Patent ID: 8251090

Claim:
A faucet, comprising: a faucet body, a control knob, a follower and a switching valve, wherein: the faucet body has a first portion provided with a water inlet, a second portion provided with a water outlet and a mediate portion provided with a switching port connected between the water inlet and the water outlet; the control knob is movably mounted on the faucet body and has a lower end extending into the faucet body; the follower is movably mounted in the faucet body and secured on the lower end of the control knob to move in concert with the control knob; the switching valve is mounted in the faucet body and includes: a driven rod secured on the follower to move in concert with the follower; a sealing plate secured on the driven rod to move in concert with the driven rod and having a peripheral wall provided with a plurality of connecting holes connected between the water inlet and the switching port of the faucet body; a pressure release plate mounted on the driven rod and detachably pressing the sealing plate to interrupt a connection between the water inlet of the faucet body and the connecting holes of the sealing plate; an elastic member mounted between the sealing plate and the pressure release plate to push the pressure release plate to detach from the sealing plate and to connect the connecting holes of the sealing plate to the water inlet of the faucet body.