JPH0339529A

JPH0339529A - Faucet

Info

Publication number: JPH0339529A
Application number: JP17607889A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Tatsuhiko Saruwatari; 猿渡　辰彦
Original assignee: Toto Ltd
Current assignee: Toto Ltd
Priority date: 1989-07-07
Filing date: 1989-07-07
Publication date: 1991-02-20

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve safety by forming inflow passage of hot water and water, a mixing chamber and an outflow passage for mixed water of metallic material and by, at the same time, constructing a main body with coating with resin applied to the exterior of the metallic parts. CONSTITUTION:Inflow pipes 3a and 3b on the hot water and the water side, a functional member 4 and an outflow pipe 5 are made of metallic material. Then surfaces of the inflow pipes 3a and 3b, the functional member 4, the outflow pipe 5 and a main body 1 are coated with resin 6' having cushion-like characteristic and comprising fibers or the like, and a shell 6 is formed therewith. The exterior of the shell 6 is further coated with a surface layer 8 that is made of plating-appliable resin such as ABS, polypropylene or the like.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】（産業上の利用分野）本発明は洗面所、浴室、その他の箇所に取付ける水栓具
に関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a faucet that can be installed in washrooms, bathrooms, and other locations.

（従来の技術〉従来、此種水栓具は、鋳物の一体構造からなる本体部に
レバーハンドル゛を取付けてなり、本体部内には給湯管
、給水管に連絡する渇水の流入路、この流入路より供給
された湯水を所望温度に混合するための混合室、混合室
と吐出口を連絡する混合水の流出路を一体に形成しであ
る。(Prior art) Conventionally, this type of faucet has a lever handle attached to a main body made of an integral cast structure, and inside the main body there is a hot water supply pipe, an inflow channel for drought water that connects to the water supply pipe, and a water inflow channel connected to the water supply pipe. A mixing chamber for mixing hot water supplied from the channel to a desired temperature, and a mixed water outlet connecting the mixing chamber and the discharge port are integrally formed.

（発明が解決しようとする課題）上述した従来の水栓具によれば、本体部が鋳物のため、
その質感には優れるものの断熱性に優れているとは言い
難く、よって熱湯が供給された場合、本体部表面が高温
化して使用省が火傷する虜れがあった。さらに、鋳物一
体品は製造コストが高価であるばかりか、成形後に表面
を研磨仕上げする必要があり、製作に手間がかかるとい
う問題点があった。(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) According to the above-mentioned conventional faucet, since the main body is cast,
Although it has an excellent texture, it cannot be said to have excellent insulation properties, and therefore, when hot water is supplied, the surface of the main body becomes hot, causing burns to the user. Furthermore, the production cost of integral cast products is high, and the surface needs to be polished after molding, making it time-consuming to manufacture.

上記不具合を解決するために、本体部周りを金属製カバ
ーで覆った水栓具も提案されているが、この場合、前記
カバーをプレスにより成形するので、デザイン上にυ１
約があるばかりか、本体部の質感を低下させるという不
具合を有していた。In order to solve the above problems, faucet fittings in which the main body is covered with a metal cover have also been proposed, but in this case, the cover is formed by pressing, so the design is limited to υ1.
Not only did it have a rough texture, but it also had the problem of deteriorating the texture of the main body.

本発明は上述したような従来事情に鑑みてなされたもの
であり、その目的とする処は、本体部の表面部分に断熱
性を持たせると共に、この表面部分に鋳物と同等程度の
質感を持たせ、さらにその成形が簡単かつ安ｌｉ［ｉな
水栓具を提供することにある。The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and its purpose is to provide the surface portion of the main body with heat insulating properties and to provide this surface portion with a texture comparable to that of cast metal. The object of the present invention is to provide a faucet that is easy and cheap to mold.

（課題を解決するための手段）以上の目的を達成するために、本発明の水栓具は、湯水
の流入路、混合室、混合水の流出路を金属材を用いて形
成すると共に、該金属部分の外側に樹脂を充填して本体
部を構成したことを特徴とする。(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the faucet of the present invention has an inflow path for hot water, a mixing chamber, and an outflow path for mixed water formed using a metal material. It is characterized in that the main body is formed by filling the outside of the metal part with resin.

