Floor Faucet Structure

Abstract

A floor faucet structure contains: a body, an adjustable fitting sleeve, a fixing seat, and a connection sleeve. The body includes a positioning disc, a cold-water inlet tube, and a hot-water inlet. Each of the cold-water inlet tube and the hot-water inlet tube has a respective one rotation members and a respective one connector. The respective one rotation member has a longitudinal extension, a horizontal extension, and a first conduit. The respective one connector includes a first connecting section, a second connecting section, a second conduit, at least one stop ring, a first external threaded section, and a second external threaded section. The adjustable fitting sleeve includes a first coupling portion, the fixing seat includes a circular groove, multiple retaining ribs. The connection sleeve includes a second coupling portion, a cylindrical fence, and multiple locking ribs.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This application is a Continuation-in-Part of application Ser. No. 15/661,301, filed Jul. 27, 2017.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a faucet structure, and more particularly to a floor faucet structure which is mounted beside an independent bathtub so as to limit water supply and to couple with a shower head.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

A conventional floor faucet is mounted beside an independent bathtub, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The conventional floor faucet contains: a body 91, a fixing seat 92, a connection sleeve 93, and a cap 94. The body 91 includes a control handle 911 and an outlet tube 12 which are mounted on a top of the body 91, and the body 91 also includes inner threads 913 formed on an inner wall of a bottom thereof, a positioning disc 914 connected on an outer wall of the bottom of the body 91, three orifices 915 formed on the positioning disc 914, and a cold-water inlet tube 916 and a hot-water inlet tube 917 which are accommodated in and extend out of the body 91. The fixing seat 92 is a circular disk and includes a circular groove 921 defined on a top thereof, three through holes 922 formed in the circular groove 921, and two opposite retaining ribs 923 extending outwardly from a peripheral wall of the circular groove 921. The connection sleeve 93 includes outer threads 931 formed on an upper end thereof, a cylindrical fence 932, and two opposite cutouts 933 arranged on the cylindrical fence 932, such that the cold-water inlet tube 916 and the hot-water inlet tube 917 insert through the two opposite cutouts 933 individually. The connection sleeve 93 further includes two locking ribs 934 extending outwardly from a lower end thereof, and the cap 94 is slidably fitted on the body 91.

As desiring to fix the conventional floor faucet, an affix aperture A2 is drilled on a predetermined position of a floor A1, the fixing seat 92 is fixed on a ground B1 below the affix aperture A2, and at least one first screw bolt 95 is screwed with the outer threads 931 of the connection sleeve 93 and the inner threads 913 of the body 91 via the three through holes 922 of the fixing seat 92. Thereafter, the at least one first screw bolt 95 is inserted and rotated in the circular groove 921 of the fixing seat 92 through the affix aperture A2 of the floor A1, hence the two locking ribs 934 of the connection sleeve 93 retain with the two retaining ribs 923 of the fixing seat 92 so that the connection sleeve 93 is mounted on the fixing seat 92. The positioning disc 914 contacts with the floor A1, and multiple second screw bolts 96 are screwed in the ground B1 via the three orifices 915 of the positioning disc 914, and the cap 94 is covered on the positioning disc 94, thus connecting the conventional floor faucet.

However, a distance between the positioning disc 914 and the fixing seat 92 is fixed and is applicable for the floor A1 of a single height. When the height of the floor A1 increases, the positioning disc 914 cannot contact with the floor A1 after the bottom of the body 91 is connected with the fixing seat 92 on the ground B1 by using the connection sleeve 93. When the height of the floor A1 decreases, the positioning disc 914 is connected on the outer wall of the bottom of the body 91, so the body 91 cannot insert below the floor A1 in a predetermined length, and the connection sleeve 93 is too short to connect with the circular groove 921 of the fixing seat 92. In addition, the cold-water inlet tube 916 and the hot-water inlet tube 917 of the body 91 are bent at 90 degrees and extend out of the two opposite cutouts 933 of the connection sleeve 93 separately, so the cold-water inlet tube 916 and the hot-water inlet tube 917 vibrate easily while water flows therein and constantly friction with the opposite cutouts 933 after a period of using time, thus maintaining and replacing the cold-water inlet tube 916 and the hot-water inlet tube 917 frequently and having consumptions of labor force, related components, and time. Likewise, two bending portions C1 of the cold-water inlet tube 916 and the hot-water inlet tube 917 deform easily to influence water flow.

