SINK BOWL INTEGRALLY COUPLED TO WATER SUPPLY MEANS, AND SINK STRUCTURE USING SAME

Abstract

A sink ball integrally coupled to a water supply unit and comprising a sink ball body plate with an open upper part of a cylindrical shape for forming a washing space by a bottom plate, a pair of side wall plates, a front wall plate and a rear wall plate; a drain hole formed in the bottom plate; and an auxiliary water supply unit integrally coupled to the rear wall plate; and wherein the sink ball is engaged with a upper plate to form the sink, a user located at a upper part of the sink can selectively use a main water supply unit P or the auxiliary water supply unit.

Description

BACKGROUND

The present utility model is related to a sink ball and a sink to which the water supply unit are integrally combined in order to solve a conventional problem by using the sink ball integrally coupled with the auxiliary water supply unit. The above conventional problem is as follows. That is, since the water supply device used in the sink is generally installed at a high position on the upper rear side of the sink, the dropping distance of the water to a bottom of the sink ball is very distant and water drops are splashed by the collision with the tableware located in the sink ball space, and thus the washing water soaks up to a top plate of a sink.

In a general home, there is a sink for washing tableware. In this sink, as there is a sink ball of a proper size, so dishes and dishes are stored in the sink bowl and washed. A water supply device is installed on the upper part of the sink (a sink ball+a upper plate), which allows the use of tap water so that the dishwasher can be easily cleaned after eating the cooked food together with clean washing and cleaning

Conventionally, since the water supply device used in the sink is generally installed at a high position on the upper rear side of the sink, there is a problem that the dropping distance of the water to a bottom of the sink ball is very distant and water drops are splashed by the collision with the tableware located in the sink ball space, and thus the washing water soaks up to a top plate of a sink.

As a prior art related to the water supply tap of the sink, the registration utility model No. 20-0451329 uses a shower which is installed at a neighboring position of a slop-pail of the sink and at the same time, it can draw water to a necessary position. A weight installed on the connection hose which is arranged so that the drawn shower can be restored to its original position is disclosed. As a related art, there is a water saving device of a water tap for a sink described in a registration utility model No. 20-0236051.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present utility model is to provide a sink ball and a sink to which the water supply unit are integrally combined in order to solve a conventional problem by using the sink ball integrally coupled with the auxiliary water supply unit. The above conventional problem is as follows. That is, since the water supply device used in the sink is generally installed at a high position on the upper rear side of the sink, the dropping distance of the water to a bottom of the sink ball is very distant and water drops are splashed by the collision with the tableware located in the sink ball space, and thus the washing water soaks up to a top plate of a sink.

The present utility model is related to a sink ball in which the water supply unit of the present utility model is integrally coupled. The utility model includes a sink ball main plate in a cylinder shape with an open upper part which forms a washing space by a bottom plate, a pair of side wall plates, a front wall plate and a rear wall plate; a sink ball main plate; a drain hole formed in the bottom plate; and an auxiliary water supply unit integrally coupled to the rear wall plate. It is configured that when the sink ball is coupled with the upper plate to form a sink, a user located at an upper portion of the sink can selectively use the main water supply unit or the auxiliary water supply unit.

It is preferable that the auxiliary water supply unit is a structure in which the washing water is supplied from the rear portion to the front portion via the water supply hole of the front side plate through the expansion cylinder.

Preferably, the auxiliary water supply unit is engaged with the sink ball while the packing is interposed between the rear surface of the front plate and the rear wall plate of the sink ball.

It is preferable that a sink structure including a sink ball integrally coupled to the water supply unit of the present utility model includes a sink ball forming a washing space by a bottom plate, a pair of side wall plates, a front wall plate, and a rear wall plate; an auxiliary water supply unit integrally coupled to a rear wall plate of the sink ball; a main water supply unit disposed separately from the auxiliary water supply unit on an upper portion of the rear wall plate of the sink ball; a direct water supply pipe for supplying direct water to the auxiliary water supply unit and the main water supply unit; and a valve operation unit for selectively supplying the water from the direct water supply pipe to the auxiliary water supply portion or the main water supply portion through the valve.

According to the present Utility Model, an auxiliary water supply unit, which can supply the direct water to the washing space of the sink ball at a position 10 to 30 cm lower than the main water supply unit is introduced when the user desires. There is an effect that the user can easily use the main feeder or the auxiliary feeder depending on the size of the tableware to be cleaned or the stack height of the tableware, thereby preventing the washing water from spreading around the sink.

By integrating the auxiliary water supply unit with the sink ball, the sink installer can easily install a sink having bidirectional water supply function in the same manner as the conventional method.

