JP3887110B2 - Water faucet mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a faucet mounting structure, and more particularly to a faucet mounting structure with good mounting workability.
[0002]
[Prior art and problems to be solved by the invention]
Conventionally, as a faucet mounting structure on the wall, that is, as a faucet mounting structure with a vertical surface as the mounting surface, the end of the pipe is projected from the back of the wall through the through-hole provided in the wall, and the pipe end is On the other hand, a mounting structure is generally used in which the faucet body is attached to the wall by connecting and fixing a crank leg that also serves as a water and hot water passage component and joining the faucet body to the crank leg. ing.
[0003]
In the case of this mounting structure, although the faucet can be mounted on the wall as the mounting base from the indoor side, that is, the surface side of the wall as the mounting base, the faucet body protrudes greatly into the indoor side due to the presence of the crank leg. There is a problem.
[0004]
Therefore, when this mounting structure is applied as a water faucet mounting structure in a bathroom, the water faucet protrudes greatly toward the washing area, and the appearance of the faucet deteriorates. Is produced.
[0005]
On the other hand, an attachment structure as shown in FIG. 9 is used as the attachment structure of the faucet to the counter, that is, as the attachment structure of the faucet having the horizontal surface as the attachment surface.
In the figure, reference numeral 200 denotes a faucet (in this example, a single lever type mixed faucet), which has a faucet body 202, a water discharge pipe 204 extending therefrom, and an operation lever 208 on the faucet body 202.
Reference numeral 210 denotes a counter as an attachment base, and is provided with a faucet attachment hole 212.
[0006]
In the case of the mounting structure shown in this figure, the male threaded tube 214 extending from the faucet body 202 is inserted through the faucet mounting hole 212 from the upper surface (front surface) side to the lower surface (back surface) side, and On the back side, a fixing nut 216 is screwed into the male screw tube 214, and the faucet body 202 is attached to the upper surface of the attachment base 210, that is, the horizontal attachment surface 210A based on the tightening force of the fixing nut 216.
[0007]
However, in the case of this mounting structure, the faucet body 202 must be fixed on the back side of the counter 210, and there is a problem that workability when the faucet is attached is poor.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The faucet mounting structure of the present invention has been devised to solve such problems.
Thus it was mounting structure of the faucet 請 Motomeko 1 is provided with a pair of faucet mounting holes through the mounting base of the faucet, a member brought into position on the surface of (a) mounting a substrate water (B) a member that is arranged in the direction in which the faucet mounting holes are arranged and is positioned on the back side of each faucet mounting hole, and sandwiches the mounting base together with the mounting member The width dimension in the arrangement direction is smaller than the dimension in the arrangement direction of the faucet mounting holes, and the dimension in the direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction is larger than the dimension in the perpendicular direction of the faucet attachment holes. A pair of holders corresponding to the faucet mounting holes, each having a longitudinal shape and a ring shape; and (c) extending from the mounting member, passing through the faucet mounting holes, and being coupled to the holders. Hold the mounting member and each holder in a coupled state. A faucet attachment device having a number of male screw fasteners corresponding to the number of the fasteners is attached to the attachment base, and the faucet body is fixed to the attachment member.
[0009]
The faucet mounting structure according to claim 2 is the faucet mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein the faucet is a mixing faucet, and the faucet body is a faucet body of the mixing faucet. It is characterized by that.
[0010]
A faucet mounting structure according to a third aspect of the present invention is the faucet mounting structure according to any one of the first and second aspects, wherein the mounting member has a plate shape.
[0011]
The faucet mounting structure according to claim 4 is the faucet mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the mounting member is provided with a hook portion of the faucet body. Is fixed to the mounting member in a hooked state.
[0012]
The faucet mounting structure according to claim 5 is the faucet mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the mounting member corresponds to the faucet mounting hole for each faucet mounting hole. A through opening for pipe connection is formed at the position.
[0013]
Mounting structure of the faucet of claim 6 is the mounting structure of the faucet according to claim 1, wherein the faucet mounting hole is formed into a circular shape.
[0014]
Mounting structure of the faucet of claim 7 is the mounting structure of the faucet according to claim 1, inside the opening of the holder forming the ring shape forms an opening for pipe connection It is characterized by that.
[0015]
The faucet attachment structure according to claim 8 is the faucet attachment structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein a pair of male screw fasteners extend from the attachment member for each faucet attachment hole. Each of the pair of male screw fasteners is coupled to each end of the holder in the width direction in the arrangement direction .
