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US 9,682,525 B2Granted
Space-saving in-flight trash compactor
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorsCraig Cunningham, William Godecker, R. Bruce Thayer, III, David Wang, Grant West, Steven Whisler
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Abstract
A method for compacting trash while in-flight includes moving a storage chamber into a chamber operating position within a dead space inaccessible from in front of a galley, securing the storage chamber in the chamber operating position, executing a compaction cycle, and removing the storage chamber into a chamber maintenance position in which compacted trash is removable from the storage chamber accessible from in front of the galley.
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A method for compacting trash while in-flight, the method comprising steps of:
- moving a storage chamber into a chamber operating position within a dead space that is adjacent to a galley cart storage area but only accessible laterally from the galley cart storage area;
- securing the storage chamber in the chamber operating position;
- executing a compaction cycle;
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- removing the storage chamber into a chamber maintenance position in which compacted trash is removable from the storage chamber accessible from in front of the galley.
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