JP6332831B2 - Faucet device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a water faucet device in which a water discharge head having a water discharge port is detachable from a water faucet device body.

  As a conventional faucet device, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-231546 (Patent Document 1), a hose inserted through the faucet body with respect to the faucet body fixed above the counter There is known one in which a water discharge head connected to the tip is detachable. In this faucet device, the fitting part at the lower end of the faucet body is inserted into the attachment hole drilled in the counter, and the nut is screwed into the attachment part from the lower side of the counter, so that the counter is mounted between the faucet body and the nut. It is pinched and fixed.

  In such a faucet device, there has been proposed an attempt to improve the design of the faucet device as a whole by providing a cover member that covers the faucet body. By adopting such a configuration, the design properties are ensured by the cover member, so that the degree of freedom in designing the faucet body is improved. However, if the cover member is provided separately from the faucet body fixed to the counter, the cover may move to a position not intended by the user when force is applied to the cover member.

  Therefore, in order to separately provide the cover member, it is necessary to fix the cover member and the faucet body fixed to the counter. As a method for that purpose, there is a method of fixing the cover and the faucet body with screws. Conceivable. However, there is a problem that the number of parts increases by providing another member such as a screw.

  In addition, a fixing method in which notches and protrusions are provided in the cover member and the faucet main body and fitted together is also conceivable, but in this fixing method and the fixing method using the screw described above, the cover member It is necessary to provide an opening or notch for inserting a screw, and there is a problem that the design of the water faucet device is deteriorated.

JP 2007-231546 A

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a faucet device in which a water discharge head is detachable from a faucet body, has a small number of parts, and has a high design. The purpose is to do.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention is such that a water discharge head having a water discharge port is connected to the tip of a hose inserted through the water faucet body, and the water discharge head is detachable from the water faucet body. A faucet device, wherein the faucet body is fixed to a mounting surface, an opening through which the hose is inserted is provided on an outer peripheral side surface, the hose is inserted inside, and a base end is A hose guide inserted into the opening, and a cover member that covers the hose guide and the fixing member, and the hose guide projects from the inner peripheral side of the cover member to the outer peripheral side with respect to the opening. The cover member abuts against the inner peripheral wall of the opening when the cover member is moved in an upward direction or a lateral direction in a state where the fixing member is upright .

In the present invention configured as above, the base end of the hose guide is inserted into the opening provided on the outer peripheral side surface of the fixing member and is brought into contact with the inner peripheral wall of the opening, thereby providing the hose guide. Movement is restricted. As a result, since the movement of the cover member that covers the hose guide and the fixing member is also restricted, the cover member can be prevented from moving to a position not intended by the user. Moreover, compared with the structure which fits a cover member and a faucet main body, or the structure which suppresses a movement of a cover member by screwing etc., a faucet device with high design property can be provided without impairing an external appearance. Furthermore, the number of components can be reduced as compared with a configuration in which movement is suppressed using separate components such as screwing.
Further, in the present invention configured as described above, the base end of the hose guide is inserted into the opening provided on the side surface of the fixing member, and is in contact with the inner peripheral upper wall of the opening, thereby providing the hose guide. The upward movement is restricted. As a result, since the upward movement of the cover member that covers the hose guide and the fixing member is restricted, there is no need to fix it by using a separate part such as a screw, and when the cover member receives an upward force. In addition, the cover member is prevented from being detached from the fixing member. Furthermore, in the present invention configured as described above, the base end of the hose guide is inserted into the opening provided on the side surface of the fixing member, and is in contact with the inner peripheral left and right walls of the opening. Movement of the hose guide in the left-right direction is restricted. As a result, since the movement of the cover member covering the hose guide and the fixing member in the left-right direction is restricted, there is no need to fix it by using a separate part such as a screw, and the water discharge head receives a force in the left-right direction. Further, the swinging motion of the water discharge head can be restricted.

  In the present invention, preferably, the cover member and the hose guide are configured to be coupled to each other by a snap fit.

  In the present invention configured as described above, since the cover member and the hose guide are joined by snap fit, the cover member and the hose guide are fixed, and when the water discharge head is pulled out from the faucet body, the cover member is the hose guide. Can be prevented from rattling.

In this invention, Preferably, the said hose guide is shape | molded with resin and the protrusion part which protrudes in the circumferential direction of the said hose guide is provided in the outer peripheral surface of the base end of the said hose guide.