[0016]
[Operation and effect of the invention]
As described above, the water faucet mounting structure according to claim 1 is located on the surface of the mounting base such as a wall, and the mounting base that can fix the water faucet body, and the mounting base that is positioned on the back side of the mounting base. a longitudinally extending and ring-shaped holder pinching, and their mounting members and the holder fitted with a faucet mounting apparatus that includes a male threaded fastener that holds the mutually connected state at the faucet mounting hole in the mounting base, the The faucet body is fixed to the mounting member of the faucet mounting device. In this mounting structure, the holder is inserted from the front side to the back side of the faucet mounting hole, and the male screw fastener is tightened. The faucet attachment device can be attached to the attachment base, and the faucet body can be attached to the attachment base via the faucet attachment device.
[0017]
That is, the faucet can be attached to the attachment base from the surface side of the attachment base, and therefore the faucet can be attached and constructed with good workability .
[0018]
The mounting structure according to claim 1 may be a faucet mounting structure having a vertical surface as a mounting surface, or a faucet mounting structure having a horizontal surface as a mounting surface, and further mounting an inclined surface and other various forms. There is an advantage that can be applied as a faucet mounting structure as a surface .
[0019]
The mounting structure of this claim 1 faucet, since so that the faucet mounting hole and the holder is provided one by one pairs respectively are tightened with each holder and the mounting member in the faucet mounting hole, the mounting member Can be clamped between the holder and the mounting member at two locations even when the length is long, so that the faucet mounting device can be firmly fixed to the mounting base, and the faucet body can be firmly tightened. It can be set as an attachment state to an attachment base .
[0020]
In the faucet mounting structure according to claim 1, the shape of each of the pair of holders is such that the width direction of the faucet mounting holes, that is, the width of the holder itself is the same as that of the faucet mounting holes. It is characterized by the fact that it is smaller than the dimension, and the dimension in the direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction is longer than the dimension in the direction perpendicular to the faucet mounting hole, and in this way, The pair of holders can be easily inserted from the front side to the back side with respect to the pair of faucet mounting holes.
[0021]
The mounting structure according to claim 1 is particularly suitable as a mounting structure for a mixing faucet (claim 2 ).
In the mixed faucet, it is necessary to connect the water and hot water pipes and the faucet body through the attachment base. In the case of the attachment structure according to claim 1, one of the pair of faucet attachment holes. Can be connected to the water pipe, and the other can be connected to the hot water pipe.
[0022]
It is convenient to attachment members should form with this plate-like in the upper Kisui plug mounting apparatus (claim 3).
By mounting the mounting member in the form of a plate, when mounting the faucet body to the mounting base, it can be mounted in a state where it is substantially in contact with the mounting base, and therefore the faucet can protrude from the mounting base. The indoor space can be secured widely.
[0023]
The attachment structure of claim 4 is provided with a hook portion of the faucet body on the attachment member, and the faucet body is fixed to the hook portion in a hooked state. According to this attachment structure, The faucet body can be fixed in a state where it is easily positioned with respect to the mounting member.
[0024]
The mounting structure according to claim 5 is formed by forming a through-opening for pipe connection in the mounting member at each position corresponding to each faucet mounting hole. According to this connection structure, the pipe is connected to the faucet body. Can be easily connected.
[0025]
The mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the faucet includes a faucet body and a decorative cover. In this case, the mounting member is concealed on the surface side of the mounting base body by mounting the decorative cover. The faucet or the surrounding beauty can be made good.
[0026]
In the mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the faucet mounting hole may be circular (claim 6).
[0027]
In yet mounting structure according to claim 6, inside the opening of the holder forming the respective ring can be kept form the opening of the pipe connection (Claim 7).
Thus, by making the opening inside the holder as an opening for pipe connection, the connection of each pipe for water and hot water to the faucet body can be facilitated.
[0028]
Mounting structure smell of claims 1-7 Te, by Desa extends a male screw fasteners in pairs for each faucet mounting hole from the mounting member, keep the bonding state, respectively in the width direction ends of the alignment direction of the holder (Claim 8 ).
[0029]
The mounting structure of this, since it is as a single faucet mounting hole smell Te inserting the male screw fasteners two (a pair), they by fastening and fixing the holder and the mounting member, by its male screw fastener In the tightening operation, the holder can be prevented from rotating together with the male screw fastener on the back side of the mounting base, and the male screw fastener can be easily tightened.
[0030]
The male screw fastener may be tightened by rotating the male screw fastener from the surface side of the mounting base by screwing the rear end of the back side of the mounting base into a female screw hole provided in the holder. Alternatively, the male screw fastener can be tightened by screwing a nut into the tip of the male screw fastener and rotating the nut.
