JP4485274B2 - Shower head holding device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a shower head holding device installed on a bathroom vanity or a bathroom wall.

  The shower head of a hand shower is generally held on the upper surface of the sink of the vanity or the wall surface of the bathroom. Therefore, when the shower is not used, the shower head becomes a protrusion, which not only disturbs the cleaning, but also gives a messy appearance.

In order to cope with such inconvenience, Patent Document 1 proposes a shower device in which a recess for storing the shower head is provided on the wall surface and the shower head is held on the back surface of the lid that closes the opening of the recess. Yes.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-120684

  However, this conventional technique simply buryes the shower head when not in use on the wall surface, requires opening / closing operation of the lid when used, and must be removed from the lid when used as a hand shower. However, it was not satisfactory enough in terms of usability.

In order to solve such a problem and to provide a shower head holding device that does not protrude from a wall surface or the like when the shower head is not in use and is excellent in operability during removal and storage , the first invention of the present invention is A shower head holding device (1) installed on a wall provided with a vanity or bathroom front surface (S), and fixed to a shower head (2) and a position immersed from the front surface of the wall. A casing (3) and a holding part (16) for supporting the shower head and slidingly slidably moved back and forth to the casing to take a immersive position where the casing is immersed and a protruding position where the casing protrudes from the casing. A slider (4) to be obtained, and the casing to bias the slider in a direction in which the shower head held by the holding portion protrudes from the front surface of the wall. A compression coil spring (19) provided so as to be in parallel with the holding portion between the slide and the slide, and in order to hold the slider in the immersive position against the elastic force of the compression coil spring, Latching means (10) provided on the casing, and the shower head is disposed on the same plane as the front surface of the wall in a state where the shower head is supported by the slider located at the immersion position. When the slider located at the immersive position moves in the direction of compressing the compression coil spring by the operation of pushing in the shower head supported by the slider, the latch means unlocks the slider. It has a mechanism which repeats a locked state alternately. Thereby, the shower head hold | maintained at the storage position immersed from outer surfaces, such as a vanity and a bathroom wall, can be protruded with the elastic force of a spring means at the time of non-use. The second aspect, in the first aspect, the holding portion of the slider and the shower head and separate and these characterized by mutual screw connection. A third invention is characterized in that, in the first or second invention, a damper means (8) for restricting a projecting output of the slider by the compression coil spring is provided between the casing and the slider . According to a fourth aspect, in the third aspect, the damper means is provided between the casing and the casing above the slider .

According to the configuration of the first invention as described above, the shower head can be protruded in a pop-up manner during use, usually without protrusions and improving the appearance. Then, the protruding portion can be grasped and easily pulled out to the use position. Therefore, it is possible to achieve a great effect in achieving both high dimensional simplicity and convenience during use. Also, since simply lock / unlock only the operation to push the shower head are repeated alternately enables one-touch operation, Ru can contribute to improvement in operability. In addition, the axial dimension of the holding device can be made as small as possible to contribute to minimizing the installation space. According to the second invention, it is possible to correspond to a plurality of shower heads replace only holding portion of the shower head, Ru can contribute to simplification of product management in common the body of the holding device . Furthermore, according to the configuration of the third invention , the shower head does not suddenly jump out and the stability of the projecting operation is improved. In this case, if the configuration of the fourth invention is used, it becomes difficult to inundate the The possibility of impairing the function can be eliminated.

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

  FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a holding device 1 and a shower head 2 according to the present invention. This shower head holding device 1 is provided at a position to be immersed from a vertical surface S provided at an appropriate place such as a sink itself or a front surface of a cabinet (or a wall surface of a bathroom) integrally coupled with the sink. The casing 3 is fixed to a fixed body (not shown), and the slider 4 is slid into the casing 3. And the shower head 2 with which the holding | maintenance apparatus 1 was mounted | worn does not protrude from the vertical surface S at the time of non-use, and has contributed to simplification of a wall surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the casing 3 has a generally hollow box shape, an insertion port 5 for the shower head 2 is formed on the front surface, an outlet 7 for the hose 6 is formed on the lower surface, and a known surface is formed on the upper surface. Oil-sealed rotary damper 8 (FIG. 2) is attached, front and rear guide grooves 9L and 9R (FIG. 4) are formed on the left and right side surfaces, and a heart cam is applied to the left side surface toward the front. A swing cam plate type latch mechanism 10 is provided. In this manner, by attaching the rotary damper 8 to the upper surface of the casing 3, even when water is splashed on the front surface of the holding device 1 from the drawn shower head 2, water droplets are difficult to get on the rotary damper 8. The damper function can be prevented from being lowered.

  The latch mechanism 10 includes a cam plate 13 having a rear end pivotally supported by the left side wall of the casing 3 and rotated counterclockwise by a torsion spring 11 and formed with a cam groove 12, and a side surface of the slider 4. And a lock / unlock operation by push-lock / push-free alternate one-touch operation is obtained by engaging the cam groove 12 and the pin 14.