（作用）以上の手段によれば、流入路、混合室、流出路を形成す
る金属部分の周囲を樹脂で覆うことにより、本体部表面
に断熱性を持たせてこの表面部分の高温化を阻止すると
共に、表１ｉｌｉｉｒｉ４磨等の手間を要することなく
安価に製品を得る。同時に、本体部表面とＩｙＪ記金属
部分の間に樹脂を充填したことにより、金属部分と樹脂
部分の間に隙間等が形成されず、本体部に鋳物品と同程
度の質感を持たせる。(Function) According to the above means, by covering the periphery of the metal parts that form the inflow channel, the mixing chamber, and the outflow channel with resin, the surface of the main body is provided with heat insulating properties to prevent the surface parts from becoming hot. At the same time, the product can be obtained at low cost without requiring the effort of polishing or the like. At the same time, by filling the resin between the surface of the main body and the IyJ metal part, no gap is formed between the metal part and the resin part, and the main body has a texture comparable to that of a cast article.

（実施例）以下本発明の一実施例を図面に基いて説明する。(Example) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

水栓具（Ａ）は、一つのレバーハンドルによって混合水
の温度及びその吐出量を調節するタイプのもの、所謂シ
ングルレバ−４水混合栓で、取付面（８）に固定した本
体部（１）と、この本体部（１）上端に取付けたレバー
ハンドル（２）から構成されている（第１図、第２図参
照〉。The faucet (A) is a so-called single lever 4 water mixing faucet, which adjusts the temperature and discharge amount of mixed water with one lever handle. ) and a lever handle (2) attached to the upper end of the main body (1) (see Figures 1 and 2).

本体部（１〉は所望の金属材を用いて成形した湯側及び
水側の流入管（３ａ）　　（３ｂ）　、機能部（４）、
流出管（５）と、これら金属部分を囲む樹脂製の外殻部
（６〉からなり、その底面部分に接続した湯側、水例の
接続管（７ａ）　　（７ｂ）を取付面（Ｂ）に開設した
取付孔＜８＋　）に挿通し、この接続管（７ａ）　　（
７ｂ）外周にナツト（Ｂ１〉を螺合せしめて取付面（Ｂ
）に挾み込み状に固定されている。The main body part (1> is formed of a desired metal material and includes hot water side and water side inflow pipes (3a) (3b), functional part (4),
It consists of an outflow pipe (5) and a resin outer shell part (6) surrounding these metal parts, and the hot water side and water connection pipes (7a) (7b) connected to the bottom part are attached to the mounting surface (B). Insert the connecting pipe (7a) (
7b) Screw the nut (B1) onto the outer periphery and attach it to the mounting surface (B
) is fixed in the shape of a wedge.

外殻部（６）はファイバー等を含むクツション性を備え
た樹Ｉｒ８＜６’）を、流入管（３ａ＞　　（３ｂ）　
。The outer shell (6) is made of a cushioning material containing fibers Ir8<6'), and the inflow pipe (3a> (3b)
.

機能部（４）、流出管（５）と、本体部（１）表面との
間に充填して成形され、その外周面にはＡＢＳ樹脂、ポ
リプロピレン等のメツキのはれる樹脂からなる表面層（
８）が形成されている。It is filled and molded between the functional part (4), the outflow pipe (5), and the surface of the main body part (1), and a surface layer (
8) is formed.

機能部（４〉は上面を開口する有底筒状を呈し、その開
口部にはカバー（９）が装着されている。The functional part (4>) has a bottomed cylindrical shape with an open top, and a cover (9) is attached to the opening.

また、その内部には混合室〈４ａ〉を形成すると共に、
底面には流入管（３ａ）　　（３ｂ）一端が固着され、
側面には流出管（５）一端が固着され、夫々混合室（４
ａ）に連通せしめである。そして、混合室（４ａ）内に
は湯側、水側の流入管（３ａ）　　（３ｂ）より供給さ
れる温水の流入量を調節して所望温度に混合する調整弁
が内蔵されている。In addition, a mixing chamber <4a> is formed inside it, and
One end of the inflow pipe (3a) (3b) is fixed to the bottom surface,
One end of an outflow pipe (5) is fixed to the side, and each mixing chamber (4)
It is connected to a). A regulating valve is built into the mixing chamber (4a) to adjust the inflow amount of hot water supplied from the inflow pipes (3a) (3b) on the hot water side and the water side to mix the hot water to a desired temperature.

