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Patent US5705067 - Mixing faucet with water purifier - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA body 1 is constructed by mounting a purifier cartridge 23 in a cold-water passage 7 and is equipped with a purified water handle 16 for opening and closing a branch passage leading from the cold-water passage 7 to the purifier cartridge 23. To this body, there is mounted a base 9 which includes a valve...http://www.google.com/patents/US5705067?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5705067 - Mixing faucet with water purifierAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5705067 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/680,236Publication dateJan 6, 1998Filing dateJul 11, 1996Priority dateJul 28, 1995Fee statusLapsedPublication number08680236, 680236, US 5705067 A, US 5705067A, US-A-5705067, US5705067 A, US5705067AInventorsYukihiko Sumi, Shuji NakayamaOriginal AssigneeKitamuragokin Ind. Co., Ltd., Matsushita Electric Ind. Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (14), Referenced by (20), Classifications (17), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMixing faucet with water purifierUS 5705067 AAbstract A body 1 is constructed by mounting a purifier cartridge 23 in a cold-water passage 7 and is equipped with a purified water handle 16 for opening and closing a branch passage leading from the cold-water passage 7 to the purifier cartridge 23. To this body, there is mounted a base 9 which includes a valve functioning part 11 for adjusting the mixing of cold water and hot water coming through the cold-water passage 7 and a hot-water passage 8, and the flow rates of the cold water, the hot water and the mixed water by operating a lever 15. A spout 10 spouts therefrom the cold water, the hot water, their mixed water adjusted by the valve functioning part 11, or the purified water. The purified water handle 16 and the valve functioning part 11 are provided separately, and hence they can be individually replaced when they fail. The valve functioning part 11 and the base 9 can be commonly used with the corresponding parts of an ordinary mixing faucet and can be operated independently of each other to improve their operability drastically.
What is claimed is: 1. A mixing faucet and purifier arrangement, comprising:a body having a cold water passage and a hot water passage therein, said body having a lower end; a purifier cartridge mounted on said body, said purifier cartridge having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; a branch passage in said body leading from said cold water passage to said fluid inlet of said purifier cartridge; a purified water handle connected to a purified water valve that is located so as to be capable of opening said branch passage to and closing said branch passage off from said cold water passage; a base that is removably mounted on said body and fluidly connected with said cold water passage and said hot water passage; a means on said base for adjusting the mixing of cold and hot water from said cold water passage and said hot water passage and the flow rates of water coming through said cold water passage and said hot water passage under the operation of a lever; and a spout fluidly connected with said means on said base and with said fluid outlet of said purifier cartridge for spouting therefrom cold water, hot water, mixed water adjusted by said means on said base and purified water purified by said purifier cartridge. 2. The mixing faucet of claim 1, wherein said body has an outer circumference, said purified water handle is located at a position along said outer circumference, and said purifier cartridge is located at another position along said outer circumference circumferentially opposite said purified water handle.
3. The mixing faucet of claim 1, wherein:said body further comprises a lower portion having a connecting portion thereon for mounting said body to a counter of a sink; and said purifier cartridge is removably mounted on said outer circumference of said body with a vertical spacing between said purifier cartridge and said connecting portion sufficient to allow a hand to be inserted under said purifier cartridge when said body is mounted to the counter of a sink; and said purified water handle is located on said body at a position opposite to said purifier cartridge. 4. The mixing faucet of claim 1, and further comprising:an intermediate member mounted on said body, said intermediate member having a cold water supply passage communicating with said cold water passage, said purifier cartridge being removably mounted to said intermediate member, and said cold water supply passage having a valve seat hole and an outlet port for discharging purified water; a shutoff valve mounted in said valve seat hole having a valve spindle biased in a direction in which said valve spindle closes said valve seat hole; and a check valve mounted in said outlet port such that when said purifier cartridge is removed from said intermediate member said valve seat hole and said check valve are closed to prevent cold water and purified water in said body from being discharged therefrom. 5. The mixing faucet of claim 1, wherein said base is located above said body, said means is located above said base, and said means is located at a position that is higher than said purifier cartridge.
7. The mixing faucet of claim 5, wherein:said body further comprises a lower portion having a connecting portion thereon for mounting said body to a counter of a sink; said purifier cartridge is removably mounted on said outer circumference of said body with a vertical spacing between said purifier cartridge and said connecting portion sufficient to allow a hand to be inserted under said purifier cartridge when said body is mounted to the counter of a sink; and said purified water handle is located on said body at a position opposite to said purifier cartridge. 8. The mixing faucet of claim 5, and further comprising:an intermediate member mounted on said body, said intermediate member having a cold water supply passage communicating with said cold water passage, said purifier cartridge being removably mounted to said intermediate member, and said cold water supply passage having a valve seat hole and an outlet port for discharging purified water; a shutoff valve mounted in said valve seat hole having a valve spindle biased in a direction in which said valve spindle closes said valve seat hole; and a check valve mounted in said outlet port such that when said purifier cartridge is removed from said intermediate member said valve seat hole and said check valve are closed to prevent cold water and purified water in said body from being discharged therefrom. 9. A mixing faucet and purifier arrangement adapted to be mounted to a counter of a sink, comprising:a body having a cold water passage and a hot water passage therein, said body having a lower end having a counter connecting portion thereon adapted to connect to a counter of a sink and an upper end having a base connecting portion thereon; a purifier cartridge mounted on said body, said purifier cartridge having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet; a branch passage in said body leading from said cold water passage to said fluid inlet of said purifier cartridge; a purified water handle connected to a purified water valve that is located so as to be capable of opening said branch passage to and closing said branch passage off from said cold water passage; a base that is removably mounted on said base connecting portion of said body and fluidly connected with said cold water passage and said hot water passage; a mixing valve on said base having an operating lever connected therewith; and a spout fluidly connected with said cold water passage and said hot water passage and to said fluid outlet of said purifier cartridge through said mixing valve on said base for spouting therefrom cold water, hot water, mixed water adjusted by said mixing valve on said base and purified water purified by said purifier cartridge. 10. The mixing faucet of claim 9, wherein said purifier cartridge and said purified water handle are mounted on opposite sides of said body below said base.
OBJECTS AND BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The objects of the present invention are to solve the above problems. A first object is to improve the economy, the cost performance and the operability of a mixing faucet with a purifier. A second object is to improve the appearance, the workability and the operability of the mixing faucet A third object is to facilitate the replacement of a purifier cartridge, and a fourth object is to prevent the outflow of water at the time of replacing the purifier cartridge.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the body 1 of a mixing faucet A is mounted on a counter B of a sink by inserting a fixing part 2, which has a long cylindrical shape and is formed on the circumference of the lower portion of the body 1, into a fixing hole C bored in the counter B, and by screwing a nut 3 from below the counter B on the threaded outer circumference of the fixing part 2. In this fixing part 2, there are fitted in parallel a cold-water supply pipe 5 and a hot-water supply pipe 6 which communicate with a cold-water source and a hot-water source on the upstream side and with a cold-water passage 7 and a hot-water passage 8 defined in the body 1 on the lefthand and righthand sides by a vertical partition 4 on the downstream side. Reference numeral 9 designates a cylindrical base which is rotated on the outer circumference of the body 1 above the cold-water passage 7 and the hot-water passage 8. A spout 10 is extended obliquely upward from the base 9.
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