KR102409111B1 - faucet with Cleaning tool - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a faucet having a cleaning tool, and by mixing cold water and hot water tap water flowing in from a water pipe in the faucet body, it can be selectively discharged through the outlet of the body, hand shower, fixed shower and cleaning tool. Appropriate functions can be used depending on the situation, and as the tap water is discharged, the cleaning tool can simply and conveniently clean and wash the surface of the object to be washed, such as the floor or wall, with one hand with one hand, and clean the tap water flowing in from the water pipe. Provided is a faucet that can easily replace a water filter assembly that filters water with purified water from the main body of the faucet.

Description

Faucet with Cleaning tool {faucet with Cleaning tool}

The present invention relates to a faucet having a cleaning tool, and more particularly, to a faucet body that mixes cold water and hot water, which are tap water flowing in from a water pipe, in the faucet body, and can selectively discharge it to a water outlet, a hand shower or a fixed shower, while the tap water is discharged It relates to a faucet fitting equipped with a cleaning tool that can easily clean and wash the floor or wall of a bathroom or various household items used in the bathroom by providing a cleaning tool.

In general, the faucet of a water facility is equipped with a water outlet for discharging mixed cold and hot water, as well as a hand shower and a shower head used by the user holding the shower head in the hand, and the shower head is shaped like a sunflower and fixed to the wall A fixed shower is provided. Therefore, by operating the control knob of the faucet, it is configured to selectively use a water jet, a hand shower, or a fixed shower depending on the situation.

As an example of such a faucet bracket, Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0021911 (reference) has been proposed. The above reference relates to a mixed power faucet having a shower function, a water supply valve and a shower direction switching valve formed on the front side, a faucet connected to the water supply valve, and a pipe formed vertically upwards. A case provided with a fixed shower head consisting of a showerhead connected to the upper part of the pipe, a corrugated hose connected to the lower part, and a liquid shower consisting of a showerhead connected to the corrugated hose; It includes a mixed water guide body coupled to the inside of the case, wherein the mixed water guide body is formed with a cold water inlet and a hot water inlet through which cold and hot water are introduced, and a first insertion part to which the water supply control cartridge is coupled; a second insertion unit into which a direction changing cartridge for controlling the water outlet direction is inserted into either a fixed shower or a liquid shower; and a transfer passage connecting the first inserting part and the second inserting part to pass therethrough.

However, the mixed power faucet of the above reference uses only a faucet and a fixed shower or a liquid shower, so its use is extremely limited.

In particular, in the case of a bathroom where such a mixed faucet is installed, the inside is high in moisture, which causes a lot of scale and needs to be cleaned frequently. Alternatively, you have to wipe with a cleaning brush with one hand while holding the liquid shower head with the other hand and spray water on the surface to be washed in the bathroom to remove foreign substances. There is a problem with losing.

In addition, the recent tap water has improved water quality compared to the past, but as the pipes and water tanks of buildings are aging, impurities such as rust and scale are mixed and discharged. This is limited to washing face or showering.

References: Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0021911

Accordingly, in order to solve the problems of the prior art, the present invention is to mix tap water flowing in from a water pipe in the faucet body and selectively discharge it to a water outlet, a hand shower or a fixed shower. An object of the present invention is to provide a faucet having a cleaning tool that can easily clean and wash surfaces to be washed, such as the floor or wall surface of a bathroom, with one hand.

Another object of the present invention is to filter tap water flowing in from a water pipe with clean purified water so that tap water can be used for various purposes and to provide a faucet having a cleaning tool that can easily combine and separate various types of cleaning tools suitable for the purpose. There is a purpose.

The present invention in order to solve this technical problem;

A cartridge provided inside the body to mix and discharge cold water and hot water flowing into the cold water inlet pipe and the hot water inlet pipe to which the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe are connected, and a distributor for distributing the tap water mixed and discharged from the cartridge; A hot and cold water operation unit for controlling mixing and discharging of cold water and hot water, a discharge direction operation unit for controlling the discharge direction of tap water of the distributor, and a water spout and a fixed shower for selectively discharging tap water according to the operation of the cold and hot water operation unit and the discharge direction operation unit And it provides a faucet equipped with a cleaning tool, characterized in that it includes a hand shower and cleaning tools.

