Faucet structure
A faucet structure comprises a water-inlet pipe assembly, control valves, a mount, handles, and a spout. The water-inlet pipe assembly has a set of hot/cold water-intake ducts each having a coupling end extending at one side, and a connector tube having a connecting portion and a set of water-guiding passages. The water-guiding passage has a coupled end with insert blocks to fit to insert recesses of the coupling end, permitting the water-inlet pipe assembly automatically adjusted in position to directly engage with the mount and a base board having hooked legs to fix to reinforcing ribs. The coupled end also includes multiple ringed grooves with waterproof rings to tightly seal to the coupling end, providing a double-layer water-sealing benefit to ensure the best high/low pressure watertight effect. For the separate-type design, the water-guiding passages can be molded into various lengths to match to different-sized mounts, facilitating more flexible assembly thereby.
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The present invention relates to a faucet structure, comprising a water-inlet pipe assembly, control valves, a mount, handles, and a spout wherein the water-inlet pipe assembly is made up of a set of hot/cold water-intake ducts each having a coupling end extending at one side, and a connector tube having a connecting portion and a set of water-guiding passages; whereby, via the separate-type design, the water-guiding passages extending at both sides of the connector tube can be molded into various lengths to match to different-sized mounts, facilitating more flexible assembly thereby, and via insert blocks of the connector tube fitted to insert recesses of the water-intake ducts thereof, the water-inlet pipe assembly can be automatically adjusted in position and directly fixed to the mount in an easy and speedy manner.
A conventional faucet structure includes a water-inlet pipe assembly that is integrally molded into one unit. However, the water-inlet pipe assembly integrally molded thereby cannot be adapted to mounts and spouts of various sizes and is, thus, restricted in application. As a result, other molds must be cast to produce different-sized water-inlet pipe assembly to fit to mounts or spouts of various standards, which can boost the cost of production in the process. Besides, the water pipes molded in the conventional way are rather heavy and cumbersome, and residue in water flow can easily get accumulated inside the conventional water pipes, which is quite unhygienic in application.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTIONIt is, therefore, the primary purpose of the present invention to provide a faucet structure, comprising a water-inlet pipe assembly, control valves, a mount, handles, and a spout wherein the water-inlet pipe assembly is made up of a set of hot/cold water-intake ducts each having a coupling end extending at one side, and a connector tube having a connecting portion and a set of water-guiding passages; whereby, via the separate-type design, the water-guiding passages extending at both sides of the connector tube can be molded into various lengths to match to different-sized mounts without any restrictions, facilitating more flexible assembly thereby
It is, therefore, the second purpose of the present invention to provide a faucet structure wherein the connector tube has multiple reinforcing ribs extending at the circumferential surface thereon so as to boost the durability and stability of the water-inlet pipe assembly thereby. Besides, via insert blocks of the connector tube fitted to insert recesses of the water-intake ducts thereof, the water-inlet pipe assembly, automatically adjusted and firmly located in place without the risk of being twisted in position, can be directly fixed to the mount in an easy and speedy manner.
It is, therefore, the third purpose of the present invention to provide a faucet structure wherein the coupled end of the connector tube and the lower end of the spout are respectively equipped with multiple ringed grooves with waterproof rings mounted therein to tightly seal to the coupling ends of the water-intake ducts and the internal surface of the connecting portion of the connector tube, providing a double-layer water-sealing benefit so that, no matter under high or lower water pressure, the water-inlet pipe assembly can accurately achieve the best high/low pressure watertight effect thereby.
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Moreover, the spout 50 can also be molded into an L-shaped form, and, via the separate-type design of the water-inlet pipe assembly 10 with the two water-intake ducts 11 detachably mounted to the connector tube 12 thereof, the water-guiding passages 122 extending at both sides of the connector tube 12 can be flexibly molded into a shorter length as shown in
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Claims
1. A faucet structure, comprising a water-inlet pipe assembly, control valves, a mount, handles, and a spout wherein the water-inlet pipe assembly is made up of a set of hot/cold water-intake ducts and a connector tube;
- the water-intake duct having a valve seat with an external-threaded section defining thereon disposed at the top end for the accommodation of one control valve therein, and a coupling end defined by insert recesses extending at one side thereon;
- the connector tube having a connecting portion with an upper opening end vertically extending in the middle section thereon, and a set of water-guiding passages horizontally extending in symmetry at both sides thereon wherein each water-guiding passage has one end equipped with a smaller-diameter coupled end to reciprocally fit to the coupling end of the water-intake duct thereby, and the coupled end thereof has insert blocks protruding at one side thereon to precisely match to the insert recesses of the coupling end so that the water-inlet pipe assembly, automatically adjusted and firmly located in place to avoid the risk of being twisted in position, can be directly fixed to the mount and a base board in an easy and speedy manner; the coupled end thereof also includes multiple ringed grooves defining the other side thereon, into which waterproof rings are mounted to tightly seal to the inner wall of the coupling end thereby, providing a double-layer water-sealing benefit to ensure the best high/low pressure watertight effect thereby;
- moreover; via the separate-type design of the water-inlet pipe assembly with the two water-intake ducts detachably mounted to the connector tube thereof, the water-guiding passages extending at both sides of the connector tube can be flexibly molded into various lengths so as to match to different-sized mounts, facilitating more flexible assembly thereby.
