JPH0821565A - Combination taps with set temperature indicating function for hot-water supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enhance the convenience in handling by equipping a function to indicate that the max. temp. of the discharged hot water capable of being acquired with operation of a mixing operation part is identical to the remote control set temp. of a hot-water supply device. CONSTITUTION:A pair of combination taps are furnished with a mixing operation part 6 to adjust the temp. of a discharged hot water where connection is made with a hot-water supply device 1 equipped with a remote control 2, wherein a display part 7 to make a gradated indication of the temp. of discharged hot water over the operating direction of the mixing operation part 6 is formed in the neighborhood of the mixing operation part 6. In the neighborhood of a max. temp. indicating position 7a in this display part 7, a display 8 is furnished which makes digital display of the remote control set temp. for the hot-water supply device 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mixed water faucet used in a bathroom, a kitchen or the like, and more specifically, it displays a set temperature of a water heater set by a remote controller (remote operation device) at a predetermined position for easy usability. The present invention relates to a mixed faucet with a set temperature display function for a water heater formed as described above.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a mixed faucet which is connected to a water heater with a remote controller and which is provided with a mixing operation portion such as a rotary knob.

[0003]

By the way, heretofore, some of the mixed faucets of this type are provided with a thermostat so that the temperature of the hot water discharged can be controlled from the faucet. Conventionally, this thermostat water faucet is usually formed so that the temperature set from the water heater remote control is prioritized and the temperature of the discharged hot water can be controlled within this set temperature range.
Therefore, for example, if the set temperature of the water heater is set to 40 ° C,
Even when the temperature display of the faucet was adjusted to 50 ° C, hot water was discharged up to 40 ° C, which is the set temperature of the water heater. The bathing temperature is usually around 42 ° C, although it varies depending on the season, the preference of the bather, and the difference between adults and infants. Therefore, if the temperature set by the remote controller of the water heater is set to a temperature several degrees higher than this, the above problems will not occur and there will be no particular problem. However, this type of thermostat faucet
Since a numerical value indicating the temperature is attached to the location of the temperature control knob of the faucet, it is easy to misunderstand that the temperature of the discharged hot water can be freely controlled from the faucet, and with the spread of this kind of faucet recently, In particular, inconvenience in this respect is pointed out and is a problem.

The present invention has been proposed in view of such circumstances. Therefore, a technical problem of the present invention is that the maximum temperature of the hot water discharged by the operation of the mixing operation unit can be displayed as the remote control set temperature of the water heater, and the water heater is formed to be easy to use. Providing a mixed faucet with a set temperature display function.

[0005]

The present invention employs the following technical means in order to solve the above problems. That is, the present invention is connected to the water heater 1 with the remote controller 2,
In a mixed faucet provided with a mixing operation part 6 for adjusting the temperature of the discharged hot water, a display part in which the temperature of the discharged hot water is displayed in gradation along the operation direction of the operation part 6 in the vicinity of the mixing operation part 6. 7 is formed, and a display 8 for digitally displaying the remote controller set temperature of the water heater 1 is provided in the vicinity of the maximum temperature display position 7a of the display unit 7.

In this case, in the present invention, the mixing operation unit 6
Arrangement location of is arbitrary. Therefore, in order to improve operability and visibility, in the present invention, it is preferable that the mixing operation unit 6 is attached to the wall surface 5 and the wall surface 5 is provided with the display unit 7 and the display unit 8.

[0007]

First, the temperature is set via the remote controller 2. Then, this setting signal is sent to the display 8 together with the water heater 1, and the remote controller set temperature of the water heater 1 is digitally displayed on the display 8. In this case, the display 8 is provided near the maximum temperature display position 7a of the display unit 7. Therefore, the bather can easily and clearly understand that the set temperature shown on the display 8 is the maximum temperature of the discharged hot water that can be selected at hand, and the temperature is adjusted with the displayed numerical value as a guide.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Reference numeral 1 is a water heater, and 2 is a remote controller for controlling the water heater 1. In this embodiment, the remote controller 2 can be operated from the bathtub 3 as shown in FIG.
It is provided on an inclined wall surface 5 formed in the lower portion of the side wall panel 4.

Reference numeral 6 is a mixing operation section for adjusting the temperature of the discharged hot water. The mixing operation portion 6 is formed by a rotary operation knob in this embodiment, and is attached to the above-mentioned inclined wall surface 5 in this embodiment. Incidentally, 6a is a pointer portion.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a display section for displaying the temperature of the discharged hot water in gradation. The display portion 7 is formed in an arc shape along the rotation direction of the operation knob as the mixing operation portion 6, and is formed on the wall surface 6 a near the mixing operation portion 6. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1B, gradation is displayed such that the color gradually becomes darker in the clockwise direction, whereby the temperature of the discharged hot water may rise as the mixing operation unit 6 is rotated in the clockwise direction. It is shaped to be understandable. In this case, the color of the display unit 7 is preferably a warm color such as red or orange.

