JP4821617B2 - Spout spout - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a spout spout, and more particularly to a spout spout for discharging treated water such as purified water or ionic water generated by a water treatment device.

  Conventionally, as a water treatment device installed around the sink of a sink or sink, for example, a water purifier that discharges purified water by filtering tap water supplied from a faucet with a cartridge, or the quality of filtered tap water There is known an alkali ion water conditioner (see, for example, Patent Document 1) containing an electrolytic cell that converts alkaline water into acidic and acidic by electrolysis.

  However, in the conventional example disclosed in Patent Document 1, a spout is projected from the upper surface of the water treatment device, and treated water (for example, alkaline water) is discharged from a water outlet provided on the lower surface of the tip of the spout. In general, the spout is composed of a long and narrow water discharge pipe, and has a problem that it has no degree of freedom in design and volume, is weak in strength, and gives a user a cheap image.

In the course of reaching the present invention, the present inventors have been able to solve the conventional problems by covering the outer peripheral surface of the spout with a hollow spout cover except for the spout on the lower surface of the tip. However, if the outer surface of the spout cover is covered with a spout cover, the inside of the spout cover becomes highly humid and condensate is likely to be generated, and dirt, dew condensation, or dirt accumulated inside the spout cover In other words, it is mixed with the treated water discharged from the water outlet and becomes unsanitary.
JP 2000-334457 A

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is to provide a spout spout having excellent appearance and strength and excellent drainage at the rear position of the drain hole. An object is to provide a spout spout having excellent operability.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a spout 2 for spouting treated water generated by the water treatment device 20, a spout 27 having a spout 24 on the lower surface of the tip, and a spout 24 of the spout 27. And a spout cover 42 that covers the outer peripheral surface of the spout 27 except that the spout 27 is inclined downwardly toward the tip, and the spout cover 42 is inclined downwardly toward the tip. Ri Na provided drain hole 43 for discharging to the outside at the rear B position than spouting port 24 a condensation water generated in the gap between the spout 27 the outer peripheral surface and the spout cover 42 the inner peripheral surface, the water drain hole 43 is formed between the drain hole 43 and the opening hole 43a formed in the spout cover 42 in order to project the water outlet 24 of the spout 27 to the outside. Is characterized in that a hung 4.

  With such a configuration, the spout cover 42 gives a volume feeling and design freedom to the appearance of the spout 27, and the spout 27 and the spout cover 42 have a double structure. When the strength of the distal end portion 27a is increased and a load is applied to the distal end portion of the spout spout 2, there is no possibility that the spout 27 is broken from the base. In addition, even when the inside of the spout cover 42 is highly humid and condensed water is generated, the dirty condensed water or scale accumulated in the spout cover 42 is directed toward the spout 24 due to the downward slope of the inner surface of the spout cover 42. When the water flows down, the water is discharged to the outside through the drain hole 43 at a position B behind the water outlet 24 (a position higher than the water outlet 24), and dirty condensed water, scale, etc. are discharged from the water outlet 24. There is no risk of being mixed into the treated water.

A rib 44 is formed between the drain hole 43 and the opening hole 43a formed in the spout cover 42 so that the water outlet 24 of the spout 27 protrudes outside. Therefore , the rib 44 can prevent the strength of the spout cover 42 from being lowered due to drilling as much as possible, and the water that travels along the edge of the drain hole 43 falls down along the rib 44, so that the drain hole It is possible to further improve drainage at the rear B position of 43.

  In addition, it is preferable to provide an operation unit 39 for operating switching of the quality of the treated water from the water treatment apparatus 20 to the inside of the spout 27 on the upper surface portion inclined downward toward the lower end of the spout cover 42. In this case, the operation unit 39 is easy to operate, the operation unit 39 is easy to see from the front, and the operability is further improved.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the spout and the spout cover are inclined forward and downward, and the drain hole is formed in the spout cover portion at a position rearward of the spout spout. The appearance of this product is given a sense of volume and freedom of design, giving the user a high-class image, and a spout and spout cover that has a double structure provides a spout with excellent strength. . Furthermore, since the drainage at the rear position of the drainage hole can be performed satisfactorily, there is no possibility that contaminated dew condensation water or scale accumulated in the spout cover will be mixed into the treated water discharged from the water outlet. It is possible to provide a spout for spouting that can keep the sanitary condition in good condition.

