JP5756943B2 - Remote-controlled drain plug device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote-operated drain plug device, and more particularly, to a remote-operated drain plug device provided in a drainage device in which the distance between the bottom bottom of a tank body and the top surface of the drain device is narrow.

Conventionally, a drain outlet provided on the bottom of a tank body such as a bathtub or a wash bowl can be opened and closed by remote operation by applying an operation to an operation section provided at a location away from the drain outlet such as the edge of the tank body. Remotely operated drain plug devices are known. An example of a conventional remote-operated drain plug device will be described below.
A conventional remote-operated drain plug device is composed of a bathtub as a tank body, a waterproof pan, a drain plug body, a drain device body (trap), a cover member, a valve member, a release wire, and an operation unit, which will be described below. The
The bathtub is a box that opens upward, and has an attachment hole in the bottom surface.
The waterproof pan is a member that forms a nearly flat tank body for mounting the bathtub, and includes a mounting hole for attaching the drainage device to the bottom surface.
The drain plug main body is a cylindrical member having a drain outlet formed therein, and is configured to connect the end portion of the release wire inside the drain outlet.
The drainage device main body is provided with an opening that is largely opened upward and is attached to the mounting hole of the waterproof pan, and a discharge port for discharging drainage provided on the side surface.
A cover member is a member which covers the opening part of the said drainage device main body, Comprising: It is comprised from the insertion port penetrated up and down, and the connection port into which the waste_water | drain from a drain plug main body flows in.
The valve member is a member disposed on the upper portion of the drainage port that fits with a valve shaft portion of a release wire, which will be described in detail later, and is a member that opens / covers and closes the drainage port by ascending / descending It is.
The release wire comprises a cylindrical outer tube made of a resin such as ethylene tetrafluoride, an inner wire made of a metal wire formed in a coil shape, which is disposed in the outer tube so as to freely advance and retract, and an inner wire. A return spring that urges the outer tube in one direction (on the operation unit side), a valve shaft portion that is provided at the drain plug side end and engages with the valve member, and a thrust lock member that will be described later Is composed of.
The thrust lock member is a member provided at the end portion of the release wire, and includes a thrust lock main body to which the outer tube end portion is connected and a thrust lock shaft portion with which the inner wire end portion abuts. Each time the push-in operation is performed, the thrust lock shaft part protrudes, the inner wire protrudes toward the valve shaft part side, and is fixed / unfixed, and retreats to the operation part side by the action of the return spring of the inner wire. .
The operation part is a member for remotely operating the valve member, and is substantially cylindrical and has an operation part main body for fixing the thrust lock main body therein, and a button member fixed to the end of the thrust lock shaft part. Is composed of. In addition, by the above structures, the outer tube end part of a release wire is fixed to an operation part main body via a thrust lock main body at the time of completion of construction.

The remote control type drain plug device of the conventional example configured as described above is constructed and attached to a bathtub which is a tank body as follows.
First, the operation unit main body is attached to the upper edge of the bathtub, the drain plug main body is attached to the attachment hole on the bottom surface of the bathtub, and the drainage device main body is attached and fixed to the attachment hole of the waterproof pan.
Next, after attaching a cover member to the opening of the drainage device main body, the bathtub is placed on the waterproof pan. At this time, the lower end of the drain plug is connected to the connection port of the cover member.
Further, after one end of the release wire is attached to the operation portion, the other end is inserted so as to penetrate from above the insertion hole of the cover member. Then, using a jig such as radio pliers, the release wire tip passed through the drainage device body is pulled up from the drainage port. Next, after fixing the end of the outer tube to the support member, the support member is fitted and fixed to the drain plug body.
Finally, the valve member is fitted to the valve shaft portion of the inner wire, and the button member is fitted and fixed to the end portion of the thrust lock shaft portion, so that the installation / attachment to the bathtub of the remote-operated drain plug device is completed.

The remote-operated drain plug device attached as described above can be opened and closed by remote operation by operating as follows.
First, the valve member is lowered and the drain port is closed. In this state, if a push operation is applied to the button member of the operation part, the thrust lock shaft part protrudes to the inner wire side, and accordingly, the inner wire protrudes to the drain port side with respect to the outer tube, and the valve member is pushed up to lift the drain port. Open. In this state, the thrust lock shaft portion is fixed and the open state of the drain port is maintained.
When the push-in operation is again applied to the button member of the operation part from this state, the thrust lock shaft part is released, the inner wire is retracted to the operation part side due to the weight of the valve member and the action of the return spring, and the valve member is lowered. Then the drain is closed.
Thereafter, by repeating the same operation, the drain opening can be opened / closed remotely, and the waste water in the bathtub can be discharged at the time of opening.

Japanese Patent No. 36333336

In the case of the above-described remote-operated drain plug device, it is necessary to insert the release wire from above and invert it 180 degrees inside the narrow drainage device main body to attach and fix it to the support member inside the drainage port. For this reason, the release wire may be bent by a sudden bend, and a phenomenon called “buckling” may occur. In addition, when the distance between the tank body and the drainage device main body or the insertion port of the cover member attached to the upper surface thereof is narrow, as shown in FIG. 3 of Japanese Patent No. 3633336, the release wire is once oriented in the horizontal direction, Furthermore, it is necessary to bend 90 degrees on the insertion port and to reverse 180 degrees again, and there is a problem that the possibility of buckling is further increased.
The present invention has been invented in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is a remote-operated drain plug that is good for a drainage device in which the distance between the bottom bottom of the tank body and the top surface (especially the insertion port) of the drainage device is narrow and does not easily cause a failure. It is for providing a device.

The present invention according to claim 1 is a remote-operated drain plug device for remotely opening and closing the drain port 1 of the tank body,
A drain port 1 provided on the bottom of the tank body, a valve member 2 for opening and closing the drain port 1, an operation unit 3 for operating the operation of the valve member 2, and an operation applied to the operation unit 3 for the valve member 2 The release wire 4 that is transmitted to the drainage device, the drainage device main body 5 into which the drainage from the drainage port 1 flows, and the upper surface of the drainage device main body 5 are raised at a predetermined angle and bent at a predetermined height. This is a remote-operated drain plug device comprising an insertion port 6 for inserting a release wire 4 opened in a substantially horizontal direction at an end of an insertion tube 14 extending in a substantially horizontal direction .

