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Combination of vacuum toilet and grey water system functions

US9593476B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

7Claims

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Ulrich Rieger · Feldkirchen-Westerham, DE
Marc Scheel · Hamburg, DE
Frank Schneider · Hamburg, DE
Matthias Mueller · Harsefeld, DE
Sascha Koenigsfeld · Hamburg, DE
Holger Brilsky · Hamburg, DE
Michael Rempe · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 18, 2013
Grant date	Mar 14, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 16, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49826
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A combined toilet grey water system for passenger transportation vehicles such as aircrafts includes a toilet bowl for receiving waste water and a basin for receiving grey water. Moreover, the system includes a flushing line and a flushing valve with an inlet and an outlet. The outlet of the flushing valve is connectable to a vacuum waste water system. The inlet of the flushing valve is connected via the flushing line to the toilet bowl. Therein, the basin is connected to the flushing line in such a way that the basin is connectable to the vacuum waste water system.

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