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US 12,024,361 B2Granted
Aircraft lavatory trash compactor
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorManikandan Dhanapal
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Abstract
An aircraft lavatory trash compactor includes a water source, a valve actuator connected to the water source, a trash can disposed below the valve actuator, and a controller configured to activate the valve actuator to spray water into the trash can.
Claims8
An aircraft lavatory trash compactor, comprising:
- a water source;
- a valve actuator connected to the water source;
- a trash can disposed below the valve actuator;
- a door switch configured to provide an indication of occupancy of an aircraft lavatory to passengers;
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- a controller connected to the door switch, wherein the controller is configured to receive inputs from the door switch to determine an occupancy of the aircraft lavatory, activate the valve actuator to spray water into the trash can, and to deactivate the valve actuator in response to the aircraft lavatory being occupied.
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