KR200356313Y1 - Apparatus for opening and closing tap using hand and foot - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a faucet opening and closing device using hands and feet to adjust the amount of water discharge by controlling the faucet by using the foot as well as the hand, and at the same time to adjust the water discharge amount of cold or hot water,

A first housing; A first handle part formed to protrude from the upper part of the first housing to the front and rear parts, and each having an upper lever and a lower lever; A rotating member having a first gear and a second gear rotatably fixed between the upper lever and the lower lever, and a third gear firmly fixed between the upper lever and the lower lever; Scaffolding coupled to the connection member is formed sliding through holes; A round bar rotatably coupled to the upper lever and the lower lever and coupled to the first gear and the second housing so as to be firmly fixed to the upper lever and the lower lever; A second housing having a hole formed in an upper portion and a side portion thereof so that the connection member coupled to the foot plate and the round bar are connected to each other; A support plate in contact with the ground and fixed to the foot plate so as not to be separated; A second handle part for rotating the round bar; And a universal joint mounted to a predetermined portion of the round bar.

Description

Faucet switchgear using hands and feet {APPARATUS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING TAP USING HAND AND FOOT}

The present invention relates to a control device for opening and closing the faucet by using the hands and feet, more specifically to control the amount of cold water, hot water or a mixture thereof, and to control not only by using the hand but also discharged by using the foot It relates to a faucet opening and closing device using the hands and feet to control the amount and temperature of water.

Commonly used faucet is to close the faucet by hand after washing the hand, so in public places where many people use it, the water will be kept clean and not be clean. In this case, a lot of water is wasted until someone discovers it, and water flowing down while opening and closing is also wasted.

In order to solve this problem, a method of opening and closing the faucet valve by pressing a footrest provided to open and close the faucet by operating the foot without opening and closing by hand only has been introduced. A system for opening and closing has been introduced.

However, the opening and closing device for opening and closing the faucet by pressing the footrest in the prior art was very complicated in its structure, there was a problem that the control of the amount of water discharge for cold water, hot water or a mixture thereof is not precise.

In addition, the faucet opening and closing device applying a solenoid valve capable of performing a relatively precise operation is being faced by consumers because of frequent failures, the electronic water supply device using an infrared sensor also had a problem that requires the use of a hand. .

Therefore, there is an urgent need for the development of a faucet opening and closing device having a simple structure for opening and closing a faucet, and precisely controlling the amount of water discharged for cold water, hot water, or a mixture thereof.

An object of the present invention for solving the problems as described above, by controlling the faucet by using the foot as well as the hand to adjust the amount of water discharge, at the same time to adjust the amount of water discharged in cold water, hot water or a mixture thereof to have a suitable temperature The present invention provides a faucet switchgear using hands and feet to make water available.

More specifically, the purpose of the present invention,

A first housing; An upper lever formed to protrude from the upper portion of the first housing to the front and rear portions, the upper lever having a plurality of first through holes, one fourth through hole, and one sixth through hole, and a plurality of third through holes, one agent A first handle part having a lower lever coupled to the upper lever by forming five through holes and one seventh through hole; A first gear rotatably fixed between the upper lever and the lower lever, the first gear having an eighth through hole and a clamping insertion hole, and second fixing means disposed on the upper and lower parts so as to be rotatably fixed between the upper lever and the lower lever; And a second gear meshed with the first gear, and a plurality of second through holes formed therein, the predetermined thread having a predetermined thread engaged with the second gear in a portion, so as to be firmly fixed between the upper lever and the lower lever. A rotating member having three gears; Scaffolding coupled to the connection member is formed sliding through holes; The upper lever and the lower lever is rotatably coupled and coupled to the first gear firmly fixed, the upper end is formed with a clamp insert groove, the lower end is formed with a second wrench bolt insertion groove in the vertical direction Moving round bar; A second housing having a hole formed in an upper portion and a side thereof so that the connection member coupled to the scaffold and the round bar are coupled; A support plate in contact with the ground and having a ninth through hole into which a third fastening means for fixing the footrest does not deviate; A second handle part fixed to a predetermined portion of the round bar to rotate the round bar; And a universal joint mounted on a predetermined portion of the round bar.

1 is a perspective view showing a washbasin with a faucet opening and closing device using the hands and feet according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the faucet opening and closing device using the hands and feet according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a state of use of the faucet opening and closing device using the hands and feet according to the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

1: first housing 2: sink

3: 1st handle part 4: Water jet part

5: upper lever 7: lower lever

10: second housing 11: rotating member

13: first gear 14: second gear

15: third gear 19: connecting member

21: scaffold 23: round bar

25: clamp insert 26, 41: insert groove

27: support plate 29: first support member

30: second handle 31: second support member

33-1: 1st wrench bolt 33-2: 2nd wrench bolt

35: sliding through hole 37: rotating hole

39: vertical reciprocating hole 43: universal joint

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of the faucet opening and closing device using the hands and feet according to the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing a washbasin with a faucet opening and closing device using a hand and a foot according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the faucet opening and closing device using a hand and a foot according to the present invention, Figure 3 according to the present invention This is a state of use of the faucet switchgear using hands and feet.

