JP2018091133A - Water supply outlet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water supply outlet having a novel structure for receiving water exuding from a faucet joint and guiding the received water to the outer surface side.SOLUTION: A water supply outlet 10 is attached to an opening 12 of a faucet mounting wall 11. An outlet body 14 is provided on an inner surface side of the faucet mounting wall 11 and an outer surface member 30 is provided on an outer surface side, and a frame-shaped adjuster 25 is inserted into and provided in the opening 12 therebetween. The outlet body 14 is formed in a box shape with its outer surface side open, and a leakage guide groove 24 is provided in a bottom wall 14a thereof. A bottom wall portion 25a of the adjuster 25 is provided with an extension guide groove 29. A communicating portion between the leakage guide groove 24 and the extension guide groove 29 is located in the opening 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an outlet for water supply that is attached to an opening provided on a wall surface of a building and supplies water to a water supply pipe of a device such as a washing machine, a water heater, a dishwasher, or a water purifier.

  A water supply outlet (water outlet) is attached to an opening of a wall surface in a building, and is a box-shaped outlet main body arranged on the back side (inner side) and an outer member arranged on the front side (outer side). And a screw as a screw member for connecting the outlet body and the outer member, and a faucet joint is accommodated therein. A water supply pipe is connected to the faucet joint, and water can be supplied to devices such as a washing machine and a water heater by operating a handle provided on the faucet joint.

  This type of water outlet is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example. That is, the water outlet includes a housing made of a front surface portion and a fixed frame to which the front surface portion can be attached, a faucet body, a flow rate adjusting handle, and a joint portion. A spacer is detachably provided between the front portion and the wall. Then, a spacer is interposed between the front portion and the wall, and the front portion is fixed with screws in a state where the four corner portions of the frame constituting the front portion are in contact with or separated from the four corner portions of the fixed frame. Can be fixed to the frame.

JP 2001-295330 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a water supply outlet having a novel structure for receiving water that exudes from a faucet joint and guiding the received water to the outer surface side.

  In order to achieve the above object, a water supply outlet according to the first aspect of the present invention is attached to an opening of a faucet mounting wall and is provided on an inner surface side of the faucet mounting wall. An outlet for water supply comprising an outer surface member disposed on the outer surface of the wall and having a faucet joint accommodated therein, and an adjuster closely contacting the outer surface member and the outlet body between the outlet body and the outer surface member The adjuster is formed in a frame shape and inserted into the opening of the faucet mounting wall, and the outlet body is formed in a box shape having an outer surface opened, and the bottom wall oozes from a faucet joint. A leakage guide groove for receiving the water to be discharged is provided, and the bottom wall portion of the adjuster is provided with an extension guide groove that communicates with the water leakage guide groove and guides water to the outer surface side. The communicating portion between the leakage guide groove and the extension guide groove is , Faucet mounting wall opening It is located within.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the outlet for water supply according to the first aspect, wherein the distal end of the extended guide groove on the outer surface member side is located outside the opening of the faucet mounting wall.

  The outlet for water supply according to the present invention has a novel structure for receiving water oozing from the faucet joint and guiding the received water to the outer surface side.

