Faucet

Abstract

The invention provides a faucet. The faucet comprises a faucet body, a mounting base and a locking assembly. The locking assembly is arranged on the lower side of the mounting base, the mounting base is operably connected with the locking assembly, and the locking assembly is configured to be at least partially controllably connected to the lower portion of the table top in an abutting mode; the mounting seat comprises a buckle component; the lower end of the faucet body can be sleeved outside the mounting seat, the lower end of the faucet body comprises a buckling hole, and the buckling component is operably buckled on the buckling hole. According to the technical scheme, the faucet convenient to disassemble and assemble can be provided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of bathroom devices, in particular to a faucet. Background Art

[0002] Conventional faucets are usually installed under the countertop, so professionals need to bend over, squat or lie under the dark and narrow basin for a long time, and use a variety of special tools to complete the installation. This installation method that requires assembly and locking under the countertop is time-consuming and laborious for faucet installers.

[0003] The prior art has disclosed a quick installation mechanism on a faucet table, including a mounting seat, a screw, a nut, a lifting seat that rises and falls after the screw and the nut rotate relative to each other, and two lever rotating arms; the mounting seat is provided with a mounting hole, the screw is arranged on one side of the mounting hole; the two lever rotating arms are pivotally connected to the lifting seat. This method of installing the faucet from above the countertop not only makes the faucet assembly simple, but also does not require the structure of the faucet itself, so it can be used for faucets of various structures. Moreover, it only uses a single screw, which occupies the minimum space of the countertop mounting hole, so that the faucet hose can pass smoothly. This mechanism can not only realize the installation of the faucet on the countertop, but also can be used for faucets of various styles, and can provide a sufficiently large installation space. It has the advantages of simple structure, reliability, small installation space occupied, and low cost.

[0004] After the structure is installed on the table, the faucet needs to be fixed by side locking screws, etc. Since the screws are exposed, they are easily affected by moisture and rust, and they are prone to failure after a long time, causing the faucet to shake. In addition, the locking and removal of the screws require the cooperation of a wrench. If the wrench is lost, the screw head cannot be removed or locked. Therefore, the above-mentioned patent case still has certain shortcomings, and installation and removal are relatively inconvenient.

[0005] In addition, for some faucets with pull-out tubes or water outlet pipes, when the pull-out tube is inserted into the mounting seat, it will rub against other components, and wear will occur over time. Summary of the invention

[0006] The object of the present invention is to overcome at least one of the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art and to provide a faucet.

[0007] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a faucet, including a faucet body, a mounting seat and a locking assembly; the locking assembly is arranged on the lower side of the mounting seat, the mounting seat is operably connected to the locking assembly, and the locking assembly is configured to at least partially controllably abut against the bottom of the countertop; the mounting seat includes a snap-fit ​​component; the lower end of the faucet body can be sleeved outside the mounting seat, the lower end of the faucet body includes a snap-fit ​​hole, and the snap-fit ​​component can be operably snap-fitted on the snap-fit ​​hole.

[0008] In a more preferred embodiment, the mounting seat includes a guide through hole, and the lower end of the faucet body is further provided with a connecting seat, and the connecting seat includes a guide tube extending downward, and the guide tube is used to penetrate the pull-out tube; the guide tube guides and slides on the guide through hole;

[0009] When the faucet body is sleeved outside the mounting seat, the guide tube at least passes through the mounting seat.

[0010] In a more preferred embodiment, a connecting seat is disposed at the lower end of the faucet body, and the connecting seat includes an operating button extending out of the faucet body, and the operating button can be pressed by an external force to move radially inward, and the operating button at least pushes the snap component to move radially to leave the snap hole.

[0011] In a more preferred embodiment, the connecting seat includes a fixing seat embedded in the lower end of the faucet body; the fixing seat includes the operating button, and the lower end of the faucet body also includes an operating through hole, and the operating button passes through the operating through hole.

[0012] In a more preferred embodiment, the snap-on component can be elastically deformed and rotated around its own lower end, the snap-on component includes a snap-on protrusion, and the outer side of the upper end of the snap-on component includes an engaging groove; the operating button can be elastically deformed and rotated around its own upper end, and the lower end of the operating button corresponds to the engaging groove; when the operating button can be pressed by external force to rotate radially inward, the lower end of the operating button pushes the upper end of the snap-on component to move radially inward so that the snap-on protrusion leaves the engaging hole.