The present invention according to claim 2 is a remote-operated drain plug device for remotely opening and closing the drain port 1 of the tank body, the drain port 1 provided on the bottom surface of the tank body, A valve member 2 that opens and closes the port 1, an operation unit 3 that operates the operation of the valve member 2, a release wire 4 that transmits an operation applied to the operation unit 3 to the valve member 2, and drainage from the drain port 1 The drainage device main body 5 provided with the opening 12 that is greatly opened upward, the cover member 11 that covers the opening 12, the insertion pipe 14 provided in the cover member 11, and the end of the insertion pipe 14 are substantially horizontal. A remote-operated drain plug device comprising an insertion port 6 for inserting the release wire 4 opened in the direction and a connection port 15 provided in the cover member 11 into which drainage from the drainage port 1 flows. is there.

The present invention according to claim 3 is a remote-operated drain plug device for remotely opening and closing the drain port 1 of the tank body, the drain port 1 provided on the bottom surface of the tank body, A valve member 2 that opens and closes the port 1, an operation unit 3 that operates the operation of the valve member 2, a release wire 4 that transmits an operation applied to the operation unit 3 to the valve member 2, and drainage from the drain port 1 The drainage device main body 5 provided with the opening 12 that is greatly opened upward, the cover member 11 that covers the opening 12, and the cover member 11 that is raised at a predetermined angle and that has a predetermined height. The insertion pipe 6 that is opened in the substantially horizontal direction and is inserted in the end portion of the insertion tube 14 that is bent and extended in the substantially horizontal direction , and the drainage provided in the cover member 11. a connection port 15 drained from the mouth 1 flows, consisting of remote controlled drainage SenSo It is.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention , any one of the paragraphs 0007 to 0009 is characterized in that the release wire 4 inserted from the insertion port 6 is disposed through the drainage device body 5. a remote controlled discharge valve device according to One.

The present invention described in claim 5 is characterized in that a support member 7 is provided in the drain port 1 for fixing the release wire 4 for moving the valve member 2 up and down with the end of the release wire 4 facing upward. The remote-operated drain plug device according to any one of paragraphs 0007 to 0010 above.

The present invention according to claim 6 is arranged such that the distal end portion of the release wire 4 is oriented substantially in the horizontal direction,
The movement of the release wire 4 that occurs in the drain port 1 according to the operation of the operation unit 3 is changed from the movement that occurs in the axial direction of the release wire 4 to the movement that occurs in the vertical direction with respect to the axial direction of the release wire 4. The remote-operated drain plug device according to any one of paragraphs 0007 to 0010 above, further comprising a conversion member for conversion.

The present invention according to claim 7 converts the operation in the axial direction of the release wire 4 provided in the distal end portion of the release wire 4 into the vertical operation for moving the valve member 2 up and down. The remote-operated drain plug device according to paragraph 0012 , wherein the lever body 8 is used.

In the present invention according to claim 8, any one of the paragraphs 0007 to 0013 described above, wherein the fixing of the end of the release wire 4 on the drain outlet 1 side is performed from the inside of the drain outlet 1. It is a remote-operated drain plug device according to one.

The present invention according to claim 9, fixation of the drainage port 1 side end portion of the release wire 4, characterized by being performed by the operator performing the insertion opening 6, any of the above paragraphs 0007 to paragraph 0013 The remote-operated drain plug device according to claim 1.
Here, “fixing” includes all cases where the end portion of the release wire is fixed by the work performed in the drain port, and the end portion of the release wire is necessarily arranged inside the drain port. There is no need.

The present invention according to claim 10 is characterized in that a guide tube 9 for guiding the release wire 4 from the operation unit 3 to the insertion port 6 is disposed between the operation unit 3 and the insertion port 6. The remote-operated drain plug device according to any one of paragraphs 0007 to 0015 above.

The present invention according to claim 11, drain outlet 1 peripheral upper surface of the remote device type drain plug device, characterized in that it is configured for attachment to the bottom under the tank body, the paragraphs 0007 to paragraph 0016 The remote-operated drain plug device according to any one of the above.

In this invention of Claim 1 thru | or 3 , the release wire which transmits operation of a remote-control type drain plug apparatus is inserted from the insertion port provided in the substantially horizontal direction, The bending angle of a release wire It is possible to prevent the temperature from becoming abrupt, and it is possible to prevent the release wire from being bent. Moreover, even when a tank body is arrange | positioned above an insertion port because an insertion port turns to a substantially horizontal direction, the insertion operation | work of a release wire becomes easy.
In this invention of Claim 4 , the bending radius of a release wire can be taken large, and it can be set as the remote control type drain plug device with which a release wire is hard to bend.
In this invention of Claim 5 , the structure of a remote control type drain plug apparatus can be simplified by setting it as the structure which a release wire pushes up a valve member directly.
In the present invention according to claim 6 , by pushing up the valve member via the conversion member, the valve member is moved in the vertical direction while facing the direction in which the release wire does not bend excessively (for example, the substantially horizontal direction). It can be made to operate, and it can be set as the remote control type drain plug device which is hard to produce buckling much more. By using this conversion member and arranging the conversion member mainly in the drain outlet, it is possible to make it unnecessary to expose the release wire to the drainage, and to make the metal part of the release wire less susceptible to rust. it can.
In this invention of Claim 7 , a lever body can be shown as a specific example of a conversion member.
In the present invention described in claim 8 , since the end of the release wire is fixed from the inside of the tank body, it is suitable for drainage equipment that may be able to perform only work from the front side of the tank body, such as a bathtub, during maintenance. It is.
In this invention of Claim 9 , since an end of a release wire is fixed with respect to an insertion port, compared with the invention of Claim 7 which works with respect to a narrow drainage port, construction work becomes easy. For this reason, it is suitable in the drainage equipment which can work on the back side of a tank body via cabinets, such as a washstand.
In this invention of Claim 10 , since the guide tube for guiding a release wire from an operation part to an insertion port is arrange | positioned between an operation part and an insertion port, a release wire is inserted / extracted from an operation part. Maintenance work can be performed only from the front side of the tank body.
In this invention of Claim 11 , it is comprised so that the drain port peripheral upper surface of a remote-type drain plug device may be attached below the bottom face of a tank. Recently, in order to improve the design, flangeless piping that attaches a drainage device from the rear surface of the tank body, uses the opening on the bottom surface of the tank body as a drainage port, and the valve member comes into contact with the upper edge of the drainage port to stop the water. The piping structure called is spreading.
As a problem of such flangeless piping, if there is a drain port on the upper surface of the tank body and the valve member abuts on the upper edge of the drain port to close the drain port, the drainage will be combined with the thickness of the tank body. There exists a problem that the height width to the fixing position of the release wire end part for raising / lowering a valve member from an upper edge of a mouth will change.
In particular, in the present invention, when the release wire end portion is arranged in a substantially horizontal direction, changing the height position of the release wire end portion is when the release wire end portion is arranged in the vertical direction. It was difficult to adopt flangeless piping.
On the other hand, when the drain outlet upper edge is attached not to the upper surface of the tank body but below the bottom surface of the tank body as in the present invention, the height position from the drain outlet upper edge to the release wire end is constant. . For this reason, no matter what kind of tank body is used, the height position from the upper edge of the drain outlet to the end of the release wire is stabilized, and the flangeless piping can be easily used.

