WO2011046286A2

WO2011046286A2 - Drain valve

Info

Publication number: WO2011046286A2
Application number: PCT/KR2010/004711
Authority: WO
Inventors: 민영준
Original assignee: 주식회사 루트싸이언스
Priority date: 2009-10-13
Filing date: 2010-07-19
Publication date: 2011-04-21
Also published as: KR20110003864U; WO2011046286A3

Abstract

A drain valve of the present invention comprises: a body portion having a fixing valve installed vertically through a water tank, an inlet valve coupled to a top of the fixed valve to communicate therewith, and an inlet defined in an outer periphery of the inlet valve to communicate with the water tank; a first drain portion slidably coupled vertically in the inlet valve to selectively open and close the inlet, defining a hollow space within, and defining a first drain hole and a second drain hole in an outer periphery and lower surface thereof, for communicating with an inner periphery of the inlet valve; and a second drain portion slidably coupled vertically to an inner periphery of the first drain portion, for opening the inlet by moving the first drain portion along a movable range thereof or selectively opening or closing the second drain hole to perform draining at mutually different flow rates.

Description

Drain valve

The present invention relates to a drain valve, and more particularly, to a drain valve that can be selected to drain the drainage step by step when using a toilet to save water supply.

As is well known, the toilet (1) having a certain amount of washing water is installed in the rear of the toilet to discharge the wash water retained therein to the toilet after the toilet to wash the toilet contained in the toilet, discharge the wash water to the toilet The drain valve is generally connected directly to the control lever 10 is drawn out of the water tank (1) when the open and close valve is opened by the operation of the control lever 10 to completely drain the washing water in the water tank (1) It is then closed and configured to receive and hold a certain amount of new wash water.

However, the discharge device as described above has a non-economical problem in that it consumes a large amount of water, particularly unnecessarily by discharging all the washing water held in the tank 1 regardless of the type of toilet.

In order to solve this problem, the drainage control device of the drain valve that can discharge the wash water in two stages, the applicant applied for the drainage control device of the two-stage drain valve for toilet in 1995 as Korea Utility Model Registration Application No. 24958. There is a bar.

In the prior application of the Korea Utility Model Registration Application No. 1995-24958, the two-stage drainage valve adjusting device is provided with a handle 11 at one side and a fixing hole 12 at the inner side thereof, as shown in FIG. The control lever 10 is configured to detachably attach the cap 13 to the outside of the fixing hole 12 and to horizontally include the locking piece 14 in the center of the rear surface thereof. In addition, the support member 21 for limiting the rotation angle of the control lever 10 is installed so as to penetrate from the outside of the water tank 1 to the inside, and stops at the bottom of the support piece 233 at the rear end of the support member 21. The supporting member 20 is formed by inserting the supporting member 23 configured to extend the piece 234 horizontally to fix the fixing member 24 with the fixing nut 24. In addition, the rotating shaft 311 is provided with a hook 312 on one side end which is fixed to the fixing hole 12 of the control lever 10 by one side end, and the other end is bent at a right angle to both side walls of the end. A pair of end protrusions 313 are provided, and a pair of connecting pieces 321 detachably connected to the end protrusions 313 and constitute a rotation member 31 having a locking jaw 314 at the bottom thereof. ) Is formed at one end and consists of an operating part 30 constituting an operating member 32 formed with a supporting jaw 322 in such a way that the locking jaw 314 of the pivot member 31 is caught therein.

The operation process of the drainage control device of such a two-stage drain valve is described.

First, when you want to wash the stool requiring a small amount of washing water, such as urine as shown in the dashed-dotted line in Figure 2 by rotating the handle 11 of the control lever 10 clockwise to the control lever 10 When the fixed rotating member 31 is rotated downward, the lower end of the operating member 32 connected to the inner projection 313 of the rotating member 31 by the connecting piece 321 is supported by the supporting member 23 of the supporting member 23 ( 233) The tension strap 3 connected to the connection hole 323 of the operating member 32 is pulled by rotating the upper portion about the inner protrusion 313 during the rotation. At this time, the locking piece 14 of the control lever 10 rotated in the clockwise direction is caught at the upper end of the rotation limiting groove 212 of the support member 21 and the lower end of the pivot member 31 is lowered at the same time. The stop piece 234 of the stop is no longer rotated by being stopped by raising only the upper opening and closing valve (2a) of the two-stage drain valve (2) connected to the tension string (3) to discharge a small amount of washing water.