At this time, a water outlet for discharging tap water discharged from the distributor is provided in front of the main body, and a pipe of a fixed shower for discharging tap water discharged from the distributor is provided on one side of the upper surface of the main body, and the lower portion of the main body is provided with the It is characterized in that the shower hose of the hand shower that discharges tap water discharged from the distributor and the cleaning hose of the cleaning tool are provided.

And the cleaning tool includes a handle having one end connected to the cleaning hose to form a guide passage through which tap water moves from one end to the other; It is characterized in that it comprises a washing port connected to the other end of the handle to receive tap water to wash the object to be washed.

At this time, the surface of the handle is provided with a tap water control tool for opening and closing the guide passage through which the tap water moves, and the tap water control tool is inserted into the guide part formed in the vertical direction of the handle to move up and down, and a guide hole is formed in the front and rear directions. A slide member that is a slide member, a button member that is coupled to both upper and lower ends of the slide member and can be pressed by hand, and a passage that is fitted in a seating portion formed in the guide flow path of the handle and can move tap water is formed in the front and rear directions of the spring It is characterized in that the other end is made of a pressing member in close contact with one end of the slide member by elasticity.

In addition, it consists of a washing body in which a support part connected to the other end of the handle is formed, and a washing part provided at the lower part of the washing body to remove scale and the like attached to the surface of the object to be washed, such as a bathroom wall or floor; A water guide path for guiding tap water flowing in from the handle to the washing unit is formed in the washing body, and a water outlet hole for discharging tap water from the water guide path to the washing unit is formed in the lower part of the washing body.

In addition, a cartridge and a distributor are built in the receiving space of the main body, and a first guide path for supplying the mixed tap water discharged from the cartridge to the water purification filter assembly and tap water filtered by the water purification filter assembly are located on the upper side of the main body. A connector having a second guide path for supplying water to the distributor is mounted, and the water filter assembly is detachably coupled to the connector.

At this time, the connector has a support jaw formed along the rim of the body to be supported along the edge of the support hole of the body, and a male thread is formed on the lower edge of the support jaw of the body to fasten the fixing nut; The water filter assembly includes a housing having a receiving portion, an open lower portion, and a second fastening portion having an externally formed male thread screwed to a female screw formed in the first fastening portion of the connector on an inner peripheral surface of the lower end; A cylindrical filter having a cylindrical shape provided in the part, through which a flow path through which tap water flowing in from the lower center can move upward is formed, and the tap water flowing into the flow path passes to the side to filter out foreign substances, and on the lower surface of the cylindrical filter The central lower side of the body is in close contact with the first guide path of the connector, and the upper side is composed of a lower supporting member in which an inlet portion communicating with the flow path of the cylindrical filter protrudes downward, and an upper supporting member in close contact with the upper surface of the cylindrical filter. characterized in that

In addition, the cartridge is a water filter assembly that filters foreign substances from the tap water and discharges the tap water in a state in which cold water and hot water are mixed when cold water and hot water are introduced through the cold water inlet pipe and the hot water inlet pipe to which the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe are connected. A first outlet for supplying and a second outlet for supplying to the cleaning hose of the cleaning tool are provided; The tap water from which foreign substances are filtered in the water filter assembly and discharged in the form of purified water is supplied to a water outlet and a distributor for discharging to one of a fixed shower and a hand shower; The tap water mixed in the cartridge according to the control direction of the hot and cold water operation unit is characterized in that it is discharged to the first outlet or the second outlet.

In addition, when cold water and hot water are introduced through the cold water inlet pipe and the hot water inlet pipe to which the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe are connected, the cartridge discharges the tap water in a state in which the cold water and hot water are mixed into one of a water outlet, a fixed shower and a hand shower. A first outlet for supplying to the distributor and a second outlet for supplying to the cleaning hose of the cleaning tool is provided; It is characterized in that the tap water mixed in the cartridge is discharged to the first outlet or the second outlet according to the control direction of the hot and cold water operation unit.

According to the present invention, cold water and hot water flowing in from the water pipe can be mixed in the faucet main body and selectively discharged to the water outlet of the main body, the hand shower, the fixed shower and the cleaning tool, so that the user can use an appropriate function according to the situation he is in. , cleaning tools can simply and conveniently clean and wash the surface of the object to be cleaned, such as the floor or wall of the bathroom, with one hand as tap water is discharged.

