JPH11256638A - Cover faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cover faucet, in which the malfunction of an operating section can be prevented and a feeling of integrality with a mounting surface is improved. SOLUTION: The cover faucet has a faucet body 10 and a cover 20 covering the faucet body 10 and being unified with a mounting surface 70 so as to be bulged from the mounting surface 70 of the faucet. Operating sections 81, 82 for a device controlling a fluid incorporated into the faucet body 10 are installed to the side sections of the bulging sections of the cover 20. The cover faucet has the two operating sections 81, 82, and each operating section 81, 82 may also be formed to each side section of the bulging sections of the cover 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a cover faucet having a cover integrated with an installation surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a faucet has been placed in a space (bathroom,
For facilitating assimilation into the washroom, etc., the faucet body is embedded in the installation surface such as a wall surface, deck surface, etc. to conceal it, or it is integrated with the installation surface so as to protrude from the installation surface. Concealment is performed using a cover.

[0003] Here, in the former flush-type faucet, it is common that an operating part such as a faucet handle and a faucet lever is arranged so as to protrude forward of a wall surface or above a deck surface. is there. Also, in the latter cover faucet, it is common that a faucet handle or the like is disposed so as to protrude from the front or top surface of the cover (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-28731).

[0004]

However, in these faucets, since the operation part projects forward or upward from the installation surface or projects from the front surface or the upper surface of the cover, the user's body or clothes are erroneously made. Contact may cause erroneous operation of the operation unit.

[0005] For example, when the clothes of a person who is cleaning the bathroom comes in contact with the clothes, or the body of the bather who strays in the bathroom contacts the body by mistake, the operation unit is operated incorrectly, and May take a shower carelessly. In particular, in the cover faucet described above, the cover protrudes from the installation surface, and the operation unit protrudes further than the cover, so that such an erroneous operation is highly likely to occur.

In the cover faucet described above, efforts have been made to unify the materials (tiles, etc.) of the cover and the installation surface in order to maintain a sense of unity. And the like, and moreover, it is generally difficult to assimilate with the cover, so that the appearance and the texture are difficult. Therefore, there is a possibility that this operation unit may impair the sense of unity between the cover and the installation surface.

[0007] Under such circumstances, in a faucet in which the faucet main body is concealed, it is desired to prevent erroneous operation of the operation unit and enhance the sense of unity with the installation surface.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a cover faucet which can prevent an erroneous operation of an operation unit and enhance a sense of unity with an installation surface.

[0009]

A cover faucet according to claim 1 is integrated with a faucet main body, and covers the faucet main body and swells from the faucet mounting surface. A cover for controlling a fluid contained in the faucet main body (hereinafter, referred to as “fluid control device”), and an operation unit provided on a side of the bulging portion of the cover. I do. Here, as the “fluid control device” of the present invention, for example, a device that performs mixing adjustment of hot and cold water, adjustment of water discharge amount, switching of a flow path, and the like can be exemplified.

[0010] In the present invention, since the operating section is provided on the side of the bulging portion of the cover, the possibility that the user's body, clothes, and the like accidentally come into contact is reduced. In addition, since the operation unit is provided on the side of the bulging portion that is inconspicuous, a sense of unity between the cover and the installation surface is sufficiently ensured.

The cover faucet may be a faucet having only a single operating portion (for example, a one-handle single faucet or a single lever faucet), but may have two or more operating portions. A faucet (including a faucet in which two or more operation units are coaxially arranged) may be used.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the cover faucet of the first aspect is provided with two operating portions, and each operating portion is provided on each side of the bulging portion of the cover.

That is, if the two operation units protrude from the same surface (the front surface, the top surface, etc.) of the cover, the user may mistake the operation unit to be operated. On the other hand, in the present invention, since each operation unit is provided separately on both sides of the cover,
It is possible to reliably prevent the operation unit from being mistaken.

