JPH11336144A - Faucet installation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To install a faucet on a riser without using a faucet connection box, and conduct installation work of a faucet in a wide space easily in a faucet connection device to be used in newly providing or renewing a unit bath. SOLUTION: A flange 25 is provided in a bent pipe coupling 2 connected to an upper end of a riser 11. An installation plate 4 provided with a recess 41 to be radially detachably engaged with a faucet connection port part 22 is installed on a wall body U1 of a unit bath. The faucet connection port part 22 is inserted into an opening in the wall body U1 of the unit bath carried into an installation place, and the recess 41 in the installation plate 4 is engaged with the faucet connection port part 22. A waterproof ring 6 is threaded to a male screw part of the faucet connection port part 22 from the inside of the unit bath, and a seal member 7 and a ring seat 8 are held under pressure by the waterproof ring 6 and the wall body U1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water faucet mounting device, and more particularly to a water faucet mounting device used for mounting a water faucet on a rising pipe for water supply or hot water supply which has been installed in advance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a faucet is attached to the upper end of the riser which has been installed in advance when a unit bath is newly installed or renewed, a faucet connection box described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-247337 is used. I was
A case where a unit bus is newly installed or updated using this type of faucet connection box will be described with reference to FIG.

[0003] The faucet connection box 10 is a sheath covering the riser pipe 11 provided along the partition wall W before the unit bus U is carried into the installation location partitioned by the partition wall W of the building. A fitting which is attached to the upper end of the pipe 12 and which has a faucet connection port 13 is attached to the faucet connection box 10. In this situation, when the unit bus U is newly installed or renewed, the unit bus U is carried into the installation location, and then the opening 14 is opened at the location corresponding to the joint 13 of the wall body U1 of the unit bus U. The faucet connection box 10 to the wall body U
1 is performed in a narrow space S between the partition wall W of the building and the wall body U1 of the unit bus U,
Subsequently, a construction method was adopted in which a faucet A was attached to the faucet connection port 13 of the joint facing the opening 14 from inside the unit bus U.

On the other hand, there has been proposed a faucet mounting apparatus which can be constructed without using a faucet connection box.
No. 7,157,574 and JP-A-8-284220.

Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. Hei 5-71574 is used when a faucet is attached to a place where a rung is hung between two walls separated by a narrow gap by utilizing the rung. Things.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-284220 discloses a method in which an elbow to which a faucet is attached is attached to the upper end of a rising pipe which has been installed in advance.
The mounting plate is fixed, and the elbow is fixed to the mounting plate, or the sheath tube covered on the riser tube is fixed to the mounting plate.

[0007]

However, if the construction method using the faucet connection box described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-247337 is adopted, an extra faucet connection box becomes necessary, There was a problem that the cost became high, and a troublesome work of attaching the faucet connection box to the wall of the unit bus in a narrow space between the partition wall of the building and the wall of the unit bus occurred. .

[0008] Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 5-71574 discloses a system in which a unit bus is carried in and installed at an installation location partitioned by a partition wall of a building described with reference to FIG.
It is not suitable for installing a faucet where there is no rung between the partition wall and the unit bath.

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-284220 has an advantage that a water faucet can be attached to a place where there is no cross bar, but an L-shaped attaching plate is fixed to the back surface of the wall. Since the elbow needs to be fixed to the mounting plate, the following problem occurs. That is,
In the case where the wall for fixing the L-shaped mounting plate is a wall of a unit bus carried into an installation location partitioned by a partition wall of a building, the wall of the unit bus and the wall of the unit bus are not connected to each other. There arises a problem that an operation of fixing the L-shaped mounting plate to the wall of the unit bus is required in a very narrow space therebetween. Therefore, it is conceivable to attach the L-shaped mounting plate to the wall of the unit bus before being carried into the installation place. However, in such a case, the L-shaped mounting plate is put on the riser pipe. A problem arises in that the operation of fixing the sheath tube which is required is performed in a very narrow space between the partition wall and the wall of the unit bath.

