JPH093993A - Faucet mounting bracket - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily install a faucet mounting bracket even if a fixing member does not exist on the back of a wall by passing a first connection from the back of the wall through a mounting hole bored in the wall, and fastening a wall fastener into the lead-in part of the first connection. CONSTITUTION: This faucet mounting bracket A has a first connection 3 for connection to hot and cold water supply openings (b) in a combination faucet B and a second connection for connection to the piping for feeding hot water and to the piping for feeding cold water, the piping being raised along a wall on which the combination faucet B is installed. The first connection 3 is formed in such a way that its portion between openings 2a, 2a for feeding hot water and for feeding cold water is formed as a lead-in part 5, with the hot and cold water feeding openings 2a projected from the lead-in part 5 and with the lead-in part 5 provided on the outer peripheries of the openings. The first connection 3 of the faucet mounting bracket A is passed from the back of the wall through a mounting hole bored in a panel wall, etc., and the locknuts 6a, 6a of a wall fastener 6 are fitted around external threads 5a, 5a on the outer peripheral surface of the lead-in part 5 and fastened into place. Thus the faucet mounting bracket A is sandwiched into place between the panel walls.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a faucet fixture for connecting a hot and cold water mixing tap installed on the front side of a wall and a hot water supply pipe and a water supply pipe which are erected on the back side of the wall, and particularly for a hot water supply side. The present invention relates to a faucet fitting in which an elbow and a water supply side elbow are integrally configured.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to improve workability in connection of hot and cold water mixing taps with hot water supply and water supply pipes,
There has been proposed a faucet fitting in which a hot water supply side and a water supply side elbow are integrally configured. (See Japanese Patent Application No. 6-326015.) In this case, two L-shaped elbows are aligned in parallel with each other so that their core distances match the core distances of the hot and cold water supply taps of the hot and cold water mixing tap, and are integrally connected and fixed. , One end opening of each elbow is connected to the hot water supply and water supply openings of the hot and cold water mixing tap, and the other end opening is connected to the hot water supply and water supply pipes. The structure is such that it is attached and fixed to a wall backing member such as a pillar or a crosspiece by using wood screws or the like.

[0003]

However, since there is no wall backing member in a unit bath or the like, the faucet mounting tool must be mounted by providing a stay or the like on the back surface of the panel constituting the bathroom wall surface. Not only is it troublesome, but the cost is also high. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to make it easy even if there is no member that can fix the faucet fitting on the back of the wall. It is to provide a faucet fitting that can be installed.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, according to claim 1 of the present invention, the first connecting portion for connecting the hot water supply and the water supply opening of the hot and cold water mixing tap is provided for hot water supply and water supply. The space between the openings for use is formed as a flange surface, the hot water supply and water supply openings are projected from the flange surface, and a drawing-in portion is provided at the outer peripheral end of the drawing-up opening. Provide the ingredients. Further, in claim 2, a ring-shaped loose body having a tapered outer peripheral surface is attached to the outer periphery of the hot water supply and water supply openings of the first connection portion, and the wall is provided with a hot and cold water mixing stopper. Push it from the back side of the wall into the mounting hole that was opened. In the third aspect, the lead-in portion is formed by a male screw provided on the outer periphery of the first connection portion, and the wall fixing member is formed by a tightening nut screwed to the male screw portion. Further, in claim 4, the retracting portion is constituted by a protrusion provided on the outer periphery of the first connecting portion, and the wall fixing member is constituted by a retracting member which is fitted into the gap between the wall surface and the protrusion.

[0005]

In the water faucet fitting according to the first aspect of the present invention configured as described above, the hot water supply and water supply openings of the first connecting portion projecting from the flange surface are drawn into the wall surface side, and the water faucet mounting is performed. The tool is attracted and fixed to the wall. Further, in the water faucet mounting tool according to claim 2, by pushing the loose body into the mounting hole, the water faucet mounting tool is temporarily fixed to the mounting hole, so that it is not necessary to support it from the back of the wall during construction. To do. The loose body can also be used as a sealing material after the main fixing. Claim 3
In the water faucet mounting tool, the water faucet fixing tool is fixed to the wall surface by screwing a tightening nut into the first connecting portion inserted into the mounting hole. Further, in the faucet fitting according to claim 4, the wall surface of the faucet fixing tool is simply operated by inserting the retracting member into the gap formed between the projection at the tip of the first connecting portion and the wall surface. Is fixed to.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 1 and 2 show its basic form, and FIGS. 3 and 4 show a modified example.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral A denotes a faucet fitting, which is formed of a synthetic resin having mechanical strength such as an epoxy resin or a polyamide resin, and an L shape bent at 90 °. It is composed of two elbows 2 for hot water supply and water supply, which are embedded in the main body 1 in parallel.

