Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
  • A47K4/00—Combinations of baths, douches, sinks, wash-basins, closets, or urinals, not covered by a single other group of this subclass
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
  • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
  • E03D7/00—Wheeled lavatories
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
  • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
  • E04B1/348—Structures composed of units comprising at least considerable parts of two sides of a room, e.g. box-like or cell-like units closed or in skeleton form
  • E04B1/34869—Elements for special technical purposes, e.g. with a sanitary equipment

Definitions

• the invention relates to an autonomous bathroom intended to be installed in a room.
• the invention relates to the technical field of sanitary and more particularly to personal and autonomous bathrooms intended to be installed in a room of a dwelling not provided for this purpose.
• Bathrooms are known to be installed in a room of a house such as those described in documents DE 20 2005 002 1 16 (Stefan WEBER), FR 2 467 266 (RESINE ARME SA), FR 2 579 646 ( MORIOT Marcel and ROBERT Daniel), FR 2 671 961 (AMILHAU Martine), FR 2 735 674 (SPIE CITRA SA), FR 2 690 831 (TBS FABRICATIONS LIMITED), EP 1 516 968 (CAVALERI Antonio), AU 2006 203 623 ( Norma Me CULLOCH), US 2003/0140571 (J & K MANUFACTURING Inc.), US 2009/0100769 (Jeffrey L. BARETT & Adam Hedgcock), US 2008/0289099 (Jerald P. SKINNER), US 5,652,976 (Clair L. HOPPER). ).
• These bathrooms can be monobloc or prefabricated and usually include a sink, a shower and a toilet.
• the bathrooms are equipped with connectors evacuation system to connect the sanitary equipment to the sewage system of the house or a collective sewerage system.
• Bathrooms are also known to be installed in camping vehicles of the caravan, camper or mobile home type. This type of bathroom is for example described in US 5,742,956 (Alan TARVER). These bathrooms make it possible to overcome a connection to a domestic sewage network by evacuating the latter by gravity and recovering them in a storage tank located under the floor of the vehicle.
• the transposition of such a solution to a home would necessarily involve performing work in the floor so as to achieve a specific location to receive a storage tank wastewater.
• the creation of a specific location in the floor in addition to being complex and expensive, may weaken said floor.
• the tank becomes inaccessible to the user and difficult to empty.
• the invention has the main objective of providing an autonomous bathroom to be installed on the floor in a room of a house, and to dispense with complex and expensive work to install ducts discharging wastewater into said room or to integrate a tank in the floor of said room and possibly to install hot water pipes from the water heater of the house.
• the solution proposed by the invention is an autonomous bathroom comprising a prefabricated enclosure intended to be placed on the floor of a room of a dwelling, said enclosure containing sanitary equipment, said bathroom further comprising:
• a reservoir for storing said wastewater said reservoir being connected to a draining means placed in the prefabricated enclosure and making it possible to empty the wastewater stored in said reservoir.
• This bathroom is remarkable in that the emptying means is connected to an extensible conduit device placed in the prefabricated enclosure, said expandable conduit device allowing, while the reservoir remains positioned in said enclosure, to move and orient the drain flow to a drain point outside said enclosure.
• the bathroom autonomously ensures the collection and storage of wastewater generated by the sanitary equipment, and thus allows to exempt from work related to the installation of a sewage pipe in the part of the dwelling, or relating to the integration of a tank under the floor of said room.
• the expandable conduit device may for example be a flexible hose mounted on a reel / unwinder placed in the prefabricated enclosure or in an alternative embodiment an extensible and flexible helical hose.
• the emptying means is preferably a reversible drain pump not only to empty wastewater stored in the tank but also to pump clear water for cleaning said tank and / or the expandable conduit device.
• the prefabricated enclosure can be formed by the combination of at least two modules:
• a technical module ensuring the autonomy of said one or more sanitary modules and comprising:
• the tank may possibly be mounted on a mobile carriage.
• the reservoir is formed of a hermetically sealed flexible bag on which are connected the means for collecting wastewater and the emptying means.
• the prefabricated enclosure is preferably supplied with cold clear water by a flexible pipe drawn from a water point of the dwelling, said enclosure being equipped with a water heater connected to said flexible pipe, said enclosure allowing to supply the sanitary equipments in cold water and in hot water.
