Novel faucet accessory

By incorporating a sleeve and claw structure on the faucet valve seat, the problem of cumbersome replacement of existing faucet valve cores is solved, enabling rapid replacement and simplified installation of the valve core.

CN223754712UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-02陈扬
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520514240.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-24
Publication Date
2026-01-02
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-24

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Technical Problem

The replacement of existing faucet valve cores requires complete disassembly or installation of a pressure cap, making the replacement process cumbersome.

Method used

A new type of faucet accessory has been designed. By setting a sleeve and claw structure on the valve seat, the valve core can be directly inserted and fixed by the pressure cap, simplifying the valve core replacement process.

Benefits of technology

It enables quick replacement of the valve core, simplifies the installation and disassembly process, and improves replacement efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a novel faucet accessory, which relates to the technical field of faucets and comprises a base, a hot water connecting pipe arranged on the top surface of the base, a cold water connecting pipe arranged on one side of the hot water connecting pipe, a valve seat arranged on the top surface of the cold water connecting pipe, a connecting seat arranged on the top surface of the valve seat, a gasket arranged on the top of the connecting seat and four clamping grooves arranged on the surface of the valve seat. A sleeve is arranged on one side of the valve seat, four clamping jaws are arranged on the outer surface of the sleeve, a valve element is arranged in the sleeve, a shell is arranged outside the valve seat, a side cylinder is arranged on the surface of the shell, the sleeve is inserted into the valve seat in advance, and the clamping jaws of the sleeve are clamped in clamping grooves of the valve seat so that the sleeve can be installed on the valve seat. When the valve core is replaced, only the valve core needs to be pressed into the sleeve, the valve core is attached to the valve seat, the limiting block of the valve core is clamped into the limiting hole of the valve seat, after the valve core is installed, the gland is screwed on the thread on the outer surface of the top end of the sleeve, the valve core is fixed into the sleeve through the gland, and therefore replacement of the valve core is completed.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to faucet technical field especially relates to a novel faucet accessory. BACKGROUND

[0002] According to the water faucet of inside water inlet and outlet of valve core disclosed by Chinese publication (announcement) No. CN101113790A, it includes the faucet and the valve core in the faucet three-way channel, the valve core is connected by the spacer piece, the fixed piece, the movable piece, the valve stem, the rotation limit piece, the gland cap in proper order and is composed, the movable piece is driven by the valve stem and can rotate in the range limited by the rotation limit piece, the rest components are fixed with the channel side wall, the spacer piece and the fixed piece all are equipped with the axial water inlet and outlet hole that is separated by the spacer strip and is connected respectively, the movable piece is equipped with the axial water inlet and outlet groove that is separated by the spacer strip on the side adjacent with the fixed piece, and the spacer strip of the movable piece and the fixed piece can overlap or stagger with the movable piece rotation, and the water inlet and outlet channel respectively through the bottom and respectively located the water inlet and outlet hole axial side of the spacer piece and the water inlet and outlet hole of the spacer piece are connected.The present application can control the water flow to pass through the valve core inside to parallel axis direction water inlet and outlet, thereby overcoming the defects such as many sealing surfaces, easy to leak, easy to oxidize, small water output and the like of the existing faucet.

[0003] The valve core of the above-mentioned technology and prior art still needs to use the pointed nose pliers when installing or dismounting the gland, so that the whole valve core replacement process is more complicated, and the valve core cannot be directly taken out when the faucet is dismounted. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model discloses a novel faucet accessory to solve the shortcomings of the prior art that the valve core needs to be integrally dismounted or installed when being replaced.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: a novel faucet accessory, including the base, the top surface of base is equipped with hot water connecting pipe, one side of hot water connecting pipe is equipped with cold water connecting pipe, the top surface of cold water connecting pipe is equipped with valve seat, the top surface of valve seat is equipped with connecting seat, the top of connecting seat is equipped with gasket, the surface of valve seat is equipped with four clamping grooves, one side of valve seat is equipped with sleeve, the outer surface of sleeve is equipped with four clamping claws, the inside of sleeve is equipped with valve core, the outside of valve seat is equipped with shell, the surface of shell is equipped with side cylinder.

[0006] Preferably, the hot water connecting pipe and the cold water connecting pipe are both arranged on the top surface of the base, and the bottom surfaces of the cold water connecting pipe and the hot water connecting pipe are integrally formed with the base.

