TWI703289B - Outlet structure of faucet valve seat - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an outlet structure of faucet valve seat, which comprising a valve seat and a sleeve, wherein the valve seat forms a sleeve hole, the sleeve is used to set an outlet pipe, and the sleeve is sleeved in the sleeve hole, the sleeve penetrates through a plug hole, and one end of the outlet pipe is inserted into the plug hole such that a long axis is parallel to the central axis of the valve core, and a central axis of the plug hole forms an angle with the long axis as θ.

The valve seat can be selected by the sleeve with the corresponding angle of the plug hole according to the needs of the outlet pipe, and meet the diversified demand of the outlet pipe elevation angle.

Description

Outlet structure of faucet valve seat

The invention relates to a component of a faucet; in particular, it refers to an innovative structural type revealer of the water outlet structure of a valve seat of a faucet.

The faucet includes a valve seat, a valve core, a water outlet pipe, and a housing. The valve seat is used to set up a flow table or a washbasin, and the valve seat is connected to at least one water inlet pipe, the valve core and the The outlet pipes are respectively arranged on the valve seat. Water enters the valve core from the inlet pipe through the valve seat, and then the valve core enters the outlet pipe through the valve seat. The valve core controls the space between the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe. Whether the flow path is connected.

According to the investigation, the conventional structure still has the following problems and shortcomings in practical application experience: with consideration of various factors such as the type of faucet, the needs of the installation occasion, and the appearance design, the outlet pipe is located adjacent to the valve seat. There are also many different designs for the elevation angle in the space. The outlet connecting the valve seat and the outlet pipe also needs to match the elevation angle design change of the outlet pipe, resulting in the faucet manufacturer having to prepare a variety of outlets with different angles. The valve seat can meet the diverse needs of the outlet pipe elevation angle.

Furthermore, the outlet pipe assembly is arranged on the valve seat, and the relative angle between the outlet pipe and the valve seat cannot be changed. If it is necessary to meet the needs of the faucet assembly, the spatial angle and posture of the outlet pipe must be changed. Generally, a flexible pipe body is selected as the outlet pipe, and the outlet pipe has a flexible The water outlet pipe’s spatial angle and posture can be changed without changing the valve seat. However, the state of the outlet pipe being flexibly deformed under the action of external force will easily cause the water outlet pipe and the valve The watertight anti-leakage effect between the seats is reduced.

Therefore, in view of the problems of the above-mentioned conventional faucet technology, how to develop an innovative structure that can be more ideal and practical is really awaiting the relevant industry to think about the goal and direction of the breakthrough; in view of this, the inventors After many years of experience in manufacturing, development and design of related products, after detailed design and careful evaluation for the above goals, we finally have a practical invention.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a water outlet structure for the valve seat of a faucet, and the technical problem to be solved is to think about and make innovation breakthroughs with the goal of developing a new valve seat with more ideal practicality.

Based on the foregoing objectives, the technical feature of the present invention to solve the problem is mainly that the water outlet structure of the valve seat of the faucet includes: a valve seat for setting a valve core and for connecting at least one water inlet pipe, inside the valve seat At least one first flow path, a second flow path, and a set of holes are formed, the first flow path communicates the valve core and the water inlet pipe, the second flow path communicates the valve core and the sleeve hole, and the sleeve hole extends in the One side of the valve seat; and a set of pipes for setting an outlet pipe, the sleeve is sleeved in the sleeve hole, the sleeve penetrates an insertion hole, so that one end of the outlet pipe is inserted in the insertion The connecting hole makes a long axis parallel to the center axis of the valve core, and the center axis of the plug hole and the long axis form an included angle θ.

The main effect and advantage of the present invention is that the valve seat can be selected according to the shape of the outlet pipe, the sleeve with the plug hole with the corresponding angle, and the valve seat of one specification Various specifications of the casing can be selected to meet the diversified requirements of the elevation angle of the outlet pipe and increase the production efficiency and cost of the valve seat.

