Patent ID: 8733386

Claim:
A drinking water faucet having an air gap to discharge waste water comprising: a main body, a valve base, a water control unit, a connecting tube and a securing nut, wherein a receiving space that is through and downward is formed inside the main body, and a trough room is connected at a front portion of the receiving space, upper portion of which has a water outlet tube, and an air hole of the receiving space is disposed at one side at lower portion of the trough room; wherein a water outlet hole and a water inlet tube are located at upper and lower portions of the valve base respectively, and a water control space and a discharging portion are formed at front portion of the valve base, and a first flow hole and a second flow hole are disposed at upper and lower portions respectively inside the water control space, and the first flow hole and the second flow hole are used to connect the water outlet hole and the water inlet tube, wherein the discharging portion has a waste import section; a waste export section; an n-shaped water tube located at upper portion of the discharging portion to connect the waste import section and waste export section; and a check air hole at upper portion of the waste export section; wherein the water control unit has a water control valve controlled by a handle, and the handle drives the water control valve to rotate, so that the water control valve controls the water in the water control space of the valve base and control open/close of the first flow hole and the second flow hole; wherein the connecting tube has an outer water inlet tube, a waste water import tube, and a waste water export tube, which are connected to a fixed plate; wherein the securing nut has a connecting section used to lock the main body with screw; and wherein the valve base is disposed into the receiving space of the main body, so that the water outlet hole is able to upwardly connect to the water outlet tube, and the water control unit is installed in the trough room of the main body, so that the water control valve is able to fit into the water control space of the valve base to control the flow of the filtered water, wherein the outer water inlet tube of the connecting tube covers the outer portion of the water inlet tube of the valve base, so that the fixed plate is located at bottom portion of the valve base to further connect the waste water import tube and the waste import section, as well as the waste water export tube and the waste export section, and when the securing nut is locked through the connecting section at the bottom of the main body, the connecting tube and the valve base are positioned.