ES1300094U - SHOWER TRAY WITH WATER SAVING SYSTEM (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Shower tray with a water saving system, characterized in that it is made up of a prismatic body (1) open at the top, which defines a first shower water collection chamber, body that includes a perimeter frame (2), on in which a slab (3) resting on a support structure (5) is provided, having provided that said prismatic body (1) includes one or more sockets (7) for connecting pipes (8) from the sink drains , bidet or other toilets, including a filter (9) in correspondence with an outlet (10) to which a grinder pump (11) is connected that through a pipe (12) pumps the water collected in the tray shower to a used water storage tank, a tank that includes an overflow connected to the drain, as well as a shut-off valve associated with a flow meter through which it is fed to the toilet tank or cistern, also having provided that the support structure (5) of the slab (3) is materialized in an interlacing of sheet metal with holes (6) for the passage of water, as well as that the grinder pump (11) is controlled by a float or sensor installed within the prismatic body ( 1).

Description

DESCRIPTION

Shower tray with water saving system

TECHNIQUE SECTOR

The present invention refers to a shower tray that incorporates a water saving system, which allows the water used during the bath to be stored to be reused when using the toilet.

The invention therefore makes it possible to substantially reduce water consumption, as will be seen later, with the consequent benefit for the environment that this entails.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Although the idea of reusing shower water to fill the toilet cistern is already known, current installations only redirect the water that the shower tray collects to the toilet tank, so that once it is full, the water is diverted to the appropriate drain.

Obviously, the volume of water used during the bath is much greater than the volume that a toilet tank or cistern can admit, with which a large part of the volume of water used is wasted with this type of current system.

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The recommended shower tray with a water saving system satisfactorily resolves the aforementioned problem, based on a simple but effective solution.

To do this, the shower tray of the invention not only redirects the shower water to the toilet tank, but also stores said water in a larger capacity tank, thus avoiding the wastage of a large part of said water.

In addition to this, not only is the water from the shower itself reused, but it also allows the collection of used water from the sink, bidet, etc., reusing it for the toilet, saving considerable water.

More specifically, the shower tray will present dimensions in accordance with the space available depending on the bathroom design, defining a lower chamber in which the water is initially collected, both from the shower and from the sink and/or bidet, a chamber that It communicates through a pipe associated with a pump with a tank that is installed on the ceiling of the bathroom, corridor or even in a closet, where the water used to feed the toilet tank will be stored.

The dimensions of the tank are variable depending on the water you want to store and the space you want to occupy. Said tank is removable for cleaning, although it can be cleaned from the shower itself, applying the cleaning products in question to it, which will end up being redirected inside it.

The system thus described is easily installable in 95% of homes, through the corresponding reform, being able to reduce water consumption by 60%.

The shower tray and its tank may be made from different materials, without this affecting the essence of the invention.

According to another of the characteristics of the invention, the shower tray does not have a drain valve or siphon, which is an element that is difficult to access for cleaning.

It has an internal filter for the accumulation of waste (hair) and that these do not go in their entirety to the pump in charge of redirecting the flow of used water to the storage tank.

The plate includes an internal interlocking of sheet metal for the settlement of the marble plate, which can be easily removed for cleaning. In the lower part it has some openings so that the water can circulate.

For its part, the pump that distributes the water to the tank includes a shredder so that possible waste is disintegrated.

As for the water tank, it has an overflow so that if it reaches its maximum storage capacity, the water is diverted to the drain. Said tank is connected to the tank or cistern of the toilet with the interposition of a flow meter and a shut-off valve, so that it is fed with the exact volume of water.

It only remains to point out that internally the tank can be placed a chlorine tablet to clean the water.

In this way, an installation is achieved that allows a significant reduction in water consumption per home, with the consequent and beneficial impact on the environment that this entails.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is going to be made below and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of its practical embodiment, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. where, with an illustrative and non-limiting nature, the following has been represented:

Figure 1.- Shows a perspective view of a shower tray with a water-saving system made in accordance with the object of the present invention.

Figure 2.- Shows a perspective view of the shower tray devoid of the marble slab, to access the cleaning of its interior.

Figure 3.- Finally, shows a view similar to that of figure 2, where the support structure of the marble slab appears partially withdrawn, to show its equally removable nature.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In view of the outlined figures, it can be seen how the shower tray of the invention is made up of a low-height prismatic body (1), open at the top, which defines a first shower water collection chamber, which in The chosen embodiment has a quadrangular plan configuration, although it could be rectangular, or according to any conventional shower tray plan design, prismatic body (1) that includes a perimeter frame (2), on which there is a a marble slab (3) whose perimeter is slightly smaller than the internal perimeter of the frame, to define intermediate grooves (4) for the passage of water, slab (3) that rests on a support structure (5) materialized in an interlacing sheet metal with holes (6) for water passage.

The prismatic body (1) will include one or more sockets (7) to which pipes (8) from sink drains, bidets, etc. will be connected, including a filter (9) in correspondence with its outlet socket (10). to which a grinder pump (11) is connected, which through a pipe (12) pumps the water collected in the shower tray to an upper tank, not represented in the figures, where the used water will be stored to be reused in flushing the toilet.

The pump will be activated by a float or sensor installed within the prismatic body (1), while the water storage tank will have an overflow so that if it reaches its maximum storage capacity, the water is diverted to the drain, including a shut-off valve associated with a flow meter through which the exact volume of water is fed to the toilet tank or cistern.

Based on this structure and as an example, for a normal-type home in which a family of 4 people resides, we would have the following:

A daily shower per person and day........30 liters.........30x4=120liters day.

Use of sink per person and day...................10 liters.........10x4=40 liters day.

Bidet use per person and day............6 liters.........6x4=24 liters day.

Total water used..................................................... .....184 liters per day in each home.

184lx365 days................................................ ................. 67,160 liters/year per home.

Calculating that a toilet cistern uses 5 liters of water for each time it is flushed, and each person flushes the cistern on average about 4 times, the sum of water consumed by the toilet is 4x4x5=200l of municipal network water. With this system we are practically not consuming water from the network for the use of the toilet. This entails savings in the cost of water for each family and the consequent benefit for the environment.

Claims (1)

1a.- Shower tray with a water saving system, characterized in that it is made up of a prismatic body (1) open at the top, which defines a first shower water collection chamber, body that includes a perimeter frame (2 ), on which there is a slab (3) that rests on a support structure (5), having foreseen that said prismatic body (1) includes one or more sockets (7) for connecting pipes (8) coming from the drains from the sink, bidet or other toilets, including a filter (9) in correspondence with an outlet (10) to which a grinder pump (11) is connected that through a pipe (12) pumps the water collected in the shower tray to a used water storage tank, a tank that includes an overflow connected to the drain, as well as a shut-off valve associated with a flow meter through which it is fed to the toilet tank or cistern, having also provided that the support structure (5) of the slab (3) is materialized in an interlacing of sheet metal with holes (6) for the passage of water, as well as that the grinder pump (11) is controlled by a float or sensor installed within the prismatic body (1).