JPH08296754A - Single lever type hot water mixing cock having sideways branch outlet and inlet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To discharge clean water from the discharge pipe of a mixing cock by coupling a single lever type hot water mixing cock with a water cleaner. CONSTITUTION: A branch body 25, which has a sideways branch outlet 29 and an inlet 30, is interposed between the body of an ordinary hot water mixing cock and a cap put on this, and the branch outlet 29, to the inlet of the original water of a water cleaner, and the branch inlet 30, to the outlet of the clean water, whereby the clean water is discharged from the discharge pipe of a mixing lock, so the water cleaner does not need a discharge pipe for water cleaning.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a single lever type hot / water mixer tap having a horizontal branch outlet and an inlet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A hot and cold water mixing tap, which is conventionally provided in a hot and cold water mixing tap near a sink tank in a kitchen, is provided with a lateral branch outlet and is connected to a washing machine or the like through a hose. Is known.

[0003] For example, the applicant of the present invention has a utility model of 4-44944.
In the official gazette, the following is proposed. That is, in FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a mixer tap main body, which is fixed on the kitchen sink tank 2. 3 is a tap water inlet that communicates with the water,
It is open on one end side of the mixing plug main body 1. 4 is a boiler
It is a hot water introduction hole that communicates with the like, and is opened at the other end of the mixing tap main body 1.

At the center of the mixer tap body 1, a cylindrical rising portion 5 is integrally protruded, and a spout 6 is formed on the cylindrical rising portion 5.
Are rotatably inserted. Although not shown, the cylindrical rising portion 5 also has a penetrated tap water inlet, a hot water inlet, and a mixed water outlet similar to the fixed disk. A screw 7 is engraved on the outer periphery of the upper part of the cylindrical rising part 5. In the conventional single lever type hot and cold water mixing tap, the screw 7 is engraved as a screw for screwing a cap body 9 for covering the cartridge 8.

Reference numeral 10 denotes an operating pin projecting from the cartridge 8, and the operating pin 10 has a base 1 of a single lever 11.
1a are connected. Reference numeral 12 denotes a mixed water outlet, which communicates with the spout 6.

The above structure is an ordinary single lever type hot and cold water mixing tap, to which the following structure is simply added.

That is, on the screw 7 of the cylindrical rising portion 5,
A screw engraved on the lower inner circumference of the cylinder 13 is screwed on, and a screw engraved on the upper outer circumference of the cylinder 13 is screwed on the screw 14 on the lower inner circumference of the cap body 9. That is,
Between the cylindrical rising portion 5 and the cap body 9, a cylinder-
13 is interposed.

A hub 15a of a joint 15 connectable to a hose or the like is rotatably inserted around the outer periphery of the cylinder 13. The branch body 16 is closely fitted to the inner circumference of the cylinder 13. The branch body 16 has tap water inflow holes 1 similar to those formed in the fixed disk.
8, hot water inflow hole 19, and mixed water outflow hole (not shown)
Is penetrated in the axial direction. Therefore, the inflow holes 18 and 19 and the outflow hole communicate with the inlets 3 and 4 and the outlet 12 and also communicate with the holes of the fixed disk in the cartridge 8, respectively.

A horizontal hole 22 is formed in each of the tap water inflow hole 18 and the hot water inflow hole 19, and a plug 23 is screwed into one of the horizontal holes 22, and the other horizontal hole 22 is a hole of the cylinder 13. It communicates with the joint 15 through the annular groove 24 and the annular groove 24a.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a knock pin. Although not shown, a similar knock pin is provided between the branch body 16 and the fixed disk.

[0011] By the way, such a water / water mixer tap having a horizontal branch outlet is convenient for introducing water or hot water into a washing machine or the like, but if introduced into a treated water generator such as a water purifier, the water purifier can be used. In this case, there is a problem that a spout for water purification and spouting is required, and the vicinity of the sink tank 2 is complicated by combining the spout of the hot and cold water mixing tap.

In particular, the spout 6 of the single-lever type hot and cold water mixing tap is made long (about 25 to 30 cm), while the think tank is of a substantially specified size, and the think tank is generally attached to the wall of the room. Along this, the swing range of this long spout 6 is about 18
Since it was restricted to 0 °, there was a problem that the dead space near the hot and cold water mixing tap was not used only with the lateral branch outlet.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to completely solve such a problem, and its gist is to provide a tap water inlet, a hot water inlet, and a mixed water outlet. A ceramic movable disk having a concave mixing chamber formed on the lower surface side is slidably adhered to the upper surface of the penetrated ceramic fixed disk, and the fixed disk and the movable disk are built in a cartridge.
A single lever-type hot / water mixer tap having a long spout, in which a cartridge is housed by a mixer tap body and a cap screwed to the mixer tap body, wherein the mixer tap body and the cap A cylinder provided with upper and lower screws which are screwed into screws for screwing the mixing plug body and the cap body, and a branch outlet and an inlet hub on the outer periphery of the cylinder. The branch outlet hubs are stacked on top of each other, and each of the hubs is rotatably fitted to the outer periphery thereof. The branch body is fitted around the inner periphery of the cylinder, and the tap water inlet hole of the fixed disk, hot water The same holes as the inflow hole and the mixed water outflow hole are axially penetrated, and a horizontal hole is provided for communicating the tap water inflow hole of the branch body with the branch outlet and the mixed water outflow hole with the branch inlet, respectively. At the same time, a switching valve is installed at the branch outlet, and a check valve is installed at the branch inlet. In Formula mixing faucet - Single lever having a lateral branch outlet and inlet, characterized in that provided, respectively.

