Supply system for supplying passengers in a passenger compartment of a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9487294-B2
Application number	US-201213660769-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2012
Priority date	Apr 28, 2010
Publication date	Nov 8, 2016
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

A supply system for supplying passengers in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, in particular an aircraft, includes a supply line and a number of supply modules which, for supplying the passengers, are connectable to the supply line. The supply modules are displaceable relative to one another along the supply line, the supply line having one or a plurality of supply openings by which the connection between the supply line and the supply modules can be established, each supply module furthermore being assigned at least one screen which is arranged in such a manner on the service supply line that it is displaceable along the supply line and can cover a part of the one supply opening or of the plurality of supply openings which is not used for the connection of a supply module to the supply line.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A supply system for supplying passengers in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, in particular an aircraft, having:
a supply line; and
a number of supply modules which, for supplying utilities to the passengers, are connectable to the supply line,
the supply modules being displaceable relative to one another along the supply line,
the supply line having one or a plurality of supply openings, by which the connection between the supply line and the supply modules can be established,
each supply module furthermore being assigned at least one screen which is arranged on the supply line such that the at least one screen is longitudinally displaceable relative to the supply module and the supply line to operate to cover a part of the one supply opening or of the plurality of supply openings which is not used for the connection of a supply module to the supply line.

2. The supply system according to claim 1 ,
each screen being longitudinally displaceable relative to at least one adjacent supply module.

3. The supply system according to claim 1 ,
each screen being arranged in a manner at least sectionally overlapping with at least one adjacent supply module.

4. The supply system according to claim 1 ,
each supply module having a projection which is structured to limit the longitudinal displacement of at least one adjacent screen along the supply line.

5. The supply system according to claim 1 ,
which has at least one guide arrangement for guiding the supply modules along the supply line.

6. The supply system according to claim 1 ,
the supply line comprising a hollow profile for conducting air, which profile has a circumferential surface with air outlet openings, and each supply module having at least one connecting opening for fluidic connection to at least one air outlet opening of the hollow profile.

7. The supply system according to claim 6 ,
the screens being of air-sealing design.

8. The supply system according to claim 1 ,
further comprising a cover extending in a longitudinal direction, with an outer surface facing away from the passenger compartment and with an inner surface facing the passenger compartment, the supply line being arranged on the outer surface of the cover and the supply module being arranged on the inner surface of the cover, and the cover having one or a plurality of supply openings, by which the connection between the supply line and the supply modules can be established.

9. The supply system according to claim 8 ,
the screens being arranged on the inner side of the cover.

10. The supply system according to claim 1 ,
the supply line comprising a data and/or power line with interfaces, and the supply modules being connectable to the interfaces by the one or plurality of supply openings.

11. The supply system according to claim 9 , wherein the inner side of the cover comprises guide rails, and wherein the screens are guided via the guide rails along the supply line.

12. The supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one screen is guided via guide rails along the supply line.

13. A supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one screen is moveable relative to the supply line substantially together with at least one adjacent supply module.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Umlauft Sebastian
• Koblitz Ralf
• Halfmann Niklas
• Krause Dieter

Classifications

• B64D11/00 Primary

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

• B64D13/00 Primary

  Arrangements or adaptations of air-treatment apparatus for aircraft crew or passengers, or freight space · CPC title

• F24F13/0209

  characterised by their connecting means, e.g. flanges · CPC title