KR200429978Y1 - Hose connecting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

Hose connection structures are disclosed that are suitable for use as connection structures when connecting cold and hot water hoses to faucet fittings. Cold and hot water hoses and faucet fittings are connected by connecting members. The connecting member consists of a connector, an O-ring and a binding ring. The connector is inserted into the inner diameter of one end of the cold and hot water hose on one side, and a hose insertion part is formed on the outer surface, and the other end is integrally formed with the supporting end having the O-ring groove, the ring operation groove, and the removal groove on both ends. The port insert is formed. Between the port insertion portion and the hose insertion portion is formed a prevention end for preventing excessive entry of the cold and hot water hose, and a through hole for guiding the flow of water passing through the cold and hot water hose is formed therein. O-rings are installed in the o-ring grooves to prevent fluid leakage. The binding ring is installed in the port insertion part and screwed into the cold / hot water coupling port of the port plate. With this configuration, the connection member coupled to one side of the cold / hot water hose can be easily coupled or separated from the cold / hot water coupling port, thereby providing ease of assembly and ease of use, and This prevents the connection member from being separated from the cold / hot water coupling port and makes it easy to replace damaged cold / hot water hoses.

Hose, Structure, End Connections, Bonding Rings

Description

HOSE CONNECTING STRUCTURE}

1 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a perspective view showing a state in which a cold and hot water hose is connected to the faucet bracket by the present invention;

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the connecting member in Figure 1;

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupled state of the connecting member in FIG.

Figure 4 is a state diagram of the use of the hose connecting structure according to the present invention, Figure 4a is a view of a state in which the connector is located in the cold and hot water coupling port of the port plate formed in the faucet, Figure 4b is a connector of the connection member is cold Figure 4c is a view showing a state screwed to the hot water coupling port, Figure 4c is a view showing a state in which the support piece of the binding ring is removed from the removal groove of the port insertion portion, Figure 4d is a state in which the connector is rotated in the cold / hot water coupling port Figures shown;

5 is a view showing the operating state of the connection member and the cold / hot water coupling port according to the present invention, Figure 5a is a plan view of the state before the connection member is coupled to the cold / hot water coupling port is rotated, Figure 5b is A plan view showing a state in which a connection member coupled to a cold / hot water coupling port is rotated;

6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a connection member according to the prior art is coupled to a cold / hot water hose; And

7 is a schematic and enlarged view showing a state in which a cold / hot water hose coupled with a connection member is connected to a faucet bracket installed in a sink.

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110: faucet bracket 113: pot plate

114: cold and hot water coupling port 120: cold and hot water hose

140: connecting member 150: connector

151: hose insertion portion 152: locking projection

153: port insertion portion 154: O-ring groove

155: ring operating groove 156: support end

156A: stripping groove 158: prevention stage

159: through hole 160: O-ring

170: binding ring 171: ring body

172: cutout 174: coupling piece

175: coupling end 177: support piece

The present invention relates to a hose connection structure, to prevent the connection member is separated from the cold / hot water coupling port formed in the faucet, can easily connect or separate the connection member to the cold / hot water coupling port, damaged cold It relates to a hose connecting structure to facilitate the replacement of the hot water hose.

In general, washbasins, bathtubs or sinks in the washrooms are inevitably provided with faucet fittings provided in the wall and connected with cold and hot water supply pipes for supplying cold and hot water to discharge water. Most of the faucet bracket is connected to the cold water hose and the hot water hose for supplying hot water to discharge the cold water, hot water or a mixture thereof by the user's choice.

6 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a connection member according to the related art is coupled to a cold / hot water hose, and FIG. 7 is a schematic view and enlarged view illustrating a state in which a cold / hot water hose coupled with a connection member is connected to a faucet bracket installed in a sink. It is also.

As illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, the power receiving bracket 20 having the port plate 21 having the cold / hot water coupling port 22 therein is fixed to the sink 10. A female screw portion 22A is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the cold / hot water coupling port 22. The faucet bracket 20 is provided with an adjustment lever 24 for separating cold water and hot water by a user's operation to supply water or to control the discharge amount of the mixed water.

One end of the cold / hot water hose 30 is connected to the cold / hot water coupling port 22 by the connecting member 50, and a cold / hot water hose is provided in the cold / hot water supply pipe 40 which is provided in the wall to supply cold water and hot water. The other end of the 30 is connected by the fastening member 60.

