JPH08189065A - Faucet for kitchen - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To wash a tea strainer, a basket, and the like easily using water pressure. CONSTITUTION: A discharge port 4 provided at the tip of a faucet in which the base end of a body 1 formed of a water pipe is fixed to a sink 2 and a water quantity regulating valve 3 is interposed at the intermediate part, is provided with a manual throttle valve 5 for changing the area of the discharge port 4 to regulate discharge water pressure. When the throttle valve 5 of the discharge port 4 is throttled in the almost fully opened state of the water quantity regulating valve 3, the whole static pressure inside the discharge port 4 is changed into momentum in a free space on the outside, so that strong water power is obtained, and kitchen utensils such as a basket, a tea strainer, a grater and a whisk with fine meshes or complicated shape hard to put a hand and fingers inside can be washed using water pressure.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a faucet used in a kitchen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a hose having a fountain nozzle attached to the tip of the hose to wash a vehicle or the like. However, a water faucet for a kitchen provided with a valve or a nozzle for the purpose of increasing discharge pressure. There wasn't.

[0003]

When it is desired to use water pressure to clean things such as those with fine eyes or those with complicated shapes that are difficult for the fingers to enter, it is common to use the water faucet fully open. Still, there was a problem that high water pressure could not be obtained and that water wasted. There are also dishwashers on the market that increase the water pressure with a pump for washing, but there are some dishwashers such as a colander, a tea strainer, a grater, and a whisk that are rather cumbersome to put in the dishwasher. There was a risk of annoying neighbors at night, etc., because the noise was too loud (50 dB or more). In view of these problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a kitchen faucet that can increase water pressure and enhance cleaning power without using a pump.

[0004]

As shown in FIG. 1, a kitchen faucet according to the present invention has a body 1 made of a water pipe, a base end of which is fixed to a sink 2, and a water quantity control valve 3 interposed at an intermediate portion. A manual throttle valve 5 for adjusting the water discharge pressure by changing the area of the water discharge port 4 is provided at the water discharge port 4 at the tip of the formed water faucet.

[0005]

[Function] The water outlet 4 with the water flow control valve 3 fully opened
When the throttle valve 5 is throttled, a strong water force is obtained because the thrust pressure inside the spout 4 changes to momentum in the outer free space. Further, at this time, if the object to be cleaned is brought close to the water discharge port 4 for cleaning, it is relatively easy to apply the water flow to the target position while preventing splashes from being scattered around by the palm, and the throttle valve 5 Is located at the tip of the faucet and in the immediate vicinity of the object to be cleaned, so it can be easily operated while cleaning.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which a water faucet body 1 has a base end portion fixed to a sink 2 and a water quantity control valve 3 operated by a handle or a lever at an intermediate portion thereof. Is installed, and a manual throttle valve 5 for adjusting the water discharge pressure by changing the area of the water discharge port 4 is provided at the water discharge port 4 at the tip of the water pipe extending further than the water amount control valve 3. It is provided. FIG. 2 shows an example of the structure of the throttle valve 5, and the spout 4
Of the steel plate by means of a fixed pin 7 projectingly provided on the lower surface of the valve body 6 screwed to the outer peripheral thread portion of the valve and a movable pin 9 projectingly provided on the upper surface of an operation ring 8 rotatably mounted on the valve body 6. The plurality of shutter blades 10 are configured to open and close the water channel. In order to rotatably mount the operation ring 8 on the throttle valve body 6, in the present embodiment, engaging pins 11 are provided so as to project at a plurality of locations on the inner surface of the tubular portion of the body 1, while the small diameter portion of the operation ring 8 is provided. A groove 12 is engraved on the outer peripheral surface of the groove in a constant angle range so that the engaging pin 11 and the groove 12 are engaged with each other. Note that 13 and 14 are ring-shaped packings.

The operation diagram of FIG. 3 shows a cross section taken along line XX of FIG. When increasing the water pressure, the water flow control valve 3
Is fully opened to maximize the amount of water, and the throttle valve 5 of the water discharge port 4 is throttled for use. In order to throttle the throttle valve 5, as shown in FIG. 3A, the operation ring 8 is rotated in the direction of the arrow, and the movable pin 9 projecting from the operation ring 8 and the elongated hole 15 of the shutter blade 10 are provided. As a result, the plurality of shutter blades 10, which have been partially overlapped with each other, are rotated to project into the water channel, and the overlap margin between them is increased. To narrow the waterway. Therefore, the water pressure inside the water discharge port 4 becomes high, and this thrust pressure changes to momentum in the outer free space, so that a strong water force is obtained.

FIG. 4 shows a simple hood for blocking splashes, which is used for holding the tip water pipe portion of the faucet 1 on the upper end of a conical or bell-shaped hood 16 formed of a transparent plastic sheet. With the clip 17 attached,
If this simple hood is used, it is possible to prevent splashes from splashing from the object to be cleaned when the faucet of the present invention is used with strong water pressure. Further, instead of bringing the object to be cleaned near the spout 4, as shown in FIG. 5, the tip 1a of the faucet 1 can be expanded and contracted by the hose 18 and extended to the vicinity of the object to be cleaned. It is also possible to prevent splashes.

[0009]

As described above, the kitchen faucet according to the present invention is the faucet provided with the water quantity control valve 3 and further provided with the throttle valve 5 for changing the area of the water discharge port 4. Therefore, the water quantity control valve When the throttle valve 5 of the spout 4 is throttled in a state in which 3 is almost fully opened, a strong water force is obtained because the thrust pressure inside the spout 4 changes to momentum in the outer free space. There is an advantage that it is possible to use water pressure to wash things such as graters, whisks, etc. that have fine eyes or complicated shapes and are difficult for fingers to enter. If you wash it close to No. 4, it is relatively easy to apply the water flow to the target place while preventing splashes from spreading on the palm, and the throttle valve 5 is at the tip of the faucet to be cleaned. As it is located near the object, while cleaning There is an advantage that can be manipulated easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the main part of the above.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 2, where (a) and (b) are operation explanatory views of the throttle valve.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Faucet main body 2 Sink 3 Water volume control valve 4 Water discharge port 5 Throttle valve 6 Throttle valve valve main body 7 Fixed pin 8 Operation ring 9 Movable pin 10 Shutter blade 11 Engagement pin 12 Recessed groove 13 Packing 14 Packing 15 Long hole 16 Hood 17 Clip 18 hose

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A water discharge pressure is provided at a water discharge port at a tip of a faucet in which a base end of a main body made of a water pipe is fixed to a sink and a water amount control valve is provided at an intermediate part, by changing the area of the water discharge port. Kitchen faucet with a manual throttle valve to adjust the temperature.