JP7111657B2 - Water faucet - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to faucets, and more particularly to faucets with cartridge compatibility that allow for the formation of a wide variety of different faucets, for example, different designs.

In recent years, single-lever cartridges have become more compact, so the parts that make up products that are compatible with conventional single-lever cartridges and the parts that make up products that are compatible with compacted single-lever cartridges are different. It is necessary to prepare corresponding dedicated parts. In addition, it is necessary to have a lineup of single-lever cartridges of different sizes for each cartridge mounting specification and function.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2011-1762 JP 2013-7247 A

However, the conventional faucet needs to have a large number of parts because it is necessary to prepare dedicated parts corresponding to each cartridge. However, faucets are required to have a design that combines various technical and production requirements with elements such as aesthetic modeling.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a faucet that eliminates the need to prepare dedicated parts corresponding to each cartridge and enables creation of an excellently designed faucet.

A water faucet according to the present invention includes a cartridge mounting portion, a cartridge, and an operation handle, wherein the cartridge mounting portion is composed of a cartridge retainer for fitting the cartridge, and the cartridge retainer is a cartridge for a single lever. can be converted into a shape that eliminates the gap between the height dimension and the diameter dimension of another type of single lever cartridge with a different size, and the operating handle is connected to a stopper rod formed in the upper region of the cartridge. The cartridge includes a fixed disk provided with a hot water inlet and a water inlet, hot water flowing in from the hot water inlet, and water flowing in from the water inlet. A movable disc having a hot water communication passage for flowing out to a hot water outlet hole, a cartridge cover portion for accommodating the fixed disc and the movable disc, and a disc guide, wherein the cartridge cover portion includes an upper cover and a lower cover, the upper cover includes an upper mounting portion and a body portion for mounting the cartridge mounting portion on the outside thereof , and a shoulder portion formed in the upper region;
The movable disk rotates about the rotational axis of the movable disk in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction on a plane perpendicular to the rotational axis. By doing so, it is configured to adjust the discharge amount of hot water and water,
The plugging rod is a rod having a longitudinal direction extending in the direction of the rotation axis, and is formed so that a wide variety of operating handles with different designs can be mounted in the upper region of the rod, and a disk in the lower region of the rod. It is connected to a movable disk via a guide, and is formed so as to rotate the movable disk about a rotation axis on a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis by rotating the operation handle, The cartridge mounting portion has a space for rotating the plugging rod, and has an upper region formed to face the operating handle above the space. , a surface facing the upper region of the cartridge mounting portion and/or the single lever cartridge, and the cartridge presser includes, from the top, a handle member mounting region, a cartridge mounting region, an adapter mounting region, and a water faucet. a main body mounting region, wherein the cartridge retainer has an external shape that is structured to be mounted on various cosmetic caps, handle members or faucet main bodies, and a cavity that constitutes a space for loading the cartridge and the adapter. The handle member attachment area has a tapered shape suitable for covering the handle member, and is provided with a through hole for inserting the upper cover of the cartridge and the plug pin attachment area from the cavity side. The cartridge mounting area has a first cavity formed therein along the body of the cartridge so as to fit the upper and lower covers of the cartridge. a cartridge mounting portion having an inner wall portion corresponding to an external shape and connected to an upper mounting portion formed in an upper region of the cartridge so as to tightly fix the cartridge inside; , a stepped portion that engages with a shoulder portion of the cartridge, the second cavity formed in the adapter mounting region is constituted by a recessed portion into which the adapter is loaded, and the cartridge retainer is a faucet body. A faucet body mounting hole is provided for mounting the inner body portion of the faucet body, said faucet body mounting hole being recessed or female for fitting or screwing onto the top of the inner body portion of the faucet body. A screw is formed on the peripheral wall of the hole, the through hole, the first cavity, the second cavity and the faucet body mounting hole are arranged in order from the top, and the adapter is an adapter to be mounted on the cartridge. formed in the upper region of The cartridge retainer mounting portion has a fixing concave portion, a fitting convex portion, an engaging convex portion, a fitting concave portion, or an engaging concave portion for fixing to the cartridge, and a lower region of the adapter attached to the faucet main body. The formed faucet main body mounting portion is provided with a fixing protrusion, a fitting protrusion, an engaging protrusion, a fitting recess, or an engaging recess for fixing to the faucet main body, and the cartridge is mounted. The part and the cartridge are integrally connected to a wide variety of faucet body bodies of different sizes depending on the cartridge mounting part, and the operating handle is located between the lower region of the handle mounting part and the cartridge and the cartridge mounting part. A faucet equipped with a cartridge characterized in that a space for rotating the operating handle is provided in the faucet, and various operating handles having different designs are connected to each other by a plug rod of the cartridge.
In the faucet according to the present invention, the hot water inlet and the water inlet are provided symmetrically with respect to the center line of the fixed disk in the front-rear direction, and the grip portion protruding from the handle mounting portion of the operating handle It is even better if it is configured to stop water when positioned on the centerline.
In the faucet according to the present invention, the hot water inflow hole or water inflow hole of the fixed disk and the hot water communication passage of the movable disk are arranged so that the operation handle is moved from the central position in the left-right direction to the rotation axis. It is more preferable that the hot water or cold water is discharged by rotating in the left direction, which is the first direction, and the right direction, which is the second direction, on a plane that perpendicularly intersects with the .
In the faucet according to the present invention, the cavities are composed of a first cavity for fitting the upper and lower covers of the cartridge in the cartridge attachment area and a second cavity for loading the adapter in the adapter attachment area. a hollow portion, wherein the handle member mounting region has a tapered shape suitable for capping the handle member; A mounting hole is provided, and the cartridge mounting area is generally cylindrical, and includes a first cavity having a circular cross section along the body of the cartridge so as to fit the upper and lower covers of the cartridge. is formed, and the second cavity formed in the adapter mounting region is configured by a recess having a circular cross section into which a disk-shaped adapter is fitted, and the through hole, the first cavity, and the second cavity and the faucet main body mounting holes are arranged in order from the top, and it is more preferable that they have a circular cross-sectional structure and are formed concentrically .
In the faucet according to the present invention, the adapter has a substantially disk shape formed to be fitted into the second hollow portion, and has a hot water inlet hole, which communicates with a hot water inlet passage, a water inlet passage, and a hot water outlet passage of the cartridge. It is even better if a water inflow hole and hot water outflow hole are drilled .
In the faucet according to the present invention, the operating handle is composed of an operating lever handle, and includes a handle attachment portion and a grip portion, the handle attachment portion being substantially columnar extending in the direction in which the tap rod extends, and the grip portion. is plate-shaped, rod-shaped, or convex extending in a direction intersecting with the extending direction of the plugging stick, and the handle attachment portion has a plugging pin attachment portion and a cover portion covering the plugging pin attachment portion, and the handle attachment portion in the lower region of the cover portion, a facing surface facing the cartridge mounting portion and the upper region of the cartridge, and between the facing surface of the lower region of the cover portion and the facing surface of the cartridge mounting portion and the upper region of the cartridge It is further preferable that a space for rotating the handle mounting portion is provided, and the space is a space for operating an operating lever handle that extends in a direction that intersects or stands upright with the direction of the rotation axis P.

The faucet according to the present invention replaces the conventional single-lever cartridge, making it possible to share the parts constituting the conventional product as much as possible.
Further, since the faucet according to the present invention can share the compacted single-lever cartridge, it is possible to provide conventional products with the specifications and functions of the cartridge.
Further, in the faucet according to the present invention, the operation lever handle for opening and closing the single cartridge can be replaced with various operation lever handles having different designs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the faucet which is one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an operating handle, (A) is the sectional schematic diagram, (B) is the planar schematic diagram. 1 is an illustrative perspective view of a faucet cartridge that is an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the cartridge shown in FIG. 2A; FIG. FIG. 2 is an illustrative view showing a cartridge presser, (A) is its plan view, (B) is its bottom view, and (C) is its longitudinal sectional view. It is a vertical cross-sectional schematic diagram which shows the operation handle and faucet main body of the faucet which is one Embodiment. FIG. 4 is an illustrative longitudinal sectional view of a faucet with cartridges of different sizes; FIG. 2 is an illustrative view showing a cartridge presser, (A) is its plan view, (B) is its bottom view, and (C) is its longitudinal sectional view. 1 is an illustrative view showing an adapter , (A) is its plan view, (B) is its bottom view, and (C) is its vertical cross-sectional view. FIG. It is a sectional illustrative view of the faucet which is the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is an illustrative view showing a cartridge presser, (A) is its plan view, (B) is its bottom view, and (C) is its longitudinal sectional view. It is a vertical cross-sectional schematic diagram which shows the operation handle and faucet main body of the faucet which is one Embodiment. FIG. 4 is an illustrative longitudinal sectional view of a faucet with cartridges of different sizes; FIG. 2 is an illustrative view showing a cartridge presser, (A) is its plan view, (B) is its bottom view, and (C) is its longitudinal sectional view. It is a sectional illustrative view of the faucet which is the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is an illustrative view showing a cartridge presser, (A) is its plan view, (B) is its bottom view, and (C) is its longitudinal sectional view. It is a vertical cross-sectional schematic diagram which shows the operation handle and faucet main body of the faucet which is one Embodiment. FIG. 4 is an illustrative longitudinal sectional view of a faucet with cartridges of different sizes; FIG. 2 is an illustrative view showing a cartridge presser, (A) is its plan view, (B) is its bottom view, and (C) is its longitudinal sectional view. It is an illustration figure of a fixed disk, (A) is a top view solution figure, (B) is a bottom view solution figure, (C) is a cross-sectional solution view. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an illustrative view of a movable disk, wherein (A) is a plan view, (B) is a bottom view, (C) is a cross-sectional view, and (D) is a cross-sectional view. It is an illustration figure of an upper cover, (A) is a top view solution figure, (B) is a front view solution figure. FIG. 4 is an illustrative view of an upper cover, where (C) is a CC sectional illustrative view of (B), (D) is a DD sectional illustrative view of (C), and (E) is (C). (F) is an illustrative cross-sectional view of FF of (C), and (G) is an illustrative cross-sectional view of GG of (C). It is an illustrative view of a lower cover, (A) is a plan view, (B) is a bottom view, and (C) is a cross-sectional view. It is an illustrative view of a support plate, (A) is a plan view, (B) is a bottom view, and (C) is a cross-sectional view. 1 is an illustrative view of a disk guide, (A) is a plan view, (B) is a bottom view, (C) is an A-A cross-sectional view, and (D) is a BB cross-sectional view. It is a diagram. FIG. 4 is an illustrative view showing the first packing, (A) is a plan view, and (B) is an AA cross-sectional view; FIG. FIG. 4 is an illustrative view showing the second packing, (A) is a plan view, and (B) is an AA cross-sectional view; FIG. 10 is an illustrative view showing the principle of operation, and FIG. 10A is an explanatory view showing a state in which the operating lever handle is in the center position in the left-right direction, and the hot water communication passage of the movable disc does not communicate with the hot water inlet and the water inlet of the fixed disc; , and (B), (C), and (D) are explanatory diagrams showing states in which the hot water communication passage communicates with the hot water inlet port on the left side of the operation lever handle in the left-right direction. FIG. 10 is an illustrative view showing the principle of operation, and FIG. 10A is an explanatory view showing a state in which the operating lever handle is in the center position in the left-right direction, and the hot water communication passage of the movable disc does not communicate with the hot water inlet and the water inlet of the fixed disc; , and (B), (C), and (D) are explanatory diagrams showing states in which the hot water communication path communicates with the water inflow hole on the right side in the left-right direction of the operating lever handle. FIG. 2B is an AA cross-sectional diagrammatic view, (A) is a diagram showing the state when the water is stopped, (B) is a diagram showing the state when the maximum amount of hot water is discharged, and (C) is a diagram showing the state. It is a figure showing the time of the state of the maximum spouting amount of water. 2B is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the click mechanism, (A) is a diagram showing a water stop state, and (B) and (C) are a state in which the disk guide is rotating. (D) is a diagram showing the state of the maximum amount of hot water spouting, and (E) is a diagram showing the state of the maximum amount of spouting water. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another click mechanism, where (A) is an illustrative cross-sectional diagram of an upper cover, a disc guide, and a click ring, and (B) is a perspective illustrative view of a protruding portion of the disc guide; FIG. 4 is an illustrative view showing a wide variety of designs for faucet bodies and operating handles; FIG. 4 is an illustrative view showing a wide variety of designs for faucet bodies and operating handles; FIG. 4 is an illustrative view showing a wide variety of designs for faucet bodies and operating handles;

