RU229328U1 - PORTABLE MOBILE SHOWER - Google Patents

Abstract

The object of the utility model is a portable shower for use in campsites or during car trips, as well as during construction or repair work, when sanitary facilities are unavailable. The portable mobile shower consists of a frame, a folding awning, a floor, water tanks and a hose with a shower head. The shower frame is firmly attached to the floor, in which a drain hole is made, closed with a click-clack plug, and is located inside the body, made in the form of a suitcase, in which two tanks for clean and dirty water are located under the floor, connected to each other with a connecting plate and loops. A water pump is installed in the clean water tank, to which a flexible hose is connected, at the end of which there is a shower head with a water pump switch. The dirty water tank also has a drain hole for placing a click-clack plug. The clean and dirty water tanks have openings for filling and draining, which are closed with plugs. The folding awning is made of waterproof material, is firmly fixed to the frame and closes with a clasp. It is also possible to install a water heater with a thermostat in the clean water tank. 6 z.p. f-ly, 9 ill.

Description

The object of the utility model is a portable mobile shower for use in campsites or during car trips, as well as during construction or repair work when sanitary facilities are not available.

Campsites often have sanitary zones where sanitary buildings can be used. These buildings are used by many people, and questions often arise about sufficient hygienic safety. On the other hand, when traveling by car and setting up camp in places where there are no sanitary facilities, it is not possible to take a shower. There are many professions in the world in which thousands of people do not have the opportunity to take a shower, including truck drivers. Only some TIR parking lots have permanent showers, and if more than a hundred drivers are in such a parking lot at the same time, the hygienic condition of the showers in such parking lots leaves much to be desired. In addition, during construction or renovation work, when toilets are not yet built or are not available, there is a need for convenient places to wash.

Simple mobile shower solutions are known. The most common of these is a small cabin on a self-folding lightweight frame, similar to small tourist tents. A lightweight roof with a closing inlet is attached to the frame. The created shower cabin has no floor. Bathing is carried out either by pouring water from a container with water inserted inside, or, in a more advanced version, with the help of a pump connected to the end of the hose. In both cases, there is a problem with used water. In cabins without a floor, used water with detergent flows out, polluting the surrounding space. In cabins with a floor, the problem is even greater, since water must be removed from inside the cabin, and the environment is polluted in a similar way. Such cabins are easy to fold and unfold, take up little space, but they do not allow washing dishes with heated water and do not provide for the possibility of environmentally friendly disposal of used water. It is no longer possible to use such a shower design, for example, in a truck cabin.

From the description of the Chinese utility model CN211796086U [IPC A47K3/022, published on 30.10.2020], a portable mobile shower (prototype) is known, including: a folding tent, a shower head, a hot and cold water mixer, a water pump assembly, a control unit, a water bucket, an insulated hot water bucket, a wastewater bucket, a tent awning support, a ceiling, a side body, a wastewater tank, a floor grate, a mounting base for a water pump, a first water pump, a second water pump, a third water pump. The folding tent consists of a frame, a ceiling, a side body, a wastewater tank, and a floor grate. The roof is inserted from the outside of the upper part of the tent frame, and the side body is inserted from the outside of the lower part. The side body is connected to the ceiling using a zipper. The wastewater tank is installed on the lower side of the frame and is located on the inner side of the side body. A floor grate is attached and installed above the wastewater tank. The shower is suspended and installed on the upper support of the frame. Three water pumps are permanently installed on the mounting base, and the electric control unit is permanently placed on the upper part of the mounting base of the first water pump through the support. The inlet end of the first water pump is connected to the bucket through the water pipe. The outlet end of the first water pump is connected to the hot and cold water mixer through the water pipe. The outlet end of the hot and cold water mixer is connected to the shower through the water pipe. The water pipe is connected to the wastewater tank, and the water outlet of the third water pump is connected to the wastewater bucket through the water pipe.