  In the present invention configured as described above, even if the hose guide is formed of a resin that is cheaper and lighter than metal by providing a protruding portion protruding in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the base end of the hose guide, When the water discharge head receives a force in the swinging direction or the vertical direction, it is possible to prevent the inner peripheral shape of the hose guide from being deformed and the hose from becoming difficult to pull out.

  According to the faucet device of the present invention, it is possible to provide a faucet device in which the water discharge head is detachable from the faucet body, the number of parts is small, and the design is high.

1 is an external perspective view showing a water faucet device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a cross-sectional view of the faucet device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is the sectional view on the AA line in the state where the cover member and the hose guide in the faucet device of Drawing 2 were removed. It is a front view which shows the fixing member in the water faucet device of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the fixing member in which the hose guide by 1st embodiment of this invention was inserted. It is a perspective view which shows the fixing member in which the hose guide by 2nd embodiment of this invention was inserted.

  Hereinafter, a faucet device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a faucet device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the faucet device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in a state in which the cover member and the hose guide in the faucet device of FIG. 2 are removed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the faucet device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a faucet body 2 and a water discharge head 4. The faucet body 2 includes a fixing member 6, a hose guide 8, a cover member 10, a handle portion 12, and a single lever cartridge 14.

  The fixing member 6 is molded of resin and fixed in an upright state on the upper surface of the counter 100, and a water supply pipe 16, a hot water supply pipe 18, and a hose 20 are inserted through the inside. The water supply pipe 16 and the hot water supply pipe 18 are respectively connected to a metal joint 22 provided above the inside of the fixing member 6, and an external water supply source is connected to the single lever cartridge 14 engaged with the upper part of the fixing member 6. The water and hot water introduced from is poured. The single lever cartridge 14 is connected to a metal handle portion 12, and by operating a lever 12a provided on the handle portion 12, the control of water discharge, the flow rate adjustment, The temperature is adjusted, and the mixed water flows out to the hose 20 connected to the metal joint 22 provided above the inside of the fixing member 6. Specifically, by rotating the lever 12a upward, a valve body (not shown) inside the single lever cartridge 14 is opened, and as a result, mixed water begins to flow into the hose 20. Depending on the angle at which the lever 12a is rotated upward, the valve opening amount of the valve element increases and the flow rate of the mixed water also increases. Further, by rotating the lever 12a downward to a position parallel to the counter 100, a valve body (not shown) inside the single lever cartridge 14 is closed and the mixed water is stopped. . Furthermore, by turning the lever 12a to the left, the amount of inflow of hot water increases and the temperature of the mixed water flowing to the hose 20 increases. Conversely, the temperature of the mixed water flowing to the hose 20 is lowered by rotating the lever 12a to the right.

  The hose 20 is a flexible flexible hose made of vinyl chloride. As shown in FIG. 3, the hose 20 is provided around the outer periphery of the joint 22 provided on the fixing member 6 connected to the outlet of the single lever cartridge 14. By fitting outside so as to get over the projected portion (not shown), the fixing member 6 is connected. By being connected in this way, the mixed water flowing out from the single lever cartridge 14 engaged with the upper part of the fixing member 6 flows into the hose 20. A hose clamp 24 is separately connected so that the hose 20 does not come off the tip of the joint 22. The hose clamp 24 is a metal member and is formed in a ring shape having a space inside. The hose clamp 24 further includes a pair of knob portions 24a extending in the circumferential direction thereof, and by applying a force in a direction approaching the knob portion 24a, the inner diameter of the hose clamp 24 is adjusted to the outside of the joint 22 and the hose 20. It can be made larger than the diameter.

  The hose clamp 24 is externally fitted to a position over the convex portion of the joint 22 to which the hose 20 is externally fitted in a state where the inner diameter of the hose clamp 24 is increased, and the force applied to the knob portion 24a is removed at that position. By separating them from each other, the inner diameter of the hose clamp 24 is reduced, and the hose 20 and the joint 22 are fitted and fixed. Further, the fixing member 6 is provided with a restricting protrusion 6c that protrudes in the front direction in FIG. 3 so as to restrict the movement of the knob portion 24a of the hose clamp 24. With such a configuration, even when a force is applied to pull out the hose 20 from the joint 22 and a force is applied in the direction in which the inner diameter of the hose clamp 24 is increased, the pair of knob portions 24a of the hose clamp 24 are interposed between them. Since the proximity of the hose 20 is restricted by the restriction protrusions 6b that are positioned, the inner diameter of the hose clamp 24 does not increase, and the hose 20 can be prevented from falling off.

