JPH11315568A - Holding construction for shower head - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve troubles in a shower head such as backlash of the shower head inside a shower hook or, in some case, the shower head is disengaged from the shower hook when a water pressure is suddenly applied to a shower head or a shower hose has a peculiar habit while the shower head is hooked to a shower hook or retained. SOLUTION: A shower head 10 is inserted to an insertion hole 24 of a shower hook 22 for retaining. In this case, a linking recessed portion 36 is provided in the shower hook and a linking projection 42 in the shower head 10 respectively and they are linked. Then, a sprig member 49 for performing exerting effect in a direction of linkage between a linking projection 42 and a linking recess 36 is provided. Also, a release operation button 44 is provided for releasing the linkage between the linking projection 42 and linking recess 36 by giving an elastic deformation to the spring member 49.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a shower head holding structure using a shower hook.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 8 shows a conventional general holding structure of a shower head using a shower hook.
Denotes a shower hook, and 202 denotes a shower head. The shower hook 200 has a tapered insertion hole 204 having a larger diameter as it goes upward, and the back surface is fixedly attached to the wall surface 208 by a screw 206. Head 202
Of the tapered base 2 corresponding to the insertion hole 204
By inserting the shower head 10, the shower head 202 is held by the shower hook 200.

At the front end of the shower hook 200,
Shower hose 21 connected to shower head 202
2 is formed to pass through the front and rear sides. In the drawing, reference numerals 214 and 216 denote recesses for accommodating the heads of the screws 206, respectively.

[0004]

In the case of the structure for holding the shower head 202 by the shower hook 200, the shower head 202 is not always held stably on the shower hook 200, and the shower hose 212 has a habit. The shower head 202 rotates in an unexpected direction in the insertion hole 204 of the shower hook 200 due to the torsion force of the shower hose 212 or the like, or the shower head 202
When the water pressure is suddenly applied to the shower head 202, the shower head 202 is lifted, and in some cases, the shower head 20 may be lifted.
2 could fall off the shower hook 200 and drop.

[0005]

The invention of the present application has been made to solve such a problem. The shower head holding structure according to claim 1 is a shower head holding structure in which a shower head is inserted and held in the insertion hole of the shower hook having the insertion hole. Alternatively, one of the shower heads is provided with an engaging recess, and the other is provided with an engaging protrusion which is removably engaged with the engaging recess in a direction in which the shower head comes off. And a spring member for performing a biasing action in a direction in which the spring members engage with each other.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shower head holding structure,
A first aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a release operation unit is provided for applying an operation force for releasing the engagement between the engagement protrusion and the engagement recess by elastically deforming the spring member.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shower head holding structure,
In a shower head holding structure in which a shower head is inserted and held in the insertion hole of a shower hook having an insertion hole, an engagement recess is provided on one of the shower hook or the shower head, and the other is provided on the other. Engaging projections are provided for engaging and disengaging the engaging recesses in the direction in which the shower head comes off, and the engaging projections are guided to the engaging recesses to engage with the engaging recesses or vice versa. A guide groove is provided to guide and release the engagement.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shower head holding structure,
The shower according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the engagement recess is formed in an annular shape or a partial annular shape extending in the rotation direction of the shower head, and the engagement protrusion and the engagement recess are engaged. The head is rotatable.

[0009]

As described above, in the shower head holding structure according to the first aspect, the engagement recess is provided on one of the shower hook or the shower head, and the other is provided in the shower head removal direction with respect to the engagement recess. An engaging projection that engages releasably is provided, and a spring member that performs a biasing action in a direction in which they are engaged with each other is provided.In the case of this shower head holding structure, the shower head is attached to the shower hook. In the state of being inserted and held in the insertion hole,
Since the engagement protrusion enters the engagement recess and engages in the direction in which the shower head comes off, the shower head rises from the shower hook even when the shower hose is hazy or when water pressure is suddenly applied to the shower head. ,
In some cases, it is possible to prevent the shower head from being detached, and the shower head can be stably held by the shower hook.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation for elastically deforming a spring member for biasing the engagement projection and the engagement recess in the direction for engaging the engagement projection and the engagement concave portion to release the engagement. In the case of the shower head holding structure according to the second aspect, the engagement between the engagement protrusion and the engagement recess is easily performed by applying an operation force to the release operation portion. You can remove it and take out the shower head from the shower hook.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the shower head is inserted, the engaging projection is guided to the engaging concave portion to be engaged, or when the shower head is taken out, the engaging projection is guided in the opposite direction to release the engagement. In this case, when the shower head is inserted, the engaging recess and the engaging projection can be easily engaged with each other to prevent the shower head from coming off. The shower head can be easily removed from the shower hook by releasing the engagement between the engagement protrusion and the engagement recess from the state.

[0012] In the holding structure of the first to third aspects, the engaging projection and the engaging recess can engage with each other so as not to rotate in the rotation direction of the shower head.
In this case, the upper shower head body is rotatably connected to the lower base of the shower head, for example, by screwing them together, so that the shower head is held by the shower hook while the shower head is held. The direction of the head main body, that is, the direction of the water discharging section can be changed in the rotation direction. Further, in the first to third aspects, the engaging concave portion can be formed by a concave portion of the shower hook that accommodates a head of a screw member for fixing the shower hook to a mounting base such as a wall surface.