In addition, according to the present invention, one water filter assembly detachably provided in the main body of the faucet is provided, and clean purified water from which foreign substances in the mixed water supplied from the cartridge has been filtered is put into the distributor, and the water dispenser, hand shower or fixed shower can be selectively used. As it is discharged, the water purifying function can be used equally and efficiently in the water dispenser, hand shower or fixed shower. have.

1 is a perspective view showing a faucet bracket equipped with a cleaning tool according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining the coupling relationship between the cleaning tool provided in the faucet according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view of a cleaning tool provided in the faucet according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exploded view of a faucet having a cleaning tool according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a distributor of a faucet having a cleaning tool according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional view of a faucet having a cleaning tool according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a cross-sectional view of a faucet having a cleaning tool according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a cross-sectional view of a faucet having a cleaning tool according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the features of the faucet having a cleaning tool according to the present invention will be understood by the embodiments described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Since the present invention can have various changes and can have various forms, embodiments will be described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific disclosed form, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

First, FIGS. 1 to 6 are views illustrating a faucet having a cleaning tool according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

According to this, the faucet 1 having a cleaning tool of the present invention includes a main body 100 having a receiving space 102 therein, and cold water inflow provided inside the main body 100 to which a cold water pipe and a hot water pipe are connected. A cartridge 200 for mixing and discharging cold water and hot water flowing into the pipe 210 and the hot water inlet pipe 220, and the main body 100 to filter foreign substances from the tap water mixed and discharged from the cartridge 200 It includes a water filter assembly 300 for discharging the water, and a distributor 400 for distributing tap water discharged in the form of purified water from which foreign substances are filtered in the water filter assembly 300.

At this time, the main body 100 includes a hot and cold water operation unit 500 for controlling mixing and discharging of the cold water and hot water of the cartridge 200, and a discharge direction operation unit 600 for controlling the discharging direction of tap water of the distributor 400. do.

In addition, the tap water discharged from the distributor 400 according to the control direction of the discharge direction manipulation unit 600 is a water outlet 110 and a fixed sunflower-shaped fixed shower 120, a hand shower 130 and a cleaning tool 140. One of them is selectively discharged.

Hereinafter, the structure of each part of this invention is demonstrated concretely.

First, the main body 100 is formed with a receiving space 102 in which the cartridge 200 and the dispenser 400 are installed.

A water outlet 110 for discharging tap water discharged from the distributor 400 is provided at the front of the main body 100 , and one upper surface of the main body 100 has a fixed type for discharging tap water discharged from the distributor 400 . The pipe 122 of the sunflower-shaped fixed shower 120 of The cleaning hose 142 of the cleaning tool 140 is connected.

At this time, the water spout 110, the fixed shower 120, and the hand shower 130 have a known structure.

On the other hand, the cleaning tool 140 has one end connected to the cleaning hose 142 and a handle 144 in which a guide passage 144a through which tap water moves from one end to the other is formed, and the other end of the handle 144 is connected to the handle 144 . It consists of a washing port 146 that can wash the object to be washed.

At this time, a tap water control tool for opening and closing the guide passage 144a through which tap water moves is provided on the surface of the handle 144 .

The tap water control member is inserted into the guide portion 144b formed in the vertical direction of the handle 144 and is movable up and down, the slide member 145 having guide holes 145a formed in the front and rear directions, and the slide member 145 ) coupled to both upper and lower ends of the button members 145b and 145c that can be pressed by hand, and a passage ( 147a) is formed in the front-rear direction and the other end is made of a pressing member 147 in close contact with one end of the slide member 145 by the elasticity of the spring 144d.

At this time, the slide member 145 is inserted into the guide portion 144b of the handle 144 to prevent tap water from leaking when moving in the vertical direction. is inserted

In addition, the button members 145b and 145c are coupled to both ends of the slide member 145 to prevent the slide member 145 from being separated from the guide part 144b of the handle 144, as well as on a limited night. The outer diameter of the slide member 145 is formed to be larger than the inner diameter of the guide portion 144b of the handle 144 to move. In particular, in order to prevent skin from being caught and damaged at the ends of the button members 145b and 145c, both ends of the guide portion 144b of the handle 144 have support grooves so that the button members 145b and 145c can move within a limited range. (144e) is formed.

