Lavatory with recessed flight attendant seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9981747-B2
Application number	US-201614993929-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 12, 2016
Priority date	Feb 14, 2012
Publication date	May 29, 2018
Grant date	May 29, 2018

Abstract

A lavatory monument assembly configured to be positioned in the interior of an aircraft. The modular lavatory monument assembly includes first, second, third and fourth walls that cooperate to form an enclosure that defines a lavatory interior, a door positioned on one of the first, second, third, or fourth walls, and an opening on the fourth side that is open to an exterior of the enclosure. A seat is at least partially positioned in the opening. The seat includes a seat back and a seat portion that is pivotal between a storage position and a deployed position. In the deployed position the seat portion extends outside of the opening.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lavatory monument assembly configured to be positioned in the interior of an aircraft, the lavatory monument assembly comprising:
first, second, third and fourth walls that cooperate to form an enclosure that defines a lavatory interior,
a door positioned on one of the first, second, third, or fourth walls, and
an opening on the fourth wall that is open to an exterior of the enclosure, wherein a seat is at least partially positioned in the opening, wherein the seat includes a seat back and a seat portion that is pivotal between a storage position and a deployed position, wherein in the deployed position the seat portion extends outside of the opening.

2. The lavatory monument assembly of claim 1 wherein the opening is positioned proximate the second wall.

3. The lavatory monument assembly of claim 1 wherein in the storage position the seat portion is positioned in the opening.

4. The lavatory monument assembly of claim 1 further comprising a toilet positioned proximate the first wall and the door positioned on the second wall.

5. The lavatory monument assembly of claim 4 wherein the first wall extends between and is connected to the third and fourth walls, and wherein the second wall extends between and is connected to the third and fourth walls.

6. The lavatory monument assembly of claim 5 wherein the first wall is generally parallel to the second wall and the second wall is longer than the first wall.

7. The lavatory monument assembly of claim 6 wherein the third wall is generally perpendicular to the first wall and the second wall, wherein the fourth wall includes first, second and third portions, the first and third portions of the fourth wall being generally parallel to the third wall, wherein the second portion of the fourth wall extends between and is generally perpendicular to the first and third portions, such that the area in the lavatory interior proximate the first wall is less than the area proximate the second wall.

8. The lavatory monument assembly of claim 7 wherein the opening is defined in the third portion of the fourth wall.

9. A lavatory monument assembly configured to be positioned in the interior of an aircraft, the lavatory monument assembly comprising:
a first wall and a second wall, the first wall being generally parallel to the second wall, and the second wall being longer than the first wall,
a third wall and a fourth wall, the third wall being generally perpendicular to the first wall and the second wall, the third wall and the fourth wall connecting to the first wall and the second wall to form an enclosure that defines a lavatory interior, the fourth wall including first, second and third portions, the first and third portions of the fourth wall being generally parallel to the third wall, wherein the second portion of the fourth wall extends between and is generally perpendicular to the first and third portions, such that the area in the lavatory interior proximate the first wall is less than the area proximate the second wall,
a toilet in the lavatory interior proximate the first wall,
a door positioned on one of the first, second, third, or fourth walls,
a sink positioned in the lavatory interior, and
an opening on the fourth wall that is open to an exterior of the enclosure, wherein a seat is at least partially positioned in the opening, wherein the seat includes a seat back and a seat portion that is pivotal between a storage position and a deployed position, wherein in the deployed position the seat portion extends outside of the opening.

10. The lavatory monument assembly of claim 9 wherein in the storage position the seat portion is positioned in the opening.

11. The lavatory monument assembly of claim 10 wherein the opening is positioned proximate the second wall.

Assignees

• C&D Zodiac Inc

Inventors

• Savian Scott
• Scoley Ian Geoffrey
• Burrows Ralph
• Goeschel Christoph
• Higgins John
• Lee Thomas
• Schotte Herman

Classifications

• B64D2011/0046

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

• B64D11/02 Primary

  Toilet fittings · CPC title

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · 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