[0031]
In the attachment structure according to the eighth aspect , since the pair of male screw fasteners for connecting the holder and the attachment member are coupled to the respective end portions in the width direction of the holder, the holder and the attachment member are connected by the male screw fasteners. In the coupled state, the holder can be easily inserted from the front surface side to the back surface side of the faucet mounting hole .
[0032]
【Example】
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, 10 is a faucet (mixing faucet) of this example, which is a metal faucet body 14 (see FIG. 2) and a faucet body incorporating a water side valve portion, a hot water side valve portion, and a hot water / water mixing portion. 14 has an upper decorative cover 16 and a lower decorative cover 18.
[0033]
In FIG. 1, 20 is a spout, 22 is a shower hose connected to the faucet body via an elbow 24, 26 is a temperature control handle (temperature control handle) for adjusting the temperature of the mixed water, and 28 is from the spout 20. A water outlet handle having a flow rate adjusting function for discharging water, and 30 is a shower handle having a flow rate adjusting function for discharging water from the shower side.
The faucet 10 is attached to a wall 12 as an attachment base with an attachment structure described in detail later.
[0034]
2 and 3 show the mounting structure.
In these drawings, reference numeral 32 denotes a faucet attachment device, and the faucet 10 is attached to the wall 12 through a faucet attachment device 32 through a pair of faucet attachment holes 34 provided in the wall 12.
[0035]
Here, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the faucet mounting hole 34 has a circular front shape (planar view shape), and the pair of faucet mounting holes 34 having such a shape are arranged in the horizontal direction. It is provided on the wall 12 at a certain distance.
[0036]
The faucet attachment device 32 is located on the inner surface (front surface) of the wall 12, and on the back side of the wall 12, specifically on the back side of each faucet attachment hole 34, together with the attachment plate 36. A pair of holders 38 that sandwich the wall 12 from both the front and back sides, and a plurality of (four in this example) bolts (male screw fastening) that extend from the mounting plate 36 and have rear end portions screwed into the female screw holes 40 of the holder 38. ) 42).
[0037]
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, each holder 38 has a substantially oval shape and a ring shape whose longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction, and each of the holders 38 has a through-opening 44 for connecting water and hot water pipes. have.
[0038]
Here, as shown in FIG. 5, each holder 38 has an outer diameter dimension W in the left-right direction, that is, in the width direction, smaller than the diameter D of the circular faucet mounting hole 34, and is perpendicular to the width direction. That is, the outer diameter dimension L in the upper and lower longitudinal directions is larger than the diameter D of the faucet mounting hole 34.
The female screw hole 40 of the holder 38 is formed at each end in the width direction of each holder 38.
The bolts 42 extend from the mounting plate 36 at positions corresponding to the female screw holes 40, and are inserted into the faucet mounting holes 34 in the mounting state shown in FIG. 38 are screwed into a pair of female screw holes 40.
That is, each pair of bolts 42 is inserted into each pair of faucet mounting holes 34 to connect each holder 38 and the mounting plate (made of metal in this example) 36.
[0039]
The mounting plate 36 has a longitudinal shape corresponding to the horizontal dimension of the faucet 10.
And in the position corresponding to the water faucet attachment hole 34 and the holder 38, it has a pair of penetration opening 46 for piping connection.
[0040]
The centers of the pair of openings 46 are aligned with the centers of the openings 44 in the faucet mounting hole 34 and the holder 38.
The pair of bolts 42 extend toward the holder 38 from the respective widthwise edges of the pair of openings 46.
[0041]
An L-shaped fixing piece 48 is integrally formed at the lower part of the front surface of the mounting plate 36 and a hook-like hooking part 50 is integrally formed at the upper part.
Here, a female screw hole 52 is formed in the fixed piece 48.
[0042]
The faucet body 14 has a downward L-shaped hooking piece 53 at the upper part of the rear surface thereof hooked to the hooking part 50 and a lower part of the rear surface is fixed to the fixing piece 48, so that the mounting plate 36, It is attached to the faucet attachment device 32.
[0043]
Here, the lower part of the faucet body 14 is fixed to the fixing piece 48 by screwing the male screw member 56 inserted through the fixing hole 54 in the lower part of the faucet body 14 into the female screw hole 52 of the fixing piece 48.
[0044]
The faucet attachment device 32 having the above configuration can be easily attached to the wall 12 from the inner surface side of the wall 12 as follows.