The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a floor faucet structure in which a first coupling portion of an adjustable fitting sleeve is connected with a second coupling portion of a connection sleeve, and a bottom of a body slides upward and downward by ways of the adjustable fitting sleeve so that the connection sleeve is adjustably moved relative to the body so as to obtain a desired height correspond to various floors and to fix the floor faucet structure.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a floor faucet structure in which two rotation members and two connectors, which are connected with the cold-water inlet tube and the hot-water inlet tube respectively, extend out of the body; when the cold-water inlet tube and the hot-water tube are inserted through the adjustable fitting sleeve and the connection sleeve, the two connectors are separated from the two rotation members, and one of the cold-water inlet tube and the hot-water tube is inserted through the body, the other of the cold-water inlet tube and the hot-water tube is inserted through the body, thereafter a horizontal extension of the respective one rotation members extends out of a respective one cutout by ways of the respective one connector to connect with a cold-water outlet tube and a hot-water outlet tube, thus forming a right angle between the hot-water inlet tube and the hot-water outlet tube. Thus, the cold-water inlet tube and the hot-water tube are fixed securely and do not respectively friction and damage the two opposite cutouts, when water flows in the cold-water inlet tube and the hot-water tube greatly, thus saving maintenance, replacement, and labor costs, reducing installation time, avoiding deformation of the cold-water tube and the hot-water tube, and maintaining water flow.

To achieve above-mentioned objectives, a floor faucet structure provided by the present invention contains: a body, an adjustable fitting sleeve, a fixing seat, and a connection sleeve.

The body is an upright pipe and includes a positioning disc disposed on a bottom of the body, and the positioning disc has multiple orifices. The body further includes a cold-water inlet tube and a hot-water inlet which are accommodated in the body, and lower ends of the cold-water inlet tube and the hot-water inlet tube extend out of the body. Each of the cold-water inlet tube and the hot-water inlet tube has a respective one of two rotation members and a respective one of two connectors, the respective one rotation member has a longitudinal extension, a horizontal extension perpendicularly connected with the longitudinal extension, and a first conduit defined in the respective one rotation member and communicating with the longitudinal extension and the horizontal extension. Two longitudinal extensions of the two rotation members are fitted with the cold-water inlet tube and the hot-water inlet tube respectively and are fixed by two defining sleeves, the first conduit of the horizontal extension has an abutting portion and an internal threaded section which are formed on an inner wall of the first conduit, the respective one connector includes a first connecting section formed on a first end thereof, a second connecting section arranged on a second end of the respective one connector, a second conduit defined in the respective one connector and communicating with the first connecting section and the second connecting section, at least one stop ring engaged on an outer wall of the first connecting section, a first external threaded section formed on the outer wall of the first connecting section, and a second external threaded section formed on an outer wall of the second connecting section. The first external threaded section of the respective one connector is screwed with the internal threaded section of the respective one rotation member, and the at least one stop ring of the respective one connector abuts against the abutting portion of the respective one rotation member. One connector, which is connected with the cold-water inlet tube, is screwed with a cold-water outlet tube by ways of the second external threaded section, and the other connector, which is connected with the hot-water inlet tube, is screwed with a hot-water outlet tube by using the second external threaded section.

The adjustable fitting sleeve is fitted in the bottom of the body so that the bottom of the body slides upward and downward relative to the adjustable fitting sleeve, and the adjustable fitting sleeve includes a first coupling portion formed on a lower end of the adjustable fitting sleeve and extending outside an outer wall of the body.

The fixing seat includes a circular groove defined on a top of the fixing seat, and the circular groove has multiple through holes formed in the circular groove, the fixing seat also includes a plurality of retaining ribs arranged on a peripheral wall of the circular groove.

