Patent ID: 7735519

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; a connecting unit that is adapted to couple separably the valve body to said fixing unit, and that includes a connecting component adapted to be secured to the valve body, 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 coupling unit for coupling rotatably said connecting component to said fixing unit, said coupling unit including a first coupling component provided at said fixing unit and a second coupling component provided at said connecting component, said second coupling component cooperating with said first coupling component to permit rotation of said connecting component relative to said fixing unit between a first position, where separation of said connecting component from said fixing unit in a vertical direction is permitted, and a second position, where separation of said connecting component from said fixing unit in the vertical direction is prevented; and a switch unit that is retained rotatably on said fixing unit, that is coupled co-rotatably and separably to said connecting component of said connecting unit, and that is formed with a guide channel, said guide channel fluidly communicating said guide hole in said connecting component and said water supply hole in said fixing unit when said connecting component is at the second position, said guide channel being misaligned with said water supply hole and said switch unit blocking said water supply hole when said connecting component is at the first position.