JPH07113226B2 - Bathroom faucet - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a faucet for a bathroom in which a hot water discharge port can be automatically stored in a box body when it is not used.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a spout for pouring hot water into a bathtub is often attached in a state of protruding from a bathroom wall surface near the edge of the bathtub. This discharge port is fixed in a state of being horizontally projected from the wall surface of the bathroom to reach above the edge of the bathtub,
Some faucet parts are rotatably attached to the cock part, and can be manually rotated freely to a position where the faucet part comes on the bathtub and a position folded to the wall surface side.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, in the case where the discharge port is fixed, the discharge port overhanging on the bathtub may be an obstacle to the user's bathing. , An old man or a child could get injured by hitting the discharge port with his body. Similarly, a spout that folds the faucet must manually fold the faucet, causing the same problem when the faucet is left overhanging the bath. , Even if the faucet part was folded, the cock part was protruding from the wall surface of the bathtub, so the body could hit this part.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a box body arranged near a bathtub edge in a bathroom and a rotatably mounted inside the box body. A spout that is rotatable between a housed position and a position that supplies hot water into the bath, a motor that rotates the spout, and a controller that drives the motor to rotationally position the spout. It is characterized by comprising.

(Operation) The water outlet is rotated by the power of the motor, and the water outlet is automatically positioned in either of the state of being housed in the box body and the state of protruding to the position for supplying hot water to the bathtub. Therefore, when it is not necessary to discharge hot water, if the water outlet is housed in the box body, the water outlet will not interfere with the bathing.

(Example) Hereinafter, one example of the bathroom faucet according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a schematic structure of this embodiment. As shown in the figure, the bathroom faucet of this embodiment has a box 1. This box 1 is, for example, as shown in FIG.
It is embedded in the bathroom wall 2 near the upper edge 3a of the bathtub 3, and the front surface thereof is flush with the surface of the bathroom wall 2. The upper half of the front surface of the box body 1 is covered with the decorative plate 1a, and the lower half is the opening 1b. A water supply pipe 4 is drawn into the box body 1 and is inserted through the bottom surface 1c of the box body 1. A water discharge port 5 is attached to the water supply pipe 4 at its root portion 5a so as to be horizontally rotatable. The root part 5a is a box 1
It is a size that can be completely accommodated inside. A faucet portion 5b extends horizontally from the root portion 5a.
Is set to have a width and a length that can be completely accommodated in the box 1.

A rotary shaft 6a of a motor 6 is mounted on the root portion 5a of the water outlet 5, and the rotational force of the motor 6 causes the water outlet 5 to rotate.
Rotate about the root part 5a in the horizontal direction. The motor 6 is fixed to the inner wall of the box body 1 via a bracket 7.

Inside the box body 1, a controller 10 composed of an electric circuit is installed. Although it is shown outside the box body 1 in FIG. 1, it is actually attached to the inner wall surface of the box body 1 while being housed in a waterproof casing. This controller 10
Is for performing drive control of the motor 6 and opening / closing control of a valve (which uses an electric mixing valve) 9 installed in the middle of the water supply pipe 4. Further, the decorative plate 1a is provided with waterproofed ON and OFF switches 8a and 8b, and the switches 8a and 8b are connected to the controller 10. In the box body 1, a household power supply 12 is drawn into a terminal block 11 in the box box 1 and wiring for supplying electric power from the terminal block 11 to the controller 10 and the motor 6 is provided.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

In the initial state, the water discharge port 5 is in a position where the water discharge port 5 is completely housed in the box body 1 (this is referred to as “home position”), and the valve 9 is in a closed state. When the ON switch 8a is operated from this state, the controller 10 operates the motor 6 to rotate the water discharge port 5 in a direction protruding from the opening 1b of the box body 1 (this rotation direction is referred to as "forward rotation"). ). Controller 10
Stops driving the motor 6 when it detects that the spout 5 has rotated 90 ° from the original position. As a means for detecting the rotation angle of the spout 5, various means such as mounting a limit switch at a 90 ° rotation position or limiting the rotation time of the motor 6 by a timer can be applied.

After the spout 5 has rotated 90 °, the controller 10 opens the valve 9. As a result, hot water is discharged from the faucet portion 5b of the water discharge port 5 and poured into the bathtub 3.

Then, when the OFF switch 8b is next operated, the controller 10 first closes the valve 9. As a result, the hot water flowing from the faucet portion 5b is stopped. After the valve 9 is completely closed, the front roller 10 reverses the motor 6 to return the water discharge port 5 to the original position, and the water discharge port 5 is completely housed in the box body 1. As a means for detecting that the water discharge port 5 has returned to the original position, various means such as providing a limit switch at the original position and limiting the rotation time of the motor 6 by a timer can be applied. The original position of the spout 5 and 90 °
If a stopper is provided at the rotation position, the positioning accuracy will be improved.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the operation of the switches 8a and 8b causes the power of the motor 6 to automatically cause the water discharge port 5 to project from the box body 1 and automatically pours hot water into the bathtub 3. Then, it is possible to automatically stop the discharge of hot water and automatically store the water discharge port 5 in the box 1.
Therefore, when the hot water supply is not required, if the spout 5 is stored in the box body 1, the spout 5 will not be an obstacle during bathing, and the body will hit the spout 5 and be injured. Such things will disappear.

Further, since all the components are installed in one box 1, there is an advantage that electrical wiring is easy, and at the time of maintenance, the box 1 can be taken out and repaired.
Since it can be replaced as a whole, it has advantages such as easy maintenance.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
For example, the box body 1 may be installed in an exposed state without being buried in the bathroom wall 2, or a lid for closing the opening 1b of the box body 1 may be provided so that the water discharge port 5 is a box. The lid may be closed automatically or manually while it is housed in the body 1.

Further, the water discharge port 5 may rotate vertically as well as the one that horizontally rotates as in the above-described embodiment.

Further, the operation of discharging hot water and the operation of stopping may be performed manually, or on / off of the motor 6 and opening / closing of the valve 9 may be instructed by separate switches.

(Effects of the Invention) As described in detail above, according to the present invention, a water outlet is rotatably mounted in a box body disposed near the edge of a bathtub in a bathroom, and the water outlet is provided in the box body by motor power. By making it rotatable between the position where it is stored and the position where hot water is supplied into the bathtub, the spout can be stored inside the box when the spout of hot water is unnecessary, and the spout can be It does not interfere with bathing. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the body from hitting the spout while the bath is injured, provide a safe bathroom, improve the appearance, and improve the quality of the bathroom.

In addition, the present invention has advantages that electrical wiring is easy and maintenance is easy because all the components are installed in one box 1.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the inside of a bathroom in which the embodiment is installed. 1 ... Box body, 3 ... Bathtub 5 ... Spout, 5a ... Root part 5b ... Faucet part, 6 ... Motor 8a, 8b ... Switch 10 ... Controller

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A box body disposed near a rim of a bathtub in a bathroom, a position rotatably mounted in the box body, housed in the box body, and a position for supplying hot water to the bathtub. A faucet for a bathroom comprising: a water spout that can be rotated between two; a motor that rotates the water spout; and a controller that drives the motor to rotationally position the water spout.