Then, if you want to wash the stool requiring a large amount of water, such as feces as shown in Figure 2 in the dashed-dotted line when the knob 11 of the control lever 10 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction adjustment lever ( The rotating member 31 fixed to the 10 rotates upwards so that the engaging piece 14 of the control lever 10 is caught by the lower end of the rotation limiting groove 212 of the support member 21 and at the same time the Rotation stops. At this time, the operation member 32 connected to the rotation member 31 has a locking jaw 314 formed on the other end of the rotation member 31 is caught on the bottom surface of the support jaw 322 and maintains a horizontal state with the rotation member 31. By interlocking in the same direction, the upper opening / closing valve 2a and the lower opening / closing valve 2b of the two-stage drain valve 2 connected to the tension string 3 are sequentially raised to discharge a large amount of washing water.

However, the drainage control device of the two-stage drain valve pre- filed as described above is difficult to assemble due to the complicated structure of the fixed support, and the operation of the control lever also has to operate in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction, resulting in difficulty in operation and an increase in manufacturing cost. There was a problem.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to select and drain the amount of drainage when using a toilet.

The drain valve of the present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a fixed valve vertically penetrating the water tank, and coupled to the inlet valve to communicate with the upper portion of the fixed valve, the outer periphery of the inlet valve is in communication with the water tank The body portion formed with the inlet hole, and slidably coupled vertically inside the inlet valve to selectively open and close the inlet hole, the inside is formed in a hollow, the first drain hole and the second drain hole on the outer periphery and the lower surface And a first drainage portion communicating with the inner circumference of the inlet valve and slidably coupled vertically to the inner circumference of the first drainage portion to move the first drainage portion according to a movement range to open the inlet hole or the second drainage portion. Selectively opening and closing the drain hole to constitute a second drain to allow the mutual drainage differently.

According to the present invention, the body portion is provided with a fixed valve so as to penetrate the bottom surface of the tank, coupled to the top of the fixed valve to communicate with the inner circumference of the inlet valve, the inlet hole in the outer circumference of the inlet hole It is formed at equal intervals and configured to communicate with the water tank.

According to the present invention, the first drain portion is formed in the slide jaw therein partitions the internal space and then the inside of the slide jaw to slidably coupled to the second drain portion and the outer periphery housing and the first drain hole formed at equal intervals; The cover is detachably coupled to the lower portion of the housing and forms a second drain hole perpendicular to the center so that the bottom of the second drain portion is in close contact with the end portion of the second drain hole.

According to the present invention, the outer periphery of the housing is formed in the engaging groove, the upper outer periphery of the cover to form a locking jaw is configured to be detachably coupled to each other.

According to the present invention, a packing is coupled to the lower portion of the second drain portion and the cover so that the protruding jaw protruding the second drain hole 221 inlet end upward and the stepped packing formed on the inner circumferential upper portion of the fixed valve are in close contact with each other. Configure.

According to the present invention, the inlet valve and the upper portion of the housing are formed to form a through hole, respectively, and then configured to couple the drain line from the outside to the second drain.

According to the present invention, a screw is formed on the upper outer circumference of the fixed valve so that the nut is fastened to the tank by fastening the nut to be screwed to the inner circumference of the inlet valve, and thus the inlet valve is connected to the fixed valve and the inlet valve. It is configured to change the drainage by adjusting the opening area of the inlet hole by moving the valve.

According to the present invention, an upper end of the inlet valve and the upper surface of the housing are formed so as to protrude from the upper end of the housing 210 so as to protrude the gap maintaining protrusion.

As described above, the drain valve of the present invention has an effect of saving the water supply by allowing the drainage to be selected step by step according to the lifting height of the first drain portion and the second drain portion which is vertically raised and lowered. .

1 is a perspective view showing a drain valve of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a drain valve of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state before draining the drain valve of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a small amount of drainage state of the drain valve of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a large amount of drainage state of the drain valve of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: water tank 10: drain valve

100: body 110: fixed valve

111: screw 112: nut

113: step 120: inlet valve

121: inlet hole 122: through hole

123: drainage line 200: first drainage

210: housing 211: slide jaw

212: first drain 213: hanging groove

214: gap holding projection 220: cover

221: the second drain 222: locking jaw

223 packing 224 protrusion jaw

300: second drain 301: packing

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, in the drawings, the same components or parts are to be noted that the same reference numerals as possible. In describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of related well-known functions or configurations are omitted in order not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing a drain valve of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a drain valve of the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state before the drain of the drain valve of the present invention, Figure 4 is Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a small amount of drainage state of the drain valve, and Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a lot of drainage state of the drain valve of the present invention.

