Energy-saving building rainwater collection, storage and reuse system

By designing a ring-shaped water trough and a multi-stage filtration structure on the roof of a building, the rainwater harvesting system solves the problem of rainwater loss, achieves efficient collection and filtration of rainwater, avoids clogging and overflow, and provides an effective way to reuse rainwater.

CN117230936BActive Publication Date: 2026-02-10CHINA CONSTR FIFTH ENG DIV CORP LTD
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Application Number
CN202311157001.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-09-08
Publication Date
2026-02-10
Estimated Expiration
2043-09-08

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Technical Problem

The accumulation and loss of rainwater and snowmelt on the roofs of existing buildings leads to water waste, and traditional pitched roof designs cannot effectively collect and utilize rainwater and snowmelt.

Method used

Design a rainwater harvesting system that includes a ring-shaped water trough, an upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism, and an overflow-proof lower treatment box. The system utilizes the falling force of rainwater for preliminary filtration to prevent debris from clogging, and ensures the effective utilization of rainwater through a multi-stage filtration and storage structure.

Benefits of technology

It achieves efficient rainwater collection and filtration, avoids clogging of the filtration device, ensures no overflow during heavy rain, and provides a rainwater reuse system that is simple in structure and easy to use.

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Abstract

The application discloses an energy-saving building rainwater collecting, storing and recycling system, which comprises a building body, an annular water flow groove is installed at the top edge of the building body, a lower drain pipe is communicated and installed at the bottom of the annular water flow groove, the bottom end of the lower drain pipe is communicated with an upper anti-blocking pretreatment mechanism through a connecting sleeve, mounting pieces are fixedly connected to the two sides of the upper anti-blocking pretreatment mechanism, the upper anti-blocking pretreatment mechanism is fixedly installed on the building body through the mounting pieces and mounting nails, a connecting pipeline is communicated with the bottom of the upper anti-blocking pretreatment mechanism, and an anti-overflow lower treatment box is connected to the bottom end of the connecting pipeline, which has the beneficial effects that the device is simple in structure and convenient to use, can filter leaves and sundries in rainwater when collecting the rainwater, uses the falling of rainwater as a power source to avoid the problem of blockage, and can prevent rainwater from overflowing when the rainfall is relatively large.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of energy-saving buildings, in particular to an energy-saving building rainwater collection, storage and recycling system. BACKGROUND

[0002] Building energy saving, in developed countries, is initially to reduce the energy loss in the building, commonly known as "improving the energy utilization rate in the building", under the condition of ensuring the improvement of building comfort, reasonable use of energy and continuous improvement of energy utilization efficiency. The whole building energy saving is the sum of energy saving in every link in the whole life cycle of the building. Building energy saving mainly refers to the building in the process of site selection, planning, design, construction and use, through the use of energy-saving building materials, products and equipment, the implementation of building energy saving standard, under the premise of ensuring the building function and indoor thermal environment quality, improving the building energy consumption, and reasonably and effectively using energy.

[0003] With the gradual depletion of water resources, people's green environmental protection, water saving and energy saving consciousness is increasing, the valuable value of rainwater and snow water is gradually recognized by people, and many effective measures are taken. Recycling of rainwater and snow water has become an environmental protection fashion. Recycling of rainwater and snow water can save a lot of water resources for people, alleviate the situation of urban water shortage, and has good social, economic and environmental benefits.

[0004] Nowadays, the residents' houses are set as slope roofs to reduce the accumulation of rainwater and snow water on the roof and reduce the temperature of the house in summer. Although the accumulation of rainwater and snow water is effectively reduced, the sliding rainwater and snow water not only causes long-term wet and muddy ground, but also flows into the sewer, causing waste of water resources.

[0005] In view of the problems in the related art, no effective solution has been proposed so far. SUMMARY

[0006] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present application aims to provide an energy-saving building rainwater collection, storage and recycling system.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides an energy-saving building rainwater collection, storage, and reuse system, comprising a building body, an annular water trough installed at the top edge of the building body, a drain pipe connected to the bottom of the annular water trough, the bottom end of the drain pipe connected to an upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism via a connecting sleeve, mounting plates fixedly connected to both sides of the upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism, the upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism being fixedly installed on the building body via the mounting plates and mounting nails, a connecting pipe connected to the bottom of the upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism, and an overflow prevention treatment box connected to the bottom end of the connecting pipe.

