JP7146565B2 - Faucet handle and faucet - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a faucet handle and a faucet.

Patent Literature 1 describes a faucet handle.
As shown in FIG. 13, the faucet handle 90 includes a handle body 93 provided with a recessed attachment portion 92 for attaching a screw (not shown) and a cap 91 . The mounting portion 92 is provided with a screw hole 92a and a locking hole 92b. With a screw inserted through the screw hole 92a, the handle main body 93 is attached to an operation shaft (not shown) on the lower surface side of the handle main body 93. ). Further, the cap 91 is attached to the mounting portion 92 by locking the locking pieces 91a of the cap 91 to the locking holes 92b of the mounting portion 92 . A partition wall 94 surrounds the screw hole 92a and the locking hole 92b, and the partition wall 94 prevents liquid from entering the screw hole 92a and the locking hole 92b.

JP 2017-48644 A

In the faucet handle 90 of Patent Document 1, when liquid enters the lock hole 92b through the gap between the cap 91 and the partition wall 94, the liquid passes through the lock hole 92b and enters the valve device (ceramic cartridge) below. There was a danger of intrusion. There is a risk that the operation of the operating shaft will become difficult due to the infiltration of the liquid into the valve device. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of these circumstances, and its object is to provide a faucet handle that can suppress liquid from entering a ceramic cartridge when used by being attached to a faucet body. to do.

A faucet handle for solving the above problems is a faucet handle used by being attached to an operation shaft that changes the discharge state by tilting. a fixing member for fixing the handle main body to the operating shaft on the lower surface side of the handle main body through an insertion hole formed in the handle main body, the handle main body having a drain hole communicating the recess and the lower surface side of the handle main body; In addition, a guide portion is provided on the lower surface side of the handle body for guiding the liquid that has passed through the drain hole in a direction away from the operation shaft.

According to this configuration, since the guiding portion is provided to guide the liquid that has passed through the drain hole in a direction away from the operation shaft, the liquid is prevented from entering the ceramic cartridge located below the handle body. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the operation of the operation shaft from becoming heavy due to the infiltration of the liquid into the ceramic cartridge.

In the faucet handle described above, it is preferable that the guiding portion is horizontally long and has a U-shaped groove in cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. According to this configuration, the guiding portion can more reliably guide the liquid that has passed through the drain hole in a direction away from the operation shaft.

In the faucet handle described above, it is preferable that the guide portion is formed of a guide member that is separate from the handle body. According to this configuration, the guiding member can be retrofitted to the handle body, so that the guiding portion can be provided efficiently.

The faucet handle has a holding portion that is detachably attached to the lower surface of the handle body and holds the operation shaft, and the guide member is located between the lower surface of the handle body and the holding portion. It is preferable that they are sandwiched. With this configuration, the guide member can be easily attached to the handle body.

It is preferable that the faucet includes a faucet body having an operation shaft that changes the discharge state by tilting, and the faucet handle. According to this configuration, the faucet can have the effect of the faucet handle.

According to the faucet handle of the present invention, it is possible to suppress liquid from entering the ceramic cartridge.

A perspective view of a faucet. A side part side sectional view of a faucet. FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view along line 3-3 of FIG. 2; The top view of a handle|steering-wheel main body. Bottom view of the handle body. The perspective view of a cover member. (a) is a perspective view of the holding portion, (b) is a sectional view taken along the line bb of (c), and (c) is a bottom view. (a) of a guide member is a perspective view, (b) is a side view. FIG. 3 is a side partial cross-sectional view of the faucet in a state where water has passed; Front side partial cross-sectional view of the faucet in a state in which water has passed. The perspective view of the guide member of the example of a change. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of another modification of the guide member; 1 is a perspective view of a prior art faucet handle; FIG.

