| 摘要 |
The amount of sealant needed as an odor barrier in a wastewater cartridge is reduced. The cartridge inlet compartment (78) has a ceiling (90) of given area. The ceiling is spaced from the cartridge upper wall (60) and from the wastewater-receiving opening (64) therein. A throat (88), which communicates the inlet compartment with the wastewater-receiving opening, has an area which is less than the area of the ceiling, so that the amount of the sealant acting as the barrier, as contained within the throat, is less than any further amount of the sealant (under the ceiling) which floats on the wastewater in the inlet compartment. Also, should sealant not be present within the throat to act as an odor barrier, only a small area of wastewater present within the throat would be exposed to the air external to the cartridge and, thus, present a lesser opportunity of odor to emanate to the outside environment. Further, a discharge section (86) is coupled between an outlet compartment (80) and the external drain and includes a drain tube (98) having walls surrounding a center and communicating with the outlet compartment and opens at an exit port area (106) for discharge of the wastewater fluid from the outlet compartment to the drain. A three rib channel guide mechanism (100) is formed within the tube to guide flow of the wastewater towards the drain tube center, and away from the drain tube walls to avoid deposit of any sediment contained in the wastewater. In addition, the discharge section drain tube (98) includes a snorkel (110) which extends downwards to above the level of the horizontal drain, to allow any air from the external drain to pass to the outlet compartment generally below the ceiling (90) so that, should wastewater cover the opening of the drain tube, such air is permitted to enter into the cartridge and to prevent any syphoning.
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