JP4292337B2 - Faucet cover mounting bracket - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a metal fitting used when a faucet cover is attached to a faucet.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The inventor previously proposed a decorative faucet formed by covering a faucet body and the like with a decorative cover (see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
In this decorative faucet, a lower cover holding member having a horizontal receiving portion is screwed into a male spout of the faucet body, and is formed integrally with a packing presser on the faucet body. The upper cover holding member is screwed into the upward projecting cylindrical portion with a male screw, and the decorative cover is held between the cover holding members on both sides. According to the decorative faucet described above, the decorative cover can be easily attached to a normal water faucet, and only the decorative cover can be replaced.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Utility Model Registration No. 3073151 (Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration, FIG. 1)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of the decorative faucet, in order to attach the decorative cover, two cover upper and lower cover holding members are required, so that there is a tendency that the cost is slightly increased. In addition, the size of the decorative cover has to be relatively large so that it can be clamped by both clamping members. That is, depending on the above-described two upper and lower cover clamping members, for example, a cover that covers only the tip of the faucet body cannot be attached.
[0006]
It is an object of the present invention to allow a relatively small faucet cover to be easily attached to a faucet at a lower cost.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention]
The faucet cover mounting bracket according to the present invention is for attaching a faucet cover that covers at least the distal end portion of the faucet body from above to a faucet having a male screw spout formed at the downward end portion of the faucet body. A female threaded mouth member that is screwed into the water outlet, and a cover receiving member that is pivotally attached to the outer periphery of the mouth member and receives a faucet cover. The cover receiving member is provided with a through hole for inserting a screw screwed into a screw hole provided on the lower end surface of the faucet cover.
[0008]
When the faucet cover is attached to the faucet by the mounting bracket, first, the mouth member is screwed into the water outlet, and the faucet cover is received by the cover receiving member. At this time, the cover receiving member can be rotated by a required angle in a required direction so that the screw hole of the faucet cover matches the through hole of the cover receiving member. Then, screws are screwed into the screw holes of the faucet cover through the through holes of the cover receiving member. Thus, the faucet cover can be attached to the faucet.
[0009]
Therefore, according to the faucet cover mounting bracket of the present invention, for example, even a relatively small faucet cover that covers only the tip of the faucet body can be easily attached to the faucet. The faucet cover can be attached only with the same metal fitting, and the cost can be reduced.
[0010]
The faucet cover attached to the faucet by the mounting bracket of the present invention is usually a decorative cover made of a casting or the like having a required three-dimensional decoration. However, a heat insulating cover made of synthetic resin that covers a faucet that discharges high-temperature water to prevent burns and the like can be similarly attached to the faucet by the mounting bracket of the present invention.
[0011]
There are usually two or more screw holes opened in the lower end surface of the faucet cover, and there are usually two or more through holes in the cover receiving member corresponding to these. In the above case, it is preferable that at least one through-hole is a long hole, so that a dimensional error between the screw hole of the faucet cover and the through-hole of the cover receiving member can be absorbed.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the following description, “front” means the left in FIG. 1, and “rear” means the same right.
[0013]
The faucet (1) shown in FIG. 1 is a horizontal faucet attached to a wall, and has a water supply pipe connection port (11B) at the rear end and a water discharge port (11A) facing downward at the front end. A plug body (11) is provided. A male screw (111) is formed at the spout (11A). A valve seat (112) is formed at an intermediate portion in the length of the faucet body (11), and an upward projecting cylindrical portion (113) is formed above the valve seat (112). A spindle (12) is accommodated in the upward projecting cylindrical portion (113). A faucet piece (13) having a valve body (131) that is brought into contact with and separated from the valve seat (112) is attached to the lower end of the spindle (12). A packing retainer (14) is screwed onto the upper end portion of the upward projecting cylindrical portion (113) via a packing (not shown). A cast butterfly handle (15) is attached to the upper end of the spindle (12) protruding upward through the packing retainer (14).
[0014]
The faucet (1) has its front end (front end) covered with a faucet cover (2) from above. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the faucet cover (2) is made of a casting imitating the head of the jar, and the lower surface and the rear surface thereof are open. On the lower end surface of the faucet cover (2), two left and right screw holes (21) are formed (see FIG. 2).
[0015]
The faucet cover (2) is attached to the faucet (1) by a faucet cover mounting bracket (3) as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the faucet cover mounting bracket (3) has a mouth member (31) with a female screw (311) screwed into the water outlet (11A), and an outer peripheral portion of the mouth member (31). And a cover receiving member (32) attached to receive the faucet cover (2).
[0016]
The mouth member (31) is made of a metal such as a copper alloy, and is integrated with the large-diameter cylindrical portion (31A) having the female screw (311) and a step (312) below the large-diameter cylindrical portion (31A). And a small diameter cylindrical portion (31B) having a male screw (313). A notch (314) is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the upper end portion of the large diameter cylindrical portion (31A). A knurling (315) is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the large diameter cylindrical portion (31A) except for the notch (314) (see FIG. 2). A female threaded pipe joint (not shown) provided at a base end portion of a hose or the like is connected to the small diameter cylindrical portion (31B). A packing (5) such as an O-ring is interposed between the step (312) of the mouth member (31) and the lower end surface of the water discharge port (11A). The mouth member (31) is not limited to the above structure, and for example, a one-touch joint plug may be provided in place of the small diameter cylindrical portion (31B).
[0017]
The cover receiving member (32) has a horizontal annular plate shape made of a metal such as a copper alloy. The cover receiving member (32) has two through holes (321) and (322) symmetrically inserted through the screw (4) screwed into the two screw holes (21) on the lower end surface of the faucet cover (2). Opened in position. One through hole (321) is a circular hole, and the other through hole (322) is a long hole in the circumferential direction. The cover receiving member (32) is fitted into the notch (314) of the large diameter cylindrical portion (31A) of the mouth member (31), and the thin large diameter portion (31A) inside the notch (314) is slightly. By loosely caulking, it is rotatably attached to the outer peripheral portion of the mouth member (31). If the screw hole (21) of the faucet cover (2) and the through holes (321) (322) of the cover receiving member (32) do not match, move the cover receiving member (32) against the mouth member (31). Then, it is only necessary to rotate it in the required direction by the required angle. Then, the screws (4) are screwed into the screw holes (21) of the faucet cover (2) through the through holes (321) and (322) of the cover receiving member (32). Attached to the stopper (1).
[0018]
The above-described embodiment is merely an example, and it is of course possible to implement the present invention with appropriate modifications within a scope not departing from the gist of the present invention described in the claims. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is a longitudinal sectional view of a state in which a faucet cover is fixed to a faucet by a faucet cover fixing bracket.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the faucet cover and faucet cover mounting bracket of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
(1): Faucet
(11): faucet body
(11A): Water outlet
(111): Male thread
(2): faucet cover
(21): Screw hole
(3): Faucet cover mounting bracket
(31): Mouth member
(311): Female thread
(32): Cover receiving member
(321) (322): Through hole

Claims (1)

Water that covers at least the tip of the faucet body (11) from above on the faucet (1) having a spout (11A) with a male screw (111) formed at the downward tip of the faucet body (11) A metal fitting (3) for attaching the stopper cover (2),
A mouth member (31) with a female screw (311) that is screwed into the water outlet (11A), and a cover receiving member that is rotatably attached to the outer periphery of the mouth member (31) and receives the faucet cover (2) ( 32), and the cover receiving member (32) has a through hole (321) for inserting a screw (4) screwed into a screw hole (21) provided in the lower end surface of the faucet cover (2). Faucet cover mounting bracket with (322) opened.

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