KR20200059646A - A tubular connector for a faucet having a one-touch fastening structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pipe connector for a faucet having a one-touch coupling structure, capable of improving assembly convenience by allowing a connecting pipe of a faucet to be simply and rapidly assembled in a one-touch manner. According to the present invention, the pipe connector for a faucet having a one-touch coupling structure is characterized in that a male coupler (60) is connected to a female coupler (50) in a one-touch manner. The female coupler (50) comprises a first sealing member (52), a second sealing member (53), a holder ring (54), a cap ring (55), and a push ring (56).

Description

A tubular connector for a faucet having a one-touch fastening structure

The present invention relates to a tubular connector for a faucet having a one-touch fastening structure, and more specifically, it is mounted on a cold and hot water supply pipe, so that the connector of the faucet is more convenient and quick to assemble, thereby facilitating assembly and ease of use. It was invented to improve.

Generally, as shown in FIG. 1, the manifold of various faucets 3 installed in a bathroom, kitchen, etc. of a building, a sink or a toilet, and a cold and hot water supply pipe (water pipe) 2 introduced from the outside are connected. In order to use the flexible connector 4 free of deformation, it was easily connected and used.

The flexible connecting pipe 4 is provided with connecting joints at both ends so as to be interconnected to the supply pipe and the manifolds of various receiving brackets. It is a general method that the connection nut including the rubber packing is configured to rotate the connection nut when the screw is fastened to the receiving bracket or the water supply pipe.

However, in the case of the conventional connection joint configured as described above, in the process of fastening various receiving brackets or supply pipes and connection nuts, the user needs to rotate the connection nuts using a separate fastening tool such as a spanner, and the connection is performed. If the nut is excessively rotated, if the rubber packing included inside is damaged or severe, the problem arises that the flexible connector is twisted or twisted while rotating together.

In addition, when the flexible connecting pipe is twisted or twisted due to excessive rotation of the connecting nut as described above, the fluid is not smoothly moved in the connecting pipe due to this, and the worker is fastened to various receiving brackets or supply pipes. There was a problem in that the operation of the work was increased, and the cost of the operation was increased and the cost of the operation was increased, such as repetitive work of re-tightening after twisting or twisting the flexible connector evenly by releasing the coupling force of the connection nut.

[Patent Document 1]. Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 20-0461753. Connection joint for rotatable flexible hose (registration date July 30, 2012)

In order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the present invention is equipped with a female coupler having a fluid blocking function at the end of the supply pipe, correspondingly provided with a male coupler in the connection pipe, to facilitate the female, male coupler Its purpose is to enable one-touch assembly.

Another object of the present invention, the check valve is provided on the female coupler mounted on the supply pipe to prevent leakage even when the connection pipe is separated to improve the convenience of replacement and repair of the receiving bracket and the connection pipe.

Another object of the present invention is to allow the connector including the male coupler to be assembled one-touch to the female coupler to be rotatable to prevent twisting and twisting, thereby improving damage prevention and ease of use of the connector.

The present invention for solving such a technical problem,

It is installed in the cold and hot water supply pipe (10) introduced from the outside, and in the pipe connector (30) configured to be assembled with the connection pipe (20) of the faucet;

The tube connector 30, the female housing 50 is included in the first receiving space (S1) provided on one side inside the arm housing 40 is assembled to be airtightly fastened to the end of the supply pipe 10,

It is achieved by one-touch coupling to the female coupler (50) fitted to the end of the connecting pipe (20) and fixed to the female coupler (50).

The female coupler 50 includes a first sealing member 52 having one surface seated in the first receiving space S1 of the arm housing 40; A second sealing member 53 in close contact with the first sealing member 52 and having an inclined pin guide surface 53a on the other surface; A holder ring 54 having a plurality of elastic pieces 54a formed in close contact with the second sealing member 53 and protruding toward the pin guide surface 53a; A cap ring 55 inserted into the first receiving space S1 of the arm housing 51 while pressing the holder ring 54 toward the second sealing member 53 and fixed to the locking jaw 41; A push ring having an insertion hole 56c in the center and one end inserted into the cap ring 55 in contact with the elastic piece 54a and the other end having a pressing surface 56d protruding outward of the cap ring 55 ( 56).

