JPH1054063A - Sink for outdoor installation and faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sink and a faucet, to and from which a hose need not be mounted and demounted and in which water discharge from a spout and water discharge from a spraying head can be changed over. SOLUTION: A faucet 2 with two outlets is installed onto the top face of a counter for a sink 1, one outlet is used as a spout 7 placed at the upper section of the counter, and the other outlet is employed as an end connection placed on the lower side of the counter, and a hose 17 is beforehand connected rigidly to the end connection through a clamping band, etc. Water discharge from a spout 7 on a sink 3 and water discharge from a spraying head 19 for a hose reel 16 are changed over and can be used in response to the objects of usage.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an outdoor sink which is useful when a faucet is used for various purposes, such as watering plants and flowers, washing a car, washing a screen, and the like, mainly in a house. It relates to a faucet to be used for.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, outside a house, a buried water faucet or a startup faucet is provided in a garage or a garden, or only a single faucet is provided on a wall surface. In such faucets, one end of the hose is connected to a faucet, a startup faucet, etc. each time it is used when watering plants or flowers or washing the car, etc. , Again disconnecting the hose.

[0003] In addition, when the hose does not reach during watering, water is drawn from a watering can or a bucket.
At the time of car washing, they use commercially available heads with water shutoff, or wash with a large amount of water. Furthermore, athletic shoes and the like are crouched and washed.

[0004]

However, a water faucet is usually embedded in the floor or garden of a garage or the like, and a single faucet provided on a wall is usually installed at a low position. is there. Therefore, there is a problem that the user has to bend and crouch the body when performing the work of attaching and detaching the hose, and the work is complicated and burdensome.

[0005] Also, when drawing water into a watering can or bucket,
A single faucet is more convenient than a watering head.However, when watering a place where the hose does not reach during planting or flowering, it is necessary to fetch water with a watering can or bucket. Since the hose is connected to the sprinkler and the like, it is necessary to remove the hose, which is a troublesome operation.

Further, when washing a car, the water pressure may be increased or a high pressure hose may be attached to wash the car with strong water. However, a water faucet may be used for watering plants and flowers, washing athletic shoes, and cleaning screens. When used for multiple purposes such as removing dirt, it is necessary to attach and detach the hose as needed, so the connection part can not be fixed to the rigid, and usually one end of the hose is inserted into a spout or other spout. I'm just there. Therefore, when the water pressure is increased or a car is washed using a high-pressure hose, there is a disadvantage that the connection port of the hose is easily pulled out from a water outlet such as a water faucet.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been improved and eliminated in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has a water outlet having a discharge port as a single faucet and a connection port to a hose or the like. It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple water faucet which does not require desorption of a hose and which can be connected to a rigid body, and an outdoor sink using the same.

[0008] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention employs a water faucet main body on the back side of a basin or a counter through a mounting hole of a basin or a counter. A water faucet characterized in that a connection port for a hose reel or a shower hose is provided below a water faucet mounting surface of a wash basin or a counter, etc., in which a root portion of the water purifier is fastened with a nut.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a faucet having two outlets is mounted on the upper surface of a counter of a sink, and one outlet is located at a position above the counter. An outdoor sink in which a water port is used, and the other outlet is a connection port located below the counter, and a hose reel or a shower hose is connected to the connection port.

Further, a means according to a third aspect of the present invention is the outdoor sink according to the second aspect, wherein a storage portion for a hose reel is provided below the sink.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entirety of an outdoor sink 1, and FIG. FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the outdoor sink 1 includes a sink 3, a frame 4 for supporting the sink 3, a storage cabinet 5 attached to the leg 4, and a faucet 2 attached to the sink 3. Consisting of The sink 3 has a shallow and wide sink 6 in this embodiment, and the faucet 2 is erected on a horizontal portion provided at the back.

As shown in FIG. 2, the faucet 2 has a sink 3
A water discharge pipe 8 provided with a water discharge port 7 provided on the upper surface side of the sink 3 and a hose connection pipe 9 provided to pass through a horizontal portion of the sink 3 and to be positioned on the back side thereof. By operating the switching handle 10 of the faucet main body 2a located on the upper surface side of the nozzle, it is possible to switch between water discharge from the water discharge port 7 and water discharge from the connection port 11 of the hose connection pipe 9. .

