EP2155987A2 - Swimming pool and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

Swimming pool and manufacturing method thereof

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EP2155987A2
EP2155987A2 EP08737414A EP08737414A EP2155987A2 EP 2155987 A2 EP2155987 A2 EP 2155987A2 EP 08737414 A EP08737414 A EP 08737414A EP 08737414 A EP08737414 A EP 08737414A EP 2155987 A2 EP2155987 A2 EP 2155987A2
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pin
compartment
seat
panels
swimming pool
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Claudio Luchini
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Nuova Ceval Srl
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    • 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
    • E04H4/0075—Swimming or splash baths or pools made of concrete
    • E04H4/0081—Swimming or splash baths or pools made of concrete with walls and floor cast in situ
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/84—Walls made by casting, pouring, or tamping in situ
    • E04B2/86—Walls made by casting, pouring, or tamping in situ made in permanent forms
    • E04B2/8652—Walls made by casting, pouring, or tamping in situ made in permanent forms with ties located in the joints of the forms
    • 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
    • E04H4/1209—Treatment of water for swimming pools

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  • the present invention relates to a swimming pool and to a manufacturing method of the aforesaid swimming pool.
  • swimming pools essentially including a pool adapted to be filled with water, and a plurality of pipes fluidly connected to the pool for allowing the recirculation and disinfection of the water contained in the pool itself are known.
  • the aforesaid pipes are adapted to remove water from the pool and take it to a filtering and disinfecting unit, and to return the disinfected and filtered water back into the pool itself .
  • the pipes mostly extend outside the pool.
  • the segments of the pipes outside the pool are accommodated into covered protective structures, in a known manner, and with made ground.
  • the abovementioned object is achieved by the present invention because it relates to a swimming pool as defined in claim 1.
  • the present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a swimming pool as defined in claim 10. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a swimming pool manufactured according to the invention
  • figure 2 is an exploded perspective view, on a greatly enlarged scale, of some details in figure 1;
  • FIG. 3 and 4 are side and front sections, on a greatly enlarged scale of a further detail in figure 1, respectively;
  • FIG. 5 and 6 are a front section and a section taken along the line VI-VI of a second embodiment of the detail in figure 3 and 4, respectively;
  • FIG. 7 and 8 are front and side sections of a third embodiment of the detail in figure 3 and 4, respectively.
  • numeral 1 indicates a swimming pool essentially including a prismatic-shaped pool 2 with rectangular base adapted to be filled with water, a plurality of pipes 3, 4 adapted to allow the recirculation of water inside the pool 2, and a room 5 adapted to allow the inspection of the pipes 3, 4.
  • the pool 2 is delimited by a pair of walls 6, 7 parallel to each other, and by a pair of walls 8, 9 parallel to each other and extending between respective ends of the walls 6, 7. Specifically, walls 8, 9 extend orthogonally to walls 6, 7.
  • the room 5 laterally protrudes from the wall 7 and outwards from the pool 2.
  • the room 5 displays a rectangular shape, and is delimited by a portion of the wall 7 , by a wall 10 parallel to the wall 7 and by a pair of walls 11 extending orthogonally between the walls 7, 10.
  • the walls 11 are parallel to each other.
  • the collection units 12 are adjacent to the intersection corners of the walls 6, 9 and 7, 8.
  • Each collection unit 12 includes a grid 13 defining a plurality of openings 14 facing the pool 2 and fluidly connected to the corresponding pipe 4.
  • each pipe 4 displays an open end 15 facing inside the corresponding collection unit 12 and arranged at a height lower than the corresponding openings 14, and an end 16, opposite to the end 15, facing inside the room 5 and fluidly connected to a filtering and disinfecting unit (not shown) .
  • the openings 14 are adapted to be at least partially submerged by the water inside the pool 2 so as to allow the water to be disinfected entering into the corresponding collection units 12.
  • the water to be disinfected then reaches, through the pipes 4, the room 5 where it is disinfected and filtered by the aforesaid filtering and disinfecting unit.
  • the pipes 3 are adapted to return the filtered and disinfected water from the room 5 to the pool 2.
  • the pipes 3 display corresponding ends 18 arranged inside the room 5 and fluidly connected to the aforesaid filtering and disinfecting unit, and corresponding ends 19, opposite to the ends 18, facing inside the pool 2.
  • the ends 19 are arranged at corresponding openings of the walls 8, 9.
  • Each wall 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 is formed by a plurality of prefabricated finishing modules 20 (only- some of which are shown in figure 1, and are also visible in figure 2), i.e. defining the external surface of the walls 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 themselves.
  • each module 20 includes a pair of rectangular profile panels 21 arranged parallel and spaced to each other.
  • the panels 21 are reciprocally arranged side-by- side so as to form a plurality of rows extending in a horizontal direction and overlapped in a vertical direction.
