JPS6148035B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a display body attached to a handle of a faucet appliance to display its purpose, operating method, and the like.

Conventionally, Jikkosho was used as a display body for this type of faucet equipment.
There is one published in Publication No. 48-509.

In this device, a transparent plate is liquid-tightly provided on the front surface of a lid body which is open at both ends, a chamber is formed by this transparent body and a container attached to the lid body, and a display body is provided in this chamber.

Therefore, when the transparent plates are mated together, there is a risk that excessive force will be applied to the transparent plates, causing them to become stuck. In addition, water and dirt can easily enter through the mating parts, and the dimensional accuracy of each part must be strictly controlled. There is a need to.

In addition, this product has a protruding flange on the lid to prevent the transparent plate from coming off, which reduces the display area and obstructs the display, and the transparent plate is located further back than the flange, making it easy for dust to accumulate. There was a drawback.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to eliminate the difference in level between the surface periphery of the transparent body and the opening edge of the concave notch in the head, and to eliminate the difference in level between the surface edge of the transparent body and the opening edge of the concave notch in the head, and to prevent the display area from becoming narrower and hiding the display. The purpose of this invention is to prevent the indicator from coming off from the recessed notch, and to also ensure that the indicator can be easily and reliably attached to the faucet handle.

The technical means taken by the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problem is a display body for a faucet appliance that is attached to a mounting hole provided on the surface of a handle, which is formed to have a larger diameter than the mounting hole. A recessed part is bored in the upper surface with an appropriate width left at the peripheral edge, and a head part having a lower inner diameter larger than the upper inner diameter of the recessed part, and a head part connected to the lower surface of the head part and the mounting hole part. The main body of the display body has a cylindrical shank with a slightly smaller diameter, and the inner bottom surface of the recessed notch is formed to have approximately the same shape as the inner bottom surface of the recessed notch. Fill the disposed display label and the display label in the recessed part in a fluid state and harden it in the recessed part, so that the outer periphery of the surface thereof is substantially flush with the opening edge of the recessed part and the outer periphery. By including a transparent body whose surface follows the inner circumferential surface of the recessed notch, it is possible to prevent a gap from forming between the transparent material and the inner circumferential surface of the recessed notch, and also to prevent the formation of a gap on the outer circumferential surface of the shin, which is the main part of the display body. By carving an annular groove, attaching an annular packing whose outer diameter is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the shin to the annular groove, and drilling a small hole slightly above the annular groove that communicates the inside and outside of the shin. The shin part is inserted into the mounting hole of the faucet handle, and the outer periphery of the gasket is pressed into contact with the inner periphery of the mounting hole.

Therefore, there is no need to apply excessive force to the transparent plate and damage it as in the conventional case, and there is no need to ensure strict dimensional accuracy for each part. Sealing Now, water and dirt will not penetrate to the bottom of the recess, and the displayed information will not become dirty or difficult to see.Moreover, the transparent material enters the groove provided on the side of the recess and hardens to prevent it from falling out. It is reliably prevented from coming off from the recessed part.

Moreover, in this display body, the gasket on the shin comes into pressure contact with the inner circumferential surface of the attachment hole of the faucet handle, thereby preventing it from rattling or falling off.

Since the present invention has the above configuration, it has the following advantages.

Since the shape of the display label is formed to be substantially the same as the shape of the inner bottom surface of the recessed cutout, the display label can be correctly disposed on the inner bottom surface of the recessed cutout.

An annular groove is provided in the shin part of the main body of the display body, and an annular packing is attached to the annular groove so that its outer peripheral edge protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of the shin part. By pressing the outer peripheral edge of the gasket against the inner circumferential surface of the mounting hole of the handle and attaching it to the handle with the back of the head in contact with the surface of the handle, the annular gasket can be used to connect the outer circumferential surface of the shin and the inner circumferential surface of the mounting hole. dimensional errors can be absorbed, the display body can be easily and reliably attached to the mounting hole of the handle without strict dimensional accuracy of the shin part, and processing and manufacturing of the display body is simple.

The recessed hole in the head of the main body of the display body is formed in such a shape that the lower inner diameter is larger than the upper inner diameter, and a transparent material filled in the recessed hole in a fluid state and hardened is attached to this recessed hole. When installed, the transparent body will not break due to excessive force, and the transparent body will not fall off.

In the shin part of the main display body, a small hole was drilled slightly above the annular groove into which the seal is fitted, which communicates the inside and outside of the shin part, so when inserting the shin part into the mounting hole of the faucet handle, Since the air in the hole can be discharged to the outside through the small hole, the main body of the display can be easily attached to the mounting hole.