According to this structure, the slide member 145 is moved by the user's lifting operation of the button members 145b and 145c, so that the guide hole 145a of the slide member 145 coincides with the passage 147a of the pressing member 147. When connected, tap water moves in the other direction. In particular, when the slide member 145 is moved by the user's manipulation of the button members 145b and 145c and the guide hole 145a of the slide member 145 is displaced from the passage 147a of the pressing member 147, the movement of tap water is prevented. is blocked That is, the user can simply control the discharge of tap water without operating a separate faucet lever.

In addition, a cleaning port 146 is provided at the other end of the handle 144 . The washing port 146 is provided at the bottom of the washing body 1461 and the washing body 1461 having a support portion 1461a connected to the other end of the handle 144 to be washed, such as a bathroom wall or floor. It consists of a cleaning unit 1462 that can remove scales and the like attached to the surface of water.

At this time, a water guide path 1461b for guiding the tap water flowing in from the handle 144 to the washing unit 1462 is formed in the washing body 1461, and a water guide path 1461b is formed at the lower portion of the washing body 1461. A water discharge hole 1461e for discharging tap water to the washing unit 1462 is formed. Through this, according to the user's operation of the button members 145b and 145c, tap water is discharged to the washing unit 1462 through the water discharge hole 1461e along the water guide path 1461b of the washing port 146 to remove the object to be washed. Easy to clean.

At this time, a first locking protrusion 144f is formed in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the other end of the handle 144 so that the cleaning tool 146 is detachable from the other end of the handle 144, and the inner peripheral surface of the support portion 1461a of the cleaning body 1461 In the first locking step (144f) is supported, the second locking step (1461c) and the stopper projection (1461d) for preventing further rotation is continuously formed to protrude in a 'L' shape. In this case, the first and second locking projections 144f and 1461c are draped over the front end of the handle 144 in a state in which a leak prevention ring 144g made of a material such as silicone or rubber is fitted.

According to this structure, after inserting the other end of the handle 144 into the support portion 1461a of the cleaning tool 146, the support portion 1461a of the cleaning tool 146 is rotated to rotate the first and second locking jaws 144f and 1461c. ) is rotated in one direction to fit each other, even if the support portion 1461a of the cleaning tool 146 is pulled from the other end of the handle 144 while the first locking jaw 144f does not rotate any more by the stopper projection 1461d. will not be separated.

Of course, in addition to the above structure, the cleaning tool 140 connects a known water sprayer 141 that sprays water at high pressure when the lever 141a is pulled to the cleaning hose 142 to be used for high-pressure washing, or water is used for high-pressure washing. A known oral irrigator 143 that sprays may be connected to the cleaning hose 142 to be used for oral washing.

In this way, the tap water discharged from the distributor 400 is provided with a water outlet 110, a fixed sunflower-shaped fixed shower 120, a hand shower 130, and a cleaning tool 140. The main body 100 is a bathroom. It is fixed to the wall of the back, and the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe exposed on the wall are connected.

On the other hand, a known cartridge 200 and a dispenser 400 are built in the receiving space 102 of the main body 100, and a mixed form discharged from the cartridge 200 on the upper side of the main body 100. A first guide passage 161 for supplying the tap water of the water purification filter assembly 300 and a second guide passage 162 for supplying tap water filtered to the water purification filter assembly 300 to the distributor 400 are formed. A connector 160 is mounted, and the water filter assembly 300 is detachably coupled to the connector 160 .

In more detail, the cartridge 200 mixes cold water and hot water when cold water and hot water are introduced through the cold water inlet pipe 210 and the hot water inlet pipe 220 to which the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe are connected, and the first connection pipe It is supplied to the water filter assembly 300 through the first guide path 161 of the connector 160 connected to the 150 . The cartridge 200 selects cold water, hot water, or mixed water according to the degree of adjustment of the cold and hot water operation unit 500 , and can control the temperature of tap water discharged by adjusting the cold water and hot water.

