WO2012110713A1

WO2012110713A1 - Building equipment unit

Info

Publication number: WO2012110713A1
Application number: PCT/FR2012/000049
Authority: WO
Inventors: Gilles Gaudin
Original assignee: Nexilis
Priority date: 2011-02-16
Filing date: 2012-02-08
Publication date: 2012-08-23
Also published as: FR2971530A1; FR2971530B1

Abstract

The invention relates to a building equipment unit grouping together, in a single vertical space, the appliances or members for supplying fluids (water and air) conveyed via a plurality of comfort apparatuses, said appliances or members including at least: a gas-fired condensing boiler (4); an air-treatment unit (3); an air-distribution plenum (5); a lavatory support frame (10); and plumbing pipes (31), the gas-fired condensing boiler (4), the air-treatment unit (3), and the air-distribution plenum (5) being provided in the top portion of said vertical space while the lavatory support frame (10) is placed in the bottom portion of said vertical space, wherein the plumbing pipes (31) are preferably also arranged in the bottom portion of said vertical space.

Description

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Building Equipment Unit

The invention is in the field of equipment including all facilities called "comfort" of a building, in particular: heating, ventilation, sanitary.

More specifically, it relates to a comforts equipment unit comprising at least one boiler, an air treatment unit, an air diffusion plenum, a toilet support frame and, preferably, all the units regulators and plumbing collectors required for the operation of these appliances.

This unit of equipment constitutes a modular multi-functional installation advantageously applicable to the development of residential buildings.

However, the invention is also applicable to premises equipment intended for other uses, for example offices, workshops, theaters or meeting rooms, sports complexes, etc.

Generally, the aforementioned devices constituting the comfort equipment of residential building, are located in the housing, completely independently, in different spaces. For example: the boiler is installed in the kitchen or in a dedicated room;

the air treatment unit and the air diffusion plenum are located in the false ceiling, with an access hatch;

the toilet support frame is arranged in the toilet against the technical WC duct;

regulators and plumbing collectors are placed in different spaces that must be visited. - -

Commonly, the production of domestic hot water (DHW) and the heating of an apartment are provided by a condensing boiler with natural gas, coupled with a radiator system. There are also solutions where the boiler is coupled with a controlled mechanical ventilation system (VMC) ensuring the flow of air by means of air inlets placed at the top in the main rooms. The boiler is connected to the ventilation so that the gases burned (due to combustion) are evacuated outside the building. The two appliances, boiler and air treatment unit, are in this case obligatorily separate. and often installed in different premises inside the dwelling.

The document FR 2 676 482 describes a technical module for the housing consisting of a parallelepiped shaped box intended to house so-called primary household equipment (water meters, electricity, hot air generators, hot water sanitary or heating network water supply, sewage collection collectors, etc ..) said module constituting with the equipment it houses, an interface between the various conduits of the network and the equipment, called secondary, of use (lighting lamps, faucets, radiators, sinks, bathtubs, wash basins, etc.).

More precisely, this document describes specialized modules that can be installed in certain rooms of the home (kitchen, bathroom, ...) and which are each composed of several sub-modules assembled side by side and containing the equipment commonly found in these rooms (for example: stove, washing machine, sink, refrigerator, for a kitchen, or: toilet bowl, bath, bidet, sink, for a bathroom). Thus, according to the document FR 2.676.482, the gas boiler is associated with a mist extractor in one of the described specialized modules. These modules consist of sub-modules assembled side by side, are part of volumes - -

essentially .horizontal, so that they occupy a large floor area.

The prior art is further represented by the following documents (DE-202006016840, JP-2004 211365, JP-2001 309862, JP-9088133, DE-198 03154, DE 40 06605, EP 1 371 788, WO 2009/115993).

This spatial dispersion of the devices constituting the comfort equipment inside a dwelling or other premises has several disadvantages, in particular:

it requires the occupation of a relatively large floor space relative to the surface of the house, especially when it is not very large;

it is opposed to prefabrication of compact equipment in the factory, which would considerably reduce manufacturing costs and the time it takes to set up such equipment on construction sites; - it is a complicating factor of the maintenance operations.

An object of the present invention is to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks or deficiencies. More specifically, an object of the invention is to propose a multifunctional modular installation or unit of equipment for the development of residential or other premises, the installation and operation of which require a small volume and the occupying, on the ground, a very small area, for example of the order of 0.5 m ² only, and whose devices or fluid supply members (water and air) have a determined positioning to optimize their operation and their maintenance.