Further, in the first aspect of the invention , a rib is formed between the drain hole and an opening hole formed in the spout cover in order to project the water outlet of the spout to the outside. By spanning, it is possible to reinforce the spout cover and improve drainage at the rear position of the drain hole.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 is provided with an operation unit for operating switching of the quality of the treated water from the water treatment device to the inside of the spout on the upper surface portion inclined downward toward the tip of the spout cover. Thus, a spout with excellent operability can be obtained.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a water treatment apparatus 20 according to the present invention, in which a water treatment apparatus main body 3 for performing water treatment and a stand-type water discharge spout 2 for treating water discharge are configured separately.

  FIG. 2 shows, as an example of the water treatment device body 3, electrolyzing source water such as tap water and well water to produce alkaline ionized water used for beverages and medical purposes, and acidic ionized water used for washing, etc. The electrolyzed water production | generation apparatus to illustrate is illustrated.

  In the apparatus main body 3 of this electrolyzed water generating apparatus, as shown in FIG. 2, there are equipment such as internal piping and a water purification unit 4, a calcium supply unit 5, and an electrolyzer 7 which are the main components of the electrolyzed water generating apparatus. Contained. The internal pipe is connected to a raw water pipe 1 such as a water supply at the upstream end, and in the middle of the internal pipe, in order from the upstream side, activated carbon that absorbs residual chlorine in the raw water and hollow paper that removes general bacteria and impurities A water purification unit 4 equipped with a membrane, a flow rate sensor 6 for confirming water flow and giving a control instruction to the control unit 15 to be described later, a calcium supply unit for imparting calcium ions such as calcium glycerophosphate and calcium lactate to the raw water to increase conductivity 5. An electrolytic cell 7 for electrolyzing water that has passed through the flow sensor 6 is provided.

  The electrolytic cell 7 includes electrode plates 9 and 10 in each electrode chamber formed by dividing the inside of the cell by a diaphragm 8. Then, water used in this electrode chamber (alkaline ion water when the electrode plate 9 is a cathode, acid ion water when the electrode plate 9 is an anode) is discharged into the electrode chamber on the side provided with one electrode plate 9. A flexible tube 23 is connected. The distal end portion of the flexible tube 23 is connected to a spout spout 2 described later. On the other hand, the electrode chamber on the side provided with the other electrode plate 10 has a non-used water generated in this electrode chamber (acid ion water when the electrode plate 10 is an anode, A drain pipe 13 for discharging (alkaline ion water) is connected, and the drain electromagnetic valve 11 is opened to drain water. Further, a drain bypass pipe 13a branched from the upstream portion of the internal electrolytic cell 7 is connected to the upstream portion of the drain solenoid valve 11 of the drain pipe 13, and a bypass valve 13b provided in the middle of the drain pipe 13 is provided. Open and drain the accumulated water in the electrolytic cell 7 and the accumulated water in the water purification unit 4. A throttle may be provided instead of the bypass valve 13b. Further, the drain pipe 13 is provided with a flow rate adjusting unit 12 including a flow rate adjusting valve or the like in order to efficiently generate electrolyzed water in the electrolytic cell 7.

  Further, the apparatus main body 3 includes a water purifier sensor 14 for detecting the presence or absence of a cartridge (not shown) in the water purifier 4, a power-on plug 17 connected to a commercial AC power source, and an AC from the power-on plug 17. A control power supply unit 16 that changes the power source to a DC power source, a control unit 15 that controls the operation of the apparatus main body 3, a display unit 18b that displays the operation state of the apparatus main body 3, and a main body side operation unit 18a such as a pH adjustment button. The operation display unit 18 and a reception unit for receiving an operation signal transmitted from the transmission unit 41 of the operation unit 39 for switching water quality provided on the side of the spout 2 described later. Here, selection of any one of the alkaline ionized water generation mode, the purified water mode, and the acidic ionized water generation mode is performed by remote control from the operation unit 39 for switching the water quality of the spout 2. Further, when water is passed after mode selection, the control unit 15 sets the polarity (that is, which of alkaline ion water generation and acidic ion water generation is generated from the electrode chamber on the side provided with one electrode plate 9) and the water flow state. The water selected in any mode after the electrolysis in the electrolytic cell 7 is discharged. It should be noted that any one of the strong mode, the middle upper mode, the middle lower mode, and the weak mode can be selected by a pH adjustment button (not shown), and the display notification unit 18b displays these operation states by LED or LCD. And a notification sound is generated if necessary.

