US4653538A
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Hot and cold water mixing faucet
Assignee: Toto Ltd
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Filing: 1986-01-27
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Granted: 1987-03-31
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Expires: 2006-01-27
Abstract
Abstract A faucet for mixing hot and cold water includes a valve casing, cold and hot water inlet pipes coupled to the valve casing, first and second outlet pipes coupled to the valve casing, a valve housed in the valve casing and having a fixed plate and a movable plate, and an actuator for angularly moving the movable plate. The fixed plate has at least one cold water passage hole communicating with the cold water inlet pipe, at least one hot water passage hole communicating with the hot water inlet pipe, a first outlet hole communicating with the first outlet pipe, and a second outlet hole communicating with the second outlet pipe. The movable plate is held rotatably slidably against the fixed plate in watertight relation and has a recess defined in the surface thereof slidably contacting the fixed plate. When the movable plate is angularly moved by the actuator, at least one of the cold and hot water passage holes is brought into selective communication with the first and second outlet holes through the recess.
Inventors
- 👤 Osamu Tsutsui
- 👤 Hidehiko Kuwahara
- 👤 Hirohiko Yasuda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 06:49
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K11/00; F16K11/02; F16K11/06; F16K11/072; F16K11/074; F16K11/0746; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/86493; Y10T137/86863; Y10T137/87249
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
241 words
A faucet for mixing hot and cold water, comprising: a valve casing; a first inlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a first inlet passage; a second inlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a second inlet passage; a first outlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a first outlet passage; a second outlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a second outlet passage; a valve disposed in said valve casing and having a fixed plate and a movable plate; said fixed plate having at least one first passage hole communicating with said first inlet passage of said first inlet pipe, at least one second passage hole communicating with said second inlet passage of said second inlet pipe, a first outlet hole communicating with said first outlet passage, and a second outlet hole communicating with said second outlet passage; and said movable plate being held rotatably slidably against said fixed plate in watertight relation and having a recess defined in a surface thereof held in sliding contact with said fixed plate, said means for angularly moving being operable to angularly move said movable plate between a first position in which the recess provides no communication between the holes in the fixed plate and a second position in which the recess provides communication between at least one of said first and second passage holes and at least one of first and second outlet holes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
241 words
A faucet for mixing hot and cold water, comprising: a valve casing; a first inlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a first inlet passage; a second inlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a second inlet passage; a first outlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a first outlet passage; a second outlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a second outlet passage; a valve disposed in said valve casing and having a fixed plate and a movable plate; said fixed plate having at least one first passage hole communicating with said first inlet passage of said first inlet pipe, at least one second passage hole communicating with said second inlet passage of said second inlet pipe, a first outlet hole communicating with said first outlet passage, and a second outlet hole communicating with said second outlet passage; and said movable plate being held rotatably slidably against said fixed plate in watertight relation and having a recess defined in a surface thereof held in sliding contact with said fixed plate, said means for angularly moving being operable to angularly move said movable plate between a first position in which the recess provides no communication between the holes in the fixed plate and a second position in which the recess provides communication between at least one of said first and second passage holes and at least one of first and second outlet holes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
282 words
A faucet for mixing hot and cold water, comprising: a valve casing; a first inlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a first inlet passage; a second inlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a second inlet passage; a first outlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a first outlet passage; a second outlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a second outlet passage; a valve disposed in said valve casing and having a fixed plate and a movable plate; means for angularly moving said movable plate; said fixed plate having at least one first passage hole communicating with said first inlet passage of said first inlet pipe, at least one second passage hole communicating with said second inlet passage of said second inlet pipe, a first outlet hole communicating with said first outlet passage, and a second outlet hole communicating with said second outlet passage; and said movable plate being held rotatably slidably against said fixed plate in watertight relation and having a recess defined in a surface thereof held in sliding contact with said fixed plate, said recess being so sized as to selectively provide communication between at least one passage hole of said fixed plate and at most one of said first and second outlet holes of said fixed plate, said means for angularly moving being operable to angularly move said movable plate between a first position in which the recess provides no communication between the holes in the fixed plate and a second position in which the recess provides communication between at least one of said first and second passage holes and one of said first and second outlet holes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
282 words
A faucet for mixing hot and cold water, comprising: a valve casing; a first inlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a first inlet passage; a second inlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a second inlet passage; a first outlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a first outlet passage; a second outlet pipe coupled to said valve casing and having a second outlet passage; a valve disposed in said valve casing and having a fixed plate and a movable plate; means for angularly moving said movable plate; said fixed plate having at least one first passage hole communicating with said first inlet passage of said first inlet pipe, at least one second passage hole communicating with said second inlet passage of said second inlet pipe, a first outlet hole communicating with said first outlet passage, and a second outlet hole communicating with said second outlet passage; and said movable plate being held rotatably slidably against said fixed plate in watertight relation and having a recess defined in a surface thereof held in sliding contact with said fixed plate, said recess being so sized as to selectively provide communication between at least one passage hole of said fixed plate and at most one of said first and second outlet holes of said fixed plate, said means for angularly moving being operable to angularly move said movable plate between a first position in which the recess provides no communication between the holes in the fixed plate and a second position in which the recess provides communication between at least one of said first and second passage holes and one of said first and second outlet holes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
A faucet according to claim 2, wherein said first and second outlet holes of said fixed plate are oppositely disposed on a line passing through the center of the fixed plate, and wherein said first and second passage holes are disposed symmetrically with respect to said line.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A faucet according to claim 2, wherein said watertight relation between the movable plate and the fixed plate is formed by direct contact between the fixed and movable plates.
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