That is, the mounting plate 36 and the pair of holders 38 are connected with a total of four bolts 42 as shown in FIG. 6 (I), and the whole is slightly forward and backward as shown in (II). As a state of being inclined to each other, each of the pair of holders 38 is inserted from the inner surface (rear surface) side of the wall 12 into the corresponding pair of faucet mounting holes 34 from the rear surface side.
[0045]
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7 (III), the posture of the faucet attachment device 32 is returned to the original state, that is, the posture in which the attachment plate 36 and the holder 38 are oriented vertically.
[0046]
At this time, as shown clearly in FIG. 5, each of the holders 38 is in a state in which the end portions in the upper and lower longitudinal directions are located on the radially outer side of the faucet mounting holes 34.
Therefore, the bolts 42 are rotated and tightened from the inner surface side of the wall 12. As a result, the mounting plate 36 and each holder 38 come close to each other, and finally the wall 12 is strongly tightened from both the inside and outside, and the faucet mounting device 32 is attached to the wall 12 here.
FIG. 8 shows the state at this time.
[0047]
When the faucet attachment device 32 is attached to the wall 12 in this way, the decorative plate 60 is put on the attachment plate 36 via the packing 58, and then the faucet body 14 is attached to the attachment plate 36 with the hook portion 50 and the fixed piece. Fix at 48.
Specifically, the hook piece 53 of the faucet body 14 is hooked to the hook portion 50 as described above, and the lower part of the faucet body 14 is fastened and fixed to the fixing piece 48 by the male screw member 56.
[0048]
When the male screw member 56 is fastened and fixed to the fixing piece 48, the male screw member 56 is screwed through the through hole 61 of the lower decorative cover 18.
[0049]
The faucet body 14 is provided with a water / hot water pipe connection portion 62 protruding rearward at the position of the faucet mounting hole 34, while the decorative plate 60 is provided with a corresponding cylindrical portion 64. The pipe connection portion 62 passes through the cylindrical portion 64 and partially protrudes from the faucet mounting hole 34 to the back side.
A tube 68 serving as a water or hot water pipe is plugged into the pipe connection portion 62 and communicated with a passage 74 in the faucet body 14.
[0050]
Here, the tube 68 inserted into the pipe connection portion 62 is prevented from coming off by a claw 70 and is sealed watertight to the pipe connection portion 62 by a seal member 72.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2B, the cylindrical portion 64 is watertightly fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the boss portion 66 provided at the base end portion of the pipe connecting portion 62 via a seal member.
[0051]
In the case of the faucet mounting structure of this example, the faucet mounting device 32 is mounted on the wall 12 as described above, and is projected from the back side of the rear wall 12 to the inner surface side of the wall 12 through the faucet mounting hole 34. After connecting the end portion of the tube 68 to the pipe connection portion 62 of the faucet body 14, the faucet body 14 is fixed to the mounting plate 32 of the faucet mounting device 32, and the decorative covers 16, 18 are attached thereto. The faucet 10 can be easily attached to the wall 12 by mounting.
[0052]
Thus, in the case of the mounting structure of the present example, the faucet mounting device 32 can be mounted on the wall 12 by inserting the holder 38 from the front surface side to the back surface side of the faucet mounting hole 34 and tightening the bolt 42. The faucet body 14 can be attached to the wall 12 by fixing the faucet body 14 to the faucet attachment device 32.
[0053]
Moreover, the fixing operation of the faucet body 14 to the faucet attachment device 32 can also be performed while facing the wall 12 from the inner surface side of the wall 12, and the faucet 10 can be easily attached to the wall 12 with good workability. be able to.
[0054]
Further, in the mounting structure of this example, the holder 38 and the mounting plate 36 are fastened with two bolts 42 in one faucet mounting hole 34. Co-rotation on the back side of the wall 12 can be prevented, and the bolt 42 can be easily tightened.
[0055]
Further, in each faucet mounting hole 34, the pair of bolts 42 are screwed to the respective end portions in the width direction of the holder 38 having a smaller dimension than the faucet mounting hole 34. The holders 38 can be easily inserted into the faucet mounting holes 34 in a state where the two are connected.
[0056]
In the mounting structure of this example, in a pair of faucet mounting holes 34 provided apart from each other, a corresponding pair of holders 38 and the mounting plate 36 are fastened with bolts 42, so that the mounting plate is long in the left-right direction. 36 can be fixed to the wall 12 with a strong force, and each holder 38 and the mounting plate 36 are provided with pipe connection openings 44 and 46 at positions corresponding to the faucet mounting holes 34, respectively. The tubes 68 on the back side of the wall 12 and the corresponding pipe connection ports of the faucet body 14 can be easily connected through the openings 44 and 46.
