KR100856380B1 - Faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

A faucet is provided to process and manufacture easily by manufacturing a body of a faucet into an upper body and a lower body, and to produce various designs by changing the design of an upper body or a lower body. A faucet comprises a handle(200) formed on the upper part of a body(100) to control the discharge quantity and temperature of cold and hot water, a cartridge(300) built in the body to mix and discharge cold and hot water by the operation of the handle, and a main discharge unit(114) discharging cold and hot water selectively by the operation of the handle, wherein the body comprises a lower body(120) provided with a hot water flow passage moving hot water flew in from a hot water pipe, a cold water flow passage moving cold water flew in from a cold water pipe, and first and second through holes(121b,122b) formed on the upper parts of the hot/cold water flow passages, and an upper body(110) provided with a space(112) having cold water and hot water stay in the center and placing the cartridge, a main discharge unit formed on the front of the upper body and connected with the space, a discharge unit, a hot water inflow unit and a cold water inflow unit formed on the lower part of the space and connected with the main discharge unit, and first and second fastening holes formed on the lower parts of the hot/cold water inflow units and corresponded to the first and second through holes of the lower body, and a first fastening member(131) provided with a through hole(131a) is coupled to the first through hole and the first fastening hole, and a second fastening member(132) provided with a through hole(132a) is coupled to the second through hole and the second fastening hole.

Description

Faucet Brackets {faucet}

1 is a perspective view showing a faucet bracket according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a faucet bracket according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 'A'-'A' of FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 'B'-'B' of FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line 'C'-'C' of FIG. 3.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 'D'-'D' of FIG. 3.

*** Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing ***

100: body 110: upper body

114: main discharge portion 120: lower body

121: hot water flow path 122: cold water flow path

200: handle 300: cartridge

The present invention relates to a faucet bracket, and more particularly, to a faucet bracket having a structure that is easy to process by combining the body to be manufactured by casting the upper body and the lower body combined.

In general, faucet brackets are installed in sinks or bathtubs to selectively discharge or mix hot or cold water.

The faucet bracket is provided with only a discharge port in the body to discharge the hot water and cold water only to the discharge port, and the body is formed in various forms such as a structure in which a separate discharge unit is connected to the hose in addition to the discharge port is formed.

By the way, such faucet bracket is usually produced by casting, and in order to allow the water to move to the hot water and cold water passages and cartridges, such as hot water and cold water to move inside the groove processing such as through holes or screw holes is essential after (Iii) must be processed;

Therefore, in the case of processing the body by casting to be made of a mass, such a post-processing is not easy, thereby increasing the defective rate of the manufactured faucet bracket, thereby lowering the productivity, which has the disadvantage of causing an increase in manufacturing cost have.

In addition, such a structure is cumbersome to re-form the mold in the shape of the entire body in order to change the design of the body, and there is also a difficulty in expressing a variety of designs.

 Therefore, to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to manufacture the body of the faucet bracket, but divided into the upper body and the lower body to provide a faucet bracket to facilitate the processing and lower the defective rate of the faucet bracket produced. It is.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a faucet bracket that can produce a variety of designs by changing the design of the upper body or only the lower body.

The present invention relates to a faucet bracket;

The handle 200 for adjusting the discharge and temperature of the cold and hot water on the upper portion of the body 100, the cartridge 300 is built in the interior of the body 100 to mix and discharge the cold and hot water according to the operation of the handle 200 In the faucet bracket provided with a main discharge unit 114 for selectively discharging cold and hot water according to the operation of the handle,

The body 110 is; A hot water flow passage 121 through which hot water flowing from a hot water pipe moves, and a cold water flow passage 122 through which cold water flows from a cold water pipe move, are formed. A lower body 120 in which second through holes 121b and 122b are formed; Cold water and hot water stays in the center and the space portion 112 is formed is seated on the cartridge 300, the main discharge portion 114 in communication with the space portion 112 is formed in front of the upper body (110). The discharge part 118, the hot water inlet part 116, and the cold water inlet part 117 communicating with the main discharge part 114 are formed below the space part 112, and the hot / cold water inlet part ( An upper body 110 having first and second fastening holes 116a and 117a corresponding to the first and second through holes 121b and 122b of the lower body 120, respectively, below the bottoms 116 and 117. Consisting of;

A first fastening member 131 having a through hole 131a is coupled to the first through hole 121b and the first fastening hole 116a, and the second through hole 122b and the second fastening hole 117a are coupled to each other. ) Is characterized in that the second fastening member 132, the through-hole 132a is formed.

With reference to the accompanying drawings, a faucet bracket according to the present invention will be understood by the embodiments described in detail below.

1 is a perspective view showing a faucet bracket according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a faucet bracket according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the 'A'-'A' line of FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 'B'-'B' of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 'C'-'C' of FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is FIG. The cross-sectional view of the 'D'-'D' line in FIG.

First, according to FIGS. 1 to 6, the faucet bracket 1 according to the present invention has a body 100 which is manufactured to be divided into an upper body 110 and a lower body 120, and an upper portion of the body 100. Is provided with a handle 200 for adjusting the discharge and temperature of the cold water or hot water, and the cartridge 300 to be discharged by mixing the cold water or hot water in accordance with the operation of the handle 200 is built in the upper body (110) )

Hereinafter, each component will be described in detail.

