JP2933307B2 - Hose fitting for faucet - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a faucet hose joint which can prevent the packing from shifting and sufficiently prevent water leakage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a faucet hose joint, for example, the one shown in FIGS. A faucet insertion opening 3 for inserting the faucet 2 is formed at the upper end of the first tubular main body 1. On the side of the upper end of the first main body 1, three fixing screws 4 arranged evenly in the circumferential direction are attached. In addition, the cylindrical second main body 5 includes:
A hose connecting part 6 is integrally formed at the lower end. A reduced diameter portion 7 is formed at the uppermost end of the outer peripheral surface of the second main body 5. Screw portions 1a and 5a are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the first main body 1 and the outer peripheral surface of the second main body 5, respectively. Therefore, the second main body 5 can be assembled to the first main body 1 by tightening the screw portions 1a, 5a.

The packing P is made of an elastic material such as rubber, and has a cylindrical portion 8 into which the tip of the faucet 2 can be inserted, a flange portion 9 integrally formed at the upper end of the cylindrical portion 8, and an outer edge of the flange portion 9. A first annular projection 10 integrally formed downward and a second annular projection 11 integrally formed upward on an outer edge of the flange portion 9. The inner diameter of the first annular projection 10 is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the reduced diameter portion 7 of the second main body 5.

Now, when the second main body 5 is assembled to the first main body 1, as shown in FIG. 12, the reduced diameter portion 7 of the second main body 5 and the inner peripheral surface of the first main body 1 combine to form the concave portion 12. It is formed. Then, the first annular protrusion 10 of the packing P is fitted into the recess 12. Further, the flange portion 9 of the packing P is provided with an upper end of the reduced diameter portion 7 of the second main body 5 and
The first main body 1 is vertically sandwiched by a holding portion 13 formed on the inner surface of the upper end of the first main body 1. And this holding part 13
The second annular projection 11 of the packing P is fitted into the concave portion 14 formed next to the hole.

When the faucet hose joint is attached to the faucet 2, the tip of the faucet 2 inserted into the faucet insertion port 3 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 8 of the packing P as shown in FIG.
At this time, a downward force acts on the packing P, but the packing P has the flange portion 9 sandwiched in the vertical direction, and the annular protrusions 10 and 11 are fitted into the concave portions 12 and 14. So that its position does not shift. Then, after inserting the tip of the faucet 2 into the cylindrical portion 8 of the packing P, the three fixing screws 4 are evenly tightened,
What is necessary is just to fix the 1st main body 1 to the front-end | tip of the faucet 2 firmly.

In such a faucet hose joint, the relay chamber 15 is formed by the inner peripheral surface of the second main body 5 and the packing P, and the water pressure of the relay chamber 15 is
On the cylindrical portion 8 of Therefore, as the water pressure increases, the cylindrical portion 8 of the packing P can be brought into close contact with the tip of the faucet 2 and the fixed state can be maintained firmly.
It can be prevented from falling out of the faucet. In addition,
Examples of such faucet hose joints include, for example, JP-A-56-105191 and JP-A-62-16638.
No. 9 publication.

[0007]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional hose fitting for faucet, the water pressure in the relay chamber 15 is reduced by the packing P.
This also acts on the flange portion 9 of the first main body 1 so that the flange portion 9 is pressed against the first main body 1 side. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 12, the entire packing P is dressed up. At the same time, the packing P expands due to water pressure, and the flange portion 9 becomes thin. Therefore, the second body 5
Pressing portion 1 of the upper end of reduced diameter portion 7 and the inner surface of the upper end of first body 1
3 is weakened, the sealing function is reduced, and the water in the relay room 15 infiltrates the first annular projection 10 side beyond the sandwiching. Due to this, the tip of the first annular projection 10 separates from the bottom of the recess 12 and the gap 1
There was a case where water leaked from 6.

