Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Flush closet – Reduced gravity environment type
Patent
1987-02-02
1987-12-22
Artis, Henry K.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Flush closet
Reduced gravity environment type
4431, 4317, 4434, 251 611, 137192, 137205, B64D 1102, E03D 1100
Patent
active
047138475
ABSTRACT:
A vacuum toilet system comprises a waste-receiving bowl having an outlet, a sewer pipe that can be placed at a pressure that is lower than that in the interior of the waste-receiving bowl, and a discharge valve connected between the sewer pipe and the outlet of the waste-receiving bowl for controlling passage of material from the waste-receiving bowl to the sewer pipe. The discharge valve comprises a valve housing and a closure member. The closure member is movable relative to the valve housing between an pen position and a closed position. A drive mechanism is connected to the closure member for bringing about movement thereof relative to the valve housing. A sensing device provides a control signal in the event that the drive mechanism is not able to cause the closure member to attain its closed position. A control device is connected to the drive mechanism and responds to a user stimulus by causing the drive mechanism to move the closure member from its closed position to its open position and subsequently from its open position towards its closed position. The control device responds to a control signal provided by the sensing device by causing the drive mechanism to move the closure member towards its open position and subsequently towards its closed position.
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Oldfelt Sven
Soderstrom Sigvard
Artis Henry K.
Oy Wartsila Ab
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