JP5012289B2 - Stopcock device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a water stop cock device with a strainer that is attached to a water pipe piped on a floor surface or a wall surface of a room as a water supply facility in a building.

  As a conventional “water stopcock”, the spindle shaft is rotated by operating the groove at the upper end of the spindle shaft connected to the water stop valve with a tool such as a screwdriver, and the water stop valve is opened and closed. Are known. However, this “water faucet” had to operate the spindle shaft with a screwdriver or the like every time the water shut-off operation was performed, and lacked operability.

  Thus, there is a “water stopcock” that can be opened and closed by manually rotating a handle connected to the spindle shaft (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This “water faucet” is configured such that only the strainer arranged on the outer periphery of the spindle shaft can be taken out after the handle portion is rotated to make the water stop state.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-181209

  However, in the “water stopcock” with a handle described in Patent Document 1, the outer diameter of the handle portion is larger than the outer diameter of the spindle in order to improve the operability of the handle portion. For this reason, when it becomes necessary to replace the strainer, the handle portion is first rotated to stop water, the handle portion is removed from the spindle, and the lid member is not removed from the housing to remove the strainer. In addition, when reassembling the “water stopcock”, the procedure reverse to that described above must be taken. For this reason, the work of removing the handle from the spindle shaft, which is not necessary for a “water stopcock” that uses a screwdriver or other tool to stop the water, must be performed every time the strainer is replaced or maintained. These desorption operations require a great deal of labor and time.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a water faucet device that can perform maintenance and replacement of a strainer very easily.

The water faucet device of the present invention is
A water faucet device main body having a built-in water passage, and an on-off valve spindle that is rotatably mounted in the water faucet device main body and advances and retreats in the axial direction along with the rotation to open and close the water passage. A water stop unit,
An operating shaft spindle that is detachably engaged with the on-off valve spindle, a holding member that holds a strainer that filters water flowing through the water passage, and the other end of the operating shaft spindle for rotating the on-off valve spindle An operation unit having a handle portion provided in
With
The operation unit is detachably attached to the water stop unit, and an urging means for urging the operation shaft spindle toward the on-off valve spindle is provided .

  With such a configuration, the stop valve can be opened and closed without a tool by providing the handle portion for rotating the on-off valve spindle. In addition, since the operation unit can be removed from the water stop unit after the water passage is closed by turning the handle part and water is stopped, there is no need for a complicated process of removing the handle part when performing maintenance, etc. Thus, the strainer can be easily removed from the water faucet device main body.

Further , by providing an urging means for urging the operation shaft spindle toward the on-off valve spindle , the operation shaft spindle can always be kept pressed against the on-off valve spindle. Even if it is installed in any direction, up, down, left, or right, the engagement between the operation shaft spindle and the on-off valve spindle does not loosen or come off. Therefore, the degree of freedom of the installation posture of the water faucet device is expanded and versatility is enhanced.

  In this case, if a spring or a magnet is provided as the biasing means, the operation shaft spindle and the on-off valve spindle can be strongly engaged.

Furthermore, it is desirable to provide the holding member with an engaging portion for engaging a tool used when the operation unit is attached to and detached from the water stop unit. With such a configuration, the operation unit can be detached from the water stop unit simply by engaging the tool with the engaging portion provided on the holding member and performing a predetermined operation, so that maintainability is improved. . When the operation unit is mounted on the water stop unit, the operation shaft spindle and the on-off valve spindle are always engaged by the biasing means, and the water stop device is disassembled. In this case, when the holding member that is screwed to the water faucet device main body is rotated in a direction away from the water faucet device main body, the operation shaft spindle does not rotate and the holding member is rotated. It is desirable that the threaded coupling with the water faucet device main body is disengaged, and accordingly, the operation shaft spindle and the on-off valve spindle are disengaged so that the operation unit can be detached from the water stop unit. With such a configuration, it is possible to remove the operation unit from the water stop unit simply by rotating the holding member, so that maintainability is improved.

