1 in the assembly | attachment state. It is explanatory drawing of the construction procedure of the faucet with a cover of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the construction procedure following FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the construction procedure following FIG. It is action | operation explanatory drawing of the clearance gap cover in the water tap with a cover of FIG.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1-4, 10 is a cover-equipped water faucet (mixing faucet) with a crank leg, and a temperature control valve unit is provided inside the main body 12 as shown in FIG. A faucet body 14 with a built-in switching valve unit and other faucet mechanism, and water faucet and water from the main water supply pipe and hot water main pipe piped on the back of the wall W (see FIG. 5). A water supply pipe to be supplied to the main body 14, a water-side crank leg 16 that also serves as a hot water supply pipe, a hot water-side crank leg 18, and a cover (here, made of resin) 20 that totally surrounds them are included. It is configured.
Here, the main body 12 is made of a metal casting. However, the outer surface is not polished or plated, and the outer surface is left as it is.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 4 and 5, the crank legs 16 and 18 are made of male threaded pipes that are threadedly connected to the original piping behind the wall W and project from the wall W in the horizontal direction. A tube body 22 and a tube body 24 bent at a right angle in a direction parallel to the wall surface are provided, and a cap nut 26 is provided at the tip of the tube body 24.
Here, the pair of pipe bodies 24 in the water-side crank leg 16 and the hot water-side crank leg 18 have a letter C shape in a front view.
The cap nut 24 is screw-connected by the cap nut 26 to a water-side and hot-water side connection port 28 provided on the faucet body 14, more specifically, the body body 12, having an external thread on the outer peripheral surface.
3 and 6, reference numeral 30 denotes a saddle that covers and conceals the connection portion between the original pipe behind the wall W and the pipe body 22 of the crank leg 16.

On the other hand, a water discharge port 32 on the side of the currant protrudes downward from the front part of the main body 12, and as shown in FIG. 5, the shower water is discharged from the back to the shower head via the shower hose. The shower elbow 34 protrudes downward.
Note that a male screw portion is provided at the tip of the water discharge port 32 on the curran side, and a cap 35 (see FIG. 2) is screwed thereto.
The main body 12 is also integrally provided with a block-like engaged portion 36 that partially protrudes forward from the front surface of the central portion in the left-right direction (left-right direction in front view from the user). ing.
The engaged portion 36 is provided with a female screw hole 37 that opens on the lower surface thereof in the vertical direction.

A temperature control handle 38 is attached to the left end side of the faucet body 14 including the main body 12 (left end side in front view from the user), and a switching handle 40 is attached to the right end side so as to be rotatable. The temperature control handle 38 and the switching handle 40 are protruded from the cover 20 in the left-right direction as shown in FIGS.
Here, the temperature control handle 38 adjusts the temperature of the discharged water by a rotating operation. In addition, the switching handle 40 switches between water discharge from the water outlet 32 on the curran side and water discharge from the shower elbow 34 by rotating operation, and also adjusts the flow rate of water discharged from the water outlet 32 on the currant side and the shower elbow 34. Perform water discharge.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the cover 20 covers the faucet body 14 downward, and covers an upper cover 42 that covers the faucet body 14 from above, and a lid cover that covers the faucet body 14 from below. The lower cover 44 and a gap cover 46 that closes the gap between the upper cover 42 and the wall W are provided as auxiliary covers.

The upper cover 42 includes a plate-shaped upper surface cover portion 48 that is flat in a substantially horizontal direction, a plate-shaped front cover portion 50 that is bent downward from the front end of the upper surface cover portion 48, and left and right ends of the upper surface cover portion 48. And a pair of plate-shaped side cover parts 52 that fall downward from the bottom, and have a box shape with an open bottom surface. The top cover part 48 allows the pair of crank legs 16 on the water side and the hot water side. , 18 covers the faucet body 14 from the upper side, covers the faucet body 14 from the front side by the front cover 50, and further covers the faucet body 14 together with the pair of crank legs 16, 18 by the pair of side cover parts 52. Covering from the side.
Here, the pair of side surface cover portions 52 are provided with inverted U-shaped cutout portions 54 for projecting the temperature control handle 38 and the switching handle 40.

