KR102289170B1 - Sink faucet to drain ice and water - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a faucet for a sink which can discharge ice from a faucet of a sink. The faucet for a sink capable of discharging ice comprises: a pipe unit (10) including a cylindrical outer pipe (12) vertically installed by penetrating a sink body upwards from below, a rotating pipe (11) rotatably installed by forming an auger blade (14) on the outer circumferential surface thereof to load ice in the outer pipe to move upwards, a cylindrical inner pipe (15) fixed and installed on the rotating pipe in the rotating pipe to be slipped, and a water exit pipe (32) arranged in the inner pipe; an ice supply unit (20) including a cover (31) fixed on the outer pipe by forming an insertion hole receiving ice from below the sink, and a main body coupling the upper surface below the cover to store insertion ice; and a faucet unit (30) including a faucet body (35) forming an ice outlet (354) on a cylindrical front end thereof, forming an ice discharge passage (34) in the ice outlet to be connected to the rear end, vertically forming a support shaft unit (352) of which the front end is rotatably mounted on an upper portion of the outer pipe, wherein the inner space of the support shaft unit forms an ice staying space (37) to which ice is discharged, and a cover unit (31) coupled and fixed on the faucet body (35) by installing the water exit pipe (32) therein.

Description

Sink faucet to drain ice and water

The present invention relates to a faucet for a sink in which ice and water are simultaneously or selectively discharged and ice is discharged by discharging ice from the faucet of the sink.

In general, sinks used in homes, etc. are equipped with a power faucet and a faucet so that a user can manually operate the discharge of water.

As known in Registered Utility Model No. 20-0480104, which is widely used among these manually operated water faucets, a main body fixed to a sink, a manually operated valve provided on one side of the main body and connected to a water supply pipe, and the main body It is known that it is provided on one side of the configured drain pipe connected to the manually operated valve.

In addition, as the power receiving device is shown in detail in a number of prior documents including Registered Utility Model No. 20-0093264, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In general, a faucet (faucet) installed in a sink and supplying water is provided with a handle for opening and closing the opening/closing valve of the faucet, and the user operates the handle to open and close the water supply through the nozzle.

In addition, for the purpose of saving water, a solenoid valve is installed in the water supply pipe of the faucet, and a switch that can open and close the solenoid valve is provided on the bottom of the sink. It is discharged or drained through the

Since these known faucets always have a structure in which only purified water or water is dispensed, ice is drained from the freezer or ice maker of the refrigerator every day to prepare drinks mixed with ice. There was discomfort.

On the other hand, in general ice storages, ice immediately after ice making is transferred to the storage bin through the organ. there was.

Registered Utility Model Publication No. 20-0384880 (Registration Date: 20050513) Patent Publication No. 92-0008604 (Announcement Date: 19921002) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1670841 (Registration Date: 20161025) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-0945248 (Registration Date: 20100224) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1325166 (Registration Date: 20131029) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1630805 (Registration Date: 20160609)

(Patent Document 01) Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0009251 (published date: 20130123) (Patent Document 02) Patent Publication No. 10-2004-0076493 (published date: 20040901) (Patent Document 03) Patent Publication No. 10-2003-0012689 (published date: 20030212) (Patent Document 04) Publication No. 20-2012-0006041 (published on August 29, 2012) (Patent Document 05) Publication No. 20-2018-0001794 (published on June 18, 2018)

An object of the present invention is to provide a faucet for discharging ice from a faucet used in a kitchen sink at the same time as water purification (constant water) from the faucet for discharging ice according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The purpose of the faucet for a sink from which ice is discharged according to an embodiment of the present invention is to discharge ice together with water and rotate the faucet.

The purpose of the faucet for a sink from which ice is discharged according to an embodiment of the present invention is to utilize the space under the sink.