  In the water faucet device of the present invention, by providing a handle portion for rotating the on-off valve spindle, the water stop valve can be opened and closed without a tool, and the water passage is closed by rotating the handle portion. After performing the water stop, the operation unit can be removed from the water stop unit. For this reason, when performing maintenance or replacement of the strainer, a step of removing the handle portion or the like is not required, and the strainer can be easily removed from the water faucet device main body. Thereby, the water stop cock device which can perform maintenance and exchange of a strainer very easily can be provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a partially omitted perspective view showing the installation state of the water faucet device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of the water faucet device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 5, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the water faucet device shown in FIG. 4 in a closed state.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the water faucet device 10 can be used by being attached to a water supply pipe 11 piped on a floor F in the room as a water supply facility in a building, for example. In this embodiment, the inflow port 17 of the water faucet device 10 is fixed to the floor surface F in a state of being connected to the water supply pipe 11, and the water inlet 14 a of the branch pipe 14 is connected to the outflow port 18 via the connector 19. Are detachably connected. And the water pipes 15 and 16 by the side of the flush toilet 12 are connected to the two outlets 14b and 14c provided in the downstream of the branch pipe 14. FIG.

  The water conduit 15 is a water conduit for the toilet flush water of the flush toilet 12, and the water conduit 16 is a water conduit for the local flush water. Normally, since the water faucet device 10 is set in the valve open state, when there is a predetermined operation command in the flush toilet 12, water sent from the water supply pipe 11 passes through the water faucet device 10 and is branched. 14 and the water pipes 15 and 16 are supplied to the flush toilet 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the water faucet device 10 includes a water faucet device body 20 including a water passage 21, and a water stop unit 23 having an opening / closing valve spindle 22 that opens and closes the water passage 21. The operation unit 27 is detachably attached to the water stop unit 23. The operation unit 27 includes an operation shaft spindle 24 that is detachably engaged with the on-off valve spindle 22, a holding member 26 that holds a strainer 25 that filters water flowing through the water passage 21, and the operation shaft spindle 24. And a handle portion 13 provided at the upper end of the operation shaft spindle 24 for rotating the on-off valve spindle 22. On the outer periphery of the holding member 26, a hexagonal columnar engaging portion 26d for engaging the tool is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the upper part of the on-off valve spindle 22 constituting the water stop unit 23 is inserted into a through hole 26 a drilled in the axial direction of the holding member 26, and the upper end surface thereof has a diameter. A directional groove 22a is provided. A flange-like valve body 22b is provided near the center of the on-off valve spindle 22, and a rubber packing 22c is fitted in a circumferential groove 22d provided on the outer periphery of the valve body 22b. Below the valve body portion 22b, a cylindrical water passage portion 22f having an open bottom surface is provided, and a pair of water passage holes 22e are opened at opposite positions across the axis, and the outer periphery of the water passage portion 22f is formed. Has a male screw portion 22g.

  The open / close valve spindle 22 is rotatably mounted in the water stop cock main body 20 in a state where the male screw portion 22g is screwed into the female screw portion 20a on the inner peripheral surface of the water passage 21. When the on-off valve spindle 22 is rotated by a rotation operation of the handle portion 13 described later, the on-off valve spindle 22 is raised and lowered in the axial direction by a screwing mechanism of the male screw portion 22g and the female screw portion 20a. As a result, the valve body 22b and the rubber packing 22c are brought into contact with and separated from the valve seat 20b provided in the water passage 21, whereby the water passage 21 is closed and opened.

  The strainer 25 is a cylindrical member having a large number of through holes in the peripheral wall. The strainer 25 is placed on the valve seat 20b so as to coaxially surround the valve body portion 22b and the rubber packing 22c in the water passage 21. Yes. The upper end portion of the strainer 25 is detachably fitted inside a skirt-shaped grip portion 26 b formed at the lower end portion of the holding member 26. The holding member 26 is attached to the water faucet device main body 20 by screwing the male screw portion 26 c formed on the outer periphery of the grip portion 26 b with the female screw portion 20 c formed on the inner periphery of the upper end opening of the water passage 21. Has been.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the operating shaft spindle 24 inserted from above the through hole 26a of the holding member 26 is rotatably held by an annular lid member 28 screwed to the upper end portion of the through hole 26a. Has been. A ridge 24a in the diametrical direction is provided on the lower end surface of the operation shaft spindle 24, a flange 24b is provided below the center, a cap-shaped handle portion 13 is mounted on the upper end portion, and an upper surface portion of the handle portion 13 is provided. And is fixed by a male screw 29 screwed in the axial direction of the operation shaft spindle 24.