The front cover 50 has an upper part 56 and a lower part 58 as shown in FIGS.
The upper part 56 has a curved shape that protrudes forward as it advances downward, and the lower part 58 has an inclined shape that moves backward toward the faucet body 14 as it advances downward.
As shown in FIG. 12, the lower portion 58 of the inclined shape extends downward to a position near the lower end of the faucet body 14, specifically the lower end of the body body 12.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the lower cover 44 has a flat plate-like lower surface cover portion 60 that extends in a substantially horizontal direction, and the faucet body 14 together with the pair of crank legs 16 and 18 is placed on the lower side. Covering from.
The front end portion of the lower cover 44 is curved and extended obliquely upward, and the curved portion 62 is connected to the front cover portion 50 of the upper cover 42, specifically the lower end of the lower portion 58.
The lower cover 44 also has a pair of left and right upright portions 64 that cover a part of the front side surface of the faucet body 12.

The pair of upright portions 64 are provided with arc-shaped notches 66 for projecting the temperature control handle 38 and the switching handle 40.
In addition, the lower cover portion 60 of the lower cover 44 has a circular and through-opening portion 68 for projecting downward the water discharge port 32 on the side of the faucet body 14 as shown in FIG. An oval through opening 70 for projecting the shower elbow 34 downward is provided.

The lower cover portion 60 of the lower cover 44 includes a main portion 60A that covers the faucet body 14 from the lower side and a pair of crank legs 16, 18 at a height position above the tubular body 22 in the pair of crank legs 16, 18. And a leg cover portion 60B that covers 18 from below.
As shown in FIG. 2, the leg cover portion 60B has an inverted bridge shape that curves downward and protrudes, and includes a rotary operation unit 72 of a water stop cock incorporated in the tube body 22, and a strainer. An opening 76 for operating the rotary operation unit 74 for detaching operation is formed at the front end position.
Here, the opening 76 is a front opening that opens toward the front on the user side.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 10, the gap cover 46 has a flat upper surface closing portion 78 having a plate shape and a pair of side surface closing portions 80.
The gap cover 46 also extends forward from the upper surface closing portion 78 and the side surface closing portion 80, and has a rectangular tube shape projecting from the pair of side surface cover portions 52 in the upper cover 42 as shown in FIG. It has a supported portion 86 that fits in an externally fitted state so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the support portion 84 and is supported by the support portion 84 and has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional shape.

When the faucet 10 with a cover according to the present embodiment is installed in the field, a construction clearance is generated between the upper cover 42 and the wall W.
The gap cover 46 has a function of filling and closing the gap. The gap cover 46 is supported by the upper cover 42, specifically, by the support portion 84, and as shown in FIG. The clearance between the upper cover 42 and the wall W can be closed by sliding and touching the wall W.

At this time, the gap cover 46 is moved rearward until it hits the wall W, and then passed through the elongated hole-shaped insertion portion 88 of FIG. 10 provided in the supported portion 86 and the insertion hole 94 of the support portion 84 of the upper cover 42. The bolt cover 90 shown in FIG. 11 is inserted upward and screwed into the nut 92 inside the support portion 84, so that the gap cover 46 is fixed to the upper cover 42 in contact with the wall W.
At this time, the lower cover 44 is also fixed together with the upper cover 42 and the gap cover 46 at the same time.
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, a bottomed cylindrical fixing portion 96 having a lower end opened and a bottom portion at the upper end rises from the lower cover 44. As shown in FIG. 4, the cylindrical fixing portion 96 is inserted into the opening from the lower end thereof, inserted into the insertion hole 98 provided in the bottom portion of the upper end, the insertion portion 88 and the insertion hole 94, and the nut. The gap cover 46 is fixed to the upper cover 42 and the lower cover 44 at the same time.

As shown in FIG. 8, the upper cover 42 is provided with a plate-like engagement portion 100 that protrudes rearward from the front cover portion 50, more specifically from the lower portion 58, at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction. .
The engaging portion 100 is positioned directly below the above-described engaged portion 36 of the faucet body 14 and is engaged upward with the engaged portion 36, and is upwardly directed to the front portion of the upper cover 42. Even when force is applied, the front portion of the upper cover 42 is prevented from being lifted by the engaging action.
The left and right end faces of the plate-like engaging part 100 are connected to the inner surface of the lower part 58 of the front cover part 50 by triangular reinforcing ribs 104, and the engaging part 100 is strengthened by the reinforcing ribs 104. It is reinforced.

