A faucet water outlet member
By introducing a limiting device and a sealing element into the faucet's water outlet component, the problems of cumbersome valve core assembly and water leakage are solved, achieving convenient installation and leak-proof performance.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN201910816400.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2019-08-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-16
- Estimated Expiration
- 2039-08-30
AI Technical Summary
In existing technologies, the valve core of the faucet's water outlet component is difficult to assemble and its axial positioning is inaccurate, which can easily lead to water leakage.
A faucet water outlet component was designed, including an installation channel, a limiting device, a valve assembly, and a pressure cap. The limiting device restricts the axial movement of the valve assembly, and seals are provided at the valve part and pipe part of the valve seat to ensure axial fixation and prevent water leakage.
It enables convenient installation of the faucet water outlet component, prevents water leakage, reduces processing costs, and effectively prevents water from flowing in the gap between the valve seat body and the installation channel through the sealing component.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the field of bathroom, in particular to a faucet water outlet component. BACKGROUND
[0002] A typical faucet water outlet component is generally H-shaped, and has two water passing units respectively located on the left and right sides, and a connecting unit connected between the two water passing units. The bottom end of each water passing unit has a water inlet, usually one is a cold water inlet and the other is a hot water inlet, and can flow to the opposite water passing unit through an internal flow channel. The water passing unit is mainly used to provide a valve body mounting position, and the valve body is controlled by a handle rotation respectively. The middle section of the connecting unit is usually provided with at least one water outlet for connecting the faucet water outlet pipe.
[0003] The valve body in the prior art needs to be assembled with multiple components one by one, and finally the valve core is pressed tightly by the handle bushing. This way is not only troublesome to assemble, but also the axial positioning of the valve core is not accurate when it is installed, which needs to be adjusted by the user.
[0004] The applicant of the present application discloses a faucet water outlet component in the Chinese utility model patent CN206860955U, which uses a separately arranged water inlet pipe, and a sealing ring structure is arranged at the upper and lower parts of the water inlet pipe to prevent water leakage. However, when the valve core is installed, if the valve core assembly is sequentially installed in the prior art, it is not easy to axially position and fix the water inlet pipe. If the water inlet pipe moves axially, water leakage and other phenomena may occur. SUMMARY
[0005] The present application aims to overcome the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art, and provides a faucet water outlet component which is easy to install and prevents water leakage.
[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present application provides a faucet water outlet component, which comprises:
[0007] An installation channel is provided with a limiting device on the installation channel;
[0008] A valve assembly can be installed from the entrance of the installation channel, and the limiting device limits the axial movement of the valve assembly;
[0009] A gland is arranged at the entrance of the installation channel, and the gland axially fixes the valve assembly;
[0010] The valve assembly comprises a valve seat body, the valve seat body comprises a valve part and a pipe part integrally formed with the valve part, and the pipe part is provided with a first sealing member abutting against the installation channel in the circumferential direction at the outlet adjacent to the installation channel.
[0011] Preferably, the valve part is provided with a second seal abutting against the installation channel along the circumference at the entrance of the installation channel.
[0012] Preferably, the installation channel comprises a first installation channel and a second installation channel, the valve part is installed in the first installation channel, and the pipe part is installed in the second installation channel.
[0013] Preferably, the inner diameter of the first installation channel is larger than the second installation channel, and the connection part of the first installation channel and the second installation channel is provided with the limiting device.
[0014] Preferably, the limiting device is a limiting step, the outer diameter of the valve part is larger than the outer diameter of the pipe part, and the connection part of the valve part and the pipe part is provided with a matching step abutting against the limiting step.
[0015] Preferably, the valve assembly further comprises a valve core provided in the valve part, and a water inlet channel is provided in the pipe part and communicates with the valve core inlet of the valve core.
[0016] Preferably, the valve part is provided with a valve installation groove, the valve core is installed in the valve installation groove, and the bottom wall of the valve installation groove has a valve groove inlet communicating with the water inlet channel.
[0017] Preferably, the valve part is further provided with a valve groove outlet communicating with the valve installation groove, and the valve core outlet of the valve core communicates with the valve groove outlet.
[0018] Preferably, the valve core is provided with a third seal along the circumference at a position higher than the valve groove outlet, and the third seal abuts against the inner wall of the valve installation groove.
[0019] Preferably, the valve assembly further comprises a water outlet and a water outlet channel communicating with the water outlet, and the water outlet channel communicates with the valve shell outlet.
[0020] Preferably, the valve groove inlet protrudes with a containing circumferential wall along the circumference thereof, and the valve assembly further comprises a valve seal provided in the containing circumferential wall and an elastic member abutting between the valve seal and the bottom wall of the valve installation groove, and the valve seal abuts between the valve core and the containing circumferential wall.
