MX2007006117A

MX2007006117A - Built-in wall water service box.

Info

Publication number: MX2007006117A
Application number: MX2007006117A
Authority: MX
Inventors: Yeong-Chun Lee
Original assignee: Pip Co Ltd
Priority date: 2004-11-23
Filing date: 2005-11-23
Publication date: 2007-07-13
Also published as: GB2436472A; WO2006057512A1; AU2005307933A1; GB0709353D0; US20090145493A1; CA2588613A1; EA200701137A1; DE112005002883T5; GB2436472B; CA2588613C; EA010654B1

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a built-in wall water service box. The water service box ofthe present invention includes a case (100) which is connected to cold and hotwater pipes (10, 20) and is open at a front end thereof, and a faucet unit (200) whichis provided in the case (100) and mixes cold and hot water, which enters the case(100), with each other. The water service box further includes a cover (300) whichprotects the faucet unit (200) and is coupled to the open front end of the case (100),and a cover flush-mounting unit (400) which is provided between the case (100)and the cover (300) to adjust a gap between the cover (300) and the case (100) embeddedin a wall.

Description

WATER SERVICE KEY BOX RECESSED IN THE WALL Description of the Invention The present invention relates, in general, to water service key boxes embedded in the wall and, more particularly, to a water service key box embedded in the wall that makes it possible for the User can easily check the status of the water flow of hot and cold water pipes, which are embedded in the wall, and in which a spigot or faucet unit is coupled with parts of cold and hot water pipes , which pass through the water service key to mix and distribute cold and hot water, so that even if a malfunction occurs, for example, a water leak or interruption of service of water, once the construction has been completed, the water tap can be easily dismantled and reassembled, and which has a cover level assembly unit so that the separation between the cubicle erta and the wall can be adjusted easily, thus ensuring a good appearance.

Previous Technique In general, the service key boxes of Water is embedded in the interior walls of buildings, such as residential buildings, apartment buildings, office buildings and hotels. In the construction or expansion of a building, cold and hot water pipes are guided from the outside to a distribution channel, which is previously installed under a vanity sink next to a built-in cabinet, or in a Default position in the locker room. In addition, cold and hot water pipes extend to the desired locations, for example, the bathroom, the heater room, a multipurpose room, the laundry room, the kitchen, etc., so that the cold water and hot can be supplied to the desired locations in the hot and cold water pipes. Each of the hot and cold water pipes, which are connected to the desired locations from the distribution channel, has a double pipe structure in which an inner flexible pipe or pipe is introduced into a corrugated pipe. cover. The hot and cold water pipes that have the double pipe structure are supplied to the bathroom water service key boxes, the laundry room and the multipurpose room through the floors of the rooms and the kitchen. The connection pipes are coupled with the water service key boxes that are installed in the desired locations, thereby supplying hot and cold water to hot and cold water lines of a bathtub, sink, toilet, and laundry room. However, in the conventional piping system, the water service key boxes can not be connected together. Therefore, because hot and cold water pipes are connected independently with all the water service key boxes during the construction process, the pipe structure is complex, and the pipe installation process is inefficient. In addition, it is problematic because the repair and replacement processes can not be easily conducted once the pipe installation process is completed. Meanwhile, water service key boxes have been proposed, which have structures so that the repair and replacement processes are conducted in a convenient manner. However, these water service key boxes still have problems. That is, at the completion of the construction work of a building, a rim portion of the front end of the water service keyway has to be flush with the wall to ensure a good appearance. However, in conventional water service valve boxes, in the event that the thickness of the wall becomes relatively thick during finishing work, the Cover that is coupled with the front end of the water service key can not be flush with the wall or it may be misaligned with the desired position, thus deteriorating the appearance of the same.

Description of the Invention Technical Problem Accordingly, the present invention has been made having in mind the above problems which are presented in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a water service key recessed in the wall having a structure, so that the user can easily verify the state of the water flow of the cold and hot water pipes, which are embedded in the wall, and in which a spigot or tap unit is coupled with parts of the hot and cold water pipes, which pass through the water service key to mix and distribute cold and hot water, so that even if a malfunction occurs, for example a water leak or water interruption, once the construction has been completed, the water service key can be easily dismantled and reassembled, and this has a mounting level of the roof so that the separation between the roof and the wall can be Adjusted easily, thus ensuring a good appearance.