A faucet that is an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is an illustrative cross-sectional view of a faucet that is one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2A is a perspective illustrative view of a faucet cartridge that is one embodiment of the present invention.
2B is a schematic cross-sectional view of the cartridge shown in FIG. 2A.
FIG. 3 is an illustrative view showing the cartridge retainer, (A) is its front illustrative view, (B) is its plan illustrative view, (C) is its bottom illustrative view, and (D) is its bottom illustrative view. It is the longitudinal section illustration figure.
FIG. 4 is an illustrative longitudinal sectional view showing an operating handle and a faucet main body of one embodiment.
FIG. 5 is an illustrative longitudinal sectional view of faucets of different sizes.
FIG. 6 is an illustrative view showing the cartridge presser, (A) is its front illustrative view, (B) is its plan illustrative view, (C) is its bottom illustrative view, and (D) is its bottom view. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view.
FIG. 7 is an illustrative view showing the adapter , (A) is its plan view, (B) is its bottom view, and (C) is its cross-sectional view.

The faucet 10 according to the present invention has a faucet body 12 with a single cartridge 14 mounted therein. The flow rate of water or hot water discharged from the hot water discharge part is changed by changing the

The single cartridge 14 includes a fixed disk 20 provided with a hot water inlet 22 and a water inlet 24, and a hot water and water inlet hole slidably disposed on the fixed disk 20 and flowing in from the hot water inlet 22. A movable disk 40 having a hot water communication passage 42 for flowing out the water flowing in from 24 to the hot water outlet hole.
Further, the single cartridge 14 includes a cartridge cover portion 100 that accommodates the fixed disk 20 and the movable disk 40, a disk guide 140, and a support plate .

The single cartridge 14 has an operation lever handle 16 for operating the movable disk 40 on a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis P centered on the rotation axis P of the movable disk 40, on the first direction side and the first direction side. The hot water inlet 22 and the water inlet 24 are configured to adjust the discharge amount of hot water and cold water by rotating in the second direction side opposite to the direction of the fixed disk 20. is provided within the same angular range with respect to the center line C in the front-rear direction, and when the operating lever handle 16 is positioned on the center line C, water is stopped.

The operating lever handle 16 includes a handle attachment portion 16a connected to a plug rod 150 formed in the upper region of the cartridge 14, and a grip portion 16b.
The plug rod 150 is a plate-like or rod-like body having a rectangular cross section with a longitudinal direction extending in the direction of the rotation axis P, and various operating levers having different designs in the upper region of the plate-like or rod-like body. A handle 16 is formed to be attached, and is connected to the movable disk 40 in the lower region of the plate-like body or rod-like body. , so as to rotate on a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis P. As shown in FIG.
The handle attachment portion 16a is rod-shaped extending in the direction of the rotation axis P, and the grip portion 16b is rod-shaped or convex extending in a direction intersecting or perpendicular to the rotation axis P. As shown in FIG.

A first faucet 1010 having a cartridge 14 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a cartridge mounting portion 1100, a cartridge 14, an operating lever handle 16, and an adapter 1200. FIG.

The single cartridge 14 includes a cartridge cover portion 100 composed of an upper cover 110 and a lower cover 120. The cartridge cover portion 100 includes an upper cover 110 and a lower cover 120, and the upper cover 110 has a hollow portion 102 in its interior.

The cartridge cover part 100 includes an upper mounting part 800 , a body part 810 , and a neck part 820 formed on the body part 810 .
The hollow portion 102 inside the body portion 810 is provided with the fixed disk 20, the movable disk 40, and the like.
The hollow portion 102 inside the neck portion 820 is provided with a member for attaching the plug pin 150 and the like.
Body 810 and neck 820 are generally cylindrical.
The body portion 810 is thicker than the neck portion 820 , and a shoulder portion 802 is formed on the upper mounting portion 800 at the upper end of the body portion 810 .

The cartridge mounting portion 1100 has a space for rotating the plug rod 150 and has an upper region formed to face the operating lever handle 16 above the space.
The operating lever handle 16 has an opposing surface facing the upper area of the cartridge attached portion 1100 and/or the single cartridge 14 in the area below the handle attachment portion 16a to which the plug rod 150 is attached.
The space is a space for operating the operating lever handle 16, which is developed in a direction crossing or standing upright with the direction of the rotation axis P. As shown in FIG.

The cartridge mounting portion 1100 and the cartridge 14 are integrally connected to various faucet body bodies 1300 of different sizes by the cartridge mounting portion 1100, and the operating lever handle 16 is connected to the handle mounting portion 16a. A space for rotating the operating lever handle 16 is provided between the lower region, the cartridge 14 and the cartridge mounting portion 1100, and various operating lever handles 16 with different designs are connected by the plug rod 150 of the cartridge 14. It is characterized in that it is configured to be

The cartridge mounting portion 1100, the cartridge 14, and the adapter 1200 are integrally connected to the faucet main body 1300, and the cartridge mounting portion 1100 or the cartridge 14 is movable along the rotation axis P direction. A portion protruding upward away from the disk 40 is connected to a handle member 1400 that constitutes a cosmetic cap or an operating handle.

The handle member 1400 constitutes the operating lever handle 16 and includes a handle mounting portion 16a and a handle portion 1416 constituting the grip portion 16b.
The handle attachment portion 16a has a substantially cylindrical shape extending in the direction in which the plugging rod 150 extends, and the grip portion 16b has a rod shape extending in a direction intersecting the direction in which the plugging rod 150 extends.
The handle attachment portion 16a has a plug pin attachment portion 16c and a cover portion 16d that covers the plug pin attachment portion 16c. The lower area of the cover portion 16d of the handle attachment portion 16a is provided with a facing surface facing the upper area of the cartridge attached portion 1100 and the single cartridge .
A space for rotating the handle mounting portion 16a is provided between the facing surface of the lower region of the cover portion 16d and the facing surface of the upper region of the cartridge mounting portion 1100 and the single cartridge .
The space is a space for operating the operating lever handle 16, which is developed in a direction crossing or standing upright with the direction of the rotation axis P. As shown in FIG.
In this embodiment, a plug rod mounting portion 16c is arranged in a hollow portion of a cylindrical cover portion 16d.

The cartridge mounting portion 1100 is composed of a cartridge retainer 1110 to which the cartridge 14 is fitted.
The cartridge presser 1110 is converted into a shape that eliminates the gap between the height dimension and the diameter dimension of the compacted single lever cartridge 14 and another type of single lever cartridge of different size.

The cartridge retainer 1110 includes, in order from the top, a handle member attachment area 1112, a cartridge attachment area 1114, an adapter attachment area 1116, and a faucet main body attachment area 1118. As shown in FIG.
The outer shape of the cartridge presser 1110 has a structure that can be attached to various cosmetic caps, the handle member 1400 or the faucet main body 1300 .

The cartridge retainer 1110 has a hollow portion 1122 forming a space for loading the cartridge 14 and the adapter 1200 .

The cavity 1122 comprises a first cavity 1124 for receiving the cartridge 14 and a second cavity 1126 for loading the adapter 1200 .

Handle member attachment region 1112 is tapered to accommodate handle member 1400. FIG.
The cartridge mounting portion 1100 has a through hole 1170 in the handle member mounting region 1112 for inserting the upper cover 110 of the cartridge 14 and the plug rod 150 mounting region from the first hollow portion 1124 side.

The cartridge mounting portion 1100 is provided with a first hollow portion 1124 for fitting the upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120 of the cartridge 14 in the region of the cartridge mounting region 1114 .
The cartridge mounting area 1114 is generally cylindrical with a first cavity 1124 having a circular cross-section along the body 810 of the cartridge 14 therein.

