JP7337604B2 - Water faucet - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to faucets. More specifically, it relates to a faucet attached to the upper surface of the side wall of the bathtub.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, a faucet attached to the upper surface of a side wall of a bathtub is known (Patent Document 1). Such a faucet is arranged on the upper surface of the corner portion of the side wall of the bathtub so that it can be operated from inside the bathtub and from the wash area adjacent to the bathtub.

JP-A-2008-55028

In the technique described in Patent Document 1, a space for arranging a faucet cannot be secured on the upper surface of the corner portion of the side wall of the bathtub, and the faucet must be arranged on the upper surface of the side wall of the bathtub adjacent to the washing area. Sometimes. The water faucet is provided with a handle for adjusting the temperature of the water to be discharged, which is rotatable with respect to the main body, and an open/close handle for selecting the outlet of the water to be discharged. A display indicating the direction of rotation and action with respect to the part is provided. If such a faucet is placed on the upper surface of the side wall of the bathtub adjacent to the washing area, there is a problem that the display is difficult to see and the operation is difficult when operating each handle from within the bathtub or from the washing area. there were.

In view of such problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a faucet which is attached to the upper surface of the side wall of a bathtub and which is easy to operate from within the bathtub and from the adjacent wash area.

A first aspect of the present invention is a faucet attached to the upper surface of a side wall of a bathtub adjacent to a washing place, comprising a body portion for mixing and discharging hot water and cold water fixed to the upper surface, and a body portion for the body portion. It has a temperature control handle which is rotatably attached to adjust the temperature of the water to be discharged, and an open/close handle which is rotatably attached to the main body to adjust the amount of water to be discharged. The main body has a columnar shape having a first surface facing the washing place and a second surface facing the bathtub as side surfaces and a third surface portion as a bottom surface, and the temperature control handle and the opening/closing handle are , which is connected to the third surface portion and is rotatable about a rotation shaft extending substantially parallel to the extending direction of the main body portion, and between the temperature control handle and the first surface portion and the temperature control Between the handle and the second surface is provided a display indicating the relationship between the direction of relative rotation of the temperature control handle with respect to the main body and the temperature of the discharged water. Between the surface portions and between the opening and closing handle and the second surface portion, indications are provided to indicate the relationship between the direction of relative rotation of the opening and closing handle with respect to the main body portion and the amount of water to be discharged. and

According to the first invention, the relationship between the direction of rotation of the temperature control handle relative to the main body and the temperature of the discharged water is provided between the temperature control handle and the first surface and between the temperature control handle and the second surface. is indicated. Further, between the opening/closing handle and the first surface portion and between the opening/closing handle and the second surface portion, indications indicating the relationship between the direction of relative rotation of the opening/closing handle with respect to the main body portion and the amount of water to be discharged are provided. . As a result, when adjusting the temperature of the water to be discharged by rotating the temperature control handle with respect to the main body, or when changing the amount of water to be discharged by rotating the open/close handle, the bathtub can also be viewed from the washing area. The temperature control handle or the opening/closing handle can be easily operated from the side of the device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the temperature control handle is attached to the third surface portion at one end in the direction in which the body portion extends, and the opening/closing handle is attached in the direction in which the body portion extends. It is characterized in that it is attached to the third surface portion of the other end.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the temperature control handle or the opening/closing handle attached to both ends in the extending direction of the main body can be easily operated from either the washing space side or the bathtub side.

1 is a perspective view of a state in which a faucet that is an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a side wall of a bathtub; FIG. It is the front view which looked at the faucet in the said embodiment from the washing place side. It is the front view which looked at the faucet in the said embodiment from the bathtub side. It is a side view of the faucet in the said embodiment.

A configuration of a faucet 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. In the following description, directions are described based on the up, down, front, back, left, and right directions shown in each drawing.

As shown in FIG. 1, the faucet 1 according to this embodiment is a hot and cold water mixing faucet attached to the upper surface 11a of the side wall 11 of the bathtub 10 adjacent to the washing area S. As shown in FIG. The bathtub 10 has a box shape with an upper opening 10a, and includes a side wall 11 adjacent to the washing place S, a side wall 12 facing the side wall 11, and a side wall 13 connecting the side walls 11 and 12 at their left and right ends. a side wall 14; The side wall 11 has an upper surface 11a extending parallel to the floor surface of the washing place S, and the faucet 1 is attached to the right end side of the upper surface 11a. The side wall 11 corresponds to a "bathtub side wall" in claims.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the faucet 1 mixes hot water supplied from the hot water supply pipe 2b through the side wall 11 from the lower side of the upper surface 11a with water supplied from the water supply pipe 2a. a faucet body 3 for discharging water upward or backward, a callan discharge port 4 attached to the upper part of the faucet body 3, and a shower discharge port 5 attached to the rear part of the faucet body 3.

