Patents Assigned to Sacopa, S.A.
  • Publication number: 20100044610
    Abstract: A device for opening and closing outlets of a fluid distributor valve includes a body having outlets, and a bonnet housing a rotor submitted to the action of the inflowing fluid and connected to a reducing gear activating the closing device. The opening of the outlets is carried out with respective angularly sliding shutters being turned by successively shifting them in opposite directions to respectively obtain the opening and closing of the outlets. The rotation of the bonnets is determined by lugs below a base bushing bearing, the reducing gear operating on lugs fitted onto the edge of the bonnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Sacopa, S.A.U.
    Inventor: Marc Badosa Carbones
  • Patent number: 7575333
    Abstract: A spotlight includes a body (1) with a transparent front (2) and has LED's (5) as light-emitting elements. This spotlight body (1) and the transparent front (2) are made of plastic material and the printed circuit (6) including the LED's (5) is arranged in a juxtaposed arrangement on a metal plate (4) being fit to dissipate the heat being produced by the LED's, the metal plate being cooled by the water flowing into the body (1) of the spotlight through lateral openings (8) being provided in the body. The body (1) is concavely shaped and has the dissipator plate (4) securely attached to it at its open front end, the body (1) having at its center an inner pillar having a hollowed-out portion (10) and an outer open end (11) to receive the spotlight's electric connections (13 and 14) that will be fitted to it. The dissipator plate (4) is securely attached to the peripheral open front end of the body (1) and onto its central pillar (9) with the intermediary of respective O-ring seals (15 and 16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Sacopa, S.A.U.
    Inventor: Joan Julia Vilarrasa
  • Publication number: 20070247837
    Abstract: A spotlight has a body (1) with a transparent front (2) and has LED's (5) as light-emitting elements. The spotlight body (1) and the transparent front (2) are made of plastics material and are peripherally welded together and tightly fitted to each other in a sealed arrangement. The body (1) is concavely shaped and a printed circuit (4) with the LED's (5) is securedly attached to the body at this body's open front end, the body (1) having at its center an inner pillar (6) having a hollowed-out portion (7) and an outer open end (8) receiving the spotlight's electric connections (10, 11) that will be fitted to it. The LED's (5) are of a low-power type and are provided in great number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: Sacopa, S.A.U.
    Inventor: Joan Julia Vilarrasa
  • Publication number: 20070230194
    Abstract: A spotlight includes a body (1) with a transparent front (2) and has LED's (5) as light-emitting elements. This spotlight body (1) and the transparent front (2) are made of plastic material and the printed circuit (6) including the LED's (5) is arranged in a juxtaposed arrangement on a metal plate (4) being fit to dissipate the heat being produced by the LED's, the metal plate being cooled by the water flowing into the body (1) of the spotlight through lateral openings (8) being provided in the body. The body (1) is concavely shaped and has the dissipator plate (4) securely attached to it at its open front end, the body (1) having at its center an inner pillar having a hollowed-out portion (10) and an outer open end (11) to receive the spotlight's electric connections (13 and 14) that will be fitted to it. The dissipator plate (4) is securely attached to the peripheral open front end of the body (1) and onto its central pillar (9) with the intermediary of respective O-ring seals (15 and 16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Sacopa, S.A.U.
    Inventor: Joan Julia Vilarrasa
  • Patent number: 7164364
    Abstract: This system is characterized in that it comprises a radio remote control, with transmission protocol, and a modulator-receiver decoding the radio signal and modulating the network voltage to thus transmit the information to the light source being installed inside the spotlight, said modulator-receiver thus controlling the illumination being performed by the diodes (LEDs). This system does as well comprise a transformer being apt to power the light sources with 12 Vac, the modulator-receiver being inserted into the primary winding of said transformer. The light sources rectify and filter the secondary voltage, and by means of two auxiliary diodes they recover the information corresponding to the two half-waves, in such a way that the microcontroller can analyze the half-waves thus detecting those having been trimmed in the primary winding; the transmission protocol decoding the commands and thus allowing the microcontroller to operate the diodes (LEDs) according to the command being received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Sacopa, S.A.U.
    Inventor: Manel Ares Losada
  • Patent number: 7081200
    Abstract: The invention relates to a swimming pool filter that includes a filter body (1) being formed by a casing (2) with a top cover (3), and the cover (3) forms a water distributor (4), this latter being compartmented (6, 7, 8, 9 and 10), upperly open (11) and provided with lateral openings (12, 13, 14 and 15) for a selected water inflow and outflow, the distributor (4) being closed by a rotatable (24), compartmented (20, 21, 22 and 32) sealing subcover (19). The subcover (19) is apt to be stabilized in its different positions by means of peripheral projections (27) being apt to selectively fit into a socket (28) being integral with the cover (3) in the vicinity of its open top (11). A receiver (32) is inferiorly fitted to the casing (2) and is made up of a grid-like plate conforming to the periphery of the casing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Sacopa, S.A.U.
    Inventor: Carles Planas Valls
  • Publication number: 20040118763
    Abstract: The invention relates to a swimming pool filter that includes a filter body (1) being formed by a casing (2) with a top cover (3), and the cover (3) forms a water distributor (4), this latter being compartmented (6, 7, 8, 9 and 10), upperly open (11) and provided with lateral openings (12, 13, 14 and 15) for a selected water inflow and outflow, the distributor (4) being closed by a rotatable (24), compartmented (20, 21, 22 and 32) sealing subcover (19). The subcover (19) is apt to be stabilized in its different positions by means of peripheral projections (27) being apt to selectively fit into a socket (28) being integral with the cover (3) in the vicinity of its open top (11). A receiver (32) is inferiorly fitted to the casing (2) and is made up of a grid-like plate conforming to the periphery of the casing (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: Sacopa, S.A.U.
