JP3561757B2 - Sprinkler - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a novel water sprayer capable of setting a plurality of watering patterns by operating an operation lever for watering.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a sprinkler, there is known a sprinkler configured to be able to arbitrarily set different sprinkling patterns such as a jet, a mist, a flat, and a shower by turning a rotation guide rotatably attached to a nozzle head. is there.
[0003]
For example, as shown in FIG. 5, an operation lever 50 is provided on the upper side of the sprinkler body 51 at a position directly opposite to the nozzle head 52 attached to the sprinkler body 51, and the sprinkling port 52 a of the nozzle head 52 is sprinkled. There is a sprinkler oriented in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the vessel body 51. In FIG. 5, a rotation guide attached to the nozzle head 52 is omitted.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the sprinkler having the above configuration has the following disadvantages. That is,
1) Watering cannot be performed unless the sprinkler body 51 is held in a state where the operation lever 50 is kept pressed, and a burden is imposed on the user for the continued pushing.
2) Since the operation lever 50 is located above the water sprinkler main body 51, that is, on the palm side, it is difficult to push the operation lever 50 without moving the water sprinkler main body 51. There is a risk of misalignment, it is difficult to spray water, and the usability is poor.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a water sprinkler that is easy to water and easy to use without putting a burden on a user as much as possible. It is in.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention arbitrarily sets a different watering pattern, and a watering body connected to a hose, a nozzle head having a water hole and connected to a front surface of the watering body. An operation lever that is operated as described above is integrally formed, and a half-moon-shaped case body viewed from the front, which is rotatably supported on the lower side of the sprinkler body, is fixed to the lower surface position of the sprinkler body, and has a plurality of vertical stages. a ratchet means consists hanging member claw for watering pattern set is formed, Rutotomoni is rotatably supported on the case body just below the hanging member, a rectangular contact piece, a pair of upright A stopper , which is constituted by a piece, a pair of pins, and a horizontal hook bar erected above the standing piece, and which engages with the claw to lock the case body by operating the operation lever; Pivotable shaft Is made up of the shaft journal section and pressing section in vertical section a substantially L-shaped plate, and unlocking means for unlocking the case body by pressing the contact piece of the stopper means from the lower side, the A connecting lever rotatably supported on the lower side of the sprinkler body, and a spindle slidably installed in the sprinkler body to open and close the water passage hole in conjunction with the rotation of the connecting lever. The case body further includes a projection piece that, when the operation lever is operated, presses and rotates the connecting lever to spray water in a specific watering pattern through the water passage hole opened by sliding the spindle. In addition, an opening for operating the unlocking means is provided on the front and back surfaces of the case body, and the case body is unlocked using a pin for pivotally supporting the case body on a lower side of the watering body. means Yes and rotatably supported by the case body, further, it is radially by projecting a plurality of blades from the spindle.
[0007]
That is, according to the present invention, the operation lever is provided at the lower portion of the sprinkler main body, and by rotating the operation lever, the movement in the rotation direction is transmitted to the spindle via the connecting lever, and the nozzle slides by the sliding of the spindle. It is configured to open and close the water hole of the head, and it is possible to arbitrarily set different watering patterns such as jet, flat, etc. according to the opening degree of this water hole, and push the operation lever from below. Since the sprinkler body can be held in a natural state since the continuation is continued, there is no possibility that the sprinkler body moves and the watering position is shifted, and the usability is good.
[0008]
Further, by operating the operation lever, the projecting piece can press and rotate the connecting lever to sprinkle water through the water passage hole opened by sliding of the spindle, and at the same time, engage the stopper means with the claw of the hanging member to make the case body. Can be locked, a specific watering pattern can be set at the time of locking, and it is not necessary to keep pushing the operation lever. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience that watering cannot be performed unless the watering device main body is held in a state where the operation lever is continuously pressed, and the burden on the user can be reduced.
[0009]
Further, the lock of the case body can be released by a simple operation merely by operating the lock release means. Moreover, rattling of the spindle can be reliably prevented by the plurality of blades.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a half-moon case when viewed from the front, and an operation lever 2 which is operated to arbitrarily set a different watering pattern such as a jet or a flat is integrally formed. The case body 1 is rotatably supported by a pin 4 at the lower side of a substantially tubular water sprinkler body 3 connected to a hose H. In this embodiment, the case body 1 is formed in two pieces, has an internal space, and has openings 6 on its front and rear sides so that an unlock lever 5 constituting unlocking means to be described later can be operated. Is provided.
