DE102008022878A1 - Device to supply desalinated water in bathroom units, comprises unit intended for desalination of tap water and connected to water supply network over supply line and to discharge line, valve for mixing cold and hot water, and bypass unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The device comprises a unit intended for the desalination of tap water and fluidically connected to a water supply network over a supply line (21) for supplying water and to a discharge line (22) for discharging the water in a bathroom unit, a mixing valve arranged between the supply line and the water supply network for mixing cold and hot water, and a bypass unit between the supply line and the water desalination unit. The bypass unit has a switchable distribution valve (2) and a bypass line (4), which provides a direct fluid connection between the supply line and the discharge line. The device comprises a unit intended for the desalination of tap water and fluidically connected to a water supply network over a supply line (21) for supplying water and to a discharge line (22) for discharging the water in a bathroom unit, a mixing valve arranged between the supply line and the water supply network for mixing cold and hot water, and a bypass unit between the supply line and the water desalination unit. The bypass unit has a switchable distribution valve (2) and a bypass line (4), which provides a direct fluid connection between the supply line and the discharge line. Bathroom-seats have a housing for partially receiving the water desalination unit. The housing has a first through-passage aperture for the supply line and a second through-passage aperture for the discharge line, which are fluidically connected to the water desalination unit. The housing is partially provided by a seat surface of the bathroom-seats. The water desalination unit is a complete-desalination mixed-bed ion exchanger cartridge (5). The distribution valve selectively provides a flow path of the water by the supply line through the bypass line into the discharge line or by the supply line through the water desalination unit into the discharge line. A check valve is arranged downstream of the distribution valve in the bypass line and/or between the distribution valve and the water desalination unit. A disinfection unit is arranged in the bypass line. The seat is a cylinder, cube, a polyhedron, a stool and a chair with backs and/or armrests. A shower head (7) is attached to an end of the discharge line pointing away from the desalination unit. The bathroom unit is a shower, a shower tub, a bath tub or an other wash place. The distribution valve is a three-way-valve. The supply line and the discharge line are detachably connected to the desalination unit. An end of the supply line that is detachably connected to the unit is detachably connectable with the end of the discharge line that is detachably connected to the unit.

Description

STATE OF THE ART

The The invention relates to a device for providing desalinated water in wet cells.

Lots End consumers are supplied with hard drinking or tap water, what about the use of water in hygiene facilities such as bath and shower not only to limescale, but also to increased consumption at body and sanitary cleaners leads. The hardness of tap water is due to the content of calcium and magnesium ions, which in some houses or public Facilities by a central ion exchange device directly at the domestic water connection or a reversed osmosis system by means of Ion exchange or ion filtration are retained. Advantageous eliminates the desalted water above disadvantages. By desalting However, the drinking water is also a less mineral-containing Drinking water for drinking and for provided the food preparation, which is disadvantageous as a High calcium and magnesium content is desirable to use with the body to supply enough minerals.

Out According to this prior art, there is a need for a device exists only in the sanitary shower area desalted water provides.

EPIPHANY

outgoing from this prior art, the present invention is the Task based, an improved device for providing to create desalinated water in wet cells. This task will by a device having the features of the independent claim 1 solved. Preferred embodiments are covered by the subclaims described.

One first embodiment refers to a device for providing demineralized Water in wet cells, which is a combination of a desalination device with a wet room seating is. This is especially beneficial as the body care with running water on the one hand particularly convenient because the user during the Cleaning can sit, and at the same time becomes special economic and ecological Aspects is enough since the provision of the desalinated water a reduced effort of care products for the body on the one hand and for the wet cell on the other hand results in the same cleaning result, as with hard water only using larger amounts of detergent and also time is achieved as a contamination of the wet cell with lime also a higher one Time required for keeping clean.

One another embodiment refers to the arrangement of a water supply pipe and accordingly the discharge line in the desalination device and from the Desalination apparatus out, which is arranged in the wet room seating is that advantageous already for optical reasons, a housing for the desalination device having. The housing does not completely surround the water desalination apparatus, if this is the case, however, there are corresponding ones in the housing Through openings in front.