Another object of the invention is to allow the production of compact equipment, in the factory, having the advantage of reducing manufacturing costs and installation times, on the sites, of these equipment. - -

Another important goal pursued by the provision of installers and owners of equipment units bringing together, if not all at least the majority of devices or organs of comfort facilities, is to simplify the maintenance operations of these devices and organs.

According to the invention, these objectives are achieved by means of a unit of equipment, which is remarkable in that it brings together, under the same vertical volume, the apparatus or the organs for supplying the fluids (water and air) conveyed by several installations. comfort apparatus and apparatus comprising at least: a condensing gas boiler, an air handling unit, an air diffusion plenum, a toilet support frame, plumbing collectors; the condensing gas boiler, the air handling unit and the air diffusion plenum being installed in the upper part of this vertical volume, while the toilet support frame is arranged in the lower part of said volume. vertical. The plumbing collectors are also disposed in said volume near the devices or organs to which they are connected. According to one embodiment, the devices or members constituting the unit of equipment are fixed on a vertical supporting structure comprising a high carrier part and a low carrier part.

According to a characteristic arrangement of the invention, the condensing gas boiler, the air treatment unit and the air diffusion plenum are installed in the upper part of the vertical supporting structure, while the support frame WC is disposed in the lower part of said vertical supporting structure. The toilet support frame supports, at least in the upper part, a flush tank, a flush trigger system, and at the bottom, at least one toilet bowl. The toilet support frame according to the invention is mounted with a lateral and vertical displacement ability, in order to allow an adjustment, to the right or left, and in height, of its position, and, consequently, of the position of the toilet bowl mounted on said support frame.

Advantageously, the WC support frame consists of two rigidly spaced apart uprights connected by at least one spacer and also comprises a height-adjustable toilet bowl support, along said uprights.

According to another characteristic arrangement of the invention, a front wall is installed in front of the vertical supporting structure. More precisely, the partition is constituted in the upper part by a single casement door or by a double-leaf door fixed on the front support pillar (s) of the upper supporting part of the supporting structure, and said partition comprises in the lower part a panel fixed cladding disposed between the toilet bowl and the adjustable toilet support, said flush trigger control system being accessible in front of the fixed cladding panel.

According to another characteristic arrangement, the vertical support structure comprises adjustment means allowing adjustment, in particular in height, of the position of the apparatuses and members supported by said structure, more specifically of the boiler, the treatment unit and the air, air diffusion plenum, and WC support frame.

According to other characteristic provisions:

the adjustment means in the upper part is constituted by a fixing sleeve provided with openings and engaged with a possibility of sliding in a front support post of the upper carrier part of the supporting structure vertical, which is also provided with openings; a screw makes it possible to secure said profile and said sleeve through said openings;

the adjustment means in the lower part is constituted by the sleeving of vertical sections of the lower bearing portion in vertical uprights that includes lateral and central feet supporting the low load-bearing portion, these profiles and uprights being provided with openings on their vertical flanks allowing the insertion of bolts to fix their position in height.

According to yet another characteristic arrangement, the height adjustment of the toilet bowl is obtained by means of an adjustable support mounted vertically sliding on vertical uprights of the lower part of the supporting structure, this adjustable support being provided with openings on its vertical sides allowing the insertion of screws for locking in the position of the toilet bowl. According to yet another important embodiment, the air diffusion plenum is fixed in the upper part of the air treatment unit and comprises a plurality of air outlets, the air diffusion plenum. being provided with a pipe whose male end fits into a female part of the air treatment unit, said air diffusion plenum also being supported by support plates of the vertical supporting structure, each outlet mouth cooperating with a duct network for channeling the flow of air to each room of the building.

The above and other objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front view, schematic, of an exemplary embodiment of a comfort equipment unit shown without the front elements of said unit of equipment. Figure 2 is a front view of this equipment unit illustrated with said cladding elements.

FIG. 3 is a view from above of FIG. 2.

Figure 4 is a side view of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the equipment unit.

Figure 6 is a side view showing the devices installed on the supporting structure.

FIG. 7 is a view from above of FIG.

Figures 8 and 9 are front and detail views showing two positions of the WC support, relative to the fixed support structure.

Figure 10 is a detail view, in perspective and on a larger scale, of the lower part of the support structure comprising the adjustable toilet support.

Figure 11 is another perspective view viewed from another angle, the lower part of the carrier structure.

