JP3471632B2 - Faucet equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a faucet device,
Specifically, the present invention relates to a faucet device that can easily cope with both cases where the shower head is arranged on the right side and the left side of the faucet body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a faucet device installed in a bathroom washing room, a faucet body is provided with a spout as a main spouting portion, and shower water from the faucet body is used as a shower head (shower spouting portion). The leading shower hose (conduit for shower) extends from the faucet body, and on the faucet body, there is a spout handle for switching between water spouting and water stoppage from the spout and operation of the spout handle. Based on this, a spout valve that connects and disconnects the main canal as a primary canal in the faucet body and the spout side canal, a shower handle that switches between spouting and stopping water from the shower head, and operation of the shower handle There is known a configuration including a shower valve that connects and disconnects the main water channel and the shower-side water channel based on the above.

By the way, in this type of faucet device, there are a case where the shower head (shower spouting part) is arranged on the right side of the faucet body and a case where it is arranged on the left side depending on the situation of the construction site. When the shower head is arranged on the right side of the faucet body, it is desirable that the faucet device be provided with the shower hose connection port, the shower handle and the shower valve at the right side position of the faucet body. Conversely, if the shower head is located on the left side of the faucet body,
It is desirable to provide a shower hose connection port, a shower handle, and a shower valve on the left side of the faucet body.

[0004]

However, in this case, two kinds of faucet devices are required, which causes a problem of high cost, and inventory management is also troublesome. Further, if the user realizes that the type of the faucet device is the left-right reversed type at the installation site, that is, the type of the faucet device is wrong, there is a problem that the faucet device cannot be installed. Further, in the case of this kind of faucet device, the spout valve and the shower valve are different from each other, which causes a problem that the number of parts is increased and the cost is increased.

[0005]

The faucet device of the invention of the present application has been devised to solve such a problem. Thus, the faucet device according to claim 1 comprises: (a) a faucet body, (b) a spout handle for switching water spouting / stopping from a spout as a main spouting part, and (c) a shower spouting part. The shower handle for switching the water discharge / stopping of water and (d) the main water channel which is the primary water channel in the faucet body and the water channel on the water outlet side which is the secondary water channel are connected based on the operation of the water outlet handle Alternatively, in the faucet device including a water outlet valve that shuts off and (e) a shower valve that connects or shuts off the main water channel and the shower side water channel that is a secondary side water channel based on the operation of the shower handle, A common three-way valve is used as the water inlet valve and the shower valve.

A water faucet device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the water faucet device according to the first aspect, in which the range of rotational motion around the axis of the valve body of the three-way valve is different between the water discharge port valve and the shower valve. By setting to, the water discharge port valve and the shower valve are configured by a common three-way valve.

A water faucet device according to a third aspect is the water faucet device according to the second aspect, wherein the three-way valve has an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, and the outer cylinder is axially different from each other. A first opening and a second opening are formed at two different positions, a third opening and a fourth opening are formed at two different axial positions on the inner cylinder, and the second opening is The fourth opening refers to the inner cylinder or the outer cylinder serving as a valve body, and is rotated between an open position in which the first opening and the third opening communicate with each other and a closed position in which they do not communicate with each other within a set operation range. Sometimes, the first opening and the third opening are in a position where they are not in communication with each other, and the first opening and the third opening are not in communication with the open position where the second opening and the fourth opening are in communication with each other within the set operation range. It is characterized in that it is formed in a position where each of them is kept in non-communication with each other when rotating with respect to the position. That.

A water faucet device according to a fourth aspect is the water faucet device according to the third aspect, wherein the second opening is formed at a position separated from the first opening by 180 ° in the circumferential direction, and The fourth opening is formed at the same position in the circumferential direction as the third opening, or the second opening is formed at the same position in the circumferential direction with respect to the first opening, and the fourth opening is It is characterized in that it is formed at a position separated by 180 ° in the circumferential direction with respect to the third opening.