The design, known from the description of the utility model CN211796086U, is complex, containing many components. Despite its high consumer qualities, the shower is difficult to disassemble and assemble. In addition, the number of components leads to a large volume and weight of the entire set, which is not suitable for people who do not own large cars. In addition, for people who are on long trips and often, or even daily, change their place of stay, unfolding and assembling the structure will take too much time. Using such a shower in a truck cabin is simply impossible due to the large number of components that need to be assembled and then disassembled.

The main objective of the claimed utility model is to create a design that, on the one hand, would meet the user's expectations, be easy to assemble and disassemble, take up little space when folded, and at the same time provide comfort for the user and care for the environment.

The technical result of the claimed portable mobile shower is to ensure ease of assembly and disassembly, as well as compactness when folded.

The task is solved by developing a portable mobile shower consisting of a frame, a folding awning, a floor, water tanks and a hose with a shower head. The shower body is made in the form of a suitcase consisting of two sections in the form of tanks for clean water and for dirty water, located under the floor and connected to each other with a connecting plate and loops. A water pump is installed in the clean water tank, to which a flexible hose is connected, at the end of which there is a shower head with a water pump switch, while the dirty water tank has an opening for placing a click-clack drain plug, and both sections have inlet and outlet openings twisted with plugs. The frame is made of folding tubes and attached to the floor, in which a drain hole is made, closed with a click-clack plug, and a folding awning made of waterproof material is fixed to the frame and closed with a clasp.

It is advisable to make the frame of a portable mobile shower from four interconnected chambers, designed with the possibility of filling with compressed air through one lockable opening.

It is optimal to place four lockable openings in the frame of a portable mobile shower for the rapid entry/exit of compressed air.

It is preferable to make the frame of a portable mobile shower from Igelite plastic.

It is advisable to install a water heater with a thermostat in the clean water tank.

It is recommended that the water heater and water pump of the portable mobile shower be made with the ability to connect to the cigarette lighter socket of the car with a voltage of 12V DC or 24V DC depending on the car, or from another available power source through an electric cable with a plug.

It is preferable to provide the water pump with a two-way valve designed to be connected by a quick-release connector to an external fast-acting gas instantaneous water heater with a gas cylinder.

The utility model is illustrated with drawings.

Fig. 1 shows the components of the shower in an exploded view.

Fig. 2 shows a view of the shower in working position.

Fig. 3 shows a top view of the body and the location of the floor.

Fig. 4 shows the location of the heater in the housing.

Fig. 5 shows a frame made in the form of air chambers without a folding awning.

Fig. 6 shows a frame made in the form of tubes without a folding awning.

Fig. 7 shows the housing in a closed position from one side.

Fig. 8 shows the closed housing from the other side.

Fig. 9 shows a variant of connecting a shower to a gas instantaneous water heater with a gas cylinder.

The portable mobile shower consists of a frame 9, a case 22 made in the form of a suitcase, a folding awning 10 and a hose with a shower head 11. The frame 9 is firmly attached to the floor 8 of the shower, made of rubber in one of the design options. The floor 8 has a hole for draining water. The body 22 consists of two sections containing tanks for clean water 12 and for dirty water 13, connected to each other by a connector 21 and hinges 5. The floor 8 is laid over tanks 12 and 13 and the connector 21. A water pump 3 is installed in the tank for clean water 12, to which a hose 11 is connected, at the end of which there is a shower head with a switch 15 for the water pump 3. The tank for dirty water 13 has a drain hole closed with a click-clack plug 4. Both tanks have inlet and outlet holes 6 and 7, closed with plugs. A folding awning 10 made of waterproof material and closed with a fastener 16 is attached to the frame 9. The frame 9, in one of the embodiments, consists of four air chambers connected to each other, filled with compressed air, and has an inlet/outlet hole 14 for air. The frame 9, in one embodiment, may contain four lockable input/output openings 14. In the clean water tank 12, in one embodiment, there is a heater 1 with a thermostat 2, which heats the water to the desired temperature, made with the additional possibility of adjusting the desired temperature from 35 to 40 °C using the thermostat 2. The water heater 1 and the water pump 3 are powered from the cigarette lighter socket of the car with a voltage of 12V DC or 24V DC depending on the car via an electric cable with a plug 23.

