JPH11280126A - Single lever faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a single lever faucet facilitating the operation of a control lever and causing no sanitary problem even in the case the single lever faucet is mounted to the lower surface side, etc., of a plate-like body having the upper surface used as a mounting surface to supply water downward of the plate-like body. SOLUTION: By interlocking with the operation of a control lever 21, a lever pin 207 of a valve unit for making the setting of a temperature, and the operation of cut-off and water-discharge is placed upward of a water- discharge pipe 22 in a state to position it so as to turn to the longitudinal direction, and the control lever 21 is placed to the front end side of the lever pin 207. The vertical size of the faucet 6 is also getting smaller by reduced part of the vertical size of the valve unit, and even in the case it is mounted to the lower surface side, etc., of the plate-like body 5, the lower end of the water-discharge pipe 22 cart be sufficiently raised to keep just a required amount of distance between lower working surfaces S. Since the control lever 21 is plaved to the front side of the faucet 6, the control lever 21 can be easily operated even by both right and left handed persons.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a single lever faucet in which the temperature setting of hot water and the operation of stopping and discharging water are performed by a single operation lever. The present invention relates to a single-lever faucet which is attached to the lower surface side of a formed plate-like body or a wall surface immediately below the plate-like body and supplies water downward from the plate-like body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 10, for example, a plate-like body having an upper surface serving as a mounting surface K, which is protruded toward a counter 501 side of a sink 500, for example, is provided with water on a lower surface side of a shelf plate 510. Attempts have been made to attach the faucet 520 to make the upper surface of the counter 520 wider and easier to clean, and to effectively use the space above the faucet 520.

On the other hand, in order to facilitate the cooking operation, the upper surface of the counter 501 of the sink 500 (hereinafter referred to as a work surface S).
Is desired to be at a certain height (for example, about 800 mm) from the floor surface, and the height of the shelf 510 is set so that the position of the mounting surface K on the upper surface is less than the work surface S in consideration of ease of use. It is desired that it is not high and is located at a position close to the work surface S. In addition, the position of the water discharge pipe 522 of the faucet 520 can be changed by washing the inside of the sink 502,
Considering the case where water is supplied to a container or the like placed inside, it is desired that the counter 501 is at a certain height from the work surface S.

[0004] For this reason, when a faucet 520 is provided on the lower surface side of a shelf plate 510 that is extended to the sink 500 side, as shown in FIG. 10, an operation lever 523 of the faucet 520 is provided.
Is provided beside the faucet main body 521, or as shown in FIG. 11, by providing the operation lever 523 separately from the faucet main body 521, the faucet 520 is provided so as not to hinder the work on the work surface S side. Of the faucet 520, and the distance from the work surface S side to the water discharge pipe 522 of the faucet 520 is ensured.

[0005]

However, the faucet 5
If the 20 operation levers 523 are provided beside the faucet main body 521 (for example, on the right side), it is convenient for right-handed persons, but there is a problem that it is difficult for left-handed persons to operate the faucet 520. Further, there is a problem that it is difficult to operate the faucet 520 even when the worker is on the left side of the faucet 520. Of course, the same problem occurs when the operation lever 523 of the faucet 520 is provided separately from the faucet main body 521.

For this reason, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, an operation lever 523 is provided on the tip end side of the water discharge pipe 522 so that both the right-handed and the left-handed can operate the faucet 520 easily. However, in this case, there is a possibility that contaminated water adhered to the operation lever 523 during operation may be mixed with water supplied from the faucet 520, which is not hygienic.

In view of the above, the present invention is applied to a case in which water is supplied below the plate-like body by being attached to the lower surface side of the plate-like body whose upper surface is the mounting surface or the wall surface immediately below the plate-like body. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a single lever faucet in which the operation lever can be easily operated and does not cause a problem in hygiene.

[0008]

The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is characterized in that the plate-like member is attached to a lower surface of a plate-like member having an upper surface serving as a mounting surface or a wall surface immediately below the plate-like member. In a single-lever faucet in which water is supplied downward from the body, the lever pin of the valve unit that sets the water supply temperature and stops and discharges water in conjunction with the operation of the operation lever so that it faces in the front-rear direction. In the positioned state, it is arranged above the water discharge pipe, and the operation lever is arranged on the front end side of this lever pin.

