EP1087065A2 - Dispositif de génération de cascades d'eau intermittentes, en particulier pour des cabines de douche - Google Patents
Dispositif de génération de cascades d'eau intermittentes, en particulier pour des cabines de douche Download PDFInfo
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- EP1087065A2 EP1087065A2 EP00116366A EP00116366A EP1087065A2 EP 1087065 A2 EP1087065 A2 EP 1087065A2 EP 00116366 A EP00116366 A EP 00116366A EP 00116366 A EP00116366 A EP 00116366A EP 1087065 A2 EP1087065 A2 EP 1087065A2
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
- E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
- E03C1/0404—Constructional or functional features of the spout
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- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
- E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
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- the present invention refers to a fluctuating water cascade generator, adapted in particular for use in a fitted-type shower booth or the like.
- shower booths of the fitted-type are known in the art to be variously equipped with devices adapted to deliver water and/or steam, scents, sounds, chromatic rays, etc., in view of ensuring a beneficial combined treatment of the human body.
- various delivery devices the practice is in particular known in the art of equipping such booths with a generator of a cascade-like flow of water coming out with a substantially laminar flow from a delivery wall arranged at a certain height in correspondence of an inner support surface.
- a solution of this kind is disclosed for instance in the Italian industrial model application PN95 O 000001, filed by this same Applicant.
- said water cascade should preferably be delivered in a fluctuating manner (ie. in a sequence of successive waves) and, to this purpose, the practice is known of providing a water-carrying circuit with a circulation pump that is appropriately controlled so as to supply the delivery wall with a variable water flow.
- a circulation pump that is appropriately controlled so as to supply the delivery wall with a variable water flow.
- the fluctuating water cascade generator must be understood as preferably, although not solely adapted for use in fitted-type shower booths. It can be noticed to mainly comprise at least a vessel 1 that is freely rocking about a longitudinal axis 2 defined by two side pins 3. These pins are mounted, by means of respective ball bearings 4, on respective side brackets 5 attached to a rear support wall 6.
- each such bracket 5 is so shaped in its upper portion as to feature a recessed seat 9 adapted to accommodate the respective ball bearing 4, which may be simply locked in position by means of an adjacent screw 10, or the like, inserted in the bracket in such a manner as to enable at least the enlarged head portion 11 thereof to interfere with the same bearing.
- the vessel 1 is adapted to be filled by a tap 7 provided thereabove with a preferably constant flow of water 8.
- a tap 7 is mounted on the wall 6 and must be understood as being associated to appropriate adjustment means that are not shown here for reasons of greater simplicity.
- the upper portion of the vessel 1 is open and has at least a front overflow wall 12.
- the centre of gravity of the vessel 1 is such (with respect to the hinging axis 2 thereof) that it is capable of moving, when it is substantially empty, into an angular resting position that is normally erect, as shown in Figure 2, so as to enable the same vessel to substantially collect the water delivered by the tap 7.
- the centre of gravity of the vessel 1 is staggered , ie. offset with respect to the axis 2 in the opposite direction with respect to the overflow wall 12, in such a manner that the vessel itself tends to turn towards the above mentioned resting position (in the anti-clockwise direction, in Figure 2), which is defined by a proper abutment.
- the latter is preferably constituted by a threaded stud 13, or the like, mounted in an adjustably protruding manner on a central bracket 14 that is firmly joined to the support wall 6 below the vessel 1.
- the rear surface of the vessel strikes against the abutment 13, thereby determining the normal resting position.
- the vessel 1 has walls having a constant thickness, as shown in the Figures, and has a substantially U-shaped cross-section that is longitudinally variable from a maximum at the centre, to a minimum towards the sides, in correspondence of the pins 3.
- such a staggered arrangement can be obtained through a corresponding offset arrangement of the hinging axis 2 with respect to the geometric centre of the cross-section of the vessel.
- the overflow edge or spillway of the overflow wall 12 will preferably extend to a lower level with respect to the remaining portions of the upper edge of the vessel 1, so as to suitably unbalance the mass of the same vessel.
- the thickness of the walls of the vessel 1 is sufficient for the thickness of the walls of the vessel 1 to be given an uneven profile in such a manner as to bring about a suitable unbalance of the same vessel with respect to the hinging axis 2 thereof.
- the vessel 1 has a water collecting cavity 15 that is so shaped and/or arranged as to make it possible, when said vessel 1 is substantially full of water, for the weight of the water collected in the same cavity to determine an unbalance of the vessel, with respect to the hinging axis 2, which is opposite to and greater than the unbalance of the same vessel when the latter is empty.
- the resulting centre of gravity thereof is offset, ie. staggered with respect to the hinging axis 2 in the direction of the overflow wall 12.
- the vessel 1 By commutating into such an unstable position, the vessel 1 is capable of rapidly emptying by pouring its water content through the overflow wall 12. In this way, it therefore is capable of automatically rocking back into its resting position shown in Figure 2.
- the rate of the "waves”, ie. the fluctuating flushes of the so produced water cascade can be varied in a most simple manner by either adjusting the abutment or limit stop 13 and, therefore, the angle of rotation of the vessel 1 towards the resting position shown in Figure 2, or by varying the flow-rate of the tap 7.
