Detent apparatus for water temperature regulation of induction faucets
View Patent ↗A detent apparatus for water temperature regulation of induction faucets includes a mixer located in a faucet and a swiveling mechanism located in the mixer. The swiveling mechanism has a rotary valve and a handle located outside the mixer and the faucet. The handle is fastened to an end seat located on one end of the rotary valve through a coupling member. The detent apparatus includes a detent portion preferably formed integrally with the mixer and located on the outer surface of the mixer body in a protrusive manner. The detent portion has a top end surface spaced beneath a bucking portion of the end seat at a selected distance. When the end seat is swiveled the bucking portion hits a left bucking angle or a right bucking angle of the top end surface thereby the swiveling angle of the end seat is confined within a limited range.
1. A detent apparatus for water temperature regulation of an induction faucet, comprising a mixer located in the faucet and a swiveling mechanism located in the mixer, the swiveling mechanism having a rotary valve and a handle located outside the mixer and the faucet, the handle being fastened to an end seat located on one end of the rotary valve through a coupling member, the end seat being formed in a protrusive manner close to the outer surface of the mixer; wherein the detent apparatus includes:
a detent portion which is located on the outer surface of the mixer and has a selected height and a top end surface spaced beneath a bucking portion of the end seat at a selected distance such that the end seat is swivelable and the bucking portion hits a left bucking angle or a right bucking angle of the top end surface to the detent portion so that the swiveling angle of the end seat is confined within a limited range.
2. The detent apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the detent portion and the mixer are formed integrally.