Technical Solution In order to achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides a wall-mounted water service key box, which includes: a receptacle connected to the hot and cold water pipes and which is open in the front end thereof; a spout unit provided in the receptacle and mixing together hot and cold water entering the receptacle; a cover that protects the spout unit and that is coupled with the open front end of the receptacle; and a cover leveling assembly unit that is provided between the receptacle and the cover to adjust the gap between the cover and the receptacle embedded in the wall. The wall-mounted water service keyway further includes a distribution pipe coupled at a predetermined position with each of the hot and cold water pipes in the receptacle, the distribution pipe comprising a flexible pipe. The hot and cold water pipes, which have double-tube structures and enter the receptacle, could deviate or drift in one direction, so that the receptacle communicates with another water service key box through diverted pipes of cold and hot water. The spigot or tap unit could include a plurality of mixing valves provided with cold and hot water from the distribution pipes; a connecting pipe which couples the mixing valves together and which comprises a flexible pipe; and a water discharge pipe for the release of cold and hot water coming from the connection pipe. The cover could include an inner cover body coupled with a front end of the cover leveling assembly unit or with the front end of the pocket; an outer cover body fixed to the front surface of the inner cover body, so that the mixing valves are clamped through the central positions of the outer cover body; and a decorative plate provided on the outer surface of the outer casing body. The decorative plate could be made of a material such as marble, glass or stainless steel that has a high durability. The outer cover body could be integrally coupled in predetermined positions thereof with the mixing valves.

The deck leveling assembly unit could have a rectangular shape that corresponds to the shape of the front open end of the receptacle, and has a predetermined thickness with a rectangular hole formed through the cover leveling assembly unit, and screw holes formed through the cover leveling assembly unit at positions adjacent to each corner of the outer surface of the cover. the same and that correspond with each fixing hole of the receptacle. The cover leveling assembly unit could include: a plurality of fixed supports, each fixed support having a support plate, through which a horizontal position adjusting hole is formed in a predetermined position, a holding plate which extends from an edge of the support plate at a predetermined angle and which is fixed at a predetermined position on the inner surface of the receptacle using an immobilization means, and a guide plate extending from each of the upper and lower edges of the support plate at a predetermined angle; and a movable adjustment body having a coupling plate, through which the plurality of coupling holes and vertical position adjustment holes, and guides formed by bending the opposite ends of the plate are formed. coupling, with a coupling hole formed in a predetermined position through each guide, so that each guide is inserted between the guide plates of each of the fixed supports and that is coupled with the support plate using the coupling means introduced both in the guide coupling hole as in the horizontal position adjustment hole of the fi xing bracket. The horizontal position adjusting hole of the support plate of each fi xed support could be a slot having a predetermined length, so that the cover can move with respect to the receptacle in the forward and backward directions. The guide plates of each fixed support could be integrally provided on the upper and lower edges of the support plate. Each of the vertical position adjusting holes of the movable adjustment body could have a groove shape extending a predetermined length in an upward and downward direction.

