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US 10,377,492 B1Granted
Illuminating ceiling systems and methods for an internal cabin of a vehicle
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorSunghoon Lee
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Abstract
An illuminating ceiling system for an internal cabin of a vehicle includes a plurality of ceiling panels. Each of the ceiling panels includes a lighting assembly secured to a first portion that overlaps a second portion of adjacent one of the ceiling panels. The lighting assembly is configured to emit light into the internal cabin.
Claims40
An illuminating ceiling system for an internal cabin of a vehicle, the illuminating ceiling system comprising:
- a plurality of ceiling panels, wherein each of the plurality of ceiling panels includes a lighting assembly secured to a first portion including an end that overlaps a second portion including an opposite end of an adjacent one of the plurality of ceiling panels, wherein the lighting assembly is configured to emit light into the internal cabin,
- wherein the opposite end is flat, and wherein the end comprises a downwardly curved lip having an edge that abuts into an upper surface of the opposite end to vertically offset each of the ceiling panels from an adjacent one of the ceiling panels.
An illuminating ceiling method for an internal cabin of a vehicle, the illuminating ceiling method comprising:
- providing a plurality of ceiling panels, wherein the providing comprises securing a lighting assembly to a first portion of each of the plurality of ceiling panels that overlaps a second portion of an adjacent one of the plurality of ceiling panels, wherein the first portion is an end, and wherein the second portion is an opposite end, wherein the opposite end is flat, and wherein the end comprises a downwardly curved lip having an edge that abuts into an upper surface of the opposite end to vertically offset each of the ceiling panels from an adjacent one of the ceiling panels;
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- emitting light into the internal cabin from the lighting assembly of each of the plurality of ceiling panels.
The illuminating ceiling system of method 11,
- wherein a light chamber is defined between a lower surface of the downwardly curved lip and an upper surface of the opposite end that is overlapped by the downwardly curved lip.
A vehicle comprising:
- an internal cabin;
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- an illuminating ceiling system within the internal cabin, the illuminating ceiling system comprising:
- a plurality of ceiling panels, wherein each of the ceiling panels includes a lighting assembly secured to an end that overlaps an opposite end of an adjacent one of the ceiling panels, wherein the opposite end is flat, and wherein the end comprises a downwardly curved lip having an edge that abuts into an upper surface of the opposite end to vertically offset each of the ceiling panels from an adjacent one of the ceiling panels, wherein a light chamber is defined between a lower surface of the downwardly curved lip and an upper surface of the opposite end that is overlapped by the downwardly curved lip, wherein the lighting assembly is configured to emit light into the internal cabin, wherein the plurality of ceiling panels are positioned over at least one aisle within the internal cabin, wherein the lighting assembly is perpendicularly oriented with respect to a central longitudinal plane of the internal cabin;
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- a lighting control unit in communication with the lighting assembly of at least one of the plurality of ceiling panels, wherein the lighting control unit is configured to control operation of the lighting assembly.
3 more elements
An illuminating ceiling system for an internal cabin of a vehicle, the illuminating ceiling system comprising:
- a plurality of ceiling panels, wherein each of the plurality of ceiling panels includes a lighting assembly secured to a first portion that overlaps a second portion of an adjacent one of the plurality of ceiling panels, wherein the lighting assembly is configured to emit light into the internal cabin,
- wherein the lighting assembly is perpendicularly oriented with respect to a central longitudinal plane of the internal cabin.
An illuminating ceiling system for an internal cabin of a vehicle, the illuminating ceiling system comprising:
- a plurality of ceiling panels, wherein each of the plurality of ceiling panels includes a lighting assembly secured to a first portion that overlaps a second portion of an adjacent one of the plurality of ceiling panels, wherein the lighting assembly is configured to emit light into the internal cabin,
- wherein at least one of the plurality of ceiling panels comprises at least one light-transmissive indicia, and wherein the light assembly is configured to emit the light through the at least one light-transmissive indicia.
An illuminating ceiling method for an internal cabin of a vehicle, the illuminating ceiling method comprising:
- providing a plurality of ceiling panels, wherein the providing comprises securing a lighting assembly to a first portion of each of the plurality of ceiling panels that overlaps a second portion of an adjacent one of the plurality of ceiling panels;
- perpendicularly orienting the lighting assembly with respect to a central longitudinal plane of the internal cabin;
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- emitting light into the internal cabin from the lighting assembly of each of the plurality of ceiling panels.
1 more element
An illuminating ceiling method for an internal cabin of a vehicle, the illuminating ceiling method comprising:
- providing a plurality of ceiling panels, wherein the providing comprises securing a lighting assembly to a first portion of each of the plurality of ceiling panels that overlaps a second portion of an adjacent one of the plurality of ceiling panels;
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- emitting light into the internal cabin from the lighting assembly of each of the plurality of ceiling panels, wherein the emitting comprises emitting the light through the at least one light-transmissive indicia of the adjacent one of the plurality of ceiling panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.