The exploded perspective view showing the outlet for water supply in an embodiment, and showing the outlet for water supply attached to a faucet attachment wall. Sectional drawing which shows the state which attached the outlet for water supply to the faucet attachment wall. The front view which shows the state which attached the outlet for water supply to the faucet attachment wall. The front view which shows the state before attaching a water supply outlet to the faucet attachment wall, and attaching a cover member. It is a figure which shows an electric outlet main body, Comprising: (a) is the perspective view, (b) is the front view, (c) is the side view. It is a figure which shows an adjuster, Comprising: (a) is the perspective view, (b) is the front view, (c) is the sectional side view. It is a figure which shows an outer surface member, Comprising: (a) is the perspective view, (b) is the front view, (c) is the side view. (A)-(f) is a figure which shows the process of attaching the outlet for water supply to a faucet attachment wall, Comprising: (a) is a perspective view which shows the state which fixes an outlet main body to a pillar, (b) is an outlet main body. The perspective view which shows the state which accommodates a faucet joint in an inside, (c) is a perspective view which shows the state which fixes a faucet joint to a socket main body, (d) is an adjuster outside the opening part of a faucet attachment wall, The perspective view which shows the state which has arrange | positioned an outer surface member and a cover member, (e) is a perspective view which shows the state which fixed the adjuster and the outer surface member to the outlet main body with the external screw, and has arrange | positioned the handle and the stop coupler in the state which covered the cover member. FIG. 6 and (f) are perspective views showing a state in which a handle and a stop coupler are mounted on a faucet joint. It is a figure which shows another example of an adjuster, Comprising: (a) is a perspective view which shows an adjuster, (b) is a top view which shows an adjuster.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments embodying the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, for example, a water supply outlet 10 for supplying water to devices such as a washing machine and a water heater is attached to an opening 12 provided in a faucet mounting wall 11 in a building. . An outlet main body 14 having an open outer surface is attached to an inner column 13 of the faucet mounting wall 11 with a plurality of screws 50.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C, the outlet body 14 is formed in a vertically long bottomed square box shape whose outer surface side is open, and a rectangular surface that abuts against the inner surface of the faucet mounting wall 11 on the outer surface side. A frame 15 is provided, and a projecting frame 16 that is inserted into the opening 12 of the faucet mounting wall 11 is provided on the outer surface of the square frame 15. At the four corners of the projecting frame portion 16, support cylinder portions 18 each having a female screw 17 at the center are provided.

  A plurality of reinforcing ribs 19 extending in parallel with the depth direction are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the outlet body 14 to reinforce the outlet body 14. Further, the reinforcing rib 19 is set to the same height as the outer peripheral surface of the square frame portion 15, so that when the outlet body 14 is attached to the column 13, the reinforcing rib 19 can be attached vertically to the faucet attachment wall 11. It becomes.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 5 (a), and 5 (b), a cylindrical tube portion 22 into which a resin tube 21 covered with a sheath tube 20 is inserted in the center portion of the bottom wall 14 a of the outlet body 14. Is provided. The resin pipe 21 is connected to a water supply source (not shown) so that water is supplied. On the outer surface side of the cylindrical portion 22 of the bottom wall 14 a of the outlet body 14, there is provided a water leakage guide groove 24 that receives water that exudes from the faucet joint 23 accommodated in the outlet body 14. The water leakage guide groove 24 is formed in a V-shaped cross section so that the central portion is slightly lowered. Further, the water leakage guide groove 24 is formed in an inclined shape that becomes slightly lower toward the outer surface side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an adjuster 25 formed in a square frame shape is disposed on the outer surface side of the outlet body 14. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 (a) to 6 (c), connecting cylinders 28 are formed at the four corners of the adjuster 25 in which insertion holes 27 through which male screws 26 as screw members are inserted are formed at the center. Is provided.

  Further, the bottom wall portion 25a of the adjuster 25 is provided with an extended guide groove 29 that communicates with the water leakage guide groove 24 of the outlet body 14 and guides water to the outer surface side. The extended guide groove 29 is formed in a V-shaped cross section so that the central portion is slightly lowered. Further, the extended guide groove 29 is formed in an inclined shape that is slightly lower toward the outer surface side. A connecting portion between the water leakage guide groove 24 of the outlet body 14 and the extension guide groove 29 of the adjuster 25 is joined by an adhesive, and a seal structure is formed so that water does not leak between the water leakage guide groove 24 and the extension guide groove 29. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a square plate-like outer surface member 30 is disposed on the outer surface side of the faucet mounting wall 11, and is attached to the outlet main body 14 with the male screw 26 via the adjuster 25. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 7A to 7C, outer surface side cylindrical portions 32 each having a through hole 31 at the center are provided at the four corners of the outer surface member 30. The outer surface side cylindrical portion 32 slightly protrudes inward of the outer surface member 30. When the outer surface member 30 is assembled to the outlet body 14 via the adjuster 25, the outer surface side cylindrical portion 32 of the outer surface member 30 abuts on the connecting cylinder portion 28 of the adjuster 25, and the connecting cylinder portion 28 is connected to the outlet body 14. This is in contact with the support cylinder 18. At the same time, the through hole 31 of the outer surface member 30 communicates with the female screw 17 of the outlet body 14 from the insertion hole 27 of the adjuster 25.