A water faucet device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the water faucet device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the water faucet body is provided at two positions which are laterally offset with respect to the center of the water faucet body. A pair of shower-side water passages, each of which is provided with a connection port for a shower conduit and communicates with each of the connection ports of the left and right shower conduits from the respective locations where the water outlet valve and the shower valve are disposed. Is extended.

[0010]

As described above, in the faucet device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the common three-way valve is used to constitute each of the spout valve and the shower valve. According to the present invention, the spout valve Also, the number of parts for the shower valve can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the rotational operating range around the axis of the valve body of the three-way valve is set in different regions for the water discharge port valve and the shower valve, and the three-way valve is used as the water discharge port valve. The shower valve and the shower valve can be easily configured by using the common three-way valve.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the three-way valve has an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, and a first opening and a second opening are provided in the outer cylinder at axially different positions. Also, the third opening and the fourth opening are provided at axially different positions, and the opening of any one of the set of the first opening and the third opening and the set of the second opening and the fourth opening is provided. Is used as the opening of the valve, the openings of the other set are kept out of communication with each other within the rotation operating range of the valve body, and when the opening of the other set is used as the opening of the valve, Each opening is designed to maintain a non-communication state with each other within the range of rotational movement of the valve body. In this faucet device, such a three-way valve is used, and the water discharge port valve and the shower valve form a valve body. Set the rotation range in different areas around the valve body axis In Rukoto, it can be easily configured the spout valve and shower valves by a common three-way valve.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the second opening of the outer cylinder of the three-way valve is formed at a position 180 degrees apart from the first opening in the circumferential direction (rotational direction), while the fourth opening of the inner cylinder is formed. Is formed at the same position in the circumferential direction as the third opening, or the second opening is located at the same position in the circumferential direction with respect to the first opening, and the fourth opening is 180 ° in the circumferential direction with respect to the third opening.
When the openings are formed at separate positions, and the openings are formed at such related positions, it is possible to easily set the second opening and the fourth opening or set the second opening and the fourth opening by appropriately setting the rotation operation range of the valve body. It is possible that only one of the first opening and the third opening acts as a valve opening and the other does not act as a valve opening.

The faucet device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the right and left 2 of the faucet body.
In addition to providing a connection port for a shower conduit at a location, a pair of shower-side water passages that respectively communicate with the connection ports for the left and right shower conduits are extended from the respective installation positions of the outlet valve and the shower valve. In the case of this faucet device, it is possible to connect the shower conduit to the same faucet body either in its right or left position. That is, the shower conduit may extend from the right side position of the faucet body, or the shower conduit may extend from the left side position.

Moreover, both the shower-side water passage on the right side and the shower-side water passage on the left side are connected to the main water passage in the faucet body, and the water in the main water passage is also connected to the shower water passage on the right side as necessary. Also, it can be made to flow to the shower side water channel on the left side.

In addition, in the present invention, both the spout valve and the shower valve are constituted by a common three-way valve, and only the rotational operating range of the valve body is set to a different operating region. Therefore, in the faucet device according to the fifth aspect, it is possible to easily cope with both the case where the shower spouting unit is arranged on the right side and the case where the shower spouting unit is arranged on the left side of the faucet body. At the installation site of the faucet device, connect the shower conduit from right to left,
Alternatively, by simply changing from left to right, and further by changing the setting of the rotational operation range of the valve body in the three-way valve, it is possible to easily cope with the situation at the installation site of the faucet device.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the water faucet device of this embodiment in a mounted state. In the figure, 10 is a water faucet body, which is mounted in a state of abutting against a wall 12. In FIG. 1 (A), the faucet body 10 has a temperature control handle (temperature control handle) for adjusting the mixture ratio of water and hot water to control the temperature of the discharged water.
14 is provided at the center of the top surface of the faucet body 10, and a water outlet handle 18 for controlling water discharge from a water outlet 16 as a main water discharge portion and stopping water and adjusting the amount of water is further provided on the right side. Is provided with a shower handle 20 for performing shower water discharge from a shower head (shower water discharge part), stopping water, and adjusting the amount of water.

