US 5,705,067 A · Mixing faucet with water purifier

Abstract

A body 1 is constructed by mounting a purifier cartridge 23 in a cold-water passage 7 and is equipped with a purified water handle 16 for opening and closing a branch passage leading from the cold-water passage 7 to the purifier cartridge 23. To this body, there is mounted a base 9 which includes a valve functioning part 11 for adjusting the mixing of cold water and hot water coming through the cold-water passage 7 and a hot-water passage 8, and the flow rates of the cold water, the hot water and the mixed water by operating a lever 15. A spout 10 spouts therefrom the cold water, the hot water, their mixed water adjusted by the valve functioning part 11, or the purified water. The purified water handle 16 and the valve functioning part 11 are provided separately, and hence they can be individually replaced when they fail. The valve functioning part 11 and the base 9 can be commonly used with the corresponding parts of an ordinary mixing faucet and can be operated independently of each other to improve their operability drastically.

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Dependent claims

A mixing faucet and purifier arrangement, comprising:

a body having a cold water passage and a hot water passage therein, said body having a lower end;
a purifier cartridge mounted on said body, said purifier cartridge having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet;
a branch passage in said body leading from said cold water passage to said fluid inlet of said purifier cartridge;
a purified water handle connected to a purified water valve that is located so as to be capable of opening said branch passage to and closing said branch passage off from said cold water passage;
a base that is removably mounted on said body and fluidly connected with said cold water passage and said hot water passage;
a means on said base for adjusting the mixing of cold and hot water from said cold water passage and said hot water passage and the flow rates of water coming through said cold water passage and said hot water passage under the operation of a lever;
and
a spout fluidly connected with said means on said base and with said fluid outlet of said purifier cartridge for spouting therefrom cold water, hot water, mixed water adjusted by said means on said base and purified water purified by said purifier cartridge.

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Mixing faucet with water purifier

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Mixing faucet with water purifier

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