The faucet for the sink from which ice is discharged according to an embodiment of the present invention can dispense purified water (constant water) by touching a finger, and can provide a faucet for the sink that can select ice or simultaneously dispense ice.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention according to the above object, the faucet for the sink from which ice is discharged is a faucet for the sink. A cylindrical outer body that is vertically installed through the bottom of the sink body and is installed vertically, a rotating tube body which is rotatably installed by forming an organ on the outer circumferential surface so that ice is loaded and moved upwardly inside the outer body, and the rotating tube body; a tubular body comprising a cylindrical inner tube slidably fixedly installed on the rotating tube from the inside of the inner tube, and a water outlet pipe disposed in the inner tube;

an ice supply unit comprising: a cover fixed to the outer body by forming an input hole through which ice is supplied at a lower portion of the sink; and

An ice exit is formed at the front end of the cylinder, and an ice exit passage is formed inside the ice exit hole to lead to the rear end, and the rear end forms a support shaft portion rotatably inserted on the upper portion of the outer body in a vertical direction, and the support shaft portion The inner space is a faucet for a sink that discharges ice, including a faucet body comprising a faucet body constituting an ice storage space from which ice is poured, and a cover part coupled and fixed to the faucet body by internally installing the water outlet pipe. desirable.

The ice supply unit of the faucet for a sink from which ice is discharged according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention according to the above object,

It is preferable to carry out the faucet for the sink from which ice is discharged, including a rotating tray whose center is fixed integrally with the rotating tube inside the main body and rotates.

The cover part of the faucet for the sink from which ice is discharged according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention according to the above object,

A menu setting unit that forms a touch button on the upper surface of the front end and connects a signal output line for transmitting the input signal of the touch button from the inside of the inner tube to the control unit below the sink, so that predetermined water and ice run out; It is desirable to use a faucet for the sink where ice is discharged.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention according to the above object, the outer body of the faucet for the sink from which ice is discharged, it is preferable to form a guide blade at the lower end thereof.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention according to the above object, it is preferable that guide paddles are formed on the upper portion of the inner tube of the upper ice storage space of the rotating tube for the sink faucet through which ice is discharged.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention according to the above object, it is preferable that longitudinal irregularities are formed on the inner circumferential surface of the exterior body of the faucet for a sink from which ice is discharged.

The faucet for a sink from which ice is discharged according to an embodiment of the present invention may discharge ice together with water.

The faucet for a sink from which ice is discharged according to an embodiment of the present invention can discharge ice together with water and rotate the faucet.

The faucet for a sink from which ice is discharged according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented together with an ice maker under the sink.

The faucet for a sink from which ice is discharged according to an embodiment of the present invention may use the space under the sink to drain ice.

The faucet for the sink from which ice is discharged according to an embodiment of the present invention can dispense purified water (constant water) by touching a finger, and can select ice or simultaneously dispense ice.

In the faucet for the sink from which ice is discharged according to an embodiment of the present invention, the ice rises through the loading space between the organ by the rotation of the rotating tray and the rotating tube in the main body of the ice storage under the sink, and the ice rises. Ice can now be drained.

1 is an exemplary installation view of a faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a partially cutaway view showing the lower part of the faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a cross-sectional view of an installation state of a faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the upper structure of a faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part showing the lower structure of a faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6A is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4 showing the upper structure of a faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6b and 6c are cross-sectional views taken along line BB of FIG. 4 enlarged inside the inner tube body of the faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6b is a cross-sectional view without the outer body, and FIG. ego,
Figure 6d is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line BB of Figure 5 showing the lower structure of the faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with accompanying drawings.

Of the accompanying drawings, FIG. 1 is an exemplary installation view of a faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partially cut-away side view showing a lower portion of the faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to these drawings, the faucet for a sink from which ice is discharged according to an embodiment of the present invention is largely composed of a tube body 10 , an ice supply unit 20 , and a power faucet 30 . In addition, the control unit 40, the driving unit 50, and the input menu setting unit 60 may be further included.

3 of the accompanying drawings is a cross-sectional view of an installation state of a faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the upper structure of the faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is It is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the lower part of the faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6a is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the upper structure of the faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6b is the present invention is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the inside of the faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6c is a cross-sectional view showing only the inside of the exterior body of the faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6d is of the present invention It is a cross-sectional view showing a rotating tray of a faucet for a sink according to an embodiment.