流入管（３ａ）　　（３ｂ）は、機能部（４）底面から
本体部（１）底面にわたって延出する管体で、内部に混
合室（４ａ）と接続管（７ａ）　、　　（７ｂ）を連絡
する流入通路（３ａ’　）　　（３ｂ’　）を形成しで
ある。The inflow pipes (3a) and (3b) are pipe bodies that extend from the bottom of the functional part (4) to the bottom of the main body part (1), and connect the mixing chamber (4a) and the connection pipes (7a) and (7b) inside. Inflow passages (3a') (3b') are formed.

流出管（５〉は機能部（４）側面から吐出口（１１〉に
わたって延出する管体で、内部に混合室（４ａ〉と吐出
口（１１〉を連絡する流出路（５ａ〉を形成しである。The outflow pipe (5>) is a pipe extending from the side surface of the functional part (4) to the outlet (11>), and forms an outflow path (5a) connecting the mixing chamber (4a) and the outlet (11>) inside. It is.

レバーハンドル（２〉はキャップ状に本体部（１）上面
を覆い、その側面から操作部〈２ａ）が延びており、キ
ャップ状部〈２ｂ〉中心においてカバー（９〉を貫通し
て上記した調整弁に連係している。The lever handle (2) covers the upper surface of the main body part (1) in a cap shape, and an operating part (2a) extends from the side thereof, and passes through the cover (9) at the center of the cap part (2b) to perform the above-mentioned adjustment. It is connected to the valve.

接続管（７ａ＞　　（７ｂ）は夫々給湯管、給水管（不
図示ンに連絡している。The connecting pipes (7a> (7b) are connected to a hot water supply pipe and a water supply pipe (not shown), respectively.

以上の構成によれば、接続管（７ａ）　　（７ｂ）を介
して流入路（３ａ’　）　　（３ｂ’　）に流入した渇
水は、混合室（４ａ〉にて所望温度に混合され、混合水
となって流出路（５ａ）を経て吐出口（１１）から吐出
される。この際、熱温の供給により湯側の流入管（３ａ
）、機能部（４）、流出管（５〉表面が８温化しても、
外殻部（６）の断熱作用により本体部（１〉表面の高温
化を阻止し、使用者が火傷づる虞れを防ぐ。同時に、外
殻部〈６）と流入管（３ａ〉（３ｂ）、機能部（４）、
流出管（５）との間にｔよ隙間等が形成されず、本体部
（１〉に鋳物品と同程度の質感を持たせる。According to the above configuration, the dry water that has flowed into the inlet channels (3a') (3b') via the connecting pipes (7a) (7b) is mixed to a desired temperature in the mixing chamber (4a>) and mixed with the mixed water. It is discharged from the discharge port (11) via the outlet passage (5a). At this time, the supply of hot water causes the inflow pipe (3a) on the hot water side to
), functional part (4), outflow pipe (5) Even if the surface temperature reaches 8,
The heat insulating effect of the outer shell (6) prevents the surface of the main body (1> from becoming too hot, preventing the user from getting burned. At the same time, the outer shell (6) and the inlet pipe (3a) (3b) , functional section (4),
No gap or the like is formed between the main body part (1) and the outflow pipe (5), giving the main body part (1) a texture comparable to that of a cast article.

次に、上述した本体部（１）の成形方法について第３図
及び第４図を参照して説明する。Next, a method for molding the main body portion (1) described above will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

まず第３図に示す如く流入管（３ａ）　　（３ｂ）　、
流出管（５）を一体に備えた機能部（４〉を、上型（Ｃ
＋）、下型（Ｃ２）を合わせて形成される戒形空間（Ｄ
）内に支持し、その後上記外殻部（６）を成形−４る樹
脂（６′）を射出充填する。次に第４図に示す如く、前
記工程により得られた成形品（１′）を、上型（Ｅ＋）
、下型（Ｅ２）を合わせて形成される成形空間（「）内
に支持し、その後上記表面層（８〉を成形する樹脂（８
′）を射出充填して本体部（１）を得る。First, as shown in Fig. 3, the inflow pipes (3a) (3b),
The functional part (4) integrally equipped with the outflow pipe (5) is placed in the upper mold (C
+) and the lower mold (C2) form the precept space (D
) and then injection-filled with resin (6') for molding the outer shell (6). Next, as shown in FIG.
, the lower mold (E2) is supported in the molding space (") formed by combining them, and then the resin (8) for molding the surface layer (8>
') is injected and filled to obtain the main body (1).

