Environment-friendly kitchen faucet and installation method thereof
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of faucets, in particular to an environment-friendly kitchen faucet and an installation method thereof.
Background
Most kitchen faucet valve core bases in the current market are all structures directly fixed on the body, the type of the current valve core base is generally copper alloy materials, a supporting main body matched with the valve core base is zinc alloy materials, the valve core base is fixed in an inner cavity of the supporting main body by using a nut or a screw and the like, the cost is high, the lead content of water is high, the environment-friendly requirement is not met, all plastic materials are directly adopted for some valve core bases, but the strength of matched screw teeth of a water inlet and a water outlet is insufficient, and the valve core base is easy to lose efficacy.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention aims to solve at least to some extent one of the technical problems in the above-described technology. To this end, an object of the present invention is to propose an environment-friendly kitchen tap.
A second object of the invention is to propose a method for installing a kitchen tap as described.
In order to achieve the above purpose, an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention provides an environment-friendly kitchen faucet, which comprises a housing, a support main body and a valve core assembly, wherein the housing is provided with a first assembly cavity, the support main body is provided with an interface part, the support main body is sleeved in the housing, the interface part is arranged corresponding to the first assembly cavity, the valve core assembly comprises a valve core seat and a valve core, the valve core seat is connected to the interface part, and the valve core is connected to the interface part after passing through the valve core seat.
Based on the design, the invention provides the valve seat and the supporting main body with brand new structures, the valve seat and the supporting main body can be well positioned and matched, the parts are few, and the assembly and the disassembly are convenient.
In addition, the environment-friendly kitchen faucet provided by the embodiment of the invention can also have the following additional technical characteristics:
The support main body is also provided with a guide rail which is correspondingly arranged above the interface part, the rear part of the left side wall of the guide rail is provided with a rib, the right side groove wall of the guide rail is a clamping plate, and a space is reserved between the clamping plate and the top end of the interface part; the front end of the valve core seat is provided with a connecting sheet, the connecting sheet comprises a sliding groove, a protruding block and a clamping hook which are sequentially connected from inside to outside, the valve core seat is inserted into the first assembly cavity and connected to the interface part, the clamping plate is clamped in the sliding groove, the protruding block is arranged in the guide rail, and the clamping hook hooks the rib.
The top of the interface part is downwards sunken to form an arc-shaped groove which is arranged below the guide rail in an adjacent mode, the lower edge of the convex block is a downwards protruding convex edge, and when the interface part is in a working state, the convex edge of the convex block is arranged in the arc-shaped groove and can rotate along the arc-shaped groove.
The front end of the outer wall of the valve core seat is provided with a guide groove, the guide groove is positioned on one side surface opposite to the guide groove, and one side wall of the guide groove positioned at the front end is a clamping strip; the valve core seat is characterized in that the supporting main body is provided with a protrusion part extending upwards, the protrusion part is positioned at the bottom of the interface part, a notch is arranged between the protrusion part and the interface part, the protrusion part is inserted into the guide groove, and the clamping strip is inserted into the notch, so that the valve core seat and the interface part of the supporting main body are clamped together more firmly.
The clamping strip is disconnected at the head part corresponding to the clockwise rotation direction to form a notch part, so that the protruding part can be conveniently reinserted into the guide groove through the notch part.
The water outlet pipe is clamped in the round opening and is connected with the clamping ring gasket in an injection molding way; each arc hole comprises a U-shaped hole and a large-diameter hole which are connected with each other, a water inlet pipe is clamped in the U-shaped hole, a connecting part is arranged at the inner bottom of the supporting main body, two ladder columns, two water inlets and a water outlet are arranged on the connecting part, the clamping ring gasket is attached to the bottom end of the connecting part, the two ladder columns are respectively inserted into the two positioning holes, the two water inlet pipes are respectively inserted into the two water inlets, and the water outlet pipe is inserted into the water outlet.
The top of the water outlet pipe is provided with a flange, the inner wall of the water outlet is provided with a convex ring, and the convex ring is clamped on the flange to longitudinally position the water outlet pipe.
