JPH0932061A - Faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a water passing area to the maximum extent in the area of an installing hole, and reduce a loss of delivery water pressure by arranging a partition wall in the axial direction in installing legs protrusively arranged from a faucet main body, and arranging cross-sectional semicircular two water passing passages. SOLUTION: Cylindrical two installing legs 20a and 20b having a screw groove on an outer peripheral surface are installed in a lower part of a faucet main body 30, and a partition wall 24a is arranged in the axial direction inside the installing leg 20a, and water is supplied by separating two kinds of supply water from each other, and a water passing area is secured to the maximum extent in the area of an installing hole. Next, three notches 26a, 26b and 26c reaching up to the inside of water passing passages are arranged on an outer peripheral surface of the installing leg 20a, and the notches 26a and 26b are arranged in positions opposing to each other by sandwiching the partition wall 24a on the piping connecting tool 60, 62 side, and the water passing passages 22a and 22b are respectively communicated with water supply pipe connecting ports 61 and 63 by the notches 26a and 26b, and blocking-up plates 50a and 52a are respectively fixed to both end parts of the installing leg 20a. One installing leg 20b is also constituted similarly to the installing leg 20a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water faucet for controlling a plurality of types of water supply, and in particular, it is attached to a vanity or the like provided with a hot water storage type hot water supply device such as an electric water heater.
The present invention relates to a mixed faucet that can be used for both hot and cold water supply to a vanity and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a hot water supply device is laid on a general bathroom vanity or the like having only two mounting holes, and operations such as water supply to the vanity and water supply to the hot water supply device are mixed. For example, in the case of a mixed water faucet that is implemented by a water faucet,
The inventions disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 40115 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-116884 are known. These mixed faucets
A general wash surface that requires 3 to 4 types of pipes for supplying water to the mixed water faucet, for supplying water to the hot water supply device, and for supplying hot water from the hot water supply device to the mixed water faucet, so that only two mounting holes are provided. In order to attach this kind of mixed water faucet to a dressing table or the like, it was provided in the following configuration.

First, the mixed water faucet disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-40115 is screwed by inserting a water supply pipe, which is a bundle of two, into a mounting hole formed in a mounting plate of the water faucet. Having a mounting bolt and a mounting washer having a notch and a bolt through hole that match the outer shape of the water supply pipe, insert the bolt into the through hole, tighten and clamp with a tubular nut from below to fix the water supply pipe. One is intended to be used as a water passage for cold water and the other is used as a water passage for hot water.
In the mixed water faucet described in 116884, a water supply pipe is provided at the center of a mounting leg provided at the bottom of the water faucet body, and a conduit having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the water supply pipe is inserted into the water supply pipe, and the inside and outside of the conduit are inserted. The water passages are formed by, and the inside is a cold water passage and the outside is a hot water passage.

[0004] Here, the diameter of the mounting hole of the faucet installed on the vanity or the like for supplying hot water and cold water to the faucet body through the respective mounting legs is generally 23 mm to 25 mm. Therefore, actual fairness 2-401
In the mixed water faucet disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 15, the mounting bolt and the two water supply pipes are arranged in the mounting hole, and the outer diameter of the water supply pipe becomes considerably small. Therefore, it is possible to secure only an outer diameter of about 8 mm. Further, in the mixed water faucet disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-116884, there is a mounting screw on the outer circumference of the mounting leg, and the partition walls of the two types of water passages extend inside the entire circumference. Is 14 mm, and the diameter of the conduit is only 10 mm to 11 mm.

Therefore, in either case, if the water pressure resistance of the water pipe is to be maintained, the wall thickness of the water pipe must be increased, which makes it difficult to maximize the water flow area within the area of the mounting hole. It was difficult to reduce the pressure loss.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and its purpose is, in essence, a water faucet for controlling a plurality of types of water supply. There is a partition wall provided along the axial direction in at least one of the mounting legs protruding from the main body of the faucet, so that two water passages with a semicircular cross section are provided. The purpose is to secure the maximum water flow area within the area and to reduce the loss of discharge water pressure while maintaining the water pressure resistance of the water flow pipe.

Another object is a water faucet for controlling a plurality of types of water supply, in which each water passage is closed at an end portion on the water inlet side, and an outer circumference corresponding to each water passage near the end portion. The surface is provided with notches extending at appropriate intervals in the axial direction to the inside of each water passage, and a pipe connector equipped with a water supply pipe connection port that communicates with each water passage is installed under the mounting leg. The plug allows the positional relationship in the circumferential direction with the pipe connecting tool to be freely set so that the water supply pipe can be connected at a free position.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems and Actions / Effects In summary, the water faucet according to claim 1 of the present invention is a water faucet for controlling a plurality of types of water supply, and is of a mounting leg protruding from the water faucet body. It is characterized in that at least one of the mounting legs is provided with a partition wall along the axial direction to provide two water passages having a semicircular cross section.

Therefore, it is possible to secure the maximum water passage area within the area of the mounting hole, and it is possible to reduce the water discharge pressure loss while maintaining the water pressure resistance of the water passage pipe.

In short, in the water faucet according to the second aspect of the present invention, each water passage is closed at the water inlet side end of the mounting leg, and an axial direction is provided on the outer peripheral surface corresponding to each water passage near the end. In the above, a notch extending to the inside of each water passage is provided at an appropriate interval, and a pipe connector having a water supply pipe connecting port communicating with each water passage is exteriorly mounted on the lower side of the mounting leg. It is a water tap.

Therefore, the positional relationship in the circumferential direction with the pipe connector can be freely set, and the water supply pipe can be arranged at a free position.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The details of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, and a water faucet 10 according to the present invention will be described.
Water tap body 30, mounting legs 20a, 20b, water supply handle 40, hot water supply handle 42, and pipe connection tools 60, 62, 6
4 and 66 are provided.