[0007] Preferably, the valve seat is arranged on the top surfaces of the cold water connecting pipe and the hot water connecting pipe, and the bottom surface of the valve seat is integrally formed with the cold water connecting pipe and the hot water connecting pipe.

[0008] Preferably, the connecting seat is arranged on the top surface of the valve seat, and the connecting seat is integrally formed with the valve seat, and the gasket is sleeved on the outer surface of the connecting seat.

[0009] Preferably, the side cylinder is arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the valve seat, and the side cylinder is integrally formed with the shell, the gasket, the valve seat, the hot water connecting pipe, the cold water connecting pipe and the base are arranged in the shell, and one end of the connecting seat penetrates out of the shell.

[0010] Preferably, the four clamping grooves are arranged on the surface of the valve seat at equal intervals, and the four clamping claws on the surface of the sleeve are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the clamping grooves.

[0011] Preferably, the sleeve is inserted into the valve seat, and the sleeve penetrates through the side cylinder, the four clamping claws on the outer surface of the sleeve are clamped in the clamping grooves of the valve seat, the valve core is inserted into the valve seat, and the valve core penetrates through the side cylinder and the sleeve. Beneficial effects

[0012] In the utility model, the sleeve is inserted into the valve seat in advance, and the clamping claws of the sleeve are clamped in the clamping grooves of the valve seat, so that the sleeve is installed on the valve seat, when the valve core is installed, the valve core is only needed to be pressed into the inside of the sleeve, the valve core is attached to the valve seat, and the limiting block of the valve core is clamped into the limiting hole of the valve seat, after the valve core is installed, the gland is screwed on the threads on the outer surface of the top end of the sleeve, the gland fixes the valve core in the sleeve, and the replacement of the valve core is completed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 It is an isometric view of the utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 It is a partial perspective view of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 3 It is a perspective view of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 4 It is a partial view of the utility model; Figure 3 A-A section view of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 5 It is a partial front view of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 6 It is a partial parts view of the utility model.

[0019] Legend:

[0020] 1, shell; 2, side cylinder; 3, valve seat; 4, hot water connecting pipe; 5, cold water connecting pipe; 6, gasket; 7, connecting seat; 8, valve core; 9, clamping groove; 10, sleeve; 11, clamping claw; 12, base. Detailed Implementation

[0021] To make the technical means, creative features, and achieved objectives and effects of this utility model easier to understand, the present utility model is further described below with reference to specific embodiments and accompanying drawings. However, the following embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of this utility model and not all of them. Other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments described in the implementation plan without creative effort are all within the protection scope of this utility model.

[0022] The specific embodiments of this utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Specific Implementation

[0023] Reference Figures 1-6 A novel faucet accessory includes a base 12. A hot water connection pipe 4 is located on the top surface of the base 12. A cold water connection pipe 5 is located on one side of the hot water connection pipe 4. A valve seat 3 is located on the top surface of the cold water connection pipe 5. A connecting seat 7 is located on the top surface of the valve seat 3. A gasket 6 is located on the top of the connecting seat 7. Four slots 9 are located on the surface of the valve seat 3. A sleeve 10 is located on one side of the valve seat 3. Four claws 11 are located on the outer surface of the sleeve 10. A valve core 8 is located inside the sleeve 10. An outer shell 1 is located outside the valve seat 3. A side sleeve 2 is located on the surface of the outer shell 1. Both the hot water connection pipe 4 and the cold water connection pipe 5 are located on the top surface of the base 12, and their bottom surfaces are integrally formed with the base 12. The valve seat 3 is located on the top surfaces of the cold water connection pipe 5 and the hot water connection pipe 4, and its bottom surface is connected to the cold water connection pipe 5 and the hot water connection pipe 4. Pipe 4 is integrally formed. Connector 7 is set on the top surface of valve seat 3 and is integrally formed with valve seat 3. Gasket 6 is sleeved on the outer surface of connector 7. The position of side cylinder 2 corresponds one-to-one with the position of valve seat 3 and is integrally formed with outer shell 1. Gasket 6, valve seat 3, hot water connecting pipe 4, cold water connecting pipe 5 and base 12 are all installed inside outer shell 1 and one end of connector 7 extends through outer shell 1. Four slots 9 are equally spaced around the surface of valve seat 3 and the positions of four claws 11 on the surface of sleeve 10 correspond one-to-one with the positions of slots 9. Sleeve 10 is inserted into the inside of valve seat 3 and passes through side cylinder 2. The four claws 11 on the outer surface of sleeve 10 are all locked in the slots 9 of valve seat 3. Valve core 8 is inserted into the inside of valve seat 3 and passes through side cylinder 2 and sleeve 10.