The connection sleeve includes a second coupling portion arranged on an upper end of the connection sleeve so as to connect with the first coupling portion of the body, and the connection sleeve also includes a cylindrical fence on which two opposite cutouts are formed, such that the two rotation members and the two connectors extend out of the two opposite cutouts respectively. The connection sleeve further includes multiple locking ribs arranged on a lower end thereof and configured to retain with the plurality of retaining ribs of the fixing seat respectively.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of a conventional floor faucet.

FIG. 2 is a cross section view showing the operation of the conventional floor faucet structure.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of a floor faucet structure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of a part of the floor faucet structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view showing the exploded components of a part of the floor faucet structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is another perspective view showing the exploded components of a part of the floor faucet structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the assembly of the floor faucet structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the assembly of a part of the floor faucet structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the operation of a part of the floor faucet structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view showing the assembly of a part of the floor faucet structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a cross section view showing the assembly of the floor faucet structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the application of the floor faucet structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a cross sectional view showing the operation of the floor faucet structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is another cross sectional view showing the operation of the floor faucet structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention will be clearer from the following description when viewed together with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.

With reference to FIGS. 3-11, a floor faucet structure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: a body 10, an adjustable fitting sleeve 20, a fixing seat 30, a connection sleeve 40, and a cap 50.

The body 10 is an upright pipe and includes a control handle 11 and an outlet tube 12 which are mounted on a top of the body 10, the body 10 also includes a positioning disc 13 disposed on a bottom thereof, and the positioning disc 13 has multiple fixing orifices 131 and multiple receiving orifices 132 (in this embodiment, the positioning disc 13 has eight fixing orifices 131 and four receiving orifices 132). The body 10 further includes a cold-water inlet tube 14 and a hot-water inlet 15 which are accommodated in the body 10, and lower ends of the cold-water inlet tube 14 and the hot-water inlet tube 15 extend out of the body 10, wherein each of the cold-water inlet tube 14 and the hot-water inlet tube 15 has a respective one of two rotation members 16 and a respective one of two connectors 17, the respective one rotation member 16 has a longitudinal extension 161, a horizontal extension 162 perpendicularly connected with the longitudinal extension 161, and a first conduit 163 defined in the respective one rotation member 16 and communicating with the longitudinal extension 161 and the horizontal extension 162, wherein two longitudinal extensions 161 of the two rotation members 16 are fitted with the cold-water inlet tube 14 and the hot-water inlet tube 15 respectively and are fixed by two defining sleeves 16A, the first conduit 163 of the horizontal extension 162 has an abutting portion 164 and an internal threaded section 165 which are formed on an inner wall of the first conduit 163. The respective one connector 17 includes a first connecting section 171 formed on a first end thereof, a second connecting section 172 arranged on a second end of the respective one connector 17, a second conduit 173 defined in the respective one connector 17 and communicating with the first connecting section 171 and the second connecting section 172, at least one stop ring 174 engaged on an outer wall of the first connecting section 171 (in this embodiment, two stop rings 174 are engaged on the outer wall of the first connecting section 171), a first external threaded section 175 formed on the outer wall of the first connecting section 171, and a second external threaded section 176 formed on an outer wall of the second connecting section 172. The first connecting section 171 of the respective one connector 17 is connected with the horizontal extension 162 of the respective one rotation member 16, the first external threaded section 175 of the respective one connector 17 is screwed with the internal threaded section 165 of the respective one rotation member 16, and the at least one stop ring 174 of the respective one connector 17 abuts against the abutting portion 164 of the respective one rotation member 16.

A cross section of the adjustable fitting sleeve 20 is circular, and the adjustable fitting sleeve 20 is fitted in the bottom of the body 10 so that the bottom of the body 10 slides relative to the adjustable fitting sleeve 20 upward and downward, the adjustable fitting sleeve 20 includes a first coupling portion 21 formed on a lower end thereof (in this embodiment, the first coupling portion 21 is outer threads) and extending outside an outer wall of the body 10.

The fixing seat 30 includes a circular groove 31 defined on a top thereof, and the circular groove 31 has multiple through holes 311 formed therein (in this embodiment, three through holes 311 are formed in the circular groove 31). The fixing seat 30 also includes a plurality of retaining ribs 32 arranged on a peripheral wall of the circular groove 31 (in this embodiment, two opposite retaining rib 32 are arranged on the peripheral wall of the circular groove 31).

