Patent ID: 8857469

Claim:
A water valve suitable for use with a bathtub comprising: a housing, a control bolt, an angular positioning device, an upper ceramic plate, a lower ceramic plate and a valve base, the water valve configured to be mounted onto the water supply unit of the bathtub, wherein, the housing provides a chamber, the control bolt is placed through the chamber and upwardly extends out of the housing, the chamber is provided with at least two parallel positioning slots facing each other, and a plurality of intake apertures are provided on the housing; the control bolt includes a rotating base at a lower portion, an engaging portion at a bottom face of the rotating base engages with the securing portion on a top face of the upper ceramic plate such that the upper ceramic plate rotates with the control bolt, and a side of the rotating base is provided with an accepting aperture for placing the angular positioning device; the angular positioning device has a pushing rod and an elastic member, an end of the pushing rod is formed as an enlarged end, the elastic member and the pushing rod placed in order in the accepting aperture of the control bolt; the upper ceramic plate has a securing portion on a top surface and a fan-shaped opening on a peripheral side; the lower ceramic plate has a first through aperture and a second through aperture, the lower ceramic plate secured onto the valve base such that when the valve base is pushed upwardly to cover the bottom face of the housing, the lower ceramic plate is placed in the chamber and makes contact with the upper ceramic plate; the valve base has a first outlet aperture and a second outlet aperture facing each other; and the water supply unit has a containment space at an upper portion for accepting the water valve, at least two intake ends and a first outlet end around a sidewall and a second outlet end at a lower portion.