  In addition, a support hole 33 is provided in the upper part of the outer surface member 30 so that the outer end portion of the faucet joint 23 accommodated in the outlet main body 14 is projected. Further, a notch 46 for discharging water is provided in the central outer surface portion of the bottom portion 30 a of the outer surface member 30 so as to correspond to the extended guide groove 29 of the adjuster 25. Further, a plurality of engagement holes 48 are opened in the frame portion 30 b of the outer surface member 30.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the male screw 26 is screwed into the female screw 17 of the outlet body 14 through the insertion hole 27 of the adjuster 25 from the through hole 31 of the outer surface member 30, and the outer surface member 30 is interposed via the adjuster 25. It is configured to be connected to the outlet body 14.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the outer surface member 30 is connected to the outlet body 14 by the male screw 26, the adjuster 25 is inserted into the opening portion 12 of the faucet mounting wall 11 between the outer surface member 30 and the outlet body 14. It comes to be in close contact. The width of the adjuster 25 is set corresponding to the thickness of the faucet mounting wall 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of through holes 35 are formed in the bracket 34 of the faucet joint 23 accommodated in the outlet main body 14, and screws 36 are inserted into the through holes 35 so that the outlets are inserted. The water faucet joint 23 is fixed to the outlet body 14 by being screwed into the screw hole 37 of the body 14. One end of the faucet joint 23 is connected to a resin pipe 21 made of crosslinked polyethylene covered with the sheath pipe 20 by a one-push operation at a joint portion 38 extending downward.

  The other end of the faucet joint 23 extends obliquely upward, and a ball valve (not shown) is provided inside. A water supply pipe is connected to a nipple (not shown) of the ball valve via a stop coupler 40 so that water can be supplied to devices such as a washing machine and a water heater. Further, a handle 39 is connected to the ball valve via a spindle, and water can be supplied or stopped by rotating the handle 39. A dish-shaped water receiver 41 is disposed at the lower end portion of the faucet joint 23 so as to receive water that oozes out from the faucet joint 23.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a cover member 43 that covers the outer surface member 30 is detachably disposed on the outer surface of the outer surface member 30. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of engaging protrusions 49 project from the inner surface side of the cover member 43 and are detachably engaged with the engaging holes 48 of the outer surface member 30. The cover member 43 is opened with a first mounting portion 44 and a second mounting portion 45 for mounting the stop coupler 40 and the handle 39 of the faucet joint 23.

Next, the process of attaching the water supply outlet 10 to the faucet attachment wall 11 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8A, first, the outlet body 14 is attached to the side surface of the column 13 located on the inner surface side of the faucet attachment wall 11 with a plurality of screws 50. At this time, the outlet body 14 is attached so that the outer surface of the rectangular frame portion 15 coincides with the outer surface of the column 13.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 8B, the resin tube 21 covered with the sheath tube 20 is inserted from below into the cylindrical portion 22 of the outlet body 14, and the end portion of the resin tube 21 is connected to the faucet joint 23. Direct toward the joint 38. Then, as shown in FIGS. 8C and 2, the end portion of the resin pipe 21 is connected to the joint portion 38 of the faucet joint 23, and the faucet joint 23 is accommodated in the outlet body 14. In this state, the faucet joint 23 is fixed to the outlet body 14 by inserting the screws 36 through the pair of through holes 35 of the bracket 34 of the faucet joint 23 and screwing into the screw holes 37 of the outlet body 14. .

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8 (d), the protruding frame portion 16 of the outlet body 14 is inserted into the opening 12 of the faucet mounting wall 11 from the inner surface side, and an adjuster 25 on the outer surface side of the faucet mounting wall 11. The outer surface member 30, four male screws 26 and the cover member 43 are arranged. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the adjuster 25 is inserted into the opening 12 of the faucet mounting wall 11 and brought into contact with the protruding frame portion 16 of the outlet body 14.

