JP6793339B2 - Water faucet - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a faucet.

As the conventional faucet, for example, the one described in Patent Document 1 is known. Patent Document 1 describes a faucet including a faucet main body, a stay attached to a wall, and a cover attached to the stay so as to cover the faucet main body. The cover includes a first cover attached to the stay and a second cover that covers the faucet main body together with the first cover. The stay is a plate-shaped member that extends long to the left and right. The first cover is arranged so as to sandwich the left and right ends of the stay, and fits against the left and right ends of the stay.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-72557

If there is a gap between the stay and the first cover or between the first cover and the second cover in the faucet, water or the like may enter the gap and the internal faucet main body may become dirty. It is preferable that such a gap does not occur in the cover. It can be said that there is still room for improvement in the configuration described in Patent Document 1 regarding suppressing the gap caused by the cover.

An object of the present invention is to provide a faucet in which a gap in a cover is suppressed in order to solve the above problems.

In order to achieve the above object, the faucet of the present invention includes a faucet main body that is fixed to a wall and discharges water, a cover that covers the faucet main body, and a stay that fixes the cover to the wall. The faucet is provided with, and the cover connects the left and right side surfaces arranged so as to face each other across the faucet main body portion and the upper end portions or the lower end portions of the left and right side surfaces. A first cover having a connecting surface arranged so as to extend in the left-right direction along the main body portion, and water provided with the first cover at a position facing the first cover with the faucet main body portion interposed therebetween. A second cover that covers the main body of the faucet is provided, and the cover can be attached to the stay via the first cover, and the left and right side surfaces of the first cover are opposite to the side connected to the connection surface. A fitting portion with the stay is provided at a position on the side, and the fitting portion is fitted to the fitted portion provided on the stay to restrict movement of the first cover in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. It is characterized by doing.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a faucet in which a gap caused by a cover is suppressed.

Perspective view of the faucet according to the embodiment of the present invention Exploded view of the faucet in FIG. Perspective view before mounting the stay and the first cover Perspective view after mounting the stay and the first cover Enlarged view of A1 part in FIG. Enlarged view seen from the rear of the A1 part in FIG. Enlarged view of A2 part in FIG. Schematic diagram seen from below of the A2 part in FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the vertical direction are the direction orthogonal to the wall surface (X direction), the horizontal direction along the wall surface (Y direction), and the vertical direction along the wall surface (Z direction), respectively. Is shown. When the faucet is mounted on the wall surface, the + Y direction is on the right and the -Y direction is on the left from the center of the faucet body when viewed from the front.

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1 and 2 are diagrams showing a schematic configuration of the faucet 10 according to the embodiment. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the faucet 10, and FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the faucet 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, the faucet 10 includes a faucet unit 20 and a handle unit 30. The faucet unit 20 is a unit for discharging water. The handle unit 30 is a unit that makes it possible to change the water discharge direction, the water discharge amount, and the mixing degree of hot water in the water discharge of the faucet unit 20.

As shown in FIG. 2, the faucet unit 20 includes a faucet main body 21, a stay 40, and a cover 23. The cover 23 includes a first cover 50 and a second cover 60.

The faucet main body 21 is a member having a hot water flow path inside, and constitutes the main body of the faucet unit 20. The faucet main body 21 is provided with two spouts 22a and 22b. In the present embodiment, for example, straight water is discharged from the spout 22a, and shower water is discharged from the spout 22b. A shower hose is connected to the spout 22b, but this is omitted here.

The stay 40 is a member attached to a wall (not shown). The first cover 50 is a member attached to the stay 40 so as to cover the faucet main body 21. The second cover 60 is a member attached to the faucet main body 21 so as to cover the faucet main body 21 together with the first cover 50.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the stay 40 and the first cover 50 before attachment. The stay 40 and the first cover 50 are attached by sliding the first cover 50 with respect to the stay 40 in the Z1 direction. Since the stay 40 and the first cover 50 have a symmetrical structure, the structure on the left side will be mainly described below, and the structure on the right side will be omitted.

The stay 40 is a plate-shaped member and has an opening 41 through which a hot water pipe connecting the faucet main body 21 is passed. Further, on the left side of the front surface, fitting portions with the first cover 50 are provided at the upper and lower corners. The fitted portion includes an upper fitted portion 42, a claw portion 43, and a lower fitted portion 44. The upper fitted portion 42 and the claw portion 43 are provided on the upper portion of the stay 40, and the lower fitted portion 44 is provided on the lower portion of the stay 40.