In addition, the arm housing 40 is provided with a first receiving space (S1) on one side, a second receiving space (S2) is provided on the other side, forming a fluid transfer path 42 in the center, the first receiving space The female coupler 50 is fixedly mounted on (S1), and the second receiving space S2 has a sealing ring 71 having a fluid moving hole 71a at the center, and a fluid moving hole of the sealing ring 71 ( The blocking member 72 closing the 71a), the return spring 73 pressing the blocking member 72 in the direction of the sealing ring 71, and the return spring 73 inserted into the second receiving space S2 It is achieved by installing a fluid shut-off valve (70) with a retaining ring (74) supporting the other side of the.

In addition, the blocking member 72 has a pressing hole 72a protruding through the fluid movement hole 71a of the sealing ring 71 is formed on one side, and is in close contact with the other surface of the sealing ring 71 in the other direction. The contact plate 72b that shields the fluid transfer hole 71a and the spring fixture 72c are integrally formed.

In addition, the male coupler 60 has an insertion tube 62 through which the cylindrical housing 11 is inserted into the insertion hole 56c of the female coupler 50 at the other end while one end is connected to the connector 20. The extension is formed, and is formed by continuously forming the elastic piece engaging jaw 62a and the elastic piece mounting surface 62b on which the end of the elastic piece 54a is hung on the outer diameter surface of the insertion tube 62.

In addition, the inner housing surface of the first housing space (S1) of the arm housing 40 and the outer surface of the cap ring 55 form a fastening screw thread (T) corresponding to each other so that the cap ring (55) is the first accommodation space (S1). It can be configured to assemble and fasten.

According to the present invention, a female coupler is mounted on a cold and hot water supply pipe drawn from the outside, and a male coupler is provided on a connecting pipe of various faucets installed in a bathroom, kitchen, etc. According to one-touch assembly of male coupler, it is possible to shorten working time and improve working efficiency.

In addition, a fluid shut-off valve is further provided on the arm housing including the female coupler to prevent leakage even when the connecting pipe is separated, thereby improving the convenience of replacement work, and the connecting pipe including the male coupler assembled to the female coupler by one touch. This rotation is also possible to prevent twisting and twisting of the connecting pipe, and to improve the convenience of use and product merchandise.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a fastening structure of a conventional supply pipe and a connection pipe.
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a tubular connector for a faucet having a one-touch fastening structure of the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exploded cross-sectional view of the tubular connector for a faucet having a one-touch fastening structure of the present invention.
Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main portion of a tubular connector for a faucet having a one-touch fastening structure according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the tubular connector that is the configuration of the present invention.
Figure 5 is an exploded cross-sectional view of the tubular connector that is the configuration of the present invention.
6a to 6c is a state diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention
7A to 7C are cross-sectional views showing a one-touch operation process of the inventor's tubular connector.

The present invention is that the tubular connector for a faucet having a one-touch fastening structure is mounted on a cold and hot water supply pipe, so that the faucet's connecting pipe can be more easily and quickly assembled one-touch to improve assembly convenience and ease of use. .

Hereinafter, features of the tubular connector for a faucet having a one-touch fastening structure according to the present invention may be understood by the embodiments described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention can be applied to various changes and may have various forms, and the embodiments will be described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to a specific disclosure form, and it should be understood that it includes all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

The pipe connector for a faucet having a one-touch type fastening structure according to the present invention is provided with a female coupler 50 constituting the pipe connector 30 in the cold and hot water supply pipe 10 introduced from the outside as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5. It is configured to easily assemble the supply pipe 10 and the connection pipe 20 according to the one-touch coupling of the male and female couplers 50 and 60 by providing a male coupler 60 in the connection pipe 20 of the faucet fitting. .

To this end, the pipe connector 30 in the present invention is equipped with a female coupler 50 in the first receiving space S1 provided inside one side of the arm housing 40 as shown in FIG. 3, and the supply pipe 10 ) To be air-tightly assembled at the end of the connector, and fixed by inserting a male coupler (60) at the end of the connector (20), and then connecting to the female coupler (50) by one-touch connection.

