JPH0680968U - Operation direction changing device for single lever type mixed faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Depending on the user's preference, it can be either a type that discharges water by turning the lever downward from the water stop position or a type that discharges water by turning the lever upward. Provide a mixed faucet that can be changed. [Structure] In addition to the first hot water supply hole 8 and the first hot water supply hole 9 in the valve chamber 4 of the main body A, a second hot water supply hole 8a and a second hot water supply hole 9a are opened at positions respectively rotated by 180 °, and the fixed plate 17 The handle shaft 2 connected to the movable plate 18, the bearing 19, and the lever 24.
The cartridge case B containing No. 1 was removed from the valve chamber 4 and rotated 180 ° so that it could be placed again.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to improvement of operability of a single lever type mixed faucet having a pair of plate valves.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In general, a single-lever type mixed faucet is constructed by stacking a movable plate housed inside the main body so that it can slide in any direction with respect to a fixed plate, and water is discharged by operating a lever linked to the movable plate up and down. The water is stopped and the temperature of the mixed water is adjusted by operating the lever to the left or right.However, the type that discharges water by moving the lever downward from the water stop position and the lever that moves the water stop position There is a type that spouts water by turning it upwards, and the two mixed faucets have the opposite directions of water spouting and water stoppage. Therefore, for example, the mixing faucet installed in the kitchen and the mixing faucet installed in the vanity may have different directions of water spouting and water stoppage, making it difficult for the user to operate. In order to unify the operation direction of the one, it was necessary to newly purchase one of the mixed faucets and replace it, which was a great burden on the user.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The problems to be solved by the present invention are of a type that discharges water by turning the lever downward from the water stop position and a type that discharges water by turning the lever upward, depending on the preference of the user. It is to provide a mixed faucet that can be changed to either.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to the present invention, a discharge plate is formed in the center, a fixing plate formed by penetrating the water hole and the water hole on the same circumference, and a smaller size than the fixing plate, which is in constant communication with the discharge hole to open and close the water hole and the water hole. A movable plate that forms a mixing chamber, a lever that is connected to the movable plate via a bearing and a handle shaft to adjust the temperature and flow rate of the fluid, and the fixed plate, the movable plate, the bearing and the handle shaft are housed. , A cylindrical cartridge case with a fixed plate discharge hole, a mixed water outlet communicating with the hot and cold water holes, a hot water inlet and a water inlet at the bottom, and a mixed water outlet, hot water inlet and water of the cartridge case. A mixing hole communicating with the inlet, a first hot water supply hole and a first hot water supply hole are opened, and a second hot water supply hole and a second hot water supply hole having the same shape are formed on the same circumference from the first hot water supply hole and the first hot water supply hole. For example, the body of a mixed faucet that has a valve chamber opened at a position rotated by 180 ° Becomes, in Rukoto be placed in the valve chamber the cartridge case is rotated 180 °, is obtained by allowing changes spouting, the operation direction of the water stop.

[0005]

[Action]

 To make a mixed faucet that discharges water by lowering the lever from the water stop position, make the cartridge case such that the hot water inlet and the water inlet communicate with the first hot water supply hole and the first hot water supply hole of the valve chamber provided in the main body. The mixed water faucet can be installed by discharging the cartridge case from the valve chamber and rotating it 180 ° to obtain a mixed faucet that discharges water by raising the lever from the water stop position. It may be arranged so as to communicate with the hole and the second water supply hole.

[0006]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the body A of the mixing faucet is divided into a hot water chamber 2 and a water chamber 3 by partition wall 1 on the left and right sides, and the upper center is A valve chamber 4 for accommodating a cartridge case B described later is formed, and a discharge chamber 5 communicating with a discharge pipe 6 is formed at the center of the lower portion. At the bottom 4a of the valve chamber 4, there is a mixing hole 7 that communicates with the discharge chamber 5 at the center, and a first hot water supply hole 8 that communicates with the hot water chamber 2 on the same circumference around the mixing hole 7. A second hot water supply hole 8a, a first water supply hole 9 and a second water supply hole 9a communicating with the water chamber 3 are provided, and the first water supply hole 9 is rotated by 90 ° from the first hot water supply hole 8. The second hot water supply hole 8a is provided at a position rotated by 180 ° from the first hot water supply hole 8 and the second hot water supply hole 9a is provided at a position rotated by 180 ° from the first hot water supply hole 9 and the first hole 10 for preventing rotation is additionally provided. Also, a second hole 10a is formed at a position rotated 180 ° from the first hole 10 on the same circumference.

