Waste disposal device for aircraft lavatory unit

A waste disposal device of an aircraft lavatory unit, comprising:

• a waste compartment provided on a floor of the aircraft lavatory unit installed in an aircraft and comprising an opening portion through which a waste container is taken in and out;
• a chute provided in an upper portion of the waste compartment and comprising a trash feeding opening formed;
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• a waste flap swingably supported by the chute between a closed position for closing the trash feeding opening and an opened position for opening the trash feeding opening and biased in a direction of closing the trash feeding opening;
• a foot pedal-type waste flap opening/closing mechanism that swings the waste flap from the closed position to the opened position by stepping on a foot pedal disposed close to a section on the floor directly below the waste compartment being provided,
• the foot pedal-type waste flap opening/closing mechanism comprising a foot pedal support mechanism that swingably supports the foot pedal between an upper limit position at which the foot pedal can be stepped on and a lower limit position at which the foot pedal is stepped on from the upper limit position and biases the foot pedal allowing the foot pedal to be located at the upper limit position, and
• the foot pedal support mechanism being configured such that the foot pedal at the upper limit position is inclined and supported with a foot pedal rear end located directly below the waste compartment being located above a foot pedal front end that is away from the waste compartment and that the foot pedal rear end swings in a vertical direction by using the foot pedal front end as a fulcrum.