The first cover 50 has left and right side surfaces 51 and a connecting surface 52, and the side facing the connecting surface 52 is open. The left and right side surfaces 51 are a pair of surfaces arranged so as to face each other with the faucet main body 21 interposed therebetween. The connection surface 52 is arranged so as to connect the lower ends of the left and right side surfaces 51 and extend in the left-right direction along the faucet main body 21. The left and right side surfaces 51 are provided with an upper fitting portion 53, a claw portion 54, and a lower fitting portion 55 as fitting portions with the stay 40. The upper fitting portion 53 is fitted with the upper fitting portion 42 of the stay 40, the claw portion 54 is fitted with the claw portion 43 of the stay 40, and the lower fitting portion 55 is the lower fitting portion of the stay 40. Fits with the joint 44.

Next, the upper fitting portion 42 of the stay 40 and the upper fitting portion 53 of the first cover 50 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the stay and the first cover after attachment. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of part A1 in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, an upper fitted portion 42 is formed on the upper left side of the stay 40. The upper fitted portion 42 includes a front protruding portion 42a that protrudes forward. An opening 42b that penetrates in the vertical direction is formed in the front protruding portion 42a. On the other hand, an upper fitting portion 53 is provided on the upper part of the left side surface of the first cover 50. The upper fitting portion 53 includes an inner protruding portion 53a that protrudes inward in the left-right direction. A protrusion 53b protruding upward is formed at the tip of the inner protrusion 53a. In the present embodiment, the inside of the stay 40, the first cover 50, and the second cover 60 indicates a direction toward the area where the faucet main body 21 surrounded by these members is arranged. Further, the outside of the stay 40, the first cover 50, and the second cover 60 indicate a direction away from the area where the faucet main body 21 is arranged.

By inserting the protrusion 53b into the opening 42b, the upper fitting portion 53 of the first cover 50 fits into the upper fitting portion 42 of the stay 40. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper fitting portion 53 is surrounded by the upper fitting portion 42 in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, and the first cover 50 is in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. Movement is restricted.

Next, the claw portion 43 of the stay 40 and the claw portion 54 of the first cover 50 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 6. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view seen from the rear of the A1 portion in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the front protruding portion 42a of the stay 40 is continuously formed with a claw portion 43 protruding outward in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 6, the tip portion of the front protruding portion 42a forming the claw portion 43 is a portion provided at a distance from the surface of the stay 40. The portion of the front protruding portion 42a forming the claw portion 43 can be elastically deformed in the left-right direction. On the other hand, on the left side surface of the first cover 50, a claw portion 54 projecting inward in the left-right direction is formed above the medial projecting portion 53a.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the first cover 50 is inserted into the stay 40, the claw portion 43 of the stay 40 is arranged inside the claw portion 54 of the first cover 50. The claw portion 43 and the claw portion 54 are snap-fitted and are in a state of being engaged with each other in the vertical direction. As a result, the downward movement of the first cover 50 is restricted. Further, below the claw portion 43 and the claw portion 54, the inner protruding portion 53a of the first cover 50 and the front protruding portion 42a of the stay 40 are in contact with each other and are engaged in the vertical direction. As a result, the upward movement of the first cover 50 is restricted.

Next, the lower fitting portion 44 of the stay 40 and the lower fitting portion 55 of the first cover 50 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3, 7, and 8. FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the A2 portion in FIG. FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the A2 portion in FIG. 4 as viewed from below.

As shown in FIG. 3, a lower fitting portion 55 is formed on the lower portion of the left side surface of the first cover 50 and the upper surface of the connecting surface 52. The lower fitting portion 55 is a protruding piece protruding inward in the left-right direction from the left side surface. A lower fitted portion 44 is formed in the lower portion on the left side of the stay 40. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the lower fitted portion 44 is a protrusion piece receiving portion that protrudes forward from the front surface of the stay 40. The lower fitting portion 44 has a groove portion in which the lower surface and the left side surface are open so as to sandwich the protrusion piece of the lower fitting portion 55 in the front-rear direction. Here, with the first cover 50 attached to the stay 40, the lower fitting portion 55 of the first cover 50 is inserted into the groove portion of the lower fitting portion 44 of the stay 40. At this time, the front surface A (FIG. 8) of the lower fitting portion 55 engages with the front surface B (FIG. 8) inside the lower fitting portion 44. As a result, the forward movement of the first cover 50 with respect to the stay 40 is restricted.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lower fitted portion 44 is provided inside the opening 42b of the upper fitted portion 42 in the left-right direction. When the first cover 50 is attached to the stay 40 from below, the protrusion 53b corresponding to the opening 42b rises, but the protrusion 53b can pass outside of the lower fitted portion 44 in the left-right direction. Become.

