Monument arrangement in a cabin of a vehicle, a cabin of a vehicle as well as a vehicle having such a cabin

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10933968-B2
Application number	US-201815991940-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2018
Priority date	May 31, 2017
Publication date	Mar 2, 2021
Grant date	Mar 2, 2021

Abstract

A monument arrangement for a cabin of a vehicle has a first monument, with a washroom formed therein, a second monument and an aisle. The first and second monuments enclose the aisle, wherein an access opening to the washroom is directed toward a side wall of the second monument and is adjacent to the aisle. The distance between the access opening and the relevant side wall of the second monument is at most 1 m, and the side wall of the second monument has a first, rigid side wall portion and at least one second side-wall portion, which is mounted on the first side wall portion such that it can be pivoted about a vertical axis and which can be pivoted from a neutral position, running in the direction toward the first side wall portion, into an angled position, directed away from the first monument and the aisle.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A monument arrangement for a cabin of a vehicle, the monument arrangement comprising:
a first monument, with a washroom formed therein,
a second monument and
an aisle,
wherein the first monument and the second monument enclose the aisle between them,
wherein an access opening to the washroom in the first monument is directed toward a side wall which belongs to the second monument and is adjacent to the aisle,
wherein the distance between the access opening of the washroom and the relevant side wall of the second monument is at most 1 m, and
wherein the side wall of the second monument has a first, rigid side-wall portion and at least one second side-wall portion, which is mounted on the first side wall portion such that it can be pivoted about a vertical axis and which can be pivoted from a neutral position, running in the direction toward the first side wall portion, into an angled position, directed away from the first monument and the aisle.

2. The monument arrangement as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the second monument is a kitchen monument, which has at least one storage location for a serving trolley, wherein the at least one storage location directly adjoins the relevant side wall on a side of the side wall which is directed away from the first monument.

3. The monument arrangement as claimed in claim 2 ,
wherein the at least one storage location is delimited in the upward direction by a work surface which has a swing mounted work surface portion, which is directed toward the second side wall portion and can be swung, as required, between a use position and a release position,
wherein the second side wall portion can be pivoted only in the release position of the work-surface portion and, in the use position of the work-surface portion, is blocked in the neutral position.

4. The monument arrangement as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the second side wall portion has a pivoting action restrictor, which is intended to prevent the second side wall portion from pivoting closer to the first monument than the neutral position.

5. The monument arrangement as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the height of the second side wall portion is at most 1.8 m.

6. The monument arrangement as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein at least one stowage compartment is arranged above the at least one storage location, wherein there is a depth direction offset between a stowage compartment front and a storage-location front.

7. The monument arrangement as claimed in claim 6 ,
wherein the second side wall portion has a width which corresponds to the depth direction offset.

8. The monument arrangement as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the second side wall portion can be arrested in its neutral position.

9. The monument arrangement as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the second side wall portion extends along a main extent direction of the aisle by the same distance as a door which closes the access opening.

10. The monument arrangement as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the vertical axis along which the second side wall portion is mounted in a pivotable manner is arranged directly opposite a door which closes the access opening.

11. The monument arrangement as claimed in claim 1 ,
wherein the side wall of the second monument is configured such that an outer edge which belongs to the second monument and projects into the cabin is formed by a vertical edge which belongs to the second side wall portion and is directed away from the vertical axis.

12. A cabin for a vehicle, the cabin comprising at least one monument arrangement comprising:
a first monument having a washroom formed therein;
a second monument; and
an aisle;
wherein the first monument and the second monument enclose the aisle;
wherein an access opening to the washroom in the first monument is directed toward a side wall of the second monument and is adjacent to the aisle;
wherein a distance between the access opening of the washroom and a relevant side wall of the second monument is at most 1 meter; and
wherein the side wall of the second monument has a first, rigid side wall portion and at least one second side-wall portion, which is mounted on the first side wall portion such that it can be pivoted about a vertical axis and which can be pivoted from a neutral position, running in the direction toward the first side wall portion, into an angled position, directed away from the first monument and the aisle.

13. An aircraft comprising:
a cabin comprising at least one monument arrangement, each of the at least one monument arrangement comprising:
a first monument having a washroom formed therein;
a second monument; and
an aisle;
wherein the first monument and the second monument enclose the aisle;
wherein an access opening to the washroom in the first monument is directed toward a side wall of the second monument and is adjacent to the aisle;
wherein a distance between the access opening of the washroom and a relevant side wall of the second monument is at most 1 meter; and
wherein the side wall of the second monument has a first, rigid side wall portion and at least one second side-wall portion, which is mounted on the first side wall portion such that it can be pivoted about a vertical axis and which can be pivoted from a neutral position, running in the direction toward the first side wall portion, into an angled position, directed away from the first monument and the aisle.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Heidtmann Andreas
• Waldheuer René

Classifications

• B64D2011/0046

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

• B64D11/02 Primary

  Toilet fittings · CPC title

• B64D11/00

  Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B64D11/003

  Stowage devices for passengers' personal luggage · CPC title

• B64C1/1407 Primary

  Doors; surrounding frames · CPC title