JPH0738420Y2 - Remote operated drain plug opening and closing device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a remote operated drain plug opening / closing device for use in bathtubs, wash basins and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A wide variety of remote-operated drain plug opening / closing devices of this type have been provided in the related art. For example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-22147, a drain pipe is installed in a drain pipe. A stopper lid for opening / closing the drainage port is attached to the top of the provided support body, and the forward / backward movement of the operation wire by pushing the operation button of the remote control section is directly transmitted to the support body and the closure lid. There is known a remote-operated drain plug opening / closing device configured to open and close the drain.

[0003]

Therefore, in the case of the above-mentioned conventional device, the transmission structure of the direct connection has an advantage that the opening and closing of the stopper lid can be performed immediately, but on the other hand, for example, the holding mechanism. If the cap lid is inadvertently stepped on while the cap lid is held open, the foot that has been stepped on may be injured, and the holding mechanism and There is a serious problem that the tip of the operation wire is damaged and the opening / closing function of the stopper lid is deteriorated or lost.

The present invention has been researched and developed with the object of solving the above-mentioned problems. It is possible to smoothly open and close the stopper lid by pressing the operation button, and the stopper lid holds and holds the opened state. In case of accidentally stepping on the stopper lid, it is possible to lower the stopper lid smoothly without any inconvenience, resulting in injury to the foot, lock mechanism (fixed holding mechanism) and operation wire. It is an object of the present invention to provide a highly safe remote-operated drainage plug opening / closing device that is free from the possibility of damaging the tip of the plug and degrading or losing the opening / closing function of the plug lid.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems As means for solving the above-mentioned problems and achieving the object, in the present invention, the operation wire is advanced and retracted by pushing the operation button of the remote operation part to drain the drainage plug part. In a remote-operated drain plug opening / closing device configured to open and close the plug, a drain cover opening / closing plug is attached to the top and a lower inner circumference is provided in a support cylinder installed inside the drain.
Place a flange on the flange and place a washer on the flange.
The connecting cylinder is fitted and inserted, and a buffer spring is provided inside the connecting cylinder, and the buffer spring is installed by the washer.
The drain plug portion to support the drainage plug, and the distal end portion of the operation wire is inserted through the lower end opening portion of the connection cylinder in the drain plug portion, and the distal end of the operation wire is inserted into the washer.
We have developed and adopted a remote-operated drain plug opening / closing device, characterized in that it is configured so as to face the lower part of the above-mentioned buffer spring with an intervening valve.

Further, in the present invention, in the remote-operated drain plug opening / closing device configured as described above, the plug lid is fixedly held at the open position and the closed position via the operation wire each time the operation button is pushed. We have developed and adopted remote-operated drain plug opening and closing devices, each of which has a lock mechanism for the operation part side.

[0007]

In the remote-operated drainage plug opening / closing device configured as described above, when the operation button of the remote operation section is compressed and the returning spring provided in the operation section is compressed, the operation is performed via the operation rod. The wire advances and presses the buffer spring provided in the drain plug part at its tip through a washer, indirectly pressurizes the cap lid through the spring and raises it together with the connecting tube to open the cap lid. At the same time, the operation wire is fixed and held at the advanced position by the fixing and holding action of the lock mechanism, and the open state is maintained.

Further, when closing the stopper lid, by further pushing the operation button to release the locked state of the lock mechanism,
It is only necessary to retract the operating wire together with the operating rod and the operating button to the original position by the restoring action of the returning spring provided on the operating portion side, and by retracting the operating wire, the stopper lid is lowered by its own weight and the drain port is closed.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The remote operated drain plug opening / closing device according to the present invention is roughly classified into a drain plug part 1, a remote control part 2 and It is composed of an operation wire 3 wired between both parts 1 and 2.

In this embodiment, the drain plug portion 1 is provided with a drain pipe 6 and a drain pipe 4 which are tightly fitted together with a packing 5 between the drain portion and the drain pipe 4. And a sleeve 9 that is detachably attached with a locking member 8 that engages with the back surface of the support frame 7 via the support frame 7, and an elastic member at the top that is inserted and fixed in the sleeve 9. Support cylinder 11 provided with engaging member 10
The plug lid 12 is detachably fitted and supported in the support cylinder 11, and the cap lid 12 is screwed to the top and the flange 1 is attached to the inner circumference of the lower end.
And a flange 1 of the connection tube 14
3 and a coil-shaped cushioning spring 16 inserted and fitted into the connecting cylinder 14 via a washer 15 placed on the surface of the connecting cylinder 14, and reference numeral 17 denotes a lower end opening of the connecting cylinder 14.

Next, the remote control unit 2 has an operation button 19 at the top, which is vertically inserted into the tubular casing 18, and has a lower end through which a proximal end of an operation wire 3 described later is inserted. A known lock mechanism 22 used in an operating rod 21 having a through hole 20 for insertion and a knock type ballpoint pen arranged on the peripheral side of the intermediate portion of the operating rod 21, that is, a pushing operation of the operating button 19. 2 rings 23 and 23 fitted and inserted in the operating rod 19 for alternately fixing and holding the lid 12 at the open position (upper position) and the closed position (lower position) via the operation wire 3. And a known lock mechanism 22 composed of a guide ring 24 of one rotating ring 23 arranged outside the operating rod 19, a stopper 25 and the like (for details, the holding mechanism 17 described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-22147).
And the returning spring 26 of the operating rod 19.
And a holding portion 27 for the guide tube of the operation wire 3.