  • the walls 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 define corresponding compartments 22, which are delimited by first surfaces of the panels 21. More precisely, the compartments 22 are intended to be filled with cement concrete and to accommodate structural reinforcement bars (not shown) . In such a manner, second surfaces of the panels 21, opposite to the first surfaces, defined corresponding external surfaces of the corresponding walls 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 after the cement concrete has set.
  • Each panel 21 is further delimited (figure 2) by first, reciprocally opposite, horizontal side edges 23 and by second, reciprocally opposite, vertical side edges 24.
  • the edges 24 display a reduced length with respect to the edges 23 and extend between corresponding ends of the edges 23 themselves.
  • edges 23 of the panels 21 of each module 20 display corresponding horizontal grooves 25 and the edges 24 of the panels 21 display corresponding vertical grooves 26.
  • the grooves 25, 26 " display corresponding main segments extending along reciprocally offset directions and corresponding reciprocally opposite end portions.
  • each groove 25 is joined to corresponding end portions of the grooves 26 of the corresponding panel 21 at corresponding vertexes of the panel 21 itself.
  • each groove 25, 26 further display larger dimensions than those of the corresponding main segments .
  • Each panel 21 is further connected to the adjacent panels 21 by means of securing means 30.
  • the securing means 30 are further adapted to reciprocally connect the panels 21 of a same module 20 so as to avoid the spreading of the walls 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 following the cement concrete casting in the corresponding compartments 22.
  • the securing means 30 include a plurality of securing devices 31 (one only of which is shown in figure 2) laying on corresponding horizontal planes, and a plurality of second securing devices 32 (only one of which is shown in figure 2) laying on corresponding vertical planes .
  • the securing device 31 includes a pair of T-section bars 33, elongated along a horizontal direction, and a plurality of crossbars 34, two in the illustrated instance, connecting the bars 33 and elongated along a horizontal direction orthogonal to the bars 33 themselves .
  • each bar 33 includes a first vertical wall 35 and a second horizontal wall 36 overhangingly and orthogonally extending from a middle portion of the wall 35.
  • the wall 35 includes a first segment 39 engaging half of the grooves 25 of the corresponding panels 21 of a same row. Furthermore, the wall 35 includes a second segment 38, opposite to the segment 39 and divided from the same by means of the wall 36, engaging half of the grooves 25 of corresponding panels 21 of a row overlapped to the row of panels 21, the grooves 25 of which are engaged by the segment 39.
  • the segments 38, 39 define corresponding halves of the wall 35 and are separated by the wall 36.
  • the second wall 36 displays a first surface abutting against half of the edges 23 of the two reciprocally adjacent panels 21 of the same row.
  • the wall 36 further includes a second surface opposite to the first surface, abuttingly arranged against half of the edges 23 of the two reciprocally adjacent panels 21, the edges of which 23 abut against the first surface of the wall 36.
  • edge 36 abuts against a region of the aforesaid edges 23 adjacent to the corresponding compartment 22.
  • the bars 33 define corresponding T- shaped through seats 37, open towards the compartment
  • the securing device 32 includes a pair of bars 41 having a T-section and elongated along a vertical section, and a plurality of crossbars 42, only one of which is visible in figure 2, connecting the bars 41.
  • the crossbars 42 extend along a direction orthogonal to the laying planes of the panels 21 and parallel to the extending direction of the crossbars 34.
  • each bar 41 includes a first vertical wall 43, and a second wall 44 orthogonal to the wall 43, also extending on a vertical plane and overhangingly protruding from a middle portion of the wall 43 itself.
  • the wall 43 includes a first segment 48 engaging half of the grooves 26 of reciprocally overlapped panels 21.
  • the wall 43 includes a second segment 49 engaging half of the grooves 26 of laterally adjacent panels 21 along the same rows of panels 21, the grooves 26 of which are engaged by the segment 48 of the wall 43.
  • the segments 48, 49 define corresponding halves of the wall 43 and are separated by the wall 44.
  • the wall 44 displays a first surface abuttingly arranged against half of the edges 24 of the two reciprocally overlapped panels 21.
  • the wall 44 further includes a second surface opposite to the first surface, abuttingly arranged against half of the edges 24 of the two reciprocally overlapped panels 21 belonging to the same rows of panels 21, the edges of which 24 abut against the first surface of the wall 44.
  • edge 44 abuts against a region of the aforesaid edges 24 adjacent to the corresponding compartment 22.
  • the securing devices 32 are each arranged so that the extending direction thereof intersects the extending direction of a corresponding securing device 31. More specifically, the bars 41 of the securing devices 32 cross the seats 37 of the corresponding securing devices 31 so as to prevent the interference between the bars 33 and the corresponding bars 41.
  • the crossbars 34 are arranged at different heights from the crossbars 42 so as not to interfere with the crossbars 34 themselves.
  • each pipe 3, 4 is fixed to a corresponding crossbar 42 by means of a corresponding connecting device 50 (figures 2, 3, 4) .
