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Water system for a vehicle and method for reducing germs in a water system

US8858878B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Timo Risch · Hamburg, DE
Thorsten Otto · Hamburg, DE
Claus Hoffjann · Hamburg, DE
Andreas Dannenberg · Richardson, US
Christiane Lindauer · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 26, 2012
Grant date	Oct 14, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/9247
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A water system for a vehicle is provided. The water system comprises at least one water supply source, at least one water-conducting device, at least one closing valve and at least one germ reduction connection. The germ reduction connection and the water supply source are connected to the water-conducting device. The germ reduction connection is designed to introduce a germ-reducing fluid into the water-conducting device. The closing valve is arranged between the water supply source and the germ reduction connection and is designed to be fully closed thus preventing the ingress of germ-reducing fluid into the water supply source. By means of such a water system it is possible to carry out sterilization or disinfection very easily and quickly without this requiring any major maintenance work.

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