The faucet main body 3 includes a substantially prismatic body portion 3a extending in the left-right direction, a temperature control handle 3b attached to the left end of the body portion 3a, an opening/closing handle 3c attached to the right end of the body portion 3a, have The main body portion 3a has a first surface portion 3a1 corresponding to a substantially prismatic side surface and facing the washing place S, and a second surface portion 3a2 corresponding to a substantially prismatic side surface and facing the bathtub 10. An upper portion of the second surface portion 3a2 is formed as an R surface portion 3a21 that curves smoothly in a side view. The main body portion 3a has a left third surface portion 3a3 corresponding to the substantially prismatic bottom surface and being the left surface, and a right third surface portion 3a4 corresponding to the prismatic bottom surface and being the left surface. The body portion 3a is in a state where the lower end of the first surface portion 3a1, the lower end of the second surface portion 3a2, the lower end of the left third surface portion 3a3, and the lower end of the right third surface portion 3a4 are in contact with the upper surface 11a of the side wall 11. is fixed to the side wall 11 with the . Here, the left third surface portion 3a3 corresponds to "the third surface portion of one end portion, the third surface portion" in the claims, and the right third surface portion 3a4 corresponds to the "third surface portion of the other end portion" in the claims. face portion, third face portion”.

As shown in FIG. 2, "H", "-", and "C" are displayed side by side from the top on the upper left portion of the first surface portion 3a1. "H" indicates hot and "C" indicates cold. "-" indicates a standard temperature state between "H" and "C". In the upper right portion of the first surface portion 3a1, "II", "-", and "nine waterdrop marks" are displayed side by side from the top. "II" indicates that the longer the distance from "-", the greater the amount of water discharged from the shower outlet 4. "Mark of nine water droplets" indicates that the longer the distance from "-", the more water is discharged from the shower outlet 5. Indicates an increase in water volume. "-" indicates a state in which water is not ejected from either the faucet outlet 4 or the shower outlet 5. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the left side of the R surface portion 3a21 of the second surface portion 3a2, "C", "-", and "H" are displayed side by side from the top. "C" indicates cold and "H" indicates hot. "-" indicates a standard temperature state between "C" and "H". On the right side of the R surface portion 3a21 of the second surface portion 3a2, "9 waterdrop marks", "-", and "II" are displayed side by side from the top. "Mark of nine water droplets" indicates that the longer the distance from "-", the more water is ejected from the shower outlet 5. "II" indicates that the longer the distance from "-", the more the water is ejected from the callan outlet 4. Indicates an increase in water volume. "-" indicates a state in which water is not ejected from either the faucet outlet 4 or the shower outlet 5. FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a temperature control handle 3b is attached to the upper portion of the left third surface portion 3a3 of the main body portion 3a so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis A extending in the left-right direction. The temperature control handle 3b has a triangular shape when viewed from the side, and in the standard state shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the first surface 3b1 is substantially flush with the first surface portion 3a1 of the main body portion 3a. In FIG. 4, the temperature control handle 3b and the open/close handle 3c indicated by a chain double-dashed line overlap each other in outline, and are indicated with the reference numerals of both.

As shown in FIG. 2, "40" indicating 40° C. is displayed at the center in the vertical direction on the right end side of the first surface 3b1 of the temperature control handle 3b. In the standard state, the display of "40" is horizontally aligned with the display of "-" on the left side of the first surface portion 3a1 of the main body portion 3a. A lock button 3b11 is arranged side by side with the display of "40" in the left-right direction central portion of the first surface 3b1. The lock button 3b11 protrudes forward from the first surface 3b1 in a standard state, and in this state, the temperature control handle 3b is locked from rotating with respect to the main body 3a. When the lock button 3b11 is pressed, the rotation of the temperature control handle 3b with respect to the main body 3a is unlocked. When the temperature control handle 3b is rotated with respect to the body portion 3a while the lock button 3b11 is pushed, the lock button 3b11 is maintained in the pushed state even if the force pushing the lock button 3b11 is released. When the temperature control handle 3b is rotated with respect to the main body 3a so that the display of "40" moves in the direction of the display of "H" on the main body 3a, the discharge port 4 or the shower discharge port is opened depending on the amount of movement. The temperature of the water discharged from 5 rises above 40°C. Further, when the temperature control handle 3b is rotated with respect to the body portion 3a so that the display of "40" moves in the direction of the display of "C" on the body portion 3a, the water discharge port 4 or the shower head is released depending on the amount of movement. The temperature of the water discharged from the discharge port 5 falls below 40°C. When the temperature control handle 3b is returned to the standard position, the lock button 3b11 returns to its original protruded state and is locked against rotation with respect to the main body 3a.

