KR20090041841A - Hot-water supply safety lever for cold and hot water purifier - Google Patents

Abstract

A hot-water supply safety lever of a cooling and heating water machine is provided to prevent water in the water machine from being discharged due to carelessness by opening a vent only in case a push member and an auxiliary push member are contacted. A hot-water supply safety lever of a cooling and heating water machine comprises: a lever body(2) having a vent(8) which is mounted on a water- purifier or a cooling and heating water machine and ejects water included in the inside to outside; an opening and closing member which are installed at the inner part of a main body with receiving the outward elasticity of an elastic member and opens and closes the vent; an operational shaft connected to the opening and closing member; a side plate hinge-coupled with the operational shaft; and a push member(22a,22b) extended from the side plate. In the lower part of push member, an auxiliary push member(26) is installed.

Description

Intake safety lever of cold and hot water machine {HOT-WATER SUPPLY SAFETY LEVER FOR COLD AND HOT WATER PURIFIER}

The present invention relates to a water intake safety lever of a cold / hot water machine, and more particularly, to a water intake safety lever of a cold / water heater configured to prevent the water of the cold / hot water machine from being discharged due to mischief of a child or carelessness of a user.

In general, as water pollution due to industrial development becomes serious, distrust in tap water increases, and water purified by a water purifier is used as drinking water or commercially available bottled water is used as drinking water.

The water purifier is made to remove heavy metals and other harmful substances contained in the tap water or the weak water through the process of precipitation, filtration, sterilization, such as tap water or weak water, by cooling or heating the purified water to a predetermined temperature It is configured to selectively drink cold water and cold water intake.

The bottled water is made up so that the bottled water filled in a container of a certain size upside down in the cold and hot water to discharge the bottled water by the water pressure, it is possible to supply the intake of cold water and cold and hot water by cooling or heating the bottled water to a predetermined temperature.

Each water purifier or cold / hot water machine (hereinafter referred to as cold / hot water machine) is provided with a cock for discharging cold water and hot water to the outside, and a user can operate the discharge cock to discharge the intake of cold water or cold / hot water machine. have.

The discharge cock provided in the conventional cold and hot water heater is formed of a handle using the principle of the lever, the outlet is opened by pressing the handle, the water is discharged, and when the force applied to the handle is removed, the handle is returned to its original position by elasticity of the elastic member Discharge of water is stopped by closing it.

The discharge cock may be discharged due to mischief of the infants or carelessness of the user, especially if the hot water of the cold and hot water dispenser is randomly discharged, it is very likely to burn.

Accordingly, in order to prevent such a safety accident, a self-closing faucet equipped with a safety device of Utility Model Registration No. 0145026 registered on February 9, 1999 is proposed.

The self-closing faucet comprises a faucet body, a pressing handle installed on the upper portion of the faucet body and having a force point portion of the lever, and an auxiliary handle having a support point of the lever while being operated in two stages by being coupled to the pressing handle. do.

This self-closing faucet, after the first stage operation of holding the push knob and the auxiliary handle, in the case of the two-stage operation of pressing the grip knobs at the same time, the faucet is opened so that the water is discharged to the outside.

However, the self-closing faucet equipped with such a conventional safety device, in the initial state where the pressing hand and the auxiliary handle are separated from each other, holding the pressing handle and pressing the auxiliary handle toward the pressing handle, the supporting wheel of the auxiliary handle is levered. At the same time, the gap between the pressing knob and the auxiliary knob is narrowed and the outlet is opened, so that water is discharged.

That is, the self-closing faucet while holding the push knob and the auxiliary handle at the same time to hold the handles, when pressing the gripped push knob and the auxiliary handle at the same time, the auxiliary handle acts as a safety device, If the auxiliary handle is held in a state of not being lifted, the auxiliary handle may not play the role of a safety device, and thus there is a disadvantage in that the outlet is opened.

The present invention has been made in view of solving the conventional problems as described above, the object of the present invention is to form a hinge to the folding handle to be folded or unfolded by two members to act as a support shaft, the lower portion of the By installing an auxiliary handle to keep the push handle unfolded, in order to operate the intake safety lever of the cold water heater, the outlet of the cold / hot water can be opened only when the push knob is open with the auxiliary handle open. It is to provide a water intake safety lever of the cold and hot water machine which can prevent the discharge due to mischief or carelessness of the user.

