Hexagonal floor and ceiling system for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11214384-B2
Application number	US-201815913666-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2018
Priority date	Mar 6, 2017
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

The present invention achieves technical advantages as a vehicle cabin, comprising a floor system formed of removable and reconfigurable floor segments extending from a vehicle frame, and a ceiling system formed of removable and reconfigurable ceiling segments disposed in the ceiling of the vehicle cabin. Floor segments that can be positioned to form a floor channel, therebetween. A fixture interface adapted to releasably secure a fixture to the floor system. The fixture can be slidably repositioned within the vehicle along the floor channel. One of the ceiling segments includes one or more of a lighting module, a ventilation outlet, a ventilation inlet, a display screen, or a touch control panel. The ceiling segments can be hexagonal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle cabin, comprising:
a floor system formed of removable and reconfigurable puck support structures extending from a vehicle frame;
a ceiling system formed of removable and reconfigurable ceiling segments disposed in the ceiling of the vehicle cabin; and
a fixture interface having a support member and a retaining member,
wherein the support member is adapted to retain a fixture to the floor system;
wherein the puck support structures are positioned to form a floor channel configured to receive the fixture interface; and
wherein the retaining member is connected to the support member and configured to be inserted into the floor channel;
wherein each of the puck support structures include a floor puck disposed within the puck support structure.

2. The vehicle cabin of claim 1 , wherein the fixture interface is adapted to releasably secure the fixture to the floor system.

3. The vehicle cabin of claim 2 , wherein the fixture is operable to slidably reposition within the vehicle along the floor channel.

4. The vehicle cabin of claim 1 , wherein one of the ceiling segments includes one or more of a lighting module, a ventilation outlet, a ventilation inlet, a display screen, or a touch control panel.

5. The vehicle cabin of claim 1 , wherein the ceiling segments are hexagonal.

Assignees

• Textron Innovations Inc

Inventors

• Zahasky Andrew

Classifications

• G08G5/76

  for monitoring atmospheric conditions · CPC title

• G08G5/55

  for a single aircraft · CPC title

• G08G5/50

  Navigation or guidance aids · CPC title

• G08G5/34

  for flight plan modification · CPC title

• G08G5/21

  located onboard the aircraft · CPC title