JP2019124065A - Faucet - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide the faucet that can easily recognize an operation method without losing an appearance.SOLUTION: The faucet having a glass surface on its surface comprises a display part for faucet operation. A convex portion is formed on the glass surface as the display part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a faucet provided with a glass surface.

  Patent Document 1 describes a water faucet provided with a glass surface. In this faucet, a flat-shaped placement portion is integrally attached to the faucet body so that an object can be placed on the upper surface portion of the faucet body attached to the wall surface of the bathroom. And using glass as a material of a mounting part is disclosed.

  Usually, the faucet is provided with a display unit indicating an operation method such as a handle, and a method of providing the display unit by printing is generally known. In a faucet provided with a glass surface, the display portion may be provided by printing on the glass surface in order to make the display portion easy to see.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-4354

  The display portion provided on the glass surface by printing has a smooth glass surface as compared with the surface of another material such as a resin, and is thus easily peeled off by friction or the like due to use. In addition, there are cases where the display method itself called printing itself is not resistant to friction. And there existed a problem that an aesthetics worsened and an operation method also became incomprehensible by a display part peeling or partially worn away. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a faucet which can easily recognize an operation method without impairing the appearance.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned subject, in the present invention, in the faucet which has a glass surface in the surface, the above-mentioned glass surface is provided with the indicator for operation of a faucet, and the above-mentioned indicator is a convex formed in the above-mentioned glass surface It is characterized by being a department.

  In the above configuration, the glass surface is preferably provided flat on the upper portion of the water faucet.

  In the above configuration, it is preferable to include a light emitter capable of emitting light toward the display portion.

  As described above, according to the present invention, since the display portion is not worn or peeled off by forming the convex portion on the glass surface as the display portion, the user can easily recognize the operation method without losing the appearance. it can.

FIG. Top view of a faucet. BB sectional drawing of FIG. 2 in a glass plate. The schematic cross section which shows the inside of the faucet seen from the A direction. The perspective view which shows the example of a change of a glass plate.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a water faucet will be described based on the drawings.
The present embodiment is embodied in a hot and cold water mixing faucet (hereinafter, simply referred to as a water faucet) for a bathroom that can discharge water, hot water, and mixed water of hot water and hot water.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the water supply joint 11 and the hot water supply joint 12 are respectively connected to a pair of water supply ports and a hot water supply port (both not shown) at the rear of the faucet 10. The joints 12 are respectively connected to a pipe extending from the water supply source and a pipe (not shown) extending from the hot water supply source. A shower hose 14 is connected to the shower outlet 13 at the rear of the water faucet 10, and a shower head (not shown) is connected to the tip of the shower hose 14. A lower part of the faucet 10 is provided with a curry discharge port 15.

As shown in FIG. 1, a water discharge amount adjustment handle 20 is provided at the right end of the faucet 10, and a temperature adjustment handle 21 is provided at the left end of the faucet 10.
Further, a shower side push button 22 described later is provided on the front right side of the faucet 10, a curran side push button 23 described later is provided on the front center of the faucet 10, and a front portion of the faucet 10 is provided. On the left side, a lighting switch 24 described later is provided. The shower side push button 22 and the currant side push button 23 are push-on and push-off types by the action of a spring and a cam (both not shown). , 23 are retracted and held at that position, and pressing the second button 22, 23 returns the buttons 22, 23 to the projecting position.

  And when each button of the shower side push button 22 and the callan side push button 23 is in the state of projecting forward, the shower head and the callan discharge port 15 are in the water stop state. When the shower side push button 22 is depressed, shower water discharge from the shower head is performed. When the currant side push button 23 is pushed in, water discharge from the currant discharge port 15 is performed. In these cases of water spouting, the water spouting amount is adjusted by rotating the water spouting amount adjusting handle 20. In addition, the temperature control of the temperature control handle 21 adjusts the temperature of the water discharge. The surfaces of the push buttons 22 and 23 are provided with a pattern simulating shower water spouting and currant spouting, each of which indicates an operation target.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a flat glass plate 30 is provided on the top of the faucet 10. The glass plate 30 is colorless and transparent, and the lower surface thereof is painted so as to partially transmit light. The convex portion as the display portion is formed on the glass surface 31 which is the upper surface of the glass plate 30.

  As shown in FIG. 2, at the right end of the glass surface 31, a water discharge amount adjustment side convex portion 32 indicating the operation direction of the water discharge amount adjustment handle 20 is formed. At the left end of the glass surface 31, a temperature control side convex portion 33 indicating the operation direction of the temperature control handle 21 is formed. As shown in FIG. 3, the water discharge amount adjusting convex portion 32 is formed such that the glass material itself has a convex shape. And the pattern shown in FIG. 2 is a shape which protrudes about 0.2-1.0 mm on the basis of the glass surface 31 as it is. The same applies to the temperature adjustment side convex portion 33.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the water discharge amount adjusting convex portions 32 are arranged such that five one-shaped figures are arranged in the front and back at regular intervals in plan view. The first figures are different in length in the left-right direction, are aligned on the right side, and are arranged to be longer only in the left direction from the front side to the rear side. This indicates that when the water discharge amount adjustment handle 20 is rotated forward, the water discharge amount decreases, and when the water discharge amount adjustment handle 20 is rotated backward, the water discharge amount increases.