The operation wire 3 is made of a steel wire, such as a piano wire, which is passed through the flexible guide tube 28 so as to be able to move back and forth. The exposed base end portion of the operation wire 3 is the operation rod 2.
1 is inserted into the insertion hole 20 and the tip end thereof is inserted through the sleeve 9 of the drain plug 1 and the lower end opening 17 of the connection tube 14, and the tip end thereof is buffered through the washer 15. The operation wire 3 faces the lower part of the spring 16, and the operation wire 3 together with the guide tube 28 has a flexible tube 29.
It is inserted into the inside of the container, and the remote-operated drain plug opening / closing device is configured in this manner.

Next, the opening / closing operation of the stopper lid 12 will be described based on the above embodiment. In FIG. 1, the plug lid 12 is lowered and the drain 6
3 shows a state in which the drainage port of the remote control unit 2 is closed, and in this state, the operation button 19 of the remote control unit 2 is pushed against the returning spring 26 to lower the operation rod 21, and the operation wire 3 moves forward. And then the washer 15 at the tip
The buffer spring 16 is pressed via the spring 16 and indirectly, therefore, the pressure is applied to the stopper lid 12 without difficulty, and the stopper 12 is raised together with the connecting cylinder 14, and the stopper lid 12 is opened as shown in FIG. To do.

At this time, the operation button 19 and the operation rod 21 are kept in the pushed-in state by the locking action of the lock mechanism 22, and therefore the stopper lid 12 is fixedly held in the opening position. Does not descend due to its own weight,
Hold the open state.

Further, when the stopper lid 12 is closed, it is sufficient to push the operation button 19 further deeply together with the operating rod 21, and the pushing operation releases the locked state of the lock mechanism 22 and the restoring force of the returning spring 26. Operation button 19,
The operating rod 21 is returned to the original position, and the stopper lid 12 is lowered by its own weight to be in the stopper state as shown in FIG.

Further, when the stopper lid 12 is fixed and held in the opened state, even if the stopper lid 12 is accidentally stepped on, the stepping load (impact) is shown in FIG. As described above, the buffer spring 16 contracts to absorb and relieve the stopper lid 12 without difficulty, so that the stepped foot may be injured, the tip of the operation wire 3 and the lock mechanism 22 may be injured.
Does not damage or lose the smooth opening / closing function of the stopper lid 12 or lose it.

Further, according to this embodiment, the stopper lid 1
When 2 is opened, the operation button 19 is surely lowered deep inside the casing 18, so it can be confirmed at a glance that it is in the opened state, and water can be reliably supplied to the bathtub without waste. At the same time, the sleeve 9 is detachable via the locking member 8 for easy maintenance and inspection, and the connecting cylinder 14 is attached to the support cylinder 11 by the elastic engaging member 10 provided on the top of the support cylinder 11. Since it is detachably attached, it will not slip out.

Although the main embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Design change is possible.

[0019]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the stopper lid can be smoothly opened and closed through the buffer spring, and the stopper lid is fixed and held in the opened state. In case of accidentally stepping on the stopper lid, the stopper lid can be lowered comfortably, resulting in injury to the stepped foot or damage to the tip of the operation wire and the lock mechanism. It has an excellent effect such that the smooth opening / closing function of the stopper lid is not deteriorated or lost. Also, it is installed in the connection tube.
The shock-absorbing spring was provided on the inner circumference of the lower part of the connecting tube
It is supported by a washer mounted on the flange.
It is stable and can surely achieve the desired buffering effect.
The washer at the tip of the operating wire.
Since it is exposed to the bottom of the buffer spring,
Due to the presence of the shear, the operation of raising the stopper lid by the operation wire
There is an advantage that can be surely achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially omitted sectional view in a closed state showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially omitted sectional view in an opened state.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state where the stopper lid is stepped on in the opened state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drain plug part 2 Remote control part 3 Operation wire 6 Drainage cylinder 11 Support cylinder 12 Plug lid 13 Flange 14 Connection cylinder 15 Washer 16 Buffer spring 17 Lower end opening 19 Operation button 22 Lock mechanism

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A remote-operated drain plug opening / closing device configured to open and close the drain plug of the drain plug by advancing and retracting the operation wire by pushing the operation button of the remote control unit. In the inside of the supporting cylinder, a cap for opening and closing the drainage port is attached to the top, and a flange is provided on the inner periphery of the lower part to project the flap.
With interpolated fitting a connecting cylinder which is placed a washer on Nji and interior buffering spring to the connection cylinder, the wax
By支受the buffer spring constitutes a discharge valve of the by Shah, by inserting the tip portion of the operation wire from the lower end opening of the connecting tube in the drainage plug portion, the tip of the operation wire A remote-operated drainage plug opening / closing device, characterized in that it is configured to face the lower part of the buffer spring with a washer interposed . 2. An operation wire is provided for each pressing operation of the operation button.
The cap lid is fixed and held alternately at the open position and the closed position.
The lock mechanism for providing on the operation part side, Claim 1.
Remotely operated drain plug opening and closing device.