The tube body 10 of the faucet for a sink according to an embodiment of the present invention according to the drawings is from the bottom of the sink body 1 as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 6a to 6d. A cylindrical outer body 12 vertically and installed through the upper body, and an organ 14 is formed inside the outer body 12 to move the ice upward through the loading space 16 . It consists of a tubular body (11) and a cylindrical inner tubular body (15) slidably provided with the rotating tubular body (11) inside the rotating tubular body (11).

The rotating tube body 11 is a cylindrical vertical cylindrical body, and may form an organ 14 along its outer peripheral surface in an upward direction, and a loading space 16 may be formed therebetween.

The rotating tube body 11 can rotate together by fixing the end of the upper end exposed toward the upper portion 355 of the power receiving unit in the cover unit 31 to be described later by screwing the nut 13 . At the bottom of the nut 13, a slip bush (not shown), the number of bearing shafts, etc. may be further added.

The outer body 12 may form a guide blade 24 at the lower end thereof, and the rotary tube body 11 is provided with a guide paddle ( 38) can be formed. As shown in FIG. 6c , vertical irregularities 121 are formed on the inner circumferential surface of the exterior body 12 to easily guide the rising ice in the loading space 16 between the organizers 14 . The outer body 12 may form a jaw portion 122 in which the support jaw portion 352 of the ice exiting portion 35 is rotatable and slippery, as shown in FIG. 6A on the upper portion. A slip bush, a bearing shaft number (not shown), etc. may be implemented inside the jaw part 122 . As shown in FIG. 6B , a signal output line 64 and a water outlet pipe 32 through which purified water is supplied and discharged may be disposed inside the inner tube body 15 .

According to the drawings, the ice supply unit 20 of the faucet for the sink according to the embodiment of the present invention is fixed integrally with the exterior body 12 under the sink 1 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , and In addition, ice can be transferred and supplied from a separate ice maker through a hose or a transfer pipe.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 5 and 6D, the ice supply unit 20 of the faucet for the sink according to the embodiment of the present invention forms an input hole 231 through which ice is supplied from the ice maker as described above. In addition, the cover 23 fixed to the outer body 12 by welding or fastening with a nut may be formed.

The storage body 21 of the ice supply unit 20 of the faucet for the sink according to an embodiment of the present invention may form a storage space in which the supplied ice is stored, the upper portion is open, and is sealed by combining with the lower edge of the cover. Can form frozen ice storage. The storage body 21 integral with the cover 23 can be implemented as an installation location on the floor, and can be implemented by disposing it as a side space. In the embodiment of the present invention, it was installed in the vertical direction on the tube body 10 under the sink.

The storage body 21 of the present invention may form a rotating tray 22 that is integrally formed with the rotating tube body 11 at the center of the bottom side thereof.

In the inner space of the rotary tray 22 , several stirring rods 25 , which are installed in various lengths in the vertical direction from the bottom of the cover 23 , are vertically disposed, and guide wings integrally on the lower side of the outer body 12 . Forming 24, the ice particles on the rotating tray 22 in response to the forward and reverse rotation of the rotating tray 22 integrated with the rotating tube body 11 are inlet between the lower end and the upper surface of the outer body 12. It is guided to the inside of the outer body 12 through the portion 17 and moves to the rise of the organ 14 . Several guide blades 24 may be radially installed on the side of the inlet 17 on the outside of the rotary tube body 11 as shown in FIG. 6a .

The power receiving unit 30 of the sink faucet according to an embodiment of the present invention according to the drawings is assembled and coupled to the cover part 31 and the power receiving unit main body 35 .

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6A , the cover unit 31 is a menu setting unit including a function setting button 61 , a water extraction button 62 , and an ice extraction button 63 that is touched with a touch switch to output a signal. 60 may be formed, the lower portion of which forms a space, and the lower edge thereof is coupled to the power receiving unit body 35 to form the power receiving unit 30 .