As shown in FIG. 3, at the left end position and the right end position of the lower surface of the faucet body 10, connection ports 22A and 2 for connecting a shower hose (shower conduit) 24 are provided.
2B is provided so as to project downward, and the shower hose 24 can be connected to them via a connecting member 26. Here, FIG. 1A shows the connection port 2 at the left end position.
2A is an example in which the shower hose 24 is connected, and FIG. 1B is an example in which the shower hose 24 is connected to the connection port 22B at the right end position.

As shown in FIG. 2, inside the faucet body 10, there is provided a temperature controller 28 for inflowing and mixing the supplied water and hot water to adjust the temperature. The water discharge temperature-controlled by the temperature control unit 28 flows through the main water channel 30 as the primary water channel to the water outlet side water channel 32B or 32A (see FIG. 3) as the secondary water channel that communicates with the water outlet 16. Alternatively, the water flows to the shower side water passage 34A or 34B (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) as a secondary side water passage that communicates with the connection port 22A or 22B, and is discharged from the water discharge port 16 or the shower head as the shower water discharge unit, respectively. It Here, the water passages 32B and 32A on the spout side communicate with each other.

In FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, 36 is a spout valve which is a three-way valve that is rotated by the spout handle 18, and includes a main water channel 30, a water channel 32B on the spout side (see FIG. 3) and a water channel 34B on the shower side. (See FIG. 2). Reference numeral 38 denotes a shower valve that is rotated by the shower handle 20 and is composed of a common (same) three-way valve as the water outlet valve 36, and includes a main water passage 30, a water outlet side water passage 32A, and a shower water passage 34A.
It is provided between and. The spout valve 36 and the shower valve 38 are made of the same three-way valve as described above, and have the same structure except that they are oriented in the left and right directions.

Each of the water discharge valve 36 and the shower valve 38 has an outer cylinder 40 disposed inside the housing 46, and an inner cylinder 42 rotatably fitted to the inner peripheral surface of each outer cylinder 40. The inner cylinders 42 are respectively connected to the spout handle 18 and the shower handle 20 at shafts 44 so as to rotate integrally. still,
Each inner cylinder 42 has an open end at the end opposite to the shaft 44.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, the outer cylinder 40 has a first opening 48 and a second opening 48 at positions different in the axial direction and 180 ° apart in the circumferential direction (rotational direction). The opening 50 is formed, and the inner cylinder 42 as a valve body is formed.
Has a third opening 52 and a fourth opening 54 formed at different positions in the axial direction and at the same position in the circumferential direction.

Here, the outer cylinder 4 of the shower valve 38
0 indicates that the first opening 48 communicates with the shower side water passage 34A,
Further, the second opening 50 is fixedly provided in a state of communicating with the water outlet side water passage 32A. On the other hand, the inner cylinder 42 has a position where the third opening 52 communicates with the first opening 48 of the outer cylinder 40 (see FIG. 4B), and a position where the third opening 52 is turned by 90 ° around the axis (FIG. )), That is, this range is set as an operating range and is rotatably provided by the shower handle 20. That is, in the shower valve 38, the inner cylinder 42 as a valve body has the main water channel 30 and the shower side water channel 34A.
It is rotatable between an open position for communicating with and a closed position for not communicating.

Within this operating range, the second opening 50 of the outer cylinder 40 and the fourth opening 54 of the inner cylinder 42 do not coincide with each other, and are always kept in a non-communication state within the operating range. That is, in the operating range of the inner cylinder 42 as the valve body by operating the shower handle 20, the main water channel 3
0 and the water passage 32A on the water outlet side do not communicate with each other, and are always kept in a shut-off state. As a result, the shower handle 2
When 0 is rotated within the angle range of 90 °, only water discharge from the shower head, water stoppage, and water amount adjustment are performed.

