JP7225031B2 - faucet pipe support - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a faucet pipe support. More particularly, it relates to a faucet pipe support that supports a shower pipe extending in the height direction connecting a faucet body and a shower head to a wall surface.

Conventionally, there is known a configuration in which a shower pipe that connects a faucet body and a shower head is supported by being fixed to a wall surface with a support (Patent Document 1). The support is configured to be able to adjust the distance between the fastening position on the wall surface and the mounting position on the shower head by means of the threaded structure of the screw.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-282102

In the above-described prior art, it is not possible to absorb the horizontal deviation between the fastening position of the support to the wall surface and the mounting position to the shower pipe. Accordingly, the present invention provides a faucet pipe support that can appropriately adjust the support position of the shower pipe with respect to the wall surface.

In order to solve the above problems, the faucet pipe support of the present invention employs the following means.

That is, the faucet pipe support of the present invention is a faucet pipe support that supports a shower pipe extending in the height direction connecting a faucet body and a shower head to a wall surface. This faucet pipe support is fixed so that its position can be adjusted in the left-right direction by an insertion-type fastening structure with long holes extending in the left-right direction with respect to the wall surface and fixing screws that are inserted into the long holes and fastened. a wall-side fixing portion fitted to the outer periphery of the shower pipe so as to be slidable in the height direction; and a connecting lead screw portion.

According to the above configuration, in the faucet pipe support, the fixing position of the wall-side fixing portion to the wall surface can be adjusted in the left-right direction. In addition, in the faucet pipe support, the fitting position of the pipe-side fixing portion with respect to the shower pipe can be adjusted in the height direction. Further, in the faucet pipe support, the gap between the pipe-side fixing portion and the wall-side fixing portion can be adjusted by the feed screw portion. As described above, the support position of the shower pipe with respect to the wall surface can be appropriately adjusted.

The faucet pipe support of the present invention may be further configured as follows. The pipe-side fixing portion is fitted to the non-circular portion of the shower pipe to prevent the shower pipe from rotating.

According to the above configuration, by preventing the shower pipe from rotating with the faucet pipe support, the shower head can be fixed so as not to swing from side to side.

The faucet pipe support of the present invention may be further configured as follows. The shower pipe has a configuration in which an upper pipe extending upward from the pipe-side fixing portion and a lower pipe extending downward from the pipe-side fixing portion are connected together. The pipe-side fixing portion is fitted from below to the outer peripheral portion of the reduced-diameter portion formed at the lower end of the upper pipe, and is held in a state of being prevented from falling off due to the sliding frictional resistance between the reduced-diameter portion and the reduced-diameter portion. It has an engaging portion to be engaged.

According to the above configuration, the lower pipe can be fitted and connected to the reduced diameter portion of the upper pipe in a state in which the pipe side fixing portion is fitted into the reduced diameter portion of the upper pipe from below and held so as not to fall off. It is possible to perform such work easily.

The faucet pipe support of the present invention may be further configured as follows. An engaging portion fitted in the diameter-reduced portion is slidable in the height direction along the diameter-reduced portion between an upper pipe and a lower pipe having a larger diameter than the diameter-reduced portion.

According to the above configuration, the pipe-side fixing portion can be fitted to the shower pipe so as to be adjustable in the height direction within a certain range.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view showing schematic structure of the pipe support for faucets which concerns on 1st Embodiment. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a faucet pipe support; FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 2; FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the pedestal of the wall-side fixing portion is fixed to the wall surface; FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. 5; It is a perspective view showing the state where the head was attached to the pedestal. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII of FIG. 7; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a feed screw part and a pipe side fixing part are attached to the wall side fixing part; FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 9; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which an upper pipe and a lower pipe are attached to a support pipe; FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XII-XII of FIG. 11; FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4 showing the upper limit position of the height adjustment range of the pipe-side fixing portion; FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4 showing the lower limit position;

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated using drawing.

<<1st Embodiment>>
(Overview of Structure of Pipe Support 20 (Water Faucet Pipe Support))
First, the configuration of the pipe support 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 14. FIG. In the following description, when directions such as front, back, up, down, left, and right are indicated, they refer to the respective directions shown in the respective drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pipe support 20 according to the present embodiment is a support for fixing to the wall W of the bathroom the shower pipe 10 extending upward from the mixing faucet 1 attached to the wall W of the bathroom. . The mixer faucet 1 has a function of mixing hot and cold water supplied from the back side of the wall surface W inside and discharging the mixture. Specifically, the mixing faucet 1 has a temperature control function for internally adjusting the mixing ratio of hot and cold water to be supplied, a switching function for switching between discharge and stop of the mixed hot and cold water, and a function for adjusting the amount of hot water to be discharged. and a discharge rate adjustment function.