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the entire structure of a sink ball to which a water supply unit according to an embodiment of the present utility model is integrally coupled.

FIG. 2 is a detailed perspective diagram (a combination of a front diagram, a top diagram, and a side diagram) of an auxiliary water supply unit according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C are a detailed perspective diagrams (a combination of a front diagram, a top diagram, and a side diagram) of the auxiliary water supply unit according to one embodiment of the present utility model.

FIG. 4 is a detailed packing diagram according to one embodiment of the present utility model.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a combination of a main water supply unit and an auxiliary water supply unit according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of a sink ball for coupling a water supply unit according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

Hereinafter, a sink ball and a sink which are integrally coupled to a water supply unit according to an embodiment of the present utility model will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the entire structure of a sink ball to which a water supply unit according to an embodiment of the present utility model is integrally coupled. FIG. 2 is a detailed perspective diagram (a combination of a front diagram, a top diagram, and a side diagram) of an auxiliary water supply unit according to an embodiment of the present utility model. FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C are a detailed perspective diagrams (a combination of a front diagram, a top diagram, and a side diagram) of the auxiliary water supply unit according to one embodiment of the present utility model. FIG. 4 is a detailed packing diagram according to one embodiment of the present utility model. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a combination of a main water supply unit and an auxiliary water supply unit according to an embodiment of the present utility model. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of a sink ball for coupling a water supply unit according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the sink structure including the sink ball integrally coupled to the water supply unit of the present utility model comprises a sink ball, an auxiliary water supply unit 30, a main water supply unit P, a direct water supply pipe T, and a valve operation unit 50. The sink ball forms the washing space R by the bottom plate 1, the pair of side wall plates 3, the front wall plate and the rear wall plate 5. The shape of the sink ball does not necessarily have to be formed as shown and includes a conventionally known sink ball. The sink ball body plate 10 is a cylinder shape with an open upper part which forms a washing space R by a bottom plate 1, a pair of side wall plates 3, a front wall plate and a rear wall plate 5. A drain hole 20 is formed in the substantially center or one side of the bottom plate 1.

The auxiliary water supply unit 30 is formed integrally with the rear wall plate 5 of the sink ball. The main water supply unit P is arranged above the rear wall plate 5 of the sink ball so as to be separated from the auxiliary water supply unit 30. The direct water supply pipe T supplies the direct water to the auxiliary water supply unit 30 and the main water supply unit P. The valve operation unit 50 selectively supplies the direct water supplied from the direct water supply pipe T to the auxiliary water supply portion 30 or the main water supply portion P through the valve. Thereby, the user adjusts the valve operation unit 50 to selectively supply the washing water to the main water supplying part P or the auxiliary water supplying part 30.

As illustrated in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the auxiliary water supply unit 30 is integrally coupled to a drain hole 20 formed in the bottom plate 1; and the rear wall plate 5. Therefore, the auxiliary water supply unit 30 enables a user located at an upper portion of the sink to selectively use the main water supply unit P or the auxiliary water supply unit 30 when the sink ball is coupled with the upper plate to form a sink.

FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A, FIG. 3 B, and FIG. 3C, the auxiliary water supply unit 30 includes a front plate 31 exposed in front of the rear wall plate 5; a water supply hole 33 which is cut in the middle section of the front plate 31 to supply the direct water to the washing space R of the sink ball; a fastening means 35 formed on the rear surface of the front plate 31; an expansion cylinder 36 connected to the rear side of the front plate 31 and is expanding in a forward direction for supplying direct water to the water supply hole 33; and a rear end coupling means 37 formed at the rear end of the expansion cylinder 36 and connected to the direct water pipe 61 for supplying water smoothly.

As shown in the drawings, the fastening means 35 may be formed as a spiral rod protruding from both sides of the rear surface of the front plate 31. The spiral rod passes through the fastening hole 5b of the rear wall plate 5 and is fastened by the nut 35a on the opposite side so that the auxiliary water supply unit 30 may be fixed to the sink ball. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the auxiliary water supply unit 30 passes through the insertion hole 5a formed in the sink ball, so that the expansion cylinder 36 may be exposed to the rear surface of the rear wall plate 5. An insertion hole 5a is formed in the rear wall plate 5 of the sink ball and a fastening hole 5b is formed on both sides. It is preferable that the sizes of the groove 43 for passing through the auxiliary supply water unit in the package and the insertion holes 5a are substantially the same. It is preferable that the position and size of the fastening hole 5b substantially coincide with the position and size of the fastening hole 45 on both sides of the packing plate.