On the other hand, in the case of the water outlet valve 36, the outer cylinder 40 is provided at different positions in the axial direction and 180 in the circumferential direction (rotational direction).
A first opening 48 and a second opening 50 are formed at positions separated from each other, and a third opening 52 and a fourth opening 54 are formed at different positions in the axial direction of the inner cylinder 42 and at the same position in the circumferential direction. Further, the outer cylinder 40 has the first opening 48 at the shower side water channel 34.
B, and the second opening 50 is connected to the water outlet side water passage 32B.
The shower valve 38 is similar to the above-described shower valve 38 in that it is fixedly positioned so as to communicate with the above. However, in this spout valve 36, the operating range of the inner cylinder 42 as the valve body is closer to that of the shower valve 38. Different area, inner cylinder 4
It is set in different areas around the two axes.

More specifically, in the water outlet valve 36, the position where the fourth opening 54 of the inner cylinder 42 communicates with the second opening 50 of the outer cylinder 40 (see FIG. 4B), and 9 around the axis of the shaft are provided.
It can be rotated by the spout handle 18 between a position where the direction is changed by 0 ° (see FIG. 11A), that is, with this range as an operating range.

Within this operating range, the third opening 52 of the inner cylinder 42 is always kept in a non-communication state with the first opening 48 of the outer cylinder 40. That is, the water outlet valve 36 is rotatable between an open position in which the inner cylinder 42 as a valve body communicates the main water passage 30 and the water outlet side water passage 32B and a closed position in which they are not communicated. During this time, the main water channel 30 and the shower-side water channel 34B are always kept in the cutoff state.

As described above, in this example, the same three-way valve is used as the spout valve 36 and the shower valve 38,
By changing the range of rotation of the inner cylinder 42 as the valve body, the water outlet valve 36 is only connected and disconnected between the main water passage 30 and the water outlet side water passage 32B, that is, the water discharge from the water outlet 16 and the water stoppage. And as the only thing to adjust the water volume,
Further, the shower handle 38 is configured to only connect and disconnect the main water passage 30 and the shower-side water passage 34A, that is, to perform water discharge from the shower head, water stoppage, and adjustment of the amount of water.

The faucet device of this embodiment can easily cope with the case where the shower head is arranged on the right side of the faucet body 10 unlike FIG. 1 (A) (FIG. 1 (B)). reference). In this case, the shower hose 24 is connected to the connection port 22B on the right side of FIG. 3 via the connection member 26, and the shower hose 24 and the shower head are extended rightward from the faucet body 10. Together with this, the shower handle 20 is attached to the right side surface of the faucet body 10, and the spout handle 18 is attached to the left side surface of the faucet body 10.

In addition to this, the rotary operation range of the inner cylinder 42 as each valve element of the three-way valve is set to different regions around the axis, and the right three-way valve in the faucet body 10 is a shower valve. 38, and the left three-way valve is configured as the water outlet valve 36, and the inner cylinder 42 as each valve body is connected to the water outlet handle 18 and the shower handle 20 by a shaft 44 in an integrally rotatable state.

In this case, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the inner cylinder 42 as the valve body of the right three-way valve.
The right-side three-way valve can be simply constructed as the shower valve 38 by changing the direction of the assembly of (1) by 180 ° around its axis. As for the left-sided three-way valve, the inner cylinder 42 as the valve body should be installed in the direction of 180 degrees.
The outlet valve 36 can be directly configured by changing the angle.

As described above, in the water faucet device of this embodiment, the common three-way valve is used to configure the water outlet valve 36 and the shower valve 38, and parts for the water outlet valve 36 and the shower valve 38. The number of points can be reduced and the cost can be reduced. Further, according to this example, the spout valve 36 and the shower valve 38 can be easily configured while using the common three-way valve.

Further, in this example, the second opening 5 can be easily formed by making the rotational movement range of the valve body (inner cylinder 42) different around the axis.
0 and fourth opening 54 or first opening 48 and third opening 52
It is possible to allow only one of the two sets to act as a valve opening and the other set not to act as a valve opening.

Further, in the present example, it is possible to connect the shower hose 24 to the same faucet body 10 not only at the right side position but also at the left side position. That is, the shower hose 24 can be extended from the right side position of the faucet body 10 or can be extended from the left side position.