The faucet 2 is provided with a hot water side handle 12 and a water side handle 13, and by turning both the handles 12 and 13, the mixing ratio of hot water and water is adjusted to make hot water of a desired temperature to discharge water. It is a so-called hot and cold mixing faucet. Further, the faucet 2 is fixed to the sink 3 by the legs 14, which are the inflow pipes on the hot water side and the water side, penetrating the horizontal part of the sink 3 and being fastened by the nut 15 on the back side.

The hose connecting pipe 9 has one end of a hose 17 for connecting to a hose reel 16 fixed to a rigid body by means of a screw-type fastening band or other fastening members 18 or the like to increase the water pressure. So that they do not easily deviate. Further, the hose reel 16 has a sprinkling head 19 attached to its discharge side, and is locked by a shower hook 20 provided on the side surface of the footrest 4 when not in use.

With the faucet 2 and the outdoor sink 1 constructed as described above, the discharge state of the faucet 2 can be switched and used according to the purpose of use. For example, when watering is desired to be performed on plants and flowers, the switching handle 10 may be switched so that water flows to the hose connection pipe 3 side, the hose of the hose reel 20 may be extended, and watering may be performed from the watering head 19. When it is desired to wash the car, the water pressure is increased and used. However, since the connection between the hose connection pipe 9 and the hose 17 is fixed to the rigidity by the fastening band 18 or the like, even in such a case, The hose 17 does not deviate, and can be used with confidence. Further, the screen door can be washed using the watering head 19. The hose reel 20 may be stored in the footrest 4 when not in use.

On the other hand, if you want to wash your athletic shoes etc. outdoors,
It is more convenient to wash the inside of the sink 6 of the sink 3. If the user operates the switching handle 10 to discharge water from the water outlet 7 of the water discharge pipe 8 and wash the inside of the sink 6, the user can bend down, There is no need to squat down and it is easy to wash. Also, when water is to be drawn from a watering can or a bucket, the operation can be easily performed in the sink 6 using the water discharge pipe 8, and the work is easy. In the cabinet 5, small articles such as car wash detergent, wax, and hand wash soap may be stored.

Incidentally, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed. For example, the form of the outdoor sink may be a cabinet-type outdoor sink 23 in which the periphery shown in FIG. 3 is surrounded by a side plate 21 or a door 22 other than that shown in FIG.
Further, instead of the footrest 4 shown in FIG. 1, an outdoor sink 26 may be used as a footrest 25 in which bricks 24 are stacked.

[0019]

As described above, in the present invention,
Attach a faucet with two outlets on the counter top of the outdoor sink, use one outlet as the water outlet for the water discharge pipe that discharges to the sink, and position the other outlet below the counter to hose reel etc. Because I tried to connect to
There is no need to attach or remove the hose reel and use it according to the purpose of use, unlike a conventional outdoor water faucet or single faucet, etc. And water discharge from the watering head of the hose reel can be switched, which is extremely convenient.

In addition, when washing athletic shoes, it is sufficient to use a sink. It is not necessary to bend down as in the prior art, and it is possible to bend the waist slightly in a standing posture. It is possible to reduce the burden on the body. In addition, the space below the sink can be used as a storage space for hose reels and the like, and the appearance is good. Furthermore, the hose can be fixed to the connection port of the faucet using a fastening band or the like, and the hose does not deviate even when the water pressure is increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an outdoor sink according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing an attached state of the faucet according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an outdoor sink according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an outdoor sink according to the embodiment of the table 3 of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Outdoor sink 2 ... Water faucet 3 ... Sink 4 ... Footrest 5 ... Cabinet 6 ... Sink 7 ... Water outlet 8 ... Water discharge pipe 9 ... Connection pipe 10 ... Switching handle 11 ... Connection port 16 ... Hose reel 23 ... Outdoor Sink 26 ... Outdoor sink

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A faucet mounting surface for a washbasin or a counter, etc., wherein a base portion of a faucet body is fastened with a nut on a back side of the washbasin or a counter through a mounting hole of the washbasin or a counter. A faucet, wherein a connection port to a hose reel or a shower hose is provided below. 2. A faucet having two outlets is attached to the counter top of the sink, one outlet is a water outlet located above the counter, and the other outlet is a connection port located below the counter, An outdoor sink, wherein a hose reel or a shower hose is connected to the connection port. 3. The outdoor sink according to claim 2, wherein a storage portion for a hose reel is provided below the sink.