It is a reference figure showing the remote control type drain plug device of the first example. It is a reference figure near the drain outlet which shows the closed state of a 1st Example. It is a reference figure of the drain outlet vicinity which shows the opening state of a 1st Example. It is a reference figure which shows the member structure of the member of the drain outlet vicinity of a 1st Example. It is a reference figure showing the remote control type drain plug device of the second example. It is a reference figure of the drain outlet vicinity which shows the closing state of 2nd Example. It is a reference figure of the drainage port vicinity which shows the opening state of 2nd Example. It is a reference figure which shows the member structure of the member of the drain outlet vicinity of a 2nd Example. It is a reference figure which shows the remote control type drain plug device of a 3rd Example. It is a reference figure of the drain outlet vicinity which shows the closing state of 3rd Example. It is a reference figure of the drain outlet vicinity which shows the opening state of 3rd Example. It is a reference figure which shows the member structure of the member of the drain outlet vicinity of a 3rd one Example. It is a reference drawing which shows the remote control type drain plug device of another Example.

Below, the 1st example of the present invention is described, referring to drawings.
The remote-operated drain plug device according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 includes a bathtub B as a tank body, a waterproof pan P, an apron member E, a drain plug body 10, The drainage device main body 5, the cover member 11, the valve member 2, the release wire 4, the operation unit 3, the guide tube 9, the connection tube 22, and the like are included.
The bathtub B is a box that is open at the top, and opens a mounting hole Bo on the bottom surface.
The waterproof pan P is a member that forms a substantially flat tank body for placing the bathtub B, and includes a mounting hole for attaching a drainage device to the bottom surface.
The apron member E is a plate-like member that is detachably disposed between the upper side edge of the bathtub B and the upper surface of the waterproof pan P, and has an opening between the upper side edge of the bathtub B and the upper surface of the waterproof pan P. Used to cover up.
The drain plug body 10 is a cylindrical member that forms a drain port 1 therein, and includes a support member 7 that is fitted and fixed in a state where the end of the outer tube 4 a of the release wire 4 is fixed inside the drain port 1. It becomes. Further, the outer periphery of the upper edge of the drain plug main body 10 is provided with a flange portion 10a protruding outward.
The drainage device main body 5 is provided with an opening portion 12 that is opened upward and attached to the attachment hole of the waterproof pan P, and a discharge port 13 for discharging drainage provided on the side surface.
The cover member 11 is a member that covers the opening 12 of the drainage device main body 5 and is raised with an angle of about 15 degrees with respect to the flat portion 11a that covers the opening 12 and the flat portion 11a. An insertion pipe 14 provided with an insertion port 6 at an end thereof, and a lower end of a drain plug main body 10 provided at a flat portion 11a. And a connection port 15 through which drainage from the drain port 1 flows.
The valve member 2 is a member arranged on the upper portion of the drain port 1 that is fitted to a valve shaft portion 2b of the release wire 4 to be described in detail later. It is a member that covers and closes the mouth.
The release wire 4 includes a cylindrical outer tube 4a made of a resin such as ethylene tetrafluoride, and an inner wire 4b made of a metal wire formed in a coil shape and disposed in the outer tube 4a. , A return spring 4c for urging the inner wire 4b in one direction (on the operation unit 3 side) with respect to the outer tube 4a, and a valve shaft provided at the drain plug side end and fitted with the valve member 2 It is comprised from the part 2b and the thrust lock member 16 mentioned later.
The thrust lock member 16 is a member provided at the end of the release wire 4 and includes a thrust lock main body 16a to which the end of the outer tube 4a is connected and a thrust lock shaft portion 16b with which the end of the inner wire 4b abuts. Each time the thrust lock shaft 16b is pushed into the thrust lock shaft 16b, the thrust lock shaft 16b protrudes, the inner wire 4b protrudes toward the valve shaft 2b, and the fixing / unlocking is performed, and the return spring 4c of the inner wire 4b acts. This is a member that repeatedly retreats toward the operation unit 3 side.
The operation unit 3 is a member for remotely operating the valve member 2 and is substantially cylindrical and is fixed to the operation unit main body 3a for fixing the thrust lock main body 16a therein and the end of the thrust lock shaft portion 16b. And a button member 3b. In addition, by the above structures, the end part of the outer tube 4a of the release wire 4 is fixed to the operation part main body 3a via the thrust lock main body 16a at the time of completion of construction.
The guide tube 9 is a long cylindrical member made of a soft polyvinyl chloride material or the like, and one end is fixed to the operation unit main body 3 a and the other end is fixed to the connection part of the drainage device main body 5 in a watertight manner.
The connection cylinder 22 is a member connected to the lower end of the drain plug body 10 at the upper end and to the connection port 15 at the lower end.