As described above, in the above conventional example, the packing P
The first annular projection 10 does not exhibit a sealing function, but is formed only to prevent the packing P from shifting. Then, as a countermeasure against the water leakage, the upper end of the reduced diameter portion 7 of the second main body 5 and the pressing portion 13 of the upper inner surface of the first main body 1 are formed.
If the sandwiching of the flange portion 9 of the packing P by the above is increased, the sealing function against deformation of the relay chamber 15 due to water pressure is improved, but the reduced diameter portion 7 of the second main body 5 and the first main body 1
A load is applied to the pressing portion 13 on the inner surface of the upper end of the housing, and a design must be made to increase the rigidity, which increases the cost. In addition, the load on the flange portion 9 of the packing P increases, and a problem in the strength of the packing P appears. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a faucet hose joint that can provide a sealing function also to an annular protrusion of a packing and can sufficiently prevent water leakage.

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided a cylindrical first main body having a faucet insertion port formed at an upper end thereof, and a cylindrical second main body provided with a hose connecting portion at a lower end thereof and connected to the first main body. And a packing made of an elastic body. The packing has a tubular portion into which the tip of a faucet can be inserted, a flange formed integrally with the upper end of the tubular portion, and a downwardly directed outer edge of the flange. The second main body is formed with a reduced diameter portion having an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the annular protrusion of the packing at the uppermost end of the second main body. When assembled to one body, the annular protrusion of the packing
It is assumed that a serpentine hose joint is fitted in a concave portion formed by combining the reduced diameter portion of the second main body and the inner peripheral surface of the first main body.
In the first invention, the length L of the annular protrusion of the packing and the depth H of the concave portion have a relationship of L> H, and a margin is provided at the tip of the annular protrusion. When the second body is assembled to the first body, the tip of the annular projection of the packing
The configuration is such that the interference is crushed in the recess, and
The packing at the end of the annular protrusion of the packing is crushed.
It is characterized in that a space is provided for releasing the deformation when it is dropped .

The second invention is characterized in that, in the first invention, the distal end of the annular projection is thinner than its base end. The third invention is characterized in that, in the first invention, the tip of the annular projection is spherical. The fourth invention is the first invention
The present invention is characterized in that the bottom of the recess is inclined in the radial direction of the second main body, and the depth up to the upper end thereof is defined as the depth H of the recess. The fifth invention is characterized in that, in the first invention, a protrusion is provided at the bottom of the recess, and the depth up to the tip thereof is set to the depth H of the recess. The sixth invention is characterized in that, in the first invention, a step is formed at the bottom of the recess, and the depth up to the upper end thereof is set to the depth H of the recess.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The faucet hose joint of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. Therefore, the same components as those of the above-described conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. As in the case of the conventional example, the packing P is made of an elastic body such as rubber.
As shown in FIG. 5, a tubular portion 8 into which the tip of the faucet 2 can be inserted, a flange portion 9 integrally formed at the upper end of the tubular portion 8, and a flange portion 9 integrally formed downward on the outer edge of the flange portion 9. There is provided one annular projection 10 and a second annular projection 11 integrally formed on the outer edge of the flange 9 upward.
The inner diameter of the first annular projection 10 is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the reduced diameter portion 7 of the second main body 5.

However, unlike the above-mentioned conventional packing P, the length L of the first annular projection 10 is made longer than the depth H of the concave portion 12 and the leading end thereof is provided with an L-H interference 17. ing. Further, the first annular protrusion 10 is formed with a taper in which only the outer peripheral surface is inclined, and the tip is thinner than the base end. When this packing P is incorporated into the first main body 1 and the second main body 5, as shown in FIGS.
The tip of the annular protruding part 10 has the recess 1
Crushed in 2. The crushed volume escapes into the space 18 formed in the recess 12.