In this embodiment, a penetrating insertion hole 106 is provided in the engaging portion 100, and as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the screw 108 is inserted into the faucet body 14 through the insertion hole 106. The engagement portion 100 is fixed to the front portion of the faucet body 14 by being screwed into the internal female screw hole 37 from the opening of the engagement portion 36.
However, the main function of the engaging portion 100 is to engage with the engaged portion 36 of the faucet body 14 upward to prevent the front portion of the upper cover 42 from being lifted, so that the fixing with the screw 108 can be omitted. Is possible.

The upper cover 42 also has a cylindrical shape that falls from the inner surface (lower surface) of the upper surface cover portion 48 as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. A pair of fixing portions 112 are provided at the left and right side positions.
On the other hand, the faucet body 14, specifically the body body 12, has a pair of bowl-shaped fixed portions 114 at left and right positions corresponding to each other in plan view, specifically at positions facing the fixing portion 112 in the assembled state. Are provided integrally.
These fixed portions 114 are provided with penetrating insertion holes 116.
The upper cover 42 is fixed to the corresponding pair of fixed portions 114 of the faucet body 14 at the pair of fixing portions 112.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14, a cylindrical female screw fitting 118 is embedded in the cylindrical fixing portion 112, and a screw 120 passes through the insertion hole 116 of the fixed portion 114. By being screwed in, the fixing portion 112 and the fixed portion 114 are screwed and fixed by the screw 120.
In this embodiment, the lower cover 44 is also fixed together with the upper cover 42 to the fixed portion 114 of the faucet body 14 in the fixing portion 122 shown in FIGS. 7 and 9.

  Specifically, the lower cover 44 covers the faucet body 14 upward from the lower side so as to cover the engaging portion 100 of the upper cover 42 from the lower side. A cylindrical shape is provided at a position deeper than the engaging portion 100, more specifically, a position directly below the fixed portion 112 of the upper cover 42 and the fixed portion 114 of the faucet body 14 in the assembled state. A fixing part 122 is provided.

The cylindrical fixing portion 122 of the lower cover 44 has a bottomed cylindrical shape having an opening at the lower end and a bottom portion 124 (see FIG. 14) at the upper end, and the lower end of the fixing portion 122 as shown in FIG. The screw 120 is inserted upward from the opening, and further inserted through the insertion hole 126 of the bottom portion 124 and the insertion hole 116 of the fixed portion 114, and screwed into the female screw fitting 118 inside the fixing portion 112 of the upper cover 42, The fixing portion 112 of the upper cover 42 and the fixing portion 122 of the lower cover 44 are simultaneously fixed to the fixed portion 114 so that the fixed portion 114 is sandwiched from both the upper and lower sides.
That is, the upper cover 42 and the lower cover 44 are simultaneously fixed to the faucet body 14 by one common screw 120.

  The upper cover 42 is also provided with a pair of plate-like ribs 128 projecting downward from the inner surface (lower surface) of the upper cover portion 48 toward the faucet body 14 at positions close to the left and right ends. A pair of plate-like ribs 130 projecting downward from the inner surface of the upper surface cover portion 48 are provided at positions inside the ribs 128.

As shown in FIG. 12, the pair of ribs 128 on the outer sides in the left-right direction are opposed to the flange portions (second engaged portions) 132 at the left and right ends of the faucet body 14 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. The upper cover 42 is engaged from both outsides in the left-right direction and has a function of positioning the upper cover 42 in the left-right direction with respect to the faucet body 14.
The lower cover 44 also engages with the flange portion 132 of the faucet body 14 from both sides in the left-right direction to position the lower cover 44 in the left-right direction with respect to the faucet body 14 (FIG. 7 and FIG. 9) are provided so as to protrude upward from the inner surface of the lower cover 44 toward the faucet body 14.
The lower cover 44 has ribs 148 that fit into the inner surface of the side cover portion 52 of the upper cover 42 and define the position in the left-right direction of the assembly of the lower cover 44 and the upper cover 42. It is provided in a stepped shape.

The pair of ribs 128 includes a stopper portion 134 having a curved shape that curves in a shape corresponding to the outer peripheral shape of the faucet body 14, specifically, the body body 12.
As shown in FIG. 12B, these stopper portions 134 abut against the front surface of the main body 12 in the faucet body 14 and function to position the upper cover 42 in the front-rear direction with respect to the faucet body 14. Eggplant.
The pair of ribs 128 also have a guide portion 136 that extends in the front-rear direction on the rear side of the stopper portion 134 and contacts the faucet body 14 downward.

