A human waste collection system, for zero-gravity conditions, the collection system having: a basin having a lower end that defines a lower plane and configured for being positioned against a floor and an upper end that is spaced apart from the lower end and displaced further from the plane than the lower end; a seat positioned at the upper end of the basin, the seat having a lid pivotally connected to the seat; a bag cassette disposed under the seat; and a compression ring that is movable within the basin to automatically pull an unused bag segment from the bag cassette, and push down used bags.
HUMAN WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM, FOR ZERO-GRAVITY CONDITIONS, THAT AUTOMATICALLY CLOSES A USED WASTE BAG SEGMENT AND PROVIDES AN UNUSED WASTE BAG SEGMENT FROM OPERATION OF A SEAT AND FLUSH ACTUATOR
2025-02-13
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IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
European Patent Office | 2025
|Zero-Gravity Testing of a Waste Management System
SAE Technical Papers | 1969
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