The auxiliary water supply unit 30 may be formed in such a manner that the expansion cylinder 36 and the rear end coupling means 37 are integrally formed of plastic resin or brass casting and then the front plate 31 on which the water supply hole 33 is formed is coupled. As shown in the drawing, the water supply hole 33 may be a gap having a long shape, but a plurality of water holes may be formed as an opening of a uniform shape, which is within the scope of the present utility model.

As shown in FIG. 3C, the rear end coupling means 37 is a male fastener having a spiral formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof, and can be helically coupled and tightly sealed by the female body coupling 63 formed on the end of the direct water feed pipe 61 and rotation. Unlike what is illustrated in the drawings, the rear end coupling means 37 may be in the form of a known means for coupling with the end of the direct water supply pipe 61 in an one-touch manner.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 1, it is preferable that the auxiliary water supply unit 30 is configured such that the packing 40 is engaged with the sink ball in a state where the packing 40 is interposed between the rear surface of the front plate 31 and the rear wall plate 5 of the sink ball. As shown in FIG. 4, the packing 40 has a fastening hole 45 formed on both sides of a rectangular flexible resin or a rubber-made packing plate, and a groove 43 for passing an auxiliary water supply passage is formed at the center.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the rear end coupling means 37 of the auxiliary water feeder 30 engages with the direct water pipe 61. The direct water supply pipe T is divided into the direction of the main water supply part P and the direction of the auxiliary water supply part with the valve V interposed therebetween. A flow path of valve V is controlled by the valve operation unit 50.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, the main water supply unit P may be installed and supported at the center of the upper plate of the sink, but may be fixedly installed on the wall of the building where the sink is located unlike the drawings of FIG. 1 and FIG. 5. The direct water supply pipe can be branched to T through a T-type pipe fitting groove.

Although the present utility model has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments described above, the scope of the present utility model is not limited to these embodiments. The scope of the present utility model is defined by the following claims, and various modifications and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the present utility model may be included.

It is to be understood that the reference numbers described in the following claims merely serve to aid understanding of the present utility model and they do not affect the interpretation of the scope of present utility model. Further, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the appended claims.

EXPLANATION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

1:	a bottom plate	3:	a side wall plate
5:	a rear wall plate	10:	a sink ball body plate
20:	a drain hole	30:	an auxiliary water supply unit
31:	a front plate	33:	a water supply hole
35:	a fastening means	36:	an expansion cylinder
37:	a coupling means	40:	packing
43:	a groove for passing an	50:	a valve operation unit
	auxiliary water supply passage	R:	a washing space
45:	a fastening hole	T:	a direct supply pipe
61:	a direct water pipe
P:	main water supply unit

Claims

1. A sink ball integrally coupled to a water supply unit comprising,

a sink ball body plate (10) with an open upper part of a cylindrical shape for forming a washing space by a bottom plate (1), a pair of side wall plates (3), a front wall plate and a rear wall plate (5);

a drain hole (20) formed in the bottom plate (1); and

an auxiliary water supply unit (30) integrally coupled to the rear wall plate (5);

and wherein the sink ball is engaged with a upper plate to form the sink, a user located at a upper part of the sink can selectively use a main water supply unit (P) or the auxiliary water supply unit (30).

2. The sink ball integrally coupled to a water supply unit according to the claim 1, wherein the auxiliary water supply unit (30) is characterized in that it has a structure in which the washing water is supplied from a rear side to a front side for supplying water to a water supply hole (33) of a front side plate (31) at a front side through the expansion cylinder (36).

3. The sink ball integrally coupled to a water supply unit according to the claim 1, wherein the auxiliary water supply unit (30) is connected to the sink ball in a state where packing (40) is interposed between the rear surface of the front plate (31), and the rear wall plate (5) of the sink ball.

4. A sink structure including a sink ball integrally coupled to a water supply unit comprising,

a sink ball body plate (10) with an open upper part of a cylindrical shape for forming a washing space R by a bottom plate (1), a pair of side wall plates (3), a front wall plate and a rear wall plate (5);

an auxiliary water supply unit (30) integrally coupled to the rear wall plate (5);

a main water supply unit (P) located separately from the auxiliary water supply unit (30) on a upper part of the rear wall plate (5) of the sink ball;

a direct water supply pipe (T) for supplying direct water to the auxiliary water supply unit (30) and the main water supply unit (P); and

a valve operation unit (50) for selectively supplying the direct water supplied from the direct water supply pipe (T) to the auxiliary water supply portion (30) or the main water supply portion (P) through a valve.