[0013] In a more preferred embodiment, the upper end surface of the mounting seat further includes a first protrusion or a first groove separating the snap-fit ​​components, and the first protrusion or the first groove is connected to the lower end of the faucet body in an engaging configuration.

[0014] In a more preferred embodiment, the buckling hole and the operating through hole are arranged side by side up and down.

[0015] In a more preferred embodiment, the mounting seat includes a middle through hole, and the middle through hole is used to pass a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe.

[0016] In a more preferred embodiment, the mounting seat includes a seat body and a limiting sleeve, the limiting sleeve is sleeved outside the seat body, the seat body corresponds to the top of the table, the outer wall of the seat body includes a groove, the limiting sleeve includes the snap-fit ​​component, and the snap-fit ​​component can be elastically deformed along the radial direction to extend into or out of the groove accordingly.

[0017] In a more preferred embodiment, the limiting sleeve further includes a limiting groove, and the seat body includes a limiting protrusion. When the limiting sleeve is sleeved on the seat body, the limiting groove and the limiting protrusion are engaged and connected to limit the relative position of the limiting groove and the seat body.

[0018] In a more preferred embodiment, the locking assembly includes a stud, a moving part and an abutment part. The stud is operably rotatably arranged on the mounting seat, and the moving part is screwed on the stud. When the stud rotates, the moving part can move up and down along the stud so that the abutment part can abut against the bottom of the table surface.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] The faucet is easy to install and disassemble.

[0021] The seat body includes a guide through hole, and the lower end of the faucet body is also provided with a connecting seat, and the connecting seat includes a guide tube extending downward, and the guide tube is used to pass through the pull-out tube; the guide tube guides and slides on the guide through hole; when the faucet body is sleeved outside the mounting seat, the guide tube at least passes through the mounting seat. The guide tube can not only play the role of installation guidance, but also prevent the pull-out tube from friction and wear with other components, and play a protective role on the pull-out tube. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a faucet in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a mounting base and a locking assembly in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of a mounting base and a locking assembly in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of the faucet seat body and the connecting seat in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 5 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the faucet seat and the connecting seat in the preferred embodiment of the present invention

[0027] Figure 6-Figure 9A schematic diagram of the installation process of a faucet in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 10-11 It is a schematic diagram of the disassembly process of the faucet in the preferred embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention; it is obvious that the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments, and all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments of the present invention without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0030] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "top / bottom" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific position, be constructed and operated in a specific position, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0031] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly stipulated and limited, the terms "installed", "provided with", "mounted / connected", "connected", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "connection" can be a wall-mounted connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection. It can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection. It can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. It can be the internal connection of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0032] See also Figure 1-11 A faucet comprises a faucet body 1, a mounting seat 2 and a locking assembly 3.

[0033] The faucet body 1 includes a faucet seat 11, a faucet elbow 12, and a valve component 13 disposed in the faucet seat 11. The faucet elbow 12 is rotatably disposed on the faucet seat 11, and the valve component 13 is a conventional control valve. The faucet body 1 also includes a water inlet pipe 17 and a water outlet pipe 18 connected to the control valve. The control valve receives water from the water inlet pipe 17 to control the connection to the water outlet pipe 18. The water inlet pipe 17 and the water outlet pipe 18 both extend from the lower end of the faucet seat 11. The faucet body 1 also includes a pull-out pipe 14 and a water outlet head 15. The pull-out pipe 14 is connected to the water outlet pipe 18 and is disposed in the faucet seat 11 and the faucet elbow 12. The end of the pull-out pipe 14 is connected to the water outlet head 15. The user can pull the water outlet head 15, and the pull-out pipe 14 telescopically slides in the faucet seat 11 and the faucet elbow 12.