[0021] Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme of the present application has the following beneficial effects:
[0022] 1. The limiting device is arranged on the installation channel of the faucet water outlet member, which can position the axial direction of the valve assembly;
[0023] 2. The valve part and the pipe part of the valve seat body are integrally formed, and if an injection molding process is used, the processing is simple and the cost is low;
[0024] 3. The valve part and the pipe part of the valve seat body are integrally formed, and there is no need to worry about water leakage at the joint between the valve part and the pipe part;
[0025] 4. The valve part and the pipe part of the valve seat body are respectively provided with sealing members at the entrances and exits of the installation channels, so that the gap between the valve seat body and the installation channels can be prevented from being filled with water;
[0026] 5. After the valve assembly is axially fixed, when the pipe part is abutted by external water source, the pipe part will not move axially, and water leakage is prevented. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0027] Figure 1 is a sectional view of the faucet water outlet member in the preferred embodiment of the present application;
[0028] Figure 2 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the faucet water outlet member in the preferred embodiment of the present application
[0029] Figure 3 is a partially exploded perspective view of the faucet water outlet member in the preferred embodiment of the present application;
[0030] Figure 4 is a side view of the valve seat body in the preferred embodiment of the present application;
[0031] Figure 5 is a sectional view of the valve seat body in the preferred embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0032] The present application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments.
[0033] In the following, certain directional terms used in describing the drawings, such as "inner", "outer", "upper", "lower" and other directional terms, will be understood to have their normal meanings and refer to those directions involved when normally viewing the drawings. Unless otherwise indicated, the directional terms described in the specification are basically in accordance with the conventional directions understood by those skilled in the art.
[0034] The terms "first", "the first", "second", "the second" and the like used in the present application do not indicate any order, number or importance, but are used to distinguish one component from another.
[0035] Reference Figure 1A faucet water outlet component 100 for a faucet water outlet device, comprising two water passing components 1 and a connecting component 2 connected between the water passing components 1, the water passing component 1 comprising a seat body 11 and a water outlet pipe 12 protruding from a middle part of the seat body 11, the seat body 11 comprising a lower seat body 111 vertically extending downward from the middle part of the seat body 11 for a distance, the water passing component 1 further comprising a mounting part 13 sleeved on an outer circumferential wall of the lower seat body 111, the mounting part 13 being made of copper, in the embodiment, the seat body 11 being made of plastic, the seat body 11 being combined with the mounting part 13 by secondary injection molding. An outer circumferential wall of the mounting part 13 is provided with an external thread structure, which is used for penetrating through a to-be-mounted countertop, so that the faucet water outlet component 100 is fixedly arranged on the countertop.
[0036] The seat body 11 further comprises an upper seat body 112 vertically extending upward from the middle part of the seat body 11 for a distance, the upper seat body 112 being coaxially arranged with the lower seat body 111, and an extension length of the upper seat body 112 being less than an extension length of the lower seat body 111. An outer circumferential wall of a terminal end of the upper seat body 112 along a vertical direction is provided with an external thread structure along a circumferential direction.
[0037] The water passing component 1 further comprises a mounting channel extending through the seat body 11, the mounting channel being provided with a limiting device 141, the mounting channel comprising a first mounting channel 142 extending in the upper seat body 112 and a second mounting channel 143 extending in the lower seat body 111, an inner diameter of the first mounting channel 142 being greater than that of the second mounting channel 143, and the first mounting channel 142 and the second mounting channel 143 being provided with the limiting device 141 at a connection position therebetween, the limiting device 141 being a limiting step. The water outlet pipe 12 further comprises a water outlet channel 121 arranged in the water outlet pipe 12 and communicating with the first mounting channel 142.
[0038] The connecting component 2 comprises a connecting body 21, the connecting body 21 comprising a connecting hole 211 for the two water passing components 1 to penetrate through, the middle part of the water passing component 1 being arranged on the connecting hole 211, so as to prevent the water passing component 1 from continuing to move axially. The connecting component 2 further comprises a connecting cover body 22, the connecting cover body 22 comprising two cover body holes 221 arranged at an interval of 180 degrees, the connecting cover body 22 further comprising a water outlet communicating with the cover body holes 221. The cover body holes 221 are used for the water outlet pipe 12 to penetrate through, and the water outlet pipe 12 can be further provided with a sealing ring on an outer circumferential edge thereof, which is used for abutting against the cover body holes 221, and the water outlet channel 121 communicates with the water outlet. When the water passing component 1 is arranged on the connecting component 2, the water outlet pipe 12 penetrates through the cover body holes 221, and the connecting cover body 22 is connected to the connecting body 21 by means of bolts.