The connection sleeve 40 includes a second coupling portion 41 arranged on an upper end thereof (in this embodiment, the second coupling portion 41 is inner threads) so as to connect with the first coupling portion 21 of the body 10, the connection sleeve 40 also includes a cylindrical fence 42 on which two opposite cutouts 421 are formed, such that the two rotation members 16 and the two connectors 17, which are connected with the cold-water inlet tube 14 and the hot-water inlet tube 15 respectively, extend out of the two opposite cutouts 421. Furthermore, the connection sleeve 40 further includes multiple locking ribs 43 arranged on a lower end thereof (in this embodiment, two opposite locking ribs 43 are arranged on the lower end of the connection sleeve 40).

The cap 50 is slidably fitted with the outer wall of the body 10.

In assembly, as shown in FIGS. 12-13, an independent bathtub 60 is fixed on a floor A1 on which an affix aperture A2 is drilled, wherein the floor A1 has a common specification and a first thickness T1, such that the fixing seat 30 is disposed on a ground B1 below the affix aperture A2 by screwing at least one first screw bolt 70 into the ground B1 via the multiple through holes 311 separately, the second coupling portion 41 of the connection sleeve 40 is connected with the first coupling portion 21 of the adjustable fitting sleeve 20 and is rotated in the circular groove 31 of the fixing seat 30 through the affix aperture A2 of the floor A1, hence the two multiple locking ribs 43 of the connection sleeve 40 respectively retain with the plurality of retaining ribs 32 of the fixing seat 30 quickly so as to fix on the fixing seat 30. One connector 17, which is connected with the cold-water inlet tube 14, is screwed with a cold-water outlet tube 14A by ways of the second external threaded section 176, and the other connector 17, which is connected with the hot-water inlet tube 15, is screwed with a hot-water outlet tube 15A by using the second external threaded section 176 so as to form a right angle between the hot-water inlet tube 15 and the hot-water outlet tube 15A. In the meantime, the bottom of the body 10 slides upward and downward relative to the adjustable fitting sleeve 20 based on a distance between the floor A1 and the ground B1, hence the body 10 is moved upwardly and downwardly so that the positioning disc 13 matingly contacts with the floor A1. Thereafter, multiple second screw bolts 80 are screwed into the floor A1 via the multiple orifices 131 of the positioning disc 13, and the cap 50 is covered on the positioning disc 13, thus connecting the floor faucet structure. Furthermore, a screw bolt 90 is inserted through the multiple receiving orifices 132 of the positioning disc 13 to screw with the floor A1, and the bottom of the body 10 is fitted with the adjustable fitting sleeve 20 so as to fix the body 10 securely, and the cap 50 is covered on the positioning disc 13, thus fixing the floor faucet structure.

Referring to FIG. 14, when a height of the floor A1 is increased, and the floor A1 has a second thickness T2 more than the first thickness T1, because the bottom of the body 10 slides upward and downward relative to the adjustable fitting sleeve 20, the body 10 is adjustable based on the distance between the top of the floor A1 and the ground B1 so that the positioning disc 13 contacts with the floor A1 matingly, and the multiple second screw bolts 80 are screwed into the floor A1 via the multiple orifices 131 of the positioning disc 13, the screw bolt 90 is inserted through the multiple receiving orifices 132 of the positioning disc 13 to screw with the floor A1, and the bottom of the body 10 is fitted with the adjustable fitting sleeve 20 so as to fix the body 10 securely.

Accordingly, the floor faucet structure of the present invention has following advantages:

1. The first coupling portion 21 of the adjustable fitting sleeve 20 is connected with the second coupling portion 41 of the connection sleeve 40, and the bottom of the body 10 slides upward and downward by ways of the adjustable fitting sleeve 20 so that the connection sleeve 40 is adjustably moved relative to the body 10 so as to obtain a desired height correspond to various floors and to fix the floor faucet structure.