• the prefabricated enclosure can:
• said enclosure comprising a first mobile part forming a facade able to slide in a second fixed part in which the sanitary equipment is arranged,
• the prefabricated enclosure encloses a toilet connected to a removable storage case used to collect the waste generated by said toilet, the latter not being connected to the tank.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical sectional view of a bathroom according to the invention
• FIG. 1 is a horizontal sectional view of the bathroom shown schematically in Figure 1.
• the bathroom (1) object of the invention is intended to be installed in a room of a house, this room is not initially provided for this purpose. It may be for example a bedroom of a person with reduced mobility, in which, for practical reasons, it is desired directly to install a bathroom.
• This bathroom is particularly well adapted in case of home hospitalization of people with reduced mobility. It allows these people:
• the bathroom (1) comprises a prefabricated enclosure intended to be placed on the floor of the room.
• This enclosure may comprise side walls (2), a floor (3) and a ceiling (4). These different walls may be solid or hollow so as to be able to pass the pipes, tubing or other electrical son and / or integrated different equipment.
• the enclosure may have a parallelepipedal shape, prismatic, cylindrical, semi-cylindrical, have the form of a cabinet, a cupboard or other. Doors allow access to the interior of the bathroom.
• the enclosure may be made of plastic and / or wood and / or composite materials and / or metal and / or any other material suitable for the skilled person.
• the floor (3) of the enclosure can be surmounted by a grating (300). A curtain can be provided at the entrance to the bathroom (1).
• This curtain adjustable in height, for example made of plastic cloth, will allow the caregiver to have access to the interior of the enclosure to wash and / or assist the user, while protecting it from bursts of noise. water (the curtain has a function of apron protector) and avoid wetting the room in which is arranged the bathroom (1).
• the bathroom enclosure (1) may be sized to fit into a closet, or may have the shape and appearance of a cabinet.
• the enclosure may have a height of between 1.8 m and 3 m, a width ranging from 1 m to 5 m and a depth ranging from 40 cm to 3 m.
• the enclosure can be modular, delivered in Kit, and can be assembled and disassembled in a short time. It is preferably formed of different prefabricated elements to be assembled by clipping, screwing, quarter-turn screwing, riveting, etc.
• the prefabricated elements can be obtained by molding, rolling, extrusion, cutting, etc.
• the various prefabricated elements to be assembled will be dimensioned so as to be moved by one or more people in a stairwell and / or through the frame of a residential door.
• the enclosure may also include additional equipment such as wheelchair ramp, adjustable height shower seat, support bar, stem, etc.
• additional equipment such as wheelchair ramp, adjustable height shower seat, support bar, stem, etc.
• the enclosure may be equipped with a ramp whose inclination meets the standards in force, allowing access easy to wheelchair users.
• the enclosure can be mounted on wheels so that it can be easily moved around the room.
• the wheels can be free for manual or motorized movement for automatic movement. This can be particularly useful for bringing the bathroom (1) closer to a user with reduced mobility, or for moving said bathroom from the bed of a first user to the bed of a second user when two users cohabit in the same dwelling.
• the enclosure can also be telescopic so as to reduce its bulk when not in use.
• the enclosure having a first mobile part forming a facade slidable in a second fixed part in which are disposed the sanitary equipment (6, 7, 8).
• the first part slides in the second part by means of slides, rails, wheels, etc.
• the movement of the first part can be done manually or automatically if a motorization is provided.
• the prefabricated enclosure is formed in one piece and delimits a single volume in which are arranged different equipment type WC (6) with Sani expertise®, washbasin (7) with mixer, and shower (8) can be ordered from the faucet of the said sink, bath, bidet, etc.
• the sanitary equipment (6, 7, 8) can be adjusted in height by means of screws, pins, cylinders, rack and so on.
• the toilet (6) is preferably provided with a folding seat (22).
• This seat (22) can be attached to a side wall of the enclosure or be an integral part of the toilet (6), in the manner of a folding bezel.
• the seat (22) is part of a box (60) in which are stored the toilet (6) and the expandable conduit device (17) described in more detail in the following description.
• the seat (22) can be adjustable in height so as to adapt to the size of the user.
• the enclosure is arranged so that a user can shower while sitting on this seat (22).