The second surface 3b2 of the temperature control handle 3b faces rearward and upward in the standard state shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the third surface 3b3 of the temperature control handle 3b faces rearward in the standard state shown in FIGS. facing downwards. The second surface 3b2 and the third surface 3b3 are smoothly connected by an R surface 3b4. The rounded surface 3b4 coincides with the rounded surface portion 3a21 of the main body portion 3a in a side view in the standard state shown in FIGS. "40" indicating 40°C is displayed on the right end side of the R surface 3b4. When the temperature control handle 3b is rotated with respect to the main body 3a so that the display of "40" moves in the direction of the display of "H" on the main body 3a, the discharge port 4 or the shower discharge port is opened depending on the amount of movement. The temperature of the water discharged from 5 rises above 40°C. Further, when the temperature control handle 3b is rotated with respect to the body portion 3a so that the display of "40" moves in the direction of the display of "C" on the body portion 3a, the water discharge port 4 or the shower head is released depending on the amount of movement. The temperature of the water discharged from the discharge port 5 falls below 40°C. This is because the positions of "H" and "C" on the R surface portion 3a21 are upside down from the positions of "H" and "C" on the first surface portion 3a1, and the temperature control handle 3b rotates with respect to the main body portion 3a. do not differ in direction. Here, the display of "H", "-", and "C" on the main body 3a and the display of "40" on the temperature control handle 3b correspond to the "relative rotation of the temperature control handle with respect to the main body" in the scope of claims. Display showing the relationship between the direction of the water and the temperature of the discharged water.

As shown in FIG. 2, a "-" is displayed at the center in the vertical direction on the left end side of the first surface 3c1 of the opening/closing handle 3c. In the standard state, the "-" mark on the first surface 3c1 of the opening/closing handle 3c is horizontally aligned with the right "-" mark on the first surface portion 3a1 of the main body portion 3a. At this time, water is not discharged from either the water discharge port 4 or the shower discharge port 5 of the faucet 1 . When the open/close handle 3c is rotated with respect to the main body 3a so that the "-" display on the open/close handle 3c moves in the direction of the "II" display on the main body 3a, the liquid is discharged from the callan discharge port 4 according to the amount of movement. The amount of water ejected increases. Further, when the temperature control handle 3b is rotated with respect to the main body 3a so that the display of "-" on the open/close handle 3c moves in the direction of the display of "9 water droplet marks" on the main body 3a, the amount of movement is Accordingly, the amount of water discharged from the shower outlet 5 increases. When the open/close handle 3c is returned to the standard position, the faucet 1 returns to a state in which no water is discharged from either the faucet 1's water discharge port 4 or the shower discharge port 5.例文帳に追加

The second surface 3c2 of the opening/closing handle 3c faces upward in the standard state shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the third surface 3c3 of the opening/closing handle 3c faces downward in the rear in the standard state shown in FIGS. I'm on my way. The second surface 3c2 and the third surface 3c3 are smoothly connected by the R surface 3c4. The R surface 3c4 coincides with the R surface 3a21 of the main body 3a in a side view in the standard state shown in FIGS. A "-" is displayed on the left end side of the R surface 3c4. When the open/close handle 3c is rotated with respect to the main body 3a so that the "-" display on the open/close handle 3c moves in the direction of the "II" display on the main body 3a, the liquid is discharged from the callan discharge port 4 according to the amount of movement. The amount of water ejected increases. Further, when the opening/closing handle 3c is rotated with respect to the body portion 3a so that the display of "-" on the opening/closing handle 3c moves in the direction of the display of "9 waterdrop marks" on the body portion 3a, As a result, the amount of water discharged from the shower outlet 5 increases. This is because the positions of "II" and "nine waterdrop marks" on the R surface portion 3a21 are upside down from the positions of "II" and "nine waterdrop marks" on the first surface portion 3a1, and the opening/closing handle This is because the direction of rotation of 3c with respect to main body 3a is not different. Here, the display of "II", "-", and "nine waterdrop marks" on the main body 3a and the display of "-" on the opening/closing handle 3c correspond to the "relationship between the opening/closing handle with respect to the main body" in the scope of claims. display indicating the relationship between the direction of rotation and the amount of water to be discharged.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a callan discharge pipe 6 is attached to the callan discharge port 4 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. The flush discharge pipe 6 can discharge water supplied from the flush discharge port 4 of the faucet main body 3 into the washing place S or the bathtub 10 . A shower hose connected to a shower (not shown) is attached to the shower outlet 5 .

