US20100282343A1 - Water supply device for showers and the like - Google Patents

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US20100282343A1
US20100282343A1 US12/682,495 US68249510A US2010282343A1 US 20100282343 A1 US20100282343 A1 US 20100282343A1 US 68249510 A US68249510 A US 68249510A US 2010282343 A1 US2010282343 A1 US 2010282343A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • E03C1/0408—Water installations especially for showers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03B—INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER
    • E03B1/00—Methods or layout of installations for water supply
    • E03B1/04—Methods or layout of installations for water supply for domestic or like local supply
    • E03B1/048—Systems for collecting not used fresh water
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24D—DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR
    • F24D17/00—Domestic hot-water supply systems
    • F24D17/0073—Arrangements for preventing the occurrence or proliferation of microorganisms in the water
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
    • E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths
    • E03C2001/0418—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths having temperature indicating means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T137/8158—With indicator, register, recorder, alarm or inspection means

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  • the present invention is related to a water supply device for showers, bathtubs and the like, of the kind comprising at least one inlet line of a water flow, adjustment means of said water flow and at least one shower rose or nozzle for the water supply.
  • the user operates on said adjustment means for having a water flow which, through the shower rose, falls on the shower plate or in the bathtub and disperses through the bath drain until the flow temperature reaches the desired level, while the user checks it by partially wetting oneself before starting to have a shower.
  • the technical problems underlying the present invention is to provide a water supply device allowing to obviate to the drawbacks mentioned with reference to the prior art.
  • a water supply device as above specified, characterized in that it comprises:
  • a branched line downstream said adjustment means of the water flow, connecting the water supply device and a drain to each other through a dedicated line;
  • temperature detection means placed between said adjustment means and said branched line or on said dedicated line, connected to temperature display means.
  • the main advantage of the water supply device according to the present invention lies in allowing the achievement of the desired temperature level, checkable through said display means, while the water flow is deviated directly towards the drain, with the possibility of sending said water flow towards the shower rose when the achievement of the desired temperature is accomplished, thus eliminating the discomfort of the wait and of the direct check before having a shower.
  • the means for deviating can link the rose to the drain, through said dedicated line, permitting to keep the rose dry, a precaution required by the guidelines for the prevention of legionella bacterial colony formation, a bacterium responsible for dangerous bacterial infections.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 schematically show a first embodiment of the water supply device according to the present invention, illustrating different operational conditions
  • FIG. 4 schematically shows a second embodiment of the water supply device according to the present invention.
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B respectively show two examples of shower cabin incorporating said embodiments of the water supply device.
  • a first embodiment of water supply device according to the invention is hereinafter disclosed, globally indicated as 1 .
  • It comprises at least one inlet line of a water flow which, in the present embodiment, is composed by a cold water inlet line 2 and by a hot water inlet line 3 . They converge in a sole supply line 4 at adjustment means of said flow, globally indicated as 5 , said supply line 4 being connected to a shower rose 6 of a shower or to any other kind of nozzle for the water supply.
  • the present device may be applied to any supply system of tap water: showers, bathtubs, washbasins etc. or any other system employing hot water at a certain temperature, as for domestic equipments like washing machines, dishwashers and machines also of the industrial types.
  • the adjustment means 5 comprises a pair of taps 7 , but t is apparent that any regulator and/or mixer may be considered comprised in said adjustment means.
  • the device 1 At the supply line, 4 the device 1 comprises a branched line 8 , placed downstream with respect to said adjustment means 5 of the flow.
  • drain it is understood e.g. the piping connecting the shower or the bathtub to the grey waters.
