JP2016173165A - Faucet device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a faucet device having a simple watertight structure.SOLUTION: A faucet device for switching between a water stop state and a water discharge state with magnetic force includes an on-off valve casing, an on-off valve having main valve elements 60, 61 stored in the on-off valve casing and valve seats 72, 73 where the main valve elements are seated, a valve element moving mechanism having valve element moving members 30, 31 for moving the main valve elements, a faucet body 16 provided encircling the on-off valve casing and storing the on-off valve and the valve element moving mechanism in a watertight manner, and an on-off valve operation part having a valve control member 10b and arranged outside the faucet body. With the operation of the on-off valve operation part, magnetic force works between the valve control member outside the faucet body and the valve element moving member stored inside the faucet body through the wall face of the faucet body so that the valve element moving mechanism moves the main valve elements to open/close the on-off valve.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a faucet device, and more particularly to a faucet device that switches between a water stop state and a water discharge state by a magnetic force.

Japanese Patent No. 3687734 (Patent Document 1) describes an electromagnetic water supply valve device.
The electromagnetic water supply valve device includes a diaphragm valve, a pilot valve that opens and closes a pilot orifice formed in the diaphragm valve, a coil spring that biases the pilot valve so that the pilot valve closes the pilot orifice, A valve body having an inlet and an outlet formed therein.
Further, the electromagnetic water supply valve device has a guide case that is arranged so as to surround the pilot valve, and that slidably supports the pilot valve, and is watertight by attaching the guide case to the valve body in a watertight manner. A casing of the on-off valve is ensured. A back pressure chamber is formed between the inside of the guide case and the upper surface of the diaphragm valve, and the diaphragm valve is seated on the main valve seat by the pressure in the back pressure chamber.
In addition, the pilot valve has a magnet, while the movable member arranged so as to surround the guide case is also provided with a magnet.

In this electromagnetic water supply valve device, when the movable member is pressed, the magnet provided on the pilot valve and the magnet provided on the movable member come close to each other, so the pilot valve is attracted by magnetic force and the biasing force of the coil spring It is raised against.
Thereby, the pilot orifice of the diaphragm valve is opened, and the diaphragm valve is opened by reducing the pressure in the back pressure chamber.

Japanese Patent No. 3687734

  However, in the electromagnetic water supply valve device (water faucet device) described in Patent Document 1, since the valve main body and the guide case are separate, water tightness is ensured between the valve main body and the guide case constituting the casing of the on-off valve. And the watertight structure becomes complicated. In particular, since the movable member for opening and closing the water supply valve device is provided so as to surround the guide case constituting a part of the back pressure chamber, the design of the guide case (back pressure chamber) has been changed. In this case, it is necessary to change the design of the movable member. Further, since the movable part that is repeatedly pressed is arranged so as to surround the guide case, when the influence of the operation force for pressing the movable part reaches the guide case, the water tightness between the guide case and the valve body May adversely affect In particular, when such a structure is employed in a water supply valve device that is frequently opened and closed, there is a high risk that the water tightness of the back pressure chamber will deteriorate during long-term use.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the problems and problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a faucet device having a simple watertight structure in a faucet device that operates an on-off valve by magnetic force. Yes.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a water faucet device that switches between a water stop state and a water discharge state by magnetic force, an on / off valve casing, and a main valve body accommodated in the on / off valve casing, An on-off valve having a valve seat on which the main valve body is seated, a valve body moving mechanism that has a valve body moving member and moves the main valve body, and is provided so as to surround the on-off valve casing. A faucet body that contains the valve body moving mechanism in a watertight manner, and an on-off valve operation section that has a valve control member and is arranged outside the faucet body, and operates the on-off valve operation section By doing so, a magnetic force acts through the wall surface of the faucet body between the valve control member outside the faucet body and the valve body moving member housed inside the faucet body, so that the valve body moving mechanism The main valve element is moved, and the on-off valve is opened and closed.
According to the present invention configured as described above, the on-off valve and the valve body moving mechanism are watertightly accommodated inside the faucet body, and the valve of the on-off valve operation unit disposed outside the faucet body. By the control member, the main valve body can be moved using magnetic force to open and close the on-off valve. For this reason, since the on-off valve operation part can be provided outside the faucet body independently of the water-tight structure of the on-off valve, the water-tight structure can be simplified. In addition, since the on-off valve housed inside the faucet body can be opened and closed from the outside of the faucet body constructed in a watertight manner, the faucet body portion can be unitized, and the same faucet By applying various opening / closing valve operating sections to the main body, various faucet devices can be easily configured.

In the present invention, preferably, the on-off valve operating section includes a movable member that is provided with a valve control member and is movable between a water stop position and a water discharge position, and the faucet device further stops the movable member with water stoppage. An opening / closing valve operating part holding means for holding the position is provided.
According to the present invention configured as described above, the opening / closing valve operating portion holding means holds the movable member at the water stop position, so that the movable member is accidentally rotated from the water stop position to the water discharge position, which is not intended. It is possible to prevent water from being discharged.

In the present invention, preferably, the opening / closing valve operating portion holding means is made of a magnetic material, and the movable member is held at the water stop position by a magnetic force acting between the magnetic material and the movable member.
According to the present invention configured as described above, since the movable member is held at the water stop position by magnetic force, the movable member can be held at the water stop position with a simple structure, and the movable member can be held at the water stop position. It is possible to stably act the holding force for holding over a long period of time.

In the present invention, preferably, the on-off valve operating portion further has a support shaft that rotatably supports the movable member, and the valve control member is separated from the faucet body by the rotation of the movable member, thereby controlling the valve. The magnetic force acting between the member and the valve body moving member changes.
According to the present invention configured as described above, the valve control member provided on the movable member can be separated from the faucet body by the movable member that rotates about the support shaft. Can be configured with a simple mechanism.

In this invention, Preferably, the valve control member is embed | buried under the on-off valve operation part.
According to the present invention configured as described above, since the valve control member of the on-off valve operation unit is embedded in the on-off valve operation unit, the valve control member, which is a magnetic body, is prevented from coming into contact with water. The corrosion of the valve control member can be suppressed.

In the present invention, preferably, the valve control member is integrally formed with the on-off valve operating portion.
According to the present invention configured as described above, the valve control member of the on-off valve operation unit is integrally formed with the on-off valve operation unit, so that the valve control member of the on-off valve operation unit falls off from the on-off valve operation unit. This can be suppressed.

In the present invention, the on-off valve is preferably a diaphragm valve.
According to the present invention configured as described above, since the on-off valve is a diaphragm type on-off valve, the on-off valve can be opened and closed with high accuracy.

In the present invention, preferably, the valve body moving mechanism is configured to open the main valve body when the valve control member adsorbs the valve body moving member, and the valve control member or the valve body moving member is at a predetermined temperature or higher. Then, the magnetic force acting between them is reduced, and the valve body moving mechanism cannot open the on-off valve.
According to the present invention configured as described above, when either one or both of the valve control member and the valve body moving member reach a predetermined temperature or more, the magnetic force acting between them decreases, and the valve The body moving mechanism is configured so that the on-off valve cannot be opened. For this reason, when the valve control member or the valve body moving member is heated to a predetermined temperature or higher, the on-off valve is closed, and discharge of hot water having a predetermined temperature or higher can be prevented. Thereby, it is not necessary to separately provide a mechanism such as a high cut valve for preventing discharge of hot water, and the faucet device can be miniaturized.

In the present invention, preferably, the valve control member is formed of a permanent magnet, and the end of the valve control member approaches the end of the valve body moving member in a state where the on-off valve operating unit is moved to the water discharge position. Thus, the valve body moving member is adsorbed.
According to the present invention configured as described above, the end of the valve control member approaches the end of the valve body moving member when the on-off valve operating unit is moved to the water discharge position. The valve body moving member can be adsorbed by the end portion having the strongest magnetic force, and the valve body moving mechanism can be operated even by a valve control member having a weak magnetic force.