The body 1 of the faucet fitting A is formed with a flange 1a having a flat front surface, and the elbows 2 do not have a height deviation, a front-back deviation, a left-right inclination, and a left-right core. Opening b for hot water supply and water supply of hot and cold water mixing tap B
It is positioned so as to match the center-to-core distance and is embedded and fixed in the main body 1, and the respective open end portions 2a and 2b project to the front and bottom surfaces of the main body to some extent.

The hot-water supply and water-supply openings 2a, which are a pair of left and right elbow ends projecting from the front of the main body A, are connected to the hot-water supply and water supply openings b1 of the hot and cold water mixing tap B through the mounting legs C. And a pair of left and right elbow ends 2b, 2b protruding and opening on the bottom surface of the main body constitute a second connecting portion 4 for connecting to the hot water supply and water supply pipe D.

The first connecting portion 3 is provided with a lead-in portion 5 on the outer periphery of the hot-water supply and water-feeding opening 2a. The lead-in portion 5 is a wall for fixing the water tap fitting A to the front side of the wall D. A fixture 6 is provided. In the case of this embodiment, the lead-in portion 5 is constituted by a male screw 5a formed on the outer periphery of the hot water supply and water supply opening 2a formed of an elbow end projecting to the front surface of the main body 1, and the wall fixture 6 is the male screw. It is composed of a tightening nut 6a screwed to 5a. The tightening nut 6a has a flange 61.

In the faucet fitting A, the first connecting portion 3 with the tightening nut 6a removed is inserted from the back of the wall into the mounting hole e formed in the panel wall E of the unit bath or the like. ,
The tightening nut 6a is screwed onto the male screw 5a on the outer peripheral surface from the wall surface side, and the tightening nut 6a is tightened to tighten the tightening nut 6a. It is clamped and fixed to.

The opening b for hot and cold water supply of the hot and cold water mixing tap B is connected to the first connecting portion 3 from the front side of the wall E through the mounting leg C, and the second connecting portion 4 is connected to the wall E. Pipes D for hot water supply and water supply, which are erected on the back and are connected, are connected. still,
A packing 7 is inserted between the front surface of the main body 1 and the rear surface of the panel wall E.

Next, FIG. 3 shows the above-described water faucet fitting A which is adjustable, and in that the faucet fitting A is provided with a nut 8 for an adjuster at the first connecting portion 3,
Although the structure is different from the above-mentioned faucet fitting A, the other structure is the same as that of the above-mentioned faucet fitting A.

The adjuster nut 8 is screwed to the tightening nut 6a on the base side of the first connecting portion 3,
It is arranged on the back side of the panel wall E. Thus, according to this embodiment, the above-mentioned adjustment of the faucet fitting A is performed by the tightening degree of the adjuster nut 8, and the tightening nut is
When the panel wall E is clamped by the tightening nut 6a and the adjuster nut 8 by tightening the 6a, the faucet fitting A is fixed to the panel wall E.

FIG. 4 shows the above-mentioned adjustable structure which is further waterproofed. The first connecting portion 3 side and the tightening nut 6a are provided.
The sides are provided with sealing surfaces 31, 62 which are in close contact with each other. First
The sealing surface 31 on the side of the connecting portion 3 is continuous with the male screw portion 5a for mounting the nut on the outer peripheral surface 2a of the first connecting portion 3 for supplying hot water and for supplying water. Is provided on the opening end side of the outer peripheral surface of the opening 2a, and the outer peripheral surface of the opening 2a is formed as a smooth surface having no screw.

On the other hand, the sealing surface 62 on the side of the tightening nut 6a is provided on the side opposite to the flange 61 with respect to the female threaded portion 63 that is screwed into the male threaded portion 5a of the first connecting portion 3, and the first connecting portion is formed. It is formed in a tubular shape having an inner diameter substantially corresponding to the outer diameter of the sealing surface 31 on the side of the portion 3. An O-ring groove 64 is provided on the sealing surface 62 on the tightening nut 6a side, and an O-ring 65 is fitted in the groove 64. A packing 9 is inserted between the flange 61 of the tightening nut 6a and the surface of the wall E.

According to this structure, therefore, water adhering to the hot and cold water mixing valve B, the mounting leg C, or the first connecting portion 3 travels along the outer periphery of the first connecting portion 3 and enters the wall E. In addition, the water attached to the surface of the wall E is prevented from entering the wall through the mounting hole e.