[0011]
Reference numeral 7 denotes a hanging member having a plurality of vertically arranged watering pattern setting claws a, b, and c which are fixed to the lower surface position of the watering device main body and constitute ratchet means. 8 is the fixing plate. In this embodiment, three watering patterns corresponding to the claws a, b, and c are set.
[0012]
Reference numeral 9 denotes a lock member that locks the case body 1 by engaging with any of the claws a, b, and c by operating the operation lever 2. It is pivotally supported and forms stopper means. The lock member 9 includes a rectangular contact piece 9a, a pair of upright pieces 9b, a pair of pins 10, and a horizontal hook bar 11 provided on the upper portions of the upright pieces 9b, 9b. When the contact piece 9a is pressed from below, the contact piece 9a is rotated about the pin 10, and the hook rod 11, which has been hooked on the claws a, b, and c, is released to unlock.
[0013]
The lock release lever 5 is pivotally supported on the case body 1 by a pin 4 so as to be rotatable. The lock release lever 5 has a plate shape having a substantially L-shaped vertical cross section, and includes a pivot portion 5a and a pressing portion 5b.
[0014]
Reference numeral 12 denotes a connecting lever pivotally supported by a pin 13 at the lower side of the sprinkler body 3 so that the connecting lever 12 is triangular in a side view, and a pin hole 13a is formed at a position of a bottom side thereof. A prism 12c having a cylindrical body 12a and having a protruding piece 12b protruding above a vertex position of a triangle at a center position is provided upright. Reference numeral 14 denotes a spindle slidably installed in the sprinkler body 3 so as to open and close a water hole 15 described later in conjunction with the rotation of the connecting lever 12. The spindle 14 has a large-diameter portion 14a at the front, and a plurality of blades K protrude radially from the trunk of the large-diameter portion 14a. A diffusion plate 18 having a substantially trapezoidal vertical cross section is attached to the front end of the spindle 14. On the other hand, the small diameter portion 14b at the rear of the spindle is provided with a through hole 14c large enough to allow the projecting piece 12b of the connecting lever 12 to pass therethrough. Then, the movement of the operation lever 2 in the rotation direction is transmitted to the spindle 14 via the connecting lever 12, and the sliding of the spindle 14 opens and closes the water passage hole 15 of the nozzle head 16. In addition, 15a is a valve seat.
[0015]
Reference numeral 17 denotes a projection that presses and rotates the connecting lever 12 when operating the operation lever 2 to spray water in a specific watering pattern through a water passage hole 15 opened by sliding of the spindle 14. Reference numeral 17 is formed near the pin hole 3a in the case body 3.
[0016]
Reference numeral 16 denotes a nozzle head which has a water hole 15 as described above and is connected to the front surface of the sprinkler body 3. The nozzle head is provided at the tip of the spindle 14 by sliding the spindle 14 in the water hole opening direction (A direction). A different watering pattern can be arbitrarily set according to the degree of opening of the gap formed between the provided diffusion plate 18 and the water passage hole 15. In addition, the nozzle head 16 has a water-supplying annular tapered portion 19 formed in the front part of the water passage hole 15 so as to increase in diameter in the water passage hole closing direction (direction B).
[0017]
Hereinafter, the operation will be described.
The watering is performed by providing the operation lever 2 at the lower part of the sprinkler body and rotating the operation lever 2 from the position indicated by the two-dot chain line shown in FIG. 3 to the position indicated by the solid line (rotation in the direction C). That is, the movement in the rotating direction of the operation lever 2 is transmitted from the projection piece 17 to the spindle 14 via the connecting lever 12, and the sliding of the spindle opens and closes the water hole 15 of the nozzle head 16, and the water hole 15 A different watering pattern can be arbitrarily set according to the opening degree of the fifteen.
[0018]
As described above, since the operation lever 2 is continuously pressed from the lower side, it is possible to hold the sprinkler body 3 in a natural state, and there is no possibility that the sprinkler body 3 moves and the sprinkling position is shifted, and the usability is improved. Good.
