Sink unit arrangement, galley compartment and galley

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10941549-B2
Application number	US-201815923819-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2018
Priority date	Mar 27, 2017
Publication date	Mar 9, 2021
Grant date	Mar 9, 2021

Abstract

A sink unit arrangement for a galley provided for installation in a transport vehicle comprises a worktop and a drip tray, which is arranged in an installation opening provided in the worktop and comprises a first section and a second section. The second section has a depth which is greater than a depth of the first section and protrudes through the installation opening provided in the worktop into a free space adjacent to the installation opening.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sink unit arrangement for a galley provided for installation in a transport means, comprising:
a worktop,
a drip tray arranged in an installation opening provided in the worktop and comprising a first section and a second section, wherein the second section has a depth which is greater than a depth of the first section and protrudes through the installation opening provided in the worktop into a free space adjacent to the installation opening,
a drainage grille at least partially covering an access surface of the drip tray, wherein the drainage grille comprises a first section covering an access surface of the first section of the drip tray and a second section covering an access opening of the second section of the drip tray, and
wherein the depth of the first section of the drip tray is smaller than a thickness of the worktop in the region of the first section of the drip tray, and
wherein an access surface of the drip tray is substantially aligned with an upper side of the worktop forming a work surface and wherein a drainage surface of the drainage grille is substantially aligned with the work surface of the worktop.

2. The sink unit arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising an outflow connected to the second section of the drip tray.

3. The sink unit arrangement according to claim 2 , further comprising a drain valve, which is connected to the outflow and is configured to connect, in its open state, the outflow to a wastewater system under reduced pressure.

4. The sink unit arrangement according to claim 2 , further comprising a particle filter, arranged in the outflow in such a way adjacent to the second section of the drip tray that the particle filter is accessible via the second section of the drip tray.

5. The sink unit arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the drainage grille is attached to the drip tray detachably or swivelably at least in the region of its second section.

6. The sink unit arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the drainage grille is provided in its first section with first grille openings which have a larger cross section than second grille openings provided in the second section of the drainage grille.

7. The sink unit arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first section of the drip tray has a width, which is greater than a width of the second section of the drip tray.

8. The sink unit arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first section of the drip tray has a length, which is greater than a length of the second section of the drip tray.

9. The sink unit arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first section of the drip tray has a width, which is greater than a width of the second section of the drip tray and wherein the first section of the drip tray has a length, which is greater than a length of the second section of the drip tray.

10. A galley compartment for a galley provided for installation in a transport means, comprising:
a front access opening and a rear wall lying opposite the access opening,
a sink unit arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second section of the drip tray of the sink unit arrangement protrudes into an installation space provided in the galley compartment underneath the worktop of the sink unit arrangement.

11. The galley compartment according to claim 10 , further comprising a cooling device, which is arranged in the installation space provided underneath the worktop of the sink unit arrangement, adjacent to the front access opening of the galley compartment.

12. The galley compartment according to claim 10 , wherein the installation space is arranged in at least one of the region of a side wall of the galley compartment and the region of an intermediate wall dividing the galley compartment into a first area and a second area.

13. The galley compartment according to claim 10 , wherein a least one cooling fluid duct is integrated into the worktop of the sink unit arrangement.

14. A galley for installation in a transport means, comprising a sink unit arrangement according to claim 1 .

15. A galley for installation in a transport means, comprising a galley compartment according to claim 10 .

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Dahms Tobias
• Bielik Peter
• Lange Roland

Classifications

• B64D11/04 Primary

  Galleys · CPC title

• B64D13/08

  the air being heated or cooled · CPC title

• B64D2013/0629

  with subsystems for cooling food, catering or special loads · CPC title

• B64D11/0007

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

• E03C1/182 Primary

  connected to the waste-pipe · CPC title