Advantageous Effects In the present invention, a wall of water service key embedded in the wall has a structure so that the user can easily verify the state of the water flow of the cold water pipes and callente, which are embedded in the wall. In addition, a spigot is coupled with the parts of the hot and cold water pipes, which pass through the water service key box so that cold and hot water is mixed and distributed, so that even if there will be a malfunction, for example, the escape of water or the interruption of water, once the construction has been completed, the water service key box could be dismantled and reassembled with ease. Also, the present invention has a cover leveling assembly unit, so that the spacing between the cover and the wall can be adjusted easily, thus ensuring a good appearance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the external shape of a water service key recessed in the wall according to the present invention; Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the water service key box embedded in the wall according to a first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 is a sectional view showing the installation of the water service key recessed in the wall of Figure 2; Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the wall of water service key recessed in the wall according to a first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 5 is a perspective view of the cover leveling assembly unit of the water service key in the wall of Figure 4; Figure 6 is a sectional view showing the installation of the water service key box embedded in the wall of Figure 4; and Figure 7 is a schematic front view showing, schematically, the use of the water service key recessed in the wall of Figure 4.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the appended figures. As shown in Figure 1, a wall-mounted water service key box of the present invention is connected to the hot and cold water pipes 10 and 20. The water service key box includes a receptacle 100. which is open at the front end thereof and has a hexahedron shape, a spout unit 200 which is installed in the receptacle 100 and has a structure, so that cold water and hot water are interconnected, a cover 300 that covers the spout unit 200 and that closes so that the front open end of the receptacle 100 can be opened, and a cover leveling assembly unit 400 that is provided between the receptacle 100 and the cover 300 for adjusting the spacing between the receptacle 100 and the cover 300 based on the installation of the water service key box on a wall. In the water service key box of the present invention, the cold and hot water pipes 10 and 20, which enter the receptacle 100, are diverted or diverted in one direction, so that the receptacle 100 is connected to another water service key box. The structure makes it possible for hot and cold water pipes 10 and 20 to be easily connected to various desired locations based on the application of the present invention in multi-family or public housing, such as apartment buildings, buildings offices and hotels. For this, a distribution pipe 500 is coupled at a predetermined position with each of the cold and hot water pipes 10 and 20. Preferably, the pipe or distribution pipe 500 is a flexible hose. The distribution pipes 500 comprising the flexible hoses could be coupled in a more efficient manner. flexible with cold and hot water pipes 10 and 20 with mixing valves 210 and 220. That is, to effectively respond to undesirable installation conditions, for example, to the receptacles in which the mixing valves 210 and 220 are not aligned with the cold and hot water pipes 10 and 20, or the distance between the mixing valves 210 and 220 and the cold and hot water pipes 10 and 20 that do not correspond with a desired value, is preferred that the distribution pipe 500 is a flexible hose. Meanwhile, the spout unit 200 includes the mixing valves 210 and 220 which are supplied with hot and cold water coming from the distribution pipes 500, a pipe or connecting pipe 230 connecting the mixing valves 210 and the other to each other. 220 and comprises a flexible tube, and a water discharge pipe 240 which discharges the cold and hot water that comes from the connection pipe 230. The mixing valves 210 and 220 comprise separate cylindrical valves, in which a cylindrical valve 210 is provided with cold water, and the other cylindrical valve 220 is provided with hot water. The two cylindrical valves 210 and 220 communicate with each other through a pipe or connection pipe 230, so that the cold water is mixed with the hot water. Water mixed is released through the discharge water pipe 210 which is provided in the cylindrical valve 220. In a first embodiment, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the cover 300 comprises an inner cover body 310 and a body outer cover 320. Therefore, even if the cover 300 is misaligned with the desired position of the wall 70 once the installation of the water service key box is complete, the orientation of the cover 300 may be adjusted correctly. In detail, the cover 300 includes the inner cover body 310 which is coupled with the front end of the cover leveling assembly unit 400 or with the front end of the pocket 100, and the outer cover body 320 which is provided on the outer surface of the inner cover body 310. The mixing valves 210 and 220 are fixed in central positions through the outer shell body 320. The cover 300 further includes a decorative plate 322 which is provided on the outer surface of the outer body of cover 320. In addition, a repair hole 32 is formed through the inner cover body 310. The repair hole 32 is sized appropriately, so that when repair work is required due to a problem such as a leak or leakage of water once the installation of the water service key box is finished, the user can insert a tool or his hands into the receptacle 100. Also, a plurality of friction protrusions 33 are provided. on the outer surface of the inner shell body 310, so that the mortar 74 or the tiles 76 can be easily applied to the outer surface of the inner shell body 310. In addition, a part of the ring 34, which defines the hole repair 32 therein, a predetermined length protrudes from the inner cover body 310. The locking holes 35a, 35b are formed in three positions in the ring part 34, so that the outer cover body 320 is fixed in the inner shell body 310 through the locking screws 22 tightened in the locking holes 35a, 35b. Of the locking holes 35a, 35b, the locking hole 35b, which is formed in the lower position, comprises a hole so that the locking hole 35b serves as a central point when the outer body of cover 320 is coupled with the inner body of cover 310. Each of the locking holes 35a, which are formed on opposite sides of the upper position, comprises a plurality of holes in consideration of the tolerance between the inner and outer bodies of cover 310 and 320 during the process of installing the outer shell body. Both of the holes 45 are formed through the outer shell body 320, which is coupled to the front