And tap water discharged from the water filter assembly 300 is supplied to the inflow path 401 of the distributor 400 connected to the second connection pipe 151 through the second guide path 162 of the connector 160 . .

In addition, the distributor 400 includes a first discharge passage 402 to which the water outlet 110 is connected to selectively discharge tap water flowing into the distribution space 400a through the inflow passage 401 , and a fixed shower 120 . ) a second discharge passage 403 connected to the pipe 122, a third discharge passage 404 connected to the shower hose 132 of the hand shower 130, and a cleaning hose of the cleaning tool 140 ( A fourth discharge passage 405 to which 142 is connected is formed. The distributor 400 includes a water outlet 110 , a pipe 122 of the fixed shower 120 , a hose 132 of the hand shower 130 , and a cleaning tool 140 according to the control of the discharge direction manipulation unit 600 . Of the cleaning hose 142, tap water is selectively discharged in any one direction.

On the other hand, the support hole 103 is formed through the upper center of the main body 100, the connector 160 is mounted, and the water filter assembly 300 is detachably coupled to the connector 160.

At this time, the connector 160 is supported along the edge of the support hole 103 of the body 100 by forming a support jaw 164 along the edge of the body 163, and the support jaw of the body 163 ( 164) A male screw thread 164a is formed on the lower edge, and the fixing nut 169 is fastened.

According to this structure, the connector 160 passes through the support hole 103 of the main body 100 to support the support jaw 164 on the upper surface of the upper surface of the support hole 103 of the main body 100. By screwing the fixing nut 169 in the receiving space 102 of 100 to support the fixing nut 169 on the lower surface of the edge of the support hole 103 of the body 100, the connector 160 is attached to the body 100. It can be fixed firmly.

In addition, first and second guide paths 161 and 162 penetrating up and down are formed on the upper portion of the body 163 of the connector 160, and the edge of the body 163 protrudes upward to the water filter assembly 300. A first fastening portion 165 to which is detachably coupled is formed.

At this time, a screw thread is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the end of the first guide path 161 of the connector 160 so that the first nut part 150a formed at one end of the first connector 150 is screwed, and the second guide A thread is also formed on the outer peripheral surface of the end of the furnace 162 so that the second nut portion 151a formed at one end of the second connection pipe 151 is screwed. Therefore, the tap water discharged from the cartridge 200 flows into the first guide path 161 through the first connection pipe 150 and is supplied to the center of the water purification filter assembly 300, and purified water from the water filter assembly 300 The tap water filtered in the state is supplied to the distributor 400 through the second connection pipe 151 through the second guide path 162 .

In addition, the first fastening part 165 of the connector 160 protrudes upward along the edge of the body 163 , and a female thread 165a is formed on the inner circumferential surface to be screwed with the water filter assembly 300 . Of course, even when separating the water filter assembly 300, the water filter assembly 300 may be separated by turning it in the opposite direction to the tightening direction.

The water filter assembly 300 has an accommodating part 312 formed therein, a lower part is opened, and a male thread screwed to a female thread 165a formed in the first fastening part 165 of the connector 160 on the inner peripheral surface of the lower end. A housing 310 having a second fastening part 313 formed on the outside of which 313a is formed, and a flow path 322 provided in the receiving part 312 through which tap water flowing in from the center lower side can move upwardly passes through. A cylindrical filter 320 formed in a cylindrical shape and the tap water flowing into the flow path 322 passes through the side to filter foreign substances, and the cylindrical filter 320 is closely attached to the lower surface of the body 331 at the lower center of the body 331 . The lower support 330, the upper side of which communicates with the first guide path 161 of the connector 160, and the inlet 332, which communicates with the flow path 322 of the cylindrical filter 320, protrudes downward; It is composed of an upper support member 340 that is in close contact with the upper surface of the cylindrical filter 320 .

At this time, the lower support 330 closely supports the lower portion of the cylindrical filter 320 , and a first ring groove 333 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inlet 332 of the lower support 330 , and the connector 160 ), a second ring groove 166 corresponding to the first ring groove 333 is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the first guide passage 161 . Therefore, in a state in which the first leak prevention O-ring 167 is inserted into the first ring groove 333 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the inlet 332 of the lower support 330, in the first guide path 161 of the connector 160. When inserted, the outer surface of the first leak prevention O-ring 167 is inserted into the second ring groove 166 to prevent the tap water of the cartridge 200 flowing in through the first guide path 161 from leaking.

