KR200476073Y1 - Cartridge for cold water and hot water having step operation means of rotary click type - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a water valve cartridge, comprising: a lever coupled to a handle of a power receiver; A housing including a sliding guide for guiding the operation of the lever to form an appearance of a plurality of interior parts for outgoing cold water, hot water or mixed water; And a left-and-right click operation means for allowing the cold water section and the mixed water section to be separated by allowing the handle to be moved in a stepwise manner when the handle is rotated to the left and right, The means being formed on one side of the inner wall of the housing, the clicking means forming a boundary for separating the cold water section and the mixed water section; And a cavity formed on the inner side to be inserted into the sliding guide and disposed in the cold water section or the mixed water section while crossing the click means, .

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a water valve cartridge having a left-

The present invention relates to a water valve cartridge having a left and right click type end manipulating means, and more particularly, to a water valve cartridge capable of not only improving click sensitivity during a simple operation in a cold water section and a mixed water section, To a water valve cartridge having left and right click type end manipulation means.

The water valve cartridge is widely used for faucets and the like, and is intended to supply cold water, hot water, and cold / hot mixed water at an appropriate temperature.

That is, it is an apparatus for selectively supplying cold water and hot water according to the user's need, and at the same time, supplying mixed water with appropriate temperature control as needed.

Most of water valve cartridges having such functions are designed to discharge cold water, hot water and mixed water through lever operation.

In other words, when the lever is lifted up or turned on, the cold water is discharged. When the lever is rotated in the opposite direction, the hot water is discharged. When the rotation angle of the lever is properly adjusted, the mixed water of cold and hot water is discharged.

However, in the case of such a conventional water supply valve cartridge, only the mixing water temperature control function is implemented at the time of operating the lever, and the function of recognizing the cold water section and the mixed water section separately is not provided. Therefore, even when the use of the cold water is sufficient, the mixed water is frequently used without being perceived, and unnecessary hot water can be wasted.

In order to prevent this, unnecessary waste of hot water can be reduced if a structure capable of separating the cold water section and the mixed water section and adopting the cold water section and the mixed water section can be reduced.

The present applicant has filed a utility model registration application for a water valve cartridge which can easily recognize that the cold water section and the mixed water section are separately formed by allowing the handle to be moved in a stepwise manner when the handle is rotated in the left- 20-0465948, 20-0470169 and 20-0470170, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

However, in the case of the above-described technique, it is necessary to develop a structure that compensates for the fact that the click sensitivity is felt during the simple operation, but the click sound is not audibly heard so that the user's segmentation and cognitive effect is reduced.

Korea Patent Office Application No. 10-2008-0065379 Utility model registration No. 20-0465948 Utility model registration No. 20-0470169 Registered utility model No. 20-0470170

The present invention is intended to provide a water valve cartridge having left and right click type operation means capable of not only improving the click sensitivity in the cold water section and the mixed water section but also significantly increasing the click sound.

The above object is achieved by a water valve cartridge, comprising: a lever coupled to a handle of a power receiver; A housing including a sliding guide for guiding the operation of the lever to form an appearance of a plurality of interior parts for outgoing cold water, hot water or mixed water; And a left-and-right click operation means for allowing the cold water section and the mixed water section to be separated by allowing the handle to be moved in a stepwise manner when the handle is rotated to the left and right, The means being formed on one side of the inner wall of the housing, the clicking means forming a boundary for separating the cold water section and the mixed water section; And a cavity formed on the inner side to be inserted into the sliding guide and disposed in the cold water section or the mixed water section while crossing the click means, And a left-right click operation means, characterized in that the left-right click operation means is provided.

Wherein the manipulation member comprises: a body portion inserted into the insertion groove portion of the sliding guide, the body portion being formed on the plate surface so as to penetrate the cavity; And a protrusion contact portion formed at the exposed end of the body portion and disposed in the cold water section or the mixed water section while being in contact with the click means and crossing the click means.

The outer surface of the protrusion contacting portion can be processed into an arc or a triangle shape.

The stopper protrusion may protrude in opposite directions on opposite sides of the body to prevent rotation of the body when the stopper is clicked. The insertion groove of the sliding guide may be inserted into the body, A body part inserting groove part; And a protrusion insertion slot communicating with the body portion insertion slot and into which the plurality of rotation preventing protrusions are inserted.