According to the present invention, by positioning the lever pin of the valve unit above the water discharge pipe so as to face the front-rear direction, the vertical size of the valve unit formed to be longer in the longitudinal direction of the lever pin. And the vertical size of the faucet is reduced. For this reason, even when this faucet is attached to the lower surface side of a plate-shaped body disposed close to the work surface, the position of the water discharge pipe of this faucet is required from the work surface below the plate-shaped body. Only the distance can be maintained, and there is no hindrance to work on the work surface side using this faucet. In this case, since the operation lever is attached to the front end side of the lever pin above the water discharge pipe, this operation lever can be used by a right-handed person or a left-handed person, or even if the worker is on the right or left side of the faucet. Can be easily operated. Of course, since the operation lever is not provided on the water discharge pipe side, the water adhering at the time of operation does not mix with the water supply by the faucet.

[0010] The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is mounted on a lower surface side of a plate-like body having an upper surface serving as a mounting surface or on a wall surface immediately below the plate-like body, and directed downward from the plate-like body. In a single-lever faucet that supplies water, a faucet body that is attached to a plate or a wall has a built-in valve unit that sets the water supply temperature and stops and discharges water. The operation lever for operating the valve unit is attached to the front end side of the faucet body above the water discharge pipe.

In this invention, since the operation lever is attached to the front end side of the faucet main body above the water discharge pipe, either the right-handed person or the left-handed person, or the worker is on the right side or left side of the faucet. Also, this operation lever can be easily operated. Further, in the present invention, the valve unit is disposed long in the front-rear direction in accordance with the direction of the operation lever, and the length of the valve unit in the up-down direction is reduced.
The vertical size of the faucet body, that is, the vertical size of the faucet, can be reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the case of the first or second aspect, the lever portion of the operation lever is provided so as to project obliquely upward toward the front side. is there.

In the present invention, the lever portion of the operation lever is
Since it is provided diagonally upward and forward so as to be away from the water discharge pipe, the hand does not touch the water discharge pipe when operating the lever part, and the lever part is facing the operator side because the lever part is facing the operator side. Operation becomes easy.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 shows a single lever faucet according to an embodiment of the present invention installed on a kitchen sink.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sink 1 has a cabinet 10 in which a storage portion V1 is formed and a stainless steel counter 12 integrally formed with a sink 11, for example. There is a back guard 1 at the rear end of the counter 12 where the upper surface is a cooking work surface S
It is installed on the floor surface F of the building such that the side 2a is in contact with the wall surface W of the building. As shown in FIG. 2, a water supply pipe 2A and a hot water supply pipe 2B are provided on the wall surface W side near the floor surface F so as to protrude toward the cabinet 10, and the water supply pipe 2A and the hot water supply pipe 2B are provided. A flexible pipe 4 is connected to the water stopcock 3 attached to the end of the flexible pipe 4, and the flexible pipe 4 extends upward along the wall surface W.

On the other hand, on a wall surface W above the sink 1, a shelf 5 as a plate-like body having an upper surface serving as a mounting surface K is provided at a position close to the work surface S of the sink 1 and above the work surface S. And a faucet 6 is attached to the lower surface of the shelf 5. The rear side of the faucet 6 is connected to the upper end of the flexible pipe 4, and the wall panel W between the shelf 5 and the back guard 12 a of the sink 1 is provided with an exterior panel 7 so as to cover the flexible pipe 4. Is attached.