  The control unit 15 includes an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 15a, a polarity switching unit 15b, and an electrolytic voltage switching unit 15c. The MPU 15a is a water quality of the flow rate sensor 6, the water purifier sensor 14, the main body side operation unit 18a, and the spout spout 2. A control instruction is obtained from the operation unit 39 for switching and is subjected to arithmetic processing, and an operation instruction is given to the drain electromagnetic valve 11 and the display notification unit 18b as necessary. The polarity switching unit 15b switches the polarity in accordance with an operation instruction from the MPU 15a. The electrolytic voltage switching unit 15c changes the average voltage applied to the electrolytic cell 7 by pulse-modulating the direct-current voltage output from the control power supply unit 16 in accordance with an operation instruction from the MPU 15a. The pH concentration of the alkaline ionized water can be changed according to the average voltage pulse-modulated by the electrolytic voltage switching unit 15c.

  Here, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a stand-type water discharge spout 2 is provided independently of the water treatment device main body 3, and the water treatment device main body 3 and the water discharge spout 2 are connected to each other. The flow path is configured using a flexible tube 23 that is flexible.

  FIG. 3 shows a basic configuration of the spout spout 2. This spout spout 2 has a tube-shaped spout 27 having a spout 24 on the lower surface of the front end, a pedestal portion 28 that supports a base end portion 27c of the spout 27, and a fixing that detachably fixes the pedestal portion 28 to an arbitrary installation location. For example, a permanent magnet is provided as means.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the tube-shaped spout 27 has a shape inclined downwardly toward the lower end by bending the intermediate portion between the distal end portion 27a and the proximal end portion 27c into an acute L-shape. ing. That is, the spout 27 is inclined forward and downward toward the distal end portion 27a, and the water discharge port 24 protrudes downward from the lowermost lower surface of the distal end.

  Further, in the basic configuration of FIG. 3, the entire outer peripheral portion excluding the spout 24 of the spout 27 is covered with a spout cover 42 having a hollow tube shape. The spout cover 42 has a bent tube shape in the same L shape as that of the spout 27, and the tip side of the spout cover 42 is inclined downward toward the lower end as in the case of the spout 27. An opening hole 43a for projecting the water discharge port 24 to the outside is formed in the lower surface of the tip. The spout cover 42 may be made of resin or metal, but is preferably made of a material having high chemical resistance against chemicals such as detergent, such as stainless steel.

  Thus, according to the above configuration, the spout cover 42 gives a volume feeling and a degree of design freedom to the appearance of the spout 27, giving a high-quality image to the user, and improving the appearance. In addition, the spout 27 and the spout cover 42 have a double structure, the strength of the spout 27 is increased, and there is no fear that the spout 27 will be broken from the base when the tip 27a of the spout 27 is loaded. Can be obtained.

  Further, in this example, the water treatment device main body 3 and the stand-type water discharge spout 2 are configured separately, and the flow path connecting the two and 3 is configured by a flexible flexible tube 23, thereby the water treatment device main body. The position of the spout 2 can be freely changed independently of the position 3, the position of the spout 24 can be arbitrarily changed according to the user's convenience, and the user's preference can be sufficiently accommodated. become.

  Moreover, since the operation part 39 is provided in the said pedestal part 28, since the water quality of the treated water can be switched on the side of the spout 2 spouted from the treated water, it becomes easy to use. Incidentally, when operating the operation part 39 on the upper surface of the pedestal part 28, if the spout 27 of the spout 27 is low, the hand may easily hit the spout 27 and the operation may be difficult, but as shown in FIG. 27 is inclined forward and downward toward the distal end portion 27a, the height from the operating portion 39 to the bent portion of the spout 27 is increased, the hand is less likely to hit the distal end portion 27a of the spout 27, and operability is improved. There are also advantages.

  By the way, in the structure in which the spout 27 is covered with the spout cover 42, the inside of the spout cover 42 becomes highly humid and it is easy to generate condensed water. However, in the example of FIG. 3, the spout 27 and the spout cover 42 are moved forward and downward. At the same time, the dew condensation water or scale accumulated in the spout cover 42 can be discharged from the opening 43a around the water outlet 24. That is, the opening hole 43a also serves as a drainage hole, but there is a risk that dirty condensed water, scale, etc. will flow down the spout 24.