A method of attaching the stay 40 and the first cover 50 having the above-described configuration will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first cover 50 is moved from the lower side to the upper side along the vertical direction with respect to the stay 40 fixed to the wall. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the stay 40 is in a state where the first cover 50 is attached. As described above, the protrusion 53b is inserted into the opening 42b, the claw portion 43 and the claw portion 54 are engaged in the vertical direction, and the lower fitting portion 55 is arranged in the lower fitting portion 44. Become.

When the upper fitting portion 53 of the first cover 50 moves upward, it passes outside the lower fitting portion 44 of the stay 40 in the left-right direction. When the upper fitting portion 53 is further raised, it is inserted into the opening 42b of the upper fitting portion 42 of the stay 40. Due to the fitting relationship between the upper fitting portion 53 and the upper fitting portion 42, the movement of the first cover 50 with respect to the stay 40 in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction is restricted. Since the lower fitting portion 44 is arranged inside the opening 42b in the left-right direction and does not hinder the ascent of the upper fitting portion 53, the upper fitting portion 53 can be smoothly fitted.

Further, when the claw portion 54 of the first cover 50 engages with the claw portion 43 of the stay 40, the claw portion 43 is pushed inward in the left-right direction by the claw portion 54, thereby elastically deforming. When the claw portion 54 is further raised, it moves upward beyond the claw portion 43 and engages with the claw portion 43 in the vertical direction. In this way, snap fitting is performed. At this time, as described above, the front protrusion 42a and the inside protrusion 53a come into contact with each other (FIG. 6), so that the movement of the first cover 50 with respect to the stay 40 in the vertical direction is restricted. When the claw portion 43 and the claw portion 54 are engaged with each other, the movement of the first cover 50 is completed.

At the position where the claw portion 43 and the claw portion 54 are engaged with each other, the lower fitting portion 55 is arranged in the lower fitting portion 44. As a result, the forward movement of the first cover 50 with respect to the stay 40 is restricted.

From the above, it is possible to regulate the movement of the first cover 50 with respect to the stay 40 in all directions of the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction. In particular, in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction in the upper part, the movement can be restricted by fitting the upper fitting portion 53 of the first cover 50 and the upper fitting portion 42 of the stay 40. Further, with respect to the front direction in the lower portion, movement regulation can be performed by engaging the front surface A of the lower fitting portion 55 of the first cover 50 with the front surface B inside the lower fitting portion 44 of the stay 40. .. Further, in the upward direction, the movement can be restricted by engaging the inner protruding portion 53a of the first cover 50 and the front protruding portion 42a of the stay 40 in the vertical direction. Further, in the downward direction, the movement can be restricted by engaging the claw portion 54 of the first cover 50 and the claw portion 43 of the stay 40 in the vertical direction.

According to the faucet 10 of the present embodiment, the faucet 10 fixes the faucet main body 21 which is fixed to the wall and discharges water, the cover 23 which covers the faucet main body 21, and the cover 23 to the wall. It is provided with a stay 40. The cover 23 includes a first cover 50 and a second cover 60. The first cover 50 connects the left and right side surfaces 51, which are arranged so as to face each other with the faucet body 21 in between, and the lower ends of the left and right side surfaces 51, and connects the lower ends of the left and right side surfaces 51 in the left-right direction along the faucet body 21. It has a connecting surface 52 that is arranged to extend. The second cover 60 is provided at a position facing the first cover 50 with the faucet main body 21 interposed therebetween, and covers the faucet main body 21 together with the first cover 50. The cover 23 can be attached to the stay 40 via the first cover 50. The left and right side surfaces 51 of the first cover 50 are provided with a fitting portion (upper fitting portion 53) with the stay 40 at a position opposite to the side connected to the connecting surface 52. By fitting the fitting portion into the fitted portion (upper fitted portion 42) provided on the stay 40, the movement of the first cover 50 with respect to the stay 40 is restricted in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction.

