JP4184207B2 - Push switch display device, water purification shower head with switching display and water purifier with switching display - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a push switch display device for switching and displaying a set state of a product such as whether to discharge purified water or raw water in conjunction with a reciprocating motion of a push switch, a purified water shower head with a switching display, and a water purifier with a switching display. About.

As prior art, for example, there is Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-248547 which is a prior application of the inventors.
In this prior application, two display body support members that protrude from the case main body and have shaft holes formed on the side surfaces of the member, and shaft members that are inserted into the respective shaft holes from both side surfaces that have a fan-shaped side surface are projected. In addition, a movable display body displaying necessary display contents on the curved surface portion, and a push button that projects an inclined surface forming member that abuts on an end surface located on the front end side in the rotational direction of the movable display body on the outer surface portion at the center of the rear end portion And a display device comprising an elastic member that is interposed between the display body support member and the movable display body and applies a rotational force for rotating the movable display body toward the push button about the shaft member.
Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-248547

〔problem〕
In such a conventional technique, since the movement of the push button is transmitted to the movable display body through an elastic member such as a spring and interlocked, the flow path display is not performed when the spring is removed from the mounting position. .
In addition, the assembly workability is poor because the members are small and must be assembled between components such as the display support section and the movable display. In particular, in assembling a torsion spring, it is troublesome that the spring taken by the hand must be flipped and flying during the assembling work, or the spring must be placed in a predetermined position having a limited space.

  The present invention is for solving the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and the problem set for this purpose is to configure a display switching mechanism that can be switched reliably without using an elastic member. Incorporating a mechanism simplifies assembly work and provides a push switch display device with reduced manufacturing costs, and also provides a water purifier with a switching display and a water purifier with a switching display incorporating the display device. is there.

The push switch display device according to the first aspect of the present invention, which is specifically configured to achieve the above object, includes a transmission member that reciprocates in accordance with the operation of the push button , and rotates in the vicinity of the transmission member. A movable display body that is freely supported, and with the reciprocation of the transmission member , the contact portion of the movable display body located on the reciprocating orbit is pushed and pulled to rotate the movable display body , it is characterized in that in conjunction with deflection operation of the display surface of the front Symbol movable display member on reciprocation of the push button.

In the push switch display device according to the second aspect of the present invention, a first projecting member serving as a component part of an interlocking mechanism for rotating the display surface of the movable display body upward is provided on the outer surface of the push button. And a second projecting member which is a component part of an interlocking mechanism that pivots the display surface of the movable display body downward, and the first projecting member is provided around the pivot shaft of the movable display body. An upper direction changing contact member and a lower direction changing contact member that can contact each of the member and the second projecting member are provided separately, and the push button is reciprocated in one direction. The movement causes the first projecting member to abut the upward direction abutting member to rotate the display surface upward, and the second direction member causes the downward direction abutting contact member to move in the other direction. The push button by rotating the display surface downward in contact with the Characterized by deflecting the display surface of the movable display member relative to the reciprocation.

Moreover, the purified water shower head with a switching display as the third invention is characterized in that the push switch display device according to the first or second invention is provided in a head portion where the purified water raw water switching operation is performed. Is.

Moreover, the water purifier with a switching display as the fourth invention is characterized in that the push switch display device according to the first or second invention is provided in the main body portion where the switching operation of the purified water is performed. It is.

As described above, in the push switch display device according to the first problem solving means of the present invention, the transmission member that reciprocates in accordance with the operation of the push button rotates the movable display body to display the display surface of the movable display body. The display content can be switched, the display switching structure can be realized with a simple configuration, and it is not necessary to use an elastic member as in the past, and the component configuration and the manufacturing process can be simplified. Workability is improved and costs are reduced.

Further, in the push switch display device according to the second problem solving means, the first projecting member is turned upward by a one-way movement in the reciprocating motion of the push button with respect to the push button reciprocating by the pushing operation. The display surface is rotated upward by contacting the contact member, and the second projecting member is contacted by the downward direction contact member by the movement in the other direction and the display surface is rotated downward. With the two interlocking mechanisms consisting of a combination of a member and a turning contact member, the display surface of the movable display body can be turned in both reciprocating directions, and a display switching structure that can be switched reliably is realized. By eliminating the elastic member required to restore the movable display body to the original position when the push button and the movable display body are interlocked, the assembly process of the elastic member is not required and the assembly work is performed. Simplification and great workability And above, the assembly process reduces realizes work efficiency and component cost reduction, manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Moreover, in the purified water shower head with a switching display according to the third problem solving means, a highly productive and inexpensive display device can be provided at a position away from the push button, and the purified water shower has both operability and visibility. The head is realized.

