Patents Assigned to Kuching International, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 10563781
    Abstract: A valve core includes housing, which is a hollow cylindrical structure with both ends defined as an open end and a through end respectively; a base mounted on the housing to close the open end of the housing; a fixed valve plate mounted on the base, which is unable to rotate relative to the base; a movable valve plate which is rotationally arranged on the fixed valve plate; a manipulation assembly, one end of which is configured on the movable valve plate to manipulate the movable valve plate to rotate relative to the fixed valve plate, and the other end of which is extended to penetrate the through end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 10533681
    Abstract: A ceramic valve with a function of informing the operation position includes casing, a drive device partially and rotatably secured in the casing, a clicker longitudinally mounted to an upper portion of the casing and an outlet control device mounted to a lower portion of the casing for holding the drive device in place, wherein the drive seat extending through the clicker. The clicker informs an operation position by a “click” sound when the outlet control device is driven to a cold water supplying position, a hot water supplying position and a mixing water supplying position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 10487953
    Abstract: A valve core has a housing which is a hollow cylindrical structure with both ends defined as an open end and a through end respectively; a base mounted on the housing to close the open end of the housing; a fixed valve plate mounted on the base in a liquid tight mode and unable to rotate relative to the base; a movable valve plate which is rotationally arranged on the fixed valve plate in a liquid tight mode; a manipulation assembly, one end of which is configured on the movable valve plate to manipulate the movable valve plate to rotate relative to the fixed valve plate, and the other end of which is extended to penetrate the through end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 10487952
    Abstract: A valve core has a housing which is a hollow cylindrical structure with both ends defined as an open end and a through end respectively; a base mounted on the housing to close the open end of the housing; a fixed valve plate mounted on the base in a liquid tight mode and unable to rotate relative to the base; a movable valve plate which is rotationally arranged on the fixed valve plate in a liquid tight mode; a manipulation assembly, one end of which is configured on the movable valve plate to manipulate the movable valve plate to rotate relative to the fixed valve plate, and the other end of which is extended to penetrate the through end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 9464417
    Abstract: A ceramic valve includes a casing, a drive seat, a coupling seat, a rotary block and a fixed block sequentially mounted into the casing, wherein a braking shaft is pivotally connected to the drive seat and extends through a top of the casing. A pedestal is sealingly secured on a bottom of the casing for positioning the drive seat, the coupling seat, the rotary block and the fixed block. The rotary block is moved relative to the fixed block to guide cold water into the ceramic valve when the ceramic valve is in a middle section and the braking rod is operated to an inclined status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Publication number: 20160168829
    Abstract: A ceramic valve includes a casing, a drive seat, a coupling seat, a rotary block and a fixed block sequentially mounted into the casing, wherein a braking shaft is pivotally connected to the drive seat and extends through a top of the casing. A pedestal is sealingly secured on a bottom of the casing for positioning the drive seat, the coupling seat, the rotary block and the fixed block. The rotary block is moved relative to the fixed block to guide cold water into the ceramic valve when the ceramic valve is in a middle section and the braking rod is operated to an inclined status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li CHEN
  • Patent number: 9267612
    Abstract: An anti-pressure ceramic valve includes: a valve casing; positioning slots configured near the upper opening of the valve casing; a combination-type top base fixed on the upper opening of the valve casing, forming a flanged tube portion extending upward from the center of the flange; positioning snaps raised from the periphery of the combination-type top base to match and fix with the positioning slots; a water-controlling component housed inside the holding space of the valve casing, including a driving base, a valve stem, a turning valve plate, and a fixing valve plate; a base, fixed onto the lower opening of the valve casing to limit the assembly of the water-controlling component; an anti-pressure gap, formed between the positioning snaps and the top wall of the positioning slot; and a sinking ring surface, formed on the top surface of the flange of the combination-type top base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 9228675
    Abstract: A two-segment joystick identification structure for a water control valve has a radial through-type holding hole, a step-shaped actuating rod, an internal holding groove, an elastic expandable assembly and a resisting and drive surface. The identification structure achieves a two-segment hand feel identification effect of the joystick of the water control valve and thus saves water, has compact components, simple fabrication, convenient assembly and practical advancement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Publication number: 20150260307