An embodiment of a faucet handle will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the faucet 10 is installed on a wall portion 11 forming the deck surface of the bathroom vanity. The faucet 10 includes a faucet body 20 and a faucet handle 30 attached to the top of the faucet body 20. By operating the faucet handle 30, an operating shaft 21 of the faucet body 20 is operated. can be tilted. By tilting the operating shaft 21 of the water faucet body 20, the discharge state of the water discharged from the water discharge pipe (not shown) can be changed.

The faucet main body will be explained.
As shown in FIG. 2 , the faucet main body 20 includes a cylindrical cover 22 and a ceramic cartridge 23 arranged inside the cover 22 . The cover 22 has a diameter-reduced portion 22a having an outer diameter smaller than that of the axial center of the cover 22 at its upper end, and an opening 22b at its upper end. By having the reduced diameter portion 22a, when the faucet handle 30 is operated, a cylindrical body portion 31 of the faucet handle 30, which will be described later, is suppressed from interfering with the cover 22 of the faucet main body 20. . The ceramic cartridge 23 includes a valve member (not shown) and an operating shaft 21 connected to the valve member. The operation shaft 21 has a prism shape on the front end side, and is provided with a screw hole 21a in the end face on the front end side to be screwed with a screw 40 as a fixing member to be described later. When the ceramic cartridge 23 is arranged inside the cover 22 , the tip side of the operating shaft 21 protrudes from the opening 22 b on the upper end side of the cover 22 .

The faucet handle 30 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the faucet handle 30 includes a handle body 50 having a cylindrical body portion 31 , a top plate portion 60 and a lever portion 32 . The cylindrical body portion 31 , the top plate portion 60 and the lever portion 32 are integrally formed, and the lever portion 32 is provided in a state of projecting obliquely upward from the top plate portion 60 . The faucet handle 30 includes a lid member 33 attached to the upper surface 60a side of the top plate portion 60, a holding member 70 as a holding portion attached to the lower surface 60b side of the top plate portion 60, and a handle body 50. A screw 40 is provided as a fixing member to be fixed to the plug body 20 .

Here, the "upper surface 60a side" and the "lower surface 60b side" are not limited to the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the top plate portion 60 along the vertical direction. That is, the top plate portion 60 is inclined, and the upper surface 60a side and the lower surface 60b side of the top plate portion 60 are inclined with respect to the vertical direction.

The material of the handle body 50, the lid member 33, the screw 40, and the holding member 70 that constitute the faucet handle 30 is not particularly limited, and metal or resin can be used. When resin is employed, the design can be improved by plating the surface.

The top plate portion 60 of the handle body 50 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the top plate portion 60 is configured in a disc shape. A concave portion 61 recessed toward the lower surface 60b of the top plate portion 60 is formed on the top surface 60a side of the top plate portion 60 . The recess 61 has a substantially rectangular opening 61 a and is formed in substantially the same shape along the depth direction of the recess 61 . The depth of the concave portion 61 is configured to be greater than the thickness of the top plate portion 60 . Therefore, on the side of the lower surface 60b of the top plate portion 60, a convex portion 62 is formed which is derived from the concave portion 61 formed on the side of the upper surface 60a. The top surface 61c of the bottom wall 61b that forms the bottom of the recess 61 is flat, and has a circular insertion hole 63 in the center. The faucet handle 30 is fixed to the faucet main body 20 by inserting the screw 40 through the insertion hole 63 and screwing it into the screw hole 21 a of the operating shaft 21 .

