U.S. patent application number 14/957822 was filed with the patent office on 2017-06-08 for anti-freeze faucet.
The applicant listed for this patent is Cheng-Hsuan Wu. Invention is credited to Cheng-Hsuan Wu.
Application Number | 20170159269 14/957822 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 58778656 |
Filed Date | 2017-06-08 |
United States Patent
Application |
20170159269 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wu; Cheng-Hsuan |
June 8, 2017 |
ANTI-FREEZE FAUCET
Abstract
An anti-freeze faucet contains: a first pipe, a second pipe, a
control holder, a closing member, a closing member, a controlling
valve, and a resilient element. The first pipe includes a first
through hole, an outlet, an inlet, a channel, and a fitting sleeve
having a second through hole and an inner screwing section. The
second pipe includes a vertical moving portion, a connecting
portion, and an air conduit. The vertical moving portion is
connected with a rotary knob and has an outer screwing section and
an air orifice. The control holder includes a water aperture, a
water stop ring, plural first vents, plural second vents, and a
connection portion. The closing member is fitted between the
control holder and the connecting portion. The controlling valve is
connected with the coupling portion, and the resilient element is
mounted on the coupling portion and pushes the controlling valve
toward the inlet.
Inventors: |
Wu; Cheng-Hsuan; (Changhua
County, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Wu; Cheng-Hsuan |
Changhua County |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
58778656 |
Appl. No.: |
14/957822 |
Filed: |
December 3, 2015 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E03B 7/12 20130101; E03B
9/025 20130101; E03C 2001/026 20130101; E03C 1/0403 20130101 |
International
Class: |
E03B 7/12 20060101
E03B007/12; E03C 1/04 20060101 E03C001/04 |
Claims
1. An anti-freeze faucet comprising: a first pipe including a first
through hole defined on a first end thereof, an outlet formed on a
peripheral side thereof, an inlet arranged on a second end thereof,
and a channel defined therein and communicating with the first
through hole, the outlet, and the inlet; the first pipe further
including a fitting sleeve connected with the through hole, the
fitting sleeve having a second through hole formed on a central
portion thereof, and the fitting sleeve also having an inner
screwing section arranged therein; a second pipe inserted into the
first pipe, and the second pipe including a vertical moving portion
mounted on a first end thereof, a connecting portion fixed on a
second end thereof, and an air conduit defined therein, the
vertical moving portion being connected with a rotary knob and
having an outer screwing section and an air orifice, the outer
screwing section screwing with the inner screwing section of the
fitting sleeve of the first pipe, wherein the rotary knob is
rotated to drive the second pope to move vertically, and the air
orifice is in communication with the air conduit; a control holder
including a first end coupling with the connecting portion of the
second pipe, a water aperture defined on a central position thereof
and communicating with the air conduit of the second pipe, a water
stop ring fitted on a middle section of a peripheral side thereof,
plural first vents defined above the water stop ring and
communicating with the water aperture, plural second vents formed
below the water stop ring and communicating with the water
aperture, and a connection portion secured on a second end thereof;
a closing member movably fitted between the control holder and the
connecting portion of the second pipe so as to movably open or
close the air conduit of the second pipe and the water aperture of
the control holder; a controlling valve being in connection with
the coupling portion of the control holder to close the inlet of
the first pipe; and a resilient element mounted on the coupling
portion of the control holder and pushing the controlling valve
toward the inlet of the first pipe.
2. The anti-freeze faucet as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of
the inner screwing section of the first pipe and the outer screwing
section of the second pipe is multiple threads.
3. The anti-freeze faucet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first
pipe further includes an air valve disposed on the peripheral side
thereof relative to the outlet and communicating with the channel
of the first pipe.
4. The anti-freeze faucet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
vertical moving portion of the second pipe has a sealing ring
fitted therewith.
5. The anti-freeze faucet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
vertical moving portion of the second pipe has a sealing ring
fitted therewith and biased against the second through hole of the
fitting sleeve of the first pipe.