    Abstract: A two-segment joystick identification structure for a water control valve has a radial through-type holding hole, a step-shaped actuating rod, an internal holding groove, an elastic expandable assembly and a resisting and drive surface. The identification structure achieves a two-segment hand feel identification effect of the joystick of the water control valve and thus saves water, has compact components, simple fabrication, convenient assembly and practical advancement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li CHEN
  • Patent number: 9091357
    Abstract: A ceramic valve with an intermediate section having cold water supply function, which comprising: a valve casing, rotary driving seat, braking valve rod, pedestal, fixed valve block, rotary valve block and coupling seat; of which the coupling seat is assembled securely on top surface of the rotary valve block; it is characterized by that: a driven slot, recessed into an off-center position on top surface of the coupling seat; the toggle end at lower end of the braking valve rod is inserted into said driven slot, and there is an active clearance between the driven slot and toggle end; a biased rotary support unit, comprising of a flanged axle and an axle hole that are sleeved together in a rotatable state; said flanged axle and axle hole are separately arranged at top surface of the coupling seat and an off-center position on bottom surface of the inner seating portion of the rotary driving seat; hence, a biased rotary support position is shaped between the rotary driving seat and coupling seat; when the braki
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Publication number: 20150167854
    Abstract: A ceramic valve with an intermediate section having cold water supply functions allows the driven slot to be set into an off-center position on the coupling seat. There is an active clearance between the driven slot and toggle end. A coupling seat and a biased rotary support unit arranged at an MT-center position on the inner seating, portion of the rotary driving seat are incorporated, so a biased rotary support position is shaped between the rotary driving and coupling seats. When the braking valve rod swings to an oblique water supply mode from the intermediate section, the toggle end will linearly toggle the driven slot, then the coupling seat and rotary valve block may rotarily shift by taking the biased rotary support unit as a pivot point, so the water flow control slot is only connected with the cold water through-hole in a cold water supply mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150115188
    Abstract: An anti-pressure ceramic valve includes: a valve casing; positioning slots configured near the upper opening of the valve casing; a combination-type top base fixed on the upper opening of the valve casing, forming a flanged tube portion extending upward from the center of the flange; positioning snaps raised from the periphery of the combination-type top base to match and fix with the positioning slots; a water-controlling component housed inside the holding space of the valve casing, including a driving base, a valve stem, a turning valve plate, and a fixing valve plate; a base, fixed onto the lower opening of the valve casing to limit the assembly of the water-controlling component; an anti-pressure gap, formed between the positioning snaps and the top wall of the positioning slot; and a sinking ring surface, formed on the top surface of the flange of the combination-type top base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Kuching International Ltd.
    Inventor: Mei-Li CHEN
  • Patent number: 8863778
    Abstract: A ceramic water control valve with cold, hot and warm water positioning function includes a valve casing with an annular frame of reduced diameter, a rotary driving seat with a projecting tube part, a valve stem, a ceramic valve plate set, and a base. A rotatable ring is installed outside the annular frame of reduced diameter. At the top edge of the rotatable ring, a trepan boring is installed to allow the projecting tube part to protrude upward. A simultaneous movement cooperating unit includes the driving part installed inside projecting tube part and the driven part installed in the rotatable ring top edge. The driving part and driven part can cooperate the drive the rotatable ring simultaneously in the rotation of the rotary driving seat. A scale division positioning unit is installed at the position corresponding to the rotatable ring and the annular frame of reduced diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Kuching International Ltd.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Publication number: 20140238517
    Abstract: A ceramic water control valve with cold, hot and warm water positioning function includes a valve casing with an annular frame of reduced diameter, a rotary driving seat with a projecting tube part, a valve stem, a ceramic valve plate set, and a base. A rotatable ring is installed outside the annular frame of reduced diameter. At the top edge of the rotatable ring, a trepan boring is installed to allow the projecting rube part to protrude upward. A simultaneous movement cooperating unit includes the driving part installed inside projecting tube part and the driven part installed in the rotatable ring top edge. The driving part and driven part can cooperate the drive the rotatable ring simultaneously in the rotation of the rotary driving seat. A scale division positioning unit is installed at the position corresponding to the rotatable ring and the annular frame of reduced diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li CHEN
