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US 2025/0040767 A1Published application
Lavatory hand dryer
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Robert Pearson, Brian St. Rock, Jefferey M. McKee
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Abstract
A hand drying system for an aircraft lavatory includes a hand blower tap with an inlet configured to connect to an aircraft environmental control system (ECS) to receive a flow of conditioned air from the ECS. A valve is operatively connected to the inlet to selectively block flow from the ECS and allow flow from the ECS through the hand blower tap.
Claims13
A hand drying system for an aircraft lavatory comprising:
- a hand blower tap with an inlet connected to a source of conditioned air;
- and
- a valve operatively connected to the inlet to selectively block flow from the source of conditioned air and allow flow from the source of conditioned air through the hand blower tap,
- wherein the hand blower tap, valve, and source of conditioned air are configured to issue a flow of air from the hand blower tap with a flow velocity less than 200 m/s.
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A method comprising:
- issuing a flow of air from an aircraft environmental control system (ECS) through a hand blower tap in an aircraft lavatory onto a passenger's wet hands, wherein the flow is maintained below 200 m/s;
- and
- completely drying the passenger's hands in 20 seconds or less.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.