US 12,146,578 B2
Single coupled valve body of faucet
Qingkui An, Wenzhou (CN); and Chunhe Qiu, Wenzhou (CN)
Assigned to WENZHOU FURUISI BUILDING MATERIALS CO., LTD., Wenzhou (CN)
Filed by WENZHOU FURUISI BUILDING MATERIALS CO., LTD., Wenzhou (CN)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/613,285.
Application 18/613,285 is a continuation of application No. 18/415,891, filed on Jan. 18, 2024.
Application 18/415,891 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/CN2023/126410, filed on Oct. 25, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 202222247154.3 (CN), filed on Aug. 25, 2022; and application No. 202321129372.5 (CN), filed on May 11, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0229955 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. F16K 11/00 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC F16K 19/006 (2013.01) [E03C 1/0403 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A single coupled valve body of a faucet, comprising:
a faucet body,
a water outlet pipe, and
a mounting component;
wherein the faucet body has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to each other; a valve core mounting groove is defined on the top surface of the faucet body; the faucet body defines a water inlet channel and a first water outlet channel; the water inlet channel and the first water outlet channel are communicated with the valve core mounting groove and penetrate the top surface and the bottom surface of the faucet body;
wherein the water outlet pipe is connected to the bottom surface of the faucet body; the water outlet pipe comprises a second water outlet channel communicated with the first water outlet channel; both of the faucet body and the water outlet pipe are made of plastic; the faucet body and the water outlet pipe are integrally disposed;
wherein the mounting component comprises a mounting ring and mounting threads; the mounting ring is hollow; the mounting threads are disposed on an outer surface of the mounting ring; the mounting ring is sleeved on an outer surface of the faucet body; the mounting ring and the mounting threads are made of metal;
wherein the mounting component further comprises a mounting structure disposed on an inner surface of the mounting ring; the mounting structure is made of the metal; the mounting structure is embedded in the faucet body;
wherein the mounting structure comprises mounting bars; the mounting bars are disposed on the inner surface of the mounting ring at equal intervals;
wherein each of the mounting bars extends along an axis direction of the mounting ring; an extension direction of each of the mounting bars is substantially perpendicular to a spiral direction of the mounting threads;
wherein the mounting structure comprises mounting groups; each of the mounting groups comprises the mounting bars; the mounting bars of each of the mounting groups are disposed at intervals around the inner surface of the mounting ring; the mounting groups are disposed at equal intervals along the axis direction of the mounting ring;
wherein the mounting groups comprise a first mounting group, a second mounting group, and a third mounting group; the first mounting group, the second mounting group, and the third mounting group are sequentially disposed along the axis direction of the mounting ring; a first mounting gap is defined between the first mounting group and the second mounting group; a second mounting gap is defined between the second mounting group and the third mounting group; the first mounting gap and the second mounting gap are disposed around the inner surface of the mounting ring.