A mixer faucet having a left-right clicking mechanism and configured to increase a degree of freedom of the faucet is provided. The mixer faucet includes a lever handle and a valve assembly. The valve assembly includes: a tilting lever that is configured to move in conjunction with a movement of the lever handle, turn forward and rearward, and also turn leftward and rightward; a lower case; an upper case; a lower sealing member; an inner sealing member; and a click rotary member. The click rotary member is exposed to the outside of the valve assembly. The click rotary member is rotated leftward and rightward by a rotation force applied from the tilting lever. The click rotary member includes a first click engaging portion. The upper case includes a second click engaging portion. An engagement between the first click engaging portion and the second click engaging portion generates a left-right click.

Valve controlled cartridge operated by a pushbutton for the mixing of water and/or for directing water coming from an inlet to one or more outlets. The valve is a flow controlled piston valve (10) with a valve piston (17) guided in the interior of the housing (13) for axial displacement, and where no mechanical connection exists between the control valve (30) and the valve piston.

A water conservation faucet seamlessly integrating a tactile feedback mechanism into existing faucets to spur user controlled pre-set water flow rate, energy conservation, and cost savings. During movement of the handle, the user receives tactile feedback through the handle indicating the position of the handle as it moves from one pre-set position to the next. In addition to tactile feedback, the handle provides visual feedback to the user as the handle remains in the fixed position until the user chooses to move handle to another position.

A handle assembly for a faucet includes a receiver defined by a handle body and having a vertically tapered side wall defining a receiving chamber, a slot extending through the tapered side wall into the receiving chamber, and a wire form retainer coupled around the receiver and being at least partially disposed within the slot for extending into the receiving chamber. A tapered valve stem includes a retaining recess, and wherein the tapered valve stem is received within the receiving chamber of the receiver so that at least a portion of the wire form retainer extends through the slot of the receiver and is received within the retaining recess of the tapered valve stem.

A tap assembly includes a flow control mechanism, a spindle which rotates about its principal axis to operate the flow control mechanism, and a handle connectable to the spindle. The location on the handle where the spindle connects coincides with the spindle's principal axis but does not with the centroid of the handle's planform shape. When the handle is turned by a user, the handle rotates about the spindle's principal axis. The handle also moves or translates relative the spindle's principal axis. When the handle is in an initial “fully off” position, there is an area that is obscured from a user's view by the handle, but when the handle is initially turned from the initial position towards a final “fully on” position, the area begins to be revealed, and with further rotation of the handle towards the final position, more of, or different parts of, the area become revealed.

The present disclosure provides a valve enclosure and side handle faucet system comprising the valve enclosure. The valve enclosure comprises an inlet portion, an outlet portion and a valve cavity. The valve enclosure further comprises a ball valve and is mounted to the side of a spout such that fluid enters the valve cavity perpendicularly from a fluid inlet line and exits the cavity perpendicularly from an outlet such that the distance between the input and output flow to the cavity is minimized. The valve enclosure also comprises an interchangeable housing configured to surround the valve enclosure.

A faucet assembly includes a housing which includes a first faceplate defining a first and second opening which extend through the first faceplate and spaced apart and a seal member on the first faceplate which surrounds the first and second openings. A cartridge assembly positioned within an opening in the housing which includes a second faceplate, which abuts the seal member and forms a seal between the second faceplate and the seal member. Second faceplate defines third opening which extends through the second faceplate. With rotation of the second faceplate, third opening changes position relative to first faceplate to include the third opening positioned in one of: alignment with a portion of first opening and a portion of second opening, alignment with the first opening or alignment with the second opening.

A water path switching device includes a valve body, a rotating shaft, a rotating plate, a first valve core and a second valve core. The valve body is provided with a valve cavity, a water inlet, and at least two water outlets. The rotating shaft is rotationally connected to the valve body, and is provided with an outer end located outside the valve cavity and an inner end located inside the valve cavity. The rotating plate is arranged in the valve cavity and connected to the inner end of the rotating shaft so as to rotate with the rotating shaft. The first valve core is provided with a first sliding-contact part.

A faucet assembly including a housing body, a valve assembly received within the housing body, and a waterway assembly having a base supporting the valve assembly. A face seal is positioned between the valve assembly and the base of the waterway assembly. An upper radial seal is positioned between the valve assembly and an internal surface of the housing body, and a lower radial seal is positioned between the base and the internal surface of the housing body.

The present invention relates to a tap cartridge that includes a routing of a cable that may transmit data and/or supply electricity, for a tap handle or lever with electronic functions, and which also relates to the tap containing said cartridge with the routing system, wherein the configuration of a parameter of the fluid supplied is performed by rotation of said handle or lever, all thanks to a positioning through the inner cartridge and of an extra accumulation of cable in a space of the cartridge prior to the connection of the lever.