[0039] It should be noted that the faucet water outlet member 100 can be assembled by the water passage component 1 and the connecting component 2 as described above, in some simple replacement, the water passage component 1 and the connecting component 2 can also be produced and manufactured in an integrated manner, in some simple replacement, the water outlet passage 121 of the water passage component 1 can also be produced and manufactured in a circular arc core-pulling manner, the faucet water outlet member 100 only needs to have the mounting passage.
[0040] The faucet water outlet member 100 further comprises a valve assembly arranged in the mounting passage, the valve assembly comprises a valve seat body 31, the valve seat body 31 extends from the inlet of the mounting passage to the outlet of the mounting passage, the valve seat body 31 is provided with a second sealing member 313 adjacent to the inlet of the mounting passage along the circumference, the valve seat body 31 is provided with a first sealing member 314 adjacent to the outlet of the mounting passage along the circumference, the second sealing member 313 abuts against the first mounting passage 142, the first sealing member 314 abuts against the second mounting passage 143, the second sealing member 313 and the first sealing member 314 can ensure that water does not enter the gap between the valve seat body 31 and the mounting passage, in this embodiment, the second sealing member 313 and the first sealing member 314 are O-shaped sealing rings.
[0041] The valve seat body 31 comprises a valve part 311 arranged in the first mounting channel 142 and a pipe part 312 arranged in the second mounting channel 143, the valve part 311 is integrally formed with the pipe part 312, the valve part 311 is provided with the second sealing member 313, the pipe part 312 is provided with the first sealing member 314, the outer diameter of the valve part 311 is larger than that of the pipe part 312, a connecting part of the valve part 311 and the pipe part 312 is provided with a matching step 315 abutting against the limiting device 141, a water inlet channel 3121 extending through the pipe part 312 is arranged, and the water inlet channel 3121 is connected to an external water source. The valve part 311 is provided with a valve mounting groove 3111, the bottom wall of the valve mounting groove 3111 is provided with a valve groove inlet 3112 connected to the water inlet channel 3121, the valve groove inlet 3112 is provided with a containing circumferential wall 3114 protruding along the circumference thereof, the valve assembly further comprises a valve sealing member 32 arranged in the containing circumferential wall and an elastic member 33 abutting against the valve sealing member 32 and the bottom wall of the valve mounting groove 3111, the elastic member 33 is a spring, and the valve sealing member 32 abuts against the containing circumferential wall. The valve assembly further comprises a valve core 34 arranged in the valve mounting groove 3111, the valve core 34 comprises a valve core inlet and a valve core outlet, when the valve core 34 is in a water passing state, the valve sealing member 32 abuts against the circumference of the valve core inlet, the valve core inlet can rotate around the axis of the valve mounting groove 3111, when the valve core 34 is in a non-water passing state, the valve sealing member 32 abuts against the bottom surface of the valve core 34, specifically, the valve core 34 is provided with a bottom plate arranged on the bottom surface, the valve core inlet is arranged on the bottom plate, and the valve sealing member 32 abuts against the bottom plate, in this embodiment, the valve sealing member 32 comprises a ring body 321 provided with a water passing hole and a peripheral body 322 gradually expanding radially from the circumference of the ring body 321, the ring body 321 can abut against the circumference of the valve core inlet, and the peripheral body 322 abuts against the containing circumferential wall, water passes through the water passing hole from the water inlet channel 3121 and enters the valve core inlet.
[0042] The valve part 311 further comprises a valve groove outlet 3113 arranged on the outer circumferential wall thereof and connected to the valve mounting groove 3111, and the valve groove outlet 3113 is connected to the water outlet channel 121 of the water outlet pipe 12 in correspondence. The valve core outlet is connected to the valve mounting groove 3111, water flows from the valve core outlet to the valve mounting groove 3111, then to the valve groove outlet 3113, and then to the water outlet channel 121 through the valve groove outlet 3113.
[0043] The valve core 34 is provided with a third seal 343 along the circumference at a position higher than the valve groove outlet 3113, the third seal 343 abuts against the inner wall of the valve mounting groove 3111, the third seal 343 can prevent overflow from the valve mounting groove 3111, and the third seal 343 is an O-shaped seal ring.