As shown in FIG. 4, the cylindrical cartridge case B which is detachably arranged in the valve chamber 4 has a mixing hole 7, a first hot water supply hole 8 and a first water supply hole of the valve chamber 4 on the bottom surface thereof. 9 is provided with a mixed water outlet 11, a hot water inlet 12 and a water inlet 13 which communicate with each other, and through holes 14 and 14a which communicate with the second hot water supply hole 8a and the second hot water supply hole 9a, respectively. Packings 15, 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d for maintaining water tightness with the bottom 4a are arranged on the peripheral surface. Further, a protrusion 16 that engages with either the first hole 10 or the second hole 10a of the valve chamber 4 is formed on a part of the bottom surface of the cartridge case B to prevent the cartridge case B from rotating.

As shown in FIG. 1, a fixed plate 17, a movable plate 18, a bearing 19, and a guide 20 are built in the cartridge case B in order from the bottom, and are supported by the guide 20 and connected to the bearing 19. Grooves 22 and 22a are formed on both sides of the handle shaft 21 so that the lever 24 can be attached by a screw 23 from both front and rear directions.

The fixing plate 17 has a disk shape as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and has a water hole 25, a water hole 26 and a discharge hole 27 penetrating on both sides, and a blind hole opened only on the bottom surface side. Hole-shaped seal chambers 28 and 28a are opened, and the hot water hole 25, the water hole 26, the discharge hole 27, and the seal chambers 28 and 28a are the hot water inlet 12, the water inlet 13, and the mixed water outlet 11 of the cartridge case B, respectively. And the through holes 14 and 14a, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the movable plate 18 superposed on the upper surface of the fixed plate 17 has the same disk shape as the fixed plate 17 and is smaller than the fixed plate 17. A mixing chamber 29 that connects the water hole 25, the water hole 26, and the discharge hole 27 is formed, and the bearing 19 is watertightly fitted on the upper portion of the mixing chamber 29, and the bearing 19 and the handle shaft 21 are interposed. The movable plate 18 slides on the fixed plate 17 by vertically and horizontally operating the levers 24 connected to each other to discharge the mixed water.

[0012] Now, in the case of a mixed faucet that discharges water by lowering the lever 24 from the water stop position, as shown in Fig. 1, the cartridge case B is provided with a protrusion 16 at the bottom and a rear surface of the valve chamber 4 of the main body A. The cap 32 is arranged so as to be engaged with the first hole 10 formed on the side and the cartridge case B is fixed by screwing the cover 30 to the female screw 31 of the main body A, and then the cap 32 is covered. The screw 23 fitted into the insertion hole 24a of the lever 24 is screwed into the groove 22 of the handle shaft 21. At this time, the mixed water outlet 11, the hot water inlet 12 and the water inlet 13 of the cartridge case B communicate with the mixing hole 7, the first hot water supply hole 8 and the first water supply hole 9 of the valve chamber 4, respectively.

Next, when the lever 24 is lowered from the water stop position of the chain line shown in FIG. 1 to the position of the solid line, the movable plate 18 linked to the lever 24 moves, and the movable plate 18 of FIG. 10 and the water hole 26 are closed, the mixing chamber 29 of the movable plate 18 and the molten metal hole 25 and the water hole 26 of the fixing plate 17 in FIG. It is supplied to the outside from the discharge pipe 6 through the mixing hole 7 of the valve chamber 4 and the discharge chamber 5 of the main body A. When only the hot water is supplied, when the lever 24 is rotated leftward from the position shown in FIG. 1, the movable plate 18 moves as shown in FIG. 11 to close the water hole 26 and close the mixing chamber 29 and the hot water hole 25. , The hot water can be supplied only from the discharge pipe 6. In the case of supplying only water, when the lever 24 is rotated rightward from the position of FIG. 1, the movable plate 18 moves as shown in FIG. 12 to close the hole 25 and close the mixing chamber 29 and the water hole 26. Since they are communicated with each other, only water can be supplied from the discharge pipe 6. To stop the supply of fluid, the lever 24 may be raised.

In order to change the mixed faucet shown in FIG. 1 into a mixed faucet that discharges water by raising the lever 24 from the stop position, the lever 24, the cap 32 and the cover 30 are removed from the main body A. Then, the cartridge case B is taken out from the valve chamber 4 and rotated by 180 ° so that the protrusion 16 is arranged to engage with the second hole 10a formed in the front side of the valve chamber 4 as shown in FIG. Then, the cover 30, the cap 32 and the lever 24 are attached as described above. At this time, the mixed water outlet 11, the hot water inlet 12 and the water inlet 13 of the cartridge case B communicate with the mixing hole 7, the second hot water supply hole 8a and the second hot water supply hole 9a of the valve chamber 4, respectively.