In addition, even if the air inside the mounting hole expands due to the heat of the hot water in the faucet during use, this expanded air escapes to the outside through the small hole, so there is a risk that the display may float up due to the expansion pressure of the air. There is no.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on the illustrated embodiments. In the figure, 1 is a main body of a display body, which has a circular head (a) and a head integrally formed on the lower surface of the head via a step 2. Consisting of a shin part b having a slightly smaller diameter than part a, a recessed part 4 with a dovetail cross section is formed on the upper surface of the head a, leaving an appropriate width at the peripheral edge 3, and the peripheral edge part is also formed on the lower surface of the shin part b. A recessed hole 5 is formed with the rest remaining.

The peripheral edge 3 left on the upper surface of the head a is an inclined surface that slopes upward toward the center of the head, and a small hole 6 communicating with the recessed hole 5 is bored in the side surface of the shin portion b. At the same time, there is an annular gasket 1 slightly below this small hole 6.
An annular groove 7 for fitting 5 is recessed.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a display label, which is made of a sheet of synthetic resin such as polyester or aluminum plate, and is formed into a shape that is almost the same as the shape of the inner bottom surface of the recessed part 4 of the head part a of the display main body 1, and is coated with hot water ( The required display items 9 are printed using the colors of water (red), water (blue), letters, symbols, designs, etc., and a pressure-sensitive adhesive 10 is applied to the back side, and release paper is applied to the surface coated with this adhesive 10. Attach 11.

Then, the display label 8 is peeled off the release paper 11 to expose the adhesive 10, and is fitted into the recessed notch 4 of the head a of the display main body 1, and the adhesive 10 is applied to the inner bottom surface of the display label 8.
Press the surface coated with 0 to adhere to the surface.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a transparent body made of epoxy resin or the like, and a display body main body 1 head a to which a display label 8 is already attached.
The fluid state is poured into the recessed part 4 of the recessed part 4.
Fill inside and harden. Therefore, no gap is created between the display main body 1 and the transparent material 12.

At this time, the shrinkage force and surface tension of the resin during curing may cause a high arcuate bulge on the upper surface of the head a. In this way, the transparent body 12 plays the same role as a convex lens, and the display items 9 on the display label 8 can be enlarged and made to stand out.

Depending on the material, the transparent body 12 may be tablets, granules,
It is also possible to fill the recess 4 in the form of a powder, and in this case, it is heated together with the display main body 1 to melt and flow within the recess 4 and then harden.

Thus, a display body A is constructed in which the display label 8 is hermetically fixed to the concave notch 4 on the upper surface of the head a by the transparent material 12, and is provided below the transparent body 12 from the outside via the transparent body 12. Display item 9 can be seen through.

Such display body A is the operation handle 1 of faucet equipment B class.
It is used by attaching it to a 3rd grade vehicle and displays information such as how to operate the handle. In this case, a mounting hole 14 having a slightly larger diameter than the outer diameter of the shin part b of the display body A is provided at a required location such as the top surface of the operation handle 13, and a
The annular packing 15 is fitted into the annular groove 7 of the shin part b, the shin part b is fitted into the mounting hole 14, and the head a
The display body A is projected and exposed on the surface of the handle 13.
is attached to the handle 13.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show an example in which the display body is used in the operating handle of a hot water mixing faucet with a switching valve to display the operating method.