Cartridge retainer 1110 is provided with second cavity 1126 for loading adapter 1200 in adapter mounting region 1116 .

The first hollow portion 1124 has an inner wall portion corresponding to the outer shape of the cartridge 14, and is configured to tightly fix the cartridge 14 inside.
The first cavity portion 1124 includes a cartridge mounting portion 1128 coupled with an upper mounting portion 800 formed in the upper region of the cartridge 14 .
A cartridge upper attachment portion 800 attached to the cartridge attachment portion 1100 includes a shoulder portion 802 formed in the upper region of the cartridge 14 .
In the cartridge mounting area 1114 , the cartridge mounting portion 1100 has a stepped portion 1130 that engages with the shoulder portion 802 of the cartridge 14 at the cartridge mounting portion 1128 .

A second hollow portion 1126 formed in the adapter mounting region 1116 is configured by a concave portion having a circular cross section into which the disk-shaped adapter 1200 is fitted.

The cartridge retainer 1110 is provided with a faucet main body mounting hole 1150 for loading the inner body portion 1320 of the faucet main body 1300 .
A faucet body mounting hole 1150 formed in the faucet body mounting region 1118 has a recess or internal thread 1152 extending through the peripheral wall of the hole for mating or threading with the upper portion of the inner body portion 1320 of the faucet body 1300 . is formed in

The through hole 1170, the first cavity 1124, the second cavity 1126, and the faucet main body mounting hole 1150 are arranged in this order from the top, and they are circular in cross section and formed concentrically.

The adapter 1200 has a fixing concave portion 1242 or a fitting convex portion or an engaging convex portion or a fitting concave portion for fixing to the cartridge 14 in a cartridge presser mounting portion 1240 formed in the upper region of the adapter 1200 to be mounted on the cartridge 14 . Alternatively, a fixing projection 1232 or a fitting for fixing to the faucet main body 1300 is provided in the faucet main body mounting portion 1230 formed in the lower region of the adapter 1200 that has an engaging recess and is attached to the faucet main body 1300 . It has a mating projection, an engaging projection, a fitting recess, or an engaging recess.

In the faucet 1010 provided with a cartridge according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the upper surface of the adapter 1200 has a fitting shape for the compacted single lever cartridge 14 according to the main body invention, and the lower surface of the adapter 1200 can be converted by forming a fitting seal shape for another type of single lever cartridge 14 having a different size.

The adapter 1200 has a substantially disc shape and is provided with a hot water inlet hole 1220, a water inlet hole 1222 and a hot water outlet hole 1224 which communicate with the hot water inlet passage 220, the water inlet passage 222 and the hot water outlet passage 224 of the cartridge.

The adapter 1200 includes a faucet main body mounting portion 1230 having a mounting surface for mounting to the faucet main body 1300 at its lower portion, and a fixing portion protruding from the mounting surface toward the faucet main body 1300. It has a convex portion 1232 .

A faucet main body 1300 that constitutes the faucet main body 12 includes an inner body portion 1320 and a cover portion 1310 that covers the inner body portion 1320 .
On top of inner body portion 1320 adapter 1200 is installed.
A female screw 1152 provided in a faucet body mounting hole 1150 of the cartridge retainer 1110 is screwed into a male screw 1350 provided at the upper end of the inner body portion 1320 .

The handle member 1400 includes a cap 1410, a mounting hole 1412 for the plug rod 150 of the cartridge 14 formed at the bottom of the cap 1410, and a handle portion 1416 extending from the cap 1410 toward the front side.
The mounting hole 1412 is provided on the front side of the cap 1410 and below the handle portion 1416. A cylindrical wall forming the mounting hole 1412 is provided with a screw hole 1418 for mounting the cartridge retainer 1110. there is
To attach the plug rod 150 of the cartridge 14 to the mounting hole 1412 , a threaded rod 1420 is threaded into the threaded hole 1418 to secure the plug rod 150 of the cartridge 14 to the mounting hole 1412 .
The threaded rod 1420 is screwed into the mounting hole 1412 from a threaded rod insertion hole drilled in the cap 1410 . A threaded hole cap 1422 is attached to the threaded rod through-hole.

〔conversion〕
The cartridge 14, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, is a second faucet 2010 of another type, different in size from the first faucet 1010 of the first embodiment, using a cartridge retainer 2110 of another construction. can be applied to
Another type of second faucet 2010 having a different size will be described below.

The second faucet 2010 uses a cartridge presser 2110 of a different size from the cartridge presser 1110 of the above-described embodiment to hold the cartridge 14 together with a second handle member 2400 and a second handle member 2400 that constitute the second faucet 2010. It is configured to be attached to the faucet main body 2300 as well.
Another type of second faucet 2010 with different sizes includes a handle member attachment area 2112 , a cartridge attachment area 2114 and a faucet body attachment area 2118 .
Another type of second faucet 2010 with a different size is loaded with a cartridge 2014 that is different in size from the cartridge 14 of the first embodiment, for example for a hot and cold water mixer.

The cartridge retainer 2110 differs from the shape of the first cavity 1124 of the first embodiment so that a cartridge 2014 for hot and cold water mixers of a different size than the cartridge 14 can be loaded. , The shape of the first hollow portion 2124, which is the cartridge housing portion, is provided with an inner wall along the outer shape of the cartridge 2014 for the hot and cold water mixing faucet.

A second handle member 2400 and a second faucet main body 2300, which constitute the second faucet 2010, are common to the handle member 1400 and the faucet main body 1300 of the first faucet 1010 of the first embodiment. be.

In the cartridge retainer 1110 of the first embodiment, a faucet main body mounting hole 1150 for mounting to the inner body portion 1320 of the faucet main body 1300 following the second hollow portion 1126 is arranged in the faucet main body mounting region 1118 . is set.
Another type of cartridge retainer 2110 with a different size has a faucet body mounting hole 2150 for mounting the inner body portion 2320 of the second faucet body 2300 following the cavity 2122 in the faucet body mounting area 2118 . are arranged.
A female screw 2152 is formed on the peripheral wall forming the faucet body mounting hole 2150 .
An inner body portion 2320 of the second faucet main body 2300 is provided.

[Second embodiment]
A faucet that is another embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 8 is an illustrative cross-sectional view of a faucet according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is an illustrative view showing the cartridge presser, (A) is its front illustrative view, (B) is its plan illustrative view, (C) is its bottom illustrative view, and (D) is its bottom illustrative view. It is the longitudinal section illustration figure.
FIG. 10 is an illustrative longitudinal sectional view showing an operating handle and a faucet main body of one embodiment.

The third faucet 3010 according to the present invention is a faucet having a single operating lever handle 16 that constitutes an operating handle, in which the single cartridge 14 is mounted in the faucet main body 12, and the operating lever handle 16 is By rotating it, the flow rate of water or hot water discharged from the hot water discharge part is changed.

The single cartridge 14 includes a fixed disk 20 provided with a hot water inlet 22 and a water inlet 24, and a hot water and water inlet hole slidably disposed on the fixed disk 20 and flowing in from the hot water inlet 22. A movable disk 40 having a hot water communication passage 42 for flowing out the water flowing in from 24 to the hot water outlet hole.
The single cartridge 14 is operated by rotating the operating lever handle 16 for operating the movable disc 40 in the first direction and in the second direction opposite to the first direction, thereby supplying hot and cold water. The hot water inflow hole 22 and the water inflow hole 24 are provided within the same angular range with respect to the center line C of the fixed disk 20 in the front-rear direction, and the center line C When the operating lever handle 16 is positioned on the , the water is stopped.

[Second embodiment]
The single cartridge 14 includes an upper mounting portion 800 and a body portion 810 composed of an upper cover 110 and a lower cover 120 , and a neck portion 820 formed on the upper portion of the body portion 810 .
A fixed disk 20, a movable disk 40, and the like are provided inside the body 810. As shown in FIG.
The inner side of the neck portion 820 is provided with a member for attaching the plug pin 150 and the like.
Body 810 and neck 820 are generally cylindrical.
The body portion 810 is thicker than the neck portion 820 , and a shoulder portion 802 is formed on the upper mounting portion 800 at the upper end of the body portion 810 .

The cartridge mounting portion 1100 has a space for rotating the plug rod 150 and has an upper region formed to face the operating lever handle 16 above the space.
The operating lever handle 16 has a facing surface facing the cartridge mounted portion 3100 and/or the upper region of the single cartridge 14 in the lower region of the handle mounting portion 16a to which the plug rod 150 is mounted.
The space is a space for operating the operating lever handle 16, which is developed in a direction crossing or standing upright with the direction of the rotation axis P. As shown in FIG.

The third faucet 3010 equipped with the cartridge of the embodiment of the second invention according to the present invention is
It includes a cartridge mounting portion 3100, a cartridge 14, and an adapter 3200 (1200 in FIGS. 7 and 8) .

The cartridge mounting portion 3100, the cartridge 14, and the adapter 1200 are integrally connected to the faucet main body 3300, and the cartridge mounting portion 3100 or the cartridge 14 is movable along the rotation axis P direction. A portion protruding upward away from the disc 40 is connected to a handle member 3400 that constitutes a decorative cap or an operating handle.

The handle member 3400 constitutes the operating lever handle 16, and includes a handle mounting portion 16a and a handle portion 3416 constituting the grip portion 16b.
The handle attachment portion 16a has a substantially cylindrical shape extending in the direction in which the plugging rod 150 extends, and the grip portion 16b has a rod shape extending in a direction intersecting the direction in which the plugging rod 150 extends.
The handle attachment portion 16a has a plug pin attachment portion 16c and a cover portion 16d that covers the plug pin attachment portion 16c. The lower region of the cover portion 16d of the handle mounting portion 16a is provided with a facing surface facing the cartridge mounting portion 3100 and the upper region of the single cartridge .
A space for rotating the handle mounting portion 16a is provided between the facing surface of the lower region of the cover portion 16d and the facing surface of the upper region of the cartridge mounting portion 3100 and the single cartridge .
The space is a space for operating the operating lever handle 16, which is developed in a direction crossing or standing upright with the direction of the rotation axis P. As shown in FIG.
In this embodiment, a plug rod mounting portion 16c is arranged in a hollow portion of a cylindrical cover portion 16d.