The remote control type drain plug device of the first embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is constructed and attached to the bathtub B which is a tank body as follows.
First, the operation unit main body 3a is attached to the upper edge of the bathtub B, the drain plug main body 10 is attached to the attachment hole Bo on the bottom surface of the bathtub B, and the drainage device main body 5 is attached and fixed to the attachment hole of the waterproof pan P. At this time, the drain plug main body 10 is attached to the mounting hole Bo with the lower surface of the flange portion 10a and the connecting cylinder 22 on the peripheral edge of the upper edge of the mounting hole Bo. The edge is sandwiched between the edges of the attachment hole Bo.
Next, after attaching the cover member 11 to the opening 12 of the drainage device main body 5, the bathtub B is placed on the waterproof pan P. At this time, the lower end of the connection tube 22 is connected to the connection port 15 of the cover member 11. As a result, the drain plug main body 10 is connected to the connection port 15 via the connection cylinder 22.
Next, the valve shaft portion 2b side of the release wire 4 is inserted from above the operation portion main body 3a. When the release wire 4 is further pushed in from the operation unit 3 side and the insertion is continued, the distal end of the release wire 4 passes through the guide tube 9 and is inserted into the insertion tube 14 from the insertion port 6 and inserted into the drainage device main body 5. Is done. At this time, the thrust lock portion is housed and fixed in the operation portion main body 3a. Further, the button member 3b is fitted and fixed to the end portion of the thrust lock shaft portion 16b.
Furthermore, using a jig such as radio pliers, the tip of the release wire 4 passed through the drainage device main body 5 is pulled up from the drainage port 1 to the inside of the bathtub B. Next, after fixing the end of the outer tube 4 a to the support member 7, the support member 7 is fitted and fixed to the drain plug main body 10.
Finally, the valve member 2 is fitted and fixed to the valve shaft portion 2b of the inner wire 4b, and the installation / attachment to the bathtub B of the remote-operated drain plug device is completed.

The remote-operated drain plug device of the first embodiment of the present invention constructed as described above can open and close the drain port 1 by remote operation by operating as follows.
First, as shown in FIG. 2, the valve member 2 is lowered and the drain port 1 is closed. In this state, when a push operation is applied to the button member 3b of the operation portion 3, the thrust lock shaft portion 16b protrudes toward the inner wire 4b, and accordingly, the inner wire 4b protrudes toward the drain port 1 with respect to the outer tube 4a. The member 2 is pushed up to open the drain port 1. In this state, the thrust lock shaft portion 16b is fixed, and the open state of the drain port 1 is maintained as shown in FIG.
When the pushing operation is again applied to the button member 3b of the operation portion 3 from this state, the thrust lock shaft portion 16b is fixed, and the inner wire 4b is moved to the operation portion 3 side by the action of the weight of the valve member 2 and the return spring 4c. The valve member 2 descends and the drain port 1 closes, returning to the state shown in FIG.
Thereafter, by repeating the same operation, the drain port 1 can be opened / closed remotely, and the waste water in the bathtub B can be discharged at the time of opening.

  In the remote-operated drain plug device, the release wire 4 is inserted from the side surface direction and is inserted into the drain device body 5 at an angle of 15 degrees that is an inclined portion of the insertion tube 14 with respect to the horizontal direction. It is arranged toward the drain outlet 1 at 90 degrees with respect to the horizontal direction. The bending angle of the release wire 4 is calculated based on how much the straight wire is bent with respect to the straight wire. The bend angle of the release wire 4 of the first embodiment is 105 degrees, and the bend is gentle by about 75 degrees with respect to the bend angle of the release wire 4 of the remote-operated drain plug device of the conventional example of 180 degrees. Thus, the release wire 4 is less likely to be bent due to the gentle bending. Further, in the remote control type drain plug device according to the conventional example, the release wire 4 is bent at approximately 90 degrees in the insertion port 6 portion. In the remote control type drain plug device of the present invention, the insertion port 6 portion is not bent. There is only a slight bend of about 15 degrees in the insertion tube 14, and the release wire 4 is less likely to be bent in this portion.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The remote-operated drain plug device according to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 includes a bathtub B as a tank body, a waterproof pan P, an apron member E, a drain plug body 10, It comprises a drainage device body 5, a cover member 11, a valve member 2, a release wire 4, a lever body 8, an operation unit 3, and a guide tube 9.
The bathtub B is a box that is open at the top, and opens a mounting hole Bo on the bottom surface.
The waterproof pan P is a member that forms a substantially flat tank body for placing the bathtub B, and includes a mounting hole for attaching a drainage device to the bottom surface.
The apron member E is a plate-like member that is detachably disposed between the upper side edge of the bathtub B and the upper surface of the waterproof pan P, and has an opening between the upper side edge of the bathtub B and the upper surface of the waterproof pan P. Used to cover up.
The drain plug main body 10 is a cylindrical member having a drain port 1 formed therein, and includes a flange portion 10a that protrudes outward on the outer periphery of the upper edge. The flange portion 10a is provided with a plurality of through holes and a screw member V for attaching the drain plug main body 10 to the lower surface of the peripheral edge of the attachment hole Bo through the through holes.
The drainage device main body 5 is provided with an opening portion 12 that is opened upward and attached to the attachment hole of the waterproof pan P, and a discharge port 13 for discharging drainage provided on the side surface.
The cover member 11 is a member that covers the opening 12 of the drainage device main body 5, and includes a flat portion 11a that covers the opening 12, and a connection provided in the flat portion 11a into which drainage from the drain plug main body 10 flows. Starting from the opening 15, the lever body mounting portion 17 provided in the connection port 15, and the lever body mounting portion 17 of the connection port 15, the angle rises about 20 degrees with respect to the flat portion 11 a portion. And an insertion tube 14 provided with an insertion port 6 at the end, which is bent and extended in the horizontal direction when reaching a certain height position. A smooth arc is formed in the bent portion of the insertion tube 14, and it is devised so that the edge is not caught when the lever body 8 to be described later passes through the inside.
Further, the lever body mounting portion 17 will be described in detail. A fixing portion 17a to which an end portion of an outer tube 4a, which will be described later, is fixed, and an unevenness for sliding the lever body 8 and moving the tip of the lever body 8 up and down. The slide part 17b provided is provided.
Moreover, the fixing member 18 which consists of the ring part 18a which contacts this connection port 15 inner surface, and the fitting fixing | fixed part 18b fitted to the fixing | fixed part 17a is provided.
The valve member 2 is a member disposed at the top of the drain port 1 and is composed of a disc-shaped valve portion 2a and a valve shaft portion 2b extending downward from the center of the valve portion 2a. By ascending / descending, the valve portion 2a is a member that opens / covers the drain port 1 and closes it.
The release wire 4 includes a cylindrical outer tube 4a made of a resin such as ethylene tetrafluoride, and an inner wire 4b made of a metal wire formed in a coil shape and disposed in the outer tube 4a. A return spring 4c that urges the inner wire 4b in one direction (on the operation unit 3 side) with respect to the outer tube 4a, a thrust lock member 16, which will be described later, and an axially pivotable shaft at the end of the inner wire 4b The lever body 8 is provided.
The thrust lock member 16 is a member provided at the end of the release wire 4 and includes a thrust lock main body 16a to which the end of the outer tube 4a is connected and a thrust lock shaft portion 16b with which the end of the inner wire 4b abuts. Each time the thrust lock shaft 16b is pushed into the thrust lock shaft 16b, the thrust lock shaft 16b protrudes, the inner wire 4b protrudes toward the valve shaft 2b, and the fixing / unlocking is performed, and the return spring 4c of the inner wire 4b acts. This is a member that repeatedly retreats toward the operation unit 3 side.
The operation unit 3 is a member for remotely operating the valve member 2 and is substantially cylindrical and is fixed to the operation unit main body 3a for fixing the thrust lock main body 16a therein and the end of the thrust lock shaft portion 16b. And a button member 3b. In addition, by the above structures, the end part of the outer tube 4a of the release wire 4 is fixed to the operation part main body 3a via the thrust lock main body 16a at the time of completion of construction.
The guide tube 9 is a long cylindrical member made of a soft polyvinyl chloride material or the like, and one end is fixed to the operation portion main body 3 a and the other end is fixed to the connection portion of the drainage device main body 5.

