WO2005111325A1

WO2005111325A1 - Hot and cool water supply apparatus

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Publication number: WO2005111325A1
Application number: PCT/KR2005/001416
Authority: WO
Inventors: Suk-Jin Kim; Hyun-Soo Kim
Original assignee: Suk-Jin Kim; Hyun-Soo Kim
Priority date: 2004-05-13
Filing date: 2005-05-13
Publication date: 2005-11-24

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hot and cool water supply apparatus. A water supply valve body that receives all parts related with a valve body is installed in the inner wall and a water outlet nozzle and a control lever is protruded from wall surface with a minimum size. According to the present invention, a space of sanitarily fittings is widely useful to an user. Also, it is very easy to clean dirt around the sanitarily fittings so that it is able to make the sanitarily fittings clean. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprise a case installed inner wall; a water supply valve body inserted into the case in which receives all parts related with the valve body; a control lever protruded from the wall surface; and a water draining outlet protruded from the wall surface with a minimum size and free rotation.

Description

[SPCIFICATION]

[Title of Invention] Hot and cool water supply apparatus

[Field of the Invention]

The present invention relates to a hot and cool water supply apparatus installed in a sidewall of a house; and more particularly, to a hot and cool water supply apparatus having a supply valve body installed in the inner wall, a water outlet and a control lever which are protruded from the sidewall with a minimum size, wherein water from the water outlet is freely adjustable in a direction of its spout.

[Description of the Related Art] A conventional water supply apparatus in Fig. 1, which is attached to a bathtub, a washstand, a sink table and so on (hereinafter, referred to as 'sanitarily fittings'), is protruded from a sidewall, and supplies water through an outlet of a water pipe. As shown in Fig 1, in case of the washstand, an one- touch control lever and an outlet of the water supply apparatus are protruded in the middle of the washstand. This typical structure of the water supply apparatus has several problems. In case of the washstand, user can not bend his waist enough to wash his face because of the fear of bumping his forehead against the outlet. Thus, the user's washing pose is very inconvenient and clothes are also getting wet with water running down along both his elbows while washing his face up. Also, while washing his hair in the washstand, his washing pose is very inconvenient due to the interruption of protruded the outlet. It is also very troublesome because his face should be turned away to other side or an additional glass should be used in order to rinse his mouth with fresh water after brushing his teeth. Further, in the vicinity of the outlet or control lever, a stain can be caused by dirty water, such as soapy water, after washing. That is, the dirty water is turned into a stain and it makes the washstand unsanitary. Thus, the user should clean up the washstand continuously to keep it sanitary. But, it is very troublesome to wipe off the stains because the outlet and the control lever are protruded. In particular, it is very difficult to remove the stain between the outlet and control lever or the outlet and the surface of the washstand. The stain that has not been removed is rotted, thereby defiling the appearance of the sanitarily fittings. In case of a private bathtub, it should be able to freely take a bath in any direction, irrespective of the health condition, and the control lever . should be installed at a convenient position. However, in this typical bathtub structures, the outlet and the control lever are protruded from a sidewall. It is very inconvenient to operate the control lever because the user's head positions and is fixed at the opposite side of the control lever. In particular, in case of a disabled person,^' this structure is more and more inconvenient. Also, the water supply structure in the bath is restricted to a specific space; moreover, it is not good for the appearance . When water is ^'filling in the bath, the sound through the pouring water from the outlet causes a noise that gives the neighborhood inconvenience. On the other hand, the conventional water supply apparatus has very complex manufacture process that should go through various working processes, thereby increasing manufacturing cost. Also, the water supply apparatus is given with luster coating process as if decoration processes are carried out on the apparatus. However the luster coating is fading away or getting desquamation according to a lapse of time and this change finally spoils the beauty of the bathroom.

[Summary of the Invention] To solve the problems, a primary object of the present invention is to provide a hot and cool water supply apparatus that has a water supply valve body installed in the inner wall and a control lever and an outlet protruded from a wall surface with a minimum length to provide a wide space of sanitarily fittings. Another object of the present invention is to provide a hot and cool water supply apparatus which is very easy to clean dirt on the sanitarily fittings because there is not a long projection and it is able to make the sanitarily fittings clean. Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a hot and cool water supply apparatus in which a protrusion of an outlet from the surface of sanitarily fittings is minimized because a water pipe from a water supply valve body is installed in the inner wall and the outlet is able to freely rotate so that a practical space of the sanitarily fittings become wider and washing is convenient . Still another object of the present invention is to provide a washstand that has functions of an overflowing hole and a spitting hole, wherein the overflowing hole functions to draw off floating matters generated as washing up and the spit hole functions to carry off filth like phlegm. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a hot and cool water supply apparatus which lays a lock for -water supply pipe in a valve case installed in the inner wall so that wall surface of washstand can be made neat. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hot and cool water supply apparatus comprising: a water supply valve body installed in an inner wall, having a reception cavity for receiving a plurality of parts; a passage positioned in the reception cavity to flow hot and cool water; a water supply choice means put on the passage of the water supply valve body, wherein the water supply choice means opens and closes the passage to supply one of the hot water, the cool water and the mixed water thereof; a moving means having a lever shaft support hole in the middle thereof and installed on the water supply means, wherein the moving means applies a moving power to the water supply choice means in order that the water supply choice means moves backward or forward to adjust an amount of water draining and chooses the water draining course and rotates to adjust a temperature of the out water; a valve lid installed on the valve body to cover the reception cavity of the valve body; a control means of which one side is joined to the moving means and the other side is protruded from a wall surface to control a backward or forward movement and rotation of the moving means; and a water draining nozzle means of which one side is connected to the valve body and the other side is protruded from the wall surface with a minimum size to flow out one of the hot water, the cool water and the mixed water thereof. [Brief Description of the Drawings]

