Vehicle galley drainage systems and methods
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorDarren Carl McIntosh
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Abstract
A drainage system for a galley of a vehicle includes a sink that is configured to receive a colored liquid. A liquid pigment remover is in fluid communication with the sink. The liquid pigment remover is configured to remove color from the liquid. A drain is in fluid communication with the liquid coloration. The drain is configured to pass the liquid overboard from the vehicle after the color is removed (or partially removed) from the liquid by the liquid pigment remover. The drainage system may also include a strainer that is configured to strain particulates from the liquid before the liquid passes overboard out of the vehicle.
Claims20
A drainage system for a galley of a vehicle, the drainage system comprising:
- a sink that is configured to receive a liquid;
- a liquid pigment remover that is in fluid communication with the sink, wherein the liquid pigment remover is configured to remove color from the liquid, wherein the liquid pigment remover comprises:
- (a) a main body including a rear wall, a front wall, and a perimeter wall, wherein an interior chamber is defined between the rear wall, the front wall, and the perimeter wall, wherein a liquid-receiving channel is formed within the interior chamber, (b) a liquid inlet formed through a top portion of the perimeter wall, wherein the liquid inlet is in fluid communication with the liquid-receiving channel, (c) a liquid outlet formed through a portion of the perimeter wall, and (d) a pigment-removing filter disposed within the interior chamber below and around sides of the liquid-receiving channel;
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- a drain that is in fluid communication with the liquid pigment remover, wherein the drain is configured to pass the liquid overboard from the vehicle after the color is removed from the liquid by the liquid pigment remover.
A drainage method for a galley of a vehicle, the drainage method comprising:
- depositing colored liquid within a sink;
- removing color pigment from the liquid by a liquid pigment remover that is in fluid communication with the sink, wherein the liquid pigment remover comprises:
- (a) a main body including a rear wall, a front wall, and a perimeter wall, wherein an interior chamber is defined between the rear wall, the front wall, and the perimeter wall, wherein a liquid-receiving channel is formed within the interior chamber, (b) a liquid inlet formed through a top portion of the perimeter wall, wherein the liquid inlet is in fluid communication with the liquid-receiving channel, (c) a liquid outlet formed through a portion of the perimeter wall, and (d) a pigment-removing filter disposed within the interior chamber below and around sides of the liquid-receiving channel;
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- passing the liquid overboard out of the vehicle via a drain that is in fluid communication the liquid pigment remover after the removing.
A vehicle comprising:
- an internal cabin;
- a galley within the internal cabin;
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- a drainage system that is configured to drain liquid overboard from the vehicle from the galley, the drainage system comprising:
- a sink that is configured to receive colored liquid;
- a liquid pigment remover that is in fluid communication with the sink, wherein the liquid pigment remover is configured to remove color from the colored liquid, wherein the liquid pigment remover comprises a pigment-removing filter having a plurality of activated charcoal elements, wherein the liquid pigment remover comprises:
- (a) a main body including a rear wall, a front wall, and a perimeter wall, wherein an interior chamber is defined between the rear wall, the front wall, and the perimeter wall, wherein a liquid-receiving channel is formed within the interior chamber, (b) a liquid inlet formed through a top portion of the perimeter wall, wherein the liquid inlet is in fluid communication with the liquid-receiving channel, (c) a liquid outlet formed through a portion of the perimeter wall, and (d) a pigment-removing filter disposed within the interior chamber below and around sides of the liquid-receiving channel;
- a strainer that is configured to strain particulates from the liquid;
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- a drain that is in fluid communication with the liquid coloration, wherein the drain is configured to pass the liquid overboard from the vehicle after the color is removed from the colored liquid by the liquid pigment remover and the particulates are strained form the liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.