WO2009078699A1 - Douche équipée d'un système économiseur d'eau - Google Patents

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WO2009078699A1
WO2009078699A1 PCT/MX2008/000176 MX2008000176W WO2009078699A1 WO 2009078699 A1 WO2009078699 A1 WO 2009078699A1 MX 2008000176 W MX2008000176 W MX 2008000176W WO 2009078699 A1 WO2009078699 A1 WO 2009078699A1
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Juan Pablo Zavala Avelar
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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
    • E03B—INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER
    • E03B7/00—Water main or service pipe systems
    • E03B7/04—Domestic or like local pipe systems
    • E03B7/045—Domestic or like local pipe systems diverting initially cold water in warm water supply
    • 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
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A20/00—Water conservation; Efficient water supply; Efficient water use
    • Y02A20/40—Protecting water resources
    • Y02A20/411—Water saving techniques at user level

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  • the invention relates to water-saving devices of the type that are used in the area of the shower and more specifically it relates to a shower that incorporates a new system for saving water thanks to which the water that just leaves a conventional shower, when the hot water tap is opened, instead of being wasted, going towards the drain without having taken advantage of it, it is drifted into a storage tank giving enough time for hot water to start flowing out to mix with it and that of Ia water can drain the water at the temperature desired by the user.
  • the main problem to face is the waste of water at the time of bathing, which results from the popular custom of opening the keys that control the flow of water to the shower area and letting the water run from the shower because it does not come out at the desired temperature to start bathing so that said liquid is wasted because it is poured directly into the drain without having been used. It is well known by all that the "first" water that comes out of the shower normally does not have the temperature that we prefer to bathe and hence precisely that we waste it by letting it flow until it leaves at the temperature we want. In an attempt to attack the problem of water scarcity and its rational use, various and very varied systems have been proposed for water saving, among which are some specially designed to reuse the water previously used in the shower for Ia toilet discharge or toilet.
  • Reid's US Patent No. 3,594,825 illustrates a water supply system for a shower and washbasin, incorporated into a vehicle, which consists of a tank or tank below the area of the shower to collect the water used during a person's bath or shower and divert it to the toilet water tank.
  • this system fulfills its purpose of reusing water and thereby contributing to water saving, it is far from being similar to that of the present invention.
  • the shower of the present invention presents innovative elements that in combination materialize a novel and practical water saving system.
  • a further object of the invention is to propose a new shower that has the ability to store a certain amount of water that can be used in the course of the shower process, which avoids the waste of the cold water that is usually thrown when the flow of the shower before it comes out hot.
  • a shower equipped with a water saving system characterized in that it consists, in a preferred embodiment, of: a) a water storage tank, which is arranged in the flow path of the water that comes from a water heater; b) a water flow diverting device that flows through a water pipe, which has a lever that operates between two positions, one in which it allows the water to take its normal course along the pipe, in the direction towards The shower, and another one in which it temporarily deflects the flow of water to the storage tank; c) a water level detector assembly within the storage tank, which consists of a float element and an alarm device that is activated by means of said float when the water that is poured into the tank has reached a height level predetermined; and d) a venturi-type device that is connected in water flow communication with the pipe that channels the water to the shower, between the diverter device and the shower; said venturi device has a connection means for a hose or tube that is inside the tank and by means
  • Figure 1 is a side view of the shower with water saving system, shown in section to show its main elements.
  • Figure 2 is a side view of the shower with water saving system.
  • Figure 3 is a top view of the shower of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the system diverter device.
  • Figure 5 is a sectional view of the diverter device represented in the bypass position of the water flow to the storage tank.
  • Figure 6 is a sectional view of the diverter device represented in the position that channels the flow of water to the shower.
  • Figure 7 is a sectioned side view showing the elements (the diverter device, the operating lever, the venturi tube and shower) that are in the flow path of the water to the shower.
  • Figure 8 is a perspective view of the venturi tube of the water saving system.
  • Figure 9 is a perspective view of the venturi tube shown in longitudinal section.
  • the technical field of the present invention is that of saving natural resources, particularly in saving a significant amount of water that is wasted when a person bathes.
  • Conventional sprinklers consist only of a tube that carries water to an outlet, with the necessary shape to provide a certain angle of fall depending on the onion used to distribute the flow evenly, the mixture of cold water with hot water is made only with the regulation of the flows through the stopcocks that are previously installed in the bathrooms with shower.
  • the shower (100) with water saving system the system is characterized in that it consists of a set of elements integrated to the pipe that discharges the water in a conventional shower.
  • the system includes a diverter device (10) of the water flow that is coupled to the connection (8) of the water pipe at a point adjacent or immediately to the wall (5), and that is designed with a distribution chamber (25 ), by means of which the water is directed in two predetermined flow paths, one at a time, for which it has a lever (15) that is inserted into a conduit of the device to move rectilinearly along it a first position in which it is blocking the passage of water towards the shower (Fig. 5), and the drift towards the tank through the angled hole (19) of the lever, to a second position in which it leaves unlocked (Fig.
  • the lever (15) is an elongated tubular piece in whose front section (the one that is introduced into the diverter device) are the through holes (18, 19) that serve as passage elements to direct the water flow as indicated above, according to the position in which said lever is located.
  • the system (100) also includes a water storage tank (20) disposed below the level of the water pipe and attached to it by some suitable means, said tank is provided to contain the cold water which, when the lever (15 ) associated to the diverter device (10) is in the first position, it is referred to said tank through a duct (12) of the device (10) and a hose (17) connected to it, which is fixed to an input means (22) provided on the upper surface of the tank.
  • the tank (20) is of any appropriate capacity and also has a water level detection system that is poured into the tank, consisting of a float (30) and an alarm switch (32) that is activated by the float when This has reached the maximum height or level of the water that is expected to be contained in the tank.
  • an audible alarm (40) will be activated which, by means of intermittent sounds, will warn the user that it can already be introduced for bathing.
  • a venturi type device (50) is placed in the water flow path, in a position between the diverter device (10) and the shower head (90) so that it influences the flow pressure and speed of the water passing through of said device.
  • venturi-type device (50) has a water re-entry duct (52) that is connected in water flow communication with the inside of the tank (20) by means of a hose (24) so that when the water flows through the venturi (50), when the lever is in the second position referred to above, there is a vacuum effect in the vacuum chamber (55) of said device (50) that causes the water contained in the tank is suctioned so that it re-enters (Fig. 9) to the pipe (80) that conducts the water to the shower (90), mixing with the hot water that comes from the conventional water heater (not shown)
  • the float (30) When the water reaches the optimum level of filling in the tank (20), which will depend on its capacity, the float (30) will automatically activate the switch (32) of the filling alarm (40), which It is powered by a 9 volt battery (35), then said alarm (40) will emit an intermittent sound to indicate that it is time to enter the shower and change the position of the lever (15) of the diverter (10) so that the water flow is normally directed, that is, through the venturi tube (50). When the water flow passes through this device (50), it is compressed and then quickly decompressed with which a vacuum is generated that sucks the water stored in the tank (20), through the re-entry hose (24).
  • Io may be the construction sector and the number of people concerned about the deterioration of natural resources throughout the planet, since existing sprinklers can perfectly be replaced by the one we propose in this document.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une douche équipée d'un système économiseur d'eau, qui comprend : un dispositif de déviation qui définit deux trajectoires de flux d'eau pour l'eau qui s'écoule depuis un tube; un réservoir de stockage d'eau pour recevoir l'eau qui commence à sortir après ouverture des robinets d'arrêt de la douche et que le dispositif de déviation dévie initialement vers le réservoir; et un tube à effet venturi en communication fluidique entre le dispositif de déviation et la douche. Ledit tube à effet venturi comprend un conduit auquel est raccordé un tuyau à l'intérieur du réservoir pour que l'eau soit réintroduite du réservoir jusqu'à la douche en passant par le tube d'évacuation.
PCT/MX2008/000176 2007-12-19 2008-12-19 Douche équipée d'un système économiseur d'eau WO2009078699A1 (fr)