The upper body 110 is formed with a space portion 112 in which cold water and hot water stay in the center thereof, and the cartridge 300 is seated thereon, and communicates with the space portion 112 in front of the upper body 110. The rectangular main discharge portion 114 is formed to protrude in the horizontal direction.

The main discharge portion 114 is protruded in a rectangular shape, but the lower portion is provided with a guide member 115 for preventing the leakage of cold / hot water to the side by the rubber packing (115a) to form a long hole (114a) in the horizontal direction To allow the water to spread out. Therefore, when washing hands, the water is spread out, which reduces the waste of water and has the advantage of being able to bury the water evenly.

On the other hand, the female thread (112a) is formed on the upper edge of the space portion 112 of the upper body 110, the space portion 112 is introduced through the cold water inlet hole (112b) and hot water inlet hole (112c). The well-known cartridge 300 for controlling the mixing and discharge of cold / hot water is inserted, the fixing member 310 is fastened to the upper portion of the cartridge 300 to prevent the separation of the cartridge 300 It is sealed.

At this time, the fixing member 310 is formed in a substantially dome shape, the male thread 310a is fastened to the female thread 112a of the upper body 110 outside the lower edge thereof.

On the other hand, the handle member 200 is coupled to the center of the fixing member 310 to adjust the temperature control and discharge according to the mixing ratio of hot and cold water while rotating the handle member 200 up / down / left / right do.

The hot water inlet 116, the cold water inlet 117, and the outlet 118, which form a predetermined space, are formed below the space 112 of the upper body 110.

At this time, the discharge portion 118 is located at the rear rear side of the lower portion of the space portion 112 of the upper body 110, the hot water inlet 116 and the cold water inlet 117 is in front of the discharge unit 118. Is located.

The hot water inlet 116, the cold water inlet 117, and the outlet 118 are cold water inlet hole 112b and hot water inlet hole 112c communicating with the space 112, and a discharge hole ( 112d) is formed.

Accordingly, the cold / hot water and the discharge are controlled while the cold water inlet 112b and the hot water inlet 112c and the outlet 112d are opened and closed according to the operation of the cartridge 300 of the space 112. .

At this time, a shower moving part 113a and a main moving part 113b are formed up and down on the rear side of the discharge part 118, and the discharge part 118 is disposed between the shower moving part 113a and the main moving part 113b. Rubber packing 119a for selectively discharging the cold and hot water discharged from the shower to the shower moving portion 113a or the main moving portion 113b is provided by lifting the rubber packing 119a on the upper portion of the shower moving portion 113a. Known switch button 113 for opening and closing the cold / hot water discharge to the furnace is provided. Accordingly, the cold / hot water discharge is selected to the shower moving part 113a to which the shower head (not shown) is connected or the main moving part 113b to communicate with the main discharge part 114 according to the operation of the switching button 113. Done.

On the other hand, the lower body 120 is coupled to the lower portion of the upper body 110 is a hot water flow passage 121 to move the hot water flowing from the hot water pipe (not shown), and from the cold water pipe (not shown) A cold water flow passage 122 through which cold water flows is formed, and pipe coupling holes 121a and 122a connecting hot water pipes and cold water pipes are formed at one end of the hot water flow passage 121 and at one end of the cold water flow passage 122. Is formed.

In this case, first and second through holes 121b and 122b are formed at the upper portions of the lower body 120 and the hot / cold water passages 121 and 122, respectively, and the hot / cold water inlets 116 and 117 of the upper body 110 are formed. The first and second fastening holes 116a and 117a corresponding to the first and second through holes 121b and 122b are formed at the bottom of the bottom, respectively.

The first fastening member 131 is coupled to the first through hole 121b and the first fastening hole 116a, and the second fastening member is connected to the second through hole 122b and the second fastening hole 117a. 132 is combined.

In this case, the first fastening member 131 and the second fastening member 132 have the same structure, and the through holes 131a and 132a are formed in the center thereof, and the threads 131b and 132b are formed in the front outer circumference thereof. Steps 131c and 132c are formed at the rear outer periphery. In addition, a hexagonal wrench groove 131d is formed at the rear inner circumference of the through holes 131a and 132a.

Therefore, when the end of the wrench (not shown) is inserted into the wrench groove 131d and screwed together, the upper body 110 and the lower body 120 are integrally coupled.

At this time, it is preferable to prevent the leakage of cold / hot water by providing a rubber material O-ring (not shown) to the outside of the first and second through holes (121b, 122b) of the lower body (120). .

In addition, auxiliary through holes 124 and 125 are formed below the hot / cold water passages 121 and 122 of the lower body 120, respectively. The auxiliary through holes 124 and 125 serve to facilitate the end of the wrench to facilitate the coupling of the upper and lower bodies 110 and 120, and the auxiliary through holes 124 and 125 have a closing cap ( 126 and 127 are respectively fastened.

Of course, male threads 126a and 127a are formed at ends of the closing caps 126 and 127, and female threads (not shown) are formed at the inner circumference of the auxiliary through holes 124 and 125.