  FIG. 4 is an example of an embodiment of the present invention, in which a water drain hole 43 that is long in the front and rear is cut out at a rear B position (a position higher than the water discharge port 24) than the water discharge port 24 of the spout cover 42. It has a structure in which a rib 44 is bridged in the vicinity of the water discharge port 24 of the hole 43. Other configurations are the same as the basic configuration of FIG. In this example, the spout 27 and the spout cover 42 are inclined forward and downward, and dirty dew condensation water or scale accumulated in the spout cover 42 can be discharged from the drain hole 43 provided at the rear B of the spout 24. Therefore, there is no possibility that dirty dew condensation water or scales will flow down the water outlet 24. As a result, drainage becomes good and the sanitary condition of treated water can be kept good.

  Furthermore, the drainage performance is improved by forming the drain hole 43 long in the front-rear direction at the rear B position of the water discharge port 24, while the strength of the spout cover 42 may be lowered. Therefore, the spout cover 42 can be reinforced by bridging the ribs 44 in the vicinity of the drain hole 43, and the strength reduction of the spout cover 42 due to the drilling can be prevented as much as possible. Moreover, the rib 44 of this example functions not only for reinforcement but also for draining water. In other words, when the condensed dew condensation water or scale accumulated in the spout cover 42 flows down toward the water discharge port 24 due to the downward inclination of the inner surface of the spout cover 42, most of the water flows downward from the drain hole 43 in the rear B. Even if a part of the water flows down and flows down to the water outlet 24 side through the edge of the drain hole 43, the water is transferred downward along the rib 44 by bridging the rib 44 around the water outlet 24. The water drainage becomes very good. That is, the rib 44 functions not only for reinforcing the spout cover 42 but also for draining water, and can improve both the strength of the spout cover 42 and the drainage performance.

  5 and 6 show an example in which the distal end portion of the flexible pipe 23 and the water supply port 26 of the spout 27 are connected via a joint portion 30 for connecting a flow path. The joint portion 30 is accommodated in a storage space 45 provided inside the pedestal portion 28 of the water discharge spout 2. Side openings 29 into which the distal ends of the flexible tubes 23 can be inserted are provided at a plurality of locations on the outer peripheral wall surrounding the storage space 45 for storing the joint portion 30 of the pedestal portion 28. In this example, side opening portions 29 are provided at two positions on the opposite side of the outer peripheral wall of the pedestal portion 28 that are 180 degrees apart.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, a first connection port 31 is provided on one end side of the joint portion 30 of this example so as to be detachably fitted and connected to the distal end portion of the flexible pipe 23. A second connection port 32 is provided on the other end side of the spout 27 so as to be removably fitted and connected to the water supply port 26 of the spout 27. The first connection port 31 and the second connection port 32 are connected to the rotating cylinder portion. Communicating with each other via 46. As shown in FIG. 4A, the rotating cylinder portion 46 has a small diameter cylindrical portion 46 b having a communication hole communicating with the first connection port 31 and a large diameter having a communication hole communicating with the second connection port 32. A cylindrical portion 46a, and the inner end of the small-diameter cylindrical portion 46b is inserted into the inner end of the large-diameter cylindrical portion 46a, and the inner periphery of the large-diameter cylindrical portion 46a. While the surface is sealed by an O-ring (not shown) and both 46a and 46b are held in a mutually rotatable state, the first connection port 31 and the second connection port 32 are connected to each other. The rotating cylinders 46 are in communication with each other. A pair of rotating shafts 47 project from the outer end surface of the large-diameter cylindrical portion 46a and the outer end surface of the small-diameter cylindrical portion 46b, and each rotating shaft 47 opposes the storage space 45 that stores the joint portion 30 of the pedestal portion 28. It is pivotally supported by a pair of vertical grooves 48 formed on the inner wall surface.

