JP2018040203A - Water discharge device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water discharge device capable of definitely identifying a discharge port.SOLUTION: A combination faucet (a water discharge device) 1 discharges combined water having water combined with hot water and the hot water (a plurality of types of water). The combination faucet 1 includes a faucet body (a body part) 10, a discharge pipe 20 turnably connected at its base end to the faucet body 10 and extending from the faucet body 10, and a combined water discharge port 30 and a hot water discharge port 40 provided in the discharge pipe 20 corresponding to the combined water and the hot water, respectively, the hot water discharge port 40 being configured to show a visual and tactile difference from the combined water discharge port 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a water discharge device.

  Patent document 1 has shown the conventional water discharging apparatus. This water discharge device passes through raw water supplied from a tap and discharges it as filtered water. Moreover, the water discharging apparatus of patent document 1 can also discharge raw | natural water as it is. These filtered water and raw water are each discharged from different discharge ports.

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  However, in the case of a water discharge device that discharges a plurality of types of water from different discharge ports as in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that which type of water is discharged from which discharge port is unclear and difficult to identify. .

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said conventional situation, Comprising: It is set as the problem which should be solved to provide the water discharging apparatus which can identify a discharge port clearly.

The water discharge device of the present invention is a water discharge device for discharging a plurality of types of water,
The main body,
A discharge pipe that is connected to the main body portion and extends from the main body portion;
A plurality of discharge ports provided in the discharge pipe corresponding to the plurality of types of water,
The discharge port is formed in a form having at least one of visual and tactile difference from the other discharge ports.

  In this water discharge device, a plurality of discharge ports corresponding to a plurality of types of water are provided in a discharge pipe extending from the main body. The plurality of discharge ports are respectively provided in a form having a visual difference or a tactile difference from other discharge ports. For this reason, each discharge port can be easily grasped.

  Therefore, the water discharging apparatus of this invention can identify a discharge port clearly.

  The “visual” difference includes, for example, shape, color, surface roughness (texture), and the like. The “tactile” difference includes, for example, shape, material, surface roughness (texture), and the like.

It is a perspective view which shows the mixing faucet (water discharging apparatus) which concerns on an Example. It is a front view which shows the mixing water tap (water discharging apparatus) which concerns on an Example. It is a side view which shows the mixing water tap (water discharging apparatus) which concerns on an Example. It is an enlarged bottom view which shows the discharge pipe front-end | tip part of the mixing tap (water discharging apparatus) which concerns on an Example. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect | action of the mixing faucet (water discharging apparatus) which concerns on an Example. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect | action of the mixing faucet (water discharging apparatus) which concerns on an Example, and is a figure which shows the state which opened the rotation type handle. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect | action of the mixing faucet (water discharging apparatus) which concerns on an Example, and is a figure which shows the state which opened the lever-type handle.

  A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the water discharging apparatus of the present invention, the plurality of discharge ports may be formed to protrude from the discharge pipe with different protrusion amounts. In this case, the difference between the plurality of discharge ports is clear, and the discharge ports can be reliably identified.

  In the water discharging apparatus of the present invention, at least one of the plurality of discharge ports may include an identification display unit that displays a color for distinguishing from the other discharge ports. In this case, the difference between the plurality of discharge ports is clear, and the discharge ports can be reliably identified.

  The water discharging apparatus of the present invention may include a plurality of operation units that perform a discharge operation corresponding to each of the plurality of discharge ports. The at least one set of the discharge ports and the operation unit corresponding to the discharge ports can each include an identification display unit that displays the same color. In this case, the identification display unit can recognize that the discharge port and the operation unit are related to each other, so that erroneous operation can be suppressed.

  Next, an embodiment embodying the water discharging device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in the following description, a mixing faucet is illustrated as a water discharging apparatus which concerns on this invention. This mixing faucet discharges two types of water, hot water mixed with water and hot water, and hot water as a plurality of types of water according to the present invention. In the following description, for convenience, the vertical direction is the vertical direction.

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The mixing faucet 1 of the present embodiment is a wall-mounted faucet. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the mixing faucet 1 includes a faucet body (exemplified as a body portion according to the present invention) 10, a discharge pipe 20, hot water discharge ports (one of a plurality of discharge ports according to the present invention). 30) and a hot water discharge port (exemplified as one of a plurality of discharge ports according to the present invention) 40. The mixing faucet 1 includes a lever-type handle (illustrated as one of a plurality of operation units according to the present invention) 50 and a rotary handle (illustrated as one of a plurality of operation units according to the present invention) 60. It has. Each of these members is mostly covered with a white resin cover, and is a clean design that exhibits white as a whole.