    Inventor: Carles Planas Valls
  • Publication number: 20040100206
    Abstract: This system is characterized in that it comprises a radio remote control, with transmission protocol, and a modulator-receiver decoding the radio signal and modulating the network voltage to thus transmit the information to the light source being installed inside the spotlight, said modulator-receiver thus controlling the illumination being performed by the diodes (LEDs). This system does as well comprise a transformer being apt to power the light sources with 12 Vac, the modulator-receiver being inserted into the primary winding of said transformer. The light sources rectify and filter the secondary voltage, and by means of two auxiliary diodes they recover the information corresponding to the two half-waves, in such a way that the microcontroller can analyze the half-waves thus detecting those having been trimmed in the primary; the transmission protocol decoding the commands and thus allowing the microcontroller to operate the diodes (LEDs) according to the command being received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: Sacopa, S.A.U.
    Inventor: Manel Ares Losada
  • Patent number: 6732760
    Abstract: This device comprises a body (2) having outlets (8), and a bonnet (3) housing a rotor (6) being submitted to the action of the inflowing fluid and being connected to a reducing gear (15) activating the closing device. This device is characterized in that the opening of the outlets (8) is carried out with respective angularly sliding shutters (9) being turned by means successively shifting them in opposite directions to thus respectively obtain the opening and closing of the outlets (8). The means shifting the shutters (9) are made up by studs (12, 13 and 14) being provided on the lower surface of the rotary intermediary plate (4) being solid with the reducing gear (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Sacopa, S.A.U.
    Inventors: Rafael Ruiz Mellado, Emilio Serrano Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20030172977
    Abstract: This device comprises a body (2) having outlets (8), and a bonnet (3) housing a rotor (6) being submitted to the action of the inflowing fluid and being connected to a reducing gear (15) activating the closing device. This device is characterized in that the opening of said outlets (8) is carried out with respective angularly sliding shutters (9) being turned by means successively shifting them in opposite directions to thus respectively obtain the opening and closing of said outlets (8). The means shifting the shutters (9) are made up by studs (12, 13 and 14) being provided on the lower surface of the rotary intermediary plate (4) being solid with the reducing gear (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: SACOPA S.A.U.
    Inventors: Rafael Ruiz Mellado, Emilio Serrano Sanchez
  • Patent number: 6438766
    Abstract: A swimming pool bottom flushing device comprising a tubular supporting arrangement attached to a pipe arranged at the bottom of a swimming pool, and a water ejector nozzle axially fitted into said supporting arrangement in a rotatable, vertically shiftable arrangement. This device is characterized in that the nozzle is formed by an open-ended tubular body provided at least with one opening in its periphery and fitted with a tubular, rotationally positionable plug peripherally provided with openings of different diameters provided to selectively face the openings of the tubular body in order to control the outflow of the water jet being ejected for the flushing of the swimming pool bottom. The top plug is selectively secured by means of a bayonet attachment into a number of positions when fitted to the tubular body of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Sacopa, S.A.
    Inventors: Joan Capdevila Arnau, Armand Puiggros Roig
  • Patent number: 6386232
    Abstract: A fluid distributor valve including a chamber formed by a body and bonnet and having an intermediary plate through which a central shaft extends, a rotor being fitted around said central shaft and being submitted to the action of the fluid flowing into said chamber, said body having fluid outlet bottom orifices being each closed by a respective stopper, the stoppers being prised open by activation of a reducing gear connected to said rotor, This valve includes a controlling and arresting device by which the fluid passage towards the rotor is controlled and can even be totally blocked in order to thus adjust the time during which each outlet will be held open, and also in order to keep a given outlet open and all of the remaining outlets closed when the valve has been arrested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Sacopa, S.A.
    Inventors: Emilio Serrano Sanchez, Juan Capdevila Arnau, Armand Puiggros Roig
  • Patent number: 6367097
    Abstract: A swimming pool bottom flushing device comprising a tubular arrangement attached to the pipe arranged at the swimming pool bottom, and a water ejector nozzle axially fitted into said supporting arrangement in a freely rotatable, vertically shiftable arrangement. The device is characterized in that the nozzle supporting arrangement comprises a socket attached to the inside of the pipe and does also incorporate a fitted-in ball-bushing housing the nozzle. Said socket has on its inner surface alternate, longitudinal protrusions some of which have a concave profile in the vicinity of one of the socket's openings, whereas the other protrusions have said concave profile in the vicinity of the opposed one of both socket's openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Sacopa, S.A.
    Inventors: Joan Capdevila Arnau, Armand Puiggros Roig
  • Patent number: 6152571
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adjustable lamp which can be fitted into a wall such as the, wall of a swimming pool or other water tank the bulb of the lamp can be positioned so that it is parallel to the horizontal, or have with a downward slant, typically between about 3.degree. to about 8.degree.. The lamp can include an elbow duct for receiving electric cables to the lamp. The lamp can be directed in at least eight different angles relative to the point on the wall where these cables reach the lamp by positioning its lighting axis so that it is parallel to the horizontal, or with a downward slant, while the elbow duct for electric cables to the lamp, can be directed in eight different angles, towards the point on the wall where these cables reach the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Sacopa, S.A.
    Inventor: Robert Garrigos Ruiz