The mounting nut is in threaded connection with the inner bottom of the supporting body through the first internal thread and the first external thread, and the top end of the mounting nut abuts against the clamping ring gasket.
The outer wall of the supporting main body is provided with two vertical grooves, the inner wall of the shell is provided with two rib groups, each rib group comprises two ribs, each rib group is inserted into one vertical groove, and the two ribs are respectively clamped on two side walls of the vertical groove to prevent the shell from rotating in the circumferential direction.
The valve core assembly further comprises a gland and a semicircular cover, the plurality of second external threads are arranged on the outer wall of the gland in a ring mode, the gland is sleeved into the valve core and is screwed to the rear end of the valve core seat through the second external threads and the second internal threads, the front end of the gland abuts against the valve core, and the valve core is fixedly connected with the interface part of the supporting body.
The shell, the supporting main body and the valve core seat are all made of plastics, and the plastics are environment-friendly and low in cost.
In order to achieve the above object, a second embodiment of the present invention provides a method for installing a kitchen faucet, which comprises the following steps:
(1) The water outlet pipe and the snap ring gasket are molded into a whole in advance, and the two water inlet pipes are inserted into the large-diameter holes of the snap ring gasket and pushed into the U-shaped holes;
(2) The two water inlet pipes and the two water outlet pipes are correspondingly inserted into the two water inlets and the two water outlets on the supporting main body respectively, the clamping ring gasket is attached to the bottom end of the connecting part, and the two step columns are inserted into the two positioning holes respectively;
(3) The mounting nut is sleeved in the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe, is screwed on the inner bottom of the supporting main body, and compresses the clamping ring gasket on the bottom end of the connecting part;
(4) Sleeving the shell into the supporting main body, and inserting each rib group into a vertical groove of the supporting main body, and enabling the two ribs to be respectively clamped on two side walls of the vertical groove by left-right rotation;
(5) The valve core seat is inserted into the first assembly cavity of the shell and connected to the interface part, the protruding block of the connecting sheet is arranged in the arc-shaped groove of the interface part and is clamped into the guide rail along the arc-shaped groove in a clockwise rotation mode, at the moment, the clamping plate is clamped in the sliding groove, the protruding block is arranged in the guide rail, the protruding part is inserted into the guide groove, and the clamping strip is inserted into the notch;
(6) And (3) installing the valve core, screwing the gland and the valve core seat, and finally screwing the semicircular cover on the gland.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an environmental kitchen faucet of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an environmental kitchen faucet of the present invention (with the valve cartridge and gland removed);
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the housing of the present invention
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the combination of the housing and the support body according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the direction A-A in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing an example of the structure of a supporting body in the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a second example of the structure of the supporting body according to the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a third example of the structure of the support body according to the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing an example of the structure of a supporting body in the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a schematic illustration of an exemplary embodiment of a valve core holder according to the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a second exemplary schematic diagram of a valve core holder according to the present invention;
FIG. 12 is an example of a mating diagram of a support body and a valve cartridge according to the present invention;
FIG. 13 is an example of a mating diagram of a support body and a valve cartridge according to the present invention;
FIG. 14 is an assembly view of a snap ring gasket with a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe according to the present invention;
FIG. 15 is a mating view of a snap ring shim and a support body in accordance with the present invention;
Fig. 16 is an assembly view of a valve cartridge and a valve cartridge holder according to the present invention.
Detailed Description
Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative and intended to explain the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the invention.
Referring to fig. 6 and 12, herein, the front end of the guide rail 22 is an end portion of the guide rail 22 facing the arc-shaped groove 211, the rear end of the guide rail 22 is an opposite end portion, the front end of the valve core seat 31 is an end of the valve core seat 31 facing the interface portion 21 of the support body 2, and the rear end of the valve core seat 31 is an opposite end.
Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 3-5, an environment-friendly kitchen faucet 100 includes a housing 1, a supporting body 2, a valve core assembly 3, a snap ring gasket 4 and a mounting nut 7, wherein the housing 1 has a first assembly cavity 12, an inner wall of the housing 1 has two rib groups 11, and each rib group 11 includes two ribs 111;
Referring to fig. 3 and 5-8, the supporting body 2 is provided with an interface 21, a guide rail 22 and an upwardly extending protrusion 23, the protrusion 23 is located at the bottom of the interface 21, a recess 24 (see fig. 2 and 9) is provided between the protrusion 23 and the interface 21, two vertical slots 27 are provided on the outer wall of the supporting body 2, the supporting body 2 is sleeved in the housing 1, each rib group 11 is inserted into one of the vertical slots 27, and the two ribs 111 are respectively clamped on two side walls of the vertical slot 27 to radially position the housing 1, so as to prevent the housing 1 from rotating in the circumferential direction. The bottom of the supporting body 2 is provided with a connecting part 25 (see fig. 9), and the bottom of the inner wall of the supporting body 2 is provided with a first internal thread 26 (see fig. 9).
Referring to fig. 5-8, the interface 21 is disposed corresponding to the first assembly cavity 12, the guide rail 22 is disposed above the interface 21, a rib 221 is disposed at a rear portion of a left side wall of the guide rail 22, a right side wall of the guide rail 22 is a clamping plate 222, a space is provided between the clamping plate 222 and a top end of the interface 21, so as to facilitate installation of the valve core seat 31, an arc-shaped groove 211 is formed by downwardly recessing a top of the interface 21, and the arc-shaped groove 211 is disposed immediately below the guide rail 22.
Referring to fig. 1-2 and fig. 6-7, fig. 10-13, the valve core assembly 3 includes a valve core seat 31, a valve core 32, a pressing cover 33 and a semicircular cover (not shown), the front end of the valve core seat 31 has a connecting piece 311, the front end of the outer wall of the valve core seat 31 is provided with a guiding slot 312, the inner wall of the rear end of the valve core seat 31 is provided with a plurality of second internal threads 313, the connecting piece 311 includes a sliding slot 311a, a protruding block 311b and a clamping hook 311c sequentially connected from inside to outside, the valve core seat 31 is connected to the interface 21, i.e. the valve core seat 31 is inserted into the first assembling cavity 12 and is connected to the interface 21, the clamping plate 222 is clamped in the sliding slot 311a, the protruding block 311b is placed in the guiding slot 22, the clamping hook 311c hooks the rib 221, positions the valve core seat 31 in the circumferential direction, prevents the valve core seat 31 from rotating, the lower edge of the protruding block 311b protrudes downwards, and is placed along the arc-shaped slot 211 b when the protruding block is in the arc-shaped slot 211L. The guide slot 312 is located on the opposite side of the sliding slot 311a, a side wall of the guide slot 312 at the front end is a clamping strip 3121, the protrusion 23 is inserted into the guide slot 312, and the clamping strip 3121 is inserted into the notch 24, so as to more firmly clamp the valve core seat 31 and the interface 21 of the support body 2. The clip strip 3121 is broken at the head corresponding to the clockwise rotation direction to form a notch 3122, so that the protrusion 23 can be inserted into the guide slot 312 again through the notch 3122. A sealing ring 8 is arranged between the outer wall of the valve core seat 31 and the inner wall of the housing 1 (see fig. 1 and 8).
Referring to fig. 1-2, the housing 1, the supporting body 2 and the valve core seat 31 are all made of plastic, which is environment-friendly and has low cost, the housing 1 is made of ASB (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer) plastic, and the supporting body 2 is made of PPA plastic (polyphthalamide resin).
Referring to fig. 16, the valve core 32 passes through the valve core seat 31 and is connected to the interface 21, a plurality of second external threads 331 are formed on the outer wall of the pressing cover 33, the pressing cover 33 is sleeved in the valve core 32 and is screwed to the rear end of the valve core seat 31 through the second external threads 331 and the second internal threads 313, and the front end of the pressing cover 33 abuts against the valve core 32 to firmly connect the valve core 32 with the interface 21 of the supporting body 2.
