JP5493068B2 - Drain tap remote control structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a drain plug remote control structure, and more particularly to a structure that remotely controls a wash basin (wash bowl) and a drain plug (valve) of a bathtub.

Conventionally, as the drain plug remote control structure described above, as illustrated in FIGS. 14 and 15, an overflow drain port 43 is provided at the middle height or near the upper end of the side wall 42 of the water storage tank 41 such as a wash bowl or a bathtub. Opened in the front (horizontal) direction, the manual operation member 44 is manually operated in the direction of arrow H, and the operation in the direction of arrow H is performed on the bottom wall 46 of the water storage tank 41 via a pop-up transmission member 45 such as a wire. The doors were connected to the drain plug 47 and opened and closed.
Moreover, as is apparent from FIGS. 14 and 15, there is known a structure in which the pop-up transmission member 45 is inserted into the overflow pipe 48 to connect the manual operation member 44 and the drain plug 47 (patent). Reference 1).
JP-A-9-268624

Since the above-described conventional drain plug remote control structure bends the pop-up transmission member (release wire) with a small curvature radius R _0, it breaks at the bent portion 49 or generates a large frictional resistance, making operation difficult. There is a risk of failure such as.
Furthermore, the overflow outlet 43 is directly visible to the human eye, unsightly, and has poor design.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a drain plug remote control structure for opening and closing a drain plug attached to a drain opening provided in a bottom wall of a tank capable of storing water, and the inner peripheral surface of the tank A corner portion between the upper edge and the upper peripheral surface of the tank is cut out to form a concave portion, and an overflow drainage port is disposed on the bottom surface of the concave portion so as to open upward. the use drain outlet, an overflow pipe for communicating the drain pipe in communication with the drain port provided by inserting a pop-up transmission member consisting of a wire into the overflow pipe, the pop-up transmission member to said overflow drain port inserting the upper end portion vertically straight, in a hidden cover to be inserted into the recessed portion so as to surround the overflow drain port, by connecting the upper end of the pop-up transmission member, the hidden Bar, by operating in the vertical direction by actuating the upper portion of the pop-up transmission member in the vertical direction is obtained by combined manual operation member for opening and closing the discharge valve.
A pop-up transmission member having a concave portion having a bottom surface, an upper end portion passing through an upper opening provided in the bottom surface in the vertical direction, and made of a wire , and the inside of the concave portion and the pop-up transmission member. includes a hidden cover to hide the upper part, and by connecting the upper end of the pop-up transmission member to the hidden cover, lower the upper end portion of the pop-up transmission member by the hidden cover, operating in the vertical direction It is also used as a manual operation member that operates in the direction .

According to the drain valve remote control structure according to the present invention, the manual operation member can be hidden so as to cover the overflow drain port, and the overflow drain port is not directly visible to human eyes, improving the design. Can be used comfortably, such as a wash-basin or bathtub.
Further, the upper end portion of the pop-up transmission member is in a straight state, so that an excessive bending force does not act, force is transmitted smoothly, damage to the transmission member is prevented, and durability is improved. Furthermore, the workability and reliability of the apparatus can be improved.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the illustrated embodiment.
Basic configuration common to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 to 11 and the third embodiment shown in FIGS. First, a tank 1 for storing water, which is exemplified by a wash bowl, has a drain port 4 on the bottom wall 2 of the tank 1, and a drain plug 3 that opens and closes. It is attached as possible. And in the vicinity of the upper end of the side wall 5 of the tank 1, an overflow drain 6 is opened upward. At this time, when the tank 1 is a wash bowl, an overflow drain port 6 is disposed on the rear side wall 5.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a pop-up transmission member, and an upper end portion 10A of the pop-up transmission member is disposed on the overflow drain port 6 in a vertical shape.
Reference numeral 7 denotes an overflow pipe, and the transmission member 10 is inserted into the overflow pipe 7. The drain port 4 of the bottom wall 2 is connected in communication with a drain pipe 20 that communicates with a sewer pipe (not shown). The drain pipe 20 is branched into a T-shape, and at this branch portion 20A, The overflow pipe 7 is connected.
The pop-up transmission member 10 is bent at the branch portion 20A and changed in direction by about 90 °, and its end portion 10B is connected to the umbrella-shaped valve body 12 of the drain plug 3.