In the present invention, preferably, a flow rate adjusting valve that is disposed downstream of the on-off valve and adjusts the flow rate by rotating a cylindrical valve body, and a valve body that is connected to the flow rate adjusting valve and is rotated by a rotating operation. A flow regulating valve operating section that rotates, and the pivot shaft of the valve body of the flow rate adjusting valve is eccentric with respect to the pivot axis of the flow regulating valve operating section.
According to the present invention configured as described above, since the rotating shaft of the valve body of the flow rate adjusting valve is eccentric with respect to the rotating shaft of the flow control valve operating portion, the valve body of the flow rate adjusting valve rotates. The faucet device can be reduced in size in the radial direction of the axis line.

In the present invention, preferably, there is further provided a pressure release hole, and when the pressure release hole is closed, the internal pressure increases to open and close the pressure release hole to seat the main valve body on the valve seat. The valve body moving mechanism moves the pilot valve body based on the magnetic force acting between the valve body moving member and the valve control member, and opens and closes the main valve body.
According to the present invention configured as described above, since the valve body moving mechanism moves the pilot valve body, even if the magnetic force acting between the valve body moving member and the valve control member is weak, the pilot valve body The valve body moving member or the valve control member can be reduced in size.

  According to the faucet device of the present invention, the watertight structure can be simplified in the faucet device that operates the on-off valve by magnetic force.

It is a perspective view showing the state where the faucet device by a 1st embodiment of the present invention is installed. It is a front sectional view of the faucet device by a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the faucet device by a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the faucet body built in the faucet device by a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the on-off valve built in the faucet device by a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which expands and shows the part of the on-off valve built in the faucet device by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the faucet device by a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the faucet device by a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the water faucet device seen along the IX-IX line of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the faucet device seen along the XX line of FIG.

  First, the faucet device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a state in which a faucet device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is installed.

The faucet device 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a hot water supply pipe 2 extending from a hot water supply source (not shown) provided on the wall surface W on the back surface of the faucet device 1 and a water supply source ( A water supply pipe 4 extending from (not shown) is connected, and the faucet device 1 is fixed to the wall surface W by the hot water supply pipe 2 and the water supply pipe 4. Further, a currant 6 is provided at the lower part of the faucet device 1, and a shower head 8 is connected to the back surface of the faucet device 1 via a shower hose 8a. In addition, an opening / closing operation unit 10 is provided on the upper surface of the faucet device 1, a temperature adjustment handle 12 is provided on the left end, and a flow adjustment handle 14 (flow adjustment valve operation unit) is provided on the right end. .
The faucet device 1 according to the present embodiment can switch the water stop state, the water discharged from the currant 6 and the water discharged from the shower head 8 by operating the opening / closing operation unit 10 in the left-right direction. The faucet device 1 can adjust the water discharge temperature by rotating the temperature control handle 12 and can adjust the water discharge flow rate by rotating the flow control handle 14.

Next, the structure of the faucet device according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of the faucet device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the faucet device, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a faucet body built in the faucet device. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the on-off valve built in the faucet device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a part of the on-off valve built in the faucet device.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the faucet device 1 is a functional part, which is a cylindrical faucet body 16, a front cover 18 that covers the front of the faucet body 16, and a rear of the faucet body 16. And a back cover 20. A temperature control handle 12 is attached to the left side of the faucet body 16, and a flow control handle 14 is attached to the right side of the faucet body 16. Each of the temperature control handle 12 and the flow control handle 14 is substantially a rectangular parallelepiped, and the lower part bulges along with the faucet body 16. The temperature control handle 12 and the flow control handle 14 have a symmetrical shape via the faucet body 16.
The front cover 18 includes an upper surface portion that is substantially flat and a front surface portion that extends rearward and downward from the front end portion of the upper surface portion. A concave portion is formed at the bottom of the front portion so as to accommodate the currant connection port 22e (FIG. 4) of the outer shell member 22.

  The back cover 20 is a generally rectangular plate-like member, and in order from the left, a circular hot water supply port insertion hole facing the hot water supply port of the faucet body 16 and a circular shower connection port facing the shower connection port An insertion hole and a circular water supply port insertion hole facing the water supply port are provided. The back cover 20 configured in this way covers the rear back surface of the faucet body 16 and adjusts the aesthetic appearance of the faucet device 1 as a whole, and prevents the user from touching the faucet body 16 by mistake. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a plate-like opening / closing operation unit 10 is attached to the upper surface of the front cover 18 so as to be slidable left and right. That is, the opening / closing operation unit 10 is slidable between a water discharge position and a water stop position, which will be described later. On the other hand, a connecting member 10 a is arranged inside the front cover 18, and the connecting member 10 a passes through the front cover 18 and is attached to the outer opening / closing operation unit 10. In addition, a disk-shaped magnet 10b, which is a permanent magnet, is embedded as a valve control member inside the connecting member 10a. In the present embodiment, the connecting member 10a is made of resin, and is integrally formed with the magnet 10b by injection molding so that the magnet 10b is embedded therein. As a result, when the opening / closing operation unit 10 is slid to the left and right, the connecting member 10a and the magnet 10b attached thereto are also moved, and the connecting member 10a in which the magnet 10b is embedded moves on the surface of the faucet body 16. Slide. The magnet 10b applies a magnetic force to the opening / closing valve accommodated in the faucet body 16 to open / close the opening / closing valve. In the present embodiment, the opening / closing operation unit 10, the connecting member 10a, and the magnet 10b function as an opening / closing valve operation unit.

Next, the faucet body 16 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 4, the faucet body 16 includes a substantially cylindrical outer member 22 that constitutes the outer shell, and a generally cylindrical member that is inserted from the end opening of the outer shell member 22 and disposed inside the outer shell member 22. -Shaped inner casing 24, a substantially cylindrical temperature control unit 26 disposed inside the inner casing 24, and a substantially cylindrical shape disposed inside the inner casing 24 adjacent to the temperature control unit 26. Open / close valve unit 28. Further, on the outside of the inner casing 24, two plungers 30 and 31 which are valve body moving members, plunger urging springs 32 and 33 which urge these plungers, and the plungers 30 and 31 are arranged so as to surround them respectively. The two O-rings 34a and 34b thus arranged are arranged. The plunger 30 and the plunger biasing spring 32 constitute a valve body moving mechanism for operating a pilot valve body for shower water discharge built in the on-off valve unit 28, and the plunger 31 and the plunger biasing spring 33 are opened and closed. The valve body moving mechanism for operating the pilot valve body for currant water discharge built in the valve unit 28 is comprised.

A flow adjustment knob 36 and a bearing member 38 that rotatably supports the flow adjustment knob 36 are disposed at the end of the faucet body 16 on the on-off valve unit 28 side. Further, annular presser rings 40 a and 40 b are arranged at both ends of the faucet body 16, and the components built in the outer shell member 22 are fixed.
As shown in FIG. 4, the on-off valve unit 28 is completely housed in the inside from the side end portion of the integrally formed cylindrical outer member 22, and a mechanism for operating the on-off valve unit 28. Is not exposed to the outside. As will be described later, the on-off valve unit 28 includes two on-off valves 54a and 54b, and the outer member 22 is provided so as to surround the on-off valve casing of these on-off valves 54a and 54b. Here, since the outer member 22 is integrally constructed in a watertight manner, the watertightness of the faucet body 16 can be ensured irrespective of the watertight structure of the on-off valve casing. In addition, since the water faucet body 16 (outer member 22) is watertight independently, an operation part for opening and closing the built-in on-off valves 54a and 54b is independent of the water faucet body 16. Can be freely designed and combined.

  Furthermore, the on-off valve unit 28 is inserted and accommodated in the axial direction from the side end portion of the generally cylindrical outer shell member 22 formed integrally. On the other hand, the pilot valve bodies 68 and 69 (FIG. 6) respectively provided in the on-off valves 54a and 54b are moved in the substantially radial direction of the substantially cylindrical outer member 22. Thus, the direction in which the on-off valve unit 28 (on-off valves 54a, 54b) is inserted and assembled into the integrally constructed outer member 22 (water faucet body 16), and the direction in which the pilot valve bodies 68, 69 move. They are different and they are crossed. For this reason, the movement of the pilot valve bodies 68 and 69 repeated during use of the faucet device 1 does not adversely affect the water tightness of the faucet body 16 (outer member 22), and the water tightness of the faucet body 16 Can be reliably maintained over a long period of time.