[0034] The locking assembly 3 is arranged on the lower side of the mounting seat 2, and the mounting seat 2 is operably connected to the locking assembly 3, and the locking assembly 3 is configured to at least partially controllably abut against the bottom of the table. The locking assembly 3 includes a stud 31, a moving member 32 and an abutting component 33, the stud 31 is operably rotatably arranged on the mounting seat 2, and the moving member 32 is screwed on the stud 31. When the stud 31 rotates, the moving member 32 can move up and down along the stud 31 so as to abut against the bottom of the table accordingly. The locking assembly 3 also includes a plug 34 and two guide pins 35. The plug 34 is located below the mounting seat 2, and the two guide pins 35 are connected between the plug 34 and the mounting seat 2, and the moving member 32 is slidably arranged on the two guide pins 35. When the stud 31 rotates, the moving member 32 can only move up and down along the stud 31 due to the effect of the guide pins 35 until the abutting component 33 is fixedly abutted against the bottom of the table accordingly. The abutment component 33 includes two rotating rods 331, and the rotating rods 331 are rotatably connected to the two sides of the movable member 32 respectively. The rotation center of the rotating rod 331 deviates from its middle position. Therefore, the rotating rod 331 will sag due to gravity. When the upper end of the rotating rod 331 abuts the bottom of the table surface, it will rotate accordingly until the entire rod body abuts the bottom of the table surface. This is a conventional structure and will not be described here.

[0035] The upper end of the stud 31 includes a connection interface 311. The connection interface 311 is a hexagonal hole. The connection interface 311 is located on the upper side of the mounting seat 2, so the user can directly operate above the table to achieve the connection between the locking assembly 3 and the table. The table is clamped between the mounting seat 2 and the locking assembly 3.

[0036] The mounting seat 2 includes a seat body 21 and a limiting sleeve 22. The limiting sleeve 22 is sleeved outside the seat body 21. The seat body 21 abuts against the top of the table. The outer wall of the seat body 21 includes a groove 211. The limiting sleeve 22 includes a buckle component 221. The buckle component 221 can be elastically deformed in the radial direction to extend into or extend out of the groove 211. The lower end of the faucet seat body 11 can be sleeved outside the mounting seat 2. The lower end of the faucet seat body 11 includes a buckle hole 111. The buckle component 221 can be operably buckled on the buckle hole 111.

[0037] The limiting sleeve 22 further includes a limiting groove 222 , and the seat body 21 includes a limiting protrusion 212 . When the limiting sleeve 22 is sleeved on the seat body 21 , the limiting groove 222 is engaged with the limiting protrusion 212 to limit the relative position of the limiting groove and the seat body 21 .

[0038] The seat body 21 includes a guide through hole 213. The lower end of the faucet body 1 is also provided with a connection seat 16. The connection seat 16 includes a guide tube 161 extending downward. The guide tube 161 is used to pass through the pull-out tube 14. The guide tube 161 guides and slides on the guide through hole 213. When the faucet body 1 is sleeved outside the mounting seat 2, the guide tube 161 at least passes through the bottom of the countertop. The connection seat 16 includes an operation button 162 extending outside the faucet body 1. The operation button 162 can be pressed by an external force to move radially inward. The operation button 162 at least pushes the buckle component 221 to move radially to leave the buckle hole 111. The connection seat 16 includes a fixed seat 163 embedded in the lower end of the faucet body 1. The fixed seat 163 includes the operation button 162. The lower end of the faucet body 1 also includes an operation through hole 112. The operation button 162 passes through the operation through hole 112. In this embodiment, the fixing seat 163 is fixedly connected to the faucet seat body 11 by screws.

[0039] The buckle component 221 can be elastically deformed and rotated around its lower end, and the buckle component 221 includes a buckle protrusion 2211. The outer side of the upper end of the buckle component 221 includes an engaging groove 2212; the operation button 162 can be elastically deformed and rotated around its upper end, and the lower end of the operation button 162 is correspondingly engaged with the engaging groove 2212; when the operation button 162 can be pressed by external force to rotate radially inward, the lower end of the operation button 162 pushes the upper end of the buckle component 221 to move radially inward so that the buckle protrusion leaves the buckle hole 111. In this embodiment, the buckle hole 111 and the operation through hole 112 are arranged side by side up and down.

[0040] The lower end of the seat body 21 further includes a first protrusion 214 or a first notch circumferentially spaced apart from the snap-fit ​​component 221 , and the first protrusion 214 or the second notch is connected with the second notch 113 or the second protrusion at the lower end of the faucet body 1 in an interlocking configuration.

[0041] The seat body 21 includes a middle through hole 215 , and the middle through hole 215 is used to pass the water inlet pipe 17 and the water outlet pipe 18 . In this embodiment, the guide through hole 213 is connected to the middle through hole 215 .