[0024] The hot water connecting pipe 4 and the cold water connecting pipe 5 are arranged on the top surface of the base 12, the base 12 is screwed on the faucet interface of the sink, thereby fixing the faucet on the sink, after installation, the external hot water pipe and the cold water pipe are connected to the hot water connecting pipe 4 and the cold water connecting pipe 5 on the top surface of the base 12, thereby providing hot water and cold water for the faucet, and the hot water and the cold water are delivered into the valve core 8 in the valve seat 3 through the hot water connecting pipe 4 and the cold water connecting pipe 5, the mixing ratio of the hot water and the cold water is controlled through the valve core 8, and finally delivered into the elbow pull head installed on the connecting seat 7 through the connecting seat 7, after the base 12 is installed, the shell 1 is sleeved on the valve seat 3, the hot water connecting pipe 4, the cold water connecting pipe 5 and the base 12, the valve seat 3, the hot water connecting pipe 4, the cold water connecting pipe 5 and the base 12 are protected through the shell 1, when the installation is completed, the connecting seat 7 on the top surface of the valve seat 3 penetrates out of the shell 1, the connecting seat 7 penetrating out of the shell 1 is used for installing the elbow pull head, and because the gasket 6 is sleeved on the outer surface of the connecting seat 7, when the shell 1 is installed, the gasket 6 abuts against the shell 1, preventing the shell 1 from moving downward excessively, the side cylinder 2 is arranged at a position corresponding to the position of the valve seat 3, the valve seat 3 is used for installing the valve core 8 and the sleeve 10, because the positions of the side cylinder 2 and the valve seat 3 correspond to each other, the sleeve 10 can be inserted into the valve seat 3 through the side cylinder 2, because the bottom end of the sleeve 10 is provided with four clamping claws 11, and the outer surface of the valve seat 3 is provided with four clamping grooves 9, when the sleeve 10 is inserted on the valve seat 3, the four clamping claws 11 are pressed inward to shrink, when moving to the position of the clamping groove 9 of the valve seat 3, the four clamping claws 11 rebound into the clamping groove 9 through the elastic force of the four clamping claws 11, thereby fixing the sleeve 10 on the valve seat 3, after the sleeve 10 is installed, the sleeve 10 clamps the shell 1, the sleeve 10 is used for fixing the valve core 8, the valve core 8 is used for controlling the opening and closing and the water volume of the faucet, and the valve core 8 is usually made of ceramic sheet or stainless steel, and the bottom end is provided with three holes: one for controlling cold water to enter, one for controlling hot water to enter, and one for water to flow out, the valve core 8 controls the mixing ratio of cold water and hot water through rotating the handle, thereby realizing the water temperature adjusting function.

[0025] The sleeve 10 is inserted into the valve seat 3 in advance, and the clamping claw 11 of the sleeve 10 is clamped in the clamping groove 9 of the valve seat 3, so that the sleeve 10 is installed on the valve seat 3, when the valve core 8 is installed, the valve core 8 is only needed to be pressed into the inside of the sleeve 10, and pressed along the sleeve 10 to the valve seat 3, and finally abutted on the valve seat 3, and the limiting block of the valve core 8 is clamped into the limiting hole of the valve seat 3, after the valve core 8 is installed, the gland is screwed on the threads on the outer surface of the top end of the sleeve 10, so that the gland fixes the valve core 8 in the inside of the sleeve 10, thereby completing the replacement of the valve core 8. Specific embodiments

[0026] Reference Figures 1-6When the claw 11 of the sleeve 10 is damaged and needs to be replaced, the gland of the faucet is unscrewed, the valve core 8 is pulled out from the sleeve 10, the sleeve 10 is directly pulled out from the valve seat 3 after the valve core 8 is pulled out, the broken claw 11 of the sleeve 10 is left in the valve seat 3, the broken claw 11 in the valve seat 3 is picked out by using the tweezers, the new sleeve 10 is inserted on the valve seat 3 after the claw 11 is picked out, and the claw 11 of the sleeve 10 is clamped in the clamping groove 9 of the valve seat 3, so that the replacement of the sleeve 10 is completed.

