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WO2008020288A2
WO2008020288A2 PCT/IB2007/002334 IB2007002334W WO2008020288A2 WO 2008020288 A2 WO2008020288 A2 WO 2008020288A2 IB 2007002334 W IB2007002334 W IB 2007002334W WO 2008020288 A2 WO2008020288 A2 WO 2008020288A2
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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
    • 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
    • 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
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  • the waste of water in the shower takes place 1) when opening the hot water that takes a while to get from the water heater to the shower and while the hot one arrives and adjusts the temperature of the water to the user's taste, the water is thrown into the drain. 2) Another cause of the waste of water in the shower is that the water is thrown into the drain during the time that the user soaps the body. However, 3) the most important cause of water wastage is the custom of many users to continue pouring water from the shower after the final rinse. The object of the present invention is therefore to save water wastes 1), 2), and 3).
  • Figure 1 is a diagram of a conventional shower in which all the water that leaves the shower goes to the drain regardless of whether it is clean or dirty water.
  • Figure 2 is a diagram of a shower that has a valve at the water outlet that allows recycling of clean water that is wasted in the showers until today.
  • Figure 3 shows the diagram of an integrated set of elements that allows once the lathering and rinsing have been completed, with a minimum amount of water that is recycled, a hot and / or cold water bath can be used indefinitely.
  • the cubicle No. 1 has the shower (No. 2) at the outlet end of the tube (No. 3) that connects via the "Y" (No. 4) with the tubes
  • the sewer (No. 7) connects directly to the drain, so that all dirty or clean water is going to drain.
  • the cubicle (No. 8) has the sewer (No. 9) that has the short section of tube
  • the cubicle (No. 8) has integrated the proximity sensor (No. 14) interconnected with the electromechanical valve (No. 15) so that when the user withdraws from the shower to lather, the water passage closes, saving So the clean water that is lost during lathering.
  • the sensor (No. 14) can also be interconnected with the valve (No. 11) in such a way that the clean water during the user lathering is automatically taken to the clean water tank.
  • This tank has a tube to let out the air in the process of filling.
  • This tube not shown in the drawing for being so simple, has its upper outlet in the upper part of the shower cubicle or in another convenient place.
  • the clean water tank also has an automatic level switch so that when the tank is full, it opens the valve circuit (No. 11) by sending all the water coming from the shower to the drain, to avoid flooding the water tank. watering can.
  • the collected water can be used (case No. 1) for the toilets or (case No.
  • Case 2 requires an installation or circuit like the one described in the text corresponding to Figure 3, which follows.
  • Figure 3 shows a diagram of a prefabricated shower in which the cubicle (No. 16) has the sewer, tube, and valve identical to those indicated by numbers (9), (10), and (11) as in Figure 2, and also has the automatic filter (No. 17) that additionally cleans the clean water that comes from the shower, which (filter) once it is filled with waste at 50% capacity, automatically discharges such waste to drainage.
  • the clean water tank (No. 18) which can also be a double floor of the cubicle to save space, and then a small pump (No. 19) for the recycling of water to the shower.
  • the 2-way valve (No. 21) opens the water recycling circuit by closing the passage of water from the manual valves or vice versa as appropriate.
  • the electric immersion heater (No. 20), keeps the water re-circulated at the temperature that the user wants.
  • the control board can be external or inside the cubicle (No. 16), and in this case it will be airtight to protect both the user and the components of the same board.
  • both the adjustment and the start and stop of the system can be partially manual (electric) or completely automatic (electronic), in which the user only adjusts the temperature of the recycled water and the system automatically operates as programmed. It is pertinent to note that in all cases, these novel shower designs can be used as conventional showers with common valves to regulate the passage of water manually.

Abstract

Shower that saves the clean water that at present drains away. Showers waste water for various reasons: 1) because when the hot-water supply is turned on there is a short delay before the water from the heater reaches the shower and whilst the hot water is arriving at the shower and the temperature of the water is being adjusted to suit the user, the water drains away; 2) because water drains away during the time when the user is soaping his/her body; 3) because many users continue to stand under the flow of water from the shower after they have finished rinsing themselves off. The latter is the most important cause of water being wasted. Owing to the fact that it recycles and purifies the clean water, this shower saves a high percentage of the water that currently drains away.

