Claims:1) A re-use water collection and storage system comprising a storage pressure tank to store reject water, a high pressure switch, a check valve and an electronic circuit
2) A water collection and storage system according to claim 1, is attachable/detachable to a water purifying apparatus
3). A water collection and storage system according to claim 1, wherein the system comprising automatic control on flow of water entering into water purifying system based on pressure difference between pressure tank and water purifier.
4). A water collection and storage system according to claim 1, wherein high pressure switch senses the pressure difference between pressure tank and water purifier.
5). A water collection and storage system according to claim 2, comprises a check valve to control flow of water entering into pressure tank from water purifying apparatus.
6) A water collection and storage system according to claim 1, wherein said pressure tank is connected to a disinfectant cartridge to remove contaminants in the reject water.
7). A water collection and storage system according to claim 2, wherein the water purification apparatus is a reverse osmosis system
8). A method of re-use of water from the water purification apparatus connected to a re-use water collection and storage system wherein,
a) the re-use water collection and storage system is connected to an existing water purification apparatus and the electronic circuit
b) the reject water from the purification apparatus is stored in the storage pressure tank
c) if the storage pressure tank is full the purification process is shut down due to the pressure difference and the LED indication is OFF and
d) if the water in the storage pressure tank is removed, the purification process is resumed due to the reduction of the pressure difference and the LED indication is ON
9). The method according to claim 8, wherein the water from the storage tank is re-used from the faucet for washing, gardening or similar domestic use.
, Description:TITLE OF THE INVENTION
Re-use water collection and storage device
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a re-use water collection and storage system, more particularly in a water purifier where in the said device comprises an automatic control based storage system to conserve recycled water.
OBJECTIVE OF THE INVENTION
It is the objectives of the present invention to provide a new and improved water conservation system whereby available water supplies are more judiciously utilized.
It is another objective of the present invention, wherein the water collection and storage system provides an effective solution to address the problems of water wastage in purification systems.
It is another objective of the present invention, wherein the water collection and storage system can be easily configured to existing water purification systems for conservation and recycling of water.
Further objective of the invention, is to develop a water saver kit with an automatic control based storage system to indicate the consumer to use the water stored in said device.
Yet another objective of the invention, to develop a water saver kit with automatic control wherein the said automatic control will resume the flow of water RO based the purification system automatically once the reject water is manually removed from the kit.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Water purification system is one of the essential household systems in use these days. Presently available purifying systems in the market are based on ultraviolet radiation technology and/or halogen resin technology coupled with reverse osmosis (RO) membrane technology. Advantages of the above referenced water purifying modules serve to achieve a specific purification, and are based on the total dissolved salts (TDS) of the water. Among all these purifying technologies Reverse Osmosis (R.O) based technology is one of the most successful due its ability to remove molecules and ions (calcium, magnesium, sodium ion, chloride ion, copper ion) including bacteria from water.
However, one major disadvantage associated with RO based the water purification systems, during process of purification is that considerable amount of water is consumed to remove salts deposited on semi permeable membrane of RO system which is further eluted as reject water or recycle water. It has reported that, approximately 40-60% water consumed by the Reverse Osmosis purification system is ejected as the reject water.
It is a commonly known fact that, water is a rapidly depleting natural resource. Hence, it is necessary to develop alternatives to save such precious natural resource. A wide variety of water conservation devices is currently available on the commercial market and an even larger number of these types of devices are known in the art of water conservation devices. However, these devices do not provide an interconnected device to the existing water purification system that helps address the problem of conserving the reject water.
Therefore, a need exists for a new and improved water conservation device having operationally interconnected elements for providing a means for capturing reject water generated from a drain of a fresh water purification apparatus operationally connected to a fresh water source and a means for recycling the captured reject water.
Hence, the primary objective of the present invention is to develop a device/system whichsaves reject water in R.O. based purifying systems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention discloses a re-use water collection and storage system which is attachable to the existing reverse osmosis based purification system, wherein the said system comprises an automatic control system and a pressure tank to receive the reject water. Further, the said automatic control system comprises electronic circuit with indications which shut off once the said pressure tank has completely stored with reject water by sensing the water pressure difference between pressure tank and the water purifier. The shut off indication of the pressure tank stops the flow of water entering into the purification system and hence directly control the water purification process.
