IP Library Granted Patent US 10,538,901
Granted Patent B2
US 10,538,901 · App. 15/036,738 · Granted Jan 21, 2020

Modular electrical appliance which reuses greywater

Inventor: César Manuel Coelho Nunes (Verin, ES)
Assignee: BioMicrobics, Inc.
E03B1/042E03D5/006E03B2001/045
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Patent No.
US 10,538,901
App. No.
15/036,738
Granted
Jan 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Modular electrical appliance for recycling greywater, connected to: a drainage pipe (S 1 ) via which greywater enters into the greywater reservoir ( 1 ) thereof; a sanitary water supply (S) via which sanitary water enters into the auxiliary reservoir ( 7 ) thereof; and a flush pipe (D) which connects to the standard opening of the tank (WC) of a toilet. The electrical appliance has a built-in three-way valve ( 4 ) which opens the outlet of said greywater reservoir ( 1 ) if it contains a sufficient amount for a full flush. If not, the outlet of said auxiliary reservoir ( 7 ) is opened. A hydraulic pump ( 3 ) connected to the electrovalve ( 4 ) pumps the flush water, grey or sanitary, through the flush pipe (D).

Claims (21)

1. A modular electrical appliance for recycling greywater, connected to a greywater drainage pipe (S 1 ) and connected to a flush pipe (D) of a tank (WC) of a toilet, the modular electrical appliance comprising:

a greywater reservoir ( 1 ) connected to said greywater flush pipe (S 1 ), wherein the greywater flush pipe is connected to one or more greywater sources selected from a group comprising of sinks, bathtubs, washing machines, and showers, said greywater flushpipe (S 1 ) being connected to the greywater reservoir ( 1 ) via a first aerator threaded elbow ( 14 ), and

an independent auxiliary reservoir ( 7 ), said auxiliary reservoir ( 7 ) being connected to a sanitary water supply (S), said auxiliary reservoir ( 7 ) comprising a second aerator elbow ( 14 ′) in its upper part, wherein no water enters the second aerator elbow ( 14 ′) and

a hydraulic pump ( 3 ) comprising a pressure switch, and said hydraulic pump ( 3 ) being connected to said flush pipe (D), and

characterized in that it further comprises a three-way electrovalve ( 4 ), this three-way electrovalve ( 4 ) comprising:

a first inlet connected to said greywater reservoir ( 1 ),

a second inlet connected to said auxiliary reservoir ( 7 ), and

an outlet connected to said hydraulic pump ( 3 ), and

in that said flush pipe (D) is connected to a standard inlet opening of sanitary water from said tank (WC), wherein the greywater reservoir ( 1 ), the independent auxiliary reservoir ( 7 ), and the hydraulic pump ( 3 ) of the modular electrical appliance are external to the tank (WC) and said three-way electrovalve ( 4 ) is, by default, open towards the greywater reservoir ( 1 ).

2. Electrical appliance according to claim 1 , characterized in that the auxiliary reservoir ( 7 ) is connected to the sanitary water supply (S).

3. Electrical appliance according to claim 2 , characterized in that the auxiliary reservoir ( 7 ) is connected to the sanitary water supply (S) via a two-way electrovalve ( 17 ).

4. Electrical appliance according to claim 1 , characterized in that the first aerator threaded elbow ( 14 ) comprises a prefilter ( 5 ).

5. Electrical appliance according to claim 1 , characterized in that the greywater reservoir comprises a vent.

6. Electrical appliance according to claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a sensor located in the greywater reservoir, said sensor being capable of detecting a predetermined minimum level of volume of greywater stored in said tank.

7. Electrical appliance according to claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises an auxiliary sensor located in the auxiliary reservoir, said auxiliary sensor being capable of detecting a predetermined minimum level of a volume of water stored in the auxiliary reservoir.

8. Electrical appliance according to claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises an electrical box connected, at least, to the hydraulic pump, to the electrovalves and to a sensor.

9. Electrical appliance according to claim 8 , characterized in that said electrical box ( 13 ) is further connected to a sanitary two-way electrovalve ( 17 ) and to the auxiliary sensor ( 10 ′).

10. Electrical appliance according to claim 1 , characterized in that said greywater reservoir comprises a UVA lamp.

11. Electrical appliance according to claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a protective outer housing.

12. Electrical appliance according to claim 11 , characterized in that said protective outer housing ( 2 ) comprises a lock with a locking key.

13. Electrical appliance according to claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a structural body for securing to a wall.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 4, 2019
From: BIO-MICROBICS, INC.
To: BIOMICROBICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 051188/0494 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2017
From: COELHO NUNES, CESAR MANUEL
To: BIO-MICROBICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 040955/0969 →
Priority Claims (1)
ES 201331655 · Nov 14, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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