Moreover, in the water purifier with a switching display according to the fourth problem solving means, an inexpensive display device with good productivity can be provided at a position away from the push button, and a water purifier having both operability and visibility is provided. Realize.

In the following embodiments of the present invention, a case will be described in which the faucet tip-mounted water purifier is provided at the head of the discharge port.
In addition, this embodiment is specifically described in order to make the gist of the invention better understood, and does not limit the items described in the claims unless otherwise specified.

〔Constitution〕
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the water purifier includes a switching valve built-in portion 10 incorporating a switching valve (not shown) that switches to discharging purified water or raw water by a push button operation, straight discharge, and shower discharge. The discharge section 20 for switching the discharge form, the purification material storage section 30 for storing the purification material, the faucet connection section 40 that is attached to the faucet and takes raw water from the faucet, and the upper surface cover 50 that covers the upper surface and improves the aesthetics, A movable display body 60 is disposed between the push button 11 protruding from the front surface of the switching valve assembly 10 and the upper surface cover 50.

The movable display body 60 has a fan-shaped side surface and uses an outer curved surface as the display surface 61, and columnar shaft members 62 and 62 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) are vertically used as rotational axes at positions where the fan-shape is important. Projects outward in the direction.
The top cover 50 is provided with a notch 50a that partially covers the push button 11 on the front side and makes the push button 11 easy to enter and exit, and a hole 50b that penetrates the faucet connection 40 on the top side. A display window 50c is formed at an intermediate position between the notch 50a and the hole 50b, and a window plate 51 formed of a translucent resin such as acrylic is fitted into the display window 50c, and a movable plate disposed inside. The display content described on the display surface of the display body 60 is made visible.
Further, below the position where the display window 50c of the upper surface cover 50 is formed, a shaft hole for fitting the shaft members 62, 62 of the movable display body 60 projecting from both sides of the inner surface toward the central portion side. When a shaft support portion (not shown) having a hole (not shown) is provided and the shaft members 62 and 62 are fitted in the shaft holes of the shaft support portion, the movable display body 60 is provided unless an external force is applied. In order to be supported without being deflected, the shaft members 62 and 62 with appropriate frictional resistance and the shaft hole diameter are formed.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, the movable display body 60 has a cylindrical shaft member 62, 62 as a rotation axis, and is opposite to the sector forming direction from the fan-shaped essential position where the shaft member 62, 62 projects. Protrusions 64 and 64 as downward direction abutting members that serve as levers or cam followers for rotating the movable display body project toward the side, and the width direction of the movable display body 60 is provided on the rear surface side of the display surface 61. A protrusion 65 as an upward-direction changing contact member serving as a lever or a cam follower for rotating the movable display body is projected in a shape extending obliquely downward at a position corresponding to the central portion of the lens.
The protrusions 64, 64 and the protrusion 65 are arranged such that the positions of the lower ends thereof are divided into the front side and the front side of the shaft members 62, 62 with respect to the moving direction of the push button 11. And the projection 65 are formed so that the action of the force received from the push button 11 is reversed.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8, the push button 11 projects one first projecting member 11 a and two second projecting members 11 b and 11 b at the rear end of the upper surface. On the inner surface side of the push button 11, a rod-shaped protrusion 11c for connecting to the valve shaft is projected from the center on the back side of the wall surface located on the front surface side, and the height is determined on the side peripheral surface of the rod-shaped protrusion 11c. Alternatively, a plurality of stroke adjusting ribs 11d,.
The protruding member 11 a is provided at the rear end portion on the upper surface center line of the push button 11 with the axis center parallel to the central axis of the push button 11, and the push button 11 is provided on the front surface of the upper cover 50 by the operation of the push button 11. When projecting forward from the cut-out portion 50a, it changes to a direction in which the lower portion of the display surface 61 is pushed up around the shaft members 62, 62 by contacting the projection 65 provided on the back surface side of the movable display body 60. The display surface push-up cam to be directed is configured.

  The shape of the first projecting member 11a is a prismatic member having a trapezoidal side surface with the front side inclined, the rear end surface and both side surfaces vertical, and the top and bottom surfaces horizontal. When not projecting forward from the notch 50a, the front surface of the movable display body 60 located above the rear end of the push button 11 is projected from the rear side of the front end of the protrusion 65 projecting obliquely rearward from the rear surface of the central portion of the movable display body 60. When the display is changed by pushing up the lower portion of the display surface 61, the inclined surface rises to the position where the lower end of the projection 65 is located, and after the display change, the lower portion of the display surface 61 is pushed up. It is formed in a shape that is connected to an upper surface that becomes a horizontal surface so that the maintained state can be maintained, and the upper surface is a length necessary for maintaining the orientation of the display surface 61 according to the length of the push button 11 in the moving direction. Set into a shape having.

