ES2397037A1 - Recovery system for decrease of water consumption. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents
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Sistema de recuperación para disminución del consumo de agua Recovery system to reduce water consumption
La presente invención es un sistema para recuperación del agua que es desechada en instalaciones de viviendas, oficinas y similares cuando ésta no alcanza una temperatura mínima determinada. The present invention is a system for water recovery that is discarded in residential, office and similar facilities when it does not reach a certain minimum temperature.
ESTADO DE LA TÉCNICA ANTERIOR STATE OF THE PREVIOUS TECHNIQUE
En las instalaciones hidráulicas en viviendas, oficinas y similares se tienen en algunos grifos de elementos como duchas, inodoros, lavadoras, etc. restricciones en cuanto a la temperatura del agua. Así pues hoy en día cuando se abre un grifo o elemento similar y el agua no está a la temperatura deseada, ésta se deja correr y se pierde por el desagüe de forma que se desechan muchos litros del agua a lo largo del día que se reflejan en la pérdida de miles de litros de agua al año en este tipo de instalaciones. In hydraulic installations in homes, offices and the like, some elements such as showers, toilets, washing machines, etc. are used in some faucets. restrictions on water temperature. So today when a tap or similar element is opened and the water is not at the desired temperature, it is allowed to run and is lost through the drain so that many liters of water are discarded throughout the day that are reflected in the loss of thousands of liters of water a year in this type of facilities.
Debido a las sequías que se están sufriendo en los últimos años y a condiciones económicas y medioambientales, se hace necesario el desarrollo de un sistema con el que disminuir el desecho de agua limpia. Due to the droughts that are being suffered in recent years and economic and environmental conditions, it is necessary to develop a system with which to reduce the waste of clean water.
EXPLICACIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓN EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION
La presente invención propone un sistema con el que solventar el problema anteriormente mencionado. El sistema de la presente invención ha sido diseñado para la recuperación del agua fría de una vivienda, una oficina o cualquier otro local. El sistema está diseñado para recoger el agua que no llega a una temperatura mínima deseada que de lo contrario se perdería por las tuberías. The present invention proposes a system with which to solve the aforementioned problem. The system of the present invention has been designed for the recovery of cold water from a home, an office or any other premises. The system is designed to collect water that does not reach a desired minimum temperature that would otherwise be lost through the pipes.
Así pues la presente invención consigue disminuir de forma significativa el consumo de agua contribuyendo así con el medio ambiente. Considerando la escasez de agua que se sufre desde los últimos años y la creciente preocupación por el cuidado del medio ambiente, esta invención proporciona una solución económica para reducir el consumo de agua en instalaciones como viviendas, oficinas, etc. Thus the present invention manages to significantly reduce the consumption of water thus contributing to the environment. Considering the water shortage that has been suffered since the last years and the growing concern for the care of the environment, this invention provides an economical solution to reduce water consumption in facilities such as homes, offices, etc.
La invención comprende un depósito de acumulación hacia el que se desvía el agua que no llega a una temperatura mínima establecida en cada caso por el usuario. The invention comprises an accumulation tank to which water that does not reach a minimum temperature established in each case by the user is diverted.
El sistema comprende además una bomba de bajo consumo con la que recircular el agua del depósito de acumulación. La bomba de recirculación envía el agua a un calentador para que ésta llegue a la temperatura mínima establecida por el usuario o envía el agua a grifos de la instalación que no tienen establecida una temperatura mínima o cuya temperatura mínima establecida es menor a la temperatura del agua que se está recirculando. The system also includes a low consumption pump with which to recirculate the water from the accumulation tank. The recirculation pump sends the water to a heater so that it reaches the minimum temperature set by the user or sends the water to faucets of the installation that do not have a minimum temperature set or whose minimum set temperature is lower than the water temperature That is being recirculated.