  • the crossbar 42 displays (figures 3 and 4) a through hole 46 with a vertical axis accommodating a threaded bushing 47 at an internal surface thereof facing an axis of the hole 46 itself.
  • Each connecting device 50 includes a pin 51 having an external threaded surface coupled with the bushing 47 of the corresponding crossbar 42, a pair of half-rings
  • Each pin 51 further includes a first free axial end 56 and a second end 55, opposite to the first end 56, fixed to one of the half-rings 52.
  • the half-rings 52 are further fixed to each other by means of a threaded connection in a position, in which they lock the corresponding pipe 3 , 4 into the seat 54.
  • the nut 53 may be rotated from the outside so as to determine the displacement in the vertical direction of the pin 51 and, thus, of half- rings 52 and the portion 57 of the corresponding pipe 3,
  • the nut 53 is further interposed along the axis of the pin 51, between the half-rings 52 and the corresponding crossbar 42.
  • the nut 53 is abuttingly arranged against an end edge of the corresponding bushing 47 arranged in use at the top .
  • the swimming pool 1 is manufactured as follows .
  • the modules 20 are arranged along a plurality of reciprocally and vertically overlapped horizontal rows intended to form the walls 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.
  • each module 20 are arranged parallel to each other and at a predetermined distance so that the walls 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 each display a corresponding compartment 22 delimited by the second surfaces of the corresponding panels 21.
  • the bars 33, 41 of the securing devices 31, 32 are inserted into the grooves 25, 26 of the panels 21 so as to engage half of corresponding grooves 25, 26 of pairs of panels 21 adjacent to each other and arranged along corresponding reciprocally overlapped rows.
  • the crossbars 34, 42 of the securing devices 31, 32 connect the panels 21 of the same modules 20.
  • the pipes 3 are then accommodated into the compartments 22 so that the corresponding ends 15, 16 face the corresponding collection unit 12 and the room 5 .
  • each pipe 3, 4 is fixed at one or more portions 57 thereof, to one or more crossbars 42 of one or more securing devices 31, by means of one or more corresponding connecting devices 50.
  • each portion 57 of the pipes 3, 4 is closed inside the corresponding seat 54 defined by the half-rings 52.
  • the bars 33, 41 secure the adjacent panels 21 therebetween, and the crossbars 34, 42 prevent the spreading of the reciprocally opposite panels 21 of each module 20.
  • FIGS 5 and 6 show a connecting device 50' according to a different embodiment.
  • the connecting device 50' is similar to the connecting device 50 and only the differences thereof will be described hereinafter; corresponding or equivalent parts of the connecting devices 50 and 50' will be indicated where possible by the same reference numbers .
  • the connecting device 50' includes, instead of bushing 47 and nut 53, an element 60' fixed to the crossbar 42 and defining a U-shaped seat 61' open in the vertical direction and adapted to accommodate the pin 51' , which unlike the pin 51 is not threaded.
  • the element 60' is fixed to the crossbar 42 by means of a pair of horizontal axis nuts 62' secured to corresponding threaded end portions of the element 60'.
  • the nuts 62' and the seat 61' are arranged on opposite parts of the crossbar 42.
  • the element 60' is displaced between a position in which the seat 61' allows the pin 51' to slide and a position in which a portion 45' of the pin 51' is clamped inside the seat 61' itself.
  • the portion 57 of the pipe 3 is clamped by the half-rings 52 and, in this case, is arranged at the desired height by tightening the portion 45' arranged at an appropriate height between the element 60' and the crossbar 34.
  • FIGS 7 and 8 show a connecting device 50'' according to a further embodiment .
  • the connecting device 50'' is similar to the connecting device 50 and only the differences thereof will be described hereinafter; corresponding or equivalent parts of the connecting devices 50 and 50'' will be indicated, where possible, by the same reference numbers .
  • the bushing 47'' and the pin 51'' are not threaded.
  • the bushing 47'' further includes a further through and threaded hole 64 ' ' .
  • the hole 64 ' ' extends along a horizontal axis, and therefore orthogonal to the axis of the hole 46.
  • the connecting device 50'' further includes a screw 65'' screwed into the hole 64'' to abut against a given portion 45'' of the pin 51'', and to lock the pin 51'' and the half-rings 52 into the hole 46.
  • a screw 65'' screwed into the hole 64'' to abut against a given portion 45'' of the pin 51'', and to lock the pin 51'' and the half-rings 52 into the hole 46.
  • the pipes 3, 4 are not necessary to provide housings for the pipes 3, 4 outside the pool 2. In such a manner, the pipes 3, 4 do not need to be covered with made ground and are not subject to the loads which weigh on the ground itself.
  • the pipes 3, 4 are less subject to bending and breaking phenomena. Furthermore, protective structures for pipes 3, 4 visible from the outside are not necessary, thus improving the aesthetic agreeableness of the swimming pool 1.