Each of the second projecting members 11b and 11b is disposed in parallel with the first projecting member 11a at the same interval on both sides of the first projecting member 11a located at the center, and the shape of the first projecting member 11a It consists of a small prismatic member of a similar shape.
When the push button 11 does not protrude forward from the cutout portion 50a of the top cover 50, the rear end portion of the second projecting member 11b contacts the projection 64 of the movable display body 60 and the lower portion of the display surface 61 is downward. When the push button 11 is pushed down and jumps forward from the notch 50a of the top cover 50, the length of the push button 11 in the moving direction is released so that the contact state with the protrusion 64 of the movable display body 60 is released. Is formed short. Then, the upper end edge of the rear end portion of the second projecting member 11b is rounded so that the contact with and separation from the protrusion 64 of the movable display body 60 is smooth.

[Function and effect]
In the embodiment configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 9, the display switching operation between the raw water display and the purified water display is performed only by the movement operation of the push button 11.
In the raw water display state, the push button 11 protrudes outward (front or near side) from the notch 50a of the top cover 50, and the display window 50c of the top cover 50 has a surface written as raw water on the display surface 61. Is displayed (FIGS. 9A-1 and 9B-1).
In this case, the movable display body 60 displaying the raw water reaches a position where the tip (lower end) of the projection 65 rides on the uppermost surface of the first projecting member 11a projecting from the upper surface of the push button 11, and the shaft member 62, The lower end is pushed up around 62, and the display window 50c is rotated to the position where raw water is displayed (FIG. 9A-1). Then, the protrusions 64 and 64 projecting from both side surfaces of the movable display body 60 rotate to the position where the movable display body 60 displays raw water, and the second projecting members 11b and 11b projecting from the push button 11 are provided. Therefore, it is separated from the second projecting members 11b and 11b, and there is no action force to rotate the movable display body 60 toward the purified water display (FIG. 9 (B-1)).

In the middle of the display switching operation from the raw water display to the purified water display, the push button 11 enters halfway into the notch 50a of the upper surface cover 50, and the display window 50c of the upper surface cover 50 is written as raw water and purified water on the display surface 61. The display screen is in the middle of switching (FIGS. 9A-2 and 9B-2).
At this stage, the tip of the protrusion 65 provided on the movable display body 60 is moved to the position of the inclined surface forming portion of the first projecting member 11a provided on the upper surface of the push button 11, and the push button The display does not change until the rear end portions of the second projecting members 11b, 11b provided on the surface 11 abut against the projections 64, 64 provided on both side surfaces of the movable display body 60 (FIG. 9A-2). )) After contact, the display window 50c is rotated to a position where both the raw water and purified water displays appear halfway, depending on the extent to which the second projecting members 11b, 11b are pressed against the protrusions 64, 64. The size of the display surface of each display of raw water and purified water is determined (FIG. 9 (B-2)).

In the clean water display state, the push button 11 enters the state in which most of the push button 11 is buried in the notch 50a of the top cover 50, and the display window 50c of the top cover 50 displays the surface of the display surface 61 written as clean water. (FIG. 9 (A-3), (B-3)).
The movable display body 60 for displaying the purified water rotates around the shaft members 62, 62, and the tip of the protrusion 65 is the most without the inclined surface of the first protruding member 11 a provided on the upper surface of the push button 11. It reaches the lower surface, and reaches the position where the lower end is lowered to the lowest set level and the water is displayed on the display window 50c (FIG. 9 (A-3)). In this case, the second projecting members 11b and 11b of the push button 11 are brought into contact with the projections 64 projecting on both side surfaces of the movable display body 60, and the lower ends thereof are lowered around the shaft members 62 and 62. By pushing in the direction, the display surface 61 of the movable display body 60 is rotated to a position where water is displayed on the display window 50c of the top cover 50 (FIG. 9 (B-3)).