6. The anti-freeze faucet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
connecting portion of the second pipe has a single-directional seal
washer fitted thereon and abutting against an inner wall of the
first pipe, such that water flows out of the outlet of the first
pipe and does not flow reverse to the outlet.
7. The anti-freeze faucet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
closing member includes a circular sealing portion, and the
circular sealing portion has a first closing gasket facing the
connecting portion of the second pipe.
8. The anti-freeze faucet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
controlling valve includes a shank and a stop plug connecting with
the shank, wherein the shank is inserted into the coupling portion
of the control holder and is limited by a C-shaped retainer, such
that the controlling valve is in connection with the coupling
portion of the control holder and moves, the stop plug has a second
closing gasket facing the inlet of the first pipe.
9. The anti-freeze faucet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
resilient element is a spring.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
[0001] The present invention relates to an anti-freeze faucet which
flows water smoothly and greatly.
Description of the Prior Art
[0002] A conventional anti-freeze faucet prevents remained water
from freezing therein, and it has a check structure configured to
avoid polluted water flowing back to a water supply pipe from the
anti-freeze faucet in a vacuum siphon action. The conventional
anti-freeze faucet also has an air guiding device to break vacuum
effect and to prevent the remained water accumulating in the
anti-freeze faucet, when the anti-freeze faucet freezes.
[0003] With reference to FIGS. 8 to 10, the conventional
anti-freeze faucet contains a first pipe 91, and the first pipe 91
has an inlet 911 defined on a first end thereof so as to
communicate with a water supply pipe, an outlet 912 formed on a
second end thereof, an opening 913, an air valve 914, and a channel
915 communicating with the inlet 911, the outlet 912, the opening
913 and the air valve 914. The channel 915 has inner threads 916
adjacent to the inlet 911. The conventional anti-freeze faucet also
contains a second pipe 92 inserted into the first pipe 91, and the
second pipe 92 has a connecting segment 921 and a fitting segment
922 opposite to the connecting segment 921, wherein the connecting
segment 921 extends out of the first pipe 91, the fitting segment
922 has a circular tab 923 arranged around an outer rim thereof,
and the circular tab 923 has outer threads 924 for screwing with
the inner threads 916 and has plural slots 925 defined thereon. The
conventional anti-freeze faucet further contains: a controlling
valve 93 movably fitted with the fitting segment 922 of the second
pipe 92 so as to close the inlet 911 of the first pipe 91; a
resilient element 94 fixed in the second pipe 92 proximate to the
fitting segment 922; a single-directional seal washer 95 fitted
with the second pipe 92 adjacent to the fitting segment 922 so as
to limit water to flow in the channel 915 in a single direction;
and a control assembly 96 connected with the opening 913 of the
first pipe 91 and the second pipe 92 so as to rotate the second
pipe 92 to move, thus turning on/off the anti-freeze faucet.
[0004] However, the conventional anti-freeze faucet stops the
waters flowing in the water supply pipe, and because vacuum siphon
action produces a reverse suction, the single-directional seal
washer 95 stops the water reversely flowing into the water supply
pipe from an water outflow connector of the first pipe 91, and the
resilient element 40 pushes the controlling valve 30 toward the
inlet 11 of the first pipe 10 so that a stopping washer 312 of a
plug 31 of the controlling valve 30 automatically closes the outlet
11 of the first pipe 10, thus preventing the polluted water from
flowing back to the water supply pipe from the anti-freeze faucet.
The second pipe 92 screws with the inner threads 916 of the inlet
911 of the first pipe 91 by using the outer threads 924 of the
circular tab 923 of the fitting segment 922, hence as turning on
the conventional anti-freeze faucet, the water pushes the
controlling valve 93 via the inlet 911 of the first pipe 91, and
the controlling valve 93 removes from the outlet 911 of the first
pipe 91 so that the water flows out of the outlet 912 of the first
pipe 91 from the inlet 911 of the first pipe 91 through the channel
915 of the first pipe 91 and the plural slots 925 of the second
pipe 92 and the single-directional seal washer 95. Nevertheless,
the water cannot flow smoothly and greatly because of the plural
slots 925 of the second pipe 92.