The remote control type drain plug device of the second embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is constructed and attached to the bathtub B which is a tank body as follows.
First, the operation unit main body 3a is attached to the upper edge of the bathtub B, the drain plug main body 10 is attached to the attachment hole Bo on the bottom surface of the bathtub B, and the drainage device main body 5 is attached and fixed to the attachment hole of the waterproof pan P. The drain plug main body 10 is attached to the mounting hole Bo at this time by fixing a plurality of locations with screw members V in a state where the upper surface of the flange portion 10a of the drain plug main body 10 is in contact with the peripheral peripheral surface of the mounting hole Bo. Done.
Next, after attaching the cover member 11 to the opening 12 of the drainage device main body 5, the bathtub B is placed on the waterproof pan P. At this time, the lower end of the drain plug is connected to the connection port 15 of the cover member 11.
Next, the end of the release wire 4 on the lever body 8 side is inserted from above the operation unit main body 3a. When the release wire 4 is further pushed in from the operation unit 3 side and the insertion is continued, the lever body 8 of the release wire 4 passes through the guide tube 9 and is inserted into the insertion tube 14 from the insertion port 6, and the inside of the drainage device main body 5. Is inserted. At this time, the thrust lock portion is housed and fixed in the operation portion main body 3a. The button member 3b is attached to the end of the thrust lock shaft portion 16b.
Further, the lever body 8 is disposed on the slide portion 17b of the lever body mounting portion 17, and the fixing member 18 is inserted from the drain port 1 with the end of the outer tube 4a in contact with the fixing portion 17a, and the outer periphery of the ring portion 18a The fitting fixing portion 18b is fitted and fixed to the fixing portion 17a while the surface is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the connection port 15. Thereby, it fixes in the state which the outer tube 4a edge part contact | abutted to the fixing | fixed part 17a.
Finally, the valve member 2 is disposed so that the valve shaft is positioned on the tip of the lever body 8, and the installation and attachment to the bathtub B of the remote-operated drain plug device is completed.

The remote-operated drain plug device of the second embodiment constructed as described above can open and close the drain port 1 by remote operation by operating as follows.
First, as shown in FIG. 6, the valve member 2 is lowered and the drain port 1 is closed. When a push operation is applied to the button member 3b of the operation unit 3 in this state, the thrust lock shaft portion 16b protrudes toward the inner wire 4b, and accordingly, the inner wire 4b protrudes toward the drain port 1 with respect to the outer tube 4a, Accordingly, the lever body 8 also protrudes. Thereby, the lever body 8 is rotated upward by the unevenness of the slide portion 17b, the tip portion of the lever body 8 pushes up the valve shaft, and the entire valve member 2 is raised. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the valve portion 2 a is separated from the drain port 1 to open the drain port 1. In this state, the thrust lock shaft portion 16b is fixed and the open state of the drain port 1 is maintained.
When the pushing operation is again applied to the button member 3b of the operation portion 3 from this state, the thrust lock shaft portion 16b is fixed, and the inner wire 4b is moved to the operation portion 3 side by the action of the weight of the valve member 2 and the return spring 4c. The lever body 8 also moves backward. The tip of the lever body 8 that has been lifted by the unevenness of the slide portion 17b is also lowered, the valve member 2 is lowered by its own weight and returns to the state of FIG. 6, and the drain port 1 is closed.
Thereafter, by repeating the same operation, the drain port 1 can be opened / closed remotely, and the waste water in the bathtub B can be discharged at the time of opening.