[0008] Preferably, the upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism includes an outer housing, with bearings on both sides of the inner wall of the outer housing, a rotating shaft connecting the inner rings of the bearings, a drive blade fixedly sleeved at the center of the rotating shaft, and the drive blade located directly below the connecting sleeve.

[0009] Preferably, a large-pore filter screen is provided inside the outer casing below the drive blade. The two ends of the large-pore filter screen are connected to the inner wall of the outer casing through a movable mechanism. A drive shaft is movably installed below the large-pore filter screen, and two eccentric wheels are installed on the drive shaft.

[0010] Preferably, one end of the rotating shaft movably passes through the outer housing and is provided with a bevel gear one, and one end of the drive shaft movably passes through the outer housing and is provided with a bevel gear two. Both the bevel gear one and the bevel gear two are meshed with bevel gear three. A connecting shaft connects the bevel gear three. A bearing two is fixedly sleeved on the connecting shaft. The outer ring of the bearing two is provided with a bracket fixedly connected to the outer wall of the outer housing. The outer wall of the outer housing is provided with an outer protective shell that covers the bevel gear one, the bevel gear two, and the bevel gear three.

[0011] Preferably, the movable mechanism includes a strip mounting plate fixed to the inner wall of the outer casing, a sliding groove is provided on the strip mounting plate, a sliding block is movably disposed in the sliding groove, and a return spring is provided at both the upper and lower ends of the sliding block and connected to the top and bottom of the sliding groove, and the large-pore filter screen is connected to the sliding block through a connecting block.

[0012] Preferably, the overflow prevention treatment box is provided with a first partition and a second partition. The first partition is provided with a rainwater filtration structure on one side. The second partition divides the overflow prevention treatment box into a water storage chamber and an overflow chamber. The bottom of the first partition is provided with an opening, and the top of the second partition is provided with an opening. The water storage chamber is provided with a floating drainage mechanism.

[0013] Preferably, the rainwater filtration structure includes a detachable connecting plate embedded in the overflow-proof treatment box, a baffle is provided on the outside of the connecting plate, a perforated filter screen is provided on the inside of the connecting plate, an activated carbon filter element is provided below the perforated filter screen, and a bottom sterilization layer is provided below the activated carbon filter element.

[0014] Preferably, the floating drainage mechanism includes a sealing plate located inside the water storage tank, a float plate at the bottom of the sealing plate, guide holes on both sides of the sealing plate, a guide column that moves through the guide holes, the top of the guide column being connected to the top inner wall of the overflow prevention treatment box, and a limiting block at the bottom of the guide column.

[0015] Preferably, the connecting pipe is detachably fitted with several fixed pipe sleeves, which are installed on the building body by means of a mounting crossbar.

[0016] This invention provides an energy-saving building rainwater harvesting, storage, and reuse system, with the following beneficial effects:

[0017] Rainwater is collected from the building's roof via a ring-shaped drainage channel and discharged into an upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism through a downpipe. A connecting sleeve facilitates communication between the downpipe and the upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism. Once inside, the rainwater is filtered by the falling water, using this process as a power source to remove debris such as leaves while preventing clogging of the large-pore filter screen. The pre-filtered rainwater then flows through a connecting pipe into an overflow-proof lower treatment tank for further processing. This device is simple in structure and easy to use. It filters rainwater and other debris while collecting it, using the falling water as a power source to prevent clogging and overflow during heavy rainfall. Attached Figure Description

[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a front view of an energy-saving building rainwater harvesting, storage and reuse system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism in an energy-saving building rainwater harvesting, storage and reuse system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the active mechanism in an energy-saving building rainwater harvesting, storage and reuse system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an overflow prevention treatment box in an energy-saving building rainwater harvesting, storage and reuse system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the rainwater filtration structure in an energy-saving building rainwater harvesting, storage and reuse system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the floating drainage mechanism in an energy-saving building rainwater harvesting, storage and reuse system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] In the picture:

[0026] 1. Building body; 2. Circular water channel; 3. Down drain pipe; 4. Connecting sleeve; 5. Upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism; 6. Mounting plate; 7. Mounting nail; 8. Connecting pipe; 9. Anti-overflow treatment box; 10. Outer housing; 11. Bearing; 12. Rotating shaft; 13. Drive blade; 14. Bevel gear one; 15. Movable mechanism; 16. Large-pore filter screen; 17. Drive shaft; 18. Bevel gear two; 19. Bevel gear three; 20. Connecting shaft; 21. Bearing two; 22. Outer protective shell; 23. Strip mounting plate; 24. Sliding groove 25. Sliding block; 26. Return spring; 27. Connecting block; 28. Partition 1; 29. ​​Rainwater filtration structure; 30. Partition 2; 31. Water storage tank; 32. Overflow tank; 33. Opening 1; 34. Opening 2; 35. Floating drainage mechanism; 36. Connecting plate; 37. Small-hole filter screen; 38. Activated carbon filter element; 39. Bottom sterilization layer; 40. Baffle; 41. Sealing plate; 42. Guide hole; 43. Guide column; 44. Limiting block; 45. Float plate; 46. Fixed sleeve; 47. Mounting crossbar; 48. Eccentric wheel. Detailed Implementation

[0027] To make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects of this invention easier to understand, the invention will be further described below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0028] Please see Figures 1-6According to an embodiment of the present invention, an energy-saving building rainwater harvesting, storage, and reuse system includes a building body 1. An annular water trough 2 is installed at the top edge of the building body 1. A drain pipe 3 is connected to the bottom of the annular water trough 2. The bottom end of the drain pipe 3 is connected to an upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism 5 via a connecting sleeve 4. Rainwater from the roof of the building body 1 is collected through the annular water trough 2 and discharged into the upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism 5 through the drain pipe 3. The connecting sleeve 4 facilitates the connection between the drain pipe 3 and the upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism 5. After entering the upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism 5, the rainwater undergoes preliminary filtration, removing debris such as fallen leaves, thus preventing problems during later filtration. The filtration mechanism is prone to clogging. Mounting plates 6 are fixedly connected to both sides of the upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism 5. The upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism 5 is fixedly installed on the building body 1 via the mounting plates 6 and mounting nails 7. A connecting pipe 8 is connected to the bottom of the upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism 5. An overflow-proof treatment box 9 is connected to the bottom of the connecting pipe 8. After preliminary filtration, the rainwater enters the overflow-proof treatment box 9 through the connecting pipe 8. During subsequent treatment, it prevents rainwater from overflowing when there is excessive rainwater. The device of this application has a simple structure and is easy to use. It can filter debris such as leaves in the rainwater during collection to avoid clogging problems. At the same time, it can prevent rainwater from overflowing when the rainfall is heavy.

[0029] In one embodiment, please refer to the appendix to the specification. Figure 2As shown, the upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism 5 includes an outer housing 10. Bearings 11 are provided on both sides of the inner wall of the outer housing 10. A rotating shaft 12 connects the inner rings of the bearings 11. A drive blade 13 is fixedly sleeved at the center of the rotating shaft 12, and the drive blade 13 is located directly below the connecting sleeve 4. A large-pore filter screen 16 is provided inside the outer housing 10 below the drive blade 13. Both ends of the large-pore filter screen 16 are connected to the inner wall of the outer housing 10 through a movable mechanism 15. A drive shaft 17 is movably installed below the large-pore filter screen 16, and two eccentric wheels 48 are mounted on the drive shaft 17. One end of the rotating shaft 12 movably passes through the outer housing 10 and is provided with a bevel gear 14. One end of the drive shaft 17 movably passes through the outer housing 10 and is provided with a bevel gear 18. Both the bevel gear 14 and the bevel gear 18 are meshed with bevel gears 19. A connecting shaft 20 connects the bevel gears 19. A bearing 21 is fixedly sleeved on the connecting shaft 20. The outer ring of the bearing 21 is provided with a bracket fixedly connected to the outer wall of the outer housing 10. The outer wall of the outer housing 10 is provided with an outer protective shell 22 that covers the bevel gear 14, the bevel gear 18 and the bevel gear 19. When rainwater flows into the outer casing 10 from the connecting sleeve 4, it directly impacts the drive blade 13, causing the drive blade 13 to rotate. Simultaneously, the drive shaft 12 rotates, causing the bevel gear 14 to rotate. The bevel gear 14 then drives the bevel gear 3 19 meshing with it to rotate. In conjunction with the connecting shaft 20 and bearing 21, the other bevel gear 3 19 drives the bevel gear 2 18 meshing with it to rotate. The bevel gear 2 18 drives the drive shaft 17 to rotate, causing the two eccentric wheels 48 to rotate and strike the bottom of the large-pore filter screen 16. This, combined with the moving mechanism 15, generates up-and-down vibrations to prevent clogging.