These guide portions 136 have a function of positioning the upper cover 42 in the vertical direction with respect to the faucet main body 14, and a position where the stopper portion 134 is separated from the faucet main body 14 forward while maintaining the contact state. And slides relative to the upper surface of the faucet body 14 between the rear end of the faucet body 14 and a position where the upper cover 42 slides in the front-rear direction. Yes.
Detailed actions of the stopper part 134 and the guide part 136 in the rib 128 will be described later.

On the other hand, the pair of ribs 130 at the inner side in the left-right direction are arranged on the upper surface of the faucet body 14 in detail with the upper cover 42 attached to the faucet body 14, more specifically, the faucet body 14 shown in FIGS. A contact portion 140 that faces the contacted portion 142 in a downward direction in a state where a predetermined minute gap shown in FIG. 13 is formed is provided between the contacted portion 142 and the upper surface.
When a downward force is applied to the upper surface cover portion 48 of the upper cover 42, these contact portions 140 abut against the contacted portion 142 of the faucet body 14 and further deform the upper surface cover portion 48. Work to suppress.
Accordingly, here, the gap between the contact portion 140 and the contacted portion 142 is such that the contact portion 140 hits the contacted portion 142 when a downward force is applied to the upper surface cover portion 48 and deformation starts. In order to be able to do so, it is set to a minute gap.

Each of the pair of ribs 128 and 130 is provided so as to extend in the front-rear direction. On the inner surface of the upper surface cover portion 48 of the upper cover 42, a rib 144 is provided so as to extend in the left-right direction.
Further, ribs 146 extending along the front cover portion 50 are provided following the ribs 128 and 130 extending in the front-rear direction.
The plurality of ribs 128, 130, 144, and 146 serve to reinforce each part of the upper cover 42 made of resin.
In the faucet with a cover according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the upper cover portion 48, the front cover portion 50 of the upper cover 42, and the lower cover portion 60 of the lower cover 44 are separated from the faucet body 14. In this state, the faucet body 14 is enclosed, and a space is formed between each cover portion and the faucet body 14. And the space has a heat insulation effect.

Next, the construction procedure of the faucet with a cover according to the present embodiment will be described below together with the operation of each main part.
When the water faucet with a cover according to the present embodiment is installed at the installation site, first, the pair of crank legs 16 and 18 are screwed into the original pipe on the back of the wall W by screwing the tube body 22 made of a male screw pipe. Connect to piping and attach to wall W.
After that, the collar 30 that has been retracted forward from the wall W in advance is screwed to the wall W side (the inner peripheral surface of the collar 30 is provided with a female screw), and the collar 30 is brought into contact with the wall W, The connecting portion between the crank legs 16 and 18 and the corresponding original pipe is concealed by the saddle 30.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6, the faucet body 14 is connected to the ends of the pipe bodies 24 of the pair of crank legs 16 and 18 by the cap nut 26 at the pair of connection portions 28.
Here, the faucet body 14 is attached to the wall W.

In this embodiment, after that, the cover 20 is fixed to the faucet body 14 and attached.
At that time, first, the upper cover 42 is attached to the faucet body 14 by covering the faucet body 14 downward from above with the gap cover 46 being supported.
At this time, the engaging portion 100 of the upper cover 42 is positioned forward of the faucet body 14 as shown in FIG. .
If the engaging part 100 is not positioned in front of the faucet body 14, the engaging part 100 interferes with the faucet body 14 when the upper cover 42 is put on the faucet body 14. The upper cover 42 cannot be put on the faucet body 14.

Now, when the upper cover 42 is put on the faucet body 14 so that the engaging portion 100 is positioned in front of the faucet body 14 in this way, the left and right sides of the upper cover 42 are shown in FIG. The curved stoppers 134 provided on the pair of ribs 128 are positioned away from the front surface of the faucet body 14 forward.
And the guide part 136 with which the rib 128 was equipped contact | abuts downward on the upper surface of the faucet body 14, and the upper cover 42 will be in the state supported by the faucet body 14 with the clearance cover 46 by the contact effect | action.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 12A, the fixing portion 112 of the upper cover 42 is also located in a state of being spaced forward from the corresponding fixed portion 114 of the faucet body 14.