First, as shown in Figures 1 to 5, the drain valve 10 of the present invention is a body portion 100 for discharging the fresh water in the water tank 1 to the outside, the first drain portion 200 and the discharge amount is drained differently; It consists of two parts 300.

The body portion 100 is provided with a fixed valve 110 to penetrate the bottom surface of the water tank 1, coupled to the top of the fixed valve 110 to communicate with the inner circumference of the inlet valve 120, the inlet valve 120 to communicate with the water tank 1 Inlet holes 121 are formed at the outer periphery at equal intervals.

In addition, a screw 111 is formed on the upper outer periphery of the fixed valve 110 to be coupled to the inlet valve 120 to be coupled to each other to lead the inlet valve 120 according to the mutual coupling state to adjust the opening area of the inlet hole 121 to selectively change the drainage amount. Make it work.

In addition, by forming a screw 111 on the upper outer periphery of the fixed valve 110 to fasten the nut 112, the fixed valve 110 and the inlet valve by fastening the screw 111 to the inner periphery of the inlet valve 120 while being fixed to the water tank 1. According to the mutual coupling state of 120, the inlet valve 120 is moved to adjust the opening area of the inlet hole 121 to change the drainage amount.

The first drain 200 is slidably coupled to the inside of the inlet valve 120 vertically to selectively open or close the inlet hole 121, and the first drain 200 is formed in a hollow outside A first drainage hole 212 and a second drainage hole 221 are formed on the peripheral and lower surfaces thereof to communicate with the inner circumference of the inlet valve 120.

In other words, the first drain 200 forms a slide jaw 211 therein to partition an inner space, and then slides the second drain 300 inside the slide jaw 211 so as to be slidable. The housing 210 formed thereon is detachably coupled to the lower portion of the housing 210 and forms a second drain hole 221 perpendicular to the center thereof, and the end of the second drain hole 221 is formed to protrude upward. It is made of a cover 220 to be in close contact.

In addition, the packing 223 is coupled to the lower portion of the first drain 200 to be seated on the upper end of the fixed valve 110 fastened to the inner circumference of the inlet valve 120 by screw 111, thereby maintaining a more tightly sealed state of the inner circumference of the fixed valve 110. do.

The first drain 200 configured as described above is applied when a large drainage amount is required as the inlet hole 121 of the body 100 is opened to drain to the inner circumference of the fixed valve 110.

In addition, the second drain 300 is slidably coupled vertically to the inner circumference of the first drain 200 to move the first drain 200 according to the movement range to open the inflow hole 121 having a different amount of drainage or the second drain 221 To open and close selectively.

In other words, through-holes 122 are formed in the upper part of the inlet valve 120 and the housing 210, respectively, and then the second drainage part 300 is moved up and down through the drainage line 123 by combining the drainage line 123 from the outside. However, the inner circumferential edge of the fixed valve 110 or the second drainage hole 221 is opened according to the lifting height of the second drainage part 300 to make a difference in drainage amount.

The drain line 123 is connected to the flushing valve of the toilet.

A locking groove 213 is formed at the outer circumference of the housing 210, and a locking jaw 222 is formed at the upper outer circumference of the cover 220 to be detachably coupled to each other.

In addition, the packing 301 is coupled to the lower portion of the second drainage part 300 to be in close contact with the end of the protruding jaw 224 of the second drainage hole 221, thereby maintaining a more tightly sealed state.

Further, the packing 223,301 is coupled to the lower portion of the second drain portion 300 and the cover 220, respectively, to a stepped protrusion 224 protruding upward from the inlet end of the second drain hole 221 and a stepped portion 113 formed on the inner circumference of the fixing valve 110. Ensure that the packings 223,301 are in close contact.

Referring to the operation of the drain valve 10 of the present invention constituted as follows.

The drain valve 10 of the present invention will be described as being applied to the toilet.

The drain valve 10 of the present invention may determine the lifting height of the second drain portion 300 through the drain line 123 according to the selection of the drain amount.

