JPH0753693Y2 - Hot water intake / exhaust hose connection mechanism for bathtub hot water purification device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a device for cleaning bathtub hot water, and particularly to a device for connecting a hot water suction hose for sucking hot water from the bathtub and a hot water discharge hose for discharging hot water to the bathtub. It is related to the mechanism.

(Prior Art) Recently, in order to carry out cleaning treatment such as filtration, activation, sterilization, etc. in a pipe circulating a hot water in a bathtub, cleaning treatment means such as a filter, an activated stone tank, an ozone sterilizer, etc. A bath water purifying device has been developed in which cleaning treatment devices such as a circulation pump, a heating device, a circulation pump, and a heater for keeping heat are unitized and housed.

A hot water suction hose for sucking hot water from the bathtub into the apparatus and a hot water discharge hose for discharging the purified hot water from the apparatus to the bathtub are connected to the bathtub hot water purification apparatus.

Conventionally, the above-mentioned hot water drainage hose is connected to the device by using a hose connecting pipe having open ends to connect the hot water drainage hose and a connecting pipe for a cleaning processing device in the device.

The conventional hose connecting pipe has an outer diameter that is equal to or slightly larger than the inner diameter of the hose, and there are several constricted parts around the hose insertion part to prevent the hose from coming off. Was fixed by a hose band.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) According to the connection mechanism for fixing the hot and cold hot water drainage hose with the hose band as described above, the hot and cold water drainage hose insertion portion of the hose connecting pipe is easily protruded from the device and is easily broken. The main body of the device breaks down, and it is not easy to attach and detach for maintenance of the device. The hose connected to the cleaning device must have two suction and drainage hoses to connect to the bathtub, and there is also a drain pipe that drains hot water and drain water that has been backwashed with the filter medium to the outside of the bathtub, or the hot water drainage pipe. Since a branch pipe may be provided in some cases, there may be a total of 4 to 5 pipes.

Moreover, considering the convenience of piping to the bathtub, it is convenient to be able to freely connect the suction and discharge hose from both the left and right sides of the device, so 4 to 5 hose connecting pipes on the left and right, totaling less than 10 hose connection pipes Will have to be attached to.

When many hoses are attached to the device in this way, the number of mounting steps is great, and at the same time, when fixing with a hose band, space for the hose mounting operation is required, and multiple hose connecting pipes must be close to each other. Since it cannot be deployed, the device requires significant hose attachment area.

The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, can firmly fix the hose detachably, and is unlikely to cause breakage accidents. Furthermore, even if the number of hose connecting pipes is large, the number of man-hours is small and the area is small. The invention was devised for the purpose of providing a connection mechanism that can be easily attached to a device within the range of.

(Means for Solving the Problems) That is, the present invention is to clean the water in the bathtub by sucking it from a hot water hose with a circulation pump and treating it with a cleaning treatment device such as a filter, an activated stone tank, or an ozone sterilizer. In a bath water purifying device for draining hot water from the hot water discharge hose back into the bathtub, the suction and discharge hot water hose insertion part of the hose connecting pipe in which the connection ports of the suction and discharge hot water hose and the connection hose for cleaning processing equipment are opened at both ends. A hose joint surrounded by a concentric outer pipe and a plurality of locking claws extending in the inserting direction from the ring part that fits into the hot and cold water hose inserted into the hose connecting pipe of this hose joint are provided at the tip. It consists of a hose retainer ring with a retainer plate.The hose joint has a taper in the direction of the hose connection port on the outer circumference of the hose connection part of the hose connection pipe, and a hose connection ring on the outer pipe. A hose retainer ring is provided around the opening as the insertion port, and a mounting plate for connecting a plurality of hose joints is erected upright and at the same time, a retaining hole for inserting the retaining claw provided in the retainer plate of the hose retainer ring is provided. Is a stepped step provided on the inner circumference of the ring portion with the same taper provided on the outer circumference of the hose connection pipe,
Insert the hose holding ring into the hose connecting tube of the hose joint that is integrally attached to the device through the mounting plate, insert the locking claw into the locking hole, and press down with the pressing plate that is fixed. It is a hot water suction / exhaust hot water hose connection mechanism of a bath water purifying device, characterized in that they are respectively connected.

