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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2017
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Jamie J. Childress, Seattle, WA (US);
Karen L. Hills, Seattle, WA (US);
Melanie L. Kimsey-Lin, Seattle, WA (US);
Claudia E. Fritz-Thompson, Bothell, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
In an example, a system for disinfecting a lavatory in a vehicle includes a UV light source in the lavatory and configured to emit UV light when activated. The system also includes a switch actuatable between a first state and a second state. The switch is configured to: (i) while in the first state, provide an input power from a power source of the vehicle to a lavatory device in the lavatory, and (ii) while in the second state, provide the input power from the power source to the UV light source and cease providing the input power to the lavatory device. The system further includes an activation control system configured to actuate the switch between the first state and the second state to deactivate and activate the UV light source, respectively. The input power is insufficient to simultaneously operate the lavatory device and activate the UV light source.