KR20100040078A - Water suppling valve and the control lever - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A water supply valve and a control lever thereof are provided to arrange the part in which a water valve is installed by keeping a manipulation part accurately in the center of the water valve in the normal times. CONSTITUTION: A water valve(100) comprises a valve cartridge which is accepted in a valve housing(101). A cut-off unit of the valve cartridge is moved by a manipulation part protruding out of the valve housing so that a cold and a hot cold water supply hole are opened to regulate the flow rate and temperature. When the manipulation part is operated back and forth on the straight path between the center of the upper part of the valve cartridge and the rear side, the cut-off unit opens and closes only the cold water supply hole. And, when the manipulation part is operated back and forth, deviating from the center of the upper part of the valve cartridge, the cut-off unit opens and closes the cold and the hot water supply hole with a different opening/closing ratio according to the deviation.

Description

WATER SUPPLING VALVE AND THE CONTROL LEVER}

The present invention relates to a water valve and a control lever of the water valve.

In general, the water valve is a control valve for tap water supply to adjust the amount of water by adjusting the amount of tap water (including hot water through the boiler) supplied from the outside, while selecting the cold / hot water or mixed them.

The water valve is installed on the top of the sink of the kitchen, or installed in the bathroom (including the bathroom) so that the water can be used to operate when necessary.

The water valve is a rotary type that adjusts the water temperature by adjusting the amount of water by turning the cock, and adjusts the water temperature by selecting or mixing them, and adjusts the amount of water by raising or lowering the lever, while turning the left and right to cool and hot water. There is a lever type to adjust the water temperature by selecting or mixing them.

In this case, in the case of the lever-type water valve, when the lever is operated in the center, the cold water and hot water are mixed and supplied.

That is, when the lever is located in the center of the front, the blocking means closes the cold / hot water supply hole and is closed, and when the lever is operated backwards in a straight line, the blocking means opens the cold water supply hole and the hot water supply hole. Cold water and hot water are mixed and supplied.

In this case, when only cold water or hot water is to be used, cold water is generally turned to the right and hot water is generally turned to the left to select cold or hot water, and then the lever is operated backward to open and close the selected supply hole. Or adjust the quantity.

However, in the case of the lever type water valve of the conventional water valve as described above, since the lever is operated in the center of the unconscious, hot water is supplied even when only cold water is required.

In this process, there is a problem in that the boiler is unnecessary to operate the hot water supply to waste energy.

In addition, after using the water valve, the control lever is biased to either side or is positioned downward in front of the water valve, there is a problem in that the part where the water valve is installed is not cluttered visually, such as a cluttered feeling.

The present invention provides a water valve containing a valve cartridge in a valve housing for adjusting a flow rate and a water temperature by opening and closing a cold / hot water supply hole while the blocking means moves by the front, rear, left, and right movements of the operation unit protruding upward from the valve housing. The shut-off means opens and closes only the cold water supply hole when it is operated back and forth in a straight path between the upper center and the rear of the valve cartridge, and the operation means is shifted in one direction from the upper center of the valve cartridge to the one-way direction, so that the blocking means It is characterized by opening and closing by changing the opening and closing ratio of the cold / hot water supply hole.

According to the present invention, the operation part can be normally positioned at the center of the water valve so as not to be biased to either side of the water valve, so that the part where the water valve is installed can be neatly arranged without being visually disturbing. In addition, in the present invention, only the cold water is supplied in the case of the general operation in which the front and rear operation is performed at the center part of the water valve, and only the hot and cold water is supplied when only the operation is made in the hot water direction. Energy consumption can be prevented.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention prior to explaining the present invention 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a front cross-sectional view showing a configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a valve cartridge in a closed state of the present invention 6 is an operation state diagram showing the position of the blocking means in the closed state of the present invention, Figure 7 is a front sectional view of the valve cartridge in the closed state of the present invention, Figure 8 is a view of the valve cartridge in the closed state of the present invention 9 is a plan view of the valve cartridge in the cold water open state of the present invention, FIG. 10 is an operation state diagram showing the position of the shutoff means in the cold water open state of the present invention, and FIG. Fig. 12 is a side cross-sectional view of the valve cartridge in the cold water open state of Fig. 12 is a side cross-sectional view of the valve cartridge in the cold water open state of the present invention, Fig. 13 is a plan view of the valve cartridge in the cold / hot water mixing state of the present invention, and Fig. 14 Operation state diagram showing the position of the blocking means in the cold / hot water mixing state of the present invention, Figure 15 is a cross-sectional view of the valve cartridge in the cold / hot water mixing state of the present invention, Figure 16 is a cold / hot water mixed state of the present invention Figure 17 is a side cross-sectional view of the valve cartridge, Figure 17 is a plan view of the valve cartridge in the hot water open state of the present invention, Figure 18 is an operating state diagram showing the position of the blocking means in the hot water open state of the present invention, Figure 19 is the hot water of the present invention Fig. 20 is a side sectional view of the valve cartridge in the open state, and Fig. 20 is a side sectional view of the valve cartridge in the hot water open state of the present invention.

