Cabin module having a sanitary unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11299272-B2
Application number	US-201916268895-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2019
Priority date	Feb 12, 2018
Publication date	Apr 12, 2022
Grant date	Apr 12, 2022

Abstract

In order to make available a space-saving sanitary unit having a toilet which offers improved user convenience to persons with restricted mobility, a cabin module for an aircraft is described which has a sanitary unit. The sanitary unit has a toilet cubicle with a toilet. The toilet cubicle is formed by four side walls and the toilet is arranged on a first side wall. A first access door is arranged in a second side wall, which extends transversely to the first side wall and adjoins the first side wall. A surface which is designed to at least partially accommodate a wheelchair is provided as an option within the toilet cubicle. The cabin module is configured to be installed with the second side wall transversely to a direction of flight. The first side wall 18a is aligned with an external wall in the installed state.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cabin module for an aircraft, the cabin module comprising a sanitary unit,
wherein the sanitary unit comprises a toilet cubicle with a toilet,
wherein the toilet cubicle is formed by four side walls and the toilet is arranged on a first side wall,
wherein a first access door is arranged in a second side wall extending transversely to the first side wall and adjoining the first side wall,
wherein the toilet cubicle further comprises a surface configured to at least partially accommodate a wheelchair,
wherein the cabin module is configured to be installed with the second side wall transversely to the direction of flight,
wherein the first side wall is aligned with an external wall in the installed state,
the cabin module comprising a frame structure adjoining the toilet cubicle on a side opposite the first side wall,
wherein the frame structure is configured to be connected to a primary structure of a fuselage structure,
wherein the frame structure has at least two vertical structural elements forming a first frame side adjoining the second side wall and in which the connecting door is provided, and
wherein at least the first access door and the connecting door are secured on the frame structure.

2. The cabin module according to claim 1 , wherein a second access door is arranged in a third side wall extending transversely to the second side wall and adjoining the second side wall, and
wherein the toilet cubicle is configured to be connected directly to an aisle region by the second access door.

3. The cabin module according to claim 2 , wherein the second and the third side wall are connected at right angles by a connection region, and
wherein the cabin module has a connecting door adjoining the connection region and configured to separate from an aisle region a secondary access region situated in front of the second access door, outside the toilet cubicle.

4. The cabin module according to claim 3 , wherein at least one out of the first access door and the connecting door is constructed with a flight attendant seat configured to be used temporarily during flight.

5. The cabin module according to claim 1 , wherein the frame structure further comprises third and fourth vertical structural elements, the first, second, third and fourth vertical structural element configured to be connected to a supporting structure and forming the first frame side, a second frame side, a third frame side and a fourth frame side, between which a spatial zone which adjoins the toilet cubicle and is separated from the toilet cubical by the third side wall is formed, and
wherein the third side wall is formed in a second frame region.

6. The cabin module according to claim 1 , wherein a cockpit door is configured to be secured in the third frame side arranged opposite the first frame region, and
wherein the fourth frame side is arranged opposite the second frame side and on which a partition wall relative to a galley is configured to be secured.

7. A cabin module for an aircraft, the cabin module comprising a sanitary unit,
wherein the sanitary unit comprises a toilet cubicle with a toilet,
wherein the toilet cubicle is formed by four side walls and the toilet is arranged on a first side wall,
wherein a first access door is arranged in a second side wall extending transversely to the first side wall and adjoining the first side wall,
wherein the toilet cubicle further comprises a surface configured to at least partially accommodate a wheelchair,
wherein the cabin module is configured to be installed with the second side wall transversely to the direction of flight,
wherein the first side wall is aligned with an external wall in the installed state,
wherein a second access door is arranged in a third side wall extending transversely to the second side wall and adjoining the second side wall,
wherein the toilet cubicle is configured to be connected directly to an aisle region by the second access door,
wherein the second and the third side wall are connected at right angles by a connection region,
wherein the cabin module has a connecting door adjoining the connection region and configured to separate from an aisle region a secondary access region situated in front of the second access door, outside the toilet cubicle, and
wherein the first access door and the connecting door are configured to be locked from the cockpit when the toilet cubicle and the access region are unused, and the toilet cubicle is accessible from the cockpit via the access region and the second access door.

8. An aircraft comprising:
a fuselage region; and
a cabin interior arranged within the fuselage region,
wherein the cabin interior comprises a cabin module according to claim 1 , and
wherein the aircraft has a longitudinal axis aligned with the direction of flight, and the second side wall of the toilet cubicle extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft.

9. The aircraft according to claim 8 , wherein the aircraft comprises a first fuselage door arranged in the forward region between a cockpit and a region containing passenger seats and forms an entry and exit for the cabin interior, and
wherein the sanitary unit is arranged next to the entry and exit.

10. The aircraft according to claim 9 , wherein an entry/exit region is provided on the inside of the first fuselage door, and wherein the first access door opens into the entry/exit region.

11. The aircraft according to claim 8 , wherein the cabin interior comprises an arrangement of passenger seats in which the passenger seats are arranged on both sides of a central aisle,
wherein a flight attendant seat, the seat position of which is aligned counter to the direction of flight, is integrated into the connecting door, and
wherein the flight attendant seat is arranged in alignment with the central aisle, thus enabling a person sitting on the flight attendant seat to see down the central aisle.

12. The aircraft according to claim 8 , further comprising a floor hatch arranged in a floor region of a secondary access region in order to make available temporary access to a descent into a rest compartment situated below.

13. A method for creating a cabin module for an aircraft, wherein the method comprises:
a) providing a sanitary unit with a toilet cubicle comprising a toilet; wherein the toilet cubicle is formed by four side walls;
b) arranging the toilet on a first side wall; and
c) arranging a first access door in a second side wall extending transversely to the first side wall and adjoining the first side wall,
wherein the toilet cubical comprises a surface configured to at least partially accommodate a wheelchair,
wherein the cabin module is configured to be installed with the second side wall transversely to a direction of flight;
wherein the first side wall is aligned with an external wall in the installed state,
the cabin module comprising a frame structure adjoining the toilet cubicle on a side opposite the first side wall,
wherein the frame structure is connected to a primary structure of a fuselage structure,
wherein the frame structure has at least two vertical structural elements forming a first frame side adjoining the second side wall and in which the connecting door is provided, and
wherein at least the first access door and the connecting door are secured on the frame structure.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Seibt Christian

Classifications

• B64D11/02 Primary

  Toilet fittings · CPC title