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the bottom wall 61b of the recess 61 is provided with a through hole 64 having a rectangular cross section. The through-holes 64 are provided on one end side of the recess 61 in the longitudinal direction of the opening 61a, and are arranged side by side along the lateral direction of the opening 61a. The through hole 64 communicates with the lower surface 60b side of the top plate portion 60 and functions as a drain hole for removing liquid such as water that has entered the recess 61 . The liquid drained through the drain hole is not limited to water, and may be liquid soap, detergent, or the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the through-hole 64 extends along the axial direction of the cylindrical body portion 31 of the handle body 50, and the cylindrical body extends along the path from the upper surface 61c to the lower surface 61d of the bottom wall 61b of the recess 61. It has a bent portion 64 a bent radially outward of the portion 31 . The lid member 33 is attached to a position covering the concave portion 61 by engaging an engaging piece 33b of the lid member 33, which will be described later, with the bent portion 64a. Therefore, the bent portion 64a of the through hole 64 also functions as an engaged portion with which the engaging portion of the lid member 33 is engaged.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the lower surface 61d of the bottom wall 61b of the recess 61 is provided with opposing walls 65 that extend in the axial direction of the tubular body 31 and face each other with the insertion hole 63 interposed therebetween. The opposing walls 65 are arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction of the opening 61a, and are arranged such that their wall surfaces are substantially parallel to each other.

Four recesses 66 are provided around the insertion hole 63 on the lower surface 61d of the bottom wall 61b of the recess 61. As shown in FIG. The recess 66 is recessed toward the upper surface 61c of the bottom wall 61b, and functions as an inserted portion into which a protrusion 71c of the holding member 70, which will be described later, is inserted.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, two projecting walls 31a protrude inward in the radial direction of the cylindrical body 31 are provided on the inner periphery of the cylindrical body 31 of the handle body 50 at opposing positions with the insertion hole 63 interposed therebetween. is provided. The protruding wall 31a functions as a locked portion to which the arm portion 73 of the holding member 70, which will be described later, is locked.

The lid member 33 will be explained.
As shown in FIG. 6, the cover member 33 includes a covering portion 33a made of a substantially rectangular plate material, and a plate-shaped plate projecting from one longitudinal end of the covering portion 33a in the thickness direction of the covering portion. It has an engaging piece 33b. Two engaging pieces 33b are arranged in parallel along the lateral direction of the covering portion 33a. At the tip of each engaging piece 33b, a claw portion 33c protruding toward one end in the longitudinal direction of the covering portion 33a in the thickness direction of the engaging piece 33b is provided. The claw portion 33 c is engaged with the bent portion 64 a provided in the through hole 64 of the concave portion 61 of the top plate portion 60 , so that the cover member 33 is attached to the position covering the concave portion 61 of the top plate portion 60 . Therefore, an engaging portion is configured by the engaging piece 33b and the claw portion 33c. With the lid member 33 attached, the covering portion 33 a of the lid member 33 covers the concave portion 61 of the top plate portion 60 . In this state, the entire lid member 33 is accommodated in the recessed portion 61 of the top plate portion 60, and the upper surface of the covering portion 33a is substantially flush with the upper surface 60a of the top plate portion 60. .

As shown in FIG. 6, a notch 33d recessed toward the other longitudinal end of the cover 33a is formed at one longitudinal end of the cover 33a of the lid member 33. As shown in FIG. The notch portion 33d functions as an insertion opening for inserting a removal tool when removing the cover member 33 from the top plate portion 60 of the handle body 50. As shown in FIG.

The holding member 70 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 7( a ), the holding member 70 has a columnar body portion 71 . A peripheral wall 71b having a circular outer shape is provided in a protruding state at the central portion of the upper surface 71a of the main body portion 71 . Inside the peripheral wall 71b, there is provided a hole portion 72 penetrating through the body portion 71 in the vertical direction, which is the axial direction. The outer diameter of the peripheral wall 71 b is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the insertion hole 63 of the top plate portion 60 . Moreover, the height of the peripheral wall 71b is configured to be substantially equal to the thickness of the bottom wall 61b of the recess 61 of the top plate portion 60 . Protrusions 71c protruding upward are formed at the four corners of the upper surface 71a of the body portion 71 .

Arm portions 73 extending obliquely upward from the main body portion 71 are provided on both sides of the upper surface 71 a of the main body portion 71 across the hole portion 72 . Each arm 73 extends in a direction away from each other. The distal end side of each arm portion 73 is provided with a curved portion 73a that curves in a direction approaching the upper surface 71a side of the body portion 71 .