  The faucet body 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the horizontal direction. A water supply pipe 2 and a hot water supply pipe 3 are connected to both ends of the back surface of the faucet body 10. The water supply pipe 2 and the hot water supply pipe 3 supply water and hot water to the faucet body 10 from the piping in the wall surface, respectively. The hot water supply pipe 3 can supply hot water of about 95 ° C. at the maximum. The faucet body 10 incorporates a mixing valve (not shown) that mixes and flows out water and hot water from the water supply pipe 2 and the hot water supply pipe 3.

  The discharge pipe 20 is pivotally connected to the faucet body 10 at its base end. In the present embodiment, the discharge pipe 20 has a substantially circular cross section. Further, the discharge pipe 20 has a linear portion 21 extending linearly. Specifically, the discharge pipe 20 protrudes downward from approximately the center in the longitudinal direction of the lower surface of the faucet body 10 and then bends to the side and is connected to the linear portion 21, and is generally L-shaped as a whole. Is formed. The linear portion 21 extends in the horizontal direction. The discharge pipe 20 is rotatable about a front front of the faucet body 10 within a range of about 180 ° within a horizontal plane. The discharge pipe 20 has a hot water flow passage (not shown) through which hot water flows through the mixing valve of the faucet body 10 and a hot water flow passage (not shown) through which hot water from the hot water supply pipe 3 flows. doing. That is, the faucet body has two flow passages through which hot water and hot water circulate separately.

  The hot water outlet 30 is formed in the discharge pipe 20 and discharges hot water. The hot water discharge port 40 is formed in the discharge pipe 20 and discharges hot water. As shown in FIG. 3, the hot water outlet 30 and the hot water outlet 40 according to the present embodiment are formed so as to protrude from the discharge pipe 20 with different protrusion amounts. In the present embodiment, the hot water outlet 30 and the hot water outlet 40 are respectively provided in a form protruding downward from the tip of the linear portion 21 of the discharge pipe 20. The lower end of the hot water discharge port 40 is formed to extend below the lower end of the hot water discharge port 30. That is, the hot water discharge port 40 protrudes downward with a larger protrusion amount than the hot water discharge port 30.

  The hot water discharge port 30 and the hot water discharge port 40 are arranged such that the hot water discharge port 30 is the base end side of the discharge pipe 20 and the hot water discharge port 40 is the front end side of the discharge pipe 20. They are provided adjacent to each other along the exit direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the hot water discharge port 30 and the hot water discharge port 40 have a substantially circular outer periphery, and the hot water discharge port 30 has a semi-long round shape as shown in FIG. It has an outer periphery. The hot water discharge port 30 and the hot water discharge port 40 form an integral design by connecting the hot water discharge port 30 to the circular outer periphery of the hot water discharge port 40. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the outer diameter of the hot water discharge port 40 in the bottom view is formed to be slightly larger than the width of the hot water discharge port 30 having a semi-long round shape in the bottom view.

  An identification display 41 is provided at the lower end of the hot water discharge port 40. The identification display part 41 is formed by coloring the outer peripheral surface of the lower end part of the hot water discharge port 40 in a band shape with a color different from other parts. In this embodiment, the color of the identification display unit 41 is red. In the present embodiment, the hot water discharged from the hot water discharge port 40 is discharged in a rectified discharge form, and the hot water discharged from the hot water discharge port 30 is discharged in a form containing air bubbles.

  The lever handle 50 is an operation handle that adjusts the mixing ratio and discharge amount of hot and cold water by the mixing valve of the faucet body 10. The lever-type handle 50 is provided approximately at the center in the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the faucet body 10 so as to be rotatable around predetermined two axes. The “predetermined two axes” in the present embodiment are an axis extending in the horizontal direction and an axis extending in the vertical direction. Specifically, the lever-type handle 50 adjusts the discharge amount of hot water by a rotation around the horizontal axis, that is, a rotation operation in which the tip of the lever-type handle 50 moves up and down. The lever-type handle 50 adjusts the mixing ratio of hot and cold water by rotating around the vertical axis, that is, by rotating the tip of the lever-type handle 50 horizontally.

  The rotary handle 60 is an operation handle that adjusts the discharge amount of hot water supplied from the hot water supply pipe 3. The rotary handle 60 is provided at the distal end of the discharge pipe 20 so as to be rotatable around a predetermined axis. In the present embodiment, the “predetermined one axis” is an axis extending in the horizontal direction. Specifically, the rotary handle 60 adjusts the amount of hot water discharged by rotating around the center axis C of the linear portion 21 of the discharge pipe 20 having a cylindrical shape. The rotary handle 60 has a substantially cylindrical shape that is substantially the same diameter as the outer diameter of the discharge pipe 20, and discharges so that its central axis is coaxial with the central axis C of the linear portion 21 of the discharge pipe 20. It is arranged at the tip of the tube 20. The rotary handle 60 has an identification display unit 61. In this embodiment, the identification display unit 61 is formed in a substantially L shape extending in the outer peripheral direction from the center of the end surface of the rotary handle 60 having a cylindrical shape and extending along the central axis on the outer peripheral surface. The identification display unit 61 is colored in the same color as the identification display unit 41.

