IL300232B2 - Siphon Gas Management System And Method - Google Patents
Siphon Gas Management System And MethodInfo
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
- E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
- E03D11/00—Other component parts of water-closets, e.g. noise-reducing means in the flushing system, flushing pipes mounted in the bowl, seals for the bowl outlet, devices preventing overflow of the bowl contents; devices forming a water seal in the bowl after flushing, devices eliminating obstructions in the bowl outlet or preventing backflow of water and excrements from the waterpipe
- E03D11/18—Siphons
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/12—Plumbing installations for waste water; Basins or fountains connected thereto; Sinks
- E03C1/30—Devices to facilitate removing of obstructions in waste-pipes or sinks
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/12—Plumbing installations for waste water; Basins or fountains connected thereto; Sinks
- E03C1/28—Odour seals
- E03C1/284—Odour seals having U-shaped trap
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/12—Plumbing installations for waste water; Basins or fountains connected thereto; Sinks
- E03C1/28—Odour seals
- E03C1/29—Odour seals having housing containing dividing wall, e.g. tubular
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Description
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SIPHON GAS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to gas management systems and methods directed at removing
undesirous gasses through a siphon, and more particularly, to a siphon gas management system and
method configured to dispose of undesirous gases/odor/fumes into discharge means.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Gas management systems and methods are directed at removing undesirous gasses from
appliances such as toilets, kitchen sinks, eating halls (e.g., restaurants), laboratories and other private
and publicly used spaces. Such removal of gas may be desirous so as to remove
bad/unpleasant/hazardous gasses/odors/fumes that may accumulate in the ambient air and pose a
disturbance to a user's comfort, health, safety, etc.
Some prior art publications have addressed this need disclosing various approaches. For
example:
Patent publication GB190509013A discloses a siphon system, wherein the siphon to be
emptied is connected by pipes and configured to be filled with a water reservoir. Water is admitted to
a space above the reservoir by a cock, and on a cock in a pipe being opened to the siphon and
configured to be discharged by a siphonic action. An air pipe with a check valve is also provided. The
reservoir communicates with the atmosphere by means of said air pipe configured to be opened at any
suitable point, for instance in an overflow of the waste (and above the water line filing the siphon).
The apparatus may be used in connection with wash-basins, the discharge of sewage and factory
waste, and like applications.
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Currently available siphon gas management systems and methods to be installed in currently
available hosting systems, such as toilet cisterns, kitchens, laboratory fume removers, etc., require
pre-design and inclusion that, in turn, require substantial and sometimes expensive retrofitting or
reconfiguration which affects the operation and efficiency of the hosting systems. Such available
systems do not address the issues of maintainability with which hard or sediment heavy water
conduction systems are faced with (such as a result of limescale) and also do not address the issue of
greasy substances accumulation.
Furthermore, currently available siphon gas management systems and methods focus on
removal of gas regardless of its actual nature and without its analysis.
Thus, there is a need to provide a siphon gas management system and method for safe removal
of undesirous gas/odor/fumes through readily available discharge means, wherein said system is
installable at reasonable cost without affecting operation or efficiency of hosting system.
There is a further need to provide siphon gas management system and method comprising
autonomous deposit reduction mechanism configured to mitigate the tendency of conduit systems to
gradually/abruptly develop blockages for various reasons.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention discloses a cost effective efficient and smart siphon gas management
system and method for safe removal of undesirous gas/odor/fumes through readily available discharge
means.
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The present invention further discloses a gas management system and method comprising a
reliable and autonomous deposit reduction mechanism configured to mitigate the tendency of conduit
systems to gradually/abruptly develop blockages from various reasons.
The following embodiments and aspects thereof are described and illustrated in conjunction
with systems, devices and methods which are meant to be exemplary and illustrative and not limiting
in scope. In various embodiments, one or more of the above-described problems have been reduced
or eliminated, while other embodiments are directed to other advantages or improvements.