Yet an embodiment refers to that the water desalination apparatus is a mixed bed ion exchange cartridge or cartridge that is easy to handle and obtain and the beneficial after exhaustion the exchange capacity be replaced by existing lending or exchange services can.

Finally relate Embodiments to an embodiment of the device according to the invention with a bypass device, so that the water can be desalted, softened or not desalted can be used. This can be done with one and the same device Soft or harder if needed Water are provided.

One another embodiment refers to the geometric shape of the chair, which can be used as a cylinder, cube, Polyhedron, corner shape or as a conventional stool or chair with back and / or armrests can be designed to be beneficial different Requirements on the one hand of aesthetic Aspects, on the other hand, taking into account aspects, focusing on helping with physical Refer to infirmity, to suffice.

These and further advantages are provided by the following description with reference to the accompanying figures.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

Further Advantages, features and details of the invention will become apparent in the following description, with reference to FIGS Drawings several embodiments are described in detail.

1a shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the device according to the invention.

1b shows a cylindrical barrel as seating of the device according to the invention

2 shows in a perspective view of the device for providing softened water in wet cells with connected lines.

3 shows schematically the three-way tap in drinking water operation.

4 shows schematically the three-way tap in desalination.

DESCRIPTION

Basically the present invention relates to an apparatus for providing of demineralized water in wet cells. Under a wet room in the present case a shower, a shower tray, a bathtub or another suitable washing place understood, so a place on the water for full body cleansing provided. The inventive device is in put the wet cell. It has a demineralization device for desalination of tap water, which is arranged in a wet room seating furniture is. Under a wet room seating furniture is understood in the present case, every furniture, which is capable of being safely turned off in a wet environment be used to carry a person during body cleansing. It can be a cylinder, a cube, a polyhedron, a corner piece of furniture, one Stool, a chair with back and / or armrests act. The furniture is advantageously made of a plastic or any other material over a longer period of time under fluent Water can stand without affecting its quality or quality. Advantageously, the upstanding on the floor of the wet cell edge or can the edges or feet of the chair through known to those skilled measures be secured against skid resistance. Even the seat can equipped accordingly be slipping while to prevent showering.

The Desalination apparatus is flexible or rigid feed connected to a water supply network for supplying water, suitably a fitting such as a mixing valve for mixing of cold and warm water, which can also be a one-hand mixing lever can, between the supply line and the water supply network or the corresponding building connection is arranged. A corresponding outlet line for the output of Water in the wet cell is also on the water desalination apparatus connected. That's how it flows the water from the local water supply through the supply line in the desalination device, there is advantageously demineralized and passes through the outlet line in the wet room. The Outlet line can be advantageously provided with a shower or shower head.

If the wet room seating a cube or a barrel geometry characterized it thus already forms a housing for a desalination device, accordingly, the "housing" then a Through opening or a passage gap for the supply line and a passage opening or passage gap for have the outlet line.

Of course you can the seat already form part of the housing itself. If about a stool the seating is, then a separate side panel may form the housing, making an unobtrusive Furniture with a special additional function is created, which also highest aesthetic Requirements are sufficient.

The water desalination apparatus may be a mixed bed ion exchange cartridge or a sequential combination of cation and anion exchangers, respectively, which produces demineralized water and preferably after exhaustion of the exchangers via a proven exchange service is exchanged. It is also conceivable that inside the chair a reverse osmosis system for the production of desalinated water is installed.