As shown in FIGS. 7B and 7C, a rectangular opening 74 is provided in the central portion of the lower surface 71d of the body portion 71. As shown in FIGS. The opening hole 74 extends toward the upper surface 71 a of the body portion 71 . The opening hole 74 communicates with the hole portion 72 extending from the upper surface 71 a on the axial center side of the main body portion 71 . The operation shaft 21 is held by the holding member 70 by inserting the prismatic portion of the operation shaft 21 into the opening 74 .

A method of attaching the holding member 70 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 2 , 5 and 7 , the peripheral wall 71 b of the upper surface 71 a of the body portion 71 of the holding member 70 is inserted into the insertion hole 63 of the top plate portion 60 . At this time, the main body portion 71 is positioned by inserting the projections 71c at the four corners of the upper surface 71a of the main body portion 71 into the four depressions 66 of the bottom wall 61b. In this state, the body portion 71 of the holding member 70 is arranged between the two opposing walls 65 provided on the bottom wall 61b. Further, the curved portion 73a of each arm portion 73 of the holding member 70 is engaged with the protruding wall 31a provided on the inner circumference of the cylindrical body portion 31 of the handle body 50, whereby the holding member 70 is prevented from coming off. is attached.

The guide member 80 will be explained.
As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, a guide member 80 as a guide portion includes a vertical wall portion 81 having a horizontally long rectangular shape, and a vertical wall portion 81 connected to the lower end portion of the vertical wall portion 81. and a lateral wall portion 82 extending in a direction intersecting with 81 . Further, the guide member 80 has a slanted wall portion 83 that is connected to the end portion of the lateral wall portion 82 opposite to the vertical wall portion 81 side and that slopes obliquely upward with respect to the lateral wall portion 82 . The tip side of the inclined wall portion 83 has a tapered shape. Specifically, the inclined wall portion 83 is configured to have a trapezoidal shape. A key claw portion 84 is provided at the upper end portion of the vertical wall portion 81 and extends in the thickness direction of the vertical wall portion 81 and in the direction opposite to the direction in which the horizontal wall portion 82 extends. Two key claw portions 84 are provided at a predetermined interval on the center side in the longitudinal direction of the vertical wall portion 81 . The lengths of the vertical wall portion 81, the horizontal wall portion 82, and the inclined wall portion 83 on the base end side, that is, the length T of the guide member 80 in the longitudinal direction is the inner diameter S of the opening 22b in the cover 22 of the faucet body 20. (see FIG. 3), or slightly longer. The length T of the guide member 80 in the longitudinal direction is the same as or slightly longer than the outer diameter of the cover 22 of the faucet body 20 on the upper end side, that is, the outer diameter of the diameter-reduced portion 22a. More preferably.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the inclined wall portion 83 has an inclination angle θ1 of 42° with respect to the lateral wall portion 82 and an inclination angle θ2 of 312° with respect to the vertical wall portion 81 . By arranging the vertical wall portion 81, the horizontal wall portion 82, and the inclined wall portion 83 at the angles described above, the guide member 80 has a U-shaped groove in cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Become. Here, the "groove shape having a U-shaped cross section" includes a shape having a groove that is open at the top, such as a V-shape and a U-shape that is open at the top. shall be

A method of attaching the guide member 80 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 2, 7 and 8, the hook portion 84 of the guiding member 80 is hooked on the upper surface 71a of the holding member 70. As shown in FIG. In this state, when the holding member 70 is attached to the top plate portion 60 of the handle body 50 as described above, the gap between the lower surface 61d of the bottom wall 61b in the concave portion 61 of the top plate portion 60 and the upper surface 71a of the holding member 70 becomes The key claw portion 84 is held. Further, the vertical wall portion 81 of the guide member 80 is sandwiched between one of the facing walls 65 provided on the bottom wall 61 b of the handle body 50 and the main body portion 71 of the holding member 70 so as to provide a cylindrical support for the handle body 50 . It becomes a state along the axial direction of the body part 31 . By the method described above, the guide member 80 is attached to the top plate portion 60 of the handle body 50 in a state in which it is prevented from coming off. Furthermore, by inserting the screw 40 through the insertion hole 63 of the concave portion 61 of the top plate portion 60 and screwing it into the screw hole 21a of the operating shaft 21 held by the holding member 70, the faucet handle 30 can be configured as a guiding member. It is fixed to the faucet main body 20 in a state where 80 is provided. In this state, the guiding member 80 is arranged below the through hole 64, which is a drain hole.