In addition, a pressing protrusion 314 is formed on the inner upper portion of the receiving part 312 of the housing 310 to be supported by a support groove 342 concavely formed in the center of the upper support 340 , and to hold the upper support 340 . Pressed on the upper portion of the cylindrical filter 320 is closely supported.

In addition, a second fastening part 313 is formed at the lower end of the housing 310 of the water filter assembly 300 and is detachably fastened to the first fastening part 165 of the connector 160, in this case, the second The fastening part 313 has a male screw thread 313a that meshes with the female screw thread 165a formed on the inner circumferential surface of the first fastening part 165 of the connector 160 .

At this time, the second fastening part 313 is equipped with a second leak prevention O-ring 350 so that the male screw thread 313a is screwed to the female screw thread 165a of the connector 160 through the cylindrical filter 320 . It is possible to prevent tap water guided to the edge of the receiving part 312 of the housing 310 from leaking to the outside through the screw coupling part.

In addition, it is preferable to use a known filter made of various materials such as a sediment filter made of a PP material, a fabric filter, and the like, for the cylindrical filter 320 . In addition, when the cylindrical filter 320 is inserted into the housing 310, the tap water flowing through the flow path 322 is filtered by forming a space between the inner peripheral surface of the receiving part 312 of the housing 310 and the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical filter 320. Thus, tap water flowing out to the outer surface of the cylindrical filter 320 can be smoothly discharged to the second guide path 162 of the connector 160 .

The housing 310 of the water filter assembly 300 is preferably made of a transparent material so that the degree of contamination of the cylindrical filter 320 can be easily checked with the naked eye.

In addition, the hot and cold water manipulation unit 500 and the discharge direction manipulation unit 600 may be formed of a round knob-type handle as shown, but may also be formed of a lever-shaped handle.

According to this configuration, when the user manipulates the cold and hot water operation unit 500, the cold water and hot water flowing into the cold water inlet pipe 210 and the hot water inlet pipe 220 from the cartridge 200 are mixed and discharged according to the operation state. Foreign substances are filtered through the assembly 300 and introduced into the distributor 400 in the form of purified water. Accordingly, according to the rotational operation direction of the discharge direction control unit 600, the water outlet 110, the pipe 122 of the fixed shower 120, the hose 132 of the hand shower 130, the cleaning hose of the cleaning tool 140 ( 142), drain the tap water in either direction.

Next, Figure 7 is a view for explaining the faucet having a cleaning tool according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

According to this, the faucet 1 of the present invention includes the body 100, the cartridge 200, the distributor 400, and the like, as in the first embodiment, but the water filter assembly 300 is not provided.

That is, the faucet 1 of the present invention has a main body 100 having a receiving space 102 formed therein, and a cold water inlet pipe 210 provided inside the main body 100 to which a cold water pipe and a hot water pipe are connected. And the cartridge 200 for mixing and discharging cold water and hot water flowing into the hot water inlet pipe 220, and the tap water discharged from the cartridge 200 in a mixed state of cold water and hot water is directly introduced into the distributor 400 . This is a method that does not use the water purification function, and the cartridge 200 mixes cold water and hot water when cold water and hot water are introduced through the cold water inlet pipe 210 and the hot water inlet pipe 220 to which the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe are connected. It is supplied to the inflow path 401 of the distributor 400 connected to the discharge pipe 152 .

The cartridge 200 selects cold water, hot water, or mixed water according to the degree of adjustment of the cold and hot water operation unit 500 , and can control the temperature of tap water discharged by adjusting the cold water and hot water.

And the distributor 400 is a water outlet 110, a pipe 122 of the fixed shower 120, a hose 132 of the hand shower 130, a cleaning tool ( 140) of the cleaning hose 142 discharges the tap water in any one direction.

And Figure 8 is a view for explaining the faucet having a cleaning tool according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

According to this, the faucet 1 of the present invention includes a main body 100, a cartridge 200, a distributor 400, and the like, as in the first embodiment, and the water outlet 110 in the distributor 400, a fixed shower Although tap water is discharged in either direction among the pipe 122 of 120 and the hose 132 of the hand shower 130 , the cleaning hose 142 of the cleaning tool 140 is connected to the cartridge 200 .