Moreover, both the shower side water passage 34B on the right side and the shower side water passage 34A on the left side are connected to the main water passage 30 in the faucet body 10, and if necessary, the water in the main water passage 30 is fed to the right shower side. It can be made to flow out to the water channel 34B as well as to the shower side water channel 34A on the left side.

As described above, in this example, it is possible to easily cope with both the case where the shower head is arranged on the right side and the case where the shower head is arranged on the left side with respect to the faucet body 10. At the site, simply by changing the connection ports 22A, 22B of the shower hose 24 from the right to the left or from the left to the right, and also by changing the setting of the rotary operation range of the three-way valve, the installation site of the faucet device can be easily performed. Can be dealt with.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, but this is merely an example. In the present invention, for example, the inner cylinder of the above-mentioned three-way valve is fixed in position, and the outer cylinder is rotated so that the outer cylinder is rotated. It is also possible to use it as a valve element, and the positions of the first opening, the second opening, the third opening, and the fourth opening in the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder are set at positions different from the above example, for example, It is possible to form the one opening and the second opening at the same position in the circumferential direction and the third opening and the fourth opening at positions separated by 180 ° in the circumferential direction. It can be configured with various changes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a water faucet device according to an embodiment of the present invention in an attached state.

FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view of the water faucet device of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of a water faucet device of the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of the action of the three-way valve when the water faucet device of the same embodiment is attached in the state shown in FIG. 1 (A).

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the operation of the three-way valve of the water faucet device of the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the action of the three-way valve when the water faucet device of the same embodiment is attached in the state shown in FIG. 1 (B).

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Faucet body 16 spout 18 spout handle 20 shower handle 22A, 22B connection port 24 Shower hose (shower conduit) 30 main waterways 32A, 32B spout side waterway 34A, 34B Shower side waterway 36 Spout valve 38 shower valve 40 outer cylinder 42 Inner cylinder (valve body) 44 axis 48 First opening 50 Second opening 52 Third opening 54th opening

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A spout body handle, (b) a spout handle for switching water / stop water from a spout as a main spout, and (c) switching of water / stop water from a shower spout. And (d) a water spout valve for connecting or disconnecting the main water channel, which is the primary water channel in the faucet body, and the water outlet side water channel, which is the secondary water channel, based on the operation of the water spout handle. (E) In a faucet device including a shower valve that connects or disconnects the main water channel and a shower side water channel that is a secondary side water channel based on an operation of the shower handle, the water discharge port valve and the shower valve, respectively. A faucet device that uses a common three-way valve. 2. The water faucet device according to claim 1, wherein the three-way valve has a common rotary operation range around the axial center of the valve body, which is set in different regions for the water outlet valve and the shower valve. A faucet device characterized in that the spout valve and the shower valve are respectively configured by the three-way valve. 3. The water faucet apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the three-way valve has an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, and the outer cylinder has first openings at two axially different positions. And a second opening, and a third opening and a fourth opening are formed in the inner cylinder at two axially different positions, and the second opening and the fourth opening are A position in which the inner cylinder or the outer cylinder is kept in non-communication with each other when it is rotated between an open position in which the first opening and the third opening communicate with each other and a closed position in which the first opening and the third opening communicate with each other within a set operation range. In addition, the first opening and the third opening rotate the valve element between an open position where the second opening and the fourth opening communicate with each other and a closed position where they do not communicate with each other within a set operation range. A faucet device characterized in that the faucet device is formed at a position where it does not communicate with each other when it is carried out. 4. The faucet apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the second opening is formed at a position separated by 180 ° in the circumferential direction from the first opening, and the fourth opening is the first opening. It is formed at the same position in the circumferential direction as the three openings, or the second opening is formed at the same position in the circumferential direction with respect to the first opening, and the fourth opening is surrounded by the third opening. A faucet device characterized by being formed at positions separated by 180 ° in the direction. 5. The faucet device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the faucet body has connection ports for shower conduits at two positions which are laterally offset with respect to the center of the faucet body. A pair of the shower side water channels that are respectively provided and communicate with the respective connection ports of the left and right shower conduits extend from the respective installation positions of the spout valve and the shower valve. Characteristic faucet device.