  The flange 24b is disposed in an enlarged diameter portion 26f provided above the through hole 26a so as to be movable in the axial direction, and a spring 30 is attached to the outer periphery of the operation shaft spindle 24 between the lid member 28 and the flange 24b. . The operating shaft spindle 24 is movable in the axial direction with respect to the holding member 26 within a range in which the flange 24b can move up and down within the enlarged diameter portion 26f. Since the spring 30 urges the flange 24b in a direction away from the lid member 28, the entire operation shaft spindle 24 is urged in a direction toward the lower end of the through hole 26a.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the operation unit 27 is mounted on the water stop unit 23, the protrusion 24 a on the lower end surface of the operation shaft spindle 24 is fitted and engaged with the concave groove 22 a on the upper end surface of the on-off valve spindle 22. Kept. Therefore, even when the opening / closing valve spindle 22 moves in the axial direction by an opening / closing operation to be described later, the engagement between the protrusion 24a of the operation shaft spindle 24 and the concave groove 22a of the opening / closing valve spindle 22 is caused by the biasing force of the spring 30. Maintained.

  As described above, the opening / closing operation of the water faucet device 10 is performed by rotating the handle portion 13 left and right. Normally, the water faucet device 10 has a valve body portion 22b as shown in FIGS. The rubber packing 22c is separated from the valve seat 20b in the water passage 21, and the water passage 21 is open. When it is necessary to close the stop cock device 10, when the handle portion 13 is rotated to the right when viewed from directly above the stop cock device 10, the operation shaft spindle 24 and the on-off valve spindle 22 engaged therewith are Rotate in the same direction. Along with this, the on-off valve spindle 22 is lowered in the axial direction by the screwing mechanism between the male threaded portion 22g at the lower end of the on-off valve spindle 22 and the female threaded portion 20a in the water passage 21, and as shown in FIG. The water passage 21 is closed by the valve body portion 22b and the rubber packing 22c coming into close contact with the valve seat 20b in the water passage 21. Further, when the handle portion 13 is rotated counterclockwise, the reverse process is followed, the valve body portion 22b and the rubber packing 22c are separated from the valve seat 20b in the water passage 21, and the water passage 21 is opened.

  With the opening / closing operation of the operation handle portion 13, the opening / closing valve spindle 22 moves up and down in the axial direction, but the spring 30 urges the operation shaft spindle 24 to press the opening / closing valve spindle 22 toward the opening / closing valve spindle 22. The protrusion 24a of the shaft spindle 24 and the concave groove 22a of the on-off valve spindle 22 are always kept engaged.

  Next, the disassembling procedure of the water faucet device 10 will be described based on FIGS. 8 and 9 to 11. 9 is an exploded view of the water faucet device shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 10 is a vertical sectional view of the water faucet device shown in FIG. 9, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG.

  When it is necessary to disassemble the stop cock device 10 for maintenance or the like, first, the handle portion 13 is rotated by hand to be in the closed state shown in FIG. When a tool such as a spanner is engaged with the engaging portion 26d on the outer periphery of the holding member 26 and rotated, the holding member 26 rotates with the operating shaft spindle 24 engaged with the on-off valve spindle 22, and the male screw portion 26c. Then, the operation unit 27 gradually rises from the water faucet device main body 20 by a screwing mechanism with the female screw portion 20c on the outer periphery thereof.

  At the stage of starting to rise, the operating spindle 24 is engaged with the on-off valve spindle 22 by the urging force of the spring 30, but when the holding member 26 rises until the spring 30 is fully extended, the protrusion of the operating shaft spindle 24. 24 a is detached from the concave groove 22 a of the on-off valve spindle 22. Thereafter, when the operation unit 27 is lifted, the operation unit 27 in a state in which the strainer 25 is locked is detached from the water stop unit 23 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. When the strainer 25 locked to the operation unit 27 is pulled downward, the strainer 25 is detached from the holding portion 26b at the lower end of the holding member 26, so that the strainer 25 can be easily replaced and maintained.