First, when the connector 20 provided with the male coupler 60 of the present invention is described, the male coupler 60 has a cylindrical shape housing 61 fitted to one end of the connector 20 to be bound or , A screw thread (not shown) is formed for fastening and assembly, and at the other end, an insertion tube 62 fitted to the female coupler 50 is extended, and an elastic piece engaging jaw 62a is formed on an outer diameter surface of the insertion tube 62. And the elastic detachment surface 62b is continuously formed.

Therefore, in a state in which the coupler 60 is fitted and fixed to one end of the connection pipe 20, it is fitted into the female coupler 50 of the coupler 60, and the cold and hot water supply pipe 10 and the connection pipe 20 ) Are interconnected so that the fluid can be supplied.

The coupler 60 and the female coupler 50 that is one-touch coupled to the first housing space S1 provided in the arm housing 40 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the arm housing 40 To the other side of the supply pipe 10 to prevent the leakage through the fluid shutoff valve 70 is provided.

That is, the arm housing 40 in the present invention is provided with a first accommodation space (S1) on one side, a second accommodation space (S2) is provided on the other side, and a fluid transfer path (42) is formed in the center, The female coupler 50 in which the connection pipe 20 is assembled is fixedly mounted in the first accommodation space S1, and the second accommodation space S2 is provided with a fluid blocking to prevent the fluid through the supply pipe 10 from being drained. The valve 70 is mounted.

At this time, the outer shape of the arm housing 40 is formed to have a hexagonal shape, so that the arm housing 40 can be more easily assembled and fastened to the supply pipe 10 using a separate tool, while being supplied to the supply pipe 10. The O-ring 45 is provided on one side of the screw portion of the arm housing 40 to be fastened, so that leakage through the fastening portion can be prevented and assembly convenience can be improved.

The fluid shut-off valve 70 is largely fitted inside the second receiving space S2 and has a sealing ring 71 having a fluid moving hole 71a in the center, and a fluid moving hole of the sealing ring 71 ( The blocking member 72 closing the 71a), the return spring 73 pressing the blocking member 72 in the direction of the sealing ring 71, and the return spring 73 inserted into the second receiving space S2 It comprises a fixing ring 74 for supporting the other side of the.

Therefore, when the arm housing 40 provided with the fluid blocking valve 70 is fastened and assembled to the supply pipe 10, the fluid is supplied to the cold and hot water supply pipe 10 while the blocking member 72 of the fluid blocking valve 70 is supplied. ) Is pushed in the direction of the sealing ring 71 to be compressed.

That is, the blocking member 72 has a pressing hole 72a protruding through the fluid movement hole 71a of the sealing ring 71 is formed on one side, and is in close contact with the other surface of the sealing ring 71 in the other direction. The contact plate 72b and the spring fastener 72c that integrally shield the fluid movement hole 71a are integrally formed, and the contact plate 72b and the sealing ring 71 are hermetically sealed by the pressure of the fluid through the supply pipe 10. By compressing, the one-way movement of the fluid is interrupted.

In addition, the female coupler 50 mounted to the first housing space S1 of the arm housing 40 is largely a holder having a first sealing member 52, a second sealing member 53 and an elastic piece 54a. It is composed of a ring 54, a cap ring 55 for fixing it, and a push ring 56 for operating the holder ring 54.

In addition, as the female coupler 50 is formed to have a larger diameter than the diameter of the fitting hole to be inserted into the inner diameter surface of the first receiving space S1, a locking jaw 41 is required on one inner diameter surface. It is provided concave in a groove shape.

In addition, in the first accommodation space S1, one surface of the first sealing member 52 is hermetically seated, and the second sealing member 53, which will be described later, is assembled on the other surface to fix its position. Unsigned) is further formed.

The second sealing member 53, which is assembled to the other surface of the first sealing member 52, is formed on one surface with a position mounting protrusion (not sign) corresponding to the position mounting groove and is sealed with the first sealing member 52 It is assembled, and the pin guide surface 53a inclined toward the inner center is formed on the other surface.

And, the holder ring 54 is seated on the other surface of the second sealing member 53, the inner diameter of the holder ring 54 has a predetermined angle toward the pin guide surface (53a) and a plurality of formed to protrude while being inclined It is provided with an elastic piece (54a).