[0019]
Further, by operating the operation lever 2, the projecting piece 17 can press and rotate the connecting lever 12 to spray water through the water passage hole 15 opened by sliding of the spindle 14, and at the same time, the locking member 9 is moved to the claw of the hanging member 7. Since the case 1 is configured to be locked by engaging with any of a, b, and c, a specific watering pattern can be set at the time of locking, and it is not necessary to keep pressing the operation lever 2. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience that watering cannot be performed unless the watering device main body is held in a state where the operation lever is continuously pressed, and the burden on the user can be reduced.
[0020]
Further, the lock release lever 5 presses the contact piece 9a of the lock member 9 from below with a simple operation of operating the lock release lever 5 in the F direction (see FIG. 3), and the lock member 9 Rotating in the direction D (see FIG. 3) around the center 10, the hook rods 11 hooked on the claws a, b, c during locking come off and the lock can be released.
Further, rattling of the spindle 14 can be reliably prevented by the plurality of blades K.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the operation lever is provided at the lower part of the sprinkler body, and by rotating the operation lever, the movement in the rotation direction is transmitted to the spindle via the connecting lever, and the sliding of the spindle is performed. By opening and closing the water hole of the nozzle head by the opening, according to the degree of opening of the water hole, for example, it is configured to be able to arbitrarily set different spraying patterns such as jet, flat, etc. Since the sprinkler body can be held in a natural state, there is no possibility that the sprinkler body moves and the watering position is shifted, and the usability is good.
[0022]
Further, by operating the operation lever, the projecting piece can press and rotate the connecting lever to sprinkle water through the water passage hole opened by sliding the spindle, and at the same time, engage the stopper means with the pawl of the hanging member to engage the case body. Can be locked, a specific watering pattern can be set at the time of locking, and it is not necessary to keep pushing the operation lever. Thereby, the inconvenience that watering cannot be performed unless the watering device main body is held in a state where the operation lever is continuously pressed can be solved, and the burden on the user can be reduced.
[0023]
Further, the lock of the case body can be released by a simple operation merely by operating the lock release means. Moreover, rattling of the spindle can be reliably prevented by the plurality of blades.
[0024]
As is clear from the above, it is possible to provide an easy-to-handle and low-cost sprinkler that minimizes the number of parts while avoiding complicated mechanisms as much as possible.
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an operation in the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view showing the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is an overall perspective view showing a conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Case body, 2 ... Operation lever, 3 ... Sprinkler main body, 5 ... Lock release lever, 7 ... Hanging member, 9 ... Lock member, 12 ... Connection lever, 14 ... Spindle, 15 ... Water passage hole, 16 ... Nozzle Head, 17: projecting pieces, a, b, c: claws.

Claims (1)

A sprinkler body connected to a hose, a nozzle head having a water passage hole and connected to the front surface of the sprinkler body, and an operation lever operated to arbitrarily set a different watering pattern are integrally formed and formed. A half-moon-shaped case body rotatably supported on the lower side of the sprinkler body, and a hanging member fixed to the lower surface position of the sprinkler body and formed with a plurality of vertically arranged sprinkling pattern setting claws. a ratchet means constituted by the is rotatably supported on the case body directly under the hanging member Rutotomoni, rectangular contact piece, a pair of standing piece, on top of a pair of pins and the standing piece consists bridged been horizontal caught rod, a stopper means for locking said case body engaged with the pawl by the operation of the operating lever, pivotably journalled in the casing, longitudinal section substantially L L-shaped plate with pivot It consists pressed portion and a lock release means for releasing the locking of said case body by pressing the contact piece of the stopper means from the lower side, which is rotatably supported on the lower side of the sprinkler body A connection lever, and a spindle slidably installed in the sprinkler body so as to open and close the water hole in conjunction with the rotation of the connection lever. In operation, the connecting lever has a projecting piece that presses and rotates the connecting lever to sprinkle water in a specific watering pattern through the water passage hole opened by sliding of the spindle, and operates an unlocking means on the case body. Holes are provided on the front and rear surfaces, and a lock releasing means is pivotally supported on the case body by using a pin for pivotally supporting the case body on the lower side of the sprinkler body. Sprinkler, characterized in that are made to project a plurality of blades radially from $.

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