Passenger supply system for installation in a passenger supply channel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9802710-B2
Application number	US-201414269715-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2014
Priority date	May 6, 2013
Publication date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

A passenger supply system installed in a passenger supply channel (PSC) on board a vehicle, such as an aircraft. The supply system comprises a rail track configured to be mounted along the PSC. The supply system further comprises an indiv panel mounted on the rail track and connectable to the PSC for supplying a passenger with conditioned air, medical outlet and/or oxygen. The indiv panel comprises a crossover area. The supply system further comprises a passenger supply unit mounted on the rail track and connectable to the PSC for supplying the passenger with light, visual information and/or sound information. The supply unit comprises an overlapping area. The supply unit and the indiv panel are configured such that in a mounted state of the supply unit and of the indiv panel the overlapping area of the supply unit at least partially overlaps with the crossover area of the indiv panel.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A passenger supply system for installation in a passenger supply channel on board a vehicle, comprising:
a rail track configured to be mounted along the passenger supply channel,
a supply panel mounted on the rail track and which is connectable to the passenger supply channel for supplying at least one passenger with at least one of conditioned air, medical outlet and oxygen, the supply panel comprising at least one crossover area,
a passenger supply unit mounted on the rail track and which is separate from the supply panel, the passenger supply unit being connectable to the passenger supply channel for supplying the at least one passenger with at least one of light, visual information and sound information, the passenger supply unit comprising at least one overlapping area,
wherein the passenger supply unit and the supply panel are configured such that in a mounted state of the passenger supply unit and of the supply panel, the overlapping area of the passenger supply unit at least partially overlaps with the crossover area of the supply panel,
wherein the supply panel further comprises an input/output area, through which all input/output components mounted on the supply panel are accessible to the passenger, said input/output components of the supply panel comprising at least one of at least one air nozzle, at least one medical outlet and at least one oxygen output module, wherein the input/output area of the supply panel and the crossover area of the supply panel are disjunctively arranged from each other, and
wherein the passenger supply unit further comprises an input/output area, through which all input/output components mounted on the passenger supply unit are accessible to the passenger, said input/output components of the passenger supply unit comprising at least one of at least one lamp, at least one display element, at least one monitor, at least one loud speaker and at least one touch panel, wherein the input/output area of the passenger supply unit and the overlapping area of the passenger supply unit are disjunctively arranged from each other.

2. The passenger supply system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fastening device having
an attaching device for attaching the fastening device to the rail track,
a first latching device for cooperating with a complementary latching device of the supply panel to attach the supply panel to the fastening device, and
a second latching device for cooperating with a complementary latching device of the passenger supply unit to attach the passenger supply unit to the fastening device.

3. The passenger supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle comprises an aircraft.

4. A cabin arrangement for installation on board a vehicle, comprising:
a passenger supply system for installation in a passenger supply channel on board a vehicle, comprising:
a rail track configured to be mounted along the passenger supply channel,
a supply panel mounted on the rail track and which is connectable to the passenger supply channel for supplying at least one passenger with at least one of conditioned air, medical outlet and oxygen, the supply panel comprising at least one crossover area, wherein the supply panel further comprises an input/output area, through which all input/output components mounted on the supply panel are accessible to the passenger, said input/output components of the supply panel comprising at least one of at least one air nozzle, at least one medical outlet and at least one oxygen output module, and wherein the input/output area of the supply panel and the crossover area of the supply panel are disjunctively arranged from each other, and
a passenger supply unit mounted on the rail track and which is separate from the supply panel, the passenger supply unit being connectable to the passenger supply channel for supplying the at least one passenger with at least one of light, visual information and sound information, the passenger supply unit comprising at least one overlapping area, wherein the passenger supply unit further comprises an input/output area, through which all input/output components mounted on the passenger supply unit are accessible to the passenger, said input/output components of the passenger supply unit comprising at least one of at least one lamp, at least one display element, at least one monitor, at least one loud speaker and at least one touch panel, wherein the input/output area of the passenger supply unit and the overlapping area of the passenger supply unit are disjunctively arranged from each other,
wherein the passenger supply unit and the supply panel are configured such that in a mounted state of the passenger supply unit and of the supply panel, the overlapping area of the passenger supply unit at least partially overlaps with the crossover area of the supply panel, and

a passenger supply channel mountable in the vehicle along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle and which comprises a lining panel defining a channel opening of the passenger supply channel,
wherein the supply panel, the passenger supply unit and the lining panel are configured such that in a mounted state an extension of the channel opening along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis is smaller than both an extension of the supply panel and an extension of the passenger supply unit along the same direction.

5. The cabin arrangement according to claim 4 , wherein the supply panel, the passenger supply unit and the lining panel defining the channel opening are configured such that in a mounted state the lining panel is at least partially sandwiched between the supply panel and the passenger supply unit.

6. The cabin arrangement according to claim 4 , wherein the vehicle comprises an aircraft.

7. A method for installing a passenger supply system in a passenger supply channel on board a vehicle, comprising the steps:
mounting a rail track along the passenger supply channel,
mounting a supply panel on the rail track,
connecting the supply panel to the passenger supply channel for supplying at least one passenger with at least one of conditioned air, medical outlet and oxygen,
connecting a passenger supply unit to the passenger supply channel for supplying the at least one passenger with at least one of light, visual information and sound information,
mounting the passenger supply unit on the rail track such that in the mounted state of the passenger supply unit and of the supply panel an overlapping area of the passenger supply unit at least partially overlaps with a crossover area of the supply panel,
mounting on the supply panel, in an input/output area of the supply panel, at least one input/output panel component comprising at least one of at least one air nozzle, at least one medical outlet and at least one oxygen output module, such that the input/output area of the supply panel and the crossover area of the supply panel are disjunctively arranged from each other, and
mounting on the passenger supply unit, in an input/output area of the passenger supply unit, at least one input/output passenger supply unit component comprising at least one of at least one lamp, at least one display element, at least one monitor, at least one loud speaker and at least one touch panel, such that the input/output area of the passenger supply unit and the overlapping area of the passenger supply unit are disjunctively arranged from each other.

8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising the steps:
attaching a fastening device to the rail track by an attaching device of fastening device,
attaching the supply panel to the fastening device by cooperation of a first latching device of the fastening device with a complementary latching device of

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Wirth Tobias
• Umlauft Sebastian

Classifications

• B64D2013/003

  Cabin ventilation nozzles · CPC title

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title

• B64F5/10

  Manufacturing or assembling aircraft, e.g. jigs therefor · CPC title

• B64D11/00 Primary

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

• B64D13/06 Primary

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