In the remote-operated drain plug device, the release wire 4 is inserted from the side surface direction and inserted into the drain device body 5 at an angle of 20 degrees that is the angle of the inclined portion of the insertion tube 14 with respect to the horizontal direction. The end of the outer tube 4a is fixed to the fixing portion 17a as it is, and the inner wire 4b slides only in the same direction as the outer tube 4a. As a result, there is no bending of the release wire 4 inside the drainage device main body 5, and the release does not occur with respect to 180 ° which is the bending angle of the release wire 4 of the remote control type drainage plug device of the conventional example. The wire 4 is less likely to be bent. Further, in the remote control type drain plug device according to the conventional example, the release wire 4 is bent at approximately 90 degrees in the insertion port 6 portion. In the remote control type drain plug device of the present invention, the insertion port 6 portion is not bent. There is only a slight bend of about 20 degrees in the insertion tube 14, and the release wire 4 is less likely to be bent in this portion.
Further, since the fixing member 18 is disposed on the release wire 4, the end portion of the release wire 4 is not directly exposed to drainage, and the metal portion of the release wire 4 (the end portion of the outer tube 4 a or the inner wire 4 b) is rusted. The configuration was difficult.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The remote-operated drain plug device according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a bathtub B, a waterproof pan P, an apron member E, a drain plug body 10, a drain device body 5, a cover member 11, which are described below. The valve member 2, the release wire 4, the lever body 8, the operation unit 3, and the guide tube 9 are configured.
The bathtub B is a box that is open at the top, and opens a mounting hole Bo on the bottom surface.
The waterproof pan P is a member that forms a substantially flat tank body for placing the bathtub B, and includes a mounting hole for attaching a drainage device to the bottom surface.
The apron member E is a plate-like member that is detachably disposed between the upper side edge of the bathtub B and the upper surface of the waterproof pan P, and has an opening between the upper side edge of the bathtub B and the upper surface of the waterproof pan P. Used to cover up.
The drain plug main body 10 is a cylindrical member having a drain port 1 formed therein, and includes a flange portion 10a that protrudes outward on the outer periphery of the upper edge. The flange portion 10a is provided with a plurality of through holes and a screw member V for attaching the drain plug main body 10 to the lower surface of the peripheral edge of the attachment hole Bo through the through holes.
The drainage device main body 5 is provided with an opening portion 12 that is opened upward and attached to the attachment hole of the waterproof pan P, and a discharge port 13 for discharging drainage provided on the side surface.
The cover member 11 is a member that covers the opening 12 of the drainage device main body 5, and a flat portion 11 a that covers the opening 12 and a connection protruding in a cylindrical shape upward, into which drainage from the drain plug body 10 flows. The tube 22, the connection port 15 provided at the upper end of the connection tube 22, and the side surface of the connection tube 22 as a starting point are slightly inclined upward (about 1.6 degrees) with respect to the horizontal plane, but are arranged substantially horizontally. A cylindrical insertion tube 14 and an insertion port 6 provided at an end of the insertion tube 14. The above-mentioned gradient of about 1.6 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane of the insertion pipe 14 means that when drainage flows into the insertion pipe 14, the drainage is drained without remaining in the insertion pipe 14. And is provided with a drain hole 19 for discharging the waste water accumulated inside.
With the above-described configuration, when the construction is completed, the release wire 4 is not disposed inside the drainage device main body 5, that is, on the upper surface portion of the flat portion 11a separated from the portion where the drainage flows, instead of the portion where the drainage flows. Being done. That is, the release wire 4 inserted from the insertion port 6 is disposed passing over the upper surface of the drainage device main body 5.
In addition, a bush member 20 is provided for watertightly closing the insertion port 6 and fixing the end of the cylindrical casing and the release wire 4 in a watertight manner.
The valve member 2 is a member disposed at the top of the drain port 1 and is composed of a disc-shaped valve portion 2a and a valve shaft portion 2b extending downward from the center of the valve portion 2a. By ascending / descending, the valve portion 2a is a member that opens / covers the drain port 1 and closes it.
The release wire 4 includes a cylindrical outer tube 4a made of a resin such as ethylene tetrafluoride, and an inner wire 4b made of a metal wire formed in a coil shape and disposed in the outer tube 4a. A return spring 4c that urges the inner wire 4b in one direction (on the operation unit 3 side) with respect to the outer tube 4a, and a drive unit 21 and a thrust lock member 16 described later.
The drive part 21 is comprised from the lever body 8 attached to the inner wire 4b end part, and the cylindrical casing arrange | positioned in the insertion pipe 14 from the insertion port 6 by making it cylindrical shape. Further, the cylindrical casing will be described in detail. The cylindrical casing includes a fixing portion 17a to which the end of the outer tube 4a is fixed at one end, and irregularities for sliding the lever body 8 and moving the tip of the lever body 8 up and down. The slide part 17b provided with is provided.
The thrust lock member 16 is a member provided at the end of the release wire 4 and includes a thrust lock main body 16a to which the end of the outer tube 4a is connected and a thrust lock shaft portion 16b with which the end of the inner wire 4b abuts. Each time the thrust lock shaft 16b is pushed into the thrust lock shaft 16b, the thrust lock shaft 16b protrudes, the inner wire 4b protrudes toward the valve shaft 2b, and the fixing / unlocking is performed, and the return spring 4c of the inner wire 4b acts. This is a member that repeatedly retreats toward the operation unit 3 side.
The operation unit 3 is a member for remotely operating the valve member 2 and is substantially cylindrical and is fixed to the operation unit main body 3a for fixing the thrust lock main body 16a therein and the end of the thrust lock shaft portion 16b. And a button member 3b. In addition, by the above structures, the end part of the outer tube 4a of the release wire 4 is fixed to the operation part main body 3a via the thrust lock main body 16a at the time of completion of construction.