  On the other hand, the strainer 25 or the new strainer 25 that has been maintained is mounted on the holding portion 26b at the lower end of the holding member 26, and the male screw portion 26c of the holding member 26 is screwed into the female screw portion 20c of the waterstop device main body 20. If the reverse procedure is taken, the stop cock device 10 can be assembled in the original state. When the handle portion 13 is opened after the assembly is completed, the water stop cock device 10 returns to a state in which water can be passed.

  The water faucet device 10 includes the handle portion 13 that rotates the open / close valve spindle 22, so that the open / close operation can be performed without a tool. For this reason, it is possible to respond promptly even when a situation where the water must be stopped urgently occurs. In addition, the operation unit 27 can be removed from the water stop unit 23 by loosening the holding member 26 after the water passage 21 is closed by rotating the handle portion 13 to stop the water. The strainer 25 can be easily removed from the water faucet device body 20.

  Since the operating shaft spindle 24 is pressed against the on-off valve spindle 22 by the biasing force of the spring 30, the operating shaft spindle 24 and the on-off valve spindle 22 are always kept in an engaged state unless the holding member 26 is loosened. . For this reason, even if the water faucet device 10 is installed in any of the upper, lower, left and right directions, the engagement between the operation shaft spindle 24 and the on-off valve spindle 22 does not loosen or come off. Therefore, the degree of freedom of the installation posture of the water faucet device 10 is wide and excellent in versatility.

  Further, since the spring 30 is provided as an urging means for pressing the operating shaft spindle 24 against the on-off valve spindle 22, both can be strongly engaged. The biasing means is not limited to the spring 30 and may be any member that can press the operating shaft spindle 24 against the on-off valve spindle 22 such as a leaf spring, rubber, electromagnet, or magnet described later.

  Further, since the holding member 26 is provided with an engaging portion 26d for engaging a tool used when the operation unit 27 is attached to and detached from the water stop unit 23, a tool such as a spanner is engaged with the engaging portion 26d. Since the operation unit 27 can be removed from or attached to the water stop unit 23 simply by rotating them together, the maintainability is also good.

  Here, based on FIG. 12, another embodiment relating to a biasing means for biasing the operation shaft spindle 24 toward the on-off valve spindle 22 will be described. FIG. 12 is a vertical sectional view showing a state in which a magnet is used as the biasing means. In FIG. 12, the portions denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS.

  In the water faucet device shown in FIG. 12, a magnet 35 is embedded in a recess 36 provided near the upper end of the on-off valve spindle 22, and the operation shaft spindle 24 is one of the materials attracted to the magnet 35. Made of stainless steel. Therefore, the operation shaft spindle 24 is always attracted to the on-off valve spindle 22 by the action of the magnet 35. As a result, the operation shaft spindle 24 and the on-off valve spindle 22 are strongly engaged, so It will not come off.

  In contrast to the configuration shown in FIG. 12, a magnet 35 can be embedded in the vicinity of the lower end of the operation shaft spindle 24, and the on-off valve spindle 22 can be made of stainless steel. Furthermore, magnets may be embedded in both the operation shaft spindle 24 and the on-off valve spindle 22 and engaged with each other. The material of the operation shaft spindle 24 and the on-off valve spindle 22 is not limited to stainless steel, and can be formed of other materials attracted by the magnet.

  Next, second and third embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13 is a front view showing a stop cock device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 14 is a front view showing a stop cock device according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 15 is a stop view shown in FIG. It is a vertical sectional view of a water faucet device. 13-15, the part which attaches | subjects the same code | symbol as FIGS. 1-11 is a part which has the same structure and function as the structural part of the water stopper apparatus 10, and abbreviate | omits description.

