Device for dispensing shower water in a closed loop, and shower equipment including such a device

A device for distributing shower water in a closed circuit designed more particularly to be installed in a shower of the type that is equipped with a shower pan (1), at least one means (2) for spraying water, connected to a water supply network (3) by means of a device (4) that makes it possible to control and/or stop the water, whereby said device comprises, on the one hand, a set of intake means (5) and redistribution means (6) connected to at least one means that is suitable for spraying water (2′, 15′), provided with a means for starting and stopping, and, on the other hand, a means for closing the outlet (7) for draining the shower pan (1), whereby said intake means consist of an intake pump (5), also positioned on the base (1′) of the shower pan (1), in such a way that said intake pump (5) is able to draw in the water from the shower pan (1), in particular a low level (h) of water, and to feed it back, via the water redistribution means (6), to the at least one means that is suitable for spraying water (2′, 15′), whereby the intake pump (5) is isolated from the shower space by being arranged in a housing space (8) that comprises a means (15) for access to said intake pump (5) and at least one communication opening (10) that is essentially located at the base (1′) of the shower pan (1), making possible the passage of the water to said intake pump (5),

• a device that is characterized in that the housing space (8) that houses the intake pump (5) is essentially provided at the raised edge (1″) of the shower pan (1) and in that the intake pump (5) is housed in a reinforcement (9) that is made in said raised edge (1″) in such a way that the base (1′) of the shower pan (1) extends into said reinforcement (9) that forms an integral part of said housing space (8).