The connecting member 50 has a hose inserting portion 51 inserted into the inner diameter of the cold / hot water hose 30 at one end thereof, and a male screw portion 54 on the outer surface thereof so as to be screwed to the cold / hot water coupling port 22 at the other end thereof. Is formed, the port insertion portion 53 is formed. A fixed portion 56 is formed integrally between the port inserting portion 53 and the hose inserting portion 51 and is formed in a polygonal shape so that a tightening means such as a spanner can be positioned, and the fixing portion 56 and the port inserting portion are formed. A through hole 58 is formed in the part 53 and the hose insertion part 51 to guide the flow of water passing through the cold / hot water hose 30. In addition, an O-ring groove 59 is formed between the port insertion portion 53 and the fixing portion 56 so that the O-ring 70 may be inserted.

A coupling member 80 connecting the faucet bracket 20 and the sink 10 to the lower part of the faucet bracket 20 is screwed.

Reference numeral 36 is installed on the outer periphery of the cold and hot water hose 30 so that the hose inserting portion 51 is firmly assembled with the cold and hot water hose 30 to crimp the cold and hot water hose 30. It is.

However, in the related art, as the connecting member 50 is screwed to the cold / hot water coupling port 22, a flow is generated by the flow of water, and the connecting member 50 is connected to the cold / hot water coupling port by the flow. There was a problem to be separated in (22). That is, as the male screw portion 54 formed at the tip of the port inserting portion 53 of the connecting member 50 to the female screw portion 22A of the cold / hot water coupling port 22 takes a long time, When used for a long time, the connecting member 50 is screwed to the cold / hot water coupling port 22 by the flow of the cold / hot water hose 30 for supplying the water supplied through the cold / hot water supply pipe to the faucet bracket 20 ), The pot insertion portion 53 is released from the cold / hot water coupling port 22, and thus the connection member 50 is separated from the power receiving bracket 20, as well as water leakage.

Then, in order to prevent the connection member 50 from being separated from the cold / hot water coupling port 22, after applying an adhesive means such as adhesive to the male screw portion 54 formed in the port insertion portion 53 of the connection member 50 The female screw portion 22A of the cold / hot water coupling port 22 is screwed together. In this case, the port insertion portion 53 of the connecting member 50 can be prevented from being separated from the cold / hot water coupling port 22. In this case, however, if the connection member 50 is firmly fastened, the cold / hot water hose 30 may be twisted due to the friction of the O-ring 70, and the cold / hot water hose 30 may be deformed and damaged. (30) If the replacement or the leakage occurs in the connection portion between the cold and hot water coupling port 22 and the port insertion portion 53, the connecting member 50 can not be separated from the cold and hot water coupling port 22 The hot water hose 30 cannot be replaced and the port insertion portion 53 cannot be separated from the cold / hot water coupling port 22. There was a problem.

The present invention is devised to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the technical problem of the present invention is to prevent the connection member is separated from the cold / hot water coupling port formed in the faucet bracket, connected to the cold / hot water coupling port It is to provide a hose connecting structure that can easily combine or detach the member, and can easily replace the damaged cold and hot water hose.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention,

In the hose connecting structure consisting of a connection member for connecting the cold and hot water hose and the faucet bracket connected to the cold and hot water supply pipe provided in the wall to guide the flow of fluid,

The connection member is inserted into the inner diameter of the cold and hot water hose, and the hose insertion portion having a plurality of locking projections is formed on one side, and the supporting end is provided with an o-ring groove, a ring operation groove, and a stripping groove on both sides of the other end. A port insertion part is formed, and a connection end is formed between the port insertion part and the hose insertion part to prevent excessive entry of the cold / hot water hose, and a connector having a through hole for guiding the flow of water passing through the cold / hot water hose therein;

An O-ring installed in the O-ring groove to prevent leakage of water; And

It is installed in the port insertion portion and provides a hose connecting structure comprising a coupling means coupled to the cold / hot water coupling port formed on the port plate of the faucet.

Preferably, the coupling means is a ring-shaped binding ring, the binding ring has a notch cut at a predetermined position, the ring body is located on the outer periphery of the support end, a plurality of protrusions formed on one side of the ring body, but each other in a spiral shape It is formed in a different length and the end is coupled to the coupling piece is formed so that the coupling end is screwed to the cold / hot water coupling port, the other end of the ring body is formed bent and characterized in that it is formed as a support piece separated or coupled to the stripping groove.

The present invention having such a feature makes it easy to connect or separate the connecting member to the cold / hot water coupling port, prevents the connecting member from being separated from the cold / hot water coupling port even after long use, and damages the cold / hot water hose. Can be replaced easily.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention having the features as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cold and hot water hose is connected to the faucet bracket according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the connecting member in Figure 1, Figure 3 is connected in Figure 2 It is sectional drawing which shows the joined state of a member.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the present invention is connected to the cold and hot water supply pipe (not shown) provided in the wall to connect the cold and hot water hose 120 and the faucet 110 to guide the flow of the fluid The connecting member 140 to be.