  Furthermore, in this example, the large-diameter cylindrical portion 46a and the small-diameter cylindrical portion 46b constituting the rotary cylindrical portion 46 are rotatable by 180 ° around the horizontal axis M (FIG. 5), and one side opening of the pedestal portion 28 is opened. When the distal end portion of the flexible tube 23 is inserted from the portion 29, the first connection port 31 of the joint portion 30 can be arranged toward the one side opening portion 29, and conversely, from the other side opening portion 29, it is flexible. When the distal end portion of the tube 23 is inserted, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 5, the first connection port 31 of the joint portion 30 is rotated by 180 ° to be inserted from the other side surface opening portion 29. Connection with the tube 23 is possible.

  Thus, the direction of the first connection port 31 of the joint portion 30 is rotated by 180 ° around the horizontal axis M in accordance with the flexible tube 23 inserted from one of the two side surface openings 29 of the pedestal portion 28. As a result, the flexible tube 23 and the first connection port 31 can be smoothly connected while correcting the twist of the flexible tube 23, and there is no need to route the flexible tube 23 to the outer peripheral side of the base portion 28. Therefore, the length of the flexible tube 23 can be set to the minimum necessary length, the flexible tube 23 does not get in the way, and the appearance and appearance are improved.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4A and FIG. 6, a connecting means for connecting the water supply port 26 of the spout 27 and the second connection port 32 of the joint portion 30 will be described. The connecting means of this example holds the flange portion 34 projecting from the outer peripheral surface of the base end portion 27 c of the spout cover 42 and the flange portion 35 projecting from the outer peripheral surface of the second connection port 32 of the joint portion 30. By doing so, it is comprised by the clamping tool 33 for connecting and holding both the flange parts 34 and 35. FIG. The holding tool 33 of this example is formed in a substantially U-shape having a size that can be stored in the storage space 45 for storing the joint portion 30 of the pedestal portion 28, and one end thereof is opened along the inner surface thereof. A letter-shaped groove 49 is formed. As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the vertical groove width of the U-shaped groove 49 is set to a width dimension that allows both flange portions 34, 35 to be sandwiched from above and below in a state where both flange portions 34, 35 are overlapped.

  First, when the joint portion 30 is disposed in the pedestal portion 28, the water supply port 26 of the spout 27 is inserted into the second connection port 32 of the joint portion 30 through the spout insertion hole 54 of the pedestal portion 28. The O-ring 50 (FIG. 4A) provided on the outer peripheral surface of the spout 27 of the spout 27 is in a state where the outer peripheral surface of the water supply port 26 and the inner peripheral surface of the second connection port 32 are sealed. In addition, the spout 27 is held in a rotatable state with respect to the second connection port 32, and in this state, the base end portion 27 c of the spout cover 42 is fitted into the outer peripheral surface of the second connection port 32. Then, the flange portion 34 protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the base end portion 27 c of the spout cover 42 and the flange portion 35 protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the second connection port 32 of the joint portion 30 are overlaid on each other. In this example, the outer peripheral surface of the base end portion 27 c of the spout cover 42 is in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of the spout insertion hole 54 of the pedestal portion 28 without a gap. Thereafter, in the storage space 45 of the pedestal portion 28, the U-shaped groove 49 of the holding tool 33 is fitted into the flange portions 34, 35 from the lateral direction, and the flange portions 34, 35 are held in close contact with each other (FIG. 6 ( b)), and then a screw hole provided in the vicinity of the spout insertion hole 54 of the pedestal portion 28 by inserting the screw 62 from the screw insertion hole 61 provided at the end of the holding tool 33 shown in FIG. By screwing to 63, it becomes possible to fix the holding tool 33 holding both flange portions 34 and 35 in the storage space 45 of the pedestal portion 28, and the spout 27 and the spout cover 42 are self-supporting from the pedestal portion 28. Can be held in an upright state.