Description

REGADERA AHORRADORA DE AGUA WATER SAVING SPILL
ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETO DE LA INVENCIÓNBACKGROUND AND OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
En la actualidad, uno de los más cuantiosos desperdicios de agua en uso doméstico se origina en la regadera. En efecto, el desperdicio de agua en la regadera tiene lugar 1) al abrir el agua caliente que tarda un poco en llegar desde el calentador del agua a la regadera y mientras llega la caliente y se ajusta la temperatura del agua al gusto del usuario, se tira el agua al drenaje. 2) Otra de las causas del desperdicio de agua en el baño de regadera consiste en que el agua se tira al drenaje durante el tiempo que el usuario se enjabona el cuerpo. Sin embargo, 3) la causa más importante de desperdicio de agua consiste en la costumbre de muchos usuarios de continuar echándose el agua de la regadera después de haber concluido el enjuague final. El objeto de la presente invención es, por consiguiente, economizar los desperdicios de agua 1) , 2), y 3) .Currently, one of the largest waste of water for domestic use originates in the shower. In fact, the waste of water in the shower takes place 1) when opening the hot water that takes a while to get from the water heater to the shower and while the hot one arrives and adjusts the temperature of the water to the user's taste, the water is thrown into the drain. 2) Another cause of the waste of water in the shower is that the water is thrown into the drain during the time that the user soaps the body. However, 3) the most important cause of water wastage is the custom of many users to continue pouring water from the shower after the final rinse. The object of the present invention is therefore to save water wastes 1), 2), and 3).
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓN Los detalles característicos de los sistemas de esta invención se explican minuciosamente en la siguiente descripción y se muestran claramente en los dibujos que la acompañan, sirviendo los mismos números para indicarDESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The characteristic details of the systems of this invention are explained in detail in the following description and are clearly shown in the accompanying drawings, serving the same numbers to indicate
CONFIRMARON COPY los mismos detalles en ambos descripción y dibujos. CONF IRMARON COPY The same details in both description and drawings.
La figura 1 es un diagrama de una regadera convencional en la que toda el agua que sale de la regadera va al drenaje sin importar que sea agua limpia o sucia.Figure 1 is a diagram of a conventional shower in which all the water that leaves the shower goes to the drain regardless of whether it is clean or dirty water.
La figura 2 es un diagrama de una regadera que tiene en la salida del agua una válvula que permite reciclar el agua limpia que hasta hoy se desperdicia en las regaderas . La figura 3 muestra el diagrama de un conjunto integrado de elementos que permite que una vez concluidos el enjabonado y el enjuague, con una cantidad mínima de agua que se recicla, se pueda tener un baño de agua caliente y/o fria por tiempo indefinido. En la figura 1, el cubículo (No. 1) tiene a la regadera (No. 2) al extremo de salida del tubo (No. 3) que por medio de la "Y" (No. 4) conecta con los tubosFigure 2 is a diagram of a shower that has a valve at the water outlet that allows recycling of clean water that is wasted in the showers until today. Figure 3 shows the diagram of an integrated set of elements that allows once the lathering and rinsing have been completed, with a minimum amount of water that is recycled, a hot and / or cold water bath can be used indefinitely. In Figure 1, the cubicle (No. 1) has the shower (No. 2) at the outlet end of the tube (No. 3) that connects via the "Y" (No. 4) with the tubes
(No. 5) del agua caliente y fria cuyo volumen se regula por medio de las válvulas (No. 6) para ajustar la temperatura del agua.(No. 5) of hot and cold water whose volume is regulated by means of the valves (No. 6) to adjust the water temperature.
La alcantarilla (No. 7) conecta directamente al drenaje, de manera que toda el agua sucia o limpia va a dar al drenaje.The sewer (No. 7) connects directly to the drain, so that all dirty or clean water is going to drain.
En la figura 2, el cubículo (No. 8) tiene a la alcantarilla (No. 9) que tiene al tramo corto de tuboIn figure 2, the cubicle (No. 8) has the sewer (No. 9) that has the short section of tube
(No. 10) el cual en su extremo inferior tiene una válvula de dos vias (No. 11) permanentemente abierta hacia el tubo del drenaje (No. 12) para evacuar el agua sucia y cerrando el paso del agua al tubo (No. 13) el del agua limpia. Al energizarse por la corriente eléctrica el actuador electro-mecánico de esta válvula, gira el émbolo H de vuelta cerrando el paso al drenaje y abriendo el paso del agua hacia el deposito del agua limpia. En caso de fallar la corriente eléctrica, el resorte regresa el émbolo de la válvula a su posición original .(No. 10) which at its lower end has a two-way valve (No. 11) permanently open to the drain pipe (No. 12) to evacuate dirty water and closing the passage of water to the tube (No. 13) of clean water. When the electro-mechanical actuator of this valve is energized by electric current, turn the piston H back, closing the passage to the drain and opening the water passage to the clean water tank. If the electric current fails, the spring returns the valve piston to its original position.