  At this time, the connecting tube portions 28 at the four corners of the adjuster 25 abut against the support tube portions 18 at the four corners of the outlet body 14, and the insertion holes 27 of the adjuster 25 face the female threads 17 of the outlet body 14. Thereafter, the frame portion 30 b of the outer surface member 30 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the faucet mounting wall 11, and the outer surface side tubular portions 32 at the four corners of the outer surface member 30 are brought into contact with the connecting tube portions 28 at the four corners of the adjuster 25. At this time, the through hole 31 of the outer surface member 30 communicates with the insertion hole 27 of the adjuster 25.

  Thereafter, the four male screws 26 are sequentially screwed into the female screw 17 of the outlet main body 14 from the through hole 31 of the outer surface member 30 through the insertion hole 27 of the adjuster 25 and tightened, whereby the outer surface member 30 is connected to the outlet via the adjuster 25. It can be fixed to the main body 14. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the cover member 43 is pressed against the outer surface of the outer member 30, the engagement protrusions 49 of the cover member 43 are engaged with the engagement holes 48 of the outer member 30, and the cover member 43 is moved to the outer surface. Attach to member 30.

  Subsequently, as illustrated in FIG. 8E, the stop coupler 40 is opposed to the first mounting portion 44 of the cover member 43, and the handle 39 is opposed to the second mounting portion 45. Then, as shown in FIG. 8 (f), the stop coupler 40 is attached to the nipple of the faucet joint 23 via the first attachment portion 44, and the handle 39 is connected to the water via the second attachment portion 45. By attaching to the spindle of the plug joint 23, the installation of the water supply outlet 10 is completed.

Next, the operation of the water supply outlet 10 configured as described above will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8 (d), the outlet body 14 is attached to the pillar 13, and the protruding frame portion 16 is inserted into the opening 12 of the faucet mounting wall 11, and the faucet joint 23 is inserted into the outlet body 14. Is accommodated and fixed, the adjuster 25 is inserted into the opening 12 from the outer surface side of the faucet mounting wall 11. At this time, the adjuster 25 stops when the connecting tube portions 28 positioned at the four corners thereof respectively contact the support tube portions 18 positioned at the four corners of the outlet body 14. Thereafter, when the inner surface of the outer surface member 30 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the faucet mounting wall 11, the outer surface side tubular portions 32 positioned at the four corners of the outer surface member 30 are brought into contact with the connecting tube portions 28 positioned at the four corners of the adjuster 25. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, in this state, the external member 30 is inserted into the female screw 17 of the outlet body 14 by sequentially inserting the four male screws 26 from the through hole 31 of the outer member 30 through the insertion hole 27 of the adjuster 25. It can be fixed to the outlet body 14. At this time, the adjuster 25 is interposed between the outer surface member 30 and the outlet main body 14, and the outer surface side cylindrical portions 32 positioned at the four corners of the outer surface member 30 abut against the connecting tube portion 28 of the adjuster 25, respectively. Are connected to the support cylinder portion 18 of the outlet body 14.

  For this reason, even if the male screw 26 is tightened strongly, the tightening force does not act only on the outer surface member 30 and is received by the outlet body 14 from the outer surface member 30 via the adjuster 25. Therefore, there is no possibility that an abnormal force is concentrated on the outer surface member 30, and the damage is avoided.

  The bottom wall 14 a of the outlet body 14 is provided with a water leakage guide groove 24, the adjuster 25 is provided with an extended guide groove 29 communicating with the water leakage guide groove 24, and a notch is formed in the bottom 30 a of the outer surface member 30. 46 is provided. For this reason, the water leaking from the faucet joint 23 flows out from the notch 46 through the water leakage guide groove 24 and the extended guide groove 29.

