Interior component for a vehicle with a modular passenger service unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9688406-B2
Application number	US-201514622029-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 13, 2015
Priority date	Feb 14, 2014
Publication date	Jun 27, 2017
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017

Abstract

An interior component for an interior room of an aircraft is provided. The interior component includes a body having a first surface and a second surface and a multitude of functional modules which form a passenger service unit. The second surface is arranged opposite to the first surface and comprises a recess. The multitude of functional modules are arranged one after another in the recess in the longitudinal direction of the interior component, such that a first front surface of the functional module arranged frontally in the longitudinal direction closes flush with a first front surface of the body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An interior component for an interior room of an aircraft, comprising:
a body having a first surface and a second surface; and
a multitude of functional modules forming a passenger service unit;
wherein the second surface is arranged opposite the first surface;
wherein the second surface comprises a continuous recess in a longitudinal direction along the entire length of the interior component;
wherein the multitude of functional modules are arranged one after another in the recess in the longitudinal direction of the interior component, such that a first front surface of the functional module arranged frontally in the longitudinal direction closes flush with a first front surface of the body, and wherein the recess and the functional modules are configured such that the functional modules are pushable along the recess from the first front surface of the body to a second front surface of the body;
wherein the multitude of functional modules comprise an identical extension in the longitudinal direction; and
wherein a length of the body corresponds to an integral multiple of the length of a functional module.

2. The interior component of claim 1 , wherein a second front surface of a rear functional module closes flush with the second front surface of the body.

3. The interior component of claim 1 , wherein a functional module extends in a direction across the longitudinal direction over the entire extension of the recess.

4. The interior component of claim 1 , further comprising a fastening element by means of which each functional module of the multitude of functional modules is reversibly mechanically coupled.

5. The interior component of claim 4 , wherein the fastening element is arranged in the recess.

6. The interior component of claim 4 , wherein the fastening element is a fastening rail that extends in the longitudinal direction of the interior component.

7. The interior component of claim 1 , further comprising a first interface for connecting the interior component to a passenger service channel.

8. The interior component of claim 7 , further comprising a second interface for connecting the multitude of functional modules to the interior component.

9. The interior component of claim 8 , wherein the second interface is coupled to the first interface so that the functional modules can be coupled indirectly to the passenger service channel.

10. The interior component of claim 1 , wherein the multitude of functional modules comprise at least one functional module selected from the group comprising a display element, an illumination element, a ventilation element, an emergency oxygen supply unit, an extendable projection surface, and a projector.

11. The interior component of claim 1 , wherein the interior component is a hatrack.

12. An aircraft with an interior component, comprising:
a passenger compartment with a plurality of seats arranged one after another;
wherein the interior component is arranged in the passenger compartment above the multitude of seats; and
wherein the interior component comprises:
a body having a first surface and a second surface; and
a multitude of functional modules that form a passenger service unit;
wherein the second surface is arranged opposite the first surface;
wherein the second surface comprises a continuous recess in a longitudinal direction along the entire length of the interior component;
wherein the multitude of functional modules are arranged one after another in the recess in the longitudinal direction of the interior component, such that a first front surface of the functional module arranged frontally in the longitudinal direction closes flush with a first front surface of the body, and wherein the recess and the functional modules are configured such that the functional modules are pushable along the recess from the first front surface of the body to a second front surface of the body;
wherein the multitude of functional modules comprise an identical extension in the longitudinal direction; and
wherein a length of the body corresponds to an integral multiple of the length of a functional module.

13. The interior component of claim 12 , wherein a second front surface of the a rear functional module closes flush with the second front surface of the body.

14. The interior component of claim 12 , wherein a functional module extends in a direction across the longitudinal direction over the entire extension of the recess.

15. The interior component of claim 12 , further comprising a fastening element by means of which each functional module of the multitude of functional modules is reversibly mechanically coupled.

16. The interior component of claim 12 , further comprising a first interface for connecting the interior component to a passenger service channel.

17. The interior component of claim 16 , further comprising a second interface for connecting the multitude of functional modules to the interior component.

18. The interior component of claim 12 , wherein the multitude of functional modules comprise at least one functional module selected from the group comprising a display element, an illumination element, a ventilation element, an emergency oxygen supply unit, an extendable projection surface, and a projector.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Schneider Uwe
• Rollfink Patrick
• Siehndel Diana

Classifications

• B64D13/06

  the air being conditioned (pressurising B64D13/02) · CPC title

• B64D2011/0046

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

• B64D11/00 Primary

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

• B64D11/0015

  Arrangements for entertainment or communications, e.g. radio, television · CPC title

• B64D2011/0053

  Cabin passenger reading lights · CPC title