If required is that flows from the outlet non-desalinated water, so can a bypass device between the supply line and the desalination device be arranged, which is a reversible distribution valve and a Bypass line has. Thus, water can be treated directly by the untreated feed be transferred to the outlet. The switchable distributor valve, which may be a three-way stopcock can thus optionally provide a flow path of the water from the feed through the bypass line into the outlet line, or from the supply line through the desalination device into the outlet line. For safety reasons can be downstream the distributor valve in the bypass line and / or between the Distributor valve and desalination a check valve be arranged.

alternative can, instead of a bypass device, the connection of the supply line and the outlet line to the desalination device, or according to the housing, in which the desalting device is arranged, so arranged be that the feed line and the outlet pipe slightly from the water desalination apparatus solved and can be connected directly to each other. If necessary, then feed and outlet pipe in several pieces, so that corresponding pieces the flow path of the supply line and the outlet pipe associated with the water inlet and outlet openings of the Desalination device within the housing to the passage openings overcome the housing become. When the supply line and the outlet line detachable attached to the desalination device is the advantage increased mobility in dealing with the device according to the invention where. So have to in households where health in various residential areas limited Persons or for other reasons live like sitting showering people, not several of the devices of the invention be purchased, instead, the device of the invention between the end of the supply line and taken to the end of the outlet and elsewhere to Use come. Skilled can the loose ends - if necessary be connected by a corresponding adapter piece, so that the entire line is still usable.

Finally, can to improve hygiene especially in regions that are polluted Water - about through Bacteria - have, a disinfecting device may be arranged in the bypass line.

Referring to 1a and 1b is the seating according to the invention 1 described below. At the seating 1 is under the seat 8th a mixed bed ion exchange cartridge 5 appropriate. The person skilled in the art fastening means, which are not shown in the present case, known for the mixed-bed ion exchange cartridge or corresponding alternative What serentsalzungsvorrichtungen known. In the lower part of the chair, that is near the lower edge of the here formed as a seating ton, is a second passage opening 6 ' in front of a passage for the supply line 21 then provide in the bin - which provides a housing here - to a mixed-bed ion exchange cartridge 5 connected. The water flowing through flows from bottom to top, which is possible because of the tap water pressure and leaves the mixed bed ion exchange cartridge 5 , flows through the outlet pipe 22 and enters through the present shower head 7 out into the wet room.

In the present case - an optional solution - in the supply line 21 a switchable distributor valve, here a three-way stopcock 2 arranged, from which a bypass line 4 going off directly with the outlet pipe 21 is coupled. This makes it possible through the three-way valve 2 the tap water flow into the outlet line 21 to transfer without desalting. This can be advantageous if the water is intended for drinking water use.

A check valve 9 , which is downstream of the three-way stopcock 2 in between the three way cock 2 and / or the ion exchanger 5 lying feed line or in bypass line 4 prevents backflow of untreated tap water into the supply line 21 ,

The mixed bed ion exchange cartridge 5 can be carried out in a simple manner as a replaceable cartridge, which can be purchased in the exchange principle or advantageously replaced by a recycling service similar to known filters for decalcifying a small amount of tap water for kitchen needs for coffee or tea preparation.

Furthermore, integration of a device for further disinfection of the tap water, if necessary for certain bacterial contaminants of the water, may be provided in the bypass line. The The possibility of disinfection has the advantage of preventing the occurrence of Legionella in the hot water area, in particular by simplifying the cleaning of the shower heads, which are particularly vulnerable to residual water residues.

The feed and the outlet line can through known closures such as a bayonet or other snap-on closure, quickly and at any time solvable attached to the desalination device. The feed line and the outlet line can be multi-part, so that a part is present within the housing and the connection of the second part to the respective passage openings he follows. The supply line with the outlet line can also be elegant be connected directly when the device for desalination should be removed.

Continue to show 1a and 1b as the supply line 21 to a mixing valve for cold and hot water 20 connected. Of course, any fittings designs are possible here.

In 2 is shown only schematically how the device according to the invention is designed with corresponding connections.

3 and 4 show a three way cock 2 as a switchable distributor valve in its various positions for drinking water operation ( 3 ) and desalination plant ( 4 ). The conversion of drinking water operation (normal operation) to desalination can be done by pressing a button analogous to the operation of a bathtub fitting with connected shower hose or by a present on the outside of the housing rotary switch, not figuratively.