El sistema de la invención comprende válvulas termostáticas con una entrada y dos salidas de forma que el agua que pasa por ellas es desviada en función de su temperatura hacia el grifo de la instalación al que está conectada una de las salidas de la válvula o hacia el depósito de acumulación al que está conectada la otra salida de la válvula. The system of the invention comprises thermostatic valves with one inlet and two outlets so that the water that passes through them is diverted according to its temperature to the tap of the installation to which one of the valve's outlets is connected or to the accumulation tank to which the other valve outlet is connected.
A lo largo de la descripción y las reivindicaciones la palabra "comprende" y sus variantes no pretenden excluir otras características técnicas, aditivos, componentes o pasos. Para los expertos en la materia, otros objetos, ventajas y características de la invención se desprenderán en parte de la descripción y en parte de la práctica de la invención. Los siguientes ejemplos y dibujos se proporcionan a modo de ilustración, y no se pretende que sean limitativos de la presente invención. Además, la presente invención cubre todas las posibles combinaciones de realizaciones particulares y preferidas aquí indicadas. Throughout the description and the claims the word "comprises" and its variants are not intended to exclude other technical characteristics, additives, components or steps. For those skilled in the art, other objects, advantages and features of the invention will be derived partly from the description and partly from the practice of the invention. The following examples and drawings are provided by way of illustration, and are not intended to be limiting of the present invention. In addition, the present invention covers all possible combinations of particular and preferred embodiments indicated herein.
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FIG. 1 muestra el esquema del sistema de la invención con todos sus componentes. FIG. 1 shows the scheme of the system of the invention with all its components.
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1:Depósito de acumulación; 2:Bomba; 3:Calentador; 4:Válvula termostática; 5:Válvula de retención 1: Accumulation deposit; 2: Pump; 3: Heater; 4: Thermostatic valve; 5: Check valve
EXPOSICION DETALLADA DE MODOS DE REALIZACIÓN DETAILED EXHIBITION OF MODES OF EMBODIMENT
El sistema de recuperación de agua fría en una instalación de la presente invención se puede aplicar a instalaciones de vivienda, oficinas o similares. Este sistema se aplica en instalaciones que comprenden una pluralidad de grifos, estos a su vez conectados a elementos como una lavadora, un lavabo, una bañera, etc. en función de la instalación concreta. The cold water recovery system in an installation of the present invention can be applied to housing facilities, offices or the like. This system is applied in installations that comprise a plurality of taps, these in turn connected to elements such as a washing machine, a washbasin, a bathtub, etc. depending on the concrete installation.
El usuario de la instalación determina una temperatura mínima para el agua en algunos de los grifos de la instalación, como por ejemplo en el caso del grifo de una ducha el usuario puede seleccionar una temperatura The user of the installation determines a minimum temperature for the water in some of the faucets of the installation, for example in the case of a shower faucet the user can select a temperature
mínima para el agua de 30º. Hasta la fecha, cuando se daba esta situación, el usuario dejaba perder por el desagüe el agua que no llegaba a esa temperatura mínima. Con la presente invención el agua que no llega a dicha temperatura es mandada a un depósito de acumulación (1) y es recirculada para evitar que se pierda sin haber sido utilizada. minimum for water of 30º. To date, when this situation occurred, the user would lose water that did not reach that minimum temperature down the drain. With the present invention, the water that does not reach said temperature is sent to an accumulation tank (1) and is recirculated to prevent it from being lost without being used.
El sistema de la presente invención comprende válvulas termostáticas (4) de tres vías, con una entrada y dos salidas, conectadas tal que el agua que entra a una temperatura mayor que la temperatura determinada por el usuario pasa por una salida de la válvula (4) conectada a un grifo de la instalación y el agua que entra a una temperatura menor que la temperatura determinada por el usuario pasa por una salida de la válvula (4) conectada a un depósito de acumulación (1) del sistema. Este depósito de acumulación (1) está conectado a su vez a una bomba The system of the present invention comprises three-way thermostatic valves (4), with one inlet and two outlets, connected such that the water entering at a temperature greater than the temperature determined by the user passes through an outlet of the valve (4 ) connected to a tap of the installation and the water that enters at a temperature lower than the temperature determined by the user passes through an outlet of the valve (4) connected to an accumulation tank (1) of the system. This accumulation tank (1) is in turn connected to a pump
(2) de bajo consumo que recircula el agua a un calentador (3) o a un grifo de la instalación. El sistema comprende además una válvula de retención (5) situada entre la bomba (2) y el calentador (3). (2) low consumption that recirculates water to a heater (3) or to a tap of the installation. The system further comprises a check valve (5) located between the pump (2) and the heater (3).