2. The faucet structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein the spout is molded into an arched U-shaped configuration.
3. The faucet structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein the water-guiding passage of the connector tube has multiple reinforcing ribs extending at the circumferential surface thereon.
4. The faucet structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein the spout has a lower end mounted to the connecting portion of the connector tube and equipped with multiple ringed grooves defining the surface thereon for the accommodation of waterproof rings so as to seal the lower end tightly to the inner surface of the connecting portion thereby; besides, the spout also has a stop flange extending at the lower end thereon to abut against the upper opening end of the connecting portion; the connecting portion is equipped with a locking section defining the outer surface thereon to precisely fit to an internal-threaded section of a locking sleeve so that the spout can be stably fixed to the connecting portion thereby.
5. The faucet structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein the connecting portion of the connector tube can also have a lower opening end with an external-threaded section defining thereon, to which a hose with a spray gun attached at one end can be fixed thereon.
6. The faucet structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein the spout can also be molded into an L-shaped configuration.
7. The faucet structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein the connecting portion of the connector tube can also have more than one ring-shaped groove defining the outer surface thereon, to which waterproof rings are mounted, and between the two ring-shaped grooves is disposed a water-collecting chamber with outlet ports defining thereon to communicate with the interior of the connector tube thereby; moreover, a spout is provided extending into an oblique angle and equipped with a cylindrical sleeve to mount to the connecting portion of the connector tube; the connecting portion of the connector tube also includes an internal-threaded section defining the inner surface thereon, to which a sealing cap equipped with a screw bolt and a stop ring are fixedly secured thereon.
8. A faucet structure, comprising a water-inlet pipe assembly, control valves, a decorative cover, handles, and a spout wherein the water-inlet pipe assembly is composed of a set of hot/cold water-intake ducts and a connector tube;
- the water-intake duct having a valve seat with an external-threaded section defining thereon disposed at the top end for the accommodation of one control valve therein, and the control valve being controlled by one handle to regulate the amount of water flow and switch on or off the water discharge thereby; the water-intake duct also includes a coupling end with insert recesses cut thereon extending at one side thereof;
- the connector tube being molded into a T shape and having a connecting portion extending in the middle section and communicating with both water-guiding passages extending symmetrically at both sides thereon; moreover, each water-guiding passage has one end equipped with a smaller-diameter coupled end to reciprocally fit to the coupling end of the water-intake duct thereby; the coupled end thereof has insert blocks protruding at one side thereon to precisely match to the insert recesses of the coupling end thereby;
- a spout being mounted to the connecting portion of the connector tube and equipped with a stop flange with insert blocks thereon protruding at an appropriate position to precisely fit to insert recesses cut at the opening end of the connecting portion thereon;
- thus, via the insert blocks precisely fitted to the insert recesses and restricted thereby, the coupled ends of the connector tube and the coupling ends of the water-intake ducts can be automatically adjusted and firmly located in place to avoid the risk of being twisted in position; besides, the connecting portion and the spout can be accurately assembled thereby and naturally bent into an oblique angle so that the decorative cover of various styles can be mounted thereto to hide them therein;
- moreover, multiple ringed grooves are respectively disposed at the coupled end and the lower section beneath the stop flange of the spout, to which waterproof rings are mounted to seal tight to the internal surface of the coupling ends and the connecting portion thereof, providing a double-layer water-sealing benefit thereby; therefore, no matter under high or lower water pressure, the water-inlet pipe assembly can achieve the best high/lower pressure waterproof effect thereby.
9. The faucet structure as claimed in claim 8 wherein the adjacent turning corners of the water-guiding passages and the connecting portion of the connector tube are respectively equipped with a triangular-shaped reinforcing rib so as to strengthen the durability and the stability of the connector tube thereby.
10. The faucet structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein the handles can be flexibly molded into various shapes, such as a pentagonal star-shaped handle and a kettle-like level handle, etc.
11. The faucet structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein the base board is equipped with a plurality of inverted taper-faced hooked-legs symmetrically protruding at the top surface thereon to precisely join and hook to the reinforcing ribs of the water-inlet pipe assembly thereby.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 20, 2007
Publication Date: Aug 21, 2008
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Inventor: Hsi Chia Ko (Lu Gang Jen)
Application Number: 11/708,138
International Classification: E03B 1/00 (20060101);