Patent ID: 6349424
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: E03D,E03F,F16K

Abstract:
A rinse fluid valve for use in a vacuum toilet system having a waste receptacle with a rinse fluid dispenser associated therewith and a source of rinse fluid, the rinse fluid valve comprising:a housing having an inlet in fluid communication with the rinse fluid source and an outlet in fluid communication with the rinse fluid dispenser; a flow path extending from the inlet to the outlet; a moveable rinse fluid valve member disposed in the flow path and moveable between open and closed positions; and a second valve member disposed in the flow path upstream of the rinse fluid valve and having a normally open position to allow fluid flow therethrough, the second valve member automatically actuating to a closed position after a desired volume of fluid has passed therethrough thereby to cease rinse fluid flow through the flow path.