[0005] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate
the afore-described disadvantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
an anti-freeze faucet in which an outer screwing section of a
vertical moving portion of a second pipe screws with an inner
screwing section of a fitting sleeve of a first pipe, and a rotary
knob is rotated to drive the second pipe to move, thus turning
on/off the anti-freeze faucet. Preferably, the second pipe moves to
a through hole of the first pipe so as to reduce a using space
between the second pipe and the first pipe, thus flowing the water
smoothly and greatly.
[0007] An anti-freeze faucet provided by the present invention
contains: a first pipe, a second pipe, a control holder, a closing
member, a closing member, a controlling valve, and a resilient
element.
[0008] The first pipe includes a first through hole defined on a
first end thereof, an outlet formed on a peripheral side thereof,
an inlet arranged on a second end thereof, and a channel defined
therein and communicating with the first through hole, the outlet,
and the inlet. The first pipe further includes a fitting sleeve
connected with the through hole, the fitting sleeve has a second
through hole formed on a central portion thereof and has an inner
screwing section arranged therein.
[0009] The second pipe is inserted into the first pipe, and the
second pipe includes a vertical moving portion mounted on a first
end thereof, a connecting portion fixed on a second end thereof,
and an air conduit defined therein. The vertical moving portion is
connected with a rotary knob and has an outer screwing section and
an air orifice, the outer screwing section screws with the inner
screwing section of the fitting sleeve of the first pipe, wherein
the rotary knob is rotated to drive the second pope to move
vertically, and the air orifice is in communication with the air
conduit.
[0010] The control holder includes a first end coupling with the
connecting portion of the second pipe, a water aperture defined on
a central position thereof and communicating with the air conduit
of the second pipe, a water stop ring fitted on a middle section of
a peripheral side thereof, plural first vents defined above the
water stop ring and communicating with the water aperture, plural
second vents formed below the water stop ring and communicating
with the water aperture, and a connection portion secured on a
second end thereof.
[0011] The closing member is movably fitted between the control
holder and the connecting portion of the second pipe so as to
movably open or close the air conduit of the second pipe and the
water aperture of the control holder.
[0012] The controlling valve is in connection with the coupling
portion of the control holder to close the inlet of the first
pipe.
[0013] The resilient element is mounted on the coupling portion of
the control holder and pushes the controlling valve toward the
inlet of the first pipe.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the assembly of an
anti-freeze faucet in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the
present invention.
[0015] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the exploded components
of the anti-freeze faucet in accordance with the preferred
embodiment of the present invention.
[0016] FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view showing the assembly of the
anti-freeze faucet in accordance with the preferred embodiment of
the present invention.
[0017] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the operation of the
anti-freeze faucet in accordance with the preferred embodiment of
the present invention.
[0018] FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view showing the operation of
the anti-freeze faucet in accordance with the preferred embodiment
of the present invention.
[0019] FIG. 6 is another cross sectional view showing the operation
of the anti-freeze faucet in accordance with the preferred
embodiment of the present invention.
[0020] FIG. 7 is also another cross sectional view showing the
operation of the anti-freeze faucet in accordance with the
preferred embodiment of the present invention.
[0021] FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the exploded components
of a conventional anti-freeze faucet.
[0022] FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view showing the assembly of the
conventional anti-freeze faucet.
[0023] FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view showing the operation of a
part of the conventional anti-freeze faucet.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0024] The present invention will be clearer from the following
description when viewed together with the accompanying drawings,
which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred
embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
[0025] Referring to FIGS. 1-5, an anti-freeze faucet according to a
preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first
pipe 10, a second pipe 20, a control holder 30, a closing member
40, a controlling valve 50, and a resilient element 60.