本実施例においては、機能部（４）、１人管（３ａ＞　
（３ｂ）　、流出管（５）を、所望の金属材からなる管
状体、筒状体より成形したので、鋳物品に比べてその耐
圧特性が高くなり、よって製品の信頼性を向上づること
ができる。さらに、外殻部（６〉を割出成形により得る
ので、ブレス或７形にて得るものに比ベデザイン上のｆ
ｌ、ＩＩ約が少なく、本体部（１）の質感をより向上し
得る。In this embodiment, the functional unit (4), one-person controller (3a>
(3b) Since the outflow pipe (5) is formed from a tubular or cylindrical body made of a desired metal material, its pressure resistance is higher than that of a cast product, and therefore the reliability of the product can be improved. can. Furthermore, since the outer shell part (6) is obtained by index molding, the design f
The texture of the main body portion (1) can be further improved since there are less I and II values.

〈発明の効果〉本発明の水栓具は以上説明したように構成したので、以
下に記Ｍ、される効果を右する。<Effects of the Invention> Since the faucet of the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects are obtained.

本体部表面に断熱性を持たせたことにより、熱湯を供給
しても使用者が火傷する虞れのない安全性に優れた水栓
具を提供し得る。同時に、本体部周面にカバーを設けた
ものに比べてデザイン上のυ１約が少く、かつ鋳物品と
同等程度の質感を得ることができる。また、鋳物一体品
に比べて製造コストを低減し得ると共に、表面研磨等の
余分な工程を必要とせず製作にかかる手間を少なくでき
る。By giving the surface of the main body a heat insulating property, it is possible to provide a faucet with excellent safety and no risk of burning the user even when hot water is supplied. At the same time, compared to a case in which a cover is provided on the circumferential surface of the main body part, the design υ1 is smaller, and a texture comparable to that of a cast article can be obtained. In addition, manufacturing costs can be reduced compared to integral casting products, and additional steps such as surface polishing are not required, reducing the effort required for manufacturing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

図面は本発明の一実施例を示し、第１図は水栓法を示す
断面図である。尚、図中（３ａ’　）　　（３ｂ’　＞　：ｖｌ入路（４ａ）　
：混合室＜６’　）　：８１脂（５ａ）　：流出路（１〉：本体部特　　許　　出　　願　人東陶機器株式会社、−一へ第１図第２図手続補正書平成１年１０月１２日１、＄件の表示平成年特許願第１７６０７８号２、発明の名称水栓具氏名〈名称〉（ＡＯ８）東陶機器株式会社平成年月日６、補正の対象補　　　　正　　　　書１明ｍ書第４頁６行目の「湯側及び水側」を「水側及び
湯側」に補正する。（２）同書第４頁９行目、第５頁６行目の「湯側。水側」を「水側、湯側」に補正する。（３）同書第４頁１１行目の「ナツト（Ｂ＋）Ｊを「ナ
ツト（Ｂ２）Ｊに補正する。）同書第６頁２行１１の「給湯管、給水管」を１給水管
、給湯管」に補正する。パ）同書第６頁９行目のｒ（３ａ）Ｊをｒ（３ｂ）Ｊ補
正する。）聞出第６頁１５行目の「・・・持たせる。」を・・持
たせることができる。」に補正する。The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the faucet method. In addition, in the figure (3a') (3b'> :vl entrance (4a)
: Mixing chamber <6') : 81 Fat (5a) : Outflow channel (1> : Main body patent application filed by Jinto Toki Co., Ltd., -1 Figure 1 Figure 2 Procedural amendment October 1999) 12th 1, Display of $2, Heisei Patent Application No. 176078 2, Name of invention Faucet name (Name) (AO8) Totokiki Co., Ltd. Date 6, 1998, Subject of amendment Amendment document 1 Akiram "Hot water side and water side" on page 4, line 6 of the same book is corrected to "water side and hot water side." (2) "Hot water side. Water side" on page 4, line 9 of the same book, line 6 of page 5. (3) Correct "Natsu (B+) J" on page 4, line 11 of the same book to "Natsu (B2) J.)" on page 6, line 2, 11 of the same book. Correct "Hot water pipe, water supply pipe" to 1 water supply pipe, hot water supply pipe. (b) Correct r(3a)J on page 6, line 9 of the same book by r(3b)J. ) "Let me have..." on page 6, line 15 of the reading can be made to have... ”.

Claims

[Claims]

1. A faucet, characterized in that an inflow path for hot water, a mixing chamber, and an outflow path for mixed water are formed using a metal material, and a main body is constructed by filling the outside of the metal portion with resin.