Figure 12 is a detail view and front illustrating the means for adjusting the height of the vertical supporting structure provided in the lower part thereof.

Figure 13 is a perspective view of the lower base member for this adjustment.

Figure 14 is a perspective view illustrating the means for adjusting the height of the vertical supporting structure provided in the upper part thereof.

Figure 15 is a partial view in perspective of the upper part of the equipment unit according to the invention.

Figure 16 is another perspective view of this upper part considered from another angle.

Reference is made to the drawings to describe an interesting example, albeit in no way limiting, of realization of the equipment unit according to the invention. - -

In the present description and in the claims, the term "equipment" designates the apparatus or organs of comfort installations of a building (General Building Dictionary, Arcature, 7th edition - Jean de VIGAN), and more precisely: heating , ventilation, sanitary.

The building equipment unit according to the invention is mainly remarkable in that it gathers, under one and the same substantially vertical volume, all or almost all of the devices or devices for supplying the fluids (water and air). a plurality of comfort facilities, comprising at least: a condensing gas boiler 4, an air treatment unit 3, an air diffusion plenum 5, a toilet flush tank 2, and collectors plumbing. The condensing gas boiler, the air handling unit and the air diffusion plenum are installed in the upper part of this vertical volume, while the toilet support frame 10 is arranged in the lower part of said vertical volume. The plumbing collectors 31 are disposed in the upper part or, preferably, in the lower part of this volume, near the apparatus or bodies to which they are connected. The air treatment unit 3 comprises, in a manner known per se:

- a fan which can be constituted by a variable flow fan and alternating current;

a heat exchange battery constituted by a water heat exchanger;

- a regulation set;

- a filter.

Such an air treatment unit recycles the air from the rooms of the housing, after having warmed or cooled (as the case may be) and filtered. The air handling unit uses the energy contained in the hot water produced by the natural gas and condensing boiler to heat the air in the housing. - -

The treated air is then channeled to the housing parts, via the air diffusion plenum 5, a network of ducts and blow / return vents (not shown). The various devices or members of the equipment unit are fixed on a vertical supporting structure 1 which can be constituted by an assembly of tubular elements comprising uprights 1a and horizontal struts 1b. This supporting structure has the shape of a vertical rectangular parallelepiped. It can be installed in a vertical space of appropriate size, which can occupy a relatively small floor area, for example of the order of 0.55 m ² .

The supporting structure has, for example, a height of the order of 2.40 m, and a depth of the order of 0.60 m.

Thus, the carrier structure 1 can be installed in all types of vertical volumes. It comprises a high carrier part 1A and a low carrier part 1 B. A space is provided between the upper part 1A and the lower part

1 B of the supporting structure 1, this space can vary between 0.05 m and 0.15 m, thanks to the means described below, so as to adapt to the total height of the vertical volume of the room (height of the vertical volume and height of the false ceiling) adapted to receive the unit of equipment according to the invention.

The condensing gas boiler 4, the air treatment unit 3 and the air diffusion plenum 5 are installed in the high carrier part 1A of the vertical support structure 1, while the cistern 1 water 2 is disposed in the lower carrier portion 1 B of the vertical carrier structure. - -

In Figure 6, the references 21 and 28 respectively illustrate the upper crossbar fixing the boiler, and the lower crosspiece of the latter.

The flush tank 2 is installed on a support frame WC 10 mounted at the front and the lower part of the supporting structure.

The plumbing collectors 31 are preferably also installed in the low carrier part 1 B of the structure or lower part of the vertical volume in which the equipment unit is housed. This WC support frame, particularly illustrated in Figures 8 to 12, supports in its upper part, the flush tank 2, and a control system 13 for triggering this flush. On the other hand, the toilet bowl 12 is fixed on the lower part of said support frame WC 10. Other organs can be installed on this support frame WC.

As can be seen in the drawing (Figures 8 and 9), the adjustable toilet support frame 10 comprises two spaced apart amounts 10a and connected, for example at their upper part, by a spacer 10b fixed to the front uprights 1a. The WC support frame is mounted with right or left lateral displacement capability. It is, on the other hand, provided with means allowing adjustment of the height position of the toilet bowl 12 installed on said support frame. These adjustment means may advantageously consist of a slider 19 mounted with sliding ability on the uprights 10a. Screws 23 or other locking members passing through graded holes presented by the uprights 10a and the bowl support slider 19 allow immobilization of said bowl support slider at the desired height. It is understood that, in this way, the position of the toilet bowl can be easily adjusted both laterally and height, which meets a - -

need for the most comfortable use possible for people with reduced mobility.

