SANITÄREINRICHTUNG FÜR EIN FAHRZEUG

description

- Sanitary device for a vehicle - The present invention relates to a sanitary device for a vehicle, comprising a liquid container for supplying a consumer cell, in particular a wet ^¬ cell. Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle, in particular a rail vehicle, with such a sanitary appliance.

The object is to provide a sanitary device with a comparatively high comfort of use, in which a uniform liquid supply to all wet cells is ensured.

According to the invention a sanitary device for a vehicle is provided comprising at least two spatially separated liquid container for supplying a respective

Consumer cell, wherein the at least two liquid ^¬ keitsbehälter are fluidly connected via a leveling device. The sanitary device with at least two spatially separated liquid containers which are fluidly connected together by a leveling means has the advantage that the liquid container can be placed with optimum utilization of the typically limited space in the vehicle and yet a uniform Verfüg ^¬ bility of the liquid feed is ensured to the consumer cells , The level control device ensures that the levels of at least two Flüssigkeitsbe ^¬ containers are interdependent, so that the supply of all consumers is Flüssigkeitsver- cells during a comparatively long period of use guaranteed. The liquid ^¬ supply all consumers cells completed within a comparatively short period of time, in particular simultaneously, when the total amount of the stored fluid containers in all liquid is used up.

In particular, the term "at least two spatially separated liquid container" that this is two or more liquid containers, which are spatially separated from each other, be placed in a vehicle, so that spatially separate consumer cells through a respective one of the two or more liquid container with the contained liquid speed can be provided. This includes in particular, does not exclude that the two or more liquid containers are placed beside each other. the two or more liquid containers are preferably placed apart, if thereby the available space in the vehicle can be utilized optimally.

In particular, the plumbing device is preferably arranged such, the term "at least two spatially separate liquid container for supplying a respective load cell" means that zumin- at each liquid container least one consumer cell can be connected or is connected so as to be with the liquid of the liquid container ver ^¬ provides. that the (direct) fluid supply for each load cell by one of the respective load cell uniquely associated liquid container takes place.

Since the at least two liquid containers are fluid connected together by a level regulating means ^¬, advertising to the levels of at least two liquid containers aligned in uneven liquid consumption by consumers cells to each other. This ensures that all consumers cells of the sanitary facilities are available to the same extent and availability in materiality borrowed simultaneously ending is guaranteed.

In particular, the leveling device comprises at least one level control line which connects the at least two liquid containers together, to equalize the levels of at least two liquid containers to each other, for example if different amounts of liquid are removed from the liquid containers. In particular, the sanitary device comprises a compensation ^¬ device to compensate for gas pressure differences between the liquid containers.

It is preferable that in consumer cells to wet ^¬ cells and the liquid containers to clean water tank for wet cells. Specifically, consumers cells comprise a (hand) washing device and / or a toilet device, which are supplied with the liquid from the food holding Flüssigkeitsbe ^¬.

When mention is made below of a fresh water container so that's always a fresh or potable water tanks intended. Under a WC facility with or without a toilet bidet function, a bidet or an urinal can be understood.

According to a preferred embodiment of the sanitary device is provided, that the sanitary device comprises at least one input line for filling the at least two liquid containers, wherein a first input line a input line is the fluid exclusively connected to a first fluid container of the at least two liquid containers at least. Hereby, the at least two liquid container can be filled via a common input line, wherein the first liquid container is filled directly via the input line and a second (and optionally one or meh ^¬ eral more) liquid container is indirectly filled regulating means via the level-.

According to a further preferred embodiment the sanitary device is provided that a second input line of an input line is fluidly connected exclusively with a second fluid container the at least two liquid containers at least. Hereby, the at least two liquid container can be filled via two different input lines, the two input lines are preferably arranged on two different sides of the vehicle, so that ei ^¬ ne filling of both vehicle sides is made possible.

According to a further preferred embodiment the sanitary device is provided, that the sanitary device comprises an output line, in particular for emptying Frost, wherein the output line is connected to the Niveauregulierungseinrich- processing.

In this way can be emptied via a common drain line, all liquid containers that are fluidly connected to each other via the level control pipe, so that a sanitary device having a simple structure and comparatively small number ^¬ as provided by lines.

According to a further preferred embodiment the sanitary device is provided, that the output line is connected to the level control device via a valve, in particular a solenoid valve.

It can hereby be controlled centrally in a comparatively simple manner a common emptying of all liquid container.

According to a further preferred embodiment the sanitary device is provided, that the sanitary device has two overflow vent lines at least, which are fluidly connected to respective one of the at least two liquid containers and to the output line. This provides a sanitary device, which is free of leakage, in essence, since no openings are necessary in the liquid containers, to equalize the fluid level. In this way, an uncontrolled fluid loss prevented while driving ^¬ to, so that the liquid container can be placed inside the vehicle. Further, the use of overflow vent lines enables a comparatively good insulation of the liquid container, so that for example the ingress of contaminants can be substantially prevented. The insulation is also regarding thermal reasons. The frost resistance of advantage.