On the other hand, the engaging recess is formed in an annular shape or a partial annular shape extending in the rotation direction of the shower head, and the engaging protrusion and the engaging recess are engaged in the direction in which the shower head comes off. The shower head can be made rotatable in this state (claim 4). With this configuration, the shower head can be locked to the shower hook and the direction of the shower head can be changed and adjusted in a desired direction while being held.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a shower head, a tapered base 12 having a larger diameter as it moves upward,
And a shower head main body 14 at the upper part thereof.
The shower head main body 14 includes a water discharging part 16 and is screwed to the base 12 at a screw part 18. A shower hose 20 is connected to the shower head 10, and shower water is guided to the shower head 10 through the shower hose 20.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a shower hook having a tapered insertion hole 24 having a shape corresponding to the base 12 of the shower head 10, that is, a taper-shaped insertion hole 24 having a larger diameter as it goes upward. At 24, the shower head 10 is held.

As shown in FIG. 2, the shower hook 22 is provided at its front end with an insertion opening 26 through which the shower hose 20 is inserted in the front-rear direction so as to communicate with the insertion hole 24. I have. This shower hook 22
Is mounted and fixed to the wall surface 32 via a packing 30 at its rear surface with screws 28.

The shower hook 22 is provided with recessed portions 33 and 34 for accommodating the heads of the screws 28 in such a manner as to be opened on the inner surface of the insertion hole 24. In this example, the upper concave portion 33 of the concave portions 33 and 34 is an engaging concave portion 36 for preventing the shower head 10 from being detached.

The above-described shower head 10, specifically, the base 1
2, a lock member 38 for locking the shower head 10 to a position where the shower head 22 is held by the shower hook 22 is mounted in the mounting recess 40. This lock member 38
The engagement projection 42 engages with the engagement recess 36 on the shower hook 22 side in the direction in which the shower head 10 comes off.
And a release operation button (release operation part) 44 for applying an operation force for releasing the engagement between the engagement recess 36 and the engagement projection 42, and a connection part 46 for connecting them.

Here, the engaging projections 42 are attached to the shower head 1.
0 is inserted into the insertion hole 24 of the shower hook 22 and is formed at a position that is hidden inside the shower hook 22.
Is formed at a position exposed to the outside of the device. The rear surface (the surface on the right side in FIG. 1) of the engagement protrusion 42 is a guide surface 48 that is inclined in a direction away from the engagement recess 36 as it goes downward.

A spring member 49 is interposed between the lock member 38 and the bottom surface of the mounting recess 40. The spring member 49 causes the lock member 38 to face right in FIG. It is urged in a direction to engage with the concave portion 36.

In the case of the shower head holding structure of this embodiment,
From the state shown in FIG. 3, that is, the state where the shower head 10 is positioned above the shower hook 22,
By inserting the shower head 10 into the second insertion hole 24, the shower head 10 can be held by the shower hook 22.

In the state shown in FIG. 3, the engagement projection 42 of the lock member 38 provided on the shower head 10 is in a state of protruding rightward in the figure by the urging force of the spring member 49.
When the shower head 10 is inserted downward into the insertion hole 24 in this state, the entire lock member 38 is guided by the guide surface 48 of the engagement projection 42 at this time, and the spring member 4
9, the lock member 38 is once again pushed rightward in the figure by the urging force of the spring member 49 when the shower head 10 is completely inserted into the insertion hole 24. As a result, the engagement projection 42 at the lower end is engaged with the engagement recess 36 of the shower hook 22 upward, that is, in the direction in which the shower head 10 comes off. That is, here, the shower head 10 is in a state in which the shower head 10 is prevented from floating by the engagement between the engagement protrusion 42 and the engagement recess 36.

Incidentally, as shown in FIG.
Is a circular hole, so that the shower head 10
Is in a state in which rotation in the left-right direction is also prevented while being held by the shower hook 22. However, in this example, by rotating the shower head main body 14 with respect to the base 12, the direction of the shower head main body 14, that is, the direction of the water discharging section 16 can be rotationally adjusted.

On the other hand, when the shower head 10 is detached from the shower hook 22, the release operation button 4
4 and lift the shower head 10 upward,
The shower hose 20 may be pulled out of the shower hook 22 through the insertion opening 26.

When the release operation button 44 is depressed leftward in FIG. 1, the engagement projection 42 is pulled leftward in FIG. 1 and the engagement between the engagement recess 36 and the engagement projection 42 is released. Therefore, the shower head 10 can be easily lifted upward from the shower hook 22.