The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and is based on the fact that a riser can be connected to a riser pipe without using a faucet connection box.
An object of the present invention is to provide a faucet mounting device that can facilitate mounting work at that time.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A faucet mounting apparatus according to the present invention has a riser pipe connection port having a vertical axis and connected to the upper end of a riser pipe and a faucet having a horizontal axis. The water faucet connection port is divided into one end and the other end, and a flange protruding outward is provided at the base of the water faucet connection port, and is provided on the outer periphery of the water faucet connection port. A bent pipe joint having an external thread portion formed therein, a concave portion which can be fitted in and removed from the water faucet connection portion in the radial direction, and the water faucet connection portion formed around the concave portion, and the water faucet connection portion is formed in the wall. The faucet having a flange receiving surface on which the flange overlaps when inserted into the opening and an overlapping surface overlapping one side wall around the opening, and wherein the recess is inserted into the opening of the wall body The mounting position to fit into the connection port and the above-mentioned recessed part are the faucet connection port A mounting plate attached to the wall so as to be swingable along the one side wall surface between a non-fitting non-fitting position, a peripheral surface of the opening, and the faucet connection inserted into the opening A spacer inserted into a space formed between the opening and the opening to position the faucet connection opening at a predetermined position in the opening; and the faucet connection opening inserted into the opening and protruding from the opening. A waterproof ring screwed into the male screw portion, and a seal member sandwiched between the waterproof ring and the other side wall surface around the opening.

The operation when the faucet mounting device according to the present invention is used for newly installing or updating a unit bus will be described.

If the riser pipe connection of the bent pipe joint is connected to the upper end of the riser pipe before the unit bus is carried into the installation place partitioned by the partition wall of the building, the upper end of the riser pipe is The connection work of the bent pipe joint can be easily performed using a large space. Before the unit bath is carried into the installation location, an opening for fitting the faucet connection port of the bent pipe joint is opened in the wall, and the mounting plate is swung on the outer surface of the wall. When the work of movably mounting the unit bus is performed, the work of mounting the mounting plate to the wall of the unit bus can be easily performed using a large space.

After connecting the bent pipe joint to the upper end of the riser pipe, a unit bus having a mounting plate attached to the wall body is carried into the installation location, and the water of the bent pipe joint is inserted into the opening formed in the wall body. The work of fitting the plug connection port and the work of rocking the mounting plate to fit the recessed part into the faucet connection port are performed. At this time, the fitting work to the opening of the faucet connection port and the fitting work to the faucet connection port of the recessed portion of the mounting plate can be easily performed from the inside of the unit bath using the opening. it can.

After performing the above-described work of fitting the riser pipe connection port into the opening and fitting the recessed portion of the mounting plate into the faucet connection port, a spacer is attached to the peripheral surface of the opening and the opening. The work of inserting into the space formed between the inserted faucet connection port and the faucet connection port of the bent pipe joint is positioned at a predetermined position within the opening, and thus positioned. After fitting the sealing member to the faucet connection port, screw the waterproof ring into the male thread of the faucet connection port and tighten it.
The flange of the bent pipe joint overlaps the flange receiving surface of the mounting plate, and the overlapping surface of the mounting plate overlaps one side wall surface around the opening, and the sealing member is made of a waterproof ring and the other side wall surface around the opening. The mounting plate, the wall and the sealing member are sandwiched between the flange of the bent pipe joint and the waterproof ring, and the faucet connection port of the bent pipe joint is fixed to the wall of the unit bath. You. At this time, the work of inserting the spacer into the space, the work of fitting the seal member to the faucet connection port of the bent pipe joint, the work of screwing and tightening the waterproof ring, and the like can also be easily performed from the inside of the unit bath. it can.

After fixing the faucet connection port of the bent pipe joint to the wall of the unit bath, a faucet is connected to the faucet connection port. Such a faucet connection operation can also be easily performed from inside the unit bus.

In the water faucet mounting apparatus according to the present invention, the waterproof ring is prevented from being loosened by being screwed into the male screw portion of the water tap connection port and overlapping with the waterproof ring screwed into the male screw portion. It is desirable to have a lock ring. According to the present invention, since the waterproof ring is prevented from being loosened by the lock ring,
After installation, the waterproof performance does not decrease due to the loosening of the waterproof ring. The work of screwing the lock ring to the male screw portion of the faucet connection port can be easily performed from inside the unit bath.

In the water faucet mounting apparatus according to the present invention, there is provided a ring sheet sandwiched by the seal member and the waterproof ring, and the ring sheet is provided when the seal member is tightened by the waterproof ring. It is desirable to have a sliding property that does not cause kinking of the seal member. According to the present invention, when the waterproof ring is tightened, the sealing member is not twisted and a desired waterproof performance cannot be obtained. In addition, the waterproof performance of the contact portion between the other side wall surface of the wall of the unit bath and the ring sheet is ensured by the waterproofness of the ring sheet. The work of sandwiching the ring sheet between the seal member and the waterproof ring can also be easily performed from inside the unit bath.

[0019]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a partially longitudinal side view showing an example of use of a faucet mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow II in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2, front view, FIG.
Is a side view showing a waterproof ring 6, a seal member 7, and a ring sheet 8 in partial cross section.