The mixing ratio of hot and cold water is adjusted by operating a substantially cylindrical temperature control handle 2A attached to the left side of the faucet body 2 as you face it. Switching of water to be stopped and adjustment of the amount of water to be discharged are performed by operating a substantially cylindrical switching handle 2B attached to the right side of the faucet main body 2 as you face it. Specifically, when the user sets the temperature control handle 2A to a desired rotational position, the mixing ratio of hot water mixed inside the faucet main body 2 is adjusted to the set temperature according to the rotational position. .

In addition, when the user turns the switching handle 2B upward or downward from a predetermined water stop position (illustrated position), the amount of hot water corresponding to the amount of rotational movement is set on the back of the faucet body 2. It is selectively discharged from the first discharge pipe 2C or the second discharge pipe 2D set on the upper surface. In this embodiment, when the switching handle 2B is turned downward, hot water is discharged from the first discharge pipe 2C on the rear surface, and when it is turned upward, hot water is discharged from the second discharge pipe 2D on the upper surface. It is designed to be discharged.

A hand-held shower head 5 is connected to the first discharge pipe 2C on the back surface via a shower hose 4 having a flexible pipe structure. An overhead shower head 6 is connected to the second discharge pipe 2D on the upper surface via a shower pipe 10 having an inflexible pipe structure made of stainless steel. Here, the overhead showerhead 6 corresponds to the "showerhead" of the present invention. The temperature control handle 2A and the switching handle 2B are attached to the faucet main body 2 so as to be rotatable about axes extending in the left-right direction (width direction).

The faucet main body 2 has two hot water supply ports (not shown) formed on the left and right sides of the back surface thereof. The flow path is connected to hot water connection ports (not shown) formed at two locations on the left and right of W. As a result, the faucet main body 2 is in a state of being fixed in a position protruding forward from the wall surface W, with its upper surface forming a substantially horizontal shape.

The shower pipe 10 is composed of an upper pipe 11 and a lower pipe 12 . The upper pipe 11 is a round pipe bent into a substantially inverted L shape. The lower pipe 12 is a round pipe extending straight in the height direction. The upper pipe 11 has a base end connected to the upper end of the lower pipe 12 and an overhead shower head 6 attached to the tip. The lower pipe 12 is configured such that the second discharge pipe 2D on the upper surface of the faucet body 2 is flow-connected to the lower end thereof.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper pipe 11 and the lower pipe 12 of the shower pipe 10 are fixed by a pipe support 20 at a position projecting forward from the wall surface W. . The above-mentioned pipe support 20 is used even if the construction position of the faucet main body 2 of the mixed faucet 1 described above in FIG. It also has an adjustment mechanism that can absorb the deviation in each of the front, rear, up, down, left, and right directions.

(Regarding the specific configuration of the pipe support 20)
A specific configuration of the pipe support 20 will be described in detail below. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pipe support 20 includes a wall-side fixing portion 21 fixed to the wall surface W, a pipe-side fixing portion 22 fitted to the shower pipe 10, and a pipe-side fixing portion 22. It is composed of a feed screw portion 23 that connects to the wall-side fixing portion 21 so that the interval can be adjusted, and a cap 24 that covers the wall-side fixing portion 21 .

(Regarding the configuration of the wall-side fixing portion 21)
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the wall-side fixing portion 21 includes a substantially truncated conical pedestal 21A fixed in a state of surface contact with the wall surface W, and a head 21D attached to the head of the pedestal 21A. , provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the pedestal 21A has hole-shaped long holes 21B extending straight in the left-right direction at two upper and lower positions. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the pedestal 21A is fixed to the wall surface W by inserting fixing screws 21C into the long holes 21B from the front and fastening them to the wall surface W. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the pedestal 21A is arranged so that the positions through which the fixing screws 21C are passed in the elongated holes 21B can be moved in the left-right direction. It is configured to be freely adjustable. After fixing the pedestal 21A to the wall surface W, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the head 21D is set on the head of the pedestal 21A, and a pair of mounting screws 21E are used to integrally attach the head 21D. and fasten to it.

A screw hole 21D1 penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the center of the head 21D. The inner peripheral surface of the screw hole 21D1 is internally threaded, and an adjusting screw 23B of the feed screw portion 23, which will be described later with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10, is screwed from the front.