According to one aspect, there is provided a siphon gas management system comprising: a
siphon having a discharge port and designated to be partly filled with fluid, a power source, an
impeller configured to be driven by the power source and create a gas flow, a conduit having a gas
inlet in communication with the ambient air and an outlet designated to open beneath the fluid line of
the siphon, wherein the gas flow created by the impeller is designated to flow through the conduit and
create a fluid & gas turbulence before being discharged to a discharge means, and wherein the fluid
filing the siphon is designated to block gas originating from the discharge means from spreading to
the ambient air while the impeller is not operating.
According to some embodiments, the conduit outlet is designated to be opened in close
proximity to the discharge means.
According to some embodiments, the siphon outlet further comprises a nozzle designated to
affect the stream of gas extracting thereby.
According to some embodiments, the impeller is configured to be acoustically isolated. 20
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According to some embodiments, the siphon gas management system is executable by
modular commercially available components.
According to some embodiments, the siphon gas management system is configured to be
compactly fitted and installed within commercially available siphon.
According to some embodiments, the power source is a rechargeable power reservoir that may
be configured to be charged wirelessly.
According to some embodiments, the siphon is configured to be filled with 20-350mm of
water.
According to some embodiments, the siphon is a U-shaped conduit.
According to some embodiments, the siphon has a resilient tube configuration.
According to some embodiments, the siphon gas management system is operable by a remote
control.
According to some embodiments, the siphon gas management system is operable by a wireless
control means (such as cellular, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi application).
According to some embodiments, the siphon gas management system further comprising
means for sampling the drawn gas and at least one sensor, wherein the sample is designated to be
exposed to the sensor and the at least one sensor may be configured to collect data regarding the
sampled drawn gas.
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According to some embodiments, the siphon gas management system further comprising a
controller configured to diagnose collected data by analyzing the at least one sensor output data.
According to some embodiments, the system is configured to transmit the gathered data to a
designated device or data center for further analysis or display and the transmittal of the gathered data
may be conducted on an immediate real-time basis.
According to a second aspect, there is provided a method for using a siphon gas management
system, comprising the step of applying an impeller powered by a power source in order to create a
gas flow through a conduit designated to be in communication with the ambient air and further
designated to have an outlet located beneath the fluid line of a siphon designated to be partly filled
with fluid, wherein the gas flow created by the impeller is designated to flow through the conduit and
create a fluid & gas turbulence before being discharged to a discharge means.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
Some embodiments of the invention are described herein with reference to the accompanying
figures. The description, together with the figures, makes apparent to a person having ordinary skill
in the art how some embodiments may be practiced. The figures are for the purpose of illustrative
description and no attempt is made to show structural details of an embodiment in more detail than is
necessary for a fundamental understanding of the invention.
In the Figures:
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FIG. 1 constitutes a schematic perspective view of a siphon gas management system
components, according to some embodiments of the invention.
FIGS. 2A & 2B constitute schematic perspective views of siphon gas management system in
two configurations, according to some embodiments of the invention.
FIGS. 3A & 3B constitute schematic perspective views of different operation modes of a
siphon gas management system, according to some embodiments of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SOME EMBODIMENTS
In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide
a thorough understanding of the invention. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art
that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-
known methods, procedures, and components, modules, units and/or circuits have not been described
in detail so as not to obscure the invention. Some features or elements described with respect to one
embodiment may be combined with features or elements described with respect to other
embodiments. For the sake of clarity, discussion of same or similar features or elements may not be
repeated.
Although embodiments of the invention are not limited in this regard, discussions utilizing
terms such as, for example, “controlling” “processing,” “computing,” “calculating,” “determining,”
“establishing”, “analyzing”, “checking”, “setting”, “receiving”, or the like, may refer to operation(s)
and/or process(es) of a controller, a computer, a computing platform, a computing system, a cloud
computing system or other electronic computing device, that manipulates and/or transforms data
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represented as physical (e.g., electronic) quantities within the computer's registers and/or memories
into other data similarly represented as physical quantities within the computer's registers and/or
memories or other information non-transitory storage medium that may store instructions to perform
operations and/or processes.