As shown in FIG. 4, the outer member 22 has a left opening 22a and a right opening 22b formed on the left and right end surfaces, respectively, and a circular hot water supply port 22c and a circular water supply port 22d are formed on the rear rear surface. A circular currant connection port 22e is formed on the bottom surface of the central portion in the left-right direction, and a circular shower connection port 22f is formed on the back surface of the central portion in the left-right direction. The hot water supply port 22c and the water supply port 22d are arranged symmetrically about the shower connection port 22f.
The hot water supply port 22c is connected to the hot water supply tube 2, the water supply port 22d is connected to the water supply tube 4, the curan connection port 22e is connected to the curan 6, and the shower connection port 22f is connected to the shower hose 8a. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the inner casing 24 is substantially cylindrical, and a left opening 24a and a right opening 24b are formed on the left and right end surfaces, respectively. The inner casing 24 is disposed inside the outer shell member 22, and forms a passage for flowing supplied hot water and water between the inner peripheral surface of the outer shell member 22 and the outer peripheral surface of the inner casing 24. In addition, two circular recesses 24c and 24d for respectively accommodating the plungers 30 and 31 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the inner casing 24, and O-rings 34a and 34b are provided so as to surround these recesses 24c and 24d. Are arranged respectively. Circular holes for projecting projections (not shown in FIG. 4) provided on the plungers 30 and 31 are formed at the centers of the recesses 24c and 24d, respectively. The configuration and operation of the plungers 30 and 31 will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 4, the temperature adjustment unit 26 has a substantially cylindrical shape and is housed in the left end portion of the outer shell member 22.
As shown in FIG. 2, the temperature control unit 26 includes a cylindrical first main body member 42a constituting the main body, and a cylindrical second main body member 42b having an outer diameter substantially the same as the first main body member 42a. And has a cylindrical temperature control main valve body 44 slidably disposed inside the main body constituted by the first and second main body members.
Further, a substantially cylindrical feed screw 46 is rotatably arranged at the left end portion of the first main body member 42a, and the tip end portion of the feed screw 46 projects from the center of the end face of the first main body member 42a. . The temperature control handle 12 is attached to the protruding portion of the feed screw 46. Further, a generally cylindrical sliding member 48 that is screwed with the feed screw 46 is disposed inside the first main body member 42a, and the feed screw 46 is rotated by operating the temperature control handle 12. The sliding member 48 screwed to this is slid in the axial direction.

  Further, a bias spring 50, a temperature control main valve body 44, and a temperature sensitive spring 52 are arranged in this order so as to be adjacent to the sliding member 48 inside the temperature control unit 26. The bias spring 50 is a coil spring disposed between the sliding member 48 and the temperature control main valve body 44, and biases the temperature control main valve body 44 in the right direction in FIG. The temperature-sensitive spring 52 is a coil spring made of a shape memory alloy disposed between the inner wall surface of the end of the second main body member 42b and the temperature control main valve body 44, and the temperature control main valve body 44 is moved to the left in FIG. Is energized.

  With this configuration, when the sliding member 48 is moved in the axial direction, the position at which the biasing force of the bias spring 50 and the biasing force of the temperature-sensitive spring 52 are balanced changes, and the temperature regulating main valve element disposed therebetween. The initial position of 44 changes. On the other hand, a hot water side seat surface 42c is provided at the right end of the first main body member 42a, and a water side seat surface 42d is provided at the left end of the second main body member 42b. Is slid between the hot water side sheet surface 42c and the water side sheet surface 42d. The hot water that has flowed into the inner casing 24 passes between the hot water side seat surface 42 c and the left end portion of the temperature control main valve body 44 and flows into the temperature control unit 26. On the other hand, the water that has flowed into the inner casing 24 passes between the water-side seat surface 42 d and the right end portion of the temperature control main valve body 44 and flows into the temperature control unit 26. For this reason, when the temperature control main valve body 44 is slid in the axial direction, the ratio of hot water and water flowing into the temperature control unit 26 changes. The flowing hot water and water are mixed in the temperature control unit 26 and flow out from the right end of the temperature control unit 26 through the inside of the temperature sensing spring 52. Therefore, the initial position of the temperature control main valve body 44 is changed by operating the temperature control handle 12, and the temperature of the hot water flowing out from the temperature control unit 26 can be adjusted. Further, when the temperature of the hot water flowing out from the temperature control unit 26 rises, the urging force of the temperature sensing spring 52 is increased, and the temperature control main valve body 44 is moved in the left direction in FIG. And the amount of water inflow increases. On the other hand, when the temperature of the hot water decreases, the urging force of the temperature sensing spring 52 decreases and the temperature control main valve body 44 is moved to the right in FIG. 2, increasing the inflow amount of hot water and increasing the inflow amount of water. Decrease. Thereby, the temperature of the hot water flowing out from the temperature control unit 26 is adjusted to the temperature set by the temperature control handle 12.

Next, the on-off valve unit 28 built in the faucet body 16 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The on-off valve unit 28 is generally cylindrical as shown in FIG. 4, and has two pilot valve type on-off valves 54a and 54b and a flow rate adjusting valve body 56 as shown in FIG. .
As shown in FIG. 5, the on-off valve unit 28 includes a generally cylindrical casing 58 that forms an appearance, two generally disc-shaped main valve bodies 60 and 61 attached to the casing 58, Main valve body restraints 62, 63, main valve body restraint fixing plates 64, 65, main valve body restraints 62, 63 and main valve body restraint fixing plates 64, 65 respectively mounted on the valve bodies 60, 61 are provided. Eight fixing screws 66 for fixing to the casing 58 are provided. Further, between the main valve body restraints 62, 63 and the main valve body restraint fixing plates 64, 65, pilot valve bodies 68, 69 and energizing these pilot valve bodies 68, 69 in the valve opening direction, respectively. The springs 70 and 71 are arranged, respectively. Here, the portion of the casing 58 that accommodates the main valve body 60 and the main valve body restraint 62 constitute an on-off valve casing. The main valve body 60, the main valve body restraint 62, the valve seat 72 (FIG. 6) provided in the casing 58, the pilot valve body 68, and the biasing spring 70 constitute an on-off valve 54a. Similarly, the portion of the casing 58 that houses the main valve body 61 and the main valve body restraint 63 constitute an on-off valve casing. The main valve body 61, the main valve body restraint 63, the valve seat 73 (FIG. 6) provided in the casing 58, the pilot valve body 69, and the urging spring 71 constitute an on-off valve 54b.

