Forward interior space arrangement for an aircraft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11358721-B2
Application number	US-201815878019-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 23, 2018
Priority date	Jan 26, 2017
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

An interior space for an aircraft includes a cockpit, a cockpit wall separating the cockpit from the remaining interior space, a cabin door arranged directly behind the cockpit wall for accessing the interior space of the aircraft from outside the fuselage, a modular installation space for installation equipment, a plurality of seat rows, a longitudinal aisle extending along the interior space through the seat rows to separate adjacent groups of seats from each other, and an access path for the cabin door. The access path extends from the cabin door to the longitudinal aisle to create an intersection region between the access path and the longitudinal aisle. The modular installation space is arranged directly forward of the seat rows. The access path extends at an angle of at least 100° to the longitudinal aisle in a forward direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A forward interior space arrangement for an aircraft, comprising:
a cockpit arranged at a forward-most part of an interior space in a fuselage of the aircraft;
a cockpit wall for separating the cockpit from a remaining part of the interior space;
at least one forward cabin door, which is arranged abutting the cockpit wall for accessing the interior space of the aircraft from outside the fuselage;
at least one first modular installation space for receiving installation equipment;
a plurality of first seat rows;
at least one longitudinal aisle extending along the interior space through the first seat rows and thereby separating adjacent groups of seats from each other;
an access path for each of the at least one cabin door, extending from the respective cabin door to at least one of the at least one longitudinal aisle, thereby creating an intersection region between the respective access path and the respective longitudinal aisle; and
at least one second modular installation space between the cockpit wall and the at least one access path, wherein the at least one second modular installation space extends up to the intersection region,
wherein the at least one first modular installation space is arranged directly forward of one of the first seat rows and behind the at least one forward cabin door;
wherein the at least one access path defines an angle of at least 100° with the at least one longitudinal aisle in a forward direction in the intersection region, and
wherein the at least one second module installation space is arranged along the at least one longitudinal aisle.

2. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first modular installation space extends in a substantially lateral direction less than a subsequent first group of seats.

3. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least one first modular installation space comprises at least a second group of seats having less seats than a first group of seats directly rearward of the first modular installation space.

4. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least one first modular installation space comprises at least an additional first group of seats.

5. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first modular installation space comprises a stowage module.

6. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first modular installation space comprises a galley module.

7. The arrangement of claim 6 , further comprising at least one foldable seat arranged on a forward facing front of the galley module.

8. The arrangement of claim 6 , wherein the intersection region is asymmetrically shifted away from the galley monument.

9. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second modular installation space comprises at least one lavatory module.

10. The arrangement of claim 9 , wherein the at least one lavatory module comprises a lavatory door facing to the at least one longitudinal aisle.

11. The arrangement of claim 10 , wherein a cabin attendant seat is arranged on the lavatory door.

12. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the at least one cabin door comprises two forward cabin doors at two laterally opposite sides of the interior space, such that the at least one longitudinal aisle and the access paths to the at least one longitudinal aisle form a Y-shaped aisle arrangement.

13. The arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising at least one partition curtain extendable between a position in or at a rear end of the first installation space to a position forward of the at least one first modular installation space at least partially along the longitudinal aisle.

14. An aircraft comprising:
a fuselage having a front end and a rear end; and
a forward interior space arrangement in the fuselage, the forward interior space comprising:
a cockpit arranged at a forward-most part of an interior space in a fuselage of the aircraft;
a cockpit wall for separating the cockpit from a remaining part of the interior space;
at least one forward cabin door, which is arranged abutting the cockpit wall for accessing the interior space of the aircraft from outside the fuselage;
at least one first modular installation space for receiving installation equipment;
a plurality of first seat rows;
at least one longitudinal aisle extending along the interior space through the first seat rows and thereby separating adjacent groups of seats from each other;
an access path for each of the at least one cabin door, extending from the respective cabin door to at least one of the at least one longitudinal aisle, thereby creating an intersection region between the respective access path and the respective longitudinal aisle, wherein the intersection region defines a starting point of the at least one longitudinal aisle; and
at least one second modular installation space between the cockpit wall and the at least one access path, wherein the at least one second modular installation space extends up to the intersection region,
wherein the at least one first modular installation space is arranged directly forward of one of the first seat rows;
wherein the at least one access path defines an angle of at least 100° with the at least one longitudinal aisle in a forward direction in the intersection region, and
wherein the at least one second module installation space is arranged along the at least one longitudinal aisle.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Lange Roland
• Heidtmann Andreas

Classifications

• B64D11/02 Primary

  Toilet fittings · CPC title

• B64D11/0601

  Arrangement of seats for non-standard seating layouts, e.g. seats staggered horizontally or vertically, arranged in an angled or fishbone layout, or facing in other directions than the direction of flight · CPC title

• B64C2211/00

  Modular constructions of airplanes or helicopters · CPC title

• B64D11/0691

  specially adapted for cabin crew · CPC title

• B64D11/04

  Galleys · CPC title