Unless explicitly stated, the method embodiments described herein are not constrained to a
particular order or sequence. Additionally, some of the described method embodiments or elements
thereof can occur or be performed simultaneously, at the same point in time, or concurrently.
The term "Controller", as used herein, refers to any type of computing platform or component
that may be provisioned with a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or microprocessors, and may be
provisioned with several input/output (I/O) ports, for example, a general-purpose computer such as a
personal computer, laptop, tablet, mobile cellular phone, controller chip, SoC or a cloud computing
system.
The current invention discloses a siphon gas management system configured to create a gas
flow and disposed it in order to remove gas/odor/fumes and prevent it from spreading. The current
invention also configured to provides an autonomous deposit/blockage reduction mechanism
configured to harness the operation said gas flow kinetic energy.
According to some embodiments, the siphon gas management system may be configured by
modular commercially available components. For example, an impeller configured to create an air
stream may be a commercially available blower/fan (for example, a 12V blower), the various conduits
forming a part of the gas management system may be available stock parts. 20
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According to some embodiments, utilizing commercially available components to construct
the siphon gas management system may benefit the system serviceability by enabling the use of
widely available spare parts and allowing supply of low-priced components.
According to some embodiments, the impeller may be configured to be acoustically isolated
such that the operation of the semi-closed compartment gas management system will not cause any
disturbance to the user. The semi-closed compartment gas management system may be configured to
compactly be fitted and installed within an available space in proximity to a siphon.
According to some embodiments, siphon gas management system is configured to be driven
by a designated power source. For example, the impeller may be powered by a wall socket electrical
connection, by a power reserve such a battery or by a mechanical dynamo creating electricity using a
water flow. According to some embodiments, the siphon gas management system may be configured
be driven by a power reserve that can be wirelessly charge, for example, by utilizing inductive
charging.
According to some embodiments, the siphon gas management system may be operable by a
remote control or by any wireless control means such as a cellular RF, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi application,
etc.
Reference is now made to FIG. 1which schematically illustrates a siphon gas management
system 10. As shown, a siphon 101 may be configured to hold a certain amount of water introduced
through its discharge port and in order to prevent odors/gas/fumes from emanating from discharge
means 105 to the ambient air. According to some embodiments, the siphon 101 may be mounted
below a sink (not shown) or used in any other known configuration or sanitary infrastructure either in
a domestic or industrial environment. For example, siphon 101 may be mounted in proximity to any
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receptacle/chamber having an inner volume that is not completely sealed to its outer environment. For
example, a restroom sink, a kitchen sink, a laboratory sink, a toilet bawl, etc. According to some
embodiments, siphon 101 may be in any shape or form that allows capturing a small amount of water
to be used as a barrier against gases/odors/fumes such a compact chamber, a pipe having a curved
“U” shaped section that can be used as a receptacle, etc. as further disclosed below.
According to some embodiments, an impeller 102may be placed in proximity to the siphon
101and be configured to be driven by a power source and create a gas flow. For example, impeller
102 may be a blower configured to create an air stream. According to some embodiments, impeller
102 may be powered by a wall socket electrical connection/ by a power reserve such a battery/ by a
mechanical mechanism converting water stream to electricity/ by inductive charging, etc.
According to some embodiments, impeller 102 is configured to create a gas flow passing
through conduit inlet 104and along conduit 110to be discharged through conduit outlet 108into
discharge means 105 (wherein the discharge means may be a sewer pipeline ,or any other sanitary
infrastructure assembly). According to some embodiments, impeller 102may be configured to be in
communication with the ambient air.
According to some embodiments, siphon 101may be configured to contain some amount of
fluid by, for example, preserving a constant amount of water. This configuration provides a barrier
against unpleasant odors/gases/fumes by allowing fluid to fill the siphon until approximately water
line 112 .
According to some embodiments, siphon 101 may be filled with a pre-contained fluid
reservoir. This configuration provides a barrier against unpleasant odors by allowing fluid to be
constantly contained within the siphon gas management system 10even when there is a water shortage
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for long period of time, or alternatively, when the siphon gas management system 10is configured to
be installed in a hosting system that operates only occasionally.
