Spray mechanism for sanitizing an aircraft

A sanitizing system comprising:

• a dispensing unit having a fluid storage and a compressed air generator, the fluid storage storing one or more disinfecting fluids or other sanitizing agents;
• a ground air supply preconditioned air unit (PCA);
• an interconnect configured as an adapter that defines a conduit or passageway in an airflow path between the ground air supply preconditioned air unit and a connection port on an aircraft, wherein the dispensing unit is configured to dispense the one or more disinfecting fluids or other sanitizing agents into the airflow path via the interconnect, wherein the interconnect has a cylindrical shape with an inlet side of the interconnect being removably mateable with an outlet of the ground air supply preconditioned air unit via a first set of coupling members associated with the preconditioned air unit, wherein an outlet side of the interconnect is positioned directly opposite to the inlet side of the interconnect, wherein the outlet side of the interconnect is removably mateable with the connection port on the aircraft via a second set of coupling members associated with the interconnect, and wherein a dispensing end of the dispensing unit is located within the interconnect;
• and
• a nozzle within the interconnect configured to dispense the one or more disinfecting fluids or other sanitizing agents using compressed air generated by the compressed air generator,
• wherein the dispensing unit comprises a controller that controls activation and deactivation of the dispensing unit including an amount and time period during which the one or more disinfecting fluids or the other sanitizing agents are dispensed based on a size of the aircraft,
• wherein the controller is configured to control the activation and the deactivation of the dispensing unit based on sensor feedback that indicates a level of sanitation to be used to adjust one or more settings for dispensing the disinfecting fluid or the other sanitizing agents,
• wherein the compressed air generator comprises a blower that is positioned below and removably coupled to the fluid storage that comprises a mixing chamber and wherein the blower is configured to drive air to and through the mixing chamber,
• wherein the nozzle is oriented in the mixing chamber to introduce the one or more disinfecting fluids or other sanitizing agents in a direction of airflow provided by the blower.

A sanitizing system comprising:

• a dispensing unit having a fluid storage and a compressed air generator, the fluid storage storing one or more disinfecting fluids or other sanitizing agents;
• an interconnect configured as an adapter that defines a conduit or passageway in an airflow path between a ground air supply preconditioned air unit and a connection port on an aircraft, wherein the dispensing unit is configured to dispense the one or more disinfecting fluids or other sanitizing agents into the airflow path via the interconnect, wherein the interconnect comprises an inlet side of the interconnect being removably mateable with an outlet of the ground air supply preconditioned air unit via a first set of coupling members associated with the preconditioned air unit, wherein an outlet side of the interconnect is positioned directly opposite to the inlet side of the interconnect, wherein the outlet side of the interconnect is removably mateable with the connection port on the aircraft via a second set of coupling members associated with the interconnect, and wherein a dispensing end of the dispensing unit is located within the interconnect;
• and
• a nozzle within the interconnect configured to dispense the one or more disinfecting fluids or other sanitizing agents using compressed air generated by the compressed air generator,
• wherein the dispensing unit comprises a controller that controls activation and deactivation of the dispensing unit including an amount and time period during which the one or more disinfecting fluids or the other sanitizing agents are dispensed based on a size of the aircraft,
• wherein the compressed air generator comprises a blower that is positioned below and removably coupled to the fluid storage that comprises a mixing chamber and wherein the blower is configured to drive air to and through the mixing chamber,
• wherein the nozzle is oriented in the mixing chamber to introduce the one or more disinfecting fluids or other sanitizing agents in a direction of airflow provided by the blower.