A circular bore 58a extending in the axial direction is formed at the lower portion of the generally cylindrical casing 58, and a flow rate adjusting valve element 56 is rotatably inserted therein. The bores 58a and the valve body 56 inserted into the bores 58a function as flow rate adjusting valves.
The flow regulating valve body 56 is a round bar-like member, and notches 56a and 56b are provided from both sides at positions corresponding to the on-off valves 54a and 54b, respectively, and these portions are flattened. An operation gear 56c is formed at the right end of the valve body 56 in FIG. The operation gear 56c is engaged with a gear portion 36a provided at the end of the flow adjustment knob 36 (FIG. 4), and operates the flow adjustment handle 14 (FIG. 1) which is a flow adjustment valve operation portion. When the flow adjustment knob 36 is rotated, the flow rate adjusting valve element 56 is rotated in the bore 58a. Thus, the rotation axis of the valve body 56 is eccentric with respect to the rotation axis of the flow adjustment knob 36.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the flow adjustment handle 14 is connected to the valve body 56 via the flow adjustment knob 36, and when the flow adjustment handle 14 is rotated, the valve element 56 is rotated. When the valve body 56 for adjusting the flow rate rotates, the angle of the flat portion changes, so that the cross-sectional area of the hot water mixed water flowing out from the on-off valves 54a and 54b is changed, and the amount of water flowing out downstream is changed. Adjusted.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the side surface of the substantially cylindrical casing 58 is provided with cutouts at two locations, and rectangular flat portions 58c and 58d are formed. Circular recesses 58e and 58f are respectively formed in the center of the flat portions 58c and 58d, and the main valve bodies 60 and 61 are disposed in the recesses 58e and 58f, respectively. Main valve body restraints 62 and 63 are attached so as to cover these main valve bodies 60 and 61, respectively, and the main valve bodies 60 and 61 are fixed to the casing 58. Further, concentric valve seats 72 and 73 are respectively provided inside the circular recesses 58e and 58f, and the main valve bodies 60 and 61 are seated on the valve seats 72 and 73, respectively. Furthermore, each valve port formed inside these valve seats 72 and 73 is communicated with a bore 58a formed in the axial direction of the casing 58 (FIG. 6). In addition, an inlet 58 b (FIG. 6) through which the hot / cold water flowing out from the temperature control unit 26 flows is formed on the left end surface of the side surface of the casing 58, and the inlet 58 b is formed inside the casing 58. The flow paths (not shown) communicate with the spaces 72a and 73a outside the valve seats 72 and 73, respectively.

Hereinafter, the on-off valve 54a constituted by the main valve body 60, the main valve body restraint 62, the valve seat 72, the pilot valve body 68, and the urging spring 70 will be described, but the on-off valve 54b is similarly constructed. .
The main valve body 60 is generally formed in a disc shape, and is composed of a central circular main body portion and a flexible portion provided around the main body portion. The flexible part of the main valve body 60 is supported between the casing 58 and the main valve body restraint 62 so that the main valve body 60 can be seated / separated from the valve seat 72.
The main valve body restraint 62 includes a substantially square base portion 62a and a main valve body storage portion 62b bulging hemispherically upward from the base portion 62a. A concave portion 62c is formed at the top of the main valve body storage portion. Is formed.

Similarly, the main valve body restraining fixing plate 64 also includes a substantially square base portion 64a and a bulging portion 64b bulging hemispherically upward from the base portion 64a, and is arranged so as to cover the main valve body restraint 62. Has been.
On the other hand, a substantially cylindrical pilot valve body 68 and an urging spring 70 are accommodated in the recess 62 c of the main valve body restraint 62, and these are interposed between the main valve body restraint 62 and the main valve body restraint fixing plate 64. Is retained. Furthermore, a circular pressure release hole 62d (FIG. 6) that is opened and closed by the pilot valve body 68 is formed at the center of the bottom surface of the recess 62c. The pilot valve body 68 is biased toward the main valve body restraining fixing plate 64 by the biasing spring 70 so as to be separated from the pressure release hole 62d. Further, the space between the inner wall surface of the main valve body storage portion 62 b and the upper surface of the main valve body 60 functions as a pressure chamber 74 (FIG. 6) for seating the main valve body 60 on the valve seat 72. On the other hand, the main valve body 60 is formed with a small hole 60a (FIG. 6) that allows communication between the upstream side of the on-off valve 54a and the inside of the pressure chamber 74, and the mixed water of hot water in the space 72a on the upstream side of the on-off valve 54a. Flows into the pressure chamber 74 through the small hole 60a. Here, in a state in which the pressure release hole 62d is closed by the pilot valve body 68, the hot water mixed water flowing in through the small hole 60a fills the pressure chamber 74, and the pressure in the pressure chamber 74 increases. . When the pressure in the pressure chamber 74 rises, the main valve body 60 is pressed toward the valve seat 72 by this pressure, and the on-off valve 54a is closed. Thus, the on-off valve 54a functions as a diaphragm type on-off valve.

  Similarly, in the on-off valve 54 b, the space between the inner wall surface of the main valve body storage portion 63 b and the upper surface of the main valve body 61 functions as the pressure chamber 75. In addition, a pressure release hole 63d (FIG. 6) that is opened and closed by the pilot valve body 69 is formed at the center of the bottom surface of the recess 63c of the main valve body restraint 63, and the main valve body 61 has an upstream side of the on-off valve 54b. A small hole 61a that allows the space 73a and the pressure chamber 75 to communicate with each other is formed (FIG. 6).

Next, a valve body moving mechanism for moving the pilot valve body will be described with reference to FIG.
In the present embodiment, the valve body moving mechanism is configured by plungers 30 and 31 and plunger urging springs 32 and 33 (FIG. 4) disposed between the outer member 22 and the inner casing 24. In the following, a valve body moving mechanism constituted by the plunger 30 and the plunger biasing spring 32 for moving the pilot valve body 68 will be described. However, the plunger 31 and the plunger for moving the pilot valve body 69 are described. The valve body moving mechanism configured by the urging spring 33 is configured in the same manner.

  The plunger 30 is a substantially disk-shaped member made of a magnetic material, and a hemispherical protrusion 30a for pressing down the pilot valve body 68 is provided at the center thereof. Further, the plunger 30 is disposed inside a circular recess provided in the inner casing 24 so as to be movable up and down. The protrusion 30a of the plunger 30 is configured such that the tip of the projection 30a passes through the inner casing 24 and the main valve body restraining fixing plate 64 (FIG. 5) and pushes down the pilot valve body 68.

  The plunger urging spring 32 is a coil spring disposed between the plunger 30 and the outer member 22, and is configured to urge the plunger 30 toward the pilot valve body 68. When the plunger 30 depresses the pilot valve body 68 by the urging force of the plunger urging spring 32, the pilot valve body 68 closes the pressure release hole 62 d provided in the main valve body restraint 62.

  In the state shown in FIG. 6, the magnet 10b (FIG. 3) embedded in the opening / closing operation unit 10 is close to the plunger 31 of the opening / closing valve 54b and is separated from the plunger 30 of the opening / closing valve 54a. In this state, since the plunger 30 is pushed down by the biasing force of the plunger biasing spring 32, the projection 30a presses the pilot valve body 68 and the pressure release hole 62d is closed. Thereby, the pressure in the pressure chamber 74 rises, the main valve body 60 is seated on the valve seat 72, and the on-off valve 54a is closed. On the other hand, in FIG. 6, the magnet 10 b is close to the plunger 31 constituting the on-off valve 54 b, and in this state, the plunger 31 is attracted to the magnet 10 b and moves upward against the urging force of the plunger urging spring 33. Be raised. That is, the magnetic force of the magnet 10 b acts on the plunger 31 made of a magnetic material through the outer member 22 and pulls up the plunger 31. When the plunger 31 is pulled upward, the pilot valve element 69 is pushed up by the urging force of the urging spring 71, and the pressure release hole 63d formed in the main valve element restrainer 63 is opened. For this reason, the pressure in the pressure chamber 75 does not increase, the main valve body 61 is separated from the valve seat 73, and the on-off valve 54b is opened.

  On the other hand, FIG. 2 shows a state in which the opening / closing operation unit 10 is slid to the left side in FIG. 2, and the magnet 10b is arranged close to the plunger 30 of the opening / closing valve 54a. In the state shown in FIG. 2, since the plunger 30 is pulled up by the magnetic force of the magnet 10b, and the pilot valve body 68 (FIG. 6) is separated from the pressure release hole 62d, the main valve body 60 is in the valve open state. It becomes. On the other hand, since the magnet 10b is separated from the plunger 31 of the on-off valve 54b, the plunger 31 is pushed down by the biasing force of the plunger biasing spring 33, and the pilot valve element 69 closes the pressure release hole. To do. Thereby, the main valve body 61 of the on-off valve 54b is closed. Thus, the position where the magnet 10b is close to the plunger 30 of the opening / closing valve 54a (the position where the opening / closing operation unit 10 is slid to the left side: FIG. 2) is the water discharge position of the opening / closing valve 54b and the opening / closing position. This corresponds to the water stop position of the valve 54a. On the other hand, the position where the magnet 10b is close to the plunger 31 of the opening / closing valve 54b (the position where the opening / closing operation unit 10 is slid to the right side: FIG. 6) is the water stop position of the opening / closing valve 54a. It corresponds to the water discharge position of 54b.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, between the plunger 30 and the plunger 31 are holding magnets 76 that are on-off valve operating portion holding means, and sliding resistance means that are arranged on both sides of the holding magnet 76. Sliding resistance magnets 78 and 80 are respectively disposed. These holding magnet 76 and sliding resistance magnets 78 and 80 are all received in a recess formed in the inner casing 24, and are sandwiched between the outer member 22 and the inner casing 24.