According to some embodiments, the siphon 101is configured to block gas originating from
the discharge means 105 from spreading to the ambient air while the impeller 102 is not operating,
by providing a receptacle full of fluid and thus, preventing gasses/odors/fumes from passing and
spreading to the ambient air.
According to some embodiments, siphon 101may be configured to be filled with 20-350 mm
of water. The water level minimal height may depend on the diameter of conduit 110 and maximal
height may depend on impeller 102 power to exert fluid upon operation of siphon gas management
system 10.
According to some embodiments, the siphon gas management system 10has an ability to
operate by implementing various conduit 110 having various diameters configured to be filled with
various amounts of fluid, leads to high versatility of said system. As a consequence, the siphon gas
management system 10may be configured to work with various impellers 102 having various outputs.
For example, a siphon 101having a diameter of 250 millimeter may be configured to filled
with a relatively large amount of fluid, and thus be may be configured to form a part of a system
having relatively strong gas drawing output, or, alternatively, be configured to connect to a relatively
large diameter conduit/s and vice versa.
According to some embodiments, said high versatility of the siphon gas management system
10may be beneficial in installing it in various hosting systems such as fume exhaust/hood a kitchen,
restaurant, laboratory, sink, etc.
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According to some embodiments, impeller 102 may be anchored to its position by a resilient
connector (not shown). For example, impeller 102may be anchored to a wall by a resilient connector
that may be made out of rubber, polymer, etc.
According to some embodiments, impeller 102 may be configured to be acoustically isolated
and further comprises vibrations reductions means such that the operation of impeller 102 /the siphon
gas management system 10 will not cause any disturbance to the user.
According to some embodiments, the gas flow created by the impeller is designated to be
released below the water that fills siphon 101 ( wherein the surface of said water is indicated by water
line 112 as previously indicated ), wherein said release of gas creates a vortex /turbulence within
siphon 101.According to some embodiments, said vortex /turbulence may be designated to clean
deposits accumulating within siphon 101 and evacuate said deposits to discharge means 105 .
According to some embodiments, said vortex /turbulence may prevent or remove hard deposits
(such as scale deposits, fat deposits, hair clogs etc.) from the inner surfaces of siphon 101 , for example,
the vortex /turbulences created by the gas flow discharged from conduit outlet 108 may be strong
enough to loosen and release scale/fat deposits as well as hair clogs or any other residue matter that
has been attached to the inner surfaces of siphon 101 .
According to some embodiments, the vortex /turbulence is designated to be created by a gas
flow discharged from conduit outlet 108and forced around a tubular extension component such as
tube 114that forms a part of the siphon 101 , for example, the gas flow may be forced to flow around
tube 114 while creating a vortex /turbulence of gas and fluid having enough abrasion force to release
and evacuate even sticky deposits, as specified above.
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According to some embodiments, tube 114 may be configured to be connected to the threading
of the pipe connecting to a bottom of a sink by a designated connector adjusted to a particular
threading width. According to some embodiments, tube 114 may be connected by any other known
fastening means in order to assist creating a vortex /turbulence as broadly disclosed above. According
to some embodiments, tube 114 may be part or an extension of a sink port, a broadly disclosed below.
According to some embodiments, conduit outlet 108 may be located below to water line 112
such that when the impeller 102 is on, the upper layer of water is being removed into the discharge
means 105 . According to some embodiments, conduit outlet 108may be located on close proximity
to the lower part of siphon 101 such that when the impeller 102 is on, the entire or the majority of the
amount of water stored in the siphon 101 is being removed into the discharge means 105 .
According to some embodiments, in any time point, regardless if the impeller 102is on or off,
there is a volume of water within the siphon 101the covers the bottom of tube 114and acts as a barrier
preventing odors emanating from the sewer from passing through discharge means 105 and siphon
101 into the ambient air.
