Distributed control system for a vacuum sewer system

    公开(公告)号:US20190194928A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-27

    申请号:US15788804

    申请日:2017-10-20

    IPC分类号: E03F1/00

    CPC分类号: E03F1/006

    摘要: A distributed control system for a vacuum sewer system comprising a suction pipe which is communicated with a vacuum source via a transport conduit (520) by opening a vacuum valve (530) using a solenoid valve is disclosed. The transport conduit is connected between the vacuum valve and a collection tank, with the collection tank having a vacuum source relative to atmospheric pressure applied thereto. The suction pipe is connected between the vacuum valve and a sewage sump, with the sewage sump have a source of sewage maintained at atmospheric pressure. Sewage (551) in the sump is sucked through the suction pipe and sent to the collection tank via the transport conduit by opening the vacuum valve. A transport conduit section is laid out in a sawtooth fashion, having in series transport conduit portions comprising a low-point conduit portion (522), a riser conduit portion (521), and a down-slope conduit portion (523). A valve pit apparatus (500) for control and monitoring the valve pit operations is provided with a battery powered electronic computer, a plurality of sensors, and a solenoid valve. A transport conduit apparatus for monitoring the transport conduit conditions is provided with a riser conduit sensor (550) capable of detecting sewage conditions within the riser and communicating the conditions to a computer (551) for processing.When the vacuum valve (530) is intermittently opened by control of the valve pit apparatus (500), sewage (551) in the sump is intermittently injected under the influence of atmospheric pressure into the transport conduit (520) for transportation to the collection tank, which passes through the transport conduit riser (521) and detected by the transport conduit apparatus for processing. The results of the valve pit apparatus and the transport conduit apparatus processing are stored in computer memory as operating parameters and then wirelessly communicated to devices external of the valve pit apparatus and transport conduit apparatus. The distributed control system provides an apparatus and method for control and monitoring of the vacuum sewer system, which is complex in sensor placement operating parameters processing but simple in structure, easy to maintain and capable of stable operation.

    BIDET RINSE RING
    2.
    发明申请
    BIDET RINSE RING 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20180238038A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-23

    申请号:US15901188

    申请日:2018-02-21

    IPC分类号: E03D9/08 B64D11/02

    摘要: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to a toilet bidet system for use on a passenger transportation vehicle. In particular, there is described a bidet rinse ring that converts a standalone toilet to a combined toilet and bidet system. Designs find particular use onboard passenger transportation vehicles, such as aircraft. Such systems benefit from efficient space management and generally cannot support a separate toilet and bidet. The bidet rinse ring described herein may come factory-mounted on the toilet. In other examples, the bidet rinse ring may replace a standard rinse ring in order to retrofit an existing toilet.

    FLUSH TOILET
    4.
    发明申请
    FLUSH TOILET 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20170350110A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-07

    申请号:US15605667

    申请日:2017-05-25

    申请人: TOTO LTD.

    IPC分类号: E03D11/02 E03D5/092 E03D1/26

    摘要: A flush toilet includes a toilet main unit, a reservoir tank, and a connecting pipe member configured to connect the toilet main unit and the reservoir tank in a watertight manner after the connecting pipe member is inserted into the reservoir tank so that the reservoir tank is assembled to a predetermined installation position. The connecting pipe member includes a communicating pipe portion configured to communicate between the conduit of the toilet main unit and an interior of the tank when one end of the connecting member is inserted from the interior of the tank through the outlet of the tank into the inlet of the conduit of the toilet main unit. A horizontal adjustment portion configured to adjust the orientation of the reservoir tank to a horizontal state is provided on the toilet main unit or on the reservoir tank.

    AIRFLOW MONITOR FOR USE WTH A VACUUM POWERED SEWER SYSTEM
    7.
    发明申请
    AIRFLOW MONITOR FOR USE WTH A VACUUM POWERED SEWER SYSTEM 审中-公开
    空气流量监测器,用于真空供电系统

    公开(公告)号:US20170016225A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-19

    申请号:US15211472

    申请日:2016-07-15

    IPC分类号: E03F1/00 F16K37/00 F16K51/02

    CPC分类号: E03F1/006 E03F2201/40

    摘要: A vacuum sewer system including at least one home collection system, a central vacuum system coupled to the home collection system and a vacuum valve monitoring system coupled to the home collection system. The vacuum valve monitoring system has an airflow detector and an indicator operatively coupled to the airflow detector, the indicator being configured to emanate an indication that the airflow detector has detected an airflow.