The water intake safety lever of the cold / hot water dispenser proposed by the present invention is mounted on a water purifier or a cold / hot water machine, and has a lever body having a discharge port through which water contained therein is discharged to the outside, and is provided with an outward elasticity of the elastic member inside the body to discharge the discharge port. Opening and closing member for opening and closing, one side is connected to the opening and closing member and the other side includes an operating shaft extending to the outside of the main body, the side plate hinged to the operating shaft and the push handle extending from the side plate,

The side plate is made so as to support the role of the support shaft, the pressing handle is positioned in an unfolded state supported by the elastic member in a state in which the two members are hinged, the lower portion of the pressing operation in the unfolded state of the pressing handle By installing the auxiliary handle to enable, the pressing handle is expanded to provide a water intake safety lever of the cold and hot water heater, which is configured to open the outlet of the main body only when pressed downward in a state in which the pressing knob and the auxiliary handle.

The intake safety lever of the cold and hot water heater according to the present invention is made so that the outlet can be opened only in a state where the pressing knob and the auxiliary handle are discharged to discharge the water contained in the cold and hot water heater. Due to this, it can be prevented from being discharged, thereby preventing infants or children from accidents such as burns.

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

1 is a perspective view of a water intake safety lever of a cold / hot water machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a water intake safety lever of a cold / water heater according to the present invention. A lever body 2 mounted at one side of a water purifier or a cold / hot water machine (hereinafter referred to as a cold / hot water machine), and a lever 4 mounted at the main body 2 to discharge or block water contained in the cold / hot water machine to the outside. do.

The main body 2 has a space portion inside, and one side thereof extends from the main body 2 to be connected to a cold / hot water machine, and is formed to communicate with the connecting portion 6 and is operated by the lever 4 to operate the cold / hot water machine. Equipped with a discharge port (8) is discharged to the outside of the main body 2, the top of the cap 10, which is a through hole in the central portion is coupled to the main body (2) and separated.

Opening and closing member 12 for opening and closing the outlet 8 is installed between the connecting portion 6 and the outlet 8 of the main body 2, this opening and closing member 12 is made of a silicone or rubber material having flexibility The upper portion is made of an open portion and the lower portion is made of a closed structure.

The opening and closing member 12 is installed to receive the outward elasticity of the elastic member 14 formed of the cap 10 and the compression coil spring supported inside the opening and closing member 12 is configured to close the outlet 8 in normal times, An operating shaft 16 for opening and closing the opening and closing member 12 is coupled to an inner lower portion of the opening and closing member 12 to extend outside the hole of the cap 10.

The operating shaft 16 is connected to the lever 4 on the outside of the cap 10, and the operation of the lever 4 raises the operating shaft 16 to open and close the opening and closing member 12. .

The lever 4 is supported on the upper surface of the cap 10, a pair of side plates 20, one side of which serves as a support shaft, a push handle 22 extending from the side plate 20, and the side plate Consists of a secondary handle 26 hinged through the hinge portion 24 to (20).

The upper end of the operating shaft 16 is hinged through the hinge pin 18 between the side plates 20. In addition, the side plate 22 is formed so that the lower edge in the direction of the auxiliary handle 26 is formed in a round to serve as a support shaft, the opposite rear portion is formed as an inclined surface 28 to serve as a support shaft It is supposed to be impossible.

Therefore, the pressing member 22 and the auxiliary handle 26 is configured so that the opening and closing member can not be opened even if lifted upwardly or separately.

The push knob 22 includes a first member 22a extending in a direction orthogonal to the side plate 20 and a second member 22b hinged to the first member 22a and the pin 30. Is done. The opposing surfaces of the first member 22a and the second member 22b are formed with grooves and protrusions corresponding to each other.

The first member 22a and the second member 22b are connected to each other in a state of being fitted to the pin 30, and both ends thereof are supported by the elastic member 31 made of a torsion coil spring, so that the pressing knob 22 is normally used. Keep it open. The grooves 23a and 23b are formed on the bottoms of the first member 22a and the second member 22b so that both ends of the elastic member 31 can be inserted.

The first member 22a and the second member 22b are normally supported at both ends of the elastic member 31 to maintain a straightened state. In this state, when the second member 22b is pressed, the second member 22b is pressed. ) Is bent downward with respect to the pin 30 while pressing the elastic member 31, the second member 22b is pin by the resilience of the elastic member 31 when the hand is released from the second member (22b) It rotates in reverse with respect to 30 and returns to its original state, and is positioned in the same direction as the first member 22a.

In addition, the pressing handle 22 is formed with a gripping groove 25 in the second member 22b to prevent the fingers from sliding during the pressing operation of the valve.

In the lower part of the pressing knob 22, the auxiliary knob 26 is disposed to maintain the push knob 22 in an open state when the lever is operated to discharge water from the water purifier to the outside.

When the pressing knob 22 and the auxiliary knob 26 are engaged with the pressing knob 22 in an open state, the pressing knob 22 and the auxiliary knob 26 can be more firmly maintained in contact with each other. As such, a plurality of protrusions 32 and grooves 34 corresponding to the protrusions 32 are formed on the opposing surfaces of the pressing knob 22 and the auxiliary knob 26.