The faucet 6 is for mixing hot and cold water to obtain desired hot water, and is a so-called single lever type in which the temperature setting of the water supply and the operation of stopping and discharging water can be performed by one operating lever. It is a hot and cold mixing tap. This faucet 6 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, a faucet main body 20, an operation lever 21,
Water discharge pipe 22, connection pipe 23, and support plate 24 (see FIG. 3)
It is composed of

The faucet main body 20 is, as shown in FIG.
A valve unit 200 for adjusting water temperature, stopping and discharging water is housed in a casing 20a. The valve unit 2 is provided in the casing 20a from the middle to the front end side.
A long storage recess 20b is formed before and after the 00 storage, and an L-shaped water passage 20c and a hot water passage 20d for feeding hot water and water to the valve unit 200 side from the upper end on the rear side to the storage recess 20b. A hot water passage 20e is formed so as to line up left and right, and extends from the storage recess 20b to the lower end of the casing 20a below the water passage 20c and the hot water passage 20d. In addition, the front end side of the faucet main body 20 is disposed so as to protrude slightly forward from the shelf 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, the valve unit 200 includes a fixed valve block 201 and a movable valve block 20.
2, a water hammer prevention member 203, a retainer block 204, an entrance block 205, a cover block 206, a lever pin 207, and the like. The valve unit 200 has a lever pin 207 that operates in conjunction with the operation lever 21 in a substantially horizontal state.
By being arranged in the front-rear direction, other components are also arranged so as to be arranged in the front-rear direction, and are arranged long in the front-rear direction with the dimension in the up-down direction kept small.

The fixed valve block 201 has a casing 20a.
The movable valve block 202 is disposed in a cylindrical portion 201a protruding forward of the fixed valve block 201, and abuts on a valve portion 201b next to the cylindrical portion 201a. It is movable while moving. The water hammer prevention member 203 is movably fitted into the cylinder hole 202b of the movable valve block 202, and the retainer block 204 slidably supports the water hammer prevention member 203, and the rear portion is the cylindrical portion of the fixed valve block 201. 201a.

The entrance block 205 is fitted on the entrance side of the storage recess 20b, and the cover block 206 is screwed into the threaded portion T of the casing 20a to push the entrance block 205 and the like into the storage recess 20b. . The rear end 207a of the lever pin 207 is fitted into the engagement groove 202c of the movable valve block 202, the middle spherical portion 207b is spherically supported by the retainer block 204 and the entrance block 205, and the front end 2
07c is inserted and fixed in the main body 21a of the operation lever 21.

As shown in FIG. 3, the operation lever 21 is attached to the front end side of a lever pin 207 of the valve unit 200, which is disposed so as to protrude forward from the front side of the faucet main body 20, and 207 is operated to set the temperature of the water supply and to perform the water stoppage and the water discharge operation. The front end portion 207c of the lever pin 207 is inserted into the operation lever 21, and the lever portion 21b is directed toward the front of the shelf board 5 above the main body portion 21a arranged so as to cover the front end side of the faucet main body 20. It is formed so as to project obliquely upward.

As shown in FIG. 1, the water discharge pipe 22 discharges hot water to the sink 11 side of the sink 1 and has a hot water passage therein so as to communicate with the hot water passage 20e of the faucet body 20. Are formed. The water discharge pipe 22 has a base 22 that is rotatably attached to the lower end of the faucet body 20.
The pipe 22b is provided so as to slightly rise forward from a, and a head 22c for discharging hot water downward is provided at the front end of the pipe 22b. The water discharge pipe 22 is configured to be rotatable left and right while the head part 22c is horizontal, and the head part 22c
A button P for switching between water conditioning and shower water is provided in c.

As shown in FIG. 3, the connecting pipe 23 is inserted so that one end thereof communicates with the water passage 20c and the hot water passage 20d of the faucet main body 20, and the other end extends rearward of the faucet main body 20. It is an inverted U shape and is connected to the flexible pipe 4 behind the faucet body 20.

The support plate 24 is for supporting the faucet 6 on the shelf plate 5 side, and is attached to the upper surface of the faucet body 20 on the front side as shown in FIG. The support plate 24 is formed with a fixing hole 24a for inserting a support bolt B, and the faucet 6 is formed on a lower surface of the shelf plate 5 and is inserted into a long left and right support rail 5a. N
Then, the supporting bolt B is screwed through the fixing hole 24a to be supported on the shelf 5 side.

