KR101815801B1 - Water tap - Google Patents

Abstract

Since the hose coupler can be easily pushed up and coupled when the hose is needed and the hose can be easily separated by pressing the release ring without hindrance to discharge of the water in the state where the hose coupler is normally installed in the discharge port of the faucet, So that the convenience of the user can be increased.
A mounting space formed in an inner diameter of a discharge port provided on one side of the body of the faucet having an opening / closing valve so as to protrude downward; And a hose coupler connected to the mounting space and connected to the hose to maintain the engaged state or to disconnect the connected hose, the hose coupler being capable of connecting and disconnecting the hose by one-touch operation .

Description

Improved faucet {WATER TAP}

The present invention relates to an improved faucet, and more particularly, to a faucet having a hose coupler integrally connected to a faucet so as to connect and disconnect the hose in a one-touch manner, thereby improving the convenience of users and improving the quality of the faucet.

Generally, a water supply facility installed to receive water can be provided with a water faucet having an opening / closing means for discharging (discharging) water, and water can be discharged through the water discharge opening of the water faucet.

The use of the water may be such that a water tank is provided below the faucet or a container capable of receiving water, such as a bucket, is used, or if the location where the water is to be used is distant from the faucet, To connect the hose to the water supply unit.

When the hose is connected to the discharge port of the faucet as described above, the hose and the faucet are easily separated from each other due to the water pressure or the smooth surface of the faucet, thereby failing to supply the water to the remote place. A number of hose connection means have been developed and used.

The most common hose connecting means among a plurality of hose connecting terminals developed for this purpose is disclosed in the Utility Model Registration Application No. 20 - 1993 - 0018652 as follows.

And a support holder (5) directly connected to the faucet so as to be provided for engagement with the faucet fixing member (1). And a hose connecting member (2) connected to the faucet fixing member (1) so as to be connected to the water supply hose so as to be connected to the faucet,

The support holder 5 is provided with at least two screws 4. The support holder 5 is protruded inward from the opposite positions of the screws 4 and the support holder 5 is connected to the faucet And projections (8) for supporting the outer periphery of the city faucet.

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(Document 1) Utility Model Registration No. 20 - 0418928 - 0000 (Document 2) Utility Model Registration Application No. 20 - 1993 - 0018652 (Document 3) Patent Application No. 10-2006-1123373

In the case of the conventional art as described above, the fixing member is screwed to the outer surface of the outlet of the faucet, and the hose connecting member is detachably attached to the fixing member.

When the hose is not connected in this state, the fixing member is kept fixed to the discharge port of the faucet, so that only the hose connecting member is separated so as to prevent the discharge of the water through the discharge port, And a hose connecting member is connected to the fixing member.

In such a conventional technique, the fixing member is always exposed to the outside of the faucet, which is a cause of deteriorating the appearance of the faucet, and causes interference with the hand or tool of the user in the process of using the faucet.

In case of using for a long time, the screw that connects the fixing member to the faucet by the water is corroded or the fixing member of plastic material is exposed to the ultraviolet ray and the property thereof is deformed to be detached from the faucet, and the faucet is oxidized due to corrosion, And harms the health of the users because it has a bad influence on the water.

In addition, since it is not simple to connect the hose connecting member with the hose connected to the fixing member combined with the faucet, it is practically difficult for the elderly person to easily use the hose connecting member, to be.

In addition, when the fixing member provided separately from the faucet is coupled with the faucet, it is troublesome to use a separate tool such as a screwdriver and the hose connecting member connected to the hose is also difficult to connect with the hose Resulting in poor assembly and degradability as a whole.

Since the number of parts constituting the fixing member and the hose connecting member is large, not only the overall productivity is poor, but also considerable difficulties are involved in the logistics and management of the parts after production, and the assembly is poor, In this case, it is impossible to assemble in actual situation, and various problems are occurring.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a faucet which has an opening / closing valve, a mounting space formed at an inner diameter of a discharge port protruding downward from one side of a body of a faucet; And a hose coupler connected to the mounting space and connected to the hose to maintain the engaged state or to disconnect the connected hose, the hose coupler being capable of connecting and disconnecting the hose by one touch,

The hose coupler can be easily pushed up and joined if necessary, without disrupting the discharge of the water while the hose coupler is mounted in the outlet of the faucet, and the hose can be easily separated by pressing the release ring. It is possible to achieve the purpose of increasing the convenience of the users.

The present invention can incorporate means for connecting and separating a hose integrally with an inner diameter portion of a faucet, so that the appearance of the faucet can be improved even in a state in which the hose is connected without hurting the appearance of the faucet itself.

