Patent ID: 6385789
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: B64D,E03F

Abstract:
Galley waste apparatus for use with an existing vacuum collection system having a tank and a vacuum source, the galley waste apparatus comprising:a basin for receiving galley waste, the basin having an outlet; a discharge valve connected between the basin outlet and the tank, the discharge valve having an actuating port responsive to vacuum for opening the discharge valve; an electrically-operated vacuum control valve connected between the actuating port and the vacuum source; a flush element actuatable to produce a discharge command; a controller operably connected to the control valve and selectively operable in response to the discharge command to place the actuating port in fluid communication with the vacuum source, thereby to open the discharge valve; and a pressure switch in fluid communication with the basin outlet and operably connected to the controller, the pressure switch generating an override discharge command in response to a measured pressure level.