Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
  • E04H4/00—Swimming or splash baths or pools
  • E04H4/12—Devices or arrangements for circulating water, i.e. devices for removal of polluted water, cleaning baths or for water treatment
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
  • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
  • A61H33/0087—Therapeutic baths with agitated or circulated water
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
  • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
  • A61H33/60—Components specifically designed for the therapeutic baths of groups A61H33/00
  • A61H33/6068—Outlet from the bath
  • A61H33/6084—For filling to the border or edge of the bath, i.e. no border to be seen

Definitions

• the present invention relates to an indoor swimming pool comprising an integrated waterproof tank.
• An indoor pool helps to improve the aesthetics and refinement of a home and provides users with a moment of relaxation in any season.
• these pools are equipped with counter-current swimming devices and / or whirlpools for massage.
• the present invention aims to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art by proposing an indoor swimming pool provided with an integrated and compact waterproof tank capable of storing water during periods of non-use, thus limiting the increase in humidity of the room and the feeling of dampness.
• the storage tank is perfectly sealed and advantageously thermally insulated to limit heat loss. Storage in a tank makes it possible on the one hand to greatly reduce the humidity level in the room when the basin is not in use, and on the other hand to reduce water consumption, the latter being stored in a sealed tank .
• the swimming pool comprises a first water circuit and a first pump provided for the circulation of water, in particular through means of treatment, filtering and / or heating of the water as well as a reservoir in which the withdrawn water is discharged, the latter being re-aspirated by the pump via a suction port which is always submerged.
• the tank into which the withdrawn water is poured is the storage tank.
• the storage tank is delimited and formed by two assembled shells, the first shell forming the basin and the second shell forming a base on which the basin is attached.
• FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the hull forming the swimming pool on which various pieces of equipment are attached, and
• FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the different water circuits.
• a basin or swimming pool has been shown at 10 with an overflow 12 over all or part of the upper periphery.
• This basin 10 with a capacity of the order of 4 to 5 m 3 , advantageously has specific shapes forming seats 14, two on each side arranged opposite, for example.
• the swimming pool comprises a sealed tank 16 capable of storing water when the basin is not in use. Storage in a tank
• the basin 10 is formed by a first shell 18, attached to a base 20.
• the base 20 comprises a second waterproof shell 22 and advantageously a technical room 24.
• the base 20 comprises at its lower surface ribs 26, preferably forming a network of longitudinal and transverse ribs, to increase the strength of the base.
• the surface of the ribs in contact with the ground is preferably coated with a compressible material, making it possible on the one hand to absorb the unevenness of the ground, and on the other hand, any vibrations.
• the two hulls 18 and 22 assembled together form the sealed tank 16 in which all of the water in the basin 10 is likely to be stored.
• the first shell 18 is connected to the second shell 22 by anchoring means 28, for example in the form of one or more rods connecting the two shells.
• the shells 18 and 22 in line with the zone of the reservoir 16 are made from an insulating material.
• the shells are made of composite material, a foam material being interposed between two waterproof skins. This arrangement has the advantage of reducing the quantities of material required, the shells serving to make the sealed tank. Furthermore, the thermal insulation of the shell walls makes it possible to greatly reduce heat loss when the water is stored in the tank.
• the swimming pool can be buried or placed on the ground as illustrated in FIG. 1.
• the periphery of the basin comprises a floor under which the other elements are arranged, in particular the base and the technical room.
• the basin can be supported by a support structure, for example of the mechanically welded type, and the reservoir is in the form of an envelope arranged in the volume defined by said support structure and surrounding the basin .
• the basin 10 comprises a first water circuit allowing the treatment, filtering and / or heating of the water in the basin, comprising a first conduit 30 with means for collecting water from the basin and supplying means 32 for treatment, filtering and / or heating of the water, a second conduit 34 making it possible to reintroduce the treated water into the basin 10, a pump 36 being provided for the circulation of the water in the various conduits and through the means 32 .
• the first conduit 30 opens through one or more orifices 38 in the overflow 12, the collected water being poured into the tank 16, then re-sucked by the pump 36 per liter. 'through a conduit 40 whose suction port 42 is always submerged.
