Aircraft waste bin extractor
View Patent ↗An aircraft galley waste bin extraction unit is disclosed having a first compartment formed by a plurality of walls that conform with walls of the waste bin, an extraction chamber adjoining the first compartment and sharing a common wall, and a platform within the common wall including a hinged bottom edge that allows the platform to pivot into a horizontal position against a rest on an extraction chamber side wall, the deploying of the platform forming a window through which the waste bin can pass through from the first compartment to the extraction chamber. The unit preferably also includes retractable ramp extendable from the platform to a ground surface to guide the waste bin from the extraction unit to the ground.
1. An aircraft galley waste bin extraction unit comprising:
a first compartment having a plurality of walls that conform with walls of the waste bin;
an extraction chamber adjoining the first compartment and sharing a common wall, and further including a rear wall and a side wall, the side wall having a rest;
a platform within the common wall including a hinged bottom edge that allows the platform to pivot into a horizontal position against said rest on the extraction chamber side wall, the deploying of the platform forming a window through which the waste bin can pass through from the first compartment to the extraction chamber; and
a retractable ramp extendable from the platform to a ground surface.
2. The aircraft galley waste bin extraction unit of claim 1 , wherein the ramp comprises a pair of rails that extend from within the platform.
3. The aircraft galley waste bin extraction unit of claim 2 , wherein the ramp includes an upturned distal end adjacent the ground when extended from the platform.
4. The aircraft galley waste bin extraction unit of claim 1 , wherein the common wall includes tabs to hold the platform in a vertical position.
5. The aircraft galley waste bin extraction unit of claim 1 , wherein the first compartment includes a ramp for directing the waste bin away from the common wall.
6. The aircraft galley waste bin extraction unit of claim 1 , further comprising a waste bin having casters on a bottom surface that allow the bin to roll along a smooth horizontal surface.