The power receiving unit main body 35 has a power receiving unit upper part 355 that forms a water-through hole 33 in which the front end of the water outlet pipe 32 is inserted and installed above the front end part, and a power receiving unit lower part 353 is formed below the front end part, The power receiving unit head 356 forms an ice exit passage 34 between the power receiving unit upper part 355 and the power receiving unit lower part 353 and forming an ice storage space 37 at the rear of the power receiving unit main body 35 . to form

A support shaft portion 352 having a cylindrical shape is formed in a vertical direction downward of the power receiver head 356 and is rotatably inserted into the upper jaw portion 122 of the outer body 12 .

The front end of the water outlet pipe 32 is inserted and supported in the water passage hole 33 formed in the upper part 355 of the power receiving unit, and the water outlet pipe 32 installed through the inner tube body 15 inside the tube body part 10 is purified or purified. The outflow of unresolved water, etc. is made.

The guide paddle 38 may be integrally formed with the rotating tube body 11 toward the tip side of the ice storage space 37 of the power receiving unit head 356 . As the rotating guide paddles 38 , the ice temporarily staying in the ice retention space 37 is guided toward the ice exit passage 34 by rotation of the guide paddles 38 . That is, the ice supplied through the ice inlet 231 is accumulated on the rotating tray 22 while falling, and at the same time, entanglement is prevented by the stirring rod 25, and the rotating tube body 11 and the organ rotating at the same time The ice raised along the loading space 16 by the rotation of 14 is guided to the ice retention space 37, and the guide paddles 38, which rotate at the same cycle with a slight time difference, rotate the temporarily retained ice. It is pushed down to the ice exit passage (34). The ice descending from the ice exit passage 34 falls from the ice exit 354 and is placed in a cup as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 . Of course, the amount of ice falling may be controlled by the rotating tube body 11 as well as the driving unit 50 and the control unit 40 to be described later.

In addition, a bearing shaft number 53 may be formed in the center of the bottom bottom of the storage body 21 so as to be slidably connected to the rotating tube body 11 . The bearing shaft number 53 may be installed in the reduction gear 52 and the driving motor 51 as a belt (not shown) between the pulleys (not shown) so that the driving force is transmitted downward. The reduction gear 52, the drive motor 51, and the drive unit 50 composed of a pulley with the shaft 53, a belt, and the like are well known.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 5 , the cover part 31 constituting the power faucet 30 of the faucet for a sink from which ice is discharged according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a function setting button 61 of the menu setting unit 60 as shown in FIG. ), water extraction button 62 , and ice extraction button 63 , as a predetermined signal is inputted, a predetermined output signal may be transmitted to the control unit 40 through the signal output line 64 .

The menu setting unit 60 includes a known function setting button 61, a water extraction button 62, and an ice extraction button 63, and although the touch signal is not shown, amplifies and converts the signal to a predetermined normal output signal. is outputted and inputted to the control unit 40 on the signal output line 64, and the inputted signal is compared with the reference data of the reference data setting unit (not shown) to go out or go out. Of course, pure water or constant water can be dispensed by touching the water dispense button 62 , and ice can be dispensed by touching the ice water dispense button 63 .

That is, although not shown, the output signal of the water outlet button 62 is compared with the reference data in the control unit 40, and the output signal compared and judged turns on the solenoid valve to drive the stopped water pump to close the water outlet pipe 32. Purified or constant water is supplied and water is discharged through the proximal end of the water outlet pipe 32 fixed to the water hole 33 of the water faucet.

On the other hand, ice is released through a pulley (not shown) or a belt (not shown) of the driving motor 51 by driving the driving motor 51 of the driving unit 50 transmitted simultaneously with the touch of the ice releasing button 63 or The rotating tube 11 of the ice supply unit 20 is rotated through the direct-coupled speed reducer 52 and, at the same time, the ice guided to the inlet unit 17 is moved through the loading space 16 by the rotation of the organ 14. As the guide paddle 38 is rotated together with the rotating tube body 11 in the ice retention space 37 in the power receiver head 356 by moving it upward, it is moved onto the ice exit passage 34 .