In addition, the auxiliary handle 26 is formed with a stopper 36 for limiting the pressing operation of the auxiliary handle 26 in the downward direction. This stopper 36 prevents the auxiliary handle 26 from being pressed beyond a certain range, thereby preventing the lever 4 from operating.

The water intake safety lever of the cold / hot water heater is normally in FIGS. 1 to 3 and the pressing knob 22 is supported by the elastic member 31 to maintain the straight state, and the auxiliary knob 26 sags downward by its own weight. Positioned in the state, the opening and closing member 12 receives the outward elasticity of the elastic member 14 to close the discharge port 8 is not discharged water.

In this state, even when the pressing knob 22 and the auxiliary knob 26 are lowered, respectively, in the pressing knob 22, the second member 22b is bent downward about the pin 30 while pressing the elastic member 31. The opening and closing member 12 is not opened, and the auxiliary handle 26 is not opened because the stopper 36 is supported on the outer surface of the cap 10.

On the contrary, even if the pressing knob 22 and the auxiliary knob 26 are lifted to the upper side, respectively or at the same time, the rear surface of the side plate 20 is formed as the inclined surface 28 so that the opening and closing member 12 is not opened. It doesn't work.

To open the outlet 8 by operating the intake safety lever of the cold / hot water machine, first, the end of the auxiliary handle 26 is raised upward, and the auxiliary handle 26 rotates the hinge portion 24 in the axis, and the push knob The pressing knob 22 and the auxiliary knob 26 are moved in parallel to each other and are in contact with each other as shown in FIG. 4A.

At this time, the protrusion 32 formed on the pressing handle 22 is inserted into the groove 34 formed on the auxiliary handle 26 so as to maintain the state in which the handles are butted together.

In this state, when the pressing knob 22 and the auxiliary knob 26 are lowered at the same time, the side plate 20 rotates while the auxiliary knob 26 rotates while supporting the pressing knob 22, and the side plate 20 is rotated. Rotation of the raises the operating shaft 16 connected through the side plate 20 and the hinge portion 18. By this action, the opening / closing member 12 closing the outlet 8 rises while compressing the elastic member 14 to open the outlet 8 as shown in FIG. 4B.

When the discharge port 8 is opened and the user discharges the required amount of water, the opening and closing member 12 is opened by the outward elasticity of the elastic member 14 which is compressed when the pressing knob 22 and the auxiliary knob 26 are held. While moving downwards to close the outlet 12 and at the same time the operating shaft 16 also returns to its original position, the pressing knob 22 and the auxiliary knob 26 are positioned in the initial state as shown in FIG.

1 is a perspective view of the intake safety lever of the cold and hot water heater according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side view of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the intake safety lever of the cold and hot water heater according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an operating state of the intake safety lever of the cold and hot water heater according to the present invention.

Claims (6)

A lever body having a discharge port mounted in a water purifier or a cold / hot water discharger and discharging water contained therein; and an opening / closing member installed under the elastic member to receive outward elasticity and opening / closing the discharge port; The other side is connected to the operating shaft extending to the outside of the main body, the side plate hinged to the operating shaft and the push handle extending from the side plate, The side plate is made so as to support the role of the support shaft, the pressing handle is positioned in an unfolded state supported by the elastic member in a state in which the two members are hinged, the lower portion of the pressing operation in the unfolded state of the pressing handle A water intake safety lever of a cold / hot water heater, which is provided so that the auxiliary handle which enables the opening of the main body can be opened only when it is pushed downward while the push handle is extended to the push handle and the auxiliary handle. The method according to claim 1, One side of the lower end of the side plate is made to perform the role of the support shaft to raise the operating shaft and the other side is formed so as not to serve as the support shaft, the opening and closing member even if lifting the pressing and auxiliary handles respectively or simultaneously upwards Water intake safety lever of the hot and cold water heater, characterized in that not configured to be open. The method according to claim 1, Water intake safety lever of the hot and cold water heater, characterized in that the projections and the grooves are formed on the opposite surface of the pressing handle and the auxiliary handle so as to maintain the state of these knobs more firmly. The method according to claim 1, The pressing handle is normally maintained in the unfolded state by the support force of the elastic member, the auxiliary handle is intake safety lever of the cold and hot water heater, characterized in that the position is sagging downward by its own weight. The method according to claim 1, The pressing handle is a water intake safety lever of the cold and hot water heater, characterized in that the gripping groove is formed to prevent the fingers from sliding during the pressing operation. The method according to claim 1, The auxiliary handle is a water intake safety lever of the cold and hot water heater, characterized in that the stopper is formed to limit the pressing operation in the downward direction of the auxiliary handle.

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