Then, the upper cover 42 is pushed backward toward the wall W.
At this time, the guide portions 136 of the pair of ribs 128 slide relative to the faucet body 14 while maintaining a contact state with the upper surface of the faucet body 14, and push the upper cover 42 by a certain amount. Then, the curved stopper portion 134 provided on the rib 128 abuts against the front surface of the faucet body 14 to act as a stopper, and here, the pushing end of the upper cover 42 is defined. That is, the upper cover 42 is positioned in the front-rear direction with respect to the faucet body 14 (FIG. 12B).

  The engaging portion 100 and the fixing portion 112 provided on the upper cover 42 move integrally rearward as the upper cover 42 is pushed in, and the stopper portion 134 hits the front surface of the faucet body 14 so that the upper cover 42 When the engaging portion 100 is positioned in the front-rear direction with respect to the faucet body 14, the engaging portion 100 is positioned directly below the engaged portion 36 of the faucet body 14 and is engaged upward with the engaged portion 36. In addition, the fixing portion 112 of the upper cover 42 is positioned directly above the fixed portion 114 of the faucet body 14 as shown in FIG. It becomes a state.

Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the screw 108 is then screwed into the female screw hole 37 of the engaged portion 36 of the faucet body 14 from the insertion hole 106 of the engaging portion 100 of the upper cover 42, 42 is fixed (temporarily fixed) to the faucet body 14.
As described above, the upper cover 42 is placed on the faucet body 14 downward and temporarily fixed. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the lower cover 44 is placed on the faucet body 14 upward from below. Fix to the faucet body 14.

At this time, the lower cover 44 is fixed to the faucet body 14 as follows.
That is, the screw 120 is inserted into the fixing portion 122 as shown in FIG. 14 from the opening at the lower end of the cylindrical fixing portion 122 of the lower cover 44, and then the screw 120 is inserted into the insertion hole 126 of the fixing portion 122. , Through the insertion hole 116 of the fixed part 114 of the faucet body 14 and screwed into the female screw fitting 118 in the cylindrical fixing part 112 of the upper cover 42.
Here, these three members are screwed and fixed in a state where the fixing portion 112 of the upper cover 42 and the fixing portion 122 of the lower cover 44 sandwich the fixed portion 114 of the faucet body 14 from above and below. .
That is, the upper cover 42, the faucet body 14, and the lower cover 44 are fixed together.

Here, the engaging portion 100 of the upper cover 42 is covered from the lower side by the lower cover 44, and the faucet body 14 and the pair of crank legs 16, 18 are entirely enclosed by the upper cover 42 and the lower cover 44. It is in a state of being hidden and hidden in the inside of the cover 20.
At this time, a gap in construction is generated between the upper cover 42 and the wall W.
For example, as shown in FIGS. 15B and 15C, when the water faucet 10 with a cover is attached to the wall W, the gap between the upper cover 42 and the wall W may vary depending on the amount of screwing of the crank legs 16 and 18. There are gaps and the sizes of the gaps vary.

Then, the gap cover 46 is slid to the wall W side, and the gap is closed by the gap cover 46.
The work is performed as follows.
That is, the gap cover 46 is pushed backward to abut against the wall W, and in this state, the bolt 90 shown in FIG. 11 is inserted from the lower end opening of the cylindrical fixing portion 96 of the lower cover 44, and the bolt 90 Are inserted upward into the insertion hole 98 at the upper end of the fixing portion 96, the insertion portion 88 of the supported portion of the gap cover 46, and the insertion hole 94 of the support portion 84 of the upper cover 42, and into the nut 92 inside the support portion 84. By screwing, the gap cover 46 is firmly fixed to the upper cover 42 and the lower cover 44.

According to the present embodiment as described above, the upper cover 42 and the lower cover 44 can be fixed to the faucet body 14 at a position that is not conspicuous in appearance, and the appearance of the faucet 10 can be improved by conspicuous the fixing part of the cover. It can avoid getting worse.
On the other hand, since the engaging portion 100 provided on the front side of the upper cover 42 is engaged with the corresponding engaged portion 36 of the faucet body 14 upward, Even when an upward force is applied, the front side of the upper cover 42 can be prevented from being lifted.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the rib 128 provided on the upper cover 42 is provided with a positioning function in the horizontal direction and the vertical positioning function of the upper cover 42 with respect to the faucet body 14, and a stopper action of the stopper portion 134 provided on the rib 128. Similarly, the upper cover 42 can be easily fixed and attached to the faucet body 14 by a simple operation by the guide function of the guide portion 136 provided on the rib 128.