The hose can be connected and separated easily by the one-touch type, while the means for connecting the hose is integrally provided inside the faucet, so that the convenience of the user can be increased.

In order to connect the hose to the inside of the faucet, it is necessary to replace the faucet in the process of installing the tap water or in case of the tap water, So that the quality of the faucet can be improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a perspective view of an exploded state of an improved faucet to which the teachings of the present invention are applied;
2 is a cross-sectional view of an exploded state of an improved faucet to which the technique of the present invention is applied.
3 is a cross-sectional view of a combined state of an improved faucet to which the technology of the present invention is applied;
FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state where a hose is connected to an improved faucet to which the technique of the present invention is applied; FIG.
5 is a sectional view showing a state of separating a hose connected to an improved faucet to which the technique of the present invention is applied.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an improved faucet to which the technique of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an exploded state of the improved faucet to which the technique of the present invention is applied, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where a hose is connected to an improved faucet to which the technique of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a state where the hose connected to the improved faucet to which the technique of the present invention is applied State will be described together as a cross-sectional view.

The improved faucet 100 to which the technique of the present invention is applied is provided with a hose 106 connected to a discharge port 105 protruded downward at one side of a body 102 having an on- And a hose coupler (110).

The hose coupler 110 includes a mounting space 111 integrally formed with an inner diameter of the discharge port 105 and a hose 106 connected to the mounting space 111 to connect the hose 106, And a connector 112 for separating the battery pack 100 from the battery pack 100.

The mounting space 111 is provided with a first mounting groove 113 formed on the upper side of the inner diameter of the discharge port 105 with a diameter D1 larger than the inner diameter D of the discharge port 105, The two mounting grooves 114 formed at the lower side with a diameter D2 wider than the diameter D1 of the one mounting groove 113 and the connector 112 coupled to the lower side of the two mounting grooves 114 are prevented And a separation preventing groove 115 for maintaining the joined state.

The connector 112 includes a base milling ring 120 coupled to the one mounting groove 113, an upper holding ring 130 coupled to the two mounting grooves 114, A lower retaining ring 150 which is positioned below the intermittent ring 140 and is coupled to the detachment preventing groove 115 to prevent the detachment of the lower retaining ring 150 and the inner retaining ring 150, And a release ring 160 coupled to control the intermittent ring 140.

The base milling ring 120 is made of a material having elasticity such as rubber or silicone and is closely contacted with the upper side of a mounting groove 113 formed in the discharge port 105 so as to prevent leakage of water. And an adhered surface 122 is formed on the upper surface of the body 121.

A pressurized rim 123 is formed on the upper side of the inner diameter portion of the ring body 121 to guide the contact surface 122 into close contact with the upper side of the first mounting groove 113 And an annular rim 124 protruding outward in a semicircular shape is formed on the outer diameter portion of the ring body 121 so as to be in close contact with the side surface of the one mounting groove 113.

The upper holding ring 130 is provided with a cylindrical body 132 having a through hole 131 formed at the center thereof so that the upper holding ring 130 can maintain the position of the upper milling ring 120 and the intermittent ring 122 located at the lower side, And an upper portion of the body 132 is provided with a horizontal surface 133 so as to be brought into close contact with the lower side of the base milling ring 120.

A coupling step 134 is formed on the lower outer side of the body 132 to engage with the lower retaining ring 150. An inner side of the coupling step 134 is engaged with the interlocking ring 140 The ring pressing portion 135 is integrally formed and the inner diameter portion of the body 132 is formed with an upward inclined operation inclined surface 136 so that the intermittent ring 140 does not interfere with the operation of interrupting the hose 106 .

The intermittent ring 140 includes a ring body 141 in the form of a plate and is formed at an outer diameter portion of the ring body 141 so as to be positioned between the upper retaining ring 130 and the lower retaining ring 150, (142).

A plurality of outer diameter slits 143 are formed in the outer diameter position of the ring body 141 in the inner diameter position direction and a plurality of inner diameter slots 144 are formed in the outer diameter position direction from the inner diameter position of the ring body 141 And an interlocking protrusion 145 capable of interlocking with the outer diameter portion of the hose 106 by intercepting the inner diameter of the inner diameter slot 144 and the inner diameter slot 144 of the inner diameter slot 144, .

The lower retaining ring 150 is formed with a coupling rim 152 which is coupled to the coupling step 134 of the upper retaining ring 130 on the upper side of the ring body 151 which is provided in a cylindrical shape, A ring receiving surface 153 is formed at an inner diameter position of the rim 152 so as to support the bottom of the horizontal portion 142 of the intermittent ring 140.

