CN215720946U

CN215720946U - Rotary valve and shower assembly

Info

Publication number: CN215720946U
Application number: CN202121934658.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘庆庆
Original assignee: Gd Finial Plumbing Science Co ltd
Current assignee: Gd Finial Plumbing Science Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-08-17
Filing date: 2021-08-17
Publication date: 2022-02-01
Anticipated expiration: 2031-08-17

Abstract

The utility model discloses a rotary valve and a shower assembly, wherein the rotary valve comprises a pipe fitting, a valve core and a handle; the pipe fitting is provided with a water outlet, and the handle is used for driving the valve core to rotate so as to open and close the water outlet; the handle is provided with a clamping part, and the clamping part is provided with a socket for inserting the shower head; the handle is provided with a first station and a second station; when the handle is positioned at a first station, the valve core is positioned in a state of closing the water outlet, and the socket is positioned at a conventional insertion angle; when the handle is positioned at the second station, the valve core is positioned in a state of opening the water outlet, and the socket is positioned at an unconventional insertion angle; through the relevance of clamping part and case, this can remind the user to change the delivery port of valve and still be in the open mode, need rotate the handle to first station in order to close the delivery port.

Description

Rotary valve and shower assembly

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of bathrooms, in particular to a rotary valve and a shower assembly.

Background

Shower assemblies currently on the market include a rotary valve, a shower head in communication with the rotary valve, and a holder for hanging the holding shower head. After using up the gondola water faucet, hang the gondola water faucet and place on the holder, but if the user does not close the rotary valve completely, then the user does not easily perceive that the gondola water faucet that hangs and place on the holder is still spraying water.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention is directed to at least one of the problems of the prior art, and provides a rotary valve and a shower assembly.

The technical scheme adopted by the utility model for solving the problems is as follows:

in a first aspect of the utility model, a rotary valve comprises a pipe fitting, a valve core and a handle; the pipe fitting is provided with a water outlet, and the handle is used for driving the valve core to rotate so as to open and close the water outlet; the handle is provided with a clamping part, and the clamping part is provided with a socket for inserting the shower head; the handle is provided with a first station and a second station; when the handle is in the first station, the valve core is in a state of closing the water outlet, and the socket is in a conventional insertion angle; when the handle is at the second station, the valve core is in a state of opening the water outlet, and the socket is at an abnormal insertion angle.

According to the first aspect of the utility model, one end of the pipe is provided with a water inlet, and the water inlet is communicated with the water outlet through a water delivery channel.

According to a first aspect of the utility model, the outer pipe wall of the pipe corresponding to the water inlet position is provided with a first external thread.

According to a first aspect of the utility model, the water outlet is located in a side pipe wall of an end of the pipe member remote from the water inlet.

According to a first aspect of the utility model, the tube is provided with a limit stop for limiting the angle of rotation of the handle.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the valve element is installed in the water delivery passage at a position corresponding to the water outlet.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the handle is mounted on the outer side of the end of the pipe member away from the water inlet, and the handle is connected to the valve cartridge.

According to the first aspect of the utility model, the handle is further provided with a connecting part connected with the clamping part, the valve core is provided with a connecting rod, the connecting part is provided with a connecting through hole, and the connecting rod is arranged in the connecting through hole in a penetrating manner.

According to a first aspect of the utility model, the clamping portion is provided with a clamping slot, and the socket is located on the clamping slot.

In a second aspect of the utility model, a shower assembly comprises a shower head and a rotary valve according to the first aspect of the utility model, wherein the shower head is connected with a water outlet of the rotary valve through a connecting pipe.

The scheme at least has the following beneficial effects: the water flows in the pipe fitting and flows to the shower head from the water outlet; when the handle is positioned at the first station, the valve core is positioned in a state of closing the water outlet, water cannot flow out from the water outlet, the shower head does not spray water any more, the socket is positioned at a conventional insertion angle, and a user can conveniently and smoothly insert the shower head into the socket; when the handle is positioned at the second station, the valve core is positioned in a state of opening the water outlet, water can flow out from the water outlet, the shower head can spray water, but the socket is positioned at an unconventional insertion angle, so that a user cannot conveniently and smoothly insert the shower head into the socket according to a use habit; through the association of the clamping part and the valve core, a user can be reminded that the water outlet of the rotary valve is still in an open state, and the handle needs to be rotated to a first station to close the water outlet; the condition that the user places the gondola water faucet to the clamping part and does not close the delivery port can be avoided better.

Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the utility model.