Other objects and benefits of the present invention will become apparent upon consideration of. the following written description taken in conjunction with the following figures: Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a conventional washstand; Fig. 2 is a separate perspective view illustrating a hot and cool water supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the hot and cool water supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view for illustrating the water supply valve body shown in Fig.2. Fig. 5 is a plan view illustrating the water supply valve body. Figs. 6 and 7 are a front view and a plan view illustrating a hot and cool water valve lower plate, respectively; Figs. 8 and 9 are a plan view and a bottom view illustrating a hot and cool water valve upper plate, respectively; Figs. 10 to 12 are a plan view, a bottom view and a front view illustrating a water supply valve control plate, respectively; Fig. 13 is a perspective view illustrating a valve lid; Figs. 14 and 15 are a front view and a bottom view of the valve lid shown in Fig. 13; Figs. 16 and 17 are a front view and a plan view illustrating a lever protection cap, respectively; Fig. 18 a schematic diagram illustrating an operation of the control lever to choose the water supply course; Fig. 19 is a schematic view illustrating the installation of the hot and cool water supply apparatus in the bathtub; Fig. 20 is a separate perspective view illustrating a case; Fig. 21 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a connecting pipe between a water supply valve and a water nozzle for the washstand; Fig. 22 is a separate perspective view illustrating a nipple and a control tap according to the embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 23 is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 22; Fig. 24 is a perspective view illustrating an overflow hole and spitting hole in the washstand according to the present invention; and Figs. 25 and 26 are cross-sectional views illustrating adjustable waterspout according to the present invention.

[Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail referring to the accompanying drawings. A hot and cool water supply apparatus according to the present invention has a water supply valve body installed in an inner wall and a control lever and an outlet of the hot and cool water supply apparatus are respectively protruded from a wall surface with a minimum size so that it take an advantage of a practical space of the sanitarily fittings and the sanitarily fittings can be kept clean with a convenience. An embodiment will be described in detail referring to Figs. 2 to 26. Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the hot and cool water supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention and Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an assembly in Fig. 2. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, according to the first embodiment of present invention, the hot and cool water supply apparatus includes a water supply valve body 1, parts related with the valve body for supplying hot and cool water, hot and cool water adjustors, a case and a washstand. The water supply valve body 1, which is installed in the inner wall of a building or a house, includes: a reception cavity la for receiving parts related with the valve body 1; a stair lb, which is extended from an inside of the reception cavity la, having fixing holes provided at its corners; and a passage 2 being positioned on the inward side of the stair lb to flow in or out the hot and cool water, wherein a lower plate for water supply choice valve is inserted into the passage 2. The lower plate will be described below. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the water supply valve body shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 is a plan view illustrating the water supply valve body. As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the passage 2 includes: hot and cool water supply grooves 2a and 2b formed in the middle of the water supply valve body 1; a water draining groove 2c for a bath and a water draining groove 2d for a shower formed at both sides of the hot and cool water supply grooves 2a and 2b using partition walls; first and second inlets 2e and 2f penetrated to the side walls of the water supply valve body 1 from the hot and cool water supply grooves 2a and 2b; and first and second outlets 2g and 2h penetrated to the side walls of the water supply valve body 1 from the water draining grooves 2c and 2d. Also, the first and second inlets 2e and 2f are provided with hot and cool water supply pipes 3 and 4. The first and second outlets 2g and 2h are provided with water draining pipes 2g' and 2h' . The hot and cool water supply grooves 2a and 2b are partitioned by sidewalls. The cool water supply groove 2a is provided in a space of the first, second and fourth quadrants and the hot water supply groove 2b is provided both in a space of the third quadrant and in a space extended to the first quadrant from the third quadrant. As a result, the cool water supply groove 2a is formed in a rest space except for the hot water supply groove 2a. A lower plate 5 of the water supply choice valve is put on the passage 2, and an upper plate 6 of the water supply choice valve is put and hanged on the lower plate 5 to keep watertightness . Also, a packing may be installed between the passage 2 and the lower plate 5 to reliably keep watertightness. Figs. 6 and 7 are a cross-sectional view and a plan view of the lower plate 5, respectively and Figs. 8 and 9 are a plan view and a bottom view of the upper plate 6, respectively. As shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the lower plate 5 has hot and cool water supply inlets 5a and 5b which perpendicularly penetrates through the hot and cool water supply grooves 2a and 2b in the middle thereof. An oil keeping groove 5c is formed on the middle of the hot and cool water supply inlets 5a and 5b. A water draining guide groove 5d is formed at both sides of the hot and cool water supply inlets 5a and 5b to guide an outflow of hot and cool water from therein. A water outlet for shower 5e and a water outlet for bath 5f are extended from both the water draining guide grooves 5d to pass through the water draining grooves 2c of the bath and the water draining grooves 2d of the shower, respectively. The hot and cool water supply inlets 5a and 5b and the water draining guide grooves 5d face with each other. Particularly, two hot water supply inlets 5a and two cool water supply inlets 5b diagonally face with each other. As shown in Fig. 8, the upper plate 6 has a T-shaped insertion groove 6a thereon to be in contact with a movable plate, which will be described below. As shown in Fig. 9, a bottom surface of the upper plate 6 is provided with a water supply choice groove 6b which is engraved thereon with intaglio as large as the area of both the water draining guide grooves 5d and the outlets 5e and 5f. An oil keeping groove 6c is formed around the water supply choice groove 6b and a intaglio portion 6e is provided, at the edge area of both the water supply choice groove 6b, with its shallow thick enough to minimize a friction area between the lower plate 5 and the upper plate 6. All the surface of the bottom surface of the upper plate 6 is an embossed portion 6d, except for the water supply choice groove 6b, the oil keeping groove 6c and the intaglio portion 6e . Thus, the embossed portion 6d closes the hot and cool water supply inlets 5a and 5b of the lower plate 5. Also, the upper plate 6 of the water supply choice valve moves backward and forward or rotates according to user's alternative of the shower course and the bath course so that the holes between the hot and cool water supply inlets 5a and 5b and the water outlet for shower 5e and the water outlet for bath 5f can be opened and shut. A movable plate 7 is installed on the upper plate 6 of the water supply choice valve. The movable plate 7 rotates the upper plate 6 to left and right direction to adjust the temperature of water draining and moves backward and forward to choose a water draining direction and to adjust a quantity of the water draining. The movable plate 7 includes: a support member 7a being formed at both side thereof to be inserted into the T-shaped insertion groove 6a; a prominence 7b, being formed on both side thereof, as a rail guide surface to work together with a valve control plate, which will be described below; a lever shaft support hole 7c being perpendicularly formed in the middle thereof; first and second movement guide grooves 7d and 7e being formed at both sides of the lever shaft support hole 7c to provide a space in which a sensing jaw for regulating the water draining quantity and a neutral sensing jaw for the water supply choice valve, which will be described below, are movable; a control pin insertion hole 7f being formed at a side of the first movement guide groove 7d; a neutral sensing pin fixing hole 7g being formed at a side of the second movement guide