  The temperature control side convex portion 33 is composed of a numeral 40, a forward triangular arrow, a backward triangular arrow, and alphabets C and H, and is disposed in the order of the forward triangular arrow C on the front side with respect to 40, The rear triangles are arranged in the order of H on the rear side with respect to 40 as a reference. This is because when the temperature control handle 21 is rotated from the 40 (° C.) position as the proper temperature position to the C side (front side), the spout water temperature decreases, and the temperature control handle 21 from the 40 (° C.) position to the H side (rear It is indicated that the water discharge temperature rises when rotating operation to the side).

  As shown in FIG. 4, a circuit 41 including an LED lamp 40 as a light emitter is built in the faucet 10, and the LED lamp 40 is a convex portion 32 from the back side of the glass plate 30 at the time of lighting. , 33 are provided one by one respectively. (The convex part 33 side is not illustrated.) LED lamp 40 shows what has resistance etc. which are needed for light emission of LED which is not illustrated in circuit 41 other than LED (light emitting diode).

  In the circuit 41, the LED lamp 40, the battery 43, and the lighting switch 24 are connected in series by the conducting wire. The lighting switch 24 is a push-on / push-off type, and the LED lamp 40 is turned on by pressing the lighting switch 24 for the first time, and the LED lamp 40 is turned off by pressing the lighting switch 24 for the second time.

The following effects are obtained in the present embodiment.
(1) The convex portions 32 and 33 as display portions indicating the operating directions of the handles 20 and 21 are made of a glass material, and therefore do not wear off or disappear even after long-term use . Therefore, it is possible to easily recognize the operation method without losing the appearance.

(2) Since the display portion is formed by the convex portions 32 and 33, the display content can be recognized by touching with hands even when the eyes are closed by hair washing or the like.

(3) Since the flat glass surface 31 is provided in the upper part of the faucet 10, the cleaning property is good. Moreover, since the glass surface 31 is strong against frictions, such as cleaning, an aesthetics can be maintained in the long run.

(4) When the LED lamp 40 is turned on, the convex portions 32 and 33 of the glass surface 31 are irradiated from below to diffusely reflect light. Therefore, the brightness is increased and the appearance is further improved compared to the case where only ordinary room lighting is used.

The present embodiment can be modified as follows. The present embodiment and the following modifications can be implemented in combination with one another as long as there is no technical contradiction.
The glass plate 30 may be colored translucent or mirror-like.

-The display content which convex part 32 and 33 show is not limited to the operation direction of a steering wheel, and should just be what suggests the operation method of a faucet. For example, like the symbols provided on the push buttons 22 and 23, the operation target may be shown.
The convex portions 32 and 33 may have a concave shape as well as the convex shape. It may be a combination of convex and concave shapes. Further, the convex shape may be minute, or may be a rough surface in which the minute convex shapes are gathered. The rough surface may be provided, for example, by sand blasting on a glass surface.

  -The glass surface 31 which provides the convex parts 32 and 33 is not limited only to the upper surface of the glass plate 30, For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a side surface may be sufficient, and a lower surface etc. may be sufficient. Furthermore, the glass surface 31 may be separately provided with a glass member, and may be provided on the front surface of the faucet 10, or may be provided on the push button 22, 23, the handle 20, 21 or the like.

The power source of the light emitter may be anything that can supply power to cause the light emitter to emit light, and in addition to the battery 43, an external power source or a self-generating device of a water faucet by water flow may be used.
The light-emitting body may be any as long as it emits light, and in addition to the LED lamp 40, an incandescent lamp may be used, or a power source such as fluorescent paint may not be used.
The light emitter can emit light in various colors.

The light emitter may not only be lighted but also blink, or may be lighted in conjunction with the movement of the handle or the like.
The position at which the light emitter is disposed is not limited to the inside of the faucet 10, and may be provided on the upper side of the glass surface 31 by an arm or the like, for example.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Water faucet 20 Water discharge amount adjustment handle 21 Temperature control handle 24 Light switch 30 Glass plate 31 Glass surface 32 Water discharge amount adjustment side convex part (display part) 33 Temperature adjustment Side convex part (display part), 40 ... LED lamp, 41 ... Circuit.

Claims (3)

  A faucet having a glass surface on the surface, the glass surface including a display unit indicating an operation method of the faucet, the display unit being a convex portion formed on the glass surface .   The faucet according to claim 1, wherein the glass surface is flatly provided on the top of the faucet. The water faucet according to claim 1, further comprising a light emitter capable of emitting light toward the display unit.