Water, in one embodiment, can also be heated by an external gas flow water heater 19 with a gas cylinder 20 and supplied by a water pump 3 to a shower head 11. The water pump 3 is equipped with a two-way valve 17 with manual or electric switching. Water is directed through the water pump 3 to a quick-release coupling 18, from which water flows to the external water heater 19, and then to the shower head 11.

The frame 9 of the mobile portable shower can also be made of collapsible tubes made of elastic material, preferably igelite, inserted into one another.

When folded, the shower resembles a suitcase. It is portable, so you can take it to a source of clean water and pour it into the filler neck of the clean water tank. Then, to heat the water, the heater in the clean water tank, or instant water heater, is connected to an available power source, and the thermostat knob is set to the desired temperature. The thermostat indicator light or sound signal will indicate that the water has heated to the desired temperature. Then the folding shower tent is unfolded on a flat surface, the hand air pump is connected to one of the valves of the frame chambers, and the air chambers of the frame are filled with compressed air. The frame chambers are straightened, the folding tent is unfolded, forming side walls and a ceiling. On one of the walls of the tent there is a clasp, by unfastening which you can get inside the shower. Inside the tent, the user activates the water pump button, located on the shower tube. The water pump begins to pump heated water. Heated to the temperature set on the thermostat, the water begins to flow from the shower head. At the bottom of the shower, a chamber for dirty water opens if you press the mushroom of the click-clack drain plug in the floor. As the dirty water flows onto the floor, it flows under the force of gravity into the dirty water container. After finishing the shower, the user should push the click-clack drain plug, which will close the hole for draining dirty water. After leaving the shower, it should be left to dry. Then the air is removed from the frame chambers by unscrewing the inlet / outlet valves of the frame, the material of the walls and ceiling is folded, and the body with two tanks for clean and dirty water is folded in half thanks to the hinges used. The folded shower should be taken to a place with running water, unscrew the plug of the dirty water compartment and drain the contents of this compartment. A similar procedure is performed if the frame is made in the form of tubes, in which case the tubes are folded, inserted into one another, and packed into a suitcase.

Claims (7)

1. A portable mobile shower consisting of a frame, a folding awning, a floor, water tanks and a hose with a shower head, characterized in that it contains a body made in the form of a suitcase consisting of two compartments in the form of tanks for clean water and for dirty water, placed under the floor and connected to each other by a connecting plate and loops, while a water pump is installed in the clean water tank, to which a flexible hose is connected, at the end of which there is a shower head with a water pump switch, while in the dirty water tank there is an opening for placing a click-clack drain plug, and both compartments have inlet and outlet openings twisted with plugs, the frame is made of folding tubes and attached to the floor, in which a drain hole is made, closed with a click-clack plug, and a folding awning made of waterproof material is fixed to the frame and closed with a clasp. 2. A shower according to item 1, characterized in that the frame consists of four chambers connected to each other, designed with the possibility of filling with compressed air through a lockable opening. 3. A shower according to item 1, characterized in that the frame contains four lockable openings for accelerated entry/exit of compressed air. 4. A shower according to item 1, characterized in that the frame is made of igelite plastic. 5. A shower according to any of paragraphs 1-4, characterized in that a water heater with a thermostat is installed in the chamber for clean water. 6. A shower according to item 5, characterized in that the water heater and water pump are designed with the possibility of connection to a power source via an electric cable with a plug. 7. A shower according to any of paragraphs 1-6, characterized in that the water pump is equipped with a two-way valve designed with the possibility of connecting with a quick-release connector to an external instant-action water heater with a gas cylinder.