groove 7e; and a plurality of oil keeping grooves 7h being formed at interval of regular distances and being at right angle to the first and second movement guide grooves 7d and 7e. Further, the movable plate 7 includes: a water draining quantity control pin 8 which is inserted into the control pin insert hole 7f to adjust quantity of the water draining; a neutral sensing pin 9 being inserted into the neutral sensing pin insert groove 7g to sense whether the water supply valve is positioned at neutrality or not. The water draining quantity control pin 8 and the neutral sensing pin 9 are made of excellent elastic materials. The water draining quantity control pin 8 and the neutral sensing pin 9 have a penetration hole therein and are formed on the bottom side thereof with a round shape to smoothly go across the neutral sensing jaw 12. A valve control plate 10 is installed on the movable plate 7 to adjust the opening angle of the water supply choice valve. Figs. 10 to 12 are a plan view, a bottom view and a front view illustrating a valve control plate, respectively. As shown in Fig. 10, the valve control plate 10 includes: a rail plate 11 having an extending members 11a formed on both bottom sides thereof and a sensing pin insertion hole lib perpendicularly penetrating through the rail plate 11 in order to sense the temperature of the water draining, wherein the extending member 11a is put on both sides of the movable plate 7 and moves backward and forward along the both prominences 7b of the movable plate 7; a post 12 being installed in the middle of the rail plate 11 and rotated toward left and right in the predetermined range of the rotation angle, wherein the post 12 has a lever shaft insertion hole 12a perpendicularly penetrating through the post 12 and a fixed pin hole 12b horizontally penetrating through the post 12; a protrusion plate 13 installed on both sides of the post 12 along the circumference thereof; an oil keeping groove 14 being formed around the post 12 in a type of belt in . order to smoothly rotate the post 12; a sensing rack plate 15 for sensing an adjustment state of the water draining quantity being installed on a bottom side of the rail plate 11, wherein the sensing rack plate 15 has a gear shape to be joined with the water draining quantity control pin 8 and a neutral sensing jaw 15a in the middle thereof; a neutral sensing groove 16 formed on other bottom side of the rail plate 11 to rest the neutral sensing pin 9. Here, the post 12 has a rotation space 12c of which taper sections is getting wider and wider centering around the fixed pin hole 12b toward upper and lower directions. Therefore, if a lever shaft 41 is inserted into the insert hole 12a, it can provide a space for rotation of the lever shaft 41 when the valve control plate 10 move centering around fixed pin hole 12b backward and forward. The valve control plate 10 more includes a sensing pin 17 which is inserted into the sensing pin insert hole lib for adjusting the temperature of the water draining. A water supply valve lid 21 is installed on a top side of the valve control plate 10 for covering the water supply valve body 1. Fig. 13 is a perspective view illustrating a body cover; Fig. 14 and Fig 15 are a cross-sectional view and a bottom view of the body cover shown in Fig. 13; As shown in Fig. 13, the valve lid 21 includes: a cover plate 22 being joined with a top side of valve body 1 and having four fixed holes 22a at the corners; a cylindrical shaft 23, which is perpendicularly extended from a center portion of the cover plate 22 and which has a screw formed on the outside thereof, being inserted into the post 12; a stopper 24 protrude from the inside of the cylindrical shaft 23 to limit a movement of the protrusion plate 13 to a predetermined range based on the rotation of the post 12; a rack gear 25 being formed on a bottom side of the cover plate 22 for ^'adjusting the temperature of the water draining in order to feel a sense of touch and hearing during the moving distance of the sensing pin 17; a plurality of fixed bolts 26 inserted and fixed between the hole 22a of the cover plate 22 and holes formed at the stair lb of the valve body 1; a projection member 27 being formed on the outer surface of the cylindrical shaft 23 to be inserted into a case which will be described below. A lever protection cap 31 is installed on the top side of the valve lid 21 and a female screw 31a is formed at inside thereof to join the lever protection cap 31 with the cylindrical shaft 23. Figs. 16 and 17 are a cross-sectional view and a plan view illustrating a lever protection cap, respectively. The lever protection cap 31 includes an opening 32 being formed at a portion thereof, a wing member 33 being formed around it and an O-ring groove 34 being formed at the bottom of the wing member 33 to keep the sealing. A control lever 40 is inserted into the opening 32 of the lever protection cap 31 and is protrude with minimum size from the surface of the wall in the sanitary facilities, such as washstand and bathtub for on/off controlling of the water supply choice valve. A lever shaft 41 is joined with the control lever 40 for a supply of power. The control lever 40 includes: a lever shaft insertion groove 51 which is perpendicularly bent at one end thereof; a regular square box at the other end thereof in order to be inserted into a lever shaft 41; and a fixed bolt 52 horizontally passing through the lever shaft insertion groove 51 to fix the top portion of the lever shaft 41. The bottom portion of the lever shaft 41 is formed into a circular bar to insert and support into the lever shaft support hole 7c of the movable plate 7. Also, the lever shaft 41 is able to rotate by a shaft support pin 43 which pass through the hole 41a of the lever shaft 41 and fixed pin hole 12b of the post 12. Next, the assembly and operation of the hot and cool water supply apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail. First, as shown in Fig. 3, parts related to the valve, valve lid 21 and the top of the lever protection cap 31, except for the control lever 40 for controlling hot and cool water supply and the top portion of the lever protection cap 31 in Fig. 17, are buried in the inner wall. The passage 2 of the valve body 1 is formed with a packing (not drawing) for watertightness and is putted under the lower plate 5 for the water supply choice valve. The upper plate 6 is tightly putted on the lower plate 5, thereby sealing between the lower plate 5 and the upper plate 6. The support member 7a of the movable plate 7 is inserted into the insert groove 6a of the upper plate 6 and the lever shaft 41 is inserted into the lever shaft support groove 7c. Also, the control pin 8 is inserted into ^'the control pin insert hole 7f which is formed at the bottom of the first movement guide groove 7d of the movable plate 7 and the neutral sensing pin is inserted into the sensing pin insert hole 7g which is formed on the second movement guide groove 7e.