The remote control type drain plug device according to the third example of the third embodiment configured as described above is constructed and attached to the bathtub B which is a tank body as follows.
First, in a factory or the like, the cylindrical casing and the lever body 8 are attached to the end of the release wire 4 to form the drive unit 21. Specifically, the release wire 4 is inserted from the end of the cylindrical casing that does not include the slide portion 17b, the lever body 8 is rotatably attached to the inner wire 4b, and the end of the outer tube 4a is fixed to the fixed portion 17a. Install and fix.
After each member including the release wire 4 configured as described above is carried into the construction site, first, the operation portion main body 3a is provided on the upper edge of the bathtub B, and the drain plug main body 10 is provided in the mounting hole Bo on the bottom surface of the bathtub B. The drainage device main body 5 is attached and fixed to the attachment hole of the waterproof pan P, respectively. At this time, the drain plug main body 10 is attached to the mounting hole Bo by fixing the plurality of locations with the screw members V in a state where the upper surface of the flange portion 10a of the drain plug main body 10 is in contact with the lower peripheral edge of the mounting hole Bo. Done.
Next, after attaching the cover member 11 to the opening 12 of the drainage device main body 5, the bathtub B is placed on the waterproof pan P. At this time, the lower end of the drain plug is connected to the connection port 15 of the cover member 11.
Further, the release wire 4 is inserted from the operation unit 3 side through the cylindrical casing from the lower end of the operation unit main body 3a, and the thrust lock member 16 is accommodated in the operation unit main body 3a and inserted until it is fixed. The button member 3b is attached to the end of the thrust lock shaft portion 16b.
From this state, work is performed from the side surface of the bathtub B, the casing tube portion is inserted from the insertion port 6, the bush member 20 is fitted into the insertion port 6 in a watertight manner, and the end portion of the casing tube portion is inserted into the insertion port 6. The insertion port 6 is fixed in a state of being watertightly closed. Thereby, the release wire 4 and the lever body 8 attached to the tip thereof are positioned and attached to the drainage device main body 5 and the drainage port 1 connected thereto. Thus, in the said structure, fixation of the edge part of the outer tube 4a by the side of the drain port 1 of the release wire 4 is performed by the fixing operation | work with respect to the insertion port 6 via a cylindrical casing. That is, the end of the release wire 4 on the drain port 1 side is fixed by an operation performed on the insertion port 6.
Further, the open part of the side surface of the bathtub B between the upper edge of the side surface of the bathtub B and the upper surface of the waterproof pan P is covered with an apron member E, and finally the valve member 2 is connected to the drain port 1 and the valve shaft. Is placed on the tip of the lever body 8 to complete the installation / attachment of the remote-operated drain plug device to the bathtub B.

The remote control type drain plug device according to the third embodiment constructed as described above can open and close the drain port 1 by remote control by operating as follows.
First, as shown in FIG. 10, the valve member 2 is lowered and the drain port 1 is closed. When a push operation is applied to the button member 3b of the operation unit 3 in this state, the thrust lock shaft portion 16b protrudes toward the inner wire 4b, and accordingly, the inner wire 4b protrudes toward the drain port 1 with respect to the outer tube 4a, Accordingly, the lever body 8 also protrudes. Thereby, the lever body 8 is rotated upward by the unevenness of the slide portion 17b, the tip portion of the lever body 8 pushes up the valve shaft, and the entire valve member 2 is raised. As a result, as shown in FIG. 11, the valve portion 2 a is separated from the drain port 1 to open the drain port 1. In this state, the thrust lock shaft portion 16b is fixed and the open state of the drain port 1 is maintained.
When the pushing operation is again applied to the button member 3b of the operation portion 3 from this state, the thrust lock shaft portion 16b is fixed, and the inner wire 4b is moved to the operation portion 3 side by the action of the weight of the valve member 2 and the return spring 4c. The lever body 8 also moves backward. The tip of the lever body 8 that has been lifted by the unevenness of the slide portion 17b is also lowered, the valve member 2 is lowered by its own weight, returns to the state of FIG. 10, and the drain port 1 is closed.
Thereafter, by repeating the same operation, the drain port 1 can be opened / closed remotely, and the waste water in the bathtub B can be discharged at the time of opening.

In the remote-operated drain plug device, the release wire 4 is inserted from the side surface direction and inserted into the drain device body 5 at an angle of 20 degrees that is the angle of the inclined portion of the insertion tube 14 with respect to the horizontal direction. The end of the outer tube 4a is fixed to the fixing portion 17a as it is, and the inner wire 4b slides only in the same direction as the outer tube 4a. Thereby, there is no bending at all inside the drainage device main body 5 of the release wire 4, and the release wire 4 is correspondingly bent with respect to 180 degrees which is the bending angle of the release wire 4 of the remote control type drain plug device of the conventional example. It is difficult for buckling to occur. Further, in the remote control type drain plug device according to the conventional example, the release wire 4 is bent at approximately 90 degrees in the insertion port 6 portion. In the remote control type drain plug device of the present invention, the insertion port 6 portion is not bent. There is only a slight bend of about 20 degrees in the insertion tube 14, and the release wire 4 is less likely to be bent in this portion.
In addition, when performing maintenance or the like after installing and removing the remote-operated drain plug device, it is necessary to remove the apron member E and work from the side of the bathtub B, that is, from the back side of the bathtub B. The type of B is limited, but instead, the construction work of the release wire 4 and the drainage device main body 5 can be performed simply by inserting and fixing the cylindrical casing at the end of the release wire 4 into the insertion port 6. Can be planned. In addition, in a drainage device equipped with a cabinet such as a sink or a wash basin, it is extremely easy to work from the back side of the tank body, and the configuration as in the third embodiment can be suitably used.