The operation of this embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, since the guiding member 80 has the slanted wall portion 83, the slanted wall portion 83 can receive the liquid that has passed through the through hole 64 as indicated by the arrow in the drawing. In addition, since the tip of the slanted wall portion 83 is tapered, the slanted wall portion 83 can be arranged along the inner circumference of the cylindrical body portion 31 of the handle body 50 . Therefore, it becomes possible to receive the liquid more reliably. Furthermore, since the tip of the slanted wall portion 83 is slanted upward, the guiding member 80 is prevented from interfering with the faucet body 20 when the faucet handle 30 is operated.

Further, since the inclination angle θ2 of the slanted wall portion 83 is 312°, even if the lever portion 32 of the faucet handle 30 is operated downward (downward in FIG. 9) on the front side, the slanted wall portion 83 is The wall surface is maintained in a state in which the tip side is inclined obliquely upward. Therefore, water is suppressed from being discharged from the tip side of the inclined wall portion 83 . That is, it is preferable that the inclination angle θ2 of the inclined wall portion 83 is such that the tip side is always inclined upward with respect to the inclination of the faucet handle 30 .

In addition, since the guide member 80 has a U-shaped cross section, the liquid received by the guide member 80 can be more reliably guided toward the longitudinal ends 80a of the guide member 80 .
As shown in FIG. 10 , the guiding member 80 is arranged so that the central side in the longitudinal direction of the guiding member 80 is close to the operating shaft 21 of the faucet main body 20 . Therefore, the direction in which the liquid received by the guide member 80 is guided toward the longitudinal ends 80a of the guide member 80 is the direction away from the operation shaft 21, as indicated by the arrows in the drawing. In other words, the guide member 80 guides the liquid that has passed through the through hole 64 toward the outer peripheral side of the handle body 50 . Since the length T of the guide member 80 in the longitudinal direction is the same as or slightly longer than the inner diameter S of the opening 22b on the upper end side of the cover 22 of the faucet body 20, regardless of the inclination of the faucet handle 30, The liquid discharged from both ends 80a in the longitudinal direction of the guide member 80 is configured to be discharged outward from the opening 22b on the upper end side of the cover 22 of the faucet main body 20. As shown in FIG.

Effects of the present embodiment will be described.
(1) The handle body 50 has a through hole 64 that communicates between the upper surface 61c side and the lower surface 61d side of the bottom wall 61b in the concave portion 61 of the top plate portion 60. A guide member 80 is provided to guide the liquid that has passed through 64 away from the operating shaft 21 .

By providing the guide member 80 that guides the liquid that has passed through the through-hole 64 in the direction away from the operation shaft 21 , it is possible to suppress the liquid from entering the ceramic cartridge 23 positioned below the handle body 50 . can. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the operation of the operating shaft 21 from becoming heavy due to the liquid entering the ceramic cartridge 23 .

(2) The guide member 80 is horizontally long and has a U-shaped groove in cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the guiding member 80 can more reliably guide the liquid that has passed through the through hole 64 in the direction away from the operating shaft 21 .

(3) The guide member 80 is configured separately from the handle body 50 . Therefore, since the guide member 80 can be retrofitted to the handle body 50, the guide member 80 can be provided efficiently.