That is, the faucet 1 of the present invention has a main body 100 having a receiving space 102 formed therein, and a cold water inlet pipe 210 provided inside the main body 100 to which a cold water pipe and a hot water pipe are connected. And a cartridge 200 for mixing and discharging cold and hot water flowing into the hot water inlet pipe 220, and a water filter provided in the main body 100 to filter out foreign substances from tap water mixed and discharged from the cartridge 200 It includes an assembly 300 and a distributor 400 for distributing tap water discharged in the form of purified water from which foreign substances are filtered in the water purification filter assembly 300 .

At this time, the tap water mixed and discharged from the cartridge 200 is supplied to the water purification filter assembly 300 or discharged to the cleaning hose 142 of the cleaning tool 140 according to the control direction of the hot and cold water operation unit 500 .

To this end, when cold water and hot water are introduced through the cold water inlet pipe 210 and the hot water inlet pipe 220 to which the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe are connected, the cartridge 200 converts tap water in a state in which cold water and hot water are mixed into the water filter assembly. A first outlet 204 for supplying to 300 and a second outlet 205 for supplying to the cleaning hose 142 of the cleaning tool 140 are provided.

Accordingly, the cartridge 200 may select cold water, hot water, mixed water, and an off mode (cleaning mode) according to the degree of control of the hot and cold water operation unit 500 . Accordingly, when the user selects the off mode (cleaning mode) by operating the hot and cold water control unit 500, the water outlet 110, the fixed shower 120, and the hand shower 130 cannot be used, and only the cleaning tool 140 can be used. can Of course, if the off mode (cleaning mode) is released by operating the cold and hot water operation unit 500 and cold water, hot water, mixed water, etc. are selected, the cleaning tool 140 cannot be used, but according to the rotational operation direction of the discharge direction operation unit 600 Any one of the water outlet 110 , the fixed shower 120 , and the hand shower 130 may be selectively used.

Of course, when the water filter assembly 300 is not used, the first outlet path 204 of the cartridge 200 may be directly connected to the distributor 400 .

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail as described above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the scope of the present invention extends to the scope substantially equivalent to the embodiment of the present invention.

1: faucet bracket 100: body
110: water spout 120: fixed shower
130: hand shower 140: cleaning tools
160: connector 200: cartridge
300: water filter assembly 310: housing
320: cylindrical filter 330: lower support
340: upper support 360: closing sphere
400: distributor 500: hot and cold water control unit
600: discharge direction control unit

Claims (9)