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EP2484839A3 (fr) * 2011-02-03 2015-07-08 Gebr. Kemper GmbH + Co. KG Metallwerke Système d'eau potable et d'eaux usées ainsi que procédé de montage de celui-ci
EP3187757A1 (fr) * 2015-12-31 2017-07-05 Xiamen Solex High-tech Industries Co., Ltd. Procédé de décharge d'eau froide et soupape de commutation dotée de fonction de décharge d'eau froide

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GB2360828A (en) * 2000-03-09 2001-10-03 Frank Goldsmith A fluid pipework system including a shunt reservoir
WO2006058392A1 (fr) * 2004-12-03 2006-06-08 Winns Folly Pty Ltd Ensemble pour economiser l’eau
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US4080985A (en) * 1976-06-17 1978-03-28 John Eagle Water level alarm apparatus
US4160461A (en) * 1978-02-21 1979-07-10 Marcel Vataru Water and energy conservation system
US5794643A (en) * 1995-11-03 1998-08-18 Brice; John L. Pressure regulated diverting apparatus and method for water conservation
GB2360828A (en) * 2000-03-09 2001-10-03 Frank Goldsmith A fluid pipework system including a shunt reservoir
WO2006058392A1 (fr) * 2004-12-03 2006-06-08 Winns Folly Pty Ltd Ensemble pour economiser l’eau
WO2007140519A1 (fr) * 2006-06-05 2007-12-13 Cullin Innovation Pty Ltd Régulateur de fluide

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EP2484839A3 (fr) * 2011-02-03 2015-07-08 Gebr. Kemper GmbH + Co. KG Metallwerke Système d'eau potable et d'eaux usées ainsi que procédé de montage de celui-ci
EP3187757A1 (fr) * 2015-12-31 2017-07-05 Xiamen Solex High-tech Industries Co., Ltd. Procédé de décharge d'eau froide et soupape de commutation dotée de fonction de décharge d'eau froide
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