  • the securing devices 31, 32 may be manually fixed to the corresponding panels 21 thus reducing the assembly costs.
  • the connecting devices 50, 50', 50'' allow to orientate the pipes 3, 4 according to the desired slopes by arranging the portions 57 at different heights with respect to the ground.
  • the securing devices 50, 50', 50'' could be fixed, in addition to the crossbars 42, also to corresponding crossbars 34, and further connect the pipes 4 to the corresponding crossbars 34, 42.
  • the connecting device 50, 50', 50'' could include a single half-ring 52 fixed to the pin 51 at the end 55 of the pin 51 itself. In this case, the seat 54 would be open on the opposite side of the single half-ring 52.
  • the pins 51', 51'' could be threaded to improve the coupling with the seat 61' of the element 60' and the screw 65'', respectively.

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Abstract

A swimming pool (1) is described including: a hollow pool (2) which can be filled with water; at least one wall (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) at least partially delimiting the pool (2) and formed by a plurality of prefabricated, finishing modules (20) which are adjacent to each other; each module (20) including a pair of panels (21) reciprocally facing apart so as to delimit a compartment (22) inside the wall (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and adapted to be filled by a cement concrete casting; and conveying means (3, 4) run through by the water and fluidly connected to the pool (2); the conveying means (3, 4) are arranged inside the compartment (22).

Description

SWIMMING POOL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
TECHNICAL FILED
The present invention relates to a swimming pool and to a manufacturing method of the aforesaid swimming pool.
BACKGROUND ART
Swimming pools essentially including a pool adapted to be filled with water, and a plurality of pipes fluidly connected to the pool for allowing the recirculation and disinfection of the water contained in the pool itself are known.
More precisely, the aforesaid pipes are adapted to remove water from the pool and take it to a filtering and disinfecting unit, and to return the disinfected and filtered water back into the pool itself .
The pipes mostly extend outside the pool. The segments of the pipes outside the pool are accommodated into covered protective structures, in a known manner, and with made ground.
In the field there is the need to avoid that the loads weighing on the made ground determine the bending of the pipes, thus preventing the regular flow of water therein, or even break the pipes themselves, compromising the functionality thereof.
In the sector there is the need to connect the pipes to the pool and to the filtering and disinfecting unit, without excessively increasing the overall dimensions of the pool. Finally, in the sector there is the need to avoid, for aesthetic reasons, that possible structures required to protect the pipes themselves are visible from the outside. DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
It is the object of the present invention to manufacture a swimming pool, which allows to simply and cost-effectively meet at least one of the needs related to the above-described swimming pools of the known type. The abovementioned object is achieved by the present invention because it relates to a swimming pool as defined in claim 1.
The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a swimming pool as defined in claim 10. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
To better understand the present invention, a preferred embodiment is described below, only by way of non-limitative example and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: - figure 1 is a perspective view of a swimming pool manufactured according to the invention;
- figure 2 is an exploded perspective view, on a greatly enlarged scale, of some details in figure 1;
- figures 3 and 4 are side and front sections, on a greatly enlarged scale of a further detail in figure 1, respectively;
- figures 5 and 6 are a front section and a section taken along the line VI-VI of a second embodiment of the detail in figure 3 and 4, respectively; and
- figures 7 and 8 are front and side sections of a third embodiment of the detail in figure 3 and 4, respectively. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
With reference to figure 1, numeral 1 indicates a swimming pool essentially including a prismatic-shaped pool 2 with rectangular base adapted to be filled with water, a plurality of pipes 3, 4 adapted to allow the recirculation of water inside the pool 2, and a room 5 adapted to allow the inspection of the pipes 3, 4.
The pool 2 is delimited by a pair of walls 6, 7 parallel to each other, and by a pair of walls 8, 9 parallel to each other and extending between respective ends of the walls 6, 7. Specifically, walls 8, 9 extend orthogonally to walls 6, 7.
The room 5 laterally protrudes from the wall 7 and outwards from the pool 2.
Furthermore, the room 5 displays a rectangular shape, and is delimited by a portion of the wall 7 , by a wall 10 parallel to the wall 7 and by a pair of walls 11 extending orthogonally between the walls 7, 10.
Specifically, the walls 11 are parallel to each other. There are two pipes 4, in the illustrated instance, adapted to feed the water to be disinfected from corresponding collection units 12 (also known in the field as skimmers) inside the room 5. More specifically, the collection units 12 are adjacent to the intersection corners of the walls 6, 9 and 7, 8. Each collection unit 12 includes a grid 13 defining a plurality of openings 14 facing the pool 2 and fluidly connected to the corresponding pipe 4.
Specifically, each pipe 4 displays an open end 15 facing inside the corresponding collection unit 12 and arranged at a height lower than the corresponding openings 14, and an end 16, opposite to the end 15, facing inside the room 5 and fluidly connected to a filtering and disinfecting unit (not shown) .
