HOT-COLD-WATER MIXING FAUCET AND FAUCET MAIN BODY MEMBER

• Main Author: AKITA JUNJI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 07.09.1993
• Subjects: ACTUATING-FLOATS; BLASTING; COCKS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; TAPS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; VALVES; WEAPONS

PURPOSE:To provide a faucet main body member usable in both right and left type and a hot-cold-water mixing faucet which can be made by the faucet main body member. CONSTITUTION:A hot water chamber 23, a water chamber 24 and a mixing chamber 25 are formed inside a faucet main body member 21, and a hot water inlet 26 communicating with the hot water chamber 23 and a water inlet 27 communicating with the water chamber 24 are provided, respectively, on the right and left of the lower surface 21a of the faucet main body member 21, and a mixing valve mounting portion 28 is provided at the center of the upper surface 21b of the faucet main body member 21, and the mixing chamber 25 is provided over both the right and left sides of the faucet main body member 21, and regions E, F where openings 29, 30 can be formed are provided on both the right and left sides of the upper surface of the faucet main body member 21 and opposite to the mixing chamber 25. Thereby a hot-cold-water mixing facuet can be made by the faucet main body member which is usable in both the right and left type. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the faucet and the cost of parts management can be significantly reduced.