Aircraft cockpit with an adjustable ergonomic instrument panel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9302779-B2
Application number	US-201314138533-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2013
Priority date	Dec 21, 2012
Publication date	Apr 5, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

The invention concerns an aircraft cockpit comprising at least one instrument panel ( 4 ) and a seat ( 2 ) for a pilot characterized in that the instrument panel forms a single unit and is carried by a hinged support ( 6 ) enabling the pilot to adjust the position of the instrument panel ( 4 ) relative to the pilot seat ( 2 ). Preferably, the instrument panel forms a single unit and is curved, for example along the arc of a circle, around the pilot seat.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An aircraft cockpit comprising:
at least one instrument panel, and
a seat for a pilot,
the instrument panel being curved to facilitate access to all of the instrument panel by the pilot when sitting in the pilot seat, and
a hinged support carrying the instrument panel so as to enable the pilot to adjust the position of the instrument panel relative to the pilot seat.

2. The cockpit according to claim 1 , wherein the hinged support comprises a pivotal link enabling the instrument panel to be raised so as to facilitate the access to the pilot's seat and enabling adjustment of the instrument panel's height relative to a sitting surface of the pilot's seat.

3. The cockpit according to claim 1 , wherein the instrument panel, observed in a lowered operational position, comprises a first curvature in a horizontal plane so as to surround the pilot seat.

4. The cockpit according to claim 3 , wherein the instrument panel follows substantially an arc of a circle around the pilot seat.

5. The cockpit according to claim 4 , including a reference axis and a reference plane containing said reference axis and a vertical axis, wherein the circle arc followed by the instrument panel is centered on a point of the reference plane at least when it is in a lowered operational position.

6. The cockpit according to claim 1 , including a reference axis and a reference plane containing said reference axis and a vertical axis, wherein the instrument panel comprises a second curvature in the reference plane.

7. The cockpit according to claim 1 , including a reference axis and a reference plane containing said reference axis and a vertical axis, and wherein the reference axis is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the aircraft.

8. The cockpit according to claim 1 , including a reference axis and a reference plane containing said reference axis and a vertical axis, wherein the pilot's seat is mounted on a rack slide enabling the pilot's seat to be displaced along the reference axis.

9. The cockpit according to claim 8 further comprising rudder pedals, that are disposed forward of the rack slide on opposite sides of the reference plane.

10. An aircraft for transporting passengers or transporting goods comprising a cockpit according to claim 1 .

11. An aircraft cockpit comprising:
at least one instrument panel, and
a seat for a pilot,
the instrument panel forming a single unit and being carried by a hinged support enabling the pilot to adjust the position of the instrument panel relative to the pilot seat,
the hinged support comprising a pivotal link enabling the instrument panel to be raised so as to facilitate the access to the pilot's seat and enabling adjustment of its height relative to a sitting surface of the pilot's seat, and
the hinged support comprising a bent rigid arm of ogival shape, having a lower bend extended by pivotal link and two upper ends linked to the instrument panel.

12. An aircraft cockpit comprising:
at least one instrument panel, and
a seat for a pilot,
the instrument panel forming a single unit and being carried by a hinged support enabling the pilot to adjust the position of the instrument panel relative to the pilot seat, and
a reference axis and a reference plane containing said reference axis and a vertical axis,
the hinged support comprising a slide link along an advancement axis of the instrument panel included in the reference plane and which is not vertical.

13. The cockpit according to claim 1 , wherein the instrument panel forms a single unit which is curved.

Assignees

• Airbus Sas

Inventors

• Zaneboni Jason
• Saint-Jalmes Bruno

Classifications

• Y02T50/46

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B64D11/00

  Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B64D43/00 Primary

  Arrangements or adaptations of instruments · CPC title

• Y02T50/40

  Weight reduction · CPC title