The openings 14 are adapted to be at least partially submerged by the water inside the pool 2 so as to allow the water to be disinfected entering into the corresponding collection units 12. The water to be disinfected then reaches, through the pipes 4, the room 5 where it is disinfected and filtered by the aforesaid filtering and disinfecting unit.
The pipes 3 are adapted to return the filtered and disinfected water from the room 5 to the pool 2.
More precisely, the pipes 3 display corresponding ends 18 arranged inside the room 5 and fluidly connected to the aforesaid filtering and disinfecting unit, and corresponding ends 19, opposite to the ends 18, facing inside the pool 2.
Specifically, the ends 19 are arranged at corresponding openings of the walls 8, 9.
Each wall 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 is formed by a plurality of prefabricated finishing modules 20 (only- some of which are shown in figure 1, and are also visible in figure 2), i.e. defining the external surface of the walls 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 themselves. In greater detail, each module 20 includes a pair of rectangular profile panels 21 arranged parallel and spaced to each other.
The panels 21 are reciprocally arranged side-by- side so as to form a plurality of rows extending in a horizontal direction and overlapped in a vertical direction.
The walls 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 define corresponding compartments 22, which are delimited by first surfaces of the panels 21. More precisely, the compartments 22 are intended to be filled with cement concrete and to accommodate structural reinforcement bars (not shown) . In such a manner, second surfaces of the panels 21, opposite to the first surfaces, defined corresponding external surfaces of the corresponding walls 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 after the cement concrete has set.
Each panel 21 is further delimited (figure 2) by first, reciprocally opposite, horizontal side edges 23 and by second, reciprocally opposite, vertical side edges 24. The edges 24 display a reduced length with respect to the edges 23 and extend between corresponding ends of the edges 23 themselves. -
The edges 23 of the panels 21 of each module 20 display corresponding horizontal grooves 25 and the edges 24 of the panels 21 display corresponding vertical grooves 26.
The grooves 25, 26" display corresponding main segments extending along reciprocally offset directions and corresponding reciprocally opposite end portions.
The end portions of each groove 25 are joined to corresponding end portions of the grooves 26 of the corresponding panel 21 at corresponding vertexes of the panel 21 itself.
The end portions of each groove 25, 26 further display larger dimensions than those of the corresponding main segments .
Each panel 21 is further connected to the adjacent panels 21 by means of securing means 30.
The securing means 30 are further adapted to reciprocally connect the panels 21 of a same module 20 so as to avoid the spreading of the walls 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 following the cement concrete casting in the corresponding compartments 22.
More specifically, the securing means 30 include a plurality of securing devices 31 (one only of which is shown in figure 2) laying on corresponding horizontal planes, and a plurality of second securing devices 32 (only one of which is shown in figure 2) laying on corresponding vertical planes .
Hereinafter, for the sake of simplicity, reference will be made to only one securing device 31 and to only one securing device 32.
The securing device 31 includes a pair of T-section bars 33, elongated along a horizontal direction, and a plurality of crossbars 34, two in the illustrated instance, connecting the bars 33 and elongated along a horizontal direction orthogonal to the bars 33 themselves .
More precisely, each bar 33 includes a first vertical wall 35 and a second horizontal wall 36 overhangingly and orthogonally extending from a middle portion of the wall 35.
The wall 35 includes a first segment 39 engaging half of the grooves 25 of the corresponding panels 21 of a same row. Furthermore, the wall 35 includes a second segment 38, opposite to the segment 39 and divided from the same by means of the wall 36, engaging half of the grooves 25 of corresponding panels 21 of a row overlapped to the row of panels 21, the grooves 25 of which are engaged by the segment 39.
The segments 38, 39 define corresponding halves of the wall 35 and are separated by the wall 36.
The second wall 36 displays a first surface abutting against half of the edges 23 of the two reciprocally adjacent panels 21 of the same row. The wall 36 further includes a second surface opposite to the first surface, abuttingly arranged against half of the edges 23 of the two reciprocally adjacent panels 21, the edges of which 23 abut against the first surface of the wall 36.
More specifically, the edge 36 abuts against a region of the aforesaid edges 23 adjacent to the corresponding compartment 22.
Furthermore, the bars 33 define corresponding T- shaped through seats 37, open towards the compartment
22, and arranged at the grooves 26 of two pairs of laterally adjacent panels 21 and belonging to corresponding rows overlapped to each other.
Similarly, the securing device 32 includes a pair of bars 41 having a T-section and elongated along a vertical section, and a plurality of crossbars 42, only one of which is visible in figure 2, connecting the bars 41. The crossbars 42 extend along a direction orthogonal to the laying planes of the panels 21 and parallel to the extending direction of the crossbars 34.