The housing includes: a housing body; And a housing neck connected to the housing body and having a diameter smaller than that of the housing body, wherein the housing neck is partially formed with an elastic incision portion having elasticity, the click means being disposed on the inner wall of the elastic incision portion And a first and a second depression section for forming the cold water section and the mixed water section may be formed on the inner wall of the housing neck with the click means interposed therebetween.

According to the present invention, there is provided a water valve cartridge having a left-right click type operation means capable of not only improving the click sensitivity in the cold water section and the mixed water section but also significantly increasing the click sound.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the operation of a water supply valve to which a water valve cartridge having a right-click type end manipulation means according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a water valve cartridge having a left-right click operation means according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a front exploded perspective view of FIG. 2,
Fig. 4 is an exploded bottom perspective view of Fig. 2,
Fig. 5 is a diagram showing the arrangement between the sliding guide and the single-
6 is an assembled perspective view of FIG. 6,
Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the left and right click operation means region.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the operation of a water supply valve to which a water valve cartridge having a left-right click type end manipulation means according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied; FIG. 2 is a left- Figure 3 is a front exploded perspective view of Figure 2, Figure 4 is a rear exploded perspective view of Figure 2, Figure 5 is a view of the arrangement between the sliding guide and the stepped operating member, Figure 6 is a perspective view of the combined valve of Figure 6, And Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the left and right click type single operation means region.

Referring to these figures, the water valve cartridge according to one embodiment of the present invention is a modular part which is mounted on the water receiving unit 1 as shown in Fig. 1 and is responsible for the function of controlling the outflow of cold water and hot water, A housing 80 for forming an outer appearance of a plurality of internal components (not shown) for discharging cold water, hot water or mixed water, a handle 80 coupled to the handle 2 of the handle 1, (90) (see FIG. 7) that allows the cold water section and the mixed water section to be distinguished from each other by allowing the handle to be moved in a stepwise manner when the handle 2 is rotated from side to side have.

As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a plurality of built-in parts are components for discharging cold water, hot water, or mixed water, and include a fixed disk 20, a movable disk 30, a disk cover 40, 50, and a sheet 70, which are joined to the housing 80 by position.

The water supply valve cartridge of the present embodiment is constructed by selecting cold water and hot water flowing through a water receiving body of the water receiving unit 1 shown in FIG. 1 by operation of the handle 2 and supplying mixed water of cold water, hot water, Time).

Particularly, the water valve cartridge according to the present embodiment is characterized in that when the lever 10, that is, the handle 2 coupled to the lever 10, is lifted or lowered, as shown in Fig. 2, After the handle 2 is rotated to the left to cause the lever 10 to be clicked, the mixed water is discharged. In other words, in the water supply valve cartridge of this embodiment, when the handle 2 coupled to the lever 10 arranged at the center, i.e., the lever 10 is rotated to the left, Structure.

As described above, the lever 10 can be provided in a multi-stage, for example, a single stage and a dual stage. In this case, each stage is divided into a cold water section and a mixed water section If it is applied, it is enough to expect energy saving efficiency because only cold water is discharged in the cold water section. Particularly before the lever 10 is clicked, it can be disposed only in the cold water section, so that the probability of using the mixed water is lowered. As a result, the use of mixed water can be prevented, and the energy saving efficiency can be improved.

Hereinafter, each configuration of the water valve cartridge according to the present embodiment will be described.

The lever 10 is engaged with the handle 2 of the power receiver 1 shown in Fig. 1 and when the user operates the handle 2, the lever 10 is operated in the same direction as the handle 2 .

The lever 10 is an element for pulling the rotation of the movable disk 30 for discharging cold water, hot water or mixed water. The upper end of the lever 10 is exposed to the outside of the housing 80 and the lower end is disposed inside the sliding guide 50 to be engaged with the sliding guide 50.

The fixed disk 20 is a component fixed at the corresponding assembling position. Although not shown, the fixed disk 20 is formed with a cold water inlet through which cold water flows, a hot water inlet through which hot water flows, and a mixed water outlet through which mixed water is discharged.

For reference, it is desirable to designate a water outlet as a mixed water outlet, since cold water or hot water can be discharged in addition to mixed water. However, in order to facilitate the description, the water outlet is referred to as a mixed water outlet.