[0030] In one embodiment, please refer to the appendix to the specification. Figure 3 As shown, the movable mechanism 15 includes a strip mounting plate 23 fixed to the inner wall of the outer casing 10. A sliding groove 24 is provided on the strip mounting plate 23, and a sliding block 25 is movably mounted within the sliding groove 24. Both ends of the sliding block 25 are equipped with return springs 26 connected to the top and bottom of the sliding groove 24, respectively. The large-pore filter screen 16 is connected to the sliding block 25 via a connecting block 27. The return springs 26 at both ends of the sliding block 25 increase the frequency of the large-pore filter screen 16's up-and-down vibration and provide support for the large-pore filter screen 16.

[0031] In one embodiment, please refer to the appendix to the specification. Figure 4 and 5As shown, the overflow-proof treatment box 9 is provided with a first partition 28 and a second partition 30. A rainwater filtration structure 29 is provided on one side of the first partition 28. The rainwater filtration structure 29 includes a connecting plate 36 that can be detachably embedded in the overflow-proof treatment box 9. A baffle 40 is provided on the outside of the connecting plate 36. A perforated filter screen 37 is provided on the inside of the connecting plate 36. An activated carbon filter element 38 is provided below the perforated filter screen 37. A bottom sterilization layer 39 is provided below the activated carbon filter element 38. The second partition 30 divides the overflow-proof treatment box 9 into a water storage chamber 31 and an overflow chamber 32. An opening 33 is provided at the bottom of the first partition 28. An opening 34 is provided at the top of the second partition 30. A floating drainage mechanism 35 is provided in the water storage chamber 31. The rainwater is filtered through the rainwater filtration structure 29, which uses a small-pore filter 37 for primary filtration, and then through an activated carbon filter 38 for secondary filtration to remove odors. The bottom sterilization layer 39 is used to sterilize the rainwater, ensuring its purity.

[0032] In one embodiment, please refer to the appendix to the specification. Figure 4 and 6 As shown, the floating drainage mechanism 35 includes a sealing plate 41 located inside the water storage tank 31. A float plate 45 is provided at the bottom of the sealing plate 41. Guide holes 42 are provided on both sides of the sealing plate 41. A guide post 43 is movably inserted through the guide holes 42. The top of the guide post 43 is connected to the top inner wall of the overflow prevention treatment box 9. A limiting block 44 is provided at the bottom of the guide post 43. When rainwater enters the water storage tank 31 through opening 1 33, the rainwater flows in from the bottom, causing the float plate 45 and the sealing plate 41 to float upwards. With the cooperation of the guide post 43 and the guide holes 42, the rainwater can be discharged from opening 2 34 into the overflow tank 32 for storage when the sealing plate 41 rises above opening 2 34. When there is less rainwater, the sealing plate 41 is lower than opening 2 34, adhering to the water surface, reducing the contact area between the rainwater and the air.

[0033] In one embodiment, please refer to the appendix to the specification. Figure 1 As shown, several fixing sleeves 46 are detachably fitted onto the connecting pipe 8. The fixing sleeves 46 are installed on the building body 1 via mounting crossbars 47. The fixing sleeves 46, in conjunction with the mounting crossbars 47, facilitate the installation and fixation of the connecting pipe 8.

[0034] In practical applications, rainwater from the roof of the building 1 is collected by the annular water trough 2 and discharged into the upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism 5 through the lower drain pipe 3. The connecting sleeve 4 facilitates the connection between the lower drain pipe 3 and the upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism 5. After entering the upper anti-clogging pretreatment mechanism 5, the rainwater is used as a power source to filter out debris such as leaves in the rainwater while avoiding the problem of clogging of the large-pore filter screen 16 itself. After preliminary filtration, the rainwater enters the overflow prevention lower treatment box 9 through the connecting pipe 8. During subsequent treatment, it prevents rainwater from overflowing when there is excessive rainwater. The device of this application has a simple structure and is easy to use. It can filter out debris such as leaves in the rainwater during rainwater collection to avoid clogging problems. At the same time, it can prevent rainwater from overflowing when the rainfall is heavy.