[0026] The first pipe 10 includes a first through hole 11 defined
on a first end thereof, an outlet 12 formed on a peripheral side
thereof, an air valve 13 disposed on the peripheral side thereof
relative to the outlet 12, an inlet 14 arranged on a second end
thereof and communicating with a water supply pipe, and a channel
15 defined therein and communicating with the first through hole
11, the outlet 12, the air valve 13 and the inlet 14; the first
pipe 10 further includes a fitting sleeve 16 connected with the
through hole 11, wherein the fitting sleeve 16 has a second through
hole 161 formed on a central portion thereof and has an inner
screwing section 162 arranged therein, wherein the inner screwing
section 162 is multiple threads.
[0027] The second pipe 20 is inserted into the first pipe 10, and
the second pipe 20 includes a vertical moving portion 21 mounted on
a first end thereof, a connecting portion 22 fixed on a second end
thereof, and a rotary knob 23 connected with the vertical moving
portion 21. The vertical moving portion 21 has an outer screwing
section 211, an air orifice 212, and a sealing ring 213, wherein
the outer screwing section 211 is multiple threads and is
configured to screw with the inner screwing section 162 of the
fitting sleeve 16, and the rotary knob 23 drives the second pipe 20
to rotate and move vertically, the air orifice 212 is in
communication with an exterior, the sealing ring 213 is fitted with
the vertical moving portion 21 and is biased against the second
through hole 161 of the fitting sleeve 16 of the first pipe 10. The
connecting portion 22 has a single-directional seal washer 221
fitted thereon and abutting against an inner wall of the first pipe
10, such that water flows out of the outlet 12 of the first pipe 10
and does not flow reverse to the outlet 12. The second pipe 20 also
includes an air conduit 24 defined therein and communicating with
the air orifice 212 of the vertical moving portion 21 and the
connecting portion 22.
[0028] The control holder 30 includes a first end coupling with the
connecting portion 22 of the second pipe 20, a water aperture 31
defined on a central position thereof and communicating with the
air conduit 24 of the second pipe 20, a water stop ring 32 fitted
on a middle section of a peripheral side thereof, plural first
vents 33 defined above the water stop ring 32 and communicating
with the water aperture 31, plural second vents 34 formed below the
water stop ring 32 and communicating with the water aperture 31,
and a connection portion 35 secured on a second end thereof.
[0029] The closing member 40 is movably fitted between the control
holder 30 and the connecting portion 22 of the second pipe 20, and
the closing member 40 includes a circular sealing portion 41,
wherein the circular sealing portion 41 has a first closing gasket
411 facing the connecting portion 22 of the second pipe 20 so as to
movably open or close the air conduit 24 of the second pipe 20 and
the water aperture 31 of the control holder 30.
[0030] The controlling valve 50 includes a shank 51 and a stop plug
52 connecting with the shank 51, wherein the shank 51 is inserted
into the coupling portion 35 of the control holder 30 and is
limited by a C-shaped retainer 53, such that the controlling valve
50 is in connection with the coupling portion 35 of the control
holder 30 and moves, the stop plug 52 has a second closing gasket
521 facing and configured to close the inlet 14 of the first pipe
10.
[0031] The resilient element 60 is a spring and is mounted on the
coupling portion 35 of the control holder 30, wherein the resilient
element 60 pushes the controlling valve 50 toward the inlet 14 of
the first pipe 10.
[0032] Referring to FIG. 3, as not turning on the anti-freeze
faucet, the second pipe 20 presses the controlling valve 50
downwardly via the control holder 30 so that the stop plug 52 of
the controlling valve 50 mates with the second closing gasket 521
to close the inlet 14 of the first pipe 10, and the resilient
element 60 is pushed by the control holder 30 to move toward the
controlling valve 50.