2. The two rotation members 16 and the two connectors 17, which are connected with the cold-water inlet tube 14 and the hot-water inlet tube 15 respectively, extend out of the body 10. When the cold-water inlet tube 14 and the hot-water tube 15 are inserted through the adjustable fitting sleeve 20 and the connection sleeve 40, the two connectors 17 are separated from the two rotation members 16, and one of the cold-water inlet tube 14 and the hot-water tube 15 is inserted through the body 10, and the other of the cold-water inlet tube 14 and the hot-water tube 15 is inserted through the body 10, thereafter the horizontal extension 162 of the respective one rotation members 16 extends out of the respective one cutout 421 by ways of the respective one connector 17 to connect with the cold-water outlet tube 14A and the hot-water outlet tube 15A, thus forming the right angle between the hot-water inlet tube 15 and the hot-water outlet tube 15A. Thus, the cold-water inlet tube 14 and the hot-water tube 15 are fixed securely and do not respectively friction and damage the two opposite cutouts 421, when water flows in the cold-water inlet tube 14 and the hot-water tube 15 greatly, thus saving maintenance, replacement, and labor costs, reducing installation time, avoiding deformation of the cold-water tube 14 and the hot-water tube 15, and maintaining water flow.

While various embodiments in accordance with the present invention have been shown and described, it is clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A floor faucet structure comprising:

a body being an upright pipe and including a positioning disc disposed on a bottom of the body, and the positioning disc having multiple orifices, the body further including a cold-water inlet tube and a hot-water inlet which are accommodated in the body, and lower ends of the cold-water inlet tube and the hot-water inlet tube extending out of the body, wherein each of the cold-water inlet tube and the hot-water inlet tube has a respective one of two rotation members and a respective one of two connectors, the respective one rotation member has a longitudinal extension, a horizontal extension perpendicularly connected with the longitudinal extension, and a first conduit defined in the respective one rotation member and communicating with the longitudinal extension and the horizontal extension, wherein two longitudinal extensions of the two rotation members are fitted with the cold-water inlet tube and the hot-water inlet tube respectively and are fixed by two defining sleeves, the first conduit of the horizontal extension has an abutting portion and an internal threaded section which are formed on an inner wall of the first conduit, the respective one connector includes a first connecting section formed on a first end thereof, a second connecting section arranged on a second end of the respective one connector, a second conduit defined in the respective one connector and communicating with the first connecting section and the second connecting section, at least one stop ring engaged on an outer wall of the first connecting section, a first external threaded section formed on the outer wall of the first connecting section, and a second external threaded section formed on an outer wall of the second connecting section, wherein the first external threaded section of the respective one connector is screwed with the internal threaded section of the respective one rotation member, and the at least one stop ring of the respective one connector abuts against the abutting portion of the respective one rotation member, wherein one connector, which is connected with the cold-water inlet tube, is screwed with a cold-water outlet tube by ways of the second external threaded section, and the other connector, which is connected with the hot-water inlet tube, is screwed with a hot-water outlet tube by using the second external threaded section;

an adjustable fitting sleeve being fitted in the bottom of the body so that the bottom of the body slides upward and downward relative to the adjustable fitting sleeve, and the adjustable fitting sleeve including a first coupling portion formed on a lower end of the adjustable fitting sleeve and extending outside an outer wall of the body;

a fixing seat including a circular groove defined on a top of the fixing seat, and the circular groove having multiple through holes formed in the circular groove, the fixing seat also including a plurality of retaining ribs arranged on a peripheral wall of the circular groove; and

a connection sleeve including a second coupling portion arranged on an upper end of the connection sleeve so as to connect with the first coupling portion of the body, the connection sleeve also including a cylindrical fence on which two opposite cutouts are formed, such that the two rotation members and the two connectors extend out of the two opposite cutouts respectively, and the connection sleeve further including multiple locking ribs arranged on a lower end thereof and configured to retain with the plurality of retaining ribs of the fixing seat respectively.

2. The floor faucet structure as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a cap slidably fitted with the outer wall of the body and configured to cover on the positioning disc.

3. The floor faucet structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body further includes a control handle and an outlet tube which are mounted on a top of the body.

4. The floor faucet structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first coupling portion is outer threads, and the second coupling portion is inner threads.

5. The floor faucet structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein a cross section of the adjustable fitting sleeve is circular.

6. The floor faucet structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positioning disc of the body has multiple receiving orifices.