Systems and Methods for Deployment of a Compacting Head in a Waste Compartment
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorDarren C. McIntosh
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Abstract
An example system for deployment of a compacting head in a waste compartment includes an eutectic alloy fusible link positioned within a waste compartment that breaks at or above a predetermined temperature, a spring tensioned deploy lever that is deployed based on a break of the eutectic alloy fusible link, a pivotal joint assembly that collapses based on deployment of the deploy lever, and a compacting head of a trash compactor that is deployed to compact contents of the waste compartment based on collapse of the pivotal joint assembly.
Claims20
A system for deployment of a compacting head in a waste compartment, comprising:
- an eutectic alloy fusible link positioned within a waste compartment that breaks at or above a predetermined temperature;
- a spring tensioned deploy lever that is deployed based on a break of the eutectic alloy fusible link;
- a pivotal joint assembly that collapses based on deployment of the deploy lever;
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- a compacting head of a trash compactor that is deployed to compact contents of the waste compartment based on collapse of the pivotal joint assembly.
A waste compartment, comprising;
- a waste bin for contents;
- a manually operated trash compactor coupled to a ceiling of the waste compartment and manually operable to deploy a compacting head to compact the contents in the waste bin toward a floor of the waste bin;
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- a system coupled to the manually operated trash compactor, the system comprising:
- an eutectic alloy fusible link that breaks at or above a predetermined temperature;
- a spring tensioned deploy lever that is deployed based on a break of the eutectic alloy fusible link;
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- a pivotal joint assembly that collapses based on deployment of the deploy lever causing deployment of the compacting head.
A method for deployment of a compacting head in a waste compartment, comprising:
- positioning an eutectic alloy fusible link within a waste compartment that breaks at or above a predetermined temperature;
- deploying a spring tensioned deploy lever based on a break of the eutectic alloy fusible link;
- collapsing a pivotal joint assembly based on deployment of the deploy lever;
- and deploying a compacting head of a trash compactor to compact contents of the waste compartment based on collapse of the pivotal joint assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.