Flush Station Single-Side Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water pipe systems, particularly series and ring main systems, face challenges in efficiently preventing stagnation areas that can lead to hygienic deficiencies due to infrequent use, such as the formation of bacteria like legionella, and require efficient assembly methods that minimize pipeline lengths and recesses in masonry.
Innovation Solution
A flushing station with a housing that has cold and hot water connections and a waste water connection, all located on the underside, allowing for fluidic coupling of pipelines via a common side, reducing the need for individual pipes and recesses, and featuring a compact design with encapsulated connections for efficient assembly and reduced assembly costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If connections are distributed on multiple sides of the flushing station, then fluid connection flexibility is improved, but pipeline routing complexity and installation time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines all fluid connections (cold water inlet, hot water inlet, and wastewater outlet) onto a single common side of the flushing station housing. This merging of connection points eliminates the need for complex multi-sided routing, allowing all pipelines to be bundled and routed through a single wall recess, thereby reducing installation time while maintaining adequate connection flexibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If pipelines are routed individually to different connection points, then connection adaptability is improved, but the number of recesses and pipeline lengths increase
Solution Approach 1:
By consolidating all connection openings onto one common side of the housing, the patent enables all pipelines to be routed through a single wall recess rather than requiring multiple separate recesses. This merging approach reduces the complexity of pipeline routing and the number of recesses needed in masonry, while the common side configuration still provides adequate adaptability for various installation scenarios.
3Ease of operation
If connections are located on the top side of the flushing station, then accessibility is improved, but pipeline routing from floor level becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of placing connections on the conventional top side of the flushing station for ease of accessibility, the patent inverts the connection location to the common side (bottom side) of the housing. This inversion allows pipelines to be routed directly from floor level through a single recess, simplifying the installation process and reducing routing complexity, while the common side configuration maintains adequate accessibility for connection operations.
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AI summary
Flushing station for a ring or series piping system (1), comprising: - a cold water connection (19) for connecting a cold water line (6); - a hot water connection (20) for connecting a hot water line (7); and - a wastewater connection (21), wherein the cold water connection (19) and the hot water connection (20) are fluidically coupled to the wastewater connection (21); characterized in that the cold water connection (19), the hot water connection (20), and the wastewater connection (21) are assigned to a subside (24) of the flushing station (13). The invention also relates to a ring and a series piping system (1).