KR100790517B1 - Faucet for hot/cool water - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a cold and hot water faucet capable of discharging by mixing cold water and hot water, the cold water pipe for supplying cold water; A hot water pipe for supplying hot water; A mixed water pipe in which cold water introduced through the cold water pipe and cold water introduced through the hot water pipe are mixed and a discharge port through which the mixed water is discharged is formed; A cold water exclusive valve installed in the cold water pipe to adjust supply water pressure and quantity of the cold water; A hot water exclusive valve installed in the hot water pipe to adjust the water supply pressure and the quantity of the hot water; And a mixed water exclusive valve installed in the mixed water pipe to separately adjust the supply water pressure and the quantity of the mixed water regardless of the cold water exclusive valve and the hot water exclusive valve. And the water pressure and quantity of hot water can be set and determined in advance, and the water saving ability can be greatly improved, and the scale can be used to precisely adjust the water pressure and quantity, and the valve can be opened momentarily very simply by one touch method. It can be closed, so it can be operated quickly, the user can maintain the optimum rotation angle adjusted by proper water pressure and quantity, and the product can be upgraded and advanced, and the wrist can be reduced when used.

Description

Faucet for hot / cool water

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a hot and cold water faucet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded side view illustrating a part of the faucet for cold / hot water of FIG. 1.

3 is a view showing the valve rod raised state (water flow and water pressure / amount adjustable state) of FIG.

4 is a view showing the valve rod lowered state (singular state) of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of parts showing another example of the faucet for cold / hot water of FIG. 2.

The present invention relates to a faucet for cold and hot water, and more particularly to a faucet for cold and hot water capable of adjusting the individual water pressure and the amount of cold water, hot water and mixed water to enable saving water and making it convenient to use.

In general, the conventional hot and cold water faucet is a cold water and hot water can be mixed and discharged, the cold water pipe for supplying cold water is configured to include a hot water pipe for supplying hot water and a mixed water pipe.

Here, the mixed water pipe, the cold water introduced through the cold water pipe, the cold water introduced through the hot water pipe is mixed, the discharge port for the mixed water is discharged is formed so that the water of the desired temperature can be supplied to the user do.

On the other hand, the conventional cold and hot water faucet is installed in the cold water pipe to adjust the temperature of the mixed water supplied to the user is installed in the cold water valve and the hot water pipe to adjust the water supply pressure and quantity of the cold water supply water pressure of the hot water And a hot water valve for adjusting the quantity.

However, in the conventional method of controlling the temperature of the mixed water supplied by the user using only the cold water valve and the hot water valve, first, the user first opens any one of the cold water valve and the hot water valve and supplies water through the discharge port. Check the temperature, and then open the hot water valve or cold water valve later to adjust the water temperature, so that the water is not supplied through the discharge port, that is, the water pressure of the cold water and hot water to be supplied in advance before the user actually uses the water. Since it is impossible to set and determine the quantity in advance, there is a problem in that it is difficult to set the temperature suitable for the user, that is, the degree of opening and closing of the valve capable of supplying water at a specific temperature, so that water is always set at a constant temperature and supplied.

Secondly, the conventional faucet for cold and hot water has a problem in that water that is not actually used is wasted because unnecessary water is continuously discharged through the discharge port while the cold water valve and the hot water valve are operated to control the water temperature.

Third, the conventional faucet for cold and hot water cannot accurately determine or confirm the exact supply amount of cold water and hot water because the scale is not displayed on the valve, and thus it is impossible to precisely control the temperature. There was a problem.

Fourth, the conventional hot and cold water faucet is a rotary system that necessarily opens and closes the valve by rotating the knob of the valve. Therefore, when it is necessary to open or close the valve instantaneously, quick operation is not possible, and the previous adjustment is made due to the rotation of the knob. There was a problem that the user could not remember the optimum rotation angle adjusted by the water pressure and quantity.

Fifth, the conventional faucet for cold and hot water has a very simple structure and function, making it difficult to upgrade the product to high quality or to make it highly functional. there was.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to allow the user to preset and determine the water pressure and quantity of cold water and hot water to be supplied in advance before actually using the water to adjust the temperature suitable for the user in advance. The present invention provides a faucet for cold and hot water, which can provide a constant temperature of water at all times.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a faucet for cold and hot water that can prevent the water for temperature control to be released in advance to greatly improve the water saving capacity.

In addition, another object of the present invention, the scale is displayed on the valve to determine and confirm the precise supply amount of cold water and hot water in advance to enable accurate pre-regulation of the temperature, to provide a faucet for cold and hot water to prevent sudden water jetting and splashing Is in.