- the operation of the water cascade generator itself may be further improved, in view of making it capable of delivering the water flushes in a more sudden and impetuous manner, by providing the overflow wall 12 in correspondence of a protruding portion 16 of the vessel 1, in which the cross-section of the same vessel abruptly widens out outwardly.
- the weight of the so collected water mass rapidly shifts outwardly, thereby bringing about a sudden imbalance state of the vessel and causing the latter to tilt towards the delivery unstable position shown in Figure 3.
- the bottom of the vessel 1 is provided with at least a calibrated port 18 which enables the remaining water to fully flow off, ie. the vessel to be fully emptied, when the operation of the generator is stopped, thereby avoiding any undesired water stagnation in the same vessel 1.
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- Bathtubs, Showers, And Their Attachments (AREA)
- Domestic Plumbing Installations (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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ITPN990037U | 1999-09-27 | ||
IT1999PN000037U IT248143Y1 (it) | 1999-09-27 | 1999-09-27 | Generatore di cascata d'acqua fluttuante, in particolare percabina attrezzata per doccia |
Publications (3)
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EP1087065A2 true EP1087065A2 (fr) | 2001-03-28 |
EP1087065A3 EP1087065A3 (fr) | 2003-01-08 |
EP1087065B1 EP1087065B1 (fr) | 2007-03-07 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP00116366A Expired - Lifetime EP1087065B1 (fr) | 1999-09-27 | 2000-07-28 | Cabine de douche comprenant un dispositif de génération de cascades d'eau |
Country Status (5)
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EP (1) | EP1087065B1 (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE356258T1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE60033750T2 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES2280163T3 (fr) |
IT (1) | IT248143Y1 (fr) |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP1359260A3 (fr) * | 2002-05-03 | 2004-11-17 | Hansa Metallwerke Ag | Pomme de douche |
ES2336526A1 (es) * | 2007-10-19 | 2010-04-13 | Raul Roman Martinez | Procedimiento para el reciclado de agua. |
CN105302159A (zh) * | 2014-07-03 | 2016-02-03 | 孙伟春 | 全平衡放置的镜面反射定日跟踪聚光模块 |
CN105320150A (zh) * | 2014-07-28 | 2016-02-10 | 孙伟春 | 棚用抗持续强风平衡镜面定日反射聚光模块 |
Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB165134A (en) * | 1920-01-19 | 1921-06-20 | Samuel Ewart | Improvements in and connected with baths |
GB712766A (en) * | 1951-10-15 | 1954-07-28 | Harold Faraday Barnard | An automatic tissue processor for histology |
GB1408402A (en) * | 1972-03-16 | 1975-10-01 | Ici Ltd | Tipping bucket |
EP0267149A1 (fr) * | 1986-10-17 | 1988-05-11 | Werner Nill | Procédé d'épuration d'un tamis rotatif et tamis rotatif |
US5820471A (en) * | 1989-11-20 | 1998-10-13 | Briggs; Rick A. | Participatory water play system |
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- 1999-09-27 IT IT1999PN000037U patent/IT248143Y1/it active
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- 2000-07-28 DE DE60033750T patent/DE60033750T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-07-28 AT AT00116366T patent/ATE356258T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2000-07-28 ES ES00116366T patent/ES2280163T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-07-28 EP EP00116366A patent/EP1087065B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB165134A (en) * | 1920-01-19 | 1921-06-20 | Samuel Ewart | Improvements in and connected with baths |
GB712766A (en) * | 1951-10-15 | 1954-07-28 | Harold Faraday Barnard | An automatic tissue processor for histology |
GB1408402A (en) * | 1972-03-16 | 1975-10-01 | Ici Ltd | Tipping bucket |
EP0267149A1 (fr) * | 1986-10-17 | 1988-05-11 | Werner Nill | Procédé d'épuration d'un tamis rotatif et tamis rotatif |
US5820471A (en) * | 1989-11-20 | 1998-10-13 | Briggs; Rick A. | Participatory water play system |
Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP1359260A3 (fr) * | 2002-05-03 | 2004-11-17 | Hansa Metallwerke Ag | Pomme de douche |
ES2336526A1 (es) * | 2007-10-19 | 2010-04-13 | Raul Roman Martinez | Procedimiento para el reciclado de agua. |
CN105302159A (zh) * | 2014-07-03 | 2016-02-03 | 孙伟春 | 全平衡放置的镜面反射定日跟踪聚光模块 |
CN105302159B (zh) * | 2014-07-03 | 2018-02-13 | 孙伟春 | 全平衡放置的镜面反射定日跟踪聚光模块 |
CN105320150A (zh) * | 2014-07-28 | 2016-02-10 | 孙伟春 | 棚用抗持续强风平衡镜面定日反射聚光模块 |
CN105320150B (zh) * | 2014-07-28 | 2018-02-16 | 孙伟春 | 棚用抗持续强风平衡镜面定日反射聚光模块 |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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ITPN990037U1 (it) | 2001-03-27 |
ES2280163T3 (es) | 2007-09-16 |
EP1087065A3 (fr) | 2003-01-08 |
EP1087065B1 (fr) | 2007-03-07 |
DE60033750T2 (de) | 2007-12-06 |
DE60033750D1 (de) | 2007-04-19 |
ATE356258T1 (de) | 2007-03-15 |
IT248143Y1 (it) | 2002-12-10 |
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