The present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings presented as above.

First, the present invention, as shown in the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 to 4, by the movement of the operation unit 110 protruding out of the valve housing 101, the blocking means 15 is moved to the front and rear, left and right while supplying cold / hot water In the water valve 100 which accommodates the valve cartridge 10 in the valve housing 101 which opens and closes the ball 19a, 19b, and adjusts flow volume and water temperature, the said operation part 110 of the valve cartridge 10 When the front and rear operation in the straight path between the upper center and the rear, the blocking means 15 only opens and closes the cold water supply hole (19a), the operation unit 110 is biased in one direction from the upper center of the valve cartridge 10 in front and rear operation When the blocking means 15 may be opened and closed by changing the opening and closing ratio of the cold / hot water supply hole (19a) (19b) according to the bias.

Here, in the present invention, the operation unit 110 is an operation hole (2c) formed by biasing in one direction and the rear in the upper center of the valve cartridge 10; One end is protruded into the valve cartridge 10 through the operation hole (2c), the central portion is rotatably installed in the valve cartridge 10, the other end is inclined toward one side than the vertical line of the one end It may be configured to include; control lever 14 is extended in the state and is inserted into the groove (15d) provided on the blocking means (15) so as to flow.

At this time, the operation hole (2c) is a square having an area as long as the control lever 14 protruding outward from the upper center of the valve cartridge 10 to the rear and the distance moving inclined in one direction from the center. It may be a hole in the shape.

The straight section moving rearward from the upper center of the operation hole 2c may be an opening / closing section of cold water, and the straight section moving rearward from the front of the end biased to one side from the upper forward center of the operation hole 2c may be It may be an opening / closing section of hot water, that is, a section between them, that is, a straight section of a distance moving rearward from the upper center of the operation hole 2c and from the front of the end biased to one side in the upper center of the operation hole 2c. The region excluding the straight section of the distance moving backward may be a cold / hot water mixing region.

In this case, the operation unit 110 can be normally positioned at the center of the water valve 100 so as not to be biased, and in the case of the general operation of the control lever 14 in which the front and rear operation is performed at the center of the water supply, only cold water is supplied. If necessary, the cold and hot water may be mixed or only hot water may be supplied only when the operation is shifted toward the hot water as necessary.

In addition, the adjustment lever 14, the adjustment shaft 1, 2 (14a) 14b protrudes on both sides of the center portion (14c) that is the axis of rotation, the adjustment shaft 1, 2 (14a) (14b) Can be formed out of alignment with each other.

In other words, when viewed on the basis of the adjustment shaft 1 (14a), the adjustment shaft 2 (14b) is different from the control shaft 1 (14a) at a position deviated in one direction from the other side of the center (14c) (tilted state) It can be formed to extend.

The control shaft 1 (14a) of the control lever 14 is protruded into the valve cartridge 10 through the operation hole (2c), the central portion 14c is rotatably embedded in the valve cartridge 10, The adjusting shaft 2 (14b) may be inserted into the groove (15d) provided on the blocking means 15 so as to flow.

In addition, the control shaft 1 (14a) of the control lever 14 is protruded to the upper cap 150 for pressing and fixing the valve cartridge 10 in the valve housing 101, the screw coupling to the adjustment knob 120 Can be.

In addition, the intermediate portion 14c of the control lever 14 is a sphere which is pressed and supported by the control lever support 18 is inserted into the inner upper curved portion of the valve cartridge 10 and the inner upper inner peripheral surface of the valve cartridge 10. It may be a rotation axis of the shape.

At this time, the middle portion 14c of the adjustment lever 14, which is the spherical rotation axis, is located between the hemispherical groove on the inner side of the valve cartridge 10 and the hemispherical groove on the upper surface of the adjustment lever support 18. It can be in a rotatable state without leaving.

In addition, the end of the adjustment shaft 2 (14b) of the control lever 14 is a spherical shape, the pin 14d is provided in the front and rear of the sphere, the fitting groove (15e) formed in front of the groove of the blocking means (15) Can be fitted to.