An operation surface 155 is formed on the inner diameter portion of the ring body 151 so as to extend downward from the ring receiving surface 153 so that the release ring 160 is coupled to control the intermittent ring 140, The outer circumference of the body 151 is coupled with the detent prevention groove 115 formed in the two mounting grooves 114 to form a separation preventing rim 156 for preventing detachment.

The lower end of the ring body 151 is integrally formed with the lower end of the discharge port 105 to prevent the insertion of the lower end of the discharge port 105 into the discharge port 105.

The release ring 160 includes a tubular ring body 162 having a hose hole 161 formed at the center thereof so that the hose 106 can enter and exit from the tub body. Thereby forming a release rim 163 that allows the hose 106 to be pushed by pushing the intermittent projection 145 of the hinge 140. [

The release bail 163 is engaged with the operation surface 155 of the upper retaining ring 150 to form the release bail 164 so that the release ring 160 does not come off the lower retaining ring 150, The pressing rim 165 is formed integrally with the lower end of the bending tongue 164 so as to be easily pressed by the user while restricting the upward movement of the bending rim 165, It is obvious that the present invention can be implemented in various forms such as an elliptical shape protruding from both sides of the lower retaining ring 150, or a circular shape as a whole.

The upper retaining ring 130 and the lower retaining ring 150 and the release ring 160 are injection molded with a plastic material so that they are compressed while being compressed by the inner diameter of the ejection opening 105 and then coupled to the attachment grooves 113 and 114 The intermittent ring 140, which is to be held and held by the hose 106 to be coupled thereto, is made of a metal material. The elasticity of the interlocking ring 140 due to the outer diameter and the inner diameter slits 143 and 144 It is natural that the diameter is reduced to the original diameter after being combined.

The use state of the improved faucet 100 to which the technology of the present invention is applied will be described below.

When water is used in a state where the hose coupler 110 is coupled to the discharge port 105 of the faucet 100, the water is discharged by operating the opening / closing valve 101 of the faucet 100 to maintain the opened state, When the valve 101 is switched to the closed state, the discharge of the water is stopped is the same as the operation of the general faucet 100.

When the hose 106 is to be connected to the faucet 100 in order to supply the water at a spaced distance from the faucet 100, the hose 106 is coupled to the hose coupler 110 by holding one end of the hose 106, It is possible to easily separate the hose 106 which has been held by being pushed by pushing the release ring 160 of the hose coupler 110. [

The process of coupling and separating the hose 106 to the hose coupler 110 will be described in detail as follows.

When the hose 106 is to be coupled with the hose coupler 110, the hose 106 is pushed into the connector 112 coupled to the mounting space 111 formed in the inner diameter of the discharge port 105, The hose 106 is inserted and held so as not to be pulled out.

That is, when the hose 106 is pushed in, the hose 106 is inserted through the hose hole 161 of the release ring 160 to be connected to the interlocking protrusion 145 of the intermittent ring 140, The coupling protrusion 145 having an elasticity is pushed upward and the hose 106 passes and the end of the hose 106 is inserted into the through hole of the upper holding ring 130 131 and is connected to the base milling 120.

When the operation of pushing up the hose 106 is stopped in this state, the intermittent projection 145 of the intermittent ring 140 holds the outer diameter portion of the hose 106, so that the hose 106 is not pulled out. When the movement of the hose 106 is stopped, the inner diameter end of the interlocking projection 145 pierces the outer diameter portion of the hose 106 by the force to return to the original position due to elasticity, It becomes possible because it is in the form.

After the connection of the hose 106 is completed as described above, the opening / closing valve 101 is opened to discharge the water through the hose 106. The phenomenon that the water is leaked in this process is blocked by the cylindrical milling 120 .

When the user desires to remove the hose 106 after the water supply to the remote site is completed using the hose 106, the pressure rim 165 provided at the lower end of the release ring 160 is pushed upward, 161 are moved upward.

Since the disengagement rim 163 is pushed upward by the intermittent projection 145 of the intermittent ring 140 which is positioned between the upper retaining ring 130 and the lower retaining ring 150 and which holds the hose 106, The hose 106 is released from the faucet 100 due to its own weight or the user operates the lower holding ring 150 with one hand and the hose 106 is moved with the other hand So that the hose 106 can be separated.