  Here, when the user performs a sliding operation on the opening / closing operation unit 10 and the magnet 10b is moved to a position facing the holding magnet 76 as indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. 6, the magnet 10b is moved to the holding magnet. 76 is adsorbed. Due to this attractive force, the magnet 10 b is held at a position facing the holding magnet 76. At this position, the magnet 10b is in a state of being separated from both of the plungers 30 and 31, so that the pilot valve bodies 68 and 69 are pressed by the plungers, and the on-off valves 54a and 54b are both in a water stop state. . That is, the position where the magnet 10b faces the holding magnet 76 is a water stop position for both the on-off valves 54a and 54b. As described above, the magnet 10b and the opening / closing operation unit 10 connected thereto are held at the water stop position with an appropriate force by the holding magnet 76 serving as the opening / closing valve operation unit holding means. Movement to a typical water discharge position is prevented. In the present embodiment, the holding magnet 76 arranged so as to exert an attracting force with the magnet 10b is used as the opening / closing valve operating portion holding means. It can also be used as a part holding means. Alternatively, the opening / closing valve operating portion holding means can be constituted by a mechanical means such as a leaf spring and a notch engaged therewith.

  On the other hand, the sliding resistance magnets 78 and 80 are arranged so as to exert a repulsive force with the magnet 10b. For this reason, for example, the magnet 10b is moved from the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 6 to the position indicated by the imaginary line, and a repulsive force from the sliding resistance magnet 80 acts on the way to move the magnet 10b (opening / closing operation unit 10). Moderate sliding resistance. Thereby, a moderate click feeling is given to the movement of the opening / closing operation unit 10 between the water discharge position and the water stop position. Similarly, the sliding resistance magnet 78 gives an appropriate click feeling to the movement of the opening / closing operation unit 10 when the magnet 10b is moved to the left from the position indicated by the imaginary line. In the present embodiment, the sliding resistance is given by the repulsive force acting between the magnet 10b, but the sliding resistance means is provided by mechanical means such as a leaf spring and a notch engaged therewith. Can also be configured.

  Next, operation | movement of the faucet device 1 by 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated using FIG. 1 thru | or FIG.

First, as shown in FIG. 6, in the water-stopped state, the magnet 10 b that is the valve control member of the opening / closing operation unit 10 is disposed at a position indicated by an imaginary line and is held by the magnetic force between the holding magnet 76. It is held at a position facing the magnet 76 (water stop position).
At this time, the hot water HW flowing into the faucet body 16 from the hot water supply port 22 c (FIG. 2) enters the inner casing 24 and flows into the temperature adjustment unit 26. On the other hand, the water CW flowing into the faucet body 16 from the water supply port 22d (FIG. 2) flows into the temperature control unit 26 through a flow path formed between the inner casing 24 and the outer shell member 22. .
The water CW passes through the outer periphery of the inner casing 24, so that the temperature outside the inner casing 24 does not increase, and even if the user touches the faucet body 16, it has a safe structure.

Then, the water CW and the hot water HW are mixed at a predetermined ratio in the temperature control unit 26 to generate a temperature-adjusted hot water / water mixed water MW, and this hot / water mixed water MW is flown at the left end of the temperature control unit 26. It is supplied to the on-off valve unit 28 through the outlet 26a (FIG. 4).
The hot / cold water MW supplied to the on-off valve unit 28 flows into the on-off valve unit 28 through an inlet 58b (FIG. 2) formed on the side surface of the casing 58 of the on-off valve unit 28. The hot and cold mixed water MW that has flowed in from the inflow port 58b flows into the spaces 72a and 73a (FIG. 6) outside the valve seats 72 and 73 through flow paths (not shown) provided in the casing 58, respectively. . The hot and cold mixed water MW that has flowed into the space 72 a flows into the pressure chamber 74 through the small hole 60 a provided in the main valve body 60. Similarly, the hot and cold mixed water MW that has flowed into the space 73 a flows into the pressure chamber 75 through the small hole 61 a provided in the main valve body 61. Here, in a state where the opening / closing operation unit 10 is held at the water stop position, the plungers 30 and 31 press the pilot valve bodies 68 and 69 respectively by the urging force of the plunger urging springs 32 and 33, and the pressure release hole 62d. 63d are closed.

As a result, the hot water / water mixture MW flowing into the pressure chambers 74, 75 does not flow out of the pressure release holes 62d, 63d, and the main valve body 60, 61 is pressed against the valve seats 72 and 73, respectively.
Therefore, both the on-off valves 54a and 54b are closed, and the hot / cold water MW does not flow downstream of the on-off valves.

Next, the water discharge state when water is discharged from the currant 6 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, when water is discharged from the currant 6, the opening / closing operation unit 10 is moved to the right from the water stop position, and the end of the magnet 10 b connected to the opening / closing operation unit 10 is closest to the end of the plunger 31. Move to the position (water discharge position).
At this time, since the sliding resistance magnet 80 is provided between the holding magnet 76 and the plunger 31, a force in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the opening / closing operation unit 10 is generated, and a click feeling is generated.
A click feeling is similarly given when moving from the water discharge position to the water stop position.

At the water discharge position, the plunger 31 is attracted toward the magnet 10b by the magnetic force acting between the magnet 10b of the opening / closing operation unit 10 and the plunger 31.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the hot water / water mixture MW filled in the pressure chamber 75 is discharged from the pressure release hole 63 d, so that the main valve body 61 separates from the valve seat 73, and the main valve body The hot / cold water MW flows out from the gap between 61 and the valve seat 73 into the valve port.
The flow of hot water / water mixture MW that has flowed out is adjusted by the flow rate adjusting valve body 56, and then flows out of the inner casing 24 and is discharged from the currant 6.
That is, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the plunger 31, the plunger urging spring 33, and the pilot valve element 69 that constitute the valve body moving mechanism by the magnetic force acting between the magnet 10b of the opening / closing operation section 10 are connected to the opening / closing operation section. The on-off valve 54b is opened and closed by moving in a direction crossing the ten sliding directions.

The magnet 10b, which is a valve control member, exerts a magnetic force between the plungers 30 and 31, but the magnet 10b is formed of a material that loses magnetism when the temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature (for example, 55 degrees). For this reason, if the hot water flows into the faucet body 16 and the magnet 10b reaches a predetermined temperature or higher, the magnetic force that attracts the plungers 30 and 31 decreases.
When the magnetic force acting between the magnet 10b and the plunger decreases, the plungers 30 and 31 cannot be lifted against the biasing force of the plunger biasing springs 32 and 33, and the on-off valves 54a and 54b are opened. Can not be.
As a result, when hot water flows into the faucet body 16, the plungers cannot be pulled up, and the on-off valves cannot be opened. The discharge of hot water can be prevented.

Next, a water discharge state when water is discharged from the shower head 8 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, by moving the opening / closing operation unit 10 to the left from the water stop position, the position where the end of the magnet 10b connected to the opening / closing operation unit 10 comes closest to the end of the plunger 30 (water discharge position). Move up. At this time, the sliding resistance magnet 78 disposed between the holding magnet 76 and the plunger 30 creates a click feeling in the operation of the opening / closing operation unit 10. In the water discharge position, the plunger 30 is attracted to the magnet 10b side by the magnetic force acting between the magnet 10b of the opening / closing operation unit 10 and the plunger 30.
As a result, the hot / cold mixed water MW filled in the pressure chamber 74 is discharged from the pressure release hole 62 d, so that the main valve body 60 is separated from the valve seat 72, and between the main valve body 60 and the valve seat 72. The hot and cold water MW flows out from the gap to the valve port. The outflowed hot / cold water MW is adjusted in flow rate by the flow rate adjusting valve body 56, then flows out of the inner casing 24, and is discharged from the shower head 8.

