JP2990582B2 - Faucet installation structure with bent piping - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water faucet mounting structure in which a hot or cold water mixing faucet or a single faucet can be mounted from the upper surface side of a washbasin counter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a basin and a water tank portion of a kitchen tend to be large. For this reason, it is difficult for one worker to attach a hot / cold water faucet or single faucet to the wash counter or kitchen counter, and workers are required on both the top and bottom sides of the counter. And required two workers.

[0003] In addition, there is a problem in that an unstable and unreasonable posture is continued for a long time by only one worker, resulting in severe fatigue and a long working time. Furthermore, with only one worker, the tool is poorly caught and the intention of attaching the faucet is often insufficient, and a single lever type faucet with a stopper that regulates the rotation range of the spout In such a case, when the spout is rotated, the faucet main body itself rotates together, and there is a drawback that the attachment is loosened.
Furthermore, there is a problem that the space for mounting the tank is enlarged due to the enlargement of the water tank portion, and the effective use in the room is limited.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems and has been improved and removed. The installation of a faucet which can be installed only from the upper surface side of a counter or the like is described. It does not provide a structure.

[0005] Means adopted by the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is that a faucet mounting hole provided in a plate-like member for mounting a faucet is brought into contact with a lower surface of the plate-like member. Arranging a plurality of pipes having bent portions, arranging a ring for holding the pipe at a predetermined position on the upper surface side of the plate-like member, and screwing a pedestal for attaching a faucet to the ring. A plate-like member is mounted between the bent portion of the pipe and the pedestal from the upper surface of the plate-like member.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a plurality of pipes each having a bent portion which can be brought into contact with the lower surface of the plate-like member are mounted in the faucet mounting hole of the plate-like member. Then, a disk-shaped ring is disposed on the upper surface side of the plate-shaped member, and the annular concave portion of the bent pipe is engaged with a locking hole of the ring, so that the plurality of bent pipes are circumferentially arranged. It is held in the upper predetermined position.

[0007] A pedestal for mounting a faucet is screwed onto a screw formed on the outer peripheral surface of the ring. When the pedestal is screwed in, the plurality of bent pipes are pulled upward, and the bent portions come into contact with the lower surface of the plate member. That is, the plate member is sandwiched between the bent portion and the pedestal. As a result, the pedestal is fixed to the faucet mounting hole of the plate-shaped member.
After that, a faucet body such as a hot and cold mixing faucet may be fixed to the pedestal by appropriate means.

As described above, according to the present invention, the work of mounting the faucet body can be performed only by the work on the upper surface side of the plate member such as the counter, so that even one worker can easily mount the faucet. Is possible.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The construction of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings based on the case where a single lever type hot / water mixing faucet is attached to a kitchen counter installed on a kitchen cabinet. . 1 to 9 relate to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the entire case where a single-lever type hot and cold water mixing faucet 1 is installed on a counter 2, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a relationship between the bent pipe 3 and the ring 4, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a plurality of bent pipes 3, and FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a pipe mounting ring 4. 6, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the pedestal 5, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the pipe positioning ring 9, and FIG.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a clamp hook 7 for fixing the water faucet main body 6, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a decorative cover 8 for concealing the pedestal 5 and the clamp hook 7.

As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, first, a bent pipe 3 best shown in FIG. 4 is disposed in a faucet mounting hole 2a of a counter 2. The bent pipe 3 has an O-ring 10 on the outer peripheral surface on the upper end side, and an annular concave portion 11 is formed below the O-ring 10. The lower portion has a bent portion 12 bent at 90 degrees to the vertical portion.

Then, on the upper surface side of the counter 2,
The annular concave portion 11 of the bent pipe 3 is fitted and locked in the locking hole 13 of the pipe mounting ring 4 shown in FIG. 5, and the bent pipe 3 is arranged at a predetermined position in the faucet mounting hole 2a. . Bent pipe 3
Is inserted into the center hole 14 of the ring 4, and then the annular concave portion 11 is guided along the introduction opening 15 to the position of the locking hole 13. Just do it. The bent portion 12 of the bent pipe 3 is adjusted in its direction so as not to interfere with the faucet mounting hole 2a.
After the insertion, the direction is adjusted again so that the bent portion 12 corresponds to the lower surface of the counter 2.

Thereafter, the pedestal 5 shown in FIG. 6 is prepared.
The pedestal 5 has a serration 16 on the inner peripheral surface on the upper end side,
A female screw 17 is engraved below it. An annular step 18 having a smaller diameter on the lower side than on the upper side is formed at a substantially middle position in the vertical direction of the outer peripheral surface. In the prepared pedestal 5, the female screw 17 formed on the inner peripheral surface side thereof is screwed to a screw portion 20 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the radial projection 19 of the pipe mounting ring 4.

By screwing the pedestal 6, the bent pipe 3 is pulled upward through the pipe mounting ring 4, and the bent portion 12 comes into contact with the lower surface of the counter 2. Further, as the screwing proceeds, the lower end surface of the pedestal 5 comes into contact with the upper surface side of the counter 2,
The counter 2 is sandwiched between the bent portion 12 and the base 5 from above and below. In other words, pedestal 5 is counter 2
Can be fixed up.