The extend members 11a, which is formed on the bottom of the rail plate 11 of the valve control plate 10, is putted on the top surface of the prominence 7b of movable plate 7 so that the extend member 11a moves on the prominence 7b backward and forward. Under the initial position state of the movable plate 7 (position of the water supply choice valve is neutrality) , the neutral sensing pin 9 is positioned at the neutral sensing groove 16 of the valve control plate 10. And the control pin 8, which is inserted into the control pin fixed hole 7f, is positioned at the neutral sensing jaw 15a of the sensing rack plate 15 and then is going over the sensing rack plate 15 step-by-step when the movable plate 7 is moving backward or forward. At this time, the bottom of the control pin 8 elastically moves, thereby the control pin 8 smoothly getting on and going over the gear of the sensing rack plate 15. The post 12 of the valve control plate 10 is inserted into a cylindrical shaft 23 of the valve lid 21 and then joined with the valve lid 21. The fixed bolt 24 inserted and joined into the fixed hole 22a of the cover plate 22 and the hole of the stair lb of the valve body 1 so that the valve body 1 is closed by the cover plate 22 of the valve lid 21. The rack gear 25 on the bottom of the valve lid 21 is joined with the sensing pin 17 which is inserted into the sensing pin insert hole lib of the valve control plate 10. Also, the stopper 24, which is formed in the cylindrical shaft 23, prevents the rotation of the protrusion plate 13 when the valve control plate 10 is rotating, thereby being limited the rotation of the valve control plate 10 to a predetermined angle. The cylindrical shaft 23 of the valve lid 21 is joined with the female 31a of the lever protection cap 31 to be fixed to the water supply valve case formed in the inner wall and then securely is fixed between the valve lid 21 and the lever protection cap 31 by O-ring which is inserted into the O-ring groove 34. On the assembly of valve lid 21, the bottom of the valve lid 21 presses both sides of the lower plate 5, ■ thereby keeping the watertightness between the passage 2 and the lower plate 5. The lever shaft 41 perpendicularly is installed within the lever protection cap 31, passing through the lever support groove 7c of the movable plate 7, and the lever shaft 41 is inserted into the groove 12a of the post 12. The control lever 40 is inserted into the opening 32 of the lever protection cap 31 and then the top portion of the lever shaft 41 is inserted into the lever shaft insert groove 51. Finally, the fixed bolt 52 joins the lever shaft 41 to the control lever 40. According to the assembly of the present invention, the all parts of the water supply valve are installed in the inner wall except for the control lever 40 and the top surface of the lever protection cap 31 (marking a portion of the shower and the bathtub in Fig. 17) . Thus, the minimum size of the control lever 40 and the lever protection cap 31 is only protruded from the wall surface. At the initial state, hot and cool water passing through the. water supply pipes 3 and 4 is temporarily stored in the storage grooves 2a and 2b and then flows out through the first and second inlet 2e and 2f. Also, the control lever 40 is positioned at the neutral sate. In this state, the embossed portion 6d of the upper plate 6 closes ^'the hot and cool water supply inlets 5a and 5 of the lower plate 5. The upper plate 6 moves backward or forward by pulling upward or pressing downward the control lever 40. Thus, the water supply is achieved by the opening of both any one of the outlets 5e and 5f of the shower or the bathtub and any one of the inlets 5a and 5b. Explaining it more clearly, when the control lever 40 is pulled up or down to choose the water draining course for the shower or the bathtub, the lever shaft 41 is rotating in the rotation space 12c which is formed at the inside of the post 12 of the valve control plate 10. The movable plate 7 moves backward or forward by the rotation of the lever shaft 41, thereby moving backward or forward the upper plate 6. When the movable plate 7 is moving backward or forward, the user perceives a moving distance of the movable plate 7 with a feeling of a touch and hearing at the time the control pin 8 is going over the sensing rack plate 15, step-by-step, which is formed on the bottom of the valve control plate 10. Next, under the state of the movable plate 7 have been moved backward or forward, when the movable plate 7 moves at the neutrality position, the user perceives with a feeling of a touch and hearing at the time the neutral sensing pin 9 is inserting into the groove 16 of the valve control plate 10. The neutral sensing groove 16 and the sensing rack plate 15 for adjusting the water draining quantity move together with the control pin 8 and the neutral sensing pin 9 simultaneously moves in the first and second movement guide grooves 7d and 7e of the movable plate 7. In the state the hot and cool water supply inlets 5a and 5b are closed by the embossed portion 6d of the upper plate 6, the water supply choice groove 6b of the upper plate 6 and one of the outlets 5e and 5f of the shower or the bathtub is opening, when the ^• control lever 40 has been moved toward the shower side or bath side course. In this case, the hot and cool water, which had been temporarily stored in the hot and cool water storage grooves 2a and 2b, flows through the outlet 5e of the shower or the outlet 5f of the bathtub, passing through the hot and cool water supply inlets 5a and 5b and the hot and cool water then flows out through the water draining grooves 2c of the shower or water draining grooves 2d of the bathtub. At this time, the movable plate 7 is rotating clockwise or counterclockwise in accordance with left or right rotation of the control lever 40, simultaneously the upper plate 6 and the post 12 of the valve control plate 10 moves together in the same direction. Based on the alternative of the cool water inlet 5a or the hot water inlet 5b, the opening of the upper plate 6 is controlled by embossed portion 6d. Accordingly, the upper plate 6 can select one of the cool water or the hot water and also can control the temperature of the water draining. That is, when water draining course is determined to one of the shower and the bathtub, the cool water supply inlet 5a of the lower plate 5 and the cool water storage groove 2a of the passage 2 go through each other in order to supply the cool water, when the control lever 40 is rotated counterclockwise. Otherwise, the hot water supply hole 5b of the lower plate 5 and the hot water storage groove 2b of the passage 2 go through each other to supply the hot water, when the control lever 40 is rotated clockwise. According to the rotation of the control lever 40, the user perceives an amount of the rotation of the control lever 40 with a feeling of a touch and hearing at the time the sensing pin 17 for adjusting the temperature of the water draining is going over the rack gear 25 step- by-step, which is formed on the bottom of the valve lid 21. Also, when the post 12 is rotating, the protrusion plate 13 is caught in the stopper 23 of the valve lid 21 in order to prevent an excessive rotation. The maximum rotation of the control lever 40 is matched with that of the hot and cool water supply inlets 5a and 5b and the angle of the stopper 24 to limit the rotation angle of the protrusion plate 13 corresponds with the circular angle of the hot and cool water supply inlets 5a and 5b. Thus, according to the rotation angle of the control lever 40, the water supply choice groove 6b fully opens or partially covers the opening area of the cool water supply groove 2a and the cool water supply inlet 5a or the hot water supply groove 2b and the hot water supply inlet 5b, thereby flowing out mixed water which is adjusted based on a mixing rate of the hot and cool water. As mentioned above, an interval of the penetration hole (water supply quantity) is controlled and then it flows out by the opening and closing action of lower plate 5 of the water supply choice valve and upper plate 6. Thereafter, the water draining arrives at the shower or the outlet of the bathtub as shown in Fig. 19. Fig. 19 is schematic view illustrating the installation of the hot and cool water supply apparatus in the bathtub. As shown in Fig. 19, a choice