Embedded Thermostatic Faucet With Compact End Connector Layout
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional thermostatic faucets have a large volume due to the arrangement of water outlet connectors on the lateral side, increasing the space occupied by the mounting body and decorative cover, and require check valves on the front and rear sides, further enlarging the volume.
Innovation Solution
The embedded thermostatic faucet design includes a hot water connector on the front and a cold water connector on the rear, with a thermostatic hole in the middle, allowing for water mixing and outlet channels on the ends, and check valves on the upper surface, eliminating lateral outlet connectors and reducing the overall volume.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the water outlet connector is arranged on the lateral side of the mounting body, then three water outlet connectors can be provided, but the actual length of the mounting body increases, resulting in increased volume and enlarged space occupied
Solution Approach 1:
The patent repositions the three water outlet connectors from a lateral arrangement (increasing length) to an arrangement on the front and rear ends of the mounting body (utilizing depth dimension). Specifically, two connectors are arranged on one end (front or rear) and one connector on the other end, allowing all three connectors to be provided without increasing the actual length of the mounting body, thus reducing the volume and space occupied.
2Reliability
If check valves are mounted at the positions where hot water channel and cold water channel communicate with thermostatic valve core, then backflow can be avoided, but the two check valves located on front and rear sides further increase the volume of the mounting body
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the check valves into the existing water channel structure rather than mounting them as separate external components. The check valves are positioned within the water channels at the communication positions with the thermostatic valve core, merging the backflow prevention function with the water flow path. This integration allows backflow prevention functionality to be achieved without significantly increasing the overall volume of the mounting body.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a novel embedded thermostatic faucet. The novel embedded thermostatic faucet includes a body, a hot water connector arranged on a front side of a left end of the body and a cold-water connector arranged at the rear side of the left end of the body. A hot water channel and a cold water channel are arranged in the body, an upper surface of a middle portion of the body is provided with a thermostatic hole, the hot water channel is in communication with the cold water channel by means of the thermostatic hole, an upper surface of a right end of the body is provided with an opening and closing hole, the opening and closing hole is in communication with the thermostatic hole by means of a water mixing channel, a matching thermostatic valve core is arranged in the thermostatic hole, a matching opening and closing valve core is arranged in the opening and closing hole, a front water outlet connector is arranged on a front side of the right end of the body, a rear water outlet connector is arranged on a rear side of the right end of the body, and a water outlet port is arranged on an upper surface of the left end of the body. The novel embedded thermostatic faucet of the utility model can ensure normal flow of cold and hot water and minimize a volume of a mounting body under the condition of normal water outlet, thus reducing space occupied and effectively reducing a volume of a decorative cover.