El cubículo (No. 8) tiene integrado el sensor de proximidad (No. 14) interconectado con la válvula electromecánica (No. 15) de manera que cuando el usuario se retira de la regadera para enjabonarse, se cierra el paso del agua, economizando asi el agua limpia que se pierde durante el enjabonado.The cubicle (No. 8) has integrated the proximity sensor (No. 14) interconnected with the electromechanical valve (No. 15) so that when the user withdraws from the shower to lather, the water passage closes, saving So the clean water that is lost during lathering.
El sensor (No. 14) puede también estar interconectado con la válvula (No. 11) de tal manera que el agua limpia durante el enjabonado del usuario automáticamente se conduzca al depósito del agua limpia. Este depósito, como es lógico, tiene un tubo para dejar escapar el aire en proceso del llenado. Este tubo, no mostrado en el dibujo por ser tan sencillo, tiene su salida superior en la parte alta del cubículo de la regadera o en otro lugar conveniente. El depósito de agua limpia tiene también un interruptor automático de nivel para que al llenarse el depósito, abra el circuito de la válvula (No. 11) enviando toda el agua proveniente de la regadera al drenaje, para evitar que se inunde el cubículo de la regadera. El agua recogida puede utilizarse (caso No. 1) para los excusados o bien (caso No. 2) para reciclarse hacia la misma regadera para aquellas personas que encuentran ya sea terapéutico o placentero continuar disfrutando de la regadera una vez que han terminado con el baño — mojado preliminar, enjabonado, y enjuagado— de tal manera que con un volumen pequeño de agua, por ejemplo 20 o 30 litros pueden continuar gozando de la regadera por tiempo indefinido sin desperdicio de agua. En el caso 1), el único componente adicional es una pequeña bomba para presión para operar el sistema.The sensor (No. 14) can also be interconnected with the valve (No. 11) in such a way that the clean water during the user lathering is automatically taken to the clean water tank. This tank, of course, has a tube to let out the air in the process of filling. This tube, not shown in the drawing for being so simple, has its upper outlet in the upper part of the shower cubicle or in another convenient place. The clean water tank also has an automatic level switch so that when the tank is full, it opens the valve circuit (No. 11) by sending all the water coming from the shower to the drain, to avoid flooding the water tank. watering can. The collected water can be used (case No. 1) for the toilets or (case No. 2) to recycle to the same shower for those who find either therapeutic or pleasant to continue enjoying the shower once they have finished with the bath - preliminary wetting, soaping, and rinsing - in such a way that with a small volume of water, for example 20 or 30 liters you can continue enjoying the shower for an indefinite period without wasting water. In case 1), the only additional component is a small pressure pump to operate the system.
El caso 2) requiere una instalación o circuito como el que se describe en el texto correspondiente a la figura 3, que sigue a continuación. La figura 3, muestra un esquema de una regadera prefabricada en la cual el cubículo (No. 16) tiene la alcantarilla, el tubo, y la válvula idénticos a los indicados por los números (9), (10), y (11) como en la figura 2, y tiene además el filtro automático (No. 17) que limpia adicionalmente el agua limpia que viene de la regadera, el cual (filtro) una vez que se llena de residuos al 50% de su capacidad, automáticamente descarga tales residuos al drenaje. En el mismo circuito viene en seguida el deposito de agua limpia (No. 18), que también puede ser un doble piso del cubículo para economizar espacio, y a continuación una pequeña bomba (No. 19) para el reciclado del agua a la regadera. La válvula de 2 vias (No. 21) abre el circuito del reciclado del agua cerrando el paso del agua proveniente de las válvulas manuales o viceversa según convenga.Case 2) requires an installation or circuit like the one described in the text corresponding to Figure 3, which follows. Figure 3 shows a diagram of a prefabricated shower in which the cubicle (No. 16) has the sewer, tube, and valve identical to those indicated by numbers (9), (10), and (11) as in Figure 2, and also has the automatic filter (No. 17) that additionally cleans the clean water that comes from the shower, which (filter) once it is filled with waste at 50% capacity, automatically discharges such waste to drainage. In the same circuit comes the clean water tank (No. 18), which can also be a double floor of the cubicle to save space, and then a small pump (No. 19) for the recycling of water to the shower. The 2-way valve (No. 21) opens the water recycling circuit by closing the passage of water from the manual valves or vice versa as appropriate.
