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MONITORING DEVICE FOR A VACUUM TOILET

  • US 20110099700A1
  • Filed: 11/05/2010
  • Published: 05/05/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A monitoring device for monitoring a vacuum toilet, comprising:

  • a position detector adapted to detecting a position of a toilet lid;

    a mechanical latching device adapted to latch the toilet lid in an open position; and

    a flushing control unit adapted to control a flushing operation of the vacuum toilet based on a detection of the position of the toilet lid,wherein the mechanical latching device is adapted to latch the toilet lid in response to a weight of a person acting on a toilet seat, andwherein the flushing operation is blocked upon the detection of the toilet lid in the open position.

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