In front of the vertical supporting structure 1 is disposed a front wall provided with doors or access hatches to devices or members supported by said supporting structure. This partition may be constituted by a single casement door or a double door 17 (Figure 2) fixed on the or the front support posts 1a of the upper part 1A of the supporting structure 1.

The partition comprises in the lower part a fixed cladding panel 16 disposed between the toilet bowl 12 and the adjustable toilet support 10. The control system 13 for triggering the flush is accessible in front of this cladding panel.

The double door 17 is fixed to the front support posts 1a of the upper carrier part 1A, for example by means of door hinges 20, known to those skilled in the art. To receive these hinges, the front support posts are provided with threaded holes. These hinges can be adjustable type, in a manner known per se, so that it is easy to position the dressing door at the right distance between these amounts and said doors.

As indicated above, an advantage of the unit of equipment according to the invention is that it requires the ground occupation of a reduced area, it can therefore be installed in a room of reduced dimensions. More specifically, the unit of equipment, as described above, is to be installed in the room reserved for toilets, behind the toilet bowl.

The vertical support structure 1 comprises adjustment means allowing the height adjustment of the position of the apparatus and / or organs - -

supported by said structure, these adjustment means being arranged in the upper part and / or in the lower part thereof.

The adjustment means arranged in the upper part (FIG. 14) of the vertical supporting structure consist of sleeves 8 engaged with a slidability in the upper part of the uprights 1a of said supporting structure, in particular in the upper part of the front uprights. of the latter. The sleeves 8 and the upper part of the uprights 1a are provided with stepped holes allowing the passage of fasteners such as bolts 6, which allow to secure said sleeves and said uprights in a position corresponding to the desired height.

The adjustment means arranged in the lower part of the vertical supporting structure (FIGS. 12 and 13) consist of a sleeve of the lower part of the uprights 1a of said supporting structure and of the lower part of the uprights 10a of the support frame of WCs in vertical feet 25a, 25b, supported by soles 26, 27. The lateral feet 25b are supported by soles 27, while the central feet 25a are supported by a sole 26. The lower part of the uprights 1a and 10a and the vertical feet 25a, 25b are provided with stepped holes allowing the passage of fasteners such as bolts 24a, 24b, respectively. The feet 25a and 25b are advantageously constituted by U-shaped profiles.

The adjustment of the position of the toilet bowl, in the horizontal direction, can be operated by means of the assembly consisting of the central feet 25a and the sole 26, on the right or on the left, causing a corresponding displacement of the support frame of WC 10 whose amounts 10a are connected to the spacer 10b. The uprights 10a are connected to the spacer 10b with a possibility of lateral displacement, by means of appropriate means designated by the reference 22. - -

Preferably, the boiler 4 is a condensing boiler, and advantageously a condensing gas boiler comprising:

- A heating body for delivering water at an adjustable temperature for heating the housing;

- A heating body preferably with micro-accumulator for delivering domestic hot water (DHW) at adjustable temperature.

The boiler 4 is also connected to a duct 9 for evacuating the flue gases.

The diffusion plenum 5 is fixed in the upper part of the air treatment unit 3. It comprises a plurality of mouths 5a and is provided with a male part fitting into a female part of the treatment unit. 3. On the other hand, the air diffusion plenum 5 is supported by plates 30 secured to the upper part of the uprights 1a of the vertical supporting structure 1. Each outlet mouth 5a cooperates, in a known manner with itself, with a network of ducts (not shown) for channeling the flow of air to each room of the building. It is recalled that a diffusion plenum air plenum provides precise control of heating, room by room, globally and independently.

In the accompanying drawings, the references 14 and 15 respectively illustrate a lower finish plinth and an upper finish skirting, while the reference 21 represents an upper cross member which is provided with the vertical support structure, for fixing the boiler.

The front wall may include any type of laminated panels to avoid plastering and painting. The establishment of - -

doors or hatches allows privileged access to devices or production devices that facilitate maintenance operations. The dressing can include a bathroom cabinet, as well as the usual bathroom accessories (paper holder, brush, ...).

The unit of equipment according to the invention can also gather, in the same vertical volume, the basic apparatus of other comfort facilities of a building such as, for example, the electrical network, the alarm system.