    摘要翻译: 一种真空下水道系统,包括至少一个家庭收集系统,耦合到家庭收集系统的中央真空系统和耦合到家庭收集系统的真空阀监测系统。 真空阀监测系统具有气流检测器和可操作地耦合到气流检测器的指示器,该指示器被配置为发出气流检测器检测到气流的指示。

    INTEGRATED SINK AND DISPOSAL UNIT
    8.
    发明申请
    INTEGRATED SINK AND DISPOSAL UNIT 审中-公开
    集成式SINK和处理单元

    公开(公告)号:US20170009438A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-12

    申请号:US15200373

    申请日:2016-07-01

    IPC分类号: E03C1/18 B64D11/04 E03C1/23

    摘要: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for disposal of liquid and food into a sink basin. The disclosed system cooperates with and delivers the received waste material to the main waste system on-board the vehicle. This is typically an aircraft waste tank. The system does not require a manual flush, but includes a sensor system that activates drainage of the holding line when the liquid and/or other waste material reaches a certain level therein. The disclosed system combines the functionalities of a common galley sink and a galley waste disposal unit, but occupies only the space envelope of an existing galley sink. The use of an existing galley sink means that no additional space on the countertop is required.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例提供了将液体和食物处理到水池盆中的系统和方法。 所公开的系统与接收到的废物材料配合并将其传送到车辆上的主废物系统。 这通常是飞机废液箱。 该系统不需要手动冲洗,而是包括传感器系统,当液体和/或其它废物在其中达到一定水平时,该传感器系统激活保持线的排水。 所公开的系统结合了普通厨房水槽和厨房废物处理单元的功能,但仅占用现有厨房水槽的空间包络。 使用现有的厨房水槽意味着不需要台面上的额外空间。

    Method and Apparatus for Controlling a Waste Outlet of a Toilet
    9.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Controlling a Waste Outlet of a Toilet 审中-公开
    用于控制厕所废物排出口的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160289942A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-06

    申请号:US15084078

    申请日:2016-03-29

    摘要: An apparatus for controlling the waste outlet of a toilet includes, according to an implementation, a motor comprising a Hall effect sensor that detects the rotation of the motor and generates a position signal in response thereto; a mechanical actuator coupled to the motor; a door coupled to the mechanical actuator, wherein the door is disposed at the waste outlet of the toilet; logic circuitry that receives the position signal, generates a control signal to move the door based at least in part on the position signal, and transmits the control signal to the motor. The motor operates according to the control signal to drive the mechanical actuator to move the door.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制马桶的废物出口的装置,具有根据实施方式的电动机,其包括:霍尔效应传感器,其检测电动机的旋转并响应于此产生位置信号; 耦合到电动机的机械致动器; 门连接到机械致动器,其中门设置在马桶的废物出口处; 接收位置信号的逻辑电路产生至少部分地基于位置信号移动门的控制信号,并将控制信号发送到电动机。 电机根据控制信号进行操作,驱动机械执行器移动门。

    WASTE DISPOSAL APPARATUS FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING THE WASTE DISPOSAL APPARATUS
    10.
    发明申请
    WASTE DISPOSAL APPARATUS FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING THE WASTE DISPOSAL APPARATUS 有权
    用于包括废物处理装置的飞机和飞机的废物处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160115681A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-28

    申请号:US14923962

    申请日:2015-10-27

    IPC分类号: E03D5/01 B64D11/02 E03C1/182

    摘要: A waste disposal apparatus 1 for an aircraft 11 comprising a basin 2 for receiving liquid and/or solid pollutants, comprising a lid 3 for closing off the basin 2, comprising a feed arrangement 8 for supplying an air-water mixture 26, wherein the feed arrangement 8 has an air-water mixing device 15 for providing the air-water mixture 26 and a distributing device 19, 20 for distributing the air-water mixture 26 in the basin 2, and comprising a lead-off arrangement 10 for leading off the effluent formed from the air-water mixture 26 containing the pollutants, wherein the lead-off arrangement 10 opens out into an outlet 21 from the basin 2 and the lead-off arrangement 10 can be subjected to an underpressure, so that the air-water mixture 26, when the lid 3 is closed, is sucked into the basin 2 via the distributing device 19, 20, is proposed, wherein the air-water mixing device 15 has an air duct 13 and a nozzle 14 for the dispensing of water and the water can be subjected to an overpressure and wherein the distributing device (19,20) and the basin (2) are jointly designed such that the water-air mixture (26) is guided in a cyclonic and/or helical path (27) from the distributing device (19,20) into the outlet (21).

    摘要翻译: 一种用于飞机11的废物处理装置1,包括用于接收液体和/或固体污染物的盆2,包括用于封闭盆2的盖3,包括用于供应空气 - 水混合物26的进料装置8,其中进料 布置8具有用于提供空气 - 水混合物26的空气 - 水混合装置15和用于在水池2中分配空气 - 水混合物26的分配装置19,20,并且包括排出装置10,用于引导 由含有污染物的空气 - 水混合物26形成的流出物,其中排出装置10从盆2开口到出口21,并且排出装置10可以经受负压,使得空气 - 水 混合物26,当盖3关闭时,通过分配装置19,20被吸入到盆2中,其中空气 - 水混合装置15具有用于分配水的空气管道13和喷嘴14, 水可以受到过压 e,并且其中所述分配装置(19,20)和所述盆(2)共同设计成使得所述水 - 空气混合物(26)在来自所述分配装置(19)的旋风和/或螺旋路径(27) 20)插入出口(21)。