  At this time, the connection portion between the water leakage guide groove 24 and the extension guide groove 29 is sealed with an adhesive, and water leakage from the connection portion can be suppressed. Furthermore, since the water leakage guide groove 24 and the extended guide groove 29 are formed in a lower slope toward the outer surface side, water can be guided to the outer surface side. Therefore, water leakage can be easily visually recognized from the outer surface of the water supply outlet 10.

The effects exhibited by the above embodiment will be described collectively below.
(1) In the water supply outlet 10 in this embodiment, an adjuster 25 is interposed between the outlet body 14 and the outer surface member 30. For this reason, when the outer surface member 30 is connected to the outlet body 14 with the male screw 26, the adjuster 25 is in close contact with the outer surface member 30 and the outlet body 14. Therefore, it is possible to avoid excessive tightening force due to the male screw 26 acting on the outer surface member 30, for example, even when the faucet mounting wall 11 is thick and a gap is generated between the outlet body 14 and the outer surface member 30. In addition, the outer surface member 30 can be prevented from being damaged.

  Therefore, according to the water supply outlet 10 of the present embodiment, even when the outer surface member 30 is strongly tightened to the outlet main body 14 with the male screw 26, there is an excellent effect that damage to the outer surface member 30 can be suppressed.

  (2) The adjuster 25 is inserted into the opening 12 of the faucet mounting wall 11. For this reason, the structure of the adjuster 25 can be simply configured according to the opening 12 and can be easily positioned.

  (3) The screw member is a male screw 26, the outlet main body 14 is formed with a female screw 17 into which the male screw 26 is screwed, and the outer surface member 30 is formed with a through hole 31 through which the male screw 26 passes. The adjuster 25 is formed with an insertion hole 27 through which the male screw 26 is inserted. Accordingly, the outer surface member 30 can be easily attached to the outlet main body 14 via the adjuster 25 by screwing the male screw 26 from the through hole 31 of the outer surface member 30 through the insertion hole 27 of the adjuster 25 to the female screw 17 of the outlet main body 14. Can be linked.

  (4) The adjuster 25 is provided with a connecting cylinder portion 28 that forms an insertion hole 27, the outer surface member 30 is provided with an outer surface side cylinder portion 32 that forms a through hole 31, and the outlet main body 14 has an internal thread 17. The support cylinder part 18 which forms is provided. For this reason, when the outer surface member 30 is fastened to the outlet main body 14 by the male screw 26 via the adjuster 25, the outer surface side cylindrical portion 32 of the outer surface member 30 is supported by the outlet main body 14 via the connection cylindrical portion 28 of the adjuster 25. The male screw 26 can be brought into close contact with the cylinder portion 18 and can be tightened in a stable state without exerting an excessive load on the outer surface member 30.

  (5) The outlet body 14 is formed in a box shape having an outer surface opened, and a water leakage guide groove 24 for receiving water exuding from the faucet joint 23 is provided on the bottom wall 14a, and the water leakage guide groove 24 is provided on the adjuster 25. An extended guide groove 29 that communicates and guides water to the outer surface side is provided. Therefore, when water leaks from the faucet joint 23, the water can be guided from the water leakage guide groove 24 of the outlet body 14 to the outer surface side through the extension guide groove 29 of the adjuster 25, and the water leakage is accurately detected. be able to.

  (6) The connecting portion between the water leakage guide groove 24 of the outlet body 14 and the extension guide groove 29 of the adjuster 25 has a seal structure with an adhesive. For this reason, it can suppress that water leaks from the connection part of the water leakage guide groove 24 and the extension guide groove 29, and can detect a water leak more exactly.

  (7) The water leakage guide groove 24 and the extended guide groove 29 are formed in an inclined shape that becomes lower toward the outer surface side. Therefore, the water leaking from the faucet joint 23 can be quickly guided to the outer surface side, and the water leakage can be detected quickly.

It should be noted that the embodiment described above can be modified and embodied as follows.
As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the extension guide groove 29 of the adjuster 25 is formed so as to be longer than that of the above embodiment, and the end portion on the inner surface side thereof is an arc portion 47, and the arc The portion 47 may be configured to engage with the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 22 of the outlet body 14. In this case, water leakage from the faucet joint 23 can be guided directly to the extension guide groove 29, and the water leakage guide groove 24 of the outlet body 14 can be omitted.