Referring to fig. 1-2, 9 and 14-15, the snap ring gasket 4 has two positioning holes 41, a circular opening 42 and two arc holes 43, a water outlet pipe 5 is clamped in the circular opening 42 and is connected with the snap ring gasket 4 by injection molding, each arc hole 43 includes a U-shaped hole 431 and a large diameter hole 432 connected with each other, a water inlet pipe 6 is clamped in the U-shaped hole 431, the connecting member 25 is provided with two stepped columns 251, two water inlets 252 and a water outlet 253, the stepped columns 251 include a large diameter section 2511 and a small diameter section 2512 connected from top to bottom, and the bottom ends of the large diameter sections 2511 are flush with the bottom ends of the water inlets 252. The snap ring gasket 4 is attached to the bottom end of the connecting member 25, the two step posts 251 are respectively inserted into the two positioning holes 41, the two water inlet pipes 6 are respectively inserted into the two water inlets 252, and the water outlet pipe 5 is inserted into the water outlet 253. The small-diameter section 2512 is inserted into the positioning hole 41, the bottom end of the large-diameter section 2511 clamps the clamping ring gasket 4 to longitudinally position the clamping ring gasket 4, the top of the water inlet pipe 6 is provided with a clamping groove 61, the water inlet pipe 6 is firstly inserted into the large-diameter hole 432 and then pushed into the U-shaped hole 431, and the clamping groove 61 of the water inlet pipe 6 is clamped in the U-shaped hole 431. The water outlet pipe 5 and the snap ring gasket 4 are fixed together by injection molding in advance and are connected by integral molding. The top of the water outlet pipe 5 is provided with a flange 51, the inner wall of the water outlet 253 is provided with a convex ring 2531, and the convex ring 2531 is clamped on the flange 51 to longitudinally position the water outlet pipe 5. The top of the outer wall of the mounting nut 7 is provided with a first external thread 71, the mounting nut 7 is in threaded connection with the inner bottom of the supporting main body 2 through the first internal thread 26 and the first external thread 71, and the top end of the mounting nut 7 abuts against the clamping ring gasket 4.
Referring again to fig. 1 and 12-16, a method of installing a kitchen faucet 100 is described, with particular reference to the following:
(1) The water outlet pipe 5 and the snap ring gasket 4 are molded into a whole in advance, and the two water inlet pipes 6 are inserted into the large-diameter holes 432 of the snap ring gasket 4 and pushed into the U-shaped holes 431;
(2) The two water inlet pipes 6 and the water outlet pipes 5 are correspondingly inserted into the two water inlets 252 and the two water outlets 253 on the supporting main body 2 respectively, the clamping ring gasket 4 is attached to the bottom end of the connecting part 25, and the two step columns 251 are inserted into the two positioning holes 41 respectively;
(3) The mounting nut 7 is sleeved in the water inlet pipe 6 and the water outlet pipe 5, is screwed on the inner bottom of the supporting main body 2, and presses the clamping ring gasket 4 on the bottom end of the connecting part 25;
(4) The shell 1 is sleeved into the supporting main body 2, each rib group 11 is inserted into a vertical groove 27 of the supporting main body 2, and the two ribs 111 are respectively clamped on two side walls of the vertical groove 27 by left and right rotation;
(5) The valve core seat 31 is inserted into the first assembling cavity 12 of the housing 1 and connected to the interface 21, the bump 311b of the connecting piece 311 is placed in the arc-shaped groove 211 of the interface 21, and is rotated clockwise along the arc-shaped groove 211 to be clamped into the guide rail 22, the elastic clamping hook 311c is deformed when passing through the guide rail 22, the elastic clamping hook 311c rebounds after the valve core seat 31 rotates through the guide rail 22 and is clamped on the rib 221 to prevent the valve core seat 31 from rotating, at this time, the clamping plate 222 is clamped in the sliding groove 311a, the bump 311b is placed in the guide rail 22, the protruding part 23 is inserted into the guide groove 312, and the clamping strip 3121 is inserted into the notch 24;
(6) The valve core 32 is installed, the gland 33 is screwed with the valve core seat 31, and finally, the semicircular cover is screwed on the gland 33.
All parts of the invention are plastic parts, which is environment-friendly, has few parts, is simple, is convenient to mount and dismount, and reduces the cost.
While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it will be understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and not to be construed as limiting the invention, and that variations, modifications, alternatives and variations may be made to the above embodiments by one of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the invention.