El calentador eléctrico de inmersión (No. 20), mantiene el agua re-circulada a la temperatura que desea el usuario.The electric immersion heater (No. 20), keeps the water re-circulated at the temperature that the user wants.
El tablero de control puede estar externo o dentro del cubículo (No. 16), y en este caso será hermético para proteger tanto al usuario como a los componentes del mismo tablero. En ambos casos, tanto el ajuste como el arranque y el paro del sistema puede ser parcialmente manual (eléctrico) o completamente automático (electrónico) , en el cual el usuario únicamente ajusta la temperatura del agua reciclada y el sistema funciona automáticamente como programado. Es pertinente hacer notar que en todos los casos, estos novedosos diseños de regadera pueden usarse como regaderas convencionales con válvulas comunes para regular el paso del agua manualmente. The control board can be external or inside the cubicle (No. 16), and in this case it will be airtight to protect both the user and the components of the same board. In both cases, both the adjustment and the start and stop of the system can be partially manual (electric) or completely automatic (electronic), in which the user only adjusts the temperature of the recycled water and the system automatically operates as programmed. It is pertinent to note that in all cases, these novel shower designs can be used as conventional showers with common valves to regulate the passage of water manually.

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REIVINDICACIONESHabiendo descrito suficientemente mi invención, considero como una novedad y por lo tanto reclamo como de mi exclusiva propiedad lo contenido en las cláusulas siguientes : CLAIMS Having described my invention sufficiently, I consider it as a novelty and therefore claim as my exclusive property contained in the following clauses:
1.- Regadera que en la salida del agua al drenaje tenga una válvula como la descrita u otra similar que separe el agua sucia del agua limpia.1.- Watering can that at the outlet of the water to the drain has a valve like the one described or another similar one that separates the dirty water from the clean water.
2.- Regadera que tenga un depósito para almacenar el agua limpia de la regadera que ahora se tira al drenaje .2.- Watering can that has a reservoir to store the clean water from the shower that is now thrown into the drain.
3.- Regadera pre-fabricada con doble piso que sirva para el objeto descrito en 2) .3.- Pre-fabricated shower with double floor that serves the purpose described in 2).
4.- Regadera que en circuito del agua limpia proveniente de la regadera tenga un filtro automático que al llenarse a un porcentaje pre-determinado de su capacidad, descargue los residuos al drenaje.4.- Watering can that in the clean water circuit coming from the shower has an automatic filter that, when filled to a pre-determined percentage of its capacity, discharges the waste to the drain.
5.- Regadera que tenga una pequeña bomba en la salida del tanque de almacenamiento del agua limpia para la circulación del agua en el sistema.5.- Watering can with a small pump at the outlet of the clean water storage tank for the circulation of water in the system.
6.- Circuito de regadera de reciclado que tenga un calentador eléctrico de inmersión, o cualquier otro tipo adecuado de calentador, para mantener la temperatura del agua de la regadera al gusto del usuario.6.- Recycling shower circuit that has an electric immersion heater, or any other suitable type of heater, to maintain the temperature of the water in the shower to the user's liking.
7.- Regadera con sensor de movimiento o de proximidad para abrir y cerrar el paso del agua a conveniencia, durante el enjabonado del usuario o durante el enjuague.7.- Watering can with movement or proximity sensor to open and close the passage of water at convenience, during the user lathering or during rinsing.
8.- Regadera con válvula con actuador eléctrico operado por el sensor de movimiento o proximidad.8.- Watering can with valve with electric actuator operated by the motion or proximity sensor.
9.- Regadera que incorpore cualquier tecnología que permita la separación del agua limpia de la sucia y el reciclado de la primera durante el baño. 9.- Watering can that incorporates any technology that allows the separation of clean and dirty water and recycling of the first one during the bath.
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