  A water faucet device 50 shown in FIG. 13 is connected to an L-shaped water supply pipe 11a piped to a wall surface W in a room of a building, and a handle portion 13 is attached in an inverted posture. In addition, covers 51 and 52 are provided to cover the water faucet device main body 20 and the branch pipe 14. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the operating shaft spindle 24 is pressed against the on-off valve spindle 22 by the biasing force of the spring 30. Therefore, the operation shaft spindle 24 moves in the direction of the floor surface F due to the weight of the handle portion 13 and the operation shaft spindle 24 below the stop cock main body 20, and the operation shaft spindle 24 and the on-off valve spindle 22 are engaged. Will not come off.

  The stop cock device 70 shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 is connected to a water supply pipe (not shown) via an elbow 71 piped on the floor surface F. The water faucet device 70 is fixed to the floor surface F together with the elbow 71 by a plurality of screws 72 that pass through a pedestal 71 a provided on the elbow 71 and are screwed to the floor surface F. By using the elbow 71, the stop cock device 70 can be attached to a place where the water supply pipe is not piped on the floor surface F or the wall surface.

  The water faucet device of the present invention can be widely used as a water shutoff means for a water supply pipe piped on a floor surface or a wall surface in a room as a water supply facility in a building.

It is a partially-omission perspective view which shows the installation state of the water faucet device which is 1st Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of the water stopper device shown in FIG. 1. It is a front view of the water stop cock device shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing in the AA of FIG. It is sectional drawing in the BB line of FIG. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 5. It is sectional drawing when the water faucet device shown in FIG. 4 is made into the closed state. FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the water faucet device shown in FIG. 3. FIG. 10 is a vertical sectional view of the water faucet device shown in FIG. 9. It is sectional drawing in the CC line of FIG. It is a vertical sectional view showing a state where a magnet is used as the urging means. It is a front view which shows the water stop cock apparatus which is 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the water tap apparatus which is 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a vertical sectional view of the water stop cock device shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10, 50, 70 Water stop cock device 11 Water supply pipe 12 Flush toilet 13 Handle part 14 Branch pipe 14a Water inlet 14b, 14c Water outlet 15, 16 Water pipe
17 inflow port 18 outflow port 19 connector 20 stop cock device main body 20a, 20c female thread portion 20b valve seat 21 water passage 22 on-off valve spindle 22a concave groove 22b valve body portion 22d circumferential groove 22c rubber packing 22e water passage hole 22f water passage Part 22g Male thread part 23 Water stop unit 24 Operation shaft spindle 24a Projection line 24b Flange 25 Strainer 26 Holding member 26a Through hole 26b Gripping part 26c Male thread part 26d Engagement part 26f Diameter expansion part 27 Operation unit 28 Lid member 29 Male thread 30 Spring 35 Magnet 36 Recess 51, 52 Cover 71 Elbow 71a Base 72 Screw F Floor surface W Wall surface

Claims (5)

A water faucet device main body having a built-in water passage, and an on-off valve spindle that is rotatably mounted in the water faucet device main body and advances and retreats in the axial direction along with the rotation to open and close the water passage A water stop unit,
An operating shaft spindle that is detachably engaged with the on-off valve spindle, a holding member that holds a strainer that filters water flowing through the water passage, and the other end of the operating shaft spindle for rotating the on-off valve spindle An operation unit having a handle portion provided on
A water faucet device characterized in that the operation unit is detachably attached to the water stop unit and urging means for urging the operation shaft spindle toward the on-off valve spindle is provided . Stop cock according to claim 1, wherein said biasing means is a spring. Stop cock according to claim 1, wherein said biasing means is a magnet. The water stop according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein an engagement portion for engaging a tool used when the operation unit is attached to and detached from the water stop unit is provided in the holding member. Stopper device. In a state where the operation unit is mounted on the water stop unit, the operation shaft spindle and the on-off valve spindle are always engaged by the urging means, and are screwed into the water stop device body. When the held holding member is rotated in a direction away from the water faucet device body, the operation shaft spindle does not rotate, and the screw connection between the holding member and the water faucet device body is released. ,
Accordingly, the operation shaft spindle and the on-off valve spindle are disengaged from each other, and the operation unit can be detached from the water stop unit.

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