KR100828160B1 - Faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a faucet, the first inlet through which cold water is introduced, the second inlet through which hot water is introduced, and the outlet and the inside through which the mixed water of cold water and hot water introduced through the first inlet and the second inlet is discharged to the outside. Cold water, hot water and mixed water flows in the main body is formed and the valve assembly is coupled to the coupling portion of the main body to combine the cold water and hot water to discharge the mixed water in the flow path connected to the outlet, the valve assembly is cold water And a first valve unit configured to adjust the flow rate of the hot water to form the mixed water and simultaneously control the flow rate of the mixed water, and a second valve coupled to the coupling portion of the first valve unit and the main body to adjust the mixing ratio of cold water and hot water. A coupler and a faucet comprising a fastening member for coupling the first valve portion and the second valve portion to the engaging portion are disclosed.

The faucet according to the present invention has an advantage of providing fine mixed water having a suitable water temperature to the user by finely controlling the flow rate of cold water and hot water.

Faucet, Cold Water, Hot Water, Flow Control, Fine

Description

Faucet {Faucet}

1 is a perspective view of a faucet in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the faucet of FIG. 1. FIG.

3 is a vertical sectional view of the faucet of FIG.

4 is a side view of the faucet of FIG. 1.

5A to 5D are side cross-sectional views illustrating a state in which the first valve unit of the faucet of FIG. 1 moves in the front-rear direction.

6A to 6C are plan views illustrating a state in which the valve body and the contact member of the faucet of FIG. 1 are rotated.

7 is a perspective view illustrating a modification of the faucet of FIG. 1.

***** Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing *****
100: main body 110: first inlet
120: second inlet 130: outlet
140: coupling portion 145: female thread portion
150: third valve body 151: cold water supply hole
152: hot water supply hole 153: mixed water discharge hole
111, 121, 131: Euro
210: cold water supply pipe 220: hot water supply pipe
500: valve assembly 530: fastening member
560: fourth valve body 610: valve body
610: valve body 611: first through hole
612: second through hole 613: third through hole
620: rotating member 710: contact member
720: rotating rod 730: pressing member

732: hinge shaft 740: lever

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The present invention relates to a faucet, and more particularly, to a faucet capable of mixing and discharging cold water and hot water.

A faucet is a device that turns water off or on a tap. And one of the faucet is connected to the cold water supply pipe and hot water supply pipe is a faucet for discharging the mixed water by mixing the cold water and hot water at an appropriate ratio.

However, the conventional faucet for mixing cold water and hot water has a problem that the mixing ratio of cold water and hot water is not finely adjusted, so that the user cannot supply mixed water having an appropriate water temperature according to the user.

An object of the present invention to provide a faucet capable of finely adjusting the mixing ratio of cold water and hot water in order to solve the above problems.

The present invention was created in order to achieve the object of the present invention as described above, the present invention is through the first inlet through which cold water is introduced, the second inlet through which hot water is introduced, and through the first inlet and the second inlet The main body is formed with a discharge port in which the mixed water of the cold water and hot water introduced to the outside and a flow path through which the cold water, the hot water and the mixed water flow, and is coupled to the coupling portion of the main body to be mixed with the outlet And a valve assembly for discharging the mixed water into the flow path, wherein the valve assembly is formed of the mixed water by adjusting the flow rate ratio of cold water and hot water, and at the same time, the first valve part controls the flow rate of the mixed water; A second valve part coupled to the coupling part of the main body to adjust a mixing ratio of cold water and hot water, and the first valve part and the second valve part to the coupling part; Disclosed is a faucet comprising a fastening member to be coupled to it.

The coupling portion is provided with a third valve body formed with a cold water supply hole connected to the flow path for supplying cold water, a hot water supply hole connected to the flow path for supplying hot water, and a mixed water discharge hole connected to the flow path connected to the discharge port. The second valve unit includes a valve body having a first through hole and a second through hole corresponding to each of the cold water supply hole and the hot water supply hole of the third valve body, and a third through hole corresponding to the mixed water discharge hole; The valve body is coupled with the valve body to adjust the mixing ratio of cold water and hot water by changing an area where the cold water supply hole and the first through hole overlap and an area where the hot water supply hole and the second through hole overlap. It may be configured to include a rotating member for rotating.

The rotating member includes a connecting rod fitted in the coupling grooves formed at both ends of the valve body, and an adjustment lever having one end coupled to the pair of connecting rods and the other end protruding outwardly so that the user can rotate. The rotating member includes a connecting rod fitted into a coupling groove formed at both ends of the valve body, a coupling member coupled to the pair of connecting rods, and a gear groove formed radially on an upper side thereof, and one end of which is connected to the coupling member. The gear groove is formed in the longitudinal direction to be geared with the formed gear groove, and the other end may be configured to include a control lever protruding outward so that the user can rotate.