  And the corner | angular part 1B of the upper end edge of the side wall 5 of the tank 1 and 1 A of upper peripheral surfaces is notched in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, for example, the recessed part 8 is formed, and it is for overflow to the bottom face 8A of this recessed part 8 The drain port 6 is disposed so as to open upward. C is a hidden cover that surrounds the upper opening-like overflow drain 6 from above and from the front, and this hidden cover C is connected manually to the upper end portion 10A of the transmission member 10 and manually. It also serves as a manual operation member 9 for operating the pop-up transmission member 10.

  In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, when the drain plug 3 of the bottom wall 2 is in an open state, hereinafter referred to as opening, the hidden cover C (manual operation) The upper surface 13 of the ceiling wall portion 14 of the member 9) has no level difference with the upper peripheral surface 1A of the peripheral wall of the tank 1 and is kept in the same plane state (see FIGS. 1 and 3). Specifically, the shape of the hidden cover C (manual operation member 9) includes a rectangular ceiling wall portion 14, a front wall portion 15 suspending from four sides of the ceiling wall portion 14, a left and right side wall portion 16, 16 and a rear wall portion 17, and the vertical dimension of the front wall portion 15 is set to be sufficiently large so that substantially the entire recessed portion 8 is hidden when the plug shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 is opened. Thus, a minute gap G is formed between the front end edge of the bottom surface 8A of the recessed portion 8 and the lower end edge of the front wall portion 15, or lightly contacts each other.

  Next, when the drain plug 3 on the bottom wall 2 is closed--hereinafter referred to as when the plug is closed--as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the cover C (manual operation member 9) is attached. The upper surface 13 of the ceiling wall portion 14 is located above the upper peripheral surface 1A of the peripheral wall of the tank 1 by a step size A corresponding to a predetermined stroke, and the step size A includes the left and right side wall portions 16 and 16 and the rear wall portion 17. Is smaller than the height dimension. That is, the height dimensions of the left and right side wall portions 16 and 16 and the rear wall portion 17 are set to be smaller than the step size A, whereby the left and right side wall portions 16 and the rear wall portion 17 are always inside the recessed portion 8. Is hiding.

At the time of closing, an overflow window 18 is formed between the lower end edge of the front wall 15 and the bottom surface 8A of the recessed recess 8 as shown in FIGS.
It should be noted that a boss portion 19 with a hole is suspended from the center of the back surface of the ceiling wall portion 14, and the upper end of the transmission member 10 is inserted and fixed into the hole.

  Next, the third embodiment shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 differs from the first embodiment described above in the following points. That is, the step is eliminated when the plug shown in FIG. 13 is closed, and the step E occurs when the plug shown in FIG. 12 is opened. More specifically, when opened (FIG. 12), the upper surface 13 of the manual operation member 9 (hidden cover C) is in a lowered state in which the upper surface 1A of the tank 1 is depressed by the level difference E. At this time, the minute gap G is formed between the lower end edge of the front wall portion 15 and the bottom surface 8A of the recessed portion 8 or is in light contact. At the time of closing (FIG. 13), the upper surface 13 of the manual operation member 9 (hidden cover C) is flush with the upper peripheral surface 1A of the tank 1, and an overflow window 18 is formed.

  By the way, in 1st Embodiment of FIGS. 1-5, and 3rd Embodiment of FIGS. 12-13, the front wall part 15 of the manual operation member 9 and the upper end surface of the side wall 5 are The front-and-rear direction position of the front wall portion 15 is set so as to form the same vertical surface shape, and when opening, the lower end edge of the front wall portion 15 approaches the bottom surface 8A with a small gap G or lightly. In contact with it, the design is excellent.

On the other hand, in the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 to 10, the spring (not shown) is connected to the transmission member both when opening (FIG. 6) and when closing (FIG. 7). 10), the manual operation member 9 is arranged at a height without a step. That is, the upper surface 13 of the manual operation member 9 is kept flush with the upper peripheral surface 1A of the tank 1, and no step is generated. However, an overflow interval portion 18A having a lower opening is formed so that the front wall portion 15 protrudes forward (near) from the side wall 5 by a predetermined dimension F.
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the manual operation member 9 (hidden cover C) is lowered by a predetermined step E only when the user is in a pushing state in which a force for pushing down the upper surface 13 is applied.