• the wastewater generated by this shower can be evacuated directly by the toilet bowl (6) and / or by the slatted floor (3) disposed around said toilet and / or by the shower tray (30) if said toilet is disposed in said tray.
• the entire floor (3) can function as a shower tray and possibly be doubled in thickness by a grating.
• a reservoir (1 1) is provided for storing the wastewater generated by these different sanitary equipment (6, 7, 8).
• This tank (1 1) can be fixed or on the contrary be arranged on a mobile carriage so as to easily move it out of the prefabricated enclosure.
• the tank (1 1) is preferably stored in a piece of furniture (70), which can be the one supporting the sink (7) to save space.
• a hatch (700) is then provided in the cabinet (70) to allow easy access to the tank (1 1).
• the tank (1 1) has a capacity that can for example vary from 10 L to 300 L. It can be in the form of a tank, a jerry can, or any other tank suitable for the man of the job. It can be made of metal, fiber, plastic, wood, composite material, or other, and be obtained by molding, blowing, forming, etc.
• the reservoir (1 1) is preferably in the form of a sealed flexible pouch. The flexibility of the pocket allows it to adapt its volume according to the volume of waste water stored.
• Such a tank (1 1) can be filled and drained without an air intake with the outside is necessary. Thus, gaseous exchanges between the inside and the outside of the tank (1 1) are eliminated, which considerably reduces the risk of smelly emanations.
• the pocket can be made of plastic, textile fabric or other, and be obtained by molding, blowing, heat sealing plastic sheets, textile fabric or other.
• the flexible pouch used comprises a hermetic wall double envelopes, triple envelopes or more, so as to be more resistant. In such a configuration, it is also possible to remove and discard the inner envelope of the pocket periodically. This envelope can then be replaced by a new envelope by inserting it inside the pocket, or by the envelope that succeeds it inside the multi-envelope pocket.
• the pocket In order to stand upright in the bathroom enclosure, the pocket is temporarily attached to a carrier.
• This holder can be made of wood, metal, composite materials, etc.
• the bag may be equipped with handles cooperating with hooks, rods, clamps, or other, arranged on said carrier.
• the reservoir (1 1) comprises a filling orifice (12) through which the wastewater generated by the sanitary equipment (6, 7, 8) and a drain orifice (13) through which are evacuated said wastewater.
• the filling orifice (12) is located in the upper part of the tank (1 1) while the emptying orifice (13) is located in its lower part.
• the tank (1 1) is connected to a pump (14) with automatic triggering to automatically recover the wastewater generated by the sanitary equipment (6, 7, 8) of the type rotating hydraulic pump axial or rotary centrifugal. Any other means of collecting wastewater may, however, be used.
• the pump (14) is advantageously integrated in the floor (3) of the bathroom. It has a suction port through which it draws the wastewater and a discharge port through which it discharges the wastewater at the filling orifice (12).
• the suction port of the pump (14) is connected to the wastewater evacuation means of the sanitary equipment (6, 7, 8), for example to the siphon of the sink (7), the siphon of the tray shower, at siphon installed under the gratings (300) of the floor (3), etc.
• the discharge port of the pump (14) is connected to the filling orifice (12) by a flexible pipe equipped with a quick coupling.
• the filling port (12) of the tank (1 1) and / or the suction port of the pump (14) can also be connected to this grinding device.
• the pump (14) and the grinding device Sani expertise® type are connected to an electrical panel disposed in the chamber of the bathroom and are powered by 12 V.
• the tank (1 1) is also connected to a reversible drain pump (14 ') for emptying wastewater stored in said tank and possibly pumping clear water for cleaning said tank and / or ducts (17). ) relating thereto. Any other means of emptying can however be used.
• the drain pump (14 ') has a suction port through which it draws the waste water at the drain port (13) and a discharge port through which it delivers the waste water to the expandable conduit device (17) described in more detail in the following description.
• the drain pump (14 ') can be placed on the same carriage. It can be directly connected to the electrical panel located in the bathroom enclosure and be powered by 12V or powered by a self-contained battery.
• the tank (1 1) can be equipped with a level sensor capable of generating an alarm signal when the wastewater level reaches a critical height.
• the alarm signal may for example consist of an audible and / or visual signal emitted by the enclosure.
• the alarm signal can also possibly be transmitted to a remote unit, for example, on a computer or a mobile phone.