(Regarding the configuration of the pipe-side fixing portion 22)
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pipe-side fixing portion 22 includes a substantially cylindrical support pipe 22A, a claw portion 22B formed protruding from the inner peripheral portion of the support pipe 22A, and the claw portions of the support pipe 22A. and a fastening hole 22C which is internally threaded and formed through an inner peripheral portion facing the portion 22B. The inner peripheral surface of the fastening hole 22C is internally threaded. Here, the claw portion 22B corresponds to the "engagement portion" of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the support pipe 22A is configured such that the base end of the upper pipe 11 is inserted into the cylinder from above, so that the claw portion 22B protruding into the cylinder is attached to the upper pipe 11. It is configured such that it is brought into surface contact from the front with one of the outer peripheral surfaces (flat surfaces) of the hexagonal surface portion 11A, which has a hexagonal nut-like outer peripheral shape extending downward from the base end concentrically.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 12, the support pipe 22A is fitted into the cylinder so as to enclose the upper pipe 11, and the claw portion 22B of the support pipe 22A is fitted onto the outer peripheral surface (flat surface) of the hexagonal surface portion 11A. , the upper pipe 11 is engaged in a non-rotating state. The hexagonal surface portion 11A is configured as a diameter-reduced portion having a diameter smaller than that of the upper pipe 11, and is configured to have a height dimension larger than that of the claw portion 22B.

The support pipe 22A is dropped from the upper pipe 11 by its own weight due to the action of sliding frictional resistance between the support pipe 22A and the outer peripheral surface (flat surface) of the hexagonal surface portion 11A when the claw portion 22B is engaged with the outer peripheral surface (flat surface) of the hexagonal surface portion 11A. It is configured to be held so as not to Here, the hexagonal surface portion 11A corresponds to the "reduced diameter portion" and the "non-perfect circle portion" of the present invention.

The upper end of the lower pipe 12 is inserted into the cylinder of the support pipe 22A from below, so that the lower pipe 12 is fitted in the cylinder. The upper end of the lower pipe 12 is screwed from below into a cylindrical connecting portion 11B extending concentrically downward from the hexagonal surface portion 11A of the upper pipe 11, and is fastened in a state of flow path connection. The connection portion 11B forms a reduced diameter portion having a diameter smaller than that of the hexagonal surface portion 11A.

The lower pipe 12 has substantially the same diameter as the upper pipe 11, and is screwed and fastened to the connecting portion 11B until it substantially abuts the hexagonal surface portion 11A from below. By this fastening, the upper pipe 11 and the lower pipe 12 are set in a state in which the end surfaces on the connection side projecting radially from the hexagonal surface portion 11A face each other in the height direction with the hexagonal surface portion 11A interposed therebetween. be done.

As a result, the support pipe 22A is configured such that the claw portion 22B, which is in surface contact with the outer peripheral surface (flat surface) of the hexagonal surface portion 11A, abuts the connection side end surface of the upper pipe 11 and the connection side end surface of the lower pipe 12. Within the range of locking (adjustment range T), the assembly position in the height direction with respect to the upper pipe 11 and the lower pipe 12 can be freely adjusted (see FIGS. 4, 13 and 14). . More specifically, the support pipe 22A is assembled such that the claw portion 22B comes into surface contact with the outer peripheral surface of the hexagonal surface portion 11A of the upper pipe 11, thereby preventing the upper pipe 11 from rattling within the cylinder. It is configured so that it can be held.

(Regarding the configuration of the feed screw portion 23)
As shown in FIG. 3, the feed screw portion 23 includes a shaft portion 23A extending in the longitudinal direction in the shape of a round bar, an adjusting screw 23B having a male thread at the rear end of the shaft portion 23A, and a front end of the shaft portion 23A. and a fastening screw 23C. As shown in FIG. 4, the feed screw portion 23 is screwed so that the adjustment screw 23B can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction with respect to the screw hole 21D1 of the wall-side fixing portion 21, and the fastening screw 23C is attached to the pipe side. It is configured to be integrally fixed by screwing into the fastening hole 22C of the fixing portion 22 . The feed screw portion 23 has a nominal length in which the adjustment screw 23B is longer than the fastening screw 23C.