[0042] During the installation process, first pass the locking assembly 3 through the mounting hole 20 on the countertop until the mounting base 2 abuts against the top of the countertop. Then, use a tool to rotate the stud 31 so that the moving part 32 moves upward until the abutment part 33 is fixedly abutted against the bottom of the countertop. Then, pass the water inlet pipe 17, the water outlet pipe 18, etc. of the faucet body 1 through the middle through hole 215 so that the guide tube 161 is correspondingly inserted into the guide through hole 213. Then, press down the faucet seat 11 so that the buckle part 221 is connected to the buckle hole 111. During the disassembly process, squeeze the operating button 162 inward, at this time, the buckle part 221 is disconnected from the buckle hole 111, and the faucet seat 11 is pulled up.

[0043] The above is only a preferred specific implementation of the present invention, but the design concept of the present invention is not limited to this. Any technician familiar with the technical field who uses this concept to make non-substantial changes to the present invention within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention shall be deemed to infringe the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A faucet, characterized in that: It includes a faucet body, a mounting seat and a locking assembly; the locking assembly is arranged on the lower side of the mounting seat, the mounting seat is operably connected to the locking assembly, and the locking assembly is configured to at least partially controllably abut against the bottom of the countertop; the mounting seat includes a snap-fit ​​component; the lower end of the faucet body can be sleeved outside the mounting seat, the lower end of the faucet body includes a snap-fit ​​hole, and the snap-fit ​​component can be operably snap-fitted on the snap-fit ​​hole.

2. A faucet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting seat includes a guide through hole, and the lower end of the faucet body is also provided with a connecting seat, and the connecting seat includes a guide tube extending downward, and the guide tube is used to penetrate the pull-out tube; the guide tube guides and slides on the guide through hole; When the faucet body is sleeved outside the mounting seat, the guide tube at least passes through the mounting seat.

3. A faucet according to claim 1, characterized in that: A connecting seat is disposed at the lower end of the faucet body, and the connecting seat includes an operating button extending out of the faucet body. The operating button can be pressed by an external force to move radially inward, and the operating button at least pushes the buckle component to move radially to leave the buckle hole.

4. A faucet according to claim 3, characterized in that: The connecting seat includes a fixing seat embedded in the lower end of the faucet body; the fixing seat includes the operating button, and the lower end of the faucet body also includes an operating through hole, and the operating button passes through the operating through hole.

5. A faucet as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The buckle component can be elastically deformed and rotated around its own lower end, the buckle component includes a buckle protrusion, and the outer side of the upper end of the buckle component includes an engaging groove; the operating button can be elastically deformed and rotated around its own upper end, and the lower end of the operating button corresponds to the engaging groove; when the operating button can be pressed by external force to rotate radially inward, the lower end of the operating button pushes the upper end of the buckle component to move radially inward so that the buckle protrusion leaves the engaging hole.

6. A faucet according to claim 1 or 4, characterized in that: The mounting seat further comprises a first protrusion or a first notch which separates the snap-fit ​​components, and the first protrusion or the first notch is connected with the lower end of the faucet body in an embedded configuration.

7. A faucet according to claim 4, characterized in that: The buckling hole and the operating through hole are arranged side by side up and down.

8. A faucet according to claim 2, characterized in that: The mounting seat comprises a middle through hole, and the middle through hole is used for passing a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe.

9. A faucet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting seat includes a seat body and a limiting sleeve, the limiting sleeve is sleeved outside the seat body, the seat body corresponds to the top of the table, the outer wall of the seat body includes a groove, the limiting sleeve includes the snap-fit ​​component, and the snap-fit ​​component can be elastically deformed in the radial direction to extend into or extend out of the groove accordingly.

10. A faucet according to claim 9, characterized in that: The limiting sleeve further includes a limiting groove, and the seat body includes a limiting protrusion. When the limiting sleeve is sleeved on the seat body, the limiting groove is engaged with the limiting protrusion to limit the relative position of the limiting groove and the seat body.

11. A faucet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The locking assembly includes a stud, a moving part and an abutment component. The stud is operably rotatably arranged on the mounting seat, and the moving part is screwed on the stud. When the stud rotates, the moving part can move up and down along the stud to enable the abutment component to abut against the bottom of the table surface.

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