The cartridge mounting portion 3100 is composed of a cartridge retainer 3110 to which the cartridge 14 is fitted.
The cartridge presser 3110 is converted into a shape that eliminates the gap between the height dimension and diameter dimension of the compacted single lever cartridge 14 and another type of single lever cartridge having a different size.

The cartridge retainer 3110 includes, in order from the top, a handle member attachment area 3112, a cartridge attachment area 3114, an adapter attachment area 3116, and a faucet main body attachment area 3118.
The outer shape of the cartridge presser 3110 has a structure that can be attached to various cosmetic caps, the handle member 3400 or the faucet body 3300 .

The cartridge retainer 3110 has a cavity 3122 forming a space for loading the cartridge 14 and the adapter 3200 .

The cavity 3122 comprises a first cavity 3124 for housing the cartridge 14 and a second cavity 3126 for loading the adapter 3200 .

Handle member attachment region 3112 is tapered to accommodate handle member 3400. FIG.
The cartridge mounting portion 3100 has a through hole 3170 in the handle member mounting region 3112 for inserting the upper cover 110 of the cartridge 14 and the plug rod 150 mounting region from the first hollow portion 3124 side.

The cartridge mounting portion 3100 is provided with a first hollow portion 3124 for fitting the upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120 of the cartridge 14 in the area of the cartridge mounting area 3114 .
The cartridge mounting area 3114 is generally cylindrical with a first cavity 3124 having a circular cross-section along the body 810 of the cartridge 14 therein.

The cartridge retainer 3110 is provided with a second cavity 3126 for loading the adapter 3200 in the adapter attachment area 3116 .

The first hollow portion 3124 has an inner wall portion corresponding to the outer shape of the cartridge 14, and is configured to tightly fix the cartridge 14 inside.
The first cavity portion 3124 includes a cartridge mounting portion 3128 that is coupled with an upper mounting portion 800 formed in the upper region of the cartridge 14 .
A cartridge upper mounting portion 800 that attaches to the cartridge mounting portion includes a shoulder 802 formed in the upper region of the cartridge 14 .
The cartridge mounting portion 3100 has a stepped portion 3130 that engages with the shoulder portion 802 of the cartridge 14 at the cartridge mounting portion 3128 in the cartridge mounting region 3114 .

A second hollow portion 3126 formed in the adapter mounting region 3116 is configured by a concave portion with a circular cross section into which the disk-shaped adapter 3200 is fitted.
In the second embodiment, a faucet body mounting area 3118 is formed outside the cartridge mounting area 3114 .
A male screw 3152 is formed in a region near the handle member mounting region 3112 on the outside of the cartridge retainer 3110 .
The faucet main body 3300 is screwed to a male screw 3152 formed in a region near the handle member mounting region 3112 by fitting the cover portion 3310 to the outside of the cartridge retainer 3110 .
In the second embodiment, the outer surface of the faucet main body mounting region 3118 of the cartridge retainer 3110 is formed in a shape along the inner surface of the cover portion 3310 of the inner body portion 3320 of the faucet main body 3300. .
The cartridge retainer 3110 is fixed to the faucet main body 3300 with the outer surface of the faucet main body mounting portion 3150 and the inner surface of the cover portion 3310 brought into close contact.

The through hole 3170, the first cavity 3124 and the second cavity 3126 are arranged in this order from the top, and they are circular in cross section and formed concentrically.

In the second embodiment, the adapter mounting area 3116 is formed below the lower end of the cartridge 14. As shown in FIG.
The mounting surface of the cartridge 14 and the lower end of the cartridge presser 3110 are brought into close contact with each other, and the cartridge 14 is arranged on the cartridge presser 3110 .
In the second embodiment, the adapter 3 200 is arranged on the upper surface of the inner body portion 3320 of the faucet main body 3300, the lower surface of the cartridge retainer 3110, and the upper surface of the inner body portion 3320 of the faucet main body 3300. is clamped and fixed between

A faucet 3010 equipped with a cartridge according to the second embodiment of the present invention has an upper surface of an adapter 3200 that has a fitting shape of the compacted single-lever cartridge 14 according to the main body invention, and a lower surface of the adapter 3200. can be converted by forming a joint seal shape for another type of single lever cartridge 3014 having a different size.

The adapter 3200 has a substantially disk-like shape, and has a hot water inlet hole 3220 (1220 in FIG. 7) , a water inlet hole 3222 (1222 in FIG. 7 ), and a hot water inlet hole 3222 (1222 in FIG. A hot water outlet hole 3224 (1224 in FIG. 7) is drilled.

The adapter 3200 has a faucet main body attachment portion 3230 (1230 in FIG. 7) having an attachment surface for attachment to the faucet main body 3300 at its lower portion, and the attachment surface faces the faucet main body 3300. It has a fixing projection 3232 (1232 in FIG. 7) protruding from the bottom.

A faucet main body 3300 that constitutes the faucet main body 12 includes an inner body portion 3320 and a cover portion 3310 that covers the inner body portion 3320 .
An adapter 3200 is installed on the inner body portion 3320 .
A male screw 3152 provided on the outside of the faucet main body mounting portion 3150 of the cartridge holder 3110 is screwed into a female screw portion 3350 provided on the upper end portion of the inner body portion 3320 .

The handle member 3400 includes a cap 3410, a mounting hole 3412 for the plug rod 150 of the cartridge 14 formed at the bottom of the cap 3410, and a handle portion 3416 extending from the cap 3410 toward the front side.
The mounting hole 3412 is provided on the front side of the cap 3410 and below the handle portion 3416,
A cylindrical wall forming the mounting hole 3412 is provided with a screw hole for mounting the cartridge retainer 3110 .
To attach the plug rod 150 of the cartridge 14 to the mounting hole 3412 , a threaded rod 3420 is screwed into the threaded hole so that the plug rod 150 of the cartridge 14 is secured to the mounting hole 3412 .
The threaded rod 3420 is screwed into the mounting hole 3412 from a threaded rod insertion hole drilled in the cap 3410 . A threaded hole cap 1422 is attached to the threaded rod through-hole.

〔conversion〕
The cartridge 14, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, is a fourth faucet 4010 of another type, different in size from the first faucet 1010 of the first embodiment, using a cartridge retainer 4110 of another construction. can be applied to
Another type of fourth faucet 4010 having a different size will be described below.

The fourth faucet 4010 uses a cartridge presser 4110 of a different size from the cartridge presser 1110 of the above-described embodiment to hold the cartridge 14 together with a second handle member 4400 and a second handle member 4400 that constitute the fourth faucet 4010. It is configured to be attached to the faucet main body 4300 as well.
Another type of fourth faucet 4010 with different sizes includes a handle member attachment area 4112 , a cartridge attachment area 4114 and a faucet body attachment area 4118 .
Another type of fourth faucet 4010 with a different size is loaded with a cartridge 4014 that is different in size from the cartridge 14 of the first embodiment, for example for a hot and cold water mixing faucet.

The cartridge retainer 4110 differs from the shape of the first cavity 1124 of the first embodiment so that a cartridge 2014 for hot and cold water mixers of a different size than the cartridge 14 can be loaded. , The shape of the first hollow portion 4124, which is the cartridge housing portion, is provided with an inner wall along the outer shape of the cartridge 4014 for the hot and cold water mixing faucet.

A second handle member 4400 and a second faucet main body 4300, which constitute the fourth faucet 4010, are common to the handle member 1400 and the faucet main body 1300 of the first faucet 1010 of the first embodiment. be.

In the cartridge presser 1110 of the second embodiment, a faucet main body mounting hole 1150 for mounting to the inner body portion 1320 of the faucet main body 1300 following the second hollow portion 1126 is arranged in the faucet main body mounting region 1118 . is set.
Another type of cartridge retainer 4110 with a different size has a faucet body mounting hole 4150 for mounting the inner body portion 2320 of the second faucet body 4300 following the hollow portion 4122 in the faucet body mounting region 4118 . are arranged.
A female screw 4152 is formed on the peripheral wall forming the faucet body mounting hole 4150 .
An inner body portion 4320 of the second faucet main body 4300 is provided.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 13 is an illustrative cross-sectional view of a faucet according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is an illustrative view showing the cartridge retainer, (A) is its front view, (B) is its plan view, (C) is its bottom view, and (D) is its bottom view. It is the longitudinal section illustration figure.
FIG. 15 is an illustrative longitudinal sectional view showing an operating handle and a faucet main body of one embodiment.

The fifth faucet 5010 according to the present invention is a faucet having a single operating lever handle 16 in which the single cartridge 14 is mounted in the faucet main body 12, and an operating lever constituting the operating lever handle 16. By rotating the handle 16, the flow rate of water or hot water discharged from the hot water discharge section is changed.

The single cartridge 14 includes a fixed disk 20 provided with a hot water inlet 22 and a water inlet 24, and a hot water and water inlet hole slidably disposed on the fixed disk 20 and flowing in from the hot water inlet 22. A movable disk 40 having a hot water communication passage 42 for flowing out the water flowing in from 24 to the hot water outlet hole.
The single cartridge 14 is operated by rotating the operating lever handle 16 for operating the movable disc 40 in the first direction and in the second direction opposite to the first direction, thereby supplying hot and cold water. The hot water inflow hole 22 and the water inflow hole 24 are provided within the same angular range with respect to the center line C of the fixed disk 20 in the front-rear direction, and the center line C When the operating lever handle 16 is positioned on the , the water is stopped.

[Third Embodiment]
The single cartridge 14 includes an upper mounting portion 800 and a body portion 810 composed of an upper cover 110 and a lower cover 120 , and a neck portion 820 formed on the upper portion of the body portion 810 .
A fixed disk 20, a movable disk 40, and the like are provided inside the body 810. As shown in FIG.
The inner side of the neck portion 820 is provided with a member for attaching the plug pin 150 and the like.
Body 810 and neck 820 are generally cylindrical.
The body portion 810 is thicker than the neck portion 820 , and a shoulder portion 802 is formed on the upper mounting portion 800 at the upper end of the body portion 810 .