Drawings

The utility model is further illustrated with reference to the following figures and examples.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a rotary valve of the present invention with the handle in the first position;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a rotary valve of the present invention with the handle in the second position;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a rotary valve of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the handle;

fig. 5 is a structural view of a rotary valve according to the present invention.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the present preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship referred to in the description of the orientation, such as the upper, lower, front, rear, left, right, etc., is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for convenience of description and simplification of description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, the meaning of a plurality of means is one or more, the meaning of a plurality of means is two or more, and larger, smaller, larger, etc. are understood as excluding the number, and larger, smaller, inner, etc. are understood as including the number. If the first and second are described for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, they are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of the technical features indicated.

In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly limited, terms such as arrangement, installation, connection and the like should be understood in a broad sense, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention in combination with the specific contents of the technical solutions.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, in a first aspect of the present invention, a rotary valve is provided. The rotary valve comprises a pipe fitting 100, a valve core 300 and a handle 200; the pipe fitting 100 is provided with a water outlet 120, and the handle 200 is used for driving the valve core 300 to rotate so as to open and close the water outlet 120; the handle 200 is provided with a clamping part 210, and the clamping part 210 is provided with a socket 211 for inserting the shower head; the handle 200 is provided with a first station and a second station; when the handle 200 is in the first station, the valve core 300 is in a state of closing the water outlet 120, and the socket 211 is in a normal insertion angle; when the handle 200 is at the second position, the valve plug 300 is in a state of opening the water outlet 120, and the socket 211 is at an irregular insertion angle.

In this embodiment, water flows in the pipe 100 and flows from the water outlet 120 to the shower head; when the handle 200 is at the first station, the valve core 300 is in a state of closing the water outlet 120, water cannot flow out from the water outlet 120, the shower head does not spray water any more, the socket 211 is at a conventional insertion angle, and a user can conveniently and smoothly insert the shower head into the socket 211; when the handle 200 is at the second station, the valve core 300 is in a state of opening the water outlet 120, water can flow out from the water outlet 120, the shower head can spray water, but the socket 211 is at an irregular insertion angle, and a user cannot conveniently and smoothly insert the shower head into the socket 211 according to a use habit; through the association of the clamping part 210 and the valve core 300, the user can be reminded that the water outlet 120 of the rotary valve is still in an open state, and the handle 200 needs to be rotated to a first station to close the water outlet 120; the situation that the user places the shower head on the clamping part 210 without closing the water outlet 120 can be better avoided.

It should be noted that, according to the habit of ordinary people, the shower head is placed in a conventional manner in a manner of being vertically upward, and then, for the socket 211, the conventional insertion angle is vertically upward. Angles other than vertically upward are then unconventional insertion angles. Of course, the regular insertion angle can be set according to the use habit of people.

In certain embodiments of the first aspect of the present invention, the pipe member 100 has an inlet 110 at one end, and the inlet 110 is in communication with the outlet 120 via a water delivery channel.

In this embodiment, the pipe member 100 is communicated with an external water pipe through the water inlet 110, and water of the external water pipe enters the pipe member 100 from the water inlet 110, flows to the water outlet 120 through the water delivery passage, flows to the shower head from the water outlet 120, and is sprayed from the shower head.

Referring to fig. 1 and 5, in certain embodiments of the first aspect of the present invention, the outer pipe wall of the pipe member 100 corresponding to the location of the water inlet 110 is provided with a first external thread 111. The first external thread 111 facilitates the threaded connection between the water inlet 110 of the pipe fitting 100 and an external water pipe, and facilitates the disassembly and assembly of the pipe fitting 100 and the external water pipe.

The tube 100 may be square or circular in shape.

In certain embodiments of the first aspect of the present invention, the water outlet 120 is located on a side wall of the pipe member 100 at an end remote from the water inlet 110. Generally, the direction of the water inlet 110 is the front direction, and the water outlet 120 faces the ground direction, so as to facilitate the water flowing out from the water outlet 120. In addition, the pipe 100 is provided with a second external thread 121 at a position corresponding to the water outlet 120, and is conveniently connected with a connecting pipe through the second external thread 121.

In certain embodiments of the first aspect of the present invention, the tube 100 is provided with a limiting member for limiting the rotation angle of the handle 200. The stopper is a convex member, and is engaged with a groove formed on the handle 200 or the valve element 300, so that the rotation angle of the handle 200 is limited within 90 degrees.

Referring to fig. 3, in certain embodiments of the first aspect of the present invention, a valve cartridge 300 is installed in the water delivery passage at a position corresponding to the water outlet 120. The valve core 300 is provided with a water outlet hole 320; when the valve core 300 opens the water outlet 120, the water outlet hole 320 corresponds to the water outlet 120; when the valve element 300 closes the water outlet 120, the water outlet hole 320 and the water outlet 120 have no overlapping portion. The valve body 300 rotates in the pipe 100 around the central axis of the pipe 100 with the central axis of the pipe 100 as a rotation axis.