01: Faucet

10: Valve seat

11: The first stream

12: Second flow path

13: set hole

14: Stop edge

15: Insert groove

20: casing

21: Socket hole

23: limit edge

24: Stop surface

25: bump

26: The first seal

30: Spool

40: inlet pipe

50: Outlet pipe

52: second seal

62: shell

64: control switch

Y: long axis

θ: included angle

Figure 1 is a perspective schematic view of a faucet according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the first embodiment of the present invention and a water outlet pipe.

Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention in use.

Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the second embodiment of the present invention in use.

Figure 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the use state of the third embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to the figures shown in the figures, which are several specific and feasible embodiments of the water outlet structure of the valve seat of the faucet of the present invention. However, these embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and are not restricted by this structure in the patent application.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the first embodiment of the water outlet structure of the faucet valve seat of the present invention includes a valve seat 10 and a set of pipe 20, wherein the valve seat 10 is used to set a valve core 30 and supply Two inlet pipes 40 are connected. Two first flow paths 11, a second flow path 12 and a set of holes 13 are formed inside the valve seat 10. Each of the first flow paths 11 communicates with the inlet pipe 40 and the valve core 30 respectively. The second flow path 12 communicates with the valve core 30 and the sleeve hole 13, and the sleeve hole 13 extends on one side of the valve seat 10. The number of the first flow path 11 can be increased or decreased according to the number of the water inlet pipe 40.

The sleeve 20 is sleeved in the sleeve hole 13, and the sleeve 20 and the valve seat 10 form a watertight connection In relation to this, the sleeve 20 is used to set a water outlet pipe 50, and accordingly, a housing 62 and a control switch 64 for controlling the valve core 30 are arranged outside the valve seat 10 to form a faucet 01, There is a first sealing member 26 between the sleeve 20 and the valve seat 10, and the sleeve 20 and the valve seat 10 form a watertight connection through the first sealing member 26. Other forms of anti-leakage structures can also be chosen to form a watertight connection.

The sleeve 20 penetrates an insertion hole 21, one end of the outlet pipe 50 is inserted into the insertion hole 21, and the outlet pipe 50 forms a watertight connection with the sleeve 20. The outlet pipe 50 may be a rigid pipe body. , It can also be a flexible tube, so that a virtual long axis Y is parallel to the central axis (not shown in the figure) of the valve core 30, and the central axis 22 of the insertion hole 21 and the long axis Y form an angle as θ, and θ=40°, there is a second seal 52 between the outlet pipe 50 and the sleeve 20, the outlet pipe 50 and the sleeve 20 form a watertight connection through the second seal 52, and the sleeve The pipe and the valve seat 10 can also choose other forms of anti-leakage structures to form a watertight connection.

As shown in Figure 4, the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the central axis 22 of the insertion hole 21 and the long axis Y form an angle θ, and θ=45°.

As shown in Figure 5, the third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the central axis 22 of the insertion hole 21 and the long axis Y form an angle θ, and θ=35°.

With the above-mentioned structural composition and technical features, based on the type of the faucet 01, the setting occasion of the faucet 01, the appearance design of the faucet 01 and other factors, the shape of the outlet pipe 50 can have various changes. The valve seat 10 The sleeve 20 with the insertion hole 21 with a corresponding angle can be selected according to the shape of the outlet pipe 50. According to this, the faucet manufacturer can choose to configure the sleeve with multiple specifications through the valve seat 10 of one specification. The pipe 20 satisfies the needs of the diversified elevation angle of the water outlet pipe 50 and improves the production efficiency and cost of the valve seat 10.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the valve seat 10 forms a ring-shaped stop edge 14 on the inner circumference of the sleeve hole 13, and one end of the sleeve 20 abuts against the stop edge 14, accordingly, When the sleeve 20 is axially inserted into the sleeve hole 13, the stop edge 14 forms a stop on the sleeve 20, thereby positioning the sleeve 20.

The sleeve 20 forms an annular stop edge 23 on the inner circumference of the insertion hole 21. When one end of the outlet pipe 50 is inserted into the sleeve 20, the stop edge 23 restricts the outlet pipe 50, thereby Position the outlet pipe 50.