  According to the faucet device 1 of the first embodiment of the present invention described above, since the on-off valves 54a and 54b and the valve body moving mechanism are watertightly accommodated inside the faucet body 16, this faucet body 16 The magnet 10b, which is a valve control member of the on-off valve operating unit 10 disposed outside the main valve body 60, 61 can move the main valve bodies 60, 61 using magnetic force to open / close the on-off valves 54a, 54b. For this reason, since the on-off valve operation part 10 can be provided outside the faucet body 16 independently of the water-tight structure of the on-off valves 54a and 54b, the water-tight structure can be simplified. Moreover, since the on-off valves 54a and 54b accommodated in the faucet body 16 can be opened and closed from the outside of the faucet body 16 constructed in a watertight manner, the faucet body 16 can be unitized. In addition, by applying various opening / closing valve operating sections 10 to the same faucet body 16, various faucet devices can be easily configured.

  In addition, according to the faucet device 1 of the present embodiment, the holding magnet 76 that is the opening / closing valve operation unit holding means holds the opening / closing operation unit 10 at the water stop position, and therefore, between the water stop position and the water discharge position. Accidental movement of the opening / closing operation unit 10 can be suppressed, and unexpected water discharge unintended by the user can be prevented.

  Furthermore, according to the faucet device 1 of the present embodiment, the sliding resistance magnets 78 and 80 which are sliding resistance means provide resistance to sliding of the opening / closing operation unit 10 between the water discharge position and the water stop position. Therefore, a click feeling is given to the water discharge operation and the water stop operation by the user, and the user can recognize his / her operation with the touch of a finger.

Moreover, according to the faucet device 1 of the present embodiment, since the faucet body 16 includes a plurality of on-off valves 54a and 54b, various water discharge modes can be selected from the single faucet body 16. Can do.
Furthermore, since the plurality of on-off valves 54a and 54b are opened and closed by the single magnet 10b, the magnet 10b can be used for the plurality of on-off valves 54a and 54b, and the faucet device 1 has a simple structure. Can be.

  Furthermore, according to the faucet device 1 of the present embodiment, since the magnet 10b of the opening / closing operation unit 10 is embedded in the opening / closing operation unit 10, the valve control member is used to prevent the magnet 10b from coming into contact with water. Corrosion can be suppressed.

  Moreover, according to the faucet device 1 according to the present embodiment, since the magnet 10b of the opening / closing operation unit 10 is integrally formed with the opening / closing operation unit 10, it is possible to suppress the magnet 10b from falling off the opening / closing valve operation unit.

  Furthermore, according to the faucet device 1 of the present embodiment, since the on-off valves 54a and 54b are diaphragm type on-off valves, the on-off valves can be opened and closed with high accuracy.

  Further, according to the faucet device 1 of the present embodiment, when the magnet 10b of the opening / closing operation unit 10 reaches a predetermined temperature or higher, the magnetic force acting between the magnet 10b and the plungers 30 and 31 decreases. Thus, since the valve body moving mechanism cannot open the pilot valve bodies 68 and 69, it is possible to prevent discharge of hot water at a predetermined temperature or higher. Thereby, it is not necessary to separately provide a mechanism such as a high cut valve for preventing discharge of hot water, and the faucet device 1 can be miniaturized.

  Furthermore, according to the faucet device 1 of the present embodiment, when the opening / closing operation unit 10 is moved to the water discharge position, the end of the magnet 10b approaches the plungers 30 and 31 that are valve body moving members. The valve body moving member can be adsorbed at the end portion where the magnet 10b has the strongest magnetic force, and the valve body moving mechanism can be operated even with the magnet 10b having a weak magnetic force.

  Further, according to the faucet device 1 according to the present embodiment, the rotation axis of the flow rate adjusting valve body 56 is eccentric with respect to the rotation axis of the flow adjustment handle 14 which is a flow adjustment valve operation unit. The faucet device 1 can be reduced in size in the radial direction of the axis along which the valve body 56 rotates.

  Furthermore, according to the faucet device 1 of the present embodiment, the valve body moving mechanism moves the pilot valve bodies 68 and 69, so that the magnetic force acting between the plungers 30 and 31 and the magnet 10b is weak. Also, the pilot valve bodies 68 and 69 can be moved, and the magnet 10b can be downsized.

Next, a faucet device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a faucet device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the faucet device according to the present embodiment, FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the faucet device taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 7, and FIG. 10 is an XX in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the faucet device seen along the line.
The second embodiment of the present invention is mainly different from the first embodiment in the configuration of the entire surface cover that covers the faucet body and the on-off valve operation section, and the configuration inside the faucet body is the same as that of the first embodiment. Since it is almost the same as the faucet device 1, only the points of the second embodiment different from the first embodiment will be described below. In addition, the parts constituting the second embodiment of the present invention are given the reference numerals in the 100s that have the same last two digits as the corresponding parts of the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 7, the faucet device 100 is a functional part that is a column-shaped faucet body 116, a front cover 118 that covers the front of the faucet body 116, and a pivotable attachment to the front cover 118. Two movable members 184 and 186, and a back cover 120 that covers the back of the faucet body 116. Further, a temperature adjustment handle 112 is attached to the left side of the faucet body 116, and a flow adjustment handle 114 is attached to the right side of the faucet body 116.
In the first embodiment described above, the water stop and the water discharge are switched by sliding the on-off valve operation portion in the horizontal direction. However, in the faucet device 100 of the present embodiment, the movable members 184 and 186 are moved. By pressing toward the faucet body 116, the water stop and water discharge can be switched.

As shown in FIG. 8, the front cover 118 is a plate-like member curved along the faucet body 116, and a rectangular opening 118a is formed from the upper surface to the front surface. A round bar-shaped support shaft 182 is attached to the opening 118a so as to extend in the horizontal direction. Two movable members 184 and 186 are rotatably attached to the support shaft 182. The movable members 184 and 186 can rotate between a water discharge position and a water stop position, which will be described later, around the support shaft 182, thereby switching between water discharge and water stop.
The movable members 184 and 186 are rectangular members in plan view, and are curved so as to form the same curved surface as the front cover 118. Here, shower spouting water is switched by the movable member 184 on the temperature control handle 112 side, and currant spouting water is switched by the movable member 186 on the flow control handle 114 side. These movable members 184 and 186 are substantially flush with the front cover 118 in the water-stopped state, and form the appearance of the faucet device 100 together with the front cover 118.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, a disk-shaped magnet 186 a that is a permanent magnet is embedded in the movable member 186 as a valve control member in front of the support shaft 182. In the present embodiment, the movable member 186 is made of resin, and is integrally formed with the magnet 186a by injection molding so that the magnet 186a is embedded therein. The magnet 186a applies a magnetic force to the opening / closing valve housed in the faucet body 116 to open / close the opening / closing valve.
Similarly, a disk-shaped magnet 184 a that is a permanent magnet is embedded in the movable member 184.
In the present embodiment, the movable member 186, the support shaft 182 and the magnet 186a function as an on-off valve operation unit. Similarly, the movable member 184, the support shaft 182 and the magnet 184a also function as an on-off valve operation unit.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the movable member 186 is provided with a disk-shaped magnetic member 186 b on the rear side of the support shaft 182. Similar to the magnet 186a, the magnetic member 186b may be integrally formed with the magnetic member 186b by injection molding so that the magnetic member 186b is embedded inside the movable member 186.
Similarly, a disk-shaped magnetic member 184 b is disposed on the movable member 184 on the rear side of the support shaft 182.
The magnetic member 186b holds the movable member 186 in the water stop position by exerting a magnetic force with the holding magnet 176a, which is an opening / closing valve operating portion holding means housed in the faucet body 116. Similarly, the magnetic member 184b exerts a magnetic force with the holding magnet 176b (FIG. 10), which is an opening / closing valve operating portion holding means housed in the faucet body 116, and moves the movable member 184 to the water stop position. Hold on.