end of the inner shell body 310, in three positions corresponding to the locking holes 35a, 35b of the inner shell body 310 The coupling holes 47 are formed approximately in the central positions through the outer cover body 320, so that the mixing valves 210 and 220 and the water discharge pipe 240 of the spout unit 200 are integrally clamped in the outer shell body 320 through the coupling holes 47. The decorative plate 322 is provided on the outer surface of the outer shell body 320 to ensure a good appearance of the water service key box 1 installed on the wall 70. Decorative plate 322 is made of a material having superior durability, for example, marble, glass or stainless steel. In the meantime, once the construction of the interior wall of a building has been completed, it is preferred that the cover 300 be flush with the surface of the wall 70 during the installation process of the wall. of water service key 1. To achieve the purpose indicated above, the cover leveling assembly unit 400 is used. In the first embodiment, the cover leveling assembly unit 400 has a rectangular shape corresponding to the front open end of the receptacle 100 and has a predetermined thickness. In addition, a rectangular hole is formed through the cover leveling assembly unit 400. A screw hole is formed through the cover leveling assembly unit 400 at a position adjacent to each corner of the outer surface of the cover. the same and corresponds with each locking hole of the receptacle 100, so that the cover leveling assembly unit 400 is coupled to the receptacle 100 using the locking screws 22. When the receptacle 100 is embedded with an excessive depth in the wall 70, the deck leveling assembly unit 400 having the aforementioned structure would be interposed between the receptacle 100 and the inner cover body 310 to cause the cover 300 to be flush with the wall 70. In this case, the cover leveling assembly unit 400 is coupled with the inner cover body 310 of the cover 300 using the screws immobilization 36. In particular, the cover leveling assembly unit 400 must stably support the cover 300 including the outer cover body 320 with which the mixing valves 210 and 220 and the water discharge pipe are coupled. 230, and has a structure, so that the cover 300 can be moved lightly on the cover leveling assembly unit 400 in an upward, downward, leftward or rightward direction. Meanwhile, a wall-mounted water service key box having a cover leveling assembly unit 400 according to a second embodiment is shown in Figures 4-7. In this embodiment, the cover leveling assembly unit 400 includes a plurality of fixed supports 410 and a movable adjustment body 420. Each fi xed support 410 includes a support plate 411, through which a horizontal groove is formed. 411a in a predetermined position, and a holding plate 412 extending from the trailing edge of the support plate 411 at a predetermined angle and fixed at a predetermined position on the inner surface of the receptacle 100 using an immobilization means. Each fixed support 410 further includes a guide plate 413 extending from each of the upper and lower edges of the support plate 411 in a predetermined angle. The movable adjustment body 420 includes a coupling plate 421 through which a plurality of coupling holes 421a and vertical grooves 421b are formed, and the guides 422 are formed by bending the opposite ends of the coupling plate 421 A coupling hole 423 is formed in a predetermined position through each guide 422, so that each guide 422 is inserted between the guide plates 413 of the fixed support 410 and is connected to the support plate 411 using a screw coupling introduced into the coupling hole 423 and the horizontal slot 411a of the fixed support 410. That is, the cover leveling assembly unit 400 has a structure so that the movable adjustment body 420 is slidably coupled between the support fixed 410. In detail, the guides 422 are formed by folding the predetermined lengths of the opposite ends of the movable adjustment body 420 in a direction default The vertical grooves 421b are formed at the predetermined positions through the coupling plate 421, which connects the guides 422 to each other. The coupling holes 421a, through which the mixing valves 210 and 220 and the discharge pipe 240, are formed through the coupling plate 421 in separate positions of the vertical slots 421b through predetermined distances. In addition, because the horizontal slots 411a are formed through the support plates 411 of the supports 410, the cover 300 can move with respect to the receptacle 100 in the forward and backward directions. In other words, the supports 410 serve to adjust the exposed or protruding length of the cover 300 of the wall. The cover 300 can be protruded through the support plates 411 having the horizontal slots 411a. These supports 410 are fixed to the rear wall of the receptacle 100 through the locking means, such as anchor bolts or locking screws, then are tightened through the locking holes of the fastening plate 412 of the brackets 410 The guide plates 413 of each support 410 are integrally provided on the upper and lower edges of the support plate 411, so that the guide plates 413 direct the sliding movement of each guide 413 of the movable adjustment body 420. In addition , each of the vertical grooves 421b of the movable adjustment body 420 has a predetermined length, so that the vertical tolerance of the cover 300 with respect to the movable adjustment body 420 can be easily regulated. To install the cover leveling assembly unit 400, the movable adjustment body 420 is held in the horizontal grooves 411a of the support plates 411 once the protruding length of the movable adjustment body 420 has been determined. further, the mixing valves 210 and 220, which are coupled together through the connecting flexible pipe or pipe 230, and the water discharge pipe 240, are placed in the associated coupling holes 421a formed through the movable body of adjustment 420, and subsequently, are fixed in the moveable adjustment body 420 using locking screws. Subsequently, the cover 300 is coupled with the movable adjustment body 420 using locking screws. At this time, once the movable adjustment body 420 is preliminarily coupled with the horizontal slots 411a of the brackets 410 and the cover 300 is also preliminarily engaged with the vertical slots 421b of the adjusting body 420, the position of the cover 300 would be adjusted, so that the cover 300 is flush with the wall 70. Hereinafter, the parts that have been preliminarily coupled, are tightened securely. Subsequently, the decorative plate 322 is coupled with the cover 300, thereby completing the installation of the water service key box. Here, the decorative plate 322 could be made of a transparent synthetic resin, so that the user can observe the condition of the cold and hot water pipes 10 and 20 and the distribution pipes 500, which are coupled with the pipes cold and hot water 10 and 20, through the decorative transparent plate 322 once the installation of the water service key on the wall 70 has been completed.

