Patent ID: 11884400
Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
Field: Environmental technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A method of controlling a lid of a trash receptacle for use in an aircraft lavatory, the method comprising:
receiving, by the controller, a detection that an object is proximate the lid via a proximity sensor;
maintaining, by the controller, the lid in an open position for a predetermined delay period after the object is removed from being proximate the lid;
responsive to the predetermined delay period expiring, closing, by the controller and via an actuator, the lid of the trash receptacle of the aircraft lavatory;
determining, by the controller, whether the aircraft lavatory is vacant via a lavatory occupancy sensor; and
maintaining, by the controller, the lid in the closed position in response to the lavatory occupancy sensor reporting vacancy of the aircraft lavatory.