Internal engagement structure of housing for water control valve

Abstract

An internal engagement structure of a housing for a water control valve, the water control valve including the housing and a valve assembly, and the housing contains: a holder and a cover. The holder is configured to accommodate the valve assembly, and the cover is covered on the holder. The holder includes two opposite receiving grooves, two locking recesses formed on two lower ends of the two opposite receiving grooves respectively and communicating with the holder, and two tilted guide faces arranged on two upper ends of the two opposite receiving grooves respectively. The cover includes two opposite retainers extending downward from a bottom thereof and corresponding to the two opposite receiving grooves respectively, two hooks formed on two lower ends of the two opposite retainers respectively, and two cutouts defined above the two hooks respectively and configured to accommodate the two tilted guide faces respectively.

Claims

1. An internal engagement structure of a housing for a water control valve, the water control valve including the housing and a valve assembly accommodated in the housing, and the housing comprising: a holder and a cover; the holder being configured to accommodate the valve assembly, and the cover being covered on the holder, thus connecting the water control valve; wherein the holder includes two opposite receiving grooves defined on an inner wall thereof, and the holder includes two locking recesses formed on two lower ends of the two opposite receiving grooves respectively and communicating with an outer wall of the holder, two tilted guide faces arranged on two upper ends of the two opposite receiving grooves respectively; wherein the cover includes two opposite retainers extending downward from a bottom thereof and corresponding to the two opposite receiving grooves respectively, a cutout is formed on each of the two opposite retainers to define a hook at one end of the retainer and a blocking portion at the other end of the retainer, and the two cutouts are configured to accommodate the two tilted guide faces respectively; wherein the two opposite retainers of the cover are inserted into the two opposite receiving grooves of the holder respectively so that the two hooks of the two opposite retainers are engaged with the two locking recesses of the receiving grooves respectively, thus connecting the holder and the cover, and wherein an apex of each of the two hooks is in flush with an outer surface of the holder.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of a conventional water control valve.

(2) FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the assembly of the conventional water control valve.

(3) FIG. 3 is a side plan view showing the assembly of the conventional water control valve.

(4) FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the exploded components of an internal engagement structure of a housing for a water control valve according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(5) FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the assembly of the internal engagement structure of the housing for the water control valve according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(6) FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view showing the assembly of the internal engagement structure of the housing for the water control valve according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(7) FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional perspective view showing the assembly of a part of the internal engagement structure of the housing for the water control valve according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(8) FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view showing the assembly of the internal engagement structure of the housing for the water control valve according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(9) With reference to FIGS. 4-8, an internal engagement structure of a housing for a water control valve according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: a holder 40 and a cover 50.

(10) The holder 40 is configured to accommodate a water distribution sheet, an inlet valve disc, an outlet valve disc, a ball valve element, a fixing bolt, and an operation lever of a valve assembly 60 (since these components of the valve assembly 60 are well-known arts, further remarks are omitted) and is connected with the cover 50.

(11) The holder 40 includes two opposite receiving grooves 41 defined on an inner wall thereof, two locking recesses 42 formed on two lower ends of the two opposite receiving grooves 41 respectively and communicating with an outer wall of the holder 40, and two tilted guide faces 43 arranged on two upper ends of the two opposite receiving grooves 41 respectively.

(12) The cover 50 includes two opposite retainers 51 extending downward from a bottom thereof and corresponding to the two opposite receiving grooves 41 respectively, two hooks 52 formed on two lower ends of the two opposite retainers 51 respectively, and two cutouts 53 defined above the two hooks 52 respectively and configured to contact with the two tilted guide faces 43 respectively.

(13) In assembly, the two opposite retainers 51 are inserted into the two opposite receiving grooves 41 respectively so that the two hooks 52 of the two opposite retainers 51 are engaged with the two locking recesses 42 of the receiving grooves 41 respectively, thus connecting the holder 40 and the cover 50.

(14) The valve assembly 60 is accommodated in the holder 40, and the cover 50 is covered on the holder 40 so that the two opposite retainers 51 are inserted into the two opposite receiving grooves 41 respectively, and the two hooks 52 of the two opposite retainers 51 are engaged with the two locking recesses 42 of the receiving grooves 41 respectively, thus fixing the valve assembly 60, the holder 40, and the cover 50 securely.

(15) Thereby, the internal engagement structure of the housing is applied to avoid a removal of the cover by ways of the two opposite retainers of the cover and the two opposite receiving grooves of the holder, thus fixing the water control valve in the holder tightly.

(16) While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been set forth for the purpose of disclosure, modifications of the disclosed embodiments of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.