Patent ID: 11866984
Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  G  B | IPC B  E  G

Claim 6:
7. A system for contactless operation of an aircraft lavatory door comprising:
a first contactless means for determining user presence;
a second contactless means for determining user gesture;
a data processing module operatively connected to receive input from the contactless means; and
a control module operatively connected to the data processing module to actuate the lavatory door based on the processed data,
wherein the lavatory door is operatively connected to an actuator between the lavatory door and a door frame, the actuator operative to move the lavatory door between an open and closed position with actuation of the actuator based on the processed data, wherein the second contactless means includes a first gesture sensor on an exterior of the lavatory door to sense a user gesturing outside of a lavatory compartment for the actuator to actuate, and a second gesture sensor on an interior of the lavatory door to sense a user gesturing inside the lavatory compartment for the actuator to actuate.