Patent ID: 7448403

Claim:
A faucet, comprising a faucet body having a water outlet pipe, and a switching device mounted on the water outlet pipe of the faucet body, wherein the water outlet pipe of the faucet body has an inside provided with a baffle to divide the inside of the water outlet pipe into a first water channel and a second water channel, the baffle has a conduit communicating with the first water channel and the second water channel, the first water channel of the faucet body has a screw bore aligned with the conduit of the baffle, and the second water channel of the faucet body has a spout; the switching device includes a switching valve mounted on the water outlet pipe of the faucet body, and a control valve adjustably mounted on the switching valve and connected to a shower head; the control valve is operable between a first position where the control valve is opened, so that water from the water outlet pipe of the faucet body flows through the switching valve and the control valve into the shower head and a second position where the control valve is closed, so that the water from the water outlet pipe of the faucet body flows through the switching valve and the conduit of the baffle into the spout; the switching valve includes a sleeve, a support seat, a valve shaft, a push member, and an elastic member, wherein the sleeve is mounted in the water outlet pine of the faucet body and has a periphery formed with a plurality of water inlet holes communicating with the first water channel of the water outlet pipe; the support seat is secured in the sleeve and has a periphery formed with a plurality of passages communicating with the water inlet holes of the sleeve, the support seat has an upper end formed with a stepped guide hole communicating with the passages and the conduit of the baffle; the passages of the support seat are located and connected between the stepped guide hole of the support seat and the water inlet holes of the sleeve; the valve shaft is movably mounted in the support seat and has an upper end provided with a tapered sealing member that is movable between a first position where the sealing member opens the guide hole of the support seat so that the guide hole of the support seat is connected to the passages of the support seat and a second position where the sealing member seals the guide hole of the support seat to interrupt the connection between the guide hole of the support seat and the passages of the support seat; the push member is secured to a lower end of the valve shaft to drive the valve shaft to move downward; the push member is fully hidden in the sleeve; the elastic member is mounted on the valve shaft and biased between the valve shaft and the support seat to provide a restoring force to the valve shaft to push the sealing member to open the guide hole of the support seat.