Claims

1. Unit of building equipment, characterized in that it brings together, under the same vertical volume, apparatus or bodies for supplying fluids

(Water and air) conveyed by several comfort facilities, these devices or bodies comprising at least:

- a condensing gas boiler (4);

an air treatment unit (3);

an air diffusion plenum (5);

a WC support frame (10);

- plumbing collectors (31),

the condensing gas boiler (4), the air handling unit (3) and the air diffusion plenum (5) are installed in the upper part of this vertical volume, while the support frame of WC (10) is disposed in the lower part of said vertical volume; the plumbing collectors (31) are preferably also arranged in the lower part of this vertical volume.

Building equipment unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the apparatuses or members (4, 3, 5, 2) of said equipment unit are fixed to a vertical supporting structure (1) having a carrier part. high (1A) and a low carrier portion (1B); a space being provided between said upper part (1A) and said lower part (1 B) of the supporting structure (1).

Building equipment unit according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the condensing gas boiler (4), the air treatment unit (3) and the diffusion plenum of (5) are installed in the upper part (1A) of the vertical supporting structure (1), while the WC support frame (10) is disposed in the lower part (1B) of said vertical supporting structure (1).

4. Building equipment unit according to claim 3, characterized in that the WC support frame (10) supports, at the top, at least:

- a flush tank (2);

- a flush trigger control system (13); and, at the bottom, at least:

- a bowl of W.C (12),

said WC support frame (10) being mounted with lateral and / or vertical displacement ability.

5. Equipment unit according to claim 4, characterized in that the WC support frame (10) consists of two spaced apart uprights (10a) connected by a spacer (10b) and also comprises a bowl support (19). adjustable in height along said uprights (10a).

6. Equipment unit according to any one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that it comprises a front wall formed at the top by a door (17) with a single leaf or a double door , fixed (s) on the front support (s) (1a) of the upper part (1A) of the supporting structure (1), said partition being formed, in the lower part, by a fixed covering panel (16) arranged between the toilet bowl (12) and the toilet support (10), said flush trigger control system (13) being accessible in front of the fixed cladding panel (16).

7. building equipment unit according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that the vertical support structure (1) comprises adjustment means for adjusting, in height, the position of the devices and / or members (4, 3, 5, 10, 2) supported by said structure (1), these adjustment means being arranged in the upper part (1A) and / or lower part (1B) of said vertical supporting structure (1).

8. building equipment unit according to claim 7, characterized in that the adjustment means arranged in the upper part (1A) of the vertical supporting structure (1) consist of engaged sleeves (8), with a capacity of sliding, in the upper part of the uprights (1a) of the supporting structure, said sleeves (8) and said upper portion of the uprights (1a) being provided with stepped holes allowing the passage of fasteners (6).

9. Building equipment unit according to one of claims 7 or 8, characterized in that the adjustment means arranged in the lower part (18) of the vertical supporting structure (1) are constituted by a sleeving of the lower part. uprights (1a) of said supporting structure and lower portion of the uprights (10a) of the WC support frame (10) in vertical legs (25a, 25b) supported by flanges (26, 27), the lower portion said uprights (1a, 10a) and the vertical legs (25a, 25b) being provided with stepped holes for the passage of fasteners (24a, 24b).

Building equipment unit according to one of Claims 5 to 9, characterized in that the adjustment of the toilet bowl (12) in the horizontal direction is effected by means of the central foot assembly. (25) and their flange (26), connected to the lower portion of the uprights (10a) of the WC support frame, and whose displacement, on the right or on the left, causes a corresponding displacement of said WC support frame (10). ) whose said uprights (10a) are connected to a fixed upper spacer (10b) of said support frame, with a possibility of lateral displacement, via appropriate means (22).

A building equipment unit according to one of claims 5 to 10, characterized in that the height adjustment of the toilet bowl (12) is obtained via a bowl support slider ( 19) slidably mounted vertically on the uprights (10a) of the bowl support frame (10), said uprights and said bowl support being provided with staggered holes for the passage of fastening members (23) for locking in the position of the toilet bowl (12).

Building equipment unit according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the air diffusion plenum (5) is fixed in the upper part of the air treatment unit (3). and has a plurality of air outlets (5a), the air diffusion plenum (5) being provided with a male piece fitting into a female part of the air handling unit (3). ), the air diffusion plenum (5) being supported also by support plates (30) of the vertical support structure, each outlet mouth cooperating with a ductwork for channeling the airflow to each room of the building.