For reference, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof is omitted.

In addition, terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to intentions or customs of users and operators.

Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

As shown in the drawings, when schematically illustrating the components of the faucet opening and closing device using the hands and feet according to the present invention, he is the first housing 1, the first handle 3, the rotating member 11, the footrest 21, the round bar 23, the second housing 10, the support plate 27, the second handle portion 30 and the universal joint 43.

The above components will be described in detail below.

The first housing 1 is formed to be vertically long and has a lower lever 7 provided at an upper portion thereof, and a lower portion thereof is fixed to a predetermined portion through a hole mounted on the sink 2 or formed in the sink. The water jetting part 4 is provided in the inside, and the inside is made into a hollow shape in order to allow a water pipe (not shown) to pass through.

The first handle portion 3 is formed to protrude from the upper portion of the housing 1 to the front and rear portions, respectively, a plurality of first fixing means (17-1) made of any one of a circular, polygonal or screw shape The rod 23 which has passed through the plurality of first through holes 9-1 and the eighth through holes 9-8 formed in the first gear 13 so as to be inserted into the lower lever 7 so as to be tightly fastened. The fourth through hole (9-4) to allow the top of the () is rotatably mounted, and the second fixing means (17-2) formed in the upper portion of the second gear 14 to be rotatably inserted An upper lever 5 on which a sixth through hole 9-6 is formed; And a plurality of third through holes 9-3, through which the plurality of first fixing means 17-1 is inserted to tightly engage the upper lever 5, and the round bar 23. And the fifth through hole 9-5 and the second fixing means 17-2 formed below the second gear 14 to be rotatably inserted. 9-7), the lower lever (7) is formed, and the user can be a means for controlling the amount of jetting water of cold water, hot water or their mixture by operating only the first handle 3 using his hand Can be.

The rotating member 11 is firmly fixed by a fastener (not shown) inserted into a fastener inserting hole 25 and a fastener inserting groove 26 formed at an upper portion of the round bar 23, but the upper lever 5 and A first gear 13 rotatably fixed to the lower lever 7; A second gear having a second fixing means 17-2 at its upper and lower portions so as to be rotatably fixed between the upper lever 5 and the lower lever 7 and rotating in engagement with the first gear 13; (14); And a plurality of first fixing means 17-1 having a shape of any one of a circular, polygonal or screw shape in order to be firmly fixed between the upper lever 5 and the lower lever 7. The second through hole 9-2 is formed, and a part of the second through hole 9-2 is provided with a third gear 15 formed with a predetermined screw thread engaged with the second gear 14.

Therefore, when the user rotates the second handle 30 in the front-rear direction to adjust the cold or hot water, the first gear 13 rotates in one direction and the second gear 14 rotates in the opposite direction thereof. Then, the third gear 15 is rotated in the same direction as the first gear 13 but in the opposite direction to the second gear 14, and at the same time the first handle 3 of the faucet is rotated, Cold water or hot water coming out of the jetting unit 4 may be adjusted.

The footrest 21 is fastened to the threaded hole formed in the side of the second housing 10 by a screw thread formed at one end of the connecting member 19. In addition, it is coupled to be movable by the third fixing means (17-3) inserted into the ninth through hole (9-9) formed in the upper portion of the support plate 27 in contact with the ground.

Here, the connecting member 19 is provided with a sliding through hole 35 of a predetermined length for allowing the scaffold 21 to move freely up and down on the surface of the third fixing means 17-3. Therefore, when the user steps on the footrest 21, the round bar 23 is lifted up to lift the rear part of the first handle part 3 to open the faucet. When the user releases the foot from the footrest 21 after use, the footrest 21 automatically rises up, and the round bar comes down, and at the same time, the rear of the first handle part 3 comes down and the faucet is closed.

The round bar 23 is rotatably coupled to the upper lever 5 and the lower lever 7, but the upper end portion is formed with a detent insert groove 26 is formed in the first gear (not shown) by the detent (not shown) 13) and firmly combined. In addition, an insertion groove 41 is formed at the lower end thereof so that the second wrench bolt 33-2 secures the second housing 10, which is a connecting means to the footrest 21.

In addition, a second handle part 30 for rotating the round bar 23 is firmly fastened by a first wrench bolt 33-1 to a predetermined portion of the round bar 23. Therefore, by using the second handle 30, the round bar 23 can be rotated in the front-rear direction through the rotation hole 37 formed at the front end portions of the support members 29 and 31, whereby cold water or hot water Allows you to adjust the water discharge.

The second housing 10 has a hole formed therein to allow the round bar 23 to be inserted into and fixed to the upper portion thereof, and the second housing 10 for fastening the round bar 23 to a predetermined portion of the side thereof. A threaded hole into which the wrench bolt 33-2 is inserted and one end of the connecting member 19 coupled to the foot plate 21 are inserted and fixed. Therefore, the connecting member 19 of the round bar 23 and the footrest 21 is firmly connected.