  The slider 4 is fitted with an inner peripheral surface of a base end portion 15 having a generally cylindrical shape of the shower head 2 and is coupled with a cylindrical holding portion 16 through which the hose 6 is inserted. 17 is formed. A plurality of convex portions 18 that slide in the guide grooves 9L and 9R are formed on the left and right side surfaces, and a receiving portion for a compression coil spring 19 for urging the slider 4 in the protruding direction on the left side. 20 is formed (FIG. 4). A cushion member 21 that elastically contacts the inner surface of the front wall of the casing 3 is mounted on the front wall of the receiving portion 20, and the pinion 22 of the rotary damper 8 protruding from the inner surface of the upper wall of the casing 3 is mounted on the upper wall of the receiving portion 20. Is formed (FIG. 3). Thus, by arranging the compression coil spring 19 and the slider 4 including the holding portion 16 in parallel, the axial dimension of the holding device 1 is reduced and the installation space is minimized.

  The rear surface of the casing 3 is open. After receiving the slider 4, the casing 3 is closed with a lid 24 formed of a member different from the casing 3. The lid 24 is formed with a holding portion 25 that holds the compression coil spring 19. The casing 3 and the lid 24 are coupled with each other by an engaging means including a claw 26 and a projection 27 which are engaged with each other by the elasticity of the material itself, similarly to a known synthetic resin box.

  Next, how to use the device of the present invention will be described.

  When not in use, as shown by a solid line in FIG. 1, the latch mechanism 10 is locked at a position where the top surface of the shower head 2 is flush with the vertical surface S such as the front surface of the cabinet. The storage state is maintained.

  When the top surface of the shower head 2 is pushed in this state, the latch mechanism 10 is unlocked, and when released, the elastic force of the compression coil spring 19 causes the slider to move as shown by an imaginary line in FIG. 4 and the shower head 2 are automatically pushed forward. Here, the pushing stroke of the slider 4 may be set to a dimension sufficient to pull out the shower head 2 by grasping a portion protruding from the vertical surface S by hand. In this way, the shower head 2 in the retracted position can be automatically protruded to a position where it can be easily grasped by a so-called one-touch operation.

  When the shower head 2 is pulled out together with the hose 6 that hangs down on the inside of the dressing table, the hose 6 is smoothly drawn out by being guided by the hose outlet 7.

  When the shower head 2 is stored, the base end portion 15 of the tubular shower head 2 that surrounds the hose 6 while dropping the hose 6 is fitted into the holding portion 16 that is screwed to the slider 4. When pushed further inward, the latch mechanism 10 is locked, and the shower head 2 is held in the retracted position against the resilient force of the compression coil spring 19. In this way, the shower head 2 can be stored by a so-called one-touch operation. In addition, since the holding | maintenance part 16 fitted with the base end part 15 of the shower head 2 is screw-coupled to the slider 4, it can be replaced | exchanged easily. Thereby, the main body of the holding device 1 is made common, which contributes to simplification of product management.

  The holding device 1 for the shower head 2 according to the present invention is useful for bathrooms and kitchens including a vanity.

It is a side view which cuts out and shows the whole structure of this invention apparatus. It is a left view of this invention apparatus. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected only the casing along the III-III line | wire in FIG. It is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the whole along the IV-IV line | wire in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of this invention apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Holding device 2 Shower head 3 Casing 4 Slider 8 Rotation damper 10 Latch mechanism 15 Base end part 16 Holding part 17 Screw hole 19 Compression coil spring

Claims (4)

A shower head holding device installed on a wall with a vanity or bathroom front ,
Shower head,
A casing fixed at a position recessed from the front surface of the wall ;
A slider to Surigo movable back and forth, can take a protruding position protruding relative immersed the retracted position and the casing to said casing to said casing and having a holding portion supporting the shower head,
Provided in parallel with the holding portion between the casing and the slide so as to bias the slider in a direction in which the shower head held by the holding portion protrudes from the front surface of the wall . A compression coil spring ;
Latch means provided in the casing for holding the slider in the immersive position against the resilient force of the compression coil spring ;
Have
The shower head is disposed on the same plane as the front surface of the wall in a state where the shower head is supported by the slider located at the immersion position.
When the slider located at the immersion position moves in a direction to compress the compression coil spring by an operation of pushing the shower head supported by the slider , the latch means locks and unlocks the slider. A shower head holding device having a mechanism for alternately repeating the above . And the slider and the holding portion as a separate body, and the shower head holding device according to claim 1, wherein those that were screwed to each other. 3. The shower head holding device according to claim 1 , wherein damper means is provided between the casing and the slider to limit a protruding output of the slider by the compression coil spring . The shower head holding device according to claim 3 , wherein the damper means is provided between the slider and the casing above the slider.

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