As shown in FIG. 9, the holding magnet 176 a has a generally disk shape and is installed on the top of the inner casing 124. When the movable member 186 is rotated to the water stop position from the state shown in FIG. 9, the magnetic member 186b embedded in the movable member 186 and the holding magnet 176a in the faucet body 116 come close to each other. The magnetic member 186b is attracted to the holding magnet 176a by the acting magnetic force. Thereby, the movable member 186 is held at the water stop position with an appropriate force, and unintentional accidental water discharge is prevented.
Similarly, a holding magnet 176b (see FIG. 10) is also installed at a position facing the magnetic member 184b provided on the movable member 184. Thereby, the movable member 184 is held at the water stop position with an appropriate force by the magnetic force acting between the magnetic member 184b and the holding magnet 176b, and unintentional accidental water discharge is prevented.

  The internal structure of the faucet body 116 in the present embodiment is that the retaining magnets 176a and 176b are disposed therein, and the retaining magnet 76 disposed in the faucet body 16 in the first embodiment. Except that the sliding resistance magnets 78 and 80 (FIG. 6) are not provided, the internal configuration of the faucet body 16 in the first embodiment is completely the same.

  Thus, in the present invention, the on-off valve can be opened and closed by the valve control member (magnet) arranged outside the faucet body through the wall surface of the faucet body in which the on-off valve is watertightly stored. For this reason, independently of the watertight structure of the faucet body and the structure of the on-off valve housed inside, the on-off valve operation unit (the on-off operation unit 10 in the first embodiment, the movable member 184 in the second embodiment, 186) can be designed. Thereby, it becomes possible to design a faucet body as a common unit, and to configure a plurality of kinds of faucet devices by combining it with various on-off valve operation sections and appearance members. At this time, since the on / off valve is housed in a watertight manner inside the integrally formed faucet body, various on / off valve operation sections and appearance members are extremely attached to the common faucet body. Can be combined freely. When the faucet body in the first embodiment and the second embodiment of the present invention is a common unit, the holding magnets 176a and 176b, the holding magnet 76, and the sliding resistance are provided inside the faucet body. All the magnets 78 and 80 may be built in.

Next, the operation of the faucet device 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
First, the water stop state will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 shows the water stop position of the movable member 184 that operates the water stop from the shower head, but the movable member 186 that operates the water stop from the currant also rotates in the same state. In position and works the same way.
In a state in which the movable member 184 is rotated to the position shown in FIG. 10, the magnetic member 184b attached to the movable member 184 is in a position close to the holding magnet 176b that is the opening / closing valve operating portion holding means. The movable member 184 is held at the water stop position shown in FIG. 10 by the magnetic force between the magnetic member 184b and the holding magnet 176b. In this water stop position, the magnetic member 184 b is in a position close to or in contact with the outer shell member 122, and the magnet 184 a that is a valve control member of the on-off valve operation unit is in a position away from the plunger 130.
In this state, the urging force of the urging spring 170 causes the plunger 130 to press the pilot valve body 168, and the pilot valve body 168 closes the pressure release hole 162d of the main valve body restraint 162. As a result, the hot and cold mixed water MW flowing into the pressure chamber 174 from the inflow portion (not shown) of the casing 158 is filled in the pressure chamber 174, and the main valve body 160 is seated on the valve seat 172 by this water pressure, and the on-off valve Is closed.

Next, a water discharge state will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 shows the water discharge position of the movable member 186 that operates the water discharged from the currant, but the movable member 184 that operates the water discharged from the shower head is also in the same rotational position in the water discharge state. It works in the same way.
As shown in FIG. 9, when the movable member 186 is rotated to the water discharge position, the magnet 186 a is in a position close to the plunger 131. In the water discharge position, the plunger 131 is attracted toward the magnet 186a by the magnetic force acting between the magnet 186a, which is a valve control member of the on-off valve operating portion, and the plunger 131. Accordingly, the plunger 131 does not press the pilot valve body 169, and the pilot valve body 169 is separated from the pressure release hole 163d of the main valve body restraint 163 by the biasing force of the biasing spring 171. For this reason, the pressure release hole 163d is opened, and the hot and cold mixed water MW filled in the pressure chamber 175 is discharged from the pressure release hole 163d, so that the main valve body 161 is separated from the valve seat 173, The hot / cold water MW flows out from the gap between the valve body 161 and the valve seat 173 into the valve port.
The outflowed hot / cold water MW is adjusted in flow rate by the flow rate adjusting valve body 156, then flows out of the inner casing 124, and is discharged from the currant.

  According to the faucet device 100 of the second embodiment of the present invention described above, the on-off valve and the valve body moving mechanism are watertightly accommodated inside the faucet body 116 and disposed outside the faucet body 116. The magnets 184a and 186a, which are valve control members of the on-off valve operation section, can move the pilot valve bodies 168 and 169 using magnetic force to open and close the on-off valves. For this reason, since the on-off valve operation part can be provided outside the faucet body 116 independently of the water-tight structure of the on-off valve, the water-tight structure can be simplified. Moreover, since the on-off valve accommodated in the faucet body 116 can be opened and closed from the outside of the faucet body 116 constructed in a watertight manner, the part of the faucet body 116 can be unitized. By applying various opening / closing valve operation sections to the faucet body, various faucet devices can be easily configured.

  Furthermore, according to the faucet device 100 of the present embodiment, the magnets 184 a and 186 a provided on the movable members 184 and 186 are separated from the faucet body 116 by the movable members 184 and 186 that rotate about the support shaft 182. Since they can be brought into contact with each other, the on-off valve operating section can be configured with a simple mechanism.

  Further, according to the faucet device 100 of the present embodiment, the holding magnet 176 that is the on-off valve operation unit holding means holds the movable members 184 and 186 that are part of the on-off valve operation unit in the water stop position. In addition, accidental movement of the movable members 184 and 186 between the water stop position and the water discharge position can be suppressed, and unexpected water discharge unintended by the user can be prevented.

  Furthermore, according to the faucet device 100 of the present embodiment, since the movable members 184 and 186 are held at the water stop position by magnetic force, the movable members 184 and 186 can be held at the water stop position with a simple structure. In addition, the holding force for holding the movable members 184 and 186 in the water stop position can be stably applied over a long period of time.

  In addition, according to the faucet device 100 of the present embodiment, the faucet body 116 includes a plurality of on-off valves, so that various water discharge modes can be selected from the single faucet body 116.

  Furthermore, according to the faucet device 100 of the present embodiment, since the magnets 184a and 186a are embedded in the open movable members 184 and 186, in order to prevent the magnets 184a and 186a from coming into contact with water, the magnet 184a 186a corrosion can be suppressed.

  Further, according to the faucet device 100 according to the present embodiment, since the magnets 184a and 186a are integrally formed with the movable members 180 and 181, it is possible to prevent the magnets 180a and 181a from falling off from the on-off valve operation unit.

  Furthermore, according to the faucet device 100 of the present embodiment, since the on-off valve is a diaphragm type on-off valve, the on-off valve can be opened and closed with high accuracy.

  Further, according to the faucet device 100 of the present embodiment, the magnets 184a, 186a are disposed between the magnets 184a, 186a and the pilot valve bodies 168, 169 of the on-off valves when the magnets 184a, 186a reach a predetermined temperature or higher. The acting magnetic force is reduced, and the valve body moving mechanism cannot open the pilot valve bodies 168 and 169, so that discharge of hot water at a predetermined temperature or more can be prevented. Thereby, it is not necessary to separately provide a mechanism such as a high cut valve for preventing discharge of high-temperature hot water, and the faucet device 100 can be miniaturized.