In particular, the present cover faucet has a great significance in that a cover is provided between both operation parts, and the operation parts can be reliably identified even by groping. Specifically, in a two-handle type cover faucet or the like, it has a great significance in that it can surely prevent accidents such as a person washing the hair by operating both handles by mistake and taking a bath.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In the present embodiment, an example in which the cover faucet shown in claims 1 and 2 is applied to a unit bath will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover faucet includes a faucet body 10 and a cover 20 that covers substantially the entire faucet body 10.
, A pair of left and right sub-covers 30, 30, and a temperature control handle 8
1 (not shown in FIG. 1) and a switching handle 82.

Installation surface 70 to which this cover faucet is attached
As shown in FIG. 3, is configured using a wall panel of a unit bus (for example, made of resin such as FRP). Further, a step-shaped concave portion 71 is provided vertically on the installation surface 70 along the vertical direction, and both sides along the longitudinal direction of the concave portion 71 are formed as shallow bottom portions 72 with a small concave amount, and other portions are concaved. The deep bottom portion 73 has a large amount.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper side of the concave portion 71 is a space for mounting the faucet main body 10 and the like, and the shallow bottom portion 72 is provided with a screw hole 75 used for fixing the cover 20. . Further, near the inner wall surface of the deep bottom portion 73, a water supply pipe W connected to a water supply source, a water supply pipe H connected to a hot water supply source, and a shower pipe S connected to a shower head are set up.

As shown in FIG. 2, the faucet main body 10 includes a temperature control device 11 for controlling the mixing of hot and cold water, and a switching device 12 for controlling the flow rate and switching of the water discharge direction. Built-in. Also, as shown in FIG.
A mounting portion 13 such as a spindle for operating the temperature control device 11 protrudes from the left end of the faucet main body 10, and a mounting portion 14 such as a spindle for operating the switching device 12 protrudes from the right end.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, from both sides on the back of the faucet main body 10, a water-side connecting portion 1 connected to the water supply pipe W is provided.
5 and a hot water side connection portion 16 connected to the hot water supply pipe H protrude. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, a water discharge pipe mounting portion 17 is provided near the front surface substantially at the center of the lower surface of the faucet body 10,
A shower pipe connecting portion 18 hangs down from the back near the center of the lower surface.

The water faucet main body 10 is attached to the inner wall surface of the deep bottom portion 73 using a stay 60 as shown in FIG. The stay 60 includes a vertically-long rectangular receiving plate portion 61, a pair of left and right rib-like portions 62 hanging from both edges along the longitudinal direction, and a mounting plate portion integrated with these rear end surfaces. 63. Of these, the receiving plate 61
Are provided with two insertion holes A and B along the longitudinal direction. Further, two screw passage holes are formed at both ends of the mounting plate 63 (not shown).

When attaching the stay 60 to the faucet main body 10, first, as shown in FIG. 5, the water discharge pipe mounting portion 17 is aligned with the insertion hole A on the front side of the receiving plate portion 61 and the rear side. The shower pipe connection part 18 is inserted into the insertion hole B. Next, the upper end of the water discharge pipe T is inserted into the insertion hole A, and the male screw part M of the water discharge pipe T is screwed into the female screw part m of the water discharge pipe attachment part 16. As a result, the receiving plate portion 61 is sandwiched between the lower end surface d of the water discharge pipe mounting portion 16 and the flange portion F of the water discharge pipe T, and the stay 60 is clamped and fixed between the faucet main body 10 and the water discharge pipe T.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, when the mounting plate 63 is screwed and fixed to the inner wall surface of the deep bottom portion 73, the faucet main body 1
0 is completely attached to the installation surface 70. At this time, the water side connection part 15 is connected to the water supply pipe W, and the hot water supply pipe H is connected to the hot water side connection part 16. At the same time, the shower pipe S is connected to the shower pipe connection section 18.

In the present embodiment, the stay 60 and the installation surface 70 can be provided without any contrivance such as providing a fixing flange on the faucet main body 10 (see a conventional product disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-287321). Can be attached to the faucet body 10. That is, there is no need to prepare a specially-designed faucet body, and for example, a faucet body of another type of faucet, such as a wall-mounted type or a deck type, can be diverted. Labor and cost for manufacturing the device are reduced.