In this use example, a unit bath is installed at an installation location partitioned by a partition wall (not shown) of a building, and a water faucet, a hot water faucet, a mixing faucet, or the like is provided inside a wall body U1 of the unit bus. This is a construction example when a faucet (not shown) is attached.

The riser pipe 11 shown in FIG. 1 is installed prior to installation or renewal of the unit bus, and a synthetic resin pipe such as a butene pipe is used for the riser pipe 11. The riser pipe 11 is covered with a flexible sheath pipe 12. Rise pipe 11 and sheath pipe 1
The upper ends of the two are sealed watertight by a collar 15 made of synthetic resin.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the bent pipe joint 2, which is a component of the faucet mounting device, is formed in an elbow shape.
A rising pipe connection port 21, 3, 16 having a vertical axis (not shown) at one end thereof is provided, while a faucet connection port 22 having a horizontal axis (not shown) at the other end. Is provided. The faucet connection port 22 includes a tubular portion 23 and a female screw portion 24 formed on the inner periphery of the tubular portion 23, and protrudes outward from the base of the faucet connection port 22. A flange 25 is provided integrally. Further, a male screw portion 26 is formed on the outer periphery of the faucet connection port portion 22.

This bent joint 2 is connected to the upper end of the riser pipe 11 shown in FIG. 1 before the unit bus is carried into the installation location, and is connected to the faucet connection port 22 of the bent pipe joint 2. Are directed in the direction facing the wall body U1 of the unit bus installed at the installation location in a later step. At this time, the connecting operation is performed by fitting the push ring 3 into the riser pipe 11 and positioning the push ring 3 on the connection end member 16 of the bent pipe joint 2 which is heat-sealed. This is done by screwing in and tightening. When this connection operation is performed, watertightness of the connection portion is secured by the action of a seal ring (not shown) previously held in the riser pipe connection port 21 of the bent pipe joint 2, and at the same time, the bent pipe joint 2
Is connected to the upper end of the riser 11. Such a connection operation can be performed using a large space in an installation place where the unit bus is not carried in, so that the operation can be performed easily and reliably. In addition, the bent pipe joint 2
The connection structure between the riser pipe connection port 21 and the riser pipe 11 is not limited to the above-described structure.

An opening 51 for attaching a faucet is formed in a circular shape on the wall body U1 of the unit bath before being carried into the installation location. The opening 51 needs to be opened at a position where the faucet connection port 22 of the bent pipe joint 2 attached to the upper end of the riser pipe 11 when the unit bath is installed at the installation location is fitted. There is. Generally speaking, skill is required to accurately determine the faucet connection port 22 of the bent pipe joint 2 in accordance with the location of the opening 51 of the wall body U1 before the unit bus is carried into the installation location. However, in the present invention, the size of the opening 51 can be made larger than the diameter of the faucet connection port 22 to some extent, due to the use of the mounting plate 4 and the space 20 described later. Therefore, the drilling work of the opening 51 does not require much skill, and the drilling work is easy.

An attachment plate 4 is attached to one side wall surface a, which is the outer wall surface of the unit bus wall U1 before being carried into the installation location. As shown in FIG. 2, the mounting plate 4 is formed by forming a U-shaped concave portion 41 in a part of a rectangular metal plate having a strength that is not easily bent. Has a size that allows it to be fitted into and removed from the faucet connection port portion 22 of the bent pipe joint 2 in the radial direction. Attachment of the mounting plate 4 to the wall body U1 of the unit bus is performed by supporting one location near the outer edge of the mounting plate 4 using a fastener 42 such as a screw. Therefore, the wall body U1
The mounting plate 4 mounted on the wall U1 is swingable along one side wall surface a of the wall body U1 with a mounting point by the stopper 42 as a fulcrum. Here, the swing fulcrum of the mounting plate 4 is located at the mounting position (the broken line in FIG. 2) where the concave portion 41 fits into the faucet connection port 22 of the bent pipe joint 2 inserted into the opening 51 of the wall body U1. ) And a non-mounting position (a position shown by a phantom line in FIG. 2) in which the recess 41 is not fitted to the faucet connection port 22. I have. Further, stoppers 43a and 43b are projected from the wall body U1 at two places as shown in FIG.
The position of the mounting plate 4 when the recess 41 is fitted to the faucet connection port 22 is determined by a, and the recess 41 is connected to the faucet connection port 22 by the other stopper 43b. It is desirable that the non-mounting position of the mounting plate 4 at the position where the mounting plate 4 does not fit is determined. As described above, the mounting operation of the mounting plate to the wall body U1 is performed by the unit bus wall body U before being carried into the installation location.
When the operation is performed for one, the operation can be easily performed using a large space.