The support plate 27 is provided with a ninth through hole 9-9 which is in contact with the ground and into which the third fixing means 17-3 for fixing the footrest 21 is not detached. In addition, since the support plate 27 is firmly fixed by a removable adhesive (not shown) attached to the lower portion thereof, the support plate 27 serves to fix it so that it does not detach from the current position when the user steps on the footrest 21. have.

Moreover, the said round bar 23 is equipped with the rotation hole 37 which rotates to the front-back direction, and the several support member 29 and 31 in which the up-and-down reciprocating hole 39 which moves up-down reciprocally is formed. Therefore, when the round bar 23 moves in the up-down or forward-backward direction, it is possible to move in a predetermined range without departing from a predetermined range. In addition, the support members 29 and 31 are coupled in a sliding manner so that the length of the vertical reciprocating hole 39 is adjusted.

And, in order to be able to use in a narrow space where the faucet opening and closing device of the present invention can not be installed, freely power when two axes intersecting at a certain angle to a predetermined portion of the round bar 23 at an angle It is equipped with a universal joint 43 that can deliver.

Therefore, even if the faucet opening and closing device is installed in any place to enable the up and down reciprocating motion and rotational movement of the round bar (23).

Looking at the operation state of the faucet opening and closing device using the hands and feet of the present invention made of a configuration as described above are as follows.

First, the faucet according to the present invention can adjust the amount of jetting water of cold water, hot water or a mixture thereof even if the user uses only his hand.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, when the user presses down on the footrest 21, the round bar 23 moves up and at the same time raises the rear of the levers 5 and 7 of the faucet. By tilting its front downward, a stopper (not shown), which disconnects the water pipe (not shown) and the water jetting unit 4, is opened so that the flow path is allowed to penetrate the jet.

In addition, when the user wants to use only one of cold water, hot water, or a mixture thereof, the first gear may be rotated by holding the second handle 30 and selectively rotating in the front and rear directions to rotate the round bar 23. (13), the second gear 14 and the third gear 15 are rotated in a staggered direction to each other, and then optimum water is supplied by adjusting the jetting water of cold water or hot water.

Here, the amount of water coming through the water jetting portion 4 of the faucet and the temperature of the water can be adjusted at the same time.

In the above has been shown and described with respect to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, without departing from the gist of the invention as claimed in the claims are common in the field Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and such modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

According to the faucet opening and closing device using the hands and feet of the present invention as described above, by simply controlling the faucet using the feet as well as the hands, to adjust the water discharge amount of cold water, hot water or their mixture to the optimum conditions desired by the user It can be effective.

Claims (5)

A first housing 1; Each of the first through holes 9-1, one fourth through hole 9-4, and one six through hole 9 are formed to protrude from the upper portion of the first housing 1 to the front and rear portions, respectively. -6) is formed with the upper lever 5, a plurality of third through holes (9-3), one fifth through hole (9-5) and one seventh through hole (9-7) A first handle part (3) having a lower lever (7) coupled to the upper lever (5); A first gear 13 rotatably fixed between the upper lever 5 and the lower lever 7 and provided with an eighth through hole 9-8 and a clamp insert 25; and the upper lever 5 A second gear 14 having upper and lower second fixing means 17-2 engaged with the first gear 13 so as to be rotatably fixed between the lower lever 7 and the lower lever 7; In order to be firmly fixed between the lever 5 and the lower lever 7, a plurality of second through holes 9-2 are formed and a predetermined thread having a predetermined thread engaged with the second gear 14 at a portion thereof. A rotating member 11 having three gears 15; A footrest 21 to which a connection member 19 having a sliding through hole 35 is coupled; The upper lever 5 and the lower lever 7 are rotatably coupled to each other, and are firmly fixed to the first gear 13, and the upper end portion is provided with a fastener insertion groove 26, and a lower end of the second wrench bolt. Insertion groove 41 is formed and the round bar 23 to move in the vertical direction or front and rear directions; A second housing 10 having a hole formed in an upper portion and a side portion thereof so that the connection member 19 coupled to the scaffold 21 and the round bar 23 are coupled; A support plate 27 which is in contact with the ground and has a ninth through hole 9-9 into which the third fixing means 17-3 for fixing the footrest 21 is not detached; A second handle part 30 fixed to a predetermined portion of the round bar 23 to rotate the round bar 23; And Universal joint (43) mounted to a predetermined portion of the round bar (23); Faucet opening and closing device using a hand and a foot comprising a. The hand and the foot of claim 1, wherein the first handle part 3 includes a plurality of first fixing means 17-1 formed in any one of a circular shape, a polygon shape, and a screw shape. Faucet switchgear used. The method of claim 1, wherein the round bar 23 is characterized in that it comprises a plurality of support members (29, 31) formed with a rotary hole (37) for rotating movement and a vertical reciprocating hole (39) for vertically reciprocating movement. Faucet switchgear using hands and feet. The faucet opening and closing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the support members (29, 31) are coupled in a sliding manner to adjust the length of the vertical reciprocating hole (39). The faucet opening and closing device using hands and feet according to claim 3, wherein one end of the connection member (19) is made of a screw thread to be coupled to the housing (10).