The sleeve 20 further forms a stop surface 24 on the top edge. The stop surface 24 is adjacent to the valve core 30. When the sleeve 20 is sleeved with the outlet pipe 50, if it is required for maintenance or replacement of components When the outlet pipe 50 is pulled out of the sleeve 20, the stop surface 24 is adjacent to the valve core 30, so that the valve core 30 restricts the sleeve 20 from moving in the direction away from the sleeve hole 13. When the faucet 01 is of a thin-shell type, it can prevent the sleeve 20 from leaving the valve seat 10 along with the outlet pipe 50, thereby improving the convenience of maintenance.

As shown in Fig. 6, the fourth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the outer periphery of the sleeve 20 is formed with a convex block 25 on both sides, and the sleeve hole 13 cooperates with each convex block 25 in the inner periphery to depress two The embedding groove 15, one end of the embedding groove 15 extends at the end of the sleeve hole 13 away from the second flow path 12, and the protrusions 25 are respectively inserted into the embedding grooves 15, and accordingly, the sleeve 20 is inserted into the sleeve In the case of the hole 13, each of the protrusions 25 can be used to oppose each of the embedding grooves 15, so that when the sleeve 20 is axially inserted into the sleeve hole 13, the axial direction of the insertion hole 21 can meet the needs, improving the positioning of the sleeve 20 The reliability.

Furthermore, the outlet pipe 50 is provided by the sleeve 20 for inserting and positioning, so that the outlet pipe 50 can be a rigid pipe body or a flexible pipe body. When the outlet pipe 50 is flexible In the case of a pipe body, the outlet pipe 50 is inserted into the insertion hole 21 according to the included angle θ. Even if the angle of the flexible outlet pipe 50 is changed based on the needs of use or assembly of the faucet 01, the outlet pipe 50 and The sleeves 20 can still maintain a good watertight and leak-proof state.

10: Valve seat

11: The first stream

12: Second flow path

13: set hole

14: Stop edge

20: casing

21: Socket hole

23: limit edge

24: Stop surface

26: The first seal

50: Outlet pipe

52: second seal

Claims (6)

A water outlet structure of a valve seat of a faucet includes: a valve seat for setting a valve core and for connecting at least one water inlet pipe. At least a first flow path, a second flow path and a A sleeve hole, the first flow path communicates the valve core and the water inlet pipe, the second flow path communicates the valve core and the sleeve hole, the sleeve hole extends on one side of the valve seat; and a sleeve pipe, the sleeve and The valve seat forms a watertight connection, the sleeve is used to set an outlet pipe, the sleeve is sleeved in the sleeve hole, the sleeve penetrates an insertion hole, so that one end of the outlet pipe is inserted into the insertion hole The water outlet pipe and the casing tube form a watertight connection, so that a long axis is parallel to the center axis of the valve core, and the center axis of the insertion hole forms an included angle θ with the long axis. For the water outlet structure of the valve seat of the faucet described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the outer circumference of the sleeve is formed with a protrusion on one side, and the inner circumference of the sleeve hole cooperates with the protrusion to depress an embedding groove, and the embedding groove One end extends at the end of the sleeve hole away from the second flow path, and the convex block is relatively embedded in the embedding groove, and the sleeve is positioned accordingly. For example, the water outlet structure of the faucet valve seat described in item 1 or item 2 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the valve seat forms an annular stop edge on the inner periphery of the sleeve hole, and one end of the sleeve abuts against the stopper The retaining edge, according to which the casing is positioned. For example, the water outlet structure of the faucet valve seat described in item 1 or item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein the sleeve forms a ring-shaped stop edge on the inner periphery of the insertion hole, so that one end of the outlet pipe abuts against The limit edge. The water outlet structure of the valve seat of the faucet as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the sleeve forms a stop at the top edge The moving surface is adjacent to the valve core, so that the valve core forms a stop on the sleeve. The water outlet structure of the valve seat of the faucet as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein a first sealing element is provided between the sleeve and the valve seat, and the sleeve and the valve seat form a watertight connection through the first sealing element There is a second seal between the outlet pipe and the sleeve, and the outlet pipe and the sleeve form a watertight connection by the second seal.

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