[0027] In summary:

[0028] The sleeve 10 is inserted on the valve seat 3 in advance, the claw 11 of the sleeve 10 is clamped in the clamping groove 9 of the valve seat 3, the sleeve 10 is installed on the valve seat 3, when the valve core 8 is installed, the valve core 8 is pressed into the inside of the sleeve 10, the valve core 8 is attached to the valve seat 3, and the limiting block of the valve core 8 is clamped in the limiting hole of the valve seat 3, the gland is screwed on the threads on the outer surface of the top end of the sleeve 10 after the valve core 8 is installed, the gland fixes the valve core 8 in the inside of the sleeve 10, so that the replacement of the valve core 8 is completed.

[0029] In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the first feature is "on" or "under" the second feature, which can include direct contact between the first and second features, or indirect contact between the first and second features through another feature therebetween. Moreover, the first feature "on", "above" and "above" the second feature includes the first feature directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the first feature is higher than the second feature in horizontal height. The first feature "under", "below" and "below" the second feature includes the first feature directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the first feature is lower than the second feature in horizontal height.

[0030] The basic principles, main features and advantages of the present application are shown and described above. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present application is not limited by the above embodiments, and the above embodiments and descriptions in the specification are only preferred examples of the present application and do not limit the present application. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, various changes and improvements can be made to the present application, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the claimed present application. The scope of protection of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A new faucet fitting comprising a base (12) characterized in that: The top surface of the base (12) is provided with a hot water connecting pipe (4), one side of the hot water connecting pipe (4) is provided with a cold water connecting pipe (5), the top surface of the cold water connecting pipe (5) is provided with a valve seat (3), the top surface of the valve seat (3) is provided with a connecting seat (7), the top of the connecting seat (7) is provided with a gasket (6), the surface of the valve seat (3) is provided with four clamping grooves (9), one side of the valve seat (3) is provided with a sleeve (10), the outer surface of the sleeve (10) is provided with four clamping claws (11), the inside of the sleeve (10) is provided with a valve core (8), the outside of the valve seat (3) is provided with an outer shell (1), the surface of the outer shell (1) is provided with a side cylinder (2).

2. A new faucet fitting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hot water connecting pipe (4) and the cold water connecting pipe (5) are arranged on the top surface of the base (12), and the bottom surfaces of the cold water connecting pipe (5) and the hot water connecting pipe (4) are integrally formed with the base (12).

3. A new faucet fitting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The valve seat (3) is arranged on the top surfaces of the cold water connecting pipe (5) and the hot water connecting pipe (4), and the bottom surface of the valve seat (3) is integrally formed with the cold water connecting pipe (5) and the hot water connecting pipe (4).

4. A new faucet fitting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting seat (7) is arranged on the top surface of the valve seat (3), and the connecting seat (7) is integrally formed with the valve seat (3), and the gasket (6) is sleeved on the outer surface of the connecting seat (7).

5. A new faucet fitting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side cylinder (2) is arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the valve seat (3), and the side cylinder (2) is integrally formed with the outer shell (1), the gasket (6), the valve seat (3), the hot water connecting pipe (4), the cold water connecting pipe (5) and the base (12) are all arranged in the inside of the outer shell (1), and one end of the connecting seat (7) penetrates out of the outer shell (1).

6. A new faucet fitting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The four clamping grooves (9) are arranged equidistantly on the surface of the valve seat (3), and the four clamping claws (11) on the surface of the sleeve (10) are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the clamping grooves (9).

7. A new faucet fitting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sleeve (10) is inserted into the inside of the valve seat (3), and the sleeve (10) penetrates through the side cylinder (2), the four clamping claws (11) on the outer surface of the sleeve (10) are all clamped in the clamping grooves (9) of the valve seat (3), the valve core (8) is inserted into the inside of the valve seat (3), and the valve core (8) penetrates through the side cylinder (2) and the sleeve (10).

Citation Information

Patent Citations

  • Water faucet capable of water inlet and outlet from valve core inside

    CN101113790A