Patent ID: 6209573
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: B60S,F16K,H01M,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
A water management system on a vehicle, said vehicle including a plurality of units which require water for their operation, said system comprising water collecting means for providing a supply of water and distribution means for distributing water from said supply of water to said plurality of units, water supplied by said distribution means being used by said plurality of units in their said operation, wherein said water collecting means receives water from an air-conditioning system of said vehicle, said distribution means includes a respective water reservoir provided for each of said units, said water reservoir for storing water to be used by said unit, each said water reservoir having an overflow outlet for overflow of water when said reservoir is full, and wherein at least one said water reservoir has a one-way valve which directs water from said supply to said overflow outlet when said reservoir is full.