JP2023010490A - Water-saving measures for vertical movement lever faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a vertical movement lever faucet capable of improving usage conditions and contributing to water-saving.SOLUTION: A vertical movement lever faucet is convenient and easy to use, but on the other hand, a movement distance from fully closed to fully open is short, and it is difficult to realize how far a faucet is currently open. Compared to the conventional type that controls an amount of water by turning a grip, the vertical movement lever faucet has a single action from fully closed to fully opened, so there is a tendency to use a lot of wasteful water like "always fully open". In order to solve this problem, several clicks that are clearly transmitted to a hand are added between full closing and full opening of the vertical movement lever faucet. This allows the user to be aware of how much a lever has been opened and to control the amount of discharge.

Description

An object of the present invention is to save water in a vertical lever faucet.

With a general "twist" type faucet, one can relatively clearly recognize how much water is being supplied from the faucet by the rotation angle and number of rotations of the grip of the faucet.
For this type of faucet, a part called a water-saving piece is sold separately for the purpose of saving water by replacing the normal piece inside the faucet.
Compared to the general top, the water-saving top restricts the initial water discharge amount, and by increasing the twist angle and the number of rotations, the maximum water discharge amount similar to the general top is finally obtained. It enables fine control of the amount of water and contributes to saving water. In this way, the conventional faucets are conscious of saving water to the extent that separate parts for saving water are prepared.

Compared to this, the vertical lever faucet adjusts the amount of water by raising and lowering the lever, so it is convenient and can be operated quickly, but generally the movement distance for this raising and lowering is small. It is overwhelmingly easier than adjusting by twisting and rotating like a rotary type, and it can be operated from fully closed to fully open in an instant. For this reason, it is often seen that it is used without considering water saving, such as "always fully open".

The problem to be solved is to make the person who operates the faucet aware of appropriate control of water discharge without unconsciously opening the faucet fully.

Install a device that generates a click according to the degree of opening of the operated faucet.
By attaching a click device that clearly conveys (feels) "click, click" to the hand between fully closed and fully opened faucet levers, users are made aware of appropriate water volume control.

To allow a user to appropriately control the discharge of tap water, rather than using a ``fully open all the time'' method, by attaching a clear click device that is transmitted to the hand. This eliminates wasteful use of water and contributes to water conservation.

Claims (1)

To provide a faucet with a click device that is clearly transmitted (felt) to a hand corresponding to the amount of water discharged when the vertical lever faucet is opened and closed.