  FIG. 4 is a front view showing a fixing member in the water faucet device of FIG. 2. On the outer peripheral side surface of the fixing member 6, an opening 6 a that communicates the inside and the outside of the fixing member 6 is provided. As will be described later, the hose guide 8 is inserted into the opening 6a. As shown in FIG. 4, the opening 6 a has a notch 26, and the shape of the opening 6 a is formed into a non-circular shape with the lower part missing by the notch 26. Moreover, the notch part 26 is comprised by square shape. The left and right widths of the notch 26 in FIG. 4 are formed larger than the outer diameter of the hose 20. By setting it as such a shape, the bending angle at the time of the hose 20 bending between the fixing member 6 and the hose guide 8 can be reduced, and the water discharge head 4 can be smoothly extracted from the faucet main body 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the hose guide 8 is formed of resin, and the base end thereof is inserted into an opening 6 a provided on the outer peripheral side surface of the fixing member 6. Inside the hose guide 8, a hose 20 having one end connected to the single lever cartridge 14 via the fixing member 6 is inserted, and the other end of the hose 20 is connected to the water discharge head 4. The water discharge head 4 is detachably attached to the faucet body 2. The water discharge head 4 discharges the mixed water flowing in through the hose 20 from the water discharge port 4a provided at the tip thereof.

  The cover member 10 is made of metal and covers the fixing member 6, the hose guide 8, and the single lever cartridge 14. As a method of covering with the cover member 10, first, the cover member 10 is fitted from above the fixing member 6, and then the hose guide 8 is inserted through the hose lead-out hole 12 a provided in the cover member 10, thereby opening the fixing member 6. Insert into 6a. Next, the single lever cartridge 14 is placed on top of the fixing member 6, and the handle portion 12 is connected to the cover member 10 from above. Thereafter, the fixing member 6 is fixed to the counter 100 at the construction site, whereby the entire faucet body 2 is fixed to the counter 100.

  Further, a fitting portion 8a is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the hose guide 8, and a fitted portion 10a is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the cover member 10, respectively. The part 10a is fixed. With such a configuration, the cover member 10 and the hose guide 8 are fixed. Therefore, when the water discharge head 4 is pulled out from the faucet body 2, the cover member 10 and the hose guide 8 are prevented from rattling. .

  Next, a structure for inserting the hose guide 8 built in the faucet body 2 in the first embodiment of the present invention into the fixing member 6 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a fixing member into which the hose guide according to the first embodiment of the present invention is inserted.

As shown in FIG. 5, the base end of the hose guide 8 is inserted into an opening 6 a provided on the outer peripheral side surface of the fixing member 6. Since the base end of the hose guide 8 is fixed in contact with the inner peripheral upper wall and the inner peripheral left and right walls of the opening 6a, the hose guide 8 is upward and left and right when the fixing member 6 is upright. It has a structure that can prevent movement in the direction. Moreover, the shape of the upper part of the base end of the hose guide 8 and the inner peripheral upper wall of the opening 6a is substantially horizontal, and the positions of the upper part of the base end of the hose guide 8 and the inner peripheral upper part of the opening 6a are aligned. Thus, the hose guide 8 is prevented from rotating with respect to the fixing member 6 by inserting the hose guide 8 into the opening 6a.
By simultaneously covering the fixing member 6 and the hose guide 8 with the cover member 10 in this state, it is possible to prevent the cover member 10 from moving in the upward and left-right directions when the fixing member 6 is standing upright. Further, since the lower end of the cover member 10 is in contact with the counter 100, it can be prevented from moving downward.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a protruding portion 8 b protruding in the circumferential direction of the hose guide 8 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the base end of the hose guide 8. By adopting such a configuration, when the hose guide 8 hits the inner peripheral left and right walls or the inner peripheral upper and lower walls of the opening 6a, the inner peripheral shape of the hose guide 8 is prevented from being deformed, and as a result. The hose 20 can be prevented from becoming difficult to pull out.

  Further, on the outer peripheral left and right side surfaces of the base end of the hose guide 8, the protruding portion 8b is formed in a rib shape having alternately thick portions and thin portions having a thickness smaller than the thick portions. By adopting such a configuration, when the hose guide 8 hits the inner peripheral left and right walls of the opening 6a by the swinging operation of the faucet device 1, the impact received by the hose guide 8 can be received by the thick portion. In addition, by adopting a configuration in which the thickness of the other portions is not increased, the hose guide 8 is not made thicker than necessary, and the strength can be ensured with the minimum material.

