Structure for a water inlet and outlet of a faucet valve base

• US 7,063,105 B1
• Filed: 09/24/2004
• Issued: 06/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mei-Li Chen
• Original Assignee: Mei-Li Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Mei-Li
• Primary Examiner(s): FOX, JOHN C
• Application Number:
  US10/948,645
• Time in Patent Office: 634 Days
• Field of Search: 137/625.41, 137/625.17
• US Class Current: 137/625.17
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 11/0787 with both the supply and the discharge passages being on the same side of the closure members F16K11/0785 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/86549 Selective reciprocation or rotation

Abstract

The improved structure for the water inlet and outlet of faucet valve base has a partially setting horizontal partition membrane in the cold and warm water inlets and the outlet, and reduces their size. Since there is some distance between the partition membrane and the top and the bottom of the inlets as well as outlet, the water can change its running direction. This can make the outlet direction of the outlet closer to the outlet channel of the valve groove of the faucet. Therefore, the length of the outlet channel can be effectively reduced and another water extension channel between the outlet of the valve base and the outlet of the faucet is not required. This can make it easier to be manufactured, reduces the cost, and decreases environmental pollution.

Claims

1. A faucet with a water inlet and outlet of a valve base comprising:

a water channel having a cold-water inlet, a warm water inlet, and an outlet; and

a horizontal partition membrane, partially set in the cold and warm water inlets and the outlet, the partition membrane being placed a distance from a top and a bottom of the inlets and outlet, wherein water has a changeable running direction within said water channel.

2. The faucet defined in claim 1, wherein said reduced cold and warm water inlets are positioned closer to the outlet, when the reduced outlet is positioned closer to the outlet of the valve groove.