As described above, in a state in which the first sealing member 52, the second sealing member 53, and the holder ring 54 are stacked and stored in the first receiving space S1, one end of the cap ring 55 is the first receiving space As it is inserted into (S1), a fixing protrusion (not sign) protruding from the outer diameter surface is fixed to the locking jaw 41 and fixed by pressing the outer circumference of the holder ring 54 toward the second sealing member 53.

At this time, as an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figures 6a to 6c, the inner housing surface of the first housing space (S1) of the arm housing 40 and the outer surface of the capping 55, the fastening screw (T) corresponding to each other It is also possible to form and fasten and assemble the cap ring 55 into the first receiving space S1 so that the end of the cap ring 55 presses the holder ring 54 toward the second sealing member 53 to fix it. Do.

In addition, the present invention is to prevent the separation of the push ring 56 inserted into the assembly hole by forming an uneven portion corresponding to the outer diameter surface of the insertion hole 56a of the push ring 56 in the central assembly hole of the cap ring 55. Included, the tip of the insertion hole (56a) to form an inclined pressing inclined portion (56b) to protrude in the central direction, the end of the pressing inclined portion (56b) the upper end of the elastic piece (54a) of the holder ring (54) It is assembled in contact with.

At this time, the insertion hole 56c of the insertion pipe 62 of the male coupler 60 is formed in the center of the insertion hole 56a of the push ring 56, and the other end has a cap ring 55 coupled to the switching cartridge 32 ) Is further formed to protrude to the outside, the pressing surface 56d is formed so that the user can press the pressing surface 56d toward the receiving space 37 to operate the elastic piece 54a of the holder ring 54. do.

When explaining the operation of the present invention configured as described above with reference to the drawings.

First, as shown in Figure 7a, the second housing space (S2) is equipped with a fluid shut-off valve (70), the arm housing 40 is fastened to the end of the supply pipe 10, O- ring 45, the supply pipe (10) ), The blocking member 72 is hermetically brought into close contact with the sealing ring 71 according to the pressure of the fluid or the elasticity of the return spring 73 while preventing the leakage of the fastening portion with the fluid, while blocking the movement of the fluid. The pressing hole 72a of the 72 is positioned to protrude more to the left in the drawing than the fluid moving hole 71a of the sealing ring 71.

And, when explaining the process of inserting the male coupler 60 from the left side of the female coupler 50, first the insertion tube 62 of the male coupler 60 is inserted into the insertion hole 56c of the female coupler 50 , As the end of the insertion tube 62 protrudes from the inner diameter of the insertion hole 56c, it is inserted while pushing the elastic piece 54a of the holder ring 54 inclined downward toward the sealing member, and the insertion tube 62 as shown in FIG. 7B At the position of the elastic piece engaging jaw 62a formed to be stepped on the), the elastic piece engaging jaw 62a is caught at the tip of the elastic piece 54a while returning to the original position of the elastic piece 54a, so that the coupler 60 and the arm The coupler 50 is one-touch coupled and is prevented from being separated arbitrarily.

At this time, it is natural that the elastic piece 54a is formed on the elastic piece engaging jaw 62a of the insertion tube 62 so that the elastic piece mounting surface 62b is positioned to be inserted without interference.

In addition, as the male coupler 60 is fitted, the tip portion of the insertion tube 62 is pushed toward the right in the drawing as shown in FIG. , By opening the fluid transfer hole (71a), the fluid in the supply pipe (10) can be moved to the first receiving space (S1) through the fluid transfer path (42) to the connector (20) equipped with a coupler (60) Fluid is supplied.

And, the process for separating the male coupler 60, as shown in Figure 7c, the user first presses the pressing surface 56d of the push ring 56, the pressing inclined portion 56b of the push ring 56 is holder ring It is easy to move the male coupler 60 in the left direction on the drawing by simply moving the elastic piece 54a of 54 in the direction of the sealing member to release the interruption of the elastic piece engaging jaw 62a. .

That is, when the pressing surface 56d of the push ring 56 is pressed to remove the male coupler 60, the elastic piece 54a is pressed and the insertion tube 62 of the male coupler 60 is movably inserted. The hole 56c is secured so that the insertion tube 62 is easily moved to separate.