As described above, in the case of the shower head holding structure of the present embodiment, the engagement protrusion 42 enters the engagement recess 36 and engages in the direction in which the shower head 10 comes off. Or shower head 1
If the water pressure suddenly rises to zero, the shower head 10
Can be prevented from rising from the shower hook 22 and coming off from the shower hook 22 in some cases.
Can be stably held.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the engagement recess. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, one of the recesses 33 and 34 for accommodating the head of the screw 28 is
In this example, a partially annular engaging concave portion 50 extending in the rotation direction of the shower head 10 is formed at an intermediate position between the pair of upper and lower concave portions 33, 34, and the engaging projection is formed therein. 42 are engaged. FIG. 4
In the case of this embodiment, the mating engagement projection 42 is provided at a position corresponding to the partially annular engagement recess 50.

In the case of this example, the shower head 10 can be rotated over a predetermined angle range in a state where the shower head 10 is inserted into the insertion hole 24, so that the shower head 10 can be rotated in a desired direction within the angle range. Can be brought to

FIG. 5 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the engagement protrusion 52 is provided on the shower head 10 side, while the engagement recess 54 is provided on the shower hook 22 side to engage with the engagement protrusion 52 in the direction in which the shower head 10 is pulled out and rotated. And a guide groove 56 for guiding the engagement projection 52 to the engagement recess 54 when the shower head 10 is inserted or guiding the engagement projection 52 in the opposite direction when the shower head 10 is pulled out. Here, the guide groove 56 extends obliquely with respect to the engagement concave portion 54 and reaches the opening 58.

The engaging projection 52 is inserted into the guide groove 56 through the opening 58, and is guided to the engaging recess 54 by the guide action of the guide groove 56. Or conversely,
The guide groove 56 guides the guide groove 56 to the opening 58 from the engagement recess 54 and takes it out. In this example, by rotating the shower head main body 14 with respect to the base 12, it is possible to bring the shower head main body 14 in a desired direction.

Also in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, when the shower head 10 is inserted, the engagement recesses 54 and the engagement projections 52 are easily formed.
To prevent the shower head 10 from coming off,
Further, from such an engagement state, the engagement protrusion 52 and the engagement recess 5 are formed.
The shower head 10 can be easily taken out from the shower hook 22 by releasing the engagement with the shower head 10.

FIG. 6 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the engagement protrusion 6 is provided on the shower head 10 side.
0 is provided annularly over the entire circumference, while the shower hook 22
And a guide groove 64 is formed at an upper position of the engagement recess 62.
And the guide groove 64 is opened at the opening 66 on the front and side surfaces of the shower hook 22.

In the case of this embodiment, the annular engaging projection 60 provided on the shower head 10 is inserted through the opening 66 of the shower hook 22, and is pushed backward along the guide groove 64. The engagement projection 60 and the engagement recess 62 can be engaged by dropping into the engagement recess 62.

In this example, as shown in FIG. 6B, the shower head 10 is freely rotated together with the engaging projections 60 with the engaging projections 60 and the engaging recesses 62 engaged with each other. It can be operated and the direction of the shower head 10 can be brought in a desired direction.

FIG. 7 shows the shower hook 22 shown in FIG.
Are divided into separate lower parts 68 and upper parts 70, respectively, and these parts are integrally connected by connecting rods 72.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, but this is merely an example. For example, in the above example, shower head 1
0, an engaging recess is provided on the side of the shower hook 22. In some cases, the engaging projection is provided on the side of the shower hook 22, and the engaging recess is provided on the shower head 1 side.
The present invention can be configured in a form in which various changes are made without departing from the gist of the present invention, such as being provided on the 0 side.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a shower head holding structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the shower hook in FIG. 1 alone;

FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory view of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a shower hook according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a holding structure of a shower head according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a shower head holding structure according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another example of the shower hook of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a conventional shower head holding structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 shower head 22 shower hook 24 insertion hole 36, 50, 54, 62 engaging concave part 42, 52, 60 engaging protrusion 44 release operation button (release operation part) 49 spring member 56, 64 guide groove

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A shower head holding structure in which a shower head is inserted into and held by a shower hook having an insertion hole, wherein an engaging recess is provided on one of the shower hook or the shower head. Are provided on the other side with engaging projections which are disengageably engaged with the engaging recesses in the direction in which the shower head comes off, and are oriented in such a manner that the engaging projections and the engaging recesses are engaged with each other. A holding structure for a shower head, comprising a spring member for performing a biasing action. 2. The device according to claim 1, further comprising a release operation portion for applying an operation force for releasing the engagement between the engagement protrusion and the engagement recess by elastically deforming the spring member. Shower head holding structure. 3. A shower head holding structure in which a shower head is inserted into and held by a shower hook having an insertion hole, wherein an engaging recess is provided on one of the shower hook or the shower head. On the other side, an engagement protrusion is provided, which is detachably engaged with the engagement recess in the direction in which the shower head comes off, and the engagement protrusion is guided to the engagement recess to be engaged with the engagement recess. A shower head holding structure provided with a guide groove for engaging or guiding in the opposite direction to release the engagement. 4. The engagement recess according to claim 1, wherein the engagement recess is formed in an annular shape or a partial annular shape extending in the rotation direction of the shower head, and the engagement protrusion is engaged with the engagement recess. A shower head holding structure, wherein the shower head is rotatable in a state where the shower head is rotated.