Next, the operation of the faucet 6 will be described. When the water stopcock 3 is opened, the water supply pipe 2A and the hot water supply pipe 2B
The water and hot water inside pass through a pair of flexible pipes 4 and the faucet 6
Is supplied to the valve unit 200 through a pair of connecting pipes 23 of the faucet 6, through a water passage 20c and a hot water passage 20d of the faucet main body 20. Valve unit 20
As shown in FIG. 5A, the fixed valve block 201 has a water passage 20c and a hot water passage 20 in a valve portion 201b.
and a water hole P1 and a water hole P2 communicating with the movable valve block 202 are formed when the operation lever 21 is at the position shown in FIG.
, The faucet 6 is in a water-stop state.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, when the lever portion 21b of the operation lever 21 is pushed upward, the lever pin 207 swings around the spherical portion 207b to push down the movable valve block 202, As shown in FIG. 5B, a part of the hot water hole P1 and the water hole P2 of the fixed valve block 201 is opened on the cylindrical portion 201a side. Therefore, the mixed water passage 202a of the movable valve block 202 communicating with the hot water hole P3 of the fixed valve block 201 and the hot water passage 20e of the casing 20a communicates with the hot water hole P1 and the water hole P2 via the cylindrical portion 201a. That is, the water and the hot water in the water passage 20c and the hot water passage 20d are mixed to become hot water, and are discharged from the water discharge pipe 22.

In this case, if the head portion 22c side of the water discharge pipe 22 is rotated left and right with respect to the faucet body 20, water can be supplied to any position in the sink 11 having the water discharge pipe 22 as a radius. it can. In addition, by operating the button P, the water discharge pipe 2
2, it is possible to discharge not only water but also shower water.

Next, when it is desired to change the temperature of the water supply by changing the mixing ratio between the amount of hot water and the amount of water, the upper end side of the lever portion 21b of the operating lever 21 may be moved around the axis L of the lever pin 207 as shown in FIG. When the lever pin 207 is rotated to the upper side of the sheet, the lever pin 207 rotates counterclockwise about the axis L when viewed from the front, and the rear end 207a of the lever pin 207 is rotated about the spherical part 207b. Turning in an arc shape, the movable valve block 202 rotates to the position shown in FIG. For this reason, only the hot hole P1 of the fixed valve block 201 is opened on the cylindrical portion 201a side,
Only the hot water is discharged from the water discharge pipe 22 via the hot water hole 02 and the hot water hole P3. Then, from this state, if the operation lever 21 is pushed down and the movable valve block 202 is moved in the direction of arrow Y in FIG. 5C, the water is stopped. Further, if the lever portion 21b of the operation lever 21 is rotated in the opposite direction,
The movable valve block 202 is rotated to the position shown in FIG. 5D, and only water is discharged from the water discharge pipe 22.

When the water is stopped, the water hammer preventing member 203 is moved to the cylinder hole 20 of the movable valve block 202.
2b, the warm water that has entered the cylinder hole 202b through the groove (not shown) on the outer periphery of the water hammer prevention member 203 at the time of water discharge is pressed from the groove by the water hammer prevention member 203 while being pressed. The outflow prevents abrupt water stoppage and prevents a water hammer.

As described above, in the faucet 6, the lever pin 207 of the valve unit 200 for setting the water supply temperature and stopping and discharging the water is interlocked with the operation lever 21 so as to be substantially horizontal in the front-rear direction. , The valve unit 200 is arranged such that the fixed valve block 201, the movable valve block 202, the water hammer prevention member 203, the retainer block 204, the inlet block 205, the cover block 206, and the lever pin 207 are arranged in the front-rear direction. With the height dimension in the vertical direction suppressed,
It is arranged long before and after. For this reason, the valve unit 200 is disposed above the water discharge pipe 22 and the operation lever 21 connected to the lever pin 207 of the valve unit 200 is operated.
Even if the water faucet 6 is arranged on the front side of the faucet main body 20, the vertical dimension of the faucet 6 can be reduced.