In addition, another object of the present invention, by opening and closing the valve by opening and closing the valve by rotating the knob of the valve at the same time, very easy to instantaneously open or close the valve can be quickly operated, as well as the rotation angle of the knob during one-touch operation Since it can be maintained as it is to provide a faucet for cold and hot water that allows the user to maintain the optimum rotation angle adjusted to the appropriate water pressure and quantity.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to improve the product, such as one-touch function, graduation function, high-performance, limit the rotation angle of the valve knob to 1 rotation or less during use, quick and easy operation, and reduce wrist strain To provide a hot and cold water faucet.

Cold and hot water faucet of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the configuration of the cold and hot water faucet capable of mixing and discharging cold water and hot water, cold water pipe for supplying cold water; A hot water pipe for supplying hot water; A mixed water pipe in which cold water introduced through the cold water pipe and cold water introduced through the hot water pipe are mixed and a discharge port through which the mixed water is discharged is formed; A cold water exclusive valve installed in the cold water pipe to adjust the water supply pressure and the quantity of the cold water; A hot water exclusive valve installed in the hot water pipe to adjust the water supply pressure and the quantity of the hot water; And a mixed water supply valve installed in the mixed water pipe to separately adjust the supply water pressure and quantity of the mixed water irrespective of the cold water dedicated valve and the hot water exclusive valve.

In addition, according to the present invention, the cold water valve, the hot water valve and the mixed water valve, the rotary knob is installed to enable precise adjustment by quantifying the water pressure and quantity of the cold water, hot water and mixed water, respectively, the rotary knob It is preferable that a water pressure and quantity display scale is formed so that the rotation angle of the display can be displayed.

According to the present invention, it is preferable that the cold water valve, the hot water valve, and the mixed water pipe water valve are provided with a direct push knob capable of on / off operation to enable water and water to be single-touched.

Further, according to the present invention, the cold water dedicated valve, the hot water dedicated valve and the mixed water dedicated valve, each of the main body is formed with an inlet and the other outlet port on one side; A valve rod in which a downward insertion and upward withdrawal is possible to open and close the hollow portion between the inlet and the outlet, and a water flow port is formed so that the flow of the fluid is controlled when the front end is inserted into the hollow portion during insertion; A position holding means engaged with a catching groove formed in the valve rod such that the lifting and lowering positions of the valve rod are forcibly fixed; And a rotation / push knob fixed to the rear end of the valve rod.

According to the present invention, the cold water valve, the hot water valve and the mixed water valve are respectively installed between the main body and the valve rod, the primary press and hold the rotary / push knob to maintain the down state, Finger pressing the flange of the valve rod to automatically lift up and down when pressing the second short, the first touch of the locking projection formed on the finger when the finger is lowered and the one-touch repeated secondary disassembly of the locking projection when the second lowering And a switch unit, a finger guide for guiding the lifting and lowering movement of the finger, and an elastic spring installed inside the finger guide and having a restoring force acting in a rising direction of the one-touch switch unit. It is preferable to make it.

Hereinafter, a hot and cold water faucet according to various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, as shown in Figure 1, the hot and cold water faucet according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which can be discharged by mixing the cold water and hot water, the cold water pipe 10 for largely supplying cold water and supply hot water It comprises a hot water pipe 20 and the mixed water pipe (30).

Here, the mixed water pipe 30, the cold water introduced through the cold water pipe 10, the cold water introduced through the hot water pipe 20 is mixed, the discharge port 31 is discharged to discharge the mixed water mixed is formed Will be.

In particular, the faucet for cold and hot water of the present invention is configured to include a cold water valve 100, a hot water valve 200 and a mixed water valve 300.

Here, the cold water dedicated valve 100 is a valve installed in the cold water pipe 10 to adjust the water supply pressure and the amount of the cold water, the hot water dedicated valve 200 is installed in the hot water pipe 20. It is a valve for adjusting the water supply pressure and quantity of the hot water.

In addition, the mixed water exclusive valve 300 is installed in the mixed water pipe 30 to adjust the supply water pressure and quantity of the mixed water independently of the cold water dedicated valve 100 and the hot water dedicated valve 200, the valve to be.

Therefore, the user closes the mixed water exclusive valve 300, and pre-adjusts the cold water exclusive valve 100 before opening the water pressure and quantity of the cold water to be supplied to the mixed water pipe through the cold water pipe 10 in advance. It is possible to adjust to, and the user can similarly adjust the water pressure and quantity of the hot water to be supplied to the mixed water pipe 30 through the hot water pipe 20 in advance by adjusting the valve for hot water only in advance.

