Expandable aircraft monument, and aircraft area having an expandable aircraft monument

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10494103-B2
Application number	US-201715584582-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 2, 2017
Priority date	May 3, 2016
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

An aircraft monument for installation in an aircraft cabin. The aircraft monument comprises a movable side wall that is configured for separating the aircraft monument from a passenger area of the aircraft cabin, and that is configured for being moved. The aircraft monument further comprises at least one seat that is fastened to the movable side wall. Also disclosed is an aircraft area having a main aisle that extends along a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin, and having an aircraft monument situated next to the main aisle. Also disclosed is an aircraft that includes at least one aircraft area.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An aircraft monument for installation in an aircraft cabin, comprising:
a movable side wall configured to separate the aircraft monument from a passenger area of the aircraft cabin;
at least one seat fastened to the movable side wall,
a stationary side wall configured to at least partially spatially separate an interior of the aircraft monument from the passenger area of the aircraft cabin,
a foldable cover element fastened at a first edge to the stationary side wall or to the movable side wall and rotatably supported, wherein at least one of:
the foldable cover element is configured to be situated essentially parallel to the stationary side wall in a stowed position, and in addition is configured to be situated essentially perpendicular to the stationary side wall in a folded-down position, or
a second edge of the foldable cover element, opposite from the first edge, is coupleable to the movable side wall or to the stationary side wall.

2. The aircraft monument according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one seat comprises:
a back element that is fastened to the movable side wall; and
a seat element that is pivotable relative to the back element,
the pivotable seat element being pivotable between a seating position in which the seat element is essentially perpendicular to the back element, and a stowed position in which the seat element is essentially parallel to the back element.

3. The aircraft monument according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one of:
a locking mechanism configured to block a movement of the movable side wall when the pivotable seat element of the seat is in the seating position, or
a locking mechanism configured to block a movement of the pivotable seat element when the movable side wall occupies a certain position.

4. The aircraft monument according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fixing device configured to fix the movable side wall in at least two positions,
wherein the movable side wall in a first fixed position defines a first size of the interior of the aircraft monument, and the movable side wall in a second fixed position defines a second size of the interior of the aircraft monument that is larger than the first size.

5. The aircraft monument according to claim 4 , wherein the fixing device is configured to fix the movable side wall in at least one seat rail of an aircraft floor.

6. The aircraft monument according to claim 4 , wherein the fixing device is configured to fix the movable side wall to at least one retaining device that is provided in at least one of a wall area or ceiling area of the passenger area.

7. The aircraft monument according to claim 4 , wherein in the first fixed position, the movable side wall is situated in a first plane that coincides with a plane in which the stationary side wall is situated, wherein the movable side wall is situated at a first distance essentially parallel to or coincident with the plane of the stationary side wall, and wherein in the second fixed position, the movable side wall is situated in a second plane situated at a second distance, which is greater than the first distance, essentially parallel to the plane of the stationary side wall.

8. The aircraft monument according to claim 4 , wherein the movable side wall and the foldable cover element, in the second fixed position of the movable side wall and in the folded-down position of the foldable cover element, are configured to form a storage area for accommodating at least one serving cart.

9. The aircraft monument according to claim 8 , further comprising at least one of:
at least one cooling connection configured to be coupled to a cooling connection of a serving cart situated in the storage area, or
at least one cooling air opening configured for conducting cooled air into the storage area.

10. The aircraft monument according to claim 1 , wherein the aircraft monument is a sanitary module.

11. The aircraft monument according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one of:
a side wall section that is essentially perpendicular to the movable side wall; or
a ceiling section essentially perpendicular to the movable side wall and essentially perpendicular to the side wall section,
wherein the at least one of the side wall section or the ceiling section is fastened to the movable side wall.

12. An aircraft area, comprising:
a main aisle that extends along a longitudinal axis of an aircraft cabin; and
an aircraft monument according to claim 1 situated next to the main aisle.

13. An aircraft that includes at least one aircraft area according to claim 12 .

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Roth Ingo
• Vogt Thomas

Classifications

• B64D11/0627

  Seats combined with storage means · CPC title

• B64D2011/0046

  Modular or preassembled units for creating cabin interior structures · CPC title

• B64D11/0007

  Devices specially adapted for food or beverage distribution services · CPC title

• B64D11/0602

  Seat modules, i.e. seat systems including furniture separate from the seat itself · CPC title

• B64D11/0691 Primary

  specially adapted for cabin crew · CPC title