The cartridge mounting portion 5100 has a space for rotating the plug rod 150 and has an upper region formed to face the operating lever handle 16 above the space.
The operating lever handle 16 has a facing surface facing the cartridge mounting portion 5100 and/or the upper region of the single cartridge 14 in the lower region of the handle mounting portion 16a to which the plug rod 150 is mounted.
The space is a space for operating the operating lever handle 16, which is developed in a direction crossing or standing upright with the direction of the rotation axis P. As shown in FIG.

A fifth faucet 5010 equipped with a cartridge according to the third embodiment of the present invention is
It includes a cartridge mounting portion 5100, a cartridge 14, and an adapter 5200 (1200 in FIGS. 7 and 13) .

The cartridge mounting portion 5100, the cartridge 14, and the adapter 5200 are integrally connected to the faucet main body 5300, and the cartridge mounting portion 5100 or the single cartridge 14 rotates along the rotation axis P direction. The part protruding upward away from the movable disk 40 is connected to a cosmetic cap or a handle member 5400 constituting an operating handle.

The handle member 5400 constitutes the operating lever handle 16, and includes a handle attachment portion 16a and a handle portion 5416 constituting the grip portion 16b.
The handle attachment portion 16a has a substantially cylindrical shape extending in the direction in which the plugging rod 150 extends, and the grip portion 16b has a rod shape extending in a direction intersecting the direction in which the plugging rod 150 extends.
The handle attachment portion 16a has a plug pin attachment portion 16c and a cover portion 16d that covers the plug pin attachment portion 16c. The lower area of the cover portion 16d of the handle attachment portion 16a is provided with a facing surface facing the upper area of the cartridge attached portion 5100 and the single cartridge .
A space for rotating the handle mounting portion 16a is provided between the facing surface of the lower region of the cover portion 16d and the facing surface of the upper region of the cartridge mounting portion 5100 and the single cartridge .
The space is a space for operating the operating lever handle 16, which is developed in a direction crossing or standing upright with the direction of the rotation axis P. As shown in FIG.
In this embodiment, a plug rod mounting portion 16c is arranged in a hollow portion of a cylindrical cover portion 16d.

The cartridge mounting portion 5100 is composed of a cartridge retainer 5110 to which the cartridge 14 is fitted.
The cartridge presser 5110 is converted into a shape that eliminates the gap between the compacted single-lever cartridge 14 and another type of single-lever cartridge having different sizes in terms of height and diameter.

The cartridge retainer 5110 includes, in order from the top, a handle member attachment area 5112, a cartridge attachment area 5114, an adapter attachment area 5116, and a faucet main body attachment area 5118.
The outer shape of the cartridge presser 5110 has a structure that can be attached to various cosmetic caps, the handle member 5400 or the faucet main body 5300 .

The cartridge retainer 5110 has a hollow portion 5122 forming a space for loading the cartridge 14 and the adapter 5200 .

The cavity 5122 comprises a first cavity 5124 for housing the cartridge 14 and a second cavity 5126 for loading the adapter 5200 .

Handle member attachment region 5112 is tapered to accommodate handle member 5400. FIG.
The cartridge mounting portion 5100 is provided with a through hole 5170 for inserting the upper cover 110 of the cartridge 14 and the plug rod 150 mounting region from the first hollow portion 5124 side in the handle member mounting region 5112 .

The cartridge mounting portion 5100 is provided with a first hollow portion 5124 for fitting the upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120 of the cartridge 14 in the region of the cartridge mounting region 5114 .
The cartridge mounting area 5114 is generally cylindrical with a first cavity 5124 having a circular cross-section along the body 810 of the cartridge 14 therein.

Cartridge retainer 5110 is provided with second cavity 5126 for loading adapter 5200 in adapter mounting region 5116 .

The first hollow portion 5124 has an inner wall portion corresponding to the outer shape of the cartridge 14, and is configured to tightly fix the cartridge 14 inside.
The first cavity portion 5124 includes a cartridge mounting portion 5128 coupled to an upper mounting portion 800 formed in the upper region of the cartridge 14 .
A cartridge upper mounting portion 800 that attaches to the cartridge mounting portion includes a shoulder 802 formed in the upper region of the cartridge 14 .
The cartridge mounting portion 5100 has a stepped portion 5130 that engages with the shoulder portion 802 of the cartridge 14 at the cartridge mounting portion 5128 in the cartridge mounting region 5114 .

A second hollow portion 5126 formed in the adapter mounting region 5116 is configured by a concave portion having a circular cross section into which the disk-shaped adapter 5200 is fitted.
In the third embodiment, a faucet body mounting area 5118 is formed outside the cartridge mounting area 5114 .
A male thread 5152 is formed in a region near the handle member mounting region 5112 on the outside of the cartridge retainer 3110 .
The faucet main body 5300 is screwed to a male thread 5152 formed in a region near the handle member mounting region 5112 by fitting the cover portion 5310 to the outside of the cartridge retainer 5110 .
In the third embodiment, the outer surface of the faucet main body mounting region 5118 of the cartridge retainer 5110 is formed in a shape along the inner surface of the cover portion 5310 of the inner body portion 5320 of the faucet main body 5300. .
The cartridge retainer 5110 is fixed to the faucet main body 5300 with the outer surface of the faucet main body receiving portion 5150 and the inner surface of the cover portion 5310 brought into close contact with each other.

The through hole 5170, the first hollow portion 5124, and the second hollow portion 5126 are arranged in this order from the top, and they are circular in cross section and formed concentrically.

In the third embodiment, the adapter mounting area 5116 is formed below the lower end of the cartridge 14. As shown in FIG.
The mounting surface of the cartridge 14 and the lower end of the cartridge presser 5110 are brought into close contact with each other, and the cartridge 14 is arranged on the cartridge presser 5110 .
In the third embodiment, the adapter 5 200 is arranged on the upper surface of the inner body portion 5320 of the faucet body 5300, and the lower surface of the cartridge retainer 5110 and the upper surface of the inner body portion 5320 of the faucet main body 5300 is clamped and fixed between

In a faucet provided with a cartridge according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, the upper surface of the adapter 5200 has a fitting shape for the compacted single lever cartridge 14 according to the main body invention, and the lower surface of the adapter 5200 can be converted by forming a fitting seal shape for another type of single lever cartridge 14 having a different size.

The adapter 5200 has a substantially disc shape, and has a hot water inflow hole 5220 (1220 in FIG. 7) , a water inflow hole 5222 (1222 in FIG. 7 ), and a water inflow hole 5222 (1222 in FIG. A hot water outlet hole 5224 (1224 in FIG. 7) is drilled.

The adapter 5200 has a faucet main body attachment portion 5230 (1230 in FIG. 7) having an attachment surface for attachment to the faucet main body 5300 at its lower portion, and the attachment surface faces the faucet main body 5300. It has a fixing projection 5232 (1232 in FIG. 7) protruding from the bottom.

A faucet main body 5300 that constitutes the faucet main body 12 includes an inner body portion 5320 and a cover portion 5310 that covers the inner body portion 5320 .
An adapter 5200 is installed on the inner body portion 5320 .
A male screw 5152 provided on the outside of the faucet main body receiving portion 5150 of the cartridge retainer 5110 is screwed into a female screw portion 5350 provided on the upper end portion of the inner body portion 5320 .

The handle member 5400 includes a cap 5410 , a mounting hole 5412 for the plug rod 150 of the cartridge 14 formed at the bottom of the cap 5410 , and a handle portion 5416 extending from the cap 5410 .
The mounting hole 5412 is provided on the front side of the cap 5410 and below the handle portion 5416. A cylindrical wall forming the mounting hole 5412 is provided with a screw hole 5418 for mounting the cartridge retainer 5110. there is
To attach the plug rod 150 of the cartridge 14 to the mounting hole 5412 , a threaded rod 5420 is threaded into the threaded hole 5418 to secure the plug rod 150 of the cartridge 14 to the mounting hole 5412 .
The threaded rod 5420 is screwed into the mounting hole 5412 through a threaded rod insertion hole drilled in the cap 5410 . A threaded hole cap 5422 is attached to the threaded rod through-hole.

〔conversion〕
The cartridge 14, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, uses a cartridge retainer 6110 of another structure to provide a different type of sixth faucet 6010 different in size from the first faucet 1010 of the first embodiment. can be applied to
Another type of sixth faucet 6010 having a different size will be described below.

The sixth faucet 6010 uses another type of cartridge presser 6110 different in size from the cartridge presser 1110 of the above embodiment to hold the cartridge 14 to the second handle member 5400 and the second handle member 5400 that constitute the sixth faucet 6010. It is configured to be attached to the 2 faucet main body 6300 as well.
Another type of sixth faucet 6010 with different sizes includes a handle member attachment area 6112 , a cartridge attachment area 6114 and a faucet body attachment area 6118 .
Another type of sixth faucet 6010 with a different size is loaded with a cartridge 6014 that is different in size from the cartridge 14 of the first embodiment, for example for a hot and cold water mixing faucet.

The cartridge retainer 6110 differs from the shape of the first cavity 6124 in the first embodiment so that a cartridge 6014 for hot and cold water mixing faucets, which is different in size from the present cartridge 14, can be loaded. , The shape of the first hollow portion 6124, which is the cartridge housing portion, is provided with an inner wall along the outer shape of the cartridge 6014 for the hot and cold water mixing faucet.

The second handle member 6400 and the second faucet main body 6300, which constitute the sixth faucet 6010, are similar to the handle member 5400 and the faucet main body 5300 of the fifth faucet 5010 of the third embodiment. is common with

In the cartridge retainer 1110 of the first embodiment, a faucet main body mounting hole 1150 for mounting to the inner body portion 1320 of the faucet main body 1300 following the second hollow portion 1126 is arranged in the faucet main body mounting region 1118 . is set.
Another type of cartridge retainer 6110 with a different size has a faucet body mounting hole 6150 for mounting the inner body portion 2320 of the second faucet body 6300 following the cavity 6122 in the faucet body mounting area 6118. are arranged.
A female screw 6152 is formed on the peripheral wall forming the faucet body mounting hole 6150 .
An inner body portion 6320 of the second faucet main body 6300 is provided.