In certain embodiments of the first aspect of the present invention, the handle 200 is mounted on the outer side of the end of the pipe member 100 away from the water inlet 110, and the handle 200 is connected to the valve cartridge 300. In this embodiment, the handle 200 is located behind the water inlet 110, with the direction in which the water inlet 110 faces as the front. The handle 200 is connected with the valve core 300 to drive the valve core 300 to rotate; and the handle 200 is positioned at the outer side of the tube 100, so that the user can rotate the handle 200 conveniently.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments of the first aspect of the present invention, the handle 200 is further provided with a connection portion 220 connected to the clamping portion 210, the valve cartridge 300 is provided with a connection rod 310, the connection portion 220 is provided with a connection through hole 221, and the connection rod 310 is inserted into the connection through hole 221. In this embodiment, the handle 200 is connected to the valve cartridge 300 by the engagement of the connection through-hole 221 with the connection rod 310; when the handle 200 rotates, the valve element 300 is driven to rotate.

It should be noted that the connecting portion 220 corresponds to the position of the pipe 100, and the clamping portion 210 is connected to the side surface of the connecting portion 220, so that the clamping portion 210 is protruded. Of course, in other embodiments, the clamping portion 210 may be disposed behind the connecting portion 220.

In certain embodiments of the first aspect of the present invention, the clamping portion 210 is provided with an arc-shaped clamping slot 212, and the socket 211 is located on the clamping slot 212. The shower head can be stably held by the holding slot 212.

In an embodiment of a second aspect of the utility model, a shower assembly is provided. The shower assembly comprises a shower head and a rotary valve as described in embodiments of the first aspect of the utility model, the shower head being connected to the outlet 120 of the rotary valve by a connecting tube.

In this embodiment, when the handle 200 is at the first position, the valve core 300 is in a state of closing the water outlet 120, water cannot flow out from the water outlet 120, the shower head does not spray water any more, the socket 211 is at a normal insertion angle, and a user can conveniently and smoothly insert the shower head into the socket 211; when the handle 200 is at the second station, the valve core 300 is in a state of opening the water outlet 120, water can flow out from the water outlet 120, the shower head can spray water, but the socket 211 is at an irregular insertion angle, and a user cannot conveniently and smoothly insert the shower head into the socket 211 according to a use habit; through the association of the clamping part 210 and the valve core 300, the user can be reminded that the water outlet 120 of the rotary valve is still in an open state, and the handle 200 needs to be rotated to a first station to close the water outlet 120; the situation that the user places the shower head on the clamping part 210 without closing the water outlet 120 can be better avoided.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention as long as the technical effects of the present invention are achieved by the same means.

Claims

1. A rotary valve is characterized by comprising a pipe fitting, a valve core and a handle; the pipe fitting is provided with a water outlet, and the handle is used for driving the valve core to rotate so as to open and close the water outlet; the handle is provided with a clamping part, and the clamping part is provided with a socket for inserting the shower head; the handle is provided with a first station and a second station; when the handle is in the first station, the valve core is in a state of closing the water outlet, and the socket is in a conventional insertion angle; when the handle is at the second station, the valve core is in a state of opening the water outlet, and the socket is at an abnormal insertion angle.

2. A rotary valve as claimed in claim 1, wherein said tubular member has an inlet at one end thereof, said inlet communicating with said outlet via a water delivery passage.

3. A rotary valve according to claim 2, wherein the outer pipe wall of the pipe member corresponding to the water inlet position is provided with a first external thread.

4. A rotary valve according to claim 2 wherein the water outlet is located in the side wall of the tube at the end thereof remote from the water inlet.

5. A rotary valve as claimed in claim 1, wherein said tube member is provided with a limit stop for limiting the angle of rotation of said handle.

6. A rotary valve as claimed in claim 2, wherein said cartridge is mounted in said water delivery passage at a position corresponding to said water outlet.

7. A rotary valve as claimed in claim 2, wherein said handle is mounted on the outside of the end of said tube remote from said inlet, said handle being connected to said core.

8. The rotary valve according to claim 7, wherein the handle further comprises a connecting portion connected to the clamping portion, the valve element comprises a connecting rod, the connecting portion comprises a connecting through hole, and the connecting rod is inserted into the connecting through hole.

9. A rotary valve according to claim 8, wherein said clamping portion is provided with a clamping socket, said socket being located on said clamping socket.

10. A shower assembly comprising a shower head and a rotary valve as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, the shower head being connected to the outlet of the rotary valve by a connecting pipe.