MODE OF INVENTION INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention provides a wall-mounted water service key box having a structure, so that the user can easily verify the state of water flow of the water. cold and hot water pipes, which are embedded in the wall, and in which a spigot is coupled with the parts of the cold and hot water pipes, which pass through the water service key box , so that cold and hot water is mixed and distributed, so that even if a malfunction occurs, for example, a water leak or a water interruption, once the construction is finished, the water service key box could be dismantled and reassembled with ease, and which has a cover leveling assembly unit, so that the separation between the cover and the wall can be adjusted easily, thus guaranteeing a good appearance.

Claims

CLAIMS 1. A wall of water service key recessed in the wall, characterized in that it comprises: a receptacle connected to the cold and hot water pipes and that is open at the front end thereof; a spout unit provided in the receptacle and mixing the cold water and the hot water entering the receptacle together; a cover that protects the spout unit and is coupled with the front open end of the receptacle; and a cover leveling assembly unit provided between the receptacle and the cover that adjusts the gap between the cover and the receptacle embedded in a wall.
2. The wall-mounted water service key in accordance with claim 1, further characterized in that it comprises: a distribution pipe coupled at a predetermined position with each of the hot and cold water pipes in the receptacle , the distribution pipe comprises a flexible pipe.
3. The wall-mounted water service key according to claim 1, characterized in that the cold and hot water pipes, which have double-tube structures and enter the receptacle, are diverted in one direction, so that the receptacle communicates with another channel of service key water through the diverted pipes of cold and hot water.
4. The wall-mounted water service key in accordance with claim 1 or 3, characterized in that the spout unit comprises: a plurality of mixing valves supplied with hot and cold water that comes from the pipes of distribution; a connecting pipe that couples the mixing valves together and comprises a flexible pipe; and a water discharge pipe that releases the cold and hot water that comes from the connection pipe.
5. The flush-mounted water service key according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover comprises: an inner cover body coupled with the front end of the cover leveling assembly unit or with the front end of the receptacle; an outer cover body fixed on the front surface of the inner cover body, so that the mixing valves are fixed through the central positions of the outer cover body; and a decorative plate provided on the outer surface of the outer casing body.
6. The wall-mounted water service key in accordance with claim 5, characterized in that the decorative plate is elaborated from a material, such as marble, glass or stainless steel, that has a high durability.
7. The wall-mounted water service key box according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the outer cover body is integrally coupled in predetermined positions thereof with the mixing valves.
8. The wall-mounted water service key box according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover leveling assembly unit has a rectangular shape corresponding to the shape of the front open end of the receptacle, and has a predetermined thickness, with a rectangular hole formed through the cover leveling assembly unit, and screw holes formed through the cover leveling assembly unit at positions adjacent to each corner of the outer surface thereof and that correspond with each hole of immobilization of the receptacle.
9. The wall-mounted water service key box according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover leveling assembly unit comprises: a plurality of fixed supports, each fixed support including: a support plate through from which a horizontal position adjustment hole is formed in a predetermined position; a fastening plate extending from the edge of the support plate at a predetermined angle and being fixed at a predetermined position on the inner surface of the receptacle using an immobilization means; and a guide plate extending from each of the upper and lower edges of the support plate at a predetermined angle; and a movable adjusting body including: a coupling plate through which the plurality of coupling holes and vertical position adjustment holes are formed; and guides formed by bending the opposite ends of the coupling plate, with a coupling hole formed in a predetermined position through each guide, so that each guide is inserted between the guide plates of each of the supports fixed and that is connected to the support plate using coupling means introduced, both in the coupling hole of the guide and in the horizontal position adjustment hole of the fixed support.
10. The wall-mounted water service key according to claim 9, characterized in that the horizontal position adjustment hole of the support plate of each fixed support is a slot having a predetermined length of so that the cover can move with respect to the receptacle in the forward and backward directions.
The wall-mounted water service key box according to claim 9, characterized in that the guide plates of each fixed support are integrally provided on the upper and lower edges of each support plate.
12. The wall-mounted water service key box according to claim 9, characterized in that each of the vertical position adjustment holes of the movable adjusting body has a groove shape extending a predetermined length in length. an ascending direction and a descending direction.