A fourth valve body may be fixedly installed between the valve body of the second valve unit and the contact member of the first valve unit corresponding to each of the cold water supply hole, the hot water supply hole, and the mixed water discharge hole of the third valve body. have.

Hereinafter, a faucet according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The faucet according to the present invention, as shown in Figures 1 to 7, the first inlet 110, the second inlet 120 and the outlet 130 is formed with a main body 100, the coupling formed in the main body 100 Installed in the unit 140 is configured to include a valve assembly 500 for adjusting the mixing ratio and flow rate of the mixed water.

The main body 100 includes a first inlet 110, a second inlet 120, and an outlet 130, and the first inlet 110, the second inlet 120, and the outlet 130 are formed therein. Flow paths 111, 121, and 131 connecting to each other are formed.

The first inlet 110 and the second inlet 120 are connected to each of the cold water supply pipe 210 and the hot water supply pipe 220 by a fastening member to receive cold water and hot water.

The outlet 130 is formed so that the cold water and hot water supplied from the first inlet 110 and the second inlet 120 receive the mixed water mixed while passing through the valve assembly 500.

The main body 100 is provided with a coupling portion 140 is coupled to the valve assembly 500 for adjusting the flow rate while receiving the cold water and hot water at the appropriate mixing ratio. The coupling part 140 may have various shapes and structures according to design and design conditions, and the female thread part 145 may be formed on the inner circumferential surface of the valve assembly 500 to be described later, or the male thread part may be formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof. Can be.

On the other hand, the valve assembly 500 is coupled between the coupling portion 140 formed in the main body 100, the first valve unit to form a mixed water by adjusting the flow rate ratio of cold water and hot water at the same time to control the flow rate of the mixed water And a second valve part installed at the coupling part 140 of the first valve part and the main body 100 to adjust the mixing ratio of cold water and hot water, and the first valve part and the second valve part to the coupling part 140. It is configured to include a fastening member 530 to be coupled.

In addition, the coupling part 140 has a cold water supply hole 151 connected with the flow path 111 for supplying cold water, a hot water supply hole 152 connected with the flow path 121 for supplying hot water, and an outlet 130. The third valve body 150 is provided with a mixed water discharge hole 153 is connected to the flow path 131 is connected to the.

At this time, the second valve portion and the first through hole 611 and the second through hole 612 corresponding to the cold water supply hole 151 and the hot water supply hole 152 of the third valve body 150, and mixed water discharge The valve body 610 in which the third through hole 613 corresponding to the ball 153 is formed, the area S1 where the cold water supply hole 151 and the first through hole 611 overlap, and the hot water supply hole 152. ) And a rotating member 620 coupled to the valve body 610 to rotate the valve body 610 so as to control the mixing ratio of cold water and hot water by changing the area S2 where the second through hole 612 overlaps. It is configured to include.

The first through hole 611 and the second through hole 612 are formed by rotating the cold water supply hole 151 and the first through hole 611 by the rotation (S1) and the hot water supply hole 152. 2 through hole 612 is formed to change the overlapping area (S2), various shapes are possible according to the design conditions and design, the third through hole 613 flows through the mixed water discharge hole 153 It is formed to a suitable size so as not to affect.

The first valve part makes a surface contact with the valve body 610 of the second valve part and linearly moves the contact member 710 and the contact member 710 installed in the upper side of the valve body 610 in a rotational and front-rear direction. Rotating rod 720, one end is coupled to the contact member 710, and a lever 740 is coupled to the other end of the rotating rod 720 to rotate the rotating rod 720 by the user's operation .

The contact member 710 is formed to be smaller than the size of the valve body 610 is installed to move and rotate linearly in the front and rear direction of the valve body 610, the first surface formed in the valve body 610 of the second valve portion A through hole 611, a second through hole 612, and a recess 711 connecting the third through hole 613 are formed. The recess 711 may include a first through hole 611 and a second through hole 612 formed in the valve body 610 of the second valve part when the contact member 710 moves forward, and a third through hole. The first through hole 611 and the second through hole 612 formed in the valve body 610 of the second valve part and the third through hole 613 are blocked when moved backward. Done.