  • Patent number: 8646750
    Abstract: A ceramic water control valve with ceramic chips having pressing leak-proof functions is provided with a pressing ceramic chip and a pressing seal ring. The sliding ceramic chip is in a directional positioning state and can be pressed to be abutted with the fixed ceramic chip more tightly and durably, so as to enhance the leak-proof effect on top of the shell. The ceramic water control valve has a lateral outgoing path pattern, which can improve its durability and applicability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Kuching International Ltd.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Publication number: 20140034857
    Abstract: A ceramic water control valve with ceramic chips having pressing leak-proof functions is provided with a pressing ceramic chip and a pressing seal ring. The sliding ceramic chip is in a directional positioning state and can be pressed to be abutted with the fixed ceramic chip more tightly and durably, so as to enhance the leak-proof effect on top of the shell. The ceramic water control valve has a lateral outgoing path pattern, which can improve its durability and applicability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li CHEN
  • Patent number: 8490653
    Abstract: An improved ceramic valve core with snapping functions for the cold/hot separation point having a valve casing, rotary driving pedestal, brake valve stem, rotating axle, base and ceramic valve set. A protruding portion is formed onto one end of the rotating axle and protruded outside of the flanged tube of the rotary driving pedestal. An elastomeric snapping clip is assembled between the reducing circular frame of the valve casing and the flanged tube. A snapping flange is formed from the snapping clip, such that elastic clamping effect is generated when the protruding portion is mated with the snapping flange under the action of the rotary driving pedestal. An elastic locator is set correspondingly to the snapping clip such that the snapping clip can be assembled in a limited state. Minimized components are required to form the ceramic valve core, thus lowering the cost, improving the control and extending service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Kuching International Ltd.
    Inventor: Mei-Li Chen
  • Publication number: 20130048123
    Abstract: A segmented positioning structure of a ceramic shunt valve having a shell, a plurality of segmented coupling portions, a water segregator, a segmented positioning plate, a plurality of segmented positioning portions and an elastic supporting member. The elastic supporting member is installed between the rotational positioning seat of the water segregator and the segmented positioning plate, so that the segmented positioning plate is elastically braced in an elastic floating state, and a spacing edge is located beside the locating rod for limitation of the segmented positioning plate. When the braking shaft lever is rotated, the segmented positioning plate will be in a floating state under the elastic bracing of elastic supporting member, in tune with the interlocking and disengagement state of the segmented positioning portion and segmented coupling portion. This could realize excellent elastic locking effect and reduce the abrasion between the segmented positioning portion and segmented coupling portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li CHEN
  • Publication number: 20120326063
    Abstract: A water control ceramic valve with a lower ceramic chip having limitation functions includes a shell, pedestal, lower ceramic chip, upper ceramic chip, control panel, bearing and brake rod. The lower ceramic chip is assembled directionally over the pedestal, and sealed by the water-stop ring. The top end of the lower ceramic chip is provided with a flat surface. Two water channels and a discharge guide hole are set on the lower ceramic chip correspondingly to two water inlets and a water outlet of the pedestal. A lower ceramic chip spacing ring is positioned securely between the bottom opening of the shell and the pedestal. The spacing ring has a ring wall and limiting flanges protruded from the inner side of the ring wall. The ring wall can be interfaced with the bottom opening of the shell and top surface of the pedestal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li CHEN
  • Publication number: 20120160354
    Abstract: An improved ceramic valve core with snapping functions for the cold/hot separation point having a valve casing, rotary driving pedestal, brake valve stem, rotating axle, base and ceramic valve set. A protruding portion is formed onto one end of the rotating axle and protruded outside of the flanged tube of the rotary driving pedestal. An elastomeric snapping clip is assembled between the reducing circular frame of the valve casing and the flanged tube. A snapping flange is formed from the snapping clip, such that elastic clamping effect is generated when the protruding portion is mated with the snapping flange under the action of the rotary driving pedestal. An elastic locator is set correspondingly to the snapping clip such that the snapping clip can be assembled in a limited state. Minimized components are required to form the ceramic valve core, thus lowering the cost, improving the control and extending service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: KUCHING INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mei-Li CHEN