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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2019
Toto Ltd., Kitakyushu, JP;
Yukito Tsuruda, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kenji Kido, Kitakyushu, JP;
Takafumi Inoue, Kitakyushu, JP;
Masanobu Kanashiro, Kitakyushu, JP;
Makoto Hatakeyama, Kitakyushu, JP;
Daisuke Kazaoka, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yoshihiro Kiyofuji, Kitakyushu, JP;
TOTO LTD., Kitakyushu, JP;
Abstract
A faucet device includes: a base member; an outer shell member; a metallic casing member that is inserted in a columnar section of the outer shell member and whose one end is fixed to the base member; a hot-water supply pipe and a cold-water supply pipe that supply hot water and cold water, respectively; a single lever cartridge provided at the other end of the casing member; connecting members provided inside the casing member, connecting the hot-water supply pipe and the cold-water supply pipe to the single lever cartridge; a fixing member fixing the single lever cartridge to the connecting members; and mechanical engagement pins. The casing member is formed of a metallic plate or pipe with a size that allows the casing member to be insertable into the columnar section of the outer shell member, and capable of retaining the connecting member in accordance with the mechanical engagement means.