In this case, the adjustment lever 14 can be prevented from idling in the left and right directions during the operation process.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the valve cartridge 10 includes a cartridge base (1) for supplying water supplied, including cold and hot water supply holes (19a) (19b) connected to an external pipe; Blocking means (15) for adjusting the opening and closing range of the cold / hot water supply holes (19a) (19b) of the cartridge base (1); Control lever 14 for controlling the front, rear, left and right movement of the blocking means 15 while operating the joystick; The cartridge housing (2) is coupled to the cartridge base (1) to constitute a valve cartridge, and supports the control lever (14) to operate with a centering lever, and restricts the front, rear, left, and right movements of the blocking means (15). It can be configured to include.

At this time, the cartridge base (1) is a block having a predetermined thickness, the cold and hot water supply holes (19a, 19b) may be made by inserting a rubber-like adhesive member 19 is formed on both sides of the same.

In addition, one or more separate packings may be inserted into the outer side of the thickness of the cartridge base 1 to maintain the airtightness of the entire cartridge through close contact with the inner wall of the cartridge housing 2.

In addition, it is preferable that the cold and hot water supply holes 19a and 19b of the contact member 19 have an open surface in a rectangular shape. This is to allow the opening and closing ratio to change constantly.

On the other hand, the blocking means 15 of the present invention may be a blocking disk for opening and closing the cold and hot water supply hole (19a) (19b) of the contact member 19, the blocking disk may be a synthetic resin material of the plate shape have.

At this time, drain induction grooves 15c corresponding to the cold and hot water supply holes 19a and 19b of the contact member 19 are formed on both side surfaces of the blocking means 15, and the upper surface (the drainage induction groove). A groove 15d into which one end of the control lever 14 is inserted may be formed in the opposite direction in which the 15c is formed.

At this time, the groove 15d may include a structure that prevents rotation about one end of the control lever 14 as described above.

For example, by providing a pin 14d at the end of the control lever 14, a fitting groove 15e into which the pin 14d is inserted is formed, thereby preventing the blocking means 15 from idling by pin fitting engagement. In addition, the end of the control lever 14 in a square shape, it is possible to form a square groove that is inserted into the square end to prevent free rotation.

On the other hand, the cartridge housing (2) in the present invention is a two-stage cap-shaped pipe, a space in which the middle portion of the control lever 14 is inserted inside the end of the small diameter can be formed.

In addition, through-holes (2a) are formed in both peripheral portions of the cartridge housing (2) in which the drain induction groove (15c) of the blocking means 15, the tap water discharged through the drain induction groove (15c) valve It may be discharged through the drain hole 102 of the housing 101.

In addition, the packing (P) is provided on the inner end of the cartridge housing (2) in which the middle portion of the control lever 14 is accommodated to maintain airtightness.

The operation of the present invention configured as described above is as follows, in order to explain the operation by only showing the valve cartridge 10 to facilitate a quick understanding.

First, the present invention, as shown in Figure 5, the normal (initial), the control lever 14 is the upper right center of the valve cartridge 10 (in the drawing, the corner of the lower right corner of the operating hole (2c)) In the state, and in this state, as shown in FIG. 6, the blocking means 15 is oriented in one side direction of the valve cartridge 10 (upper left portion of the valve cartridge 10 in the drawing). At this time, the blocking surface of the blocking means 15 blocks all of the cold and hot water supply holes 19a and 19b.

As such, the blocking means 15 is biased toward one side of the valve cartridge 10 to block both the cold and hot water supply holes 19a and 19b. The one end (upper protruding end) of the control lever 14 is a valve. The other end of the control lever 14, which is located at the center of the cartridge 10 and connected to the upper portion of the blocking means 15, is biased toward the left with respect to the center of the control lever 14, which is the center of the rotation operation. Because.

This state is more clearly shown in the cross-sectional views shown in the accompanying figures, FIGS. 7 and 8.

At this time, when the user pushes the control lever 14 attached to the rear of the valve cartridge 10 from the center, as shown in Figure 9, the portion protruding to the upper portion of the control lever 14 is the operating hole (2c) The other end of the control lever 14 is pushed forward the blocking means 15 around the center of the control lever 14 in the process of moving along a straight section of the.

Then, as shown in Figure 10, the drain guide groove 15c for draining the cold water of the blocking means 15 opens the cold water supply hole (19a) to induce the supply of cold water into the valve cartridge (10) do.

The cold water supplied in this way flows out through the through holes (2a) formed at both peripheral portions of the cartridge housing (2) constituting the valve cartridge 10, and finally through the outlet (102) of the valve housing (101) Is discharged.