The present embodiment configured as described above has the following effects. Between the temperature control handle 3b and the first surface portion 3a1 and between the temperature control handle 3b and the R surface portion 3a21 of the second surface portion 3a2, the direction of rotation of the temperature control handle 3b relative to the main body portion 3a and the temperature of the discharged water are measured. There is a display showing the relationship with Between the opening/closing handle 3c and the first surface portion 3a1 and between the opening/closing handle 3c and the R surface portion 3a21 of the second surface portion 3a2, the direction of relative rotation of the opening/closing handle 3c with respect to the main body portion 3a and the amount of water to be discharged are provided. There is a display showing the relationship between As a result, when adjusting the temperature of water to be discharged by rotating the temperature control handle 3b with respect to the main body 3a or when changing the amount of water to be discharged by rotating the opening/closing handle 3c, the washing space S can be adjusted. The temperature control handle 3b or the opening/closing handle 3c can be easily operated from both the side and the bathtub 10 side. The temperature control handle 3b is attached to the left third surface portion 3a3 at the left end of the body portion 3a, and the opening/closing handle 3c is attached to the right third surface portion 3a4 at the right end portion of the body portion 3a. As a result, the temperature control handle 3b or the opening/closing handle 3c attached to both ends in the horizontal direction, which is the direction in which the main body 3a extends, can be easily operated from either the washing space S side or the bathtub 10 side.

Although specific embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited to their appearance and configuration, and various modifications, additions, and deletions are possible without changing the gist of the present invention. For example:

1. In the above embodiment, the amount of water discharged from the shower discharge port 4 and the amount of water discharged from the shower discharge port 5 can be adjusted by rotating the opening/closing handle 3c with respect to the main body 3a. did. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and either the flush discharge port 4 or the shower discharge port 5 is provided in the main body 3a, and the amount of water discharged from the flush discharge port 4 is adjusted by the opening/closing handle 3c, or the shower discharge port is operated. It may be configured so that either adjustment of the amount of water discharged from 5 can be performed.

2. In the above embodiment, the temperature control handle 3b is attached to the left third surface portion 3a3 of the main body portion 3a, and the opening/closing handle 3c is attached to the right third surface portion 3a4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the opening/closing handle 3c may be attached to the left third surface portion 3a3 and the temperature control handle 3b may be attached to the right third surface portion 3a4. The handle 3b and the opening/closing handle 3c may be attached together.

3. In the above-described embodiment, the main body portion 3a is configured to have a substantially prismatic shape extending in the left-right direction. However, it is not limited to this, and may be cylindrical as long as it has a surface portion facing the washing place S and a surface portion facing the bathtub 10 .

1 faucet 3 faucet body 3a body portion 3a1 first surface portion 3a2 second surface portion 3a21 R surface portion 3a3 left third surface portion (third surface portion at one end, third surface portion)
3a4 Right third surface (third surface of the other end, third surface)
3b Temperature control handle 3b1 First surface 3b2 Second surface 3b3 Third surface 3b4 R surface 3c Open/close handle 3c1 First surface 3c2 Second surface 3c3 Third surface 3c4 R surface 4 Callan outlet 5 Shower outlet 10 Bathtub 11 Side wall ( bathtub side wall)
11a Upper surface A Rotating shaft S Washing place

Claims (2)

A faucet attached to the upper surface of a side wall of a bathtub adjacent to a washing place,
a main body for mixing and discharging hot and cold water fixed to the upper surface; an opening and closing handle rotatably mounted on the body for adjusting the amount of water dispensed;
The main body portion has a columnar shape having a first surface portion facing the washing place and a second surface portion facing the bathtub as side surfaces and a third surface portion as a bottom surface,
The temperature control handle and the opening/closing handle are connected to the third surface portion and are rotatable about a rotation shaft extending substantially parallel to the extending direction of the main body portion,
Display indicating the relationship between the direction of rotation of the temperature control handle relative to the main body and the temperature of the water to be discharged is provided on the temperature control handle and the first surface portion and on the temperature control handle and the second surface portion. is applied,
The opening/closing handle and the first surface and the opening/closing handle and the second surface are provided with indications indicating the relationship between the direction of relative rotation of the opening/closing handle with respect to the main body and the amount of water to be discharged. water faucet. 2. The temperature control handle according to claim 1, wherein the temperature control handle is attached to the third surface portion at one end in the direction in which the body portion extends, and the opening/closing handle is attached to the third surface portion at the other end in the direction in which the body portion extends. Water faucet installed.

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