That is, in this faucet 6, even if it is attached to the lower surface side of the shelf plate 5 arranged close to the work surface S of the sink 1, the lower end of the head portion 22c of the water discharge pipe 22 and the sink 1 Can be sufficiently secured, and the operation lever 21 can be positioned so as to protrude forward from the front of the faucet 6. Therefore, with this faucet 6, whether the right-handed person, the left-handed person, or the worker is on the right or left side of the faucet 6,
1 can be operated without difficulty, and by rotating the water discharge pipe 22, even when washing or the like is put into the sink 11, water can be freely supplied to the sink 11 without being disturbed by the washing. Of course, on the mounting surface 5a of the shelf board 5, it is possible to place objects without any inconvenience,
Since the operation lever 21 is not provided on the water discharge pipe 22 side, dirty water during operation does not mix with the water supply of the faucet 6 and does not cause a hygienic problem.

In this faucet 6, since the lever portion 21b of the operation lever 21 is disposed obliquely upward toward the front, the lever portion 21b does not approach the water discharge pipe 22, and the hand is discharged during operation. The operation of the operation lever 21 can be facilitated because the lever 21b faces the operator while the water pipe 22 is not hit.

The plate-like body supporting the faucet 6 is not limited to the shelf plate 5 as long as the upper surface is the mounting surface K, and may be a bottom plate of a wall cabinet attached to the wall surface W. Is also good.

FIG. 6 shows a case where the faucet 6 is attached to the vanity 8. The washstand 8 has a storage section V2 formed at a lower portion thereof, and a washstand 80 having a counter 80c having an upper surface serving as a work surface S at an upper end of a cabinet 80a having a washbasin 80b mounted at an upper portion. At the rear end of the counter 80c of the wash basin 80, there is provided a makeup mirror stand 81 which is installed along the wall surface W of the building and has a makeup mirror 81a attached to the front. Faucet 6
Is attached to the lower side of the shelf 81b, which is a plate-like body provided so as to protrude forward, on the lower side of the makeup mirror base 81 near the counter 80c. The lower end and the water stopcock 3 attached to the upper ends of the water supply pipe 2A and the hot water supply pipe 2B are connected by a flexible pipe 4 raised along the wall surface W.

The vanity 8 has a small distance between the counter 80c and the work surface S in consideration of ease of use.
Even if the faucet 6 is attached to the lower surface side of the shelf 81b of
Since the vertical height of the faucet body 20 is kept small, the lower end of the head portion 22c of the water discharge pipe 22 and the counter 80
c, the distance between the work surface S and the work surface S can be secured by a required amount, and even when washing or the like in the basin 80b or supplying water to the container on the work surface S, these actions can be easily performed. . In addition, since the operation lever 21 can also be disposed so as to protrude forward on the front side of the faucet 6, the operation of the faucet 6 can be facilitated.

Embodiment 2 FIG. FIG. 7 shows a state in which a single lever faucet according to another embodiment of the present invention is installed on a kitchen sink. Components having the same functions as those described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In this sink 1A, as shown in FIG. 8, a shelf plate 5A as a plate-like body having an upper surface serving as a mounting surface K is mounted on a wall surface W near the work surface S above the sink 1A. A faucet 6A is attached to a wall surface W directly below the shelf 5A so as to face the sink 11 so as to protrude forward toward the upper side of the surface S. The rear side of the water faucet 6A and the water stopcock 3 attached to the end of the water supply pipe 2A and the hot water supply pipe 2B are provided along the wall surface W and connected by the water supply pipe 4A. , Shelf 5
A and the wall surface W between the back guard 12a of the sink 1A,
An exterior panel 7 is attached so as to cover the water supply pipe 4A.

The faucet 6A is a single-lever type hot / water mixing faucet having the same function as the faucet 6, and as shown in Fig. 7, a faucet main body 20A, an operation lever 21, and a water discharge pipe 22 are provided. It is composed of In the faucet 6A, a water passage 20c and a hot water passage 20d of the faucet main body 20A are formed downward at the rear side of the casing 20a.
c and the hot water passage 20d, the water supply pipe 4A is directly connected, and the rear end of the casing 20a is provided with a mounting portion 2 to the wall surface W.
0e is provided, and attached to the wall surface W with screws B.

That is, this faucet 6A is
It has the same configuration as the faucet 6, except that it is attached to the wall surface W just below A and that the pipe water supply pipe 4A is directly connected to the lower side of the faucet body 20A. By arranging the lever pin 207 of the valve unit 200 in the substantially horizontal state in the front-rear direction, other components are also arranged in the front-rear direction.