[0033] As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, as turning on the anti-freeze
faucet, the rotary knob 23 is rotated to drive the second pipe 20
to revolve, the outer screwing section 211 of the second pipe 20
screws with the inner screwing section 162 of the fitting sleeve 16
of the first pipe 10 so that the second pipe 20 drives the control
holder 30 to move upwardly toward the through hole 11 of the first
pipe 10, and the controlling valve 50 is pushed by a water pressure
to press the resilient element 60 and to turn on the inlet 14 of
the first pipe 10, wherein the water flows into the channel 15 of
the first pipe 10 from the inlet 14 and flows into the water
aperture 31 of the control holder 30 through the plural second
vents 34 of the control holder 30, hence the water pressure pushes
the closing member 40 to move toward the connecting portion 22 of
the second pipe 20, and the circular sealing portion 41 of the
closing member 40 matches with the first closing gasket 411 to
contact with the connecting portion 22 of the second pipe 20 and to
close the air conduit 24 of the second pipe 20 and the water
aperture 31 of the control holder 30. Thereafter, the water flows
into the channel 15 of the first pipe 10 from the plural first
vents 33 of the control holder 30 and flows out of the outlet 12 of
the first pipe 10 via the single-directional seal washer 221.
[0034] After turning on the anti-freeze faucet and the water is
stopped, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the water flows out of the
outlet 12 from the inlet 14 through the channel 15 and the water
aperture 31. When the water does not flow into the anti-freeze
faucet from the inlet 14 anymore, the controlling valve 50 is not
pushed by the water pressure, and the resilient element 60 abuts
against the controlling valve 50 so that the stop plug 52
cooperates with the second closing gasket 521 to automatically
close the inlet 14 of the first pipe 10, and the single-directional
seal washer 221 stops the water flowing backward, thus avoiding
polluted water flowing back to the water supply pipe from the
anti-freeze faucet.
[0035] After turning off the anti-freeze faucet which supplies the
water, as shown in FIG. 7, the rotary knob 23 is rotated reversely
to drive the second pipe 20 to rotate by screwing the outer
screwing section 211 of the second pipe 20 with the inner screwing
section 162 of the fitting sleeve 16 of the first pipe 10, the
second pipe 20 rotates reversely to drive the control holder 30 to
move downwardly toward the outlet 12 of the first pipe 10, the
second pipe 20 presses the controlling valve 50 through the control
holder 30, and the stop plug 52 of the controlling valve 50
cooperates with the second closing gasket 521 to close the inlet 14
of the first pipe 10, and the water stops flowing into the inlet
14. Thereafter, the closing member 40 moves to turn on the air
conduit 24 of the second pipe 20 which is in communication with the
water aperture 31 of the control holder 30, hence air flows into
the plural first vents 33 of the control holder 30 from the air
orifice 212 of the vertical moving portion 21 via the air conduit
24, the water aperture 31, and the plural first vents 33 of the
control holder 30 by using the air valve 13 of the first pipe 10,
thus breaking vacuum effect. In addition, remained water in the
channel 15 of the first pipe 10 and the water aperture 31 of the
control holder 30 keeps flowing out of the outlet 12 via the
single-directional seal washer 221.
[0036] Accordingly, the anti-freeze faucet of the present invention
has advantages as follows:
[0037] the water does not accumulate in the anti-freeze facet, and
the polluted water does not flow back to the water supply pipe from
the anti-freeze faucet, wherein the outer screwing section 211 of
the vertical moving portion 21 of the second pipe 20 screws with
the inner screwing section 162 of the fitting sleeve 16 of the
first pipe 10, the rotary knob 23 is rotated to drive the second
pipe 20 to move, thus turning on/off the anti-freeze faucet.
Preferably, the second pipe 20 moves to the through hole 11 of the
first pipe 10 so as to reduce a using space between the second pipe
20 and the first pipe 10, thus flowing the water smoothly and
greatly.
[0038] While we have shown and described various embodiments in
accordance with the present invention, it is clear to those skilled
in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing
from the scope of the present invention.
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