In the present invention as described above, the base ring 120 is first coupled to the one mounting groove 113, the intermittent ring 140 is positioned below the upper holding ring 130, and the lower holding ring 150 is coupled The release ring 160 is coupled to the inner side of the lower retaining ring 150 and then the upper retaining ring 130 and the intermittent ring 140, the lower retaining ring 150, (160) are integrated into the two mounting grooves (114) in a state in which they are integrally assembled.

The present invention can easily push up and join the hose 106 when the hose 106 is needed without hindrance to the discharge of the water in a state where the hose coupler 110 is normally mounted integrally in the discharge port 105 of the faucet 100 Since the hose 106 can be easily removed by pressing the release ring 160, convenience of the user can be improved through quick coupling and separation.

100; Improved faucet 105; Outlet
106; Hose 110; Hose coupler
111; Mounting space 112; Connector
113; 1 mounting groove 114; 2 Mounting groove
120; Cylinder milling 130; The upper retaining ring
140; Intermittent ring 150; Lower holding ring
160; Release ring

Claims (2)

And a discharge port 105 provided at one side of the body 102 of the faucet 100 having the on-off valve 101 and having a diameter D1 larger than the inner diameter D of the discharge port 105 A second mounting groove 114 formed at a lower side of the first mounting groove 113 and having a diameter D2 wider than a diameter D1 of the first mounting groove 113; A mounting space 111 constituted by a detachment prevention groove 115 formed below the connector 112 so as to prevent the detachment of the connector 112;
And a hose coupler (110) provided in the mounting space (111) and capable of connecting and disconnecting the hose (106) with one-touch connection, the improvement comprising:
The hose coupler 110 includes a close contact surface 122 formed on an upper portion of a cylindrical ring body 121 so as to prevent leakage of water by closely contacting the upper side of the mounting groove 113, A pressurizing rim 123 for guiding the close contact surface 122 to come into close contact with the upper side of the one mounting groove 113 by water pressure discharged on the upper side of the inner diameter portion of the ring body 121; A base mill 120 having a ring body 121 and an annular rim 124 projecting outwardly from the outer diameter of the ring body 121 so as to be in close contact with the side surface of the mounting groove 113;
A cylindrical body 132 having a through hole 131 formed at the center thereof; A horizontal surface 133 formed at an upper portion of the body 132 so as to be in contact with a lower side of the base milling ring 120; A coupling step 134 formed at a lower outer side of the body 132 to be coupled with the lower retaining ring 150; An intermittent ring pressing portion 135 formed inside the coupling step 134 so as to hold an outer diameter portion of the intermittent ring 140; An upper retaining ring 130 constituted by an operation inclined surface 136 which forms an upward inclined inner diameter portion of the body 132 so that the intermittent ring 140 does not interfere with the intermittent movement of the hose 106;
A ring body 141 of a plate shape; A horizontal portion 142 formed at an outer diameter portion of the ring body 141 so as to be positioned between the upper retaining ring 130 and the lower retaining ring 150; A plurality of outer diameter slits 143 formed in the inner diameter position direction from the outer diameter position of the ring body 141; An inner diameter slot 144 formed in the ring body 141 in a plurality of directions from an inner diameter position to an outer diameter position; And an interlocking protrusion 145 formed between the inner diameter slot 144 and the inner diameter slot 144 of the inner diameter portion so as to be upwardly inclined so as to be able to interlock with the outer diameter portion of the hose 106 140);
A coupling rim 152 formed to be coupled to the coupling step 134 of the upper retaining ring 130 at an upper side of a ring body 151 provided in a cylindrical shape; A ring receiving surface 153 formed at an inner diameter position of the coupling rim 152 to support the bottom surface of the horizontal portion 142 of the intermittent ring 140; An operating surface 155 formed to extend downward from the ring receiving surface 153 so that the release ring 160 can control the intermittent ring 140; A release preventing rim 156 formed at an outer diameter portion of the ring body 151 and engaged with the release preventing groove 115; A lower retaining ring 150 formed at the lower end of the ring body 151 and formed of an insertion preventing rim 157 for preventing insertion into the inner diameter of the ejecting opening 105;
A ring body (162) having a hose hole (161) formed therein so that the hose (106) can enter and exit; A release rim 163 which allows the hose 106 to be placed on the upper end of the ring body 162 by pushing the interlocking protrusion 145 of the intermittent ring 140; A release preventing jaw 164 formed at the lower side of the release rim 163 and engaged with the operation surface 155 of the lower retaining ring 150 to prevent the release ring 160 from coming off the lower retaining ring 150; And a release ring (160) formed at the lower end of the release preventing jaw (164) and configured as a pressurized rim (165) for pushing operation while restricting movement upwardly. delete

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