Waste compartment systems for aircraft
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsPeter Burd, Ray Hough
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Abstract
A waste compartment system for an aircraft can include a motor operated door and a proximity sensor configured to sense an object near the door or approaching the door. The system can include a control module operatively connected to the proximity sensor and configured to open the door in response to the proximity sensor sensing an object near the door. The control module can be configured to close the door after a preset time after the proximity sensor senses an object.
Claims13
A waste compartment system for an aircraft, comprising:
- a motor operated door;
- a proximity sensor configured to sense an object near the door or approaching the door;
- a control module operatively connected to the proximity sensor and configured to open the door in response to the proximity sensor sensing an object near the door, wherein the control module is configured to close the door after a preset time after the proximity sensor senses an object;
- a fire detection device operatively connected to the control module and configured to indicate the presence of a fire within a waste compartment associated with the waste compartment system, wherein the control module is configured to close the door and to disable the proximity sensor and/or to disable the door regardless of the proximity sensor when a fire is indicated by the fire detection device.
An aircraft, comprising:
- a waste compartment system for an aircraft, comprising:
- a motor operated door;
- a proximity sensor configured to sense an object near the door or approaching the door;
- a control module operatively connected to the proximity sensor and configured to open the door in response to the proximity sensor sensing an object near the door, wherein the control module is configured to close the door after a preset time after the proximity sensor senses an object;
- and a fire detection device operatively connected to the control module and configured to indicate the presence of a fire within a waste compartment associated with the waste compartment system, wherein the control module is configured to close the door and to disable the proximity sensor and/or to disable the door regardless of the proximity sensor when a fire is indicated by the fire detection device.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions configured to cause a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
- determining that there is a fire in a waste compartment;
- closing and/or locking a motor operated door of the waste compartment to contain the fire;
- and
- locking the motor operated door of the waste compartment such that the motor operated door will not open after a fire is detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.