(Function) The present invention is configured as described above, and the connection of the hot and cold hot water drainage hose to the device is performed by inserting the hot and cold drain hot water hose into the hot and cold hot water drainage hose insertion part of the hose joint, and the hose holding ring fitted to the hot and cold water drainage hose. It is carried out by moving it in the direction of inserting the hose to fit it in the gap between the hose and the outer tube, and locking the locking claw to the hose joint.

As a result, the hose is firmly pressed against the hose connecting pipe by the stepped step and the pressing plate provided on the ring portion of the hose pressing ring, and the hose pressing ring is locked to the hose joint by the locking claw. Therefore, it will be firmly fixed.

Moreover, by pulling the hose holding ring strongly toward the hose connection port, the engagement of the engagement claw with the hose joint is released, and the hose can be easily removed from the hose connection pipe.

Also, since the hose is attached / detached by sliding the hose holding ring fitted to the hose along the hose, it is not necessary for the hose connecting pipe to protrude outside the device as in the case of fixing with a hose band. Absent. Furthermore, as mentioned above, the hose can be connected only by operating in the axial direction,
Since no operation is required in the direction perpendicular to the axis and no space is required for the mounting operation in this direction, a plurality of hose joints can be brought close to each other by the mounting plate provided on the outer pipe and integrally connected. .

For this reason, if the mounting plate is mounted on the apparatus, a plurality of hose joints can be mounted at one time and the number of steps required for mounting is extremely small. At the same time, since the hose joints are close to each other, the mounting area is reduced.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to a perspective view showing a hose joint and a hose holding ring in FIG. 1 and a sectional view showing a connected state of a hose in FIG.

1 is a hose joint, and FIG. 1 shows a state in which three of them are connected.

2 is the first cleaning treatment equipment of the purification treatment equipment arranged in series in the equipment, and a suction hose for sucking hot water from the bathtub or a drainage hose 16 for discharging hot water to the bathtub. It is a hose connecting pipe for connecting with a connecting hose 17 which is connected to a hot water inlet of a certain filter or a hot water outlet of an activated stone tank which is a final cleaning device.

Both ends of the hose connecting pipe 2 are opened as a hot and cold water inlet and outlet hose connecting port 3 and a connecting hose connecting port 4, and at least a taper portion 5 in the direction of the hot and cold water inlet and outlet hose connecting port 3 is provided on the outer circumference.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an outer pipe that concentrically surrounds the insertion portion of the hot and cold water suction and discharge hose 16 of the hose connection pipe 2. The outer pipe 6 is a hose connection pipe 2, and the tip end of the suction and discharge hot water hose connection port 3 side is a hose. And a rear end opening on the opposite side is fixed in a closed state by a side wall 7 provided around the hose connecting pipe.

A rear end portion of the outer tube 6 and a part of the side wall 7 are cut out at a plurality of positions at predetermined intervals to form a locking hole 8 for a locking claw of a hose pressing ring, which will be described later.

Reference numeral 9 is a mounting plate that is provided around the tip opening of the outer tube 6 for fixing the hose joint 1 to the base on which the cleaning processing means of the apparatus is mounted.

10 is a hose holding ring made of a material having a little elasticity such as ABS resin.

The hose retainer ring 10 has the hose connecting pipe 2 described above on the inner circumference.
Stepped step portion 12 having the same taper as the taper portion 5 provided on the
A plurality of holding plates 14 each having a locking claw 14 at the tip thereof extend from the ring portion 11 provided with in a direction opposite to the taper direction of the stepped step portion 12.

The hose retainer ring 10 must be designed in such a shape that it fits closely to the gap between the hot and cold water suction hose 16 inserted into the hose connecting pipe 2 of the hose joint 1 and the outer pipe 6. Needless to say.

Next, a method for connecting the hot and cold water discharging hose to the apparatus using the hose connecting mechanism configured as described above will be described.

First, attach the hose retainer ring 10 to the hot and cold water supply hose 16 and the retainer plate 13
Is fitted toward the end of the hose, and the hot and cold hot water hose 16 fitted with the hose holding ring 10 is inserted into the hose connecting pipe 2 of the hose joint 1 from the hot and cold hot water hose connecting port 3 side.

Next, the hose retainer ring 10 fitted on the hot and cold water hose 16 is pushed in the hose insertion direction, fitted into the gap between the intake and exhaust hose 16 inserted into the hose connecting pipe 2 and the outer pipe 6, and the tip of the retainer plate 13 The locking claw 14 is locked in the locking hole 8 provided in the hose joint 1 to complete the connection.