According to some embodiments, impeller 102 may be configured to operate in several
outputs, for example, impeller 102 may be configured to operate in a relatively high capacity in order
to provide relatively strong vortex /turbulence in order to scrap hard deposits and discharge it into
discharge means 105,after a certain period of time, the capacity may be lower in order to provide a
constant gas flow that evacuate odors/fumes/gases from the ambient air to the discharge means 105
and vice versa.
According to some embodiments, at least one designated aperture 116 may be configured to
be located along conduit 110 in order to enable cleaning. Said aperture may be closed by a lid and
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may be opened when a cleaning operation is required. According to some embodiments, aperture 116
may be located within siphon 101or along conduit 110.
According to some embodiments, conduit 110 may be connected to impeller 102 and be
configured to discharge gas to a discharge means 105 (for example, a sewer pipeline) in order to
remove bad odors from the ambient air surrounding the siphon gas management system 10. For
example, the siphon gas management system 10may be installed in a kitchen, laboratory, a ventilated
hood etc. and be configured to allow a pleasant and safe environment without hazardous or unpleasant
fumes, particles or odors.
According to some embodiments, impeller 102may be configured to be acoustically isolated
such that the operation of impeller 102 /the semi-closed compartment gas management system 10 will
not cause any disturbance to the user. According to some embodiments, impeller 102 may be
configured to be positioned within a wall or within any hiding place that provide an acoustic barrier.
According to some embodiments, the discharge means 105 designated to be connected to the
siphon gas management system 10may be a sewer pipe, a ventilation pipe or any other pipe designated
to discharge gas, liquids a mixture of both, etc. for example, the gas withdrawn by impeller 102 may
be discharged into a ventilation tube running along a building until being opened at the building roof,
etc.
According to some embodiments, siphon 101may be opened by opening mechanism 118
configured to provide access to its inner components for the purpose of service, maintenance,
upgrades, etc. According to some embodiments, conduit 110, as well as other component of the
system may be configured to be inserted and removed without a need of complicated disassembly of
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the siphon 101.This modular design provides a versatile system, ready to be installed in various
commercially available infrastructures.
According to some embodiments and as disclosed below, while the impeller 102 is not in
operation, siphon 101 may be configured to block gas originating from the sewer pipeline from
spreading to the ambient air, by providing a fluid barrier preventing gasses from passing and spreading
to a sink, hood, or any other infrastructure.
Reference is now made to FIGS. 2A & 2Bwhich schematically illustrate a possible siphon
gas management system 20in two configurations, according to another embodiment of the invention.
As shown, a siphon 200 may be a conduit having a vertical U-shaped section 201 that is designated
to store an amount of water, thus blocking gases from the sewer pipeline from spreading into the
ambient air. According to some embodiments, said siphon 200 may be a resilient and/or corrugated
of build from stiff components.
According to some embodiments, vertical U-shaped section 201 is configured to be filled with
-350 mm of water. According to some embodiments, the water level minimal height depends on
diameter of conduit 200 and maximal height depends on impeller 202 power to exert gas & liquid
upon operation of the siphon gas management system 20and removal of said water & gas from the
U-shaped section 201into discharge means 205.
According to some embodiments, while the impeller 202 is operating, water entering the U-
shaped section 201 are discharged to the discharge means 205 which may be a sewer pipeline that
conduit 200 is designated to connect to. 20
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According to some embodiments, when the impeller 202 is off and does not create a gas flow,
the U-shaped section 201 is full with fluid configured to block odors and gases originated in the sewer
pipeline from spreading to the ambient air.
According to some embodiments, impeller 202 may be anchored to its position by a resilient
connector ( not shown) . For example, impeller 202 may be anchored to a wall of by a resilient
connector that may be made out of rubber, polymer, etc.
According to some embodiments, said connector may be configured to reduce vibrations
caused by the operation of impeller 202 such that the operation of the siphon gas management system
20will not cause any disturbance to the user.