In the faucet hose joint of the first embodiment,
When the tip of the faucet 2 inserted into the faucet insertion opening 3 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 8 of the packing P, the packing P has the flange portion 9 sandwiched in the vertical direction, and the annular protrusions 10 and 11 have the concave portions 12 and 14. Since it is fitted into the camera, its position does not shift. Further, even if the water pressure of the relay chamber 15 acts on the flange portion 9 and the entire packing P rises or the flange portion 9 of the packing P expands due to the water pressure, as shown in FIG. As a result, the tip of the first annular projection 10 does not separate from the bottom of the recess 12. Therefore, no gap is formed between the packing P and the second main body 5, and water leakage can be sufficiently prevented.

Moreover, if the water pressure increases and acts on the inner peripheral surface of the first annular projection 10, the tip of the first annular projection 10 extends downward in accordance with the Poisson's ratio. Further, a sealing function can be exhibited. Thus, the first annular projection 10 of the packing P is
In addition to preventing misalignment, a sealing function is exhibited, so that water leakage can be sufficiently prevented. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the first annular projection 10 is formed with a taper having both surfaces inclined to make the tip thinner.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 6, the tip may be made spherical and its tip may be thinned. In any case, it is necessary that a space for releasing the volume can be formed in the concave portion 12.

If the shape of the first annular projection 10 is left as it is, when assembling the second main body 5 to the first main body 1, even if the tip of the first annular projection 10 is to be crushed,
Since there is no space 18 where the volume escapes, it is hard to be crushed and must be tightened with a considerably large force. In addition, when the tip of the first annular projection 10 is forcibly crushed, a large force acts on the reduced diameter portion 7 of the second main body 5 and the like, so that the rigidity of the first and second main bodies 1, 5 is increased. And costly. In the present invention, the faucet side is set to the upper side with respect to the faucet hose joint.

The faucet hose joint according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7 has an interference 17 at the tip of the first annular projection 10 of the packing P.
Instead of having the first annular projection 10 of the packing P
The depth H of the recess 12 is made shallower than the length L. Further, the bottom of the concave portion 12 is inclined in the radial direction of the second main body 5, and a space 18 for releasing a volume is formed in the concave portion 12. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the depth H of the concave portion 12 refers to the depth up to the upper end of the slope, that is, the shallowest portion. In the faucet hose joint of the second embodiment, the first annular protrusion 10 of the packing P
7 or the depth of the concave portion 12 is made smaller with respect to the length of the first annular protrusion 10 of the packing P,
The operation and effect are exactly the same as those of the faucet hose joint of the first embodiment, and the tip of the first annular projection 10 does not separate from the bottom of the concave portion 12, so that water leakage can be sufficiently prevented. Note that the bottom of the concave portion 12 may be inclined in a direction opposite to that of FIG. 7 or a plurality of inclinations may be continuous.

In the faucet hose joint of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the bottom of the concave portion 12 is not flattened as in the second embodiment, but the flat portion is provided with a projection 19. In this case, the depth H of the concave portion 12 refers to the depth up to the tip of the protrusion 19, that is, the shallowest portion. When the packing P is incorporated into the first main body 1 and the second main body 5, the tip of the first annular projection 10 is crushed in the recess 12 by the projection 19, as shown in FIG. The crushed volume escapes into the space 18 formed next to the projection 19. Also in the faucet hose joint of the third embodiment, the distal end of the first annular projection 10 does not separate from the bottom of the concave portion 12, and water leakage can be sufficiently prevented. The shape of the protrusion 19 is as follows.
In addition, it may be columnar or circular.

In the faucet hose joint according to the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 9, a step 20 is formed at the bottom itself of the recess 12 instead of providing the projection 19 as in the third embodiment. In this case, the depth H of the concave portion 12 refers to the depth to the upper end of the step portion 20, that is, the shallowest portion. Also in the faucet hose joint of the fourth embodiment, the first annular projection 10
Does not separate from the bottom of the concave portion 12, and water leakage can be sufficiently prevented. Note that the shape of the step portion 20 may be not a right angle but an inclined shape.

