Patent ID: 9249563
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: E03C,F16K

Claim Text:
1. A mixer tap comprising: a lever; a temperature adjusting mechanism configured to enable adjusting a discharge water temperature by rotating the lever from side to side; a discharge amount adjustment mechanism configured to enable adjusting a discharge amount by rotating the lever back and forth; a first member that is rotated in conjunction with side to side rotation of the lever and moved in conjunction with back and forth rotation of the lever; a second member that is rotated in conjunction with rotation of the lever from side to side and not moved by rotating the lever back and forth; and a fixed member that is not moved and not rotated in conjunction with any manipulations of the lever; a side-to-side click mechanism configured to effect a side-to-side click feel in association with rotation of the lever from side to side using relative rotation between the second member and the fixed member; and a back-and-forth click mechanism configured to effect a back-and-forth click feel in association with rotation of the lever back and forth using relative displacement between the first member and the fixed member, wherein: the back-and-forth click feel is varied depending on the lever side-to-side position.