In this embodiment, two insertion holes A and B
Since the water discharge pipe T and the shower pipe connection part 18 are inserted into the stay 60 and the stay 60 is supported at two points,
The “rattle” on the water faucet body 10 of 0 is reliably prevented.

The cover 20 is made of a material (for example, made of a resin such as ABS of the same color as the wall panel) which is regarded as the same as the wall panel, and as shown in FIG. A portion 21 and a frame portion 22 surrounding the portion 21 are provided. The lateral width of the cover 20 is slightly larger than the lateral width of the concave portion 71, and a ridge 2a that can be fitted into the upper side of the concave portion 71 is provided on the peripheral edge of the rear surface in a frame shape.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a step-shaped U-shaped notch a having a large front half and a small rear half is provided on both side surfaces of the housing portion 21. Is provided with a rectangular notch b which is continuous with the notch a. A cutout 23 extending from each side surface of the housing 21 to the frame 22 is formed by the cutouts a and b. The notch 23 is open on the back side of the cover 20 and has a size that allows the above-described mounting portions 13 and 14 to be inserted.

Further, as shown in FIG.
A mounting recess 25 is provided which is continuous with the rear end of the notch 23, and a screw passage hole 26 is formed in the recess 25. Further, screw passage holes 2 are also provided on both sides on the lower end side of the frame portion 22.
7 are provided. The lower part of the front surface of the housing part 21 is slightly expanded and the lower surface is opened, and the water discharge pipe housing part 2 is opened.
8 is set.

The sub-cover 30 is also made of the same material as the cover 20 (for example, made of a resin such as ABS), and has a shape in which the notches 23 of the cover 20 and the concavities and convexities are inverted, as shown in FIG. . Specifically, the shape is substantially semi-elliptical,
A head 31 having a U-shaped leg on the back surface and a bent portion 32 having a bent plate shape are provided. The head 31 is provided with an insertion hole 33 through which the above-mentioned attachment portions 13 and 14 can be inserted along the axial direction.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
First, the cover 20 is attached to the installation surface 70 on which the faucet main body 10 is attached. This attaching work is performed so as to cover the upper side of the concave portion 71 with the entire cover 20 while covering the faucet main body 10 with the housing portion 21 (see FIG. 1). At this time, each of the mounting portions 13, 14 of the faucet body 10
Is inserted into the notch 23 and does not hinder the attachment of the cover 20.

However, as shown in FIG.
Since the distance between the protruding ends of the three and 14 (the distance between the protruding ends of both spindles) is slightly larger than the distance between the left and right mounting recesses 25 of the cover 20, the notches 23 of the two mounting portions 13 and 14 are provided. Are not performed simultaneously, but are performed one by one while slightly moving the cover 20 left and right.

In this attachment work, the cover 20 is slightly moved up and down so that the water discharge pipe T is accommodated in the water discharge pipe housing 28 while slightly exposing the lower end thereof (see FIG. 4 and the like). . Then, when the mounting screw N is screwed into the screw hole 75 through the screw passage holes 26 and 27, the attachment of the cover 20 is completed.

Following the cover 20, the sub-cover 30 is attached while the mounting portions 13 and 14 are inserted into the insertion holes 33 as shown in FIG. And this sub cover 30
The notch 23 of the cover 20 and the mounting recess 25 are concealed. Although not shown, the sub-cover 30 can be fixed to the cover 20 by engaging an engaging portion provided on one side with an engaged portion provided on the other side, or by fixing the sub-cover 30. Is fixed by screws. Also,
The lower half side where the concave portion 71 is exposed can be hidden by a hidden panel or the like.

After the sub-cover 30 is attached, the corresponding handles 81 and 82 are attached to the mounting portions 13 and 14 which are respectively exposed to the left and right.

In this embodiment, the two handles 8
1 and 82 are disposed on the side of the bulging portion of the cover 20 so that the user's body etc.
Since it is structured to contact the front surface of the handle 0, etc., erroneous operations of the handles 81 and 82 are unlikely to occur. In addition, each handle 8
1 and 82 are separately arranged on both sides of the cover 20, so that even if the handle operation is performed by groping, the possibility that the handles 81 and 82 to be operated are mistaken is low.

