JP2503716Y2 - Bend faucet and faucet adapter - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bent faucet and a faucet adapter attached to a faucet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various types of faucets, and a general type is shown in FIG. As shown,
This faucet has a cock 101 and a male screw portion 10 at the tip.
4 are formed.

FIG. 8 shows a state in which a faucet adapter is attached to the tip of the faucet 102. As shown in the figure, the pipe 103 is attached to the male screw portion 104 formed on the faucet 102.
A nut 105 loosely fitted to one end of the is screwed, and the pipe 103 is rotatably attached to the faucet 102 by the nut 105. Various types of such faucet adapters are standardized, and one is selected according to the environment of the installation site.

[0004]

The faucet adapter is selected depending on the preference or usability of the operator or the user, but the type of standard product must be prepared as one that can sufficiently meet the user's request. It cannot be said that such changes have been made, and there is also a need for changing the length and the movable range according to changes in the user's usage situation.

FIG. 9 shows the movable range of the faucet adapter shown in FIG. 8. As shown in the figure, the movable range of the faucet adapter with respect to the sink 106 is indicated by a chain double-dashed line. It is only the part that has been cut and is extremely limited. Therefore, for example, when trying to directly pour water on the object to be cleaned,
It has a surface that is extremely difficult to use, such as having to move the object to be cleaned in a sink.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art. It can be easily attached to a faucet, its movable range can be freely changed, and water can be flowed over a wide range . Moreover, for use environments where the faucet height is limited
The purpose is to provide a suitable bent faucet and faucet adapter.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a faucet adapter according to the present invention comprises a substantially crank-shaped pipe and a male screw portion loosely fitted to one end of the pipe and formed in a faucet. A nut that can be fitted, a male threaded portion is formed on the other end of the pipe, and the bent portion of the pipe is not bent.
To angle, which is constituted in so that such an acute angle with respect to the axial direction tube center of the pipe. Also, the bent faucet according to the present invention comprises first and second faucet adapters rotatably coupled to each other, and the first faucet adapter is formed in a substantially crank shape and has a male screw portion at one end. Pipes,
The second water faucet adapter has a pipe and a nut that can be loosely fitted to the other end of the pipe and screwed into a male screw portion formed on the tap, and the second faucet adapter is loosely fitted to the one end of the pipe. The first
Possess a nut faucet adapter screwed on the male screw portion of the pipe comprising the bent portion of the pipe of the first faucet adapter
Is an acute angle with the axial center of the pipe
Are those that you have configured so that such.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a bent faucet as a first embodiment of the present invention attached to an existing faucet 1. The faucet 1 has the same shape and size as the faucet 102 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, has a cock 2, and has a male screw portion (not shown) formed at its tip.

The bent faucet attached to the faucet 1 is constructed as follows.

As shown in FIG. 1, the bent faucet comprises a first faucet adapter 5 and a second faucet adapter 6 which are rotatably connected to each other. The first faucet adapter 5 has a pipe 8 having two bent portions 8a and 8b and formed into a substantially crank shape as a whole, and is loosely fitted to one end of the pipe 8 and screwed into a male screw portion of the faucet 1. And a mating nut 9. Then, as is clear from FIG. 2, a male screw portion 10 is formed at the other end of the pipe 8. A liquid-tight packing (not shown) is interposed between the faucet 1 and the pipe 8, and the packing is fastened to the faucet 1 and the pipe 8 by tightening a nut 9. Are pressed together. The packing is installed inside the nut 9.

On the other hand, with respect to the second faucet adapter 6, a pipe 12 is formed by bending it into a substantially crank shape, and a male screw portion 10 of the pipe 8 is loosely fitted into one end of the pipe 12.
It has the nut 13 screwed together. This pipe 12
And packing (not shown) between the above-mentioned pipe 8 of the first faucet adapter 5 and the liquid tight between the two pipes. The packing is provided inside the nut 13 and is pressed against the pipes 12 and 8 by tightening the nut.

By the way, as is apparent from FIG.
The pipe 8 of the faucet adapter 5 has a bent portion 8a.
The angle θ ₁ formed by 8 and 8b is, for example, 60 ° with respect to the axial tube center of the pipe 8, and the crank shape is an acute angle and close to a Z shape. That is, the horizontal height positions of both ends of the pipe 8 are substantially the same. With this configuration,
The height H from the bottom surface of the sink 15 to the tip of the pipe 12 of the second faucet adapter 6 can be increased, which is suitable for a use environment where the height of the faucet is limited. In addition, as also shown in FIG. 1, a pipe included in the second faucet adapter 6
The two bent portions 12 are bent at right angles to the axial pipe center of the pipe 6.

As the second faucet adapter 6 included in the bent faucet, the conventional existing faucet adapter shown in FIG. 8 can be used. However, in this case, the nut 105 included in the existing faucet adapter has the male screw portion 10 formed on the pipe 8 included in the first faucet adapter 5.
Therefore, the male screw portion 10 has the same shape and size as the faucet 1 (faucet 102 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8).
It has the same shape and size as the male screw part. When performing such diversion, it is sufficient to prepare the first faucet adapter 5 shown in FIG. 2 as a single unit.