According to this configuration, the upper fitting portion 53 and the upper fitting portion 42 regulate the movement of the first cover 50 in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction with respect to the stay 40, so that the first cover 50 and the stay 40 are restricted. It is possible to prevent a gap from being formed between the first cover 50 and the second cover 60. In particular, the side facing the connection surface 52 is open, and by restricting the left and right of that portion, it is possible to make it difficult to create a gap in a portion where a gap is likely to occur.

Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, the connection surface 52 of the first cover 50 is a surface that connects the lower ends of the left and right side surfaces 51, and the fitting portion with the stay 40 is the left and right side surfaces 51. It is an upper fitting portion 53 provided on the upper part.

According to this configuration, since the first cover 50 has a structure in which the upper part is open, it is easy to open in the left-right direction at the upper part of the first cover 50. On the other hand, by fitting the upper fitting portion 53 and the upper fitting portion 42, the movement of the first cover 50 with respect to the stay 40 in the left-right direction is restricted, so that a gap is formed in the upper part of the first cover 50. It is possible to suppress the entry of water or the like from the upper part of the first cover 50. As a result, it is possible to prevent the faucet main body 21 provided inside the first cover 50 in the left-right direction from becoming dirty.

Further, in the present embodiment, a lower fitting portion 55 with the stay 40 is provided on the lower portion of the left and right side surfaces 51 or the connecting surface 52. By fitting the lower fitting portion 55 into the lower fitting portion 44 provided on the stay 40, the movement of the first cover 50 in the front-rear direction is restricted.

According to this configuration, by restricting the movement of the lower portion of the first cover 50 in the front-rear direction, it is possible to suppress the formation of a gap in the front-rear direction in both the upper portion and the lower portion of the first cover 50. .. As a result, the first cover 50 can be more firmly fixed to the stay 40.

Further, in the present embodiment, the lower fitting portion 55 is provided with a protrusion piece extending in the left-right direction, and the lower fitting portion 44 provided on the stay 40 is a protrusion piece forming a groove portion for sandwiching the protrusion piece in the front-rear direction. It has a receiving part.

According to this configuration, the lower fitting portion 55 is provided with a protrusion piece, and the stay 40 is provided with a protrusion piece receiving portion having a groove portion for sandwiching the protrusion piece in the front-rear direction, thereby restricting the movement of the first cover 50 in the front-rear direction. Can be realized by a simple mechanism.

Further, in the present embodiment, the upper fitting portion 53 includes a protrusion 53b protruding upward, and the upper fitting portion 42 of the stay 40 is a protrusion receiver having an opening 42b into which the protrusion 53b is inserted. It has a part.

According to this configuration, the upper fitting portion 53 is provided with the protrusion 53b, and the stay 40 is provided with the protrusion receiving portion having the opening 42b into which the protrusion 53b is inserted, whereby the first cover 50 is provided in the front-rear direction and in the front-rear direction. The movement regulation in the left-right direction can be realized by a simple mechanism.

Further, in the present embodiment, the left and right side surfaces 51 and the stay 40 are fixed in a snap manner to restrict the movement of the first cover 50 in the vertical direction.

According to this configuration, by fixing the left and right side surfaces 51 of the first cover 50 and the stay 40 in a snap manner, the movement of the first cover 50 in the vertical direction can be restricted by a simple mechanism.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first cover 50 is attached to the stay 40 from the lower side to the upper side of the stay 40.

According to this configuration, the upper surface of the first cover 50 is widely opened, and when the first cover 50 is attached to the stay 40 from the lower side to the upper side of the stay 40, the faucet main body 21 is less likely to be an obstacle. , The first cover 50 can be easily attached to the stay 40.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be implemented in various other aspects. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the connecting surface 52 connects the lower ends of the left and right side surfaces 51 to each other, and the fitting portion is the upper fitting portion 53 provided above the left and right side surfaces 51, but upside down. It may be in the form of. That is, the connecting surface 52 may connect the upper ends of the left and right side surfaces 51 to each other, and the fitting portion corresponding to the upper fitting portion 53 may be provided below the left and right side surfaces 51. At this time, the first cover 50 may be attached to the stay 40 by sliding it from above to below.