In this embodiment, each handle 81, 8
2 is provided on the side of the bulging portion of the cover 20 that is inconspicuous. Moreover, the water discharge pipe T is substantially accommodated in the cover 20, and not only the notch 23 but also the mounting screw N mounted on the mounting recess 25 is concealed by using the sub-cover 30. Further, the mounting screw N on the lower side of the cover 20 is also concealed by the concealing button G (see FIG. 1). Also, the cover 20
And the dividing line of the sub-cover 30 is the front left and right of the cover 20,
Because it only appears as a line of simple shape behind the side,
The entire cover faucet is in a state of being appropriately assimilated with the installation surface 70.

Further, although the present embodiment is a cover faucet of a type protruding forward of the installation surface 70, both handles 81,
Since 82 is provided on the side of the bulging portion of the cover 20 to minimize the amount of the cover faucet projecting forward from the installation surface 70 as much as possible, it is suitably used for a small unit bath.

In the present embodiment, the cover 20 is provided with an appropriate notch 20 so that the handles 81 and 82 can be positively arranged on the side of the bulging portion of the cover 20. That is, the above-mentioned conventional product (JP-A-1-2873)
No. 1), a cover is provided with an insertion hole, and through this insertion hole, a projecting portion of the faucet main body 10 (the mounting portion 1 of the present embodiment).
Like portions 3 and 14, these portions are exposed outside the cover after the cover is attached. ) Is exposed to the outside of the cover. For this reason, it is difficult to attach / detach only the cover while the faucet main body 10 is attached to the installation surface 70. This is because the attachment / detachment direction of the cover is
This is because the mounting portions 13 and 14 project in the left-right direction, whereas the mounting portions 13 and 14 obstruct the attachment and detachment of the cover.

Therefore, when the cover provided in the conventional product is used, if the projection provided on the faucet main body does not coincide with the attaching / detaching direction of the cover, the attaching / detaching of the cover must be performed integrally with the faucet main body. Therefore, the efficiency of installation and maintenance of this type of cover faucet is deteriorated.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the cover 20 has the notch 23 which is open on the back side. When the cover 20 is attached to the installation surface 70, the attachment portions (projections) 13 and 14 are inserted through the notches 23. Therefore, since the cover 20 can be smoothly attached and detached while the faucet body 10 is still attached to the installation surface 70, the handles 81 and 82 are positively attached to the side of the bulging portion of the cover 20. And obtain the various beneficial effects described above.

In this embodiment, since the cover 20 and the sub-cover 30 are not fixed to the faucet main body 10 by a fixing member such as a screw, when the cover 20 and the sub-cover 30 are attached and detached,
There is no need to tighten or remove such a fixing member at all. Also from this point, attachment and detachment of the cover 20 and the like are performed smoothly.

Further, in this embodiment, since the sub cover 30 is provided with the insertion hole 33 through which the mounting portions 13 and 14 can be inserted, the dividing line between the cover 20 and the sub cover 30 is
There is no need to provide it in a state of crossing 3, 14. That is, in the present embodiment, the dividing line is a simple-shaped line that appears on the front left and right sides of the cover 20 and the rear side of the cover 20 to improve the appearance of the cover faucet.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional product, since each pipe is routed almost directly below the faucet main body, a dead space is easily generated substantially directly below the faucet main body in the arrangement space of the cover faucet. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the connecting portions 15 and 16 are provided on the back side of the faucet main body 10, and the rear surface of the attached faucet main body 10 and the inside of the deep bottom portion 73 are provided. In the empty space K formed between the wall and the wall, these connecting portions 1
5 and 16 are stored. Since the pipes W and H are routed from this empty space K to almost directly below,
A dead space does not exist directly under the faucet main body 10 or the like.