A port plate 113 having a plurality of cold / hot water coupling ports 114 is formed inside the faucet 110, and a female screw portion 114A is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the cold / hot water coupling port 114. In addition, the faucet 110 is provided with a control lever 111 to separate the cold and hot water by the user's operation to feed water or to control the discharge amount of the mixed water.

The connecting member 140 is composed of a connector 150, O-ring 160 and the coupling means.

Specifically, the connector 150 is coupled to the cold and hot water hose 120 and the faucet 110, one side of the cold and hot water hose 120 is inserted into the inner diameter of one end and a plurality of projections on the outer surface 152 is formed, the hose insertion portion 151 is formed and the other end of the O-ring groove 154, the ring operation groove 155 and the support end 156 having the stripping groove 156A on both ends of the end is integrated. The formed port insertion portion 153 is formed. A prevention end 158 is formed between the port insertion part 153 and the hose insertion part 151 to prevent excessive entry of the cold / hot water hose 120, and the prevention end 158 and the port insertion part 153 are provided. And a through hole 159 formed inside the hose inserting portion 151 to guide the flow of water passing through the cold / hot water hose 120.

O-ring 160 is installed in the O-ring groove 154 when the connector 150 of the connection member 140 is assembled to the cold and hot water coupling port 114 of the port plate 113, the connection member 140 and the faucet bracket The gap of 110 prevents fluid such as water from leaking.

Coupling means is installed in the port insertion portion 153 and is coupled to the cold / hot water coupling port 114 formed on the port plate 113 of the faucet 110, it is a ring-shaped binding ring 170. The binding ring 170 has a cutout portion 172 cut at a predetermined position and protrudes a plurality of rings on one side of the ring body 171 and the ring body 171 located at the outer circumference of the support end 156 of the connector 150. Is formed but the coupling pieces 174 of different lengths are formed. At the end of the coupling piece 174, the coupling end 175 is bent outwardly so as to be screwed with the female screw portion 114A of the cold / hot water coupling port 114. At both ends of the ring body 171, the support piece 177, which is separated or coupled to the stripping groove 156A, is bent inwardly.

Reference numeral 130 is a crimp installed on the outer circumference of the cold and hot water hose 120 coupled to the hose insertion unit 151 to prevent the connector 150 is separated from the cold and hot water hose 120 It is.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above as follows.

In order to connect the cold / hot water hose 120 to the faucet bracket 110 in the field, the port insertion part 153 of the connector 150 in which the hose insertion part 151 is fixed to the inner diameter of the cold / hot water hose 120 is fixed. O-ring 160 is installed in the O-ring groove 154 formed in the), and the coupling ring 170 is installed in the ring operation groove 155. At this time, the support piece 177 of the binding ring 170 is to be coupled to the stripping groove 156A of the support end 156.

When the O-ring 160 and the binding ring 170 are installed in the port insertion unit 153, the coupling member 140 is coupled to the power receiving bracket 110, but before the power receiving bracket 110 shown in FIG. In the coupling body 181 of the coupling member 180 that is coupled, the coupling nut 183 is rotated and separated, and the separated coupling nut 183 is separated from the cold / hot water hose 120 again, and then the cold / hot water hose Inserting the 120 into the through-hole formed in the sink (not shown) to couple the port insertion portion 153 of the connector 150 to the port plate 113 of the faucet 110, the coupling nut 183 is separated After the cold and hot water hose 120 is positioned to be screwed to the coupling body 181 to connect the faucet 110 and the sink to each other.

Here, the process of coupling the connector 150 of the connecting member 140 to the port plate 113 will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the port insertion portion 153 of the connector 150 in which the hose insertion portion 151 is coupled to the cold / hot water hose 120 is formed in the faucet 110 of the port plate 113. It is located in the cold / hot water coupling port 114.

Referring to FIG. 4B, when the port insertion portion 153 is positioned at the cold / hot water coupling port 114, the support piece 177 is disposed at the stripping groove 156A by rotating the cold / hot water hose 120 in the direction of the arrow. The coupling end 175 of the coupling piece 174 having a length different in a spiral shape on one side of the binding ring 170 is coupled to the female screw portion 114A formed in the cold and hot water coupling port 114, while being screwed The port plate 113 is moved in the direction, whereby the connecting member 140 is coupled to the port plate 113.