  Therefore, the connection work between the water supply port 26 of the spout 27 and the second connection port 32 of the joint portion 30 can be performed with a single touch by simply holding both the flange portions 34 and 35 with the holding tool 33. Very inexpensive and easy to assemble. Furthermore, the spout 27 and the joint part 30 can be easily disassembled by simply pulling out the holding tool 33 during maintenance inspection, and the maintainability is improved. The water supply port 26 of the spout 27 is rotatably inserted in a sealed state into the second connection port 32 of the joint portion 30, and the flange portion 34 of the spout cover 42 and the flange portion 35 of the joint portion 30 are mutually connected. Since the spout 27 and the spout cover 42 are both clamped by the clamping tool 33 in a rotatable state, both the spout 27 and the spout cover 42 rotate around the vertical axis N in FIG. 7 with respect to the second connection port 32 and the pedestal 28 of the joint 30. As a result, the spout 24 of the tip 27a of the spout 27 can rotate about the vertical axis N with respect to the pedestal 28 in the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 7, without changing the orientation of the pedestal 28, The direction of the water outlet 24 can be variably adjusted by hand, and the usability is further improved.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, the portion other than the storage space 45 in the pedestal portion 28 is a component storage portion 55 in which a battery, a control circuit, and the like are built, and is detachable at the bottom center of the component storage portion 55. A battery cover 56 is arranged, and permanent magnets 37 constituting the fixing means 25 are built in both sides of the bottom surface. An external power supply may be used instead of the battery. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, a magnetic body 38 made of a metal plate or the like is provided at the installation place 36 where the spout spout 2 is installed. Thus, one-touch operation is performed so that the pedestal portion 28 of the spout 2 is not moved to an arbitrary installation location 36 due to the magnetic attractive force between the permanent magnet 37 provided at the bottom portion of the pedestal portion 28 and the magnetic body 38 provided at the installation location 36. It can be fixed with. Further, the installation location 36 is not limited to a horizontal plane, and there is an advantage that it can be fixed at an arbitrary location such as an inclined surface or a vertical surface. The magnetic body 38 may be provided on the pedestal portion 28 side, and the permanent magnet 37 may be provided on the installation location 36 side. As another example, instead of the combination of the permanent magnet 37 and the magnetic body 38, a fixing method in which a suction cup is provided at the bottom portion of the pedestal portion 28 and attracted to the installation place 36 may be used.

  FIGS. 8-10 shows the specific example of the operation part 39 for the water quality switching provided in the upper surface part of the base part 28 of the said spout spout 2. FIG. The operation unit 39 for switching water quality in this example includes an alkali button 51 for selecting alkaline ionized water, an acidic water button 52 for selecting acidic ionized water, a water purification button 53 for selecting purified water, and a control means 21. Provided is a transmission means 41 for transmitting an operation signal (for example, an infrared signal) to the reception means 40 provided in the water treatment device body 3 when the operation unit 39 is operated. The operation unit 39 can switch the operation mode of the water treatment apparatus main body 3 to any one of an alkaline ion water mode, an acidic ion water mode, and a water purification mode.

  That is, in the state where the alkali ion water mode is selected by operating the alkali button 51, the drain electromagnetic valve 11 of the water treatment device main body 3 shown in FIG. 2 is opened and the bypass valve 13b is closed, and the electrode plate 9 is closed. The alkaline ionized water is discharged from the flexible tube 23 by applying a voltage between the electrode plates 9 and 10 so that the electrode plate 10 becomes the anode. When the acidic ion water mode is selected by operating the acidic button 52, the flexible tube 23 is applied by applying a voltage between the electrode plates 9 and 10 so that the electrode plate 9 is an anode and the electrode plate 10 is a cathode. Acid water is discharged from On the other hand, when the water purification mode is selected by operating the water purification button 53, the drain electromagnetic valve 11 is closed and the bypass valve 13b is closed, and in this water purification mode, no voltage is applied to both electrode plates 9, 10. Clean water is discharged from the flexible tube 23. Here, as shown in FIG. 9, two transmission parts 41a and 41b are provided as the transmission means 41 of the spout spout 2, while the water treatment apparatus main body 3 has one receiving means as shown in FIG. 40 is inclined at a predetermined angle θ, and each transmission unit 41a, 41b transmits an operation signal from the operation unit 39 toward an upper ceiling, and is an optical type such as an LED that emits infrared light. It consists of a transmitting element. On the other hand, the receiving means 40 can receive an operation signal reflected from the ceiling. In this example, the transmitters 41a and 41b are inclined in the left-right direction by an angle θa or an angle θb with respect to the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 9B, and the receiving means 40 is changed as shown in FIG. 10B. By tilting at a predetermined angle θ, the receiving means 40 can most easily receive an operation signal from an oblique direction, and obstructs communication in the transmission direction of one of the plurality of transmission units 29a and 29b. Even if an obstacle is located, communication with the receiving means 40 can be ensured by another transmission unit, and the spout spout 2 can be installed at a free position without considering the obstacle. Moreover, it is possible to prevent malfunction caused by duplication of operation signals by transmitting operation signals transmitted from different transmission units 28a and 28b while shifting the phases.

