JP6430891B2 - Cover faucet - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cover faucet in which, for example, a connecting pipe portion connected to a faucet installed on the front side of a wall such as a bathroom is covered with a cover.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a cover faucet that covers the main body of a hot and cold water mixing faucet with a cover.

JP2013-40546A

  In such a cover faucet, as shown in FIG. 4, the connecting pipe portion 2 connected to the main body 4 of the hot water / mixing tap is covered with the cover 3 as before, while the main body 4 itself of the hot / cold water mixing tap is covered with the cover 3. If it is attempted to expose without covering with, the following problems occur.

  That is, in the conventional cover faucet, the eccentric pipes 5 are connected to the left and right of the main body 4 of the hot and cold water mixing faucet, respectively. The eccentric tube 5 is screwed to a pipe (not shown) in the wall surface on the back side of the hot and cold water mixing tap, and because of its structure, the front and rear positions of the left and right eccentric tubes 5 are completely connected to each other. It is difficult to match. When the positions of the left and right eccentric tubes 5 do not match, the main body 4 of the hot and cold mixing plug is strictly inclined with respect to the wall surface on the back side thereof, thereby covering the eccentric tube 5. A slight gap is created between the cover 3 and the main body 4, and as a result, there is a concern that the aesthetics deteriorate.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described matters, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cover faucet that can contribute to an improvement in aesthetics.

  In order to achieve the above object, the cover faucet according to the present invention is fixed to the main body of the hot and cold water mixing faucet and the wall surface located behind the main body, arranged side by side, and two connections each connected to the main body A cover faucet comprising a pipe part and a cover covering the two connecting pipe parts, wherein the cover is configured to be slidable back and forth, and comprises a biasing means for biasing the cover forward, The urging means maintains the cover in contact with the main body (Claim 1).

  In the cover faucet, the urging means may be a leaf spring portion provided on a fixing member attached to the wall surface (Claim 2).

  In this invention, the cover faucet which can contribute to the improvement of aesthetics is obtained.

  That is, in the cover faucet of the invention according to each claim of the present application, even if the front and rear positions of the left and right connecting pipe parts connected to the main body do not completely match each other, the biasing action of the biasing means Since the cover can be kept in contact with the main body and no gap can be formed between the main body and the main body, the appearance can be improved.

  In the cover faucet of the invention according to claim 2, the urging means can be obtained with a simple configuration.

It is explanatory drawing which shows roughly the structure of the cover water tap which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. (A)-(C) are the cross-sectional views of the said cover faucet, the front view which cuts off some, and a longitudinal cross-sectional view. (A)-(F) is explanatory drawing which shows the attachment procedure of the said cover faucet. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the conventional cover faucet roughly.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  The cover faucet according to the present embodiment has a faucet 1 and a cover 3 that covers two connecting pipe portions 2 connected to the faucet 1, and is installed on a wall surface of a bathroom, for example. is there.

  First, the faucet 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2A to 2C, the faucet 1 of this example has a main body 4 that has a substantially cylindrical appearance extending in the left-right direction. On the left and right sides of the back surface of the main body 4 are hot and cold water mixing plugs to which hot water supply pipes and water supply pipes (not shown) are connected via a connecting pipe portion 2 including an eccentric pipe 5. Inside the main body 4 are located in a mixing chamber (not shown) in which hot water from the hot water supply pipe introduced separately into the main body 4 and water from the water supply pipe are mixed, and upstream of the mixing chamber. A first valve portion for adjusting the flow rate of hot water into the mixing chamber, and a first valve portion located on the downstream side of the mixing chamber for switching the hot water outlet flow path from the mixing chamber and adjusting the outlet flow rate. And a two-valve part. Handles 6 and 7 are attached to the left and right sides of the main body 4, and one handle 6 is led out from the main body 4 through the lead-out portion (water outlet 8 or shower elbow 9) in conjunction with the first valve portion. The other handle 7 switches the outlet flow path in conjunction with the second valve portion (switching between a state where the hot water is led out from the water outlet 8 and a state where it is led out from the shower elbow 9). Controls the function and adjustment function of water discharge flow rate. A hot and cold water mixing tap having such a configuration is well known, and a more detailed description of such a configuration is omitted.

  Here, the connecting pipe portion 2 of the present example includes two eccentric pipes 5 arranged on the left and right sides and two pipe joints (nipples) 10 that connect the eccentric pipes 5 to the main body 4.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the cover 3 includes an upper cover 11 that covers the connecting pipe portion 2 from above, a lower cover 12 that covers from below, a fixing member 13 attached to the wall surface, and a decorative cover 14. Yes.

  Next, the cover faucet installation method will be described, which also serves as a more detailed explanation of the configuration of the cover faucet of this example. This installation method is implemented by the following procedures (1) to (4).

  (1) Two eccentric tubes 5 are attached to a wall surface outside the figure (a wall surface located behind the main body 4) (see FIG. 3A). In this example, the tips of the hot water supply pipe and the water supply pipe arranged on the back side of the wall face the outside (front side) from the opening provided on the wall surface, and the eccentric pipe 5 is screwed to the tip. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and an appropriate configuration can be adopted as means for attaching the two eccentric tubes 5 to the wall surface.