• the discharge orifice of the drain pump (14 ') is connected to an expandable conduit device (17) placed in the enclosure, and preferably in the caisson ( 60). This expandable conduit device (17) is configured to move and orient the drain flow to a drain point (170) outside the bathroom enclosure, while the reservoir (1 1) remains positioned in the said enclosure.
• the emptying point (170) may be an exhaust duct of the recovery network, a toilet of the dwelling, a look, etc. It should be noted that the access to the emptying point (170) can be facilitated in the case where the tank (1 1) is mounted on a mobile carriage.
• the expandable duct device (17) may for example be a flexible hose mounted on a reel / unwinder placed in the prefabricated enclosure (for example a reel with automatic return) or in an alternative embodiment an extensible and flexible helical hose, a bellows hose or other extensible hose suitable for the skilled person.
• a hatch (600) is provided in the box (60) to allow easy access to the expandable conduit device (17).
• the emptying of the tank (1 1) can be operated manually or automatically by means of a valve or a tap.
• a valve or a tap By reversing the direction of operation of the drain pump (14 '), it is understood that it is possible to draw clear water to clean the reservoir (1 1) and / or the expandable conduit device (17) .
• this specific reservoir consists of a removable storage case of the type that is used in motor homes or caravans.
• This cassette can be located under, or next to, the WC (6) and pulls out for emptying outside the bathroom enclosure. In the case where such a storage cassette is used, the toilet (6) is not connected to the tank (1 1).
• the enclosure of the bathroom may further comprise means for mixing a deodorant and / or disinfectant product with the wastewater stored in the tank (1 1).
• This means is generally in the form of a metering pump connected to the tank (1 1) or pipes for the evacuation of wastewater.
• the dosing pump is capable of injecting deodorizing product into the waste water recurrently at given times or depending on the quantity of liquid stored in the reservoir (1 1).
• the enclosure includes a means for supplying the sanitary equipment (6, 7, 8) with clean water.
• This means may comprise rigid or flexible pipes, valves, T-fittings, nipples, purges, valves, or others, made of stainless steel, copper, brass, stainless steel, aluminum, plastic, ceramic, or any other suitable stainless material to the skilled person.
• the pipes used are preferably flexible.
• the source of clear water may be the city's water network, hereinafter referred to as the "source network". In this case, the speaker is directly connected to the source network.
• the enclosure may optionally include a source of clear water independent of the type of clear water storage tank, hereinafter referred to as the source reservoir. The latter makes it possible to feed the sanitary equipment (6, 7, 8) in clear water.
• the source reservoir may be in the form of a tank, a jerry can, a pocket, or any other tank suitable for the skilled person. It can be made of metal, composite material, or other, and be obtained by molding, blowing, forming, etc.
• the source tank has a capacity ranging from 5 L to 300 L.
• the clear water can be driven from the source tank to the sanitary equipment (6, 7, 8) by gravity or by means of a pump.
• the enclosure may also include a means for filling the source reservoir of the orifice and filling plug type, flexible pipe capable of being unrolled and fixed on a water outlet of the source network, etc.
• the source reservoir can also be arranged on a carriage movable so that it can be moved from the inside of the bathroom (1) to the outside of said bathroom, near a water outlet of the network source and thus facilitate its filling.
• the source tank can also be equipped with a purge to allow its emptying.
• the chamber may also include a water heater (31), for example an instantaneous water heater 15 L.
• a water heater for example an instantaneous water heater 15 L.
• the water heater (31) is connected to the hose (30) which supplies the enclosure with cold clear water.
• the water heater (31) is then connected to the sink (7) and / or shower (8) via other conduits.
• the enclosure supplies the sanitary equipment, not only in cold water (in particular the toilet (6), the washbasin (7) and the shower (8)) but also in hot water (in particular the washbasin (7) and the shower (8)).
• the hot water supply is therefore completely independent and autonomous and requires no external connection or installation work in the room where the bathroom is installed.
• the enclosure may further comprise means for injecting a cleaning and / or disinfecting product into the clear water intended to flow into the toilets (6), a limescale filter, a Sani provided®, etc.
• the bathroom (1) may further comprise a box (40) 220 V power supply connected to an electrical outlet of the home or a battery and for supplying electrical energy to all electrical equipment of said bathroom as well as the waterproof luminous ceiling light (15) and other pumps (14, 14 ').