Next, a second embodiment shown in FIG. 5 will be described. Also in this embodiment, like the first embodiment, the lead-in portion 5 is constituted by the male screw 5a formed on the outer periphery of the hot water supply and water supply opening 2a formed of the elbow end, and the wall fixture 6
Is constituted by a tightening nut 6a screwed onto the male screw 5a. The feature of this embodiment is that the loose body 10 is attached to the outer periphery of the hot water supply and water supply opening 2a of the first connecting portion 3.

The loose body is made of 10 rubber or soft synthetic resin, and is formed in a ring shape in which the outer peripheral surface is tapered so as to reduce its diameter toward one end in the axial direction. This loose body
Reference numeral 10 is equipped to fit into the hot water supply and water supply opening 2a of the first connecting portion 3 with its small diameter side facing the opening end side.

Thus, according to this embodiment, the wall panel e
By inserting the first connecting portion 3 of the faucet fixture A into the mounting hole e formed in the back wall E from the back side of the wall E and pushing the loose body 10 into the mounting hole e, the faucet fixture A is attached to the mounting hole e. Temporary fixing is possible. Therefore, it is not necessary to support or push the faucet fixture A on the back side of the panel wall E when tightening the fastening nut 6a from the front side of the panel wall E. The loose body 10 also maintains a seal between the mounting hole e and the first connecting portion 3.

Next, FIGS. 6 to 9 show a third embodiment. In this embodiment, a projecting portion 5b is provided on the outer periphery of the first connecting portion 3 in place of the male screw 5a in each of the above-described embodiments, so that the projecting portion 5 is formed by the projecting portion 5b. As a wall fixing tool 6 that draws and fixes the first connecting portion 3 on the front side of the wall E in cooperation with each other, it is inserted into a gap formed between the protrusion 5b and the surface of the panel wall E when the faucet mounting tool A is installed. The retraction member 6b thus constructed is used.
A loose body 10 is attached to the outer periphery of the hot water supply and water supply opening 2a of the first connecting portion 3 as in the case of the second embodiment.

The retracting member 6b is composed of two symmetrical plate members 6b-1 and 6b-2 formed in a right-angled triangular cross section.
An engaging portion 66 that engages with the first connecting portion 3 is provided in each of the plate bodies 6b-1 and 6b-2, and hot water supply and water supply openings of the first connecting portion 3 are provided.
Notches are formed from the thin-side edge toward the opposite edge at an interval corresponding to the interval 2a. Plate 6b-1,6b-2
Each inclined surface 67 is provided with a retaining member 68 composed of a concave portion and a convex portion that are engaged with each other when the inclined surfaces are opposed to each other and overlap each other.

In this embodiment, first, the second
Similar to the embodiment, the first connecting portion 3 is inserted into the mounting hole e formed in the panel wall E from the back of the wall E, and the faucet mounting tool a is mounted by the loose body 10 pushed into the mounting hole e. Temporarily fixed to e. Then, on the panel wall E surface side, the retracting members 6b face each other with the inclined surfaces 67 facing each other, one from above and the other from below, and the projection 5b at the tip of the first connecting portion 3 and the panel wall E surface, respectively. It is inserted into the gap formed between the two and the retaining member 68 is engaged. As a result, the faucet fitting A is in a state where the first connecting portion 3 is drawn to the front side of the wall E by the drawing member 6b and the main body 1 is drawn to the panel wall E,
It is fixed to the panel wall E.

Thus, according to the third embodiment, the first
The faucet fitting A can be fixed to the wall E surface only by inserting the retracting member 6b into the gap formed between the protrusion 5b at the tip of the connecting portion 3 and the surface of the panel wall E. The workability is improved because there is no need to tighten the tightening nut 6a as in the second embodiment.

The retracting member 6b which constitutes the wall fixture is
The structure shown in FIG. 8 can also be used. That is, the retracting member 6b shown in FIG. 8 is formed by bending a metal plate material,
An engaging portion 66 that engages with the first connecting portion 3 is formed as a notch from one end of the pull-in member 6b toward the other end. If the retracting member 6b has such a structure, not only the thickness of the retracting member 6b but also the elastic spring force of the metal plate member pulls and fixes the faucet fixture A to the front side of the wall E. Not only is it reliable, but it is also possible to deal with slight variations in the size of the gap formed between the protrusion 5b and the surface of the panel wall E.