Therefore, also in this faucet 6A, the valve unit 200 is disposed long in the front-back direction with the height dimension in the vertical direction being suppressed.
00 is disposed above the water discharge pipe 22, and the operation lever 21 connected to the lever pin 207 of the valve unit 200.
Even if the water faucet is arranged on the front side of the faucet main body 20A, the vertical dimension of the faucet 6A can be suppressed small, and the first embodiment
The same effect as the water faucet 6 can be obtained.

FIG. 9 shows a case where the faucet 6A is used for the vanity 8. The faucet 6A is attached to the wall surface W immediately below the shelf 81b of the makeup mirror table 81. In this case as well, the faucet 6A has the same effect as the faucet 6 for the vanity stand 8 described in the first embodiment. Obtainable.

[0043]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In the single lever faucet which is attached to the lower surface side of the plate-like body whose upper surface is the mounting surface or the wall surface directly below this plate-like body and supplies water downward from this plate-like body, the operation of the operation lever The lever pin of the valve unit that sets the water supply temperature and stops and discharges water in tandem is placed above the water discharge pipe with the lever pin positioned so as to face the front-rear direction, and the operation lever is located at the front end of this lever pin. Even when water is supplied below this plate-shaped body by attaching it to the lower surface of a plate-shaped body whose upper surface is a mounting surface, the operation of the operation lever is easy, No problem arises.

The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is mounted on the lower surface side of the plate-like body having the upper surface serving as the mounting surface or on the wall surface immediately below the plate-like body, and directed downward from the plate-like body. In a single-lever faucet that supplies water, a faucet body that is attached to a plate or a wall has a built-in valve unit that sets the water supply temperature and stops and discharges water. An operation lever for operating the valve unit is attached to the front end side of the faucet body above the water discharge pipe, so that it is attached to the lower surface side of a plate-like body having an upper surface serving as a mounting surface. Even when water is supplied below the body, the operation of the operation lever is easy, and there is no hygiene problem.

According to the third aspect of the present invention,
In the case of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, since the lever portion of the operation lever is provided so as to protrude obliquely upward toward the front side, the operation of the lever portion can be easily performed without interference with the water discharge pipe. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a sink provided with a faucet according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the sink shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the faucet shown in FIG. 1 around a valve unit.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view of the valve unit shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a positional relationship between a fixed valve block and a movable valve block of the valve unit.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a wash basin provided with the faucet shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a sink provided with a faucet according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of the faucet shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of a wash basin provided with the faucet shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a sink equipped with a conventional water tap.

FIG. 11 is a view showing a second conventional faucet.

FIG. 12 is a view showing a third conventional faucet.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5, 5A shelf board (plate-like body) 6, 6A faucet 21 operating lever 21b lever section 22 water discharge pipe 81b shelf section (plate-like body) 200 valve unit 207 lever pin K mounting surface S work surface

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A single-lever faucet which is attached to the lower surface side of a plate-like body having an upper surface serving as a mounting surface or a wall surface immediately below the plate-like body and supplies water downward from the plate-like body. In conjunction with the operation of the operation lever, the lever pin of the valve unit that performs the setting of water supply temperature and the operation of stopping and discharging water,
A single-lever faucet, wherein the single-lever faucet is disposed above a water discharge pipe in a state where it is positioned so as to face the front-rear direction, and the operation lever is disposed at a front end side of the lever pin. 2. A single-lever faucet which is attached to a lower surface of a plate-like body having an upper surface serving as a mounting surface or a wall surface immediately below the plate-like body and supplies water downward from the plate-like body. In the faucet body attached to the plate-like body or the wall surface,
A valve unit for setting a water supply temperature and performing water stoppage and water discharge operation is built in, a water discharge pipe is provided in the water faucet body toward the front, and the valve unit is provided at a front end side of the water faucet body above the water discharge pipe. Single lever faucet with an operating lever for operating 3. The single lever faucet according to claim 1, wherein the lever portion of the operation lever is provided so as to project obliquely upward toward a front side.