A sheet 70 is attached to the lower portion of the fixed disk 20. The sheet 70 is connected to the housing 80. The sheet 70 is formed with a plurality of through holes H through which cold water, hot water, and mixed water flow in and out. The inner packing and the bottom O ring are fitted to the upper and lower sides of the through holes H, respectively, which are not shown.

Unlike the fixed disk 20, the movable disk 30 is a part that is relatively movably coupled to the fixed disk 20. [

The movable disk 30 is operated together with the lever 10 to selectively open and close the cold water inlet, the hot water inlet, or the mixed water outlet. To this end, the movable disk 30 is provided with a through hole (not shown), and cold water or mixed water may be discharged according to the degree of relative arrangement between the through hole and the cold water inlet or the hot water inlet.

The disk cover 40 is engaged with the movable disk 30 and is engaged with the movable disk 30 at the lower portion and coupled with the lever 10 at the upper portion to transfer the rotational force of the lever 10 to the movable disk 30 .

The sliding guide 50 is connected to the lever 10 to guide the sliding operation of the lever 10. The sliding guide 50 is connected to the disc cover 40 on one side.

5 and 6, the sliding guide 50 is formed with an insertion groove portion 51 to which the step operation member 92 of the left and right click type end manipulation means 90 is inserted while being inserted.

The insertion groove 51 has a body portion insertion groove portion 51a into which the body portion 92a of the step operation member 92 is inserted and a body portion insertion groove portion 51a communicating with the body portion insertion groove portion 51a, And a projection insertion groove portion 51b into which the rotation preventing projection 92d is inserted. The projection insertion groove portions 51b are formed at positions symmetrical to each other on both sides of the body portion insertion groove portion 51a.

The housing 80 together with the seat 70 forms the appearance of the fixed disk 20, the movable disk 30, the disk cover 40, and the sliding guide 50.

The housing 80 includes a housing body 81 and a housing neck 82 connected to the housing body 81 and having a diameter smaller than that of the housing body 81.

On the other hand, when the handle (2, see FIG. 1) is rotated right and left, the left and right click type end manipulating means 90 allows the handle to be moved in a stepwise manner by being clicked so as to be divided into a cold water section and a mixed water section It plays a role.

In other words, when the handle 2 coupled to the lever 10 arranged at the center, that is, the lever 10 is rotated to the left or right, the left and right click type short- And the mixed water section.

In FIG. 1, the cold water section and the mixed water section are formed to have the same area, but may be adjusted so that the cold water section is wider or the mixed water section is formed wider as necessary.

The left and right click type end manipulating means 90 for performing the above function includes a click means 91 and a step operation member 92 disposed in the cold water section or the mixed water section while crossing the click means 91.

It is preferable that the housing neck 82 is provided with an elastic cutout portion 83 which is partially cut and resiliently retained so that the click means 91 of the left and right click type end manipulation means 90 is provided on the inner wall of the elastic cutout portion 83 Are formed to protrude. The click member 91 is directly formed on the housing neck 82 while the end member 92 is formed as a separate structure and inserted into the insertion groove portion 51 of the sliding guide 50 . Of course, the click means 91 may also be formed by coupling a separate member to the housing neck 82. The case where the click means 91 is protruded from the inner wall of the housing neck 82 without the elastic cutout portion 83 is also not excluded from the scope of the present invention, And a click sound increase.

A first depression section 91a and a second depression section 91b for forming a cold water section and a mixed water section are formed on the inner wall of the housing neck 82 with the click means 91 interposed therebetween. As shown in FIG. 2, in the state where the lever 10 is positioned at the center, the step operation member 92 is disposed in the first depressed section 91a. In this embodiment, the step operation member 92 is disposed in the first depressed section 91a, the cold water is discharged.

On the other hand, the single stage operating member 92 is disposed in the cold water section or the mixed water section while crossing the click means 91.

The step operation member 92 includes a body portion 92a inserted into the body portion insertion groove portion 51a of the sliding guide 50 and a plate surface of the body portion 92a, And a projection 92 formed at the exposed end of the body portion 92a so as to be in contact with the click means 91 so as to extend over the click means 91, (92b).

The cavity 92c is formed in the body portion 92a unlike the conventional techniques so that the click sound can be resonated in the cavity 92c and the click sound is significantly increased so that the user can enjoy the cold water, The segmental cognitive effect on the segment can be greatly increased.