[0019]

Effect of the Invention According to the first invention, when inserting the tip of the faucet inserted into the faucet insertion opening in the cylindrical portion of the packing, the annular projection of the packing is fitted in the recess, and shift its position It will not be lost. Also, even if the water pressure acts on the flange and the entire packing rises or the packing expands, the tip of the annular protrusion of the packing is tightened.
Since crushing in a recess of the die tip of the annular projection is not to leave from the bottom of the recess. Therefore, no gap is formed between the packing and the second main body, and it is possible to sufficiently prevent water leakage. And in the recess
Since the space is provided, when the second body is assembled to the first body
The deformation of the interference at the tip of the annular protrusion of the packing.
You can escape to the space. Therefore, the second body is
When assembling into one body, no great force is required,
There is no need to increase the rigidity of these first and second bodies.
According to the second to sixth aspects, in the first aspect, the inside of the concave portion is provided.
Space can be measured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a packing P according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
(a) is a plan view, and (b) is a sectional view taken along line b.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a hose joint for faucet according to a first embodiment of the present invention, with a part thereof cut away.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a first annular projection 10 showing a faucet hose joint according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the water pressure in the relay chamber 15 acts on the packing P in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which the first annular protrusion 10 is formed with a taper having both surfaces inclined, and the tip is thinned.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example in which the tip of the first annular protrusion 10 is spherical.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of a first annular projection 10 showing a faucet hose joint according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of a first annular projection 10 showing a faucet hose joint according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view of a first annular projection 10 showing a faucet hose joint according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a conventional hose coupling for faucet.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a conventional hose coupling for faucet.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a first annular projection 10 in a conventional hose coupling for faucet.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st main body 1a screw part 2 faucet 3 faucet insertion port 5 2nd main body 5a screw part 6 hose connection part 7 reduced diameter part P packing 8 cylinder part 9 flange part 10 1st annular protrusion 12 recessed part 17 tightening margin 18 space 19 Projection 20 steps

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cylindrical first member having a faucet insertion port formed at an upper end.
A main body, a hose connecting portion provided at a lower end, a cylindrical second main body coupled to the first main body, and a packing made of an elastic body, wherein the packing has a cylindrical portion into which a tip of a faucet can be inserted. A flange portion integrally formed at an upper end of the cylindrical portion, and an annular protrusion integrally formed downward at an outer edge of the flange portion, and at an uppermost end of the second main body,
A reduced diameter portion whose outer diameter is substantially equal to the inner diameter of the annular protrusion of the packing is formed, and when the second body is assembled to the first body, the annular protrusion of the packing is combined with the reduced diameter portion of the second body and the second body. In a faucet hose fitting fitted into a recess formed by combining the inner peripheral surface of one main body, the relationship of L> H is established between the length L of the annular projection of the packing and the depth H of the recess. When the second main body is assembled to the first main body, a tightening margin is formed at the tip of the annular protrusion, and when the second body is assembled to the first body, the tip of the annular protrusion of the packing is removed .
The configuration is such that the interference is crushed in the recess, and
The packing at the end of the annular protrusion of the packing is crushed.
A faucet hose joint characterized by providing a space for releasing the deformation when it is dropped. 2. The hose joint for a faucet according to claim 1, wherein the distal end of the annular projection is thinner than the base end. 3. The hose joint for a faucet according to claim 1, wherein the tip of the annular projection is spherical. 4. The hose joint for a faucet according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the recess is inclined in the radial direction of the second body, and the depth up to the upper end thereof is set to the depth H of the recess. 5. The concave portion is provided with a projection at the bottom thereof, and the depth up to the tip is defined as the depth H of the concave portion.
Hose fitting for faucet as described. 6. The hose joint for a faucet according to claim 1, wherein a step is formed at the bottom of the recess, and a depth up to an upper end thereof is set to a depth H of the recess.