In addition, the said water saver kit, resumes flow of water entering into RO based water purification system once reject water is manually drained from pressure tank. Optionally, the said pressure tank is attached with disinfectant cartridge to remove bacteria from the said water.
The water saver kit of the present invention further comprises additional features including faucet and kit that can be installed to any existing water purifier
The water obtained from pressure tank is further used in various domestic purposes such as but not limited to be watering plants, mopping floors, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens and sinks.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Figure 1: Illustrates re-use water collection and storage system connected to Reverse Osmosis based water purification apparatus
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The embodiments herein and the various features and advantages, details thereof are explained more fully with reference to the non-limiting embodiments that are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and detailed in the following description. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the embodiments herein may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the examples should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments herein.
Purified water systems are one of the essential house hold items. Reverse Osmosis based water purifying systems are highly successful purification systems among all other purification systems due to the potentialin removing various molecules and ions from water including bacteria.
The present invention discloses a re-use water collection and storage system for use in water purification apparatus, more particularly reverse osmosis based purification apparatus to conserve and store reject water for use.
In one embodiment of the invention discloses, a re-use water collection and storage system is attachable to RO based water purifying systems where in the said device comprises a water saver kit and electronic circuit. The water saver kit further comprises a storage pressure tank, faucet, faucet mounting bracket, connector, high pressure switch and a non-return valve.
In one embodiment, the re-use water collection and storage system is installed to an existing water purifier, wherein the storage pressure tank is connected via connector to the outlet of the reject water. The said connector is a tube wherein the connector from the reject water is connected to a high pressure switch and further connected to a non-return valve before connecting to the inlet of the storage pressure tank.
In one embodiment, the re-use water collection and storage system is installed to an existing water purifier, wherein the faucet is fixed to the point of use location. The location can be a sink or on the wall to dispense water for use. One or more connector such as tube is used to connect the outlet of the storage pressure tank to the faucet.
In one embodiment, an electric circuit is fitted to the existing water purifier such that the directly controls the On/Off purification mechanism of the water purifier based on the usage of reject water stored in said storage pressure tank.
In another embodiment, the invention disclose, a water collection and storage system wherein the said system controls flow of water entering into RO based water purifying system automatically based on pressure difference between storage pressure tank and RO-water purifier.
Further embodiment, the invention discloses a water collection and storage system with automatic control comprising a check valve wherein the said system prevents flow of water entering into RO based purification system once the pressure tank is filled with reject water.
In yet another embodiment, the high pressure switch is connected to the reject water of the purification apparatus which is further connected to an electric circuit to operate the control of water purification apparatus. Further, the reject water pipe is fitted to the pressure tank that stores the reject water from the water purification apparatus. Furthermore, the outlet of the pressure tank is connected to the faucet.
In yet another embodiment, the invention discloses a water collection and storage system wherein the outlet of the pressure tank is optionally connected to any disinfectant cartridge to remove bacteria if present any in the reject water prior to point of re-use.
In one embodiment, the disinfectant cartridge is selected from one or more but not restricted to a carbon filter, a chemical disinfectant or a UV disinfectant or the like.
In another embodiment, the water purification apparatus performs the functions of purification and the reject water is stored in the pressure tank. When the pressure tank is full due to the pressure difference, the purification process is shut down. The shut down in the purification process is indicated wherein the LED operation is off.
In one embodiment, the water in the pressure tank is manually removed, which reduces the pressure difference and the purification process is resumed. The resuming of function of purification process is indicated wherein the LED operation in on.
In another embodiment, the invention discloses a re-use water collection and storage system which provides reusable water for household purpose wherein the said water is reject water obtained from RO based purification system.
The present invention discloses a water saver kit that saves reject water up to the capacity of pressure tank and can be collected at a time to used for domestic purposes such as but not limited to be watering plants, mopping floors, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens and sinks