4C and 5A, when the connecting member 140 is coupled to the port plate 113, the cold / hot water hose 120 is pulled in the opposite direction of the faucet 110. Then, the connector 150 is also moved by the movement of the cold / hot water hose 120, and the ring body 171 of the binding ring 170 is positioned at the upper end of the support end 156 by the movement of the connector 150. One end of the coupling piece 174 is engaged by the stepping groove 157 formed between the lower end of the support end 156 and the ring operating groove 155 and is coupled to the stripping groove 156A of the support end 156. The support piece 177 of the binding ring 170 is separated from the stripping groove 156A. In this case, the support piece 177 is separated from the stripping groove 156A by the flow of the cold / hot water hose 120 which supplies the water to the faucet 110 with water supplied through the cold / hot water supply pipe during use. The binding ring 170 screwed to the hot water coupling port 114 is released along the female threaded portion 114A of the cold / hot water coupling port 114, whereby the connecting member 140 is separated from the port plate 113. This is to prevent it.

4D and 5B, when the cold / hot water hose 120 is rotated to the left or right in a state in which the support piece 177 is separated from the stripping groove 156A, the connector is connected with the cold / hot water hose 120. 150 is free to rotate, so that the connection member 140 is not separated from the port plate 113 as described above. At this time, the binding ring 170 is screwed to the female threaded portion (114A) of the cold / hot water coupling port 114.

When the cold / hot water hose 120 is to be separated from the port plate 113, the cold / hot water hose 120 is pushed upwards, that is, the support piece 177 of the binding ring 170. The hot / cold water hose 120 may be rotated to separate the cold / hot water hose 120 from the port plate 113 after being inserted into the stripping groove 156A.

On the other hand, in the present invention can be coupled to the connection member 140 to the port plate 113 by one touch. That is, when the cold and hot water hose 120 is pushed in the direction of the port plate 113 in the state shown in FIG. 4A, the coupling end 175 of the coupling piece 174 is the female threaded portion 114A of the cold and hot water coupling port 114. ) And the coupling end 175 moves in the direction of the ring operation groove 155 at the same time. The coupling end 175 may move in the direction of the ring operation groove 155 because of the gap S formed between the coupling end 175 of the coupling piece 174 and the ring operation groove 155. In this way, the connection member 140 is coupled to the cold / hot water coupling port 114 of the port plate 113 as shown in FIG. 4B.

In the case where the cold / hot water hose 120 is to be separated from the port plate 113, the same operation as described above is omitted.

Here, when the connection member 140 pulls the cold / hot water hose 120 in the opposite direction of the faucet 110 in a state of being one-touch and rotationally coupled to the port plate 113, the connection member 140 is the port plate. It is not separated from the 113, which is connected because the end of the coupling end 175 of the coupling piece 174 is supported by the step 157 formed between the lower end of the support end 156 and the ring operating groove 155 The member 140 is not separated from the port plate 113.

As described above, the present invention prevents the connection member 140 from being separated from the cold / hot water coupling port 114 by the flow of the cold / hot water hose 120, and connects the connecting member to the cold / hot water coupling port 114. 140 can be easily combined or separated.

As described in detail above, in the hose connection structure according to the present invention, the connection member coupled to one side of the cold / hot water hose can be easily coupled or separated from the cold / hot water coupling port, thereby providing ease of assembly and ease of use. It is provided, to prevent the connection member is separated from the cold / hot water coupling port by the flow of cold and hot water hose, there is an effect such as to easily replace the damaged cold and hot water hose.

In the above described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art will not depart from the gist of the present invention described in the utility model registration claims below It will be readily understood that various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims (2)

In the hose connection structure consisting of a connection member 140 is connected to the cold and hot water supply pipe provided in the wall surface to guide the flow of the fluid, the connection member 140 for connecting the cold and hot water hose 120, The connecting member 140, One end of the cold and hot water hose 120 is inserted into the inner diameter of the hose insertion portion 151 having a plurality of engaging projections 152 formed on the outer side is formed on one side and the other ring O-ring groove 154 and the ring operation groove 155 And a port inserting portion 153 having a support end 156 having stripping grooves 156A formed at both ends of the end portion, and between the port inserting portion 153 and the hose inserting portion 151. A connector 150 having a prevention end 158 formed to prevent excessive entry of the hose 120 and a through hole 159 formed therein for guiding the flow of water passing through the cold / hot water hose 120; An O-ring 160 installed in the O-ring groove 154 to prevent leakage of water; And Hose connecting structure, characterized in that made of the coupling means is installed in the port insertion portion 153 and coupled to the cold / hot water coupling port 114 formed on the port plate 113 of the faucet bracket (110). The method of claim 1, wherein the coupling means is a ring-shaped binding ring 170, the binding ring 170 has a cutout 172 cut in a predetermined position and is located at the outer periphery of the support end 156 Body 171, a plurality of protrusions are formed on one side of the ring body 171, the length is different from each other in a spiral shape and the end is bent to the coupling end 175 to be screwed to the cold / hot water coupling port 114 at the end Hose connection structure, characterized in that formed in the coupling piece (174), the other end of the ring body (171) is bent and formed by a support piece (177) separated or coupled to the stripping groove (145A).

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