(4) The holding member 70 is detachably attached to the lower surface 60 b side of the top plate portion 60 of the handle body 50 and holds the operating shaft 21 . It is sandwiched between the lower surface 61d of 61b and the upper surface 71a of the holding member . Therefore, the guide member 80 can be easily attached to the handle body 50 .

(5) Since the conventional faucet handle does not have a through hole around the screw hole, there is a risk that the screw will be immersed in the liquid if liquid enters around the screw hole. . On the other hand, in the faucet handle 30 of the present embodiment, the insertion hole 63 for inserting the screw 40 and the through hole 64 as a drain hole are provided in the same concave portion 61, so that the screw 40 is not exposed to the liquid. It is possible to suppress being in a submerged state.

This embodiment can be implemented with the following modifications. This embodiment and the following modified examples can be implemented in combination with each other within a technically consistent range.
- The cylindrical body portion 31 of the faucet handle 30 is not limited to a cylindrical shape. For example, it may be configured in a rectangular tubular shape or an elliptical tubular shape. Similarly, the top plate portion 60 of the faucet handle 30 is not limited to a disc shape, and may be configured in a rectangular shape or an elliptical shape.

The configuration in which the holding member 70 of the faucet handle 30 is detachably attached to the bottom wall 61b of the recessed portion 61 of the top plate portion 60 is not limited. For example, the holding member 70 may be provided as a holding portion integrally formed with the top plate portion 60 . Alternatively, the holding member 70 may be formed separately from the top plate portion 60 and then joined to the bottom wall 61b of the recessed portion 61 of the top plate portion 60 so as not to be removed.

- The fixing member is not limited to the screw 40 . A member capable of fixing the handle body 50 to the faucet body 20 can be appropriately adopted. For example, a member that can fix the handle main body 50 to the faucet main body 20 by being forcedly fitted inside the operation shaft 21 may be used.

- The position of the insertion hole 63 through which the fixing member is inserted is not limited to the bottom wall 61b of the concave portion 61 of the top plate portion 60 . The position of the insertion hole 63 can be appropriately selected within the recessed portion 61 of the top plate portion 60 , and may be provided on the side wall of the recessed portion 61 , for example.

In this embodiment, the through hole 64 provided in the bottom wall 61b of the recess 61 of the top plate 60 has a function as an engaged portion that engages the lid member 33. It does not have to function as a unit. That is, the bottom wall 61b of the recessed portion 61 of the top plate portion 60 may be provided with a through hole 64 as a drain hole and a hole as an engaged portion with which the lid member 33 is engaged.

- The lid member 33 may be omitted.
The position where the guiding member 80 is attached is not limited to the gap between the lower surface 61d of the bottom wall 61b in the recess 61 of the top plate portion 60 and the upper surface 71a of the holding member 70 . For example, an adhesive may be used to join the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion 31 of the handle body 50 and the facing wall 65 of the bottom wall 61b of the top plate portion 60 . It may be provided on the side surface of the holding member 70 .

- The guide member 80 is not limited to being configured separately from the handle body 50 . The guiding member 80 may be configured as a guiding portion integrally formed with the handle body 50 .
The length T of the guide member 80 in the longitudinal direction may be shorter than the inner diameter S of the opening 22b on the upper end side of the cover 22 of the faucet body 20. That is, when the cover 22 of the faucet body 20 is viewed from the axial direction, the guide member 80 is arranged at a position off the center of the cover 22 , and both longitudinal ends 80 a of the guide member 80 extend toward the opening 22 b of the faucet body 20 . The length T in the longitudinal direction of the guide member 80 can be made shorter than the inner diameter S of the opening 22b in the range located outside the opening 22b.

Further, when the operating shaft 21 is tilted by operating the faucet handle 30, the guide member 80 is also tilted. As the guiding member 80 tilts, the longitudinal end of the guiding member 80 moves toward the edge of the opening 22 b of the faucet body 20 . Therefore, even in a range where the longitudinal end of the guide member 80 is located outside the opening 22b of the faucet main body 20 when the guide member 80 is inclined, the length T of the guide member 80 in the longitudinal direction is the same as the opening 22b. It can be shorter than the inner diameter S of 22b.