The feed screw portion 23 can freely adjust the screwing position of the adjustment screw 23B with respect to the screw hole 21D1 of the wall-side fixing portion 21. As shown in FIG. With this adjustment, the feed screw portion 23 is configured to be able to freely adjust the space L in the front-rear direction between the pipe-side fixing portion 22 and the wall-side fixing portion 21 . As shown in FIG. 10, the feed screw portion 23 has its adjusting screw 23B screwed into the screw hole 21D1 of the wall-side fixing portion 21 in a state in which the support pipe 22A is fitted and fixed to the fastening screw 23C. . By assembling in such a procedure, the operator can adjust the screwing position of the adjusting screw 23B, thereby adjusting the gap between the pipe-side fixing portion 22 and the wall-side fixing portion 21 which are connected via the adjusting screw 23B. The space L in the front-rear direction can be adjusted without trouble.

(Regarding the configuration of the cap 24)
As shown in FIG. 3, the cap 24 has a cylindrical shape with a top plate. 9 and 10, when the adjustment screw 23B of the feed screw portion 23 is screwed into the screw hole 21D1 of the wall-side fixing portion 21 fixed to the wall surface W, these portions of the cap 24 are is pulled forward along the shaft portion 23A so that the operator can see clearly. Thereby, the work of assembling the feed screw portion 23 to the wall-side fixing portion 21 can be easily performed.

After the feed screw portion 23 is assembled to the wall-side fixing portion 21, the cap 24 is moved along the shaft portion 23A so as to cover the wall-side fixing portion 21, so that the cap 24 is shown in FIGS. The wall-side fixing portion 21 is completely covered within the cylinder. When the cap 24 is put on the wall-side fixing portion 21, the wall-side fixing portion 21 is covered by the action of the sliding frictional resistance generated by the fitting between the inner peripheral surface of the cap 24 and the outer peripheral surface of the pedestal 21A. is held to

(summary)
In summary, the pipe support 20 according to the first embodiment has the following configuration. That is, it is a faucet pipe support (20) that supports a shower pipe (10) extending in the height direction connecting a faucet body (2) and a shower head (6) against a wall surface (W).

This faucet pipe support (20) is a plug-in type with a long hole (21B) extending in the left-right direction with respect to the wall surface (W) and a fixing screw (21C) inserted and tightened into the long hole (21B). A wall side fixed part (21) fixed so as to be able to adjust the position in the left and right direction by the fastening structure of the above, and a pipe side fitted to the outer peripheral part of the shower pipe (10) so as to be slidable in the height direction. It has a fixing part (22) and a feed screw part (23) that connects the pipe side fixing part (22) and the wall side fixing part (21) so that the mutual interval (L) can be adjusted.

According to the above configuration, the fixing position of the wall-side fixing portion (21) to the wall surface (W) of the faucet pipe support (20) can be adjusted in the left-right direction. In addition, the faucet pipe support (20) is adjustable in the height direction for the fitting position of the pipe-side fixing portion (22) with respect to the shower pipe (10). Further, in the faucet pipe support (20), the distance (L) between the pipe-side fixing portion (22) and the wall-side fixing portion (21) can be adjusted by the feed screw portion (23). As described above, the supporting position of the shower pipe (10) with respect to the wall surface (W) can be appropriately adjusted.

Further, the pipe-side fixing portion (22) is fitted to the non-circular portion (11A) of the shower pipe (10) to prevent the shower pipe (10) from rotating. According to the above configuration, the shower pipe (10) is prevented from rotating by the faucet pipe support (20), so that the shower head (6) can be fixed so as not to swing from side to side.

In addition, the shower pipe (10) consists of an upper pipe (11) extending upward from the pipe side fixing portion (22) and a lower pipe (12) extending downward from the pipe side fixing portion (22). A connected configuration is assumed. The pipe-side fixing portion (22) is fitted from below to the outer peripheral portion of the reduced-diameter portion (11A) formed at the lower end of the upper pipe (11) to provide a space between the reduced-diameter portion (11A) and the reduced-diameter portion (11A). It has an engaging portion (22B) that is held in a state where it is prevented from coming off by sliding frictional resistance.

According to the above configuration, the reduced diameter portion of the upper pipe (11) is held while the pipe side fixing portion (22) is fitted from below into the reduced diameter portion (11A) of the upper pipe (11) so as not to fall off. The lower pipe (12) can be fitted and connected to (11A), and such work can be performed easily.

In addition, the engaging portion (22B) fitted into the reduced diameter portion (11A) is arranged along the reduced diameter portion (11A) to form an upper pipe (11) and a lower pipe (11) having a larger diameter than the reduced diameter portion (11A). 12) and can be slid in the height direction. According to the above configuration, the pipe-side fixing portion (22) can be fitted to the shower pipe (10) so as to be adjustable in the height direction within a certain range (adjustment range T).