Así pues en el depósito de acumulación (1) se almacena el agua que no está a una temperatura suficiente como para ser utilizada en el grifo de la instalación al que habís sido enviada. En el presente ejemplo el depósito de acumulación (1) tiene una capacidad de 50 litros de agua. Thus, in the accumulation tank (1) water is stored that is not at a temperature sufficient to be used in the tap of the installation to which you have been sent. In the present example the accumulation tank (1) has a capacity of 50 liters of water.
La bomba (2) de bajo consumo recircula el agua que hay en el depósito de acumulación hacia grifos en los que el usuario no haya determinado una temperatura mínima o bien a grifos en los que la temperatura determinada por el usuario para el agua sea menor a la temperatura del agua que está recirculando. En el presente ejemplo de realización la bomba (2) se acciona cuando el depósito de acumulación (1) está lleno hasta 25 litros. The low consumption pump (2) recirculates the water in the accumulation tank to taps in which the user has not determined a minimum temperature or to taps in which the temperature determined by the user for the water is less than the temperature of the water that is recirculating. In the present embodiment, the pump (2) is operated when the accumulation tank (1) is full up to 25 liters.
En una instalación de una casa de 90 m2 en la que vivan dos personas en la que haya una ducha, dos lavabos y un fregadero se pierden diariamente unos 68 litros de agua que son 2.108 litros al mes que hace un total de 25.296 litros de agua perdidos al año. Así pues la presente invención permite ahorrar una gran cantidad de agua al año con lo que se obtienen altos beneficios económicos y medioambientales. In an installation of a house of 90 m2 in which two people live in which there is a shower, two sinks and a sink, about 68 liters of water are lost daily, which are 2,108 liters per month that makes a total of 25,296 liters of water lost a year. Thus, the present invention allows saving a large amount of water per year, thereby obtaining high economic and environmental benefits.
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- X X X X A A US 5564462 A (STORCH PAUL) 15.10.1996, columna 3, línea 61 – columna 6, línea 4; figura 1. US 2008061155 A1 (SEYMOUR PAUL STEVEN) 13.03.2008, párrafo [0017]; figura 1. WO 2004088051 A1 (WILLSFORD ANDREW DONALD et al.) 14.10.2004, página 11, líneas 10-31; figura 1. US 2008223451 A1 (ACKER LARRY K) 18.09.2008, párrafos [0019-0021],[0027]; figura 2. US 4606325 A (LUJAN JR ALBERT G) 19.08.1986, descripción; figura 1. US 5042524 A (LUND WILLIAM J) 27.08.1991, todo el documento. 1 1 1 1 1 1 X X X X A A US 5564462 A (STORCH PAUL) 15.10.1996, column 3, line 61 - column 6, line 4; Figure 1. US 2008061155 A1 (SEYMOUR PAUL STEVEN) 13.03.2008, paragraph [0017]; Figure 1. WO 2004088051 A1 (WILLSFORD ANDREW DONALD et al.) 14.10.2004, page 11, lines 10-31; Figure 1. US 2008223451 A1 (ACKER LARRY K) 18.09.2008, paragraphs [0019-0021], [0027]; Figure 2. US 4606325 A (LUJAN JR ALBERT G) 19.08.1986, description; Figure 1. US 5042524 A (LUND WILLIAM J) 27.08.1991, the whole document. 1 1 1 1 1 1
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