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US 7,282,143 · App. 11/164,341 · Granted Oct 16, 2007

Septic tank

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Patent No.
US 7,282,143
App. No.
11/164,341
Granted
Oct 16, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A septic tank includes a chamber, an inlet through which waste water enters the chamber, an outlet, and an outlet pipe mounted to the outlet. At least one partitioning member is mounted in the chamber and separates the chamber into at least a first subchamber adjacent to the inlet and a second subchamber adjacent to the outlet. The partitioning member includes a plurality of through-holes allowing communication between the first subchamber and the second subchamber. The partitioning member prevents the suspensions and deposits in the first subchamber from entering the second subchamber. A submersible pump may be mounted in the first subchamber for creating recycling currents.

Claims (34)

1. A septic tank comprising:

a chamber;

an inlet through which waste water enters the chamber;

an outlet;

an outlet pipe mounted to the outlet;

a partitioning member mounted in the chamber and separating the chamber into a first subchamber adjacent to the inlet and a second subchamber adjacent to the outlet, the partitioning member comprising a plurality of through-holes allowing communication between the first subchamber and the second subchamber; and

a plurality of tubes each including a first section extending through an associated one of the through-holes and a second section extending downward and located in the first subchamber, with the second section of each said tube having an inclining angle in a range of 30-60 degrees.

2. The septic tank as claimed in claim 1 , with the second section of each said tube being inclined or arcuate.

3. A septic tank comprising:

a chamber;

an inlet through which waste water enters the chamber;

an outlet;

an outlet pipe mounted to the outlet;

a partitioning member mounted in the chamber and separating the chamber into a first subchamber adjacent to the inlet and a second subchamber adjacent to the outlet, the partitioning member comprising a plurality of through-holes allowing communication between the first subchamber and the second subchamber; and

a plurality of tubes each including a first section extending through an associated one of the through-holes and a second section extending downward and located in the first subchamber, with the second section of each said tube comprising a plurality of through-holes in a circumference thereof, and with the second section of each said tube comprising a closed end.

4. The septic tank as claimed in claim 3 , with the septic tank further including a submersible pump mounted in the first subchamber, with the submersible pump pumping deposit-containing waste water in the first subcompartment upward for creating recycling currents, thereby providing a stirring effect and speeding up decomposition of the waste water.

5. The septic tank as claimed in claim 4 , with the submersible pump further comprising a recycling tube including a first end connected to the submersible pump and a second end with an inlet in a bottom of the second subchamber, allowing deposits in the bottom of the second subchamber to be pumped back into the first subchamber for refiltering.

6. The septic tank as claimed in claim 4 , with the septic tank further comprising a filtering/partitioning wall in a bottom of the second subchamber, with the filtering/partitioning wall extending between said partitioning member and a sidewall that defines the chamber and that includes the outlet, with the filtering/partitioning wall being spaced from a bottom wall defining the chamber, thereby defining a deposit compartment between the filtering/partitioning wall, the bottom wall, and the sidewall.

7. The septic tank as claimed in claim 6 , with the submersible pump further comprising a recycling tube including a first end connected to the submersible pump and a second end with an inlet in a bottom of the second subchamber, allowing deposits in the bottom of the second subchamber to be pumped back into the first subchamber for refiltering.

8. The septic tank as claimed in claim 3 , with the septic tank further comprising a filtering/partitioning wall in a bottom of the second subchamber, with the filtering/partitioning wall extending between said partitioning member and a sidewall that defines the chamber and that includes the outlet, with the filtering/partitioning wall being spaced from a bottom wall defining the chamber, thereby defining a deposit compartment between the filtering/partitioning wall, the bottom wall, and the sidewall.

9. The septic tank as claimed in claim 3 , with the septic tank further comprising a substantially L-shaped partitioning wall spaced from the partitioning member, with the partitioning wall including a first end interconnected to a sidewall that defines the chamber and that includes the outlet, with the partitioning wall further including a second end and interconnected to a top wall that defines the chamber to define a discharge compartment between the partitioning wall, the sidewall, and the bottom wall for receiving the outlet pipe.

10. The septic tank as claimed in claim 9 , with the partitioning wall comprising a plurality of openings.

11. The septic tank as claimed in claim 10 , with the septic tank further comprising an ultraviolet lamp mounted in the discharge compartment.

12. The septic tank as claimed in claim 11 , with the septic tank further comprising a filtering/partitioning wall in a bottom of the second subchamber, with the filtering/partitioning wall being spaced from the partitioning wall and the bottom wall and extending between said partitioning member and the sidewall, thereby defining a deposit compartment between the filtering/partitioning wall, the bottom wall, and the sidewall.

13. The septic tank as claimed in claim 10 , with the septic tank further comprising a filtering/partitioning wall in a bottom of the second subchamber, with the filtering/partitioning wall being spaced from the partitioning wall and the bottom wall and extending between said partitioning member and the sidewall, thereby defining a deposit compartment between the filtering/partitioning wall, the bottom wall, and the sidewall.

14. The septic tank as claimed in claim 9 , with the septic tank further comprising a filtering/partitioning wall in a bottom of the second subchamber, with the filtering/partitioning wall being spaced from the partitioning wall and the bottom wall and extending between said partitioning member and the sidewall, thereby defining a deposit compartment between the filtering/partitioning wall, the bottom wall, and the sidewall.

15. A septic tank comprising:

a chamber;

an inlet through which waste water enters the chamber;

an outlet;

an outlet pipe mounted to the outlet; and

a partitioning member mounted in the chamber and separating the chamber into a first subchamber adjacent to the inlet and a second subchamber adjacent to the outlet, the partitioning member comprising a plurality of through-holes allowing communication between the first subchamber and the second subchamber, with said partitioning member being wavy, with said partitioning member comprising a plurality of wave crests and a plurality of wave troughs, with the through-holes being defined in the wave crests and the wave troughs.

16. The septic tank as claimed in claim 15 , with each said through-hole of said partitioning member being inclined and extending downward from a second subchamber side toward a first subchamber side.

17. The septic tank as claimed in claim 15 , with said partitioning member comprising an upper blocking area for preventing suspensions in the first subchamber from entering the second subchamber, with said partitioning member comprising a lower blocking area for preventing deposits in the first subchamber from entering the second subchamber, and with the through-holes being defined in an intermediate portion of said partitioning member.

Priority Claims (1)
TW 94215065 U · Aug 31, 2005 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 1093174300 · Sep 1, 2004
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