  The connecting portion between the water leakage guide groove 24 of the outlet body 14 and the extension guide groove 29 of the adjuster 25 may be formed into a concave / convex engagement structure or a fitting structure to form a seal structure.

  A seal structure may be formed by attaching a sealing tape across the water leakage guide groove 24 and the extension guide groove 29 at a connection portion between the water leakage guide groove 24 of the outlet body 14 and the extension guide groove 29 of the adjuster 25. .

  A configuration may be adopted in which the female screw 17 of the outlet main body 14 is omitted and the hole is simply formed as a small hole that extends straight, and the male screw 26 is screwed into the hole.

[Other technical ideas]
Next, a technical idea that can be grasped from the above embodiment will be described.
(A) In the water supply outlet according to claim 1, the screw member is a male screw, a female screw into which the male screw is screwed is formed in the outlet body, and a male screw is penetrated through the outer surface member. A hole is formed, and an adjuster is formed with an insertion hole through which the male screw is inserted.The male screw is threaded into the female screw of the outlet body through the through hole of the adjuster from the through hole of the outer surface member, and the outer surface member is An outlet for water supply, which is configured to be connected to an outlet body.

  (B) In the water supply outlet according to (a) above, the adjuster is provided with a connecting tube portion that forms an insertion hole, and the outer surface member is provided with an outer surface side tube portion that forms a through hole, and the outlet The main body is provided with a support cylinder portion that forms a female screw, and when the outer surface member is tightened to the outlet main body via the adjuster with the male screw, the outer surface side cylindrical portion of the outer surface member is connected to the outlet main body via the connection cylinder portion of the adjuster. A water supply outlet characterized by being configured to be in close contact with the support tube.

  (C) In the water supply outlet according to any one of claims 1, (A), and (B), the outlet body is formed in a box shape whose outer surface side is open, Is provided with a water leakage guide groove that receives water that oozes out from the faucet joint, and is provided with an extension guide groove that communicates with the water leakage guide groove on the bottom wall of the adjuster and guides water to the outer surface side. Outlet.

  (2) The water supply outlet according to (c), wherein the connection portion between the water leakage guide groove of the outlet body and the extension guide groove of the adjuster has a seal structure.

  (E) The water supply outlet according to (c) or (2), wherein the water leakage guide groove and the extension guide groove are formed in an inclined shape that becomes lower toward the outer surface side. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Outlet for water supply, 11 ... Faucet installation wall, 12 ... Opening part, 14 ... Outlet main body, 14a ... Bottom wall, 17 ... Female thread, 18 ... Supporting cylinder part, 23 ... Faucet joint, 24 ... Leak guide groove, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 25 ... Adjuster, 25a ... Bottom wall part, 26 ... Male screw as screw member, 27 ... Insertion hole, 28 ... Connection cylinder part, 29 ... Extension guide groove, 30 ... Outer surface member, 31 ... Through-hole, 32 ... Outer surface side cylinder Department.

Claims (2)

An outlet body attached to the opening of the faucet mounting wall and disposed on the inner surface side of the faucet mounting wall, and an outer surface member disposed on the outer surface of the faucet mounting wall, with a faucet joint accommodated therein An outlet for water supply,
Between the outlet body and the outer surface member, an adjuster closely contacting the outer surface member and the outlet body is interposed,
The adjuster is formed in a frame shape and is inserted into the opening of the faucet mounting wall.
The outlet body is formed in a box shape whose outer surface is open, and a water leakage guide groove for receiving water exuding from the faucet joint is provided on the bottom wall, and the bottom wall portion of the adjuster communicates with the water leakage guide groove to supply water. Provide an extended guide groove to guide to the outer surface side,
The communicating portion between the water leakage guide groove and the extension guide groove is a water supply outlet located in the opening of the faucet mounting wall. The water supply outlet according to claim 1, wherein a tip of the extended guide groove on an outer surface member side is located outside the opening of the faucet mounting wall.