[0044] The valve assembly further comprises a valve cover body 35 covering the inlet of the valve mounting groove 3111, the valve cover body 35 is connected to the inlet of the valve mounting groove 3111 by buckling, and in some simple alternatives, other fixing methods can also be used. When the valve cover body 35 is installed to the inlet of the valve mounting groove 3111, it presses against the valve seat body 31, so that the matching step 315 presses against the limiting step, the valve seat body 31 is axially positioned, and in addition, the valve cover body 35 also presses against the valve core 34, so that the valve core 34 is positioned.
[0045] The valve cover body 35 further comprises an axial hole 351 extending along the axis of the valve core 34 and penetrating through the valve cover body 35, the valve core 34 further comprises a control shaft 344 protruding axially therefrom, the control shaft 344 is connected to the bottom plate, the control shaft 344 rotates to drive the bottom plate to rotate, the valve core inlet rotates with the control shaft 344, the control shaft 344 can control the water outlet amount of the valve core 34, the control shaft 344 penetrates through the axial hole 351, and the control shaft 344 further comprises a fourth seal 345 arranged to extend circumferentially therefrom, the fourth seal 345 abuts against the axial hole 351 to prevent water from overflowing.
[0046] The faucet water outlet member 100 further comprises a compression cover 4 covering the inlet of the first mounting channel 142, the compression cover 4 is screwed with the outer thread of the upper seat body 112, the compression cover 4 presses against the valve cover body 35 of the valve assembly to prevent the valve assembly from moving axially, so that the valve assembly is axially fixed.
[0047] The faucet water outlet member 100 further comprises a handle assembly 5 connected to the control shaft 344, the handle assembly 5 comprises a handle 51 and a decorative cover 52, the decorative cover 52 covers the outside of the upper seat body 112, and the handle is connected to the control shaft 344 for controlling the valve core 34.
[0048] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, but the design concept of the present application is not limited to this, any skilled person in the art can make non-essential changes to the present application within the technical scope disclosed by the present application, and such changes shall be deemed as infringement of the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A faucet spout member characterized by comprising: The utility model relates to a valve assembly and a water outlet component, and the valve assembly comprises a valve seat body and a valve core. The valve seat body comprises a valve part and a pipe part which is integrally formed with the valve part. The pipe part is provided with a first sealing element which abuts against the installation channel along the circumference adjacent to the outlet of the installation channel. The valve part is provided with a second sealing element which abuts against the installation channel along the circumference adjacent to the inlet of the installation channel. The first sealing element is arranged close to the lower end of the installation channel, and the second sealing element is arranged close to the upper end of the installation channel. The water outlet component comprises a seat body and a water outlet pipe which protrudes from the middle part of the seat body. The seat body comprises a lower seat body which vertically extends downward from the middle part of the seat body by a distance, and an upper seat body which vertically extends upward from the middle part of the seat body by a distance. The installation channel comprises a first installation channel which extends in the upper seat body and a second installation channel which extends in the lower seat body.
2. The faucet spout member of claim 1, wherein: The inner diameter of the first installation channel is greater than that of the second installation channel.
3. The faucet spout member of claim 1, wherein: The connection part of the first installation channel and the second installation channel is provided with a limiting device.
4. A faucet spout member as defined in any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that: The water outlet pipe further comprises a water outlet channel which is arranged in the water outlet pipe and communicates with the first installation channel.
5. The faucet spout member of claim 4, wherein: The valve part is arranged in the first installation channel, and the pipe part is arranged in the second installation channel.
6. The faucet spout member defined in claim 5 wherein: The limiting device is a limiting step.
7. The faucet spout member of claim 6, wherein: The outer diameter of the valve part is greater than that of the pipe part.
8. The faucet spout member of claim 7, wherein: The connection part of the valve part and the pipe part is provided with a matching step which abuts against the limiting step.
9. A faucet spout member as defined in any one of claims 5-8, characterized in that: The valve assembly further comprises a valve core which is arranged in the valve part. The pipe part is provided with a water inlet channel which communicates with the valve core inlet of the valve core. The valve part is provided with a valve installation groove in which the valve core is arranged. The bottom wall of the valve installation groove has a valve groove inlet which communicates with the water inlet channel. The valve part is further provided with a valve groove outlet which communicates with the valve installation groove. The valve core is provided with a third sealing element along the circumference at a position which is higher than the valve groove outlet. The third sealing element abuts against the inner wall of the valve installation groove. The valve assembly further comprises a water outlet and a water outlet channel which communicates with the water outlet and the valve groove outlet. The valve groove inlet has a containing peripheral wall which protrudes along the circumference thereof. The valve assembly further comprises a valve sealing element which is arranged in the containing peripheral wall and an elastic element which abuts between the valve sealing element and the bottom wall of the valve installation groove. The valve sealing element abuts between the valve core and the containing peripheral wall.
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