  • the dedicated line 9 may be connected to said piping immediately downstream the water collection well, or even it may be open into the bathtub or into the shower plate.
  • the device 1 comprises means for deviating said water flow, indicated as 10 , arranged to deviate the already mixed water flow towards the rose 6 , through the supply line 4 , or towards the drain, through the dedicated line.
  • the means for deviating 10 is suitable to connect said at least one rose or nozzle 6 to the drain through said dedicated line 9 ( FIG. 3 ), so as to allow the safe draining of the supply line 4 and of the rose 6 at the end of the shower use.
  • Such draining allows the rose to be kept dry, preventing the formation of moulds and of bacterial colonies, e.g. legionella carrier bacteria proliferating in wet environments and in air at temperatures varying from 25° C. to 50° C.
  • said means for deviating can be arranged in a configuration deviating the water flow towards the drain, which can coincide with the configuration wherein the rose 6 is connected to said drain, so as to relieve the user from the duty of selecting such a configuration after having had a shower.
  • the means for deviating comprises a three-way valve, easily maneuverable by a knob 21 ( FIG. 5A ). Thanks to the latter, it is possible to select the configurations wherein: ( FIG. 1 ) the supply line 4 is connected to the drain; ( FIG. 2 ) the supply line 4 is connected to the rose 6 ; and ( FIG. 3 ) the rose is directly connected to the drain and the supply line is shut.
  • the device 1 therefore comprises means for the detection of temperature, e.g. comprising a thermocouple sensor 12 arranged upstream the branched line 5 ( FIGS. 1 to 3 ) or, according to an embodiment not shown in the drawings, between said adjustment means 5 and said branched line 8 or onto said dedicated line 9 as well.
  • a thermocouple sensor 12 arranged upstream the branched line 5 ( FIGS. 1 to 3 ) or, according to an embodiment not shown in the drawings, between said adjustment means 5 and said branched line 8 or onto said dedicated line 9 as well.
  • the position of the sensor 12 allows to check the water temperature even through the supply as such.
  • the sensor 12 is connected to temperature display means, globally indicated as 19 , which can comprise e.g. an acoustic alarm, a light alarm 13 FIG. 5A ) or even a display ( FIGS. 4 ad 5 B) indicating, in a Celsius or Fahrenheit scale, the temperature level of the water flow.
  • temperature display means globally indicated as 19 , which can comprise e.g. an acoustic alarm, a light alarm 13 FIG. 5A ) or even a display ( FIGS. 4 ad 5 B) indicating, in a Celsius or Fahrenheit scale, the temperature level of the water flow.
  • the water supply device comprises means for the input of a certain desired temperature value, e.g. a small alphanumeric keyboard 15 or a pair of keys +/.
  • a second embodiment of the device 1 is of the automatic operation type, wherein said means for deviating 10 are slaved to said means for the detection of temperature 12 by an actuator.
  • the configuration of the means for deviating 10 is automatically varied by said actuator, on the basis of the temperature reached by the water flow as detected by the sensor 12 .
  • the actuating system comprises one or more electrovalves, specifically a first electrovalve 16 on said dedicated line 10 and a second electrovalve 17 placed between said adjustment means 5 of the water flow and the rose 6 .
  • the means for deviating, in this case substantially overlapped to said adjustment means can comprise electrically driven regulators 18 , arranged on the inlet lines 2 , 3 of the cold and hot water.
  • the user is required only to input the desired temperature: while the flow is deviated into the drain, it is also adjusted to the requested temperature.
  • the position of the sensor 12 detecting the temperature allows to stop the flow in case of a sudden temperature drop.
  • the present invention is also referred to integrated structures like shower cabins 20 ( FIGS. 5A and 5B ), wherein the device is integrated into the structure connected to the water distribution system.
  • a first version ( FIG. 5A ) can provide the use of a manual regulation system with said taps 7 and an additional knob 21 for driving said valve 11 .
  • a second version ( FIG. 5B ) is completely automated and has a keyboard, which may be remotely arranged with respect to the shower, for inputting the desired temperature and for controlling the start of the water flowing and the start of the supply.
  • the device can be used also for the automatic filling up of a bathtub structure.
  • the supply in the bathtub may automatically occur having reached the desired temperature.
  • flow breaking means may be provided, linked to a level switch inside the bathtub.
  • said means can be operated after a certain length of time, by a timer, or after the supply of a certain amount of water, e.g. detected by a flow meter applied to the supply line.

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