Two mounting legs 20a and 20b, which are formed in a tubular shape and have a thread groove on the outer peripheral surface, are attached to the lower portion of the water tap main body 30. The water tap 10 has the mounting legs 20a, 2
0b is inserted into a mounting hole 72 provided in a mounting plate 70 such as a vanity.

A partition wall 24a is provided inside the mounting leg 20a along the axial direction of the mounting leg 20a. This makes it possible to distinguish between the two types of water supply.

The mounting leg 20a is provided with three notches 26a, 26b, 26c on the outer peripheral surface thereof, extending into the water passage.

Two of the three notches 26
a and 26b are provided on the mounting leg 20a on the side of the pipe connection tools 60 and 62 at positions facing each other with the partition wall 24a interposed therebetween.
The water passages 22a and 22b in 0a are provided with the cutouts 26a,
26b communicates with the water supply pipe connection ports 61 and 63, respectively. Further, the two notches 26a and 26b are provided at different positions in the axial direction of the mounting leg 20a. This is to increase the degree of freedom of the installation location of the water supply pipe when connecting the two pipe connection tools to the mounting legs due to the restriction of laying this kind of water faucet in a narrow space inside the vanity. is there.

A closing plate 50a is fixed to the ends of the mounting leg 20a on the side of the pipe connectors 60, 62 by brazing, and water is supplied through the two notches 26a, 26b.

Still another notch 26c is provided on the side of the water tap body 30 of the mounting leg 20a. Mounting leg 2
A closing plate 52a having a water passage 53a communicating only with one of the water passages 22a is fixed to the end portion of the water faucet body 30 of No. 0a by brazing and adhering, and water is supplied through the notch 26c and the water passage 53a. Is configured to.

The other mounting leg 20b is also the above-mentioned mounting leg 20.
It has the same configuration as that of a, and the partition wall 24b is provided to provide the water passages 22c and 22d, and the three notches 26d, 26e, and 26f are provided, and the notches 26d and 26e are respectively the water supply pipe connection ports. 65, 67
It is in communication with. Similarly, the closing plates 50b and 52b are fixed to both ends of the mounting leg 20b, respectively.

[0021] If there is room in the installation place of a vanity or the like to which the water tap is attached, it is not necessary to consider the degree of freedom in arranging the pipe connector due to these cutouts, so there is no need to provide a cutout in particular. Alternatively, the mounting leg 21 without a notch as shown in FIG. 3 may be used.

The faucet body 30 is composed of hot water supply chambers 31 and 32.
And water supply room 33 and water / hot water mixing room 34, 35
It has.

The hot water supply chambers 31 and 32 are separated by a partition wall 37 having a valve hole 36, and hot water supply is controlled by opening and closing a valve 43 connected to a hot water supply handle 42. The hot-water supply chamber 31 communicates with the water passage 22a through a water passage 53a provided in the closing plate 52a. The hot-water supply chamber 32 communicates with the water passage 22b by the notch 26c. The mounting leg 20a is an O-ring 82a mounted in a circumferential groove provided in the partition wall 37 between the notch 26c and the closing plate 52a.
Sealed by

The water supply water supply chamber 33 is separated from the water side mixing chamber 34 by a partition wall 39 having a valve hole 38.
Water supply is controlled by opening and closing the valve 41 connected to 0.
The water supply chamber 33 is provided with a water passage 5 provided in the closing plate 52b.
3b communicates with the water passage 22c. The hot water mixing chamber 35 communicates with the water passage 22d through the notch 26f.

Notches 26a and 26b are formed in the mounting leg 20a.
Corresponding to, the pipe connectors 60 and 62 are respectively packaged and communicate with the water passages 22a and 22b, respectively. A peripheral groove 90 is provided in the closing plate 50a, and is fixed by inserting a screw 92 into the pipe connection tool 60 and supporting it in the peripheral groove. In addition, a circumferential groove is also provided on the surface of the pipe connecting tool 60, 62 that contacts the mounting leg 20a, and the O-ring 80 is provided.
Each is sealed by a. Therefore, when the pipe connectors 60, 62 are externally mounted, they can be freely connected in the circumferential direction of the mounting leg 20a.

Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4. This water tap is the water tap according to the present invention when there is only one mounting hole for a vanity or the like. By using this mounting leg on a vanity with only one mounting hole, it is possible to attach a hot and cold water mixing faucet that controls water supply and hot water supply. This faucet 12 is an upper single lever 46
In addition to controlling water supply and hot water supply by means of the above, the same configuration as the water supply tap 10 according to the above-described embodiment is provided, and the water passage area can be maximized within the area of the mounting hole, while maintaining the water pressure resistance of the water passage pipe. Similarly, the loss of the water discharge pressure can be reduced, the positional relationship in the circumferential direction with the pipe connector can be freely set, and the water supply pipe can be arranged at a free position.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mounting leg.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another mounting leg.

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

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Water tap 20a 20b Mounting leg 22a 22b 22c 22d Water passage 24a 24b Partition wall 26a 26b 26c 26d 26e 26f Cutout 60 62 64 64 66 Piping connector

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A faucet for controlling a plurality of types of water supply, wherein a partition wall is provided along at least one of the mounting legs projecting from the main body of the faucet along the axial direction. A water tap having two circular water passages 2. The water passages are closed at the water inlet side ends of the mounting legs, and the water passages are provided at appropriate intervals in the axial direction on the outer peripheral surface corresponding to the water passages near the ends. 2. A faucet according to claim 1, wherein a notch extending to the water passage is provided, and a pipe connection tool having a water supply pipe connection port communicating with each water passage is provided on the lower side of the mounting leg.