The mounting plate 4 mounted on the wall U1 of the unit bath is overlapped on the flange receiving surface 44 on which the flange 25 of the bent pipe joint 2 overlaps and on one side wall 52 around the opening 51 of the wall U1. And an overlapping surface 45 to be provided.

1 and 4, reference numeral 6 denotes a waterproof ring,
7, a seal member; and 8, a ring sheet. The waterproof ring 6 is made of a metal such as stainless steel which does not easily rust, and has a female screw hole 61 at the center thereof which can be screwed into the male screw portion 26 provided at the faucet connection port portion 22 of the bent pipe joint 2. And a circular flat protruding portion 62 on the back side. The ring sheet 8 is made of a polyethylene resin sheet or the like, and is fitted to the protrusion 62 of the waterproof ring 6. The seal member 7 is made of a plate-shaped rubber ring, and is made to have substantially the same size and shape as the above-mentioned ring sheet 8 and is excellent in slipperiness.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 9 denotes a lock ring,
The waterproof ring 6 can exhibit the action of preventing loosening.

As described above, the bent pipe joint 2 is connected to the upper end of the riser pipe 11, and the unit bus having the mounting plate 4 attached to the wall body U1 is carried into the installation location, and then a faucet (not shown) Is mounted. All this can be done in the large space inside the unit bath.

That is, after the unit bus is carried into the installation location and its positioning is performed, the faucet connection port 22 of the bent pipe joint 2 is fitted into the opening 51 formed in the wall body U1. In addition, along with the fitting operation of the faucet connection port portion 22, the mounting plate 4 whose position has been previously restricted to the non-mounting position shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 2 is swung to the mounting position shown by the solid line in FIG. Then, the recess 41 is fitted into the faucet connection port 22 as shown in FIG. Open faucet connection port 22 with opening 51
The operation to fit the opening 51 from the inside of the unit bath
It can be easily performed by using. When performing such an operation, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, an operation hole 27 is provided on the back side of the faucet connection port 22 of the bent pipe joint 2, and the inside of the unit bus is provided. A jig (not shown) such as a bar inserted through the opening 51 is inserted into the hole 27,
If the faucet connection port 22 is guided to the opening 51 by the rod, the fitting operation can be performed easily and quickly. In addition, the operation of swinging the mounting plate 4 from the non-mounting position to the mounting position can be performed easily and quickly using a jig (not shown) such as a wire inserted into the opening 51 from the inside of the unit bus. it can.

As shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, the mounting plate 4 whose position is restricted to the mounting position is provided across the opening 51, and furthermore, the faucet connection whose concave portion 41 is fitted in the opening 51. It is fitted into the mouth 22 from its radial direction. Since the mounting plate 4 is arranged across the opening 51 in this manner, the opening 51 can be enlarged as described above.

After the fitting operation of the faucet tube connection port portion 22 to the opening 51 and the fitting operation of the recessed portion 41 of the mounting plate 4 to the faucet connection port portion 22 are performed, the spacer 20 is moved around the opening 51. By inserting into the space formed between the surface and the faucet connection port 22 inserted into the opening 51, the faucet connection port 2
2 is positioned at a predetermined position in the opening 51. Spacer 2
Reference numeral 0 denotes a doughnut-shaped synthetic resin, whose inner diameter is large enough to fit into the faucet connection port 22 without looseness, and whose outer diameter is large in the opening 51 without looseness. It has dimensions that can be fitted. At this time, the work of inserting the spacer 20 into the space can be easily performed from inside the unit bus.

After positioning the faucet connection port 22 in this way, the ring sheet 8 and the sealing member 7 are fitted into the faucet connection port 22 from inside the unit bath, and the waterproof ring 6 The female screw hole 61 is screwed into the male screw portion 26 of the faucet connection port portion 22 and tightened. In this case, the ring sheet 8 and the seal member 7 may be fitted in the protrusion 62 of the waterproof ring 6 in advance. When the waterproof ring 6 is tightened as described above, as shown in FIG. 1, the flange 25 of the bent pipe joint 2 overlaps the flange receiving surface 44 of the mounting plate 4, and the overlapping surface 45 of the mounting plate 4 surrounds the opening 51. And the ring sheet 8 and the sealing member 7 are sandwiched between the waterproof ring 6 and the other side wall surface b around the opening 51, so that the flange 25 of the bent pipe joint 2 and the waterproof ring 6 The mounting plate 4, the wall body U 1, the ring sheet 8, and the sealing member 7 are sandwiched by the mounting plate 4, the faucet connection port 2 of the bent pipe joint 2.
2 is fixed to the wall body U1 of the unit bus. Here, the ring sheet 8 is not always necessary, but if the ring sheet 8 is used as in this embodiment, the sealing member 7 is twisted when the waterproof ring 6 is tightened due to the slipperiness of the ring sheet 8. A situation in which desired waterproof performance cannot be obtained does not occur.