First, in order to drain the water supply with a small amount of drainage, the packing 301 in close contact with the protruding jaw 224 of the cover 220 is raised by elevating the second drainage part 300 upward through the drainage line 123.

Here, the lifting height of the second drain portion 300 is raised to only the end of the slide jaw 211 of the first drain portion 200 housing 210 to open the second drain hole 221 of the first drain portion 200.

In accordance with the opening of the second drain hole 221, the fresh water supplied into the tank 1 flows into the second drain hole 221 through the inlet hole 121 and is drained to the inner circumference of the fixed valve 110.

As a result, the water supply flows into the fixed valve 110 only as much as the communication space of the first drain hole 212 communicated with the inlet hole 121 by the opening of the second drain hole 221.

In addition, in the case of draining by a large amount of drainage, the first drainage part 200 is elevated by using the second drainage part 300 through the drainage line 123.

That is, the second drainage part 300 is integrally moved further upward by being caught by the slide jaw 211 end of the first drainage part 200 housing 210 of the housing 210 while lifting up and down.

Thus, the first drain portion 200 is interlocked by the second drain portion 300 to be closed by the inner circumferential edge of the fixed valve 110 and the packing 223 of the first drain portion 200, thereby opening the entire inlet 121 wide open space. By doing so, the fresh water supplied to the inner circumference of the fixed valve 110 is drained.

In addition, the gap maintaining protrusion 214 is formed to protrude from the upper end of the housing 210 so that the upper end surface of the inlet valve 120 and the upper surface of the housing 210 do not come into close contact with each other so that the housing 210 performs a drainage function. When the inner upper surface of the inlet valve 120 and the upper surface of the housing 210 is in close contact with each other when moving to the furnace to solve the problem that can not be quickly lowered by the fluid friction of the feed water.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be evident to those who have the knowledge of.

Claims

A fixed valve is installed to vertically penetrate the water tank, and the inlet valve is coupled to communicate with the upper portion of the fixed valve, and an outer circumference of the inlet valve forms an inlet hole communicating with the water tank;

It is coupled to the inlet valve vertically slidably to selectively open and close the inlet hole, the inside is formed hollow to form a first drain hole and a second drain hole on the outer periphery and the lower surface and then the inner periphery of the inlet valve The first drainage portion communicated with,

The second drainage part is slidably coupled perpendicularly to the inner circumference of the first drainage part to move the first drainage part according to the movement range to open the inflow hole or to selectively open and close the second drainage hole to allow the mutual drainage to be drained differently. Drain valve characterized in that the configuration.
The method of claim 1,

The body portion,

A fixed valve is installed to penetrate the bottom surface of the tank, and is coupled to an upper part of the fixed valve so that the inside of the hollow communicates with the inner circumference of the inlet valve, and the inlet is formed at equal intervals on the outer circumference of the inlet valve so as to communicate with the tank. The water supply valve, characterized in that configured to.
The method of claim 1,

The first drain portion,

A housing in which a slide jaw is formed inside to partition an inner space, and a second drainage part is slidably coupled to the inside of the slide jaw, and the first drain hole is formed at equal intervals on the outer circumference;

And a cover configured to be detachably coupled to the lower portion of the housing and to form a second drain hole perpendicular to the center so that the bottom of the second drain part is in close contact with the inlet end of the second drain hole.
The method of claim 3, wherein

Drain valve, characterized in that the engaging groove is formed on the outer periphery of the housing, the engaging jaw is formed on the upper outer periphery of the cover to be detachably coupled to each other.
The method of claim 1,

The packing is coupled to the second drain portion and the lower portion of the cover, respectively, so that the packing is in close contact with the protruding jaw protruding the second drain hole 221 inlet end upward and the step formed on the inner circumference of the fixed valve. Drain valve.
The method of claim 1,

The inlet valve and the upper portion of the housing formed through holes, respectively, characterized in that configured to couple the drain line from the outside to the second drain.
The method of claim 2,

A screw is formed on the upper outer periphery of the fixed valve so that the nut can be fastened to the water tank while the screw is fastened to the inner periphery of the inlet valve to move the inlet valve in accordance with the interlocking state of the fixed valve and the inlet valve. Drain valve, characterized in that configured to change the amount of water by adjusting the opening area of the inlet hole.
The method according to claim 1 or 3,

A drain valve, characterized in that the upper end of the housing 210 and the upper end surface of the housing is formed so as to protrude from the upper end of the housing 210 so as to project a gap holding projection.