Of course, the supply amount of the cold water, that is, the quantity of water, is adjusted according to the area in which the drain induction groove 15c of the blocking means 15 opens and closes the cold water supply hole 19a.

This state is more clearly shown in the cross-sectional views shown in the accompanying figures, FIGS. 11 and 12.

On the other hand, if you want to supply a mixture of cold water and hot water, as shown in Figure 13, the control lever 14 is pushed in the direction of one diagonal from the center.

Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the blocking means 15 is moved and positioned in the lower right direction, wherein the drain guide grooves 15c formed at both sides of the blocking means 15 are supplied with cold / hot water. All the balls 19a and 19b are opened to mix and discharge cold water and hot water.

At this time, of course, the temperature and flow rate of the mixed water is adjusted according to the area in which the drain induction grooves 15c formed on both sides of the blocking means 15 open the cold / hot water supply holes 19a and 19b.

This state is more clearly shown in the cross-sectional views shown in the accompanying drawings, FIGS. 15 and 16.

On the other hand, if you want to use only hot water, the user is attached to the control lever 14, as shown in Figure 17, the operation in the straight section of the operating hole (2c) in the opposite direction to the center of the valve cartridge 10, .

In this process, the other end of the control lever 14 pushes the blocking means 15 to the right front with respect to the center portion of the control lever 14.

Then, as shown in Figure 18, the drain guide groove 15c for draining the hot water of the blocking means 15 opens the hot water supply hole (19b) to induce the supply of hot water into the valve cartridge (10) do.

The hot water supplied in this way flows out through the through holes (2a) formed in the peripheral portion of the cartridge housing (2) constituting the valve cartridge 10, and eventually through the outlet 102 of the valve housing (101) Is discharged.

At this time, of course, the supply amount, that is, the amount of hot water is adjusted according to the area in which the drain induction groove 15c of the blocking means 15 opens and closes the hot water supply hole 19b.

This state is more clearly shown in the cross-sectional views shown in the accompanying figures, FIGS. 19 and 20.

In the present invention as described above, the operation unit 110 can be normally positioned at the center of the water valve 100 so as not to be biased to one side of the water valve 100, so that the portion where the water valve 100 is installed is neatly arranged without being visually disturbing.

In addition, in the present invention, only the cold water is supplied in the case of the general operation in which the front and rear operation is performed at the center part of the water valve 100, and only the cold and hot water is supplied or the hot water is supplied only when the operation is shifted to the hot water direction as necessary. Energy consumption due to unnecessary boiler operation is prevented.

In the accompanying drawings of the present invention, reference numeral 140 is screwed to the inner peripheral surface of the opening of the valve housing 101 while being positioned inside the cap 150 to squeeze the valve cartridge 10 into the valve housing 101. It may be an inner cap to be fixed, 160 may be a cover to block the control lever 14 is exposed to the outside.

While the invention has been described and illustrated in connection with a preferred embodiment for illustrating the principles of the invention, the invention is not limited to the configuration and operation as such is shown and described.

Rather, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many changes and modifications to the present invention are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Accordingly, all such suitable changes and modifications and equivalents should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a plan view of the valve cartridge in the closed state of the present invention.

Figure 6 is an operating state diagram showing the position of the blocking means in the closed state of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a front sectional view of the valve cartridge in the closed state of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a side cross-sectional view of the valve cartridge in the closed state of the present invention.

9 is a plan view of the valve cartridge in the cold water open state of the present invention.

10 is an operational state diagram showing the position of the blocking means in the cold water open state of the present invention.

Figure 11 is a front sectional view of the valve cartridge in the cold water open state of the present invention.

12 is a side cross-sectional view of the valve cartridge in the cold water open state of the present invention.

Figure 13 is a plan view of the valve cartridge in the cold / hot water mixed state of the present invention.

Figure 14 is an operational state diagram showing the position of the blocking means in the cold / hot water mixed state of the present invention.

Figure 15 is a cross-sectional view of the valve cartridge in the cold / hot water mixed state of the present invention.

Figure 16 is a side cross-sectional view of the valve cartridge in the cold / hot water mixed state of the present invention.

17 is a plan view of the valve cartridge in the hot water open state of the present invention.

18 is an operational state diagram showing the position of the blocking means in the hot water open state of the present invention.

19 is a front sectional view of the valve cartridge in the hot water open state of the present invention.