More specifically, each bar 41 includes a first vertical wall 43, and a second wall 44 orthogonal to the wall 43, also extending on a vertical plane and overhangingly protruding from a middle portion of the wall 43 itself.
The wall 43 includes a first segment 48 engaging half of the grooves 26 of reciprocally overlapped panels 21.
Furthermore, the wall 43 includes a second segment 49 engaging half of the grooves 26 of laterally adjacent panels 21 along the same rows of panels 21, the grooves 26 of which are engaged by the segment 48 of the wall 43.
The segments 48, 49 define corresponding halves of the wall 43 and are separated by the wall 44. The wall 44 displays a first surface abuttingly arranged against half of the edges 24 of the two reciprocally overlapped panels 21.
The wall 44 further includes a second surface opposite to the first surface, abuttingly arranged against half of the edges 24 of the two reciprocally overlapped panels 21 belonging to the same rows of panels 21, the edges of which 24 abut against the first surface of the wall 44.
More specifically, the edge 44 abuts against a region of the aforesaid edges 24 adjacent to the corresponding compartment 22.
The securing devices 32 are each arranged so that the extending direction thereof intersects the extending direction of a corresponding securing device 31. More specifically, the bars 41 of the securing devices 32 cross the seats 37 of the corresponding securing devices 31 so as to prevent the interference between the bars 33 and the corresponding bars 41.
The crossbars 34 are arranged at different heights from the crossbars 42 so as not to interfere with the crossbars 34 themselves.
Advantageously, the pipes 3, 4 are arranged inside the compartments 22 of the walls 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. More specifically, each pipe 3, 4 is fixed to a corresponding crossbar 42 by means of a corresponding connecting device 50 (figures 2, 3, 4) .
In greater detail, the crossbar 42 displays (figures 3 and 4) a through hole 46 with a vertical axis accommodating a threaded bushing 47 at an internal surface thereof facing an axis of the hole 46 itself.
Each connecting device 50 includes a pin 51 having an external threaded surface coupled with the bushing 47 of the corresponding crossbar 42, a pair of half-rings
52 surrounding the corresponding pipe 3, 4 so as to define a circular engaging seat 54 for a portion 57 of the side surface of the pipe 3, 4 itself, and a nut 53 surrounding the pin 51 and having an internal threading coupled to the external surface of the pin 51 itself.
Each pin 51 further includes a first free axial end 56 and a second end 55, opposite to the first end 56, fixed to one of the half-rings 52.
The half-rings 52 are further fixed to each other by means of a threaded connection in a position, in which they lock the corresponding pipe 3 , 4 into the seat 54.
Furthermore, the nut 53 may be rotated from the outside so as to determine the displacement in the vertical direction of the pin 51 and, thus, of half- rings 52 and the portion 57 of the corresponding pipe 3,
4.
The nut 53 is further interposed along the axis of the pin 51, between the half-rings 52 and the corresponding crossbar 42.
By means of the rotation of the nut 53, a given portion 45 of the pin 51 is accommodated into the bushing 47 and therefore coupled to the crossbar 42.
The nut 53 is abuttingly arranged against an end edge of the corresponding bushing 47 arranged in use at the top .
The swimming pool 1 is manufactured as follows . The modules 20 are arranged along a plurality of reciprocally and vertically overlapped horizontal rows intended to form the walls 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.
More specifically, the panels 21 of each module 20 are arranged parallel to each other and at a predetermined distance so that the walls 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 each display a corresponding compartment 22 delimited by the second surfaces of the corresponding panels 21.
The bars 33, 41 of the securing devices 31, 32 are inserted into the grooves 25, 26 of the panels 21 so as to engage half of corresponding grooves 25, 26 of pairs of panels 21 adjacent to each other and arranged along corresponding reciprocally overlapped rows.
The crossbars 34, 42 of the securing devices 31, 32 connect the panels 21 of the same modules 20.
The pipes 3 are then accommodated into the compartments 22 so that the corresponding ends 15, 16 face the corresponding collection unit 12 and the room 5 .
Similarly, the pipes 4 are accommodated into the compartments 22 so that the corresponding ends 19, 18 face the pool 2 and the room 5. Each pipe 3, 4 is fixed at one or more portions 57 thereof, to one or more crossbars 42 of one or more securing devices 31, by means of one or more corresponding connecting devices 50.
More specifically, each portion 57 of the pipes 3, 4 is closed inside the corresponding seat 54 defined by the half-rings 52.
At this point, by means of the rotation of the nut
53, it is possible to arrange a given portion 45 of the pin 51 in the bushing 47 of the crossbar 42. As a result, the portion 57 of each pipe 3 is arranged at a desired height with respect to the ground.
By connecting several portions 57 of the pipe 3, 4 Itself to corresponding crossbars 42 and acting on the nuts 53, it is thus possible to arrange the aforesaid portions 57 at different heights and to thus orientate the pipe 3, 4 according to a predetermined slope with respect to the ground.