  In the illustrated embodiment described above, the case where the tub 1 is a wash bowl is shown, but other than this, it may be a bathtub or other wash stand. Alternatively, the transmission member 10 can be applied to the outside of the overflow pipe 7.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the upper end portion 10A of the pop-up transmission member 10 is arranged in the upper and lower straights at the overflow drain port 6 and the upper cover 10 is surrounded by the hidden cover C surrounding the overflow drain port 6. Since the portion 10A is connected and the hidden cover C is also used as the manual operation member 9, the upper end portion 10A of the pop-up transmission member 10 has a small radius of curvature R ₀ (as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15). ) curved and could prevent breakage accident cases and increase of the frictional resistance of the transfer member 10 to either wire over et made even prevents, may perform smooth discharge valve opening and closing. Further, the overflow drain 6 can be hidden beautifully without being visible to the human eye, and the design can be remarkably improved.

Further, a pop-up transmission member 10 is inserted into the overflow pipe 7, and the upper end portion 10 </ b> A of the transmission member 10 is arranged in the overflow drain port 6 while making it straight up and down, and a hidden cover that surrounds the overflow drain port 6. Since the concealed cover C is also used as the manual operation member 9 by connecting the upper end portion 10A to C, the transmission member 10 can be easily inserted into the overflow pipe 7 and assembled. Can be improved. Further, the number of watertight connections is reduced, there is no risk of water leakage, and the transmission member 10 does not need to be exposed in the lower cabinet or the like. Then, with the upper end portion 10A is small radius of curvature R ₀ of the pop-up transmission member 10, (FIG. 14, as shown in FIG. 15) curved and could prevent breakage accident cases and the transmission member 10 or the wire over et consisting An increase in frictional resistance can also be prevented, and smooth drain plug opening and closing can be performed. Further, the overflow drain 6 can be hidden beautifully without being visible to the human eye, and the design can be remarkably improved.

It is a cross-sectional side view at the time of opening which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional side view at the time of closing. It is a principal part perspective view at the time of opening. It is a principal part perspective view at the time of closure. It is a principal part disassembled perspective view. It is a cross-sectional side view at the time of opening the plug which shows 2nd Embodiment. It is a cross-sectional side view at the time of closing. It is a cross-sectional side view which shows the state in the middle of switching operation. It is a principal part perspective view at the time of closing and opening. It is a principal part perspective view of the state in the middle of switching operation. It is a principal part disassembled perspective view. It is a cross-sectional side view at the time of opening the plug which shows 3rd Embodiment. It is a cross-sectional side view at the time of closing. It is a cross-sectional side view at the time of opening which shows a prior art example. It is a cross-sectional side view at the time of closure which shows a prior art example.

1 tank
1A upper peripheral surface
1B corner
2 bottom wall
3 drain plug
4 Drain port 6 Drain port for overflow 7 Overflow piping
8 recessed part 9 manual operation member
10 Pop-up transmission member
10A Top end C Hidden cover

Claims (2)

In the drain plug remote control structure for opening and closing the drain plug (3) attached to the drain port (4) opened in the bottom wall (2) of the tank (1) capable of storing water,
A corner (1B) between the upper end edge of the inner peripheral surface of the tank (1) and the upper peripheral surface (1A) of the tank (1) is cut out to form a concave portion (8). On the bottom surface (8A) of the part (8), the overflow drain (6) is disposed so as to open upward,
An overflow pipe (7) is provided for communicating the overflow drain port (6) with a drain pipe (20) communicating with the drain port (4).
Insert the pop-up transmission member (10) made of wire into the overflow pipe (7),
Upper end inserted through (10A) vertically straight, the recessed portion so as to surround the overflow drainage outlet (6) of the overflow drain port the popup transmission member (6) (10) (8) hidden cover (C) to be inserted into the upper end of the pop-up transmission member (10) by connecting the (10A), the hidden cover (C), and the pop-up transmission member by operating in the vertical direction (10) A drainage plug remote control structure that is also used as a manual operation member (9) that opens and closes the drainage plug (3) by operating the upper end (10A) of the valve vertically . A recessed portion (8) having a bottom surface (8A);
A pop-up transmission member (10) having an upper end (10A) inserted vertically in an upper opening provided in the bottom surface (8A) and made of a wire ;
A concealing cover (C) for concealing the inside of the recessed part (8) and the upper end part (10A) of the pop-up transmission member (10),
Upper end of the pop-up transmission member (10) to the hidden cover (C) by connecting (10A), the hidden cover (C), the upper end portion of the pop-up transmission member by operating in the vertical direction (10) A drain cock remote control structure characterized in that (10A) is also used as a manual operation member (9) for operating vertically .

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