Passenger friendly overhead rest cabin configuration
AssigneeRockwell Collins, Inc.
InventorsJefferey M. McKee, Ron Moss, Travis J. Vaninetti
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Abstract
A passenger rest cabin situated in the overhead crown area of an aircraft provides individual rest compartments along either lateral side of a central longitudinal corridor of limited height. The corridor and entrance thereto is configured to minimize the risk of claustrophobia by providing sensory preparation systems and techniques. Sensory preparation including transitional compartments with variations in video, lighting and ventilation are presented to the passenger to create a more inviting space. The limited height corridor is equipped with a series of handholds, sized and spaced according to the size of the average passenger, to mitigate the strain of traversing the corridor in a bent over position.
Claims18
A system for passenger access sensory preparation and ergonomic transit within an enclosed compartment, comprising:
- a transition compartment configured for:
- 1) a transit from an upper vestibule to a corridor and 2) a coordinated presentation of sensory measures directed to a user of the transition compartment;
- the coordinated presentation comprising at least one of:
- a visual scheme and a tactile scheme;
- the corridor configured for:
- 1) the coordinated presentation, 2) an ergonomic passenger movement and 3) a functional passenger transit between the transition compartment and a passenger bunk, the corridor including at least one hand rail to assist the ergonomic movement of a passenger moving within the corridor, the at least one hand rail comprises a pair of single pole hand rails longitudinally extending the length of the corridor mounted on opposite walls of the corridor;
- wherein the upper vestibule, the transition compartment and the corridor are longitudinally aligned:
- 1) above a passenger cabin and 2) along a centerline of a vehicle body.
A method for passenger access and ergonomic transit within an enclosed compartment, comprising:
- mounting a transition compartment and a corridor within a vehicle body, the transition compartment configured for:
- 1) a transit from an upper vestibule to the corridor and 2) a coordinated presentation of sensory measures directed to a user of the transition compartment;
- mounting within the transition compartment and the corridor at least one of a visual presentation and a tactile presentation;
- presenting to a passenger the coordinated presentation, the coordinated presentation including at least one of a visual scheme via the visual presentation and a tactile scheme via the tactile presentation;
- the corridor configured for:
- 1) the coordinated presentation, 2) an ergonomic passenger movement and 3) a functional passenger transit between the transition compartment and a passenger bunk, the corridor including at least one hand rail to assist the ergonomic movement of a passenger moving within the corridor, the at least one hand rail comprises a pair of single pole hand rails longitudinally extending the length of the corridor mounted on opposite walls of the corridor;
- wherein the upper vestibule, the transition compartment and the corridor are longitudinally aligned:
- 1) above a passenger cabin and 2) along a centerline of the vehicle body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.