<<About other embodiments>>
As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described using one embodiment, but the present invention can be implemented in various forms shown below in addition to the above embodiment.

1. The faucet pipe support of the present invention may have a configuration in which the shower pipe is supported not on the wall surface on the back side of the faucet main body but on the wall surface on the lateral side of the faucet main body. The wall surface to which the faucet pipe support is attached may be configured as an inclined wall surface. Even with such a configuration, the faucet pipe support has a wall-side fixing portion, a pipe-side fixing portion, and a feed screw portion, so that the support position of the shower pipe with respect to the wall surface is appropriately adjusted. can do.

Further, the faucet pipe support may be configured to support the shower pipe extending in the height direction connecting the faucet main body of the single faucet and the shower head to the wall surface. The shower pipe may have a flexible pipe structure.

2. The pipe-side fixing portion may have a configuration in which the shower pipe is fitted so as to rotate freely. In addition, the pipe-side fixing portion is fitted to the connecting portion between the upper and lower pipes of the shower pipe, as well as to the outer peripheral portion of the portion of the shower pipe that extends vertically so as to be slidable in the height direction. It may be a configuration.

3. The feed screw portion may be configured to adjust the gap between the pipe-side fixing portion and the wall-side fixing portion by adjusting the screwing position with respect to the pipe-side fixing portion. Further, the feed screw portion is configured to be able to adjust the respective screwing positions with respect to the wall-side fixing portion and the pipe-side fixing portion, and even if it is configured to adjust the gap between the pipe-side fixing portion and the wall-side fixing portion. good.

In that case, the feed screw part is applied with a turnbuckle structure in which the screwing to the wall side fixing part and the screwing to the pipe side fixing part have a reverse thread relationship, so that the gap between the pipe side fixing part and the wall side fixing part is reduced. can be easily and efficiently adjusted.

4. The diameter-reduced portion and the non-circular portion may be composed of a polygonal surface portion other than the hexagonal surface portion or an irregularly shaped surface portion.

1 mixed faucet 2 faucet body 2A temperature control handle 2B switching handle 2C first discharge pipe 2D second discharge pipe 3A hot water supply pipe 3B water supply pipe 4 shower hose 5 handheld shower head 6 overhead shower head (shower head)
10 Shower pipe 11 Upper pipe 11A Hexagonal portion (reduced diameter portion, non-circular portion)
11B connecting portion 12 lower pipe 20 pipe support (pipe support for faucet)
21 Wall side fixing part 21A Pedestal 21B Long hole 21C Fixing screw 21D Head 21D1 Screw hole 21E Mounting screw 22 Pipe side fixing part 22A Support pipe 22B Claw part (engagement part)
22C fastening hole 23 feed screw portion 23A shaft portion 23B adjustment screw 23C fastening screw 24 cap W wall surface L interval T adjustment range

Claims (4)

A faucet pipe support for supporting a shower pipe extending in a height direction connecting a faucet body and a shower head against a wall surface,
a wall-side fixing portion that is fixed so as to be adjustable in the left-right direction by an insertion-type fastening structure comprising a long hole extending in the left-right direction with respect to the wall surface and a fixing screw that is inserted into the long hole and fastened;
a pipe-side fixing portion fitted to the outer periphery of the shower pipe so as to be slidable in the height direction;
A pipe support for a faucet, comprising: a feed screw portion that connects the pipe-side fixing portion and the wall-side fixing portion so that the gap is adjustable. The faucet pipe support according to claim 1,
A pipe support for a faucet, wherein the pipe-side fixing portion is fitted to the non-circular portion of the shower pipe to prevent rotation of the shower pipe. The faucet pipe support according to claim 1 or 2,
The shower pipe is configured such that an upper pipe extending upward from the pipe-side fixing portion and a lower pipe extending downward from the pipe-side fixing portion are connected into one,
The pipe-side fixing portion is fitted from below to the outer peripheral portion of the diameter-reduced portion formed at the lower end portion of the upper pipe, and is prevented from falling off by sliding frictional resistance between the diameter-reduced portion and the diameter-reduced portion. A pipe support for a faucet having engagement portions that are held in place. The faucet pipe support according to claim 3,
The engaging portion fitted in the diameter-reduced portion is slidable in the height direction along the diameter-reduced portion between the upper pipe and the lower pipe having a larger diameter than the diameter-reduced portion. faucet pipe support.

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