[0014]

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. 1 is a partial sectional side view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
1 is a plan view of FIG. 1, and illustration and description of parts common to those in the conventional example shown in FIG. 3 are omitted.

In the present embodiment, a part of a commonly used single lever-type hot / water mixer tap is disassembled while the mixer tap main body is installed, and a horizontal branch outlet and inlet are simply interposed and added thereto. This is convenient for a single lever type hot / water mixer tap which can communicate with a water purifier or the like.

The axial length of the cylinder 31 provided with the additional horizontal branch outlet and inlet is about 8.3 cm, which is shorter than the spout length of the hot / water mixer tap of 25 cm to 30 cm.
It is not so bulky.

The branch body 25 has tap water inflow holes 2
6. The hot water inflow hole 27 and the mixed water outflow hole 28 are respectively penetrated in the axial direction like a lotus root. This tap water inlet 2
Reference numeral 6 communicates with the water pipe and also communicates with the tap water inflow hole of the fixed disk in the cartridge. Hot water inlet 27
Is in communication with the water heater and with the hot water inflow hole of the fixed disk in the cartridge. The mixed water outlet 28 communicates with the spout (6) and also with the mixed water outlet of the fixed disk in the cartridge.

Here, in the tap water flow hole 26,
A branch outlet 29, which is a lateral hole, communicates with each other at a right angle, and a branched inlet 30 that is a lateral hole communicates with the mixed water outflow hole 28 at a right angle.

The columnar branch body 25 as described above is closely fitted to the cylinder 31 via a plurality of seals. An outer peripheral screw 32 is provided on the upper outer periphery of the cylinder 31.
And the outer peripheral screw 32 is screwed to the cap body 9 shown in FIG. Further, an inner peripheral screw 33 is provided on the lower inner periphery of the cylinder-31, and the inner peripheral screw 33 is screwed to the cylindrical rising portion (that is, the mixing stopper main body) (5) shown in FIG.

The cylinder 31 has the branch outlet 2
An outlet hole 34 communicating with the branch inlet 9 is provided, and an inlet hole 35 communicating with the branch inlet 30 is provided. In addition, the close fitting surface between the cylinder 31 and the branch main body 25 forms the branch outlet 29.
A first annular groove 36 in the form of a band is recessed at each open end of the outlet or outlet hole 34, and a second annular groove 37 in the form of a band is recessed at each open end of the branch entrance 33 or the inlet hole 35. When the cylinder 31 and the branch body 25 are fitted, the fitting may be made in any direction.

This cylinder 31 is provided with a branch outlet hub 38 which fits tightly across the outlet hole 34 via a seal, and which fits tightly across the inlet hole 35 and has a branch outlet. A branch inlet hub 39 that slides in contact with the hub 38 is provided. These hubs 38 and 39 rotate the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder-360 by 360 °, but are prevented from coming off in the axial direction. That is, a slightly thick portion is formed at the lower portion of the cylinder 31, and the branch inlet hub 39 is mounted on the step portion 40, and the step portion is formed at the upper end of the cylinder 31 and the upper end of the branch outlet hub 38. 41 are formed and fitted stepwise.
Then, if the cap body (9) is screwed, these hubs 38, 39 cannot be removed in the axial direction.

A branch outlet joint 42 is screwed to the branch outlet hub 38, and a third annular groove 43 in the form of a band is recessed at each open end of the branch outlet joint 42 and the outlet hole 34.

Further, a branch inlet joint 44 is screwed to the branch inlet hub 39, and a band-shaped fourth annular groove 45 is recessed at each opening end of the branch inlet joint 44 and the branch inlet 33. Therefore, even when these hubs 38 and 39 rotate 360 °, they always communicate with the outlet hole 34 and the inlet hole 35.

The branch outlet joint 42 is composed of a screw-in type opening portion 46 and a cap nut type receiving portion 47 that is rotatably fitted in the opening portion 46. The portion 46 is screwed to the branch outlet hub 38, and the cap nut type receiving portion 47 is screwed to the switching valve 48 described later.

The branch inlet joint 44 is composed of a screw-in type joint 49, in which a check valve 50 described later is provided.
Is provided.