After the pipes 3, 4 have been fixed to the crossbars 42, the cement concrete is cast into the compartment 9, thus completing the formation of the walls 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11.
During the step of cement concrete casting, the bars 33, 41 secure the adjacent panels 21 therebetween, and the crossbars 34, 42 prevent the spreading of the reciprocally opposite panels 21 of each module 20.
Figures 5 and 6 show a connecting device 50' according to a different embodiment. The connecting device 50' is similar to the connecting device 50 and only the differences thereof will be described hereinafter; corresponding or equivalent parts of the connecting devices 50 and 50' will be indicated where possible by the same reference numbers .
Specifically, the connecting device 50' includes, instead of bushing 47 and nut 53, an element 60' fixed to the crossbar 42 and defining a U-shaped seat 61' open in the vertical direction and adapted to accommodate the pin 51' , which unlike the pin 51 is not threaded.
The element 60' is fixed to the crossbar 42 by means of a pair of horizontal axis nuts 62' secured to corresponding threaded end portions of the element 60'. The nuts 62' and the seat 61' are arranged on opposite parts of the crossbar 42.
By tightening the nuts 62', the element 60' is displaced between a position in which the seat 61' allows the pin 51' to slide and a position in which a portion 45' of the pin 51' is clamped inside the seat 61' itself.
The portion 57 of the pipe 3 is clamped by the half-rings 52 and, in this case, is arranged at the desired height by tightening the portion 45' arranged at an appropriate height between the element 60' and the crossbar 34.
By connecting several portions 57 of the same pipe 3, 4 to corresponding" crossbars 42, it is thus possible to arrange the aforesaid portions 57 at different heights and to orientate the pipe 3 according to a predetermined slope with respect to the ground.
Figures 7 and 8 show a connecting device 50'' according to a further embodiment . The connecting device 50'' is similar to the connecting device 50 and only the differences thereof will be described hereinafter; corresponding or equivalent parts of the connecting devices 50 and 50'' will be indicated, where possible, by the same reference numbers .
Specifically, the bushing 47'' and the pin 51'' are not threaded. The bushing 47'' further includes a further through and threaded hole 64 ' ' . The hole 64 ' ' extends along a horizontal axis, and therefore orthogonal to the axis of the hole 46.
The connecting device 50'' further includes a screw 65'' screwed into the hole 64'' to abut against a given portion 45'' of the pin 51'', and to lock the pin 51'' and the half-rings 52 into the hole 46. By appropriately selecting the portion 45'' interacting with the screw 65'', it is possible to arrange the portion 57 of the external surface of the pipe 3 clamped by the half-rings 52 at a predetermined height .
Therefore, also in this case, by connecting several portions 57 of the same pipe 3, 4 to corresponding crossbars 42, it is possible to arrange the aforesaid portions 57 at different heights and to orientate the pipe 3 according to a predetermined slope with respect to the ground.
From an examination of the features of swimming pool 1 and of the method for manufacturing the swimming pool 1 according to the present invention, the advantages that it allows to obtain are apparent.
Specifically, by arranging the pipes 3, 4 inside the compartments 22, it is not necessary to provide housings for the pipes 3, 4 outside the pool 2. In such a manner, the pipes 3, 4 do not need to be covered with made ground and are not subject to the loads which weigh on the ground itself.
Therefore, the pipes 3, 4 are less subject to bending and breaking phenomena. Furthermore, protective structures for pipes 3, 4 visible from the outside are not necessary, thus improving the aesthetic agreeableness of the swimming pool 1.
Finally, the securing devices 31, 32 may be manually fixed to the corresponding panels 21 thus reducing the assembly costs.
Furthermore, the connecting devices 50, 50', 50'' allow to orientate the pipes 3, 4 according to the desired slopes by arranging the portions 57 at different heights with respect to the ground.
This is particularly advantageous because if the slope of the pipes 3, 4 is opposite to the design slope, stagnations of water are created with consequent formations of moulds .
It is finally apparent that changes and variants can be made to the swimming pool 1 and to the relevant method previously described without departing from the scope of protection of the present invention.
Specifically, the securing devices 50, 50', 50'' could be fixed, in addition to the crossbars 42, also to corresponding crossbars 34, and further connect the pipes 4 to the corresponding crossbars 34, 42. Furthermore, the connecting device 50, 50', 50'' could include a single half-ring 52 fixed to the pin 51 at the end 55 of the pin 51 itself. In this case, the seat 54 would be open on the opposite side of the single half-ring 52. Finally, the pins 51', 51'' could be threaded to improve the coupling with the seat 61' of the element 60' and the screw 65'', respectively.

