Anti-seismic protection device

Abstract

The present invention relates to an anti-seismic protection device (1) that can be installed in a home, comprising: —a base frame portion (2A) comprising at least four base tubular elements (21A) made of carbon fibre arranged in plan so as to constitute the vertices of a base rectangle, said tubular elements being connected to each other by means of tubular base frame beams (23 A) made of carbon fibre, arranged to form diagonals of the base rectangle, —a shower tray (3) coupled to said base frame portion (2A) provided with a water drainage hole, —a cap frame portion (2B) comprising at least four cap tubular elements (21B) made of carbon fibre arranged in plan so as to constitute the vertices of a cap rectangle, said tubular elements being connected to each other by means of tubular cap frame beams (23B) made of carbon fibre, said second tubular cap frame elements (23B) being arranged to form diagonals of the cap rectangle, wherein each tubular cap element (21B) in operating condition is placed on the vertical of a corresponding base tubular element (21A), spaced therefrom —an intermediate frame portion (2C) comprising four tubular uprights (21C) that can each be coupled at an opposite free end to one of the four base tubular elements (21A) and to the corresponding cap tubular element (21B) placed on the vertical, and wherein the intermediate frame portion (2C) further comprises at least three peripheral walls (22C), each peripheral wall (22C) extending between two neighbouring uprights (21C) —a water dispenser coupled to the cap frame portion (2B) or to the intermediate frame portion (2C), such that the anti-seismic protection device (1) can be used as a shower cabin.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to the field of anti-seismic protection devices, in particular to those devices that allow at least one user to be protected from the consequences of an earthquake.STATE OF THE ART[0002]At the state of the art various safety devices are known.[0003]Recent events, the particular geological configuration of a country, such as Italy, the construction characteristics of homes, media reviews and the mood perceived in people indicate a widespread sense of anxiety with regard to the safety of buildings.[0004]The combination between old buildings and seismic unreliability of the territory make projects aimed at providing solutions that “alleviate” the sense of anxiety in people feasible, producing integrated structures capable of reducing the effects of seismic risk on people.[0005]Besides renovation operations or the construction of new buildings with anti-seismic capacities, there are still few solutions to the problem of guaranteeing the...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides an anti-seismic protection device for homes that can be installed without taking unnecessary space. The device is always maintained empty and accessible, and can replace a normal pre-existing shower cabin or be installed as new shower cabin. This invention helps to provide safety measures to protect against seismic events in homes.

Problems solved by technology

Besides renovation operations or the construction of new buildings with anti-seismic capacities, there are still few solutions to the problem of guaranteeing the users of an existing home, built in the past (e.g. constructions of historical value) an effective protection in the event of the consequences of an earthquake.

In general, reinforced protective capsules, such as wardrobes, are known, which can be installed in a home to guarantee this protection; however, this solution has an important limit, related to the footprint of the capsule; in fact, in order to perform its function, this latter must always be maintained empty, so as to be immediately accessible when the first signs of the earthquake occur.

However, the Applicant has noted that these capsules are often filled with household effects that the occupants tend to store when there is no other space for them in the home; this in fact makes the capsule unusable because, as when the earthquake occurs, it is already filled with household effects and therefore cannot hold people.

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