Therefore, the insertion tube 62 is separated as described above, so that the ground blocking member 72 makes the contact plate 72b hermetically contact the sealing ring 71 according to the elastic force of the return spring 73 or the supply pressure of the fluid. As the fluid transfer hole 71a is closed, the fluid in the cold and hot water supply pipe 10 can be prevented from being drained or leaked.

As described above, the above-described embodiment is described for the most preferred example of the present invention, but is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention. .

10. Supply pipe 20. Connection pipe
30. Pipe connector 40. Arm housing
41. Hanging jaw 50. Female coupler
52. First sealing member 53. Second sealing member
54. Holder ring 55. Cap ring
56. Push ring 60. Male coupler
61. Water housing 62. Insertion tube
70. Fluid shutoff valve 71. Sealing ring
72. Blocking member 73. Return spring
74. Retaining ring

Claims (6)

It is installed in the cold and hot water supply pipe (10) introduced from the outside, the connection pipe 20 of the receiving bracket is configured to be assembled in the pipe connector 30;
The tube connector 30, the female housing 50 is included in the first receiving space (S1) provided on one side inside the arm housing 40 is assembled to be airtightly fastened to the end of the supply pipe 10,
A tubular connector for a power receiving bracket having a one-touch fastening structure, characterized in that the male coupler (60) fitted to the end of the connector (20) is connected to the female coupler (50) by one-touch connection to each other. The method according to claim 1, Female coupler (50),
A first sealing member 52 having one surface seated in the first receiving space S1 of the arm housing 40;
A second sealing member 53 in close contact with the first sealing member 52 and having an inclined pin guide surface 53a on the other surface;
A holder ring 54 having a plurality of elastic pieces 54a formed in close contact with the second sealing member 53 and protruding toward the pin guide surface 53a;
A cap ring 55 inserted into the first receiving space S1 of the arm housing 51 while pressing the holder ring 54 toward the second sealing member 53 and fixed to the locking jaw 41;
A push ring having an insertion hole 56c in the center and one end inserted into the cap ring 55 in contact with the elastic piece 54a and the other end having a pressing surface 56d protruding outward of the cap ring 55 ( 56), including a one-touch fastening structure, the tubular connector for the receiving bracket characterized in that it is configured to include. The method according to claim 1, Arm housing 40 is provided with a first receiving space (S1) on one side, a second receiving space (S2) is provided on the other side to form a fluid transfer path (42) in the center, the first The female coupler (50) is fixedly mounted in the first accommodation space (S1), and the second reception space (S2) has a sealing ring (71) having a fluid transfer hole (71a) in the center, and the fluid of the sealing ring (71). A blocking member 72 for closing the moving hole 71a, a return spring 73 for pressing the blocking member 72 in the direction of the sealing ring 71, and a return spring fitted in the second receiving space S2 Pipe connection port for a receiving bracket having a one-touch fastening structure, characterized in that the fluid blocking valve (70) with a retaining ring (74) supporting the other side of (73) is installed. The method according to claim 3, The blocking member 72 is formed on one side of the pressing hole (72a) protruding through the fluid transfer hole (71a) of the sealing ring 71, the other side of the sealing ring (71) on the other side A tubular connector for a faucet having a one-touch fastening structure, characterized in that the contact plate (72b) and the spring fastener (72c), which are in close contact and shield the fluid movement hole (71a), are integrally formed. The method according to claim 1, the male coupler (60), the cylindrical shape of the housing (61) while the one end is connected to the connecting tube (20), the other end is inserted into the insertion hole (56c) of the female coupler (50) (56c) 62) is formed extending, characterized in that it is configured by continuously forming the elastic piece engaging jaw (62a) and the elastic piece mounting surface (62b) to the end of the elastic piece (54a) on the outer diameter surface of the insertion tube (62) Tubular connector for faucet with one-touch fastening structure. The method according to claim 2, The first housing space (S1) of the inner housing surface of the arm housing (40) and the outer surface of the capping (55) to form a fastening thread (T) corresponding to each other to form the capping (55) in the first receiving space (S1) tubular connector for a faucet having a one-touch fastening structure, characterized in that configured to fasten and assemble.

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