US 12,330,867 B2
Gesture based touchless lavatory waste flap actuation
Avinash Hasirumane Srikantegowda, Mukilteo, WA (US)
Assigned to B/E AEROSPACE, INC., Winston Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/191,804.
Prior Publication US 2024/0327114 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. B65F 1/16 (2006.01); B64D 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65F 1/1638 (2013.01) [B64D 11/02 (2013.01); B65F 2210/168 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A waste bin actuation system, comprising:
a wall including an opening;
a waste bin disposed behind the wall;
a flap disposed within the opening and configured to provide access to the waste bin;
an actuator coupled to the flap;
a sensor assembly disposed in the wall, the sensor assembly including a first emitter, a first sensor, and a second sensor;
a processor operatively coupled to the actuator and the sensor assembly; and
a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
activate the first emitter to transmit an infrared light onto a moving object;
receive a first signal from the first sensor;
receive a second signal from the second sensor; and
activate the actuator in response to receiving the first signal before the second signal.