lever 45 is exposed from the wall surface. The water passing through the water draining groove 2c of the shower flows out through the shower 46 and the water passing through the water draining groove 2d of the bathtub flows out through the outlet 47 being formed on a bottom of the bathtub. Fig. 20 is a perspective view illustrating a case for inserting the valve body 1 and an installation in the inner wall and Fig. 21 is a schematic view of an installing of a branch pipe between water supply valve and water nozzle for the washstand. As shown in Fig. 20, the case 100 includes: a box body 101 having first and second holes 101a and 101b which are respectively formed on a left side and a right of the box body 101 to insert the external hot and cool water supply pipe and third holes 101c and lOld which are formed on the both sides of the box body to join a pipe to at least one of the sink table, washstand and bathtub; a case lid 102 which is connected with the box body 101 and exposed from the surface of the outer wall, having a front hole 102a in the middle thereof for passing through the lever protection cap 31, a hole 102b formed on the both sides of the front hole 102a for inserting the projection member 27; and a water leakage confirmation -window 103 being formed the bottom of the case lid 102. As shown in Fig.21, third holes 101 and lOld are connected with a branch pipe 106 of T- or Y-shaped pipe to flow out hot water, cool water, or mixed water thereof. Also, when the branch pipe 106 is connected to the washstand, the branch pipe 106 is connected with a water draining outlet, which will be described below through a socket. Thus, in case of connecting the branch pipe 106 to an outlet of the water draining of the washstand, it is easy to make a useful connection because water can flow out even though the control lever 40 undergoes any rotation. The embodiment of the present invention is explained about plural water supply valve structures for supplying the hot and cool water to the shower or the bathtub as stated above. But the present invention isn't restricted within the above structure and it may be employed in different structures of the water supply valve apparatus. For example, in case where the water supply valve is applied to the washstand or the sink table, a water supply valve structure according to the present, invention can be manufactured as a single water supply valve structure to supply the hot and cool water. In case of the single water supply valve structure applying to the washstand, single hot water or cool water or mixed water flows out through the water draining pipe which is protruded from the wall surface or the surface of the washstand with a minimum size. Next, the washing apparatus being connected with the branch pipe 106 will be described in detail referring to Figs. 22 to 26. As shown in Fig. 24 to Fig. 26, the washing apparatus includes: a fixed member 61 being fixed on wall surface; a water storage member 62 extending from the bottom of the fixed member. 61 with the circle or ellipse shape to fill the water, and having a water outlet 62a on the bottom thereof and a phlegm outlet 79 which is formed on a top surface thereof to overflow the floating materials which are generated in washing and to dispose of the phlegm; a cap 63 formed on the bottom of the water storage member 62 to cover the water outlet 62a; a water draining nozzle member 64 of which one side passes through the fixed member 61 and the other side is protruded from the front surface of the water storage member 62 with a minimum size to flow out the water, being rotatable based on the user's course selection; and a lever 65 of which one end portion is protruded from the top of the fixed member 61 and other side is connected to cap 63 in order that the cap 63 is opened and closed by pressing downward and pulling upward the lever 65. Here, the water draining nozzle member 64 includes: a nipple 71, which is positioned in the penetration portion of the fixed member 61, having a band-type socket pipe 71a which has two prominences and depression at one end thereof and an O-ring packing to be inserted into the depression so that the nipple is connected with the branch pipe 106 as a socket inserting type; a control tap 72 for controlling the water draining course of which one end is inserted into the nipple in a full range of 360° and the other end is protruded from the front surface of the water storage member 62 as a minimum size; a nozzle cap 73 being joined to the one end side of the control tap 72 and having a net screen 78 for water saving therein; and a fixed screw 80 for joining the nipple 71 and the fixed member 61. The nipple 71 has an extended path 71b toward outlet and a stair 71c therein. Also, the stair 71c has a perpendicular penetration hole 75. The extended path 71b is to disperse the pressure of the water draining passing through narrow pipe to prevent high-pressure water from splashing. The control tap 72 has two guide grooves 72a and 72b formed on one side cylindrical surface thereof and a curve portion 72c which is downward curved from the other side. In the two guide grooves 72a and 72b of the control tap 72, one guide groove 72a is inserted with packing 76 for watertightness' and another guide groove 72b is inserted with a screw 77 through the penetration hole 75 for preventing separation of the control tap 72. Thus, the screw 77 prevents control tap72 from being separated in the nipple 71 and the control tap 72 is rotatable in the nipple 71. The net screen 78 in the nozzle cap 73 weakens the watercourse spout out, thereby preventing the water from splashing Next, the operation of the washing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail referring to Figs. 25 and 26. As shown in Figs. 25 and 26, the nozzle cap 73 is joined to the control tap 72 and then the control tap 72 is joined to the nipple 71. The screw 77 is inserted into the guide groove72b of the control tap 72 through the penetration hole 75 of the nipple 71 so that the control tap 72 is able to rotate or is fixed in the nipple 71. The nipple 71 horizontally passes through the fixed member 61 and then the socket pipe 71a is joined to the water draining pipe from the water supply valve installed inner wall. At this time, the prominence portion of the socket pipe 71a is joined to the water draining pipe as a snap type to rapidly join without joining work troublesome of the screw, thereby keeping watertightness between the socket pipe 71a and the water draining pipe via the O-ring 76 in the depression portion of the socket pipe 71a. In the above assembly, when the curve portion 72c of the control tap 72 is downward, the water flows out downward as shown in Fig. 25. However, when the curve portion 72c of the control tap 72 is upward or sideward, the water flows out downward in a parabola type as shown in Fig. 26. Therefore, it is able to brush teeth without using a water cup and provides a convenient washing pose. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the water supply valve body including a plurality of parts related to the valve and the hot and cool water control apparatus installed inner wall and the control lever protruded from the wall surface. Also, the water draining outlet is only protruded from the surface of the sink table, washstand and shower or bathtub with a minimum size, respectively Thus, the each space of the water storages is wilder and conveniently usable. Also, it is ease to clean up the sanitarily fittings even though the sanitarily fittings are stained with pollutant such as soapy water and it is able to create the delightful environment of the bathroom. In addition, in the present invention, user safely and conveniently use the water supply apparatus because no protrusion is around the washstand. User is able to freely control the spout course of the water because the water draining nozzle member is able to rotate in a full range of 360 degrees so that it is easy to rinse the mouth without using a water cup after brushing teeth and is able to conveniently wash user's hair. [Industrial Applicability] -The present invention is applicable to a hot and cool water supply apparatus, in which water supply valve body and a plurality of parts related to the valve body are installed in the inner wall and the control lever and water draining nozzle are protruded from the wall surface.