20 is a side cross-sectional view of the valve cartridge in the hot water open state of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: water valve 101: valve housing

102: outlet 110: operation unit

120: adjusting knob 150: cap

10: valve cartridge 14: control lever

14a, b: Adjustment shaft 1,2 14c: Middle part

14d: pin 15: blocking means

15c: drainage guide groove 15d: groove

15e: fitting groove 19: contact member

19a, 19b: cold / hot water supply hole 1: cartridge base

2: cartridge housing 2a: through hole

2c: operator

Claims (16)

The valve cartridge which controls the flow rate and the water temperature by opening and closing the cold / hot water supply holes 19a and 19b while the blocking means 15 moves back and forth, left and right by the movement of the operation unit 110 protruding out of the valve housing 101. In the water valve 100 which accommodated 10 in the valve housing 101, when the said operation part 110 is operated back and forth in the straight path | route between the upper center and the rear of the valve cartridge 10, the said shut-off means 15 When only the cold water supply hole 19a is opened and closed, and the operation unit 110 is oriented in one direction from the upper center of the upper portion of the valve cartridge 10, the blocking means 15 is cold / hot water supply hole 19a depending on the degree of deflection. Water supply valve, characterized in that for opening and closing by changing the opening and closing ratio of (19b). According to claim 1, wherein the operation unit 110 is an operation hole (2c) formed by being biased in one direction and the rear in the upper center of the valve cartridge (10); One end is protruded into the valve cartridge 10 through the operation hole (2c), the central portion is built in the valve cartridge 10, the other end is extended in a state inclined to one side than the vertical line of the one end. And a control lever (14) inserted into the groove (15d) provided on the blocking means (15) above the water valve. According to claim 2, wherein the operating hole (2c) is a control lever 14 protruding to the outside of the distance from the upper center of the center of the valve cartridge 10 to the rear and the distance moving inclined in one direction from the center of the valve (10) Water valve, characterized in that the rectangular through-hole having an area. The water valve according to claim 3, wherein the straight section of the distance moving rearward from the upper center of the operation hole (2c) is an opening / closing section of cold water. 4. The water valve according to claim 3, wherein the straight section of the distance moving from the front to the rear of the end biased to one side in the upper center of the operation holes (2c) is an open / close section of hot water. 4. The straight section of claim 3, wherein a straight section of a distance moving rearward from the upper center of the operation hole 2c and a straight section of a distance moving forward from the front end of the end biased to one side in the upper forward center of the operation hole 2c Except for the water valve is characterized in that the mixing zone of cold / hot water. The valve cartridge (10) according to claim 1, wherein the valve cartridge (10) includes a cartridge base (1) for supplying water to be supplied, including cold and hot water supply holes (19a) and (19b) connected to an external pipe; Blocking means (15) for adjusting the opening and closing range of the cold / hot water supply holes (19a) (19b) of the cartridge base (1); And a cartridge housing (2) for limiting the front, rear, left, and right movements of the blocking means (15). 8. The cartridge base (1) according to claim 7, wherein the cartridge base (1) is a block having a predetermined thickness. Water valve characterized in that. The water valve according to claim 7, wherein the cold / hot water supply holes (19a) (19b) have an open surface in a rectangular shape. 8. The water valve according to claim 7, wherein said shut-off means (15) is a shut-off disk for opening and closing said cold / hot water supply hole (19a) (19b). The drain induction grooves 15c corresponding to the cold and hot water supply holes 19a and 19b are respectively formed on both side surfaces of the blocking means 15, and the control lever 14 is formed on the upper surface. Water valve, characterized in that the groove (15d) is inserted into one end of the end. The water valve according to claim 11, wherein the groove (15d) includes a structure for preventing rotation about one end of the control lever (14). The anti-rotation structure according to claim 12, wherein the anti-rotation structure includes pins (14d) formed at both ends of the other end of the control lever (14), and fitting grooves (15e) formed at both sides of the groove (15d) to insert the pins (14d). Water valve, characterized in that configured to include. In the control lever 14 for moving the shut-off means 15 for opening and closing the cold / hot water supply holes 19a and 19b while moving around the center part, the center portion 14c serving as the axis of rotation. Control shaft 1, 2 (14a) 14b protrudingly formed on both sides of the center, and the control shaft 1, 2 (14a) 14b are formed in a straight line with respect to each other, characterized in that the control lever of the water valve . 15. The adjustment shaft 2b according to claim 14, wherein the adjustment shaft 2 14b extends at a different angle from the adjustment shaft 1 14a at a position deviating in one direction from the other side of the central portion 14c. The control lever of the water valve, characterized in that formed. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the intermediate portion (14c) of the control lever 14 is characterized in that the rotary shaft of the spherical shape which is pressed and supported by the control lever support 18 is inserted into the upper side of the valve cartridge (10). Control lever of water valve.

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