To The consumption of hard drinking water can be fast, easy Cleaning of the wet room or shower cabin by pressing a button be activated with running water. The demineralized water leaves no limescale and unnecessary thus the elaborate and time-consuming cleansing and drying the shower cubicle and avoids beyond the use of cleaning agents. When switching off the water supply The push button can reset automatically, so that the next time you turn on the water supply the drinking water operation (normal operation) is set.

Further Embodiments of the seating furniture include integrated storage devices for cleaning and / or care products, such as soap, shower gel, shampoo, etc., wherein the storage device, for example, a trough, an attachment, a bulge or a basket can be.

Further can the seating Suction feet for safe Put up in a shower or bath to avoid slipping to prevent.

Finally, the seating can be provided with handles, for example, with carrying handles or a grip groove to facilitate the placement of the chair in the shower or tub or to transport the device. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS 1 Wet-seating 2 Umschaltverteilerventil 21 feed 22 outlet pipe 4 Bypass line 5 Mixed bed ion exchanger cartridge 6 First passage opening 6 ' Second passage 7 shower head 8th seat 9 check valve 20 mixing fitting 22 outlet pipe 23 showerhead

Claims (14)

Device for providing desalted water in wet cells, comprising a water desalination device ( 5 ) for desalination of tap water, wherein the water desalination apparatus ( 5 ) - via a supply line ( 21 ) is in fluid communication with a water supply network for supplying water, and wherein - with an outlet line ( 22 ) is in fluid communication for dispensing the water into the wet cell, characterized in that the device is connected to a wet-cell seating ( 1 ) is arranged. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the wet room seating furniture ( 1 ) a housing for at least partially receiving the desalination device ( 5 ), and wherein the housing at least: - a first passage opening ( 6 ) for the water desalination apparatus ( 5 ) in fluidly connected supply line ( 21 ), and - a second passage ( 6 ' ) for the water desalination apparatus ( 5 ) in fluidly connected outlet line ( 22 ) having. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the housing at least partially through the seat surface ( 8th ) of the wet room chair ( 1 ) provided. Device according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the water desalination device ( 5 ) a mixed bed ion exchange cartridge ( 5 ). Device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the mixed bed ion exchange cartridge ( 5 ) a fully demineralized ion exchange cartridge ( 5 ). Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a water fitting, in particular a mixing valve ( 20 ) for mixing cold and warm water between the supply line ( 21 ) and the water supply network is arranged. Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that a bypass device between the supply line ( 21 ) and the water desalination apparatus ( 5 ), wherein the bypass device at least one switchable distributor valve ( 2 ) and a bypass line ( 4 ), which provides a direct fluidic connection between the supply line ( 21 ) and the outlet line ( 22 ), and wherein the switchable distributor valve ( 2 ) optionally a flow path of the water - from the supply line ( 21 ) through the bypass line ( 4 ) into the outlet line ( 22 ), or - from the supply line ( 21 ) by the desalination device ( 5 ) ( 5 ) into the outlet line ( 22 ) provides. Apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that downstream of the distributor valve ( 2 ) in the bypass line ( 4 ) and / or between the distributor valve ( 2 ) and the water desalination apparatus ( 5 ) a check valve ( 9 ) is arranged. Apparatus according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that in the bypass line ( 4 ) A disinfecting device is arranged. Device according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the seating ( 1 ) is a cylinder, a cube, a polyhedron, a stool, a chair with back and / or armrests. Device according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that a shower head ( 7 ) on one of the water desalination apparatus ( 5 ) away end of the outlet line ( 22 ) is attached. Device according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized that the wet room has a shower, a shower tray, a bathtub or another suitable washing area. Device according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the distributor valve ( 2 ) is a three way stopcock. Device according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the supply line ( 21 ) and the outlet pipe ( 22 ) with the desalination device ( 5 ) are releasably connected, and wherein one with the water desalination apparatus ( 5 ) releasably connected end of the supply line ( 21 ) with one with the water desalination device ( 5 ) releasably connected end and the outlet line ( 22 ) is releasably connectable.