Further, in this embodiment, since the connecting portions 15 and 16 and the pipes W and H are located in a region on the indoor side of the installation surface 70 (the deep bottom portion 73), the front surface of the concave portion 71 (that is, the front surface of the concave portion 71).
From the area on the indoor side), each of the connection parts 15, 16 and the pipe W,
H connection work can be performed. That is, unlike the above-mentioned conventional products, there is no need to perform a connection operation through an inspection port or the like, so that construction and maintenance are easy. Further, when a problem such as water leakage occurs in the pipes W and H, it is easy to perform the replacement work.

The scope of each invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of each invention.

That is, in the present embodiment, the case where the installation surface 70 is constituted by a wall panel is exemplified.
0 may be another panel such as a deck surface panel, a wall surface made of mortar, tile, or the like, a deck surface, or the like.

In the present embodiment, the cover 20 is provided with the notches 23 corresponding to the mounting portions 13 and 14, however,
When the faucet main body 10 has “another protruding portion” that hinders attachment / detachment of the cover 20, the faucet main body 10 corresponds to the “other protruding portion” together with the cutout 23 or instead of the cutout 23. Other notches may be provided.

The "other projecting portion" is, for example, a water discharge pipe (such as one that protrudes larger than the water discharge pipe T of the embodiment), a part attached to a water faucet body such as a shower elbow, or the like. In addition, various attachment parts provided on the faucet body for attaching these parts in a projecting manner, and attachment fittings (for example, cap nuts and the like) used for attaching parts such as a water discharge pipe to the attachment parts ) Can be exemplified.

Further, when the shower elbow is detachably attached to the faucet main body 10, the stay 60 is pinched and fixed together with the water discharge pipe T or in place of the water discharge pipe T using a shower elbow. You may. Further, the stay 60 may be sandwiched and fixed between the faucet body 10 and a fitting (for example, a cap nut) for attaching the water discharge pipe T or the shower elbow to the faucet body 10.

The stay 60 can also be positioned using another protrusion provided on the faucet main body 10, for example, a connection (15 or 16) to the pipe. In this case, for example, from the rear end side of the receiving plate portion 61 of the stay 60,
The back plate may be raised, and an insertion hole for inserting the connection portion into the back plate and a notch engaged with the connection portion may be provided.

[0050]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, erroneous operation of the operation unit can be prevented. Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation of the operation unit and a wrong operation of the operation unit.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic exploded perspective view of a cover faucet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a cross section of a part of the cover faucet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which a faucet main body is attached to an installation surface.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a longitudinal section passing through a spout pipe and a shower pipe connection part of the cover faucet of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view for explaining a method of holding the stay.

FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view for explaining a method of attaching a cover, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view for explaining a method of attaching a sub cover.

[Explanation of symbols]

10; faucet body, 11; temperature control device, 12; switching device, 1
3, 14; attachment part (projection), 15; water side connection part, 1
6; hot water side connection part, 17; water discharge pipe attachment part, m: female screw part,
d; lower end face, 18; shower pipe connection, 20; cover, 21; housing, 22; frame, 2a; ridge, 23; notch, a, b; notch, 25; 2
6, 27; screw passage hole, 28; water discharge pipe housing part, 30; sub cover, 31; head, 32; bending part, 33;
0; stay, 61; receiving plate portion, A, B; insertion hole, 62;
Rib-shaped portion, 63; mounting plate portion, 70; installation surface, 71; concave portion, 72; shallow bottom portion, 73; deep bottom portion, 75; screw hole, W;
Water supply pipe, H; Hot water supply pipe, S: Shower pipe, 81; Temperature control handle, 82; Switching handle, T: Water discharge pipe, M: Male thread, F: Flange, N: Mounting screw, G: Hidden button,
K: empty space.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hiroshi Yokoi 308 Kurono, Gifu City Inside Caveike Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Makoto Ishihara 308 Kurono, Gifu City Inside Caveike Inc.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A water faucet body, and a cover that covers the water faucet body and is integrated with an installation surface so as to protrude from the water installation surface, and is built into the water faucet body. A cover faucet, wherein an operation unit of a device for controlling a fluid is provided on a side portion of the bulging portion of the cover. 2. The cover faucet according to claim 1, further comprising two operation parts, each operation part being provided on each side of the bulging portion of the cover.