  Further, even when a downward force is applied to the upper surface cover portion 48 of the upper cover 42 due to the abutting action of the rib 130 provided on the upper cover 42 against the faucet body 14, the upper surface cover portion 48 is favorably bent or deformed. Can be suppressed.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the lower cover 44 is provided in addition to the upper cover 42, and the faucet body 14 and the crank legs 16, 18 are covered by the lower cover 44 from the lower side. The entire legs 16 and 18 can be enclosed by the upper cover 42 and the lower cover 44, and the appearance and design of the faucet 10 can be enhanced.

  Further, the upper cover 42 and the lower cover 44 are arranged at the same position in plan view, the fixing portion 112 of the upper cover 42, the fixing portion 122 provided on the lower cover 44, and the fixed portion 114 of the faucet body 14. In addition to fixing the upper cover 42 to the faucet body 14 in addition to fixing with the common screw 120, the lower cover 44 is fixed to the faucet body 14 so that there are many screw fixing points. The upper cover 42 and the lower cover 44 can be combined and fixed to the faucet body 14 at the same screw-fastening location.

  In addition, since the upper cover 42 and the lower cover 44 are fixed to the faucet body 14 with the common screw 120, the fixing work with the screw 120 can be easily performed with less man-hours.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, this is merely an example.
For example, the present invention does not use the lower cover, and the entire cover can be configured only by the upper cover, and the present invention can be applied to a faucet having no crank leg. The present invention can be configured in various modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Water faucet with 14 Cover faucet body 20 Cover 36 Engagement part 42 Upper cover 44 Lower cover 48 Upper surface cover part 50 Front cover part 60 Lower surface cover part 100 Engagement part 112,122 Fixing part 128,130,138 Rib 134 Stopper part 136 Guide part

Claims (6)

A cover having an upper surface cover portion and a front cover portion is attached to the faucet body so that the upper surface cover portion covers the upper surface of the faucet body and the front cover portion covers the front surface of the faucet body on the user side. A cover mounting structure for a faucet with a cover,
While engaging the engaging portion provided on the front side of the cover upward with the corresponding engaged portion of the faucet body,
A cover mounting structure for a faucet with a cover, wherein the cover is fixed to the faucet body at a rear side position behind the engaging portion of the cover. At the position where the engaging part of the cover overlaps directly below the engaged part of the faucet body, it comes in contact with the faucet body in the rearward direction, and the cover is positioned in the front-rear direction with respect to the faucet body. A rib with a stopper portion to
The stopper extends in the front-rear direction on the rear side of the stopper portion, contacts downward with the faucet body, positions the cover in the vertical direction with respect to the faucet body, and maintains the abutting state. The portion slides relative to the upper surface of the faucet body between a position away from the faucet body and a position abutting backward on the faucet body, and slides the cover in the front-rear direction. The rib with the guide part to guide,
The cover mounting structure for a water faucet with a cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover mounting structure is provided so as to protrude from an inner surface of the upper surface cover portion toward the faucet body.   A rib having a second engagement portion that engages in a left-right direction with respect to a second engaged portion provided in the faucet body, and positions the cover in the left-right direction with respect to the faucet body, The cover mounting structure for a faucet with a cover according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the cover mounting structure is provided so as to protrude from an inner surface of the upper surface cover portion toward the faucet body.   A rib projecting downward from the inner surface of the upper surface cover portion toward the faucet body and to a position where a predetermined minute gap is formed between the upper surface of the faucet body and the gap is provided. The rib is set to a size capable of coming into contact with the upper surface of the faucet body when the upper surface cover portion is deformed downward. Cover mounting structure for faucets with cover.   The cover has the front cover portion, the upper surface cover portion, and the engagement portion, and has an upper surface in which the lower surface is opened, and is separate from the upper cover. And a lower cover that covers the engaging portion from the lower side with the lower cover, and each of the lower cover and the upper cover is located at a position deeper than the engaging portion. The cover mounting structure for a faucet with a cover according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cover is fixed to the faucet body.   The fixing part provided in the upper cover and the fixing part provided in the lower cover are provided at the same position as the common fixed part provided in the faucet body in plan view, and the fixing part of the upper cover and 6. The cover mounting structure for a faucet with a cover according to claim 5, wherein the fixing part of the lower cover is fixed to the fixed part with a common fixing tool.

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