Hereinafter, the assembly and operation of the faucet bracket according to the present invention with reference to Figures 1 to 6 will be described.

The upper body 110 and the lower body 120 are each cast and processed a plurality of grooves.

In such a state, the upper part of the lower body 120 is brought into close contact with the lower part of the upper body 110, so that the first and second through holes 121b and 122b of the lower body 120 are closed. In close contact with the first and second fastening holes 116a and 117a.

Then, after inserting the wrench grooves 131d of the first and second fastening members 126 and 127 into the end portions of the wrench, the first and second fastening members 126 and 127 through the auxiliary through holes 124 and 125 of the lower body 120. ) Is inserted into the first and second through holes 124 and 125 and then screwed into the first and second fastening holes 116a and 117a to be firmly assembled.

In this case, the first and second fastening members 126 and 127 have stepped portions 131c and 132c formed at the rear outer periphery thereof, so that the stepped portions 131c and 132c are formed on the first and second portions of the hot / cold water passages 121 and 122. It is supported by the edges of the two through holes 121b and 122b.

Meanwhile, after fastening the upper portion of the lower body 120 to the lower portion of the upper body 110 with the first and second fastening members 126 and 127, the closing caps 126 and 127 are screwed into the auxiliary through holes 124 and 125. To be combined and sealed.

Then, the cartridge 300 is inserted into the space portion 112 of the upper body 110, and the upper portion of the space portion 112 is coupled to the fixing member 310 for preventing the separation of the cartridge 300. do.

On the other hand, the handle member 200 is coupled to the end of the cartridge 300 protruding to the center portion of the fixing member 310.

Then, the switch button 119 and the end of the hose (not shown) of the shower are fixed to the shower discharge unit 113a by using an adapter.

By such a configuration, the hot water flow passage 121 of the lower body 120 communicates with the hot water inflow portion 116 by the through hole 131a of the first fastening member 131, and the cold water flow passage 122 has a second portion. The through hole 132a of the fastening member 132 communicates with the cold water inlet 117.

On the other hand, the hot water inlet 116, the cold water inlet 117 and the outlet 118, the space portion 112 is a cold water inlet 112b and hot water inlet 112c and discharge hole 112d In communication.

Of course, the opening and closing adjustment of the cold water inlet (112b) and hot water inlet (112c) has already been described that is adjusted according to the operation of the cartridge 300.

As described above, embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the scope of the present invention extends to the range substantially equivalent to the embodiments of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, by dividing the body of the faucet bracket into the upper body 110 and the lower body 120 to produce a casting (그) there is an advantage to improve the productivity.

In addition, even if only one of the upper body 110 or the lower body 120 by changing the design of the overall appearance is changed, it is possible to produce a variety of designs by changing the design of only some of the body.

Therefore, for example, in the case of manufacturing two upper molds and two lower molds, four different appearances can be produced, which is advantageous in producing small quantity of faucet brackets of various kinds. .

Claims (4)

The handle 200 for adjusting the discharge and temperature of the cold and hot water on the upper portion of the body 100, the cartridge 300 is built in the interior of the body 100 to mix and discharge the cold and hot water according to the operation of the handle 200 In the faucet bracket provided with a main discharge unit 114 for selectively discharging cold and hot water according to the operation of the handle, The body 110 is; A hot water flow passage 121 through which hot water flowing from a hot water pipe moves, and a cold water flow passage 122 through which cold water flows from a cold water pipe move, are formed. A lower body 120 in which second through holes 121b and 122b are formed; Cold water and hot water stays in the center and the space portion 112 is formed is seated on the cartridge 300, the main discharge portion 114 in communication with the space portion 112 is formed in front of the upper body (110). The discharge part 118, the hot water inlet part 116, and the cold water inlet part 117 communicating with the main discharge part 114 are formed below the space part 112, and the hot / cold water inlet part ( An upper body 110 having first and second fastening holes 116a and 117a corresponding to the first and second through holes 121b and 122b of the lower body 120, respectively, below the bottoms 116 and 117. Consisting of; A first fastening member 131 having a through hole 131a is coupled to the first through hole 121b and the first fastening hole 116a, and the second through hole 122b and the second fastening hole 117a are coupled to each other. ) Is coupled to the second fastening member 132 through which the through hole 132a is formed; Second and second through-holes 124 and 125 through which the first and second fastening members 131 and 132 pass, respectively, are formed in the lower portion of the lower body 120 in the hot / cold water passages 121 and 122, and the secondary through holes 124 and 125 are closed. Faucet bracket, characterized in that the cap (126,127) is fastened respectively. The method of claim 1, The first and second fastening members 131 and 132 are formed with through holes 131a and 132a at the center thereof, and threads 131b and 132b are formed at the front outer periphery thereof, and stepped portions 131c and 132c are formed at the rear outer periphery thereof. Each of the faucet bracket, characterized in that formed in the rear inner circumference of the through hole (131a, 132a) is a hexagonal wrench groove (131d). The method of claim 1, The main discharge portion 114 is a faucet, characterized in that the shape of the rectangular. delete

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