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1. A hot and cool water supply apparatus comprising: a water supply valve body installed in an inner wall, having a reception cavity for receiving a plurality of parts; a passage positioned in the reception cavity to flow hot and cool water; a water supply choice means put on the passage of the water supply valve body, wherein the water supply choice means opens and closes the passage to supply one of the hot water, the cool water and the mixed water thereof; a moving means having a lever shaft support hole in the middle thereof and installed on the water supply means, wherein the moving means applies a moving power to the water supply choice means in order that the water supply choice means moves backward or forward to adjust an amount of water draining and chooses the water draining course and rotates to adjust a temperature of the out water; a valve lid installed on the valve body to cover the reception cavity of the valve body; a control means of which one side is joined to the moving means and the other side is protruded from a wall surface to control a backward or forward movement and rotation of the moving means; and a water draining nozzle means of which one side is connected to the valve body and the other side is protruded from the wall surface with a minimum size to flow out one of the hot water, the cool water and the mixed water thereof.

2. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a valve control means having a lever shaft insertion hole in the middle thereof, being installed on the moving means to control an opening angle of the water supply choice means.

3. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the water supply choice means comprises a lower plate which has hot and cool water inlets that perpendicularly passes through the lower plate and are put on the passage; and an upper plate put and hanged on the lower plate to move backward or forward and to rotate, wherein the upper plate has an insertion groove thereon to be in contact with the moving means and a water supply choice groove on a bottom surface thereof to supply an opening space between the hot and cool water inlets and the passage.

4. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the control means comprise a power transferring means providing moving power of a backward or forward movement and rotation to the moving means; and a lever of which one end is connected to the power transferring means and the other end perpendicularly is bent to control the backward or forward movement and rotation of the power transferring means.

5. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with any one of the claims 1 to 4, wherein the passage of the water supply valve body is plural to provide the alternative of a water draining course of a shower or a bathtub.

6. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the passage comprise hot and cool water storage grooves formed in the middle of the water supply valve body and divided into the hot water storage groove and the cool water storage groove by partition walls; first and second outlets perforated to side walls of the water supply valve body from the hot and cool water storage grooves; and a branch pipe of which one end is connected to the first and second outlets and the other end is connected to the water draining nozzle means to mix and flow out the hot water and the cool water.

7. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 5, wherein the passage comprise a hot and cool water storage grooves formed in the middle of the water supply valve body and divided into the hot water storage groove and the cool water storage groove by partition walls; a water draining grooves for a bathtub and the shower being formed at both sides of the hot and cool water storage grooves by partition walls; first and second inlets being perforated to the side walls of the water supply valve body from the hot and cool water storage grooves; and first and second outlets perforated to the side walls of the water supply valve body from the hot and cool water storage grooves.

8. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 7, wherein the lower plate comprises: an oil keeping groove formed in the middle of the hot and cool water supply inlets; a water draining guide grooves formed on both sides of the hot and cool water supply inlets to guide a flowing of hot and cool water; and a water outlet for the shower and the bathtub, being extended from the water draining guide grooves and passing through the water draining grooves of the bathtub and the shower, and wherein the upper plate comprises: an insertion groove to be connected with the moving means; and a water supply choice groove formed on a bottom surface of the upper plate and cut with intaglio as large as an area of the out water guide grooves and the outlets.

9. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the moving means comprises : a support formed at both sides of the moving means and inserted into the insert groove of the upper plate; a prominence formed on both sides of the moving means and a function rail guide face; and first and second movement guide grooves being formed at both sides of the lever shaft support hole.

10. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 2 or 9, wherein the valve control means comprises: a rail plate having an extending member formed on both bottom sides thereof and a sensing pin insert groove formed on a side thereof to sense a temperature of the water draining, wherein the extending member is put on both sides of the moving means and moves backward and forward along the both prominences of the moving means;^' a post installed in the middle of the rail plate and rotated toward left and right in a predetermined range of angle, wherein the post has a lever shaft insertion hole perpendicularly penetrated through the post and a rotation space of which a taper section is getting wider and wider centering around a fixed pin hole toward upper and lower direction to secure a space for rotation of the lever shaft; a protrusion plate installed on both sides of the post and protruded along a circumference surface thereof; and an oil keeping groove in a type of belt, being formed around the post to smoothly rotate the post.

11. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 10, wherein the valve lid comprises: a cover plate joined with a top side of valve body; a cylindrical shaft perpendicularly extending from a center of the cover plate, being inserted into the post; a stopper protruded from the inside of the cylindrical shaft to limit a moving range of the protrusion plate according to the rotation of the post; and a rack gear formed on a bottom side of the cover plate and joined to the sensing pin for adjusting a temperature of the water draining.

12. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 10, further comprising: a water draining quantity control pin inserted into the first guide groove to adjust an amount of the water draining; a neutral sensing pin inserted into the second guide groove to sense whether the water supply valve is positioned at neutrality or not; a sensing rack plate for sensing an adjustment state of the water draining quantity, being installed on a bottom side of the valve control means, wherein the sensing rack plate has a gear shape to be joined to the water draining quantity control pin and a neutral sensing jaw positioned in the middle thereof; ^• a neutral sensing groove formed on the other bottom side of the valve control means to rest the neutral sensing pin; and a sensing pin for adjusting a temperature of the water draining, being installed on a top side of the valve control means and joined to the rack gear of the valve lid to smoothly go over the rack gear according to the rotation of the valve control means, wherein an user adjusts the water draining quantity and a temperature of the water draining and perceives the neutrality of the lever with a feeling of noise occurred in pulling upward and pressing downward or rotating the lever,

13. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a lever protection cap installed on the valve lid, in which an opening portion is formed in order that a portion of the control means is inserted thereinto.

14. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the water draining nozzle means comprises: a nipple of which one end is connected to a pipe from the passage of the valve body and the other end is positioned in the penetration portion of the wall surface; a control tap for controlling the water draining course of which one end is inserted into the nipple to be rotated in a full range of 360° and the other end is protruded from the wall surface with a minimum size; and a nozzle cap joined to the one end of the control tap.

15. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 14, wherein the nipple has an extended path formed toward an outlet therein and a penetration hole perpendicularly penetrated through the extended path; wherein the control tap has first and second guide grooves on one side of the cylindrical^' surface and a curved portion downwardly curved from the other side thereof; and wherein a screw is inserted into the second guide groove and passed through the penetration hole of the nipple, wherein the screw prevents the control tap from being separated in the nipple and the control tap is rotatable in the nipple.

16. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 14 or 15, wherein the nozzle cap has a net screen installed therein for water saving and weakens a watercourse pressure, thereby preventing the water from splashing.

17. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 14, further comprising: a fixed member fixed on a wall surface; a water storage member extending from the bottom of the fixed member, wherein the control tap and the nipple penetrate through the water storage member and wherein the water storage member has a water outlet on a bottom thereof and a phlegm outlet on a top surface thereof; a cap formed on the bottom of the water storage member to cover the water outlet; and a lever that of which one end is protruded from a top of the fixed member and the other side being connected to the cap.

18. The hot and cool water supply apparatus in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a case for receiving the valve body having the water supply choice means, the moving means and the valve lid, wherein the case has first and second holes which are formed on left and right sides thereof to insert the pipe from the passage of the valve body thereinto and a third hole which is formed on both sides thereof to join a pipe to at least one of the sink table, washstand and bathtub.