According to some embodiments, the gas flow created by the impeller 202 is designated to be
released below the water that files siphon 201(wherein the surface of said water is indicated by water
line 212 ) and wherein said release of gas creates a vortex/ turbulence within siphon 201 . According
to some embodiments, the vortex / turbulence may be designated to clean the deposits accumulating
within siphon 201 and evacuate said deposits to discharge means 205 .
According to some embodiments, the vortex /turbulence may prevent or remove hard deposits
(such as scale deposits, fat deposits, hair clogs etc.) from the inner surfaces of siphon 201 , for example,
the vortex /turbulence created by the gas flow discharged from conduit outlet 208 may be strong
enough to loosen and release scale/fat deposits as well as hair clogs or any other residue matter that
has been attached to the inner surfaces of siphon 201 .
According to some embodiments, conduit outlet 208 may be located below to water line 212
such that when the impeller 202 is on, the upper layer of water is being removed into the discharge
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means 205 . According to some embodiments, conduit outlet 208may be located in close proximity
to the lower part of siphon 201 such that when the impeller 202 is on, the entire amount of water
stored in the siphon 201 or the majority of said water is being removed into the discharge means 205 .
According to some embodiments, conduit outlet 208may be located in proximity to the section
of the siphon 201closer to discharge means 205 , for example conduit outlet 208may be located in a
U-shaped siphon 201 in proximity to arm designated to be connected to discharge means 205 .
According to some embodiments, such a configuration may prevent the return of gas emanating from
conduit outlet 208 from spreading back to the ambient air.
Reference is now made to FIGS. 3A & 3B which schematically illustrate a siphon gas
management system 30according to another embodiment of the invention. As shown, a siphon 300
may be a conduit having a vertical U-shaped section 301 that is designated to store an amount of
water, thus blocking gases from the sewer pipeline from spreading into the ambient air.
According to some embodiments and as previously disclosed above, vertical U-shaped section
301 is configured to be filled with 20-350 mm of water. According to some embodiments, the water
level minimal height depends on the diameter of siphon 300 and maximal height depends on impeller
302 power to exert gas & liquid upon operation of the siphon gas management system 30and removal
of said water & gas from the U-shaped section 301into discharge means 305.
As can be seen in FIG. 3A , while the impeller 302 is operating in relatively high capacity,
water entering an accumulating within the U-shaped section 301 are discharged to the discharge
means 305 which may be a sewer pipeline that siphon 300 is connected to. Said high-capacity
operation may create strong vortex/ turbulence within siphon 300 an as a consequence, cause the
release and evacuation of scale/fat deposits as well as hair clogs or any other residue matter that has
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been attached to or accumulated onto the inner surfaces of siphon 301 . According to some
embodiments, said type of operation may reduce the water level 312 within the siphon U-shaped
section 301 since the water filing it are evacuated along with the gas bubbles due to the increasing
pressure caused by the gas entering through conduit outlet 308 .
As can be seen in FIG. 3B , after the strong operation of impeller 302 disclosed above, the
impeller 302 may operate in relatively low capacity in order to provide constant evacuation of gas
drawn by the impeller 302 . According to some embodiments, since a large part of the water have been
evacuated during the strong operation period of impeller 302 , and providing that no water has been
introduced to siphon 300 , the water level indicated by line 312 is lower that its previous state and
potentially, leaving a passage wherein gas drawn by the impeller 302 may be constantly evacuated to
discharge means 305.
According to some embodiments, conduit outlet 308may be located in proximity to the section
of the siphon 301closer to discharge means 305 , for example conduit outlet 308may be located in a
U-shaped siphon 301 in proximity to arm designated to be connected to discharge means 305 .
According to some embodiments, such a configuration may prevent the return of gas emanating from
conduit outlet 308 from spreading back to the ambient air.
According do some embodiments, when the water level 312 is low and create a passage to gas
drawn by impeller 302 , the proximity of conduit outlet 308 to discharge means 305 prevents
odors/gases/fumes from returning to top of the siphon 311 .
According to some embodiments, conduit outlet 308 may be shaped as a nozzle having a
narrow diameter in order to provide an enhanced or directed stream, thus enhancing the vortex/
turbulence created within siphon 301 . According to some embodiments, a designated nozzle may be
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configured to be fastened to conduit outlet in order to provide an enhanced or directed stream of gas
and enhance the vortex/ turbulence created within siphon 301 .
