Patent ID: 7828013

Claim:
A water inlet device adapted for mounting a valve body on top of a deck, the valve body being formed with a water inlet hole, the deck having a top surface, said water inlet device being adapted to be connected to a water inlet pipe, said water inlet device comprising: a fixing unit that is adapted to be secured to the top surface of the deck, and that is formed with a water supply hole corresponding in position to the water inlet hole in the valve body and adapted for connection to the water inlet pipe; and a connecting unit that is adapted to couple the valve body to said fixing unit, and that includes a connecting component adapted to be secured to the valve body and formed with a guide hole to fluidly communicate the water inlet hole in the valve body and said water supply hole in said fixing unit, and a positioning unit for connecting separably said connecting component to said fixing unit; wherein said fixing unit includes a fixing plate component adapted to be secured to the top surface of the deck, and a water guide tube secured to said fixing plate component and formed with said water supply hole; and wherein said fixing plate component of said fixing unit has a noncircular insert hole, said water guide tube of said fixing unit having an insert portion and a positioning flange that is disposed above said insert portion so as to abut against said fixing plate component when said insert portion is inserted fittingly and downwardly through said insert hole in said fixing plate component, said fixing unit further including a snap ring disposed under said fixing plate component to engage said insert portion of said water guide tube and secure said water guide tube to said fixing plate component.