Modular cabin segment, cabin for a vehicle and vehicle with a cabin

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9656751-B2
Application number	US-201615010387-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2016
Priority date	Feb 19, 2010
Publication date	May 23, 2017
Grant date	May 23, 2017

Abstract

A modular cabin segment for a vehicle includes a first lateral segment module accommodating a first toilet arrangement with a toilet compartment, a second lateral segment module, and at least one central module, wherein in each case an outer lateral face of the first segment module and of the second lateral segment module is designed to adapt in each case to an inner wall of a cabin of the vehicle so as to correspond to the aforesaid. At least one of the modules includes a cabin attendant seat that on one side is held on the at least one module so that it can be pivoted on an axis. In this manner very good integration of many different functions in the manner of a construction kit is achieved in order to be able to accommodate a greater number of passenger seats elsewhere within the limited space provided in a cabin.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A modular cabin segment for a vehicle, comprising:
a first lateral segment module accommodating a first toilet arrangement with at least one first toilet compartment;
a second lateral segment module; and
at least one central module,
wherein an outer lateral face of the first segment module and of the second lateral segment module are configured to snugly fit in each case to an inner wall of a cabin of the vehicle so as to correspond to the inner wall,
wherein the second lateral segment module is a galley module,
wherein the at least one central module is arranged between the first lateral segment module and the second lateral segment module and accommodates a second toilet arrangement with at least one second toilet compartment adjacent the first toilet compartment, and
further comprising a partition wall arranged between the first toilet compartment and the adjacent second toilet compartment, wherein the partition wall is movably held and is configured to be brought to an opening position in which separation between the first toilet compartment and the second toilet compartment is canceled,
wherein the partition wall comprises first and second individual partition wall segments that are movably held, and
wherein the first partition wall segment is configured to be folded to a first sidewall of the first toilet compartment, while the second partition wall segment is configured to be pivoted into a region that is not situated in the first toilet compartment or in the second toilet compartment.

2. The cabin segment of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the modules comprises at least one cabin attendant seat supported on the at least one module on one side so that the at least one cabin attendant seat is pivotable on an axis.

3. The cabin segment of claim 1 , wherein a cabin attendant seat is supported on the at least one module in such a manner that the cabin attendant seat is pivotable either in front of a toilet arrangement or in front of a storage compartment.

4. The cabin segment of claim 1 , wherein the second lateral segment module comprises at least one parking space for a cabin trolley and at least one storage compartment for accommodating objects.

5. The cabin segment of claim 4 , wherein the at least one parking space comprises dimensions that allow to accommodate a wheelchair in a folded state thereof.

6. The cabin segment of claim 1 , wherein the second toilet arrangement is arranged on a side of the central module, which side faces the first toilet arrangement.

7. The cabin segment of claim 1 , wherein the second toilet arrangement extends across the entire width of the at least one central module.

8. The cabin segment of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one central module comprises at least one parking space for at least one cabin trolley and at least one storage compartment, and
wherein a cabin attendant seat is supported on the at least one central module in such a manner that the cabin attendant seat is pivotable in front of an access opening of the second toilet arrangement.

9. The cabin segment of claim 1 , wherein at least part of the central module and the lateral segment module are interconnected in the form of an enlarged lateral segment module.

10. The cabin segment of claim 1 , wherein the second toilet arrangement has at least one toilet compartment comprising a urinal, said toilet compartment being arranged in a transverse direction beside the at least one storage compartment.

11. The cabin segment of claim 1 , wherein a direction of extension of the first toilet compartment and a direction of extension of the second toilet compartment are arranged so as to be essentially perpendicular to each other.

12. A cabin for a vehicle, comprising at least one cabin segment, the cabin segment comprising:
a first lateral segment module accommodating a first toilet arrangement with at least one first toilet compartment;
a second lateral segment module; and
at least one central module,
wherein an outer lateral face of the first segment module and of the second lateral segment module are configured to snugly fit in each case to an inner wall of a cabin of the vehicle so as to correspond to the inner wall,
wherein the second lateral segment module is a galley module,
wherein the at least one central module is arranged between the first lateral segment module and the second lateral segment module and accommodates a second toilet arrangement with at least one second toilet compartment adjacent the first toilet compartment, and
further comprising a partition wall arranged between the first toilet compartment and the adjacent second toilet compartment, wherein the partition wall is movably held and is configured to be brought to an opening position in which separation between the first toilet compartment and the second toilet compartment is canceled,
wherein the partition wall comprises first and second individual partition wall segments that are movably held, and
wherein the first partition wall segment is configured to be folded to a first sidewall of the first toilet compartment, while the second partition wall segment is configured to be pivoted into a region that is not situated in the first toilet compartment or in the second toilet compartment.

13. A vehicle comprising a cabin, the cabin comprising:
at least one cabin segment, the cabin segment comprising:
a first lateral segment module accommodating a first toilet arrangement with at least one first toilet compartment;
a second lateral segment module; and
at least one central module,
wherein an outer lateral face of the first segment module and of the second lateral segment module are configured to snugly fit in each case to an inner wall of a cabin of the vehicle so as to correspond to the inner wall, and
wherein the second lateral segment module is a galley module,
wherein the at least one central module is arranged between the first lateral segment module and the second lateral segment module and accommodates a second toilet arrangement with at least one second toilet compartment adjacent the first toilet compartment, and
further comprising a partition wall arranged between the first toilet compartment and the adjacent second toilet compartment, wherein the partition wall is movably held and is configured to be brought to an opening position in which separation between the first toilet compartment and the second toilet compartment is canceled,
wherein the partition wall comprises first and second individual partition wall segments that are movably held, and
wherein the first partition wall segment is configured to be folded to a first sidewall of the first toilet compartment, while the second partition wall segment is configured to be pivoted into a region that is not situated in the first toilet compartment or in the second toilet compartment.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the vehicle is an aircraft.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Schliwa Ralf
• Strasdas Maria

Classifications

• B64D11/0023

  Movable or removable cabin dividers, e.g. for class separation · CPC title

• B64D2011/0046

  Modular or preassembled units for creating cabin interior structures · CPC title

• B64D11/02 Primary

  Toilet fittings · CPC title

• B64D11/0691

  specially adapted for cabin crew · 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