〔cartridge〕
Next, the cartridge will be explained mainly based on FIGS. 18 to 29. FIG.
The single cartridge 14 is water and hot water switching/flow rate adjusting means for switching between cold and hot water and for adjusting the flow rate of cold and hot water through the water discharge pipe (mouth).
That is, the single cartridge 14 can be operated by rotating the operating lever handle 16 for operating the movable disk 40 in the first direction and in the second direction opposite to the first direction. The hot water inlet 22 and the water inlet 24 are provided within the same angular range with respect to the center line C of the fixed disk 20 in the front-rear direction, and the center When the operating lever handle 16 is positioned on the line C, the water is stopped.

The fixed disk 20 has a planar upper surface, and is configured so that the movable disk 40 placed thereon can be placed thereon and rotated.

The movable disk 40 has a disk shape that is circular in plan view, and rotates about the rotation axis P of the movable disk 40 on a plane perpendicular to a straight line extending in the direction of the rotation axis P in the hollow portion 102 of the upper cover 110 . It has rotational symmetry.

The movable disk 40 includes a bottom portion 44 that is circular in plan view and an annular protrusion 46 that is formed along the outer edge of the bottom portion 44 . The lower surface of the provided bottom portion 44 is planar.

The hot water inlet 22 and the water inlet 24 of the fixed disk 20 are formed as elongated kidney-shaped holes, and are formed symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal center line C of the fixed disk 20 .

When the movable disk 40 rotates in the first direction on a plane perpendicular to a straight line extending in the rotation axis direction of the movable disk 40, water flows into the hot water communication passage 42 from the water inlet hole 24 of the fixed disk 20, Also, when the fixed disk 20 is rotated in the second direction, the hot water flows into the hot water communication passage 42 from the hot water inlet 22 of the fixed disk 20. A discharge rate is determined.

The single cartridge 14 rotates the operating lever handle 16 from its center position in the left-right direction in the left direction, which is the first direction, and in the right direction, which is the second direction. The inflow hole 22 or the water inflow hole 24 is connected to the hot water communication passage 42 of the movable disk 40 so that hot water or cold water is discharged.

The movable disk 40 rotates and slides relative to the fixed disk 20 on a plane perpendicular to the straight line extending in the direction of the rotation axis P of the movable disk, and when it rotates in the first direction, the water inlet hole of the fixed disk 20 opens. Hot water flows into the hot water communication passage 42 from the fixed disk 24, and when the fixed disk 20 rotates in the second direction, hot water flows into the hot water communication passage 42 from the hot water inlet 22 of the fixed disk 20. and the angle of rotation in the second direction determines the amount of spouted water.

The faucet 10 is provided with a click mechanism for informing that the operation lever handle 16 is at the water stop position.

The basic principle of operation of the single cartridge 14 according to the present invention is that the operating lever handle 16 is rotated around the rotary shaft P, whereby the plug rod constitutes the rotary shaft connected to the operating lever handle 16. 150 , the movable disk 40 rotates and slides relative to the fixed disk 20 along with this rotation, and the hot water inlet 22 or the water inlet 24 provided in the fixed disk 20 and the movable disk 40 are provided. By changing the size of the overlapping area with the hot water communication passage 42, the flow rate of water or hot water discharged from the discharge pipe constituting the hot water discharge portion is changed.

In this embodiment, the flow rate of cold or hot water is configured to increase proportionally substantially constant until it reaches the maximum flow rate.
However, in order to facilitate fine adjustment of the flow rate of water or hot water discharged from the water discharge section, the rate of change in flow rate with respect to the amount of operation of the operating lever handle 16 may be changed. In that case, for example, the change may be made by changing the shape of the water inlet or hot water inlet of the fixed disk 20 .

The hot water inlet hole 22 of the fixed disk 20 includes a first hole edge 60 on the side of the center line C (center line) in the front-rear direction, a second hole edge 62 continuing to the near side of the first hole edge 60, and a fixed Including a third rim 64 on the peripheral side of the disk 20 and a fourth rim 66 connected between the far side of the first rim 60 and the far side of the third rim 64 . .

The water inflow hole 24 of the fixed disk 20 includes a first hole edge 70 on the side of the center line C (center line) in the front-rear direction, a second hole edge 72 continuing to the front side of the first hole edge 70, and a fixed Including a third lip 74 on the peripheral side of the disk 20 and a fourth lip 76 connected between the far side of the first lip 70 and the far side of the third lip 74 . .
The first hole edge 60 of the hot water inlet 22 and the first hole edge 70 of the water inlet 24 are parallel.
The second hole rim 62 of the hot water inlet 22 and the second hole rim 72 of the water inlet 24 are tapered such that the distance increases toward the near side.
The third hole edge 64 of the hot water inflow hole 22 and the third hole edge 74 of the water inflow hole 24 are arcuate and widen outward.
The fourth hole edge 66 of the hot water inlet 22 and the fourth hole edge 76 of the water inlet 24 are inclined downward toward the center line.

The hot water communication passage 42 of the movable disk 40 has a first hole edge 80 on the side of the center line C (center line) in the front-rear direction, and a second hole edge 82 extending from the right side of the first hole edge 80 to the front side. , a third hole rim 84 extending from the left side of the first hole rim 80 toward the near side, and a third hole rim 84 connected to the near side end of the second hole rim 82 and the near side end of the third hole rim 84 . 4 rims 86.
The first hole edge 80 has an arcuate shape that bulges to the other side.
The second hole edge 82 and the third hole edge 84 are linear and tapered so that the distance between them widens toward the near side.
The fourth hole edge 86 has an arcuate shape that bulges forward.

The hot water outflow hole 26 of the fixed disk 20 has a first hole edge 90 on the side of the longitudinal center line C (center line) and a second hole edge 92 extending from the right side of the first hole edge 90 to the far side. , a third hole edge 94 extending away from the left side of the first hole edge 90 , and a third hole edge 94 connected to the far end of the second hole edge 92 and the far end of the third hole edge 94 . 4 hole edges 96 .
The first hole edge 90 has an arcuate shape that bulges forward.
The second hole edge 92 and the third hole edge 94 are linear and tapered so that the distance between them widens toward the other side.
The fourth hole edge 96 has an arcuate shape that bulges out to the other side.

The hot water communication passage 42 of the movable disc 40 is formed parallel to the center line C of the fixed disc 20 when the operating lever handle 16 is positioned parallel to the center line C of the fixed disc 20 in the longitudinal direction. It is formed so as not to overlap the hot water inlet 22 and the water inlet 24 of 20 .
Therefore, the movable disk 40 closes the hot water inlet 22 and the water inlet 24 of the fixed disk 20 .
Since the movable disk 40 does not rotate in this water stop state, the rotation angle of the movable disk 40 is 0°.
When the operating lever handle 16 is turned counterclockwise, which is the first direction, the movable disk 40 rotates on the sliding surface of the fixed disk 20 via the plug rod 150 . The hot water communication passage 42 of the movable disk 40 and the water inlet hole 24 of the fixed disk 20 are connected.
Further, when the operation lever handle 16 is rotated in the clockwise direction, which is the second direction, the movable disk 40 rotates on the sliding surface of the fixed disk 20 via the plug rod 150 . Then, the hot water communication passage 42 of the movable disk 40 and the hot water inlet hole 22 of the fixed disk 20 are connected.

The faucet 10 has a hot water inflow passage 220 connected to the water heater, a water inflow passage 222 connected to the water pipe, and a hot water outflow passage 224 through which the hot water or cold water flows out in the faucet main body 12. is provided.
A discharge pipe that communicates with the hot water inflow passage 220 and extends upward is disposed in the lower portion of the faucet body 12 .

The single cartridge 14 connects an upper cover 110 and a lower cover 120 to form a cylindrical cartridge cover portion 100 .
The upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120 are connected by matching the lower end of the upper cover 110 and the upper end of the lower cover 120 .

The upper cover 110 has a hollow portion 102 that accommodates the disc guide 140 , the support plate 130 , the movable disc 40 and the fixed disc 20 .
The hollow portion 102 has a property of matching the original figure when rotated about the rotation axis P of the movable disk 40 by an arbitrary angle, that is, has a rotational symmetry.
The hollow portion 102 accommodating the disc guide 140 is circular in plan view (circular in cross section) and has rotational symmetry. has a larger diameter than the hollow portion 102 that accommodates the protruding portion 144 .
The hollow portion 102 that accommodates the support plate 130, the hollow portion 102 that accommodates the movable disk 40, and the hollow portion 102 that accommodates the fixed disk 20 are circular in plan view (circular in cross section), and are hollow portions that accommodate the support plate 130. 102 has substantially the same diameter as the hollow portion 102 that accommodates the movable disk 40 and the hollow portion 102 that accommodates the fixed disk 20 .

A connecting hole 116 for fixing the lower cover 120 is provided in the vicinity of the lower end of the upper cover 110, and a connecting projection 124 for fixing the upper cover 110 is protruding from the peripheral edge of the lower cover 120. ing.
Thus, the connected cartridge accommodating portion 118 of the upper cover 110 and the cartridge accommodating portion 128 of the lower cover 120 are joined together, and the fixed disk 20 and the movable disk 40 are accommodated in the cylindrical cylinder (inside the hollow portion 102). be done.

The upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120 are a single unit in which the fixed disk 20 and the movable disk 40 are arranged in the space of the hollow portion 102 (including the cartridge housing portion 118 and the cartridge housing portion 128) formed therein. It forms the essential part of the cartridge 14 .

The single cartridge 14 includes a movable disk 40, a support plate 130 attached on the movable disk 40, a disk guide 140, a plug rod 150, a fixed disk 20, and a first cartridge disposed below the fixed disk 20. A packing 180 and a second packing 190 are included.