・The configuration of the guide member 80 is not limited to the structure having the vertical wall portion 81 , the horizontal wall portion 82 , the inclined wall portion 83 and the key claw portion 84 . A shape that can receive the liquid that has passed through the through hole 64 and guide it away from the operation shaft 21 can be appropriately adopted. For example, the horizontal wall portion 82 may be omitted, and the inclined wall portion 83 may be directly connected to the lower end portion of the vertical wall portion 81 . The vertical wall portion 81, the horizontal wall portion 82, and the inclined wall portion 83 may be configured by a single curved surface.

- In the present embodiment, the slanted wall portion 83 of the guide member 80 is configured in a trapezoidal shape, but is not limited to this aspect. For example, the slanted wall portion 83 may be configured in a rectangular shape. Further, the distal end side may be configured in a curved shape so as to follow the inner circumference of the cylindrical portion 31 of the handle body 50 .

- In the present embodiment, the vertical wall portion 81 of the guide member 80 is configured in a rectangular shape, but it is not limited to this aspect. The vertical wall portion 81 may be partially provided with a notch.
- As shown in FIG. 11 , the guide member 80 may have rectangular ear portions 85 that hang obliquely downward at both ends of the lateral wall portion 82 . By forming the ear portions 85 , it is possible to suppress the liquid that has flowed through the groove-shaped portion from accumulating in the guide member 80 due to the surface tension of the liquid. That is, the formation of the ear portions 85 allows the liquid to be discharged smoothly. Alternatively, the ear portion 85 may be brought into contact with the inner periphery of the cylindrical body portion 31 of the handle body 50 so that the liquid is discharged along the inner periphery of the cylindrical body portion 31 .

- As shown in FIG. 12, the guide member 80 may be configured by connecting a slanted wall portion 86 that is slanted obliquely downward to the lower end portion of the vertical wall portion 81 . In this configuration, the liquid received by the slanted wall portion 86 is guided away from the operation shaft 21 along the slant of the slanted wall portion 86 as indicated by the arrows in the drawing, and is guided toward the tip side of the slanted wall portion 86 . It is designed to be discharged from

The structure of the handle main body 50 of the faucet handle 30 is not limited to the structure having the cylindrical cylindrical body portion 31 , the top plate portion 60 , and the lever portion 32 . For example, the handle body 50 may not have the cylindrical body portion 31 and may be composed of the top plate portion 60 and the lever portion 32 . Also, the handle body 50 may not have the lever portion 32 . That is, if the top plate portion 60 also functions as the lever portion 32, the lever portion 32 can be omitted.

21... Operation shaft, 30... Faucet handle, 50... Handle body, 61... Recessed portion, 63... Insertion hole, 40... Screw (fixing member), 64... Through hole (drain hole).

Claims (5)

In a faucet handle attached to an operation shaft that changes the discharge state by tilting,
a handle body having a concave portion on the upper surface side;
a fixing member for fixing the handle body to the operating shaft on the lower surface side of the handle body through an insertion hole provided in the recess,
The handle body has a drain hole that communicates the recess with the lower surface of the handle body, and has a drain hole on the lower surface side of the handle body that allows liquid that has passed through the drain hole to flow away from the operation shaft. A handle for a faucet, characterized in that it is provided with a guiding portion for guiding. 2. The faucet handle according to claim 1, wherein the guiding portion is horizontally long and has a U-shaped groove in cross section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The faucet handle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the guide portion is configured by a guide member separate from the handle body. 4. A holding portion detachably attached to the lower surface of said handle body for holding said operating shaft, wherein said guiding member is sandwiched between said holding portion and said lower surface of said handle body. A handle for the faucet described in . A faucet comprising a faucet body having an operation shaft that changes the discharge state by tilting, and the faucet handle according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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