Of course, the signal of the ice exit button 63 may be output as a driving signal of a predetermined driving motor 51 through the control unit 40 . These operations include a conversion unit that amplifies and converts an output signal selected/transmitted from the signal output lines 64 into a predetermined signal, a reference data storage unit, a comparison unit that compares the input signal with reference data, and a determination of the comparison unit. After applying the water extraction signal, the solenoid valve is turned on to drive the water pump, or the driving unit 50 is driven by applying the ice extraction signal to rotate/drive the rotating tube body 11 . Although this has not been described, it is applicable to control the case where water-out and ice-out are made simultaneously or selectively, and the application example is not specifically described in the present invention.

Although the faucet for the sink from which ice is discharged according to an embodiment of the present invention has the upper end of the rotating tube body 11 fixed as the nut 13, various fixing means such as nuts can be rotatably implemented, and at the same time, the rotating tray (22) is also installed integrally with the rotating tube body 11 and is rotated to guide the ice stored in the rotating tray 22 to the inlet 17 by the guide blades 24 fixed to the fixed inner tube 15. When guiding toward the organ 14, the rotating ice is separated through the stirring rod 25 for preventing the agglomeration of the ice on the stored rotating tray 22, so that the ice can be easily guided.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the above, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may practice the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

Therefore, the above embodiments are illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention described in the detailed description is indicated by the following claims, and all changes derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents Or modified forms should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1; sink body, 10; tube body, 11; rotating tube body, 12; exterior body, 121; irregularities,
122; jaw, 13; nut, 14; organ, 15; inner tube, 16; loading space, 17; inlet,
20; Ice supply unit, 21; Storage body, 22; Rotating tray, 23; Cover, 231; Insert hole,
24; Guide vane, 25; Stirring rod, 30; Faucet part, 31; Cover part, 32; Water outlet pipe, 33; Water hole,
34; Ice exit passage, 35; Power receiver main body, 352; Support shaft part, 353; Power receiver lower part, 354: Ice exit,
355; Power faucet upper part, 356; Power faucet head, 37; Ice retention space, 38; Guide paddle, 40; Control unit.
50; drive unit, 51; drive motor, 52; reducer, 53; number of bearing shafts, 60; menu setting unit,
61; function setting button, 62; water exit button, 63; exit button, 64; signal output line,

Claims (6)

In the faucet for the sink where the ice is discharged.
A cylindrical outer body vertically installed by penetrating upward from the bottom of the sink body; A rotating tube body that is rotatably installed by forming an organ on the outer peripheral surface so that ice is loaded and moved upwardly inside the outer body; a tubular body comprising a cylindrical inner tube slidably fixedly installed on the rotating tube from the inside of the inner tube, and a water outlet pipe disposed in the inner tube;
an ice supply unit comprising: a cover fixed to the outer body by forming an input hole through which ice is supplied at a lower side of the sink; and
An ice exit is formed at the front end of the cylinder, and an ice exit passage is formed inside the ice exit hole to lead to the rear end, and the rear end forms a support shaft portion rotatably inserted on the upper portion of the outer body in a vertical direction, and the support shaft portion The inner space includes: a power faucet including a power faucet body forming an ice storage space through which ice is poured, and a cover part that is coupled and fixed to the power faucet body by internally installing the water outlet pipe;
A faucet for the sink that discharges ice containing. The method of claim 1, wherein the ice supply unit comprises:
a rotating tray whose center is fixed and rotated integrally with the rotating tube from the inside of the main body;
A faucet for the sink that discharges ice containing. According to claim 1, The cover portion,
a menu setting unit for forming a touch button on the upper surface of the tip and connecting a signal output line for transmitting an input signal of the touch button from the inside of the inner tube to a control unit below the sink to perform predetermined water and ice;
A faucet for the sink that discharges ice containing. According to claim 1, wherein the outer body,
A sink faucet for discharging ice, characterized in that the guide blade is formed at the lower end thereof. According to claim 1, wherein the rotating tube body,
A water faucet for discharging ice, characterized in that guide paddles are formed to guide the ice in the upper ice storage space to the ice exit passage. The faucet according to claim 1, wherein longitudinal irregularities are formed on the inner circumferential surface of the exterior body.

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