The hot water mixing faucet with a switching valve shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. The mechanism includes an on-off valve A that opens and closes the mixed water flow path 16 and an adjustment valve B that adjusts the mutual opening/closing degree of the hot water flow path 17 and water flow path 18 on one axis, and the adjustment valve body 19 is connected to the hot water valve seat 20 and the water flow path 18. The handle 2 is arranged between the valve seat 21 and fitted with one or both of the hot water valve seat 20 and the water valve seat 21.
The vertical movement of the shaft 23 by the operation of step 2 opens and closes the water valve row 1 and the hot water valve row 2 of the regulating valve row, and also opens and closes the on-off valve a. A valve chamber 25 provided to communicate with the mixed water flow path 16 of the hot water mixing mechanism via a spout 24
Then, the main discharge port 27 that communicates with the bath spout 26 is opened facing the spout 24 and has a larger diameter than that port, and the sub-discharge port 28 that communicates with the shower etc. is opened to one side, and the valve chamber is opened. 25 includes a rotating switching valve body 30 which has a circumferential outer surface with respect to the rotation axis and which passes through a communication hole 29 having a larger diameter than the jet nozzle 24 in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. The outlet 24, the main discharge port 27, and the communication hole 29 are arranged so as to communicate with each other in a substantially straight line, and are formed so as to closely fit on the rim of the main discharge port 27 with the circumferential outer surface of the switching valve body 30. The switching valve body 30 is brought into close contact with the valve seat 31, and a gap is provided between the spout 24 and the switching valve body 30 so that the spout 24 and the sub-discharge port 28 are always communicated with each other, and the main discharge port 27 side, That is, when water is spouted from the spout 26, the effluent effect causes the valve chamber 2 to
5. The inside of the sub-discharge port 28 becomes negative pressure and is absorbed by the jet flow, and does not leak to the sub-discharge port 28 side. Also, when discharging water from the sub-discharge port 28 side, that is, from a shower etc., the handle 32 must be rotated. By rotating the switching valve body 30 so that its communication hole 29 is perpendicular to the line connecting the spout 24 and the main discharge port 27, the hot water jetted from the spout 24 flows through the switching valve. By strongly pressing the body 30 against the valve seat 31, all the hot water can be completely flowed to the sub-discharge port 28 side without causing any hot water to leak from the water spout 26.

In addition, the switching valve body 30 allows fluid to pass through the flow path through the sub-discharge port 28.
When switching to the side, use the handle 32.
The switch is activated by rotating the hot water mixing mechanism, but if you close the on-off valve A by operating the handle 22 of the hot water mixing mechanism and stop the injection of hot water from the spout 24 to the valve chamber 25, the spring 33 will immediately switch the main discharge port. It returns to its original position with the 27 side open.

In this hot water mixer faucet with a switching valve, the display body A is attached to each of the handle 22 of the hot water mixing mechanism and the handle 32 of the flow path switching mechanism.Therefore, the display body A attached to the handle 22 of the hot water mixing mechanism On the display label 8, an arrow 9 indicating the direction in which the handle 22 is rotated in order to mix and discharge hot water and water is shown in several color-coded stages to indicate the change in water temperature accompanying the rotation. The display label 8 of the display body A attached to the handle 32 of the flow path switching mechanism has an arrow 9 indicating the direction in which the handle 32 is rotated in order to switch the flow path from the normal state, and an arrow 9 indicating the direction in which the handle 32 is rotated to switch the flow path from the normal state, and an arrow 9 indicating the direction in which the handle 32 is rotated to switch the flow path from the normal state. Design 9 of the appliance (shower in the illustrated example)
It is shown.

Figures 6 and 7 show the use of a general faucet. In this case, the surface of the display label 8 has a black background, and the display item 9 is a blue or red circular line to indicate hot water or water.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the display body of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the display label, Fig. 4,
FIG. 5 shows an example of the use of the display of the present invention in the handle of a hot water mixer faucet with a switching valve.
The figure is a front view, Figure 5 is a vertical side view, Figures 6 and 7
The figures show an example of use in a general faucet, FIG. 6 is a plan view of the display body, and FIG. 7 is a vertical side view of the faucet. A...Display body, 1...Display body main body, 4...Concave cutout, 6...Small hole, 7...Annular groove, 9...Display item, 12...Transparent body, 13, 22, 23... ...Handle, 15...Annular packing, a...Head, b...
...Shin area.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display body for faucet equipment that is attached to a mounting hole provided on the surface of a handle, which is formed to have a larger diameter than the mounting hole, and has a concave notch on the top surface with an appropriate width left at the periphery. A display having a head part which is bored and whose lower inner diameter is larger than the upper inner diameter of the recessed notch, and a shin part which is connected to the lower surface of the head part and which is formed in a cylindrical shape with a slightly smaller diameter than the mounting hole part. a body main body, a display label formed in substantially the same shape as the inner bottom surface of the recessed cutout and provided with necessary display items on the surface thereof, and arranged on the inner bottom surface of the recessed cutout, and the above-mentioned display inside the recessed cutout. A transparent material is formed by filling the upper part of the label in a fluid state and hardening it within the recess, so that the outer periphery of its surface is substantially flush with the opening edge of the recess, and the outer peripheral surface follows the inner peripheral surface of the recess. An annular groove is carved on the outer peripheral surface of the shin part of the display body, and an annular packing whose outer diameter is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the shin part is attached to the annular groove, and the outer diameter is slightly larger than the annular groove. A display body for faucet equipment, which has a small hole in the upper part that communicates between the inside and outside of the shin.