In addition, a fourth valve body 560 having the same shape and arrangement as that of the third valve body 150 may be additionally installed between the contact member 710 and the valve body 610 to improve friction and watertightness. have. The fourth valve body 560 is a through hole corresponding to the cold water supply hole 151, the hot water supply hole 152, and the mixed water discharge hole 153 formed in the third valve body 150, respectively. Are formed.

On the other hand, the upper side of the contact member 710 is coupled to the fastening member 530 may be formed with a protrusion 712 is fitted into the pressing member 730 for pressing the contact member 710 downward. The protrusion 712 may have various shapes, but may form a polygonal shape such as a quadrangle such that the contact member 710 also rotates by the rotation of the pressing member 730. In addition, a fitting groove 712a may be formed in the protrusion 712 so that the rotary rod 720 is fitted therein.

The rotation rod 720 is hinged to the pressing member 730 so that the contact member 710 moves in the front and rear directions by the rotation when the lever 740 is rotated up and down. At this time, the pressing member 730 is a through hole 731 is formed so that the rotary rod 720 is fitted, the hinge shaft 732 for hinge coupling the rotary rod 720 is installed.

The lever 740 is coupled to the rotating rod 720 by a fastening member 731 such as a screw so that the user can rotate the contact member 710 up and down and left and right through the rotating rod 720.

The pressing member 730 is a member for closely contacting the contact member 710 of the first valve part to the valve body 610 of the second valve part, and the auxiliary member to be described later to rotate the contact member 710 only within a predetermined angle. A protrusion 733 is formed to protrude in the circumferential direction so as to fit into the rotation limiting groove 163 formed in the coupling member 160.

Meanwhile, the valve body 610 of the second valve portion needs to be rotated by the user from the outside. In particular, the configuration for rotating the second valve portion may be variously implemented and modified by those skilled in the art.

That is, the rotating member 620 is a pair of connecting rods 625 fitted in the coupling groove 615 formed on both ends of the valve body 610, as shown in Figure 2 and 4, the pair Coupling member 621 is coupled to the connecting rod 625, and one end is coupled to the pair of connecting rod 625 and the other end of the control lever protruding outward so that the user can rotate the coupling member 621 622 may be configured.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the rotating member 620 is coupled to a connection rod 625 fitted into a coupling groove 615 formed at both ends of the valve body 610, and a pair of connection rods 625. And a coupling member 621 having radially formed gear grooves 621 a on an upper side thereof, and a gear groove 622 a formed in a longitudinal direction such that one end thereof is geared with the gear groove 621 a formed at the coupling member 621. It may be configured to include a control lever 622 is formed and the other end protrudes outward so that the user can rotate.

Meanwhile, the first valve portion and the second valve portion need to be tightly coupled to the third valve body 150 so that water does not leak. For this purpose, the first valve portion and the second valve portion are disposed on the upper side of the first valve portion and the second valve portion. Auxiliary coupling member 160 for close contact with the valve portion 2 is installed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the auxiliary coupling member 160 has a through hole 161 formed therein so that the rotation rod 720 of the first valve portion can be inserted therein, and the first valve portion is formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof. The rotation limiting groove 163 into which the protrusion 733 formed in the pressing member 730 pressurizes the contact member 710 is formed. In addition, a rotation limit cutout 164 to which the connecting rod 625 is fitted is further formed to limit rotation of the rotation member 620 of the second valve part.

The fastening member 530 is coupled to the coupling portion 140 such that the auxiliary coupling member 160 is in close contact with the coupling portion 140, and is screwed with the female screw portion 145 formed on the coupling portion 140. A male screw portion 535 is formed on the outer circumferential surface.

Referring to the operation of the faucet according to the present invention having the configuration as described above in detail as follows.

When the lever 740 is operated by the user, the contact member 710 of the first valve unit is moved according to the movement of the lever 740.

When the lever 740 rotates up and down, as shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C, the contact member 710 moves forward and backward. That is, when the lever 740 moves upward, the rotational force is transmitted by the rotation rod 720 so that the contact member 710 moves forward, and the recess 711 formed in the contact member 710 is the valve body. By connecting the first through hole 611 and the second through hole 612 and the third through hole 613 formed in the 610, the first through hole 611 and / or the second through hole 612 Mixed water flows into the three through holes 613.