A cartridge 200 provided inside the body 100 and mixing and discharging cold water and hot water flowing into a cold water inlet pipe 210 and a hot water inlet pipe 220 to which a cold water pipe and a hot water pipe are connected, and the cartridge 200 ), a distributor 400 for distributing the tap water mixed and discharged, a cold and hot water operation unit 500 for controlling the mixing and discharging of the cold water and hot water of the cartridge 200, and the distributor 400 to control the tap water discharge direction The discharge direction control unit 600, the water outlet 110 selectively discharging tap water according to the operation of the cold and hot water control unit 500 and the discharge direction control unit 600, the fixed shower 120, the hand shower 130, and cleaning a tool 140;
The cleaning tool 140 has one end connected to the cleaning hose 142 and a handle 144 in which a guide passage 144a through which tap water moves is formed; A support portion 1461a detachably connected to the other end of the handle 144 is formed and includes a cleaning port 146 that can receive tap water and wash the object to be washed;
A first engaging projection 144f is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the other end of the handle 144 in the circumferential direction, and the first engaging projection 144f is supported on the inner circumferential surface of the support portion 1461a of the cleaning hole 146. A second engaging A faucet equipped with a cleaning tool, characterized in that the jaw (1461c) and the stopper projection (1461d) for preventing rotation are formed in a 'B' shape.
The method of claim 1,
A water outlet 110 for discharging tap water discharged from the distributor 400 is provided at the front of the main body 100 , and one upper surface of the main body 100 is fixed to discharge the tap water discharged from the distributor 400 . A pipe 122 of the shower 120 is provided, and a shower hose 132 and a cleaning tool 140 of the hand shower 130 for discharging tap water discharged from the distributor 400 at the lower portion of the main body 100 Faucet bracket equipped with a cleaning tool, characterized in that provided with a cleaning hose (142) of.
The method of claim 1,
The surface of the handle 144 is provided with a tap water control tool for opening and closing the guide passage (144a) through which the tap water moves;
The tap water control member is inserted into the guide part 144b formed in the vertical direction of the handle 144 and is movable up and down, the slide member 145 having guide holes 145a formed in the front and rear directions, and the slide member 145 ) coupled to both upper and lower ends of the button members 145b and 145c that can be pressed by hand, and a passage ( A faucet having a cleaning tool, characterized in that it comprises a pressing member (147) in which 147a) is formed in the front-rear direction and the other end is in close contact with one end of the slide member (145) by the elasticity of the spring (144d).
The method of claim 1,
A cartridge 200 and a dispenser 400 are built-in in the receiving space 102 of the main body 100, and the mixed tap water discharged from the cartridge 200 is supplied to the upper side of the main body 100 as a water filter assembly. A connector 160 in which a first guide path 161 for supplying to 300 and a second guide path 162 for supplying filtered tap water to the water filter assembly 300 to the distributor 400 are formed. A faucet having a cleaning tool, characterized in that the water filter assembly (300) is detachably coupled to the connector (160).
5. The method of claim 4,
The connector 160 has a support jaw 164 formed along the edge of the body 163 to be supported along the edge of the support hole 103 of the body 100 , and the support jaw 164 of the body 163 . A male screw thread 164a is formed on the lower edge, and a fixing nut 169 is fastened;
The water filter assembly 300 has an accommodating part 312, a lower opening, and a male thread screwed to a female thread 165a formed in the first fastening part 165 of the connector 160 on the inner peripheral surface of the lower end. A housing 310 having a second fastening part 313 formed on the outside of which 313a is formed, and a flow path 322 provided in the receiving part 312 through which tap water flowing in from the center lower side can move upwardly passes through. A cylindrical filter 320 formed in a cylindrical shape and the tap water flowing into the flow passage 322 passes through the side to filter foreign substances, and the cylindrical filter 320 is closely attached to the lower surface of the body 331 at the lower center of the body. The lower side support 330, the upper side of which communicates with the first guide path 161 of the connector 160, and the inlet 332, which communicates with the flow path 322 of the cylindrical filter 320, protrudes downward; A faucet having a cleaning tool, characterized in that it is composed of an upper side support (340) that is in close contact with the upper surface of the cylindrical filter (320).
The method of claim 1,
When cold water and hot water are introduced through the cold water inlet pipe 210 and the hot water inlet pipe 220 to which the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe are connected, the cartridge 200 filters out foreign substances from the tap water in a state in which cold water and hot water are mixed. A first outlet passage 204 for supplying the water filter assembly 300 for discharging and discharging, and a second outlet passage 205 for supplying to the cleaning hose 142 of the cleaning tool 140 are provided;
The tap water from which foreign substances are filtered in the water filter assembly 300 and discharged in the form of purified water is supplied to the distributor 400 that discharges to any one of the water outlet 110 , the fixed shower 120 , and the hand shower 130 ;
Tap water mixed in the cartridge 200 according to the control direction of the cold and hot water operation unit 500 is discharged to the first outlet 204 or the second outlet 205. A faucet with a cleaning tool, characterized in that .
The method of claim 1,
When cold water and hot water are introduced through the cold water inlet pipe 210 and the hot water inlet pipe 220 to which the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe are connected, the cartridge 200 discharges tap water in a state in which the cold water and the hot water are mixed. And the first outlet 204 supplied to the distributor 400 for discharging to any one of the fixed shower 120 and the hand shower 130, and the second outlet supplied to the cleaning hose 142 of the cleaning tool 140 A furnace 205 is provided;
Faucet fitting with a cleaning tool, characterized in that the tap water mixed in the cartridge 200 is discharged to the first outlet path 204 or the second outlet path 205 according to the control direction of the cold/hot water operation unit 500 .
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