• the shell 22 forming the bottom of the reservoir 16 includes a lower recess 44 defining a low point at which the suction orifice 42 is disposed. the quantity of water stored in the tank is adjusted relative to the capacity of the basin 10 so as to guarantee a minimum low level 46 in the tank 16 in order to always ensure the immersion of the orifice 42.
• This arrangement allows 'Avoid the suction of air by the pump 36, likely to cause cavitation phenomena, generally noisy, and premature wear of said pump.
• the water collected by the conduit 30 is poured into a buffer tank, then re-aspirated by the pump 36 via a conduit whose orifice is always submerged.
• the conduit 30 rejects the water in the reservoir 16 above a plate 48 disposed above the lower recess 44 and of the suction port 42.
• the eddies due to the rejection of water are confined to the top of the plate 48, the water placed below the plate 48 and sucked through the suction port 42 being quieter and without swirls or air bubbles.
• the basin 10 also includes a second circuit ensuring the emptying of said basin.
• This second circuit comprises a first conduit 52 opening out at the level of the wall of the basin via one or more drainage orifices 54, in particular at the level of the low point or points of the basin, a second conduit 56 ensuring the rejection of water in the tank 16, preferably above the plate 48, as well as a pump, preferably the pump 36 ensuring the flow of water in the various conduits.
• the water When the basin is filled, the water is sucked into the reservoir 16 through the orifice 42 and flows via the conduit 40, the pump 36 and the conduit 52 and possibly 34 as far as the basin 10.
• the characteristics of the pump 36 are determined by a person skilled in the art to obtain rapid emptying and filling. For example, for a basin of the order of 4 m 3 , an emptying is planned in ten minutes.
• the water stored in the tank 16 can be treated, filtered and / or heated.
• the water is sucked into the tank 16 through the suction port 42, flows through the conduit 40 to the means 32 for treatment, filtering and / or heating and is then discharged into the tank 16 via the conduit 56.
• a single pump is necessary to ensure the normal operation of a swimming pool, namely the treatment, filtering and / or heating of the water when the basin is filled or empty and when emptying or filling the basin.
• the storage tank 16 is perfectly sealed and advantageously thermally insulated to limit heat loss.
• it includes a valve in particular to allow the evacuation of air during filling.
• the pool can be equipped with one or more nozzles 60 capable of generating jets of water under pressure, suitably arranged for massage and / or a device 62 for swimming against current.
• a second pump 64 is provided capable of supplying a set of conduits 66 opening out through the nozzles 60 into the basin and a conduit 68 for the device 62 for swimming against the current, the water being sucked into the basin. through a conduit 70.
• the characteristics of the pump 64 are adjusted by a person skilled in the art to obtain the appropriate ejection speeds for the massage and counter-current swimming functions.
• air ejection means can be provided in order to ensure the function of hot tub.
• the various circuits are equipped with manual valves and / or solenoid valves 72 capable of regulating the flows in the various conduits.
• the basin 10 comprises a first sensor 74 capable of detecting the complete filling of the basin and a second sensor 76 capable of detecting the complete emptying of the basin.
• light points 78 can be provided at the level of the immersed walls of the basin.
• Control means may also be provided ensuring the control of the emptying, filling of the basin, treatment, filtering, heating of the water and massage, counter-current swimming and / or whirlpool functions.
• the means 18 for filtering, treating and / or heating the water, the pumps, the valves and / or solenoid valves, the control means or any other device liable to require maintenance are arranged. in the technical room 24, not submerged and easily accessible to allow easy maintenance.
• the various conduits are arranged in the reservoir 16 between the two shells 18 and 22, only the wall of the hull 22 in line with the technical room being pierced to allow the passage of the various conduits. The main advantage of this arrangement is that it limits the risk of leaks, more precisely the damage resulting from any leaks, the water flowing into the tank 16.
• the various low points of the water circuits at the level of which water may remain after emptying are each provided with outlets ensuring the complete emptying of said low points in order to avoid stagnation water in the pipes, conducive to the proliferation of bacteria.
• evacuation conduits 80 can be provided at different places in the circuits allowing the evacuation of water to a discharge point or sewer 82.
• the invention is obviously not limited to the embodiment shown and described above, but on the contrary covers all variants thereof, in particular as regards the shapes and dimensions of the basin, the structure of the heating and treatment means. water as well as the nature of the conduits.

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