Toilet module for a vehicle and a vehicle including a toilet module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018118348-A1
Application number	US-201715857309-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 28, 2017
Priority date	Feb 24, 2012
Publication date	May 3, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A toilet module and a vehicle including a toilet module are provided. An exemplary toilet module includes a toilet unit and a housing. The housing includes a front wall with an access opening, a first functional wall arranged opposite the front wall and supporting the toilet unit, and a second functional wall perpendicular to the front wall and extending between the front wall and the first functional wall. Further, the toilet module includes a storage shelf attached to the housing and a swivable table attached to the housing and movable to an extended configuration. The swivable table overlaps the storage shelf when in the extended configuration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A toilet module for a vehicle, the toilet module comprising:
a toilet unit; a housing including:
a front wall with an access opening;
a first functional wall arranged opposite the front wall and supporting the toilet unit; and
a second functional wall perpendicular to the front wall and extending between the front wall and the first functional wall;
a storage shelf attached to the housing; and a swivable table attached to the housing and movable to an extended configuration, wherein the swivable table overlaps the storage shelf when in the extended configuration.

2 . The toilet module of claim 1 wherein the swivable table is directly contacted by the storage shelf when in the extended configuration.

3 . The toilet module of claim 1 wherein the swivable table is indirectly supported by the storage shelf when in the extended configuration.

4 . The toilet module of claim 1 wherein the storage shelf is adjacent to the second functional wall.

5 . The toilet module of claim 1 wherein the storage shelf extends along the first functional wall to the second functional wall.

6 . The toilet module of claim 1 wherein the swivable table is attached to the first functional wall.

7 . The toilet module of claim 1 wherein the swivable table is attached to the first functional wall, is movable between a stowage configuration and the extended configuration, and constitutes a part of the first functional wall when in the stowage configuration.

8 . The toilet module of claim 1 wherein the swivable table is attached to the first functional wall, is movable between a stowage configuration and the extended configuration, and constitutes a part of the first functional wall when in the stowage configuration.

9 . The toilet module of claim 1 wherein the swivable table is movable between a stowage configuration and the extended configuration, and wherein the swivable table is perpendicular to the second functional wall in the stowage configuration and in the extended configuration.

10 . The toilet module of claim 1 wherein the toilet unit has a longitudinal extension axis which forms an angle which is greater than 0° with the second functional wall.

11 . A vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle cabin; and a toilet module including a housing and a toilet unit, wherein the toilet unit has a longitudinal extension axis and wherein the housing includes:
a first functional wall arranged opposite the front wall and supporting the toilet unit;
a second functional wall extending between the first functional wall and the front wall, wherein the second functional wall is perpendicular to the front wall; and
a front wall with an access opening, wherein the housing encloses a floor surface on the underside of the housing; and wherein the toilet unit has a longitudinal extension axis which forms an angle with the second functional wall;
a horizontally arranged storage shelf inside the toilet module adjacent to the second functional wall; and a swivable table attached to the housing and movable to an extended configuration, wherein the swivable table overlaps the horizontally arranged storage shelf when in the extended configuration.

12 . The vehicle of claim 11 wherein the swivable table is directly contacted by the storage shelf when in the extended configuration.

13 . The vehicle of claim 11 wherein the swivable table is indirectly supported by the storage shelf when in the extended configuration.

14 . The toilet module of claim 1 wherein the storage shelf extends along the first functional wall to the second functional wall.

15 . The vehicle of claim 11 wherein the swivable table is attached to the first functional wall.

16 . The vehicle of claim 11 wherein the swivable table is attached to the first functional wall, is movable between a stowage configuration and the extended configuration, and constitutes a part of the first functional wall when in the stowage configuration.

17 . The vehicle of claim 11 wherein the swivable table is attached to the first functional wall, is movable between a stowage configuration and the extended configuration, and constitutes a part of the first functional wall when in the stowage configuration.

18 . The vehicle of claim 11 wherein the swivable table is movable between a stowage configuration and the extended configuration, and wherein the swivable table is perpendicular to the second functional wall in the stowage configuration and in the extended configuration.

19 . A toilet module for a vehicle, the toilet module comprising:
a toilet unit; a housing including:
a front wall with an access opening;
a first functional wall arranged opposite the front wall and supporting the toilet unit;
a second functional wall perpendicular to the front wall and extending between the front wall and the first functional wall; and
a third functional wall parallel to the second functional wall and perpendicular to the front wall and extending between the front wall and the first functional wall;
a storage shelf attached to the housing; and a swivable table extending from the second functional wall to the third functional wall and movable to an extended configuration, wherein the swivable table is supported by the storage shelf when in the extended configuration.

20 . The toilet module of claim 19 wherein the swivable table is directly supported by the storage shelf when in the extended configuration.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Schliwa Ralf
• Luderer Volker
• Schuephaus Florian
• Lange Roland
• Eckert Michael

Classifications

• B64D11/02 Primary

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• B61D35/00

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