[0057]
Further, since the mounting plate 36 located on the inner surface side of the wall 12 is a thin plate, the faucet 10 is also substantially effective when the faucet body 14 is attached to the wall 12 via the mounting plate 36. Therefore, the protrusion of the faucet 10 from the wall 12 can be suppressed as small as possible, and a large indoor space can be secured.
[0058]
Further, in the case of the mounting structure of this example, the hooking portion 50 is provided on the mounting plate 36, and the faucet body 14 is fixed to the hooking portion 50 so that the faucet body 14 is attached. When fixed to the plate 36, it can be easily positioned and fixed.
[0059]
Further, since the faucet 10 of this example has decorative covers 16 and 18 so as to cover the faucet body 14, the fastening and fixing portion between the faucet body 14 and the mounting plate 36 is made up of the makeup. The covers 16 and 18 can be concealed, the faucet mounting portion can be made clean without a sense of complexity, and the faucet or the surrounding aesthetics can be improved.
[0060]
Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, this is merely an example.
For example, in the present invention, a nut may be provided on the attachment plate 36 side in some cases, and the bolt 42 may be tightened by rotating the nut.
[0061]
In the above embodiment, the case where the faucet is attached to the wall has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the case where the faucet is attached to the upper surface of the counter or the faucet is attached to the front plate of the counter. The present invention can be configured in various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention , such as being applicable when the stopper is attached.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a view showing a state in which a faucet is attached to a wall according to a faucet attachment structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view showing a faucet mounting structure of the same embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the faucet mounting structure of the same embodiment.
4 is a view showing the faucet attachment device in FIG. 3 in a state before being mounted on a wall. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a view showing shapes of a faucet mounting hole and a holder in the same embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a part of the faucet attachment procedure in the same embodiment.
7 is a view showing a step following FIG. 6 of the faucet attachment procedure of the same embodiment. FIG.
8 is a perspective view of a state in which the faucet attachment device is attached according to the steps of FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of a conventional faucet mounting structure.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 faucet 12 wall (mounting base)
14 Faucet body 16, 18 Cosmetic cover 32 Faucet mounting device 34 Faucet mounting hole 36 Mounting plate (mounting member)
38 Holder 40 Female screw hole 42 Bolt 44, 46 Opening 50 Hook

Claims (8)

A pair of penetrating faucet mounting holes are provided in the faucet mounting base, and (a) a mounting member that is positioned on the surface of the mounting base and can fix the faucet body, and (b) the water A member that is disposed in the direction in which the stopper mounting holes are arranged and is located on the back side of each of the stopper mounting holes, and that sandwiches the mounting base together with the mounting member, the width dimension in the alignment direction being the faucet mounting The faucet mounting hole having a longitudinal shape and a ring shape, wherein the dimension of the holes is smaller than the dimension in the arrangement direction and the dimension in the direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction is larger than the dimension in the direction perpendicular to the faucet attachment hole. A pair of corresponding holders; (c) the holders extending from the attachment member, inserted through the faucet attachment holes and coupled to the holder, and holding the attachment members and the holders in a coupled state A number of male thread fasteners corresponding to A faucet mounting structure, wherein the faucet mounting device provided is mounted on the mounting base and a faucet body is fixed to the mounting member. The faucet mounting structure according to claim 1 , wherein the faucet is a mixing faucet, and the faucet body is a faucet body of the mixing faucet. The faucet attachment structure according to any one of claims 1 and 2 , wherein the attachment member has a plate shape. The faucet attachment structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the attachment member is provided with a hook portion of a faucet body, and the faucet body is fixed to the attachment member in a hooked state. A faucet mounting structure characterized by that. The faucet mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein a penetrating opening for pipe connection is formed in each of the faucet mounting holes at a position corresponding to the faucet mounting hole. A faucet mounting structure characterized by being made. In the mounting structure of the faucet according to any of claims 1 to 5, the mounting structure of the faucet, characterized in that the faucet mounting hole is formed into a circular shape. The faucet attachment structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein an opening inside the ring-shaped holder forms an opening for pipe connection . The faucet mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein a pair of male screw fasteners extend from the mounting member for each faucet mounting hole, and each pair of male screw fasteners A faucet mounting structure characterized in that each of the holders is coupled to each end in the width direction of the arrangement direction .

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