Reference numeral 8 is a display for digitally displaying the remote control set temperature of the water heater 1. This indicator 8 is 7
The segment numeral display element is provided with two digits, and is provided immediately below the rightmost lowest position which is the highest temperature display position 7a of the display section 7. Further, the display 8 is connected to the remote controller 2 via a signal line 9 (see FIG. 1A). Reference numeral 10 represents a main component of the present invention, 11 is a hand shower, 12 is a hot and cold water discharge pipe, 13 is a switching valve for both, and 13a (see FIG. 2 etc.) is for switching operation of this switching valve 13. The switch 14 is a hot water amount adjusting knob.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First, the temperature of the water heater 1 is set to 42 ° C. via the remote controller 2. This set temperature is sent from the remote controller 2 to the display device 8 via the signal line 9 and displayed at 42 ° C. on the display device 8. In this case, since the display 8 is provided in the vicinity of the maximum temperature display position 7a of the display unit 7 in which the temperature is displayed in gradation, the bather can select the temperature of 42 ° C. shown on the display 8 at hand. It is possible to easily and clearly understand that the maximum temperature of the discharged hot water is possible. Therefore, the bather adjusts the temperature of the discharged hot water based on the displayed temperature.

In the above-mentioned process, the present invention has only to be formed by including the above-mentioned display unit 7, display unit 8 and mixing operation unit 6, and the above-mentioned switching valve 13 and hot water amount adjusting knob 1 are provided.
4 etc. may be omitted. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the switching valve 13 and the like are omitted, and the hot water whose temperature is adjusted by the mixing operation unit 6 is supplied from the shower 11 or the discharge pipe 12 to the hot water.
The discharge stopper knobs 11a and 12a (see FIG. 4) are formed so as to be discharged by opening and closing. In the case of the present invention, it is needless to say that the display 8 may be added with various information display functions such as a high temperature hot water caution display.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the mixing operation part 6 may be directly formed on the faucet body 15. In the case of this embodiment, as shown in the drawing, the display unit 7 is formed in an annular shape inside and adjacent to the mixing operation unit 6, and the display 8 is provided inside the maximum temperature display position 7a formed on the ridge. Has been. 15a is a hot water supply unit, 15b is a water supply unit, and 11b is a flexible pipe for supplying hot water to the hand shower 11.

Thus, in the case of this embodiment, the operation knob as the mixing operation portion 6 is rotated upward (rearward) until the pointer portion 6a corresponds to the maximum temperature display position 7a, and the pointer portion 6a is moved. When the maximum temperature display position 7a is pointed out, hot water of the remote controller set temperature of the water heater 1, for example, 42 ° C. is discharged. When the operation knob is rotated in a range A shown in FIG. 6 and is rotated downward (front side) from the maximum temperature display position 7a, the more the water is mixed, the hotter the temperature is lower than the set temperature. Discharges. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of this embodiment.

Further, in the case of the present invention, the above-mentioned mixing operation section 6 is not limited to the rotary operation knob as in the above example, and for example, as shown in FIG. 8, a slide operation knob which moves linearly. It may be formed by. In this case, the display unit 7 has the mixing operation unit 6 as shown in FIG.
Formed adjacently in parallel to the slide operation knob, or as shown in FIG. 7B, formed in a straight line extending in the vertical direction at the left and right positions of the guide path 16 of the operation knob, which corresponds to the back side of the slide operation knob. It is good to be done. In the case of this embodiment, since the mixing operation section 6 itself functions as the pointer section 6a, the pointing position can be clarified and the operability is good.

Further, in the case of the present invention, the display section 7 may display the temperature in gradation by arranging the marks formed so that the color becomes darker as the temperature becomes higher, for example.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the indicator for digitally displaying the remote controller set temperature of the water heater is provided in the vicinity of the maximum temperature display position of the display unit in which the temperature of the discharged hot water is displayed in gradation. It is a thing. Therefore, according to the present invention, when the temperature is adjusted via the mixing operation unit, the temperature at the time of the hottest can be seen at a glance, and the role sharing between the water heater and the faucet can be easily and clearly understood, which is convenient for use. Has the effect of improving.

When the mixing operation part is attached to the wall surface and the display part and the display are provided on the wall surface, the mixing operation part and the like are integrated as compared with the case where the mixing operation part is integrated with the faucet body. Since the operability of the operation unit and the visibility of the display unit and the display unit can be preferentially arranged, there is an advantage that the usability is further improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a preferred example of the water faucet of the present invention, in which A is a piping configuration diagram and B is a front view of a main part.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of essential parts showing a usage state of the water faucet of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the water faucet of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an essential part showing a usage state of the water faucet of the present invention according to the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the water faucet of the present invention.

6 is a side view of essential parts showing an operation range of a mixing operation part of the water faucet shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a piping configuration diagram of the water faucet of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a main part front view showing still another embodiment of the water faucet of the present invention in both A and B.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Water heater 2 Remote control 6 Mixing operation part 7 Display part 7a Maximum temperature display position 8 Display device

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A mixed faucet connected to a water heater with a remote controller and provided with a mixing operation section for adjusting the temperature of discharged hot water, in the vicinity of the mixing operation section along the operation direction of the operation section. And a display unit for digitally displaying the remote controller set temperature of the water heater is provided in the vicinity of the maximum temperature display position of the display unit. A mixed faucet with a set temperature display function for a water heater. 2. A mixing faucet with a set temperature display function for a water heater according to claim 1, wherein the mixing operation section is attached to the wall surface, and the display section and the indicator are provided on the wall surface.