Receiving systems for receiving persons and objects for a cabin of a vehicle as well as an aircraft equipped therewith

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10752362-B2
Application number	US-201715479415-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 5, 2017
Priority date	Apr 5, 2016
Publication date	Aug 25, 2020
Grant date	Aug 25, 2020

Abstract

A receiving system for receiving of persons and objects for a cabin of a vehicle is proposed, the system comprising a seat frame having a plurality of receiving sections created on the seat frame for receiving of a seat unit each; a plurality of seat units, which are mountable on a receiving section each; and at least one stowage bin unit, which is mountable on one of the receiving sections. The stowage bin unit is dimensioned such that it is mountable on an outer one of the receiving sections in case on the remaining receiving sections a seat unit each is mounted.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A receiving system for receiving of persons and objects for a cabin of a vehicle, the system comprising a seat frame having a seating direction and having
a plurality of receiving sections created on the seat frame for receiving of a seat unit each and extending in a direction perpendicular to the seating direction, wherein the plurality of receiving sections are created by at least one support tube;
a plurality of seat units, each of the plurality of seat units configured to be mounted on one of the plurality of receiving sections adjacent to one another along the direction perpendicular to the seating direction; and
at least one stowage bin unit configured to be mounted on one of the plurality of receiving sections and adjacent to one of the plurality of seat units along the direction perpendicular to the seating direction,
wherein the at least one stowage bin unit is dimensioned so as to be mountable on an outer one of the plurality of receiving sections when one of the plurality of seat units is mounted on each remaining one of the plurality of receiving sections,
wherein the at least one stowage bin unit comprises a first side wall, a second side wall, a bottom, a front, and a back wall, which define a stowage space provided in the at least one stowage bin unit, and
wherein,
the bottom of the at least one stowage bin rests on the at least one support tube, or
at least one of the first side wall and a second side wall comprises an opening, and the at least one stowage bin is mounted on the at least one support tube such that the at least one support tube is led through the opening.

2. The receiving system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one stowage bin unit comprises a fastening section mountable to a receiving section of the plurality of receiving sections configured for receiving a seat unit of the plurality of seat units, of the seat frame.

3. The receiving system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of receiving sections of the seat frame comprises three receiving sections.

4. The receiving system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one stowage bin unit provides a closed storage space accessible from outside through at least one stowage bin flap that closes an access opening.

5. The receiving system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one stowage bin flap is created at the front of the at least one stowage bin unit.

6. The receiving system of claim 1 , wherein the first side wall is substantially planar and the second side wall comprises a curvature, through which a width of the stowage space created between the first side wall and the second side wall decreases with increasing distance from the back wall.

7. The receiving system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one stowage bin comprises a back wall, wherein the back wall comprises a curved shape or a shape having at least one kink, which shape substantially corresponds to the shape of a back rest of an adjacent seat unit of the plurality of seat units.

8. The receiving system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one stowage bin unit comprises an extension in depth, substantially corresponding to the distance between a seat front edge and a seat rear edge of an adjacent seat unit of the plurality of seat units.

9. The receiving system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one stowage bin unit is dimensioned for receiving a baggage piece.

10. The receiving system of claim 1 , wherein the maximum width of the at least one stowage bin unit corresponds to at least half the width of a seat unit of the plurality of seat units.

11. The receiving system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one stowage bin unit is dimensioned in such a manner that in an installed state of the at least one stowage bin unit an upper delimitation thereof corresponds to the upper delimitation of a neighboring seat unit of the plurality of seat units.

12. An aircraft having a fuselage, a cabin created therein, at least one fuselage opening closable through an aircraft door and at least one arrangement created in the cabin by a receiving system for receiving of persons and objects for a cabin of a vehicle, the system comprising a seat frame having a seating direction and having
first, second, and third receiving sections created on the seat frame for receiving of a seat unit each and extending in a direction perpendicular to the seating direction, wherein the first, second, and third receiving sections are created by at least one support tube;
first and second seat units, each of the first and second seat units configured to be mounted on a first receiving section and a second receiving section, respectively; and
a stowage bin unit configured to be mounted on the third receiving section,
wherein the at least one stowage bin unit is dimensioned so as to be mountable on an outer one of the first, second, and third receiving sections when the first and second seat units are mounted on first and second receiving sections,
wherein the seat frame is arranged directly next to the fuselage opening,
wherein the at least one stowage bin unit comprises a first side wall, a second side wall, a bottom, a front, and a back wall, which define a stowage space provided in the at least one stowage bin unit, and
wherein,
the bottom of the at least one stowage bin rests on the at least one support tube, or
at least one of the first side wall and a second wall comprises an opening, and the at least one stowage bin is mounted on the at least one support tube such that the at least one support tube is led through the opening.

13. The aircraft of claim 12 , wherein the stowage bin unit is arranged on the third receiving section that faces to the fuselage opening.

14. The aircraft of claim 12 , wherein the stowage bin unit comprises an access opening, which faces to a door region, wherein a second side wall of the stowage bin unit that faces away from the first and second seat units is curved at least around an axis perpendicular to the cabin floor into a direction facing away from the fuselage opening.

15. The aircraft of claim 12 , wherein the aircraft door carries a receptacle for receiving an emergency slide and wherein the stowage bin unit is dimensioned in such a manner, that in case of an arrangement of the seat frame directly at a door region a second side wall of the stowage bin unit that faces to the fuselage opening comprises a predetermined distance to the receptacle.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Heidtmann Andreas
• Lange Roland

Classifications

• B64D11/0602

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