The projection contacting portion 92b contacts the click means 91 and the outer surface of the projection contacting portion 92b is machined into an arc shape so as to smoothly cross the click means 91. [ Of course, the scope of right of the present invention is not necessarily restricted to an arc shape, and it may be formed in a shape of a triangular section.

A plurality of rotation preventing protrusions 92d are formed on the body portion 92a so as to protrude from opposite sides of the body portion 92. The plurality of rotation preventing protrusions 92d are inserted into the protrusion insertion groove portions 51b, And serves to prevent rotation of the portion 92a.

The operation of the water valve cartridge having such a configuration will be described.

The lever 10, that is, the handle 2 coupled to the lever 10 is rotated to the left in a state where the lever 10 is positioned at the center and utilized as a cold water section as shown in FIG. Then, the single operation member 92 is disposed beyond the click means 91 in the second depression section 91b, which is formed into a mixed water section in which mixed water is discharged.

When the mixed water section is started, the click operation in which the single operation member 92 passes through the click means 91 proceeds, so that the click sensitivity can be improved. In particular, the click sound is significantly increased due to the cavity 92c . Therefore, it is enough to distinguish the user from the mixed water section.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, when the user rotates the handle 2 of the power receiver combined with the lever 10 from right to left, only the cold water can be moved while the single stage operating member 92 moves along the first depressing section 91a When it is ejected and clicked by the click means 91, the mixed water is discharged while entering the second depression section 91b.

According to the present embodiment having such a structure and operation, it is easy to recognize that the cold water section and the mixed water section are separately formed by allowing the handle to be moved in a stepwise manner with the handle being clicked in the left- It is possible to significantly increase the click sound while improving the click sensitivity at the time of operation.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. Accordingly, such modifications and variations are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

1: Water valve 2: Handle
10: lever 20: fixed disk
30: Operation disk 40: Disk cover
50: sliding guide 51: insertion groove
51a: Body portion insertion groove portion 51b:
70: Seat 80: Housing
81: housing body 82: housing neck
83: Elastic cutout 90: Left and right click type manipulation means
91: click means 91a: first depression section
91b: second depression section 92:
92a: Body portion 92b:
92c: cavity 92d: rotation preventing projection

Claims (5)

In the water valve cartridge,
A lever coupled to the handle of the faucet;
A housing including a sliding guide for guiding the operation of the lever to form an appearance of a plurality of interior parts for outgoing cold water, hot water or mixed water; And
And a left and right click type manipulation means for enabling the handle to be moved in a stepwise manner when the handle is rotated to the left and right so that the cold water section and the mixed water section can be distinguished,
The left and right click type end manipulation means
A clicking unit formed at one side of the inner wall of the housing for forming a boundary for separating the cold water section and the mixed water section; And
A sliding member inserted into the sliding guide, the sliding member being disposed in the cold water section or the mixing water section while crossing the clicking means, wherein a cavity is formed in the inner side so that a click sound is significantly increased, ≪ / RTI &
The single-
A body portion inserted into the insertion groove portion of the sliding guide, the body portion being formed on the plate surface so as to penetrate the cavity; And
And a protrusion contact portion formed at an exposed end portion of the body portion and disposed in the cold water section or the mixed water section while being in contact with the click means and crossing the click means. Valve cartridge.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Characterized in that the outer surface of the projection contact is machined in an arc or triangular cross-sectional shape.
The method according to claim 1,
The stopper member further includes a plurality of anti-rotation protrusions protruding from opposite sides of the body portion in opposite directions to prevent rotation of the body portion when the body member is clicked,
The insertion groove portion of the sliding guide,
A body portion insertion groove portion into which the body portion is inserted; And
And a projection insertion groove communicating with the body portion insertion groove and into which the plurality of rotation preventing projections are inserted.
The method according to claim 1,
The housing includes:
Housing body; And
And a housing neck connected to the housing body and having a smaller diameter than the housing body,
Wherein the housing neck is formed with an elastic incision part partially incised to retain elasticity, the click means being formed on an inner wall of the elastic incision part,
Wherein the first and second depression sections are formed on the inner wall of the housing neck with the click means interposed therebetween to form the cold water section and the mixed water section.

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