[0026]

The present invention is configured as described above, and has the following effects. The faucet fitting according to claim 1 forms a flange surface between the hot water supply and water supply openings of the first connection portion that is connected to the hot water supply and water supply openings of the hot and cold water mixing tap, and from the flange surface. Also, because the hot water supply and water supply openings are projected and pulled into the front side of the wall to be fixed to the wall, even if there is no wall backing member such as a unit bath, stays etc. can be placed behind the wall. The faucet fitting can be fixed to the wall surface without attaching a special member, which saves labor and costs. In addition, the first connection portion that is connected to the hot water supply and water supply openings of the hot and cold water mixing tap is formed as a flange surface between the hot water supply and water supply openings,
Since the hot water supply and water supply openings are projected beyond the flange surface, the contact surface against the back surface of the wall can be wide, and even if the mounting wall is a unit bath panel wall with relatively weak strength, it can be tightened. It can be installed without concentrating power. Moreover, utilizing the above contact surface,
Sealing can also be done.

In the faucet fitting according to the second aspect, since the ring-shaped loose body having the tapered outer peripheral surface is mounted on the outer periphery of the hot water supply and water supply openings of the first connection portion, the wall panel. By inserting the loose body into the mounting hole when inserting the first connection part of the faucet mounting tool into the mounting hole opened in
The faucet fitting can be temporarily fixed to the mounting hole, and it is not necessary to support or push the faucet fitting on the back side of the wall panel when fixing the wall panel from the surface side with the wall fixing tool. Therefore, the workability is improved, and the mounting work can be performed by one person. Further, the loose body also maintains a seal between the mounting hole and the first connecting portion.

The faucet fixture of claim 3 can be fixed to the wall surface of the faucet fixture by a simple operation of screwing a tightening nut into the first connecting portion inserted into the mounting hole. Good workability.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a faucet mounting tool having a first retractable portion.
Since it is composed of a projection provided on the outer periphery of the hot water supply and water supply openings of the connection portion, and the wall fixing tool is composed of a retracting member that is inserted and fitted into a gap between the wall surface and the projection, The faucet fixture can be fixed to the wall surface with a simple operation by simply inserting the retracting member into the gap between the projection at the tip of the connection part and the panel surface, and the troublesome work of tightening with a nut etc. is not required. . Therefore, the workability can be further improved as compared with the faucet fitting of claim 3.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a basic form of a first embodiment of a water faucet fitting of the present invention, showing a disassembled installation state.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the installed state.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an installed state showing a modified example of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of an installed state showing another modification of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment of the water faucet fitting of the present invention in an installed state.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a third embodiment of the water faucet fitting of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the installed state.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the retracting member.

9 is a cross-sectional view of an installed state using the retracting member of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: Faucet fitting B: Hot and cold water mixing tap D: Piping E: Wall b: Hot water and hot water supply opening of hot and cold water mixing tap e: Mounting hole 3: First connecting part 4: Second connecting part 5: Retracting part 6 : Fixing device 10: Loose body 1a: Flange surface 2a: Hot water supply and water supply opening of the first connection part 5a: Male screw 5b: Projection part 6a: Tightening nut 6b: Retracting member

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A first connecting portion for connecting to a hot water supply and water supply opening of a hot and cold water mixing tap, and a hot water supply and water feeding pipe that is erected along an inner surface of a wall where the hot and cold water mixing tap is installed. In the faucet fitting having a second connecting portion, the first
The connecting portion is formed with a flange surface between the hot water supply and water supply openings, the hot water supply and water supply openings are projected from the flange surface, and a lead-in portion is provided on the outer periphery of the hot water supply and water supply openings. The faucet fitting is characterized in that the drawing-in portion is provided with a wall-fixing device for fixing the drawing-in to the front surface of the wall. 2. A ring-shaped loose body having a tapered outer peripheral surface, wherein the first connecting portion is attached to the outer circumferences of the hot water supply and water supply openings, and the loose body is a hot and cold water mixing tap. The faucet fitting according to claim 1, wherein the faucet fitting is pushed into the fitting hole formed in the wall where the plug is installed from the back side of the wall. 3. The pull-in portion is constituted by a male screw provided on the outer periphery of the first connecting portion, and the wall fixing member is constituted by a tightening nut screwed to the male screw portion. Alternatively, the faucet fitting according to claim 2. 4. The retraction part is composed of a projection provided on the outer periphery of the first connection part, and the wall fixing tool is composed of a retraction member inserted and fitted between the wall surface and the projection. The faucet fitting according to claim 1 or 2.