Next, the operation of the mixing faucet 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.
When discharging hot water, the rotary handle 60 is operated. At this time, since the rotary handle 60 is provided with the identification display portion 41 colored in red, it is easily recognized that the rotary handle 60 is a hot water discharge handle. Further, since the identification display unit 41 has a different form from other parts, specifically, in the case of the present embodiment, it is red with a color different from the other parts. For example, the hatched part shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. Moreover, since the identification display part 41 is red, it will also alert to handling hot water.

  When the rotary handle 60 is rotated, hot water is discharged from the hot water discharge port 40 as shown in FIG. Hot water discharged from the hot water discharge port 40 is discharged in a rectified state, which is a normal discharge form. At this time, since the rotary handle 60 is provided at the tip of the discharge pipe 20, it is safe for the operator to perform the rotary operation before the hot water to be discharged. Further, the rotary handle 60 is formed in a columnar shape having substantially the same diameter as the outer diameter of the discharge pipe 20, and its central axis is coaxial with the central axis C of the linear portion 21 of the discharge pipe 20. Since it is arrange | positioned at the front-end | tip part of the linear part 21, the neat beauty is exhibited.

  Further, the hot water discharge port 40 is provided at a position closer to the tip of the discharge pipe 20 than the hot water discharge port 30, and hot water is discharged from a position closer to the rotary handle 60 disposed at the tip of the discharge pipe 20. . Moreover, since the identification display part 41 is provided in the hot water discharge port 40 through which hot water is discharged, the hot water discharge position can be easily recognized.

  Further, like the identification display unit 41, the identification display unit 61 is colored in red, which is a different form from the other parts, so that it is easily noticed by the operator and calls attention. Furthermore, since the identification display part 41 and the identification display part 61 are the same color, it is easy to recognize the relationship between the hot water discharge port 40 and the rotary handle 60. For example, the hot water discharge port 40 and the rotary handle 60 are conspicuously shown by the identification display portions 41 and 61 as shown by hatching in FIG. Thereby, it is easily recognized that it is different from other parts. Further, it is easy to recognize the relationship between the identification display unit 41 and the identification display unit 61.

  When discharging hot water, the lever-type handle 50 is pushed upward as shown in FIG. Thereby, hot water is discharged from the hot water discharge port 30. At this time, the mixing ratio of water and hot water is adjusted by rotating the lever-type handle 50 in the horizontal direction. Further, the discharge amount of the hot water is adjusted by the amount by which the lever type handle 50 is pushed up. Moreover, since the hot water discharge port 30 is provided separately from the hot water discharge port 40, for example, even when hot water is discharged immediately after hot water is discharged, the remaining hot water is not discharged unexpectedly. . Moreover, the lower end of the hot water discharge port 30 is located above the lower end of the hot water discharge port 40. That is, the hot water discharge port 30 protrudes in a direction that intersects the extending direction of the linear portion 21 of the discharge pipe 20 with a protrusion amount smaller than the protrusion amount of the hot water discharge port 40. From this, the difference in the discharge position from the hot water discharge port 40 through which hot water is discharged can be easily recognized. Moreover, since the hot water discharge port 30 discharges hot water in a discharge form including air bubbles, there is a visual difference from hot water discharged in a rectified state, and it can be easily discriminated.

  As described above, the mixing faucet 1 of the present embodiment discharges hot water and hot water in which water and hot water are mixed as a plurality of types of water. The mixed faucet 1 includes a faucet body 10, a discharge pipe 20 whose base end is pivotally connected to the faucet body 10 and extends from the faucet body 10, and a discharge pipe corresponding to hot water and hot water. The hot-water discharge port 30 and the hot-water discharge port 40 provided in 20 are provided, and the hot-water discharge port 30 and the hot-water discharge port 40 are each formed in a visually different form.

  As described above, the mixed water faucet 1 is provided with the hot water discharge port 30 and the hot water discharge port 40, which are a plurality of discharge ports corresponding to a plurality of types of water, in the discharge pipe 20 extending from the faucet body 10. The plurality of discharge ports are respectively provided in a form having a visual difference or a tactile difference from other discharge ports. For this reason, each discharge port 30 and 40 can be grasped | ascertained easily.

  Therefore, the mixing faucet 1 can clearly identify the discharge ports 30 and 40.