• An electrical panel (41) is connected to the cabinet (40) by a simple electrical cable and / or a standard socket. In practice, this electrical panel (41) integrates circuit breakers for each electrical device to which it is connected and a transformer for transforming the 220 V current from the electrical box (40) into a direct or alternating current of 12 V. In this way, the whole of the bathroom object of the invention can be supplied with 12 V to avoid any risk of electrocution.
• the enclosure is advantageously formed by the combination:
• a technical module ensuring the autonomy of said one or more sanitary modules and comprising:
• the technical module ensures the autonomy of the health module or modules from a simple connection to a power source and a simple arrival of cold water. It ensures the heating of cold water, the distribution of cold water and hot water, the evacuation and storage of waste water as well as the power supply of lamps and various pumps.
• the technical module may for example be separated from the sanitary modules or modules by a solid and insulating partition (for security reasons), by a curtain, by a door, or other.
• the different modules can have a height varying from 1.8 m to 3 m, a width varying from 1 m to 5 m and a depth varying from 40 cm to 3 m.
• the technical characteristics of the sanitary module (s) are independent of the technical characteristics of the module technical and in particular those relating to the design and operation of the tank (1 1).
• At least one of the sanitary modules closes the sanitary equipment (6, 7,8), bathtub, bidet, etc.
• the enclosure may comprise one or more sanitary modules, for example:
• the user can choose the modules he needs from the WC (6), the washbasin (7), or the shower (8), using either one of the three modules or two modules, three modules.
• Other modules containing other equipment can obviously be provided.
• sanitary facilities including the toilet (6), the washbasin (7) and the shower (8), are grouped in a single sanitary module, so as to minimize the size of the bathroom (1 ).
• the dimensions of this sanitary module are large enough to allow the mobility of a helping person around the user.
• said washbasin is preferably arranged above said toilet.
• the sink (7) can then be mounted movably between:
• the sink (7) is advantageously mounted to move on one or more vertical rails fixed against a wall of the sanitary module.
• This solution has the advantage of not having to use flexible hose connected to the sink siphon (7).
• the clear water inlet of the washbasin (7) is preferably in the form of a tap fixed to a wall of the sanitary module, said valve comprising a movably mounted pipe between:
• this second position can be located above another sanitary equipment of the bidet or bath type.
• the toilet (6) can be replaced by a bidet or bath.
• the toilet (6) and the washbasin (7) can also be arranged in a sliding drawer (or tilting) between a retracted position where they are inserted in the technical module and an extended position where they are arranged in the sanitary module. Maneuvering the different drawers, the user has the opportunity to use these sanitary equipment in turn.
• the drawer or drawers may be made of plastic and / or wood and / or stone and / or composite material and / or metal and / or any other material suitable for the skilled person. They can be mounted mobile by means of rails, slides, hinges, hinges, crapaudines, etc.
• the sanitary equipment (6, 7) arranged in said drawers are made of lightweight composite materials of the plastic type.
• a flexible hose connects the water inlet of the washbasin (7) to the technical module.
• a drain hose connected to the sink siphon (7) is connected to the pump (14).
• the sink (7) can still be arranged next to the toilet (6).
• the sink (7) can then be mounted laterally movable between:
• the toilet (6) is fixed and the washbasin (7) remains permanently positioned in the sanitary module.
• the lavatory (7) is advantageously mounted to move on one or more rails or horizontal guides fixed against a wall of the sanitary module.
• a flexible pipe connects the water supply of the lavatory (7) to the technical module and another flexible sewage pipe connected to the siphon of said lavatory is connected to the pump (14).
• the lavatory faucet (7) is preferably fixed on a wall of the sanitary module, and can pivot so as to be functional regardless of the position of use of said lavatory.
• the water inlet duct of the shower (8) is the same as that of the tap.
• the toilet (6) is preferably provided with a seat (22) foldable of the type described above.
• the shower can therefore be taken either standing or sitting by folding the seat (22) and maneuvering the sink (7): in the high storage position, by folding it in its drawer or by moving it laterally in the first use position .
• the enclosure of the bathroom (1) is formed of a first sanitary module containing the toilet (6), a second sanitary module containing the sink (7), and a third sanitary module enclosing the shower (8), said sanitary modules being independent.

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