ES1220738U - PROXIMITY WATER TREATMENT AND DISPENSING SYSTEM (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Proximity water treatment and dispensing system, characterized in that it comprises a water purification device (1) provided with a proximity water inlet and that contains a set of filter media for water purification, by nanofiltration or by microfiltration, and means of remineralization, ionization and hydrogenation of filtered water for its restructuring at molecular level and pH balance; a microbiological disinfection device (2) through ultraviolet (UV) rays of water from the water treatment device (1); a cooling device and mixer (3) of the water from the microbiological disinfection device, provided with one or several outlet channels (4) for the supply of different types of treated water through the respective outlet tap (5); each output path (4) of a servo-valve (6) being selectively operable by an electronic plate of a prepaid purse (7), and supplying through the corresponding output path (4) with an amount default of the treated water selected when a stipulated amount is entered into the prepaid purse (7). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

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DESCRIPTION

Proximity water treatment and dispensing system.

Technical sector

The present invention, as its title indicates, refers to a system of treatment and dispensing of proximity water, which presents constructive particularities oriented to allow its installation in centers and enclosures of all kinds, such as: camping sites, shopping centers, gas stations or similar, and that performs the treatment and dispensing prior payment of proximity water from eg wells, rainwater, streams, public network or other source of supply.

Prior art

In the enclosures and centers mentioned or similar it is common that the water used in the services is not potable or does not have characteristics (hygienic, taste, color) that advise its consumption, especially in summer.

Therefore, in this type of centers or facilities it is customary for the general public to resort to the acquisition of bottled water for consumption, which raises several drawbacks, including: a high cost partly due to the transport of bottled water; some contamination of the water with phthalates due to its contact with the plastic of the bottle; the risk of buying low quality waters; and a high environmental impact due to the manufacturing and subsequent disposal or recycling of a large number of plastic bottles.

The consumption of bottled water, usually at an excessive price, is largely determined by the lack of guarantees provided by the consumption of proximity water from, for example, rainwater, from a distribution network or from a stream or a well next.

Obviously, although the water purification plants used in the cities are known, they do not solve the problem presented because they are not applicable, by size or cost, to centers or facilities of the type mentioned;

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neither do they perform the water treatment immediately before dispensing; that is to say, in the water treatment plants of the cities, the water is potabilized simply making it suitable for consumption, but it is not conditioned so that it can supply chilled water or with chilled gas water, since the potable water is conducted by a distribution network from the plant to the homes, this transport also entailing a consequent risk of contamination due to leaks or breakdowns in said network.

Therefore, the technical problem that arises is the development of a system of treatment and dispensing of proximity water that guarantees the supply of conditioned water of the highest quality, in optimal sanitary conditions for its consumption, without the use of plastic containers and all at a lower price than bottled water.

Explanation of the invention.

Basically the proposed invention consists of a system of treatment and dispensing of proximity water, activated by the user prepaid; with an intelligent system for dosing, filtration and conditioning of the water in situ at the time of dispensing, which supplies different conditioned waters (water with gas, or without gas, refrigerated, or at room temperature) and that provides savings in packaging and plastics for the transport of water.

To this end, and according to the invention, the proximity water treatment and dispensing system, object of this invention, comprises: - a drinking water supply device provided with a proximity water inlet and containing a set of filter media for the water purification, by nanofiltration or microfiltration, and means of remineralization, ionization and hydrogenation of filtered water for restructuring at the molecular level and pH balance; - a microbiological disinfection device through ultraviolet (UV) rays of water from the water purification device; - a water cooling and mixing device from the microbiological disinfection device, provided with one or more outlets for the supply of different types of treated water through the respective outlet tap; each output path of a servo-valve selectively operable being provided by an electronic plate of a prepaid wallet, and

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which supplies a predetermined amount of the treated treated water through the corresponding exit route, when a stipulated amount is entered into the prepaid wallet.

The proximity water used in this system can come from water from the public network or from other sources, be it well water, rainwater or others.

It is worth mentioning that the set of filter media used in the purification device will be chosen in each case depending on the quality of the proximity water used, using the data available through the population water analysis.

Preferably, in one embodiment of the invention, the cooling and mixing device comprises three outlet routes for the supply of: room temperature water, chilled water and water with refrigerated gas; although it is not ruled out that the system can have a greater or lesser number of routes with the corresponding outlet taps depending on the different types of treated water to be supplied.

With the characteristics indicated above, this system provides a series of advantages over the use of bottled water such as the reduction of plastic consumption, the user can use the desired container to refill it as many times as he considers with the water supplied by the system; the dispensing of water of the highest quality and with hygienic conditions suitable for consumption and of better quality than any bottled water, which implies at the level of phthalates and contact with plastic materials.

Brief description of the content of the drawings.

To complement the description that is being made and in order to facilitate the understanding of the characteristics of the invention, a set of drawings is attached to the present specification in which, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented:

- Figure 1 shows a schematic view of an exemplary embodiment of the system

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of treatment and dispensing of proximity water, according to the invention.

Detailed presentation of embodiments of the invention.

In the exemplary embodiment shown in Figure 1, the proximity water treatment and dispensing system comprises a purification device (1) provided with a proximity water inlet, coming from a water distribution network, rainwater, well or the like , and contains a set of filter media by nanofiltration or microfiltration for water purification, and means for remineralization, ionization and hydrogenation of filtered water; the system then comprises a microbiological disinfection device (2) through ultraviolet (UV) rays; a cooling and mixing device (3) provided in this case with three outlet ways (4) for the supply of: room temperature water, chilled water and water with refrigerated gas towards outlet taps (5).

This system is completely modular, which allows adapting the number of exit routes (4) to the different types of water to be supplied, either a single exit route, or several exit routes as shown in this embodiment .

The exit routes (4) are provided with servo-valves (6) selectively operable by an electronic plate of a payment wallet (7) in which the user chooses the desired type of water, by means of the payment of a amount determined in the prepaid wallet (7).

This prepaid wallet (7) has screens for displaying the amount, the electronic plate of the prepaid wallet (7) opening the servo-valve (6) corresponding to the exit path (4) of the type of water chosen by the customer and the dispensing by the corresponding tap (5) of the amount of water corresponding to the amount paid.

The system has, below the taps (5), a drain pan (8) of the water that could be spilled by the user.

Once the nature of the invention has been sufficiently described, as well as a preferred embodiment, it is stated for the appropriate purposes that the materials,

Shape, size and arrangement of the elements described may be modified, provided that this does not imply an alteration of the essential features of the invention that are claimed below.

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Claims (2)

5 10 fifteen twenty 25 30 1. - Proximity water treatment and dispensing system, characterized in that it comprises a purification device (1) provided with a proximity water inlet and containing a set of filter media for water purification, by nanofiltration or by microfiltration, and means of remineralization, ionization and hydrogenation of filtered water for restructuring at the molecular level and pH balance; a microbiological disinfection device (2) through ultraviolet (UV) rays of water from the drinking water treatment device (1); a cooling and mixing device (3) of the water from the microbiological disinfection device, provided with one, or several outlets (4) for the supply of different types of treated water through the respective outlet tap (5); each outlet path (4) being provided with a servo-valve (6) selectively operable by an electronic plate of a prepaid purse (7), and which supplies through the corresponding outlet path (4) a quantity Default of the treated water selected when a stipulated amount is entered in the prepaid wallet (7). 2. - System, according to claim 1, characterized in that the cooling and mixing device (3) comprises three outlet routes (4) for the supply of: room temperature water, chilled water and water with refrigerated gas.