According to some embodiments, a siphon gas management system 10/20/30 may further
comprise means for sampling the drawn gas from impeller 102/202/302 and at least one sensor
configured to analyze said sample. According to some embodiments, the sensor may be configured
to collect data regarding the sampled drawn gas. For example, a siphon gas management system
/20/30 may be configured with diagnosis means allowing gas to flow from the impeller
102/202/302 and reach a sensor (not shown) configured to analyze the concentration of various
substances by sampling and diagnose the characteristics of various gases/odors/fumes during and after
the use of the siphon gas management system 10/20/30 .
By way of another example, the siphon gas management system 10/20/30 coupled with a
laboratory fume hood may be configured to perform real time analysis of laboratory work products
and identify hazardous material situations.
According to some embodiments, a siphon gas management system 10/20/30may comprise a
controller configured to diagnose collected data by analyzing the sensor output data. According to
some embodiments, the gathered data may be transmitted to a designated device or data center for
further analysis or display. According to some embodiments, said transmittal of the gathered data may
be conducted on an immediate real-time basis in order to provide a fast detection system.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments,
this description is not meant to be construed in a limited sense. Various modifications of the disclosed
embodiments, as well as alternative embodiments of the invention will become apparent to persons
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skilled in the art upon reference to the description of the invention. It is, therefore, contemplated that
the appended claims will cover such modifications that fall within the scope of the invention.
Claims (16)
- 300232/ CLAIMS1. A siphon gas management system, comprising: (i) a siphon having a discharge port and designated to be partly filled with fluid, (ii) a power source, (iii) an impeller configured to be driven by the power source and create a gas flow, and (iv) a conduit having a gas inlet in communication with the ambient air and an outlet designated to open beneath the fluid line of the siphon and further designated to be opened and discharge the gas flow in close proximity to a discharge means, wherein the gas flow created by the impeller is designated to flow through the conduit and create a fluid & gas turbulence before being discharged to the discharge means, and wherein the fluid filing the siphon and the gas flow discharged in close proximity to a discharge means is designated to block gas originating from the discharge means from spreading to the ambient air.
- 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the siphon outlet further comprises a nozzle designated to affect the stream of gas extracting thereby.
- 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the impeller is configured to be acoustically isolated.
- 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the siphon gas management system is executable by modular commercially available components.
- 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the siphon gas management system is configured to be compactly fitted and installed within commercially available siphon.
- 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the power source is a rechargeable power reservoir. 300232/
- 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the rechargeable power reservoir is configured to be charged wirelessly.
- 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the siphon has a resilient tube configuration.
- 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the siphon gas management system is operable by a remote control.
- 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the siphon gas management system is operable by a wireless control means (such as cellular, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi application).
- 11. The system of claim 1, further comprising means for sampling the gas flow and at least one sensor, wherein the sample is designated to be exposed to the sensor.
- 12. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to collect data regarding the sampled gas flow.
- 13. The system of claim 14, further comprising a controller configured to diagnose collected data by analyzing the at least one sensor output data.
- 14. The system of claim 15, wherein the system is configured to transmit the gathered data to a designated device or data center for further analysis or display.
- 15. The system of claim 16, wherein transmittal of the gathered data is conducted on an immediate real-time basis.
- 16. A method for using a siphon gas management system, comprising the step of applying an impeller powered by a power source in order to create a gas flow through a conduit designated to be in communication with the ambient air and further designated to have 300232/ an outlet located beneath the fluid line of a siphon and be opened in close proximity to a discharge means wherein the siphon is designated to be partly filled with fluid, wherein the gas flow created by the impeller is designated to flow through the conduit and create a fluid & gas turbulence before being discharged to a discharge means, and wherein the fluid filing the siphon and the gas flow discharged in close proximity to a discharge means is designated to block gas originating from the discharge means from spreading to the ambient air.
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