In this connected state, the hot and cold water hose 16 is strongly pressed against the hose connecting pipe 2 by the pressing of the stepped step portion 12 of the hose pressing ring 10 against the tapered portion 5 and the pressing plate 13, and a special tightening. Without using tools
Since the locking claw 14 at the tip of the pressing plate 13 is simply inserted into the locking hole 8 provided in the outer tube 6 of the hose joint 1, the hose pressing ring 10 is locked by the hose joint 1 and becomes immovable. , The hose is connected securely.

On the other hand, the suction / exhaust water hose 16 is removed from the hose joint 1 by the connection as described above.
By pulling out the hose retainer ring 10 fitted in the gap between the outer tube 6 and the outer tube 6 a little, the locking claw 14 comes out of the locking hole 8 and the hose joint 1 is unlocked, and like a bamboo shoot. Since there is no object that prevents the pulling out, it can be easily performed.

Further, as is clear from FIGS. 2 and 3, when it is desired to connect the three intake / exhaust pipes 16 to the cleaning device 18, the mounting plate 9
Thus, the hose joint 1 which is integrated by connecting the three close to each other may be attached by screwing the mounting plate 9 to a small area on the back side of the base 15 of the cleaning device 18.

If the hose joints 1 are attached to the left and right side surfaces of the cleaning device 18 in this way, it is sufficient to attach two sets of the hose joints 1 to the places where six hose connecting pipes must be individually attached. The number of mounting steps is small and the mounting area is small.

Further, if the portion of the base 15 of the cleaning device 18 to which the hose joint 1 is attached is recessed as shown, the hose joint 1 can prevent the hose connecting pipe 2 from protruding from the device.

As a result, the hose connecting pipe 2 will not be broken, and the hose when attaching the hot and cold water hose 16 to the hose joint 1 can be fixed only by axially operating the hose retainer ring 10 without using the hose band. Because you can
Even if the hose connecting pipe 2 is recessed and is close to each other, there is no problem in attaching and detaching the hot and cold water suction hose 16 to and from the hose joint 1.

(Effect) The present invention has the above-described configuration and operation,
(EN) Provided is a hot water suction / exhaust hose connection mechanism for inhaling or discharging hot water of a bath for a bath hot water cleaning device having a simple structure and excellent operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a suction and discharge hot water hose is connected to a cleaning device. 1 ... Hose joint, 2 ... Hose connection pipe, 3 ... Hot and cold water hose connection port, 4 ... Connection hose connection port, 5 ... Tapered portion,
6 ... Outer tube, 8 ... Locking hole, 9 ... Mounting plate, 10 ... Hose pressing ring, 12 ... Stepped step, 13 ... Pressing plate, 14 ... Locking claw, 16
… Suction and drainage hose, 17… Connecting hose.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. The hot water in the bathtub is sucked from a hot water hose by a circulation pump and treated by a cleaning device such as a filter, an activated stone tank, an ozone sterilizer, etc., and the purified hot water is discharged from the hot water discharge hose into the bathtub. In the bath water purifying device for discharging again to the above, a hose having a concentric outer tube enclosing the suction and discharge hot water hose insertion part of the hose connection pipe in which the connection ports of the suction and discharge hot water hose and the connection hose for the cleaning treatment equipment are opened at both ends. With Jyointo,
This hose consists of a hose holding ring having a holding plate at the tip of which a plurality of locking claws extending in the inserting direction from the ring part fitted to the water intake / exhaust hot water hose inserted in the hose connecting pipe are inserted. The joint is equipped with a taper toward the hose connection port on the outer periphery of the hose insertion part of the hose connection pipe, and the outer pipe is attached to connect multiple hose joints around the opening as the hose insertion port. At the same time when the plate is erected, a locking hole for inserting the locking claw provided on the pressing plate of the hose pressing ring is provided, and the hose pressing ring is the same as the taper provided on the inner circumference of the ring part on the outer circumference of the hose connecting pipe. Directional taper step-like steps are provided, and the hose holding ring is fitted to the hose connecting pipe of the hose joint that is integrally attached to the device through the mounting plate, and the locking claw is locked. Suction and discharge hot water hose connection mechanism tub water cleaning apparatus characterized by respectively connecting the suction and discharge hot water hose while pressing with inserted is fixed retainer plate.