Further, a case where the claw portion 43 and the claw portion 54 and the lower fitted portion 44 and the lower fitting portion 55 are provided in addition to the upper fitted portion 42 and the upper fitting portion 53 has been described. However, the claw portion 43 and the claw portion 54, and the lower fitted portion 44 and the lower fitting portion 55 may not be provided. Even in such a case, since the upper fitting portion 42 and the upper fitting portion 53 regulate the movement in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, it is effective to create a gap in the first cover 50. It can be suppressed.

Further, the upper fitting portion 42 and the upper fitting portion 53, and the lower fitting portion 44 and the lower fitting portion 55 have grooves and protrusions, respectively, but they may be fitted to each other. For example, it may be in any form. Further, the form of the upper fitted portion 42 and the upper fitting portion 53, and the form of the lower fitted portion 44 and the lower fitting portion 55 may be reversed. That is, the relationship between the groove and the protrusion may be changed to the opposite form.

Further, the form of the claw portion 43 and the claw portion 54 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 3 or the like, and may be any form as long as it is fitted by a snap type.

Further, the front surface A (FIG. 8) of the lower fitting portion 55 engages with the front surface B (FIG. 8) inside the lower fitting portion 44, and the forward movement of the first cover 50 with respect to the stay 40 is restricted. However, movement in the front-rear direction may be restricted by the lower fitting portion 55 and the lower fitting portion 44.

Further, in the first cover 50 and the stay 40 of the present embodiment, the upper portion and the lower portion may be the upper half and the lower half of the first cover 50 and the stay 40 of the present embodiment, respectively.

Although the present invention has been fully described in connection with preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, various modifications and modifications are obvious to those skilled in the art. It should be understood that such modifications and modifications are included therein, as long as they do not deviate from the scope of the invention according to the appended claims. In addition, changes in the combination and order of elements in the embodiments can be realized without departing from the scope and ideas of the present invention.

Since the present invention can regulate the movement of the cover in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, it is useful for manufacturing a faucet in which a gap caused by the cover is suppressed.

10 Faucet 20 Faucet unit 21 Faucet body 22a Water spout 22b Water spout 23 Cover 30 Handle unit 40 Stay 41 Opening 42 Upper fitted part 42a Front protruding part 42b Opening 43 Claw part 44 Lower fitted part 50 1st cover 51 Left and right side surfaces 52 Connection surface 53 Upper fitting part 53a Inner protruding part 53b Protruding part 54 Claw part 55 Lower fitting part 60 2nd cover

Claims (5)

A faucet including a faucet body that is fixed to a wall and discharges water, a cover that covers the faucet body, and a stay that fixes the cover to the wall.
The cover connects the left and right side surfaces arranged so as to face each other across the faucet main body and the upper end or lower end of the left and right side surfaces in the left-right direction along the faucet main body. A first cover having a connecting surface arranged so as to extend, and a second cover provided at a position facing the first cover across the faucet main body and covering the faucet main body together with the first cover. With
The cover can be attached to the stay via the first cover.
The left and right side surfaces of the first cover are provided with fitting portions with the stay at positions opposite to the side connected to the connecting surface, and the fitting portion is provided on the stay to be fitted. by fits into parts, it has rows movement restriction in the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction of the first cover,
The connecting surface connects the lower ends of the left and right side surfaces to each other, and the fitting portion is an upper fitting portion provided on the upper part of the left and right side surfaces.
A lower fitting portion with the stay is provided on the lower portion of the left and right side surfaces or the connecting surface, and the lower fitting portion fits into the lower fitting portion provided on the stay. 1 A faucet that regulates the movement of the cover in the front-back direction . The lower fitting portion includes a protrusion piece extending in the left-right direction, and the lower fitting portion provided on the stay includes a protrusion piece receiving portion having a groove portion for sandwiching the protrusion piece in the front-rear direction.
The faucet according to claim 1 . The upper fitting portion includes a protrusion that projects upward, and the fitted portion of the stay includes a protrusion receiving portion that forms an opening into which the protrusion is inserted.
The faucet according to claim 1 or 2 . The left and right side surfaces and the stay are snap-fixed to restrict the vertical movement of the first cover.
The faucet according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The faucet according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the first cover is attached to the stay from the lower side to the upper side of the stay.

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