FIG. 3 is for explaining the movable range of the bent faucet having the above-mentioned structure. Since the connection part by the nuts 9 and 13 is rotatable, when the pipes 8 and 12 are arranged in a straight line and the bending faucet is extended to the maximum,
The tip of the pipe 12 comes to the position depicted by the chain double-dashed line in the figure. Further, within the range of the arc of the chain double-dashed line, the position of the tip portion can be freely changed by rotating both the connecting portions. Therefore, when this bent faucet is used, water can be flowed in a relatively wide range, which is convenient.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which a bent faucet as a second embodiment of the present invention is attached to the faucet 1. The bent faucet has the same structure as the bent faucet as the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 except for the portions described below, and therefore the description thereof as a whole will be omitted. Also,
In the following description, the same components as those of the bent faucet as the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. This also applies to the description of other embodiments described later.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first water faucet adapter 25 forming a part of the bent water faucet is bent at a right angle 2
It has a crank-shaped pipe 28 having two bent portions 28a and 28b, and a nut 29 that is loosely fitted to one end of the pipe 28 and screwed into the male screw portion of the faucet 1. Then, as is apparent from FIG. 5, a male screw portion 30 is formed at the other end of the pipe 28, and the second faucet adapter 6
The nut 13 of is screwed into the male screw portion 30. A packing (not shown) having a liquid-tight function is interposed between the faucet 1 and the pipe 28, and the packing is
By tightening the nut 29, it is pressed against both the faucet 1 and the pipe 28. The packing is installed inside the nut 29. Also, this pipe 2
8 and the pipe 12 of the second water faucet adapter 6 have a packing (not shown) interposed therebetween, thereby liquid-tightly connecting the both pipes. The packing is a nut 1.
3 is provided inside and is pressed against both pipes 12 and 28 by tightening the nut.

As described above, the bent faucet as the second embodiment differs from that of the first embodiment in that the horizontal height positions of both ends of the pipe 28 of the first faucet adapter 25 are different. , And other points are exactly the same. Therefore, this type of bent faucet is suitable when it is desired to lower the height of the tip of the pipe 12 with respect to the height of the existing faucet, and the movable range is the same as that of the first embodiment. .

FIG. 6 shows a state in which a bent faucet as a third embodiment is attached to the faucet 1.

In the third embodiment, the existing faucet 1
Is upward, and the first faucet adapter 25 of the bent faucet
Is attached to the faucet 1.

On the other hand, regarding the second faucet adapter 35 that constitutes the bent faucet together with the first faucet adapter 25, a pipe 38 having two bent portions 38a and 38b and formed in a U-shape. , A nut 39 which is loosely fitted to one end of the pipe 38 and which is screwed into a male screw portion (see FIG. 5) formed on the pipe 28 of the first faucet adapter 25.

The present invention is not limited to the configurations of the above-described first to third embodiments, but can be variously modified by appropriately combining any two or more configurations of these embodiments even partially with each other. It goes without saying that a range of configurations can be realized.

[0023]

As described above, in the present invention,
In addition to the effect that it can be easily attached to the existing faucet, the movable range can be freely changed, and therefore water can be flowed over a wide range,
It has an effect . That is, the faucet adapter (first faucet adapter
Of the approximately crank-shaped pipe
The angle formed by the bend is sharp with respect to the axial center of the pipe.
Have been made with horns. With this configuration, the bottom of the sink
The height from the pipe to the tip of the pipe can be made large, and the faucet height is high.
Suitable for use environment with limited size.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a usage state of a bent faucet as a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a first view of the bent faucet shown in FIG.
It is a front view of a water faucet adapter.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a movable range of the bent water faucet shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a usage state of a bent faucet as a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a first faucet adapter included in the bent faucet shown in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a usage state of a bent faucet as a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view of an existing faucet.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a usage state of a conventional faucet adapter.

[Figure 9] 9 is a movable range of the faucet adapter shown in FIG.
FIG.

[Description of sign]

 1 Faucet 5, 25 1st water faucet adapter 6, 35 2nd water faucet adapter 8, 12, 28, 38 Pipe 9, 13, 29 Nut 10, 30 Male screw part 15 Sink

Claims (4)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pipe having a substantially crank shape, and a nut which is loosely fitted to one end of the pipe and can be screwed into a male screw portion formed in a tap, and a male screw portion is provided at the other end of the pipe. The angle formed by the bent portion of the pipe is
Characterized by an acute angle to the axial tube center of
Faucet adapter to. 2. The water faucet adapter according to claim 1, wherein the male thread portion of the pipe is formed in the same shape and size as the male thread portion of the faucet. 3. A first and a second rotatably coupled to each other.
The first faucet adapter includes a pipe having a substantially crank shape and a male screw portion formed at one end, and a male screw loosely fitted to the other end of the pipe to form a faucet. The second water faucet adapter has a pipe and a nut that can be screwed into the pipe, and is loosely fitted to one end of the pipe and screwed into a male screw portion of the pipe included in the first water faucet adapter. A pipe of the first faucet adapter having a nut and
The angle formed by the bent portion of the
A bent faucet characterized by a sharp angle . 4. The bent faucet according to claim 3, wherein the male threaded portion of the pipe of the first faucet adapter is formed in the same shape and the same size as the male threaded portion of the faucet.