In the middle of the display switching operation from the purified water display to the raw water display, the push button 11 is halfway out of the notch 50a of the upper surface cover 50, and the display window 50c of the upper surface cover 50 is written as raw water and purified water on the display surface 61. The display surface is in the middle of switching (FIGS. 9A-4 and 9B-4).
At this stage, even if the tip end portion of the protrusion 65 provided on the movable display body 60 moves to the position of the inclined surface forming portion of the first projecting member 11 a provided on the upper surface of the push button 11, it rides on the uppermost surface. It has not reached the position, and continues until the tip of the protrusion 65 moves upward along the inclined surface forming portion of the first projecting member 11a and rides on the uppermost surface of the first projecting member 11a. The rear end portions of the second projecting members 11b, 11b provided on the push button 11 are formed on the projections 64, 64 provided on both side surfaces of the movable display body 60. In the abutted state, until the abutment is released and they are separated from each other, the movement of the push button 11 is followed, and a state in the middle of switching from the purified water display to the raw water display is displayed, and the second projecting member 11b, The rear end of 11b has projections 64, 64 The after leaving al moves is displayed (FIG. 9 (B-4)), the raw water from the water purification in the display window 50c until corresponding Ji in raw display the movement of the push button 11.

[Another aspect]
The embodiments and examples are specifically described in order to facilitate understanding of the gist of the invention. However, the embodiments and examples do not limit the contents of the invention, and thus do not limit other aspects not specifically described. It may be changed as appropriate. In this sense, some other embodiments that meet the spirit of the invention are shown below. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the driving mechanism of the movable display body 60 includes the combination of the first projecting member 11a having a slope and the projection 65 moving along the slope, the second projecting member 11b, and the projection 64. The movable display body 60 is rotated by the contact / separation operation of the water to display the purified water / raw water, but it is not necessary to form both of them on the protrusion, for example, one is a hole or groove. Even if the other is a projection, there is no problem as long as there is no problem in performing the same operation. Moreover, one side does not need to be always in contact with the other, and it may be configured to always contact.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the display apparatus of the push switch provided in the faucet tip attachment type water purifier in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows a faucet tip attachment type water purifier same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the movable display body in embodiment of this invention from the back side. It is a 3rd page figure which shows the movable display body in embodiment of this invention, (A) is a top view, (B) is a side view, (C) is a rear front view. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA and BB in FIG. 4, (A) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA, and (B) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB. It is a perspective view which shows the push button in embodiment of this invention. It is a 2nd page figure which shows the push button in embodiment of this invention, (A) is a top view, (B) is a side view. It is a cross-sectional view which follows the AA line and BB line in FIG. 7, (A) is AA sectional drawing, (B) is BB sectional drawing. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing which shows the display apparatus of the push switch by embodiment of this invention, (A) is sectional explanatory drawing in an AA cross section, (A-1) is the time of raw | natural water display, (A-2) Is during the transition from raw water to purified water, (A-3) is during purified water display, (A-4) is during transition from purified water to raw water, (B) is a cross-sectional explanatory view in the BB cross section, Of these, (B-1) is when raw water is displayed, (B-2) is during transition from raw water to purified water, (B-3) is during purified water display, and (B-4) is during transition from purified water to raw water. .

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Switching valve built-in part 11 Push button 11a (1st) Protrusion member 11b (2nd) Protrusion member 20 Discharge part 30 Purifying material accommodating part 40 Faucet connection part 50 Top cover 50a Notch part 50b Hole part 50c Display window 51 Window Plate 60 Movable display body 61 Display surface 62 Shaft member 63 Side plate 64 Protrusion (downward turning contact member)
65 Protrusion (contact member for upward direction change)

Claims (4)

It consists of a transmission member that reciprocates in accordance with the operation of the push button , and a movable display body that is rotatably supported in the vicinity of this transmission member ,
The transmission member as a result of such reciprocating, a reciprocating trajectory located on pushing and pulling the abutment portion of the movable display member by rotating the movable display member, before Symbol movable display member on reciprocation of the push button A display device for a push switch, characterized in that the turning operation of the display surface is interlocked.   On the outer surface of the push button, a first projecting member that is a component of an interlocking mechanism that rotates the display surface of the movable display body upward, and a display surface of the movable display body are rotated downward. A second projecting member that is a component of the interlocking mechanism is provided separately, and the first projecting member and the second projecting member can be in contact with each other around the rotation shaft of the movable display body. An upper direction changing contact member and a lower direction changing contact member are provided separately, and the first projecting member is moved upward in one direction by the reciprocating motion of the push button. And the display surface is rotated upward, and the second projecting member comes into contact with the downward direction changing contact member and rotates the display surface downward by movement in the other direction. The display surface of the movable display body is changed with respect to the reciprocating motion of the push button. Push switch of the display device according to claim 1, wherein that. A water purification shower head with a switching display, wherein the push switch display device according to claim 1 or 2 is provided in a head portion where the water purification raw water switching operation is performed. A water purifier with a switching display, characterized in that the push switch display device according to claim 1 or 2 is provided in a main body where switching operation of the purified water is performed.

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