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. A processor can receive a signal indicating a level of trash in a trash can. The processor can determine the level of trash in the trash can in response to receiving the signal. The processor can determine that the level of trash is above a threshold. The processor can activate a water valve in response to the determination that the level of trash is above the threshold.
Claims8
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, a signal indicating a level of trash in a trash can;
- determining, by the processor, the level of trash in the trash can in response to receiving the signal;
- determining, by the processor, that the level of trash is above a threshold;
- and
- activating, by the processor, a water valve in response to the determination that the level of trash is above the threshold.
The method of claim 10, further comprising:
- identifying, by the processor, a presence of the trash can before determining the level of trash in the trash can.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.