At this time, even if the cold water dedicated valve 100 and the hot water dedicated valve 200 is opened, since the mixed water dedicated valve 300 is closed, the cold water and hot water are not supplied to the mixed water pipe 30 at all. It is possible to set the temperature of the water to be supplied in advance even if no water comes out through the faucet.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 1, the cold water dedicated valve 100, the hot water dedicated valve 200 and the mixed water valve 300 may be used a conventional ball valve or gate valve of a wide variety of forms, Preferably, the rotary knob 110 is installed so as to quantify the water pressure and quantity of the cold water, the hot water, and the mixed water, respectively, to enable precise adjustment, and the water pressure and quantity display scale to display the rotation angle of the rotary knob 110. It is preferable that a water pressure and water quantity control valve is installed within a rotation angle of 180 degrees.

Thus, for example, if the user's preferred water temperature is three stages of the usual cold water valve 100, and seven stages of the hot water valve 200, other people used before the user, that is, family, family or other users Even if adjusted to other stages, the user sets the cold water dedicated valve 100 in three stages and the hot water exclusive valve 200 in seven stages before opening the mixed water exclusive valve 300, and the mixed water exclusively. Since the valve 300 can be opened to receive water at a desired temperature from the initial water supply, the water saving function can be improved from as small as 10 percent to as large as 90 percent.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 2, the cold water dedicated valve 100, the hot water dedicated valve 200 and the mixed water dedicated valve 300, the above-mentioned step-by-step rotary rotary knob 110 is one-touch water and stage It is also possible to be installed so as to act as a direct push knob capable of on / off operation to enable.

That is, as shown in Figure 2, the cold water dedicated valve 100, the hot water dedicated valve 200 and the mixed water dedicated valve 300, the main body 111, the valve rod 112, the position holding sphere, respectively 113, the rotation / push knob 114, and the bottom stopper 115 may be formed.

Here, the main body 111, the inlet 111a and the other outlet 111b is formed on one side, the valve rod 112 is opened and closed in the hollow portion between the inlet 111a and the outlet 111b. It is possible to lower the insertion and upward withdrawal to enable, and the water flow port (112a) is formed so that the flow of the fluid is adjusted during rotation to the front end is inserted into the hollow portion when inserted.

In addition, the position holding hole 113 is to be engaged with the engaging groove (112b) formed in the valve rod 112 so that the lifting and lowering position of the valve rod 112 is forcibly fixed, the rotation / push The knob 114 is fixed to the rear end of the valve rod 112, and is formed in a shape in which a user grips and presses or one-touch push is easy.

In addition, the lower stopper 115 may be integrally formed with the main body 111, but is preferably assembled to the lower main body of the valve rod 112 to disassemble and assemble the valve rod 112. It is a structure that can improve sex.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, when the user lifts and lifts the rotation / push knob 114 manually (or automatically by an elastic spring to be described later), the valve along the rotation / push knob 114 When the rod 112 is raised and the water inlet 112a is positioned between the inlet 111a and the outlet 111b of the main body 111, the valve is opened and the rotation / push knob 114 is rotated at a specific angle. As the angle of the water inlet 112a is changed, the water flow area of the water inlet 112a is changed so that the water pressure and quantity of water flowing through the valve can be precisely controlled.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 4, when the user manually pushes down the rotation / push knob 114 to lower the valve rod 112 along the rotation / push knob 114 to lower the body ( The valve rod 112 blocks between the inlet 111a and the outlet 111b of the main body 111 while the water inlet 112a between the inlet 111a and the outlet 111b of the 111 descends. The valve may be closed to prevent the flow of water regardless of the rotation angle of the rotation / push knob 114.

Here, the shape of the water port 112a is wide and narrow in addition to the general straight water port 112a, the water port is manufactured in a wide variety of forms, the rotational angle of the rotation / push knob 114, as well as the rotation angle It is possible to optimize the degree of water pressure and quantity adjusted accordingly.

On the other hand, the cold water valve 100, the hot water valve 200 and the mixed water valve 300 of the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, the lifting operation of the valve rod 112 is automatically It is possible to design to be done.

That is, the cold water dedicated valve 100, the hot water dedicated valve 200 and the mixed water exclusive valve 300 of the present invention, as shown in Figures 2 to 5, respectively, the two-stage locking assembly 120 Further comprising a configuration, the two-stage locking assembly 120, the first push the rotary / push knob 114 to maintain the lowered state, the second short press the finger 121 to automatically lift up and down , The one-touch switch unit 122, the finger guide 123 and the elastic spring 124 is configured to include.

That is, the finger 121 is to hold the flange 112c of the valve rod 112, the one-touch switch unit 122, the locking projection formed on the finger 121 when the finger 121 is lowered The locking groove (not shown) of the (not shown) is to repeat the second dismantling of the locking projection when the first locking and the second lowering.

Here, the technology for the one-touch switch unit 122 is already widely commercialized in various switches or ball pens, and the like. For example, a two-stage ballpoint pen that is pushed down for a long time and clicks for a second time is shortly pushed up for a second short press. For those skilled in the art, such modifications and changes are easy and can be easily implemented by those of ordinary skill in the art will not be described in detail herein.

