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US 12,129,032 B2Granted
Lavatory arrangement
AssigneePilatus Flugzeugwerke AG
InventorsMarcel Gnos, Simon Koch
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Abstract
In a lavatory arrangement comprising a vacuum flushing system, the lavatory arrangement comprises a folding toilet bowl.
Claims21
A lavatory arrangement, comprising:
- a vacuum flushing system;
- a folding toilet comprising a housing and an interior bowl, wherein the interior bowl is disposed within the housing;
- and
- a toilet cabinet door that moves between a folded-away state and a folded-out state, wherein the toilet cabinet door forms part of a door-and-wall arrangement in the folded-out state.
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A vehicle having a lavatory arrangement, wherein the lavatory arrangement comprises:
- a pivotable toilet;
- a lever arrangement coupled to the toilet;
- a tiltable flap spaced from the toilet and in contact with the lever arrangement such that when the toilet is moved between a folded-away state and a folded-out state, the tiltable flap moves between a first position and a second position;
- an exterior casing;
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- a cabinet door coupled to the exterior casing, wherein the cabinet door moves between (i) a closed position that corresponds with the toilet in a folded-away state and (ii) an open position that permits the toilet to pivot to the folded-out state, and wherein, when the cabinet door is in the closed position, a lower edge of the tiltable flap is proximate an upper edge of the cabinet, and wherein the vehicle is an aircraft.
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A lavatory arrangement, comprising:
- a vacuum flushing system;
- a folding toilet comprising a housing and an interior bowl, wherein the interior bowl is disposed within the housing;
- and
- a door-and-wall arrangement which, when deployed, forms a lavatory compartment, wherein the door-and-wall arrangement comprise a cabinet door in an open position and a sliding door, and wherein the cabinet door encloses the toilet when the toilet is in a folded-away state.
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A lavatory arrangement, comprising:
- a vacuum flushing system;
- a folding toilet comprising a housing and an interior bowl, wherein the interior bowl is disposed within the housing;
- a carrying structure;
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- a sealing cover, wherein the toilet moves between a folded-away state and a folded-out state, and wherein, when the toilet moves toward the folded-out state, the sealing cover moves into a gap between the toilet and the carrying structure.
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A lavatory arrangement, comprising:
- a vacuum flushing system;
- a folding toilet comprising a housing and an interior bowl, wherein the interior bowl is disposed within the housing;
- a first Y-formed carrying element;
- a second Y-formed carrying element;
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- a pair of cross beams wherein the first and second Y-formed carrying elements are coupled to and support the toilet, and wherein the pair of cross beams are coupled to the first and second Y-formed carrying elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.