ANTI-WASTE SANITARY SYSTEM

Abstract

This invention is part of the domestic systems that help to make the use of water that is commonly used via various utilities, more economical and ecological. In particular, the invention relates to a system suitable for being inserted in the bathroom to avoid wasting water.

Claims

1. An anti-waste sanitary system (1) comprising at least one container body (2) comprising at least one tank (3) for waste water and comprising pipes/means (6,7,9) for connecting to drains (8) preferably of sanitary fixtures, said system further comprises at least one pump (5) connected to said at least one tank (3) and further connections (7) between said tank and at least one secondary device suitable for receiving and using waste water, said pump (5) being able to send the water collected in said tank (3) to at least one secondary device, said system being positioned below at least one sanitary fixture such as at least one shower plate or shower tray (30) for receiving the waste water, characterized in that said system comprises at least one container (15) for antibacterial and/or disinfectant and/or perfumed substances etc. that are delivered by a self-cleaning tube (17) exiting from said container (15), being positioned in said tank (3), said tube (17) being equipped with nozzles directed towards said tank (3) that are suitable for dispensing said substances in said tank (3) for occasional cleaning and sanitation thereof.

2. The anti-waste sanitary system (1) according to claim 1, wherein said system is integrated with a shower tray (30) directly during production thereof.

3. The anti-waste sanitary system (1) according to claim 1, wherein said system is integrated with a shower tray/plate during assembly thereof, thus being a separate element that can be integrated post-production.

4. The anti-waste sanitary system (1), according to the preceding claims, wherein at least one said secondary device suitable for receiving “recycled” wastewater is a WC.

5. The anti-waste sanitary system (1) according to the preceding claims, wherein said container body (2) further comprises at least one compartment in which e.g. an electric motor is housed, suitable for operating said liquid pump housed for example in said tank, said pump being an immersion pump, wherein said pump sucks the water collected in said collection tank.

6. The anti-waste sanitary system (1) according to the preceding claims, wherein the pump (5) can also be positioned elsewhere in the container body and is not a common non-immersion liquid pump.

7. The anti-waste sanitary system (1) according to the preceding claims, wherein said container body (2) also comprises an outlet (8) or a pipe or similar means directed towards the sewer, said outlet (8) is used in the event that the collection tank (3) is no longer able to contain water, i.e. as an “overflow” and anti-flooding safety system.

8. The anti-waste sanitary system (1) according to the preceding claims, wherein said sanitizing products introduced into said tank (3) are also used for the disinfection of secondary devices e.g. WC and/or for cleaning the outlet (8) for full cleaning of the anti-waste system, drains and secondary devices.

9. The anti-waste sanitary system (1) according to the preceding claims, wherein said system comprises a programming control unit (16), such as a display, from where the pump (5) for the discharge of recycled water is controlled and operated, said control unit being customizable at least for the time it is switched on (duration of recycled water emission), and/or the time and day both for the supply of water in the secondary device and for the self-cleaning of the tank (3).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] These and further advantages obtained thanks to the innovative anti-waste sanitary system described by this invention will be further clarified and examined thanks to the description of the attached drawings in which:

[0025] FIG. 1 shows an overall view of the anti-waste sanitary system that is the subject of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] It should be noted that this description has a mere explanatory and non-limiting purpose, so other embodiments of the system and of the related components are to be considered the subject of this invention.

[0027] FIG. 1 The drawing shows a particularly preferred embodiment of the anti-waste sanitary system 1 that is the subject of this invention. The container body 2, for example made in resin, has a shape suitable for being inserted under a shower tray of any size, material or shape, said container can in fact be made in various shapes and sizes suited to meet the requirements of being inserted under a shower tray.

[0028] Inside the container 2 the wastewater coming (in this example) from a shower—inlet 20 on shower plate 30—and from a washbasin—inlet 9 in the tank—, (shower and washbasin not visible here) are collected in a collection tank 3.

[0029] The water coming from the sink is collected by means of said inlet 9 while the water coming from the shower through an inlet 20 and/or by means of a siphon tray 10 which will overflow into the collection tank 3.