Claims

1. A swimming pool (1) including:
- a hollow pool (2) which can be filled with water;
- at least one wall (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) at least partially delimiting said pool (2) and formed by a plurality of prefabricated finishing modules (20) which are adjacent to each other; said modules (20) each including a pair of panels (21) reciprocally facing apart so as to delimit a compartment (22) inside said wall (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and adapted to be filled by a cement concrete casting,- and
- conveying means (3, 4) run through by the water and fluidly connected to said pool (2) ; characterized in that said conveying means (3, 4) are arranged inside said compartment (22) .
2. A swimming pool according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes securing means (30) at least partially extending into said compartment (22) and adapted to secure said panels (21) therebetween in order to avoid the spreading thereof; and connecting means (50, 50', 50'') interposed between said securing means (30) and said conveying means (3, 4), and adapted to arrange the conveying means (3, 4) themselves in a predetermined position inside said compartment (22) .
3. A swimming pool according to claim 2, characterized in that said connecting means (50, 50' , 50'') are adjustable so as to allow the variation of the position of said conveying means (3, 4) inside said compartment (22) .
4. A swimming pool according to claim 2 or 3 , characterized in that said panels (21) of each said module (20) are delimited by first reciprocally opposite side edges (23) and by second reciprocally opposite side edges (24) extending between corresponding ends of said first side edges (23) ; said first edges (23) and second edges (24) displaying first and second grooves (25, 26), respectively; said securing means (30) including first and second anchoring elements (33, 41) engaging said first and second grooves (25, 26) , respectively, and each adapted to connect said panel (21) to the panels (21) of the same module (20) adjacent thereto; said securing means (30) further including at least one crossbar (42; 34) connecting said second anchoring elements (41) and extending into said compartment (22) ; said conveying means (3, 4) including at least one pipe (3, 4), and said connecting means (50, 50', 50'') connecting said pipe (3, 4) to said crossbar (42; 34) .
5. A swimming pool according to claim 4, characterized in that said connecting means (50, 50',
50'') include an arc element (52) defining a first seat
(54) engageable by at least one portion (57) of the side surface of said pipe (3, 4); and a pin (51, 51', 51'') integral with said arc element (52) and couplable, at a selectable portion (45, 45', 45'') thereof, to said crossbar (42; 34) so as to selectively vary the relative position between said portion (57) of the pipe (3, 4) and said crossbar (42, 34) .
6. A swimming pool according to claim 5, characterized in that said crossbar (42, 34) defines a second seat (47, 47'') engaged by said portion (45, 45'') of said pin (51, 51'').
7. A swimming pool according to claim 6, characterized in that said pin (51) displays an external threaded surface and said second seat (47) displays an internal threaded surface coupled to said external surface of said pin (51) , and in that said connecting means (50) include a nut (53) fastenable onto said external surface of said pin (51) to determine the sliding of the pin (51) itself inside said second seat
(47) , and to vary the position of said arc element (52) and of said portion (57) of said pipe (3, 4) with respect to said crossbar (42, 34) .
8. A swimming pool according to claim 6, characterized in that said crossbar (42, 34) displays a hole (64'') extending transversally to said second seat (47''), including a threaded surface, open towards the second seat (47'') itself; and in that said connecting means (50'') include a threaded element (65'') adapted to engage said hole (64'') until it abuts against said selectable portion (45'') of said pin (51'') and to lock the pin (51'') itself in a predetermined position inside said second seat (47' ' ) .
9. A swimming pool according to any one of the claims from 1 to 5, characterized in that said connecting means (50') include an element (60') which is integral with said crossbar (42, 34) and defining a third seat (61') engageable by said pin (51'); said element (60') being displaceable between a first position, in which it allows the sliding of said pin (51') into said third seat (61') and a second position, in which said portion (45') selectable by said pin (51') is locked inside said second seat (61') so as to arrange said portion (57) of said pipe (3, 4) in a required relative position with respect to said crossbar (42; 34) .
10. A method for manufacturing a swimming pool (1) including the steps of: arranging a plurality prefabricated finishing modules (20) adjacent to each other,- each said module
(20) including a pair of panels (21) reciprocally facing apart so that said modules (20) define a compartment
(22) therein; casting cement concrete into said compartment (22) so as to form a wall (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) at least partially delimiting a pool (2) adapted to be filled with water; characterized in that it includes the step of housing within said compartment (22) conveying means (3, 4) crossable by water and fluidly connected to said pool (2) ; said step of housing being performed before said step of casting and after said step of arranging.
11. A method according to claim 10, characterized in that it includes the step of reciprocally securing said panels (21) by means of securing means (30) to avoid the spreading of the panels (21) themselves, and the step of connecting said conveying means (3, 4) to said securing means (30) so as to arrange said conveying means (3, 4) in a predetermined position within said compartment (22) ; said steps of securing and of connecting being performed before said step of casting.
12. A method according to claim 11, characterized in that said step of connecting said conveying means (3, 4) to said securing means (30) includes the step of adjusting the position of said conveying means (3, 4) within said compartment (22) .
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