Next, when the lever 24 is raised from the water stop position of the chain line shown in FIG. 13 to the position of the solid line, the movable plate 18 moves, and the movable plate 18 of FIG. 15 is displaced from the closed state to the state where the mixing chamber 29 of the movable plate 18 and the molten metal hole 25 and the water hole 26 of the fixed plate 17 in FIG. Then, it is supplied to the outside from the discharge pipe 6 through the discharge chamber 5 of the main body A. When only the hot water is supplied, when the lever 24 is rotated leftward from the position shown in FIG. 13, the movable plate 18 moves as shown in FIG. 16, and the water hole 26 is closed so that the mixing chamber 29 and the hot water hole 25 are separated. Since they are in communication, only the hot water can be supplied from the discharge pipe 6. In the case of supplying only water, when the lever 24 is rotated rightward from the position shown in FIG. 13, the movable plate 18 moves as shown in FIG. 17 to close the hole 25 and close the mixing chamber 29 and the water hole 26. Since they are communicated with each other, only water can be supplied from the discharge pipe 6. To stop the fluid supply, the lever 24 may be lowered.

[0016]

[Effect of device]

 This device has the following advantages because of the above configuration. (1) In addition to the first hot water supply hole and the first hot water supply hole, a second hot water supply hole and a second hot water supply hole were opened in the valve chamber of the main body at positions rotated by 180 °, respectively. Therefore, remove the cartridge case from the valve chamber. By rotating 180 degrees and then re-positioning, both the mixed faucet that spouts water by lowering the lever and the mixed faucet that spouts water by lowering the lever will spout water by raising the lever. It can also be changed to a mixed faucet. (2) There are two types of mixing faucet as in the past, since it can be a type that discharges water by lowering the lever with a single mixing faucet or a type that discharges water by raising the lever. It is economical because it is not necessary to replace one of the mixing faucets in order to unify the operating direction of the lever. (3) The operation direction of the lever can be changed simply by rotating the cartridge case arranged inside the main body by 180 °, and anyone can easily change it.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of a mixed faucet of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the mixed faucet body with the cartridge case removed.

FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view taken along the line X-X in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the cartridge case.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a fixing plate.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the fixing plate.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the movable plate.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a movable plate.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a valve opening / closing procedure when a valve is closed.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of a valve opening / closing procedure when hot water is fully opened.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view of a valve opening / closing procedure, in which only the hot water is fully opened.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a valve opening / closing procedure, in which only water is fully opened.

FIG. 13 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a state where the cartridge case of the mixed water faucet in FIG. 1 is rotated by 180 °.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a valve opening / closing procedure when the valve is closed.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view of a valve opening / closing procedure when hot and cold water is fully opened.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a valve opening / closing procedure, in which only the hot water is fully opened.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of a valve opening / closing procedure, in which only water is fully opened.

[Explanation of sign]

 4 valve chamber 7 mixing hole 8 1st hot water supply hole 8a 2nd hot water supply hole 9 1st water supply hole 9a 2nd water supply hole 11 mixed water outlet 12 hot water inlet 13 water inlet 17 fixed plate 18 movable plate 19 bearing 21 handle shaft 24 lever 25 Water hole 26 Water hole 27 Discharge hole 29 Mixing chamber A Main body B Cartridge case

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] January 13, 1993

[Procedure Amendment 1]

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A discharge hole at the center, a fixed plate formed by penetrating the water hole and the water hole on the same circumference, and a mixing chamber which is smaller than the fixed plate and which is in constant communication with the discharge hole to open and close the water hole and the water hole. The formed movable plate, the lever for connecting with the movable plate via the bearing and the handle shaft, and the lever for adjusting the temperature and flow rate of the fluid, and the fixed plate, the movable plate, the bearing and the handle shaft are housed. A cylindrical cartridge case having a discharge hole, a hot water hole and a water hole communicating with the water hole, a hot water inlet and a water inlet at the bottom, and a mixing water hole communicating with the mixed water outlet, the hot water inlet and the water inlet of the cartridge case. , The first hot water supply hole and the first hot water supply hole are opened, and the second hot water supply hole and the second hot water supply hole of the same shape are rotated by 180 ° on the same circumference from the first hot water supply hole and the first hot water supply hole. It consists of the main body of the mixed faucet, each of which has a valve chamber opened. Water discharge by the ridges case rotated 180 ° to place the valve chamber, in operation direction changing apparatus to a single lever mixing valve, characterized in that to be able to change the operational direction of the water stop.