  As described above, according to the faucet device 1 of the embodiment of the present invention described above, a faucet device in which the faucet device body and the water discharge head are detachable, has a small number of parts, and has a high design property is provided. be able to.

  Further, according to the faucet device 1 of the embodiment of the present invention described above, it is not necessary to fix the cover member 10 and the fixing member 6 by screwing or the like, and a screw hole is formed in the fixing member 6. Therefore, the fixing member 6 can be made of resin, which makes it difficult to form screw holes.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention, which is a modification of the above-described first embodiment, will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a view showing a fixing member into which a hose guide according to the second embodiment of the present invention is inserted.

As shown in FIG. 6, the base end of the hose guide 8 is inserted into an opening 6 a provided on the outer peripheral side surface of the fixing member 6. Since the base end of the hose guide 8 is in contact with the inner peripheral upper wall of the opening 6a, the hose guide 8 can be prevented from moving upward when the fixing member 6 is upright. Further, the opening 6a, excluding the notch 26, has a shape in which the width in the left-right direction when the fixing member 6 is upright is larger than the width in the up-down direction. The width in the direction is larger than the outer diameter of the hose guide 8. For this reason, the hose guide 8 can be moved until it abuts against the inner peripheral left and right walls of the opening 6a with respect to the left and right direction when the fixing member 6 is standing upright.
In this state, by simultaneously covering the fixing member 6 and the hose guide 8 with the cover member 10, the cover member 10 can be prevented from moving upward in a state where the fixing member 6 is standing upright. Moreover, since the lower end of the cover member 10 is in contact with the counter 100, it is possible to prevent the fixing member 6 from moving downward in the upright state. Since the cover member 10 can move together with the hose guide 8 until it comes into contact with the inner peripheral left and right walls of the opening 6a, the swinging operation of the faucet body 2 to which the water discharge head 4 is connected can also be performed. The movable range of the swinging operation can be adjusted by changing the size of the diameter in the left-right direction when the fixing member 6 of the opening 6a is upright.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the fixing member 6 is made of resin, but is not limited thereto, and may be formed of a material other than resin such as metal. Further, the state in which the fixing member 6 is upright means that the fixing member 6 is substantially perpendicular to the installation surface. When the fixing member 6 is installed on a horizontal wall surface or the like, the fixing member 6 is substantially vertical to the horizontal wall surface. It points to something.

  Moreover, in 2nd embodiment of this invention, the magnitude | size of the width in the left-right direction in the state which the fixing member 6 is standing upright is the vertical direction in the opening part 6a of the fixing member 6 except the notch part 26. The shape is larger than the width, but the present invention is not limited to such a shape. For example, the opening 6a is in the vertical direction in a state where the fixing member 6 is upright except for the notch 26. The width may be larger than the width in the left-right direction. At this time, the width in the vertical direction is larger than the outer diameter of the hose guide 8. Furthermore, in the present invention, the opening 6a may have a width that is larger in both the left-right direction and the up-down direction when the fixing member 6 is standing upright than the outer diameter of the hose guide 8.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water faucet device 2 Water faucet body 4 Water discharge head 4a Water discharge port 6 Fixing member 6a Opening part 6b Restriction projection part 8 Hose guide 8a Fitting part 8b Protrusion part 10 Cover member 10a Part to be fitted 12 Handle part 12a Lever 14 Single lever Cartridge 16 Water supply pipe 18 Hot water supply pipe 20 Hose 22 Joint 24 Hose clamp 24a Knob part 26 Notch part 100 Counter

Claims (3)

A water faucet device in which a water discharge head having a water discharge port is connected to the tip of a hose inserted through the water faucet body, and the water discharge head is detachable from the water faucet body,
The faucet body is
A fixing member fixed to the mounting surface and provided with an opening on the outer peripheral side surface through which the hose is inserted;
A hose guide inserted through the hose and having a proximal end inserted into the opening;
A cover member covering the hose guide and the fixing member,
The hose guide is provided so as to protrude from the inner peripheral side of the cover member to the outer peripheral side with respect to the opening, and the cover member is arranged in an upward direction or a horizontal direction in a state where the fixing member is upright. A faucet device that abuts against the inner peripheral wall of the opening when moved. The faucet device according to claim 1, wherein the cover member and the hose guide are coupled to each other by a snap fit. The hose guide is molded of resin,
  The faucet device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a protruding portion that protrudes in a circumferential direction of the hose guide is provided on an outer peripheral surface of a base end of the hose guide.

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