[0030] A liquid pump 5 installed for example inside the collection tank 3, driven for example by a motor 4 installed for example in a compartment 11, will suck the water collected in the tank 3 and by means of a delivery pipe 6 and of an outlet 7 will send said collected water to a secondary device, for example a WC, a western toilet or urinal or the like, to be used a second time and therefore perform a completely advantageous flush with water that would be otherwise lost directly in the drains without the possibility of further use, therefore to the full advantage of energy saving and respect for the environment.

[0031] The container body 2 also comprises an outlet 8 (pipe or the like) towards the sewer, which will be used in the event that the collection tank 3 is no longer able to contain water, or is at the containment limit, whereby said outlet acts as a sort of “overflow” system and safety system.

[0032] In a variant there may also be at least one self-cleaning tube 17 equipped for example with nozzles, located inside said tank 3, said tube starts from at least one container 15 containing, for example, antibacterial substances and/or disinfectants in general and/or perfumed substances (or being simultaneously antibacterial and disinfectant and perfumed, bleaching agents etc.), said tube 17 being connected in turn to the pump 5 and its nozzles being directed into the tank 3 for occasional cleaning and sanitizing of the same for the benefit of cleaning the system of the secondary devices and the general reduction of bacteria and dirt in the system and the environment, in a completely advantageous way compared to the prior art mentioned where complete cleaning of the anti-waste system, secondary devices and drains all-round is not covered.

[0033] Furthermore, as above, said water mixed with product dispensed from the container 15 can be dispensed into the secondary device, being further useful for cleaning that too, or in the case of an “overflow”, going to the outlet 8 towards the sewer and cleaning this outlet.

[0034] Therefore, also said water mixed with product can be used to be sent for rinsing secondary devices, e.g. a WC, and for disinfection of the tank 3 and for general cleaning of all the pipes in the system 1, for full cleaning of the anti-waste system, drains and secondary devices.

[0035] Said substances can be refilled as needed by suitable means, the tray will for example comprise a cap 21 via which these substances can be refilled, this being not influential for the protection scope of this invention.

[0036] In the place that is deemed most appropriate, not necessarily in the wall behind the WC, a small display, i.e. a control unit 16, can be positioned, from where it is possible to control and operate the pump for draining the recycled water. For example, it will be possible to customize the starting time (duration of recycling water emission). Furthermore, it will be possible to customize the time and day both for the supply of water in the secondary device (for example, to prevent the flush from drying out if said device remains unused for a long time, to avoid unpleasant smell) and/or for self-cleaning the tank 3, of course, any type of function useful for this anti-waste sanitary system can be present and inserted. In a further advantageous way, for the benefit of the environment, by dispensing recycled water from the shower and/or sink to the WC or the like, said water will almost certainly include dissolved soaps and detergents, therefore when dispensing said recycled water into the secondary device, it will also clean it at the same time, thus avoiding the daily use of additional products for sanitizing the WC, which are usually pollutants and expensive products.

[0037] Therefore, while the shower or sink or the like are being used the wastewater will not end up directly in the sewer but will be advantageously collected by said anti-waste sanitary system. As stated, it can be positioned after market under the shower tray or integrated with the shower tray.

[0038] The user who will use the WC, or similar secondary device, therefore, by operating the pump 5 will activate a flow of water from the collection tank 3 to the WC itself, thus carrying out a completely ecological and economic flush as only recycled water is being used.

[0039] It can be noted that, thanks to this invention, all the said purposes have been achieved and that, in a completely advantageous way, said invention can be used in every home with great advantage for the environment and for saving water, a problem which is widely felt around the world.

[0040] Variants in materials used for the construction of the system, shapes of the individual components of the system, type of connections to sanitary fixtures, number of connections with sanitary fixtures, presence or absence of filters, number of tanks, types of cleaning systems, any further positioning etc. are to be considered included in the scope of this invention and are therefore to be considered mere feasible variants thereof and therefore protected by the invention as better clarified by the appended claims.