Convertible aircraft toilet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11319696-B2
Application number	US-201916725324-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2019
Priority date	Dec 27, 2018
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

To reduce the bulk of an aircraft toilet which includes a toilet bowl and a washbasin, the washbasin is movably mounted in the toilet to be able to adopt at least two distinct positions relative to the toilet bowl, including a retracted position adopted to bring the toilet into a configuration of use of the bowl, and a deployed position adopted to bring the toilet into a washbasin configuration, a position in which the washbasin is arranged above the bowl.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An aircraft toilet comprising:
a toilet bowl, and
a washbasin,
the washbasin being is movably mounted in the toilet to be able to adopt at least two distinct positions relative to the toilet bowl, including:
a retracted position configured to bring the toilet into a configuration of use of the toilet bowl;
a deployed position configured to bring the toilet into a washbasin configuration, a position in which the washbasin is arranged above the toilet bowl,

wherein the toilet is configured so that the washbasin pivots downwards to go from the deployed position to the retracted position,
wherein the washbasin forms an integral part of a washbasin module also equipped with a washbasin table, the washbasin module being mobilely mounted so as to be able to adopt said at least two distinct positions relative to the toilet bowl, also by tilting downwards to go from the deployed position to the retracted position,
wherein the washbasin module is mounted to be mobile on a shelf that forms an extension of the washbasin table when the module adopts the deployed position.

2. An aircraft toilet comprising:
a toilet bowl, and
a washbasin,
the washbasin being is movably mounted in the toilet to be able to adopt at least two distinct positions relative to the toilet bowl, including:
a retracted position configured to bring the toilet into a configuration of use of the toilet bowl;
a deployed position configured to bring the toilet into a washbasin configuration, a position in which the washbasin is arranged above the toilet bowl,

wherein the toilet is configured so that the washbasin pivots downwards to go from the deployed position to the retracted position,
wherein the washbasin forms an integral part of a washbasin module also equipped with a washbasin table, the washbasin module being mobilely mounted so as to be able to adopt said at least two distinct positions relative to the toilet bowl, also by tilting downwards to go from the deployed position to the retracted position, and
a roller blind featuring a fixed cassette arranged to the rear of the toilet bowl and a blind edge fastened to a front part of the washbasin table.

3. The toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the washbasin module is equipped with a washbasin cover mounted to be mobile relative to the washbasin table between two distinct positions, including:
a position covering the washbasin enabling formation, conjointly with the washbasin table, of a baby changing table;
a retracted position giving access to the washbasin.

4. The toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the washbasin module is also equipped with a tap.

5. The toilet according to claim 4 , wherein the tap is mounted to be mobile to be able to adopt two distinct positions relative to the washbasin, including:
a retracted position rendering the tap inaccessible;
a position for use of the tap.

6. The toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the shelf is mounted on a rear wall of the toilet in a fixed manner.

7. The toilet according to claim 1 , wherein the shelf is mounted on a rear wall of the toilet, vertically mobile.

8. The toilet according to claim 2 , wherein the washbasin module is mounted to be mobile in rotation.

9. The toilet according to claim 8 , wherein the washbasin module is rotatable about a rotation axis parallel to a transverse direction of the toilet bowl.

10. The toilet according to claim 1 , wherein in the retracted position of the washbasin module, the washbasin table is situated behind the toilet bowl.

11. The toilet according to claim 10 , wherein the washbasin table, in the retracted position of the washbasin module, is arranged vertically relative to the toilet bowl.

12. The toilet according to claim 1 , further comprising a lid covering the toilet bowl, the lid preferably having a rectangular general shape, a longer side of which is oriented transversely relative to the toilet bowl.

13. The toilet according to claim 1 , further comprising a floor comprising a height-adjustable footrest.

14. The toilet according to claim 13 , wherein the toilet is configured so that the footrest is adjustable in height by a user.

15. The toilet according to claim 13 , wherein the toilet is configured so that the footrest is adjustable in height automatically as a function of an angle formed at a level of knees of a user sitting on the toilet bowl.

16. An aircraft nose section comprising at least one toilet according to claim 1 , the toilet comprising a rear wall, a shape of which follows a profile of a double curvature fuselage portion covered by the toilet rear wall.

17. An aircraft comprising at least one toilet according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Sas

Inventors

• Guering Bernard
• Delahaye Romain

Classifications

• E03D11/025

  Combined with wash-basins, urinals, flushing devices for chamber-pots, bed-pans, or the like · CPC title

• E03C1/01 Primary

  for combinations of baths, showers, sinks, wash-basins, closets, urinals, or the like {(combinations of baths, showers or the like A47K4/00; cell-like units for special technical purposes E04B1/34869; panels adapted for locating conduits E04C2/52; ducts for installation lines E04F17/08)} · CPC title

• B60R15/04

  Toilet facilities {(in railway vehicles B61D35/005)} · CPC title

• A47K4/00

  Combinations of baths, showers, sinks, wash-basins, closets, or urinals, not covered by a single other group of this subclass · CPC title

• B64D11/02 Primary

  Toilet fittings · CPC title