The invention further provides a vehicle having a sanitary device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle having at least a trolley, wherein the sanitary device is integrally ^¬ classified within the same car. Characterized that the at least two spatially separated

A liquid container are fluidly interconnected via the level control device, they can be angeord ^¬ net in such a way within the same carriage spatially separated from each other, that the available space can be optimally utilized.

According to a preferred development of the vehicle is provided that the vehicle is a rail vehicle. Thereby, the user comfort through improved Ver ^¬ availability of consumers cells, for example toilet facilities and / or (hand) washing devices, increases in the rail vehicle, which due to the Schienengebun ^¬ satisfaction comparatively little flexibility with regard lent of refilling the storage containers have. According to a further preferred embodiment the vehicle is provided, that the at least two liquid containers are arranged in a decentralized manner the same carriage. Thereby, the uniform supply of spatially separated and locally arranged within the same carriage load cells is made possible with the liquid from the at least two spatially separated liquid containers, the liquid containers are arranged, in particular in proximity to the respective load cells.

According to a further preferred embodiment the vehicle is provided, that the carriage has a roof area, a sub-floor area and a passenger compartment between the roof area and the underfloor region, wherein the at least two liquid containers are mainly arranged in the car interior. The decentralized arrangement of the liquid ^¬ keitsbehälter (ie in particular the displacement of the roof area in the vehicle interior), the center of gravity of the carriage is displaced toward the vehicle lower side, whereby the driving dynamics of the vehicle can be improved.

Thereby, the car interior is comparatively efficiently utilized to place both the load cells and the respective (uniquely) assigned fluid container in the car interior, so that in particular the placement of liquid containers is avoided in the roof area. The resulting vacant in the roof space can be used in a flexible manner for the arrangement of other components.

The above-described characteristics, features and advantages of this invention and the manner of attaining them, will become more apparent and clearly understood in connection with the following description of embodiments, which are explained in connection with the drawings. Show it:

1 shows a vehicle according to an embodiment in a schematic side view,

2 shows a sanitary device according to an embodiment in a schematic cross-sectional view and Figure 3 is a sanitary device according to an embodiment in a schematic view.

In the figure 1, a vehicle 10 is shown according to one embodiment ^¬ form, in a schematic side view, with the vehicle 10 at least one trailer 11, 11 ^λ and a train ^¬ carriage 12 comprises. The invention is not limited to this arrangement. The vehicle 10 may alternatively also consist of a single carriage. The invention relates to drive trucks with trailers as well as multiple units. In this embodiment, it is in the vehicle 10 but a rail vehicle, with one or more carriages 11, 11 ^λ and an carriages 12. The vehicle 10 is provided for the transport of persons, and therefore the carriages 11, 11 comprise ^λ a Sa ^¬ nitäreinrichtung 20 which will be described in connection with Fi gures 2 and 3 in more detail.

The measures provided in such rolling 10 sanitary facilities typically include the complete fresh or potable water system, the bathrooms including the toilet systems and the sewage system. However, if all the bathrooms is intra ^¬ half of the corresponding car provided regardless of the number of bathrooms per car only a single water tank as a supply container for the consumer (eg toilet module, Hand wash module), so the available space for accommodating the sanitary device can not be used efficiently be and only a comparatively small number of ^¬ as wet cells per car can be achieved. In contrast, if separate (ie spatially separated and insulated from each other technically fluid-) fresh water tank are provided to zen auszunut- the space available efficiently, this means that at a filling of all sepa ^¬ advise fresh water container, a comparatively high

Filling and time is needed. In addition, a different extraction of fresh water from the containers, may lead to that during vehicle operation (ie, for example, during the train journey) a container in front of the other container is empty (different levels during operation), and this leads to an earlier failure of the corresponding wet cell. In the inventive sanitary device a comparatively high user comfort is achieved on the one hand, the liquid supply for all wet cells is ensured in a same extent and on the other hand, the user comfort is increased by as many wet cells and / or as large a bulk quantity of liquid be ^¬ is riding provided.

2 shows a sanitary device 20 according to an embodiment in a schematic cross-sectional view is shown. The sanitary device 20 is for example in a car 11 of the rail vehicle shown in Figure 1 underweight body introduced ^¬ 10 may alternatively be accommodated but in a different type of vehicle. The sanitary device 20 includes at least two spatially separate liquid container 21, 22 for supplying a respective load cell 23, 24, wherein the consumer cells 23, 24 are only indicated here and their size is shown not to scale. Shown here is a first

Liquid container 21, which supplies a first load cell 23 with a liquid and a second liquid ^¬ container 22, which supplies a second load cell 24 with a liquid. When liquid is in the example described here to fresh water and at the consumer cells 23, 24 to wet a wagon 11 of a rail vehicle 10 (see Figure 1). The bathrooms are equipped depending ^¬ weils excluded with a toilet module and / or hand wash water module.