The branch body 25 and the cylinder
31, the branch outlet joint 42, the branch inlet joint 44, etc. are assembled in a production factory and the whole is sold as parts.

The switching valve 48 is, for example, an actual flat opening 6-20.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 557, a pair of ceramic seal disks are provided with through holes, respectively, one seal disk is fixed, and the other seal disk is slidably contact-rotated. The foot of the handle 51 is locked. Therefore, by rotating the knob handle 51 by about 90 °, the through holes are matched or shifted to open / close the valve. Therefore, unlike a normal switching cock, not only the drainage is good without the O-ring, but the opening / closing is also possible. Can be extremely light.

The check valve 50 includes a poppet valve body 52 and
It is composed of a spring 54 that elastically presses the poppet valve body 52 against the valve sheet 53, and a bush 55 that forms a receiver for the valve sheet 53 and the spring 54. Therefore, the check valve 50 prevents hot water or water from flowing back through the mixed water outflow hole 28 into, for example, a water purifier.

Reference numeral 56 denotes a knock pin provided on the branch body 25, 57 denotes a knock pin hole, and 58 denotes a seal ring.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. That is, a method of mounting the branch main body 25 having the sideways branch outlet and inlet of this embodiment on a general-purpose general single lever type hot and cold water mixing tap will be described. After removing the single lever (11) (see FIG. 3, the same below) in the single lever type hot and cold water mixing valve that has been installed on the think tank and has already been used, remove the cap body (9),
Then, the cartridge (8) is taken out, and fitted to the cylinder 31 of the present embodiment on the cylindrical rising portion (mixing stopper body) (5) on which the cartridge (8) has been placed until now. The branched main body 25 is placed and positioned by the knock pin 56.

Then, the cylinder 31 is rotated by using a large wrench or the like, and the inner peripheral screw 33 of the cylinder 31 is screwed to the cylindrical rising portion (5). Next, after the detached cartridge (8) is placed and positioned by the knock pin, the cap body (9) and the single lever (11) are attached.

Therefore, a switching valve 48 is connected to the branch outlet joint 42 attached to the cylinder 31, a raw water hose of a water purifier is connected to the switching valve 48, and a branch inlet joint 44 is connected. Connect the water purification hose of the water purifier. Therefore, such an assembling operation can be easily performed by a layman.

After the above assembling work, if the purified water is to be generated, the switching valve 48 is opened and the single lever 11 is operated for discharging water, so that the purified water is discharged from the spout (6).

The branch body 25 of this embodiment can be applied not only to the installed single-lever-type hot / water mixer tap, but also to the production of a new single-lever-type hot / water mixer tap. In short, the mixer tap body with spout, the cartridge, the cap body and the like can be used to directly connect a water purifier or a treated water generator such as alkaline ionized water.

[0035]

According to the present invention, a cylinder having a horizontal branch outlet and an inlet and a closely fitted branch main body are detachably provided on a commonly used single lever type hot / water mixer tap. If the branch outlet and the inlet are directly connected to a water purifier or the like, the spout of the hot and cold water mixing tap can be used as it is.

In particular, since the hubs at the branch outlet and the inlet are stacked one on another and can be rotated by 360 ° around the outer periphery of the cylinder, the installation position of the water purifier and the like is given a degree of freedom, and the spout is swung. Does not interfere with Further, even if a cylinder having a horizontal branch outlet and an inlet and a branch main body are added to a hot / water mixer tap having a long spout, the installation space is not occupied.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional side view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mixer tap body, 8 ... Cartridge, 11 ... Single lever, 25 ... Branch body, 29 ... Branch outlet, 30 ... Branch inlet, 38 ... Branch outlet hub, 39 ... Branch inlet hub, 48 ...
Switching valve, 50 ... check valve

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ceramic movable disk having a concave mixing chamber formed on a lower surface side is slidably adhered to an upper surface of a ceramic fixed disk penetrating a tap water inflow hole, a hot water inflow hole, and a mixed water outflow hole. A long spout in which the fixed disk and the movable disk are housed in a cartridge, and the cartridge is housed in a mixer tap body and a cap screwed to the mixer tap body. In a single lever type hot / water mixer tap, upper and lower screws to be screwed to screws for screwing the mixer tap body and the cap body are provided between the mixer tap body and the cap body. With a cylinder interposed, the branch outlet and inlet hubs are mounted on the outer periphery of the cylinder, the branch outlet hubs are stacked on top of each other, and each of the hubs is rotatably fitted to the outer periphery of the cylinder. Inset, the branch The body is pierced through the tap water inflow hole, the hot water inflow hole, and the mixed water outflow hole of the fixed disk in the axial direction, and the tap water inflow hole of the branch body is used as the branch outlet and the mixed water outflow hole. A single-lever type hot and cold water having a lateral branch outlet and an inlet, characterized in that a lateral hole for communicating with the branch inlet is provided, a switching valve is provided at the branch outlet, and a check valve is provided at the branch inlet. Mixing tap.