[0035] Although this specification describes embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution. This narrative style is merely for clarity. Those skilled in the art should consider the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. An energy-saving building rainwater harvesting, storage, and reuse system, characterized in that, The system includes a building body (1), with an annular water trough (2) installed at the top edge of the building body (1). A drain pipe (3) is connected to the bottom of the annular water trough (2). The bottom end of the drain pipe (3) is connected to an upper anti-blocking pretreatment mechanism (5) via a connecting sleeve (4). Mounting plates (6) are fixedly connected to both sides of the upper anti-blocking pretreatment mechanism (5). The upper anti-blocking pretreatment mechanism (5) is fixedly installed on the building body (1) via the mounting plates (6) and mounting nails (7). The bottom of the structure (5) is connected to a connecting pipe (8), and the bottom end of the connecting pipe (8) is connected to an anti-overflow treatment box (9). The upper anti-blocking pretreatment mechanism (5) includes an outer box (10). Bearings (11) are provided on both sides of the inner wall of the outer box (10). A rotating shaft (12) is connected between the inner rings of the bearings (11). A drive blade (13) is fixedly sleeved at the center of the rotating shaft (12), and the drive blade (13) is located directly below the connecting sleeve (4). The drive blade is located inside the outer box (10). (13) is provided with a large-pore filter screen (16) below it. The two ends of the large-pore filter screen (16) are connected to the inner wall of the outer casing (10) through a movable mechanism (15). A drive shaft (17) is movably installed below the large-pore filter screen (16). Two eccentric wheels (48) are installed on the drive shaft (17). One end of the rotating shaft (12) movably passes through the outer casing (10) and is provided with a bevel gear one (14). One end of the drive shaft (17) movably passes through the outer casing (10) and is provided with a bevel gear two (14). 8) Both the first bevel gear (14) and the second bevel gear (18) are meshed with a third bevel gear (19). A connecting shaft (20) is connected between the third bevel gears (19). A bearing (21) is fixedly sleeved on the connecting shaft (20). The outer ring of the bearing (21) is provided with a bracket that is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the outer housing (10). The outer wall of the outer housing (10) is provided with an outer protective shell (22) that covers the first bevel gear (14), the second bevel gear (18) and the third bevel gear (19).

2. The energy-saving building rainwater harvesting, storage, and reuse system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The movable mechanism (15) includes a strip mounting plate (23) fixed on the inner wall of the outer casing (10). A sliding groove (24) is provided on the strip mounting plate (23). A sliding block (25) is movably provided in the sliding groove (24). Both the upper and lower ends of the sliding block (25) are provided with a return spring (26) connected to the top and bottom of the sliding groove (24). The large-pore filter screen (16) is connected to the sliding block (25) through a connecting block (27).

3. The energy-saving building rainwater harvesting, storage, and reuse system according to claim 2, characterized in that, The overflow treatment box (9) is provided with a partition 1 (28) and a partition 2 (30). A rainwater filter structure (29) is provided on one side of the partition 1 (28). The partition 2 (30) divides the overflow treatment box (9) into a water storage tank (31) and an overflow tank (32). An opening 1 (33) is provided at the bottom of the partition 1 (28). An opening 2 (34) is provided at the top of the partition 2 (30). A floating drainage mechanism (35) is provided in the water storage tank (31).

4. The energy-saving building rainwater harvesting, storage, and reuse system according to claim 3, characterized in that, The rainwater filtration structure (29) includes a connecting plate (36) that can be detachably embedded in the overflow-proof treatment box (9). A baffle (40) is provided on the outside of the connecting plate (36), and a perforated filter screen (37) is provided on the inside of the connecting plate (36). An activated carbon filter element (38) is provided below the perforated filter screen (37), and a bottom sterilization layer (39) is provided below the activated carbon filter element (38).

5. The energy-saving building rainwater harvesting, storage, and reuse system according to claim 4, characterized in that, The floating drainage mechanism (35) includes a sealing plate (41) located in the water storage tank (31). The bottom of the sealing plate (41) is provided with a float plate (45). Guide holes (42) are provided on both sides of the sealing plate (41). A guide column (43) is movably inserted through the guide hole (42). The top of the guide column (43) is connected to the top inner wall of the overflow prevention treatment box (9). A limit stop (44) is provided at the bottom of the guide column (43).

6. The energy-saving building rainwater harvesting, storage, and reuse system according to claim 5, characterized in that, The connecting pipe (8) is detachably fitted with several fixed pipe sleeves (46), which are installed on the building body (1) by means of a mounting crossbar (47).

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