The embodiments of the present invention are as described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be freely changed without departing from the scope of the present invention.
For example, in the above embodiment, the bathtub B is adopted as the tank body, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is applied to other tank bodies such as a wash bowl of a wash basin and a sink of a sink. The remote control type drain plug device may be adopted.
In the remote-operated drain plug device of the above embodiment, the thrust lock member 16 and the return spring 4c are used, and the drain port 1 is opened and closed by repeatedly pressing the button member 3b. 16 and the return spring 4c are not used, and the button member 3b of the operation unit 3 may be replaced with a knob, and the inner wire 4b may be advanced and retracted by pushing and pulling the knob to raise and lower the valve member 2.
Moreover, in the said 2nd Example, although the fixing member 18 using a fitting is employ | adopted for fixation of the release wire 4 edge part with respect to the drainage device main body 5, this invention is not limited to the said Example. Instead, for example, the end of the release wire 4 may be fixed to the drainage device main body 5 using a screw member V or the like.
Moreover, in the said 3rd Example, although a cylindrical casing is arrange | positioned on the upper surface of the drainage device main body 5, and it is comprised with respect to the insertion port 6, it is comprised, This invention is not limited to the said Example. Instead, a cylindrical casing may be inserted into the drainage device body 5 as in the embodiment shown in FIG. In this case, the cylindrical casing may be fixed by an operation performed on the connection port 15 inside the drain port 1.
Moreover, when comprised so that the drain port 1 peripheral upper surface may be attached below the bottom face of a tank body, as shown in the 2nd Example and the 3rd Example, the upper end of the valve member 2 at the time of opening the drain port 1 If the height position is set to be the same as or lower than the top surface of the bottom wall of the bathtub B, the valve member 2 is stepped on when the drain port 1 is opened, and the drain port is subjected to strong stress (weight). It is almost impossible to close 1 forcibly. For this reason, the problem of breakage of the release wire 4 and the like due to the stepping on the valve member 2 can be almost solved, which is preferable.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drain port 2 Valve member 2a Valve part 2b Valve shaft part 3 Operation part 3a Operation part main body 3b Button member 4 Release wire 4a Outer tube 4b Inner wire 4c Return spring 5 Drainage apparatus main body 6 Insertion port 7 Support member 8 Lever body 9 Guide Tube 10 Drain plug main body 10a Flange portion 11 Cover member 11a Flat portion 12 Opening portion 13 Discharge port 14 Insertion tube 15 Connection port 16 Thrust lock member 16a Thrust lock main body 16b Thrust lock shaft portion 17 Lever body mounting portion 17a Fixing portion 17b Slide portion 18 fixing member 18a ring part 18b fitting fixing part 19 drain hole 20 bushing member 21 drive part 22 connecting cylinder B bathtub Bo mounting hole E apron member P waterproofing pan V screw member

Claims (11)

A remote-operated drain plug device for remotely opening and closing the drain port 1 of the tank body,
A drain port 1 provided on the bottom of the tank body;
A valve member 2 for opening and closing the drain 1;
An operation unit 3 for operating the operation of the valve member 2;
A release wire 4 for transmitting an operation applied to the operation unit 3 to the valve member 2;
A drainage device body 5 into which drainage from the drainage port 1 flows,
Opened toward the substantially horizontal direction at the end of the insertion tube 14 provided on the upper surface of the drainage device main body 5 with a predetermined angle, bent at a predetermined height, and extended in a substantially horizontal direction. A remote-operated drain plug device comprising an insertion port 6 for inserting the release wire 4. A remote-operated drain plug device for remotely opening and closing the drain port 1 of the tank body,
A drain port 1 provided on the bottom of the tank body;
A valve member 2 for opening and closing the drain 1;
An operation unit 3 for operating the operation of the valve member 2;
A release wire 4 for transmitting an operation applied to the operation unit 3 to the valve member 2;
A drainage device main body 5 having an opening 12 that is largely opened upward, into which drainage from the drainage port 1 flows;
A cover member 11 covering the opening 12;
An insertion tube 14 provided in the cover member 11,
An insertion port 6 for inserting the release wire 4 opened to the end of the insertion tube 14 in a substantially horizontal direction;
A connection port 15 provided in the cover member 11 into which drainage from the drainage port 1 flows;
Remote-controlled drain plug device consisting of A remote-operated drain plug device for remotely opening and closing the drain port 1 of the tank body,
A drain port 1 provided on the bottom of the tank body;
A valve member 2 for opening and closing the drain 1;
An operation unit 3 for operating the operation of the valve member 2;
A release wire 4 for transmitting an operation applied to the operation unit 3 to the valve member 2;
A drainage device main body 5 having an opening 12 that is largely opened upward, into which drainage from the drainage port 1 flows;
A cover member 11 covering the opening 12;
A release provided at the end of the insertion tube 14 provided at the cover member 11 with a predetermined angle, bent at a predetermined height, and extended in a substantially horizontal direction. An insertion slot 6 for inserting the wire 4;
A connection port 15 provided in the cover member 11 into which drainage from the drainage port 1 flows;
Remote-controlled drain plug device consisting of The remote-operated drainage according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the release wire 4 inserted from the insertion port 6 is disposed through the drainage device main body 5. Stopper device. A support member 7 is provided in the drain port 1 for fixing the release wire 4 with the end portion of the release wire 4 for moving the valve member 2 up and down facing upward. The remote-operated drain plug device according to any one of 4 . While arrange | positioning the front-end | tip part of the said release wire 4 toward a substantially horizontal direction,
The movement of the release wire 4 that occurs in the drain port 1 according to the operation of the operation unit 3 is changed from the movement that occurs in the axial direction of the release wire 4 to the movement that occurs in the vertical direction with respect to the axial direction of the release wire 4. The remote-operated drain plug device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , further comprising a conversion member for conversion. The above-mentioned conversion member is a lever body 8 provided at the distal end portion of the release wire 4 for converting the operation in the axial direction of the release wire 4 into a vertical operation for moving the valve member 2 up and down. The remote-operated drain plug device according to claim 6 . The remote operation type according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the end portion of the release wire 4 on the drain port 1 side is fixed by an operation performed from within the drain port 1. Drain plug device. The remote operation according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the end of the release wire 4 on the drain port 1 side is fixed to the insertion port 6. Type drain plug device. Until the insertion port 6 from the operation unit 3, for guiding the release wire 4 from the operating unit 3 to the insertion port 6, characterized in that a guide tube 9, the claims 1 to 9 The remote-operated drain plug device according to any one of the above. The remote control according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , wherein the upper surface of the drain port 1 of the remote-type drain plug device is configured to be attached below the bottom surface of the tank body. Type drain plug device.

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