  Furthermore, according to the faucet device 100 of the present embodiment, the end portions of the magnets 184a and 186a approach the plungers 130 and 131, which are valve body moving members, in a state where the on-off valve operation unit has been moved to the water discharge position. Therefore, the plungers 130 and 131 can be adsorbed at the end where the magnets 184a and 186a have the strongest magnetic force, and the valve body moving mechanism can be operated even with the magnets 184a and 186a having a weak magnetic force.

  Further, according to the faucet device 100 according to the present embodiment, the rotation axis of the flow rate adjusting valve body 156 is eccentric with respect to the rotation axis of the flow adjustment handle 114 which is a flow adjustment valve operation unit. The faucet device 100 can be reduced in size in the radial direction of the axis around which the valve body 156 rotates.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, a various change can be added to embodiment mentioned above. In particular, in the embodiment described above, a magnet, which is a permanent magnet, is attached as a valve control member, and a valve body moving member (plunger) made of a magnetic material is adsorbed by this magnet. Can also be configured. Alternatively, the valve control member can be made of a member made of a magnetic material, and the valve body moving member can be made of a permanent magnet.

  Further, when the valve body moving member (plunger) is made of a permanent magnet and the valve control member is made of a magnetic material, the valve body moving member loses its magnetism when the temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature (for example, 55 degrees). Good to configure. With this configuration, when hot water flows into the faucet body and the valve body moving member reaches a predetermined temperature or more, the magnetic force acting between the valve control member and the valve control member decreases, and the on-off valve is opened. Can not be made. As a result, when hot water flows into the faucet body, the valve body moving member cannot be pulled up, and each on-off valve cannot be opened, thus preventing hot water from being discharged. be able to.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the pressure release hole is formed in the member (main valve body restraint) that forms the wall surface of the pressure chamber, and this pressure release hole is opened and closed by the pilot valve body. It can also be provided in addition to the main valve body restraint. For example, the present invention can also be applied to an on-off valve of a type in which a pressure release hole is provided in a main valve body constituting a part of the pressure chamber, and the pressure release hole is opened and closed by a pilot valve body.

  In the above-described embodiment, the pilot valve body is moved and the open / close valve is opened and closed by attracting the plunger constituting the valve body moving mechanism by the magnet that is the valve control member. The valve body can also be moved directly. In this case, a member made of a magnetic material that can be attracted by a magnet or a magnet may be provided on the pilot valve body. In such a configuration, a member or magnet made of a magnetic material provided on the pilot valve body functions as a valve body moving mechanism and a valve body moving member.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water faucet device 2 Hot water supply pipe 4 Water supply pipe 6 Callan 8 Shower head 8a Shower hose 10 Opening / closing operation part 10a Connecting member 10b Magnet (valve control member)
12 Temperature control handle 14 Flow control handle 16 Faucet body 18 Front cover 20 Back cover 22 Outer member 22a Left opening 22b Right opening 22c Hot water supply port 22d Water supply port 22e Curran connection port 22f Shower connection port 24 Inner casing 24a Left opening 24b Right opening 26 Temperature control unit 26a Outlet 28 On-off valve unit 30, 31 Plunger (valve moving member)
32, 33 Plunger biasing springs 34a, 34b O-ring 36 Flow control knobs 40a, 40b Presser ring 42a First main body member 42b Second main body member 42c Hot water side seat surface 42d Water side seat surface 44 Temperature control main valve body 46 Feed screw 48 Sliding member 50 Bias spring 52 Temperature-sensitive spring 54a, 54b Open / close valve 56 Valve body 56a, 56b Notch 56c Operation gear 58 Casing 58a Bore 58b Inlet 58c, 58d Plane portion 60, 61 Main valve body 60a, 61a Small hole 62 , 63 Main valve body restraint 62a, 63a Base portion 62b, 63b Main valve body storage portion 62c, 63c Recessed portion 62d, 63d Pressure release hole 64, 65 Main valve body restraint fixing plate 64a, 65a Base portion 64b, 65b Swelling portion 66 Fixing screw 68, 69 Pilot valve body 70, 71 Biasing spring 72, 73 Valve seat 74, 7 5 Pressure chamber 76 Magnet for holding (opening / closing valve operating part holding means)
78, 80 Sliding resistance magnet (sliding resistance means)
100 faucet device 112 temperature control handle 114 flow control handle 116 faucet body 118 front cover 118a opening 120 rear cover 122 outer member 122d water supply port 122e currant connection port 122f shower connection port 124 inner casing 130 plunger (valve moving member)
131 Plunger (Valve moving member)
156 Valve body 158 Casing 160 Main valve body 161 Main valve body 162 Main valve body restraint 163 Main valve body restraint 162d Pressure release hole 168 Pilot valve body 170 Pilot valve body 170 Energizing spring 171 Energizing spring 172 Valve seat 173 Valve seat 174 Pressure chamber 175 Pressure chamber 176 Holding magnet (opening / closing valve operating portion holding means)
182 Support shaft 184 Movable member 184a Magnet (valve control member)
184b Magnetic member 186 Movable member 186a Magnet (valve control member)
186b Magnetic member

Claims (11)

A faucet device that switches between a water stop state and a water discharge state by magnetic force,
An on-off valve having an on-off valve casing, a main valve body accommodated in the on-off valve casing, and a valve seat on which the main valve body is seated;
A valve body moving mechanism that has a valve body moving member and moves the main valve body;
A faucet body that is provided so as to surround the on-off valve casing, and that contains the on-off valve and the valve body moving mechanism in a watertight manner;
An on-off valve operating part having a valve control member and disposed outside the faucet body,
A wall surface of the faucet body between the valve control member outside the faucet body and the valve body moving member housed inside the faucet body by operating the on-off valve operation section. A faucet device, wherein a magnetic force acts through the valve body moving mechanism to move the main valve body and the on-off valve is opened and closed.   The on-off valve operating unit is provided with the valve control member, and includes a movable member movable between a water stop position and a water discharge position, and the water faucet device further moves the movable member to the water stop position. The faucet device according to claim 1, further comprising a holding means for holding the on-off valve operating unit.   The faucet device according to claim 2, wherein the opening / closing valve operating portion holding means is made of a magnetic material, and the movable member is held at the water stop position by a magnetic force acting between the magnetic material and the movable member. .   The on-off valve operation unit further includes a support shaft that rotatably supports the movable member, and the valve control member is separated from the faucet body by the rotation of the movable member, and the valve control member The faucet device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a magnetic force acting between the valve body moving member and the valve body moving member changes.   The faucet device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the valve control member is embedded in the on-off valve operation section.   The faucet device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the valve control member is integrally formed with the on-off valve operation portion.   The faucet device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the on-off valve is a diaphragm valve.   The valve body moving mechanism is configured to open the main valve body when the valve control member adsorbs the valve body moving member, and the valve control member or the valve body moving member is at a predetermined temperature or higher. Then, the magnetic force acting between them is reduced, and the valve body moving mechanism is configured not to open the on-off valve. The faucet device according to 1.   The valve control member is composed of a permanent magnet, and in a state where the on-off valve operation unit is moved to the water discharge position, the end of the valve control member approaches the end of the valve body moving member, The faucet device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the valve body moving member is adsorbed.   Further, a flow rate adjusting valve that is disposed downstream of the on-off valve and adjusts the flow rate by rotating a cylindrical valve body, and a flow control valve that is connected to the flow rate adjusting valve and rotates the valve body by rotating operation. The valve operation part is provided, The rotation axis | shaft of the valve body of the said flow control valve is eccentric with respect to the rotation axis | shaft of the said flow control valve operation part. Faucet device.   The on-off valve further has a pressure release hole, and when the pressure release hole is closed, the internal pressure rises to open and close the pressure release hole to seat the main valve body on the valve seat. A pilot valve body that moves the pilot valve body based on a magnetic force acting between the valve body moving member and the valve control member, and the main valve body The faucet device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, which is opened and closed.

Images