The upper cover 110 is provided with a support plate 130 for rotatably mounting the movable disk 40 within the upper cover 110 .

A disc guide 140 is attached to the upper portion of the support plate 130, and a plug rod 150 is rotatably attached to the disc guide 140 by a pin 160. As shown in FIG.

The plug rod 150 is a linear rod body having a square cross section with a longitudinal direction extending in the direction of the rotation axis P, and the operating lever handle 16, which is a wide variety of operation handles with different designs in the upper region of the rod body. is connected to the movable disc 40 via a disc guide 140 in the lower region of the rod, and the movable disc 40 is rotated by rotating the operating lever handle 16 as the operating handle. It is formed so as to rotate about the axis P on a plane that intersects the rotation axis P perpendicularly.

A lever receiver 170 is attached to the top of the plug rod 150 , and the operating lever handle 16 is attached via the lever receiver 170 .

The lower cover 120 has a second packing 190 fixed downward and a first packing 180 fixed above the second packing 190 . The lower cover 120 has the fixed disk 20 fixed above the first packing 180 .
A hot water inlet passage 220, a water inlet passage 222 and a hot water outlet passage 224 are formed in the lower cover 120, the first packing 180, the second packing 190 and the fixed disk 20. As shown in FIG.
Hot water is supplied to the fixed disk 20 through the hot water inflow passage 220 , and water is supplied to the fixed disk 20 through the water inflow passage 222 .

The support plate 130 is a cylindrical body concentric with the movable disk 40 .
The support plate 130 has a disk shape that is circular in plan view, and rotates in the hollow portion 102 of the upper cover 110 about the rotation axis P of the movable disk 40 on a plane perpendicular to a straight line extending in the direction of the rotation axis P. It is configured so that it can be
The support plate 130 has, in the center of its upper surface, a tapping rod mounting hole 132 having a square shape in a plan view for mounting the tapping rod 150, and a rotating hole for hot water and hot water that spreads in the circumferential direction from the center on its bottom surface. 134 are provided.

The support plate 130 has a planar ceiling surface of the movable disk mounting portion 136 and is configured to be in surface contact with the planar annular convex portion 46 of the movable disk 40 .
The support plate 130 is provided with a movable disk mounting portion 136 for mounting the movable disk 40 in the circumferential direction near the periphery of the lower surface thereof.

The disc guide 140 includes a base portion 142 formed on the side attached to the support plate 130 and a protruding portion 144 to which the plug rod 150 is attached.
The base portion 142 has a columnar shape, the protruding portion 144 has a columnar shape, and the base portion 142 and the protruding portion 144 are formed concentrically.

The base portion 142 is attached to the upper surface of the support plate 130 at its lower surface. The base portion 142 and the protruding portion 144 are provided with a vertically extending plug pin mounting hole 146 near the center thereof, and a plug pin 150 is inserted through the plug pin mounting hole 146 .
The plugging rod 150 is attached to the disc guide 140 by press-fitting a pin 160 into a pin mounting hole 148 provided in the protruding portion 144 and a pin mounting hole 152 provided in the plugging rod 150 .

The base portion 142 of the disk guide 140 has a disc shape that is circular in plan view, and the protruding portion 144 of the disc guide 140 has a cylindrical shape that is circular in plan view.
The disc guide 140 is configured to be rotatable in the hollow portion 102 of the upper cover 110 about the rotation axis P of the movable disc 40 on a plane perpendicular to a straight line extending in the direction of the rotation axis P. .

The base portion 142 of the disk guide 140 is attached to the turning stop portion 114 (hot water side stop portion 114a, cold water side stop portion 114b) provided in the hollow portion 102 accommodating the base portion 142 inside the upper cover 110 on the front side. A swivel stop 142A that abuts is protrudingly provided.

The support plate 130 is provided with fixing projections 138 for fixing the movable disk 40 protruding from the movable disk mounting portion 136 at two front and rear positions on the peripheral edge side.

The movable disk 40 is provided with a fixing recess 48 into which a fixing projection 138 for fixing the movable disk 40 of the support plate 130 is fitted. A pair of front and rear fixing recesses 48 are provided.

Support plate 130 and movable disk 40 are connected and fixed via O-ring 200 . In this embodiment, between the support plate 130 and the movable disk 40, an O-ring 200 is sandwiched between the annular projection 46 of the movable disk 40 and the annular wall forming the turning hole 134 of the support plate 130. tightly fixed.

The support plate 130 and the disk guide 140 are loaded into the cavity of the cylindrical upper cover 110, and the support plate 130 and the disk guide 140 are connected and fixed by the plug rod 150. By rotating the plug rod 150, the support plate 130 and the disk guide 140 are fixed. It is configured to rotate integrally on the disk 20 .

The movable disk 40 is attached to the movable disk attachment portion 136 of the support plate 130 with an O-ring 200 interposed therebetween.
A sound deadening net 202 is attached between the hot water communication passage 42 of the movable disk 40 and the turning hole 134 of the support plate 130 to reduce the sound of the water flow as much as possible.

The upper cover 110 has a click ring attachment portion 112 for attaching the click ring 210 near the upper end. An elastic click ring 210 constituting a click mechanism is fitted to the click ring mounting portion 112 .
The click mechanism is formed to stop the operating lever handle 16 on the center line C in the front-rear direction, thereby stopping the movable disk 40 at the water stopping position.

The click ring 210 is made of an elastic metal piece, and has a locking protrusion 212 near its center.
The click ring 210 is configured so that when the locking projection 212 is fitted into the locking recess 218 of the disk guide 140, the rotating disk guide 140 stops and the support plate 130 and movable disk 40 stop. It is

The fixed disk 20 is housed within the cartridge housing portion 128 of the lower cover 120 .
The fixed disk 20 has a fixed disk fixing portion 28 for fixing the fixed disk 20 to the lower cover 120 on the front side.
The lower cover 120 has a fixed disk fixing portion 126 protruding toward the fixed disk 20 housed in the cartridge housing portion 128 on the front side.

The fixed disk fixing portion 28 of the fixed disk 20 accommodated in the cartridge accommodating portion 128 of the lower cover 120 and the fixed disk fixing portion 126 of the lower cover 120 are engaged with each other, and the fixed disk 20 is fixed to the lower cover 120. .

The fixed disk 20 is formed with a hot water inlet passage 220 below the hot water inlet 22 .
Furthermore, the fixed disk 20 is formed with a water inflow passage 222 following the water inflow hole 24 and below it.
Furthermore, the fixed disk 20 is formed with a hot water outflow passage 224 following the hot water communication passage 42 and below it.

Hot water inflow passage 220 of fixed disk 20 communicates with hot water inflow passage 220 in first packing 180 , hot water inflow passage 220 in second packing 190 , and hot water inflow passage 220 in lower cover 120 .
The water inflow passage 222 of the fixed disk 20 communicates with the water inflow passage 222 of the first packing 180 , the water inflow passage 222 of the second packing 190 and the water inflow passage 222 of the lower cover 120 .
Hot water outflow passage 224 of fixed disk 20 communicates with hot water outflow passage 224 of first packing 180 , hot water outflow passage 224 of second packing 190 , and hot water outflow passage 224 of lower cover 120 .

Hot water supplied from a water heater (not shown) passes through the hot water inlet passage 220 of the lower cover 120 (including the first packing 180 and the second packing 190), reaches the hot water inlet 22 of the fixed disk 20, and is movable. It passes through the hot water communication passage 42 of the disk 40, passes through the hot water outflow passage 224, and reaches the discharge pipe .
On the other hand, from the water supply pipe (water pipe), through the hot water inlet 22 of the lower cover 120 (including the first packing 180 and the second packing 190), from the water inlet 24 of the fixed disk 20 to the hot water communication passage 42 of the movable disk 40 , and reaches the discharge pipe from the hot water outflow passage 224.

According to the above-described embodiment, by stopping the lever of the operating lever handle 16 at the position of the center line C extending from the front side to the far side, the water is stopped, and when water is to be discharged, the water is discharged in the first direction. By turning the operating lever handle 16 to a certain right side (counterclockwise), the amount of spouted water is gradually increased as the angle of rotation increases. By turning to the left (clockwise), which is the direction of , the amount of hot water to be discharged gradually increases as the turning angle increases.
Therefore, the operator who operates the faucet can select stop water, water discharge, and hot water discharge without making a mistake, and can also select the amount of water.

As described above, the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed in the above description, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
That is, without departing from the scope of the technical idea and purpose of the present invention, various modifications can be made to the above-described embodiments in terms of mechanism, shape, material, quantity, position, arrangement, etc. and they are included in the present invention.

The faucet 10 according to the present invention can adopt a wide variety of designs. For example, as shown in FIGS. can be design.
For example, the operating lever handle 16 was provided with a plate-shaped or rod-shaped lever extending from the stopper rod 150 side toward the front side. It may be a columnar operation lever handle 16 .
Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 31C, a gripping portion 16b made of a vertically extending ridge may be formed around the cylindrical handle mounting portion 16a so that the handle can be easily turned with fingers.
Also, the attachment hole 1412 for attaching the cap 1410 to the plug rod 150 may be formed on the other side of the cap 1410 opposite to the grip portion 16b , as shown in FIG. 31A(B).

