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(11) | EP 0 322 492 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Aircraft trash compactor |
(57) An aircraft trash compactor having an elongated inner chamber (15) which is separated
into front and rear chamber sections (21, 24) by means of a movable door or wall (25)
disposed transversely across the width of the chamber. The movable door or wall (25)
supports the rear panel (26) of the trash container (22) in the front chamber section
(21) during the compaction of trash therein and may be moved to an out-of-the-way
position to allow the filled trash container (22) to be moved into the rear chamber
section (24) for storage or disposal. The filled trash container (22) in the rear
chamber section (24) supports the rear panel of a trash container in the front chamber
section during the compaction of trash therein. |