  Further, the hot water discharge port 30 and the hot water discharge port 40 as a plurality of discharge ports are formed so as to protrude in different directions from each other in the direction intersecting the extending direction of the discharge pipe 20. For this reason, the visual difference between the hot water outlet 30 and the hot water outlet 40 is clear, and these can be reliably identified.

  Further, the hot water discharge port 40 includes an identification display unit 41. For this reason, the difference from the hot water outlet 30 is clear, and a plurality of outlets can be reliably identified.

  The mixing faucet 1 includes a lever-type handle 50 and a rotary handle 60 that perform a discharge operation corresponding to each of the hot water discharge port 30 and the hot water discharge port 40. And the hot water discharge port 40 and the rotary handle 60 which is an operation part corresponding to this have the identification display parts 41 and 61 which display red of the same color, respectively. For this reason, it can be made to recognize by the identification display parts 41 and 61 that the hot water discharge port 40 and the rotary handle 60 are related, and an erroneous operation can be suppressed.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the examples, hot water and hot water are exemplified as the plurality of types of water, but are not limited thereto. The plurality of types of water according to the present invention can be, for example, water generated by adding various treatments such as filtration, dissolution, electrolysis, and heating to water taken from a tap. Specifically, it can be filtered water (purified water), carbonated water, electrolytic water, and the like.
(2) In the embodiment, the lever type handle having a specific configuration is exemplified as the operation handle for adjusting the mixing ratio and the discharge amount of the hot water. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In addition, the rotary handle having a specific configuration is exemplified as the operation handle for adjusting the discharge amount of hot water, but is not limited thereto.
(3) In the embodiments, the hot water discharge port and the hot water discharge port having specific arrangements are exemplified, but these arrangement forms are not particularly limited. That is, the hot water outlet and the hot water outlet may be provided apart from each other without being adjacent to each other. Further, the hot water discharge port and the hot water discharge port may not be disposed along the extending direction of the discharge pipe, and the hot water discharge port may be disposed closer to the tip of the discharge pipe than the hot water discharge port. .
(4) In the embodiment, the discharge pipe has a linear part extending linearly in the lateral direction. However, in the present invention, it is not essential that the discharge pipe has the linear part. That is, the discharge pipe may be configured to extend in a curved shape like a so-called gooseneck. Moreover, when providing a linear part, the extending | stretching direction may be not only a side but other directions, such as upward and diagonally upward.
(5) In the embodiment, the identification display portions are provided on the rotary handle and the hot water discharge port, respectively, but this is not essential. The identification display unit may be provided on only one of them, or may not be provided on either. Moreover, when providing an identification display part, the color is not limited to red, but it is preferable that the difference with another site | part is clear. Moreover, when providing the identification display part, you may make it represent the difference with another site | part by the difference of a color, etc. by providing with another member of a different raw material.
(6) In the embodiment, an identification display unit is provided on the rotary handle so as to express a visual difference. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, from the entire rotary handle or the rotary handle. You may show a visual difference with another form, such as coloring in a different color from other parts, such as red, over a hot water discharge outlet.
(7) In the embodiment, as examples of different discharge forms, rectified and foam discharge forms have been illustrated, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and other discharge forms such as a shower form may be used.
(8) In the embodiment, the operation unit for performing the discharge operation is exemplified as the operation unit provided with two operation units provided corresponding to the two discharge ports, but is not limited thereto. As an operation unit for performing a plurality of types of water discharge operations, only one operation unit may be provided. That is, a mode in which a plurality of types of water discharge operations are performed by one operation unit may be employed.

1 ... Mixing faucet (water discharge device)
2 ... Water supply pipe 3 ... Hot water supply pipe 10 ... Water faucet body (main body)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Discharge pipe 21 ... Linear part 30 ... Hot water discharge port 40 ... Hot water discharge port 41, 61 ... Identification display part 50 ... Lever-type handle (operation part)
60 ... Rotating handle (operating part)
C ... Center axis of straight section

Claims (4)

A water discharge device that discharges a plurality of types of water,
The main body,
A discharge pipe that is connected to the main body portion and extends from the main body portion;
A plurality of discharge ports provided in the discharge pipe corresponding to the plurality of types of water,
The water discharge device, wherein the discharge port is formed in a form having at least one of visual and tactile differences from the other discharge ports.   The water discharge device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of discharge ports are formed to protrude from the discharge pipe with different amounts of protrusion.   3. The water discharge device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of discharge ports includes an identification display unit that displays a color for distinguishing from the other discharge ports. A plurality of operation units for performing a discharge operation corresponding to each of the plurality of discharge ports;
4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one set of the discharge ports and the operation unit corresponding thereto include an identification display unit that displays the same color. 5. Water discharge device.

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