Water supply system comprising a venturi pipe

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9695578-B2
Application number	US-201414175096-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 7, 2014
Priority date	Aug 12, 2011
Publication date	Jul 4, 2017
Grant date	Jul 4, 2017

Abstract

A water supply system includes a first pipe, a water reservoir, and a Venturi pipe having a first Venturi nozzle terminal, a second Venturi nozzle terminal and a Venturi nozzle branch arranged between the first and second Venturi nozzle terminal. The first Venturi nozzle terminal is connected via the first pipe to the water reservoir. The first Venturi nozzle terminal is connectable to a second pipe to fill the water reservoir. The branch of the Venturi pipe is connectable to a third pipe to supply taps. Water flows through the Venturi pipe from the first Venturi nozzle terminal to the second Venturi nozzle terminal when the water reservoir is filled, and water flows through the Venturi pipe from the second Venturi nozzle terminal to the Venturi nozzle branch during the supply procedure, to provide a water supply system which requires less maintenance and is less temperamental.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A water supply system, comprising
a first pipe;
a water reservoir; and
a Venturi pipe having a first Venturi nozzle terminal, a second Venturi nozzle terminal and a branch arranged between the first and second Venturi nozzle terminal,
wherein the second Venturi nozzle terminal is connected via the first pipe to the water reservoir,
wherein the first Venturi nozzle terminal is connectable to a second pipe to fill the water reservoir,
wherein the system further comprises a third pipe and the branch is connectable to the third pipe to supply water to taps, and
wherein the Venturi pipe is configured such that during a filling operation water flows through the Venturi pipe from the first Venturi nozzle terminal to the second Venturi nozzle terminal when the water reservoir is being filled, and during a supply operation water flows through the Venturi pipe from the second Venturi nozzle terminal to the branch during a water supply procedure,
wherein at least one tap is arranged downstream in the third pipe during the water supply procedure, and
wherein the branch of the Venturi pipe is connected downstream via the third pipe to the water reservoir during the water supply procedure so as to form a circulating water circuit, wherein the at least one tap is arranged between the branch and the water reservoir.

2. The water supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the Venturi pipe is configured in such a way that, when filling, a negative pressure develops at the branch when the water flows from the first Venturi nozzle terminal to the second Venturi nozzle terminal, thereby preventing water from entering the branch, and, when supplying, water flows from the second Venturi nozzle terminal to the branch.

3. The water supply system according to claim 1 , further comprising the second pipe, wherein the first Venturi nozzle terminal is connected to the second pipe for filling with fresh water.

4. The water supply system according to claim 1 , further comprising a water disinfection device having a UV light generator for UV irradiation of water, wherein the water disinfection device is arranged between the second Venturi nozzle terminal and the water reservoir.

5. The water supply system according to claim 4 , wherein a higher UV light intensity can be generated in the UV light generator when filling compared to when supplying.

6. The water supply system according to claim 4 , wherein the water disinfection device comprises a plurality of UV light generator units, wherein a greater number of UV light generator units can be activated during filling than during supply.

7. The water supply system according to claim 1 , further comprising a particle trap, wherein the particle trap is arranged downstream of the branch of the Venturi pipe during supply.

8. The water supply system according to claim 7 , wherein the particle trap comprises:
an inlet opening;
an elongate flow volume; and
an outlet opening,
wherein the elongate flow volume comprises an extension in the direction of gravity, at least in part, wherein the inlet opening has a smaller effective cross-section compared to the elongate flow volume, and the ratio of the effective cross-sections of the inlet opening and flow volume being dimensioned in such a way that a reduction in the flow rate at the transition from the inlet opening to the flow volume is set in such a way that particles introduced through the inlet opening and having a higher density than water are kept back in the flow volume under gravity.

9. An aircraft comprising:
a water supply terminal; and
a water supply system comprising:
a first pipe;
a second pipe;
a third pipe;
a water reservoir; and
a Venturi pipe having a first Venturi nozzle terminal, a second Venturi nozzle terminal and a branch arranged between the first and second Venturi nozzle terminal,
wherein the second Venturi nozzle terminal is connected via the first pipe to the water reservoir,
wherein the first Venturi nozzle terminal is connectable to the second pipe to fill the water reservoir,
wherein the branch is connectable to the third pipe to supply water to taps,
wherein the Venturi pipe is configured such that during a filling operation water flows through the Venturi pipe from the first Venturi nozzle terminal to the second Venturi nozzle terminal when the water reservoir is being filled, and during a supply operation water flows through the Venturi pipe from the second Venturi nozzle terminal to the branch during a water supply procedure,
wherein the water supply terminal is connected to the water supply system in such a way that the water supply system can be filled with fresh water during the filling operation via the water supply terminal,
wherein at least one tap is arranged downstream in the third pipe during the water supply procedure,
wherein the branch of the Venturi pipe is connected downstream via the third pipe to the water reservoir during the water supply procedure so as to form a circulating water circuit, wherein at least one tap is arranged between the branch and the water reservoir.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Schreiner Axel
• Cavarero Paolo
• Müller Hannes
• Menshausen Ralf
• Wirth Markus
• Rempe Michael
• Rosero Carlos

Classifications

• Y10T137/86035

  Combined with fluid receiver · CPC title

• B64D11/00

  Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• Y10T137/6906

  Aerial or water-supported [e.g., airplane or ship, etc.] · CPC title

• C02F1/325

  Irradiation devices or lamp constructions · CPC title

• G05D7/01

  without auxiliary power · CPC title