After that, the serrations 2 engraved on the outer peripheral surface of the pipe positioning ring 9 shown in FIG.
1 is fitted and fitted. The pipe positioning ring 9 has a bent pipe 3 or a straight pipe head mounted on the mounting hole 22 thereof. Mounting hole 22
Are for water supply, hot water supply, electric signal,
Various pipes, such as a pipe for a detergent and a pipe for circulating a water purifier, can be attached. After fixing the bent pipe 3 with the pipe mounting ring 4 and inserting and holding the head side of the bent pipe 3 into the pipe positioning ring 9 as described above, it is possible to prevent the swing of these pipes. And can be fixed to a rigid.

After the pipes such as the bent pipes 3 are mounted inside the pedestal 5 in this way, a decorative cover 8 shown in FIG. This makeup cover 8
Is joined to the back surface groove 24 of the hook portion 23 of the clamp hook 7 shown in FIG. 8 and pressed in the diameter reducing direction, and the stopper 25 which is held in this state is joined to the inner peripheral surface side of the hook portion 23. Then, this is pressed in the diameter expanding direction, and the hook portion 23
And a claw opening portion 26 for opening the diaper so as to be larger than the outer diameter of the pedestal 5 are formed.

Thereafter, a clamp hook 7 shown in FIG. 8 is fitted to the outer peripheral portion of the lower surface side of the main body 6 of the hot and cold water mixing faucet 1 by fitting it into the annular concave portion, and the hook portion 23 is attached to the decorative cover 8.
Then, the faucet main body 6 and the clamp hook 7 are rotated counterclockwise with respect to the decorative cover 8 shown in FIG.

As a result, the rear groove 24 of the hook portion 23 of the clamp hook 7 fits into the stopper 25 of the decorative cover 8, and then the faucet body 6 and the entire clamp hook 7 are pushed down, so that the hook portion 23 is pressed in the inner diameter direction by a gradually decreasing back surface groove 24. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the faucet body 6 is engaged with the annular step 18 of the pedestal 5, and the faucet main body 6 is fixed to the pedestal 5. That is, the attachment of the water faucet body 6 can be completed only by twisting and pushing in the clamp hook 7 attached to the water faucet body 6, which is extremely convenient because it can be performed in a one-touch manner. In addition, all of these mounting operations can be performed from the upper surface side of the kitchen counter 2, and can be performed by one worker.

When the faucet body 6 is mounted on the pedestal 5, the heads of the pipes such as the water supply pipe and the water supply pipe protruding from the pipe positioning ring 9 are connected to the respective flow paths of the faucet body 6. To be connected to each other. Further, the lower ends of these pipes are connected to a water supply source and a hot water supply source in the kitchen cabinet after the operation of attaching the faucet main body 6 is completed.

Incidentally, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be appropriately modified. For example, the method of fixing the bent pipe 3 to the pipe mounting ring 4 is as follows.
As shown in FIGS. 10 (a) to 10 (e), various forms of engagement can be taken. Further, the faucet body 6 may be a hot and cold mixing faucet, a single faucet or a drain faucet, and an object to which the faucet is attached is a kitchen counter 2, a wash counter, a bath counter, and various counters, as well as a bathtub and a washbasin. It may be.

[0020]

As described above, in the present invention,
A bent pipe is attached to a faucet mounting hole of a plate member such as a kitchen counter, and a ring for fixing a pipe is disposed on the upper surface side of the plate member, and the bent pipe is positioned at a predetermined position on the circumference. Hold and
The bent part of the bent pipe is made to correspond to the lower surface side of the plate-shaped member.

Then, the cylindrical pedestal is screwed into the ring for fixing the pipe, and the pedestal is screwed in. The bent pipe is pulled up through the ring, and the bent portion and the pedestal are used to connect a kitchen counter or the like. Since the pedestal is fixed by sandwiching the plate-like member, all of these operations can be performed by one worker from the top side of the plate-like member, and workers can be placed on both sides of the inside of the cabinet and the upper surface of the counter, respectively. Never need.

Further, the work on the upper surface side of the counter or the like is as simple as screwing the pedestal and the faucet main body, and it is not necessary to take an unreasonable working posture and a sufficient tightening force can be easily obtained. Is possible. Furthermore, since almost no tools are required, there is no need to secure a work space for the tools, and there is no limitation on the effective space in the room.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a mounting structure of a faucet according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a main part of a faucet mounting structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of a pipe according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a bent pipe according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a pipe mounting ring according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a pedestal according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a pipe positioning ring according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a clamp hook according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a decorative cover according to the present invention.

FIGS. 10 (a) to 10 (f) are perspective views showing modified examples of the form of attachment of the bent pipe to the pipe attachment ring according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Single lever type hot and cold water mixing faucet 2 ... Kitchen counter 2a ... Water faucet mounting hole 3 ... Bent piping 4 ... Piping mounting ring 5 ... Pedestal 6 ... Faucet body 7 ... Clamp hook 8 ... Cosmetic cover 9 ... Piping Positioning ring 12 ... Bend

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A plurality of pipes each having a bent portion abutting on a lower surface of the plate-like member are provided in a faucet mounting hole provided in the plate-like member for mounting a water faucet; A ring for holding the pipe at a predetermined position is disposed on the upper surface side of the member, and a pedestal for attaching a water faucet is screwed to the ring, so that the plate-shaped member is sandwiched between the bent portion of the pipe and the pedestal. A structure for mounting a faucet from the upper surface of a plate-shaped member.