  (2) The fixing member 13 is fixed to a wall surface outside the figure (see FIG. 3B), and the main body 4 is connected to the two eccentric pipes 5 via the pipe joint 10 (see FIG. 3C). Note that either the fixing of the fixing member 13 or the connection of the main body 4 to the eccentric tube 5 may be performed first.

  (3) The upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12 are attached to the connecting pipe portion 2 (see FIGS. 3D and 3E).

  (4) The decorative cover 14 is attached to the fixing member 13 (see FIG. 3F).

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3 (B), the fixing member 13 used in the procedure (2) includes a base portion 13a that passes substantially below the two eccentric tubes 5, and extends from both ends and the center of the base portion 13a. There are three support columns 13b that rise, and support portions 13c that are positioned in front of the support columns 13b from both ends of the base portion 13a. A plate spring portion (the upper cover 12 and the lower cover 12 are provided above the support portions 13c. An example of a biasing means for biasing forward 13d is formed. Then, an appropriate portion of the fixing member 13 (in this example, an upper portion of each column portion 13b) is screwed to the wall surface, for example.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3D, the upper cover 11 used in the above procedure (3) is substantially C that is elastically engaged with the two pipe joints 10 and is slidable in the front-rear direction along the pipe joints 10. Two character-shaped engaging portions 15 are provided. Further, a substantially C-shaped engaging portion 16 that is elastically engaged with the base portion of the shower elbow 9 and is slidable in the front-rear direction along the base portion of the shower elbow 9 is provided between the two engaging portions 15. ing.

  Further, the lower cover 12 used in the above procedure (3) is configured to engage with the upper cover 11 and cover the connecting pipe portion 2 with the upper cover 11, as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, a part of the eccentric tube 5 and the tip of the shower elbow 9 are exposed to the outside while covering the connecting tube portion 2.

  Then, the back upper part of the upper cover 11 attached to the connecting pipe part 2 is urged forward by the leaf spring part 13d of the fixing member 13 (see FIG. 2C), and thereby the upper cover 11 The front end abuts (closely contacts) the outer surface of the main body 4. The lower cover 12 that engages with the upper cover 11 also moves forward in the same manner as the upper cover 11, and the front end of the lower cover 12 abuts (closely contacts) the outer surface of the main body 4.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the decorative cover 14 used in the procedure (4) shown in FIG. 3 (F) has a substantially U-shape that is laid down, and engages with the column portion 13 b of the fixing member 13. It is configured. The decorative cover 14 covers the gaps between the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12 and the wall surface in a state where the decorative cover 14 is engaged with the fixing member 13, and is not covered with the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12 in the fixing member 13. It is comprised so that the site | part (in this example, the substantially whole support | pillar part 13b of both ends, and the upper part of the support | pillar part 13 of a center) may be covered.

  In the cover faucet configured as described above, even if the front and rear positions of the left and right eccentric tubes 5 do not completely coincide with each other, the biasing action of the leaf spring portion 13d provided on the fixing member 13 causes the hot water Since the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12 are kept in contact with the main body 4 of the mixing plug, and no gap is formed between the main body 4 and the main body 4, the appearance can be improved.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to said embodiment at all, Of course, it can change and implement variously in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. For example, the following modifications can be given.

  In the above embodiment, the cover 3 covering the connection pipe part 2 is separable into the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12, and the part covering the connection pipe part 2 from the side surface is mainly provided in the upper cover 11. The shape of the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12 may be variously modified. The cover 3 that covers the connecting pipe portion 2 is not limited to the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12 and can be separated to the left and right, for example, and the number of parts to be separated is not limited to two. There may be three or more.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the engaging parts 15 and 16 are provided in the upper cover 11 (refer FIG.3 (D)), and the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12 are followed along the base part of the pipe joint 10 and the shower elbow 9. FIG. Although it is possible to slide in the front-rear direction, the present invention is not limited to this, and the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12 may slide along other portions of the connecting tube portion 2 such as the eccentric tube 5, and further, a fixing member 13 and the body 4 may be slid in the front-rear direction along a portion extending in the front-rear direction.

  Further, the position of the leaf spring portion 13d can be changed as appropriate, and not only the upper portion of the cover 3 but also the side portion and the lower portion may be urged. Furthermore, the urging means for urging the cover 3 forward is not limited to the leaf spring portion 13d, and other urging means such as a spring can be employed.

  Needless to say, the above modifications may be combined as appropriate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water faucet 2 Connection pipe part 3 Cover 4 Main body 5 Eccentric pipe 6 Handle 7 Handle 8 Water outlet 9 Shower elbow 10 Pipe joint 11 Upper cover 12 Lower cover 13 Fixing member 13a Base part 13b Strut part 13c Support part 13d Leaf spring part 14 Makeup Cover 15 Engagement part 16 Engagement part

Claims (2)

The main body of the hot and cold water mixing tap, fixed to the wall located at the rear of the main body, arranged in the left and right, each comprising two connecting pipe portions connected to the main body, and a cover covering the two connecting pipe portions A cover faucet,
The cover is configured to be slidable back and forth,
Urging means for urging the cover forward;
The cover faucet characterized in that the cover is maintained in contact with the main body by the biasing means.   The cover faucet according to claim 1, wherein the biasing means is a leaf spring portion provided on a fixing member attached to the wall surface.

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