In addition, the finger guide 123 is to guide the lifting movement of the finger 121 by surrounding the finger 121, the elastic spring 124 is installed inside the finger guide 123 In addition, the restoring force acts in the direction in which the one-touch switch unit 122 rises.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, when the user briefly presses the rotary / push knob 114 in the lowered state, the elastic spring is released while the locking protrusion of the finger 121 is released by the one-touch switch unit 122. The finger 121 is automatically lifted by 124 and the valve rod 112 is also automatically lifted by the finger 121, and opening and rotation of the valve can be controlled, as illustrated in FIG. 4. As described above, when the user presses the rotary / push knob 114 in an elevated state, the locking protrusion of the finger 121 is engaged by the one-touch switch unit 122, thereby lowering the state of the valve rod 112. You can keep it as it is.

Then, this operation can be made repeatedly, and the user can be very convenient and quick operation due to the dual valve operation that can be rotated and pushed at the same time.

In addition, even when the finger 121 and the valve rod 112 are rotated freely during the push operation, even if the finger 121 rotates finely due to the locking action of the locking protrusion during the push operation, The rotation angle can be kept constant as it is set.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and of course, modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the embodiment of the present invention, as if the structure of the cold water dedicated valve, the hot water dedicated valve and the mixed water exclusive valve are all the same, and must satisfy the rotation method and the push method at the same time, the cold water dedicated valve of the present invention The hot water valve and the mixed water valve can be applied to various conventional ball valves or gate valves, and the shape and type of the rotary / push knob or the configuration of the two-stage valve assembly can be applied in various ways. will be.

Therefore, the scope of the claims in the present invention will not be defined within the scope of the detailed description, but will be defined by the following claims and the technical spirit thereof.

As described above, according to the faucet for cold and hot water of the present invention, the user can set and determine the water pressure and quantity of cold water and hot water to be supplied in advance, and can greatly improve the water saving capacity, and the water pressure and quantity by the scale display It is possible to precisely adjust the speed, and to open and close the valve instantly and easily by one touch method, which enables quick operation, the user can maintain the optimum rotation angle adjusted by the appropriate water pressure and quantity, and the product is advanced, It is highly functional and has the effect of reducing wrist strain when used.

Claims (5)

In constructing a cold and hot water faucet that can be discharged by mixing cold water and hot water, Cold water pipe for supplying cold water; A hot water pipe for supplying hot water; A mixed water pipe in which cold water introduced through the cold water pipe and cold water introduced through the hot water pipe are mixed and a discharge port through which the mixed water is discharged is formed; A cold water exclusive valve installed in the cold water pipe to adjust supply water pressure and quantity of the cold water; A hot water exclusive valve installed in the hot water pipe to adjust the water supply pressure and the quantity of the hot water; And And a mixed water supply valve installed in the mixed water pipe to separately adjust the supply water pressure and quantity of the mixed water regardless of the cold water dedicated valve and the hot water dedicated valve. The cold water valve, the hot water valve and the mixed water valve, respectively A main body on which one inlet and the other outlet are formed; A valve rod in which a downward insertion and upward withdrawal is possible to open and close the hollow portion between the inlet and the outlet, and a water flow port is formed so that the flow of the fluid is controlled when the front end is inserted into the hollow portion during insertion; A position holding means engaged with a catching groove formed in the valve rod such that the lifting and lowering positions of the valve rod are forcibly fixed; And A rotation / push knob fixed to the rear end of the valve rod; Cold and hot water faucet characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, The cold water valve, the hot water valve and the mixed water valve, the rotary knob is installed to enable precise adjustment by quantifying the water pressure and quantity of the cold water, hot water and mixed water, respectively, it is possible to display the rotation angle of the rotary knob Hot and cold water faucet characterized in that the water pressure and quantity display scale is formed. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The cold water valve, the hot water valve and the mixed water pipe valve for the hot and cold water faucet, characterized in that the direct push knob that can be turned on / off operation so that the water can be passed and the water can be single-touch. delete The method of claim 1, The cold water valve, the hot water valve and the mixed water valve, respectively A finger that holds the flange of the valve rod to maintain the downward state by pressing the rotary / push knob for the first time, and to automatically lift up and down when the second short press, One-touch switch unit for repeating the first disengagement of the locking projections when the first locking of the locking projection formed on the finger and the second lowering when the finger is lowered, Finger guide for guiding the lifting motion of the finger and A two-stage locking assembly installed inside the finger guide, the elastic spring having a restoring force acting in a rising direction of the one-touch switch unit; Cold and hot water faucet, characterized in that further comprises a.

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