Further, in the above-described embodiment, a structure was provided in which the central axis of the faucet body 12 (rotational axis P of the movable disk) was installed so as to extend in the vertical direction. As shown, the structure may be such that the central axis of the faucet body 12 (rotational axis P of the movable disk) extends in the horizontal direction.
30, a plurality of locking recesses (218a, 218b, 218c, 218d, 218e, 218f, 218g) of the locking recesses 218 of the disk guide 140 constituting the click mechanism are attached to the protrusions 144. It is good also as arrangement|positioning structure. In the illustrated example, the locking recess 218d is formed at the position of the center line C, and the locking recesses 218a, 218b, and 218d are arranged at equal intervals on the right side thereof, and the locking recesses 218e and 218e are arranged on the left side thereof. 218f and 218g are evenly spaced. With such a configuration, the angle at which the disk guide 140 is turned, ie, the degree of opening, is indicated.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 faucet 12 faucet main body 14 single cartridge 16 operating lever handle 16a handle attachment portion 16b grip portion 16c plug rod attachment portion 16d cover portion 20 fixed disk 22 hot water inlet
60 first hole edge
62 Second hole edge
64 Third hole edge
66 fourth hole edge 24 water inflow hole
70 first hole edge
72 Second hole edge
74 Third hole edge
76 fourth hole edge 26 hot water outflow hole
90 first hole edge
92 Second hole edge
94 Third hole edge
96 fourth hole edge 28 fixed disk fixing portion 40 movable disk 42 hot water communication path
80 first hole edge
82 Second hole edge
84 Third hole edge
86 fourth hole edge 44 bottom 46 annular protrusion 48 fixing recess 100 cartridge cover portion 102 hollow portion 110 upper cover 112 click ring mounting portion 114 turning stop portion 116 connecting hole 118 cartridge housing portion 120 lower cover 124 connecting projection 126 fixed disk Fixed portion 128 Cartridge accommodating portion 130 Support plate 132 Plug rod mounting hole 134 Rotating hole 136 Movable disk mounting portion 138 Fixed convex portion 140 Disk guide 142 Base portion 142A Turn stop portion 144 Protruding portion 146 Plug rod mounting hole 148 Pin mounting hole 150 Plug Rod 152 Pin mounting hole 160 Pin 170 Lever receiver 180 First packing 190 Second packing 200 O-ring 202 Silent mesh 210 Click ring 212 Locking protrusion 218 Disc guide locking recess 220 Hot water inflow passage 222 Water inflow passage 224 Hot water outflow aisle
8 00 Upper mounting portion 802 Shoulder portion 810 Body portion 820 Neck portion 830 Mounting convex portion

1100, 2100, 3100, 4100, 5100, 6100 cartridge mounting portions 1110, 2110, 3110, 4110, 5110, 6110 cartridge holders 1112, 2112, 3112, 4112, 5112, 6112 handle member mounting regions 1114, 2114, 3114, 4114 , 5114, 6114 Cartridge mounting areas 111 6, 3 11 6, 5 11 6 Adapter mounting areas 1118, 2118, 3118, 4118, 5118, 6118 Faucet body mounting areas

1122, 2122, 3122, 4122, 5122, 6122 cavities 1124, 2124, 3124, 4124, 5124, 6124 first cavities 1126, 3 126 , 5126 second cavities 1128, 2128, 3128, 4128, 5128, 6128 cartridge Mounting portions 1130, 2130, 3130 , 5 130, 6130 Stepped portions 1150, 2150 Faucet main body mounting holes 3150, 4150, 5150, 6150 Faucet main body mounting portions 1152, 2152 Female threads 3152, 4152, 5152, 6152 Male threads 1170, 2170, 3170, 4170, 5170, 6170 through hole

1200, 3200 adapter 1220 hot water inflow hole 1222 water inflow hole 1224 hot water outflow hole 1230 faucet main body mounting portion 1232 fixing convex portion 1240 cartridge pressing mounting portion 1242 fixing concave portion 1300, 2300, 3300 faucet main body 1310, 2310, 3310, 4310, 5310, 6310 cover portion 1320, 2320, 3320, 4320, 5320, 6320 inner body portion 1350, 2350, 3350, 4350, 5350, 6350 screw portion

1400 handle member 1410 cap 1412 mounting hole 1416 handle portion 1418 screw hole 1420 screw rod 1422 screw hole cap
1 010 1st faucet

2010 Second faucet 2014 Cartridge for hot and cold water mixer 2400 Second handle member

3010 Third faucet 4010 Fourth faucet 5010 Fifth faucet 6010 Sixth faucet

Claims (6)

comprising a cartridge mounting portion, a cartridge, and an operation handle,
The cartridge attachment portion is composed of a cartridge retainer for fitting the cartridge,
The cartridge presser can be converted into a shape that eliminates the gap between the height dimension and the diameter dimension of the single lever cartridge and another type of single lever cartridge having a different size,
The operating handle comprises a handle mounting portion connected to a stopper rod formed in the upper region of the cartridge, and a grip portion,
The cartridge has a fixed disk provided with a hot water inlet and a water inlet, and a movable disk having a hot water communication passage for flowing hot water from the hot water inlet and water from the water inlet to the hot water outlet. , a cartridge cover part for accommodating the fixed disk and the movable disk, and a disk guide,
The cartridge cover section includes an upper cover and a lower cover,
The upper cover includes an upper mounting portion and a body portion for mounting the cartridge mounting portion to the outside thereof, and a shoulder portion formed in the upper region,
The movable disk rotates about the rotational axis of the movable disk in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction on a plane perpendicular to the rotational axis. By doing so, it is configured to adjust the discharge amount of hot water and water,
The plugging rod is a rod having a longitudinal direction extending in the direction of the rotation axis, and is formed so that a wide variety of operating handles with different designs can be mounted in the upper region of the rod, and a disk in the lower region of the rod. It is connected to the movable disk through a guide, and is configured to rotate the movable disk about the rotation axis on a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis by rotating the operation handle,
The cartridge mounting portion has a space for rotating the plugging rod, and has an upper region formed to face the operating handle above the space,
The operating handle has an opposing surface facing the upper region of the cartridge attachment portion and/or the single lever cartridge, in the lower region of the handle attachment portion to which the plug rod is attached,
The cartridge presser includes, in order from the top, a handle member mounting region, a cartridge mounting region, an adapter mounting region, and a faucet main body mounting region,
The cartridge presser has an external shape that is attached to various cosmetic caps, handle members, or faucet main bodies, and has a cavity that constitutes a space for loading the cartridge and the adapter,
The handle member mounting region has a tapered shape suitable for covering the handle member, and is provided with a through hole for inserting the upper cover of the cartridge and the plug rod mounting region from the cavity side,
the cartridge mounting region has a first cavity formed therein along the body of the cartridge so as to fit the upper cover and the lower cover of the cartridge;
The cartridge mounting, wherein the first cavity has an inner wall portion corresponding to the outer shape of the cartridge, and is connected to an upper mounting portion formed in an upper region of the cartridge so as to tightly fix the cartridge inside. having a department,
The cartridge mounting portion has a stepped portion that fits with the shoulder portion of the cartridge,
the second cavity formed in the adapter mounting area is configured with a recess for loading the adapter;
The cartridge retainer is provided with a faucet body mounting hole for loading the inner body portion of the faucet body, and the faucet body mounting hole is fitted or screwed to the upper portion of the inner body portion of the faucet body. A recess or internal thread is formed in the peripheral wall of the hole for
The through hole, the first cavity, the second cavity, and the faucet body mounting hole are arranged in order from the top,
The adapter is provided with a fixing concave portion, a fitting convex portion, an engaging convex portion, a fitting concave portion, or an engaging concave portion for fixing to the cartridge in a cartridge presser mounting portion formed in an upper region of the adapter to be mounted on the cartridge. , and a faucet main body attachment portion formed in the lower region of the adapter attached to the faucet main body is provided with a fixing protrusion or fitting protrusion or engaging protrusion or fitting for fixing to the faucet main body. with recesses or engagement recesses,
The cartridge mounting portion and the cartridge are integrally connected to a wide variety of faucet body bodies having different sizes depending on the cartridge mounting portion, and the operating handle is connected to the lower region of the handle mounting portion, the cartridge, and the cartridge mounting portion. A water equipped with a cartridge, characterized in that it is configured to be connected to a wide variety of operation handles with different designs by the stopper rod of the cartridge with a space for rotating the operation handle between the part and the part. plug. The hot water inlet and the water inlet are provided symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal centerline of the fixed disk, and
2. The faucet according to claim 1, wherein a grip portion protruding from the handle mounting portion of the operating handle is configured to stop water when positioned on the center line. The hot water inflow hole or water inflow hole of the fixed disk and the hot water communication passage of the movable disk are arranged so that the operation handle is placed from the center position in the left-right direction on a plane that intersects the rotation axis perpendicularly with the rotation axis as the center: It is characterized in that it is connected by rotating in the left direction which is the first direction and the right direction which is the second direction, and is configured so that hot water or cold water is discharged. Water faucet as described. the cavity includes a first cavity for fitting the upper and lower covers of the cartridge in the area of the cartridge attachment area and a second cavity for loading the adapter in the adapter attachment area;
The handle member mounting region has a tapered shape suitable for covering the handle member, and is provided with a through hole for inserting the upper cover of the cartridge and the plug rod mounting region from the first cavity side,
The cartridge mounting region has a cylindrical shape as a whole, and a first hollow portion having a circular cross section along the body of the cartridge is formed therein so as to fit the upper and lower covers of the cartridge,
The second hollow portion formed in the adapter mounting region is configured by a concave portion with a circular cross section into which a disk-shaped adapter is fitted,
2. The through hole, the first cavity, the second cavity, and the faucet main body mounting hole are arranged in this order from the top, and have a circular cross-sectional structure formed concentrically. 4. A faucet provided with the cartridge according to any one of 1 to 3. The adapter has a substantially disk shape formed to be fitted into the second cavity, and has a hot water inlet hole, a water inlet hole, and a hot water outlet hole communicating with the hot water inlet passage, the water inlet passage, and the hot water outlet passage of the cartridge. A faucet comprising a perforated cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The operation handle is composed of an operation lever handle, and has a handle attachment portion and a grip portion,
The handle attachment portion has a substantially columnar shape extending in the direction in which the plugging rod extends, and the grip portion has a plate-like, rod-like or convex shape extending in a direction intersecting with the extending direction of the plugging rod,
The handle attachment portion has a stopper rod attachment portion and a cover portion that covers the stopper rod attachment portion. prepared,
A space for rotating the handle mounting portion is provided between the facing surface of the lower region of the cover portion and the facing surface of the cartridge mounting portion and the upper region of the cartridge,
6. The faucet provided with a cartridge according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said space is a space for operating an operating lever handle that extends in a direction that intersects or stands upright with said rotation axis P direction.

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