In this case, the flow rate of the mixed water is determined according to the area overlapped by the recess 711, the first through hole 611, and the second through hole 612. In other words, as the contact member 710 moves further forward, the flow rate of the mixed water increases.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 5D, the lever 740 may be rotated left and right, and the rotation of the lever 740 is transmitted to the contact member 710 by the rotating rod 720 as it is. When the contact member 710 is rotated, the recess 711 and the first through hole 611 are moved to the left and right in a partially overlapped state, wherein the third valve body 150 is installed below the valve body 610. The area overlapping with the hot water discharge hole 151 and the cold water discharge hole 152 is changed, the mixing ratio of cold water and hot water is the groove portion 711 is the hot water discharge hole 151 of the third valve body 150 and It depends on the area overlapping the cold water discharge hole (152).

On the other hand, there is a limit to finely adjust the mixing ratio of cold water and hot water by the rotation of the contact member 710, when the user wants to finely control the mixing ratio of cold water and hot water, that is, fine temperature control of the mixed water The user adjusts using the second valve unit.

That is, when the user rotates the control lever 622 installed in the faucet, as shown in Figure 6a to 6c, the coupling member 621 coupled to the control lever 622 in accordance with the rotation of the control lever 622 and The valve body 610 is rotated via a pair of connecting rods 625.

When the valve body 610 is rotated, the first through hole 611 is rotated based on the third valve body 150, and the first through hole 611 in accordance with the rotation of the first through hole 611. ) And the area S1 and S2 where the hot water discharge hole 151 and the cold water discharge hole 152 of the third valve body 150 overlap. At this time, the flow rate of the hot water and the cold water is changed according to the area (S1 and S2) where the hot water discharge hole 151 and the cold water discharge hole 152 of the first through hole 611 and the third valve body 150 overlap, As a result, the mixing ratio of hot water and cold water is changed, so that the water temperature of the mixed water is changed.

6A is a state in which only cold water can be supplied, FIG. 6B is a state in which cold water and hot water are mixed in half, and FIG. 6C is a state in which only hot water is supplied.

As described above, the mixing ratio of the hot water and the cold water can be finely adjusted by the second valve unit, and as a result, the water temperature of the mixed water can be finely adjusted.

The faucet according to the present invention has an advantage of providing fine mixed water having a suitable water temperature to the user by finely controlling the flow rate of cold water and hot water.

Faucet according to the present invention is configured to adjust the flow rate of the mixed water and the mixing ratio of cold water and hot water at the same time to finely adjust the flow rate of cold water and hot water first, so that the user can more easily adjust the water temperature of the mixed water There is an advantage.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above by way of example, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and may be appropriately changed within the scope described in the claims.

Claims (5)

delete Cold water, hot water and mixing in the first inlet through which cold water is introduced, the second inlet through which hot water is introduced, and the outlet through which the mixed water of cold water and hot water introduced through the first inlet and the second inlet is discharged to the outside and inside A main body having a flow path through which water flows; It is coupled to the coupling portion of the main body includes a valve assembly for mixing the cold water and hot water to discharge the mixed water to the passage connected to the outlet, The valve assembly includes a first valve unit for adjusting the flow rate of the cold water and hot water to form a mixed water and at the same time to control the flow rate of the mixed water; A second valve unit coupled to the coupling unit of the first valve unit and the main body to adjust a mixing ratio of cold water and hot water; A fastening member coupling the first valve portion and the second valve portion to the coupling portion, The coupling portion is provided with a third valve body formed with a cold water supply hole connected to the flow path for supplying cold water, a hot water supply hole connected to the flow path for supplying hot water, and a mixed water discharge hole connected to the flow path connected to the discharge port. The second valve unit includes a valve body having a first through hole and a second through hole corresponding to the cold water supply hole and the hot water supply hole of the third valve body, and a third through hole corresponding to the mixed water discharge hole, respectively. The valve body is coupled with the valve body to adjust the mixing ratio of cold water and hot water by changing an area where the cold water supply hole and the first through hole overlap and an area where the hot water supply hole and the second through hole overlap. A faucet comprising a rotating member for rotating. The method of claim 2, The rotating member includes a connecting rod fitted in the coupling grooves formed at both ends of the valve body, and an adjustment lever having one end coupled to the pair of connecting rods and the other end protruding outward so that the user can rotate. Faucet. The method of claim 2, The rotating member includes a connecting rod fitted into the coupling groove formed at both ends of the valve body, a coupling member coupled to the pair of connecting rods and having a gear groove radially formed on an upper side thereof, and one end formed at the coupling member. Faucet, characterized in that the gear groove is formed in the longitudinal direction so as to be coupled to the gear groove and the control lever protruding the other end outward so that the user can rotate. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, A fourth valve body is fixedly installed between the valve body of the second valve unit and the contact member of the first valve unit to correspond to the cold water supply hole, the hot water supply hole, and the mixed water discharge hole of the third valve body. Faucet.

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