Patent ID: 6182682
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: G05D,Y10T

Abstract:
A pressure balance device for use in a faucet, comprising a pair of semi-cylindrical units and a water inlet cap retainer; each of said semi-cylindrical units having a semi-circular cross section and having vertical cut plane on which is disposed a receiving chamber for housing a balance valve rod wherein the characteristics lie in that:on said vertical cut plane of each of said semi-cylindrical units and on sides of said vertical plane is disposed a locking projection and a retaining recess respectively, under said locking projection and said retaining recess is disposed a radially extended lug respectively, at the middle of a peripheral arc surface of each semi-cylindrical unit is disposed a locking latch;said water inlet cap is a tubular form with a pair of symmetric engagement recesses disposed on a bottom rim thereof, these engagement recesses are positioned in conformance with said lugs on said semi-cylindrical units between said two engagement recesses, in either direction, is disposed a retaining hole respectively;whereby in assembly, said two semi-cylindrical units are put together with said vertical planes thereof stuck to each other by making said locking projections and said retaining recesses engaged with each other, said radially extended lugs are closely joined side by side so as to permit said water inlet cap to be pushed downwardly from the top of the united two semi-cylindrical units, at the same time, said lugs of the united semi-cylindrical units placed in abutment with each other are forced into retaining engagement with said engagement recesses of said water inlet cap and said locking latches of said semi-cylindrical units are snapped into engagement with the retaining holes disposed on the wall of said water inlet cap.