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US 2004/0057709 A1Published application
Aircraft water heating system
AssigneeAdams Rite Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsJohn Leary, Thomas J. Sievers, Ruth Li, Kevin McHenry, Dane Immel, Tj Dejong
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Abstract
An aircraft sink water heater includes an electric heater with coils engaging water tube coils. The system quickly heats a small volume of water in the tube coils, sufficient to wash a user's hands.
Claims16
A water heating apparatus comprising:
- a tube made of good heat conductive material;
- and
- an electric heater extending along a substantial length of said tube in good heat conductive relation with the tube.
A method of heating small volumes of water for intermittent usage, such as for an aircraft wash basin, said method comprising:
- providing a tube to be connected to a water outlet, said tube being made of good heat conductive material;
- providing an electric heater in good heat conductive relation with the tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.