Faucet connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10465818-B2
Application number	US-201715659755-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 26, 2017
Priority date	Jul 26, 2017
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

A faucet connector comprises a pipe set having one or more branch pipes connected to a main connecting pipe. The faucet connector also comprises one or more valves each disposed with a water stoppage mechanism and a driving element. A casing set is disposed with one or more than one rotational base. One or more knobs each has a handle and a driving element and respectively and rotationally fits onto the corresponding rotational base. The driving element of each of the knobs is respectively linked to the driving element of the corresponding valve, and a pivot of each of the knobs is inclined at an angle with a pivot of the corresponding valve.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A faucet connector, comprising:
a pipe set having a main connecting pipe and one or more branch pipes, the main connecting pipe having a water inlet connecting to an inner passage, the one or more branch pipes being connected to the main connecting pipe, each of the branch pipes being disposed with a valve port and a water outlet;
one or more valves for respectively and rotationally coupling with the one or more valve ports, each of the valves being disposed with a water stoppage mechanism and a first driving element;
a casing set disposed with one or more rotational bases, each of the rotational bases having an opening; and
one or more knobs, each of the knobs having a handle and a second driving element, each of the knobs being respectively and rotationally fitted onto the corresponding rotational base, the second driving element of each of the knobs being respectively linked to the first driving element of the corresponding valve, and a pivot of each of the knobs being inclined at an angle with a pivot of the corresponding valve;
wherein each of the knobs has an elastic plate with an end disposed with at least one fasten and stop end for fastening at the rotational base of the casing set and preventing detachment.

2. The faucet connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the water stoppage mechanism comprises a first water stoppage ring.

3. The faucet connector as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the water stoppage mechanism further comprises two second water stoppage rings disposed by two sides of the first water stoppage ring.

4. The faucet connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first driving element of the valve and the second driving element of the knob are bevel gears.

5. The faucet connector as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the casing set is composed of a front casing and a back casing, and the rotational base is disposed on the front casing.

6. The faucet connector as claimed in claim 5 , wherein each of the valves has a stop block disposed in a limitation groove defined at an end face of each of the valve ports intersected with each of the branch pipes, respectively.

7. The faucet connector as claimed in claim 6 , wherein an inclined angle between the pivots of the knobs and the pivots of the valves is between approximately 15 and approximately 90 degrees.

8. The faucet connector as claimed in claim 7 , wherein an inclined angle between the pivots of the knobs and the pivots of the valves is approximately 40 degrees.

9. The faucet connector as claimed in claim 8 , wherein a threading is disposed on an outer circumference of the water outlets of the branch pipes.

10. The faucet connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the valve is disposed with a fasten and stop end for fastening at an end of the valve port and preventing detachment.

11. The faucet connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the knob has two elastic plates.

Assignees

• Yuan Mei Corp

Inventors

• Lo Shun-Nan

Classifications

• F16K31/60

  Handles {(form, features or function of taps or faucet handles for domestic plumbing installations E03C1/04)} · CPC title

• E03C1/023

  with flow distribution, e.g. diverters · CPC title

• F16K5/0442

  Spindles and actuating means · CPC title

• F16K5/0407

  with particular plug arrangements, e.g. particular shape or built-in means · CPC title

• F16K31/535 Primary

  for rotating valves (F16K31/54 takes precedence) · CPC title