The at least two liquid containers 21, 22 are fluidverbun- over ei ^¬ ne level regulating device 25 to each other to. The level control device 25 here comprises a line 25 which the levels of the different

Fresh water container 21, 22 compensates, when a different amount of fresh water from the fresh water corresponding containers 21, is taken 22nd If more than two fresh water tanks 21, 22 are provided, where necessary, comprising the level control means 25 a plurality of level control lines which are connected to one another in order to realize the automatic level control. The level control line 25 is in the embodiment shown here, at a lower side of the respective liquid container 21, 22 is attached, so that a level control can be carried out without any additional pumping systems. In this case, the Ni ^¬ veauregulierung is brought about by the influence of the gravitational force of the Earth. Further, the sanitary device 20 includes at least one A ^¬ output line 26, 26 for filling the at least two liquid containers 21, is adapted 22nd A first input line 26 is connected via only with a first liquid container 21 of the at least two liquid containers 21, 22 fluidly connected so that a second liquid container 22 is different from the first liquid container 21 filled, not directly, but indirectly via the level control line 25 when the sanitary device 20, the fresh water a first input is supplied 26a. Corresponding to 20, the sanitary device on a second input line 26 'to a second input 26' a, which is fluidly connected to the second liquid container 22nd Thus, the carriage 11 can be filled from both sides, so that in a single filling operation, all liquid containers 21, 22 can be refueled simultaneously. The level regulation ^¬ device 25 can thus also compensate for the different levels in the filling, so can thereby be dispensed with each duplicate versions of the filling lines.

20 further comprising the sanitary device ^¬ an output line 27 which beispielswei- se for emptying the container is provided in case of frost, and is connected to the Niveauregulie ^¬ inference means 25 via a solenoid valve 28th Thus, electrical frost clearing is realized via the solenoid valve ^¬ 28, wherein the level control line 25 for the simultaneous emptying of the water tank 21, can be used 22nd Through the use of a common drain line can separate discharge lines for the respective fresh water container 21 can be saved 22nd With open valve 28, the emptying of all fresh water container 21 takes place, thus 22 (also) on the Niveauregu- lierungsleitung 25th

The sanitary device 20 each includes an overflow vent line 29a, 29b is compensated per liquid container 21, 22, through the air pressure changes during the filling or emptying of the respective unloading the liquid container 21, 22 with the air pressure of the environment of the vehicle. The at least two overflow vent lines 29a, 29b are further connected to the common output line 27 to fluidverbun-, so that the individual liquid containers 21, 22 essen- sentlichen free of leakage in the carriage 11 can be accommodated. Alternatively, other means may be provided, such as other lines (not shown) through the liquid containers 21, 22 are connected directly with each other to gas pressure differentials between the liquid keitsbehältern 21, 22 during the leveling operation from zugleichen. The part of the carriage 11 shown here in a cross-sectional view of a roof area 11c comprises IIa, IIb an underfloor region and a car interior. The car interior 11c is arranged between the roof area IIa and IIb reasonable underfloor area. In the illustrated embodiment, the at least two liquid container 21, mainly disposed in the passenger compartment 11c 22nd

3 shows a sanitary device 20 is shown guide die in a schematic view according to a training. In the illustrated here sanitary device 20, the wet cells 23, 24 locally (ie spatially separated) are placed inside of the wagon. 11 Here, the wet cells 23, 24 positioned on opposite sides of the carriage. 11

Further, each wet cell 23, 24 is provided with two spatially separated fresh water containers 21, the twenty-second Here, each water tank 21, 22 is provided to supply exactly a wet room 23, 24th For example, the first wet cell 23 is supplied through the first fresh water tank 21 with fresh water and the second wet cell 24 is supplied through the second water tank 22 with fresh water.

Will now be taken from the first fresh water tank 21 relative to the second water tank 22, a larger amount of fresh water per unit time (for example, due to a higher frequenting the first wet cell 23 by the passengers of the rail vehicle 10), thus ensuring the Ni ^¬ veauregulierungseinrichtung that the levels of both fresh water tank 21, can be compensated 22nd So in this example is fresh water from the second

Fresh water container 22 transported to the first fresh water tank 21st This is preferably done by the influence of the gravitational force of the Earth. Thus, in comparatively simple manner, a uniform availability of fresh water for both wet cells 23, 24 ensures until the total amount of liquid from the two fresh water tanks 21, is exhausted 22nd Although the invention in detail by preferred execution ^¬ examples has been illustrated and described in detail, the invention is not limited by the disclosed examples and other variations can be derived therefrom by the skilled artisan without departing from the scope of the invention.