  FIG. 11 shows an example in which the water quality switching operation portion 39 is provided on the upper surface portion inclined downward toward the lower end of the spout cover 42. By the way, when the operation part 39 for switching the water quality is provided on the upper surface of the pedestal part 28, the tip part 27a of the spout 27 may cover the operation part 39, which may hinder the operation. By providing the operation portion 39 on the top surface portion on the tip end side of the spout cover 42, the operation becomes easy, and the top surface portion on the tip end side of the spout cover 42 is inclined downward in the forward direction. It is easy to see from the front and the effect of further improving the operability can be obtained.

  In each said embodiment, although the stand-type water spout 2 independent from the water treatment apparatus main body 3 was illustrated, as shown in FIG. 12, FIG. 13, as another embodiment of this invention, The spout 27 may be formed integrally with the water treatment apparatus main body 3. In this example, the operation unit 39 for switching the water quality is provided on the upper surface of the water treatment apparatus main body 3, and the spout 2 configured to cover the spout 27 with the spout cover 42 is inclined downward toward the tip. It has been made. Reference numeral 30 in the figure is a joint part for connecting the treated water discharge path in the water treatment device main body 3 and the water supply port of the water discharge spout 2, 70 in FIG. 13B is a power cord, 71 is a water supply hose, 72 is a drain hose. Other configurations are the same as those in FIGS. 1 to 10, and corresponding portions are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the water discharge spout 2 integrated with the water treatment device main body 3 of this example, as in the above-described embodiment, the appearance and strength are excellent and the water drainability at the rear B position of the drain hole 43 is good. Can be obtained.

It is a perspective view explaining the installation state of the stand-type water discharge spout independent of the water treatment apparatus main body which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic structure figure of the electrolyzed water generating device which is an example of the water treatment equipment main part same as the above. It is the partially broken side view explaining the basic composition of a spout spout same as the above. (A) is side surface sectional drawing of the water discharging spout of embodiment of this invention, (b) is a bottom view. It is a perspective view explaining the case where the water supply spout of a spout spout same as the above is connected to a flexible pipe via a joint part. (A) is a disassembled perspective view explaining the case where the joint part same as the above, a flexible pipe, and a spout are connected using a clamping tool, (b) is sectional drawing explaining the state which clamped both flange parts with the clamping tool. is there. It is explanatory drawing in the case of fixing a spout spout same as the above to an arbitrary installation place with a magnet. It is a perspective view of the spout spout same as the above. (A) is explanatory drawing of the operation part for the water quality switching provided in the base part of the spout spout same as the above, (b) inclined two transmission parts in the operation part in the left-right direction at different angles with respect to the vertical direction. It is explanatory drawing of a state. (A) (b) is explanatory drawing of the receiving means provided in the water treatment apparatus main body side same as the above. It is a perspective view of the spout spout of other embodiment of this invention. (A) is a side view explaining the water discharge spout integrated with the water treatment apparatus main body of further another embodiment of this invention, (b) is a front view. (A) is a top view explaining the water treatment apparatus main body and integral water discharge spout of FIG. 12, (b) is a bottom view of the water treatment apparatus main body.

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2 Water spout 3 Water treatment device main body 20 Water treatment device 24 Water discharge port 27 Spout 39 Operation part 42 Spout cover 43 Water drain hole
44 rib B rear

Claims (2)

A spout for discharging treated water generated by a water treatment device, comprising: a spout having a spout on the lower surface of the tip; and a spout cover that covers the outer peripheral surface of the spout except for the spout. The tip of the spout is tilted downward and the spout cover is tilted downward and the condensate generated in the gap between the outer surface of the spout and the inner surface of the spout cover is formed on the lower surface of the spout cover from the spout. even Ri Na provided drain hole for discharging to the outside at the rear position, the water drain hole longer defined across, the water drain hole, the spout cover to protrude the spout of the spout to the outside A spout spout characterized by bridging a rib between the formed opening hole . The operation part for operating switching of the quality of the treated water from the water treatment device to the inside of the spout is provided on an upper surface portion inclined downward toward the lower end of the spout cover. The spout spout described.

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