Next, the lock ring 9 is connected to the faucet connection port 22.
The waterproof ring 6 is prevented from loosening by screwing it into the male screw part 26 of. At this time, the work of fitting the ring sheet 8 and the seal member 7 to the faucet connection port 22 and the work of screwing and tightening the waterproof ring 6 and the lock ring 9 can be easily performed from the inside of the unit bath.

Thus, the faucet connection port 22 of the bent pipe joint 2
Is fixed to the wall body U1 of the unit bath, and a faucet (see FIG. 5) is connected using the female screw portion 24 of the faucet connection port 2. Such a faucet connection operation can also be easily performed from inside the unit bus.

[0036]

As described above, according to the water faucet mounting apparatus according to the present invention, it is not necessary to use a water faucet connection box when mounting a water faucet as in the prior art, so that the cost can be reduced accordingly. . Further, it is not necessary to work in a narrow space between the partition wall of the building formed by carrying in the unit bus to the installation location and the wall of the unit bus. That is, the work of connecting the bent pipe joint to the riser and the work of attaching the mounting plate to the outside of the wall of the unit bus can be easily performed in a large space before carrying the unit bus to the installation location, and The installation work of the faucet after the unit bath has been carried into the construction site can be easily performed from the inside of the unit bath, so the workability of installing the faucet when installing or renewing the unit bath is the same as the conventional faucet connection Each step is improved as compared with the case where a box is used.

The faucet mounting apparatus according to the present invention having the above effects can be used not only when a new unit bath is installed or renewed, but also when a partition wall is installed on a rising pipe previously installed behind the partition wall of a building. The present invention can also be suitably applied to a case where a faucet protruding from the front side is attached.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial longitudinal sectional side view showing an example of use of a faucet attaching device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a bent pipe joint.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a waterproof ring and the like in partial cross section.

FIG. 5 is a partial longitudinal sectional side view showing an example of use of a conventional faucet mounting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A faucet 2 bent pipe joint 4 mounting plate 6 waterproof ring 7 seal member 8 ring sheet 9 lock ring 11 riser pipe 20 spacer 21 riser pipe connection port 22 faucet connection port 25 flange 26 male thread 41 recessed section 44 flange receiver Surface 45 Overlapping surface 51 Opening U1 Wall a One side wall b Other side wall

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kenji Ishihara 4-1-1-13 Honcho, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Inside the Osaka Main Store of Takenaka Corporation (72) Inventor Shoichi Osuga 153 Tajimecho, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka Of Japan Steel Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A riser connection port having a vertical axis and connected to an upper end of a riser pipe, and a faucet connection port having a horizontal axis and connected to a faucet are provided at one end and the other end. A bent pipe joint provided with a flange projecting outward at the base of the faucet connection port, and having a male thread formed on the outer periphery of the faucet connection port; and A concave portion that can be fitted into and removed from the connection port in the radial direction, and a flange receptacle formed around the concave portion so that the flange overlaps when the faucet connection port is inserted into an opening formed in the wall. A mounting surface and an overlapping surface that overlaps with one side wall surface around the opening, and wherein the recessed portion fits into the faucet connection port inserted into the opening of the wall, and the recessed portion is The one side between the non-attached position that does not fit in the faucet connection port A mounting plate attached to the wall so as to be swingable along a surface, and inserted into a space formed between a peripheral surface of the opening and the faucet connection port inserted into the opening. A spacer for positioning the faucet connection port at a predetermined position in the opening, a waterproof ring inserted into the opening and screwed into the male screw part of the faucet connection port protruding from the opening; A faucet mounting device, comprising: a seal member which is pressed between the ring and the other side wall surface around the opening. 2. The lock ring according to claim 1, further comprising a lock ring screwed into the male screw portion of the faucet connection port and overlapping with the waterproof ring screwed into the male screw portion to prevent the waterproof ring from loosening. Faucet mounting device. 3. A ring sheet which is sandwiched between said seal member and said waterproof ring, said ring sheet having a slipperiness which does not cause kinking of said seal member when said seal member is tightened by said waterproof ring. The faucet mounting device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: